4'11-5'2 accountability thread

If your working on this with me, post your info here. If you're interested in what this is about look at "4-11 to 5-2 weight loss is harder for us shorter folks"

let's gear up to get the weight off and keep it off.

currently working on updates, so please be understanding.

added only those how said they wanted to be included and updated weights.

Slimming Mini - rules.  for every 15 minutes of workout is 3 points

for every 8 oz of water is 2 points, and every pound lost is 1 point.

weighin at the beginning and end of the month.  so pounds lost points will be added at the end.

post your workouts and water intake everyday or every other day to make it easy to keep track of points.

Slimming Minis - June

sap0048      P-81  ;    
hhollyhal  s-138 p-506      &nbs p;
fitnessfreak  s-136.5  p-566

ncygirl  s-117.2    P- 477

lrt s- 149 P-577
cocowan s-187.5  P-579  
nev2179  S-196 P-491     
amaxpo S-148 p-405       &nb sp; 
buttonsxandxbows  S-132.5    P-310
sandybreanna  s208 P-24        ; 
zarelha  s-127.6  p-568       &nb sp;  
jenniferelyse74  s-162   p-340       &nb sp;  
angelab75  s-173.5  p-311

geminik88  - S[176] C [134] T[42]      &nbs p;       & nbsp; 
angelmine - S[ ] C[170] T[ ]       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;    
christins73 - S[ ] C[120] T[ ]
fitnessfreak - S[157] C[138.75] T[19.25]
lareina - S[ ] C[129] T[ ]
lura1 - S[ ] C[ ] T[ ]
swtiris - S[ ] C[167] T[ ]
illumigen - S[128] C[122] T[ ]
shayna55 - S[ ] C[122] T[ ]
sweetcarolyn83 - S[186] C[152] T[34]
backtobasics - S[ ] C[ ] T[ ]
tgbrown - S[210 ] C[185] T[24]
cocowan - S[190] C[185] T[5]
dkmagho6 - S[ ] C[113] T[ ]
summer_fairy - S[ ] C[113] T[ ]
pompey - S[197] C[194] T[ ]
rinzy2000 - S[170] C[153] T[ ]
tranche32 - S[ ] C[ ] T[ ]
sandybreanna - S[239] C[216] T[ ]
marge48 - S [179] C[178.5] T[.5 ]
lizzy2 - S[ ] C[136] T[ ]
jenmcc - S[ ] C[114.4] T[ ]
hnylyma - S[ ] C[134.6] T[ ]
potteryhoney - S[184] C[175] T[9]
angela311 - S[175] C[132] T[43]
vcooper - S[157] C[139] T[18]
saric - S[205] C[108] T [97]
xjentheniferx - S[210] C[155] T[55]
kmsf3f - S[150] C[124] T[26]
ladysnanny - S[ ] C[169] T[ ]
veronicad - S[133] C[115] T[18]
hhollyhal - S[177] C[135] T[42]
imashorty - S[ ] C[195] T[ ]
abechan86 - S[130] C[125] T[5]
k8ienay - S[ ] C[133] T[4]
danii2937
songchild - S[157] C[135] T[22]
kac03
bschow - S[159] C[149] T[10]
pammycat - S[ ] C[178] T[ ]
healthcrazytoo - S[121] C[105] T[16]
emmylou - S[161] C[ ]  T[ ]
mad_alice - S[133.5] C[119.5] T[14]
trapp32 - S[ ] C[206] T[ ]
mandylw - S[163] C[156] T[7]
nevins - S[ ] C[112] T[4.]
beetlebop
janeykins - S[155] C[139.5] T [18]
zarelha - S [130.2]  C[127.4]  T[2.8]
dneeze - S[ ] C[204] T [ ]
marge48 - S[ ] C[177] T [2]
lsmwilliams - S [ ] C[ ] T [ ]
fatanr11 - S [ ] C[163] T [ ]
teddyaddict - S[ ] C[165] T[6.6]
panache - S [ ] C[163] T [ ]
buttonsxandxbows - S [155] C[130] T [25]
18lifetogo - S[ ] C[117] T[ 8]
apollosmommy S[ ] C-[146] T[ ]
happy29 - S[ ] C[165] T[ ]
dtpatty S[240] C[216] T[24]
shape7 - S[ ] C[135] T[ ]
salas0148 - S [ ] C[179] T[ ]
chelsearoffles - S[] C[139.5] T[ ]
queenstina24 S[187] C[160]
sap0048 S[130] C [127] T[3]
avengingadrienne C[113.8]
plm0187
jkr0319
amaxpo C[150] 
jenniferelyse74 C[161.5]

chvelarde S[] C[] T[]

I agree fitnessfreak you are very inspiring.  I am just now trying to start running and am 5'2" and 176 pounds (up right now for some reason!!)  I haven't been able to do my regular routine for a while because I hurt my knee... but I really want to run!  The little bit I was doing felt great and helped alot as far as I could feel the changes already happening in my body.. especially the backside AND it tremendously helped with my appetite and just really made me feel like I was doing a good workout.. but I had ankle trouble, then knee trouble.. and now I have to rest from excercise period.  But I don't know for how long!!!  What would you suggest.. My knee is not in terrible pain.. but there is still pain and sometimes it is worse than others..like if I sit too long or am in one position in bed too long with my knee OR if I am walking on it a whole lot I notice the pain more too.  So what should I do?  How long to rest?  And how should I get started when I do restart and get at it again, hopefully soon???  Maybe a few days walking first and then start easing the running in little by little... ??  You are doing great.. so I thought I would ask you!  LOL!  Keep up the good work everybody!  I will be able to work out again hopefully soon and gain more points!!

Coco.. the following pts need to be added to my total points

June 5  96 oz water = 24 points

June 6  48 oz water = 12 points

June 7   32 oz water =  8 points

So my total as of June 7 should be 143 points.

Sorry if I have been confusing you on my messages with my totals!!!  You have it updated up to Monday's totals but not the rest of the week.. Is there anyway that it would make it easier or less confusing?  I know it  must be a pain to keep up with all of that!!  Let me know how I can make it easier on ya!

Angela

Hello all!!!

angelab75...Well I am no fitnessfreak when it comes to running.  She is amazing!!!  I have asked her for help as well.  Here is some insite on your trouble.  Do you have a knee brace for your knee??  If you don't I suggest one.  Also you don't want to over do it or you are going to be down in out for a lot longer.  I would suggest baby steps for this.  Maybe even consult your Doctor.  Hope this is helpful.

hey eveyone, you need to send me pm with your info, it is too confusing to have the info as a post.  I am looking at the site everyday and I may not get to update it everyday but I do try to do it everyother day.  I've been sick and I'm just now feeling okay to get back to working out.

updating today.

Alright Ladies, I have updated all the points and I am concerned about a couple of things.

Someone pointed out to me that some of you are counting 1 point for each five minutes of workout time. Workouts have to be done in 15 minute incriments. I will only count them as such. Don't slack here, this is your fitness we are working on. If we all slacked by 5 minutes on each workout that is potentional muscle we miss out on and fat burned. 

No one hates working out like I do, especially since I've gotten heavier. But when you are working out you need to be selfish here. take that extra 5, 10 or 15 minutes. 

My boss told me two weeks ago that she read in our paper that overweight people WHO DO exercise are more healthy than thin people. 

If you don't like your workouts or your basement gym then change them  get out of the house, walk with your kids or your god kids or your nieces and nephews. I had someone  tell me that they never knew so much about their husband as when they started walking with him each evening.  walk your dog, or get a dog to walk with. Borrow one if you have to. Let's get moving. Getting fit isn't about just the warm months. Statistically you have a better chance of surviving a car accident when you are more fit, a major illness and recover from surgeries better.  ( wow the things I remember)  

Look at it this way, you can be there for the grandkids, and spoil them rotten!!  I moved to a town where I know no one, and my jobs take long hours to do but I still try to workout.  Get a workout buddy. Get your BF or Spouse involved, surly they would be encouraging you, and if they don't find someone who does.

I have noticed a lot of water drinking but not a lot of working out. I know this is the toughest part that is why it is the most points. Please keep in mind you can simply walk.  Walking is great.

buttonsxandxbows and fitnessfreak  are the ones that are working out the most, the rest are getting points by drinking huge amounts of water. 

Be Careful here, Water will drain your body of the vitamins and nuritents that it needs to do the workouts. Don't get upside down here.

Let's hear it for amaxpo for being in the lead.

BTW if you are not a mini and want to do the weigh in, post it and I will get it updated.

I do drink 3L a day but that isn't a huge amount for me, it's what I drink every day and it's "normal" for me.

That being said you are TOTALLY right, I need to up my exercise, this week for sure. It's pathetic.

Ok, here are my stats:

6/8/07 - 2L no workout - 16pts
6/9/07 - 1L no workout - 8 pts
6/10/07 - 3L and 15 min workout - 27 pts

Hey!  Some of us exercise harder, not longer! :) 

I do drink a bit more the days I exercise, though!  This week I had a few time constraints and lazy periods, which led to shorter sessions. 

Still stuck in yet ANOTHER goofy plateau.  Not sure which way to go with it, but I know additional exercise is one of the suggestions.

I thought I would log back in here and report progress.  I discovered I have food allergies to Milk and eggs amoung several other things.  I have adjusted to a diet void of milk and eggs and the other things that cause me problems and began an exercise program of water arobics.  I am seeing great results.  I started at 207 two weeks ago and am now at 199!  I am feeling much better and the food cravings are gone.  I had no idea the the body craves the foods we are allergic to! 

I haven't joined a challenge because I haven't figured out how.  My personal challenge is to drink more water and walk more.  The walking is a little difficult as I have problems with my knee... but I will try!  Thanks for the thread for "little" people... I am 5'1" and now am at 198!

Phew - thank God the weekend is over. I know, I know - weird thing to say...but my husband and I were on a mini-vacation in Seattle and it's hard to get workouts done when you are out of your routine.

That said, hubby is a runner - so we went running both Saturday and Sunday (I managed to get to the gym for an early morning elliptical trainer session before we headed out to the airport). It felt great!! I drank extra water yesterday as I was flying for most of the afternoon.

I'm now in LA and will be headed to Toronto on Wednesday - both trips for business. Since the company puts me up in nicer hotels, they usually come equipped with decent workout facilities. I'm shooting for a 3 workout week (which is much shorter than my 5 or 6 workout weeks that I've been doing consistently for the last few months). Between conferences, dinners and early morning meetings, 3 workouts will be tough, but we'll see how it goes.

I'm hoping to go to the hotel gym after work tonight and get the first workout out of the way. I've got a dinner tomorrow night so it will be a challenge to get up and workout at 5:30am, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Wednesday will have to be a day off - have an early morning meeting and am flying to Toronto mid-day, so won't arrive until after 11:00pm. Might be able to get a decent workout in on Thursday morning, which will have to do because I've got a reception to attend in the evening.(although having arrived late the night before, it might be a struggle). I've only got meetings until noon on Friday, so I'm hoping to workout in the afternoon, before I meet up with friends for dinner and head to my parents house to spend the weekend.

Wish me luck!

fitnessfreak - I know what you mean!  Between having people in my house (sleeping in my "exercise room") and picking them up and dropping them off at odd times, and then driving over 700 miles, my week's been kinda crazy too.  I did manage to do SOMETHING almost every day, but I am so happy to get my routine back today!

I found I am a morning runner.  If I try to run in the afternoon ... bleah!  I barely make it.  I did it when I had to, but if I have my choice, I'll stick to mornings.

For those of you who "don't have time" or "get bored" with exercise ... I found a cool site that you pay about $15/month for, and they have 175 different exercise routines (about 20-30 minutes each, although some are as short as 5 minutes and other as long as 45).  When I do NOT feel like running or weights, I turn on my laptop and go at it instead of watching that extra 1/2 hour TV program or reading that extra chapter in that new fiction book.  It goes by really fast ... and there's so much variety.  I've found I love Yoga (especially Power Yoga) and Pilates kicks my booty.  I'm doing some Ballet workouts, and have done a bike one (also a butt-kicker).  Go to www.demandfitness.com.  There are others out there, but I'm trying this one first until I get bored ...

Congrats to everyone who's broken the 200-point mark!  Come on, y'all - we can all break 500 by the end of the month!

logged on today to 10 pm, Great job ladies. I didn't get a chance to workout last night so I am uping my next three workout by 15 mins.

Will post new point the evening I am hoping to see more workouts.  Anyone out there doing Lateral lunges,  I tried them, great for the thighs.

coco

I am trying to start working out on a more regular basis.  This week should give me a jump start.  I am running in two 5K's this weekend.  So wish me luck!!

8)

I am back at it today too...FINALLY ! Thank GOD!  I finally am able to get back on my treadmill and at least walk for 30 min.. and I did a few weights today too, as well as lunges, squats, calf raises and stretching, all for another 30 minutes.  So I got in 60 min at least today.  And I try to aim for between 64 and 80 oz of water a day.  Because I can definitely drink too much and then not be able to do anything for having to run to the little girls room all day!!  I drink distilled water and I heard that makes it worse for having to got potty!  LOL!  Oh and I have never tried lateral lunges..... I'll have to try that. 

Need your help! 

The 5K that I am running in on Saturday means a lot to me.  It is for the Epilepsy Foundation.  I had a dear friend (who I have known since Kindergarden) pass away in January of '06.  She had a seizure will driving.  So I am asking if you could help me raise some money.  If you can't help...thats ok.  I just thought I would ask.  Just click on my link below,and it will bring you right to my donation page.  Thanks to all of you that can help!!

https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPle dge.asp?ievent= 228977&lis=0&kntae228977=A38742610E05 4D5C847C2455CC9 6503C&supId=180204978

Sincerely,

Anita 8)

Hi,Iam in.Iam 5'3 and i weigh 173.

all points have been update.

Hello all happy Thursday. I want you guys to know that I found a new dvd to walk on the treadmill. The Dead Zone first season. Excellent show.

I fear that we have lost some supporters on the thread,  The minis is going well and I might be getting slow period at work so I can come back with the daily challenges.  Now I know that some of you gals out there are fitness hounds but What about the folks with a few more pounds to lose. I would like to hear you trouble spots and don't say "every thing" I have that little spot between my hip bones that sticks out. What is a good exercise for that. I do reverse situps and that has helped, anyone with an idea.

I am looking for people to do the Mini in July. 

I am also working on a little prize package for the one who wins the June mini contest.

any ideas of what you guys would be interested in, keep it small now. I need to be able to mail it.

since I have posted my trouble spot I will challenge each of you to do your doubled amount of situps today.  and that doesn't mean just do two if you don't normally do any. I mean, really try here.

coco

btw lets show our support for amaxpo for raising funds for such a great cause!!!! if you can't donate you might be able to forward her page to your friends. You never know who is affected, I knew a girl for two years before I ever knew she had seizures.

coco

I'm in for July (or now) I'm 4'11 and started at 170 lbs.

My trouble spots, Oh how they haunt me!

mine are my triceps, inner thighs, and I have love handles (I call it my life preserver!). They are all smaller, but still to big. I have been increasing my strength training so hopefully I will see more results.

I have to say I am proud of myself this week! Work is hell, just started school, and Ive been sick....but I have worked out everyday and only had a minor slip up of eating two bowls of mac and cheese today! I just cant pass up mac and cheese and Im not going to fight it anymore!

I just got a scale that measures body fat and mine is 33%! This tells me I really need to focus on toning and those trouble spots!

Off to the gym, have a great night everyone!