Posts by inittowinit1

Team:  RED!!!
Week 0.   5/5-5/7:  183
Week 1.   5/12-5/14:  180.6
Week 2.   5/19-5/21: 178.6
Week 3.   5/26-5/28: 179 :(
Week 4.   6/2-6/4:
Week 5.   6/9-6/11:
Week 6.   6/16-6/18:
Week 7.   6/23-6/25:
Week 8.   6/30-7/2:

Sorry guys...rough week! I'm happy I only gained .4!!

Team:  RED!!!
Week 0.   5/5-5/7:  183
Week 1.   5/12-5/14:  180.6
Week 2.   5/19-5/21:
Week 3.   5/26-5/28:
Week 4.   6/2-6/4:
Week 5.   6/9-6/11:
Week 6.   6/16-6/18:
Week 7.   6/23-6/25:
Week 8.   6/30-7/2:

Good Luck All!

What type of exercise are you doing?

As I said before I workout religiously--3-4 days/week of cardio and 2 days of full body heavy lifting. I spin on 2 of the cardio days, do HIIT on another, and am active at home (walk/run in hilly neighborhood) for the other. My 2 days of lifting include among other things squats, deadlifts, lunges, bench press, pull ups, dips, shoulder work and abs. 

I also walk at least 2-3 times/week at lunch to take a break from work although that might turn into rollerblading now! muhahaha!

My calorie intake is what usually kills me because I can eat SO DAMN MUCH that I go overboard. I can maintain on about 3000 cals/day if I'm careful. I'm currenly at 2000 and losing, will drop to 1800 on cardio days soon...I know it sounds like a lot but I have a terrible overeating problem that I've been trying to conquer my whole adult life....not there yet...anyway...

Tab- I love rollerblading! I have to break them out for the season :) :)!

Amanda--a fellow amazon! I completely believe you that you are thin at 230!! I understand! I look "thin" now to other people but I don't feel it for myself yet :(..I think 170 will make me feel it. that would be amazing for me! Congrats on your wonderful loss since Jan-very impressive! So you want to lose 95 MORE from 230? Put you at 135? that's woefully thin for your height...did I miss something?

SG-another tallie! My "Ideal" weight is in the 150s/160s -- was there last at 16 as a sophomore in highschool....before boobs and a big ole butt came around!

This is so exciting! Hi Everyone!!

You can call me init and I am ready to rock! I am a female, 6' tall (whoa, I know), 28 yrs old, and 183 lbs currently. I plan on losing 13 lbs in this challenge. My issue is overeating when i follow a strict plan so I am currently on an 1800-2000/day cal intake of good, healthy food every few hours. Excercise has never been a problem-do it religiously and just got off a week's rest so I am rearin to go! I lost about 40 lbs in college (from 210 in HS) but have gained about 8-10lbs since February that i want OFF. Always looking to lose more than that but don't know if I ever will *sigh*.

Anyway, looking forward to getting to know everyone :)!!!

P90X is a KILLER! Don't worry, even after 90 days it won't be easy!

Congrats okie! that's great!!!

Mellisaann-i'm pmsing too :(...bloated-check, miserable-check, crying for the last 2 nights-check! ha! I've found that i just have to let the bloat come and go--no amount of water will take it away during TOM for me. I just deal with it. just think, even if you don't lose any or gasp, gain a lb or two, you'd still be at an average loss of over 1 lb a week which is wonderful! Don't feel digusting and don't weigh if you don't want to. I often feel like if i weigh a certain amount heavier it gives me permission to eat whatever i want because i'm already "fat". so on those days i tend to skip the scale and just live in blissful ignorance. speaking of which i still weigh in on PMS fridays and I gained this week so don't feel too bad-happens to all of us :).

Weigh-in: 176.4 (+0.6)

I'll take it. PMSing, retaining water like a mofo, and ate well above 5000 cals for 3 days last weekend . Usually i can do it for a day and really maintain but damn, 3 days of pizza, donuts, muffins, ice cream will do it to ya I guess...who knew?

This week (since Tuesday) I've been on 1500-2000 cals and I'm literally starving. STARVING. So I think I'm going to stick to 2000 cals and just lose REALLY slowly again. For now. Also, my cravings have been slightly out of control so that will allow me not to feel as deprived..and resist the pizza at lunch today!

Happy Weekend All!

Original Post by yoga44:

TGIF everyone!  Fun to catch up on everyone's news.

I was astonished (and a bit envious) to read about lindsayanne's 36 lb weight loss in the same time it took me to lose 13 lbs.  I bet she has an enviable stomach too, with all that pilates!

Welcome melisaann and mmdeam!

Init - HOW do you maintain on 2500-3000 calories?!  I need to learn that trick for WHEN (not if) I get to maintenance.  Must involve some serious daily exercise!

 

Hi Yogs--i too am envious of lindsay's dedication and loss!! I lost 11lbs in that time and thought I was doing well :p!

For me to maintain on that much I workout 5 times/week-2 full body weight sessions of about 30 min, and 3 cardio sessions of 30-45 min. I also walk about 2-3 miles/day out of normal activity. If I get to 3000 the next day I try to take it down to 2500....yesterday I tried for 2000 and broke down! ended up around 2200. Today I think I'm already at 3000...and it's only 3PM! ha! I think the key for me is when I have a 3000 + day I have to check back down to a reasonable # in the next 1-2 days in order for it to not turn into a gain.

Congrats on your 2lbs!!! and the birth mark showing up again!! Awesome :)

Hi All :)

You have all been doing great!!!

I survived the holidays and then some---and I'm happy to say I didn't gain a lb. This is a major deal for me as it always was AT LEAST 5-10 good lbs...not just water weight lbs! I kept up my workouts and ate what I pleased. i haven't felt this comfortable with food...ever? I have boxes of cereal in my house, graham crackers, frosting, etc and haven't had to feel guilty about going overboard yet. Pretty proud I guess.

So anyway, I'm ready to lose another 10lbs by April! Since it took me about 2 months to lose my first 10 I'd like to give myself that amount of time to lose the second 10.I'm currently maintaining on 2500-3000 so I'm a touch concerned about lowering cals as I tried a couple of times to limit to 2000 and had trouble!

The next few months will be tricky for me--I was offered a couple of jobs where my husband is and decided to take one so I'm moving in mid-Feb and I am so excited! That means access to gym will be limited for 2 weeks (my membership runs out here at the end of Jan) and stress levels will be high. I am confident that I can do it though. I am slightly concerned about my emotions and food intake when i move in with hubs and we tend to have trouble controlling our temptations with food when we're around each other. It will take A LOT of focus for me to listen to myself and not what he's saying or eating :).

I will be back with official weight/measurements on friday and hopefully a new set of pics soon as I've lost some inches and bf *I think* since my last ones even though I'm the same weight. and i can't even pull off my two fave pairs of work pants anymore...i look like a fool with a saggy butt.

Are we all still here??? How'd everyone do for t-day? I did alright, lots of food on thursday, maintenance on friday, and prob 500 over maintenance on sat. yesterday i pulled 1.5 hrs of cardio though so i feel better! ha!

well...my weigh in is below...and i am shocked!!!!!!!! I definitely thought i had at least 3500 cals extra this weekend, if not more...and yet I LOST! maybe the marathon cardio session yesterday dehydrated me or something (that was marathon for me...anything more than 30 min is pushing it usually!). anyway, hope to see 174 soon, as in by friday or monday. hope you all did well!

GW  : 168
CW  : 175.8

11-24: 176.4    8.4lbs to go!
12-1: 175.8      7.8l bs to go!
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I measured last week as well:

11-24:
W 29
Belly Button 32.5
Hip Bones 36.75
Butt 42
Thigh 24

Will measure next week on Monday.

Hi on my way, you can get straps or start doing barbell work as bpanke suggests. the straps are a bit tough to get a handle on at first but you wrap them around your hands and the barbell and they help you hold the weight for deadlifts and any other pull exercise. my grip is terrible too...you could also start trying overhead lunges where you hold the dumbells over your head--super tough! good luck!

Hi Olivia Its not nosey to ask people's names! I'd prefer init though if that's okay with everyone. sorry about your ex-what a loser :(.

I typically weigh in most days and make the lowest one the one that counts for that week! ha! I can post weight whenever you all would like. And i for one LOVE CHALLENGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm one of those hyper-competitive types and being challenged tends to keep me on track. what do you have in mind?

Well, I guess i can share a bit more about me--I'm married and have been for 5 years in December (yay!). Yes, i was young and honestly its been the best thing to ever happen to me! my husband is wonderful and i'm madly in love...too bad he just moved :(. he got his dream job in another state and moved away while i currently have a job i love. so we see each other on the weekends although it still is sucking, majorly. i've been trying to find new jobs but its such a tight market *sigh*. I did have one interview so far and i really hope they liked me (they said so but I'm in HR so i know how the game works!).

Since I posted here last time I've done well in my calorie counting and am back down to 176 from 177.4 the other day. I'm doing well so i can actually enjoy myself on thanksgiving and not have to worry about 'making up' for a binge or overeating. I think I might actually make it to my 168! how exciting! If anyone is curious i have before and middle pics in my gallery...i used to be very into bodybuilding so please don't mind the bikini and bicep shot! ha! I'm just comfortable with my body and i know its not perfect or as small as i'd like to be, i'm just not shy about it I guess?!

How's everyone else doing?

yogs-i'm going really slow too :p. it's okay! what has helped me this time (one of the many weight-loss attempts) is to tell myself that i will ALWAYS have to workout and I will ALWAYS ahve to count cals. so when i get tired of working out or counting cals i just realize that i'm always going to have to do it and i'll be miles further from my goal if i stop now.

Carol-sorry about the binge :( that sucks. just write it off as one night and move on which it looks like you are doing. maybe you need to raise cals a bit daily? i know i get especially bingy after vacation because i want to eat everything in site because i'm still in that 'relax' mode! good luck today.

Well, my weigh ins have been daily this week (for the most part) because i'd like to track my weight more closely. from last week till this week it's been swinging about 5lbs in the mornings. must've been retaining some water or something! so i'm at an all-time new low...175.2. pretty nice and i hope it sticks. my new goal for thanksgiving is to be around 174-175 pretty firmly. this past week it's been 175-180 so hopefully i can get the swings closer to the 175 by then. I'm pretty happy though, measurements are doing well although not going down as quickly as i'd like them to. i've decided that i will measure on my lowest weight day each week! today was one of my high days and i measured today and didn't lose much :( (could it have been the 2400 calories i ate yesterday??? ;)).  oh well, onward and upward!

oh...i am SO looking forward to thanksgiving. I am going to stuff myself with all the food i love for that one day. that one glorious day...YUM!

Going to failure on each set for each bodypart is a bad idea--you put a lot of stress on the CNS doing that and you can't recover, hence feeling like you are going to die!  And if you are doing full body workouts 3-4 times a week you are over-doing it for sure. 3 times a week is okay but absolutely no more than that.

I agree with some of the others--you need to up the weight big time to be able to push out 5 reps and feel it, not to failure but they should be tough and you should be breathing hard and breaking a sweat with those 5 reps. You will see dramatic results as you are coming from no weight training.  I'm a big proponent of full body workouts for beginners so i say keep with the program 2-3 times a week, do your 2-3 sets of each exercise and then move on to the next. Give it 2 weeks and you will see changes!

Also, pre and post workout nutrition could be a factor--what are you eating before, during, and after the lifting?

wow, look at all of us :) :)

danielle-the marathon, I can't believe i missed that-congrats!!! that's amazing! and you LOOK amazing in that running gear!  It's weird because we kind of look alike (face-wise) so I'm trying to imagine your body on my face...you are my goal!

Well ladies, I weighed in at 177 on thursday (down .4 from last week...i'm happy with that) but then friday i weighed 180.2...i even cut sodium on thursday.  Hmm, i don't typically weigh myself daily but i might start. I want to use my own scale but i need a battery. Maybe this week I'll get on that. In other weight news my pants fit lovely, my measurements are the same or down in all categories so I'm not really sure what's going on with my weight. I'm going to bring my cals down a bit for the next few weeks. they've been a bit high the last 2 so that might be the reason. i've averaged probably 2400/day which can probably explain the zero loss/gain in weight! so i'm bringing it down to 2000 lifting days, 1800 cardio days, 1500 rest days (sat and sun). so we'll see how that goes till thanksgiving...hope i can drop below 175 and keep it steady there.

have a great day ladies!

Genesis-i think that's the exact reason i'm not too good about losing and then maintaining the lower weight! i ALWAYS think i look fine...and I typically am a very happy person that ALWAYS feels relatively good about myself. So i've tried to find motivation from other places or stick to specific goals that maybe not be so much tied to what i think i look like. My first goal was to fit in my skinny jeans again--accomplished. now it's to fit into every pair of pants I own, if i like em or not. so i have another measure besides what i think i see in the mirror! ha! I see a six pack and a rockin booty right now :p...(not really, that's a joke!).

so my weigh in this morning was 177.6 BUT my measurements are down!!! Woo HOO! after  my horrific week last week i expected to see the up side of the scale but I did not expect measurements down.  that is very exciting (of course it was boobs down but I'll take it). I also know I'm retaining some water because I'm VERY sore :(. Hopefully that will subside next week and I'll get a better reading. I'm feeling slim today, I like these days!

hope everyone is doing well!