***ClOSED***Calorie-Count *ANGELS*--1# per 10 days***CLOSED***

Okay, so i have my wedding in exactly 114 days...i'd like to be comfortably at my goal weight in 100 days so that I have 2 weeks of relaxation/toning and just be at ease in my body. 

so yeah...10 pounds in 100 days. That means a 350 calorie deficit for me and anyone who WANTS TO JOIN ME.

I feel that transitioning to maintenance is easier with a smaller deficit and when you don't have MUCH to lose the pounds come off slower. so if you'd like to join me...we will have weigh ins every 10 days. Here are the dates. Please only join/comment if you plan to ACTUALLY update :)

The first weigh in is coming MONDAY!! GOAL WEIGHTS ARE IN PARENTHESES! :) 

Monday 3/21: 

Amy(140): 150

Blair(140): 149.6

Chrissy (98): 108

Frances (123): 133

Jo (135) : 145.5

Laura: 146.2

Llanee: 140

Mae (135): 144.2

Marie (125): 134.4

Thursday 3/31:

Aimee: 147.4 (start) 

Amy: 153  (+3) *fluke 

Chrissy: 106.4 (-1.6) *note: after light workout. 

Frances: 132.2 (-.8) 

Hadley: 115.8 (start) 

Jo: 144.2lbs (-1.3) 

Lanie: 148.6 (start)

Laura: 147(+.8) 

Lauren:  142.6 (start) 

Llanee: 140.4 (+.4) 

Mae: 145.1 (+.9) 

Sunday 4/10:

Amy: post surgery/ 157.6

Chrissy: 105.5 (-.9)

Frances: 131.8 (-.4) 

Jo: 143.6 (-.6) 

Llanee: 136.4 (-4 !!!!) 

Lanie: 147.4 (-1.2)

Mae: 143.2 (-1.9)

Wednesday 4/20:

Chrissy: 104.2 (-1.3) 

Jo: 142.4 (-1.2) 

Lanie: 146.4 (-1)

Mae: 143 (-.2) 

Saturday 4/30:

Chrissy: 104.6 (+.4) / 103.2 day after (-1) 

Jo: 142.4 (+/- 0)

Lanie: 147.4 (+1) 

Llanee: 137.6

Tuesday 5/10:

Chrissy: 102.6 (-.6) (wednesday weigh in)

Jo: 141.8 (-.6) (thursday weigh in) 

Lanie: 145 (-2.4) (thursday weigh in) 

Llanee: 136.2 (-1.4) (tuesday weigh in)  

Friday 5/20:

chrissy: 103.4 (+.8) 

jo: 142( +.2)

lanie: 144.6 (-.4)

Monday 5/30:

chrissy: 102.6 (-.8)

jo: 143 ( +1) **TOM

lanie: 145.8(+ 1.2) **TOM

Thursday: 6/9

Chrissy: 102.6 (-0**spotting from pill??) 

Jo: ON VACAY **Missing you girlie :) 

Lanie: 143.6 (-2.2) 

Sunday 6/19: 

Chrissy: 100 (different scale but I believe it since it was analog, on a tile floor, and it's been a while since I've seen any scale moment. **Or at least I want to believe it) 

Lanie:  144.6 ** cannot be real.  deficit there. stupid scale.

Jo: on vacay :)

Wednesday 6/29:

I think we posted right about the same time Chrissy. Yeah, as you can see from my previous post my weight is up even higher today. I'm so sick of it. But I can feel the premenstrual symptoms starting to happen in my body even though it's a week away. I know Jo has said it before, but it really sucks that 8-10 days out of the month my weight is wonky, even though I am only *actually* menstruating for 3-4 of those days.

I thought for sure you'd have a great weigh in today. Sigh, whatever. You know, you've at least SEEN 100. That's pretty awesome. 102.6 is like my 144.6... our bodies sure seem to like those particular numbers. Today mine's even higher than that. Don't remember what came after the point, but it said 145.something and I just got off the scale cussing and didn't even pay attention to anything after the 5. It is SOOOO frustrating.

This week I am going to have lower calorie days. I'll still exercise, but more cardio than weight training, though I'll still do quick 5 minute ab, arm, and leg circuits just so I don't lose any muscle progress. My abs are REALLY sore today from Saturday's ab workout. I think the jackknifes are what got me, ouch! If you don't do those you definitely should try them out, I think they are singlehandedly the best ab exercise. I do them by stretching my body into a plank position between the corner of the bed and a stability ball. My forearms and elbows are supporting my upper body on the corner of the bed, my body is stretched out straight with the ball under my shins. Then you bring your knees into your chest while keeping your upper body stable, so you roll the stability ball in with your shins until it is under your body and you're sitting on your knees on the ball pretty much, then you roll it back out until you're in plank position again. It works the abs deeply from top to bottom. Definitely a good one. If you ever want to try it I can send you the pic and description, it's from the Turbulence Training workout regimen, which definitely kicks @$$.

Anywho, I'm ready for these low cal days I have planned. I think it will help. The last few days of this cycle I'll go back up to maintenance so I will be 'reset' by the time we head into our serious 10 day cycle of evilness. :-P

Hope you're having a good morning. :-)

LAnie: I'm not even sure that the 100 was accurate now since my weight is up so high already. It surely is annoying. I understand your pain. 

If i had a stability ball I would do that exercise but I dont :( That sore feeling is definitely awesome. 

I'm having people come over to buy my furniture....hopefully I can sell MOST of it and not waste so much money on the move. 

1600-1700 for you is the equivalent of 1080-1180 for me. I'd die. lol. I hope it works for you hun because you've been working so hard to lose and your body is being a pain. I just can't seem to eat in the 1200 calorie range. I plan to eat about 1500-1600 calories every day (if possible) this week. Then this weekend i'm going to eat 1800 and starting monday I'm going to drop the calories to 1300. (eating 100 below my sedentary burn basically....then exercising to get a pretty high deficit....75 minutes daily plus walking/cleaning/cooking will get me about a 750 deficit max...so hopefully I will be down almost 3 pounds by the wedding...and well in the 98/99 pound range. 

So...for the next 5 days I will have a 450 (average) deficit at least...so .65 pounds down.

2 maintenance days on the weekend.

Then 12 days at a 750 deficit...9000 calorie deficit which is 2.57 pounds. 

That's 3.22 pounds down if plan is followed for the next 3ish weeks. The extra .22 pounds is 770 calories so if I indulge up to that amount TOTAL from now until the wedding I will still reach goal. Of course the body is stubborn and this plan doesn't mean a thing but it helps me mentally. LOL. 

I know, I have to plan like that too! It's therapeutic. We all know that our bodies don't have to comply even a little, but it's comforting to plan anyways. And SOONER OR LATER the body has to get on board.

Earlier in this challenge before I started exercising so hard I could easily eat 1600-1700, but with all my activity now it has become next to impossible. So this week that's why I'm dropping off some of the exercise. I put together a 6 week plan in hopes of dropping 5 lbs total, and after that 6 weeks I am going to go into maintenance phase for a while REGARDLESS of what weight I get to at the end.

Today starts week 1 for me, the plan is listed below. Weeks 2 and 3 will probably be the roughest for me, they correspond to our hardcore cycle and entail me eating low-ish cals and exercising my booty off.

Week 1 (6/20-6/26): Low cal, Low exercise. Details= 1600-1700 cals a day, 10-15 minutes of cardio daily, 2 mini strength training sessions per week just to maintain muscle.

Week 2 (6/27-7/3): Low cal, High exercise. Details= 1650 cals a day, 30-35 minutes of cardio a day, 2 mini strength session a week.

Week 3 (7/4-7/10): Low cal, High exercise. Details= 1650 cals a day, 30-35 minutes of cardio a day, 2 mini strength sessions a week.

Week 4 (7/11-7/17): Moderate cal, moderate exercise. Details= 1800-1900 cals a day, 15 minutes of cardio a day, 2 full body hardcore strength training sessions a week.

Week 5 (7/18-7/24): Moderate cal, High exercise. Details= 1800-1900 cals a day, 30 minutes cardio a day, 2 full body hardcore strength training sessions a week.

Week 6 (7/25-7/31): Low cal, low exercise. Details= 1600 cals, 10 mins exercise a day.

FINAL WEIGH IN: August 1, 2011. Goal of 138-139. When I get here, I can just MAINTAIN! Not going to try to lose more for a good long while, if at all!

The plan I listed above should theoretically cause me to lose 6.1 lbs, but I figure that won't actually happen, so I'm shooting for 5. Week 1 has a 400 a day deficit, weeks 2-3 have a 700 a day deficit, week 4 has a 350 a day deficit, week 5 has a 500 deficit, and week 6 has a 400 a day deficit.

Fingers crossed that my darned body actually complies. I've been losing at a rate that is only 70% of the rate I should be at going by the numbers (losing .7 lbs every 10 days instead of 1 lb), and I'm assuming I can bump that rate up to 83% instead of 70%, to get 5 of the possible 6.1 off in 6 weeks... here's to hoping I can improve what my odds have been so far.

LANIE: AWESOME plan!! I really really love it. I think it's a great one. It all makes sense and I think since it's only what...5-6 pounds (hard to tell since your weigh ins don't make any sense). That should be VERY doable. Ya know...if we don't get there then screw it. SCREW it. Our bodies will surely look amazing! 

Here is my plan for the next 6 weeks. 4 weeks will be active loss. 2 will be maintenance/honeymoon/moving. If I get there BEFORE that or come from my honeymoon and weigh 98 pounds or so then I will be maintaining from that point on. I only want to get to 98 at the lowest. 

Week 1 (6/20-6/26): moderate cal, SUPER high exercise. Details= 1500-1600 cals a day, 75 minutes of cardio daily (625), 4 mini strength training sessions per week (75 cal each). 1.25 pounds lost

Week 2 (6/27-7/3): Low cal, SUPER High exercise. Details= 1350 cals a day, 60 minutes of cardio a day (500), 5 mini strength sessions a week (75 cals each). 1.25 pounds lost

Week 3 (7/4-7/10): Low cal, High exercise. Details= 1350 cals a day, 60 minutes of cardio a day, 5 mini strength sessions a week. 1.25 pounds lost

Week 4 (7/11-7/17): OFF/ honeymoon. BUT....15 minutes cardio every morning (125) at least and mini ab workout (25). maintain- eat 1600-1700 calories/walk everywhere

Week 5 (7/18-7/24): Low cal, High exercise. LOSE honeymoon weight. Details = 1300 calories, 45 mins cardio (375) , 5 mini strength workouts a week (75). 1 pound lost

Week 6 (7/25-7/31): OFF--driving from florida to connecticut and stopping along the way. maintain. 

FINAL WEIGH IN: August 1, 2011. Down 4.75 pounds. Goal of 98 pounds. Not dieting after August 1st PERIOD.

Possible Outcomes: 

1. 70% expected weight loss : 3.32 pounds lost (102-3.32 = 98.68)

2. 60% of expected weight loss: 2.85 pounds lost (102-2.85 = 99.15)

3. 70% and 1 pound gain during honeymoon: 2.32 pounds lost (102-2.32= 99.68)

4. 60% of expected loss and 1 pound gain during honeymoon: 1.85 pounds lost (102-1.85 = 100.15) 

5. IDEAL: 75% of expected loss, no honeymoon gain: (102-3.5 = 98.5) 

Lanie...haha. I was just calculating my loss as well. We think alike. 

Hmmm...I guess I'm at 60% of expected loss. If I don't gain while in NY and can manage to maintain then I will be at a 4.41 pound loss x 75% (improve accuracy) which is a 3.3 loss. 

If i gain in NY then my loss will be 2.55 pounds. If I'm 102 then 2.55 will get me to 99.45 pounds. That would be poor lol. 

I hope my ACTUAL weight is closer to 101....that would mean that my weight will be between 97.7 and 98.45. That would be AWESOME.

That would be a great window for you to get to, your goal would be right smack in the middle of that range. :-) Yeah, I'm kind of assuming that my weight is around 143.2ish in real life, so even if I lose at the 70% rate that (6.1 x .70) would be 4.27 lbs, which would put me at 139ish. So as long as I'm right about my current real weight, it should get me in the range that I want to be in. After that I just want to be healthy, focus on maintaining, building lean muscle, and just taking care of myself in general at a REASONABLE level rather than all of this crazy calorie opbsession frenzy... although I'm knowledgeable enough about nutrients and calorie content to always understand my caloric intake. As long as I can keep my weight anywhere in the 130s I'll be happy, even if it's on the upper edge of the 130s.

I am sooo ready to rock this 6 week plan. I am vowing to myself that I will stick with it and if I don't make the goal it will NOT be because I didn't follow my plan to the tee. I know that if I work my plan, it will work for me... I just need to be diligent. I am going to shift back into being strict with myself (not crazy, just strict). Hopefully this is truly the last period of time that I will have to do this (until pregnancy), so I want to give it all I've got and really make it count. We can do this girl. We CAN get to our goals and look great along the way. We CAN have excellent self control and discipline. I know we can do it!

I hope Jo is having a great time and really enjoying herself! Can't wait to have her back, though I know she probably wants to stay on vacation for good... I know I would. ;-)

lanie...yes yes yes. we will be here for each other...i promise to be around girlie. it helps me as much as it helps you. so...if you are on board...each day we will report...

minutes exercised...did we reach goal??

calories consumed...did we reach goal??

now what should we do in the event of a higher burn day?? i have a couple solutions...you tell me what you think...

1. eat back half of the EXTRA calories burned. so if i had a 60 minute day to burn 500 calories from cardio plus my mini strength workout to burn 75 calories BUT i do an extra 15 minutes....thats 125 calories extra...so eat 60-65 NOT 125. this will prevent overeating later from extreme hunger

2. not eat any extra and eat at the uppermost range and hope extreme hunger doesnt come in the days following.

3. eat the extra 125 to keep in line with the planned deficit.

Good thinking, I think any of those options are good ones. Maybe we should leave that open and employ whichever option we feel is best for our bodies that day, and then just mention it here which option we chose in order to stay accountable? I just don't want to give myself too much of an out to overeat and then try and make up for it in activity. I have to tell myself that my plan is well thought out and there is a reason I created the way I did, so overeating and then trying to exercise it away shouldn't be an option that is used with any frequency. But I don't see why if you just felt like exercising more you couldn't do that and then apply some of that overage to your calorie allowance for the day, as long as it's used judiciously. :-) Thoughts?

So I made a table/chart with all 6 week's worth of days on it to put on my fridge for me to log my deficits in each day's cell. It will help me have a quick glimpse at just my overall daily deficits, and it has a column for tallying up the weekly deficits. I won't fill it out until the day is completely over and I am heading to bed. I think it will help me constantly see what my daily deficits have been, and be a reminder right on the fridge not to overeat, lol.

42 Days. Woohoo. I will post a quote for motivation every day. :-)

Today's Quote: "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." By Roger Bannister

Lanie: Well, I like option 1 best. this will mean that the temptation to make it faster is minimized...you MUST eat back 50% of your burn. Also, the temptaiton to eat more is minimized because you can only eat 1/2 of your extra burn. I think it encourages adherence to the plan. 

Now I need to go back...make a calorie burned total for each week so I can have more clear goals than minutes because calorie burn varies by activity. 

I'll probably just leave mine at minutes, especially this week as I gave myself a bit of a range to eat, so I'll have anywhere from a 400 to 500 calorie deficit daily for this week, depending on which activities I do for my 15 mins of cardio and which days I do my mini strength workouts. Probably closer to 400 than 500 most days, but I'm assuming it will average out over the week.

Yay for Day 1 being successful so far. I'm staying on track with food. Still have my veggies and dip, and banana and skim to eat as snacks before I make dinner tonight, and I've had half my water so far.

How are you doing??

lanie: I was so busy today with selling furniture (sold my bed, 2 tables, my small sofa with 2 throw pillows, and 3 lamps). my place looks sooo different! how do you and joed do living expenses? 

Lanie...I'm glad you're having a great day! It sounds like this will work wonderfull. What kind of dip do you use. I've had 4 bottles of water, several mini meals, and snacking on some more :) 

What's for dinner? I already worked out for more than planned..what to do, what to do. 

Ooh, sounds like you had selling success! You go girl! Are you guys just going to get new furniture when you move? For living expenses we keep our own things separate (car notes, insurance, phone bills, credit cards, bank accounts, vet bills, etc.). We both pay for shared expenses, but right now he's paying a larger portion since my fellowship just ended and my student aid won't kick in until September. I buy the groceries and things around the house typically, but that's mostly because I'm the one to remember to do the shopping and errand running. When he's with me and we do it together he almost always pays, as is the case with any outtings or meals. Unless I sneak the bill he will pay it, he's traditional in the sense that he likes taking care of those little extras (and he's not the student, lol!)... but I snag the bill when I can because I want things to be as fair as possible. But I'm super grateful that he's a sweetheart. :-)

As for my day, I've had 75 ounces of water, and still have one more snack and then dinner to go. Going to make spaghetti and salad for dinner. :-) The dip I used on the veggies was garlic hummus, which I LOVE. Usually I make my own, but was lazy this go round and go it pre-made. Very tasty though. :-) Still haven't gone to the gym though. I'll probably head there in around an hour.

Rock on with your productive day girl!

lanie....that sounds like an amazing way to handle things.do you think things will stay the same when youre married?? (you will get married..hehe)

i love tomaro basil hummus and red pepper hummus. yay, youre doing great with water...ive had 70 oz i think..i need to drink another bottle.

yep, new furniture when we move, my dad is sending us a check. im saving it for the place in **** and spending the money from selling stuff for hair/nails/makeup...maybe on the makeup :) im so excited things are selling. its fanastic.

Woohoo, my calories for the day are over and exercise is done. :-) Ended with a 440 deficit. Had an extra snack and then changed the spaghetti to a turkey and cheese omelet with toast followed by half a glass of skim and sugarfree pudding. I've met my goal of 100 ounces of water and I'm still sipping away. All in all an excellent first day, and hoping the next 41 go just as wonderfully.

As for when we're married I assume it will be similar. I think we'll always keep our individual expenses separate and share the joint expenses. When I begin my career in full force I'll be happy to assume more of the joint responsibilities and it'll be more even, but my guess is that more of my earnings will go into savings, investments, and our pleasure/entertainment/miscellaneous needs. Not certain about that, just a guess. I think that my income will also help with our entrepreneurial desires... he's an engineer and he works for a great company but wants to strike out on his own at some point, and after a few years of working in a hospital or school system I'd like to open my own practice and an early childhood development center. Having 2 incomes will really be key in funding those endeavors. :-)

How do you guys plan to handle things? And how did your day end? :-)

BTW, too cool that you're dad is buying your furniture when you move. That's pretty awesome and generous. :-) Furniture shopping will be fun!

Lanie: well, my dad isn't buying the new furniture per se but he's sending us a check for wedding/moving expenses...I'm a planner so I don't want to spend any of it and just save it for the move...we will need all new furniture so I will use what my dad sends and save some for the time period when G has no job. 

I'm not certain how we will do our expenses. I am more of a saver and he is more of a spender. I think I will manage our money for the most part. I also plan to make more money than him so I really don't know. We've talked about it but I cannot be certain how it will work out. 

I bet J makes a pretty good income. What kind of engineer is he? 

I am glad you had a great first day. I did too...I think I got at least 80oz of plain water..going to drink another bottle to get to 96 or so. I also drank about 16oz flavored water. I had ample fiber as well. Well over the 30g recommendation. My deficit is slightly over 500 but my calories are at nearly 1700 for the day. 

lanie...well good morning hun. beautiful day today. woke up feeling blegh and quite tired. G and i went to the store to get coffee, came home and had a cup, then pooped. yay. so with clothes on and after coffee i was 103.4 so 102.6 seems about right. not budging. boo to that. 

on a lighter note...G and i are sleeping in the guest room now because it has the othher bed in it...it also has mirrored closets...ah hem..he watched the entire time. loved it. he said...you keep yourself so fit for me. youre so tiny. youre so sexy. made me feel good :) tmi. i know. lol

planning on having an excellent day. need to do my 15 minute ab video. it kicks my butt and makes me HURT the next day. great great ab workout. woo hoo. going to do it later on. going to get my cardio on...break it into 2 sessions. pictures are tomorrow...i hope i feel and look thin. 

so, how was your weight this morning?? whats your food plan for the day?? heres mine:

B: omelet with cheese, coffee with cream - 225

L1: stir fry and a cup of tea to get the sweet finish- 225 (11am)

L2: large piece of tuna and curried eggplant - 300 (1pm)

S: whle wheat wrap with cream cheese and syrup and maybe a fudgsicle- 200 (3pm)

S: edamame-120 (5pm)

D: same as lunch-300 (7 pm)

S: 200-300 calories worth of something (probably seeds and hard candies)