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So here is our new group thread for check in.

Member List

(username - starting/current/goal.....lbs. total (lbs. lost this month) )

 

01-10lbs til goal

2nluv   -    154/138/140.....REACHED GOAL

1200calgirl     116.2/116.4/110.......

veggie_love      120/126/110

hanshock   -   150/122/120.......-1.9 loss (-3.25 loss)(-1.9 aug) REACHED GOAL!!!!  +4

mom22boyz   -   136/134/130......-1

white_sakura      108/118/110....... +3  

stingg   116/111.5/105....-2 loss

barnaby115    -126/122.5/ 116....

11-20lbs til goal

makinitcount   -   140/142.4/127......(dr's scale)

nikol    -  137/134/122

21-30lbs til goal

banana_Anna      137/133.2/112

sharz96  -  150.8/150.2/125    ;

31-40lbs

41-50lbs

51-60lbs til goal

 

 

(::edited for march updates)

sorry about the late weigh update, but i weighed in at 116.4 yesterday... i'm actually GLAD because i've been putting ON muscle this week (my new goal... i'm letting go of my attachment to 'waifish' and going on to super lean.. it'll help my dance as well and everything else anyway)  and to weigh less with some extra muscle is GREAT! even if it's -.2 lbs lol

i'm gonna be focusing on the 're feeding' aspect too. Gotta load up on the good stuff! take your green tea to college! etc! i want to have GOOD eating habits, and good drinking habits.. i'm such a coffee and coco freak and i'm toning it down with herbal tea and green tea substititutes when i'm over my 'allowance' of caffeine. good luck ladies!

no change for me...138...haven't been feeling too well lately and have been eating like a cow so I guess I'm just happy not to have gained even though I haven't lost anything...oh well...until next time...take care ladies...ttyl

This morning I weighed in at 126. I'm forcing myself to stay positive but I feel like curling over and giving up. 16 pounds to go until my 110 goal... (I'm still planning on 105 eventually but 110 is much more reasonable right now). Ugh, I hate that I was so close before... I was less than 10 pounds to go!!! This is driving me crazy... I'm going to try really hard to get to the gym a bunch this week and eating simple, healthy food. Thanks for the support, ladies... it means a lot

veggie_love (and everyone!) - here's a topic i found motivating on CC, it's basically the real face of weight loss and how the experience is really like with some members describing it. I think it'll inspire all of us to be more patient with ourselves, as you can see everyone's different but in the end it all works out:

http://caloriecount.about.com/expect-losing-w eight-ft132617

Hi all, &  Happy St. Patty's Day!

I hope all it well!

So I started my 2nd week of my program and things are going well. I am taking a different approach for a while...No weigh in or measurments except for my 30 day check ins. I am way too scale obsessive and its hard when you arnt neccesarily loosing due to building muscle.

I do have food issues tho and am TRYING to work on that. Its crazy, but its in my mind that I can have this or that because I just worked out hard. Its conter- acting the whole effort of trying to be lean and fit, not just strong with fat.

So I will be here and plan on chit chatting and up dating weights. I will be making posts, etc.

Hangin in there! 131.8 this week! (Although I weighed earlier than usual this week bc I couldn't wait!) so i'll be weighing again on friday for my usual weigh in! Also got back in my skinny jeans! woo hoo!

congrats anna! nothing better than fitting back into skinnies and looking awesome :PSam it's great to hear about your program, i totally agree that weighing yourself might not be the best motivator if you're building muscle,i haven't changed much in weight since last week but i've defintiely lost body fat with the training i've been fitting in.. my gal pal who is smaller than i am in size and about my same height is 4 lbs heavier than i am, she trains pretty heavy (she's runs hurdles and does alot of strength training for it as well) and is super cut. she definitely has a way lower body fat percentage than i do so it's things like these that make me wonder about weigh ins sometimes..though they're a good motivation when you've stabilized with the muscle mass you want to put on and are just maintaining your strength rather than increasing it; and you're at a point where you're cutting and aiming for body fat loss.

Hi everyone...where have you all been?? So I started week 3 today of my program. I upped my weights and upped my cardio on my lift days as well. I really am working on the food thing so today was way better.

I gotta get things going here...I am the last bridesmaid in my sister's wedding to order my dress because when I tried some on I learned I have 4 boobs...ugh! Shocking to me too girls! LoL! So I am going to order one and then work hard with eating and ex's just the same. Back Boobs Begone!

Hey ladies...Is our little forum dying out?   I am just trucking along...missed more days than I would like this week because I wasnt feeling that great so I had 4 rest days. I did get in all 3 strengthening though. I am feeling better now and so today I am starting out with my interval day later today.

Only a week and I can weigh in and re measure. I am not holding my breath tho because I am sure there wont be much change. But I am going to finish this program! I want to see results. Ugh...eating is a problem. Always! I do so well  til wed/thursday and then I think I get bored and lazy about it. Its almost like I sorta sabotage myself. why??? Like now, I know I am not really hungry but I am just really wanting a hot dog from a nearby resturant.

I need more of a plan...I just printed out a daily amount of food from each food group for different caloric needs. Maybe this is just the thing I need.

Hey 5'3" babes.. how's everyone? I agree with Sam, it does seem like this thread is getting a little less love lately! 

i'd gained a bit before up to 117 and i've been working on weight loss as a mental game for me. My unofficial trainer/nutritionist has helped me work alot of flaws in my previous training, since i do dance class and alot of LSD cardio and it's been wearing me out. Because of what i was doing i'd been burning muscle instead of fat, which is why even with the weight training i was doing i wasn't recovering fast enough.. So now i've recently switched to only short HIIT for cardio days, i feel and look ALOT more toned in such a short period. I'm also at 115 lbs now... that's after after 2 HIIT sessions and 2 dance classes.

I've also revamped my mentality alot. I want to get leaner, more toned. At 110 or whatever. I'm learning to be unattached to the number, aim for it without it being the ultimate goal. Which is probably why i haven;'t been weighing too seriously. I'm also considering not participating in weight competitions for now to get my priorities clear in my head, so i'm afraid i'll have to be one less member in the weigh ins here though i do wish everyone the best of luck in what their goals are!

i'm very excited about how HIIT makes me feel the next day, not wrecked after miles of running as i'd wake up the next day feeling achey and not in a good way.

so now i'm focusing on my HIIT experiment and increasing my endurance, i'm doing 15 HIIT sessions now - aiming for 3 times a week. Hopefully after 2 weeks/6 sessions i'll try increasing up to 20 minutes...! i'm scared tho lol it really does get your throat burning up! Might stick to the 15 mins for longer if needed... I'm excited to tone up and lean out now knowing i wnt be burning the muscle!

all the best to you lovely ladies! xooxxoxox

WOW! great job Elle~ Weird question but what is LSD cardio? So whats your short HIITs like? Im interested. (if you check back)

I agree...I am tired of looking at the scale...although I really havent and am suppose to weigh in on Sunday and take measurments/pics again. I am sure I am going to be disappointed though because I dont feel any different I dont think. But I'll see I suppose.  

I am sad to see you go but wish tons of luck getting that lean and tone look asap! but happy for you that you are working on it and revamping in a even more postive way! yay!

Hey Ladies!!!! Missed you guys...work has been really crazy the last couple of weeks because of a recent promotion so of course that has its positives and negatives...I really haven't had time to weigh myself it seems nowadays but I did hop on the scale this morning and YAAY I'm down to 132, how'd the heck did that happen I dunno but I'm happy to not be stuck like I was for what seemed like forever, however I ate so terribly today that I'm prolly up like 3 or 4 pounds UGH I ate everything in sight it seems, I think I'm depressed, my dog passed away on Wednesday and I couldn't stop crying, even at work the next day, I had random crying spells, I loved her, she was a pomeranian, and I had her since I was ten so my heart litterally broke but I'm much better today, just sad that she's not there to greet me at the door anymore...

I'm so sad that you are leaving the group Elle, you will be missed but good luck to you doll, I know you'll get the results you are looking for! XOXO - MUAH!!!

Ash congrats at being at 132 lbs! I don't think u could've gained 4 lbs in a day! not in a day anyway. You have done so well so far , keep that in mind sweety <3

I'm also really sorry about your dog. how precious, to have a lovely animal companion since you were 10! Keep her memory alive and try to replace the bad thoughts with being grateful for the times you had together. It sounds like she had a lovely life :) and was lucky to be YOUR pet. Maybe you'll want to (when u feel u're ready) adopt a dog from a shelter in her good memory? You'll make a new friend and be poor dog's guardian angel at the same time..  just a thought xox

Hey Sam! LSD cardio is the long distance steady type.. i'm doing my HIIT on the elliptical, 5 min warm up at a moderate pace, then i crank it up for 30 secs of high intensity followed by 20 secs of back to low-moderate...i do that for 5 mins, and then follow that with a 5 min cool down. 15 mins on the elliptical total.

dont be fooled though :P it's the toughest 15 mins of cardio i've ever done. I want to gradually be able to increase the intervals, but so far 15 is effective enough in kicking my butt and i don't want to overdo it either. you really only need 10 to 20 mins for an optimally effective HIIT workout.

if you type HIIT in the forum search here at calorie count there are a lot of interesting threads talking about it, i was happy to see so many members love it too! :)

i did my third session today with some weighttraining afterwards (though i admit it isn't easy doing weights after HIIT!) it's crazy how my heart rate stayed at 140-150+ while i was doing weights after that intense HIIT. my body is soo warm and buzzing right now.

I 've been eating horribly the past few days (i'm getting my period but i agree it's NO excuse!!) so i'm hoping to start logging down my HIIT experiment in my journal.. it's final weeks at uni and heat is on there too... oh boi!

good luck yall xoxo

Hey ladies! I've been gone for 10 weeks and haven't used my computer at all so I'm back and ready to lose! I'm up to 125 again and want to lose 15-20 pounds this summer (August 29th is my goal date: first day of school!). Any tips for summer weight loss?? I feel like my life revolves around food in the summer (cookouts, icecream, coffee, etc. etc. etc.) How are all of you doing?? It's good to be back!