Motivation

Anyone in this grouping looking to drop from 140 to 130's.  We can all use support.  Today I am focusing on all the food groups.  Exercise would be good, but I won't be able to since I am working from 9 to 10:30.  A Super long day.  I hope I can stay focused, when I pass the fast food chaines on my travels today.

hey welcome wolfie! :)  glad you found the group over here! i broke that 150 barrier right around the end of january--it was REALLY exciting to see the scale dip into the 140's :)  now i'm trying to get it to keep going down....i'd like to be in the 130's by april.  hopefully it works!

does anyone have any idea how I can skip the whole "stuck at 143 for a month" and just keep moving down?  My goal is to be at 123 by june...

well....there's no real "guaranteed" method.  what has worked for ppl on this site to break a plateau is to either 1. increase calories or 2. change workout routine.  usually they have to do both.  but there's no way to "force" your body to keep losing.  plus the fact that you're getting into healthy bmi range means that you're going to lose weight more slowly and it might be difficult to lose 20 lbs in that time frame

I weighed in at 149 lbs this morning (and all mornings in the past week) and would like to join this group.. :)

I started at CC in Feb at 153 lbs and am so glad to be at 149 again.

I'm 5' 4", 27 years old, sedentary to lightly active, and try to work out 5-6 days a week on the treadmill. I burn an average of 350 cal (sometimes more and sometimes less- you know how it goes..)

I aim for 1200 calories intake per day - but most days overshoot it to 1400 or rarely even upto 1700 like last night :D. (well, I had a strenous workout ). One thing I am grateful to CC for is that I now realise how much I must have been eating to actually have gained weight. Because when I did hit 1700 cal yesterday - I was feeling overfull !!

I'm gonna add you guys as friends- please feel free to comment and pass on advice.

welcome carabo!  congrats on your loss so far!!! very exciting :)  

hi all!  well, i didn't end up working out last night ... i'm sure you could see that coming. :)  i think it was good though.  i've been pushing myself the last three days to work out and i've been sooo tired lately.  i felt so much better when i woke up this morning!  and i have 1 hr turbo kickboxing with a friend today so i'm sure to work out hard today. And I have a big hike with another friend tomorrow ... no slip ups when it involves buddies. :)

btw, i peeked at my weight today (i weigh in on tuesdays and fridays, but i often "peek" on other days sometimes just to see) and it said 148.5 ... good things to come, i'm sure of it! :D

Hi Carabo - I added you too. Congrats on your accomplishment so far. I peeked at your profile and see that your goal is realistic... You'll get there!

Ok so - here's what I hate... I can't seem to get my abs in shape! I do notice a nice new curve to my arms and shoulders but I swear getting any "definition" in the lower region (abs, butt, thighs) is so hard!

Any tips to share 140/130 group? I use an exercise ball sometimes for crunches but usually just find myself doing a weak number of crunches on the floor before bed (usually only 10-30).

hi jennifer-

i found this one to be really good:
http://www.amazon.com/Slide-Roller-Exercise-E quipment-Machine/dp/B000NHWPQC/ref=pd_sbs_sg_ 3/105-1391947-7827614

whoops, i was trying to figure out the hyperlink thing and didn't finish. :)  here's an article i just found though that says that the ball exercise is really good.  for me, i can do a bazillian crunches and it hurts bad and is so hard, but i'm not sore in the morning.  the ab roller in the link above always gets me sore ... so i keep using it.  it's super quick to get it done too ... have to love that.  maybe it's actually called an ab slider.

Here's the article:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/conditioni ng/a/aa020402a.htm

I don't think i did the other hyperlink worked right, here's the ab roller i use (different than the common one):
http://www.amazon.com/Slide-Roller-Exercise-E quipment-Machine/dp/B000NHWPQC/ref=pd_sbs_sg_ 3/105-1391947-7827614

bicycle crunches are also super-effective. 

but the thing is that your body takes off fat whenever and wherever it feels like, so all we can do is try to tone the muscle that's underneath for when the fat disappears.  my best friend is really slim and has a really REALLY strong core (she's always done a lot because she has a really bad back and having a strong core is important) but she's got a little pooch around her mid-section. it's just the way she's built.

Thanks for the info! I love this article and it gave me renewed faith in my exercsie ball. I just thing I need to up the challenge and do more crunches!

yeah--i think bodyscience said "don't work your abs every day. just do three times a week and make sure it's at least 100 reps".  so--10 to 30 prolly won't be enough :)

here's one exercise that got my core burning:
lie on back, legs together, extended straight towards ceiling. extend your arms straight parallel to legs, then crunch up like you're going to touch your toes (small movement).  25 reps
open legs to V-shape in air, then extend arms between them and crunch up. 25 reps
legs back together, extend arms to right of legs and crunch. 25 reps
extend arms to left of legs and crunch. 25 reps.

Repeat everything.
so it's all really small movements, and you can do 'em pretty quickly--but they really get you burning! especially that second set!

Thanks for the welcome guys.. You are all so supportive!

I must get back to doing abs as well. I havent been regular for a month now..

woohoo! a new month! what's everyone's goals? Here're mine:

1. 140 lbs by April 1
2. 1750 minutes exercised in March
3. Be a size 9/10 in juniors by March 22 (i'm seeing some friends I haven't seen since November and I'd like to be smaller!)

I'm already fitting into some junior 9/10's so I think I should be able to make my third goal pretty easily.  I just want the 9/10 to be my default size--not the size that i can sometimes squeeze into :)

Good idea Kil....

We are getting closer to spring which means getting closer to summer! I am taking my kids to a waterpark over spring break (April 5) so that means being in a swimsuit for 2 days straight.

My goal by April 1:
down to 135 (130 is ultimate goal by June 1)
Abs 3x's / week and bump it up so I see a difference!!!

thank goodness for march 1st!

MARCH GOALS

1)As kiigan said, I want size 8 to be my default size. I want to wear 7/8's by April 1st.

2)Weigh around 135, definately not more than 136

3)workout 1000 minutes this month.

4)DONT BINGE oR SLIP!!!

certainly looks like we've got our work cut out for us!

yeah. I'm starting today off with 50 minutes of cardio.

Thats a lot considering Ive been on my feet for the past 8 hours at work.

When I get back from the gym i'm going to IKEA to find some new furniture! YAY!!!

let's see..if i do 40 minutes of gym five times a week for four weeks that is 800. Which i guess is what I usually do. I've gotta get to 1000 though. maybe ill go 60 minutes sometimes..

Ahh, March ... new month.  I give myself a little butterfly sticker every day I workout and now I don't even want to turn the calendar to March because February is so damn colorful and I'm so proud of it!  I guess it's time though for another clean slate to work through though.

My goal is to get to my 10 lbs lost mark by the end of the month when I go to New York.  Whoo, can't wait, I love vacation!  I may have to buy some new jeans at that point though. ;)

yay! new, smaller pants! they're so much fun to buy :)