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JENN14JENN
6/11/06 10:32 A
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| Hey Everyone! I started the week 3 post! It is located at http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/messageboard.asp?imboard=8&imparent=2687455. Head over there to start off with todays success/struggles and post your weekly goals!! Katie, way to go! You will totally make your 4th of July goal! Rachel, that does happen with still feeling fat. There will be times you'll look in the mirror and think "I haven't lost anything!" Just look in your journal reminding yourself of how hard you have worked. I think that is so cool that you were able to appreciate how well you are doing and that you wrote it down. Read that often! It will inspire you and remind you of how awesome you are doing!! I was doing great on the shred, but my MOTHER IN LAW and GRANDMOTHER IN LAW derailed me yesterday. We had to go on a picnic with them and they wouldn't let me bring anything and they whipped out all these casseroles and ridiculously high fat food and my husband was like, "be normal for a day please." so I had to eat some casseroles. I was less than thrilled. I don't even like casseroles. If i had to cheat I wish it could have been pizza!! Anyways, get your goals up at the new post! Way to go guys!
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JENN14JENN
6/11/06 10:28 A
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| Hey Everyone! I started the week 3 post! It is located at http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/messageboard.asp?imboard=8&imparent=2687455. Head over there to start off with todays success/struggles and post your weekly goals!! Katie, way to go! You will totally make your 4th of July goal! Rachel, that does happen with still feeling fat. There will be times you'll look in the mirror and think "I haven't lost anay
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| It wont be official until Monday but it seems that I have lost 4 more pounds this week. I am really happy with that. Only about 6 more pounds till I meet the goal I set for the fourth of July.
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ITSMYTIME1
6/10/06 9:33 P
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Jenny
I'm so absored about myself I haven't even asked how your doing? Are you doing well on your 30 day shred?
I know your frustrated but don't give up or beat yourself up about the past. Keep moving!!!
Rachel
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ITSMYTIME1
6/10/06 9:23 P
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Cool I need to post my goals. I wrote them down but I still like to post... I'm trying to reach 350 minutes of Cardio this week. I have 3 weeks until we're going to a party at the lake so I feel like it's crunch time.
I know I've been doing good and yesterday I wrote in my journal all about how proud I am of myself. I've failed so many times before this is a new me forsure. However today was horrible, this morning I felt good and felt somewhat skinny but by tonight I feel like I haven't lost anything. Like I'm a fat cow in the mirror. My husband was trying to be wonderful first by telling me I look good and he can see a huge difference.... Then I said I look like I weigh 200lbs and being sweet he replied "I'd still love you even if you were" Of course since I'm in a bitchy mood I snapped "So I do look like I'm 200 lbs!" Now I know what he meant and I hate when I'm like that.
Sorry to unload but it feels good to do that.
I did workout 20 minute ab video, walked for 40 minutes at about 4.2 miles an hour and I've done 52 lunges. AND I STILL FEEL FAT!!!!
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JENN14JENN
6/10/06 5:10 P
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| Yep!! funny thing about women losing weight. 80% of the women I have worked with lose weight from the top down. Makes biological sense too, because your body wants to protect your "reproductive areas". The best thing you can do is start doing weights HARD for your lower body. Do a leg workout that includes squats and lunges of all stances and varieties. And go hard. Lift weight that makes you tired at 10 reps but do 15-18 set. Try 2-3 sets. The amounts of reps/sets will not bulk you up!! Stick with it Rachel - you are doing so GREAT!! I'm going to start the next weeks post and I'll put up where the address is here.
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ITSMYTIME1
6/10/06 9:55 A
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OK I'm cheating a little
Every Thursday I weigh more then the other days. I know it sounds stupid but it always works out like that. So I decided to correct my numbers cause Wed, Fri and today I weigh 154. So I'm going with that.
Weight 154
Waist 30.5
hips 40.5
Today I was happy with myself from the waist up however that lower part of me is horrible. I'm not sure losing 14 more lbs will change that. Any thoughts?
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KT
Go into Edit my Sparkpage, scroll down until you see on the left side your picture, Profile Image. Under that it will say edit messageboard, Profile Image/ Edit weight loss ticker.
Hope that helps
Rachel
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Rachel,
Sounds like you are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Where did you make the little weight loss countdown thing you have at the botom of your comment?
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Hi KT
The workout challenge sounds great! I know it really pushes me to keep going when I know I have a goal.
Today is my weigh in day so this is it I'm 155.5 waist didn't really move much at 30.5 hips 40.5.
Rachel
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My goals for the week
1. Say within calories
2. At least 5 fruits or veggies a day
3. at least 6 cups of water a day preferably 8
4. Cardio at least 5 days
5. Strength training at least 5 days
6. Stay positive
I'mm glad to hear everyone is doing well.
I'm also in another challenge where we set a goal for the number of minutes we want to workout this month and thats really helped me. On days I don't feel like working out I think that I need to get at least 45 minutes in or I will be behind on my goal and have to catch up.
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What kind of cardio have you been doing? I would suggest what has worked for me.... Push yourself, increase the time and intensity. The more the better, I figure once I get to my weight I'll be able to back off but right now I'm on a mission.
Rachel
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| im having trouble ive hit a platue any ideas on how to jump start my weight loss once again
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Thanks I am really happy I have never in my life been this motivated. I need to go to the gym 2 more times this week to do the stair mill, I've only done 10 minutes once this week. The reason is I've been doing alot of cardio at home I got my treadmill home finally and the weather has been really nice so I've walked at the park.
My weight in this morning was 154. Tomorrow is my real day so we'll see if it is an actual weight or not. I appreciate all the motivation you provide I'm trying to find an other group too I find it so rewarding to read about everybodys successes and struggles.
Rachel
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| Awesome - you can't even feel bad about that because look at the awesome results you are getting!!! You should be so proud of yourself. How is the stairmill going? I did my awful time on it today, but I felt good when i was done!!
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| I think you were reading my mind.... I don't think I can do the diet. I'm really happy with my eating habits now and would like to continue working on them. I just want to be able to make workout goals and compare notes! :)
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K - I did start a 30 day shred group and challenge discussion. The group address is http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/messageboard.asp?imboard=99&imparent=2638813. i hope to see you there!!! 
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hi jenn14jenn
i would love to join the challenge, i need a challenge. i hope i can gain motivation from u guys.i would like to join the "30 day shred diet" an d the new york body plan
Go From 134 to 114 by 8/3/2006
Consume between 1200 and 1550 calories per day
cw 130lbs
06/09/06-
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JENN14JENN
6/6/06 10:42 P
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Hey Rachel,
if this sounds kinda out there for you we can come up with something else that is more doable. You can cycle your carbs so that you do the strict diet for two days, then have a day with some fruit and whole grains to get some good healthy carbs in, then cycle low again for two or three days, then have healthy carbs again. That is really effective too. Just let me know.
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Hey, sorry to leave you with little info on what you can eat. Any lean meats, raw nuts, and all veggies except for corn, potatoes, and carrots. I did a lot of stir fry, a lot of omelettes, kabobs, and chicken salads with salsa or olive oil or lemon for dressing. The fruit is honestly the hardest part for me too. I love that stuff. As much as I try to completely cut fake stuff, I have not been able to for longer than two days. If I drank more water and fought the cravings I could probably do it but I feel like I need something sweet so I get sugar free popcicles or jello. I also chew sugar free gum. All of these have fake sweeteners, so hopefully I can fight the cravings this time around.
For me, it has totally worked. i've done it twice and the first time I lost 10 lbs in two weeks, and the 2nd time I lost 7 (I cheated a bit) The next two weeks involve slowly adding stuff back in, one thing at a time. Depending on how you are eating right now, it may not be the right time to start it. If you are eating quite a bit of refined foods, even if they are low calorie or low fat, you might want to start by slowly eating less of those and replacing those with fruits or veggies.
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OK
I'm bummed about the fruit since I have a lot of it around but I do understand. Now that I know what I can't eat I'm kind of at a lose for what I can....
Meat
nuts
eggs
I'm stuck what else???? Also have you done this does it work and will the weight stay off after I begin eating normal (healthy) again?
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K-
The 30 day shred is a really tough, but very rewarding diet. It does deliver results. The first two weeks are the hardest, after that it gets easier. The main purpose of the first two weeks is to rid your body of cravings. Cravings will hit you hard about day 2-3 and will get better around day 4-7, depending on your own body. The first two weeks follow a diet plan called the new york body plan, it is ABCDEF, which are the foods you can't eat.
A - Alcohol. Killer on any diet plan. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram which is not that bad, but because it is a toxin to your body, your liver (aka your metabolic powerhouse) is forced to process only those calories until they are gone. Everything in your system (protein, carbs, fat) is immediately stored so that the body can focus only on the alcohol. Also, it weakens your willpower. Pizza at 2 am after a night of drinking? Yes please! It's not good on any diet plan.
B - Bread. It's just for two weeks. No breads at all, even whole wheat, is allowed. They send your blood sugar soaring, causing a release of insulin, causing your body to store fat.
C - Starchy Carbs - Carrots, rice, pasta, potatoes, and corn are high in carbs, and cause a great deal of glucose to be released in the body. These foods will come back. It's only two weeks!!
D - Dairy - Okay, I'm sure you've heard that milk does a waistline good. Hopefully you've also heard nutrition experts blow the foul whistle on that. It's not true. Dairy is not a bad food group, especially in the fat free or low fat form, but it is high in lactose which is a milk sugar which causes blood sugar to go out of control again. Take a supplement with calcium in it for the next two weeks.
E - Extra sweets - any sweet food leads to sweet cravings and carb cravings, which is what we are trying to break. This is killer - no fruit juices, no candy - nothing with fake sugar - no honey. Nothing with fake sugar includes diet sodas and candies. Even calorie free sugars are not to be used because they cause cravings, and can be hard to digest. I have yet to give up Diet MT Dew for more than 2 days - but i try really hard.
F - Fruits and most fats. Fruit is high in fructose, which is fruit sugar which causes blood sugar to rise, cravings to start, excessive hunger to come about...lalala. Two weeks! Thats it! Fruit is not a bad food, just not the absolute best either. fats - try to avoid saturated fats. Pick lean cuts of meat, egg whites, raw nuts, olive oil, etc.
Okay - that is a brief on it. Let me know if you have any q's and i'll finish telling you about this in a bit. Daughter just woke up and is crying so i got to go!!
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Sure I'll try it. I'm not great with diets but I've done well with what I'm doing so I'll take it up a step.
Tell me more about it
Rachel
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| Do you want to try my 30 Day shred with me? It's a tough diet, pretty strict for about two weeks while it breaks your body of cravings, etc. but I used it back when I was getting in shape for competitions and it worked amazingly well. We could start it tomorrow and end it July 6. That's June 7-July 6. I would love to have someone to do it with because i have been struggling BIG TIME.
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ITSMYTIME1
6/6/06 11:13 A
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OK Jenn,
This is the deal I was reading your journal and I think you should start a new "30 day shred" I love that name. I'm in it and Very Determined we can do this no excuses! The way I look at it the pain doesn't last but the results do! Come on let's get motivated and do this together I'd like to hit the 140's by July 1st. I know when I write I'm going to do something it's way more motivating plus I think we need to check in at least every other day. Are you with me? If your not interested I do understand too.
Let me know
Rachel
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ITSMYTIME1
6/6/06 10:59 A
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So it looks like we are the last two survivors on the challenge. I'm sort of bummed I liked hearing from everyone, I find it very motivating. However I'm not giving up I hope your in it for the long haul too.
I've had a couple really good workout's in a row and I'm feeling very positive. Today is not my weigh in day but I did anyway and I'm 155.5! So I'm feeling very good about that too. Last year when I went on our friends boat I was 150 so only 5 more and at least I'll be back where I'm comfortable but I am so excited about the 140's.
How are you feeling this week? I know I swear at the Stairmill, under my breath of course, before I get on.
I was going to do an easy workout today but really I haven't felt sore this whole time I need to really push myself with weights. Tomorrow I'm walking with a friend so I have an easy day planned already.
Hope your doing well....
Rachel
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JENN14JENN
6/3/06 10:27 A
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I totally agree! I think weekly goals help so much because i know where I want to get to ultimately, but if I don't have a few specific things to shoot for each week I keep putting it off and putting it off... until it never happens. It helps when i'm dying on the stairmill to know that you are doing it too, and that i committed to it so I've got to do it! Honestly, it may sound funny but before I get on it I whack it with my towel and say to myself, "I hate this stupid machine." and that helps me get through it!! For like the first three or four minutes, I think how funny it is that I do that and then some of the time is gone! 
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It has helped me so much. I think it's kind of crazy cause I'll be at the gym I won't want to get on the darn stairmill but in my mind I don't have a choice cause I told you I'd do it. The other goals work the same way. Everytime I went to the gym I could think of a million reason to do a shorter time. However cause I wrote I would do 75 minutes I did! I am really amazed by it.
Truthfully yesterday was a horrible calorie day and I'm trying not to beat myself up too bad about it but I don't feel good at all.
We went to Chili's and my husband and I got Chips, salsa and queso dip... at first I was counting my chips but that didn't last then I ate chicken fajita's but only one shell. I know I did better then I would before cause he and I would polish off the chips and get a refill plus I would order the steak and chicken combo and ask for more shells. However it was still more then I have been eating.
So my weight shot back up to 159. It's probably because the sodium, I'm hoping. Today I'm going to the gym and it's going to be a good workout.
I'm glad you're back on track. We can do this together!
rachel
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Week 2
1. Keep calories in limit
2. Run 6/7 days
3. Staimill 4/7 days
4. Stick to meal plans and reduce carb intake
5. Eat meals at scheduled times and log food 6/7 days minimum!!
At the end of the week I hope like crazy to weigh 130. I just wish hoping burned more calories... i've really been struggling with my diet but it's really helpful to have you doing this with me!!
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Week 2
1. stay within calories 1200-1400
2. 3 days of cardio (60 min) at gym followed w/weights = total time 90 minutes
3. 30 minutes on the treadmill (home) for the next 7 days
4. Increase my carbs and fiber
At the end I hope this will result in a weight of 155
Good Luck everybody!
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| Hey All Lifechange challenge Members!! Lets see the goals for week 2!! I hope everyone had good weeks last week!!
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