Flab Fighters Week 7

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. To find out more check the launch page.

What I did right this week

I got some important online support from #theshreddies:

@fivegoblogging http://fivegoblogging.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-shreddies.html

@MelkShamMum http://melkshammum.blogspot.co.uk/

@WritingForFun http://munchiesandmunchkins.com/

@StressyMummy http://www.stressymummy.com/

@WordsAndWine http://nothingbutwordsandwine.com

@from_fun_to_mum http://www.fromfuntomum.com/

@Aresidence http://aresidence.co.uk/.

We are encouraging each other on the 30 day Shred! Having people tweet their shreds is really inspiring. I have now done 9 shreds and it does make me feel good.

I also signed back up to 6 more weeks at the gym thanks to birthday money. This will keep up the momentum and despite the start of a cold I managed 2 sessions this week. We had a couple of family swimming sessions too. As far as calories went I had a few days of staying under the limit.

What I did wrong

At the weekend I had a stinking cold and went for quick and easy instead of making healthy choices. I also didn't really track what I was eating. Monday I had a tooth extracted and was so wiped out and spent 4 hours in bed before collecting children from school! Needless to say shredding was out of the question... Tuesday I still had little energy. Eating things that were chewable was higher on my priority list than checking healthy options!

How it went


Not surprisingly I stayed the same weight and I am still 3lb from my 2 stone award...

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FlabFighters: Week 6

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

What I did right this week

Plenty of exercise including the gym, 30 day shred, 21 lengths of the pool, aerobics and just walking at the weekend. On week days I kept well within calorie allowance to make up for the weekend...

What I did wrong

Well it was my birthday and it may have involved cake and wine... Then my daughter had a party at Pizza Express and my bargain menu only included unhealthy starter and dessert! (Though I swapped some of my dough balls for my son's salad).

How it went


Another decent loss of 2 lbs on the scales! Now I am only 3lb from my 2 stone award...

How have you done?

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Flab Fighters Week 5

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

What I did right this week

I did 2 long sessions at the gym as well as my aerobics class. We also did a lot of walking at Whinlatter at the weekend. Last night I started the 30 day shred so hope I can keep it up! My diet was close to 1200 calories on a few days and I ate more veggies.

What I did wrong

Still no Wii due to time constraints! My diet has far too much bad stuff and not enough good stuff in it...

How it went


Finally a decent loss of 2 lbs on the scales! Just need to build on that as once again only 5lb from my 2 stone award...

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Flab Fighters Week 4

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

What I did right this week

I again made it to the gym several times including an almost full hour whilst the children had a martial arts class. At Rosemary Conley I did the top level 3 fitness routine which gets a real sweat on! I stayed even closer to my calorie allowance and drank very little alcohol. As a family we went on a 3 generation bike ride, only 7 miles but we exercised together! The wii got turned on for the first time in 18 days...

What I did wrong

Whilst out for a meal I didn't make the healthiest choices and was tempted by tiramisu! The Wii needs to get used more often to get me active every day. I've not had enough vegetables in my diet so I'm going to try much harder to include at least 5 portions in my diet a day.

How it went

My weight loss this week was a meagre half pound! Better off than on but not good enough. I am being sponsored this month for a £ a pound in aid of the north west air ambulance and Macmillan cancer care so hope that inspires me to do better...

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Flab Fighters Week 3

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

What I did right this week

I made it to the gym several times including once whilst the children had a martial arts class. At Rosemary Conley I did the top level 3 fitness routine which gets a real sweat on! I stayed pretty close to my calorie allowance and drank very little alcohol.

What I did wrong

The Wii wasn't switched on at all which wasn't good. I finished off the children's leftovers a couple of times which is an old bad habit I thought I'd lost.

How it went

I ended up the same weight as last week. I feel a lot more muscular though so this may be reducing the weight loss (well I can hope!).

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Flab Fighters Week 2

 

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other! So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

To kick it off this is my entry:

My aims

I would like to lose another 2.5 stone and drop about 1.5 dress sizes whilst getting my BMI to a healthy level.

What I did right this week

I made it to the gym several times even when I just had 30 minutes for a reduced workout. At Rosemary Conley I did the top level 3 fitness routine which gets a real sweat on! When eating out on Sunday I chose healthier and lower fat options off the menu.

What I did wrong

I didn't get on the Wii very much at all. I also made poor menu choices at a pub on Friday. Plus I had a little bit too much wine over the entire weekend. There were not enough days that I kept to my calorie limit from Rosemary Conley.

How it went

I was lucky to get away with only gaining 1/2 a pound. Next week I need to stick much closer to the calorie limit and get exercising more again!

How have you done?

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Reasons to be Cheerful: Letter P (#R2BC)

After all of us guest hosts this summer Michelle is back from her break and has offered us up the letter P! So how can I fit my reasons to be cheerful into P:
1) Perfect Neighbours 
I came back from church last Sunday to find that my lovely neighbour had mowed my front grass! Our lawns are only separated by a couple of low level shrubs so it is easy to just whizz across and do both. What a lovely surprise and I just hope I can get a chance to return the favour (if it ever stops raining!).
2) Pennies in my Pocket
This week I started doing a few extra hours at another local secondary school. This should make a big difference to my bank balance whilst I do this temporary work. No idea how long it will last but its great whilst it does.
3) Pounds off my Weight
All the effort seems much more worthwhile when the scales show a loss of 3.5 pounds! To help keep me on track I've started a Flab Fighters blog hop so we can all share our fitness journeys. It goes up on a Wednesday but stays open for a week.
4) Parcel of Pleasure

We received our first Toys R Us Toyologist parcel on Monday. I am not sure who was more excited myself or the children! We have a fun 4 weeks ahead to review what came in this parcel before we get the next one. I have reviewed some already on the Toys R Us Toybox and I will put a weekly review on here too.

Enough P's I think! Please go and visit the other blogs in the hop:

Flab Fighters Week 1

As so many of us are flab fighting at the minute I thought I would create a linky for us all to help encourage each other!

So each week on a Wednesday join in and get support and encouragement. Just let us know:

• What you aiming to achieve (general weight loss, drop a dress size)
• What you doing to get there (diet, fitness etc.)
• What you did right this week
• What you did wrong this week
• How its going so far

I'll be putting a badge in that you can use on your posts and putting the linky on each week. Let's fight that flab and get nice and slim!

To kick it off this is my entry:

My aims

I would like to lose another 2.5 stone and drop about 1.5 dress sizes whilst getting my BMI to a healthy level.

How I am doing it

I am going to a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness class each week. We do a great workout and get a pep talk and encouraged to stick to the diet which is low calorie, low GI and low fat. To help stick to the diet I am tracking my intake on MyFitnessPal which helps me know what I am consuming.

I signed up for 6 weeks at a local gym and making the most of it by going 3 times a week and following a programme created for me. I am also working out on the Wii Fit and trying to do yoga regularly.

What I did right this week

On most days I stuck to the calorie allowance and kept my fat intake down. Plenty of vegetables in my diet and watching the portions. I made my 3 trips to the gym (even if one was only for 30 minutes!). Every day I did some form of exercise whether yoga or dancing with the kids using the Wii.

What I did wrong

When I gave in to temptation and had a coffee cooler I forgot to ask for skinny which loads up the calories. I also fell back into bad habits and when tired and stressed tucked into rather too many naughty things...

How it went

I was so pleased to have lost 3.5 pounds this week which puts me back on track and heading in the right direction!


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