Shed half a stone in March challenge!

lucyhope

Just 1lb this week, a step in the right direction though.

kjmtidea

Tara747 do you find that you lose a lot of weight by walking a lot? I walk miles every day doing the school runs and I am walking even more now because it is one of the few exercises that I can fit in between everything at the moment!

tara747

Welcome JFC, wow, 4lbs already and we're only 9 days into March!!

Dragon, well done on maintaining considering your food-tastic weekend! How was the b'day dinner?

lucyhope, well done on the 1lb loss!!!

kjmtidea, they do say that walking is great exercise and it is one thing that you can fit into everyday life. It gets you from A to B and apparently you burn 100 cals by walking one mile. And it's good for your bones (weight bearing) while also being kind to your joints (low impact). I love walking.

I have so much healthy food with me today, I'm all organised!!!

The_Dragon

Weekend wasn't that foodtastic Tara! We went out Friday night for dinner in the local pub (and very nice it was too), other than that not much happened really

tara747

Dragon, I thought you had your birthday lunch yesterday, sorry for the confusion! Hope it was nice anyway...

Leothecat

Well, completed the 5k yesterday. Was very disappointed as my time was 31 mins. According to our last training sessions I should have been completing it in about 28 mins. I think it was a combination of nil warm up due to the confusion at the race, very cold day, still a bit weak from last week's illness and very bad organisation at the race. It really was laughable. They allowed everyone (walkers, children, wheelchair users, people with buggies, 5k runners and 10k runners) to go over the start line at once. It was mad - the runners were tripping over buggies and walkers - terrible! It was not too bad for us cos it was our first 5k race and we were not taking it too seriously. Had I been a 10k racer and had trained really hard etc etc, I would have complained.
It took about 3-4 mins to get past all that lot and I ran for about 18 mins before having to walk for 2. Set off again and could only manage 5 mins and 1 min walk then ran the rest. At least I ran over the finish line - my friend ran most of the way and walked the last 2 mins!!
Was peeved off to say the least.
When I originally started the programme, my aim was to train for the Race for Life at the end of May. The race we did yesterday was something that I got talked into by a friend so I'm just going to put it behind me and move on.
Training tonight - 2 x 20mins. Looking forward to it.

Cymbaline

Afternoon all!
I'm two pounds lighter than last Monday which I suppose is a start. I'm surprised that I lost...we never, never go out to eat but went out Saturday night and Sunday!
I've stepped up the exercise and have been watching what I eat (with the exception of the above).
Went for my 5 mile walk with a friend this morning. We will go again on Friday-in between I'll do wii fit. I also have started Tae Kwon Do.
Keeping track of my calories online is really helping me.
May we all have a fun, fit, healthy week! :j

tara747

Leothecat, you did brilliantly!!! Focus on the positive, you trained well and you finished the race. I think the start of the race sounded like a shambles, and also it was v. windy, which wouldn't have helped your time. I think you deserve a massive pat on the back. Your first 5k, woooooooooooo!!

Cymbaline, well done on the 2lbs!! What I wouldn't give to lose 2lbs at the mo, great start!!!!

I went to the gym at lunchtime, just about managed to burn 300 cals. I am going to try to increase that but just can't seem to at the mo, not sure whether it's boredom or tiredness or a mix of the two. Hmm.

Breakfast was raspberries and low fat bio yogurt, and lunch was HM veg soup - yum. I am now sitting munching on mangetout and considering an Options choc drink (these do not count as choc for Lent purposes as they're only choc flavoured powder and 30-ish calories!). I have been up and down the stairs a few times too. Trying to atone for the sins of the weekend!

fluffyb

This losing weight malarkey is such hard work :rotfl:

Today I have done a total of 1 hour on my exercise bike and hour 1 'dancercising' which is basically me and my ipod dancing around the living room like crazy :rotfl: :rotfl: It can burn off 420 cals an hour though

I have done the exercise in 4 half hour sessions and now need a lie down :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

tara747

fluffybishop, that is great going!! Hope you mind me asking - are you fitting all this around work?