Bumight- Week 1

I know this post is uber late, but I'm still going to put this up.

Current weight: 163.5 Ibs
Height: 5' 7"
dress size: 6

Its kinda a bit weird for me doing this, since I never considered myself big/fat. however last year say 2011/2012 I lost weight drastically, and i was down to 120 Ibs. It was so bad that everyone was trying to feed me, lol. Somehow I gained all my weight back and moer- and was almost pushing 170 Ibs! I think it was the various fast food and soda drinks I was consuming. Late last year, I decided that I needed to do something about it when I couldnt find ANYTHING to wear to church! as in NONE of my clothes fit.

From January this year, I've been on my best behaviour. I did the Daniel fast with my church and I dropped to 158 Ibs or thereabout. When the fast was over, I cleaned up my diet. Said bye bye to fast food, Soda, even a lot of my naija food.

I just started working out in March. Even though I have not seen the weight drop drastically, I've noticed that I'm fitter and my old clothes now fit. Clearly Ive learnt that its easier to pack on the pounds than to lose it, cos it seems like this fat is sticking to my body like glue!

Anyways, lets see if I can lose this 15 pounds and be a sexy size 4 forever!

Sugabelly - Week 1

Yes I'm the last person here to update I know.

This week was basically a failure. I think I even gained weight.

In fact, I'm too depressed to talk about it.

My current weight is 261bs.

Yes,  I know.

Okay, stats

Starting weight - 261lbs / 118kg

Height - 5ft 11inches

Update since I didnt put up a picture when I wrote this post, here's one now.

Adede- Week 1

Hello people! Yes I'm late and yes I'm sorry for it. So this week, weighing in, I'm still at 225.5.

So on Saturday I decided to make a meal and workout plan. Plans work for me. I made out my meal plan, made a grocery list, went to the store and bought most of the items on the list. I was a happy camper. Got home, stored what needed to be stored, cooked what need to be cooked and ziplocked my 1 cup of HoneyNut Cheerios which are suppose to be my snack. Monday went by smooth, and was the only day that went by smooth. On Tuesday I was rushing so I forgot my snack and lunch and of course went to the cafe and got the cheapest and most unhealthy set of fries that I could find. Couldn't workout during my break because no workout clothes and got home exhausted (excuse much? Definitely). And every day after that there's been one event, luncheon or after-class brunch that's been funking up my healthy eating/healthy living. After getting home today and self-reflecting and realizing that I haven't posted yet, I've come to the conclusion that:
1. Self-Control is a MUST for this healthy eating/living to work. I saw cookies and apple pie on the table and it was FREE and I just had to have it. I need to tell myself NO sometimes, I think we all need to tell ourselves NO sometimes
2. You CAN'T do this without Determination. Determination is like Self-Control's half brother. Stay focused. You CAN do it.

On a better note, I decided to buy a new container for my food to help with my bad portioning habits. If you have a smaller bowl/plate/container you will eat smaller amounts of food.

Till next week people.

We got this or are at least getting it.

Misslara's weigh in week 1

Madam sting... I use myfitnesspal too... its been helpful. i am back on track today... i'm hoping to remain like that.








Weight as at today... I don't use a home scale rather I go to Boots pharmacy to weigh myself. 17stone 4lbs that is 110.1kg

I am ready to take this to the next level... see you guys nest week.

MSMT : week 1

...sorry Im late....

same as last week....

will join zumba class soon.

need to eat small portions ...

less carb...more fruits and vegetables...

hope to lose 1 or 2 pounds by monday

weight 190pounds 

waist 35

www.loseit.com  very helpful

Kaura's weigh in week 1

I'm about 2 days late I think,sorry about that,  I'm in the process of moving to a new place, and squat with my parents during the transition. I was even suprised my there was a scale at my parent's house, nobody watches weight here. I'm using a different scale so I'm not sure how accurate it is. I didn't lose weight, I thought I would even gain, last week was just the height of greed and laziness with the excuse of "Oh I'm having exams, I need the sugar". Now exams are over, I'm working on swapping an unhealthy food item for a healthy one. I'll see how this works out

weight: 183lbs
height: 5ft 3inch

Downtheaisle weigh in

Still haven't lost any weight from last week...well the scale refused to move, except for 2 inches from my waist, actually noticed my belt hole went two spaces back, so just took out the measuring tape to check....

In the last one week I have kept to the 'eat healthy rule'... plus lots of water,I am actually proud of myself on the water bit, as i noticed I get to fill my water bottle a few more times during the day.

I should confess my cheat times though....3 times of cheat with snack bar size of snickers.... and drinking tasting my son's juice sometimes too.

I also think the idea of letting people know you are on a diet might not exactly be bad  as they are on constant watch-out on you and they get a bit careful on what they offer you, even though it can get annoying..with their remarks....especially if they are Nigerians...they can be very rude about it!

My colleagues know I am trying to get on the healthy eating path, so that kinda keeps me in check because with their  loud mouth....I can be sure they would be quick to remind me when i want to indulge in some birthday cake,cookies or some office freebies.

I joined a dance session as well, and so far I think im feeling it, its a 1hr session with a dance instructor after work,this is not some zumba class, its dancing to real naija mix...its a whole lot of fun, where you do the 'azonto', 'shaking your bumbum','alingo','makossa' etc...its really really intense,you sweat it all out.After the session you actually know you've had a workout along with all the fun in the world. This happens 3times a week. The guy charges #1000 ($6)/hr so you only pay when you attend, which I think makes sense, afterall  I don't pay some bulk money for gym and attend only 5times in a month...and dash the rest to the gym owner.

The routine encompasses absolutely every form of intense aerobics you can think of, i'm only hoping I dont get bored with it after some time even though some ladies said they've been attending the sessions for over a year and they still look forward to the sessions everytime...well, lets see how it goes!

Thanks to sirius for the links in her last post, quite insightful....

 My stats remain the same except for my waist

Weight 99kg

Bust44

Waist 40

Hips 46

Okeoghene- Week 1

Waist : 37
Hips : 44
Thigh: 24
Weight : 178lbs
Height: 5'5"

I am a day late for this weigh in and  I apologize for this "too much flash" picture. From last week, I lost 3lbs and I was pleasantly shocked, I lost any weight at all. The only thing that changed from my routine is water. Before this challenge, I rarely drank water. I can go days without tasting water, except when I am brushing my teeth. I am a tea junkie. I drink tea with most meals. The information out there is so massive with losing weight or adopting a healthier lifestyle. So as not to be overwhelmed, I decided to take a baby step and make the change with drinking water. I downloaded a water-logger app, set it up with reminders on my phone and my water intake has improved. I also noticed improvement on my bowel movement.

For exercise, I used Jillian Michaels ripped in 30, 3 days this week and I also used the C25k app for alternate days. C25k is a couch to 5k program that helps to prepare one for running a 5k.

For nutrition, I have reduced my portions, and with all the water I am drinking, I am not as hungry. I started keeping a food journal yesterday which I intend to review every week, to note foods that are working for me and those that aren't.

Sting Wk 1

Down 1.2lbs.

Alice Week 1

Heya!!!

So I'm down .6 pounds, not a lot but its something... Slow and steady right?

This last week was a turning point for me, realized for the last 2 months I've been basically starving myself, eating an average of 1500 calories and then working out twice a day burning at least 600-700 out of that, leaving my body with a basic 800cal to function.. Bad bad bad.
I was doing some research on why I wasnt seeing the results I was expecting with all my hardwork and I realized that was the problem, I was eating too little.
Way too little.
Did some research online for my basic metabolic rate BMR, calculated it and realized that my body needs about 1700 to function if I am completely leading a sedentary life.. Imagine, being as active as I am I need about 2200, to safely lose weight at 1 pound a week I should get in close to 1800cal a day which is 500 less since 1 pound of fat is 3500 calories, to keep my body functioning and not starve it.
To lose 2 a week I should average about 1560 calories which is still a safe weight loss, that's even under 1kg a week.

anyone interested in reading more about BMR go here http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981 ton of information to educate yourself
Hence with my active lifestyle I'd have to eat about 2000calories so that exercise burns the odd 400-500 daily and leaves my body with 1500 calories to function.
Eating too little is bad bad bad... Eventually your body adjusts to the little you are giving it and holds on to every morsel of food instead of burning it because it isn't sure if more food will be coming a LA starvation mode.

All in all I have decided to up my calories to 1900. It will have an adverse effect for the first few weeks, I might gain a few pounds at first and then steadily start to burn the weight fast when my body readjusts... This is a scary process, eating more :O, I won't lie I'm worried, what if it doesn't work and I just get fatter... Bleh, this isn't about some goal its a life style change and I'm going to try everything till I find what works for me. So I'll risk it, and be patient with the results. I have also invested in a heart rate monitor, so I can properly calculate how much calories I'm burning per workout, this is important because all those machines at the gym tend to over estimate. I can't wait for it to arrive.
Its a new day guyssss. Hope your weekend was relaxing.
I had a blast, iyanya is touring north america so I went to kukere with my friends looool.
Current weight -182.4 pounds
Height - 5 ft 7
Chest- 36.5
Waist-29
Hips-42

Till next week!!!!

Adele's Week 1 Weight

This is where I'm at now. I lost 0.1kg. It's a miracle that I even lost any weight at all no matter how minute. I haven't taken my weight loss seriously this week at all. I had a piece of cake on Wednesday. I haven't done any exercises at all. Only thing I have tried to do is be more conscious about my food and portion control. I haven't really cut down on carbs as I have been eating a lot of rice lately.

It's been a busy week for me, as I had a wedding to help coordinate on Saturday, two important reports to submit on Wednesday and Friday, combined all these with church duties on Saturday and Sunday and a party after church on Sunday  I had can sodas on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and yesterday. I am having coffee as I type this. It's black though. I have however managed to keep up with drinking as much water as I can especially first thing in the morning. I also tried something I saw on juicing vegetables' facebook page - warm water and lemon juice first thing in the morning. I had this on Saturday and Sunday  It's supposed to be good for weight loss too. Apparently, it cleanses the system and detoxifies.

I keep putting off my morning walks and exercises because I can't find my headset/earpiece and haven't been able to go get a replacement. Fingers crossed I shall get that sorted and commence exercises this weekend.

I have now decided to keep track of everything I am eating/drinking by writing it down. I'm hoping this will help me curb and control my eating once I see it written down in black and white and also to keep track of my calorie intake.

Sorry I haven't taken other stats.  I keep forgetting that's why I haven't done that yet and I also don't own a measuring tape. I have an appointment with my dressmaker this weekend, so she 'll help me with some of my stats.

~Sirius~ Tuesday Weigh In

Ooops!

1 day late. Sorry guys.


I'm not sure if I would have liked my weight yesterday morning as my Sunday was "unpure"
 ~The Mister~ took me out to eat and I had to eat something :)

Current Weight: 73.8kg
Waist:: 30"
Height: 5"7
BMI: 25.4 (don't really believe this stuff)
Feelings: Stagnant, little progress

Looking OK today, I think I might have reached a Plateau as things seem to be slowing down.
Only 1 week into working out with heavier weights, I will draw conclusion at the 2/3 week mark, if I don't loose some significant weight- say between 1-2 kilos, then I will have to result to extreme measures to jump start the weight loss again.

I have now included 1 slice of yam to my diet on weight training days. which is about 3 days a week. Still on all sorts of vegetables and lean protein, fats as my meals. It's amazing how cravings disappear and you almost always feel full!!

Today is sports day at the office (May day celebrations), I put in for sack race....my workout for today.

Have a great week people!


~Sirius~ Signing out....XoXo

Mojisola

Waist: 48
Bust: 50
Hips: 54 in
Tigh: 33 in
Weight: 235.6lbs (107.1kg)
Height: 5ft 2in

Currently detoxing, trying not to snack on cookies, cake, and cutting out the juice, soda and energy drinks. I have replaced the snacks with fruit and the drinks with crystal light. Trying to watch my portion sizes and to eat as much vegetable as my carb portions, I was going to start walking but the weather has been awful this past few days. My workout capabilities are limited due to a recent broken arm; I used to have a gym membership but actually using it was the problem cos the kids got to daycare at 7am and I go to work; and I picked them up at 5:30pm get them something to eat and then go to the gym at about 7pm; work out until 8pm get home bathe kids and sleep. the routine driving around was wearing me out more than the workout and of course, I snacked more to compensate for all the tiredness. Also, started noticing unruly behavior in the kids since mommy and us time was converted to mommy fit time. It just made sense not to renew when the contract was over (after dashing them five months payment). I want to try the Catho steps have got the equipment and DVD; will begin soon :)

Izzie's Week 1 Weight

Waist = 33.5

Hips = 40.5

Waist/Hip ratio = 0.83

Thigh = 25

Weight = 180.5lbs
Height = 5ft 8in
BMI = 27.4

So not much changed, gained half a pound (expected more) except for my waist and hip which is surprising as I really ate a lot of food (healthy and probably unhealthy). I didn't do any exercise as I went on vacation on Wednesday, so was in 'let yourself enjoy' mode. Although, I did a lot of walking while on vacation, so maybe that helped.

Oh well.


P/S
Tomorrow I'll be posting the weight lost ranking for everyone that posted their weight last week and today, so if you haven't posted today, GET ON IT ASAP.. :D

P/S
Also the site layout will be changing very very soon and if for some reason, you are not able to open pages, Maybe, Just Maybe, MAINTENANCE is going on. Just a heads up.

Ngwa, ciao people. Anyi ga kpa later (we'll talk later)

IzzieMedula

Beautiful: Week 1

I haven't lost any weight and I know why. You see, I have reasons to give on why I just can't go to the gym:
a) I get headaches after working out at the gym
b) I work as an IT Systems Analyst and don't get home before 11pm daily. On good days, I get home between half 8 and 10pm.
c) I have an event coming up in my life soon which takes up the whole of my friday nights and saturdays while church takes the whole of my friday mornings and afternoons (p.s: Weekends are Friday and Saturday where I live and Sunday is the first working day of the week so all "sunday" church services hold on Fridays).
d) There's a big gym about 10 minutes walking distance from my building and to be honest I actually went and registered but for 2 months, I never went in there so by the 3rd month when they called me saying I hadn't paid, I insulted them all and their manager saying they were all thieves.  Afterall, I never came into the gym after I registered so they would not collect any penny from me. Well, that didn't end well and my subscription was cancelled by MMA Fitness with a notice that I have to re-register as a new member if I ever change my mind and come back. Well, I told them I would not come back.

The headaches I get (re: a above) are manageable so that's not a strong reason but leaving work late just makes me think of food and my bed. Its really difficult to consider going to the gym when I'm that tired. The headaches are usually the same type I get when I wear my glasses for a very long time at work...usually at the forehead and include both eyes, not at the middle of my head or the entire head. I'm not sure if that makes any sense.

There's usually a workout room in most buildings but my apartment is on the 10th floor and the work-out room is on the 15th floor. The elevator stops on the 14th floor and when I get back from work at 11pm, I get really freaked out going upstairs by myself because its usually ghost-like at the stairs. The few times i've braved it up, there were always guys doing weight training so I had to wait for them to finish up. (p.s: I can't be in the workout room with religious men and they can't be in the workout room with me either so we have to take turns and its all just really draining so I usually just go back to my apartment and sleep).

I remember a conversation Alice and I had a few years ago (babe thank you for leaving me behind, you're now a sexy lepa o) that its more about what you eat. I try, I try really hard but veggies taste really bad, salad is tasteless, I can never eat brocolli or cauli, beans without palm oil is horrible. My favourite meals are fried plantain, proper beans with red oil, rice and bread...hmmm I love bread. What I've done is to have fruits for breakfast, then any of the staple foods I love for lunch and convince myself that I'll have weetabix for dinner lol, however when I get home I find myself munching on bread or frying plantain. I would appreciate some help regarding how to prepare carbs in a healthier way because I really don't like salads or veggies to be honest.

I'm trying to make small changes and not drastic ones which I can't maintain. I've totally given up soda until June 8th - my birthday. That hasn't been working well because I think I have "withdrawal symptoms" from coke I'm not kidding. I actually do have to PRAY when I see a can of coke because it takes all my self-control not to pop the can and just have some. I started the "no-soda" plan at the beginning of March but I had coke last week thursday sha I won't lie. Apart from that, I've been really diligent  It doesn't help that the company gives us lunch at the start of weekend; read as every thursday which is usually Mandi (Indian rice), Nandos fries, etc AND chocolate cake. There's also always soda in the office pantry but we have fruits as well, its just that apples don't appeal to me so I always have bananas which I've been told do not aid weight loss.

I have tried body magic and Levive nah didn't work, I did lose some weight by going to the gym in 2011 but steadily gained it all when I moved to my new location. Its difficult to plan meals, also I always have stew and when tired, I just buy bread from the store downstairs, microwave some stew, eat and go to bed.  I have tried to work out at home, hmmm that thing was just self deceit o, I have Zumba cds, weights, skipping rope, 30 day shred etc.

Lol, I'm sure you're wondering what the long epistle is for, well its just to let you know that I really do know what my problems are - "Laziness and Time constraint". When you know the problem, you can find a solution. If there's anyone out there who has any of these problems (I doubt there's any, all you work out people), don't feel alone but make an effort to tackle it. I'm going back to MMA Fitness after work to re-register with my tail between my legs and seriously hope they don't ask for payment as a new member all over....that stuff is just too expensive. I love challenges and being a part of this will spur me on.

Height - 5ft 7 inches

Week 1 statistics
Weight - 101.8
Bust - 43
Waist - 35
Hips - 49

I did lose 0.1 kg....that should count for something!

Isha: Week 1 weigh in

So, I have to do this via mobile. And my memory card is crap these days, so I lost the photo I took (You're gonna have to take my word for it. Lol. Thank you). Current Stats: Weight: 97.1kg Waist: 37 Hips: 47 Thigh: 30.5 Boobbies: 40 (And I'm adding a new one I want to keep track of) Arm: 15.5 How are y'all doing?

Late Comer Alert!

I made it here...finally!

Thanks Madam Sting for this platform and signing me up

My weightloss journey already started in march. My statistics at that point were:

Weight - 80kg (176 lbs)
Height - 5ft 7
Chest - 40 inches
Waist - 33 inches
Hips - 43 inches

My heaviest ever (after giving birth). I was 95kg on my delivery day, August 2011.

9 months before I struggled with my weight and i was at 68kg (if only I had seen the future, I would have appreciated my 68kg)

I lost some good amount of weight post pregnancy, almost back to the old me (I think exclusive breastfeeding was the magic behind that), but somehow I fell off the wagon when I had to resume work and life as a working mum isn't a bed of roses.

I am excited to be here. I'm hoping that all the support I need to achieve my goal will be from here.

Now, I follow the 80% Nutrition 20% workout rule.... because abs are truly made in the kitchen. Eating clean in Nigeria is one hell of a task, however- very possible if you are determined. I can't wait to share my nutrition plan. No starvation, eating at least 3 times a day is mandatory and drinking water half your body weight (I carry around a 75cl bottle with me daily and aim for at least 5/6 bottles a day)

I try to have in every meal carbs (vegetables only- not even tubers allowed) protein (eggs/egg whites, skinless turkey/chicken/ all kinds of fish/snails/bush meat :)/very rare- lean beef/any other sea food available to me) fats (olive oil (extra virgin cold pressed)/avocado/ depending on the fish I'm having, I also get fish oils) 

so a typical breakfast is scrambled eggs/egg whites in vegetables (carrots, cabbage, lettuce, onions, ugu, green (shoko), bitterfeaf, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, spring onions, green pepper, chopped snail/ turkey/chicken) with avocado on the side. the veggies are sautéed in olive oil seasoning with a lot of herbs and spices, dry pepper and salt. I have made this every morning for the past 2 months. (all the vegetables may not be available but I use at least 8 every morning) I usually sauté a lot of the veggies and divide into 2 (one without eggs to have with fish for lunch).

I limit my fruit intake to 1 to 2 pieces of fruit every other day or just 3 days a week. I used to think oatmeal was the healthiest breakfast until 2 months ago when I read this..... and I had oatmeal the day I stumble onto this write up. there are a lot of diet dos and don't s out there, however I believe is choosing what works for my body. 

I've read about the 5 foods that cause inflammation, bloating and hinder weight loss in the human body (grains, dairy (anything milk based), soy, wheat, can’t remember the last one legumes i think) however if you consume them and lose weight, I don't see why you should eliminate them- my 2 cents ( this can be done by going off all of them for at least 21 days and including them one by one, looking out for signs of your body rejecting them) 

As for workouts, I've been pretty inconsistent (that changed this week), main workout being weight training for 45 mins at least 3 times a week, with an added 8-12 mins of HIIT (30s slow 30s intense) or also on alternate weight training days. 

I love green tea. I drink between 3-5 cups a day

Last week my stats were:

Weight - 74.5kg (163.9 lbs)
Height - 5ft 7
Chest - 39 inches
Waist - 30 inches
Hips - 42 inches

Will weigh in tomorrow and update you on my routine.

I smell a plateau coming, so I’ve upped my weights

My goal for weight loss turned into a goal for washboard abs.....wish me luck guys!

March 2014 is my deadline.

See ya!

~Sirius~ Signing out...XoXo