Hi everyone , hope all is bubbling.

9/12/2010 logs

B A bowl of oats + 1 omellete + 1 small can of juice

Snack 1 pckt of peanuts +1 small cup of beverage

L 1/2 serving of semo + Ogbono + fish

Snack 1 serving of crackers

D  Nil

Water 1.5L +
Exercise 30 mins walking.

Breakfast------ white bread and fried egg

lunch--------- a cup of lipton without sugar or milk

dinner-------- white rice with pepper soup and fresh fish
exercise 30min walk
and 2l of water

@modath am not sure of height right now

Morning all

10/12/2010 logs

B 2 lices of white bread + 1 serving of omelete + 1 cup of beverage

L 1/2 seving of semo + Egusi soup + Cowleg + 1 orange

D 1 serving of Spaghetti + 4 pieces of dodo + 1 piece of fried chicken + 1/2 orange

Snacks 1 small cup of groundnuts+ 2 small apples.
Water 1.5 +
Exercise 20 mins walking

@Coxty,
Try and weigh and measure your height asap in order to proceed.

@ Romeo, some one gave me a step counter and asked me to try and hit 10000 steps every day.
I want to find out if intensity does matter. Do I have to walk briskly all the time or  I can just go around strolling.

@ modath how are u? You no longer post your logs? Pls how can I get to that shopping plaza you talked about. I need to change my wardrobe.
Please post the address again. i tried searching through the thhread, it was taking too long.

@ Ejadamen, whats up?

11/12 logs

B 2 slices of Fried yam + 1 omellette+ 10 tbsps of oats

Snack: 1 cup of peanuts + 1 small cup of beverage

L 1/2 serving of eba + egusi soup + fish + .5 orange

Snacks  1 serving of crackers

D 1.5 servings of beans + 1 small loaf of wheat bread + 1 piece of fried chicken+ .5 orange

Water: 1.5 +
Exercise 45mins walking.

@Sammi -

Of course the intensity does matter. The more intense, the more calories burned. This is not to say it will not be beneficial if the walking is not intense. Any exercise is better than no exercise. Do what you can. Try to up the intensity, or increase the number of steps over time.

@Modath -

This could be due to a variety of things. Do u feel any pain in the area? If not, it could simply be bloating on that side.
Worst case scenario would be a Hernia. Get a 2nd opinion and have a doctor rule that out.

@Coxty -

It would be greatly inconveniencing to repeat all that i have said over time, as it is all on the threads, but as a rule of thumb, you need to implement a sustainable diet and exercise plan. To loose weight, you will need to burn more calories that you are ingesting.

Eat 3 meals a day without fail - cut out all unnecessary fats/oils/sugar/soft drinks/confectioneries/sweeties from your diet. Eat more complex carbs, fruit and vegetables, cook with less oil, eat less meat and more fish, and drink more water.
You will need to plan your meals in advance - this will stop you from eating just anything.

You can exercise at home if you cannot jog due to security reasons or have no access to a gym. Implement a consistent regime of high reps star jumps, squats, lunges, press ups, etc for this. You will need to be motivated and extremely consistent for this to work.
Speak with Modath and Aladunni for more information on a plan including these exercises.

Hope this helps.

@Sammie,
I am doing great? I no longer post my log for two reasons
1. There is basically no difference or let me say there is just a slight variation in my meal on a day to day basis.
2. I don’t want to discourage people who have cheat meals now and then, but I can fill you in for yesterday [estimated]
I did 30mins of jog/sprint /walk, 15 mins of step ups [on a ten inch staircase] then 15 mins of strength training [squats, lunges and core training]
B==Beans and Wheat bread
L==Eba and vegetable
D==Rice and chicken
I snacked on garden egg and blended strawberry and banana smoothie.

Today, I had amala and vegetable before church and snacked on garri and groundnut some few minutes ago, will soon have lunch cos am still hungry.

A for sunny land, its in balogun very close to Great Nigeria house and shittabey court and not far from mandilas. Just ask from people around someone will definitely oblige,

@Romeo,
I don't feel any pain whatsoever and the doctors that checked me ruled out hernia,i will go to National hospital for a final opinion,but i never had it when my bulge was at its worst,its just now that my stomach is looking better,its starting to feel like it could be loose skin.

Sammiejo:

@ Ejadamen, whats up?

I'm fine. I dare not write my food logs but I'm really trying to make healthy food choices and incorporate as much fruits in my diet as possible. Also I eat a lot of vegetables. Tomorrow I want to get a basin of oranges and a pawpaw

@Romeo
thanks Romeo,i will thank to ur advice
@modath
Are u in the house did u hear what Romeo said,pls be patient with me and tire to help me out in me suitaution and understand condition of the area i am living. Thanks

@ general house hw are you all doing

modath:
@Mightlove,
Update----I just find out my new swing is between 75-76, cos the scale never goes above 76 now, and i haven't done anything differently.i have also lost half inch in my waistline and stomach.

go modath, go modath, go. congrats modath. you shall get there soon.one gets motivated to do even more when one is seeing results.
i have seen trimendous result of my workouts and that alone is a great motivation for me.
for me you are and will always be one of my great motivators.

my logs for last week

6/12/2010

B: boiled irish potatoes with stew

L: one moi moi with a portion of cole slaw

D: fist size eba with oha soup and 2 pieces of meat.

water:

snacks: handful of chin chin, 2.5 slices of bread

water: over 2.5 litres

excercise: None, when i am home alone with my son, i can hardly do anything.he wouldnt allow me to leave him alone for a

second.


7/12/2010

B: 3 servings of beans and rice

L: all i had access to was chewing gum so there was no unch for me. I had 2 slices of bread at 6pm cos i was too hungary to

wait for dinner.

D:2 servings of yam porridge with lots of vegetable between 8:15 and 8:35.

water: over 3 litres

snacks: nil

excercise: 50 minutes on the cross trainer


8/12/2010

B: 3 servings of yam porridge with vegetables

L: 4 slices of bread

D: 2 servings of rice with boiled irish potatoes and a piece of meat and fish

snacks:

water:over 2.5 litres


exercise

50 mins on the elliptical cross trainer


9/12/2010

BF: 2 servings of rice with 3 boiled potatoes and a piece of fish
L:3 servings of boiled irish potatoes with stew and a piece of fish
D: 4 small pieces of yam with egg sauce

snacks: 2 garden eggs with a handful of peanuts, 3 cracker biscuit with a very small quantity of cereal,a handful of chin

chin
water: over 2 litres



10/12/2010

BF: 5 slices of bread with peanuts and water
L: 1 serving of pasta, 2 garden eggs with peanuts

D: fistsize size semovita with oha soup and a piece of meat

snacks: 2 garden eggs with a handful of peanuts, 4 pieces of cracker biscuit
water:over 3 litres



11/12/2010

BF: 1 superpack of indomie with a alittle chips and egg by the side (ate very little peanuts and a little milk before my

excercise in the morning)
L:1.5 servings of beans with garri (had late lunch at 5:30pm)

D: more peanuts with a 1.5 cups of home made zobo drink(took this after workout)


snacks:a handful of peanuts,

excercise:
1 hour on the elliptical cross trainer in the morning

evening
30 minutes on the cross trainer,
4 sets of 10 reps of jumping jack


bench dips: 1 set of 10 reps
side bends: 2 sets of 10 reps for each side
dumbell rows: 1 set of 10 reps for each side
dumbell chest flies: 4 set of 10 reps
reverse crunches: 2 sets of 10 reps



12/12/2010

BF: 2 slices of bread with peanuts

L:2 servings of jollof rice with 1 medium size moi moi and an egg

D:1 serving of bean with a big cup of garri

snacks: 1 garden egg with peanuts, 3 small candies

Water: over 2 litres


excercise:
morning: 50 minutes on the elliptical machine.
evening:50 minutes on the elliptical cross trainer.

current weight (as at 12/12/2010): 92kg

@uchey: where art thou? we are together in this. come on and lets get going.
how is your baby doing?
waiting for your logs

@ Romeo and Modath- thanx
@ Ejadamen Kpele oh.
Congrats modath on you nu weight.

@Coxty,
I am and will always be at your service,but its difficult to know what to proffer cos you have not done any of what we asked.okay lets start afresh==can we know your height, current and past weight[within the last three months] and the kind of food you like to eat.
@Mightlove,
I am humbled,thank you so much,anything you want to know am always ready and eager to step to the plate.i have also discovered a new strength training/cardio mix[stair step ups] that has been kicking my butts for the last few weeks.
Did you check out Rikkielle's weightloss journey blog on spark people.com as i posted sometime ago,pls try and do so,it will put some things in better perspective.she is my motivation.

@ general house,
am back,plz 4give me 4 going blank all these days without a word.though i still watch ma food but it is sweeter doing it together with you guys.
@modath, ejadem, Romeo4real, sammie, mightlove n others
can you tell me the bestb combination of fruits and food this festive season so as not to go off track.
                   lots of love

@Nonny,
welcome back,have everything in moderation and make sure you dont slack off on your workout[especially this December 'dying minutes''] in short ,all you need to do is just continue the way you have been doing but because of all the goodies available at this time of the year and taking into account the kind of community structure and the need to celebrate with our peeps,have everything in moderation and expect to gain about 2kg but get back on your grind in the new year.
That is my plan though,cos am spending the season with my in-laws.
N.B==am traveling with skipping rope and mat.

@ Modath you never cease to amaze me. Travelling with rope and mat! I hail you!
Can you tell more about the new strenght training/cardio mix?


14/12/2010 logs

B 1 serving of rice + 1 piece of chicken in stew.

L 2 slices of white bread + stew

Snack 1/2 of a small sized watermelon + 2 oranges

D 2 small wraps of moi moi + 1 wrap of eko  + 1 piece of chicken

Water 1.5L +
Exercise 40 mins stat. biking

@Sammie,
I just step up and down the bottom stair in my house, i do it in intervals, i put the right leg up ,left leg up,right leg down and then left leg down, i do it and then alternate the leading leg,i count 1 through 50,switch it up,then take a 2-3 minutes breather, i do it 2x,then do the third set with dumb bells in my hand,which i do overhead press with.i do it thrice in a week,and i love it cos i can feel the muscles in my legs tightening up when am doing it, and even though my thigh is looking bigger,it is firmer and has a noticeable cut/definition,it has also helped my mid section cos i feel its tightening up too.
Sammie,i lost fat not because my BODY was tired of being overweight but cos my MIND didn't let up, i am not about to regain any fat weight,i may regain water weight at any point in time but i will not gain fat[if i can help it] i am taking the rope[cardio] and my mat [for planks and push ups,] so i can be on top of my game, i was advised on this thread by the great peeps to relax my guard and not always be rigid about food rules when am in the company of people so i can maintain relationships., i am adhering to it but still applying caution.
I am so in love with myself that i will continue to maintain it for as long as God allows.

@Romeo,
How you doing?my lower body stats
Calf==14" Upper thigh===24.5 and Mid thigh is 22", but my bum is still holding on to its 41". ROMEO, I don't want any of these stat to go lower than this maybe at most an inch cos i love the way skinny jeans fits,am i delusional.

nonnyp:

@ general house,
am back,plz 4give me 4 going blank all these days without a word.though i still watch ma food but it is sweeter doing it together with you guys.
@modath, ejadem, Romeo4real, sammie, mightlove n others
can you tell me the bestb combination of fruits and food this festive season so as not to go off track.
lots of love

hi Nonny, welcome back.
there are lots of fruits and vegetable you could choose from. i see many of them around- oranges, garden eggs, water melon, pineapples, cucumber, paw paws. these are just a few and the ones i love.

modath:

@Mightlove,
I am humbled,thank you so much,anything you want to know am always ready and eager to step to the plate.i have also discovered a new strength training/cardio mix[stair step ups] that has been kicking my butts for the last few weeks.
Did you check out Rikkielle's weightloss journey blog on spark people.com as i posted sometime ago,pls try and do so,it will put some things in better perspective.she is my motivation.

modath, that Rikkielle lady is something else. i was so shocked when i went through her blog and am even more motivated now. mine, i cant believe her size when she started and her size as at her sparkversary.
now when ever i feel discouraged or down, i will just logon and read through her success and her story.
meeeeeeeen, i will reach my goal weight oh, i am more determined than ever now.
and the idea of travelling with a skipping roap is a good one cos i decided long ago that i would do that. i am going to spend the christmas with my in-laws too.i dont give a damn what anyone has to say, i will do my thing.

@ modath I love your doggedness. Keep flying

15/12/2010 logs

B 1 serving of boiled white rice + 1 piece of chicken in stew.

L 1 serving of boiled white rice + stew

Snack 1/2 amstel malta, 6 tiny bananas

D 1 slice of wheat bread + 3 piece of boiled unripe plaintain + stew + 1 piece of chicken.

Water 2L +

Exercise 25 mins Taebo.

Sammiejo:

@ modath I love your doggedness. Keep flying

15/12/2010 logs


Snack 1/2 amstel malta, 6 tiny bananas

dont worry sammie, it doesnt happen all the time.

Thanks Mightlove.

16/12/2010 logs

Today I left the house very early with out any meal plans, I just ate not so nice food along the way

B 1 Bottle of La casera + 1 Pkt of plantain chips

L 2 servings boiled veggie white rice + 1piece of fish in stew.

Snack 1 pkt of plantain chips + 1 tiny banana

D 2 boiled fingers of unripe plantain.

Water 2L +

Exercise Nil.

@Sammie,
Thanks, don't beat yourself up when you don't always get it right,do the 80/20,80% for healthy living,20% for your sanity.
@Mightlove,
Hope you are doing great, i love the picture blogs on spark people, i frequent the site cos its full of positive cheers,its about everyday people getting by as best as they can and there is always something to learn every time i go there.
The only person who can stop you is you,life will definitely get in the way sometimes,don't give up,as long as you don't take it as a destination,you will relish the journey.

@Modath -

Keep up the motivational talks for the peeps here. Its great! I think people just have to come to the realization that healthy living is supposed to be a way of life; Not something you do because you want to lose weight, get fit for summer, fit into that dress, etc. There is no respite, as this way of life permeates everything you do.
I travel every where with my Trigger Point Grid Roller, Protein shakes and Boxing gloves. If i cannot find a gym, i have a weekly routine of squats, lunges, shoulder exercises and press-ups i go through. I use stools and chairs as dumbbells for my Delts - side raises, and i shadow box almost every morning.
Some people may see it as an obsession, but eating more food than you need, on a consistent basis, until it becomes a health problem is also a kind of obsession.
Regarding the playa haters, i say ignore them. You cannot compromise on a way of life, that's beneficial to you, just because you want to maintain a relationship. They are simply jealous; and they know they can never muster the amount of determination and motivation that it takes.

If you don't want your stats to go lower, simply keep doing what ur doing. It takes as much effort to maintain a given weight as it takes to lose weight. Keep your diet, intensity and number of days constant, and you will maintain what u have.

@Mightlove - How are you doing, and how is it going? Are you going on a fruit only diet?

@Aladunni - Where are u?

@General house - Please lets be patient with Coxty and help out as much as possible. I just feel she needs a lot of support.

@Romeo,
Thank you ,you are always a lifesaver.Its only my lower body stats i don't want to lose,cos it has provided a kind of balance for my slightly chunkier upper body, I'd absolutely love if i can take the measurement around my lower belly to 34",right now its at 36.5" but since i know i can never spot reduce i will take whatever i get and i know squats and lunges will give me a firm and tight lower body.
As for coxty,the jury is still out.

17/12/2010 logs

B 1 slice of bread + 1 glass of skimmed milk + 1 orange
L 1.5 serving of jollof rice + 1 piece of chicken
D 2 serving of boiled white rice + 1 piece of fish.

Snack 2 serving of coco chips
Water 2 L +
Exercise 40mins of stat cycling

18/12/2010 logs

B 2 servings of boiled white rice + fish in stew

Snack 1/3 a small pawpaw

L 70g popcorn

D 2 servings of boiled white rice + fish in stew + 2/3 pawpaw

Water 1.5L +

Exercise Nil