Tuesday 9th August

Exercise:

JM Ripped In 30 (Level 3) - 30 mins
JM Yoga meltdown - 30 mins

Food:

Breakfast cereal
Wholemeal bread with 1 slice of cheese
1 thick slice boiled yam and sardine stew
Water 2.5 ltrs
1 pkt crisp 90 cals
1/2 pack chin chin


The house seems to have come alive again yay!

mightlove:


@babs:way to go, welldone.pls do you live in Nigeria?if yes, where do you get your dvds. I would like to get no more trouble zones.

^@ML: I'm not based in naija, I'm in the uk so I get most of my workout dvds from Amazon. I actually have the NMTZ dvd you're looking for. Its quite good but i've ignored it for a while,

agabaI23:

This dangerous soup. Combined with your summer body it will serve as wonderful stufff to your hubby.
Enjoyment!

^@Agb: Ehen, I trust you to fill in the gaps ! Anyway good to see you enjoying your workouts, though you seem to be very general about the details nowadays, would be good to see what you are doing.

modath:


@Barbie girl,
How body,i saw James Cameron in Bull's Ring Birmingham high street this afternoon but missed getting a picture with him cos my hussy was forming big boy and wouldn't wait for me!!!

^@Modath: Lucky girl! I can't remember the last time i saw some celeb/famous person, Btw this wasn't the 'red carpet' welcome we had planned for you, these silly rioters sha, wan bring shame to the country at least its not stopping you from shopping till you drop haha! You are right about the walking helping pple here not be as obese as those in the US, another main factor is the portion sizes of food here is def smaller than there.

@Gen: where art thou? Hope you r ok with all this stuff in london?
@Tolu: how far now? Hows the fitness regime going and did your boss get the treadmill in afterall?
@PA: your diet seems quite strict o! No brekkie i like the sound of that stew with the artichokes. What diet are you following or plan?

Monday 8th August

Exercise:

Tae bo Advanced - 55 mins

Food:

Homemade green smoothie (1 cup baby spinach, 1 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 cup soya milk, 1 tbs flax seed)
1 bread roll and 1 fried egg
Fist size semovita and vegetable soup (edi kian kongg) with beef, tripe
1 serving spoon of boiled beans
Water 2.5 ltrs +


How are you all doing?

Its a brand new week and ML you have motivated me to keep focused this 'no-nonsense' week! Tommorow morning is my double JM workout (good luck to me!)

Big welcome to PA1982! Its good to see you getting your logs in. I must say your food intake seems pretty scanty on the carbs front, what diet are you on? Also never heard of that Masdaamer cheese The best way is nutritionally balanced and you need your energy as you are also exercising.

modath:

Barbie girl,
How are you doing??' ''NICE WEATHER'' indeed!  :-Xkindly explain to me why am wearing three layers of clothing indoors   and i am told this is nicest its been in a while and for the love of God why is it still this bright at 8:10p.m. ?? I woke up yesterday and started scrambling around cos it was sunny[still chilly] only to find out it was quarter to six!!! me i tire ooo.
Minus all of these minor hiccups,am enjoying the scenery and SHOPPING.

^^ @Modath: ROFL!!  Sorry dear, i forgot to warn you that this place can be sunny 28 degrees today, then the next day is chilly winter temp and the next rainy lol thats the british weather for ya mate haha. And yeah the long days can be a pain in the neck esp when my kids wake up at 5am and want to go downstairs cos they think its breakfast time already! Glad you're enjoying you time though and yeah the sales are on so v good timing . Also you'll be getting lots of good cardio walking the high streets then hehe!

Sunday 7th August

Exercise:

30 mins brisk walk

Food:

2 serving spoons fried rice, piece of beef and tripe, plantain
Home made green smoothie - (consisting of 1 medium banana, 1 cup soya milk, 1 cup fresh spinach leaves, flax seed, 1 tsp wheat grass)
1 serving spoon beans
Water - 2ltrs

@ML: you seem to be in the 'zone' and fired up! keep it up babe and do send some this way plz hoping to keep u company here ths week

@Agb: howdy?! sweet pain is always good

Tuesday 2nd August

Exercise:

'Ripped in 30' JM Level 2 - 30 mins

@Agaba:Good to hear from you and that you are still on form.
@Gen: how u dey? good to see you posting on.
@Modath: enjoy your hols dear. Hopefully you'll catch some of the nice weather we're having at the moment.
@ML: yeah still on track, just a bit lazy with posting logs but will try harder. My daily routine with family/biz etc is out of synch at the moment due to summer hols but i'm still exercising (though not as intense for now) and watching food intake. Keep going girl. What is your target/ goal etc.?

HG, Tolu how r u gals?

mightlove:

exercise logs for 31/7/2011
evening[b] levels 2 and 1[/b] of 30 DAY SHRED  by Jillian Michaels

^ @ mightlove: that's a great workout there, doing JM 2 levels at a time! Well done

Monday 1st August

Exercise:

Tae bo Cardio Circuit dvd - 30 mins

Food:

Cereal with milk
Portion of potato chips (home made)
Jellof rice, beef and chicken with plantain
Water 2.5ltrs, diluted squash 1ltr

Thanks guys for the welcome back.

GenBuhari:


@babs2011
welcome back madam, I have missed your contribution.
how ironic that you are unable to post on a Nigerian forum whilst in Nigeria

^ There was just no chance for that mate. If you see the week that i had there, it was so so busy and i was moving from one location to another so no time to do posts. And you know being 'home' I just had to sample all the stuff i'd been missing so any logs would not have been helpful to either me or those reading. I just wrote that period off basically.

I weighed myself yesterday . Ok, the damage is not as much as i thought it wld be, i put on 2kg so now to just get my mojo back and get my a ss kicked by JM . The kids are now on break so routine is a bit off but i need to find my rhythm again. Will start logging from tmrw.

Agb: how far now? Good to see you keeping on with the regime. Hope things are working out there for you? I assumed you were uk based (I'm referring to an earlier post of yours where you mentioned summer is at a diff time?)

Modath: Will lay out the red carpet for your arrival

Hiya peeps i'm back  !

I've been away to the motherland, good old naija.  Enjoyed my time there immensely, was there for my bros wedding. Hoping to get back into the swing of things this week. Not stepped on the scales to see the damage yet lol. May do that tmrw morning 

oh and well done Tolu on the weight loss. That must be a real boost for you. Pls believe it girl!

Hey house!

Good to hear that Tolu and Hg are ok.

@Tolu: Tae bo is really great and can be fun too. It's a good way to burn lots of calories and tone your tummy.What tae bo dvd did you get?

Well things have been really busy this end and as a result my logs have been a bit sparse and will be for the next couple of weeks as i am going away. Still going to try get my workouts in when i can and keep track of my food.

Exercise for today:

Brisk walk - 30 mins

Hi house,

I hope you are all well and those in Lag esp (Hg, Tolu, hope you are not affected by the rain?)

Exercise:

JM RI30 (Level 1) - 30 mins

Walking (moderate pace) - 45 mins

Food:

Bowl of cereal and skimmed milk
2 Bagels and cheese spread
1.5 serving spoon J rice, steamed brocolli and cauliflower
1 cup cake and cup of coffee
2.5 ltrs water

Friday 8th July

Exercise:

Tae bo Get Ripped - 40 mins

Food:

No log today, bit of a random eating day.




Quiet in here today,

TGIF ! wishing you all a good weekend

modath:


They say "he who compares himself with another is a great fool" which is why i don't do it,but i honestly thought you are between 5"6-5"7[DEPENDING ON WHO MEASURES ME} and it has given me cause for speculation  but i didn't want to act like a troll but i was of the mind that "you must be very skinny" and have a lil bit of ED going on.cos the last time i was around 68-70kg in 2002,i was a 10-12 UK and very O.K .what a relief

^^@ Modath: I'm glad i posted my height in my prev post as i kind of figured that the above was what you might be thinking so thought i'd better clarify.  I do appreciate your frankness. 

O girl, I'm far from being a 'skinny minny' o  and don't want to be one. In fact my bmi is 24.5 - so just in the normal range. As you know we 'shorties' have less leeway with extra weight and have to loose more than you peeps that are of average height and above to fall into the healthy category. And any excess weight we add shows even more on us  .   Just imagine at 68-70kg, you were a size 10-12 and for me at the exact weight i was definitely a large size 14 -  not fair lol!

@HG: great to hear from you, hopefully you will soon settle in your new place and have normality in your life once again. Moving can be very stressful even over here, talk less of naija. God is your strength.

@Modath: ok i won't taunt you with this forbidden fruit 'indomie' again btw, what is your height? I'm 5 ft 3.5 inches, current waist is 30.5" just to put things in perspective.

Thursday 7th July

Exercise:

JM RI30 Level 4 - 30 mins

JM Yoga meltdown - 30 mins

Brisk walk - 20 mins


Food:

medium bowl of porridge oats, 3 chopped prunes, 1/2 banana, 1 tsp peanut butter
1 medium wholemeal bread roll with tuna
1 handful of red grapes
1 pkt of skips crisps - 90 cals
1.5 serving spoon of spaghetti mixed with bolognese sauce and chopped bacon, a portion of steamed brocolli and cauliflower
3 ltrs of water

^ yes o, nothing beats that 'lighter' feeling. I hate feeling all bloated and sluggish in myself. Its usually when i od on processed food such as white bread , carbonated drink and other crap that i feel that way. Our bodies will be thanking us for good choices made. Now just to be able to stay on this track 80-90% of the time eh?

Tolulop001:

^^^^babe you miss road oh! Lol!

Wednesday 6th July

Cereal
Rice and chicken (drumstick)
grapes
1 sausage and moderate portion of fries
Water 1.5 L

How you dey now Tolu? How are you finding the portion control biz as opposed to cal counting? You soon get an eye for the right portion size and your tummy adjusts too. How far with the treadmill plans/exercise?

modath:

Barbie,
Continue to dey pile on pressure,you hear !! God dey , is the noodles you have over there the "indomie " we have here in Naija.I stock the value pack so that's all we have in the house, i know its a waiting game and i know for a certainty i will have it when i cant bear it anymore,just still messing with myself,

Babe,when you were 74kg what was your waist measurement??

^@Modath: no pressure babe, really no pressure . Yah the indomie is the same one as in naija (there are other variations but the naija indomie tastes the best), i buy it in a box of 40 cos the kids like it too. It's the regular pack though, not sure i've even seen the jumbo sold here.

When I was around 74kg I wasn't taking body measurements etc (it was only recently i started doing that) so can't say- all i know is i was def between a size 14-16 at that weight.

@Agaba: well done. Hope things are gradually pulling together out there? you're missing the glorious summer ya know lol

Wednesday 6th July

Exercise:

Tae Bo (Full Throttle) dvd - 55 mins

Food:

Medium bowl of cereal, skimmed milk, 1/2 banana
1 medium wholemeal roll with light cheese spread and tuna flakes
1 handful of red grapes
1 regular sized packet of indomie noodles, plenty of greens (steamed spinach) and 2 thin smoked mackerel fillets (skin off)
1 small packet mini oreos (120 cals)
3 ltrs of water

modath:

Hi All,
Hope y'all doing doing great!take care of yourselves.
I am seriously craving Indomie(about a fortnight now) but cos I know its 630 cals on its own without any additives like protein and veggies,I have been giving it the snub. I have been waging a battle with my psyche on when I will crack under pressure, being strong willed is tiresome,walahi.

^@ Modath: is it the 'jumbo' pack indomie you are referring to? I eat the regular size indomie and that has around 330 cals so not so bad and add veg to it can come under 450 cals. I'm actually having that for lunch today haha! Its all about the portions as Gen said.

@HG: Good to know your still here with us, albeit lurking

@GenB: great news about your new surgery having such facilities, make the best use of it. It might just be the motivation you need and will make you accountable (we don't want to go wasting valuable nhs resources now do we??! lol )
I'm in maintenance but still want to lose about 3 to 4 kg to be really comfortable.

@Tolu: how you dey, glad to see your groove is coming back and don't put a sad face next to that fried chicken, it was just the 1 and in the grand scope of things not going to throw you off, afterall you're not 'dieting' are you?

@Agaba: I dey o. keep rocking dude !

Tuesday 5th July

Exercise:

JM RI30 (level 2) dvd - 30 mins
JM Yoga meltdown dvd - 30 mins

Food:

Porridge, prunes, 1/2 banana, drop of skimmed milk
1.5 serving spoon boiled rice with stirfry chicken strips, red pepper strips and green beans, 1/2 avocado
2 slice of toast
2.5 ltr water


, sup house, where y'all @??!

modath:



@Gen B,
Kate moss never said SLIM,she said THIN[Anorexic level thin ] and she has been severely castigated for it,don't blame her she is severely out of touch seeing she's COKED up majority of the time.

^ actually she didn't say 'thin' either. She reffered to her motto as “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”
I guess the terms 'slim', 'thin', 'skinny' could be regarded as the same or different depending on the context it is used. And as we all know in what context Miss Moss was reffering to.

Monday 4th July

Exercise:

Tae bo Total body fat blaster dvd (cardio and toning) - 60 mins

Food:

Bowl of cereal and skimmed milk, 1/4 banana
1 small wholemeal bread roll, filled with tuna and little mayo
1 small dairylea cheese triangle (40 cals)
1 large serving spoon of pasta with sauce, 1 grilled chicken leg, steamed brocolli, cauliflower and green beans.
1 small yogurt
2.5 ltrs water

Sunday 3rd July

Exercise:

JM 30 DS (Level 3) - 30mins
Free style cardio: jumping jacks, vigorous dancing with my 2yr old (she can really move lol), triceps & biceps exercises - 20 mins

Food:

Porridge, 3 prunes, 1/2 banana, drop of skimmed milk, 1 tsp peanut butter
2 serving spoon j.rice, plantain, 1/2 avocado, 1 piece grilled chicken, 1 piece meat
1 serving spoon of beans
2 slices of cake
2 glass of ribena squash
2 ltrs water

GenBuhari:

Thanks madam,
Those are not superficial at all as how you look, usually also relates to how healthy you are 

I may try and emulate your idea of diarising you meals and workouts in advance  I really need to give myself a kick up the Bottom  and start shift some serious weight.

Is your other half on board with the health lifestyle?

Kate Moss, the supermodel was once quoted as saying that nothing tastes as good as being slim feels 

^@Gen: yes diarising really helps, just plan on what days you will do a particular exercise and commit to it. I always enjoy ticking them off at the end of the week. My hubby is on board with being healthy but not as committed as i am, he does jogging every so often but he is one of 'those' who can eat stuff and not really gain weight also he is quite tall so it doesn't show too much. Been on his case regarding his tummy which is fast turning in pot belly  .

Tolulop001:


Size 18 to a 10  omo I bow oh! thats really great!
i have some green tea oh, maybe ill try it tonight.

I really need to take a cue from you and stock up on a variety of snacks. Guess i started getting tired of rice and beans every single day!

My boss is fantastic, he wants to get a treadmill for the office YIPPEE but that means longer hours in the office (hope its not a set up lol)

^@Tolu: You see, now the mountain has come to mohammed i.e your boss hopefully getting a treadmill at work, then you will be able to plan your workouts around your working hours!

Thanks, funny enough it sounds like a lot dropped in dress sizes. As per weight dropped i was 84kg when i had my baby in march 2009. It then took me a year to drop back to my pre-preg weight of 74kg (was not doing much, just walks and i guess naturally the excess weight dropped off). It was then when i started exercising and watching my food seriously last year (march 2010) i dropped to 61kg by the end of june 2010.

Ok, so i stepped on the scales this morning. Last sunday i set out to really step things up esp regarding my food intake as that seemed to be the missing link in my weight being static for a while. I have a few stubborn kg's to lose and have set myself a target. This week i carefully watched most of what i ate trying to make healthy choices, switching thngs up and keeping an eye on the portion sizes and can say its been healthy 85% of the time.

Well its paid off,  the result is that i've lost 1kg! I was 65kg last sunday and now 64kg. It takes so much bleeding effort to lose even a kilo when you have not much weight left to target and so i'm really pleased and spurred on by this.

@Gen: yay! i won an award, now where is my trophy?? lol thanks for the nice thoughts though.

My motivation comes from me that feeling of accomplishment when i've woken up first thing before my household wakes and completed a workout, I always feel so good afterwards and its so worth it - even though i could have had an extra hour in bed.

I'm also just that type of person that sets goals i.e  on sunday evening i plan out my week including workouts (what dvds/exercise i will do and on what day etc) and write it down. And as its written down (usually in my diary) i feel committed to stick with it and feel accountable. This thread also helps me enormously as i know i will have to log something for the day. 

Also i like how i look/feel now having dropped all that weight from pregnancy/post preg (trust me i was really big last year - size 16-18, now a 10) and the compliments i receive esp from hubby and friends, i never want to look 'mama ish' for as long as i can and like to wear nice clothes and look good in them lol, i know it sounds superficial but every little motivation helps in this. Also i know this is for life as i have family tendency of obesity so my eye has to be on the ball always. so in a not so nutshell (lol) those are my main motivation for now.

Friday 1st July (happy new month house!)

Exercise:

Tae bo Celebrity Get Fit dvd - 45 mins

Free style plyometric exercises(consisting of squats, lunges, plank jacks, squat jumps, jumping jacks) - 20 mins

Weights - bicep curls, tricep etc, - 10 mins

Food:

Bowl of cereal with skimmed milk, 1/2 chopped banana
1 serving spoon boiled rice, stew, 1 piece of grilled chicken, 6 pieces fried plantain, 1/4 chopped avocado, steamed brocolli and cauliflower
1 serving spoon boiled beans and spinach
60g chin chin
handful of grapes and strawberries
2 cups green tea
3 ltrs water

@Modath! I hail thee girlfriend  ok no mind me, just in a really good mood today haha. yeah where are these missing souls even one by the name of 'Romeo' who seemed to be a fitness trainer or something just disappeared again, hm.

@Tolu:Lol at you calling my food 'exotic' ! I've just been trying to be creative with my meal choices this week and avoid the snacking. I've esp been filling up on protein and fibre and reducing the carbs portions. I've also recently discovered the awesome benefits of drinking green tea and now replaced my milky coffee with this. Totally fat and cal free and so so good for you  So far so good, feeling less bloated (have switched to wholemeal bread too and it tastes great - praise the lord, i seem to have conquored that lure to white bread which always made me want more and more).
ps: good luck for your weigh in. Also we can't be perfect 100% of the time, there will always be the odd slip up just make sure it is 'odd' and not 'constant' slip up.

@HG: can't wait to have you back girl, e ku moving o!

@Gen: hope morale is back up mate?

@Agaba: wassuppppp! lol tried some freestlying workouts this morning, doing weights and pylometrics etc,  (will log it in a mo) found it hard to stick with it for long. I'm so used to having an instructor (on dvd/live) shouting out the reps and instructing what exercise comes next etc,  also didn't have gbadun music to workout too so was just so boring,  lol

Ok guys/gals, the weekend is looming and i'm getting my mindset right, don't want to succumb to that weekend overeating/blowing it mind,  so nows the time to mentally prepare and get that willpower fired up peeps!

Thursday 30th June

Exercise:

JM RI30 (level 3) - 30 mins
JM Yoga meltdown - 30 mins
easy walk - 20 mins

Food:

medium bowl of porridge oats, 1/2 banana, 3 prunes, 1/2 tsp peanut butter
1 small wholemeal roll with light tuna maiyonaise filling
handful of strawberries and grapes
v. small portion (50g) of marinated olives, sundried tomatos and feta cheese cubes
2 serving spoon of boiled beans and spinach
medium bowl of fruit salad
3 ltrs of water
1 cup of green tea

agabaI23:

@Babs
no not my gym lol and it seems I am stuck for another month. Mission foot-dragging.

^@Agaba: another month ke? nawa, anyway not surprised things are dragging, it being naija and all.

@Tolu: eya,  busy work commitments eh? but at least its good you are still trying to keep on top of the food which is better than throwing in the towel completely.
@HG: how far babe? you've been silent 

Wednesday 29th June

Exercise:

Tae bo Ultimate Bootcamp dvd - 60 mins

Food:

medium bowl of porridge oats, 1/2 a small banana, 3 prunes, 1/2 teaspoon peanut butter
1 small takeaway sushi pack (229 cals)
handful of strawberries, 1 small plain scone
3 serving spoons boiled rice and homemade seafood and vegetable stirfry (prawns, squid, spinach)
2.5 ltrs water +

@modath: well done on the 1/2 inch loss! always encouraging to see progress. Think the weekend trigger might be a mind issue. I find myself more relaxed about my eating on saturdays esp, but usually back to the program by sunday.

@Gen: nice youtube clip, reminds me of the some of the moves on JM w/o.

@Agb: nice work. Is it your gym that plays music you dance to, you due back soon?