To ask you to join me in a 30 day weight loss challenge?

Hi all. I decided to weigh today as it is day 30
and despite knowing I would have put on I felt I should! 2 pounds on, so 4 lost overall. I’m going to look at all my posts later and see what the pattern was for me!

Well done everyone, I can't believe the 30 days are up! I've lost 5lbs, so half of what I said I'd like to lose, but a loss is a loss!

As expected, my weight is back up after over indulging last week. Up from 68.8lg to 70.6kg, where I was 2 weeks ago. So just 1kg down since we started.

Ah well, motivation to get back on track again today.

Yeah the rockstars are hard, I thought you might need to adapt that as you said you struggle with your knees.

I tend to do a mix of Natalie and Anita. I follow Natalie as much as I can but follow Anita when necessary (e.g I know if I do the jumping lunges then I'll struggle to keep up for the rest of the video so I tend to do the alternating lunges. Sometimes I try to do the jumping ones for the last 15/20 seconds of the second set).

Frustrated today as I got up at 6 to do it and dp said he had to leave early for work so couldn't watch the kids while I did it (don't know why he didn't mention this last night when I asked him to make sure I was up to do it!). So not only did I get up early but it was for nothing as I haven't been able to do it. Hoping I might be able to fit it in when kids have a nap this afternoon but timing doesn't always work out..

Hope everyone has a good day

Thats awesome, congratulations 😊

Good morning. Weighed this morning at 200.8lb. That's about 7.5lb down in a month and just over a stone in 6 weeks. Very happy with that.

Are we carrying on on here?

I liked it better than level 2 (which isn't saying much). My knees struggle with anything with a jump in it so I had to adapt the last cardio move. I'm also still with Anita 😁

Thanks @SpicyNikNak me too! Well done on day 21 👍 how did you find it?

Day 1 level 3 of 30ds done. Not sorry to see the back of level 2! Done alright foodwise so far. I'm finding MFP is really helping to keep me on track. Well done on day 2 @Glenthebattleostrich. Hope your chart helps @lairyfights9

Well done @SpicyNikNak and @Glenthebattleostrich 👍

Really trying to get myself back in the swing of things! I don't know why my brain seems to think we can only handle short periods of sticking to things 😩

Trying to work within this, so I've just made myself a chart on the fridge (I had one for the 30 days of 30ds). 20 days, Monday to Friday 30 day shred alternating levels. Takes me up to w/e before holiday. Feeling much more down and lethargic on the days I don't exercise and I'll never understand why my brain resists doing something that makes me feel better 🤷‍♀️ hope everyone's having a nice weekend

Day 2 of shred done. Used slightly heavier weights for some of the exercises this morning (biceps and chest ones on the floor). Having a bottle of water then taking the dog for a lovely walk.

Feel exhausted after but in a good way!

Food today will be ice cream (weekly treat) an omelette for brunch, trout with asparagus and green beans for dinner with some watermelon for dessert. Already on my second bottle of water, so keeping nicely hydrated today.

Oh and 1.4lb down on the scales this morning as yesterday was my strict fast day.

Well done @SpicyNikNak Slightly dreading tomorrow but will be doing day 2

Yeah it's a killer @Glenthebattleostrich day 20 done here. Level 3 tomorrow

Steps looking great! but for food & alcohol all I can say is that a new week will start on Monday.

If my weight maintains on Monday, I will be so lucky, but I’m thinking I could have put back on 2lbs. Fingers crossed!!

Shred day 1 done this morning. Forgot how hard it is for the first few days!

Yes I'm in with you @Glenthebattleostrich. I could do with some buddies to keep me going! @lairyfights9 is a 30ds-er too

Not had the best week, so hovering steady at 203lb.

Refocusing today (again!) Found my shred video and starting that, already walked the woof for 20 minutes and put a load of washing in as doggo thinks 5:30 is a perfectly reasonable time to get up on a Saturday morning and I lost the argument.

Finish work in 28 days for the summer and determined to be under 196lb when that happens, plan is to eat clean low carb for the next month (just need my lovely kids to stop buying me chocolate and the pain in the arse kids to stop driving me to wine 🤣)

I think I'll keep your tips as plan b @Rav3 , hope you are feeling better and recover fully quickly. @SpicyNikNak fancy being shred buddies for the next ten days? I need the push!

Doing well foodwise but not quite so well on the exercise. Still haven't done day 20 of 30ds!! Feeling a bit flat about it but I'm determined to do it tomorrow. I did get my first "oh you look like you've lost weight " yesterday so that was a motivator 💛

😂 that would take me to goal for sure, though I don't think I'd feel good when I got there!

Look I have a cast iron 100% success system, I’ll tell you all now and you can send me tips later.

contaminate a bottle of water with animal faeces… how this would come about in an every day sense is a saga on its own, but possible. Leave said water for 1 week.

drink water… bad times will ensue (2 stone lost in 1 week in my case) campylobacter is the least fun I’ve ever had. But…. 2 stone!

[disclaimer] this may not be wise.

Well done 😊 still a decent loss! If I remember correctly you're going on holiday, hope you have a lovely time. You too @Troubledoor1

I'm struggling a lot today. Feeling really down and not making good choices. I'm due on my period so it's probably that but just feeling really disheartened, even though I KNOW I've done really well so far and keep telling myself that. Was meant to do 30ds today but couldn't get myself up early this morning to do it before dp left for work, was going to do it when kids had a nap but their timing was off so wasn't enough overlap. Think I'd feel better if I'd at least done that while not eating brilliantly.

Breakfast - nothing
Lunch - half a big packet of crisps with Marie Rose sauce to dip in, 2 packs of graze oat boosts
Dinner - no idea, everyone else is having pizza but I'm not a huge fan of the vegan pizzas so doesn't feel worth the calories. There's a chance I may end up just having some popcorn later..
Snacks - none so far (though lunch felt snack like) but might have some popcorn with a film later if the kids go to bed well enough for me to even have the time. Currently drinking a can of pina colada, but only have the one.

Yesterday was not great, today I’m packing for a weekend away so I ate leftovers. I’m not hopeful for my final weigh in on Monday!

I wouldn't go back to a gym if I was testing positive. I'm not sure how it could be justified really. In any case, it's not usually advised to do lots of workouts if you're unwell, and most weight loss is going to come from diet not exercise. I'd say rest up, get well, then go back with vigour when you're recovered.

I've lost just over a pound since I joined this group. It was going well with good gym sessions etc but I currently have COVID which means no gym and generally feeling a bit rubbish. Now I have the moral dilemma of what to do and whether I can go back before I test negative. I know the answer but just wonder how many others would still go!

Final weigh in for me is 64.0kg, so no more loss unfortunately but I am happy it hasn't gone up at least.