HotMamas - ExerSazzing ourselves HOT

[FjorGyngleBells]

Another thread!

Back in the frozen north. Thinking about a run... I've only really missed one day of exercise, Tuesday, as I went to gym on sat, big bike ride sun, 5 mile walk on mon. So I should run..but need some energy.

Ouch LOTI , i really need to get some new trainers as the arch on my right one just feels odd. I will be over for my calories today unless i manage to limit dinner to about a tablespoon of rice . Will be well within burn though, so not too bad.

Well done on only missing one day Digbert, that is pretty awesome for a holiday. Please don't beat yourself up over it.

I am going to try and sneak off a bit early to pilates tomorrow and do a couple of Km on the treadmill. However girls have been pretty awful today, so not sure the parentals will be too keen to have them for much longer and i don't blame them

Dig that's really impressive!

Another one here that could really do with new trainers. My feet feel pretty achy the day after my runs/Nell McAndrews. You guys have made me realise I really do need to get some new trainers.

Loti how many calories are you giving yourself a day?

Made myself go to the gym

7km on cross trainer, doing 1km in just over 4 mins and 3km bike.. Tried to run but no chance and did 6 mjns on power plate..

I have a measly 1048 calls per exercise, but going to track the exercise now and see how much extra I have

Hello luck, shark and my child. I went to the gym, spin plus 5k run that's 700 cals I won't see again. Back to normal routine tomorrow- spin and PT session. I bought some new trainers in Jan- 70 quid but well worth it. I feel amazing after some exercise!!!

Wow digbert that is some impressive exercise you must be super fit!!

How much weight are you looking to lose?? You will lose in no time with that exercise

Sharky going into the burn is ok isn't it???

Fjorny, one bad day but you have swerved the biscuits so all good

Not super fit- average I think. I want to lose at least a stone. I'm 11 stone at 5ft 1 which is about a stone and a half heavier than I should be. I booked some personal training sessions which have been great for getting me motivated. I think if I'm paying then at least I should do my bit of the bargain and train when I dont see her.
What's going into the burn mean? I have been having porridge for brekkie with low fat yoghurt in- its lovely and keeps me full . Mind you luck 7k v impressive on cross trainer!! My goal is to lose it by end march.

DH opened a 2nd bottle of

Arse.

loti Do you mean 1048 calories if you don't do any exercise? Are you quite petite?

shark Leave the bastard...oops, wrong board! Hope you gave him a good talking to as you necked the wine

dig I'd say you're above average in fitness. I broke out in a sweat just thinking of that itinerary!

I'm thinking of getting yogurt as so many people recommend it on these boards. From memory they never used to fill me up (I got the low fat stuff with sweetners in). Does anyone have any recommendations for a tasty yogurt that will fill me up as a snack/with brekkie?

Lol, yes I should myChild .

Digbert - burn level on food focus is the number of calories you should be burning in a day depending on height/weight/normal activity levels. Your 'limit' is 500 or so calories less in order for you to lose weight. Well done on 700 cals off, great achievement.

Great exercise Loti, especially with a poorly foot you nutter

Re yoghurt, I normally have total 0% or activis cherry, although the latter has sweetener..

Morning! Breakfast done- oats so simple with low fat yoghurt on top. Looking after kids all day, looking forward to personal training later.do any of you have a heart rate monitor? I have and the calories I actually burn exercising are way less than it estimates on ff or mfp.

Eek don't say that digbert, I rely on all calories achieved through exercise

Only a short session at gym due to child care but did 8.5km on cross trainer in just over 35 mind, sweat was dripping off me

Well done luck. Yesterday my HRM said 668 cals was burnt, but when I put it in food focus it said I had burnt 960 cals. So 300 out. Which is quite a lot. Just had a let lunch of scrambled egss and smoked salmon. Yum. Wasn't hungry but had to eat for gym later.

I usually use the treadmill calories and put that into FF, so hopefully not too OTT.

2.5k run, 1hr pilates, 1hr walking round the park, so should be ok for my sausage & mash later.

Well done for exercise today ladies and good luck for weigh in tomorrow

Well done shark. I'm back from gym- spin plus PT- that was hard tonight, burnt 700 cals. Keep it up girls .

You are all doing fabulously on the exercise front and putting me to shame Well done!

Been a bad week really, couldn't resist the biscuit tin in the end and had cake yesterday too for someone's birthday but the amazing news is that I am still down! Only 0.25lb but it's in the right direction. No excuse for baking this week so should be able to rein the scoffage in...

It's six weeks till the last weigh in before my birthday so am going to try really hard to lose 6lb by then I had to go and look for an old thread I started and ended up reading my hotmama posts from July 09 onwards! There were a lot of targets set and failed to achieve, here's hoping the low carbing is the answer this time...

Evens at 10.7.5, but was 10.6 yesterday morning not that I weighed , so hopefully some weird bloatage as I have been pretty good this week despite entertaining.

Well done fjorn

Well done fjor. A bit of what you fancy does no harm at all. I don't own any scales so can't get weighed- but I reckon I've lost about 6-7 lbs in 3 weeks. I can see a difference and I can get a pair of jeans on that I previously couldn't. No exercise for me today- a rest day before PT and spin tomorrow. I'm a bit sore from last nights session too. Good luck on the weigh ins.

Well done shark and fjorny

With a heavy heart I am going to bow out of hot mamas

I think I am becoming a bit to obsessive with the scales/ff/ exercising and getting v frustrated with the lack of results. I have become v v grumpy at home and constantly thinking about food and exercise which is not good.

So I am going to hide the scales, keep eating healthy and exercising tho not as I was.

I will keep a very close track on you hot mamas and look forward to reading your success..

Xxxx

Oh loti we will miss you very much. But really I think you are making a wise decision. You are an utterly foxy lady and far far slinkier than I will ever be (or indeed have ever been!) so it's daft to make yourself unhappy over those last few pounds. Come back and see us sometime!

Yay for good scales shark and fingers crossed the mysterious gain today will be gone by tomorrow!

No scales digbert???? I would be in denial about creeping poundage if I didn't get weighed every day week but at least you can feel the difference in your clothes

Loti Noooooo...hope you come back soon . You're in the same situation as me. Have PMd you about it.

No bloody change this week. This has never happened to me before when dieting. I've not cheated once! On the plus side, my measurements have gone down, and I feel thinner, so that's good.

Oh loti, what a shame. It's probably for that very reason why I don't own scales. Don't forget that muscle weighs more than fat so if you are running/ training you will be building muscle. Think of it as becoming a healthier fitter person rather than a skinny one.

Loti, I agree with fjorn (and your assessment!), that stepping away from scales/ff and gym prObably is a good plan. I shall only continue ff until I come within 'normal' bmi range from overweight for my reduced height. I will never ever be on the low part of my bmi range, just not built that way I guess and would be miserable for me to even attempt to get there.

You are already slim, healthy and fit, so adding 'happy' by removing the pressure can only be a good thing

Forgot to mention my 1hr 10 mins circuits . Included 3k run and 2k row, then took dd2 swimming. That should just about cover my pub trip tonight

Uggh. Terrible day today. I was really lacking in energy all day, really hungry, really irritable (poor kids ). I don't know why, because I had porridge for breakfast and beans on toast for lunch.

Went to the gym this evening for my 10k preparation (2 mile run again today) then came home and just ate and ate. I had a fun sized malteser's bag, one scoop of banoffe pie ice cream, 2 slices of bread with peanut butter and 1 slice of bread with butter and honey. I really don't know what went wrong there, but I do know it started off with proper hunger all day, but the evening binge was purely emotional because I'd had a pretty crap day. I should have dug my Paul McKenna book out and done his tapping technique (because it does work), but I didn't have the energy, I just wanted something that tasted nice to make me feel better.

Logged all my cals and amazingly I have just eaten maintenance calories today. If every day was like today I'd apparently weigh 0.1lb less than I do today in five weeks!

Anyway, something made me snap out of it, and I ended up doing some strength exercises this evening. I'm so pleased I didn't jeopardise the diet in the end...phew! Definitely a white-knuckle day!