Chiefs Randalling on to svelteness

[Lizzylou]

Hola.
Thought we needed a new thread
Last day at work for me

Well done Bssh on only gaining 1lb holiday weight, am hoping to emulate this!

Hi all and big welcome to new folk! I'm HeyHeySaturday on mfp, feel free to add me although I am hopeless at logging at the moment

Thanks to the chiefs I've lost 3 stone since Jan. Yet I still feel fat, I'm a size 12 with a bmi of 24 but can't seem to get it into my head

Great photos, it's really nice to see what you chiefs look like! I have NO fat photos at all which is a shame as in future years it will appear that my children were motherless for their early years. I've got a friend's 40th coming up, I might be brave and post a photo when I'm dolled up.

I am really in awe of the running. Yet again I have failed to start c25k. No wonder I still feel like a blob

Ooh I didn't know you could switch names do easily - I like it!

SDP, you will rock a slinky party dress
Bssh, that's fab, you have faced my fear! I am hoping to go this week, would I look daft with a print off of weight exercises? I want to make sure I do all the exercises and not get flummoxed in front of others! I have been enjoying bodypump and already moving onto heavier weights, so am keen to give it a bash!
Carikube, I was 40 this year and I too live in a very hilly area. Currently live at bottom of big hill, moving to top of another
Woohoo at getting signed off for exercise.

Soo, am shattered after busy day and sleepless night (painful stomach). Really struggling to get enthusiasm up for any exercise once Dh gets home

Lego that is fab I hadn't realised that you'd lost so much! Just sent you a friend request on MFP.

I see that Randall has changed the pic in an attempt to convince us all that the other one was ridiculously flattering - it is NO USE Randall, you still look fab! You'll have to come to terms with that, chief SDP looking forward to you glam pics too.

Carikube and pudding well done on the fitbitting/jawboning and being signed off for exercise. And Bssh well done on the men's gym! When I was a bit fitter I used to love getting onto the men's ladder on the rowing machine. Haven't been on the rowing machine for ages actually, may have to give it a go.

£70's not too bad is it. I thought they'd be more than that, thanks cari. I may start saving up or perhaps an idea for Christmas. (Exciting life I lead.)

Bloody well done Bssh, lifting with the boys, you go chief!

Good news getting signed off pudding, just remember to take it slowly

Lego 3 stone loss and a size 12 is far from fat. Get some pics up slinky!

Your machine-like ways never cease to amaze me Lizzy. I bet you still get out and do it despite how tired and unmotivated you're feeling. You always do. If it was me I'd be on the couch with a biscuit. Maybe that's why you're all toned and lithe whilst I have gangly limbs and a jelly belly.

You are too kind buzzy. In fairness, when I looked at the photo I'd put up the lighting did have a slightly 'Disney princess' air about it so I've changed it for one that looks a bit more slight-pissed-welsh-gal-at-a-wedding

Carikube I have the same issue with the overestimation of calories. I have downed my calorie limit on mfp to even if out if that makes sense?

Lizzy I have an iPhone app called Full Fitness that I take in with me. It lists all my exercises with pictures and video. I've seen guys (and gals) there with workout sheets. Ooooo, lifting heavy and working with the "big boys" - go for it Lizzy!

Ohh talking about exercise type (not at all but I'm using it when exercising) does anyone have any good mp3 type players, are ipod shuffles really over priced and i should just get a bog standard player or are they acutally good and convenient? I will mainly be running and x trainer at the gym

At the moment i use my phone but it is a little heavy

Molly I have a normal-sized ipod, but when I started running I didn't have anywhere to put it and I decided that if I was going to do the C25k properly, I should have something more convenient (I already run holding my phone as I use MapMyRun at the same time to see how far I have gone). The Shuffle cost £37 and at the moment I only have the C25k podcasts on it but I am slowly building up a running playlist on iTunes that I can put on there for when I have finished the programme and will (hopefully) still be going out running. It's great as I just clip it on to my tracksuit bottoms and can then forget about it.
I've just been to buy a couple of long-sleeved exercise tops so that I will be a bit warmer now the mornings are a bit fresher and I also bought a little bum-bag thing so now I won't have to carry my phone in my hands anymore. I was going to buy a hat and gloves as I understand that they are the most useful bit of cold weather running gear to have, but DD1 told me I looked silly which put me off a bit (quite why I'm influenced by a 4 year old, I don't know )

Molly the previous generation Nano (still available some places?) is tiny and can hold loads of music, playlists and podcasts. It clips on easily.

Hello all can I join in? I'm FabulousOscar on MFP. I've only been on it a couple of weeks and haven't lost anything (second weigh in tomorrow), but am giving it a go.

Welcome Sunshine! Good luck with tomorrow's weigh-in. Sometimes it takes a while to shift the weight - especially if you don't have much to lose.

I no longer use MFP as I no longer calorie count (I now just do 5:2 but don't log my eating) but I hang around this thread for the superb motivation of the other Chiefs.

Hello Sunshine
Good luck for tomorrow!

I have done some weights, but chickened out and did them in the ladies section as main gym was heaving and ladies room is next to spin class. I will get some bssh courage up and go into the big boys gym soon

Feeling less hormonal and murderous today, which is good for those around me

Sunshine, I can't find you on mfp?

Whoops Lizzy wrong cat name! I'm FabulousJasper.

Lizzy it's taken me many months to get out of the ladies gym and only because I'd exhausted the max weights there so have had no choice. There's no rush :)

Sunshine I've added you on MFP.

Impressed by the idea of exhausting the max weights in the ladies' gym! DH and I joined the local gym last year and I had a good phase of going but never got anywhere near anything heavy as I don't think I went for long enough to build up. It's only a small gym so there is no ladies' section or anything but it was never that busy when I went. I'm finding the C25k more convenient at the moment as I can do that before everyone gets up but maybe when the school/pre-school routine settles down I will get the chance to go back to the gym as well. Last day of DD1 on half days in reception today thank god as it has been really difficult to get anything done this past two weeks...

Sometimes I think the only reason I go so regularly to the gym is because of how much it costs . I hate the idea of thinking they are getting my well-earned cash for nowt.

Carikube, mine is only a local authority membership, so £30 per mth, but it does give me classes in 3 sports centres, 3 gyms and 2 swimming pools to choose from. Which gives me NO excuse not to go! There is always something I could be doing

Lizzy, you're making me feel bad now as mine is also local authority and I have a dreadful feeling that I have access to 10 centres and swimming pools round the city! I only really use my local centre and have never been to one of their classes - partly because I find I only have the motivation to exercise first thing and partly as most of the classes are at an awkward time as DH often gets home from work late. Excuses, excuses

Welcome new new Chief ......

Yee Gods Lego ... where the feck have you been hiding such a-maze-in progress? That is brilliant. Suggest you make up for all that modesty by making a personal announcement in The Times. Well done. Size 12 is a great size. And YY to photos.

The men's gym Bssh? OMG all those muscles. It's enough to send me into a hot flush!

Molly I use my phone for music and tracking my exercise - I use runtastic when I'm running and walking to keep a track of my routes etc. I invested in a belt band that carries said device so I don't notice the weight/size. I did have one of those arm bands things but I managed to velcro off the skin on my right top arm. Just in case any of you are GoT geeks, I looked like I'd been visited by Ramsay Bolton .... my name is tea, it rhymes with pee whilst I'm running

And yey to getting the doctor's sign off for "project move more' to commence. Honestly, your keenness, at this stage, Pud is a really good sign that progress will be made!

And all you gymmers are putting me to shame. I have done no exercise this week at all. My "pissed dancing in heels" injury appears to be a proper one. I haven't even felt up to the training run to see whether I can do the half .... which isn't good. The nutter bit of my head is thinking I'm going to play hockey this evening to test it out. I will see. The thing that's really hard is that I'm feeling really down due to not exercising, and another hard slog of trying to find a new job coming to nothing, so I am comfort eating big time which is making me feel bad too. I'm aware I need to break the cycle so either I find the job, stop the comfort eating or get back on the exercise endorphins but it seems so very hard at the moment. Oh FFS I bore myself.

Oh Randall I think you are so pretty. How come you look so glamorous? There are photos of me on Saturday where I'm grinning so much I look like Wallace when he's just spotted a mountain of Wensleydale! You can see the inside of my lips FFS!

Afternoon Chiefs. So impressed by all your exercise efforts - men's gym .
My Pilates class this eve has been cancelled so do I a) Be good and take myself off to the gym instead b) Chill on the sofa with rare access to the remote whilst DP is working late which is what I really want to do

Hi sunshine, always room for more chiefs, pull up a pew and settle in.
I'm RandallFloyd on MFP. I still log every day but I'm at my goal now so maintaining rather than losing. (I'm also a terrible example!)

Hope today was a little better Lizzy. And I wouldn't worry, you certainly get your money's worth out of that gym membership!

And Bssh, you exhausted the lady weighs? Dear lord woman, you are so impressive.

Tea you really are too kind. I think it helped that the photo was taken at 'tipsy' rather than full blown pissed. Approximately 4 hours after that picture was taken we discovered that walking and pointing in time to the music is actually far easier and classier than dancing. I'd wager I'm not looking quite as good in those pictures! Sorry you're feeling down in the dumps, I think you sound so healthy though. I can't imagine feeling down because I can't exercise.

I somehow managed to maintain this week so I'm very happy with that considering I Randalled hard several times.

Happylass I wouldn't ask my advice on that one if I were you