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[The Numbers] Weight: 121.0 pounds Water Intake: 750 mL by 2pm, 400 mL jasmine tea, 300 mL water at the restaurant, 750 mL after workout, 750 mL by 12:30am = 2950 mL Workout Time: 50 minutes at the gym doing that elliptical thing. Kept my pace at 166-172 strides/minute for the majority of the time (better than last time where it was 158-162) on the same level of resistance [The Meal Plan] Breakfast: skipped cause I woke up late... again. I'm really bad at waking up early on weekends. Lunch: 1 serving chicken-olive sauté (Recipe found on Prevention.com) with 1/4 cup of quinoa Dinner: a little bit of go-green vegan fried rice and some Thai general vegan chicken dish, and some tofu, and then some taro sticky rice pudding thing (shared it with a friend) Snack: 1 granny smith apple with a fat-free French vanilla yogurt fruit dip

Yeah. It was definitely too rough for me to handle with the stuff I have to do when I'm not working out. Running around up and downstairs of a hospital while rounding with the medical team is hard enough, and if you're too slow they leave you behind ahaha

Man. Kudos to you with Insanity. I've done it off and on, and usually have to stop because it makes me so sore it hurts for almost the next week, and it makes being on my feet walking around and up and down stairs miserable. Welcome to the Rebellion!

So I definitely just signed up. This is going to be a fun month to lose 4% of my weight for sure. It'd be the first time I'd be that weight since high school if I make it!!!

October 13, 2013 [The Numbers] Weight: 122.8 lbsWater Intake: lost track but approximately 16 oz of hojicha green tea, 12 oz of honey black tea, and 750 mL of waterWorkout Time: Rest Day - lots of cleaning and laundry though[The Meal Plan] Breakfast: skipped cause I woke up at noonLunch: one 100 calorie English muffin with almond butter and honey with one soft-boiled eggDinner: drumsticks and thighs of a rotisserie chicken

Has anyone done a diet bet before? There's one going on with YouTuber ShayCarl - (http://diet.bt/1gcEgeP) and I was debating on whether or not to join. 4% of my weight is just a little under 5 pounds, so I figure it'd be doable. If you have done it before, and won, how much did you win? This diet bet starts on the 15, so join with me? Maybe?

October 12, 2013 Weight: 122.2 lbsWater Intake: 300 mL by noon, 750 mL by 1:30pm, 750 mL by end of work out, 500 mL of hojicha green tea, 500 mL of water during dinner = 2800 mLWorkout Time: 50 minutes on the elliptical (398.7 calories)[The Meal Plan] Breakfast: one 100-calorie English muffin with peanut butter and honeyPost-Workout Snack: one clementine, one serving of Chobani's Vanilla Greek Yogurt with 1/4 cup of Bare Naked Fit Triple Crunch Berry GranolaLunch: one slice of my roommate's "homemade pizza" - crust made of whole grain, toppings include kale, yellow squash, tomatoes, marinara sauce, meatless sausage, asparagus, onions, and hardly any cheeseDinner: Asian Hot Pot at Shabu Zen - I got the surf and turf (lamb and a plate of assorted seafood - salmon, some white fish, scallops, fish cake, squid, mini octopus) with a plate of veggies (bak choy, napa cabbage, enoki mushroom, king mushroom, some other button mushroom, tomato, carrot, tofu) in a Spicy Szechuan Broth, with a small rice bowl of udon noodlesDessert: Kung Fu Milk Tea's Bubble Milk Green Tea with boba Today was definitely a cheat day in terms of the diet routine when it came to dinner.

Thanks for the input! I'll definitely give it consideration. Everyone pretty much says that I don't need to lose weight and etc. etc. The moment I try to explain it's like they cover their ears and go "LALALALALALAA" It's quite frustrating.

Welcome to the Rebellion! I'm new here myself, but I figured I'd drop a hello! I definitely know what it's like about being in Grad school and having a horrible time with diet and exercise. I'm in Pharmacy school myself and the last two years was not the best experience of my life as I was living exam to exam in a year round program probably a total of month of time off if you add between semester breaks). But at least now, I'm on clinical rotations so I sort of have more time on my hands to take care of myself more, but it really depends on where I'm at. The eating bit is killer, but I made it a goal to eat better this month as well as shedding some of that fat. Good luck with everything! We believe in you!!!

October 11, 2013 Weight: 121.8 poundsWater Intake: 400 mL by noon, 750 mL by 6pm, 750 mL by end of workout, 750 mL by midnight = 2650 mLWorkout Plan: 30 minute weight training per Rebel Fitness Guide, 15 minutes on the treadmillBreakfast: skipped cause I woke up at 11am, and had to get ready to get my car oil changedLunch: Chipotle Steak Salad (Romaine, fajita vegetables, steak, pico de gallo, corn salsa, sour cream, cheese, and a small amount of the vinaigrette) = 600 calories - I ate while my oil was being changedDinner: 1 serving chicken-olive saute (Recipe found on Prevention.com) with 1/4 cup of quinoa

Mission Objectives Goal Weight: 110 pounds (BMI = 20.4)Run 5k without stoppingRun a 10 minute mileDo 5 pull ups Introduction I’m a 25 year old female, height 5’ 1.5†(that half inch matters). I’m a petite girl with a really small frame. My initial weight prior to taking action was 123.6 pounds on October 1, 2013. My weight’s been fluctuating between 123-128 constantly for the last few months. This has been the most I’ve ever weighed my entire life, growing up and prior to entering Pharmacy school I had always been around 118 pounds. I have stretch marks on my hips due to the rapid weight gain that I’ve noticed a few months ago. I’ve sulked and moped about them, especially about the fact that they mean I had packed on the extra pounds. Growing up, I had always been self-conscious of my body. I thought my calves were too large, my belly too big, and the muffin top I had was unattractive. My calves really are big. Boots and those jeggings are a pain to buy because they tend to be too tight or not fit at all because of the size of my calves. However, I’ve come to accept that and will show my legs with pride. It is just muscle really, and unless the muscle atrophies, I don’t think there’s a chance of slimming down those calves ever. It’s the abdominal area that’s a different story. If someone were to ask me what don’t I like about myself, this would be that area. You can’t target what fat you lose, and that is what’s most frustrating about it all of these years. I don’t see results, I get discouraged and disappointed and then I give up. It’s really all belly area, as I can fit into jeans fine (more or less), and my guts just pop out above the waistband. It’s only been recently that I’ve had issues zipping and buttoning my jeans. I am now fed up with my own self-image, and I’m finally taking some serious action. This time I mean business. October is my birthday month, and I decided that this will be the beginning of a new me. As a present to myself, I’m working towards that body that I want myself having. This mission isn’t just for the month or until I hit the right number on the scale. This will be my lifelong mission to stay healthy and to stay active. It’s just the weight loss is the first goal, to get me to where I want to be. If you’re going to be the person that tells me that I don’t need to lose the weight, I don’t want to hear it. I hear it all the time from the people around me from what they perceive. Background My parents have never set foot in a gym to work out for as long as I can remember. The most they did was take my brother and me to swimming at the local recreation center and watch us from the sides. My brother has no intentions to live a healthy lifestyle. The majority of the people around me have no desire to go to the gym, and most of them are unhappy about their weights as it is. All I get from these people is grief now about how I don’t need to lose the weight, and the extra few pounds is okay even if it means I’ll be clinically overweight per my BMI. I always hated gym class during grade school. I loathed it when my freshman year of college required us to take a gym class back in 2006. I hadn’t worked out or anything until December 2009, when I finally got a gym membership for the first time and started to introduce myself to the world of fitness. Downside of that was I was working 60 hours a week and had two jobs, which left me exhausted and always tired so that plan never went really well. My excuse then for not working out was that I didn’t have the time to. Sleep was far more precious. Skip to 2011, I’m no longer working but I’ve started Pharmacy school. We get a free gym membership to the local gym here. I thought that I’d have time to start the whole gym thing back up again, but it was also short lived due to the desire to sleep combined with the constant struggles to stay on top of things in class, and preparing for exam after exams (7 classes and 18 exams a semester, NOT including finals is a lot). Now it’s 2013, I’m on clinical rotations. Some rotation sites I have absolutely no time, but then others like the one I’m currently on I have all the time in the world. What Motivates Me My grandmother who is now 102 or something along those lines, who has spent her entire life in a third-world country, has always emphasized the importance of exercising, she attributes her old age and how she’s still walking around and healthy to the fact that she kept her health through all the years. From what I’ve heard, she still does her morning walks around the marketplace every morning when the weather is permitting. I also want to fit into my current clothes. I have no money to be spending on new clothes that’ll fit better. Working out and shedding the weight off is a fair cheaper option in my case. I want to be able to just be comfortable in my own skin and not have to think “oh I can’t wear that, my belly would just be accentuated in this shirt/dress.†Numbers Upon Joining the Rebellion (10/11/13) Weight: 121.8 poundsAll weights are naked weights measured first thing in the morning before I take my showerBMI: 23.0Waist: 28 inchesNaval: 31 inchesHips: 38 inchesThighs: 22.5 inches So Here’s the Beginning to a New Me…

I was wondering what's a good weight to start using for the stretches in the Rebel Fitness Guide, or any dumbbell lifting for exercises. I've never really lifted anything, I have zero upper arm strength. I'm a tiny girl too (5' 1.5"). So any input would be nice. Thanks!

Hi guys! It's been a while since I've taken part in online forums, and I'm glad to join the Rebellion! A little about myself, I'm currently in the last year of professional school, obtaining my PharmD. Given that, I'm just on clinical rotations right now, opposed to 7 classes with at least 1 exam every week for the last two years. So I actually have a lot more time than I'm used to right now. As for the health stuff, I'm currently 25 years old (will be 26 on October 21st). I'm 5' 1.5" (yes that half inch matters). As of this morning I weighed 121.8 pounds, which is a decrease from the initial 123.7 pounds 11 days ago. My weight's been fluctuating a lot, and at one point in between Day 1 and Day 11 I've gotten up to 125.2 pounds on my scale, but in the last month it's reached up to 128 before. I used to average around 118 prior to starting Pharmacy school, and even then I wasn't quite happy with myself. The scary part for me is that when I went to the doctor's office and they calculated my BMI to be 24.1 or something like that and just knowing that gaining a few more pounds would land me in the clinically overweight category made me really uneasy and I decided to take action. For me, most of my unhappiness stems from the muffin top and belly flab which is where I carry all of my extra weight. Otherwise I'm pretty petite. My ultimate goal isn't to lose weight, but it's to get rid of the excess fat around the abdomen area so I can be more content with myself. That and fit into my clothes better, things haven't been fitting right since I've gained the weight and being the poor student I am, I'm too poor to buy any new clothes. But numbers are what helps me keep track of things, so ultimately my goal weight is somewhere between 110-115, depending on how I feel I'm progressing and how I perceive myself. If you're going to say that I don't need to lose the weight, I don't want to hear it. It's all I've been hearing the last 11 days since I started my own fitness month challenge from the people around me out in the real world. I came here just to find some support, because this is the first time I've gotten down and serious with trying to lose the belly and shave the pounds. Pretty much everyone around me is very un-supportive of this action, and for the most part none of my friends are active individuals either, so it's just been really hard trying to continue on when all I get is negative backlashes. I do have a blog that I've been using to record my weights, water intake, and more or less of what I eat. It can be found at http://zexification.wordpress.com/ if anyone's interested.