The Tourniquet Challenge: 10 kilos in 8 weeks 23rd April to Sunday 17th June, 2012

[Michmac]

1st week weigh in 97.6kg's so lost 1.8kg's. Size 18 jeans are getting looser by the day!

[hawaii5-0]

Thanks, Bucklebunny! That's what I'm hoping for. I am definitely not investing in designer jeans right now! I am a bargain shopper when it comes to clothes, especially pants and bras. They just don't last long for me!
H5-0

[Kristine..]

Don't forget our friends at Big W:

Apparently they sell jeans at a regular price of $9.

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/retail/842...od-are-9-jeans or
KMart jeans at $8! http://shop.kmart.com.au/product/skinny-jeans/112155

There is a Big W at Eastland, not far from me, but I have only ever been in the store the once and that was to buy a Red Hat for when I went to a Red Hat Dinner!

Big W may be worth checking out, at $9 you only have to get one month's wear out of them to justify the price, and new clothes are just so much nicer - and better for morale - than always 'making do' with clothes which simply don't fit.

Cheers
Kristine

[hawaii5-0]

Yes, Kristine!!
I'm liking those kind of prices. The good news for me is, I'm a teacher, and I only have 2 weeks of school left before summer break, so I have decided to not invest in any new clothes for now. I will borrow, rummage, and take in what I can for the summer, then before school starts in the fall, watch out, I'm going shopping!!
H5-0

[Kristine..]

Hello All Tourniquet Challengers

Here are the results of the First Week

Together, we lost more than 17 kilos!

We are off to a great start


Name.... Size ... .... Weight ... .23/04/2012. ... .30/04/2012
ajsander. ... Size xx.... Weight ... .79.90. ... .xx.xx
BellaandMeg. ... Size 10.... Weight ... .63.50. ... .xx.xx
Bernie11. ... Size 12.... Weight ... .77.75. ... .76.85
Buckebunny. ... Size 20.... Weight ... .98.00. ... .96.00
cobie_lee. ... Size 24.... Weight ... .149.30. ... .147.30
hawaii5-0. ... Size 26.... Weight ... .133.00. ... .130.00
Kristine. ... Size 16.... Weight ... .75.80. ... .75.40
MaggieLyn. ... Size 12.... Weight ... .83.90. ... .84.60
Michmac. ... Size 18.... Weight ... .99.40. ... .97.60
Myf. ... Size 14.... Weight ... .71.50. ... .xx.xx
Rochy. ... Size xx.... Weight ... .78.50. ... .77.20
Theajoy23. ... Size xx.... Weight ... .69.00. ... .xx.xx
time4it2go. ... Size 16.... Weight ... .85.00. ... .81.30
toothfairy. ... Size 14.... Weight ... .84.25. ... .xx.xx
Vivo. ... Size 18.... Weight ... .91.70. ... .91.00
zq1104511. ... Size 14.... Weight ... .79.10. ... .76.50


We will all be going to KMart to buy braces to hold our pants up - very soon!

Yes, Koh, my 'Table' is still somewhat tab-challenged - I will experiment with the format between now and next week

Well done all Challengers.

Have a great weekend, breath lots of air and enjoy what sunshine there may be, and looking forward to your Monday postings

Cheers
Kristine

[cobie_lee]

Start weight - 149.3kgs
pants size - 24 (tourniquet fit jeans)
Week 1 - 147.3kgs - loss of 2kgs (pants still tourniquet fit)
Week 2 - 145.4kgs - loss of 1.9kgs (pants are a tight fit)
Goal weight - 139.3kgs
Weight lost- 3.9kgs

[Vivo]

Started at: squeezing into a size 18 ... weight 91.70kg (Trousers VERY tight fit - maxed out so much they should be illegal!)
End of Week 1: weight 90.0kg a loss of 1.7kg
End of Week 2: weight 88.6kg a loss of 1.4kg TOTAL LOST: 3.1kg

[time4it2go]

great going cobi-lee and vivo! i also had a loss and thrilled that the jeans are fitting looser!
can't wait to read how the others are going

time4it2go .... size 16 ... weight 85.00
week 1 weight...81.3 ... loss 3.7kg
week 2 weight...80.2 ... loss 1.1kg

[Bucklebunny]

Morning all !!
I had another 2kg loss this week - very very happy with that!!!



Bunnybuckle ...size 20 ... weight 98.00

week 1 weight...96 ... loss 2kg
week 2 weight...94 ... loss 2kg

Looking forward to reading everyone else's wonderful results !!!

[Kristine..]

Morning fellow Touniquettes!

Today's Weight 73.70 kilos

Lost since last Monday 1.70 kilos

Commenced .. Monday 23/04/2012 75.80 kilos Size 16 very tight
Start Week 2 Monday 30/04/2012 75.40 kilos 0.40 loss size 16 not quite as tight
Start Week 3 Monday 07/05/2012 73.70 kilos 2.10 loss size 16 comfortable

Size 16 FJ full waisted Jeans are now a comfortable fit

Bought a Hollywood Hip Hugger over at Priceline yesterday http://newyouforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13867

A nifty gadget which takes in the slack across the back of pants / jeans / trousers without wearing a belt, so no buckle bulge under the front of tops

As this thread is about the fit of our pants, and as not all pants have elastic waists, the Hip Hugger may be on some interest

Last year, prior to going to see the Rellies in UK, I inserted elastic into the back of the waistband of my 'dress up' (Miller) pants, complete with buttons at the end of the elastic strip.

To do this I unpicked the inside of the side seams of the waistband, threaded strong elastic through the band, stitched one side securely to the side seam of the pants and sewed two buttons on the elastic & one buttonhole at the other side seam

That way, when the pants were loose I could have 1 x button, when the pants were not quite as loose I could use the other button, and when the pants fitted (Meaning: Once I had put on about 6 kilos!) I could just wear the pants without engaging any elastic!

Those pants don't have any belt loops, they are really quite formal and surprisingly well cut, and I didn't want to be wearing braces with them, so stitching the elastic inside the waistband provided a neat solution

The Hip Huggers I have already clipped to my size 14 Millers stretch jeans and this is great, I don't have to hitch them up at every second step

Happy Monday, keep those results coming in, I am sure we will lose more than 17 kilos between us this week

Cheers
Kristine

[Bernie11]

just remebered to post my end of week two weight. last monday weight was 76.85, this week is 75.05. total loss since start of challenge = 2.70kg
So after a little bumpy start to the challenge, i'm happy to report I have well and truly taken my seat back on the bus! I haven't trie my jeans, I am going to save that as a finale to the end of the challenge. Good luck all.

[Rochy]

Week 2 loss 1.7kg. Yay! Now weighing 75.5kg.
Leaving the jeans until the end, but they started out torniquet, size 14

[MaggieLyn]

My Start weight was 83.9
Week 1: my weight was 84.6 (gained 500grms)
Week 2:my weight was 81.4 (loss of 3.2kg)
Very happy to have a loss this week. Looking forward to being back under the 80kg.
Cheers Marg

[hawaii5-0]

Start of Challenge: 133 kg
Week 1: 130 kg
Week 2: 128 kg
Total loss: 5 kg (1/2 way there!)
Feeling good, and liking the decreasing numbers!!!
Keep up the good work, everyone!!

[time4it2go]

great going everyone!
kristine, thanks for the handy tip about the elastic in the waistband, what a brilliant idea! (and i'm looking forward to learning more of those in the soon to be new fashion themed thread!)

[Kristine..]

OK, Happy Cohenites

Here are the results up to Sunday 6th May

I can't calculate how much weight the group lost this week as I don't have everybody's results

No matter, we are all amazing so here we are:

NAME.......... SIZE... ... WEIGHT DATE.23/04 ... DATE.30/04 ... DATE.07/05
ajsander...... Size xx ... Weight .....79.90 ... .....xx.xx ... .....xx.xx
BellaandMeg... Size 10 ... Weight .....63.50 ... .....xx.xx ... .....xx.xx
Bernie11...... Size 12 ... Weight .....77.75 ... .....76.85 ... .....75.05
Buckebunny.... Size 20 ... Weight .....98.00 ... .....96.00 ... .....94.00
cobie_lee..... Size 24 ... Weight ....149.30 ... ....147.30 ... ....145.40
hawaii5-0..... Size 26 ... Weight ....133.00 ... ....130.00 ... ....128.00
Kristine...... Size 16 ... Weight .....75.80 ... .....75.04 ... .....73.70
MaggieLyn..... Size 12 ... Weight .....83.90 ... .....84.60 ... .....81.40
Michmac....... Size 18 ... Weight .....99.40 ... .....97.06 ... .....xx.xx
Myf........... Size 14 ... Weight .....71.50 ... .....xx.xx ... .....xx.xx
Rochy......... Size xx ... Weight .....78.50 ... .....77.20 ... .....75.50
Theajoy23..... Size xx ... Weight .....69.00 ... .....xx.xx ... .....xx.xx
time4it2go.... Size 16 ... Weight .....85.00 ... .....81.03 ... .....80.20
toothfairy.... Size 14 ... Weight .....84.25 ... .....xx.xx ... .....xx.xx
Vivo.......... Size 18 ... Weight .....91.70 ... .....91.00 ... .....88.60
zq1104511..... Size 14 ... Weight .....79.10 ... .....76.50 ... .....xx.xx


This will take a bit of tweaking to get it into a chart format!

Ta Da! Well, almost. The Date format could do with some work! OK, done that. We move on!!

Let's make this week really count

Remember that Each Deviation Costs One Week on the Program

As we all want to be in 'proper' clothes as soon as possible let's focus on getting those jeans back into the comfort zone!

Cheers
Kristine

[Michmac]

Sorry Kristine have been away so I was unable to update, this weeks loss was 2.5kg's from 97.6kg's to 95.1kg's
my size 18 jeans are now hanging and very loose

[zq1104511]

I have not wanted to post, as i blew it on day 10 and went for gold so gained back what i had lost on week 1. so week 2 was 78.9kg - a gain of 2.4kg! only just getting back on track today well done to everyone else, keep it up

[Kristine..]

Hi Michmac thanks for the update

Hey zq1104511

Please post, we want to hear from you - warts and all!

The Forum is non-judgemental and the Challenge is there to give us that little extra inspiration

I'm busy thinking up my next challenge - and hopefully if the Tourniquet Challenge keeps me inspired then I will be at or about 'goal' by the end of the 8 weeks

MaggieLyn gained 0.50 kilos in the first week, but then lost 3.20 kg in the second week

So please don't be discouraged. Even if we lose the plot at times, we are only beaten if we stop trying

In fact, the whole concept of 'trying' is a bit of a victim statement

Yoda said 'Do or do not. There is no try'

And for those of us planning on a New You, we have to switch our mind over to a One Track Mind. We can not 'be in two minds' about it

We are in ONE MIND:

Those darn Tourniquet Tight Trousers are blooming well GOING TO FIT by the end of the Challenge, and in fact more than that, THEY ARE GOING TO BE SO LOOSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE HANGING OFF ME!

Take your frustration out on your trousers, not on your self

Focus on the waist band, not on your waist

So don't waste time (oh, dear!)

Get out there. Back on plan. Back on track. You can do it. We can do it.

And we will!

'Do or do not. There is no try'

Cheers
Kristine

[Kristine..]

A Quick Note:

Don't forget to keep trying on the 'next size down' pants, trousers and skirts in your wardrobe

We need to remind ourselves that we are both losing weight, and also shrinking.

In November, 2010 I bought a quality pair of David Lawrence corduroy 5 pocket jeans style pants (size 12) to wear in the cold climate of Norfolk at Christmas.

These were a bit on the loose side but that's OK - got to tuck the thermal underwear - and the Christmas Dinner - in somewhere.

These pants were still comfortable when we returned in the New Year.

At the start of the Tourniquet Challenge I could not get the waistband / button and button hole to meet across my somewhat enlarged and rather pudgy tummy.

Today, I got the button done up. Yes, a bit tight, yes, not actually comfortable, but done up.

So since starting the Challenge, the Fletcher Jones size 16 jeans have gone from Tourniquet to wearable, and the corduroy from you-must-be-joking to the do-up-able-even-if-Tourniquet-Tight fit.

So, ladies and gents, at least once a week try on something smaller than what you are currently wearing

That also includes a tee shirt, shirt or blouse. That bulging and distended midriff may be shrinking quicker than you think, so why not try on the next size down and see how you go

I have read many times on this Forum how someone has kept a special dress or pair of trousers or jeans for the day 'when they can fit back into them'.

But when we are losing weight we don't realise how fleeting that day may be

For example, if I had saved a special size 14 skirt, that skirt would by now be too big for me. My window of opportunity to wear that skirt again would be limited to about one month on Cohen's, that month between me wearing size 16 and size 12!

This Challenge is about what fits you.

This Monday, how about we all share the 'special' garment we have been keeping and which we now fit in to

sundaymorningstaple kept his Wedding Tuxedo from 1983 and is seen proudly wearing it again in 2008 after hitting a weight peak of 94 kilos and dropping back to his goal weight of 69 kilos http://www.newyouforum.com/forum/album.php?albumid=118

So if you haven't thrown out the Tuxedo or Twin Set or pair of size 12 corduroys, try them on and let us know on Monday if you fit them yet!

Cheers
Kristine