Hotties getting Hotter! Daily motivation thread! April 2015

angellak

Wow! You go girl!

usernameenvy

im sitting here trying to figure out how i can get my step count from 3000 to 10000 on whats meant to be a rest day lol i was going to go for a walk but its raining

Beachybombshell

Celebrating my anniversary this weekend so I want to celebrate without being too strict on my food but also not throw my progress off track. So maybe this weekend I will eat back my exercise calories.. I think we will do some hiking too so that will help. What is everyone else doing?

lostalykat

Woohoo I am down 2.2 this week. Really it is just getting back to where I was 2 weeks ago but hey I will take it as motivation. This weekend I will be working and studying a fair amount. I also have to go visit family either today or tomorrow. I was hoping I could do family dinner tomorrow so I could go to crossfit tonight, but if that changes I will at least hit the gym for a little cardio or my own mini-wod. It feels good to be back on track, I changed my macros to 30,30,40 and I am hoping that will help. It is challenging because there are so many different ideas out there on the best way to lose weight and what your macros should be and bla bla bla. I am just trying to eat as clean as possible and feel good. I also had my run club girl bail out so I will be the one leading it this weekend. So at least I know I will be getting a run/walk in on Sunday. School is coming to an end which is good but I am also getting a little concerned about having so much time on my hands to eat and drink! I will be excited to be cooking again and I am going to keep chatting with all of you and staying on track! So far I am feeling like my goals are in check!

angellak

I had a girl's night out last night, but was able to stay on track. Thank god for my exercise calories. I've only been back on track a few days, but it feels good.

angellak

I'm so glad I found this thread. We can DO this!

ChrisiEMilio

Can I still join? I would love to. I am trying to stay motivated and the more involved I seem to be the easier it is.

lostalykat

Yes @ChrisiEMilio feel free to add some goals for the week/ rest of the month! I will be creating a new thread for May so we can all stay accountable!

The weekend is always my downfall! I went out on a date night with the hubby friday night and I actually ordered probably the healthiest thing on the menu! I am making way better choices when I go out which is huge! Then I had to work early saturday morning and I was getting bagels for the event and only had 1 bagel until about 1 when I got home from work. I only wanted to have a protein shake because I knew we had a family dinner that night which was not a great idea. I had some wine and it went straight to my head. Ended up having a drunken bagel later at night and felt like crap all yesterday. Yesterday I was basically nursing my hangover and resting all day. I didn't track but I also didn't go crazy since I was basically in bed on the couch all day. Such is life I am back on track today and eating healthy. I pulled a muscle or strained something in my back last week so I am going to skip the gym for a few days and recover from that. Back to tracking! I am going to just keep going and stay strong! Some days/weeks are going to be better than others, the point is to get back up on the horse and keep fighting!

ChrisiEMilio

Weekly and monthly goals. I have a fit bit and walk 10,000 steps a day but that is not typically extremely difficult for a mom of four so I feel that I should do more. This week I would like to work out at least 3 days for at least an hour. Monthly goal would be to take that to 5 days a week. I would also like to increased my steps by 1,000 steps a day for the week and for the month to work my way up to 15,000 steps a day. With nutrition I would like to stay within my allotted points and calories for both weekly and monthly goals. For monthly I would also like to find healthier fast type snacks and meals to keep my proteins, carbs and fat in balance and where they should be. I would also like to eat a big breakfast everyday. Wow that seems like a lot. Lol.

shadow2soul

The days with question marks for calories consumed is because I ate at 2 restaurants where calorie information isn't available. I did my best guess on both days, but I really don't have a clue as to what I ate.

I recently switched to Ice Cream Fitness 5x5. There isn't really anything wrong with Stronglifts 5x5 and in fact the 2 programs are very similar. I just feel I would benefit more from the extra work in Ice Cream Fitness. However the Glute bridges and hip thrusts aren't a part of any program. I added them to hopefully help my pancake *** problem.

lostalykat

Looks like you have some good plans @shadow2soul Do you check your weight every day? I think I would go crazy doing that LOL

Also my thighs are getting huge from lifting, I just read an article that made me feel better because it is common for that to happen before they get smaller. Right now I am just trying to get back to being healthy, I think I am going to skip going out this weekend and just stay at home and clean/cook I really miss it. Maybe we will invite some friends over for dinner but honestly some quiet time sounds good.

I think I strained my back lifting last week so I am taking a few days off but I should be back to the gym tomorrow for crossfit. I have been so tired lately I am hoping it is just from being busy and I am not getting sick.

Have a great day everyone!

Patriots96

Count me in! I have just rejoined mfp after regaining the 30 pounds I lost a year or so ago. Over 200 lbs again but want to be 170 or 160. 42 years old and type 1 diabetic

ChrisiEMilio

Welcome Patriots96! You will love this group. They are awesome! My middle daughter actually has type 1 as well. She was diagnosed two years ago. Her blood sugar was over 1300 at diagnosis. Good luck with your journey. ☺

ccat1987

I work a desk job, so I have a really hard time hitting my steps each day. I try to take quick walks around the office, but its challenging when I bill my time hourly to clients. Any suggestions to building up to 10k steps per day? I typically hit about 2-3k sometimes 4-5k when the weather is good enough to take my pup for a walk.

My fitness goal this week is to get to 4 classes at the YMCA 2 spinning and 2 kettlebell!

angellak

I've experienced the same thing with lifting lostalykat. I've laid off of it, but I need to get back to it. It seems I'm so sore all the time. What do you do for soreness?

shadow2soul

lostalykat wrote: »

Looks like you have some good plans @shadow2soul Do you check your weight every day? I think I would go crazy doing that LOL

Yes I weigh daily. I have the Fitbit Aria scale which automatically updates my weight on Fitbit and here. My fitbit account is linked to a site called trend weight as well. The trendweight site takes the scale fluctuations and smooths it out so that you can see if your gaining, losing or maintaining. For example, here is my last 3 months:



For me, seeing the daily fluctuations is what helps me keep my sanity. If I weighed in once a week and just happened to land on a high day, I'd know myself well enough to know that it would mess with my mind a bit.

lostalykat

@angellak muscle soreness is a good thing and I just deal with it and keep going. The best thing to do when you're sore is to use the same muscles again. Also replenishment after the workout is important. I try to make sure to get a lot of protein after lifting as well.

I'm still not feeling great, I think I'm fighting a cold that everyone is getting around me. I was hoping to get back to the gym tomorrow but now I'm thinking I should rest instead. Ugh I hate this. I'll see how I sleep and how I feel in the morning and then decide. The nice thing is I get a massage and a haircut tomorrow.

AmberSpamber

Love this thread! I just started to get back on track myself. Gotta love what we do to ourselves when we fall off the wagon. Good luck

AmberSpamber

ccat1987 wrote: »

I work a desk job, so I have a really hard time hitting my steps each day. I try to take quick walks around the office, but its challenging when I bill my time hourly to clients. Any suggestions to building up to 10k steps per day? I typically hit about 2-3k sometimes 4-5k when the weather is good enough to take my pup for a walk.

My fitness goal this week is to get to 4 classes at the YMCA 2 spinning and 2 kettlebell!

I'm the same way. I'm lucky to get 4k by the end of my workout. I try to get moving more at work (long way to the restroom, drinking fountain etc ) but I don't even come close.

lostalykat

Welcome @AmberSpamber do you have some goals you want to share for the last week of April? I'll start a new thread for may on the 1st.

angellak

I hope you feel better soon lostalykat. A massage sounds great. I need to get one soon. Thanks for the advice.

lostalykat

I wrote a whole post on Thurs and it didn't post. I am kind of busy right now so not a ton of time. I hope everyone is having a great Friday! I had a 3.4 loss today! WOOhoo Now to keep this going and make it under 190 by May would be sweet but I am not going to kill myself to do it! Just hoping for the best and working hard!

lostalykat

How is everyone doing with their goals?? I'm going faster than I thought I would so I'm hoping to be able to keep it up!

lostalykat

Looks like I am the only one keeping up with the forum. We are only a few days away from the end of the month and I have already hit my goal that I originally posted so I am going to count that as a win! I will be starting a new forum group on the 1st and I hope everyone and then some are interested in joining for the next month!

ccat1987

Like I posted before, I was struggling to meet my step goal for the day. I typicall go to kettlebell/spinning classes 4 times a week (I track steps on my phone and I do not bring it to class). The past 2 weeks I started taking longer walks after work to see how far I need to walk to hit my 10,000 step goal.

I am proud to share that this week I have met my goal 3 times already. I added extras steps by taking a short walk at lunch and a longer walk after dinner. I am still attending the exercise classes. Yesterday, I actually blew past my 10,000 steps a day

My weight is slowly going down and I actually took my measurements. But I am proud I am moving more!

angellak

I have met my step goal of 10,000 everyday except for 2 days. Yay!