Active April Challenge 2021
baconslave
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It's Active April folks.
The word "active" is a loaded word.
Not only can it apply to exercise, but it can also mean "characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation."
Time to get fit or act on your goals whatever they may be.
I know, I know! How the hades are you going to get active when you're stuck in your home like some awful apocalypse movie? NEAT, all of the bazillion YouTube vids and workout streaming services, home gym, walking outside in areas where you can distance from people-that's how. And for non-exercise goals, start actively pursuing them as best you can with what you have to work with. Don't let "perfect" be the enemy of "better". Improvements, even if they're slight or baby steps, are still progress.
We can do this!
No need to make your "heart gargle in your throat." Unless that's what you're into.
Or to win all the life trophies.
Active April is about making your goal an improvement in your fitness or life. As Elizabeth Benton always says, "Whatever constitutes an improvement for YOU. Do that."
So whether you want to train for a 5k or 10k, sleep better, get more serious about logging, start HIITing your head off, or just start exercising, period, it's all good.
If your exercise is already on-point, but you'd like to increase your daily NEAT burn, that's a great target as well. (What is NEAT, consult this thread from which I have been inspired: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss/p1)
Go ahead and post your goals.
Update us daily and receive encouragement, workout suggestions, and support from your compatriots in the challenge.
Go get it! Make change!
The word "active" is a loaded word.
Not only can it apply to exercise, but it can also mean "characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation."
Time to get fit or act on your goals whatever they may be.
I know, I know! How the hades are you going to get active when you're stuck in your home like some awful apocalypse movie? NEAT, all of the bazillion YouTube vids and workout streaming services, home gym, walking outside in areas where you can distance from people-that's how. And for non-exercise goals, start actively pursuing them as best you can with what you have to work with. Don't let "perfect" be the enemy of "better". Improvements, even if they're slight or baby steps, are still progress.
We can do this!
No need to make your "heart gargle in your throat." Unless that's what you're into.
Or to win all the life trophies.Active April is about making your goal an improvement in your fitness or life. As Elizabeth Benton always says, "Whatever constitutes an improvement for YOU. Do that."
So whether you want to train for a 5k or 10k, sleep better, get more serious about logging, start HIITing your head off, or just start exercising, period, it's all good.
If your exercise is already on-point, but you'd like to increase your daily NEAT burn, that's a great target as well. (What is NEAT, consult this thread from which I have been inspired: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss/p1)
Go ahead and post your goals.
Update us daily and receive encouragement, workout suggestions, and support from your compatriots in the challenge.
Go get it! Make change!
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My Goals are:
Pre-log meals
drink 120 oz of water
exercise 6 days a week
Keep carbs under 27g
no eating after 8pm3 -
Last month of Beast...so #1 do all the workouts...#2 keep to the nutrition plan...#3 be active gardening!!!
so...by the end of april I should have some exciting new changes to my body as well as some exciting new changes in my yard and gardens3 -
drink my water
keep carbs down
throw away extra food that will tempt me
no eating after 6pm
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@brenn24179 love your April goals...I will follow suit...thx!! I am 3 weeks off processed sugar so cravings don't bother "so far"...you are doing great!!4
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🌷🌸April Goals🌸🌷
Hit my 350 minute weekly “Active Minutes” consistently
Continue with my food plan—it’s working so far! (Albeit s.l.o.w.l.y.)
Do something nice for someone else every day.....a bit of a challenge in our current stage of lockdown2 -
This should be a fun one!
My main goal is just to log! Logging daily is what I've really been struggling with. I am going to generally aim for under 70 g net carbs and at least 85 g protein.
I have a bike and run focused training plan that I will adhere to.
Daily goal is close those rings and hit 12K steps (this is easy on running days and sometimes hard on biking days).
Also daily journaling (and checking in here)!5 -
Weekly Active April goals
Strength training-once a week with coach, once on my own
Yoga, Elliptical, Spin class, bike trainer or outdoor ride each once a week
Daily logging, prelogging when possible
Keep total carbs below 50
I feel like I need to get in 20-30 min of cardio before work each day since I may not be able to fit it in during lunch. On a work deadline but it's important to eat. Probably can't fit both in daily on lunch break.3 -
Weekly Active April Goals!
Log in DAILY!
Workout 40 min - at least 3 times per week! (RockBox Kickboxing)
Stretches at least 2x / day (knee issues)
Find a place near my job to walk for at least 15 minutes / day.
No "cheat days" for the entire month... my cheat days tend to turn into cheat DAYS!
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OK, why not - I need accountability again! I was 8 pounds from goal weight and then shifted into reverse and it's not 20 pounds away! So Active April goals:
Re-start my 5x5 lifting program
10K steps at least 5 days a week
Log Daily and be within +/- 10 g of my macros a day
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Newly back to MFP and happy for some accountability. Sadly I gained back 20 of the 60 pounds I lost with keto/MFP tracking.
My goals for April:
Log daily and stay +/- 10 grams of macros
10 G steps min 5X /week
Time outside/in nature daily
Reserve wine for weekends5 -
The gym reopens this month! My plan pre gym reopening is 1 work out per week and 3 runs and then after the gym reopens I’m aiming for 2-3 gym sessions a week and running home from work twice per week 😊4
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Back and in!
Goals:
1. Log daily - haven't been and you know where that has led
a. stay under 75 grams on carbs
b. stay over 125 grams on protein
2. Exercise daily - tune up the bike and get to riding again at least 3 times a week, lift (body
weight and dumbbells) twice a week.
3. Stay active on weekends in the yard and garden
4. Get up from the desk every hour during work6 -
OK. I'm here.
Goals.
Log 6 days a week.
Stay on-plan despite Le Grand Saboteur (husband)
Keep up with my fitness schedule.
Lose the Quarantine Chub. Or work on it anyway. I'll take whatever loss I can get at this point even if it's racing at the speed of tortoise-on-Ambien.5 -
Quick entry - adjusting to a new job in an office (with REAL PEOPLE... and a cat that seems to have adopted the place) has meant no change in weight and a struggle to get past just Treadmill and Spin Bike before being shattered with work.
Also this past week was the last week before a new tax year in the UK and it has been all hands to the pumps at work with late hours.
So... Hoping to put a new Libre sensor on my healed up arms on Sunday and back at it on Monday...
The knee issue from end Feb/March has eased, and focussing on the latest rehab exercises from my physio.
Tennis lesson on Monday and upcoming golf now that they have been reintroduced back into civilisation here in the UK, and will try and get out on the golf course as much as possible as and when I can on my Mondays or more likely Fridays. With only two days a week and the weekends to run my own sports site, it is pretty full on at the moment!
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I think I'm going to switch up my goals...I do fine on getting my regular workouts, but I'm slipping on my morning/afternoon walks during the week...which is no only cutting me short on my activity, but making my stressed way too much at work...I need those for my sanity...so my #1 goal is to get at least 10 min of stairs before work and both of my walk breaks every day, not just a M-F...
4/1 - no morning stairs, but did both the walks4 -
4/1
Strength training-once a week with coach, once on my own- not yet
Yoga, Elliptical, Spin class, bike trainer or outdoor ride each once a week- no/yes/no/yes
Daily logging, prelogging when possible- yes
Keep total carbs below 50-no
Double workout yesterday and went slightly over on carbs (piece of italian bread)3 -
Active April goals:
1. Watch those macros and calories
2. Improve NEAT
3. I’m going to focus on mouth health too- floss more frequently to make cleanings a breeze!3 -
April 1-2
It’s a 4 day weekend here and I’ve managed to avoid all the Easter candy in my house! I don’t even want it. Mind. Blown.
Cals 🐰🐰
Carbs 🐰🐰
Exercise 🐰4 -
4/2 - stairs and walking, plus some extra walking when I had to pick up college boy after his run, so it was a great day...did my planned workouts plus kept to calorie goals...great way to get it going!!!3
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April 1-2:
Cals: check
activity: check
logging: check
Tomorrow is no-logging day. But I MUST get back to logging on Sunday.
Lotta dumb spring cleaning stuff to do around the house today.
Oh and I was rewarded finally after 2 weeks with a 1lb loss of the Quarantine Chub. 14lb to go.4 -
4/1-4/2
Good day on the 1st for calories and macros but yesterday the candy cravings got me so I went over on calories but carbs weren’t terrible. Neat and flossing done yesterday too. Today’s focus will be on not eating because I’m bored. That doesn’t help goals at all.3 -
4/3
Well it started off being a good day on calories and carbs then my saboteur struck- Easter donuts anyone? So, yeah. We’ll finish off these beauties today and get back on track Monday.
I squeaked out my move goal with lots of NEAT while doing housework or just jogging in place. And I knocked out flossing- we’ll see how consistent I stay with this!3 -
4/3
Carbs 🐰
Cals. 🐰
Exercise —-
I think I’m going to switch it up from keto to low carb for awhile. I know I’m not eating enough and I’m pretty sure my electrolytes are off. I’ll start about 75g per day and go from there.2 -
4/3
Well it started off being a good day on calories and carbs then my saboteur struck- Easter donuts anyone? So, yeah. We’ll finish off these beauties today and get back on track Monday.
I squeaked out my move goal with lots of NEAT while doing housework or just jogging in place. And I knocked out flossing- we’ll see how consistent I stay with this!
Friggin' SAME!
I'll try to get a good walk in to offset some. I love my hubby, but he is just impossible. 3 -
4/4
@baconslave uh yeah, that is basically all I’ve eaten today and I’m so over sweets! I killed NEAT and exercise and took good care of the teeth and gums today. So glad to be back to my normal routine tomorrow to better control what I eat. While I like time off (idle hands and all that), hubs takes full advantage of cheat foods that I end up partaking in. Damn willpower! Now to get him into a mindset of better choices for both our sakes.3 -
April 4th:
Easter happened...
Sabotaged but moving on. 3 -
4/4
Cals✅
Carbs✅
Exercise✅
Ok on the whole. Feeling kinda meh. I hope everyone had a good Easter/Passover/Sunday!3 -
4/1 to 4/5 met all my goals except over on carbs and been walking daily up to 7.3 miles ...I am hoping for 10 miles today ..I am having a hard time reaching it though .... My 2nd hernia surgery is taking place on 4/21/21 so I am trying to get in as much walking I can since I will be down for a bit after surgery ...I really hope this will be the last hernia surgery I have ...2 enough already ughh5
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4/5
Back at it today with a ✅ for all goals. Even made some progress with hubs- he admitted to not feeling great and some adverse effects from his carbstravaganza in the last week.5 -
4/1-4/5
Strength training-once a week with coach, once on my own- ✔
Yoga, Elliptical, Spin class, bike trainer or outdoor ride each once a week- ❌✔✔✔
Daily logging, prelogging when possible- ✔
Keep total carbs below 50-✔✔❌✔
Took measurements, no change from January and the scale hasn't budged but my jeans fit a little better. Go figure.4
