GET DAT REAR IN GEAR July 2021
baconslave
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It's not summer for some of us. It's winter in the southern part of the globe. Or you can take the position of the sunny side and remember we're smack dab in the throes of the oh-so-lovely 2021, still freakin' dealing with Covid's nonsense... Whatever the season (or global catastrophe 
), the month of July is as good a month as any to endeavor to challenge ourselves to stretch our goals, to push ourselves a little farther or harder, because we know, if we want to, we can do anything. These past couple years have def proved how strong we can be!
Some of us have been plugging along and maybe have slowed down their effort a little. Some of us have paused to blink and noticed "Dang! 6 months are gone already, and I'm still spinning my wheels not getting it done.
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No problem. It's Get Dat Rear in Gear July. Off yer duff, me hearties! It's go time.
Whether it be revamping our on-going plan or finally spurring ourselves to get off our rear and start, let's challenge ourselves to improve our efforts. As long as it represents an improvement for you and your health/fitness, your goal is perfect for this month, whatever it may be. Buckle down on plan basics? Push a little harder in workouts? Branch out and try a new kind of exercise? Stepping up lagging NEAT? Or just plain BEGIN? It's all fair game.
Get dat rear in gear, y'all, and see how far you can go! I think you'll surprise yourself.
), the month of July is as good a month as any to endeavor to challenge ourselves to stretch our goals, to push ourselves a little farther or harder, because we know, if we want to, we can do anything. These past couple years have def proved how strong we can be!Some of us have been plugging along and maybe have slowed down their effort a little. Some of us have paused to blink and noticed "Dang! 6 months are gone already, and I'm still spinning my wheels not getting it done.
"No problem. It's Get Dat Rear in Gear July. Off yer duff, me hearties! It's go time.
Whether it be revamping our on-going plan or finally spurring ourselves to get off our rear and start, let's challenge ourselves to improve our efforts. As long as it represents an improvement for you and your health/fitness, your goal is perfect for this month, whatever it may be. Buckle down on plan basics? Push a little harder in workouts? Branch out and try a new kind of exercise? Stepping up lagging NEAT? Or just plain BEGIN? It's all fair game.
Get dat rear in gear, y'all, and see how far you can go! I think you'll surprise yourself.
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My July Goals are:
Walk 3 days a week with 1 lonnnnnng walk on Saturday's
Swim 3 days a week
Meal prep
Drink 120 oz of water
pre-log my food
Keep carbs under 10%
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I'm going to do P90X and P90X3 - every single day, including the vacation days, and that's my number one goal, to do 100% of the workouts for the month!
If I manage to pull that off...I'm going to shop and get myself a new dress or a new pretty blouse/skirt set...something nice I can wear out to dinner if I so desire!!!5 -
I'm going to continue my 180 min a week and add a weight loss goal of 3 lbs for the month. I know it's not a lot but I was stuck between 173-176 for Jan-April and am down to 169.5 this morning. Big breakthrough on my plateau and mentally as well. I now feel confident in setting mini goals/rewards again without disappointment.4
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6/28 swam 127 minutes and burn 747 calories ....food was on point
6/29 walked 140 minutes 5.69 miles and burned 736 calories ...food is on point
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July goals:
Dedicated workout >5 days/week
Minimum 10K steps daily
At this stage my food consumption is not (well, rarely) a problem but I’ve been stuck at my weight for three weeks going up/down the same 2 pounds. I am also not able to fit into clothes which fit me well even at 7 pounds higher. (Thanks, menopause!). So I am going to focus on functional exercise with strength training and a smattering of cardio thrown in. Let’s hope my belly surrenders to this stealth attack. 😄🏃🏽♀️4 -
@Ringbearer2 girl I feel ya on the menopause/belly thing!! But we're working on it 3
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@Ringbearer2 You are not alone ....this menopause crap is for the birds .... my weight is all over the place .. I am hoping once my new gym gets here I can get my weight under control...my belly is my problem child ..I look like I am 7 or 8 months preggo ( I hate it ) ....hugsss6
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tishsmith101 wrote: »@Ringbearer2 girl I feel ya on the menopause/belly thing!! But we're working on it
Yes, we are! It will succumb 😀
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »@Ringbearer2 You are not alone ....this menopause crap is for the birds .... my weight is all over the place .. I am hoping once my new gym gets here I can get my weight under control...my belly is my problem child ..I look like I am 7 or 8 months preggo ( I hate it ) ....hugsss
I am so excited for you to get your new gym. It looks amazeballs. I think my stomach was flatter than this when I was pregnant (I swear I carried my daughter in my rear end). It certainly was firmer.
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6/30 (yes, yes I know but I am DONE with Jiggly June. According to Happy Scale I lost 2.2 lbs in 30 days. Kitten that crap).
16,534 steps
2 mile walk
1.26 mile run at 11 minute pace (embarrassingly, this is fast for me)2 -
6/30 swam 128 minutes burned 717 calories ...food was on point
7/1 walked Aspen my husky with my daughter for 134 minutes ...5.23 miles and burned 714 calories ..food will be on point ...making Jennie 0 frozen Turkey Breast with loaded cauliflower and a salad 3 -
7/1 - all workouts complete, food was maintenance, not ideal but not the end of the world either4
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7/1
17714 steps
3.4 mile walk
7/2
18301 steps
67 intensity minutes0 -
7/2 meal prepped
7/3 was suppose to be our lonnnnnnng walk but I woke up with a major headache so I am staying home and finishing my meal prep ...Last night I made Jennie O frozen turkey breast with keto gravy and buttery garlic green beans for dinner it was yummy 1 -
HI have been spinning my wheels lately & really frustrated with my weight. I decided to resign my second job to reduce my stress level and in two weeks I'm having a hip replacement, so I hope once I've healed up from that I can get out and be more physical. I haven't been on MFP for quite a while so this is step one! 🤞2
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I’m late to the party but plan to kick July’s *kitten*. I’m one of those that think I got it and get lazy with what goes in my mouth. Sooooo, I’ll be focused on a calorie deficit and watch those sneaky carbs I’ve been letting back into my life. Vacation is over and I’ll be back on the wagon. Plan is to weigh in tomorrow to see the results of my laziness for a kick in the rear. Let’s do this!3
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7/3
22,401 steps
3.2 mile walk
7/4
32, 004 steps
9.4 mile hike
My feet hurt.
Hope everyone had a fabulous 4th!2 -
7/4 did absolutely nothing due to still having a headache
7/5 planning on swimming and bbq-ing hamburgers (mine will be wrapped in lettuce) 2 -
Walked 70 mins.
St 20 mins.
Yoga 30 mins
This is a regular daily thing
Ate on plan, went shopping tomorrow have to lay bark in the flower bed that will be extra but I don't count it.2 -
7/5
Got in plenty of exercise but was over on my calories thanks to dinner. Carbs were good and protein high so I’ll keep the focus and try to eat less tomorrow rather than at maintenance. I weighed in today and have maintained so now to shed about 10 pounds would be nice.3 -
Spent 160 minutes in the pool doing laps and floating around ....burned 951 calsMegan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »7/4 did absolutely nothing due to still having a headache
7/5 planning on swimming and bbq-ing hamburgers (mine will be wrapped in lettuce) Tomorrow will be a walk
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7/5
Felt so blah. Barely hit 6000 steps.
I think I will put off eating until my husbands work party tonight. It is finger food only, which should be easy to moderate/avoid plus I have to walk there and back which is good for at least 8,000 steps. It’s being held at a newly refurbished venue on the river I’ve been curious about, so that should be fun.4 -
Did my regular exercises + worked in the garden for 2 hrs. this am pulling weeds, laying down mulch heavy work.3
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7/6 182 minutes of walking ....7.21 miles and burned 1000 calories ...food is on point 3
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7/6
13,357 steps
3.6 mile walk
Finger food at the party was DISGUSTING so that was a win! Venue really lovely though.2 -
7/2-7/5 Camping weekend (half in the rain)-we walked/hiked 18 miles and kayaked for 4 hours. Food was low carb but probably at too much of it. Back to spin class this morning and it felt good. I believe it's going to rain here the next three days so time to find some videos for indoor workouts. Anyone have any favorites they can recommend?2
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tishsmith101 wrote: »7/2-7/5 Camping weekend (half in the rain)-we walked/hiked 18 miles and kayaked for 4 hours. Food was low carb but probably at too much of it. Back to spin class this morning and it felt good. I believe it's going to rain here the next three days so time to find some videos for indoor workouts. Anyone have any favorites they can recommend?
I have the attention span of a gnat—- whenever I’m doing an exercise video I’m thinking about how I should be emptying the dishwasher, ironing, etc—- so I have to keep them really short. To that end, I do like Jillian Michaels’ 30 day shred since it’s only about 25 minutes long. She’s not everyone’s cup of tea, though… to put it mildly 😁1 -
7/6
Food was at a deficit but carbs were a bit high from fruits and veggies. I won’t complain about that but do need to up protein to stay full. Plenty of exercise for the day with some NEAT mixed in.
@tishsmith101 i agree on Jillian Michaels but prefer a new site I’ve found- Nourish Move Love. She has a large mix of at home strength, HIIT, barre, etc from 10 minutes to 45.0 -
July Goals: increase length of time doing core and upper body workouts. Birthday this month reminding me not to slack! 😩1
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tishsmith101 wrote: »7/2-7/5 Camping weekend (half in the rain)-we walked/hiked 18 miles and kayaked for 4 hours. Food was low carb but probably at too much of it. Back to spin class this morning and it felt good. I believe it's going to rain here the next three days so time to find some videos for indoor workouts. Anyone have any favorites they can recommend?
I just do YouTube stuff mostly.- Leslie Sansone for walking (has lots of DVDs too)
- BodyFit by Amy is good.
- HASFit.
- Jessica Smith has great indoor workouts. She also has a couple nice DVD collections too. I keep those for when our internet is out on workout days and the weather is garbage.
- I'm currently on a Sydney Cummings jag.
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