Major March Motivation thread
k8richly
Posts: 268 Member
Its March 1 ladies, let's do this spring thing right! Join the new thread and share, inspire and motivate!
I dared to step on the scale this morning after my week of heavy meals and no workouts. Sigh. Here we go:
49yrs old / 5'3"
CW: 132.5lbs
GW: 125lbs but strong and flexible
Goals for March: play soccer and ball hockey each 1x week, bootcamp (weights/HIIT) 2x week, run once on weekend, log my food precisely, no alcohol or cheese for March.
Longer term goals: sign up for a May run (5km or 10km?). Running will get me in shape for summer outdoor soccer and makes my dog happy!
What are your goals?
I dared to step on the scale this morning after my week of heavy meals and no workouts. Sigh. Here we go:
49yrs old / 5'3"
CW: 132.5lbs
GW: 125lbs but strong and flexible
Goals for March: play soccer and ball hockey each 1x week, bootcamp (weights/HIIT) 2x week, run once on weekend, log my food precisely, no alcohol or cheese for March.
Longer term goals: sign up for a May run (5km or 10km?). Running will get me in shape for summer outdoor soccer and makes my dog happy!
What are your goals?
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@k8richly - Thanks for setting up March. And thanks for the Major Motivation!
59 yo, 5'7"
SW (12/2022) 160
CW (as of 2/27) 151.6
GW 139 (or thereabouts)
Goals for March: Stick to my 10K training plan. Get under 150. Start pilates class. Continue yoga and regular home strength workouts.
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Thanks @k8richly!!! Ready to go and motivated.
Current weight - 124.4
GW - this month - 120 (a bit optimistic)
UGW range - 115-118 (maybe too low - fam said I was too skinny)
Lost almost 3 in Feb so thinking with real discipline I can do 4!
Daily Strategy - no meat, 10k steps daily, no processed sweets.2 -
March:
Early 60s, 5'-8" (ish)
SW (02.10.22) - 150 lbs
Last Month's SW - 134.6 (02.01.23)
CW - 134.0 (03.01.23)
March GW - 130.0 (possibly lower)
Final GW - 125 lbs (or may possibly stop at 130, depending on how I feel and look)
My weight was a little lower the middle of last month, but I got a bit lazy with the gym routine and with sticking to my eating plan.
Thanks @k8richly for the March thread - my birthday is this month, so I'm definitely motivated in a major way to reach my goal!!2 -
Age 46/5'6
CW: 130
GW: 122
I abandoned my fitness routine one year ago following a running injury and it's time to get back on the horse. I'm ready to get strong again and gift myself that daily sense of accomplishment. It's March, it's Spring, it's time!
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Age: 28
Height: 5'8"
SW: 160
End of month GW: 153.5
3/2: 155.3
3/9:
3/16:
3/23:
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My dad passed away on Feb. 26th, 2024 at 7:24am. I was there as was my mom and hubby. Loved ones were on cell phones and talking into his ear as he passed peacefully into the kingdom of God.
I gained like 4 pounds .
hopeing for a better march.
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@SherryRueter - My condolences. I'm glad he had the company of his loved ones as he passed, but it doesn't make it any less hard for the people left behind. Go easy on yourself.1
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@SherryRueter - I am so so sorry to hear this. Was wondering where you were. My deepest condolences. Wishing you and your family peace and comfort. 🙏🏽1
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I was crushed, not gonna lie. It was super shocking for all of us. You know that its impactful when your husband cries because his wife, his brother-in-law and mother-in-law. My daughter flew in from Tennesee to be there for the funeral. It doesn't help that 4 months earlier my brother in law passed because of a tractor hydrolic going out. Its been quite a winter.
Thank you all. Yes, that's what happened to me.
I'm listening to mindset, and health-esteem as well as reading a book my sister in law gave me on grief.
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@SherryRueter I'm so sorry to hear you lost your father. I hope you and your family can find the comfort you all need and deserve. Sending warm hugs to you 0
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Hi @Dici30 welcome to the group!
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Age 40
Height: 5'8
CW: 152
End of March goal 148
Daily goal: Keep alternating cardio and strength workouts x5/week and log meals every day.
Longer term goal: I want to do a section hike of the AT while visiting colleges with my oldest next year.1 -
@SherryRueter my condolences and hugs to you and your whole family. ❤️ You were absolutely right to go and I hope you see how right it was that you were there with him and with your mom at the end. Things aren't easy now but closure and healing will come. Hugs and prayers to you.1
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@SherryRueter: my sincere condolences to you and your family. It is good that you were there at his side, this will bring you comfort - if not now, then in the future. Know that we are here if you want to vent.
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@k8richly: thank you for starting the March thread right after coming back.
As for me, my goals are:
* 340.000 steps
* continue to read Becks flashcards -I've installed an app to remind me every day
* 2 fitness sessions / week
* 1 PT session every 2 weeks: my therapist tries to stretch out our visits to the max as my shoulder is still not healed, but my health insurance will stop covering the costs now (after 96 sessions, this seems reasonable to me). She gave me some stretch exercises to do daily at home, so that is a new goal. I will also need to focus on doing those dreaded push-ups as strength in my left arm is still an issue.
* Lose a bit: from 74 (163 lbs) to 72,5 (160 lbs) - which is almost to goal weight ! I intend to be at goal weigh mid April
* Diving and bicycle rides according to weather
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My (posting late) Weigh in for this week..
44, F, 5' 7"
GW: 128-135(ish - TBD)
SW 01-2023: 157.6
3/1/23: 152
Goals for March - maintain what I've been doing, but pay better attention to the details. I've got a personalized planner I ordered coming (hopefully) soon so I can have a centralized place for all my notes and to better track my various to-do lists. Also to make serious headway on all my race prep - would like to be able to hit the track starting in April.3 -
One of my March goals was to keep a closer eye on how much I spend on groceries. The February total was a shocker, given I buy zero junk food and keep processed items to a minimum. I got off to an ambiguous start on March 1st by submitting an online Costco order for $189 worth of fish. To be sure, that's $60 off the regular Costco price and it's for 26 servings of high quality boneless/skinless mahi mahi, individually shrink wrapped and flash frozen. But still: $189, yowsa!!! I've been meaning to eat less meat and more fish; hopefully I don't start growing gills.1
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@mandycat_florida - Mahi-mahi is so good for you, and that's a great price. Groceries are very expensive these days, but sticking to high quality real food will make you feel you're getting your money's worth.1
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49yrs old / 5'3"
SW: 145lbs in 2019
GW: 125lbs but strong and flexible or maybe 120lbs?
Mar 1: 132.5lbs
Mar 5: 132.4lbs
Basically no scale change but I've been active to the point of being sore (in a good way) and so I think this is just water retention as my body adjusts to my workouts again. It might be my imagination but I can see muscle definition returning already in just one week. 💪 Even if its not true, it keeps my motivated!
We got a huge dump of 20cms of snow yesterday and my husband would usually run the snowblower but he's sick. So I did 2hrs of shoveling by hand and still didn't completely finish. It was an awesome workout but my forearms and wrists are now screaming at me (its hard to type! 😆). The good news is that my back, legs, shoulders etc are all fine which means they are strong. I'm grateful to be fit and healthy enough to be able to do these things!
I love all our goals - from eating more fish to hiking (my favourite!!) and racing in April! Also, frankly, just keeping up our routines and holding ourselves together while we deal with family drama, eldercare, toddler care is awesome. We are amazing!3 -
@k8richly! “A” to the “MEN”. So true. We’re all hanging in there and doing our best even with all our other life circumstances!
I do my exercise and get my 10k steps but so love most doing the work you did - shoveling, gardening, etc. if my hoarder dad would let me do some cleaning I’d be at my goal weight in 5 minutes! 😃
I’ll officially be on a statin once I pick up my meds today. Ugh. Doc said I need it - even if I stopped meat altogether. Thanks genetics! 😡
Hope you all are enjoying your Sunday!2 -
Monday morning, time for some stats:
* I got 82k steps in despite having the mother of all colds, I'm still sniffing today
* continue to read Becks flashcards: check
* 2 fitness sessions: only one session as I started to get sick on Wednesday
* 1 PT session every 2 weeks: check
* Lose a bit: from 74 (163 lbs) to 72,5 (160 lbs) : currently at 74.
* Diving and bicycle rides according to weather: none of both due to my cold
This week will be a though one foodwise as we have a 3 day meeting at work, which means I have no control over WHAT I will eat, but I'll still have control over the portion size. I'm not really good at doing that, so it will be a battle of will.
@k8richly: doens't it feel good to feel strong enough to shovel snow around for hours? Kudos to you girl !!
@CeeBeeSlim: I understand you are not crazy about the statins, but I guess you also should be glad that you have access to them in the first place. You'll do fine !
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My motivation to eat good is negative 678%.
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This week is apparently one where the "lazy" voice is really needing to be put into the backseat. I've been doing and accomplishing and staying productive, and even with enjoying the results, going through that stage of just wanting to be lazy and do nothing and eat like crap. I know, however, that those are the exact thoughts that have sent me down the yo-yo hole in the past (and why I'm taking on the Live Hard challenge.
Time to build that mental muscle, and keep the discipline....like any muscle though, it takes time to build it up and you can't let up or you lose it.0 -
Late check in for the week:
59 yo, 5'7"
SW (12/2022) 160
Week 1 (02/27): 151.6
Week 2 (03/06): 150.8
GW 139 (or thereabouts)
Goals for March: Stick to my 10K training plan. Get under 150. Start pilates class. Continue yoga and regular home strength workouts.
So far sticking to my goals pretty well. Had my first pilates class today, and I liked it! My core is pathetic, so this class is perfect for me.
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@SherryRueter we’ve all been there. You’ve been through so much recently so it’s not a bad thing you give yourself some grace. You’re still here posting so I’m sure your exercise mojo will come back.
Having said that - the tough-love side of me says “C’mon girl. We petitioes need you and your energy! Shake it off! We got a few more months til we shed our winter clothes and gonna be as close to our best selves as we can! We got this!!”❤️💪👏🏋️♂️😃1 -
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Thanks for posting thisHoneyBadger302 wrote: »This week is apparently one where the "lazy" voice is really needing to be put into the backseat......these are the exact thoughts that have sent me down the yo-yo hole in the past (and why I'm taking on the Live Hard challenge.
Time to build that mental muscle, and keep the discipline....like any muscle though, it takes time to build it up and you can't let up or you lose it.
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️CeeBeeSlim wrote: »@SherryRueter we’ve all been there. You’ve been through so much recently so it’s not a bad thing you give yourself some grace. You’re still here posting so I’m sure your exercise mojo will come back.
Having said that - the tough-love side of me says “C’mon girl. We petitioes need you and your energy! Shake it off! We got a few more months til we shed our winter clothes and gonna be as close to our best selves as we can! We got this!!”❤️💪👏🏋️♂️😃
And CEEBEE- Thanks for posting this!
It was a tough february for me. So....let me post once more with what I decided to do last night so that I could pull up my big girl panties and get a move on .
??? why are we always pulling up our panties??? seems like a really negative thing...are we standing naked???....maybe the panties need to be re-sized so they don't slip off. Anyway...I digress....
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workout: 60mins. IRON series - Chest and Back; NOTE: My right shoulder/bicep is killing me! even just sitting here at work. Need to re-assess what I can do for strength training.
So, last night, while loathing in self pity...having a pity party over eating 3000 calories (Yeah, I logged them.... I guess that's a good thing, but its like ... maybe log them BEFORE I eat them is a better idea for next time)...... I digress
I went onto Facebook (are you on FB?) I went into a Jym GIRLS (Jim Stoppani) and into a Macro's group and into the JYM Army group. Searched for the word HELP... found some people posting about macros and cutting calories for spring.
Inspired by their words, I eventually took out my journal and wrote a plan for the next 3 weeks for Macro goals to be hitting. I geek out on figuring this stuff out. The plan is to follow it all week this week. Today I'm not hitting the 1600 - as I figure I had 3000 yesterday....having a down day is perfectly fine. Gives my body a chance to burn what I've added.
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Starting at 1600 calories this week.
Recommendations were:
1 - 1.5 grams of protein per body weight #
.5 grams Fat per pound of body weight
the rest = Carbs.
Week 1: Daily (1600 cal target)
Protein: 108-162g (108*4=432 cal) (162*4=648 cal)
Fat: 50g (50 * 9=450 cal) 450 cal
Carbs: 125g- 179g (179*4=718 cal) or 502 cal
** Assuming 2# loss**
Week 2: Daily (1500 cal target)
Protein: 106-159g (106*4=424 cal) (159*4=636 cal)
Fat: 53g (53 * 9=477 cal) ( 477 cal )
Carbs: 149g- 96g (179*4=599 cal) or 387 cal
** Assuming 2# loss **
Week 3: Daily (1450 cal target)
Protein: 104-156g (104*4=416 cal) (156*4=624 cal)
Fat: 52g (52 * 9=468 cal) ( 468 cal )
Carbs: 149g- 102g (141.5*4=566 cal) or ( 408 cal )
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@spl8 Did you enjoy the pilates class?
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44, F, 5' 7"
GW: 128-135(ish - TBD)
SW 01-2023: 157.6
3/1/23: 152
3/8/23: 151.6
Yesterday had a nice power walk in the greenspace by my office (one of the 2x/month I have to go in), according to my FitBit really got my heart rate up for quite sometime, but unsure how accurate the readings were, although it was well sustained so might have been accurate.
Sun is still shining on clear skies today, but forecast is showing rain every couple/few days as far out as it goes (and a fair bit of it), but at least some sunny days in between.
I'm having some interesting insights going through 75Hard/Live Hard, especially when I take my "why" into consideration. Today I was thinking about the fact had I not failed almost a month ago, I'd be completing 75 Hard next Friday in just over a week....instead, I'm not even halfway through. Remembering my 'why' brought my thoughts around to how, despite the set back, not all progress is lost when you have a setback (and my brain was applying this to life as well). If you keep doing the work, there may be a setback, but much of your previous progress is still there. In this application, the fitness and health changes are all still there. The weight loss is still there. I'm still feeling a million times better on the bike due to those things.
I was taking those thoughts and lessons and applying them to life and business. With starting my own business, I'm sure to run into setbacks. There are going to be things that feel like they have sent me back to day one and will make me question if it was all worth it. Thing is, it's never a full set back. I will have learned valuable lessons, I will have gained experience, and I will reset from a better place to start with. And this is the story of life - if I stay focused on my goals, keep doing what I need to do every day, keep up with the small daily touches every day, I AM going to keep heading in the right direction, even if it seems to come in starts and fits and back and forth.
In a way it was comforting, in other ways, it was like "strap in girlfriend, it's going to be a crazy ride" but seeing this lesson in this light was helpful.
I don't know if I would call it motivating - it's not like it fired me up to go do my things, but more of an acceptance that the work WILL pay off, just not always on the timelines or in the ways we originally planned. Gotta do the work though, or progress will halt...3 -
@HoneyBadger302 - this is SO inspiring!Today I was thinking about the fact that had I not failed almost a month ago,
I'd be completing 75 Hard next Friday
... but instead, I'm not even halfway through.
Remembering my 'why' brought my thoughts around
not all progress is lost when you have a setback
If you keep doing the work, there may be a setback,
but much of your previous progress is still there.
In this application, the fitness and health changes are all still there.
The weight loss is still there.
With starting my own business, I'm sure to run into setbacks.
There are going to be things that feel like they have sent me back to day one
and will make me question if it was all worth it.
Thing is, it's never a full set back.
I will have learned valuable lessons,
I will have gained experience, and
I will reset from a better place to start with.
And this is the story of life -
When I stay focused on my goals,
keep doing what I need to do
DAILY
keep up with the small daily touches
I AM then still heading in the right direction
even if it seems to come in
starts and stops and setbacks
back and forth
forth and back
Its more of an acceptance
the work WILL pay off
just not always on the timelines originally planned.
Stay doing the work lest your progress will halt...1
