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  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
    I missed my first day of yoga yesterday :( And I didn't even forget. I was tired, on the sofa watching "True Blood," and made a conscious choice not to yoga.

    Shows how much our own conscious choices, every damn day, are a huge part of reaching our goals. I won't reach my original goal now, but I can make a new one: Do yoga for the REST of the days.

    Doing something every single day is very hard. Don't beat yourself up :-) An evening parked on the couch in front of the TV does the body good.
  • hobbeskastiel
    hobbeskastiel Posts: 221 Member
    Hmm, this looked interesting so I joined. I've been doing 5x5 for a while. Currently I do:

    Body weight squats - doing the 200 squats challenge, at week 3. To heavy to add extra weight. Want to keep progressing on this.
    Bench press - 100 lbs. Would like to add at least 5 lbs.
    OHP - 60 bs.Would like to go to 65 or 70.
    Push ups - doing the 100 push ups challenge ( on an incline) Week 3. Goal is to keep going.
    Drink more water and less diet soda
  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    How did everyone do in September then? Here's my review.
    Strength goal: This is going to the top of my priorities now, meaning that cardio and eating have to take supporting roles. I want to take advantage of the new calories to really push myself and see some increases in these early 5x5 days. I feel too uninformed for more specific goals. Taking it a day at a time.
    Cardio goal: Got to reduce this. I'm feeling tired too much of the time. Aim for quality over quantity in terms of Spin.

    I definitely made strength training my priority, I cut down on cardio and focused on eating better for building muscle.
    Eating goal: I've made some real improvements to my food choices. I want to maintain this whilst working away from home a lot. I'm also traversing the tricky move from calorie deficit to finding my maintenance. Keep taking it steady and slow.

    My main problem has been under-eating when away from home and surrounded by pretty poor food choices. I was too wary, overestimated food and underestimated exercise. It led to me losing a bit of weight whilst actually trying to find maintenance.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Be consistent and get a routine going that works well with my kids and their school.

    Done. Yay!

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