Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - May Challenge!!

lostalykat

Morning friends! I am just finishing up some oatmeal before heading for a 2.5 hour bike ride! It is kind of cold outside so I better prepare. On the agenda for today is, bike ride, shopping, dinner and a movie date with a friend, very mellow! This is a good thing. I plan to only have 1 or 2 drinks tonight. Tomorrow will be the tough one since I am going to see some old friends who are pretty serious party peeps. I know I can be good and I know I can stick to it. I know the bike ride will give me a lot of extra cals for the day! Yay!! Ill come tell you all about it later if I have time.

Leela30

Updating from Friday posts:

Allie – great job not weighing yourself.. each step along the way is an accomplishment. I’m sorry to hear you got sick, that will really ruin a good run, especially your fastest timing! But HEY!, you got a 5k from that, so something good still came from in!

Natalie – Awesome job getting into the 150s! I’m a really slow loser, to any pound that stays off is a huge accomplishment for me lol.

Kandace – oh no! you got the swirlys too? Congrats on the 3 lbs! I hate when I have to watch myself working out, it makes me so self-conscious and less focused on what I am doing and more focused on how I look doing it, and how I don’t look like, or look better than, other people. I can’t help but compare myself I know it’s bad too. It’s just a habit.

Megan – you can do 8 pull-ups?! So jealous! I can’t even do 1.. make that, I can’t even do ½ a one. It’s always been a dream to be able to do a pull up lol. And FANTASTIC job on the 40 loss! That is such an accomplishment. You should post some before and after pics or at least after you lost those extra 3 this month

Tara! Hooray for 3 days of no scale! I know you but feel worried that you’re not checking it, but I’m sure it’s also alleviating to know that you are not going to look, and the next time you are, you ARE going to see some numbers drop!

Jennelle – I hope you got your grant! :fingers crossed:!!!

Aly - way to go on making your lunch and drink a healthy one! After all we are all here to make life changes, not just a short-term diet. And you showed us exactly what that means. Have a great bike ride! I need to get into bike riding. The last time I rode a bike was a least over a year ago, and it was a short ride but my knees were killing me. I can run, but for some reason my knees hate that short motion (cycling classes are rough for me too). I’m hoping that doing strength training will maybe fix my knee problem. Sorry I talked about me in your comment. Haha. HAVE A GREAT RIDE!

McBody – OMG! Are you ok?! So that’s the not the same as a heart-arrythmia? My boyfriend has a heart condition where his heart will just randomly race really hard for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.. he’s FINALLY back on beta-blockers. Is there anything the docs can do for you?


Heather – HI! Welcome!


AFM: I was supposed to be on this really long 5 hour hiking trail cleanup but we were expecting a ton on thunderstorms so it was cancelled. I'm about to head out to my floor aerobic class and then seriously hitting the books. I need to get some reading done and work on some PPTs for projects, and maybe start a paper if i'm feeling lucky. So my boyfriend is staying with me on Monday for about 2 weeks (when my quarter ends) and well I'll still have work and school so he knows I still have stuff to do. But I'm worried he might affect my life too much.

I hardly ever drink, but when he's around we both like to splurge and have fun. So if he's here for 2 weeks, I have to make sure to entertain him, and yet keep staying healthy. We are trying to find him a job so he can move out here with me, but no luck yet. So he has nothing to do while I'm doing my thing. I'm going to feel bad going to the gym to strength train because he can't come because he's not a student. We could do outdoor cardio stuff together, but I'm going to feel bad going to the gym without him and he's stuck here without me. I'm going to ask if they have like a short-term membership or something, I would love for him to go to the gym WITH ME! But it will be awesome to come home to dinner instead of what I make because I'm too tired to cook at 9 when I get home. He eats healthy like me, well at least we have a similar diet (cooking is one of the things we love to do together, and one of the reasons I love him) lol. OK WOW I wrote a butt ton! Time for me to get ready for my class!

Have a lovely Saturday everyone!!

meagalayne

Hi everyone and happy Saturday!

My last few days have been absolutely INSANE but I have stayed very healthy and got crazy amounts of incidental exercise working on my week. Overall I feel great about it! But I've missed so many of your posts and really don't have a whole ton of time to catch up right now, unfortunately :ohwell: Here goes...

Leela - Most gyms will offer short term passes to visiting friends either for free or at a nominal fee. I know that I've used Goodlife and other similar gyms while I was visiting friends in the past. Something you have to pay a few dollars, but it's worth it to get a good workout and to be able to enjoy being active together. My advice, however, is to do your best to find alternative workouts outdoors. The weather is amazing and fitness should be fun - so play some sports together, go hiking, rent bicycles if you don't have them, find a bootcamp workout you can do in the park and challenge each other for some friendly competition. Or if you really just want to workout - do a body weight training circuit and try to best each other's time getting through it, with proper form of course There are endless activities you could do together to get a really good workout and spend quality time together. I know that it means straying from your set fitness schedule but being flexible is all a part of the journey. I had a really hard time missing workouts/runs because of life stuff while I was in major training mode, but since I injured my foot I've become a lot more mellow about it and it's really helped me feel better about where I'm at with my health and fitness. So long as we're doing the best we can with what we've got, we should be having fun and happy with our progress. So just do what you want with your boy! And enjoy the visit :bigsmile:

Aly - Good luck with your partying this weekend. Your best course of action is not to view it as deprivation. You can have all sorts of fun w/o alcohol and you're still going to have a blast with your old friends, so just try to work on changing your perspective on it. Just like fitness, it's all about what's in your head :happy: You can totally do it! :drinker:

McBody - My goodness! I am so sorry to hear that you went through all that, especially with your 3 y/o. Definitely an important lesson to be learned in listening to your body... thanks for sharing such a personal experience with us. Rest up - I hope you're back to feeling 100% soon! :flowerforyou:

Heather - Welcome!! :flowerforyou: Of course you can join. May I ask what the fried food goal is about and why you chose it specifically? Just curious I'm always interested when people decide to nix certain things entirely from their diets instead of working on learning moderation. I've have a helluva time with learning balance and moderation myself - I'm an "all or nothing" kind of gal - and have a tendency to eliminate foods entirely from my diet writ large, often without a stellar reason other than "because it makes me uncomfortable to eat those things now" which is not a very healthy food attitude to have, IMO. So, just wondering! Having to learn moderation at your GW is a b*tch, so if you can learn as you god and keep a positive food attitude along the way, you're so much better off

Tara - Good job sticking to your goals and plan. Congrats girlie :happy:

AFM - Holy hell that was a long 2 days at work... 16 hours on my feet yesterday, in steel-toed shoes, moving a huge-*kitten* gate all day long so that bands and staff could get in and out of the massive bar we were staffing. The capacity of our venue was 2200 but we were also staffing 3 other bars on the street, so it was an absolutely huge event. We had multiple live bands playing simultaneously in the same "bar" because it was so massive. I've honestly never been so sore in my life, except perhaps the day after my 10 mile race. I managed to bring all my food and despite constant offers of free food and drink, the only thing I took from them was water and lots of it! The best part was that I felt absolutely no interest in eating all the BBQ and bar food they had available. It all looked really delicious but I didn't feel deprived. I was more thank satisfied with my veggies, grilled chicken, fruit and protein brownies. Healthy, fresh and delicious. The boy is taking me out for dinner tonight and I definitely earned it. I was so healthy, under the worst of circumstances. Really felt good :bigsmile:

May hit up the gym tomorrow if my body's feeling good. We're apparently about to get absolutely swamped with rain for 5 days straight (despite the fact that this Mar/Apr were the wettest in decades!) so running could be difficult. I don't so much mind running in the rain, but well have to see. Could just be a pain!

Hope you ladies have a great Sat. I'll be checking in again tomorrow - But today I am vegging out and doing a whole lot of NOTHING. Catch up soon!

tjradd73

Leela-thanks...it is hard for me not to "check-up" on myself with the scale...but I just have to do what i KNOW works and I am sure to kill it on the first!! This lil "fast" that I am doing is helping me to not think about it for now...but when I go back to normal eating again tomorrow we shall see how I do!! My bf stays with me every other week for 3-4 days and it def does put a lil challenge on things...but it is worth it!! and if you are serious about him moving by you in the future...this is just great practice!! It helps that he eats healthy and hopefully is supportive (I know mine is) and you never know...he may actually help you stay on track more than hinder it (in all aspects of your life)!:happy:

Meag-congrats on making it through your shifts!!! and fantastic job on resisting temptation...I guess there comes a time in this journey when what used to be tempting is just like a cig is to a non-smoker...a nuisance!! Enjoy your night with Ty!

AFM-day 2/3 on fast and doing fairly well still...there has been a few times today where I am just like "effe it, I am gonna eat!" but so far so good, I have stuck with exactly what was planned for myself! This was/is a true test of my willpower and dedication to this lifestyle change....as I have said, I know it's not the most "healthy" way of dieting...but I am NOT doing this for a huge loss...but more for proof to myself that I can do anything! I got in another great workout today (BL cardio max, and my ab workout) and am feeling pretty good about things as of now! we are almost half-way done with May already ladies...stay focused and keep kickin *kitten*!! :drinker:

heather_miller

meag- hi! i decided to nix fried food just for the rest of this month because if i don't set all or nothing goals for myself i fail miserably because i make excuses and reason it away. does that make sense? i'm not the greatest at explaining myself.

to everyone else - what does "afm" mean?

tjradd73

AFM=as for me, WI=weigh-in, WO=workout, and QOTD=question of the day!! those are the main one's we use:)

McBody

NSV- in spite of the fact that I am taking a break from exercising due to heart conditions... it's giving me the perfect reason to get back into yoga (which was one of my May goals). So tonight, after I cleaned the house (finally had energy to walk around), I relaxed and loosened up with some yoga. Baby steps.

McBody

@Leela- I will most likely be on beta-blockers starting Monday and may have to have an ablation (where they burn the extra electrical current that is making my heart spazz). It's something I've been dealing with for 15 years and it's progressively gotten worse as I get older- it took them so long to diagnose because they a.) never checked my heart as a cause of my fainting spells and b.) when they did check my heart, they never caught it during an episode.

It's pretty amazing that having a crazy heart episode rocked my body harder than any cross-fit workout (or any workout for that matter) that I've ever done. I literally wasn't able to walk all day yesterday because every muscle in my body ached, my head was spinning, and I would get short on breath from sitting up in bed. Luckily I have an awesome husband and child to take care of me.

Lesson to everyone else- seriously listen to your body- don't make excuses for the irregularities.

KanCrav

McBody~ I would really like to start yoga but I feel like I have soo many other things going on that it will be just another thing to drive me crazy. Do you think as a beginer I could use DvDs or will that be confusing cuz I dont know the moves?

AFM... I dont really know what is going on with me. I am doing great with my food and my exercising but I cant fix my thoughts. I dont like some of the things that are happening with me. I am gettting off one of my meds but its too early in the process to casue any mental differences. I am sooo happy and motivated one day then other days I just cant seem to want to continue with anything. I am going to call my counselor monday morning to see if he can get me in for an emergency meeting. I have been doing pretty well with not overwhelming myself, I thought. I just cant seem to sort my thoughts out when they get bad. IDK.

Gotta fit in gym and grocery shopping before a BBQ this afternoon.

I hope you all have a great sunday.

Leela30

McBody - Wow that is so scary! I'm really glad the finally decided to look at your heart and will not have you on the right medication that will help. And I really like the new profile pic!

Kandace: I hope you had a great BBQ! It may seem too soon, but it could be the medication. Those things are strong and serious stuff, any fluctuation could have big effects. It's great though that you realize that you should not be having these thoughts and that they are negative to you and are doing the right thing by calling your counselor. I'm a moody person so I kind of understand how you are feeling one minute I'm up the next I'm down.. and then the down usually stays 5x longer than the up. I think you are doing a great job taking care of yourself, seeing a counselor, exercising, eating right, taking medication, I think you are doing everything in your power to get better. I hope things do turn around for you. Do you keep a journal at all when you get down and then try and figure out what is causing you to feel that way?

Heather: It took me a while to figure out all the acronyms. Also, NSV = non scale victory ( I had to do a forum search to figure that one out lol)

Tara – enjoy time with the boyfriend!!!!

Meag: Wow! I don’t know if I could have past up that much temptation, I’m pretty sure I couldn’t! Great job sticking to what you brought to eat! Even as tired and exhausted as you were you managed to have a great meal or 2 with all that free bar food. That is really impressive! Not that I don’t think you can do it, but I’m sure many of us could not. I hope you enjoyed your sat night veg party!

AFM: So my school gym does offer a 2week pass (for $30) which would be perfect! I was really excited to here that because he would be here for 2 weeks and that way we could do some weight training together. I never have a spotter at the gym because I go by myself. HOWEVER, I asked him last night about what he though about it, and he said he’d rather not. I told him we could split the cost 15/15 (because I’m living off of loans to survive) and he said he doesn’t want to pay for it and that it’s fine if I still go to the gym and leave him back at the apartment.:indifferent: He likes playing outside but I would not call him athletic. He doesn’t really care how he looks though he knows he’s at an unhealthy weight. I started my 12wk training program and I’m only like 1-2 weeks in. I don’t want to have to stop for 2 weeks because he is here. Then I’d just have to start over. And I feel bad that I still have work 3 days a week, school 3 days a week, final projects/papers I still have to do and spend about 6 hrs a week at the gym. That’s pretty much my entire week, I want to spend time with him and the gym is the only thing I don’t HAVE to do. Unless I just entirely pay for him, but then I still don’t know if he’d agree to do it. Seems like I’m in a lose/lose situation. :frown:

lostalykat

Leela- We can't force our significant others to do what we do. I have learned this being with a not very athletic computer guy for 5 years LOL. But he does care to a certain extent and after a while he started going with me and he does his own thing. I have come to terms with the fact that I love having my alone time when I workout. It is just a different part of my life that doesn't involve my fiance, and I am fine with it. You don't love him because he works out, you love the things that you did together the whole time. So try to remember that its ok, and maybe work it into your routine differently. Maybe get up really early to do your workout so you can have time with him in the evening. This is all a balancing game, its called life haha.

MCBody- I love yoga and would love to get back into it. I am sorry about the scare but at least it is bringing you back to yoga.

AFM- I just got back from the gym, did 30 minutes of run/walk then 40 minutes of weight training. I feel so good that I had a productive yet fun weekend. I did go out to dinner with some girls last night but I feel that I was good and in control. I only had 3 drinks through the course of the night. Score! Lets see how I do today with the other group of friends. Well gotta run lots to do today. Checking out the winery for a possible wedding venue then a little dinner party.

JustBreathe418

Hey Everyone!

I know it's already middle of May, but I would love to join your group! I just recently stumbled upon it and you all seem like an amazing and hardworking group of people. I am excited to have a chance to be a part of it!

I've updated the list with me at the bottom.

Leela30: comment more on this month's challenge; eat at least 80g of protein a day
Believeinmagic: To lose 13 pounds; eat more vegetables and do more strength training
Meggonkgonk: To reach 133lbs; to run my 10k course at least 1x, Run my 4m run at 9:30
Allie7383:get out of the 150's finally, continue with the 30 Day Shred, work on increasing my running distance, and overall feeling good about myself!
SpaceCoconaut: To lose 2-3 lbs a week and stick to my experiment.
Shannonaufman: lose 4 pounds to hit 169. Drink 64+ ounces of water 25/30 days. Finish C25K. Start One Hour Runner. Stick with 30DS.
~KanCrav~ Reach 143, Jog at least 3 times outside,follow WO schedule, incorporate Low GI foods into my diet.
rai8759: GW 160.4, One day off per week (tracking food), WI on Friday, JM should kick my *kitten* 5-6 days a week, Cardio 3-5 days a week x 20-30 min., Tracking every day except day off, Eat less processed sugar
wardiemelissa (Melissa)-continue to maintain weight between 120-125 lbs; exercise routine 5 days running, 2 days strength, 1 day rest (long run 10+miles on Sundays), continue to test out new recipes (including new fruits and veggies), and making more time for my family, AND try to post at least ONCE a day!!!
pixycats: lose 5 pounds, continue C210K at least 3/week, stay under calorie goal 6/week, rest one day/week
finncmh- not focus on the scale loss! keep working on running plan that I came up with for the 5k in June. Start the push-up and squat 6 week challenge
lostalykat- To get back to 169 by June 1st. Work on headache prevention and be mindful of what I am doing and eating. Focus on my new training plan and enjoy life. Stress less, yoga more!
WannabRN10- get out of the 160's!!! Work out at least 3 days a week (piloxing class, hot yoga class, and weights class). Eat Dairy Queen only twice (it is my fav!). Stay in a positive mind set and not get over-stressed with school.
alwhisler-Increase my run to 45 minutes non-stop, get down to that lower pant size instead of being in-between
sarahmay25- Complete an ab circuit every day of the week except rest day, and decrease my finish time of a mile by the end of every week.
mkingraham (Megan)- get down to 208, strength train at least 2 times a week, run 3 times a week
eleanoreb (Eleanore or El) - improve 10k run time, stay in bottom part of weight range, face food head on and not give in to temptations (rather than just avoid)
MamaMango: Lose 7 pounds,keep my portions under control, do HIIT 3 times a week,strength train moderate-heavy 5 times a week,do some form of low to moderate cardio every other day,eat more fresh greens and less starch and grains!
jyopchick: get back to 130lbs, only allowed one day to go over cals (and within reason), and MORE WATER!!
crystalfaith: continue to workout at least 4 times a week, drink tons of water, finish the C25k program, and break into the 140s
LisaRid - lose 10 lbs, drink 8 glasses of water each day, exercise 4x per week, and curb my dessert eating. May is the month!!!
emmarie- do the best I can!
shelsab-keep up my 10k running schedule, lose 5lbs, strength training 2x week, 3 yoga classes.
k_ewilliams - log in everyday and keep out of the red, lose at least 5 pounds, run 3x a week
spellbinder25: (1) Lose 4lbs to reach 133.5, (2) Do 30 Day Shred 5 times/week, (3) Count calories everyday, (4) Update on this thread at least twice a week.
meagalayne - get back into my maintenance range and stay there, log food no more than 5 days/week, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge, make it to 4 spin classes, increase H2O consumption, and find ways make each day great!
nausicaa11-lose 6 pounds and try to reach the 8km/h mark on the treadmill.
McBody- actually rest on rest days; incorporate yoga; get back on a running schedule for race
carro585-workout 4x/week, average less than 200 beverage cal./day, don't fall too far off the wagon while on vacation
yvalcaraz-(Yolanda)- Run for 3 miles w/o stopping, lose 8lbs, 1000 sit-ups 3x wk, post at least once a week to the group
tjradd73(Tara)- to lose -5.4lbs to put me at 100lbs lost total, 8 cups H20/day, 3 days of my strength plan, 3 days of cardio, no more than 4 days over on my cals, and >20 under on my sodium.
stuartme123- finishing and passing my thesis, and cooking dinner more often
maddyguru - Build up endurace at the the gym and go at least 4-5x a wk, lose at least 5-6 lbs
Adrianamdelacruz(Adriana) - lose 5lbs., workout atleast 30mins.3 x/day and drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day
aoifebr - run 5k be under 85kg
noobiegotbass- lose 12 lbs, drink at least 5 glasses of water daily, walk 3x/wk, begin my first round of p90x, increase protein intake
dodier01 - Start 30DS, loose 8lbs by the end of the month, Complete Week 4 and start week 5 of C25K and drink lots of water!
kafoteh(Kristin)-Input ALL my meals/foods...even the bad ones. Lose 2-5 lbs. Exercise at least 3x/week
heather_miller - spend more time on mfp and less time web surfing. no fried food, no exceptions. lose 4 pounds.
justbreathe418 (Jess) - drink 8 cups of water daily, strength train 2 times a week, increase potassium intake and lower sodium intake, make 1 new healthy recipe a week

I look forward to getting to now all of you!

Jess

nolachick

hey everyone, i have been slacking big time since easter break when i went to new york. i would like to get back on track and can really use some support.
My goals for the rest of may are to work out atleast 5x a week (which is doable since i usually do 6x).
tomorrow starts my second week of bootcamp and I need to stop sleeping in and wasting money (Its quite pricey).

looking forward to getting to know all of you

heather_miller

thanks for the info on the acronyms guys!

tjradd73

UPDATED list with Nola



Leela30: comment more on this month's challenge; eat at least 80g of protein a day
Believeinmagic: To lose 13 pounds; eat more vegetables and do more strength training
Meggonkgonk: To reach 133lbs; to run my 10k course at least 1x, Run my 4m run at 9:30
Allie7383:get out of the 150's finally, continue with the 30 Day Shred, work on increasing my running distance, and overall feeling good about myself!
SpaceCoconaut: To lose 2-3 lbs a week and stick to my experiment.
Shannonaufman: lose 4 pounds to hit 169. Drink 64+ ounces of water 25/30 days. Finish C25K. Start One Hour Runner. Stick with 30DS.
~KanCrav~ Reach 143, Jog at least 3 times outside,follow WO schedule, incorporate Low GI foods into my diet.
rai8759: GW 160.4, One day off per week (tracking food), WI on Friday, JM should kick my *kitten* 5-6 days a week, Cardio 3-5 days a week x 20-30 min., Tracking every day except day off, Eat less processed sugar
wardiemelissa (Melissa)-continue to maintain weight between 120-125 lbs; exercise routine 5 days running, 2 days strength, 1 day rest (long run 10+miles on Sundays), continue to test out new recipes (including new fruits and veggies), and making more time for my family, AND try to post at least ONCE a day!!!
pixycats: lose 5 pounds, continue C210K at least 3/week, stay under calorie goal 6/week, rest one day/week
finncmh- not focus on the scale loss! keep working on running plan that I came up with for the 5k in June. Start the push-up and squat 6 week challenge
lostalykat- To get back to 169 by June 1st. Work on headache prevention and be mindful of what I am doing and eating. Focus on my new training plan and enjoy life. Stress less, yoga more!
WannabRN10- get out of the 160's!!! Work out at least 3 days a week (piloxing class, hot yoga class, and weights class). Eat Dairy Queen only twice (it is my fav!). Stay in a positive mind set and not get over-stressed with school.
alwhisler-Increase my run to 45 minutes non-stop, get down to that lower pant size instead of being in-between
sarahmay25- Complete an ab circuit every day of the week except rest day, and decrease my finish time of a mile by the end of every week.
mkingraham (Megan)- get down to 208, strength train at least 2 times a week, run 3 times a week
eleanoreb (Eleanore or El) - improve 10k run time, stay in bottom part of weight range, face food head on and not give in to temptations (rather than just avoid)
MamaMango: Lose 7 pounds,keep my portions under control, do HIIT 3 times a week,strength train moderate-heavy 5 times a week,do some form of low to moderate cardio every other day,eat more fresh greens and less starch and grains!
jyopchick: get back to 130lbs, only allowed one day to go over cals (and within reason), and MORE WATER!!
crystalfaith: continue to workout at least 4 times a week, drink tons of water, finish the C25k program, and break into the 140s
LisaRid - lose 10 lbs, drink 8 glasses of water each day, exercise 4x per week, and curb my dessert eating. May is the month!!!
emmarie- do the best I can!
shelsab-keep up my 10k running schedule, lose 5lbs, strength training 2x week, 3 yoga classes.
k_ewilliams - log in everyday and keep out of the red, lose at least 5 pounds, run 3x a week
spellbinder25: (1) Lose 4lbs to reach 133.5, (2) Do 30 Day Shred 5 times/week, (3) Count calories everyday, (4) Update on this thread at least twice a week.
meagalayne - get back into my maintenance range and stay there, log food no more than 5 days/week, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge, make it to 4 spin classes, increase H2O consumption, and find ways make each day great!
nausicaa11-lose 6 pounds and try to reach the 8km/h mark on the treadmill.
McBody- actually rest on rest days; incorporate yoga; get back on a running schedule for race
carro585-workout 4x/week, average less than 200 beverage cal./day, don't fall too far off the wagon while on vacation
yvalcaraz-(Yolanda)- Run for 3 miles w/o stopping, lose 8lbs, 1000 sit-ups 3x wk, post at least once a week to the group
tjradd73(Tara)- to lose -5.4lbs to put me at 100lbs lost total, 8 cups H20/day, 3 days of my strength plan, 3 days of cardio, no more than 4 days over on my cals, and >20 under on my sodium.
stuartme123- finishing and passing my thesis, and cooking dinner more often
maddyguru - Build up endurace at the the gym and go at least 4-5x a wk, lose at least 5-6 lbs
Adrianamdelacruz(Adriana) - lose 5lbs., workout atleast 30mins.3 x/day and drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day
aoifebr - run 5k be under 85kg
noobiegotbass- lose 12 lbs, drink at least 5 glasses of water daily, walk 3x/wk, begin my first round of p90x, increase protein intake
dodier01 - Start 30DS, loose 8lbs by the end of the month, Complete Week 4 and start week 5 of C25K and drink lots of water!
kafoteh(Kristin)-Input ALL my meals/foods...even the bad ones. Lose 2-5 lbs. Exercise at least 3x/week
heather_miller - spend more time on mfp and less time web surfing. no fried food, no exceptions. lose 4 pounds.
justbreathe418 (Jess) - drink 8 cups of water daily, strength train 2 times a week, increase potassium intake and lower sodium intake, make 1 new healthy recipe a week
nolachick-work out atleast 5x a week (which is doable since i usually do 6x). tomorrow starts my second week of bootcamp and I need to stop sleeping in and wasting money (Its quite pricey).

tjradd73

Mcbody-glad to hear that your are continuely improving and that they are trying to get your meds figured out ASAP!! yoga may not be running...but it is a great workout in a whole other way so way to get it done! My continued best wishes to you :flowerforyou:

Kandace-yoga on DVDs is a perfect way to learn the moves for a beginner!! I recommend Denise Austin's yoga burn, or Bob Harpers BL yoga!! I hope you have fun at your BBQ and aren't stressing during it!! enjoy! :happy:

Leela-my .02 cents...do not pay for him...if he wasn't motivated enough to go with you or wouldn't go with you for support...then he most likely will not go even if you do pay for him!! I would stick with what you have been doing...even if it means taking time away from him! maybe you could just change WHEN you do it (early morning, in between classes) to help with not taking more time away from "you and him" time? I am sure all will work out in the end...but do not change YOU!!

Aly-good job yesterday and at the gym today....have fun tonight!!

Jess and Nola-welcome to the group!! and you guys have some great goals for the rest of May!! Can't wait to see how you do!

Heather-no prob

AFM-got in 31min Yoga Booty Ballet, and 12 min of my tricep routine....still haven't weighed myself, and dreading the potluck tomorrow at work!! Speakin of...gotta go get ready!!

Leela30

Nola & Jess: WELCOME!!!!

Tara: 12 min of pure triceps! Wow! I think my arms would fall off after 5 lol. Potlucks are impossible to track, but do your best and try and scope out what's the best food options there. You can always just eat whatever you brought!

AFM: sorry I'm taking over with my BF situation. The gym doesn't open early enough for me to go before work and I usually go between work & class when I can. He had no idea how much time I spent at the gym. Earlier today he said "we'll you won't have to go as much because I'll be there".. My response.. "what does that have to do with anything" .. Him: "because you won't be alone and have to fill up your time doing stuff" He just has no idea. He's never really strength trained or went to the gym. It'd be diff if he lived here then I wouldn't care, but as it is, I only see him about every 2 months. But hopefully with the summer almost here I can see him more. :SIGH: I have to pick him up tomorrow So I made sure to get in my workout today. Thank you all for all the help I promise I won't take over the thread for a long time. I'll let you all know how it all turns out! I really need to work on this stupid paper.

oh, I had a really good QOTD before but I completely forgot it.. DOH! lol

nolachick

thanks for adding me in the goal list girls

so i was really kicking butt in the months of March and April...however.... i have been slacking big time and i'm finding it extremely hard to get in the swing of things again and with my bootcamp scheduled for 5:30 am its sooo hard to get up even tho i had been doing it well for sometime.

my eating has also been horrible. all i crave is junk food and fast food. sorry to vent i just dont know what the hell is wrong with me. everytime i make some progress i mess up again. how do u get over these hurdles?

KanCrav

~NolaChick... I have a hard time around my TOM with craving junk food. The only thing that really helps me is logging something even if I cheated with it. Then at least I can see how it affected my calories and other goals. Then I have to remind myself that just because I cheated once or twice does not mean that the whole month is ruined and that is not an excuss to give up and cheat more!~!~! Every meal is a new chance to eat healthier, so theres no real reason to stress too much. I have noticed that since I have been learning healthier ways to eat my taste has changed. Now I crave healthy things!~!~! Of course I could still walk over fire to get to a piece of chocolate cake once a month, but we all have our down falls!~!~!~! The only thing you can do it stick with it. Your not on a wagon your on a journey. You cant fall off, just keep going! (I totally just thought of that wagon thing, and reading it back sounded really good..lol. I should write that down!~!)

~Leela... Dont feel like you are taking over the thread with your BF. We all pretty much take turns with the big issues going on. Seriously, how long have we been talking about me being crazy?? lol. I felt like I was wasting "thread space" in the begining too. But everyone assured me that the reason I was here was to talk about the things that can cause my healthy lifestyle get thrown off track!~! And thats why everyone else is here. We all help each other. Its like free therapy!~!

I hope you have a great time with your BF. Once he goes to the gym with you he will see how much you enjoy it and how much it is a part of your life and not just an activity to keep you busy. Its just one more thing he gets to learn about you!~!~!

~Tara.... do you have this potluck monthly???? I feel like we have talked about this before. I was typing something and got overwhelmed with dejavu. Potluck day can be your FrEe meal day!


AFM... I was going to go to Body BLast again this morning but I decided not too. I want to stay and clean my house. I got 30 Day Shread and I am going to start that today. I am trying not to feel guilty for not going to my class. I really need to exercise being nice to myself, small steps til I get used to it. I fell asleep at 1900 last night cuz i was just completely exhausted. So I deserve a morning or cleaning in my PJs with my Ipod. I think I am even going to put on my guily pleasure old school pop playlist. :blushing: Backstreet Boys Brittney Jessica Simpson 98 degrees Jesse McCartney........ my neighbors are going to hate me. Oh well!~!~!

Have a great Monday everyone!~!

tjradd73

Leela-thanks girl!! My tricep exercise is more of a "underarm" tightener than anything...they say the best way to help tighten your underarms is to combine triceps, back, and biceps altogethor!! My WO consists of: tricep kickbacks, lateral raise with tricep extensions, bicep curls, weighted arm circles, and side raises...3 sets of 16...3 days/wk! gotta love it!! As for the potluck...so far on the menu: hot dogs, baked beans, meat and cheese platter, sliced watermelon, burritos, cake, and cupcakes! damn! LOL better keep a really close eye on things!

Nola-sorry to hear about your hurdles...we all go through them, but its mostly a mindset thing that only you can figure out...I personally just did a "mini" fast challenge for 3 days(which NO ONE on this thread agreed with) to show myself that I can stick to whatever I put my mind too and to show myself that my normal cal intake isn't that bad! you just have to take it one day at a time and set small challenges/goals for yourself to accomplish...the more that you accomplish the more motivated you will feel! good luck girl!

Kandace-LOL i wouldn't say that it is every month...but pretty damn close!! I vowed not to take a cheat day for the rest of the month just to be sure that the scale is friendly to me when I WI on the first...I am def gonna partake, but I am just gonna do it carefully Have "fun" cleaning and jamming to the oldies!!

AFM-at work...just wanted to catch up quick!! have a great day everyone!!

allie7383

Hey all! Wow did I miss a lot over the weekend, but no surprise with this thread!

Welcome to our newbies! Never too late to join this awesome group!

So this weekend eating was not my friend, and I haven’t exercised since my last run with the spins. Not gonna lie, I was plain old lazy on Sunday, but had massive laundry to do. My fam also donated a few garbage bags worth of clothes to this cystic fibrosis drive, so goodbye more fat clothes lol! Went to the movies on Sat night with a couple girlfriends, and saw Bridesmaids, and wow it was hilarious. I haven’t seen a funny movie like that in a long long time. I fell victim to the popcorn, but got a small bag for myself, and snuck in water… Afterwards we hit up Applebees for drinks which led to us all getting boneless buffalo wings.. I don’t even want to know how bad they are… The next morning I woke up to the most awful stomach cramps.. I’ll take that as my sign to stop eating at places like that! Fortunately it’s back to the week, and getting back on track..
I read a quote in another thread which I really liked which said, “in order to climb a mountain, you must first take a step.” I don’t know why but that really got to me, so I’m trying to think of my daily choices as steps to the end result.. I’m still struggling in getting back to the old good habits, so it’s no wonder the scale really hasn’t been moving.. Got my first 5K this Sunday, so I’ll be back to the park later for a trial run.

Tara- so far so good with the no weighing!! The scale is under my mom’s bed so it’s outta sight outta mind. WTG with the fast! I’m considering it. Did you get a plan from a website or anything, or did you create your own? Did you pick a dress yet? Enjoy the potluck!

Mcbody- hope you’re feeling better, that must have been a scary experience. Good luck with the medications.

Cait- love the pink dress! You’re totally rockin it! Hope you had a great time at the party!

Leela- I agree with Tara, don’t pay for his gym pass.. Clearly he’s giving off the impression of not wanting to go, so I say stick with your workout plans and do you lol. If he’s thinking it’s just a time-filler then maybe explain to him that it’s not a hobby, but that you’re trying to better yourself and get healthy… and feel free to vent on here all you want, that’s what we’re here for! I know I went on several times and still do, about how I’m just failing in getting back to what I was doing last year.. it’s forever ongoing..

Kandace- I love BSB!! I was a total big fan when they were big lol. I saw them 4 times haha. One time my friends and I waited outside this music store by me to get tickets in the lottery they had going. I think we were there at 3AM lol. Oh man I miss those days of sans responsibilities.. Rock out girl!! They’re touring with the New Kids, which I was also a huge fan of, however I want to remember them in the glory days, not now as almost 40-year olds..

KanCrav

~ Allie... little secret, I just saw them in concert like 2 years ago. (hehe) I am still a huge BSB fan. I actually had to decide if I should go on my frist cruise with my hubby or on the BSB cruise... lol. Maturity won out and I am going with my husband, but I really wanted to go with BSB. I would cut my arm off to go actually. Now if I could just rememeber that I will be 24 in a month, not 14.


I dont care... BSB... BSB ..... BSB.... :drinker:

tjradd73

Allie-awesome job on not weighing!! it's getting a little more tempting for me...but I still haven't!! LOL As for the fast...it was based off of the "3 day diet" online but i HEALTHED it up a lil bit and kinda did my own thing! Basically I ate 700-800 cals of clean food (fruits, veggies, and lean meat) then I worked out to burn between 400-500 cals to bring me to a net of 200-300 for the day!! I also drank 18 cups of water to flush me out and keep me fuller!! I added a special K protein pack and 2 tsp of benefiber to up those levels for the day and VIOLA' there's my fast!!! Lemme know if you do do it and I will give you my exact meal plans if you'd like

nolachick

KanCrav - you should totally write that down lol. thanks for your support. and you're right one bad meal should NOT lead to a bad day to a bad week to a bad month and that's exactly what I need to stop NOW.

Tjradd - wow you're strong if you could fast for 3 days. i'm not sure that's healthy but hopefully u eased back into eating and working out and not did something crazy like p90x on an empty stomach to make yourself sick.

My NSV scale for the day is - even tho I only slept 3 hours I dragged myself out of bed and went to my bootcamp. I find that if I skip Monday's its hard to jump back in the rest of the week. I want to attend as many bootcamp sessions as I can for the rest of the month!

Hope everyone is starting their week on the right foot. :flowerforyou:

meagalayne

BSB Never Gone tour? You better believe I had FLOOR SEATS to that *kitten*.... :bigsmile: yea, I know. I'm a totally random, curious lady sometimes. All my friends were shocked to learn of my love for BSB. It's a little dirty secret but whatever! This girl doesn't believe in shame

HEY EVERYONE! :drinker: Hope you folks had a great weekend. Mine was filled with ups and downs, crazy work and sleep schedule and a lot of emotional challenges. There's no time or room here to go into it, really, nor is it of great importance. I think that a really good long run today will help to get me back into a good head space and back on track. I just feel like I need the comfort of my own schedule back... I'm in rough shape atm with my mood, but I know that it's temporary so I am just choosing to ignore it, be positive, and work on getting my groove back.

So, I'll just comment on all your posts instead :glasses:

Leela - I know how hard it can be to feel like you're not on the same page as you S/O. Although Tyler is really accommodating with fitness and exercise, and loves being active (and is fairly fit), we have completely different perspectives on food and eating healthy and it can be tough some days. Since I don't know your boy at all, or your journey leading up to making the decision to get healthy and fit, this could be way off but it sounds to me like perhaps he's dealing with the same fears and excuses that many of us used before we finally committed to healthy living. For years and years I had a laundry list of reasons I didn't want to work out, but the reality was that I just didn't have the confidence that I could stick with it, make a change, get healthy and lose weight. I figured I would just fail at it, and the embarrassment and disappointment would be far worse than the energy and effort expended trying to make it happen. It's possible that your boyfriend just "doesn't care how he looks" or how fit he is, but I think it's a lot more likely that he absolutely does care but just doesn't feel like he has the resources, determination, and ability to see real progress. It's scary to just dive in. Especially when you're unfit, overweight, or otherwise "out of your element". I considered giving up running about 45 thousand times when I was overweight because of how embarrassed and foolish I felt.

I think sometimes we can all stand a reminder of where we started and how much we've changed over the course of this journey. Truthfully, I don't think I would even recognize the "Meag" of 2009 anymore. But I can vividly remember how hard it was some days to feel good about myself working out, being healthy and taking control of my life when I just felt like I couldn't see any end or any real progress. It's possible that your boyfriend will never come around, and as Tara has said, we have no right to expect that our partners will want to make the same choices as us and live the same lifestyle. But, there is also a chance that he will see how much work you put in, and what positive results you reap, both physically and emotionally, from all the good choices you're making and will decide after a little while to hop on and give it a try. The best thing you can do is to *not* be pushy, but to try and be as supportive and understanding as possible. Some day he may just say "Leela, I want to give this a shot" and you need to be there to be like "heck yes! what do you want to do first!?!?!" But until then, make his understand that it's important to you and if he doesn't want to take part and be involved, he needs to at least be accommodating and understanding. Good luck sweetie XO

Welcome to the NEWBS! :flowerforyou: happy to see some fresh meat among the ranks! You all know how much I love new faces around here!!

Tara - Impressive dedication and follow through, girl. Hope you feel like you really benefited from it. I think it's great that you're not weighing in right after doing it though, because you'll have obviously registered a significant loss from the huge water intake and general lack of food, and I'd hate to see that influence your eating habits in a way that's unhealthy or regressive. We need to all keep in mind that a good part of losing weight and keeping it off is about learning how our metabolism is working for us, and how to get it working more efficiently to feed our bodies. Screwing around with our metabolism by starving our bodies regularly on fad diets and cleanses can do some serious harm, and really slow down our weight loss over time. So definitely glad that you are waiting to weigh-in! Hope you're feeling refreshed and back to eating at least your 1200 net cals again. End PSA

Nola - Great job getting the gym in today girl! woooot NSV! :drinker: Love bootcamp too. Glad you had fun and got a great burn!

Jess - Really love your goals! I'm a huge foodie and love trying all sorts of new recipe. Keep us posted on what you try, please

Speaking of which... Here's the recipe I'm making tonight, with a few alterations:

http://britishfood.about.com/od/psrecipes/r/spicychicken.htm + http://www.creative-cooking-corner.com/dal-chicken.html

Yea. So I am actually just piecing together bits from each of those to make a spicy chicken dal. Should be yummy! And I'm going to health-it-up with veggies, of course.

I'm also going to make these today if I get a chance: http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/2011/05/01/vegan-almond-chickpea-cookies-gluten-free-recipe/

I'll let you guys know how they both turn out. Much love and keep on kickin' it, ladies!

lostalykat

Happy Monday friends!

Last night was pretty fun. I definitely drank more wine that planned and had 3 pieces of Pizza with salad and a slice of yummy fruit tart. I feel good tho. Even though I didn't hold back to much I also didn't go completely overboard. I also ate really healthy all day and had a great workout. I saw some old friends I haven't seen in a while which is always fun. Now it is back to the grind of work.

Today is my rest day so I think it is a salad dinner and a movie night. We had leftover pizza from the party last night and I am only bringing one slice and some salad for lunch today. I feel great about this week and hopefully I will see a loss on the scale on thursday. Well have a great day peeps! Onward and downward!

QOTD- What is your favorite time of day??

I think my favorite time of day is the morning. If i get up early to take care of things or just lounging on a sunday morning., Weird I know but I do like mornings

finncmh

Helllooooooooooooooo kicking *kitten* group! Feels like I have been gone for years and years and years (and really its been less than a week!). And what a week its been. Like Meag there have been crazy ups and downs but I am going to just continue to focus on the good stuff. I was lucky enough Friday to have the day off and spend some quality time with J, my mom, and my sister at the location for our wedding weekend. It was so great to see how excited everyone was and it was fun to talk more about the little details. We have our actual ceremony location narrowed down to two places: right next to the river there or tucked away in a beautiful pine tree grove. We shall see!!!!

Saturday was our shops Seven Year anniversary party! I would love if you guys checked out our blog about it (the owner gave me a nice little mention in it and made me feel spectacular!) www.highfallsmercantile.com/blog
My new profile pic is me outside the shop with our favorite artist's daughter. I LOVED my new hot pink dress- NEVER NEVER NEVER thought I would wear a dress like that or a dress like that in PINK!!! But I rocked it and got lots of great comments and the most important part is that I FELT AMAZING!!!

Now its just back to the grind of all our other crazy happenings this summer in addition to the daily hum drum. I am ready to get back in to my running schedule but in reality I feel really good about how I managed last week. I am also going to be trialing a free session at a local crossfit place. I have been wanting to try it out FOR MONTHS! But havent gotten the courage to. Its WAYYYY more than I would like to spend but I think it will really take things to the next level for me. I never ever know what to tell my rents what I want for my birthday so maybe I'll ask for a month or two membership from them. Will keep you posted on how that goes.

Sounds like everyone has been doing really well! I am excited to get back to commented regularly on individuals now that this crazy week is behind me. SOOO good to be back!!!!

-Cait

shannonaufman

Hi all! It's been a while since I've commented here. I don't exactly know why... I've been reading, but just haven't been contributing. I'm sorry! I've been really frustrated this month. I just can't seem to get past this little 'plateau' I seem to have reached, and frankly, I'm tired of it. I've been doing well on my calorie intake, pretty good about water, I've been trucking through couch to 5k and I've been sticking with 30DS on my off days from running. And yet, I just can't clear this darn 173 pound mark. I've been losing inches, which is great, and I'm happy about that. So I've been wrestling with that this month... I haven't been commenting much because, well, I haven't really had much to say. But I'm still chugging along, doing the best I can. I know I shouldn't worry about the scale. That I should be happy that I'm losing inches, and happy that I'm improving my fitness. I know all of this. And yet... ugh, I just can't get past it.

I really love reading about the successes y'all are having this month. It sounds like most of you are having a great month, and I really appreciate all of the positivity on the board lately. I haven't exactly figured out my plan of attack for the rest of the month, but I'm sure I'll get through it somehow!

JustBreathe418

Happy Monday Everyone! Thank you all for the wonderful welcomes.

Nola - yay congrats on making it to that bootcamp class! I am planning on waking up at 5:30am tomorrow to go workout as well, and its been a LONG time since I've done that...so I hope I can stick with the plan and not hit the snooze button haha.

Meag - that recipe sounds really good! let us all how it goes, and take pics if possible so we can see

Shannon - I'm glad to see that you are still staying positive despite the fact that you're frustrated. The important thing is to not give up. And you said it best yourself, you're losing inches and improving your fitness/overall health, and that's amazing! If you've been working out you've probably been gaining muscle which contributes to the scale not moving. I know you know this already, but keep going and try not to let the scale bring you down!

Aly- I love my weekend mornings as well! I love waking up, having my coffee, eating my breakfast, and just lounging On the weekdays though, I think my favorite time of the day is the few hours before bed when I get to relax and just take a moment to breathe after the long day.

AFM, just wanted to wish everyone a good start to the week! Keep at it y'all!

lostalykat

I just ordered a dress for my engagement party! Soo excited! Here is the link if you want to see.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/donna-ricco-stretch-cotton-party-dress/3156749?origin=related-3156749-0-1-1