Get That Beach Body challenge (Join for support!)

MetalPisces

Hi Everyone!!

My name is Julie and I have recently been turned on to myfitnesspal which is great! I love how there is a phone ap so I can enter at work or on the go! I used to use another site and ran a group named very similarly to the subject name!

I'd like to start it up and welcome anyone to join! Get That Beach Body is meant to keep you accountable and give exercise plans, goals, and in general be supportive to each other. So here's how it works!

There is a daily check in with the following format:

Did I follow my diet today?
Did I drink enough water?
Cardio: (what and how long)
Abs: (any ab work and how much)
Challenge completed?
Did I take my vitamin?
How do I feel about my day?

Next there is a weekly weigh in on Wednesdays with the follow format:

Name:
Date:
Starting weight:
Last week's weight:
This week's weight:
Weight loss so far:
What can I do to improve?

Lastly when I post my weigh in I will also post the weekly work out challenge to complete 2 day on, 1 day off.

I hope people will join me. Using this format helped me lose 50 lbs and I plan on losing another 50!!!

sarham101

I would love to do that! Do we need to add you or what?

Jade_Butterfly

Love this. . . I would be interested~

cc_campbell81

Great idea.

Natalie49

Brilliant.
I'm in.

JipsyJudy

I'm probably not the demographic you expected when you posted this, because I'm 65, but I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds in the gut in order to feel good about myself in a swimsuit. Posting what I do for abs would be a really good thing to help me stay on a program. I love cardio workouts but hate muscle building. For me it just isn't fun. Any suggestions about fun ways to develop core muscles?

mandysjourney

this sounds really interesting and is a great way to see what others are doing that is working for them.

JipsyJudy

I think you just want us to cut and past the daily and weekly questions and answer them. Since today is Wednesday, I'll do both sets.

Did I follow my diet today? Yes

Did I drink enough water? Yes

Cardio: (what and how long) Two mile walk

Abs: (any ab work and how much): 30 ab cruches with 10 pound weights

Challenge completed? Not sure what you are asking here.

Did I take my vitamins? Yes

How do I feel about my day? Honestly, bored with it.


Next there is a weekly weigh in on Wednesdays with the follow format:

Name: Judy

Date: 9/28/11

Starting weight: only joined last week - 166.8

Last week's weight: 166.8

This week's weight: 166.0

Weight loss so far: .8

What can I do to improve? I need to do more muscle building exercise

MetalPisces

Wow! What a quick response! Welcome everyone! You certainly can add me as a friend but just checking in on the message board is good enough as well :-D Just finished my work out so I'm ready to post my check in, weigh in, and weekly challenge!

Check in today: 9/28/11
Did I follow my diet? Yes, I calorie count and was in range!
Did i drink enough water? Working on "glass" 7 and 8 right now (I do 8oz)
Cardio? EA Active 2 Workout 1 9 week challenge 145 cals burned, 1/2 hr walk
Abs? Core exercises during above
Did I do the challenge? no, just posting today, will tomorrow!
How do I feel about my day? fantastic! Glad to be back on my A game with working out. I have taken a "vacation" and have basically maintained weight with a little gain, but I'm determined to get that last 50 lbs so i can look good and be healthy to start having a family! I'm still loving my job that I started in July, which really keeps me in a great mood!

Weekly Weigh In: 9/28/11
Name: Julie (28 yo)
Starting weight: 265 lbs (last year) (I was down to 215 before)
Last week's weight: 230 lbs
This week's weight: 228 lbs
Total loss: 2 lbs
What can I do to improve? Well since I just started up again, I want to just KEEP MOTIVATED and DO what I know is right!

WEEKLY CHALLENGE!!

remember 2 days on, 1 day off!!
Cardio: 30 minutes your choice!
Abs: 100 crunches (any you like, if you need ideas, ask me)

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
~Julie

MetalPisces

Great Core activity is actually swimming! If you can get yourself to a local pool that would be great for you! It's my favorite b/c it's a full body work out and FUN! Also...I am a Pisces and innately love the water :-D

sarham101

Did I follow my diet today? Pretty much, yes. not enough fruit though!
Did I drink enough water? more than usual
Cardio: (what and how long) elliptcal, 25 min, stairs and walking, 20 min
Abs: (any ab work and how much) n/a
Challenge completed? n/a
Did I take my vitamin? not today
How do I feel about my day? proud of myself for going ot the gym!

Name: Sarah Hamilton
Date: 9.28
Starting weight: 220
Last week's weight: 209
This week's weight: 205
Weight loss so far: 15
What can I do to improve? more exercise and less grains.


will you post on the message boards everyday so we can check in????

JipsyJudy

Awesome info re swimming. Does that count as weight bearing, though? I'm prediabetic, and I'm supposed to start doing weight bearing exercise to fight off insulin resistance.

MetalPisces

Sarah: Yes I will be checking in every day, everyone else should too! Helps you to be more accountable!

Judy: swimming as weight bearing...no however there are exercises you can do in a pool with weights. Also resistance band exercises can be done in the house and you can get a set for like 20 bux at Walmart :-D

MetalPisces

Check in for 9/29/11

Did I follow my diet today? um...went out for lunch, so went over on fat today :-( but in cal range!
Did I drink enough water? um....i dun think so
Cardio: walking 60 min
Abs: none today
Challenge completed? today is my off day b/c I had 2 days on already, but I did fulfill the cardio anyways, haha
Did I take my vitamin? yah, I have to take Vitamin D 2000 everyday
How do I feel about my day? was soooooo busy, left for work at 7:40 AM and got home at 9:10....TIRED, but the day FLEW. Worked, got my hair done, and met up with friends.

MetalPisces

check in for 9/3011

Did I follow my diet today? I'll be within net range once I do EA Active tonight
Did I drink enough water? yah
Cardio: 30 min walking, EA Active later
Abs: after EA active I will throw those in there
Challenge completed? I will be when I get home!
Did I take my vitamin? yep
How do I feel about my day? So happy it's Friday!! Quick day at work, fun day with my mom planned tomorrow, can't wait to just hang with my hubby when I'm home this weekend.

JipsyJudy

Forgot to check in for two days.
Did I follow my diet today? Yes
Did I drink enough water? Er, no.
Cardio: (what and how long) walked 6 miles
Abs: (any ab work and how much)No
Did I take my vitamin? Yep
How do I feel about my day? OK

MetalPisces

Check in for 10/1/11

Did I follow my diet today? Hit my net b/c of how much activity
Did I drink enough water? yep
Cardio: walked for about 2 hrs shopping with my mom today, and EA Active worked #3 9 week challenge
Abs: yep, in EA Active
Did I take my vitamin? Crap...no...better go do that right now!
How do I feel about my day? It was a long day out with my mom but we had fun out to eat and shopping! I got some great boots, and some cute new clothes! I need to replenish my wardrobe because none of what I wore last year fits (too big!) Gonna wear some of what I got to work tomorrow :-D

MetalPisces

check in for 10/2/11


Did I follow my diet today? yep
Did I drink enough water? yep
Cardio: day off but I got a good amount of walking in
Abs: day off
Did I take my vitamin? Crap...no...better go do that right now!
How do I feel about my day? 1/2 day at work, went by quick, got grocery shopping done and 4 loads of laundry...so all and all a productive day :-)

MetalPisces

check in for 10/3/11

Did I follow my diet today? yep
Did I drink enough water? yep
Cardio: walking 1/2 hr and 20 min of EA Active 2
Abs: yep
Challenge: yep!
Did I take my vitamin? gonna go do that
How do I feel about my day? Day went by too fast...kinda mad, went to get my nails done (3 cracked) and they looked great, came home, cooked...heat musta warmed up the polish and I mess up most of the on my right hand..so mad! I dunno why they didn't SET....ggrrr, ah well. also my husband is sick...that's never good.

JipsyJudy

Julie, is it just you and me?
Did I follow my diet today? Yes
Did I drink enough water? Uh oh.No.
Cardio: (what and how long) 2 hours walking the dogs
Abs: (any ab work and how much) Uh oh, no
Challenge completed? Guess I missed some
Did I take my vitamin? Yep
How do I feel about my day? Pretty good

MetalPisces

Looks like it, but hopefully more will join!!

MetalPisces

Check in for 10/4/11

Did I follow my diet? pretty much...chocolate today..
Did I drink enough water? no...
Cardio: walking 1/2 hr, stationary bike 20 min
abs: none today
challenge: 1/2 of it
vitamin: yep!
how do I feel about my day? biked during biggest loser, i started to cry during it. The 20s team had to eliminate someone today and that really hit me b/c I'm close to some of the weights of the girls...and it was just really emotional to see them all not want to vote each other off because they've become so close and empathize with each other. Just so motivating to watch. I need to keep pushing...I'm PMSing and it's been raining so my back is hurting (arthritis) so I'm glad I got up and moved even though i didn't want to.

MetalPisces

Check in today: 10/5/11
Did I follow my diet? Yes, I calorie count and was in range!
Did i drink enough water? yep
Cardio? EA Active 2 Workout 1 9 week challenge 175 cals burned, 1/2 hr walk
Abs? Core exercises and crunches
Did I do the challenge? yep
How do I feel about my day? Quick day, kinda emotional, pmsing,

Weekly Weigh In: 10/5/11
Name: Julie (28 yo)
Starting weight: 265 lbs (last year) (I was down to 215 before)
Last week's weight: 228 lbs
This week's weight: 228 lbs
Week's weight loss: 0 lbs
Total loss: 37 lbs
What can I do to improve? PMSing is not helping me...I need to re-focus on my diet

WEEKLY CHALLENGE!!

30 minute cardio
100 leg exercises (20 lunges, 20 squats, 20 backward step lunges, 20 side lunges, 20 knee lifts)

MetalPisces

Well I see that my Message Board for this still exist! I would like to start doing this again because it keeps me accountable daily. Hope other people are willing to do it too!

MetalPisces

Check in today: 8/23/13
Did I follow my diet? just about, 60 something cals over
Did i drink enough water? could use some more
Cardio? Lots of walking today and cleaning
Abs? nah, took a break
Did I do the challenge? I haven't posted a challenge yet, but I do have a challenge in a another group that I 1/2 followed
How do I feel about my day? I'm pumped because I'm ON VACATION!! I haven't taken a long vacation since Christmas! I'm on vacation until after Labor Day. So this will be a challenge to eat right being out of my usual routine, especially when we head to Cape Cod for a few days! So excited!

MetalPisces

I started a group in the group forum under that same name! Check it out!

MetalPisces

Hoping to see more people join! I have 1 loyal member! Many who have not logged in! Check out my group in the the group pages

The group offers:

daily check ins (for accountability)
weekly weigh ins (to track progress)
and weekly challenges (to get you moving)

I restarted this group because I KNOW it helps me lose weight. It keeps me accountable, and helping others helps me stay motivated!! I started logging the beginning of August and I've lost 6 lbs! So it really works!

Go to groups and in the search bar just type this topic's name!!

MetalPisces

If anyone would like to join me to have

Daily check ins: for accountability
Weekly weigh ins: to show results
And weekly challenges: to help get results

Check out my group, search for the above topic name! I have 7 members, however many haven't logged in! I'm looking for folks who want to make the group part of there daily routine so that there is more support for all.

All shapes and sizes are welcome! I myself am in the low weighing in at 238, but when I started the group I was 245, so it really does work (5 weeks of checking in) so check it out!

Just go into the Groups under Community, and search for Get That Beach Body challenge (Join for support)!!

MetalPisces

9/8/13
Did I follow my diet today? Did pretty good! Made a delicious dinner
Did I drink enough water? yep
Cardio: cleaning, walking, playing with baby, and stationary bike
Abs: not this week!!
Challenge completed? 1/2
Did I take my vitamin? Yep!
How do I feel about my day? Sad the weekend is over, glad I got to get everything done this weekend that I wanted to. I think I'm just going to post my check in both in my group and on this board just to have more accountability and show what it's all about :-)

MetalPisces

9/9/13
Did I follow my diet today? yah, way under my calorie goal so I'm going to have a nice cup of sugar free cocoa for a reward!
Did I drink enough water? uh.....I think I could have used more!
Cardio: none yet, some cleaning to do, and I think I will get on the stationary bike when the baby goes to sleep!
Abs: not this week!!
Challenge completed? I gotta get those lunges and arm lifts in after the bike
Did I take my vitamin? I will before bed like always!
How do I feel about my day? well it's Monday...what can I say. I'm pretty tired getting back to work and feel mentally drained! But that's usually how I feel. I've been struggling with the back and neck recently and it's making my whole body feel weird. I'm feeling good about my weight loss. Despite it being "that time" of the month and retaining some water b/c of it, I feel I will log in another loss when weigh in happens which is Wednesday!

MetalPisces

welp, I think for now I will just post my check ins on here until people start to be active in my group. I want to be publicly accountable!