Never going to give up !!!!! challenge
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Well another weekend has come and gone. I LOVED THE MOVIE!!! It is one that everyone should take the time to see. The popcorn was good.
Otherwise my weekend was a bust. I tweeked my back getting clothes out of the dryer so will probably be going to the bone cracker tomorrow for a treatment. Also broke my little toe, stubbed it on the door to the bathroom. SHEESH! What a klutz I can be.
Will probably not be exercising this week, which I have come to love. Will see how the week goes.
As far as eating, my mom made her famous frosted sugar cookies for Valentine's day. I cannot leave these things alone. I think that she makes the best cookies ever. She is 81 and does this for my family every Valentine's day.
Clover I have a treadmill, aerodyne exercise bike, elliptical, rowing machine and the whole set of Richard Simon's DVD's downstairs. So you see there is no excuse for me.
Anywho will talk again tomorrow.
You are all doing fantastically.
See you all tomorrow.0 -
Happy Sunday gang!
My living room has been taken over by all of my exercise equipment-have the basics with hand weights and bands, dvds, kettlebells, stability ball and a bosu. I also have an elliptical and the bike training stand to make my road bike stationary in the winter. I would be lost without all of my gear! So for my other challenge, I ended up with 375 burpees, 2000 crunches and 600 pushups in 1 week. I think this week's challenge really helped me to realize that I am in a lot better shape than I have been giving myself credit for--I still see myself as being almost 100 pounds heavier. I'm game to try jack knife exercises (from what I found that is a lower ab exercise, right?)
Had a pretty good weekend....stayed under calories and finished up my left overs from the past week.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Take care and keep up the great work!!0 -
hello all...is it too late to join this group?0
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No you are welcome to join maher :flowerforyou:
Hello everyone !!!!!! Are those all for one challenge hawkeye ? are they trying to kill you :laugh: Good for you ,you have to be in good shape to workout like that.
DeeBear OUCH:flowerforyou: Sorry you are hurting. Frosted sugar cookies are my fav.
Sammy you are not feeling well either sorry :flowerforyou:
Clover I love it globel warming :laugh: yep thats it.
I have treadmill , stationary ,bike, Wii, and lots of videos : > no excuse here either :noway:
1. water almost
2. excersize I cleaned an office 2+ hrs
3.yep under calories.
I had a pretty difficult day today but I didnt let it send me into a feeding frenzy :glasses: Have an awesome day tommorow everyone :bigsmile:0 -
Good morning Ladies!
I had a rough weekend feeling under the weather but I managed to eat right and push through. Glad to see everyone still fighting strong! Sammy I did W5D3 and it wasn't horrible but I slowed my pace down. Going to repeat once more before moving on! Keep fighting you will win! Clover I have treadmill, DVDs dancing, Wii fit, sports, Zimbabwe, just dance etc, dumbbells uptown 52.5#, resistance bands and my baby ;0) I love to mix things up always looking for new things! Oh and I use on demand ALL THE TIME! Deebear sorry about your toe ;0( about 2 years ago now I broke my three middle toes on my left foot and I swear I dont think they are going to be the same. I completely sympathize with you. How sweet of your Mom enjoy every cookie and memory with her. YOU are so blessed to have her. Give her an extra hug when she least expects it!! ELIMAY- How is you dear Sister? Even on the rough days I feel so proud when I don't give in. I'm proud of you woman!
HAWKEYE - That is an intense workout. Insanity. How in the heck...you must be like a rock! Incredible and inspiring! !!
Have a joyful day!0 -
Jack knife is a lower an workout. Lay flat on your back then at the same time lift toes and hand meeting in the middle making your body turn into a V. Then relax and repeat. Holding for 10-15 seconds and 20 reps;0)
I want to hit 30 so bad but afraid Mother Nature is going to interfere with that. :0/
Same goals! Half way through the month and need to lose five more asap!0 -
Praise the Lord that I have no dentist appointments for a while!
Goals are this week are to
Stay at calorie goal
Burn 1000 calories most days
Focus more on me/house/procrastination list
Since I wrote this last I think I have failed miserably.I must say, I can understand how Sammy feels! I am running around here burning 5000 calories a week and losing nothing! There should be a law against eating enough all week to erase a 5000 calorie burn!!
I will start fresh today, look for a better attitude (If you find one, let me know) and make some type of progress!
Everyone is doing good! Lots of good updates and more new challengers, huh? Keep up your good work, gang!! I need you for inspiration & motivation!!
Sammy-I am rooting for you!!!0 -
I'm in!!
My Goals:
1. 64 oz water everyday
2. 30 mins of exercise per day
3. Log in and track everyday
4. Finish C25K Training
5. Lose 50lbs by July0 -
Good morning ladies!
Goal check:
log calories and in budget - yes
aerobic exercise - yes - walk dog and husband
strength - yes - leg curls with ankle weights
housework - no -weekends off
procrastination list - no
Lost the same pound this morning that I lost on Friday :laugh: I can't stay off the scale, but I'm used to the up and down. It's ok.
DeeBear I'm so sorry about your back and toe. Hang in there. Things will get better. :ohwell: You hang in there too Istnlondry
Welcome JessicaMarie. Good goals. A couple others are doint the C25K here also. Hawkeye, glad you have recognized your real fitness.
Penny, the jack knife looks hard, but I'll do my best.0 -
my goals:
1. run once a week
2. not over indulge in the sweets
3. track my food daily0 -
Busy day at work today so no time for exercise. Stayed under cals though so I'm pleased with that.
Welcome JessicaMarie, Penny and I are both doing the C25K. We are both on week 5, where are you up to and how are you finding it?
Jack knifes - I am just about to give these a go. My husband just gave me a demo (he is super-fit), don't think I'll be able to that many but we'll see.
Elimay, Lstnlondry and all my other dear friends - thanks for your kind words, I'm feeling much better today.
I have a lovely meal planned for Valentines, although the girls will be with us so it won't be full-on romance. What have you all got planned?0 -
I'm in it to win it and there is a million ways u can skin it
Count me in for 64 oz of H2O and 30min x 7days no matter what... Not even if it;s sleeting 0 -
Welcome Jess love the profile pic. :happy:
Sammy your welcome glad you are feeling better .
Hello clover and newbies.
I am so tired so i need to sleep Goodnight girls :yawn:0 -
Happy Valentine's day ladies!
So my Monday was pretty good....I actually got off work early and went and had an acupuncture treatment!
For my exercise goal: had spin in the AM before work. Afternoon I lifted weights for 30 minutes and then hit the treadmill. Decided I need to try and add running into my routine. I went 16 minutes at 5 mph do nothing stellar but it's a start. Finished off the day by shoveling snow from my driveway and my 2 neighbors. Didn't log the shoveling as exercise since I didn't have the HRM going. Oh and I did those jack knives as well.
Stayed under calories for the day. Didn't cook but still ate healthy. Tonight I will be over as I am going out.
Hope that everyone has an awesome day!0 -
Happy Valentine's Day challengers!!
Goals are this week are to
Stay at calorie goal
Burn 1000 calories most days
Focus more on me/house/procrastination list
Well, I will be honest, I stayed fairly close to my goal yesterday & burned about 650 calories.
Not only am I sticking to my procrastination list but now MY HUSBAND says he will clean out his side of the closet!! I almost choked on lunch when I told him how much it would mean to me!!
I don't know if you all agree but I feel so strongly that if I walk into my closet that we share and see organization on my side (for the most part) and his untouched closet for 8 years it makes me feel uneven. I have long thought that our closet represents our relationship BUT I know you can't force someone to go your speed. Just get impatient from time to time.
Now then, let's reward ourself today & know that someone loves us. Doesn't mean to overindulge (I may be guilty today) but just enjoy the sweet side of life.0 -
Happy Valentines day.
Goal check:
log calories and in budget - yes
aerobic exercise - yes - shovel snow
strength - yes - side and inside leg lifts, jack knives
housework - yes
procrastination list - no - there wasn't time - :laugh:
steps - 11388
Sammy, my favorite exercise is probably running. It's the one I always go back to. But I have rules. I don't run in bad weather, don't run on concrete. I don't like to run on the treadmill. I walk on it once in a while if it's really cold outside. I like to be outside. Like variety: run, tennis, basketball, frisbee, soccer, bike, ski. I'll do just about anything. Enjoy your valentine dinner.
Penny, I kind of cheated on the jack knives. I kept one knee bent, like a sit up, and did a one legged jack knife. Did half with each leg. What's next?0 -
I've got a big round tummy after our gorgeous meal this evening.
Goals today
Stayed under cals - not on your nelly!!!
Exercised - nope, but I am going to do 400 crunches in a few minutes and also those jack knifes which i didn't get done yesterday.
Hope you have all had a lovely Valentines Day
Night night
Sam x0 -
Love a big round tummy!
My dinner was yummy as well!
Today I went way over on calories but I did burn 1200 calories today.
I didnt do much on my procrastination list but I will be better tomorrow0 -
Good Early Morning! Great job for everyone that tried Jack knifes, modified or not it was a great challenge!
I have been doing fabulous and keeping busy! Going to do W6D2 OF C25K EXCITED TO SEE HOW I DO!
Sticking to at least and hour a day exercise, diet and water only ;0)
Have a wonderful day! Hope everyone had a love filled Valentines day!
*****Wednesday Challenge******
Side planside 5-10 each side ;0)
http://www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/workouts/4-back-strengthening-exercises-10000001722657/page3.html0 -
Good moring friends.
Goal check:
log calories - yes and in budget - NO
aerobic exercise - yes - walk dog
strength - no
housework - no
procrastination list - no
steps - 14676
Istnlondry, I'm not getting lots dont on my procrastion list, but I'm determined to do something today.
Sam, um, what's a nelly?
Penny, glad you are so happy. I will look the link for planside and give it a shot.0 -
Clover - 'not on your nelly' means 'not on your life' or that there is absolutely no chance of something happening. The nelly part I wasn't actually sure of, it's just a phrase that we use. I have had to google it and the answer isn't that straightforward. It's something to do with London Rhyming Slang, life being described as a puff of breath (puff for short), Nelly Duff rhyming with puff, so the phrase 'not on your life' becomes 'not on your nelly'. Nelly Duff just seems to be a made up name. I'm sure you must all think that we Brits talk a load of nonsense, I'm glad you asked about nelly though as I never gave it a thought before, it was just something we say.
Goals today
cals have gone over again today
exercise - nope
C25K - haven't managed another run yet this week but hope to run tomorrow.
Can't promise that I will be back on track tomorrow as I have another busy day planned at work, but hopefully by Friday I will have time to workout and actually give some thought to what I'm eating instead of just grabbing the first thing.0 -
Hey all. Has been a hell of a week. First broke my toe, then threw my back out and now I have sinus infection. SHEESH!!! So needless to day I have been sympathy eating, which is not a good thing. I have been sitting here on my big pitty pot just feeling horribly sorry for myself.
OK so enough of that business. Time to get back in the saddle or in other words off of the pot.
Did drink all of my water and have logged in every day.
Hope you are all having a GREAT week.
Looks like everyone is doing a GREAT job!
Am going to go to bed now and get rested up and get back onto it tomorrow.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!0 -
Clover5- we got this! Here's a link to a day to day challenge Im in-every morning to post 3 new goals-3 simple things on your procrastination list!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/474400-february-day-by-day-challenge-open-to-all
Today I had 402 calories to spare after burning 1000 and eating 1900.
I ate 1000 calories in Valentines Day crap! Im truly my own worst enemy!
As a bonus I got my donations to the curb,recycled my plastc bags & took my son's letterman jacket to get patches on it! (they mean nothing to you but were major items on my list!0 -
Side planks were NO JOKE! Anyone else manage them? I am so sorry DeeBear. Hope you get great rest tonight sweets. I'm fighting a cold right now. Mine always seem to turn into a sinus infection. Uggghhhhh. Reached all my goals and completed W6D2 of C25K today wasn't easy thinking Friday should do me in. 5 min warm up then 25 min run 5 min cool down. Really!?!?
Good night ALL!0 -
Clover - 'not on your nelly' means 'not on your life' or that there is absolutely no chance of something happening. The nelly part I wasn't actually sure of, it's just a phrase that we use. I have had to google it and the answer isn't that straightforward. It's something to do with London Rhyming Slang, life being described as a puff of breath (puff for short), Nelly Duff rhyming with puff, so the phrase 'not on your life' becomes 'not on your nelly'. Nelly Duff just seems to be a made up name. I'm sure you must all think that we Brits talk a load of nonsense, I'm glad you asked about nelly though as I never gave it a thought before, it was just something we say.
Goals today
cals have gone over again today
exercise - nope
C25K - haven't managed another run yet this week but hope to run tomorrow.
Can't promise that I will be back on track tomorrow as I have another busy day planned at work, but hopefully by Friday I will have time to workout and actually give some thought to what I'm eating instead of just grabbing the first thing.
I love the brits talk not on your nelly will be my new phrase its adorable : > Sorry I have not been on much I have had no time . I will try to catch up I miss you all . sounds like you are doing great0 -
Happy Thursday everyone!
Looks like everyone is having a great week...keep it up!!
I am always amazed at how quickly I can fall back into my old patterns. My folks came down with their typical junk food so over on calories for that day and the next with the left overs. Going to work on getting things back on track today (I ate through everything but the ice cream...wanna take bets on how long that lasts in the freezer
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I tried to run again yesterday and my legs are shot today. Had one of my worst spin classes this morning as I could not get my legs to loosen up and right now they just feel super sore. I know I probably need to give myself a day off but that scares me with the way I have been eating lately. Such a vicious little cycle I get myself into.
Well better start to tackle the piles on my desk and then I am on the road again.
Have a great day!0 -
Good morning!
Goal check:
log calories - yes and in budget - no
aerobic exercise - no
strength - yes - side planks
housework - no
procrastination list - no
steps - 6596
As you can see, I did poorly with my goals yesterday. I felt like a slug last night, so I got down on the floor and did those blasted side planks. They were hard.
DeeBear glad to see you back. Hawkeye, "ate through everything" haha That's how I dispose of junk food too. Sammy, I don't think Brits talk crazy. I am amused by the differences that have evolved over 350 years or so. Istnlondry, I will look up your link.
Elimay, glad you checked in. Enjoy today everybody!0 -
Hey Deebear, sorry about your toe, back and other problems - hope you feel better soon.
Penny, you are a couple of sessions ahead of me now on the C25K. I've just done the first bigger run tonight, 20 minutes, it wasn't too bad. I am still doing it indoors though so I don't really feel like a proper runner yet.
Will do side planks soon (didn't get the chance yesterday), I usually do 20 seconds each side as part of my usual morning workouts, will aim for 30 seconds tonight. Have to admit i didn't get to do the jack knifes on monday, they were just too hard!
Goals today
Finished around even on my cals
Usual workout not done as longer hours today at work but C25 done tonight instead.
Looking forward to a workout in the morning, haven't done one since Sunday.
Take care my friends x0 -
Good Evening! I'm sick, have a horrible cold but still got my workout in. Now going to try to sleep in recliner I can't breathe at all. Needless to say I'm hoping to feel better tomorrow. I have a viewing for a dear friend of mine and busy weekend ahead with funeral, baptism, bday party and getting my taxes done. I don't have time to be sick. FRIDAY CHALLENGE ANYONE? ??? Reverse crunched 50!
WHERE IS EVERYONE! DONT GIVE UP....NEVER! !!!!!!
GOODNIGHT TO ALL!0 -
Hello girls !!!!! I have the whole day tommorow to get organized and set some goals. I nexer want to give up. I just need time to do a good fresh start. Feel better Penny sorry about the funeral I have a memorial tommorow night. I am taking my grandaughter to cinderela play on sunday , so that will be fun.........And it doesnt involve food Good night !!!!!!0
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