Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - May Challenge!! Take 2!!

meagalayne

Hey fabulous 20 somethings - Another month gone and another fresh beginning! April is behind us and the summer is right around the corner. That means it's heating up and high time to get our butt's outside before it's too hot to breathe Perfect time of year for reaching some major goals!

This will be a quick intro for those looking for a new challenge and wanting to stick it out for at least a month. For those who are vets to our monthly challenges, you know how its done. Keep on scrollin'!

For the newbs - Welcome! Here's the 'skinny' on our healthy living and lifestyle challenge...

As with the challenges that have come before, this is a place where MFPals in their 20s can search out support, motivation, and advice while they are working towards their own personal goals. You're encouraged to set your own targets based on what is important to you and what challenges you face that you hope to overcome - set out goals for the month, make them attainable, and then just keep coming back to update us on your progress, help motivate others, and kick some serious *kitten*!! This group is home to Pals at all stages in their journey and there is plenty of advice, friendship and *love* to go around - If you have any questions or just need help getting moving, or you're a total veteran at this whole healthy living thing, you're welcome here! Just post whatever you like, show some support when you can, and enjoy the group

Here's what we ask:

1) As our veteran members (and newbs alike) sign onto the challenge once again, a list like the one found at the bottom of this post will start forming. This is our “goals list”. If you want to join the challenge, we ask that you copy and paste the most up-to-date list and tag your own screen name and goals onto the bottom – this is so that we can keep things moving along and no one gets left behind! (If you notice that someone's been left off, due to a high volume of posting, please incorporate their goals back into the list whenever possible.)
2) Set attainable and realistic goals! This group is dedicated to supporting healthy living, first and foremost, and that includes physical, emotional and mental health. So set goals that you know you can reach, with hard work and persistence, and find ways to celebrate small victories whenever you can. This will help you stay motivated and on track! We recommend setting some non-scale goals along with a scale goal if you are trying to lose weight – seeing progress in your fitness, your measurements and your diet is a great way to celebrate small changes in your life that make a HUGE difference. Be flexible, know that things aren't going to go perfectly as planned every day, and allow some wiggle room for a bad day here and there. We all have them!
3) Once your goals are posted, stay active and enjoy the benefits of this awesome community. Oh, and invite your 20-something friends! Let's keep this group moving, ladies!

As for April - Here's our most recent goal list. How did your progress stack up? For the newbs, here's a gander at the types of goals we set out to acheive. It may serve as a little inspiration for you to kick start your journey here

Allie7383- PR in my 5K on 4/22, Complete Ripped in 30, maintain low 140's, and be more positive all around!
abby459 - Log EVERYTHING I eat this month. Watch my sodium intake. Stay under calories almost everyday (giving myself 2 days off for the month) Keep training for my 10K trail race on April 28th....goal is to be able to run the entire thing.
Resolute2012 - Log in EVERY day, stay under calories, run five days a week
JulieH3art - Drop 5lbs!!! Stick to my promises.
Eleanoreb- Eat healthier, find healthy snacks, don't use the excuse "well i'm running so much, i can eat this" , core/ab work
Kendib - Run 3 days a week, add in some cross training, be able to run a complete 5k.
Bonniejo - Stop eating when I'm full, don't eat when I'm not hungry, and lose 3 pounds
Meagalayne- Set a new PR in the 5K and 1/2 Marathon distances; Run on the beach at every opportunity on vacation and enjoy some good beer, live music, and great food; Finish my novel and start another; Acknowledge when I'm feeling needlessly sorry for myself and work on being positive for the sake of being positive; and finish out the month with a solid, tangible plan for both building strength/toning up and being happy in your personal life and relationship
Alexsmith01 - Lose 1kg, cook 3 new healthy recipes, study study study for exams on 1/2 May
Ezak86- lose 5 pounds, do HIIT sprints 3x/week and get target speed up to 11mph, cook more food at home, improve run distance to 10miles, get out an be more confident talking to strangers at the bars
Qwerty07- Run 100 miles, strength train 3x per week, stay under calories every day except Sunday
abellone7289 (Manda)- Run three times a week, even if It's just a mile. Get down to 138 by the 30th. Accept that I can't control everything and I should take my stressors one week at a time.
oncemorewithfeeling- get below 150 lbs (means losing bout 8 lbs), add the 30 day shred on top of my workouts, stop snacking on things like crackers just because they're low in calories, buy a bathing suit I can feel good in
fitontherun - Complete half marathon training, run half marathon in under 2:15, drink at least 64 oz of water each day, and take time to stretch and use a foam roller on my legs after running.
hippiechel - workout 4 times a week and 128lbs by 21 april
GreenHumanClay ( Cynthia) Continue to train for my next half on May 6th thats in SF so it will be hilly, weight train at least 3 xs per week, be able to do more push ups, increase my pace per minute when running, hydrate well and eat as clean as possible and weigh myself ONLY ONCE a week and continue to get better quality sleep.
lalonmeg000(meghan)- insanity 4 days/week, see how long I can go without going over my cals and eating fast food. find a different way to relieve stress other than diet dr.pepper
mkwow (Missy)- get into the 180's, putting me at a 55 to 60lb total loss and to actively increase my exercise levels working on the C25K and 30 day shred programs!
caitwinmary(caitlin): keep training for my 5k so that when my first race comes on 6/2 i can run the whole thing, shred another 10lbs by the end of april, and workout hard and use ripped in 30 between runs.
deeders1220: Walk and not take the bus into my office from the parking lot (about 15 min walk each way for a total of 30mins extra walking EVERY DAY), Go to the gym/do something active 3x a week, and no fried food! Rock that bikini in Vegas!
GuamGrly (Bethany) - get into 130’s, log at least 5 days out of the week (I am not good at this and really need to up my game), continue trying new recipes, go to the gym at least 3 times per week, read one book
paul87920 - stop drinking my calories, get under 400lbs, and fix more meals at home.
missgolightly727(Emily) - Lose 5 lbs(will put me at 155 lbs), run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week
CKlei- Lose atleast 5 lbs. (will put me back down to 129), go on family walks 3 times a week, learn some new at home workouts , log everything I eat and Still breastfeed for the entire month.
amandaraecook88 - I want to lose at least 8 pounds and start exercising at least 3 times per week.
JMSKCW: Lose 4 lbs., up my exercise goal to 1300 minutes/month; increase my running distance; and to look awesome on my 1st wedding anniversary (4/30/2012)
KristennWinter - -Work Out at least 4 hours per week, Log in every day. Log every morsel of food that goes into my mouth, 7.8 pounds gone by My Birthday, May 6! Drink all my water!
JessYas - Run 3x/week, weights 2x/week, log every day, and lose 4 lbs

**Remember friends - no one ever got anywhere worth going without giving a varsity try. So push yourself a little outside your comfort zone this month. Set goals that focus on your own choices and behaviour and aren't dependent on the whim of the scale, the weather gods, or any other outside force. Look at your life as a whole - fitness, nutrition and mental health - and set goals to improve every part of your day. This challenge is yours and no goals are silly, too small, or out of place here. Just go with what works for you and what will help to push you towards a healthier, happier life!

So! What have you got planned for May? Let's see some new, creative goals and really think hard about working on what will get you to where you want to be this month and moving ahead this year.

Can't wait to kick some *kitten* and get fit for a beautiful summer! Get us started, my loves!

Meag

eleanoreb

woo!! May

My April goals were:
Eleanoreb- Eat healthier, find healthy snacks, don't use the excuse "well i'm running so much, i can eat this" , core/ab work

I think I did okay. i did find some healthy snacks and learn to find more of a balance with food as fuel for running/vs overeating. last night was not a good example of this, i feel i snacked way too much! grrr. Oh well. Running went well, i did 250km in April which is about 155 miles. I have 3.5 more weeks until my marathon, i am so excited/scared for it! core work was soso. definitely could have done more.

main goals for May are not to do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.

enewsome2

I'm totally new to the group, but what can it hurt to try it? Hopefully I am doing this right, because I have never done it before.

Starting today, the first of May, I will:

Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.

meagalayne

I don't have time to post my results from April or my goals for May, but here's the list forming... Hop on, ladies!

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!

Keep 'em coming! You guys are brilliant! :bigsmile:

awyler

im new to this too!

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.

JMSKCW

After a dismal April, I am ready to get back on track!

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.

Looking forward to a great May!
Jessica

GuamGrly

Bumping for now. Debating on joining or not!

caitwinmary

I really needed something new to motivate me and this seems like it will:)

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.

rlwinton

Can I join?

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.

ashka86

I'd like to join too!

Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs

meagalayne

Why helloooooo my lovelies! :bigsmile:

I will save my updating and goal posting for another day, when I have some more time. For now just a very quick "Welcome!" to you newbs :flowerforyou: So happy to have you! And to those returning to the challenge, very happy to see you back as well. Some great goals being posted already and victories from April, as well.

Ashka - Welcome! Great start with your goals too. Keeping it simple always works wonders :drinker:
rlwinton - Welcome to you too! And of course you can join! Sounds like you've got very reasonable goals set - just have to work out a schedule to meet them!
caitwin- I hope this month's challenge will help motivate us all - Welcome aboard! What kind of yoga do you practice? There are many runners in our group but loads of us LOVE yoga as well!
Guam - I hope you do join us :ohwell: But I totally understand if you feel like you want to or need to move on. Do whatever is right for you.
Jessica - Keeping it simple is a great strategy and I've heard amazing things about NROLFW! Let me know what you think! Can't wait to hear your review :bigsmile:
Emily - Sooooo happy to hear an update from you! You've been dearly missed! Your date this past week sounds adorable and wonderful - definitely cannot pass up an opportunity like that when it comes 'a knocking The guy sounds great - and damn lucky too! And I LOVE the swimsuit! It's fabulous to hear such a body-positive attitude on this thread and I really hope that it gets us all thinking a little more positively about how we look... I go through phases but the other day I saw myself and thought "Damn, not too shabby, Meag! " - not quite the "loving it" vibe you have, but getting there!
El- I am PUMPED about your race girl! Sooooo pumped! That's all I can say :laugh: Great goals and great job in April ! Finding balance with food is tough so if you managed that, I'd call it a huge victory.

Alright my loves, I'm off! Let's keep chugging along and I'll post my goals and update on me tomorrow night, or Thursday...

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs

greenhumanclay

bumping for now!

rlwinton

I'm psyched! I was looking at my goal of running 20 minutes or longer...that is a challenge for me! I attempted to do so today and I ran out of breath so fast. I feel lame, but have to remember that I quit smoking only 70 days ago (yay!). I will keep getting my cardio on though!

Maystar80

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!

lostalykat

bump!!

cmg2008

Hi everyone! I'm kinda new. I participated in this thread around this time last year and absolutely loved! Since grad school, I have fallen off of track and i'm trying to get back on!

cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.

enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!

awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.

MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.

JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.

caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.

rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.

ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs

Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!

cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.

ksullins07

Hi I don't know if I'm doing this right but I'd LOVE to join this group!! I'm 28 and 28 lbs from my goal weight!!
If I need to add a goal for the month of May..here it is....
10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!

~Kacy

lostalykat

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.

enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!

awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.

MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.

JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.

caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.

rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.

ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs

Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!

cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.


ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!

Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.






It has been a long time since I was on here, I have gone back and forth on weight watchers and here. I have decided that right now Weight watchers is not something I want to put my money towards since I am saving for my wedding in may. My ultimate goal is to get back to 165 for the wedding, so I have about 15lbs in 4 months, which might be doable but honestly with all the muscle I have built I would be happy to just get under 170 again/ get into a size 8 pants. I just got back from a very fun and wild cruise and I am still in recovery mode since I sprained my ankle in mexico. I am going to try hard to stay in cals the next day and drink tons of water eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies to lose the water weight I gained from all the food and drinks on the boat. I am thinking I might try not drinking for most of may but I don't want to put it as a goal because if I do and I end up falling off I will be devastated. I miss doing triathlons and had to take a break until after the wedding. I still run (well when my foot is doing better) and I am doing Bay 2 Breakers here in SF on my 20th! I am also doing the New York marathon in 2013 so I can't wait. I am sure all of you will get to know me sooner than later.

One thing I have learned more and more over this journey, Don't deprive yourself of what truly makes you happy. But sometimes you have to do a little soul searching to find out what that is.

meagalayne

Hey my dears - Quick selfish goal post for now!

My April goals were:
Meagalayne- Set a new PR in the 5K and 1/2 Marathon distances; Run on the beach at every opportunity on vacation and enjoy some good beer, live music, and great food; Finish my novel and start another; Acknowledge when I'm feeling needlessly sorry for myself and work on being positive for the sake of being positive; and finish out the month with a solid, tangible plan for both building strength/toning up and being happy in your personal life and relationship

I did set new PRs in both distances (25:52 and 2:04.59 respectively); I ran as much as I could while I was away and enjoyed lots of great beer/food/music; I finished my novel plus another and started up a non-fiction I am keen to get reading; I was a total pity-party but am working on it going forward; and I don't have any plans but made some major life changes, including deciding to move forward in the next chapter of my life a single woman on a mission to be happy, healthy and to work hard to get to where I want to be!

April was a tough training month for me. After the Around the Bay at the end of March, I was really struggling and pained to run and I felt like it was virtually impossible to motivate to run at all. It was also a really tough eating month, as I have been frustrated, stressed out, anxious and very emotional and been using food as a crutch. Getting back to the basics in May to get my head on straight...

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!
cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.
ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!
Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.
Meagalayne- Find my love for running again, without necessarily sticking to a schedule; enjoy fitness often but not in lieu of social outings with potential friends; eat well and mindfully at every opportunity - listen to your body and eat when you're hungry; drink more water than coffee; yoga or spin every week; finish your current book and start reading Born to Run; and book your next adventure! Oh - and don't weigh again until the end of the month - your body and mind just need a break!

I have been in and out of Dr's offices and labs the past 2 weeks, trying to get referrals and figure out what might be happening with my body. I've got a laundry list of symptoms and it's drive my stress through the roof. Of course, this is just exasperating my food and fitness obsessions and makes me even more neurotic about eating out or indulging. I am trying to force myself to find balance - or at least to cope with the discomfort of eating out or outside of my macros to accommodate social functions - but it's a huge challenge for me. Coupled with a loss of stability at work, a new position and 4 new employees, and being newly single, there's just a lot of uncertainty right now and food/exercise have become my crutch. It's a big wake-up call. I need to get back to a normal, healthy, balanced way of thinking about myself and my life. So being positive is my number 1 goal! :happy:

All of my goals listed above should add to this effort, as they are all things in life that make me happy and help me to find that balance. I need to force myself to do things that remove me from my comfortable "bubble" of obsessive logging, meal planning, and staying at home or the gym to control my surroundings. Doing those things makes me happy but take the first step out is the hardest part, so I am committed to making an extra effort every day - even when I'm stressed, exhausted, anxious and just want to curl up and be alone. It won't be easy but I know the pay-off will be huge :bigsmile:

Thanks for listening, and WELCOME to all the new members! We're an open book here so please jump in and post about whatever you like, whenever you like!

Aly- Welcome back, love! Happy to have you! :flowerforyou: And couldn't agree more that some soul searching is often in order... Sometimes we have no idea what makes us happy until we completely step away, throw ourselves out there, and really figure out what makes us tick. It sounds like you're doing a find job of figuring it out for you

Much love and keep those goals coming! Meag

fitontherun

Last month, my goals were: Complete half marathon training, run half marathon in under 2:15, drink at least 64 oz of water each day, and take time to stretch and use a foam roller on my legs after running.

I suceeeded in completing my half marathon training. Sadly, I was three minutes away from meeting my time goal. But the most important thing is that I finished, and I finished strong. The only goal I didn't really meet was taking the time to stretch. Whoops. Perhaps, improper stretching and a lack of an adequate warming up/cool down are what has been contributing to my injuries. Speaking of injuries, the IT band/knee pain in my right leg has felt a whole lot better than it did on Sunday. I'm hoping it'll continue to get better on its own. The goal is not to go to physical therapy again. I met a sports chiropractor at the race expo who's from my hometown. He noticed I still have a lot of weak hipness, which could be causing a lot of problems with my knees and hips. I may make an appointment to see him later on. For this month, now, it seems like I'll be forced to take a running sabbatical.

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!
cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.
ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!
Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.
Meagalayne- Find my love for running again, without necessarily sticking to a schedule; enjoy fitness often but not in lieu of social outings with potential friends; eat well and mindfully at every opportunity - listen to your body and eat when you're hungry; drink more water than coffee; yoga or spin every week; finish your current book and start reading Born to Run; and book your next adventure! Oh - and don't weigh again until the end of the month - your body and mind just need a break!
fitontherun (Chinwe) - Continue to monitor IT band recovery by cutting back on running and starting up cross-training (spin, pilates, weight training). Trouble shoot on what's causing the recurrent knee/hip injuries. Drop 2 pounds. Decide on when to start Turbo Fire or a Turbo Fire/Chalean Extreme hybrid. Survive finals week. Stick to a strict MCAT study schedule.

greenhumanclay

GreenHumanClay ( Cynthia) Continue to train for my next half on May 6th thats in SF so it will be hilly, weight train at least 3 xs per week, be able to do more push ups, increase my pace per minute when running, hydrate well and eat as clean as possible and weigh myself ONLY ONCE a week and continue to get better quality sleep.

I continued to train for my next half except for this week but my next half is this Sunday coming up! I was consistent with weight training and am really starting to see results, my pace per minute has mot improved too much my my focus for this hilly 1/2 will be to complete it in 2:15. I've been limiting my go out to eat and have improved with my eating clean, As far as weighing myself I have been doing that once per week sometimes twice but not 6 timers per day as I was before. My sleep has been ok but last night I actually got about 7 hours or so, so Im happy with that! And I can do about 25 push ups per minute the real ones! Sorry for not being supportive at all this month, love this group and plan on continuing to be a part of it I promise I will make even a small amount of time to be on here posting!



As far as my May goals here they go
GreenHumanClay (Cynthia): Weight train 3-4 times per week, take 1-2 days off for recovery, run 2-3xs, not training now so these will be more fun/hill runs, run the hill stairs 1-2xs, keep hydrating well, sleep more, continue reading "The new Rules of Lifting for Women", increase my weight lifting and push ups, and last but not least stay on top of my HW only have 3 weeks left of school


Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!
cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.
ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!
Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.
Meagalayne- Find my love for running again, without necessarily sticking to a schedule; enjoy fitness often but not in lieu of social outings with potential friends; eat well and mindfully at every opportunity - listen to your body and eat when you're hungry; drink more water than coffee; yoga or spin every week; finish your current book and start reading Born to Run; and book your next adventure! Oh - and don't weigh again until the end of the month - your body and mind just need a break!
fitontherun (Chinwe) - Continue to monitor IT band recovery by cutting back on running and starting up cross-training (spin, pilates, weight training). Trouble shoot on what's causing the recurrent knee/hip injuries. Drop 2 pounds. Decide on when to start Turbo Fire or a Turbo Fire/Chalean Extreme hybrid. Survive finals week. Stick to a strict MCAT study schedule.
GreenHumanClay (Cynthia): Weight train 3-4 times per week, take 1-2 days off for recovery, run 2-3xs, not training now so these will be more fun/hill runs, run the hill stairs 1-2xs, keep hydrating feel, sleep more, continue reading "The new Rules of Lifting for Women", increase my lifting weight and push ups, and last but not least stay on top of my HW only have 3 weeks left of school

Be back on here later tonight or tomorrow to catch up with ya'll! Have a great day everyone! Cynthia :bigsmile:

lostalykat

Happy Thursday everyone! This has been a rough week for me, getting back from the crazy bachlorette cruise and trying to get back to reality. I am struggling with feeling guilty for getting wild on my cruise. I mean everyone I know, even my more conservative friends say that this is the one time to not feel guilty and I am trying to tell myself that over and over, it just doesn't seem to stick. It doesn't help that I am feeling a little under the weather and I rolled my ankle again. I am going to a orthopedist next week to make sure there isn't any serious damage, and hopefully I can see a physical therapist to strengthen this foot since it keeps happening. I have acupuncture on Saturday and that always makes me feel better. I might be able to go to spin tonight, debating if I want to risk it. We also really need to get groceries and clean up the house which I feel is a serious priority. But working out is always #1 to me, I hate that I feel awful.

Enough about the pity party, I am going to do my best to get back into some sort of workout by sunday, This is my new goal so I don't put too much pressure on myself and hurt myself or make myself more sick. I am back to eating gluten free and it feels good. I am hoping to find some sort of gluten free lunch as we desperately need to go to the store tonight! I am just happy tomorrow is friday. My fiance, Jason and I have our ballroom dance class friday nights so at least I know I will have a little exercise, that already makes me feel better It is dark and rainy here in San Francisco which never helps my mood. But I am wearing my fitbit and I am fighting hard to stay in my calories. Yesterday I was about 200 over which is really not that bad, I need to focus on a range, as in not going more than 200 cals over pretty much all the time. This is tough with a bum foot and having a tough time working out, but I can do it.

Ok I am rambling.

Meag- I hope you feel better, stress is a beast! Not sure if stress is related to what is going on or if it is creating stress but maybe try taking a deep breath a few times a day and acknowledging how far you have come. My therapist suggested that and I think it has been helping me with my constant stress/battle against myself. Sometimes enjoying life can be hard! Do your best I am cheering for you!

rlwinton

Hi everyone! I'm kinda new. I participated in this thread around this time last year and absolutely loved! Since grad school, I have fallen off of track and i'm trying to get back on!

cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.

enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!

awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.

MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.

JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.

caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.

rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.

ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs

Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!

cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.

What Warrior Dash are you going to, if I may ask?

mkingraham

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lostalykat

Misgolightly- Whats your name by the way? I hate writing these things and saying screen names or whatnot. That is beyond sweet! It reminds me a lot of when I first met my fiance. There are some true gentlemen out there they are just hard to find! He sounds like a very sweet keeper. I am happy for you and wish you the best with this guy. Thanks for the comment, I already feel better. It just bums me out that I got a little sick/run down from the trip and also messed up my foot. It is cool tho, I still have a little over 4 months until the wedding and I know I can do this. Sometime it is good to have a reality check to really help you focus on food if you can't exercise.

I am planning on dancing tonight(ballroom is not much exercise but hey my fitbit will tell me how much I burn) and then Sunday we are going to go on a bike ride, per my fiance's request yay for a workout buddy! Monday I am going to swim. Tuesday I get to see the dr to tell me what I can and can't do. I really hope I will be back in action ASAP! I miss running and dance class.

I stepped on the scale today and gained 1.8 since before the cruise. I am not going to let it get me down tho, I was expecting a gain and I am sure I am still holding on to some water retention. So I have a number to focus on getting to and hopefully even get lower. I was thinking of doing some weight training tomorrow. We will see if that happens tho, I have acupuncture in the AM then my uncles memorial service in the afternoon. It will be an intense emotional day. I am trying to not be too hard on myself for gaining a little weight since I lost 2 close family members this year, death is a hard thing to deal with and I should be happy I didn't gain more. I just have to push on and fight harder.

The sun is shining here in sunny california! I plan on spending as much time in the sunshine as possible! Have a great day guys.

abby459

I am finally joining for May!!

My April Goals:
abby459 - Log EVERYTHING I eat this month. Watch my sodium intake. Stay under calories almost everyday (giving myself 2 days off for the month) Keep training for my 10K trail race on April 28th....goal is to be able to run the entire thing.


Wow I totally sucked in April!!! I did not stay under my cals every day...not even close and I think I went almost a week without logging....very stressful month for me!! I did run my 10K though and ran the whole thing (minus the falling part!!) so that part was OK!!


So onto the May goals......I will be trying to stay under cals again for the month, keep watching sodium intake and increasing water intake. Keep running 3 days/week and training for the Delaware Marathon Relay ( 4 people, 6.22 miles each) on May 13th and find some cross training to mix in!! Trying to hit 100 miles again this month!


Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!
cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.
ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!
Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.
Meagalayne- Find my love for running again, without necessarily sticking to a schedule; enjoy fitness often but not in lieu of social outings with potential friends; eat well and mindfully at every opportunity - listen to your body and eat when you're hungry; drink more water than coffee; yoga or spin every week; finish your current book and start reading Born to Run; and book your next adventure! Oh - and don't weigh again until the end of the month - your body and mind just need a break!
fitontherun (Chinwe) - Continue to monitor IT band recovery by cutting back on running and starting up cross-training (spin, pilates, weight training). Trouble shoot on what's causing the recurrent knee/hip injuries. Drop 2 pounds. Decide on when to start Turbo Fire or a Turbo Fire/Chalean Extreme hybrid. Survive finals week. Stick to a strict MCAT study schedule.
GreenHumanClay (Cynthia): Weight train 3-4 times per week, take 1-2 days off for recovery, run 2-3xs, not training now so these will be more fun/hill runs, run the hill stairs 1-2xs, keep hydrating feel, sleep more, continue reading "The new Rules of Lifting for Women", increase my lifting weight and push ups, and last but not least stay on top of my HW only have 3 weeks left of school
Abby459 - Increase water intake and decrease sodium intake. Log EVERYTHING and stay under cals everyday (2 days off). Run 3 days/week and cross train. Train and PR in the Delaware Marathon on May 13th (4 people 6.22 miles each).

abby459

Emily - I am glad that you are soo excited for bathing suit season and that you finally feel comfortable in your own skin!! Thats a wonderful feeling! And I love that bathing suit, I bet it looks awesome on you!! And even though you want a free and single summer, maybe casually dating Phil won't be a bad thing....they say you always find the right one exactly when you aren't looking for him!!

Rlwilton - First, congrats on quitting smoking!!! And the running will come over time, I was in your shoes in the summer of last year and just finished my first 1/2 marathon in March....you will get to your goals, just stick with it!!

Meag - Sorry that you have been struggling with some medical issues....I really hope you get that all figured out!! And sooner rather then later. Hopefully your newly single status will be a great thing for you and give you more "me time". And lead to less stress!!

Aly - A bachelorette cruise sounds really fun although probably a bit wild!! Hope you enjoyed yourself!! Don't feel guily for having fun. And good luck getting back into you workout and calorie counting!!

Cynthia - Welcome back lady!! I've missed you!! I love your goals and I am excited for you to be doing your 1/2!! I can't wait to hear all about it!!!



AFM - Just to keep you all updated.....I had a rough month last month!! Very stressful with work and personal stuff. I found another lump in my breast and had numerous Dr. trips, mammogram and ultrasound, and I will have to undergo another biopsy and possible lumpectomy. Appointment to see the surgeon isnt until the 21st so I wont know which until then. This gets me soo stressed since my mom died from breast cancer when she was in her early 40s. It's put my head and body into a funk!! But I am trying to "forget" about it for now and re-focus myself on my goals. I will keep you all posted though!
Otherwise I have been doing a bit of mountain biking lately and I took another rough spill doing downhill a bit too fast on this one trail. So I had to post this pic for you all so you can laugh and my clumsiness and see the horrible bruise that I got!!

meagalayne

Bumping the thread to remind myself to catch up later - I've been SO bad about keeping up! Happy to see you folks all back in action!

Em- Great post and so glad to hear the date went well :bigsmile:

Abby- OUCH! I sure hope it looks worse than it feels! And thanks for your kind words. You are right that I am working towards less stress... Time will tell. Just happy to be taking some control in life. Especially since there are so many uncertainties right now with things out of my control (ie: my health). I am very sorry to hear that you too are struggling with the same... anxiety and stress caused by medical stuff out of our control takes a major toll on our emotional state, our moods, our energy, sleep, eating, just about everything. It's really tough, lady. Give yourself the space to cope and deal with it - ease up on exercise, on the strictness of diet, on yourself in general, and appreciate that the stress and anxiety you have is real and can sometimes take over. Making healthy choices and feeling positive about our day-to-day isn't always a top priority when life's serving up curve balls every time your at the plate :ohwell: The good news is that you sound like you're on track to get focused when and wherever possible - And I love that mentality! You can do this, Abby! :bigsmile:

OK I better get going. I've been procrastinating this run all morning... And it's finally 1pm and I need to get my *kitten* in gear.
Have a great Saturday! I'll be back on later to catch up a little more :happy:

greenhumanclay

Hey Ladies,


Abby so sorry to hear about the issues involving your health, i do remember back in October you mentioning you lost your mom to breast cancer, my mother also has breast cancer twice but did survive, soo sorry you're going through that stress I can't even imagine how you must be feeling but Im glad to hear that you are doing everything you can to get that taken care of. Really try and relax and do whatever you need to do to really focus on just taking it day by day, and your bruise looks painful, I call those battle wounds Im glad Im back too and missed all of you ladies. I had a stressful month as well but I can't really complain sending happy vibes your way! :bigsmile: Good luck with your Marathon Relay you're going to kick some serious *kitten*!!!

Meag Congrats on your PR's 2:04:59 is Excellent and your PR for the 5k is amazing! Sorry to hear about your "laundry list" of issues going on hoping you can rule out every one of those one by one or altogether asap! Glad to hear that you are recently single, now you have more time to dedicate to yourself and really focus on just Meag!! Like your May goals of going back to basics and how you always manage to really take time to go on your vacays I bet that helps keeping some sort of sanity in your life! If you ever decide to make it up to Northern Ca. let me know :drinker:

Emily your new guy sounds like a fairy tale I didn't know those kind of guys still exist lol JK My bf is a gentle man but not like that but then again Im no southern belle lol I totally agree on weekends being the tough food days but you seem like you got your goals in check, hope your soreness is now gone!

rlwinton Welcome back! Nice goals, are you just starting on your running or are you increasing your running distance? Just curious because I have been running one year to the day actually and started with this program called C25K which Im sure you heard of but if you haven't and are new to running there is tons of threads that have so much info on that!! Not sure what your name is??

lostalykat Kat? Not sure on the name also I don't like referring to others by their screen name either unless they prefer it! Your vacay sounds awesome and please do forgive yourself, it seems like you had a great time! You only live minutes from me Im in San Jose you mentioned you live in S.F. I have my Divas half there tomorrow! Hope you get some answers and your ankle pain alleviates that way you can get back to your routine!

AFM I am taking a three day weekend this weekend and driving to SF tonight/evening for my half tomorrow and staying at the Crowne Plaza since the race is pretty early, Im excited its just a girlfriend and I, we are planning on hitting up the hotels gym just to get a short run in! Finally got a new pair of running shoes, I ran a little over 13 a couple Sundays ago and since then I've had minor knee pains and have iced it and tried to stay away from running on it, which is why I hardly ran this week plus I just got my new shoes in the mail (same ones as last time) I ordered online, I refused to run in my old shoes but Im now worried about my half since I haven't ran a "longish" distance for about a week or so.. Im sure I'll be fine it's just my own thinking but I hope to finish in under 2:15 since its not 100% flat but ideally would to like to come in at 2:10 or better! Finished cleaning the apt., writing my papers and I just need to go grocery shopping, pack my stuff and head to SF with my bestie this evening! This 1/2 has personalized everything so my bib Name is "Diva Munchkin" I could do without the word Diva but thats what it's called and it was automatically added on my bib. Thats what the Bf calls me btw, I figured I wanted something fun! details about the race in a few days! PERK getting champagne/wine handed to you at the end of the race by half dressed firefighters doesn't hurt!

Bought an armband so I will try it out on the TM run tonight and see how it fits/works, hate having to hold my phone in my hand eventually that sucker goes numb lol! Today marks my one year anniversary for running thanks to MFP otherwise I would not have remembered, it's crazy to think a year ago I couldn't jog a minute and now I can run 13+, excited to see what this next year will bring! Well ladies hope you all have a great weekend!! Cynthia :bigsmile:

lalonmeg000

Hello ladies! 5 days late but better late than never.

It's going to be another hectic month. My little sister is very sick in the hospital, but I want to be on here as I can. I am going to try and start some form of exercise Monday. I don't think Insanity is in the cards right now, but even a walk or something to keep me active and in a positive mood.

I will go back and see what everyone has been up too later.

Eleanoreb- Do not do anything careless or stupid before the marathon and just do the best that I can.
enewsome2- Stay under my calories every day and log religiously. Eat back half to all of my exercise calories. Keep a positive outlook and remember- I can do this!
awyler- eat paleo 28 out of the 31 days in may.
MissGolightly727(Emily) - Get out of the 160s and STAY THERE, run 3 times a week(distance doesn't matter) in the mornings(I am not a morning person, so this one might be a stretch, but hey, dream big), log everything that goes into my mouth(thatswhatshesaid), class at the gym at least once a week, and (just for Meag) be the social butterfly I know I can by going out with friends at least once a week.
JMSKCW- 1300 minutes of exercise, 4 lbs lost. Keepin' it simple this month! Also, I am going to look into to starting the New Rules of Lifting for Women.
caitwinmary: lose 8lbs this month, increase my weekly running mileage, do yoga at least once a week, work on my speed to improve my 5k time.
rlwinton: My goals would be to lose three lbs and run three times a week for 20 minutes or longer. I would also want to maintain my goals of working out five days a week, doing strength training 4x a week and eating around 1650 calories a day.
ashka86- Find new exercises that have a lesser impact on my knees and enjoy doing them! Oh and lose 5lbs
Maystar80--Got to fuel my workouts so I can be strong! So, eat approximately 2000 calories of nutritious, good-for-my-body food every day. Log everything I eat and don't eat anything I can't log (i.e. no eating while standing! It's in the habit, and its a bad bad habit). Drink alcohol only once/week and keep it under 300 calories. Stick to my 6 days/week training plan: Monday and Wednesday-wrestling and p90x weights; Tuesday and Thursday-run in the mornings and spin class in the afternoon; Saturday- short, race pace run; Sunday- long run; Yoga- 30+min 2x/week. Abstain from the scale and tape measure and check in on June 1st. Will be happy w/the results and reassess then!
cmg2008: Continue to train for the Warrior Dash June 2nd. Start getting back into the habit of logging my calories again. Start eating healthier again.
ksullins07-10 lbs!! I wanna lose it! I want it gone!!!
Get into DAILY exercise routine..I have days where I do and days where I don't! I need to do SOMETHING everyday!!!
Lostalykat- Track my food at least 6 days a week, Follow my new fitbit and try to get all my activity for the day(after my foot heals that is), Lose at least 3lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, Either hit the gym, run or do yoga 4 x a week.
Meagalayne- Find my love for running again, without necessarily sticking to a schedule; enjoy fitness often but not in lieu of social outings with potential friends; eat well and mindfully at every opportunity - listen to your body and eat when you're hungry; drink more water than coffee; yoga or spin every week; finish your current book and start reading Born to Run; and book your next adventure! Oh - and don't weigh again until the end of the month - your body and mind just need a break!
fitontherun (Chinwe) - Continue to monitor IT band recovery by cutting back on running and starting up cross-training (spin, pilates, weight training). Trouble shoot on what's causing the recurrent knee/hip injuries. Drop 2 pounds. Decide on when to start Turbo Fire or a Turbo Fire/Chalean Extreme hybrid. Survive finals week. Stick to a strict MCAT study schedule.
GreenHumanClay (Cynthia): Weight train 3-4 times per week, take 1-2 days off for recovery, run 2-3xs, not training now so these will be more fun/hill runs, run the hill stairs 1-2xs, keep hydrating feel, sleep more, continue reading "The new Rules of Lifting for Women", increase my lifting weight and push ups, and last but not least stay on top of my HW only have 3 weeks left of school
Abby459 - Increase water intake and decrease sodium intake. Log EVERYTHING and stay under cals everyday (2 days off). Run 3 days/week and cross train. Train and PR in the Delaware Marathon on May 13th (4 people 6.22 miles each).
lalonmeg000 (Meghan)- do something active everyday, drink 3 nalgen water bottles, eat 2 meals and all snacks at home a day, tell myself something positive each day

meagalayne

Hey ladies!! Ok Well it's Sunday ALREADY! Where has this weekend gone? :noway:
I usually do weights and cross on Sundays but I had a very active Friday and Saturday and a very tiring weekend altogether, and my body just didn't want any of it today. I ended up going on a long slow walk with the dog instead along some trails, and even that left my legs quite sore and my muscles in need of a serious stretch. Definitely a well earned rest day.

Meghan- Welcome back :flowerforyou: And great goals! Love the positive thinking one! I try to make a conscious effort to think positively about myself every day, as well. At least find something! And it definitely helps, even just to take the time out to acknowledge one good thing for 5 minutes in my day. On the worst of days that 5 minutes is just about the only thing I've got going for me. So for sure a great goal! I am terribly sorry to hear that your sister has taken ill and is in hospital. If memory serves me, this isn't the first time you've had some major life stresses and tough personal challenges to overcome since joining our group. From what I have seen you are resilient, strong and I am confident you'll get through this too. I will be thinking of your family this month - I really hope she is doing better soon :ohwell:

Cynth - Holy smokes lady! I saw your 1/2 time today! YOU KILLED IT! :drinker: :bigsmile: :drinker: Love the Munchkin bib too - do we get to a see a pic? If you took any great pics while you were in SF I'd love to see em! How did the armband work out? I have trouble with mine because the darn thing doesn't fit. Even pulled as small as it goes, apparently my "gun show" ain't no damn thing and the stupid armbands slides down! :laugh: Pathetic! Hope yours worked out! :bigsmile:

OK Folks - How's everyone else doing? Where are all the newbs?!?! :huh: Get back here ladies! Keep posting, keep motivated, and stick to your goals!

AFM - I have had a crazy social weekend, lots of beer and over my cals every day. Not exactly "leading by example" here... haha! But it's been busy and I've been active. I am REALLY trying to get out there and be social, make friends, etc. So I've been going out every night and tonight I may actually have a meet up with a guy I reached out to online the other day. He a cyclist, runner, we have some similar music and reading tastes. And he just moved back to Canada from Cali, so lots to chat about! Could be a nice evening out and a nice change from the every day. Just waiting to hear back... Hrmmmm!

Anyway! I plan to make this week GREAT! Spin with Crazy Carl tomorrow and I know the whole week will just fly by ... Volunteering as an ambassador at a race on Saturday, too. Lots of great stuff in the works.
What are you folks going to do to make this week great?!