Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - May Challenge!! Take 2!!
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hey guys! i decided to join this thread and thought id post a little intro:
My names Abbie, I'm 20 years old. I just finished up my second year of college and have decided not to go back in the fall because I am pursuing my dream of cosmetology! I start cosmetology school August 28 and would LOVE to be 30lbs lighter by then! My first weigh in will be 5/18 and my last will be 8/24 so I my goal is about 2lbs a week. My goal for May/the rest of May is to go spinning twice a week, 30 Day Shred everyday, track EVERYTHING i eat and to hopefully lose 5 lbs 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).
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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!0 -
rlwinton: sorry for the late reply i've been busy! I'm going for the warrior dash in Logan, Ohio. i messed up the date though lol, its June 3rd instead of the 2nd. Are you doing the warrior dash also?
AFM: I'm working towards a steady number of miles a week. April was just too crazy and I think i ran a total of like 4 times :sad: stupid graduate school. Only bad thing about running right now is the weather decided to jump from low 60s to high 80s so getting use to the heat is taking some time as well. Hope everyone has a happy monday!0 -
Am I too late to join? Looks like a great idea!! 0
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Hello Ladies!
I know I have basically dropped off the face of the planet for the last few weeks. I just had so much going on! Papers and exams and finals. Ugh. But I am All done! I am done with college! Forever! Now I am just waiting on graduation (May 20) so I can get the ball moving to take my nursing boards.
In other news, I get to stay in New England for the summer!!!!!!!!!! I found a summer time Job as a nanny, which pays enough for me to live on. Now I just need to find a place to live. Hmmm. I cannot tell you how excited I am to stay right here with my best friends for the summer and to not have to go home and work at my old job. This also gives me opportunity to stay local to interview for nursing jobs here. Fingers crossed on that front!
As for my April goals, I don't think I met them. Any of them. I stopped logging towards the end of the month, I ran a total of three times the whole month instead of three times a week. I definitely failed on watching what I ate.... too much eating out. It was difficult with all the class stress and finding a job stress... I can't weigh myself because I packed my scale, which is probably good for me.
I am currently living at my boyfriend's (Jeff) house because I had to move out of my apartment and don't know where I will be living for the summer/year yet. It's hard to not have my own space. We are definitely not ready to live together long term and I really don't like any of his roommates. He keeps a lot of high calories junk type food in the house, because he is trying to gain weight (he's 5'11 and 132 pounds). That just makes everything harder for me. He does keep me on track though and helps me make good choices.
My goals for this month are to get back on track with my logging and my eating. Only eat out once a week (except on special occasions) Join a yoga studio and go twice a week. Run at least twice a week (once I kick this cold anyway). No soda. Take time for myself and join a book club with friends.
I will be back soon to catch up with all of you now that I am free from the reigns of papers and exams and such. Have a great day all!!0 -
Morning ladies,
Meghan sorry to hear about your sister hope everything turns out good and you're able to get back to your routine this week! Agree with Meag your goals are great, I need to work on that myself, hang in there missy :flowerforyou:
Meag Thanks :bigsmile: We did take some pics I posted one so far but will add more in the next couple days when the pics are up I think thats May 9th or so. The arm thing worked perfect I don't have small arms but I could see how that would fit you loose cuz I had mine on pretty tight and any more and there would be no more velcro lol. The bf calls me Munchkin so i thought id use that name more fun than Cynthia!! Sounds like you're becoming quite the social butterfly I think thats awesome getting out there an meeting more people, let us know how your Thursday date goes!!
Your following weekend sounds fun, and you are a great example Meag even if you did go over your calories who cares all in all you're well balanced and i think thats far more important plus you are really making an effort with your social life, fitness and nutrition! Have fun with Mr. carl!!
Abellone CONGRATS on finishing up school thats exciting and you get to stay in England wow thats a great opportunity you're going to have a blast! Good luck with the nursing boards!! Living with someone who has opposite goals can be very difficult but thats when we have to rely on ourselves to have the discipline, motivation, & dedication to stay on the course of health, and of course MFP! But your bf also sounds supportive so that'll make it a bit less torturing with junk food all around! maybe ask him to hide it lol I have my bf do that if he happens to bring something too delicious, "Im like hide that sucker somewhere but wait after i get a slice lol". You're goals are great hope to see ya back on here more often I too myself was absent most of last month but heres to a fresh start! Good luck! you can do it! :happy:
AFM Meags QOTD I plan to do a short recovery run today and some kettle arm exercises and really listen to my body, get more rest and eat as nutritious as possible and keep up with my new book!
I had my Divas S.F. half yesterday and I could not have asked for a better day, the weather was warm about 70 when we started running and 80 by the time we ended so it was tough with the heat alone, thankfully the hills were more gradual rather than steep. My chip time came in at 2:02:13 I was super stoked with that was truly aiming for 2:05 or more like 2:10 since it wasn't flat, the view was scenic since we ran along the Bay! Pics to come in the next few days assuming they're descent. Weighed in this morning even while starting my TOM and lost another pound woohoo, thats 61 so far and only one pound from my ultimate goal weight! But I still have body fat I'd like to lose, Im losing weight slowly but that actually hasn't been my focus, I really just want to tone up, lift heavier and become stronger. Im a bit sore and my muscles are tight so after my short recovery run Im going to put that foam roller to use and really stretch these muscles out, only three weeks left of school and two semesters before I finish my PT/Nutrition Fitness courses!! So far my days is off to a good start plus I took the day from work to recover from my run and get some errands done hope all you ladies have great Monday!! Kick some *kitten*!! Cynthia :bigsmile:0 -
My goal for May is to incorporate more cardio into my daily activities.
To run/walk the stairs at my job at lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week.
Monitor my calories more consistantly
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Hi Ladies! I'm a newbie to MFP and this group looks like it will give me the continued motivation and support I will need on this weight loss journey. See my goals below.
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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!0 -
Cynthia- My name is Aly, I will start putting that in the thread at the end so people can actually refer to my name instead of my login name hehe. We are actually even closer; I live in Alameda if you know where that is right next to Oakland. I really wanted to do the Diva Half but since I knew it was the weekend after my bachelorette cruise I had to call it off. Also races are darn expensive! I am trying hard to not sign up for too many and we are just putting all of our money into the wedding right now so I will have to wait until next year to conquer that one. I hope the race went great! It was amazing weather this weekend, so I am sure the weather was perfect for the run. Update- I wrote all this without seeing your other post, You killed it with time good for you! Also I know how hard it is to run in the heat so great job! That is awesome you are doing PT/Nutrition schooling. I am planning on getting certified to be a personal trainer after my wedding and focus on a life in fitness and health. Is PT for physical therapy or Personal training? It sounds like we could be great friends!
Meag- I am glad you had a social fun weekend. Don’t worry too much about the extra cals if you were really active. It sounds like a fun healthy weekend either way, at least mentally healthy that is hehe. I hope the meetup with the guy went well.
Abbie- Welcome to the group! You have some great goals and great aspirations! I am sure you will be able to go far and really make this summer your summer!
AFM- This weekend was a lot of different things, Happy, sad somewhat sick LOL but overall it was good. I had my uncle’s memorial service on Saturday and had to leave pretty quickly after the service because it was just too emotional for me. Losing my brother in September, then my uncle this month has proved to be very emotional. We went to lunch after the service so I could somewhat relax and try to enjoy the day and did a beer sampler and I had a shrimp and avocado salad at the brewery. The shrimp was a horrible idea; I got pretty nasty food poisoning and was on the couch most of the night watching Revenge. I went to bed early and then Jason and I cleaned the house up and went for a bike ride. The bike ride was amazing and my foot is feeling so much better! I was so stoaked! The only issue is on the way back from the bike ride my stomach started hurting again, Luckily this one passed quickly. I think my body was trying to get rid of the shrimp still ugg, no shrimp for me for a while. I did start feeling better in the later afternoon and we went to the store to get stuff to make a tortilla casserole, it was amazing. Here is the recipe if anyone wants to check it out. With the tortillas I used it only came out to 317 cals and was a huge serving!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/tortilla-casserole-recipe/index.html
To make this week great I am going to take is easy on my foot but still get exercise where I can. I am swimming tonight and the weather is great so I am really excited. I am also going to take some time and just relax more; I have a way of going a million miles a minute and not taking a break. Getting sick this weekend actually gave me the rest I really needed. The guilt is gone and I am ready to tackle this week! Happy Monday friends!
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Good morning!
Well my Sunday night drink with the new potential ended up being postponed as a result of conflicting schedules, but it looks like we're on for later in the week. That is still to be seen. I am not getting my hopes up but I am continuing to make an effort to get out, meet new people and just generally take the initiative. It's good stuff.
I have a very hard day emotionally at work yesterday and am hoping to make today better. I need to stop letting my hatred of my job get the best of me and just take every day as it comes. I wish I wasn't so easily discouraged by it all... :ohwell: Definitely need to work on making an effort to feel more positive. I know that if I go into the day with a positive outlook I get so much more out of my experiences. Just takes a little work on my part. Thankfully I had a great spin class with Crazy Carl last night and sweat out a lot of frustration/irritation. I wish I had him in my life more often! :blushing:
Met up with a race director at lunch hour for a few minutes and was given a bunch of swag, pamphlets and a big banner for Saturday's race. I am pretty excited to volunteer at this one and see how it goes. Just handing out information and trying to get people interesting in the program. I think it should be fun. Plan to use the race as motivation to get on with my long run afterward. The weather should be fabulous so I am stoked!
I also finally booked a flight for my next trip - Chicago, baby! Leaving June 8th for 4 days. Any of you fine ladies from the Chicago area? :huh: Traveling solo again and damn happy about it :drinker: Can't wait to get out there and explore!
Enough about me! Welcome to the new members, and of course it's never too late to join! Just post your goals and get involved! :bigsmile:
Hope to catch up with you all soon. Great work everyone - keep kicking *kitten*! :drinker:0 -
This group is so dead! Where is everyone? I am super bored at work! haha
No I understand, most of you are busy making better healthier choices and becoming a better person through this journey. Not everyone has time like I do the check this thing hourly(that might be a stretch sometimes it is minutely haha) I hope everyone is having a great tuesday, I am finally out of my funk and feeling great. I had an amazing swim last night. I am so used to having a training plan and trying to follow it exactly. But last night even thought I brought an old training workout, I decided to just wing it. It felt great! It was amazing the muscle memory stuck and It felt natural to swim. I got in around 40 minutes and around 1650 yards. I feel so accomplished and healthy. Now if I can lost the extra pounds I gained over this last year I would be in even better shape! Onward and downward people!
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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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Totally new to this, so hope that I've done it right!!
Hey all, I'm Michelle (most people do just call me Squidgey though! Not so squidgey these days :-D) and my goals for May are:
Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
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Aly - We just have to keep bumping and posting. It's like a snowball effect. The more we post and encourage, the more activity we'll see on the forum :bigsmile:
Hi Squidgey! I'll just add you to the list - Welcome!
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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Squidgeypaws0- Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
So far, my week's had a few ups and downs! Monday was ROUGH but today I did a little better at keeping myself happy. I took a few moments to really just be "quiet" with myself at work. I didn't manage a break, but I did steal a few moments to myself. Better than nothing.
I also managed to really upset Tyler with an email and phone call, after he really frustrated the hell out of me. :grumble: I'm not sure what to do about that but I'm not worrying about it today! I had a great spin yesterday and a nice 4.6mile run today. No complaints there! Full body massage on order tomorrow after work and I am in need of some relaxation. Should be good for the mind and soul :happy:
Have a great night loves!
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Thanks! Sounds like your week is progressing nicely Meag! A full body massage?? super jealous! XD0
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Full body massage sounds amaze! I need one of those! Yesterday was crazy, Ill be back with an update on my foot in a little bit!
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Hey There peeps! So I went to the Dr yesterday and they said I have a sprain and I have developed plantar fasciitis from walking weird on the sprain. They gave me a pretty intense foot brace and told me to make sure I do these stretches to help with the PF. I did get the OK to do anything that isn't running as long as it does not hurt my foot. With that in mind and a few other reasons I have decided to tackle New Rules of Lifting for Women, I bought the book a while ago and never followed through on the program. I figure since I really only want to lose about 10-15lbs a weight training program combined with cardio is the way to go for me. I am excited to give it a try.
This week has been good regarding my calories, I am loving the fitbit. Even though I have a hard time getting all my steps in it really puts things in perspective. It keeps me mindful all the time! My WI day is friday and I am hoping for a loss this week. Tonight Jason and I are most likely going to go for a bike ride, if for some reason he bails I will go do day 1 of NROLFW. So far so good this week... now if I could only figure out what to do with all my downtime at work my day would go faster!
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Is it too late to join? I am on day 2 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred so my main goal for the rest of May would be to complete it! With no breaks 0
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Meag- thanks for the words of encouragment. Yes this has been the year from hell, between my wreck and multiple family stressors I am a little tired lol. My sister is doing better, but she isn't expected to stay with us much longer. I did my fair share of crying but I want her to be pain free and right now she is, which is giving me comfort. Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts, and for always being here! And you are so right, 5 min of positivity can change an entire day. As for you: I think social weekends are a must! And you HAVE been leading by example and still are! You created this group and have helped so many Twentie-somethings, you deserve a beer filled weekend
abbiez- great goals! I did 30 day shred for a few weeks and really liked it! Let me know what you think of it.
abellone- England for the summer sounds like a blast!!! Sometimes we don't always meet our goals, but don't take is as a failure because you didn't fail! You are getting right back in the game which is a sucess.
cynthia- thanks! Glad to be back here, I have missed y'all! Way to kiss some major a**! Only 1 more pound till goal weight!? That is so great and you have so much to be proud of!!!
Aly- sorry to hear about your losses this past year. I understand how emotionally taxing that can be. Glad you are feeling better from the shrimp though and got a bike ride in! And I used to check this place by the minute too, until corporate blocked ALL social media sites...I beg to argue that this is healthy lifestyle choices and I should get a better rate on my insurance
AFM: I am so happy to be back! A little disapointed that all my hard work in Janurary and February has...i dont want to say gone to waste, because it certainly isnt that...but mmmm...sad that lifes giant speed bump caused me to fall off a while. My goal in January was to be at my goal size by the end of this month. I am not too far off (about 2 more sizes) though.
As for my sister, she should get to come home this weekend which is bitter sweet. The doctors don't really think she has very long with us...maybe 6 months? year tops? I am not really sure how I am handeling it. Very frustrated I guess.
I am trying to stay positive and get back to my old eat and exercise habits. I am going to focus on cleaning up my diet for the rest of the week. My body is exhausted both physically and mentally and I think working out would honestly just discourage me. I know my body isnt up for much of anything. Monday though it is hard core DCC (dallas cowboy cheerleader) style workouts lol I have actually really missed them.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful wednesday!
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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.
emilyc314: I hope it is not too late to join the May challenge! It is May 9th so I am a little bit behind the 8 ball but better late than never! My May goals are: a) cut out munching (4 wheat thins, 1 hershey kiss, things I don't think "count" and don't write down) b) 1 class at the gym once a week c) maintain running 12 miles a week minimum d) gain 4 new friends on myfitnesspal (add me!) e) loose 3 pounds0 -
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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Squidgeypaws0- Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
emilyc314: I hope it is not too late to join the May challenge! It is May 9th so I am a little bit behind the 8 ball but better late than never! My May goals are: a) cut out munching (4 wheat thins, 1 hershey kiss, things I don't think "count" and don't write down) b) 1 class at the gym once a week c) maintain running 12 miles a week minimum d) gain 4 new friends on myfitnesspal (add me!) e) loose 3 pounds
This should clean up the list, and Juliewiegand- It is definitely not too late to join. Check out the beginning of the thread to see how to add your goals.
I hope everyone is having a good day, I am starting to go stir crazy! I already ate my lunch at 11am, I think I need to start eating bigger breakfasts, I find that I am getting hungry more often and earlier when I don't. I have been getting extra sleep and not getting up early enough to really make a good oatmeal, or eggs. Such is life. I think its walk time.
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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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Squidgeypaws0- Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
emilyc314: I hope it is not too late to join the May challenge! It is May 9th so I am a little bit behind the 8 ball but better late than never! My May goals are: a) cut out munching (4 wheat thins, 1 hershey kiss, things I don't think "count" and don't write down) b) 1 class at the gym once a week c) maintain running 12 miles a week minimum d) gain 4 new friends on myfitnesspal (add me!) e) loose 3 pounds
juliewiegand - To complete Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred with no days off (& no pausing the video) would be my #1 goal! And to start running at least 2-3 miles a day to prepare for my 1st 10K on June 3 & 1st Mud Run June 23!0 -
not much time/energy to update but just wanted to share this video- love it!!
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No energy left for today but I will update tomorrow!! Its Mexican Mothers day mañana :bigsmile: so I will be visiting the grandma and spend some time with her but i will update once I get home, hope you ladies have a great night and even better Thursday! Time to unwind and continue reading NROLFW! Good night ladies kick some *kitten* tomorrow! Cynthia! :yawn:0
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I'm in the same boat... This week is just nonsense and I have no time/energy to update, but I am happy to see all the posts! I was up early today to get in my 4 miles and am happy to report that with a VERY rocky start to my week, I have turned things around emotionally :happy: Just happy the week is nearing a close.
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Meag- Glad the last half the of the week turned around for you. Sometimes we just have to push through the rough stuff.
Happy Friday Eve everyone! I am in a great mood and have had a really good week health wise, I hope to see that reflect on the scale tomorrow hehe. I am starting to feel like my foot is getting back to normal, but I am trying to not push it at the same time. I am torn about physical therapy because I really feel like it is getting better, but I keep telling myself that I am an athlete and I need to at least get the ok to go running from a dr. I have my appt next Thursday so I am hoping for the best. I tried to not wear my foot brace walking to work this morning but I had to stop and put it on because it started hurting, so maybe it is a good idea to see a PT.
Tonight will be day 1 of NROLFW I am excited to start again and now I have an end goal of my wedding so I think it will be easier to stick to it. I am also not training for any races which was what made me fall off before. Last night I went on an evening bike ride with my fiance and it was really nice. We rode for about 45 mins or so and it was great to get outside.
In an effort to not feel starving all day long, I made sure to have a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. I have been trying to cut back on carbs and get more protein but the oatmeal I had was gluten free and had 7 grams of protein, weird. It was tasty and should hold me over at least until my mid day snack.
I hope more people update and become active in the group, I am starting to feel like a lone soldier over here LOL. Have a great day!
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Aly: Please let me know how NROLFW is! I need to start incorporating weights into my routine!
Meghan: I hope everything works out for you. Having a sick family member is tough.
AFM: I started my summer job back up after being off for the better part of the school year. I forgot how taxing it can be, I was absolutely wore out after working a 6 hour shift :noway: Like the rest of you ladies i have had no energy to go out and do something :frown: but hopefully that will change once i get myself into more of a routine. Im gonna go try and get a small workout in before i'm off to work in a couple hours.
Hope everyone has a lovely day!
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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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Squidgeypaws0- Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
emilyc314: I hope it is not too late to join the May challenge! It is May 9th so I am a little bit behind the 8 ball but better late than never! My May goals are: a) cut out munching (4 wheat thins, 1 hershey kiss, things I don't think "count" and don't write down) b) 1 class at the gym once a week c) maintain running 12 miles a week minimum d) gain 4 new friends on myfitnesspal (add me!) e) loose 3 pounds
juliewiegand - To complete Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred with no days off (& no pausing the video) would be my #1 goal! And to start running at least 2-3 miles a day to prepare for my 1st 10K on June 3 & 1st Mud Run June 23!
Qwerty07- Run two 10-15 miles runs this month. Do not go over calories for the rest of the month.
Hey ladies! I am joining super late- moving has kept me really busy the first half of this month...although it has also lead to some stress eating. BUT that is ending now (what's that saying "the puck stops here? lol) and last month I really believe I was succesful at achieving my goals because of all the support from this group!
I'm keeping my goals for the rest of this month super simple- too much overthinking makes me want to give up! And I NEED to start doing some longer runs so I'm prepared for my first full marathon in October.
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Happy Friday Friends! I started NROLFW and I am already excited. I just need to make sure I don't fall off the wagon. It is kind of crazy to think that all the cardio I was doing was counter intuitive but hey Ill try this for a while and see how it goes. I woke up this morning and lost 2.5lbs! That was awesome I think I need to revise my goals to losing 5 pounds this month so I will update the list accordingly. I have a busy weekend of volunteering for a 5k race for young girls, then on Sunday looking for wedding accessories and dresses for my various wedding related events. Ill come update as soon as stuff starts going down.
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 5lbs from my WI on Friday of this week, putting me at 175ish, 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
abbiez- Spinning 2x a week, 30 DS everyday, TRACK ALL FOOD, lose 5lbs!
ebonijo2: Run/walk the stairs at my job during lunch instead of watching netflix at least 5-3 times during the week. Monitor my calories more consistently. Beat my family members in our weight lose challenge.
Mrscnicole2012: Track everything I eat EVERY single day; workout 6 days a week for at least 6 hours total per week; stay under calories every day; lose at least 2 lbs per week!
Squidgeypaws0- Cut down on carbs, get to my next MG of 153Ibs and survive Turbo Fire 6 days a week!!
emilyc314: I hope it is not too late to join the May challenge! It is May 9th so I am a little bit behind the 8 ball but better late than never! My May goals are: a) cut out munching (4 wheat thins, 1 hershey kiss, things I don't think "count" and don't write down) b) 1 class at the gym once a week c) maintain running 12 miles a week minimum d) gain 4 new friends on myfitnesspal (add me!) e) loose 3 pounds
juliewiegand - To complete Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred with no days off (& no pausing the video) would be my #1 goal! And to start running at least 2-3 miles a day to prepare for my 1st 10K on June 3 & 1st Mud Run June 23!
Qwerty07- Run two 10-15 miles runs this month. Do not go over calories for the rest of the month.0 -
Hi ladies... Sorry I've been swamped lately and unable to keep up :ohwell: Today is really no different. I spent 2 hours this morning attending a race and volunteering as an ambassador, another hour running, and I'm just now getting ready to head out and run an errand and then meet up with a potential new friend for a cold beer on a patio.
My run today was great but boy is it hot in the sun! I adore it! Yay for summer returning! :drinker: I just ran what felt good and ended up comfortable about a 9:32 pace for 60 minutes, so that's not too shabby.
Thanks for posting the goals list again Aly. I have definitely failed on a few of mine but I some others I am working hard at. Feels good to re-evaluate. I'll keep them for now and just see how she goes this month!
Aly- Congrats on the loss and happy to hear that NROLFW is having such a positive effect on your attitude and your weight loss! You used to do quite a bit of strength work when you were training for tris, no? I thought I remembered you being a BAMF in the gym, but perhaps I'm wrong... Either way I love a woman that lifts! Kudos girl! I wish I could get into it... I know it's something I really need to work on!
Qwerty- Welcome back ! Better late than never my dear. Congrats on the move and good luck with your LSD's - I am sure you'll knock em out of the park. Just be prepared and enjoy the miles!
Courtney- What's your summer job? Physical jobs sure can really take it out of you. But it's just a matter of getting used to it again, I'm sure. As the summer progresses I am sure you'll get back into the rhythm of it and it won't be quite as exhausting. At least I hope so. Active work is like a double edged sword... exhausting but a great way to kill two birds with one stone. You get your workout in AND you get paid! Not a bad gig if you ask me!
Anyway I've gotta run. I had a complete meltdown at work again yesterday and need to get myself back on track. Making a nice Mother's Day breakfast for mi madre tomorrow and then hoping to work it off at the gym :laugh: We shall see! Hope you lovelies have a great day and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to those of you raising little ones, as well. Have an extra special day tomorrow 0 -
Hey ladies, I'm updating from my new iPad and I absolutely love it!!! Had the day off from work today so I finally got to relax :happy: also got a run in which felt amazing!!! Especially since its 60 out instead of 80! Running in the heat gets me every time.
Meag: I work at Sam's Club. So there is a lot of running around the store, lifting heavy items. It's not too demanding but after sitting in a classroom for 9 months its takin a little bit of time to get back into the swing of things.
Keep up the great work ladies!!
Courtney0
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