Team Jillian - Week 10 Challenge

LeighAnnaMS

Ok Ladies, week 10 is among us! At the beginning of the challenge we all set up a goal for ourselves, I want to revisit each of those goals this week and then set the stage for our next goal. Remember, this is a lifestyle change, what we have learned over the past 10 weeks need to be applied to our every day lives to continue to be successful.

Part 1: When you're setting goals, think about both process and outcome goals. "Exercise regularly" is an example of a process goal, while "Lose 30 pounds" is an example of an outcome goal. It isn't essential that you have an outcome goal, but you should set process goals because changing your processes — your habits — is a key to weight loss. Also make sure that your goals are SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-limited. An example of a SMART goal is aiming to walk for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for the next three months, and logging your results. Reference: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/HQ01625. I would like each of you to come up with a new goal for this week that is SMART. I want to break through the barriers some of us have. :happy:

Part 2: burning more calories!!! We all know we have to burn more calories by exercising than consuming to be successful at reaching our goals... This week try to think about ways you can increase your physical activity throughout the day if you can't fit in formal exercise on a given day, or on top of the formal exercise you are currently dedicated to doing. For example, make several trips up and down stairs instead of using the elevator, or park at the far end of the lot when shopping share your ideas on here so we can all benefit!! Now also share DAILY the calories burned from Wednesday-Tuesday, I will then tally the results and post our weekly calorie burner winner!!!!

Good Luck this week team!! I am so proud of all our success so far!! Lets go into week 11 strong!!! :flowerforyou:

ajrich1

My goal for this challenge was to get to 262lbs but I am not good at goal setting and follow thru so I am not going to accomplish that goal in the time I have left. However I think there are a few things I have learned about myself that will help me set my next goal and be able to meet it.
This week I will get less processed food ie eating out, fast food etc, by planning my meals and going to the grocery store so I have healthy items on hand. I will go to the beginners yoga class (even though it is at 8AM on Sat) & I will go to the gym at least twice in this time period and walk or bike for 20 minutes.
My next goal is to loose that 30lbs in the next 3 months by using the above goals and adding more as I get use to it.

I work at a desk job in an office so getting moving for me is harder. Did not do much the last day or two to get moving more but last night I did walk around a department store more for the walk then to buy anything ( there was nothing I needed) and today I am doing the filing I have been putting off since it will get me up and moving. Tomorrow I have Yoga class and house cleaning to do as well as going to a concert where I plan on dancing. If the weather is nice Sunday I will go for a 3mile walk outside.

So that is my plan at this time I will update with calorie burn once I have completed these tasks
Thank you for this challenge I think it is just what I needed to get my head back in the game.

IowaJen1979

Blurg! I'm bummed I never got a chance to respond to this! I got hit with bad allergies over the weekend and only got off the couch long enough to go to my Zumba classes (hoping that they would help).

Part 1: I used this approach when setting my New Year's resolutions (which is what brought me back to MFP!). I read some articles over the years about how to get your resolutions to stick and they all said that in addition to setting goals, you need to create a plan to reach them. So, my goal is to lose weight and my plan is to log what I eat every day and to perform vigorous exercise five times a week. Thanks to this challenge and my buddies on MFP and in Zumba, I have been able to stick to my plan. The results I've achieved are also great motivation! I didn't restrict my diet at first, but when I started logging it was easy for me to plan my diet to be within 1200-1400 calories a day. The awesome recipes on Skinnytaste.com have helped me stay within that goal, too. :-)

Part 2: I'm still doing my thing - walking my dog twice a day, biking to and from work, and Zumba five times a week. At some point in the near future I want to start lifting weights but for now I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing.