Sounds like a great idea!
1. My goal is 5-7 lbs. weight loss.
2. Exercise at least 4X a week.
3. Log in to MFP every day!

abfit4life You are right we do have to make time for ourselves. My kiddos are 4 and almost 2. When I exercise in the evening at home they exercise with me.

Chalegirl I like the 30DS. It is mindless exercising if that makes any sense. It is hard and it does help. I like it because I can do it at home. When it’s cold I don’t get how people work out outside. Some days I just don’t have time to get to the gym, but this will allow me to continue to work out.

What kind of eating plans are you ladies working on?

@NjFoxy carbs are definitely my weakness. Right now I am trying to stick to counting calories. But eating oatmeal for breakfast is not going to work for me. It makes me crash just an hour or so later. So I am strongly considering going low carb next week. I do well with that. My body doesn't crave them once my carb intake is made up of mostly veggies and some fruits. I don't cut out all carbs, just drastically cut down.

Congrats on your first day of Couch25k ! Have you registered for a 5k yet ? I find it the best way to stay motivated and stick to the program

Charlotte I was originally scheduled to run a 5K in September but I couldn't do it because I had stopped the training when my health issues cropped up. Now that I'm back at it again there are a few races between Thanksgiving Turkey Trots and New Years that I'm looking at. But it all depends on how my body responds. I am taking it slow...literally and figuratively...because this journey I'm on in fact has to be more like a marathon after all, not a sprint. I'm hoping to run at least two days this week along with everything else.

As for the rest of it, my eating has been consistent and I was feeling proud of myself. But then there came the post-cheerleading championship dinner at a Chinese buffet. I didn't want to go but my daughter would have literally died if she could not be with her teammates. There wasn't even any point logging....Quick add a whole mess of points because I was waaaaaayyyyyyy over! Daughter had a blast and ultimately that all that mattered. I'm back in the groove today.

BTW, normally I absolutely loathe doing resistant training but today at the gym a lovely tenderoni working at Planet Fitness was so adorable that I had to accept his offer to sign up for a training session. I had so much fun teasing him that the 30 minute session was done before I knew it and I'd completed a rotation working my back. Looks like I'll be adding more resistance training to my program....ha ha ha!! ))

Hope you are all working it!!

Is it too late to join???

@dotz4skinny, Glad you're feeling better and ready to rock it again! Good luck!

I hope that it's not too late to join! I NEED something to help motivate me back into the swing of things.

MY NOVEMBER GOALS:
(1)- lose 5 lbs (to get the ball rolling again)

(2)- exercise minimum of 4 days/wk (including push-ups at least 3x/wk)
*stay off the treadmill! I have always had dreams of being a runner - but have a very, very bad knee that just cannot handle the
running at this heavy weight (interval-ran last Friday for 20 mins and could hardly walk all weekend)

(3)- NO MORE NIGHT TIME EATING!!!! This is my absolute #1 downfall! It goes hand-in-hand with lack of sleep (average 3-4
hrs/night). For this month, my starting goal is to not eat after 10 p.m. (as late as that is, it will be a MAJOR accomplishment!)

I know I am super late but I would love to do this challenge!
November goals:
**lose 8 pound this month!
** cover 70 miles on the elliptical
** no more fries for the month of November (I LOVE french fries)
Starting weight as of today 11/7 - 274

nope jump right on in!

Welcome on board to all the new sisters !

I am seeing amazing goals and I know we are sucessful

How is your first day going ? I re-started the 30shred this morning although Jilian tends to get on my nerves, but I was just inspired by all of you who are doing it this month. I am off very soon to my yoga class, which is perfect because my worst cravings come usually between 4 and 6pm.

I LOVE Yoga! thanks for starting this challenge.

Hello ladies!!! Just checking in since I haven't done so since the challenge started. Well, I'm 8 days into this challenge and I haven't lost anything yet. But, I'm not discouraged because I haven't gained any weight either so that is a win for me!! I've been focused on lifting and I'm seeing the difference in my level of strength. I'm even doing pretty good with my water intake.

CW: 289.4
GW for November: 280 or less

11/9- 287.6 [-1.8]

7.6 left to go!

November Challenge: 30 days of workouts and lose 8-10lbs
SW:187
GW:177-179

11/01/12: 187
11/08/12: 187
11/15/12:
11/22/12:
11/30/12:

So far I have worked out everyday this month for a minimum of 20 minutes. 18 more days to go!!

Nember goals

1. Lose 4lbs
2. Complete the 30 day abs challenge that I joined and complete at least 30 minutes of exercise 4-5 days a week.
3. Drink a minimum of 8 cups of water daily and control my late night snacking.

Sorry I haven't posted lately. My bff had surgery last Wednesday and I'm dealing with a kidney stone. But I'm still in for November despite not being able to work out as much as I wanted to. I am on day 13 of the crunch/ plank ab challenge and I'm drinking the water but I definitely could do better. Here's my stats:

Nov 2: 216
Nov 6: 215.4
Nov 13: 214.2

Still hope to reach my 4lb goal. Good luck every one

Im so late but I want to join!

I would like to lose 8 lbs this month

Nov SW 246.4
CW 240.8
GW 238.4

2.4 pounds to go!

Goal would be to eat clean for the ENTIRE month and exercise 6x/week...even on Thanksgiving! Though I will enjoy food I will not go over my calorie limit.

Nice work!!! You are doing fantastic!!! :flowerforyou: