21 day Challenge - JOIN IN

@ Lilloise - It's never too late with us. Welcome to the challenge. We have a few who are on their 2nd,3rd, or 4th round, we have a few who are just starting (like yourself), and we have a few who are well into their 21 days. We try to give encouragement and support, and I know that I am personally looking forward to seeing your check ins! (As for sore muscles - my trainer said that mild stretching after and/or the next morning, and lots of water will help keep that soreness down. I tend to toss in some type of pain reliever as well when I seriously over do it.)

Thanks for your welcome and advice

Round 1 Day 4: What a day not to exercise! Between sleep deprivation, a flooded bathroom, travelling 4 hours and meetings during my yoga lunch time I haven't done much.

Took advantage of my coworker's absence and did 5-10 minute circuits in my office throughout the day as well as a couple of brisk 5-10 min walks. Not much but more than I would have done without the challenge!

thanks caffee, i will have to try that powder mix. and thank you etaylor for the encouraging words. today is a lot better. I got up an ran a few errands and even went to the gym (day 8). I think part of my caffeine addiction is to think i need caffeine in order to perform when i work out, so i proved myself wrong and did level 2 on the stairmill instead of level 1 like i normally do. it was definitely harder but i did it. I did that for 30 minutes and then did my 70 squats for my challenge and did a little leg work. All in all, not a bad work out for not having any caffeine. I am glad i am a part of this group, its very supportive. thanks everyone!

@ Lilloise - Sometimes getting inventive is a must. Great work making your time work for you.

@ tmccarter - What a way to prove you can do this! Not only MAKING it to the gym, but stepping up the intensity along the way. Big kudos to you for that. And the squats aren't to be sneezed at either. Keep up the hard work.

@ etaylor - Hey, mowing counts. Even riding lawn mowers count, depending on the terrain you are having to work over. And, having a lighter day ever now and again is important. Gives the body a chance to recover from the normal stress and prepare to tackle it at a new level when you go back.

Round 3, day 5 (finally back tracked and counted!)
A little bit of nothing. Planned on a rest day, wound up doing just about that. Only bit of "exercise" I got was getting the laundry done, helping to bring in groceries, and cooking my dinner. And, man I am I feeling the workout from 2 days ago for my efforts too!

I'm going to join in!

I'm going to join in!

Welcome raysmyth! I look forward to seeing your updates as they come in. We have people in different stages of the challenge, but what is important is that you keep things moving and have fun along the way to establishing a sustainable, healthy habit.

@ tazmac - great way to keep things moving for you! Especially with your curtailed outdoor activities from the weather. Hope you didn't get flooded from the rain, and you get a chance to dry out soon. (rain is good, but too much of a good thing can be rather .. bad... I know.) Keep on trucking, you are a wonderful example of how to keep things on the move!

Round 2 day 11 -- up at 7 and did the yard sale intil 2. Weird sale, what I thought would sale didn't and what I thought wouldn't did. Glad that is over. Then I went to the green belt for a 3.86 mile walk. Tried to run, but I twisted my knee earlier in the week and it didn't want to run. So I just walked

@ etaylor - Taking time to heal is a good thing. Staying active DURING the healing process is an even better thing! You are doing fantastic in both! You look like you are on the right track for a full recovery before you know it, and I expect in a few more weeks you'll be posting about how you are rocking the running action again.

@ tmccarter - Nice walk/run for day 9! You, also, look to be on the fast track to some even bigger victories. Everyone has to start somewhere, and if you don't have the right shoes, then you wind up on the "Owwie train" to Nowhere'sville. Keep up the awesome work!

Round 3, day 7

Was supposed to be a "rest" day due to expected problems with technical issues on homework. Skipped the computer, and finished the homework faster than expected. So, wound up helping mom clean today. 2 hours of stripping, washing, restocking the fridge so that we could find things in it again. (between my school schedule, and parents being sick, it had gotten more than a little disorganized!)

Then spent the next while accumulating about another hour of cooking - trying to get "go to" meal parts made so that I could have lunches this week. Mom's gotten a little bit TOO good at just cooking for 3! I miss my left over lunches.

Catching up from the weekend:

Round 1 Day 5 - 45 minutes Nike Training

Day 6 - 45 minutes on the bf's Xbox Kinect (including running, skipping, boxing, strength and 23 minutes of yoga)

Day 7 - 45 minutes Nike Training

Round 2 day 13 -- back at the gym for strength training after taking the week off and doing just cardio. Did 20 min weights and 25 on the bike. Knee is feeling better gonna try running tomorrow.

Wonderful news from everyone! You are really making things exciting to track (at least for me!) Keep it going!

Round 3, day 9
Sleep - Thought about hitting the gym after a nap due to being on the short end, but didn't wake up until the next morning! So, it'll be interesting today (6-11-13).

Ok here I go again. I started the weekend off pretty well but slacked a bit on Sunday, so as of yesterday I am back to day 1.

Day 1 - elliptical 3 miles (6/10)
Day 2 - bocce (if not rained out) or biggest loser dvd & nike trainer on xBox(6/11)

@ bjune - Nice day 10 for you! You are doing awesome! Nice variety in your exercise, which helps keep everything fresh.

@ jezy - Nice restart for you. Rest days are good, just try not to make them the only thing that happens, which you won't do. While you are at it, don't send yourself into burnout either. That winds up being a bit too counterproductive.

Round 3, day 10 -
Marathon day (I can't seem to keep this from happening, so I just accept it and roll with the flow)
50 minutes or so with the weights - mostly at a circuit training pace
45 mins in the pool - only completed 1400 m (400 m free stroke and back stroke, 600 m breast stroke) Too tired after the weights to even TRY butterfly today.

Day 11 (6/11): Step class.
Instructor was on overdrive last night! I was soaking wet at the end. 1 hour straight of hardcore stepping! I wish I had on a HR monitor. I'm pretty sure I burned well over 700 calories.