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AllanMisner
AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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I'm looking to do a cut in October, hoping to get my weight down below 200 lbs for the Tough Mudder November 2nd.

Goals:
- Log food each day
- Daily carbs less than 75g
- Burn 15,000 calories walking, running, elliptical, or bike.
- No alcohol for the month
- Strength training 13 times
- Wear a FitBit Flex showing progressive improvement through the month

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  • daleweideman
    daleweideman Posts: 85 Member
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    I'm looking to do a cut in October, hoping to get my weight down below 200 lbs for the Tough Mudder November 2nd.

    Goals:
    - Log food each day
    - Daily carbs less than 75g
    - Burn 15,000 calories walking, running, elliptical, or bike.
    - No alcohol for the month
    - Strength training 13 times
    - Wear a FitBit Flex showing progressive improvement through the month

    Love these goals - very ambitious!
  • daleweideman
    daleweideman Posts: 85 Member
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    Been focusing on cardio - now I want to add in strength training.

    My goals for October

    * Drop 7+ pounds to under 222.
    * Log food 28+ days (miss no more than 3 days)
    * 12+ strength training days
    * Be able to do 40+ pushups and 100+ bodyweight squats

    Let's have a great month, guys!

    SW: 266
    CW: 229
    GW: 199
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
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    get through weeks 2 - 5 of c25k.
    be able to swim at least 50m without having to stop
    drop 2kg (4 pounds)
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
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    Wow can't believe it's October already.

    October goals:

    1. Lose 5 lbs. Goal weight by end of Oct., 212 lbs.
    2. 10 strength training sessions for the month. Setting this bar low, but hope to exceed
    3. Get down to a size 40" waist. I don't have anything in this size.


    Height: 6' 2"
    SW 245
    CW 217
    GW 210
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    - No alcohol for the month

    Well, had a very stressful day yesterday and blew this one.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
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    [[/quote]

    Well, had a very stressful day yesterday and blew this one.
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    Hope today was better. You still have the rest of the month for no alcohol.
  • daleweideman
    daleweideman Posts: 85 Member
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    I've got in 3 bodyweight pushups and squats sessions, but I need to get my *kitten* in the gym to start lifting weights! Love my cardio, but I gotta build muscle too.

    I've been working a couple of iPhone app programs - "100pushups' and "200 squats". They take you through a progression of multi-set workouts aiming to get to being about to do 100 pushups or 200 squats at a time. I can do 35 pushups now, up from about 15 when I started, and 80 squats, also about double. Doing the squats has been really good for my knees, which used to be sore all the time and now aren't.

    Still - got to get in and lift heavy things! I'll get there this week!

    Let's have a great week guys!

    SW 266
    CW 228
    GW 199
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    If you love using apps for exercise, try Gain Fitness. You have to pay for the exercise packs, but it is almost as good as a personal trainer and makes logging reps, weights, etc so easy. Even times rest breaks.
  • chetrchet
    chetrchet Posts: 15
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    I'm just starting my weight loss adventure. So I am going to start off with some very reasonable goals for myself.

    - Log Food Everyday
    - 30 min. walk 3x a week
    - stay under projected calorie intake as determined by MFP
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    - Log food each day - So far so good.

    - Daily carbs less than 75g - Averaging 74g per day.

    - Burn 15,000 calories walking, running, elliptical, or bike - I'm already at 25% of this, so ahead by almost a day.

    - No alcohol for the month - Not making this.

    - Strength training 13 times - I've only lifted once, but back in it.

    - Wear a FitBit Flex showing progressive improvement through the month - I've been wearing it each day. It is motivating me to move more.
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
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    get through weeks 2 - 5 of c25k.
    be able to swim at least 50m without having to stop
    drop 2kg (4 pounds)

    well it seems that these goals were taking it a bit easy on myself.

    i dropped 2kg in the 1st week of october so the goal now is to lose another 1kg in the rest of the month. (i think a lot of that 2kg was due to the week before i had had a bad food week so the previous weighin was probably skewed).

    tonight i managed to swim 50m without stopping 3x out of the 400m i swam tonight
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    get through weeks 2 - 5 of c25k.
    be able to swim at least 50m without having to stop
    drop 2kg (4 pounds)

    well it seems that these goals were taking it a bit easy on myself.

    i dropped 2kg in the 1st week of october so the goal now is to lose another 1kg in the rest of the month. (i think a lot of that 2kg was due to the week before i had had a bad food week so the previous weighin was probably skewed).

    tonight i managed to swim 50m without stopping 3x out of the 400m i swam tonight

    Congrats! Keep at it.
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
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    new swimming goal is now to be able to do all 50m blocks at swimming rather than resting after 25m

    also, if any of you are members of the c25k group or swimmers group i post detailed accounts of how i am going.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
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    October goals:

    1. Lose 5 lbs. Goal weight by end of Oct., 212 lbs.
    2. 10 strength training sessions for the month. Setting this bar low, but hope to exceed
    3. Get down to a size 40" waist. I don't have anything in this size.

    Midway through the month and down 2 lbs, half way to my goal for the month.
    No strength training this week, but a really stressful week at work. Beginning to wonder if stress helps burn extra calories.
    Waist down to 40.5", within half an inch of goal for the month.

    Height: 6' 2"
    SW 245
    CW 215
    GW 210
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
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    Hit my goal weight today. Though it may be a dip in weight that might rebound, I'll enjoy the moment.

    October goals:

    1. Lose 5 lbs. Goal weight by end of Oct., 212 lbs.
    2. 10 strength training sessions for the month. Setting this bar low, but hope to exceed
    3. Get down to a size 40" waist. I don't have anything in this size.

    210 lbs at this morning's weigh in -- maybe my scale is broken.
    Again no strength training this week, but I added some dumbbells to my collection. Now I just need to start lifting them.
    Waist down to 40". Had to buy a new belt to keep my pants up.

    Height: 6' 2"
    SW 245
    CW 210
    GW 210
  • tjmahoney
    tjmahoney Posts: 47 Member
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    Great job Lou! Congrats!
  • CardiacKev28
    CardiacKev28 Posts: 172 Member
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    Lou- It must feel good reaching your goal! Great job!
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
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    i reached my weight goal of 3kg lost but didnt reach the other goals due to injury.
  • daleweideman
    daleweideman Posts: 85 Member
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    Well - not so good here. Mostly just maintained, dealt with a minor injury. New month new chance to nail it!

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