Extreme Accountability! ~ September 2014 edition
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FromHereOnOut
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Okay, here's the deal.
You want results?
Well then, set some goals for September. Post them here for the whole world to see. Then kick those goals' butts!
Don't forget to come back and report into this thread to brag about all the buttkicking.
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Okay, after a very long vacation, it's time for me to get serious. September is still a bit dodgy, with school not starting until the 11th, but I've got to get going on this!
My goals for September:
1. Meet my *weekly* calorie goal
2. Run at least 3x/week
3. Gym at least 3x/week
4. Walk at least 10,000 steps per day
Pre-vacation these were easy goals (except #1) and I usually did far more, but I'm easing back into things and don't want to set myself up for failure. Believe me, once I destroy these goals, I'll be stepping it up a notch.0 -
Just getting back into things this month. Some goals are fitness, some are not.
- Run at least 4 times a week.
- Get to bed on time and get 7 hours of sleep each night.
- count calories every day, and BE HONEST!
- take time for myself each day. Whether it' spreading, blogging, watching a movie, or taking a nap!
Great thread idea! Looking forward to meeting these goals!0 -
- stay strictly within my calorie target 6 days a week, and don't go crazy the 7th day
- run as much as my trainer will let me
- bike as much as the weather allows
- swim at least once a week0 -
Goals (starting the 2nd week of September).:
1) Attend at least two classes a week in addition to my trainer workout. Monday evening is yoga at work, so must get to a class at my fitness studio, too, or go swimming.
2) Get out on my bike!!
3) Run a minimum of three days a week
4) Starting losing weight again, at least back to where I was three weeks ago, the last time I recorded my weight on MFP. I still haven't upped my weight on MFP and I don't want to!0 -
I still haven't upped my weight on MFP and I don't want to!
Same here! I'm just going to lose it instead. It's the motivation of "being honest". 0 -
My goals for September:
1. Meet my *weekly* calorie goal
2. Run at least 3x/week
3. Gym at least 3x/week
4. Walk at least 10,000 steps per day
First week:
1. check
2. check
3. check
4. check
Down a few pounds already too.
Gotta keep it up!0 -
- stay strictly within my calorie target 6 days a week, and don't go crazy the 7th day
- run as much as my trainer will let me
- bike as much as the weather allows
- swim at least once a week
- calories: needs work - the day I went over I went way over
- run: check
- bike: check
- swim: check (went twice)0 -
My goals for September:
1. Meet my *weekly* calorie goal
2. Run at least 3x/week
3. Gym at least 3x/week
4. Walk at least 10,000 steps per day
2nd week complete (doing Mon-Sun, mainly b/c Sep 1 as Mon)
1. check (within 35cals for the week)
2. check
3. check
4. check (missed it one day and doubled up the next day; weekly total was ~90k steps)
Now, this week (3rd week of Sep) is the first real week of son's school, so I'm a bit off kilter. Also learned that his tutor will be doing things differently this year. We will start the regular way for the rest of Sept, but after that, I'll probably not get to rely on her as much. That was my normal running/gym time, so it's uncertain how it will affect my workouts. Might have to do some creative thinking. No matter what, gonna have to keep the reins tight on eating.0 -
My goals for September:
1. Meet my *weekly* calorie goal
2. Run at least 3x/week
3. Gym at least 3x/week
4. Walk at least 10,000 steps per day
Still have the rest of today, but:
1. so far, so good--shouldn't be too difficult today
2. check!
3. check!
4. check!0 -
Also, the scale fiiiiinally moved again today. I was beginning to feel like I was just spinning my wheels.0
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Great job, Sherry! Nice to see the scale moving!
I'm still hit & miss with my eating. I'm eating really close to maintenance calories right now (because otherwise I get tired & cranky) but that doesn't leave me much of a margin of error when I go over.0 -
Well one more full week for the month and hopefully this week I'll actually complete my weekly goals. So far:Goals (starting the 2nd week of September).:
1) Attend at least two classes a week in addition to my trainer workout. Monday evening is yoga at work, so must get to a class at my fitness studio, too, or go swimming.
2) Get out on my bike!!
3) Run a minimum of three days a week
4) Starting losing weight again, at least back to where I was three weeks ago, the last time I recorded my weight on MFP. I still haven't upped my weight on MFP and I don't want to!
1) I've missed either my Monday or Thursday class each week
2) Still not ridden my bike
3) Yes! Have done this!
4) Yes. Am doing this. Very slowly, but I am dropping weight again.
I'm in the same predicament as both of you, Laura and Sherry. I'm close to goal weight and eating just enough to lose and yet not be grumpy, overly hungry, and be able to support my exercise habits. That means if I give into temptation I just don't have a huge margin for error any longer.
Glad that the scale is going down, Sherry.0 -
I didn't get on the ball early enough this month but I'd be interested in the October version.0
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I didn't get on the ball early enough this month but I'd be interested in the October version.
You can always just jump right in, for the last week. Consider it a "warm up" for October.
So that no one will miss October (and because I've got lots of planning to do for October, since DH will be travelling), I'm going to go ahead and get the ball rolling on it. Will post the new thread in a bit. Be on the lookout for it. :happy:0 -
Sherry, I should have known you wouldn't let me off the hook!
Okay, for the last week of September my goals are:
Not to let 2 days go by without exercising or getting my steps in (gotta squash the lazy momentum)
Keep all trigger foods away from my household. Nary a trigger food shall cross my threshold!
Find a fall/winter race to sign up for!
AND get a flu shot!0 -
My goals for September:
1. Meet my *weekly* calorie goal
2. Run at least 3x/week
3. Gym at least 3x/week
4. Walk at least 10,000 steps per day
Ah, now for the last week, or 4th week, or whatever week this is. sigh. It technically isn't over for me until Sunday night, but it's not too soon to call it.
Today's daily thread threadstarter was in honor of my epic failure this week. In case you missed it:
I'll just go ahead and "celebrate" that this week has taught me a thing or two about setting monthly goals. Lessons I will try to remember when planning for October.
So, here goes:
1. Epic fail! I've got two days to fix my average, but suffice to say that I've dug such a big hole for myself this week, that I AIN'T gettin' out. I'm not proud of it, but want to be honest.
2. Nope. To be fair, I would've like to have run, but I'm getting worried about my ankles and the possibility of sustaining an injury that will knock me out of everything completely. I did, however, run a couple times to/from the gym....so there's that. Still not sure what I'm going to do about this. I should probably stop running for awhile--but not sure if I can. Might try scaling back, instead of always trying to do more. I've said that before, but this time I think I mean it.
3. Not quite. I tried to shove my normal 3 sessions into 2 sessions, but ran out of time one day. So, I still have a half session to go. Will try to get that done by Sunday. It's glutes and abs, so I could even just do that at home.
4. Nope. So far, missed it on Tuesday and Friday. Both days I was having the same "weird" feelings, which kept me home feeling sorry for myself. Tuesday was a little better, as i got out in the evening. But Friday (today), was pure rest and frankly I think it did me some good--not for the "weird" feelings (still here), but for my ankles.
So, I've learned that I need to factor in some "down" days into the month, where I don't even expect myself to get my 10k steps, because sometimes things like ankles need a rest that only sitting with your feet up can provide.
I also learned that I need to give myself some wiggle room for one week out of the month with regard to the weekly calorie averaging. But I think I may need to set some boundaries, such as to eat no more than maintenance that week.
I also need to better define my gym goal, so that I'm getting my full body worked, but it doesn't necessarily have to be in 3 sessions. Currently set-up as: Chest/Shoulders/Arms (7), Glutes/Legs (7), Back/Abs/Obliques (7), but I can mix it up as long as I get all 21 done.
Running: there's the big question. Not sure what I'm going to do. But I may have to restate my goals to be "cardio" instead of running, because I definitely need the cardio calorie burn to keep me in my calorie range, even if it's not running. Refining my goal this way would allow me to continue doing little scaled back runs, plus some other cardio for my weekly cardio total.
Sorry for writing a book, but I'm really trying to get (and stay) serious about making progress.0 -
- stay strictly within my calorie target 6 days a week, and don't go crazy the 7th day
- run as much as my trainer will let me
- bike as much as the weather allows
- swim at least once a week
- Calories: I'm up 6 pounds from where I should be, so this was a fail. But I seem to be turning it around.
- Running: Yes.
- Biking: Yes.
- Swimming: Yes, and most weeks I went twice.
I like Sherry's analysis of what went right & wrong and how to adjust, so here's mine:
What I learned is that I need to go back to eating like an athlete instead of eating like a dieter. Someone (April I think) had a thread starter about how athletes train & fuel, they don't diet & exercise. That mindset worked well for me before and somewhere along the way I lost it.0 -
Great to see these lessons learned. Yes, Laura, I really liked that post about eat and train, not diet and exercise.
Here's My September Goals report:
Not to let 2 days go by without exercising or getting my steps in (gotta squash the lazy momentum)--FAIL.
Keep all trigger foods away from my household. Nary a trigger food shall cross my threshold!-WIN! I kept all junk food OUT.
Find a fall/winter race to sign up for!---WIN. I found a couple of Turkey Trots to consider.
AND get a flu shot!---WIN! Did this Sat at the grocery store. It was free to boot.
Hmm, I'm surprised I hit 3/4. I feel so bad about not booty moving enough that I didn't see what I was doing right.0 -
Goals (starting the 2nd week of September).:
1) Attend at least two classes a week in addition to my trainer workout. Monday evening is yoga at work, so must get to a class at my fitness studio, too, or go swimming.
2) Get out on my bike!!
3) Run a minimum of three days a week
4) Starting losing weight again, at least back to where I was three weeks ago, the last time I recorded my weight on MFP. I still haven't upped my weight on MFP and I don't want to!
Well for September
1) Did better at the end of the month
2) Yes!
3) Yes!
4) Was and now have gained due to pigging out on Sunday; we'll see where I end up when I stabilize. Need to get back to what I was doing.0
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