Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - February Challenge!!

Hey all,

Been MIA all weekend, soooo busy!! Work this week is also ridiculous, and I've been spending my commuter trips reading fitness and healthy cooking magazines to refocus after the weekend. I tried to be good over the weekend but I didn't do the greatest job of it, and this morning my weight is 130lbs so didn't make my january goal

Sorry this is just going to be a quick selfish post to state my February goals. I think I really need to buckle down and tell myself the parties over for a little while. These weekends need to stop!!! I know if I could just avoid drinking on weekends I'd have no problems reaching my goals. Sooo goals for feb;

NO drinking (harsh to just stop cold turkey but needs to be done that way)
prepare all my meals at home, and pack all my lunches
up my strength training sessions to two upper body and two lower body workouts per week
Lose the 2lbs I didn't lose in January plus the 4lbs I had planned to lose in February - goal is to be 124lbs March 1st. Probably being too ambitious but hopefully it will help me focus.

nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.

I have totally been MIA since I came back from my cruise!! The cruise was a weekend of indulging in alcohol and a few morsels of food every now and then. Then I came back and got super sick. I am still recovering from the cold but I am back and ready for this month's challenge. I am going to Vegas and have a friend's wedding in 6 weeks and I want to look fabulous for the boy and to show off in front of my friends. So I am ready to bring it. The first day of the month has been a bust but I am back on the wagon starting now!!!

nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!

posted a new blog entry! Check it out if your interested.

http://thiskatiskrazy.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/february-goals/

To LOLAHIPPIE: at home exercise = jillian michaels 30 day shred - all you need are 3-5lbs weights and maybe a mat!!

Holy jumping!!! Welcome to all the new people! This thread moves REALLY quick with lots of support, motivation, recipes, advice and anything else you can imagine!!!

Sorry I've been a little MIA lately...I've been reading the posts just not a lot of time to respond. Going to try and make more of an effort this month!

As far as my January goals: I have maintained between 121-123 pounds for the month which I am quite happy with. I finished the first 4 weeks of my 1/2 marathon training and began week 5 yesterday. I have also been able to continue to cook mostly new (I would say at least 2 new dinner recipes a week) for my family...most have gone over pretty well and a few need to be tweaked to fit the taste buds of my two girls.

AFM: For February I don't want to change too much: continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day.

Yesterday I got in my strength (No More Trouble Zones-finished the entire 40 minutes) and my legs are feeling it today especially after my 7 miler on Sunday....:noway: Got in 4 on the treadmill today at a steady 6mph. Found out already that there's no school tomorrow-so yeah for a snow day!!!! I won't have any trouble getting in my speed intervals :happy:

Have a great night everyone!!!!
Melissa

nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!
wardiemelissa-continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day

So I'm really excited to join this group! I am 27 years old, full time nurse, and mom of two. I have been doing MFP for a month and I am absolutely addicted. I'm 5'6" and weigh 146#. I would like to lose 3 lbs this month. (Slow and steady), take my measurements, keep planning our meals a week ahead, and work out 4 days a week.
nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!
nesmikelopez (Vanessa) – lose 5lbs and finish 5k in under 40 minutes. Drink water, no soda and track meals.
noltes2 (Sara) - lose 5 pounds, hit under 155 to have a healthy BMI! Eat consistent calories, with only one over day per week.
wardiemelissa-continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day

Hello. I am new to this thread as well. I am 26 a mother of a 2 year old and a happy wife. I started mfp in Jan. and lost 11 lbs. I still have a long way to go. This month I want to loose 8 lbs, exercise more, and eat try new fruits and veggies. I am excited to be a part of this group.

nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!
nesmikelopez (Vanessa) – lose 5lbs and finish 5k in under 40 minutes. Drink water, no soda and track meals.
noltes2 (Sara) - lose 5 pounds, hit under 155 to have a healthy BMI! Eat consistent calories, with only one over day per week.
wardiemelissa-continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day
crystal_ice4: Work out atleast 4 times a week, loose 8 lbs, and try new fruits and veggies

hello to all!! and welcome to the newbies!! just quickly checking in for the moment, and weill get to a real response at some point.. so my final WI for the jan was 154.5, which means i reached my main goal for the month of being under 155!! this month i'm aiming to be in the 140's..

as for my snowboarding experience... um yeah i didn't know my butt could hurt so much!! i have a nice bruise on my left knee, and had to spend the entire next day in bed b/c my backside was in so much pain.. i couldn't even enjoy laying down lol.. i was able to balance though felt like i was going really fast, when apparently (according to my experienced friend), i was going slow haha. i can kinda turn, but every time i got near people i'd just crash myself so yeah after a few hard falls i just got totally psyched out and all i wanted to do was have a beer by the fire and be done with it... my friend laura who is also learning, and i are gonna go back on a weekday when it's dead and try our second lesson. the good thing is that i've been told by several people to not give up on it b/c it's hard/frustrating at first but once you get the hang of it, it's awesome.. so here's hoping i eventually get it haha!

good luck to everyone with the new month!!

nmpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!
nesmikelopez (Vanessa) – lose 5lbs and finish 5k in under 40 minutes. Drink water, no soda and track meals.
noltes2 (Sara) - lose 5 pounds, hit under 155 to have a healthy BMI! Eat consistent calories, with only one over day per week.
wardiemelissa-continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day
crystal_ice4: Work out atleast 4 times a week, loose 8 lbs, and try new fruits and veggies
Rachellynch83-I would like to lose 3 lbs this month. (Slow and steady), take my measurements, keep planning our meals a week ahead, and work out 4 days a week.
Allie7383- lose at least 4.5 pounds to put me into the 140's, get back on track with TurboFire. Continue with 8 cups of water/day, consistently track, even if i have a bad food day.

HOLY HELL!! this is crazy fast!! 3rd bump just to keep up!!!

WELCOME to all of the new newbies!! LOL

Allie-great job on hitting your Jan goals!!!

Aly-awesome job on getting back in the water and killing it!

AFM-WI today after I get up this afternoon and then i can FINALLY post my new Feb goals!!

Ok....have a little time to write....

jbarsll-I use 30 day shred too...haven't used it as much since I started my 1/2 marathon training. I am using another of her DVD's-No More Trouble Zones and I it!!! Really works out my muscles and I have not only physically noticed more definition (especially in my arms) but I also feel stronger when I run! I use 3 lbs weights for the majority of it (8 lbs for all the bicep work).

aly-56 mile bike ride=AWSOMENESS!!! way to continue to push yourself and do fun challenges!!!

Meag-I had cottage cheese, fruit, and cinnamon last night after dinner (well I tried to-both of my girls kept stealing bites-they normally don't like the cottage cheese/fruit combo-must be the cinnamon :laugh: ). Can you send me your brownie recipe again??? PLEEZZZZ...though I had it but can't find it and I actually have the time to make it today-plus promised the girlies some YUMMY brownies...now I must deliver!

Nadine-the drinking used to be a problem for me too...until one hungover Sunday morning my 5 yr asked me if I was going to get off the couch at all and play with her...that was enough for me!!! For me now it doesn't even taste good...and frankly the headache and blah feeling for me the next day just isn't worth it! Good luck and don't get too discouraged!!!

lola-someone mentioned doing 30-day shred I think...that is a good and quick circuit training-it is comprised of 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute abs-with a warm-up and cool-down (all in about 20 minutes). I recently bought another DVD of Jillian Michael's called No More Trouble Zones. This one doesn't include much cardio but really focuses on strength. I'm using 3 lb weights for the majority of moves (8 lb with the bicep moves). I REALLY like this DVD and have noticed a difference. She works arms, shoulders, abs, butt, and legs-and I feel it the next day!

AFM: Snow day today + fun outside in the snow with my girlies = extra calories burned :laugh: hoping to make some protein brownies (from the cookbook of Meag) and getting my intervals in on the treadmill today...other than that going to clean up the house a little bit-girls' bedrooms are getting a little out of control!!!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!!!

Melissa:drinker:

This is my 3rd month being part of this thread, and I, too am amazed at how fast this one is already growing! Very inspiring!

As for my January, it wasn't as awesome as the previous months, but I still managed to lose 3 lbs. My goal was to lose 6, but I'm not fretting over it. a loss is a loss. This February my goals are to 1) Drink 12+ cups water/day 2) 3x week intense cardio....emphasis on the INTENSE. (I just recently got into sprint intervals. omg.) 3) Limit carb consumption in general...but especially after 5PM (props to meag for this one!) and 4) lose 3 pounds, reach 152 lbs. I've got a little over 3 weeks to do it!


mpresto - scale goal: lose 10lbs by March 1 (150 lbs); non-scale goal: 2 days lifting, 2 days abs, 4 days cardio per week
megteg - Lose 4 lbs, drink 9 glasses of water/day, and get 4 workouts in per week (at least one with strength), make more homemade lunches
jessista: Be under my calorie goal for at least 7 days this month, be under 150 lbs by the end of the month, cut down on unhealthy late-night snacking (sometimes I am just hungry, so a healthy snack would be ok), walk the long way back to my apartment after class, climb the four flights of stairs to my apartment without it ending in heavy breathing.
seripha - 148lbs by the end of the month, work out 5x a week, go to kung fu 3x a week when I'm in town
roobean33- Focus on NSV's, take measurements every 2 weeks, focus on healthy quality calories, CF 4X/week, cardio 2X
emmarie1630- lose 3 pounds, track measurements- lose up to 1 inch, drink tons of water, cut out diet soda, 4x/week work out and strength training
lil_vic22: Lose 9 lbs
Meggonkgonk: To reach 143 lbs and cut down eating out to 1x a week
mkingraham: I would like to lose 7 lbs this month but more importantly by the end of Feb I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping. Its gonna be a hard one but I think I can do it! I also am planning on keeping up the healthy breakfast and exerciese routines! woop!
jbars11- lose 6lbs, continue 30 day shred personal challenge and cut back on soda
meagalayne- Maintain under 130lbs, finish 4 more weeks of HH 1/2 Training Program (Intermediate), race 15km on Feb 19th in UNDER 1:43:00, curb late night snacking and after work binging, and limit sweetener use to ONCE a day.
ChelsiBurnett- (Starting weight 139.2) Goals: Lose 5 + pounds, Eat back most of my exercise calories, drink lots of water, do p90x everyday, & don't eat fast food.
Lostalykat- Lose 4 pounds, Weigh 167, Strength train 2-3 days a week, Track all food that goes in my mouth, Do at least one Yoga class! Assess goals weekly, Make a new recipe 4 times this month.
Cheralicia - Scale Goal: 2lbs (116lbs); Non Scale Goal: Cook at least 3x/week, yoga at least 1x/week, Cardio at least 1x/week, TRACK EVERYTHING (even the bad days) - oh yeah and crush my LSAT this month!
LiL_Fizzy-lose 15 Lbs., Cardio 6x's a week, Kettlebell 3x's a week and NO FAST FOOD!
lolahippie - Be below 140lbs, complete food diary everyday and exercising at least 3 times a week!
kbellnurse - Get out of the 150's! Stop mindless snacking/eating off the meal plan. No chocolate bars all month!
jnlynch- Be 124 lbs (lose 4 pounds this month), workout at least 4x a week, drink at least 8 cups of water a day, & pack my lunch more often.
Kristin - Exercise EVERYday, stay under my calories at least 20 days out of the month and overcome my sugar addiction!
Aholtz1- Exercise 5x/wk (3x Cardio 2x Strength training) drink 12glasses of water a day...lower the amount of soda to 1 per wk
marymoni- Get to 135lbs and improve endurance to 10km.
Nadine - stop drinking. prepare all my meals at home. 4 strength workouts per week. Lose 6lbs - GW for March 1st is 124lbs.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - no scale goal. My focus will continue to be on the lifestyle rather than the # on the scale. Incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, drink my water, workout 120 minutes per week, and attempt to get on track with C25K training...again!!
nesmikelopez (Vanessa) – lose 5lbs and finish 5k in under 40 minutes. Drink water, no soda and track meals.
noltes2 (Sara) - lose 5 pounds, hit under 155 to have a healthy BMI! Eat consistent calories, with only one over day per week.
wardiemelissa-continue my 1/2 training using Hal Higdon Intermediate, maintain weight, continue to try 2-3 new dinner recipes, eat at least 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day
crystal_ice4: Work out atleast 4 times a week, loose 8 lbs, and try new fruits and veggies
Rachellynch83-I would like to lose 3 lbs this month. (Slow and steady), take my measurements, keep planning our meals a week ahead, and work out 4 days a week.
Allie7383- lose at least 4.5 pounds to put me into the 140's, get back on track with TurboFire. Continue with 8 cups of water/day, consistently track, even if i have a bad food day.
KanCrav- get to 157, make it to the gym 3times a week, workout at least 5 times a week, learn my limits with strength training and start a regimanet.. NO ALCOHOL!
kvr414- 12+cups water/day, Intense cardio 3x/week, Limit carb consumption post 5PM, Lose 3 lbs.

Good morning group!

It's crazy to hear about everyone elses wild weather! Usually here in Alberta I'm the one who's status is "major snowfall!" but the sky seems to be falling everywhere! We've had record snow falls here this winter, which is really saying something since it's like perma-winter around here.. Anyway ..

This morning I tried something new for breakfast (taking a break from eggs & toast) had some rolled oats with berries and greek yogurt. I was hesitant to dump the yogurt into my tasty oats but I really try and have protein at breakfast.. SOOO GOOD! And easier to eat really, you know how sometimes when you're eating oats you get to the end and it's just so sticky and "hearty" you don't know if you can finish? This is definitely a new fave for me..

Just letting my food settle here so I can get my work out in before heading off to school. The plan is to go to early and get caught up on a bunch of things I'm falling behind in. (If I spent half as much time "schooling" as I did "dieting" I'd have a 4.0 for sure..)

I'm going to do a Kettlebell interval routine. Might do one of my videos (Lauren brooks www.ontheedgefitness.com) going to aim for a 40 min routine so with warm up/cool down an hour workout total.

Having my delicious chicken soup for lunch I made last night..mm! Wednesday nights I don't make a big dinner for us "fend for yourself night" so we'll see what I whip up when I get home.

Have a good day everyone! Happy hump day!

JANUARY RECAP: January did not go well for me at all. I got very sick about halfway through the month, which is about the time that I fell off the face of the earth (and the January thread). I lost at least 4-5lbs (in a little over a week) while I was sick because I couldn't eat. Then all that weight rebounded plus a little more - which was expected but still distressing. It took me a few weeks to get myself back on track, but I've been logging again for the past week and I feel strong about my commitment to my healthy lifestyle, MFP, and this Kick *kitten* Crew.

FEBRUARY GOALS: My January goals were definitely working for me until I got sick - so I'm going to repeat them for February.

- Check in with this thread 3-4x a week.
- 30 min of cardio 3x a week
- Exercise Challenges: Continue the 100 push-up challenge 3x/wk. Restart and keep up with C25K.
- Keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day
- Add veggies that wouldn't normally be there to at least one meal a day.
- Try one new healthy recipe a week
- Lose 1lb a week for a total of 4lbs. FebSW = 155.

When the spring semester starts (next week) I will be taking a yoga class 3 days a week for credit - so I HAVE to go, or I fail the class. Once that starts, I'm going to develop goals for myself in that class. I'm really excited about it :bigsmile:

Cheers,
Meredith