Refocus 4/25/11

AggieCass09
AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
edited September 26 in Motivation and Support
It seems a few of my friends are in a funk this week and I am too due to stress SO I have decided that Monday 4/25/11 will be a refocus day. If you want to join me, just jot your goals and plan down for the week and we'll keep each other accountable. Here are mine:

Diet
No crap eating on the weekends (stay at/under net calories)
Record everything in diary BEFORE consuming it (i.e. plan ahead and actually eat what is in your polka-dot lunch box!)
Eat 100+ g of protein a day
Drink 120 oz. a day of water

Exercise
Monday- 4:30 am P90X strength training @ gym
Tuesday- Speedwork or Tempo run (alternated each week)
Wednesday- 5:15 am spinning @ gym
Thursday- 4:30 am P90X strength training @ gym; pm Easy Run (~ 4 miles)
Friday- Rest Day
Saturday- Long Run
Sunday- 11 am Yoga @ gym <--this is the one I need help with!!!

Continue the Lunch-Walks on Mon, Wed, and Fri
Total Mileage: 25-35 miles

I also wrote a more elaborate blog about this here (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AggieCass09/view/refocus-and-breathe-95268)

Good luck, friends!
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  • 6Janelle13
    6Janelle13 Posts: 353 Member
    bump... great idea to help anyone restart and get goal oriented again
  • MacguyverMommy
    MacguyverMommy Posts: 104 Member
    LOOVE this idea.. Easter Candy is the devil!! lol
  • missbrandyp
    missbrandyp Posts: 34 Member
    It's my birthday on Saturday so everyone and their moms have wanted to feed me this week so I haven't had a moment to workout and have been eating horribly all week so I will need this like crazy on Monday!

    I just want to go back to running at least three days a week. Some sort of weights workout at least three times a week as well.
    Not eating any candy/cake and staying with my home cooked meals instead of eating out everyday for lunch and dinner!

    I was doing great before this week I just need to get right back to how I started once everyone stops feeding me!
  • gomezdowns
    gomezdowns Posts: 18 Member
    Awesome idea! I have family coming for the weekend so I know there will be calories wasted on too many glasses of wine. I love the vino. So my plan will be to log everything in before I consume it, like you. Also, keep up my 30 day shred level 1 and add to it 30 minutes of walking uphill at 3.5. I would be taking Saturday as my day of rest because of so many events going on, but I promise to still do strength training when I get up. Also I will add more veggies in my meals this week! Looking forward to seeing how well we all do! Good luck!
  • reneegetshealthy
    reneegetshealthy Posts: 8
    Thank you for posting this. It reminded me of how important it is to WRITE DOWN my goals. I have them but never journal or write them down. I have lost 60+ lbs but have 20 to goal and have just been maintaining since Nov. I have stepped up my exercise routine and am eating healthy regularly. Last night I ate off my normal plan but stayed within my calories. I appreciate you taking the time to post this.

    My goals:

    Fuel my body with healthy options ~ staying in my calories
    Eat within 30 min of waking in the morning
    Eat small portions every 2-3 hours while awake
    BeWare of mindless eating
    No Soda or Alcohol

    Drink 1 gallon of water EVERY day not just on work days

    Exercise EVERY day ~ even if it is going outside for a walk

    MWF Exercise boot camp 630-730 PM
    TTh 2 mile brisk walk at lunch
    Park farther from doors at the store
    Walk instead of driving when things are within 1 mile
    Take the stairs instead of the elevator
    Glider / walker in two min intervals 4 times a day

    Love my body

    Encourage others along this journey!
  • jnchorn
    jnchorn Posts: 250 Member
    I so need to refocus and set new goals for myself. I need to think of some and write them down. :) Thanks for posting this, and good luck!!
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Of course I will get in on this challenge because I need someone to kick my butt -- and I can kick yours too!
    This will come at a perfect time because this weekend I get my scale back .... Easter I am having a free day. Normally this would result in a free week .... difficulty getting back on the horse. I know I am stronger this time, but this challenge will help me as well.

    Diet
    Must meet calorie goals Monday - Friday (Sat I am always over because of rest day, Sunday I am always under d/t long run)
    Must log everything no matter what
    Add daily total to Body Media so this stays on track
    Drink 80oz water daily


    Exercise
    Monday- P90X Chest Shoulder Triceps
    Tuesday - 10K run
    Wednesday - Back and Biceps (in the AM)
    Thursday - REST day
    Friday - 4 mile run
    Saturday - Yoga X
    Sunday - 14 mile run

    Total mileage for the week: 25miles

    :)
  • patssarah
    patssarah Posts: 146 Member
    Thank you!!!
    You know I have been stuck and in serious need of a change, I am just unsure of what it is!

    Here is a rough draft of my goals for next week to try and break past this plateau:

    *RUN 1 mile atleast 4 days next week. (I am very new to running, and have had difficulties with headaches so 1mile is a BIG deal for me)
    *30 day shred atleast 4 days next week
    *zig-zag my calories
    *I really want to have the will power to not stand on the scale until Next Friday. (But I know Im going to step on it Monday.. I just dont want to step on it again until Friday)


    Please check in with me to make sure I am on it!!! I NEEEED someone yelling at me!!!
  • gatorflyer
    gatorflyer Posts: 536 Member
    Great post.

    Goals:
    Under calorie goal every day
    At least 30 minutes of exercise every day
    Walk 6 miles next weekend in anticipation of the 10 K the following weekend
    Minimum 10 glasses of water every day.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    Good morning yall! I hope all of you made it through the weekend and had a great Easter. My move went well and i finished my run even though it wasnt enjoyable at all. I did end up losing about 3 lbs since last monday, but I'm up 1.3 lbs from my lowest recorded weight on April 1. I'm hoping that that is from water retention since I didnt have any cups for water available during the move.

    Food- i will meet all my goals today!!! I did really well all weekend since i was so busy and my food was packed away lol. Moving is an excellent diet...high calorie burn and you MUST plan your eating or it doesnt happen!

    Exercise- I did not lift this morning since I was lifting boxes all weekend. Tomorrow will start the normal routine since I should be recovered by then. I'm looking forward to running tomorrow in a brand new route around my new neighborhood!

    Weight- 154.3 lbs

    Good luck to you all!
  • patssarah
    patssarah Posts: 146 Member
    Morning!
    Im here!

    Glad your move went well!!!! and I love exploring new running/walking trails in neighborhoods near us. Ours is pretty pathetic, and we usually load the kids up and go to nearby bigger subdivisions and walk with them once a week.

    Last week was my first try at zig-zagging my calories, I did bad with it, my 3 HIGH days I netted between 1800-1900 and they were bad foods tho! :embarassed: Pizza, wings with ranch,and entirely too many reeses!! The other 4 days I ate properly and netted 1200-1400 cals, all but one day all I could net was 1000.
    I LOST 2 POUNDS!!! actually it looked like 3 pounds but I rounded down because I have a dial scale, so its not 100% easy to read.

    I spent 3.5 weeks weighing 138, and FINALLY I am 135/136 and I fully believe it is because I started eating more, and zig-zagging my cals!!
    So anybody who is having a similar problem, TRY IT!!

    As far as my gials for today:
    *I have not decided if I want to keep zigzagging, but I am planning a cheat day for Saturday, so I will try to net between 1200-1400 all week.
    *run a mile tonigh
    *20-30mins elliptical
    *30day shred
    *weight training tonight (I wont log this because I dont do much, just a few reps)
    Good Luck everybody!!!
  • 240124
    240124 Posts: 3
    I am having a hard time need to motivation?
  • grstorm
    grstorm Posts: 28 Member
    Great idea and thanks for this! I've been on vacation from work and kind of fell off the wagon. I know when I go back I'll have to deal with a lot so I'll need to be strong and focused.
    -Not let work stress me out or take me away from my goals.
    -Exercise every morning - elliptical or turbo jam
    -Strength train 3 times a week in the evenings
    -Pack amy lunch the night before
    -Get 5 servings of fruits/veggies
    -Drink 8 or more glasses of water
    -Sleep 8 hrs a night
    -Finish all my work by 4:30 so I can spend quality time with my family every evening
  • Losing2Live1989
    Losing2Live1989 Posts: 423 Member
    My plan:
    * Portion Control
    * Stay under my calorie goal
    * Stay under my sodium
    * Burn atleast 3500 calories a week if not more
    * Drink nothing but water
    * Drink my water intake goal
    * Limit bad foods
    * NO fast food
    * NO late night eating
    * Eat more fruits & veggies
    * Workout 5-6 days a week

    I will be posting more about this on my blog. Anyone that would like to give support and recieve support may add me! :)
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    Great goals, everyone! I'll be checking in with each of you!
  • eringle
    eringle Posts: 12
    GREAT GREAT GREAT. THis is exactly where I am today. I had been doing just OK, but then totally lost it and gained back the little I had lost. I realize that I have to
    Cut back on carbohydrates (translation: no bread or sugar!)
    Increase protein
    Eat closer to my calorie allotment

    I KNOW how to do it, its just so frustrating that I constantly sabatage myself and DONT do what I need to do.
  • jscimeca
    jscimeca Posts: 66
    This group sounds great! Just what I need:)
  • aquasw16
    aquasw16 Posts: 342 Member
    I really like this. While i really struggled last Wednesday and Thursday, Fri-now has been a lot easier for some reason (i think i had my mom to hold me accountable).

    I am a firm believer in eat what you want, but in moderation. Weight watchers type of mentality. But I try not to just "eat what I want whenever I want."


    Diet:
    Stay under calorie count each day.
    Drink 64 ounces of water at least per day.
    Get 5 serving of fruits and veggies each day.
    On Thursday when i go out to dinner, pick a healthy choice.
    On Saturday at my friends Birthday party, stick to 2 glasses of wine.

    Exercise:
    Hit the gym Monday and Friday.
    If it is NOT RAINING at all on Tue, Wed, Thur I WILL go on a 30 min walk at lunch.
    Unfortunately I work Tue and Wed from 8am-11pm so i highly doubt ill get in any cardio.
  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    I need this.

    My goals are simple though. I need to get in a minimum of one Brazil Butt lift workout out a day in, no days off this week and try to do the Elliptical at least 5 out of 7 days. So close to goal and need to see changes. After self torturing with too much wine last night, I need to undo the damage and go back to worshiping the body is a temple idea.
  • lashleyrivera
    lashleyrivera Posts: 165
    Awesome post! My goals: do week 3 of insanity as scheduled
    Drink at least 9 cups of water a day
    Meet my daily protein goal
    Finally, LOG everything that goes into my mouth! EVERYTHING
    Back to the grind this week, I want to see a loss come friday:)
  • katnotfat
    katnotfat Posts: 58 Member
    Heeeeckkkkkk yes I'm joining this!!!!
    My friend's wedding is now 26 days away and I'm starting to get discouraged. I know that with my body pump class I was gaining muscle... but out of like 2 months of consistant exercise and not eating.... badly, mostly staying under goals-- which was way better than before I started exercise/diet... didn't lose any any weight.

    Work out goals:

    Monday- Elliptical 30-45 minutes, free weight training
    Tuesday- 15 min warm up on tredmill, Body Pump class
    Wednesday- Zumba class, possible free weights after
    Thursday- 15 min Tredmill warm up, Body Pump class
    Friday- Elliptical 30-45 minutes, free weights

    Diet goals:
    Try and eat more during the day, not have a ton of calories left over for dinner
    cut out rice/pasta
    drink more water- I don't know why that is so hard for me!
    eat more meals of protein/ veggies
    stay just under my calorie goal, but try to eat back my exercise calories
    Weekends- eat like it's a weekday!!!!!!
  • voom1396
    voom1396 Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks for posting this. My goals are:

    Stay close to my net calories without going over.
    Exercise 6 days a week
    Drink all of my water
    Don't eat every piece of candy I see
    Stay committed over the weekends.
  • patssarah
    patssarah Posts: 146 Member
    I completed ALL my goals for today!!!!
    It is so exciting to actually be doing all the things I used to *want* to do.
    I can remember before MFP, I would make up all these lists of the type of workout routine I WANTED to do, and NEVER actually stuck to any of them or even made it passed one day.
    Now I keep a fitness calendar in my kitchen so I can keep track everyday what I do, and when my rest days are! And it feels so good to actually HAVE A WORKOUT routine! A real one.. not just a made up one that I wish I was doing!!
    I love it!!!

    Hope everyone else had a successful day!!

    My goals for tomorrow are the same as today:

    Run (or walk or jog) 1 mile
    elliptical 20-30mins
    30day shred
    a few reps with my husband on his home gym thing.
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Ok most of my goals met today -- water, logging, and making good choices!
    Worst run ever today... forgot my inhaler and had serious spasm... however I did burn 850 calories!
  • eringle
    eringle Posts: 12
    Yesterday was a great day, I stayed under my calories and rode 18.5 miles on my bike. I ate back a portion of the calories, but not all. I also decided that I would alternate a glass of water with diet soda, since I love the diet soda. I want to drink more water, so this is a good way to do it and have it both ways. I use a different cup for each, so when I go to refill, I just change cups and then I remember to drink the water. Yes, it sounds stupid, but Im so used to just pouring the soda...

    thanks for the topic, this is great.
  • aquasw16
    aquasw16 Posts: 342 Member
    Diet:
    Stay under calorie count each day. CHECK
    Drink 64 ounces of water at least per day. GETTING THERE TODAY
    Get 5 serving of fruits and veggies each day. TUESDAY-4 :(
    On Thursday when i go out to dinner, pick a healthy choice.
    On Saturday at my friends Birthday party, stick to 2 glasses of wine.

    Exercise:
    Hit the gym Monday and Friday. MONDAY CHECK
    If it is NOT RAINING at all on Tue, Wed, Thur I WILL go on a 30 min walk at lunch. RAINING TUESDAY
    Unfortunately I work Tue and Wed from 8am-11pm so i highly doubt ill get in any cardio.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    Yall have listed some EXCELLENT goals and I'm glad to see that lots of yall met them. It's Wednesday which is the half way point of the work-week and I hope yall are staying strong through the week!

    Here's my update:
    Exercise- still SO SORE from moving. I ran yesterday but am taking another lifting rest day. Hopefully, tomorrow morning I'll be feeling better. I lost a toe nail from my half so my run yesterday was quite uncomfortable. Still a good burn and I found a nice 3.2 mile loop around the new neighborhood. Tomorrow I'm going to run either by work or at home after work for sure! I love two-a-day-thursdays! I posted my May P90X/Running Hybrid work out and I cant wait to start it on 5/16/2011!!!!!

    Food- I finally moved my pantry to the new house yesterday so I have food! I packed a yummy lunch/dinner for today and will be at my net calories. I have done great all week even though its been tough to plan my meals ahead of time with everything in boxes. Things are getting back to normal so it'll get easier. I have been a bit low on protein this week and I WILL focus to get closer to 100 g each day.

    Weight- 153.8 lbs yesterday AND today...amazing... watch out 140's!!! All this physical activity and my unintentional calorie cycling has really broken me out of this plateau. Hopefully I can record an actual loss this week with something less than 153.0 lbs even (my lowest on april 1st). I cant find my measuring tape but i'm excited to since i feel thinner...my abs looked SO AWESOME yesterday and I'll need to post a more updated picture...my 2 pack is an almost 4 pack now...i'd love to have the full 6 by summer. Instead of getting a new swim suit for hitting 150 i'm going to get new sports bra tops to run in!

    Have a fabulous week...i'm so proud of all of you. I'll check in tomorrow too since i have internet now :-D
  • eringle
    eringle Posts: 12
    Tuesday another winner. No exercise but I needed a day off. Was under my calories and kept to my alternate diet soda /water plan. Heres to a great rest of the week!
  • voom1396
    voom1396 Posts: 21 Member
    Okay, I've been off to a horrible start this week. Today I'm giving it my all. I have eaten pretty well, so far. The true test will be when I have the after-work munchies. I will stay strong!!! I'm also about half-way through my water already, so that's a good thing, too. I was planning on running tonight, but the wind may be way too strong. If that is the case, I'm going to do a 60 minute Firm DVD. Yes, I know it's old school, but it really works for me :)
  • katnotfat
    katnotfat Posts: 58 Member
    Hey yall! I've done well this week so far! But, I didn't do free weights on Monday. I think that I may just stick to the free weights during my Body Pump class and just do cardio Monday and Friday, Zumba on Wednesdays. Soooo, here's my check in



    Work out goals:

    Monday- Elliptical 30-45 minutes, free weight training---- DID 30 MIN ON ELLIPTICAL, NO FREE WEIGHTS
    Tuesday- 15 min warm up on tredmill, Body Pump class---- WAS LATE FOR PUMP, DIDN'T GET WARM UP IN- AND MISSED OUT ON THE MEDIUM PLATES FOR THE WORK OUTS-- WHICH WORKED OUT FOR ME BECAUSE I HAD TO USE THE LARGE ONES THROUGH OUT THE CLASS, PUSHED MYSELF MORE!
    Wednesday- Zumba class, possible free weights after--- HAVE MY WORK OUT CLOTHES IN MY CAR!
    Thursday- 15 min Tredmill warm up, Body Pump class
    Friday- Elliptical 30-45 minutes, free weights

    Diet goals:
    Try and eat more during the day, not have a ton of calories left over for dinner--WORKING ON IT, ATE A HEALTHY SIZE LUNCH TODAY.
    cut out rice/pasta--- MONDAY HAD CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP, THAT'S IT SO FAR
    drink more water- I don't know why that is so hard for me!--- ODDLY, GOT A SMALLER WATER BOTTLE AND DRINK WAY MORE WATER? HAD ONE OF THOSE 'HOLDS 8 GLASSES' JUGS... AND IT'S HARD TO LUG AROUND
    eat more meals of protein/ veggies-- MONDAY NIGHT, HAD A TURKEY SANDWHICH, PICKLE AND APPLE SAUCE BY SELF,
    LAST NIGHT MADE DINNER FOR ME AND BF- GRILLED SALMON, ASPARAGUS AND SALAD
    stay just under my calorie goal, but try to eat back my exercise calories-- UNDER MY CALS BOTH DAYS... MONDAY HAD WAY TOO MUCH SODIUM... DARN CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP!
    Weekends- eat like it's a weekday!!!!!! ---HAVEN'T GOTTEN HERE YET.... YIKES!
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