Fit and Fabulous in February
brisingr86
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I know it's still a week out, but thought I'd post this for folks to start thinking about goals for February (and before I forget). 
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EXCELLENT! I'm glad you are doing this early because I REALLY need to wrap my head around February BEFORE I leave on a 10 day cruise on the 3rd! I KNOW that if I set my intentions and goals early it will help me stick to it better for the cruise so here goes:
I'm going to attempt 1250 exercise minutes for the month of February.
and some goals for my cruise/trip (Feb 3-18):
1-TRY not to eat for the sake of eating, make sure the tummy is ACTUALLY hungry.
2-Attempt to make the best healthy food choices 75-80% of the time.
3-Look into the fitness center on board the ship and if the opportunity to workout more than 20 minutes per day arises-TAKE IT!
4-Keep empty calorie adult bevies to a MINIMUM.
Hopefully this will help, I'm writing it down to post in my stateroom too!0 -
Mine are the same as always! Try harder at the weekend! Lose 8lbs, aspiration ally!0
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My February goals are relatively simple, but I'm going to post to keep myself accountable:
1. Minimum of 3 group fitness classes each week
2. Track Daily-even on those days when I know I won't like what the diary has to say!
3. End of Month Weight: 1200 -
Great to get these in early! Mine are:
1. Maintain weight 135-140 after the wedding.
2. Join lots of sports clubs in Bermuda (moving there in February)
3. Take a yoga class at least 5 days a week for a month (have been given a free pass as a present)0 -
No snow in Bermuda Sam!0
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samlovesthesnow wrote: »fitfor30th wrote: »No snow in Bermuda Sam!
I know! Disaster!
But I'd love to know. You get on, I really fancy working and living abroad. Have you got jobs there then?
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Goals for February:
Log everything - Reduce sugar and carbs & increase the protein. (reduce the sweet treats in the evenings).
Exercise:
Badminton 2x per week
Gym 2 x per week
Walk / Jog 2x per week
One class of yoga per week. (keep me injury free)
Best of luck everyone.
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Bermuda! I'm jealous!
My goals for February:
Get to the gym 3-4x's a week
Don't just rely on cardio but add core, upper body and strength
Stay on track with the diet--getting in lots of protein and less carbs
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Sounds like lots of great goals; looks like protein is becoming a common theme for the group.
Sam, how long until the move? It's exciting, but can be stressful too. Hope all goes smoothly.
Goals:
Weight: 158 (1lb loss/week) on Feb 29.
- I'd love to see more, but trying to be happy with slow and steady.
Diet: Stick to 5:2 IF for the month (M, W, F: net ~600 cal; Tue, Sat: net ~1200 cal; Thu, Sun: net~2000 cal; avg daily intake ~1200).
- My exception will be 20-22 where I'm going away for my cousin's wedding. I'll try to save a few extra calories weeks before and after to counter the extra (particularly empty) calories with family celebrations.
Workout: 5 workouts/week, target is 3 Jillian workouts and 2 full cardio; 700 minutes total
CW (Feb 1): 162.0
W1 (Feb 4):
W2 (Feb 11):
W3 (Feb 18):
W4 (Feb 25):
Final (Feb 29): (this will be after another high calorie day so comparing apples to apples rather than using March 1, which should be after a 600 calorie day and expected to be lower.)0 -
, I'm starting this month super dedicated. I've done two good days , and ran 5miles home today with a big work bag in 45 mins!
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Hi Ladies! Hope your February is off to a good start!
So I ate a lot lot lot after my wedding for pretty much all of January (including a very indulgent honeymoon cruise last week). I went from 125 on my wedding day (mostly 126-128 in the weeks leading up to it) to a shocking 148 when I stepped on the scale yesterday. After just one day of logging and sticking to my calorie goal, I was down a couple lbs today, so I know there's at least some water retention going on which usually happens to me after flying (and of course eating loads of junk).
Let me be a big (fat) warning to you all to have a plan in place to maintain after the wedding. It's SO uncomfortable to be in this body again and even though I knew there would be consequences to my eating, I didn't even think it could be this bad! I ate a lot in secret and at work, so my husband (!) doesn't quite get how I managed this and suggested I go to the doctor
So, my goal for February is to just be diligent and log every day. I'm not going to set a specific weight target because I'm not sure how much is water weight currently. I think I'll have a better sense of where I am by next week. Right now the 120s seems so far off, but I know it won't seem so far away once I'm in the 130s...and that's not SO far off.
I walked on the treadmill last night for 45 mins and ran outside with a coworker for 30 minutes on my lunch break today, so at least I'm moving in the right direction.
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Wow! Here we are in February and I am CRAZY busy both at work and at home to prep for our upcoming cruise, we leave tomorrow evening!
I didn't get a planned workout in yesterday as I was too tired to get up in the morning and my evening class time was moved and shortened for some unknown reason, so I opted to get some packing and stuff done instead. Tonight I hope to go to my Cardio Boxing class and then tomorrow morning have one more visit with the elliptical before we begin our next adventure!
@CostaRica120 that does seem like a lot, I'm sure a good part is water weight and bloat from having different types of foods and etc You will get it under control, and definitely a good lesson to learn from--thanks for your honesty and willingness to share! And WELCOME back from your honeymoon! I hope it was FANTABULOUS!
Loving all the goals ladies! GO FOR IT!
I may be more sporadic or even completely absent over the next 17 days or so, but I'll try and stay current until I leave on the cruise on Friday and then catch up with my progress when I am back! Have a GREAT February!
And just in case I forget or miss it: Happy Groundhogs Day, Happy Super bowl, Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Fat Tuesday, Happy Valentines day and Happy President's day!
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Way to go Jools! Hope you're able to hold on to that dedication and motivation. Great run, especially with a load!
Hang in there Jill. It's a good reminder to the group to remember that our weight loss and wanting to be healthy need to be a lifestyle choice, not just for that one big day. I'm sure there's a pretty decent chunk of water weight there, but it's super frustrating even if it's only 10-15 lbs real gain. Hopefully you can find the balance between being super restrictive that you may have been focusing on the wedding day (that makes you want to binge and enjoy everything when that event is over) and completely throwing the rules to the wind. I think that's the struggle for all of us; like you said, we each need a plan that this journey (even if it's a maintenance journey to STAY healthy) will continue well beyond our wedding days. One step at a time. Sounds like you're off to a good start this month; we're here to help you keep on track.0 -
@CostaRica120 i totally hear you about secret eating! My partner often doesn't know how i put on so much when i have a crash week!
I think I'm in need of daily dedication this week, so yep day 3 gone well yay me
(still not daring to step on the scales though! I also thought about doing the intermittant fasting @brisingr86 but I thought it might be dangerous and end up in a crash with me at the mo so I havent. 0 -
45/1250 2/20
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brisingr86 wrote: »Goals:
Weight: 158 (1lb loss/week) on Feb 29.
- I'd love to see more, but trying to be happy with slow and steady.
Diet: Stick to 5:2 IF for the month (M, W, F: net ~600 cal; Tue, Sat: net ~1200 cal; Thu, Sun: net~2000 cal; avg daily intake ~1200). see below
- My exception will be 20-22 where I'm going away for my cousin's wedding. I'll try to save a few extra calories weeks before and after to counter the extra (particularly empty) calories with family celebrations.
Workout: 5 workouts/week, target is 3 Jillian workouts and 2 full cardio; 700 minutes total
SW (Feb 1): 162.0
W1 (Feb 4):159.6 (-2.4; net yesterday 971; avg net for week [M-W]/target=739/800)
W2 (Feb 11):
W3 (Feb 18):
W4 (Feb 25):
Final (Feb 29): (this will be after another high calorie day so comparing apples to apples rather than using March 1, which should be after a 600 calorie day and expected to be lower.)
I was high on calories from where I had targeted yesterday, but also kind of concerned I'm overdoing things a bit. I'm down 3 lbs in a week which I don't think is healthy. I also went back to read about the "official" 5:2 IF strategy and it actually says eat at TDEE (for me is about 1800) for 5 days and then at 25% that for 2 (450), which would net me about BMR (~1400). So, my new plan is going to be:
M, F: 550 calorie intake
Tue, W, Sat:intake 1500
Th, Sun: intake 2100
=Average intake 1400 calories (a little under my calculated BMR, but not by much); if I stick at least kind of close to my workout goals, my net will still be about where previously targeted between 11-1200.
Workout: 1/5 cardio 60/700 (need to buckle down on workouts as usual); I'm hoping increasing the calories will give me a little more energy.0 -
Day 4 still good 0
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Keep it up Jools! You got this.0
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Thanks Sarah! Ok still on track, got to make it through the weekend!
Sw: 166
W1: 163.60 -
Ok, not too bad, recon I shouldn't have had a starter as well as dessert on sat, and could've cut down on the biscuits today, but not too bad for a weekend!0
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I feel about the same about my weekend; could have been better, but not completely out of control.
W1 Diet stats: Avg intake (M-Sun): 1266
Switched my high cal day to Saturday for the weekend since I had a dinner planned with friends. I have a fast day on Wednesday for religious reasons so I'm going to give myself a little break today so I'm not a mess by Wednesday due to too low calories. I'm also a little bummed that there's no loss from a week ago, but hoping the high sodium is the cause and it will come back off with increased water intake during the week.
W1 Workout stats: 2/5 1 cardio, 1 strength (Jillian); 80/700 goal for month
Did not do well on workouts, so need to get back to that this week.0 -
HowS everyone doing midweek? I'm on track! Must resolve not to get complacent this weekend though! I'm only back where I was at one month ago before I took a week off!!
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Way to go Jools. Keep up the great work.
Where is everyone else?! I know Marla Jean is traveling. Sam is right in wedding (post-wedding?) central. Liz, Clair, Kristen, Jill? I've seen other posts from you so seems like things are going ok, but would love to see you back on the group boards.
SW (Feb 1): 162.0
W1 (Feb 4):159.6 (-2.4; net yesterday 971; avg net for week [M-W]/target=739/800)
W2 (Feb 11):159.6
W3 (Feb 18):
W4 (Feb 25):
Final (Feb 29): (this will be after another high calorie day so comparing apples to apples rather than using March 1, which should be after a 600 calorie day and expected to be lower.)
No loss, but still beating a 1 lb/week goal so I'll take it. Still struggling with workouts mid-week. Hopefully can get back on it to finish the week strong and still meet goal for the week.
Have a great end of the week all and good luck this weekend! Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day with your special someone.
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I am not logging but am doing ok with my eating. Kinda chilling out for a bit but I'll be back eventually. Keep it up ladies! xo0
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Hi All,
@brisingr86 that's great momentum you have now with 1lb per week and whats better is you are sticking to it which means it must be working for you. Keep up the good work.
@CostaRica120 where did you get your wedding dress or who is the designer, its just stunning?
Last weekend I went a bit mad on the food and drink and then I also caught a cold so I missed two nights of badminton. Mid week was spent trying to undo the weekends damage so when I weighed myself this morning I found I was .2 lbs below where I was last week. PHEW! its not much by any means but at least I didn't do as much damage as the previous blowout in January which left me +2lbs.
This week coming will see more of the usual, 3 badminton practices & 2 gym classes and the odd dog walk/jog. Food wise the focus is on finding alternatives to the chocolate snacks and going to bed at a reasonable hour.
Exercise wise, I'm really enjoying my gym programme, It was designed for me for going once per week, and its so much more achievable & enjoyable knowing I only have to do it once per week. The 2nd visit to the gym is to do a TRX class, which is fun as I go with a some friends.
Keep up the amazing work Ladies, you are all brilliant.
Have a fab Valentines weekend.
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Sw: 166
W1: 163.6
W2: 161.4
Yay, back on track, although still losing that xmas weight!0 -
My dress is allure.. I think 2013 collection? Not sure of the style number but they have a few in a similar style.0
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Way to go Jools! Even if it's still losing Christmas weight, it's great weight loss. Careful not to go too aggressive, but glad you've been able to get back on track!
Jill, love the new profile pic. The new lifting program sounds great, and even better that it's something you and the hubby can do together.
Doing alright with workouts this week, although I've been heavy on the cardio. Have to really stay on track this coming week in preparation for my cousin's wedding next week. I'll post full week report on Monday. Have a great rest of your weekend all!0 -
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
Wedding was wonderful but am too afraid to step on the scales now! Giving myself another week to get back on track. It sounds like you've all been doing wonderfully! Like Jill, I'm going to stick around on here if it's okay. I'm a bridesmaid in October so I'm still very much all about the wedding chat!0
