How much can we lose by 2012?

I am not even going to take a look at yesterday cause the day consisted of one bad decision after another. I am already over on my sugar content for the day but I can easily do that on breakfast alone and I don't think I eat spoonfuls of sugar. So I think it will continue to be a work in progress.

Short term goals - complete C25K training
Long term goals - establish a routine that works best for me as far as food and exercise that will last FOREVER! That will then lead to my weight loss. I would like to lose 20 pounds and then re-assess the situation once I get to that point.

What kind of workout routine is everybody in? How many days a week?

I'm currently working with a trainer, so she's got me on a pretty structured plan:
Monday - zumba
Tuesday - run/weight train
Wednesday - zumba (or some form of cardio)
Thursday - run/weight train
Friday - 30-45 minutes of cardio of my choice
Saturday - run
Sunday - rest

I also have a blog somewhere on here where I share my food list if anyone is interested.

Sorry...not sure why that last one posted twice :huh:

GuamGrly: I think those are great goals! Are you planning on running a half-marathon at the end, or just running for the exercise/peace of mind/great feeling? I like how you put finding a plan that works for you long-term as a goal. It's so easy to get caught up on short-term, unsustainable diet modifications that don't stick! Good for you

jrdoty8986: Sounds like a nice variety of activity! When did you start with the trainer and how did you find her? Through a gym or an internet search, or...? Do you like working with her? I was thinking about getting a trainer once I'm back at school, but I'm kind of intimidated by the idea.

Ambie213: I think if you go into your food diary settings, you can choose to track sugar (so it shows up on your food diary page along with calories, carbs, fat, protein, etc. It'll tell you your daily goal, which will be in grams (I think it comes from a percentage of your selected carbohydrate intake?) and how much you've consumed.

dawnv32: Congratulations on cutting back on caffeine! I'm definitely still an addict, and it'll only get worse once the school year begins. I totally hear you about the gym membership haha, I only just started using mine a few weeks ago. It's well worth it! I think walks outside would be really nice, too, though. I'm not sure where you're from, but in eastern Canada we only have a few months of warm weather, so we have to enjoy it while we can! I think those sound like good goals; I was at a wedding recently and definitely felt self-conscious about my weight. And there are always so many photos taken, it'll be great to feel good about yourself and your appearance!

My goal is to drop about 40lbs by the new year. I'm starting medical school next month and that's a big motivator. I have to start practicing what I'll be preaching, right? I'm also focusing on drinking enough water, exercising frequently, and incorporating a maintenance day every week. Lots of work, but it's well worth it!

ranewell: Vacations are so hard food and exercise-wise! I hope you enjoy your time off and don't stress too much about it; vacations are for relaxing and having a good time. Make some healthy choices, but don't worry about it until you're back into the routine at home!

Good to hear from everybody! Happy hump day, all!

You can do it, jessid92198!

Sugar today was pretty good. A couple of grams over, but from fruit (figs, mmm!) so I'm counting this a successful day!

My goal from the start of this year was to reach my wedding weight by the end of this year. Here we go....

jrdoty8986: Sounds like a nice variety of activity! When did you start with the trainer and how did you find her? Through a gym or an internet search, or...? Do you like working with her? I was thinking about getting a trainer once I'm back at school, but I'm kind of intimidated by the idea.

I started working with a trainer about 3 weeks ago. I don't have a gym membership and didn't plan on getting one, but knew I needed something to keep my weight loss going. Angela came highly recommended to me by several good friends so I decided to give her a call. I really like working with her, but I don't actually work out with her. I have a lot of equipment at home and have the motivation to work out on my own - I just needed someone to guide me as to WHICH exercises I needed to do. Trainers can be expensive, but they're well worth the money because it's an investment in yourself. In the first 2 weeks of following Angela's food list and doing the workouts she told me to do, I lost 6 lbs and 2+ inches. I was nervous at first, but if you can find one that you click with, there's nothing to be intimidated about. Their job is to help people like us!

OK cool, thanks. I'll ask around. It'd be nice to have some guidance, esp. re: strength training. I've done a lot of it before, but that was when I was swimming comeptitively. I'm not really sure what or how much of different weights I should be doing.


Damnv32: Great job with the caffeine! Glad you're over that initial headache phase, it's the worst!


Sugar yesterday for me was pretty terrible. I made it a maintenance day and since I had several calories remaining, I let myself have a slice of the pecan pie my mom made. I know I shouldn't really fret it since a) I consciously made the choice after weighing pros and cons and b) it's alright to have a piece of dessert; I've been impeccable foodwise since Monday, but I still feel diappointed. Today's a new day, though, and my sugar intake will be controlled

Zumba is soooo much fun!! There is a class at the gym by my house on Saturday mornings that I am going to try and get to. Weekends just seem to be hard with birthday parties and other functions.

This week's challenge - water consumption! :drinker: Lets make sure to get in at least 8 glasses of water per day!!

Water yesterday was an epic fail. Didn't start drinking my water until after lunch so I only got in 4 glasses. My goal now is to have 4 finished before lunch, 4 before I leave work for the day, and then anything after that will be just an added bonus.

How is everyone else doing?

Well I didn't reach my goal this morning of getting 4 glasses in before lunch. My day was also thrown off cause my daughter came to work with me so that I could take her to a doctor's appointment. I am 2 down and determined to get in at least 4 more before I leave work for the day.

Hope everyone else is having a great week!

Hey gals,

Sorry for the recent lack of updates. I've been moving into my new apartment where I don't have interent access yet.

Water this week has been both good and back. Because I was working up a sweat with moving, I drank quite a bit more than usual, but still not enough. I'm going to try really hard to get my 8 glasses this weekend.

And zumba is fantastic! I've only been going for a month or so, but I absolutely love it. I'm sweating like crazy and I my heart rate is up, but I have so much fun it doesn't even feel like a workout!

Hope you're all doing well, and I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

I'm in!! My goal is to lose 40 lbs by my daughters 3 birthday on December 9.. I HAVE TO DO THIS