Holiday Motivation- Pump It Up!

Nov 23 - Dec 23 Goal: 25 days (or more) out of 31

Are we mentioning time or type or exercise calories burned? or just Yes / Not Today ?

Done to date:
Nov 23: Yes
Nov 24: Yes
Nov 25:
Nov 26:
Nov 27:
Nov 28:
Nov 29:
Nov 30:

Dec 01:

Here's hoping others will join me. Please introduce yourself, and let me know what kind of exercise you would like motivation / encouragement / support for.

I am well entrenched in daily cardio (avg 30 to 45 minutes per session on a wii exergame called "Walk It Out" using a mini-trampoline to up the pace without the impact)

However, I DO need to get into almost-daily body-weight strengthening now that I am getting closer to Ultimate Goal Maintenance Zone - probably arriving in January or February. I have no idea what my body fat ratio is, just that my upper body strength has ALWAYS been very much weaker than my legs / endurance (no big surprise, as I have been "dancing" one way or another for pretty well my entire life)

and my middle is saggy-baggy now that there is much less fat between the skin and the muscles / internal organs.

I don't know what strengthening / toning exercises exactly yet, apart from them being done at home (no gym membership anticipated at this time) but probably something like push ups or planks or tricep dips or suchlike to start. I have a hard time getting into and STAYING with this kind of activity so any personal "works for me" sites, routines, or mental strategies you could suggest would be appreciated.

I'll go back and add what I did when I do my next update. Now if I can just remember my Pintrest signin ........

WELCOME! Feel free to quote / copy my "what I did today" date list, or just the Count to Date portion. We'd love to know what you are doing, but it is optional. Let us know how best to support / hold you accountable. If you want to give more of an intro, that is also OPTIONAL. Whatever you are more comfortable with.

I gained 4lbs since last Wednesday. AAARRRRGGGGG!! Darn you carbs, pizza and wine! I am definitely amping up the activity. I didn’t even enjoy it (well except for the wine). My stomach was mad at me all weekend.

What do you want / need to hear from us? Is this a semi-regular occurrence or actually rare for you these days? (I have a reason for asking - later entry from me will be depending on your answer)

If there was high sodium involved, drink lots of water for the next few days to help flush it out of your system.

I have a feeling that it is more like "just not out of the intestines yet" rather than you ACTUALLY eating 4 x 3500 above-metabolic-maintenance calories in less than a week. Fat just isn't created THAT FAST.

So long as you don't let that number on the scale become an excuse for "Why am I even trying?!?!" after so much long-term progress you have already made!

I wanna know what the number on the scale is ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! (After your workouts have processed the temporary bottleneck) - I know this thread is not going to be about tracking / reporting on weight per se, but I want to be able to point back to this later and say "SEEE ?! Progress isn't linear, it is over-all trending!"

I’m in people I’m two days behind started 11/25 but will definitely try to do 30 by 12/23. Great idea MoStacy 🏃🏼‍♀️👟

Nov 23 - Dec 23 Goal: 25 days (or more) out of 31 with some exercise

Count to date: 4 out of 25

Done to date:
Nov 23: Yes - 36 minutes jogging on my mini-trampoline
Nov 24: Yes - 42 minutes jogging on my mini-trampoline (finishing up last day of my exergame tour)
Nov 25: Yes - 53 minutes jogging on my mini-trampoline PLUS 23 minutes up-up-down-down-ing on my step bench (*first day of a new "tour" in my Wii Walk It Out exergame - always hard to stop on Day 1!*)
Nov 26: Yes - 43 minutes jogging on my mini-trampoline
Nov 27:
Nov 28:
Nov 29:
Nov 30:

Dec 01:

=========

Do you notice a trend here? LOL cardio is no problem; as I mention in my intro, I need to work up a plan to include (and the nerve to report something in the body-weight strengthening / toning category. I am shying away from something like the "Monthly Push-Up challenge" thread because I can barely do 3-5 bent knee pushups at the moment, and many are aiming for multiple hundreds in the month (if not in one day!)

11/25 30 mins cardio, arm routine
11/26 30 mins cardio, abs
11/27 30 mins cardio and stretched

I feeeeel like I’m not doing enough but I HATE working out lol I like to go hiking and swimming but since it’s snowy that’s not really happening.
Is there anything you guys do that you really enjoy?

marsim520 wrote: »

11/25 30 mins cardio, arm routine
11/26 30 mins cardio, abs
11/27 30 mins cardio and stretched

I feeeeel like I’m not doing enough but I HATE working out lol I like to go hiking and swimming but since it’s snowy that’s not really happening.
Is there anything you guys do that you really enjoy?

I love my Wii Walk It Out exergame. I can do it at home no matter what the weather outside (humidity OR wind-chill!) It's always Late Spring on Rhythm Island - cherry trees and tulip fields in full bloom (once I earn enough points to unlock them) - people in shorts throwing a frizbee back and forth etc. And if you check my other Profile Photos, you will see a map of Rhythm Island.

I am not much of one for "working out" (in the weights and calisthenics sense) either. But so long as you end up in a calorie deficit most of the time, progress WILL happen ... speaks the lady who has taken 18 months to shed 36 pounds and is taking a "this is a lifestyle change" approach rather than a "get to GW and then it's over" mindset.

On the other hand, having totally avoided the weights and calisthenics aspect till now also means lack of tone. Don't know if I am sorta-kinda "skinny-fat" relatively speaking or not, but it's possible.

If you have a way to do cardio at home (elliptical or stationary bike or even just jogging on the spot) where you can see a youtube video playing (we have a laptop hooked up to our tv in the living room) you can search "virtual jogging trails" or "treadmill virtual workouts" and pull up allllll kinds of 1st person unrolling trails (as if someone is holding a camera as they jog) so you can at least get the illusion of hiking. If you have a cardio machine at home you could even set it for random intensity changes to simulate the varied terrain of a hike.

rainykatie wrote: »

Hey all- I hope I'm not too late to join you. I don't plan to be really strict about my food in between the holidays but I LOVE the idea of trying to make sure I keep movin. That should, in theory, help me avoid too much weight gain. I also love the idea of keeping track here, because lists are my thing. I like checking off each day. So yeah- I'm in! 25 days of exercise in between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. I'll start with what I've done so far. Unfortunately I have noticed somehow I've already had 2 days off so now I am really going to have to get in high mode to be successful!

Done to date: 3/25 days

Nov 23: Off (food coma!)
Nov 24: Yes, horseback riding 90 mins and hiking (I walk up all the steep hills)
Nov 25: Yes, yoga 30 min
Nov 26: Yes, gym- treadmill 30 min and strength training 20 min
Nov 27: Off
Nov 28:
Nov 29:
Nov 30:

Dec 01:

Never too late! And while you don't HAVE to be super-strict with yourself food-wise, it's still a good idea to (honestly!) log if you can so that you realize if you are OD-ing on sugar, and try to add in exercise calories.

Maybe change your MFP goal to "maintain current weight" for the month, which will give you more calories to work with, then don't eat back ALL your exercise calories?

In terms of keeping moving, just keep on making and keeping appointments with yourself to do whatever you enjoy doing! One day at a time. What kinds of activity(ies) do YOU THREE really enjoy?