JUMP IN June 2020 Challenge
baconslave
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New month knocking on the door, new challenge!
This month's theme came to us a couple years ago courtesy of @kfat1. I liked the idea so much, I decided to use it again this year. And also, it was already dreamed up, and I'm lazy. :bigsmile:
Excellent idea!
The challenge starts tomorrow. So go ahead and post your goals, whether it be nailing down plan Basics, increasing your fitness, or adopting healthy habits. Anything is fair game as long as it's in pursuit of your health or fitness.
Jump on in!
This month's theme came to us a couple years ago courtesy of @kfat1. I liked the idea so much, I decided to use it again this year. And also, it was already dreamed up, and I'm lazy. :bigsmile:
kfat1 wrote: »
JUMP IN June....a motivational challenge? Jump on in, feet first, full steam ahead, make a plan and jump right into it with all your determination, no excuses, just get it done! Make weekly goals,challenges and just jump in and do it! By the end of June, look back at your challenges and see which ones you JUMPED IN and GOT DONE!
Excellent idea!
The challenge starts tomorrow. So go ahead and post your goals, whether it be nailing down plan Basics, increasing your fitness, or adopting healthy habits. Anything is fair game as long as it's in pursuit of your health or fitness.
Jump on in!
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I need to get my head out of the sand somehow and get more steps in. My chronic fatigue, while not severe, is still fatigue and it's hard to fight.
So I'll still be doing the die (at which I've been a tad loosey-goosey occasionally and it's showing), moving the body, and trying to get more non-exercise movement. So basically, SSDD.
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I have been doing better with moving more during the day (instead of camping at my desk for hours) so I will continue that challenge.
Goals for June:
1. 5000 steps per day
2. Move every hour while working
3. Deliberate exercise at least 5 days per week
4. Food on point - under calories and under 50 net carbs per day2 -
I'm finishing week 1 with a 11.8 pound weight loss. My goals for June are:
1. 15 pound weight loss.
2. Minimum of 7500 steps a day
3. 3 work outs a weeks
4. Avg weekly glucose of 1254 -
I’m in! I have decided to set a very aggressive goal and embrace the idea of jumping in and not just continuing with all my normal routines. I am going to focus more on movement and less on weight goals. I will keep my current calorie and macro goals in place and with the added movement that should take care of the few pounds that have crept back on!
For the month:
400 km on my bicycle
400,000 steps (by FitBit)
I am relatively new to bicycling and we are living in a hilly rural area right now, so this will be a major challenge, but I am ready to JUMP!1 -
6/2:
Steps -> 2500
Food -> 50 grams net on carbs, way under on calories (a not-hungry day for me)
Exercise -> walked the yard and stayed active thru the day
Movement -> got up and moved every day during working hours3 -
6/1:
on-plan:
exercise: Walk, over 13k steps 1 -
ooh - I want to jump in on this if I may! I'm not really going to worry so much about the weight goals this month because I started the 5x5 stronglifts program and I'm actually gaining weight but getting smaller. I still need to dial in my nutrition though, because while I'm fine with changing my body composition - 5'4 and almost 190 is not where I want to be... so
Goals -
10K/Day
Swimming 3x week
5x5 stronglifts program 3x week
189 to 1840 -
Oh - and sorry
6/1 -
squats 5x5 @ 80lbs
OH Press 5x5 @ 65lbs
Deadlift 1x5 @105lbs
steps=8928
swimming 250 yards
Today I already went swimming and went to 350 yards and I have a Vinyasa flow class tonight that I'm terrified for because I'm not particularly good at flow yoga classes, but everything hurts and I need the stretchy stretchy0 -
Count me in for June. Since exercise has become a daily habit and I enjoy it (who knew?), I’ll get back to focusing on what I shove in my mouth. Being at home full time is tough when foods are available so I’ve tended to eat more than I would had I been at work. I’ll focus on sticking to my calorie goals to maybe shed a few pounds and drink more water. I’ve cut back I sweets so know this is an area to watch as well.
I’ve done well the first two days of the month so far. Good luck everyone!2 -
6/2:
Steps -> 3200 (getting better)
Movement -> go up from the desk every hour of the work day
Food -> second day in a row of 'not hungry' so protein was a little low but kept net carbs at 33
Exercise -> 90 pushups (3 x 30) - working my way up to sets of 501 -
6/1, 2 Check in:
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times) ✔✔
2. Eat low carb- X (over 100!!) ✔
3. Limit drinks to weekends-X X(1 glass of chardonnay)
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily ✔✔
5. Stress Less...✔✔0 -
6/2:
on-plan:
excercise: A 1 hour session of Sydney Cummings kicking my rear in strength training. Then, gardening. Over 8k steps for a non-cardio day for me is stellar. 1 -
6/3 - was still sore from lifting on Monday so did not make my Vinyasa Flow class last night. 6000 steps only.
Swam 400 yards this morning which is a personal best for me since I started. Have my 5x5 lifts scheduled for tonight. 1 -
6/3
Hit my step goal each day this week.
Average glucose level for this week is 108. I've been able to cut my insulin to almost a third of what I was taking.
Lost 1 pound so far.
All of this with a case of what is now mild vertigo.1 -
6/3:
Steps -> 3100 steps (closer to the 5000 goal, but not there yet)
Food -> calories on point, net carbs 41, protein was a little low
Movement -> moved every hour during the work day
Exercise -> 100 push-ups (4 x 25) and 80 lunges (4 x 20)1 -
Goal for June get below 190lbs now 197lbs sounds easy but I have been stuck between 196 and 200 for ages now and really want to get moving.
Steps get at leas than 5,000 each day
Food stick to low carb
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6/3:
The day was going great on sticking with carnivore with minimal carbs until some suggested a DQ run. While delicious, I didn’t feel great afterwards both physically and mentally. I’ll be much more focused today. I did drink more water than usual so bonus there.0 -
6/3 Check in:
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times) ✔
2. Eat low carb ✔
3. Limit drinks to weekends✔
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily ✔
5. Stress Less...✔0 -
Sorry so late checking in. A family member who doesn't give a crap about the Pandemic just possibly exposed us to COVID, and I'm having to deal with the fallout of that re: my Dad (he's turning 76, lives next door and comes over every day for dinner) and a planned small social engagement with another family who WAS being super-selective with their exposure but has relaxed that now. At least they told us. So there's a lot of discussion and agonizing decisions going on. I'm about to blow a brain-gasket.
This is not an easy time.
6/3:
On-plan:
Exercise: Good long stomp in the yard, 1hr+, over 11k steps.
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6/3 - P2 Completed my 5x5 routine and felt pretty strong about it.
Squat 5x5 @ 85lb
Bench 5x5 @ 70lb
Barbell Row - 5x5 @ 70lb1 -
First, thanks for letting me join, which also explains why I’m starting on the 4th. Glad I joined at the start of the month!!
I’m a 100% carnivore. When I only eat red meat, I feel way great, all my gastric issues disappear which means I can go for long walks. However, I suck at it. I screw up by going off plan every 3-4 days then feel horrible till I get back on, sigh.
So, since this is so hard, I’m hoping it’s okay to jump in for a week at a time. A week, though hard, seems doable whereas a month sounds overwhelming. Hopefully I can get to the month by jumping from week to week.2 -
6/4:
Steps -> 3500 (getting there slowly)
Food -> calories on point, carbs were a little high but still below 80 net (we had Cheddar's takeout for my daughter's b-day)
Movement -> got up from the desk every hour during work
Exercise -> got caught up in solving a customer issue during the day so only got 25 squats in.0 -
Alexbuzzcut wrote: »First, thanks for letting me join, which also explains why I’m starting on the 4th. Glad I joined at the start of the month!!
I’m a 100% carnivore. When I only eat red meat, I feel way great, all my gastric issues disappear which means I can go for long walks. However, I suck at it. I screw up by going off plan every 3-4 days then feel horrible till I get back on, sigh.
So, since this is so hard, I’m hoping it’s okay to jump in for a week at a time. A week, though hard, seems doable whereas a month sounds overwhelming. Hopefully I can get to the month by jumping from week to week.
Welcome!!!0 -
6/4:
on-plan:
Exercise: Leslie Sansone vids totaling 5 miles (1:20). 11.5k steps for the day
My family...ugh. But at least I stayed on-plan despite the mental stress.1 -
6/4:
Back on plan for me but water intake wasn’t great. Had around 60 oz plus two coffees and a diet soda. So, hydrated but it could have been better.
6/5: I’m over a bit on calories but it is manageable- stayed carnivore but snacked on a small amount of nuts. AND, it’s national donut day but I steered clear of that weakness! I’m still working on the water and should be able to down about 80 ounces by evening end.1 -
6/5:
on-plan:
Exercise: Another "Sydney Cummings kicks my butt" strength session. 1 hr 2 -
Hi all!! I am new to MFP and to low carb...I honestly don't know where to start or where it is best to start with my macros. Any pointers would be appreciated. I have read a ton on the launch pad and am overwhelmed!!
I just wanted to introduce myself ☺️
I'm Shannon, 31 years old! I work full time in an emergency department as a tech and nurse intern. I'm also in nursing school full time and will graduate this December.
I'm married to my high school sweetheart and we have two cats. One of them is undergoing chemo and he keeps us very busy with twice a week vet appointments.
I've always been overweight since my teens and have actively tried to lose weight since I was 16!! I've never been successful as I just don't stick with it. Millions of fad diets later and I've ruined my gut health and probably my metabolism.
I'm still determined to live my best life and to me that means getting off the sidelines of my own life. I want to be able to travel the world and be active with my husband. Whether that is biking, backpacking or walking on a beach.
Right now it's difficult to go up a flight of stairs or even tie my shoes sometimes. That is not how I want to live.
I'm a store positive person and thrive off of motivational texts and messages from others as we conquer this next challenge!!
Let's go!
June Goals:- Log Everything in MFP!
- Figure out macros for the month and stick to them!
- Water, water, water! 100 oz minimum!
- Gym, minimum of 2x per week.
- Check in at least weekly!
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defygravitywithshae wrote: »Hi all!! I am new to MFP and to low carb...I honestly don't know where to start or where it is best to start with my macros. Any pointers would be appreciated. I have read a ton on the launch pad and am overwhelmed!!
I just wanted to introduce myself ☺️
I'm Shannon, 31 years old! I work full time in an emergency department as a tech and nurse intern. I'm also in nursing school full time and will graduate this December.
I'm married to my high school sweetheart and we have two cats. One of them is undergoing chemo and he keeps us very busy with twice a week vet appointments.
I've always been overweight since my teens and have actively tried to lose weight since I was 16!! I've never been successful as I just don't stick with it. Millions of fad diets later and I've ruined my gut health and probably my metabolism.
I'm still determined to live my best life and to me that means getting off the sidelines of my own life. I want to be able to travel the world and be active with my husband. Whether that is biking, backpacking or walking on a beach.
Right now it's difficult to go up a flight of stairs or even tie my shoes sometimes. That is not how I want to live.
I'm a store positive person and thrive off of motivational texts and messages from others as we conquer this next challenge!!
Let's go!
June Goals:- Log Everything in MFP!
- Figure out macros for the month and stick to them!
- Water, water, water! 100 oz minimum!
- Gym, minimum of 2x per week.
- Check in at least weekly!
Welcome!
For keto my #1 rec is to check out Reddit's r/keto FAQ since not only is it thorough but they have it indexed so you can jump to specific topics of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
We also have a resource/info library called the Launch Pad here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10103966/start-here-the-lcd-launch-pad#latest
Within that we have links to Open Threads that tackle common questions and concerns for low-carb, a recipe site list, videos and articles about low-carb. Lots of stuff.
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One day at a time; one step at a time. Suddenly you'll look up 6 months later and see how far you've come.
6/6:
on-plan:
exercise: A nice long "it's def summer" sweaty yard-hike 3 -
Last week.
. Overhead press is killing me. Steady progress on all others. Step count not doing all that great. My lilac scented back deck in the sun isn’t doing much to motivate me.
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