September Challenge: Foxy for Fall (closed - sorry!)

Hi everyone!

My goals for this week (unitl next Thursday):

Drink 10 glasses of water per day
Either run outside for 30 minutes or do the 30ds
Walk my dogs daily (with the exception of Saturday-Sunday as I will be out of town this weekend).
Start the 200 sit up challege again!

Hopefully I make each goal

Hi all! I'd love to know everyone's first name, age, and where they're from if you're comfortable with sharing that information. My name is Michelle, I'm 26 (27 in October!) and I live in Massachusetts.

My goals for this week (until next Thursday) are as follows:

1.) Get to the gym at least 4 out of the 7 days.
2.) Take at least 1 new class at the gym.
3.) Drink 64 oz of water a day.

I'm psyched to get to know all of you and see how you're doing!

30ds=30 day shred

Today it is pouring and I am out of town so hopefully this can clear up so I can at least go for a walk. Or use the hotel fitness center, but I feel like that is a last resort! Maybe swimming will suffice for today

Have a great weekend!

Oh and I am 23 from Iowa.

Hi everyone,

Today was tricky but not a total loss. It's the first day I've had with my bf in 3 weeks so we had BBQ chicken pizza for dinner. I only had one slice and was full and I logged it, so that was good. I didn't go over my daily Coke allowance nor did I eat dessert. I count those things as a win. I bought Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred Workout DVD today as well as an "Ab Gym" made by Gold's Gym. It's gonna help me do some of those sit-ups in this challenge (I have a hard time doing sit-ups the old-fashioned way without hurting my neck.) I also got a yoga block and strap which will help with my flexibility. I don't know if I told you all my overall goals or not (I know I told you my goals for this next week) but my overall goals include weighing 110 lbs, running a 5k, being able to actually do the splits all the way to the ground, being able to bend over from a standing position and grab my calves with my hands so that my nose touches my knees, and I'm sure there are more that I'll share as I think of them. Today, I feel good. Hope everyone else is doing well also! I stayed under my calories and fat grams today, btw!

I'm wondering if the daily challenges can be posted here as well as on ski8r's status updates? I did well today in terms of food/calories, could do better in terms of exercise.

I have been having an unreasonably hard time keeping my water intake up to the amount where it needs to be. I think tomorrow I will go looking for a water bottle that holds more liquid so that I can have that with me at all times instead of having to try and fool with four Poland Springs bottles a day. Also, I think that my new 30ds workout DVD, along with my Ab Gym, and my yoga accessories are going to help a lot with keeping my exercise/flexibility goals even when I can't make it to the gym for whatever reason. So that's the plan for this week, gym and/or home exercise every day, no excuses. And I'm still working on cutting Coke out of my diet. I'm down to 1 a day as opposed to my original 3 or 4 a day, so that's a step in the right direction. How's everyone else doing?

My first check in. Sorry....was away camping. Back on track today. Ran 3 miles and did Ripped in 30 Level 1.

My goals for this week: No endless snacking at night and stay away from my kids cereals and other bad carbs! I also plan on completing Ripped in 30 program this month plus training for a half marathon on Sept 25 which means running at least 4 times a week and doing R30 5 days a week.

This week is not turning out quite as I had hoped. I have learned that good intentions are wonderful but that ACTING on these good intentions is what produces results. It is not enough to BUY Jillian's 30-Day Shred; I also have to actually DO the workout. Also, just because a food has a lower fat/calorie content does not give me the license to eat enough of it to equal up to the amount of fat/calories I would have absorbed had I eaten the potato chips I really wanted instead of the 100-Calorie Snack Packs. And I cannot physically understand why it is so hard for me to drink enough water. I like water in general. I crave it when I'm thirsty. We have both tap and bottled water in the house at all times. I have no excuse. But I am having so much trouble with it. I have lots of goals and I still feel motivated but I also feel like it's starting to wane a little. I liked those bigger numbers I had on the scale last week. I really do think I'm going to have to start weighing in once a week, on Thursdays when we do our check-in. Also, it's time: I have to phase out the Coke. My mom said that, if I'm worried about the caffeine withdrawal (a major issue with my migraines), I could drink caffeinated tea, wean myself off of the soda, and then eventually wean myself off of caffeine. So that is my high priority right now: less soda, more tea, more water. I am rarely over my calories/fat goals but I consistently go over my sugar goals and somewhat frequently go over my carb goals. Does anyone else have this problem and/or a solution or suggestions for it? I need to turn this stuff around...like, NOW. Sorry this was such a long vent. I'll check in again later after the big weigh-in (although, I'll tell you straight up, I'm not optimistic) but if the scale doesn't move or moves in the wrong direction, I am just going to use that as motivation to kick my own *kitten* for the rest of the month! How are the rest of you fabulous MFPeeps doing this week? P.S. I can't wait to try and make something new! Let's all post pictures after we do it! Best of luck to everyone for the weigh-in! :flowerforyou:

Hey Ladys finally have internet back....I have been working off my phone which means no message boards Boo. Im down to 182.2 which puts me down .8lb not really my weekly goal but a lost is a loss and honestly its taking me ahile to get back in the swing of things. Plus we are moving my job to a new building as well as wedding planning ohhh the stress. Sometimes I forget to eat.