Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - October Challenge!! (One year

Hey ladies and gents! Can you believe it's been ONE FULL YEAR since these challenges begun? How the times flies when you're having fun! In the process I have met so many amazing women and benefited from incredible support and friendship. I am very hopeful that that will continue through October and into the new year. Let's make this one count, folks!

My usual schpeel:
As with the challenges that have come before, this is a place where MFPals can search out support, motivation, and advice while they are working towards their own personal goals. You're encouraged to set your own targets based on what is important to you and what challenges you face that you hope to overcome - set out goals for the month, make them attainable, and then just keep coming back to update us on your progress, help motivate others, and kick some serious *kitten*!!

Here's the 'skinny' on how this group works....

1) As our veteran members (and newbs alike) sign onto the challenge once again, a list like the one found at the bottom of this post will start forming. This is our “goals list”. If you want to join the challenge, we ask that you copy and paste the most up-to-date list and tag your own screen name and goals onto the bottom – this is so that we can keep things moving along and no one gets left behind! (If you notice that someone's been left off, due to a high volume of posting, please incorporate their goals back into the list whenever possible.)

2) Set attainable and realistic goals! I cannot stress this enough, and we will regularly be posting PSAs (as always) to this effect, but I am going to throw it out there right now just so that we're clear. This group is dedicated to supporting healthy living, first and foremost, and that includes physical, emotional and mental health. So set goals that you know you can reach, with hard work and persistence, and find ways to celebrate small victories whenever you can. This will help you stay motivated and on track! We recommend setting some non-scale goals along with a scale goal if you are trying to lose weight – seeing progress in your fitness, your measurements and your diet is a great way to celebrate small changes in your life that make a HUGE difference. Be flexible, know that things aren't going to go perfectly as planned every day, and allow some wiggle room for a bad day here and there. We all have them!

3) Once your goals are posted, stay active and enjoy the benefits of this awesome community. Oh, and invite your 20-something friends! Let's keep this group moving, ladies!

Before we get started, here's the list we compiled in September - and let's be honest, September was a very slack month for many of us! Especially with regards to the thread :blushing: But hey - We all get busy, myself included

So - How'd you do?!?

mkingraham (Megan)- Keep up the 15k training plan, complete my 10k on 9/24, make my workouts a priority even when I'm on the cruise, get into ONEderland
meagalayne- Ice and stretch as needed and try to incorporate core and upper body work into your weekly routine; drink more H20 than you did in August; run on Sept 18th ONLY if your foot is healing/healed and if you are capable of doing so without risking further injury; continue not logging food and be good to yourself
elksy- Run 5k three times a week, start logging faithfully, develop healthy attitudes towards food.
abby459- lose 5lbs in September; run my first 5K, keep working out at least 5 days/week.
jillybeanruns - Continue training for my marathon and train smart; keep up with PT exercises, stretch/do yoga, and ice; strength train a minimum of 2x a week; 96 oz of water minimum a day; work harder to get my net cals up on long run/high burn days;
greenb trying to get back to 150 lbs. I'm currently 209; I've already lost 6.8 lbs. I also want to run a 5k and work out atleast 4x a week.
GreenHumanClay continue Jogging 3xs/week, Drinking plenty of h20 64. oz. minimum, Continue practicing Bikram Yoga 3xs/week, more rest 7-8 hrs, not obsess over the scale, hiking or mt. biking 2-4 times per month and be nicer and loving to my self.
cmg2008: continue to run at least 3 days a week, get into the low 130s, and try not to get stressed out over grad school =D
imarunner8908-track at least 5 days a week, lose 10lbs (5 that I gained last month and 5 more)
KanCrav~Loose my last pound.. stick with my strength training.. get back in the habit of working out at least 4times a week.
lalonmeg000-drink 2 full nalgene bottles of water everyday! which means it has to come with me to class , only 2 meals out to eat a week, eat something for breakfast everyday
GuamGrly~ (Bethany) - start and continue C25K training, 8 oz. of water per day, 60-90 minutes per week of additional exercise, eat out no more than 2 days per week, and lose 5 pounds this month. Going big or going home this month!!
emmarie- exercise!!, get back to bootcamp, solid dinners, get the hang of my schedule, don't stress!
lexgem - keep up with ripped in 30 and be able to do level 3 by the end of the month, lose 2 pounds, join a capoeira class
lostalykat- Lose 5 pounds, strength train 2 times a week, start half-marathon training for fun and just focus on eating healthy tasty food.
theperfectratio-get to 160, complete 30DS, work my way up to running 3 miles every few days on the treadmill (not necessarily on C25K though)
Kntu- get to 140lbs, aqua jog 2x week and swim 1x week, and feel more confident/comfortable in high waisted jeans

Post your results, along with a copy of the new list and your new goals for October. Please copy and paste the list as we go and tag onto the end to keep things moving. If you aren't sure, just ask, and one of the vets around here will help to set you up and get you started! Oh - And Welcome! :flowerforyou: To those new and returning, of course. Nothing but awesomeness, honesty and lots of support here.

If you are looking for a stellar community of supportive ladies who know the trials and tribulations of healthy living, finding balance, and being exponentially more kick *kitten* than the rest, you're in the right place! All we ask is that you take some time each and every day to remember why this journey is important to you and rededicate yourself to living a healthy, active and happy life.

Good luck to all you lovely ladies (and gents!) Make this month count!
Meag