December-Day by Day Challenge--OPEN GROUP!!!

Hello all! My name is Kelly. I started attending a Zumba class about 16 months ago and have been a Cardio Dance instructor since July. I'm not skinny by any means and worry that might hinder my class size. But then I figure that working out with an instructor who is on the same path as you and works out as hard or harder than you, could be a great incentive. I decided around Thanksgiving to just maintain through the holidays and I've gained a few or 10 pounds since then. I'm outta control. Wanting to get my control back and not completely sabotage all I have accomplished so far. I started out at 300 pounds, lost around 20 pounds before MFP and I'm down 35 pounds all together. My ultimate goal is to get to either 150 poundsor a size 7/8....I'm good with either .

1.Great Cardio workout tonight
2. Drink my 8-10 glasses of water today
3. Stay within calorie range

I burned over 800 calories in class, then went upstairs and did some ab work.
Drank 8 glasses of water.
Thank God I worked out and had some extra calories to eat last night

Goals for December 15th:

1. Use my juicer to make something yummy!
2. Eat no more than 1/2 of my exercise calories
3. drink the dang water!

So I failed at 2 out of 3 goals for yesterday! I didn't exercise and I didn't remain calm...so here I go again Same goals:

1. Stay within my calorie allottment
2. At least 30 mins of Cardio
3. Keep my BP down, remain calm!

Wish me luck!

This sounds like a great idea! It reminds me of how we would set daily goals when I was in hospital earlier this year and evaluate them at the end of the day. I think it would do me some good to get back in the habit. I am 36 years old and to date have lost about 35 to 40 pounds this year. I am really excited about my husband's recent increase in motivation to take care of himself and work on his eating and exercise too! He has lost 39 pounds this year...many thanks to my fitness pal. In fact it was my husband who got me to start using my fitness pal and to start exercising again. I work with teenagers at an alternative learning school. I am a therapist with a community mental health agency that provides mental health services in the school. My husband and I have been married almost 12 years (in February). We don't have any human children, but do have an 11 year old australian shepherd and two cats, 13 years and 15 years. I just joined our local Rush...has anyone else had any experience at the Rush? good or bad? so that brings me to my goals for tomorrow...
1. Get up before 8 am... technically I should be at work by 8 am...but I have a hard time waking up...and we really don't have any kids until 9am...but still I need to get better about getting there earlier...so up before 8 am...(and I don't mean 7:59 am)
2. Drink some water - at least one fill of my large water bottle...about a liter...(I know i need to drink more than this...but I need to start somewhere.)
3. Go to the company Christmas party...stay under my calorie goal...then go to the gym for my first workout with my personal trainer!!!
Okay...enough already...hope everyone else has a great night and wonderful day tomorrow!
~Mandie

Good Morning All!

Updates:

Workouts were kept in pace with my 30 day challenge!
WATER was off yesterday
My numbers were WAYYYY OFFF
I DID NOT LOG....:blushing:

I lost at the party and left overs are at work today! Somebody HELP! I didnt even eat for the rest of the day after the party. Today I have lucnh planned as left over partyy food which does include salad. But there are all kinds of cakes, pies and cookies, left too....

December Goals will remain the same all month.....

1. Workout Schedule consisting to no less than 5 workouts a week. If I get more that is a plus!
2. WATER WATER and more WATER! The life juice....12 or more glasses a day :drinker:
3. Calorie and CARB count under required daily allotments (HARD FOR THIS SEASON)
4. LOG IT ALL! ADMIT WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH TO MYSELF!

Have a blessed day and Good Luck on your goals! :bigsmile:

I love this idea. I think it'll help me meet my end weight goal by the end of this year or end of January 2012 at the latest. I am 42 years old and have officially lost 16 pounds since August. My ticker says 20 because that's what I lost when I included the dieter's tea loss before Thanksgiving -- that loss was temporary (water weight I figured out). :ohwell: I just don't feel like changing it back to reflect the 16. Instead, the 20 gives me motivation to work towards it and when I hit goal then I will log it.

Anyway, my three goals for today (December 14) are:

1: Drink 12 glasses of water.
2: Log each morsel I eat and stay under calorie goal.
3: Exercise with hubby after work for 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Looking forward to posting my accomplishments and new goals tomorrow.

WOO HOO! I was successful in accomplishing these goals yesterday.
Today (December 15), my three goals are similar.
1: Drink 12 glasses (or more) of water. May up this to 15 after one week.
2: Log each meal and stay under calorie goal (includes taking taking daily vitamins)
3: Attend Zumba class for a 60-minute workout.

I think I met my goals yesterday. I was up early and rode the stationary bike, walked 9082 steps. read my bible. I said no to sugar yesterday and took home the 1 piece of fudge to my husband.

Today, give two compliments, must buy my bosses their christmas presents since I am off next week, say no to sugar, I work at a hospital, sugar is everywhere. Make my 10,000 steps.....Oh my.....Diana:flowerforyou:

1) Stay within calories - we have a work Christmas party tonight, so it'll be hard!!
2) Do the 30 Day Shred, Day 2 workout
3) Drink my 8 glasses of water.

I did accomplish goal #3 yesterday. Our work Christmas party destroyed goal #1 and the party lasted longer than expected, so there went goal #2. Back to the grind today, though...

Today's goals:
1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water.
2) 30 Day Shred workout
3) Turn the TV off tonight, and have strictly family time.

1. Get up before 8 am... technically I should be at work by 8 am...but I have a hard time waking up...and we really don't have any kids until 9am...but still I need to get better about getting there earlier...so up before 8 am...(and I don't mean 7:59 am)
2. Drink some water - at least one fill of my large water bottle...about a liter...(I know i need to drink more than this...but I need to start somewhere.)
3. Go to the company Christmas party...stay under my calorie goal...then go to the gym for my first workout with my personal trainer!!!
Okay...enough already...hope everyone else has a great night and wonderful day tomorrow!
~Mandie

Well I didn't quite make it up until right at 8 am...so I didn't make that one...but I did drink more water today than I usually do, and I made it to the Christmas party, stayed under my calorie goal and made it to the gym...for an awesome workout...well...a kick *kitten* workout...literally...i fell on my butt at least twice... I have no balance and no coordination...Core training...here I come...

Goals for tomorrow...

1. Get up before 8 am...(i know I'll keep trying until I get it.)
2. Drink at least three 20 ounce bottles of water..
3. do a 30 minute workout with wii fit...

Have a great night all!
~Mandie


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Hi there
My name is Denise and I am a stay at home mom of two very beautiful children. I would love to be part of this group.


1. go to bed by 11pm not 1 am
2.stay away from refined sugars
3.drink 8 glasses of water

Denise