Determined December challenge : P

Welcome back DeeBear. Elimay, root canal, ouch. I got one of those a couple of years ago - not fun. :grumble: Kerry - half marathon - good goal. I'm thinking maybe a 5k for me. Sammy - under calories is good. It's hard to snap right back to the routine. I usually gain weight during Jan and Feb. I'm not going to gain this year. I'm going to lose instead. :bigsmile:

Check-in:
Calories in budget - yes
exercise - yes - step aerobics at home
24 ozs water - yes
1 hour housework - no
10,000 steps - yes! I had to put on my jacket and take a few laps around our cul-de-sac last night, but I got it done.

Sam I love C25K! I think I'm going to start it all over again from week 1 and work all the way to half marathon. Maybe 10k, I haven't decided yet. I procrastinated with training for my last 10k and ended up injuring my knees, so I want to start from scratch! Good luck to YOU! You'll love what it does for your toosh!

I used Bob Harper's kettle bell routine last night for the first time. Man oh man my legs felt like jello afterward! Today was much much easier to get out of bed (even after all the late night candy) and I got right to breakfast and a workout today. So I guess I'll line up some goals for the month!!

1. Exercise 5-6 per week
Monday - Aerobic
Tuesday - Pilates
Wednesday - Kettle Bell
Thursday - Circuit/Strength Training
Friday - Pilates
Saturday - Circuit/Strength
Sunday - Free day!

2. Log calories! I think I under ate for the second half of December, but wasn't sure because I wasn't logging. I would sleep all day, get up and go to work, and come home and sleep all day again. My food is my fuel.

3. Make more meals at home. Less eating at work.

4. Non fitness goal: Pick up one extra shift a week!

Hey ladies:

So I went over on calories today....was really bad and had quite a bit of junk when I got home. Some from the stash I am taking on tomorrow's road trip for work. I have 8 hours in the car for a meeting I am just dreading so I figured junk food was needed to get through the day(rotten logic I know).

Made it through my 3rd straight day of spin class and then strength training after work. So hopefully that routine gets easier.

Looks like everyone is really jumping into the new year and making some awesome changes...Keep it up. Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning.

Check in first:
Log calories - yes
24 oz water - yes
1 hour house work - no - As you can probably guess, my house is messy 8-}
exercise - yes 30 minutes aerobics - outside - nice to get the fresh air.
10k steps - yes It would be great if the MFP website had a place to track this.

I had not heard of C25k, and looked it up on the web last night. Interesting. I found out there is also a pooch-25k plan. I am considering that idea. I wonder if I could train my dog to run with me. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have an uplifting day! It's still the beginning of the month, so motivations are still pumpin' for the most part.

I like to think these first few weeks of the month lay the foundation for the rest. The month of December was very inactive for me and by the end of the month, I end up bailing out for the most part.

So here we are! New month! New foundation! May every month be a stronger foundation for the following month, making 2012 the year that we turn some bad habits around and clear our minds of the worry, allowing more time spent enjoying and appreciating the life that is happening around us.

Dee, do you normally get exercise at home or at a gym? Do you take any sort of group classes?

Hawkeye, hope your road trip goes well. Any passengers riding with you? I think the hardest part about an 8 hour car ride is an 8 hour car ride with other people.

Sammy. when it comes to C25K, I've learned that if you don't feel like you're ready to move on, you don't have to. I registered for a 5k to challenge myself to keep to it, got a bit lazy, and then later pushed myself too hard, resulting in a knee injury. Repeat a day, or a week if you have to, but don't hurt yourself!

Hope you're feeling better Elimay.

I did lousy yesterday,
Log - yes - in budget - no
exercise - no
10k steps - no
housework - no
24 oz water - yes

Oh well. Today is a new day. All is well. Hope you all have a good Saturday!
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Yay 2 lbs loss :happy:

My ticker only shows it as 1 lb but that's because it's comparing today's weight to when I started in September.

So pleased, I know that I have to keep up this level of activity so that the loss will carry on and I have worked hard this week, it's a good job I have you guys to keep me motivated.

Hey gang:

Tried to check in yesterday but my computer is causing me trouble....just one more thing I have to try and get fixed. Figured out that the plumbing problems have not been solved :grumble: I got creative and used a large trash can to haul the water out while I did the wash.

Survived the big travel day on Friday but I pretty much snacked my way across Iowa--thank god I am not a truck driver as I am serial travel muncher!

stayed under on my calories for the weekend....I cooked a bit and stuck some stuff up in the freezer to grab for later (nothing super healthy but it is food I like). Been getting better at grabbing those bottles of water again.

I picked up a few new strength training dvds yesterday. My plan is going to try and do cardio every morning before work and then do some strength training after work. Hopefully that combination will get me out of my rut!

Awesome job Sammy on the weight lose.
Penny-hope that your family gets some good news on the baby-keeping you in my thoughts! Hope you can get in to the doc soon too!
Deebear-thanks for keeping an eye on all of us--you are too good!
Clover--keep up the good work-kind of jealous that you got snow. I have cross country skis just waiting to be put to use.
Kerry-nice job in packing those lunches and lucky you to have a vacation to look forward to
Elimay-hope you find some time to slow down and relax!
Would really love to try the C25K like everyone else but I just don't think the knees could take it--guess I can live vicariously through all of you ! Keep up the great work everyone! Hope everyone has an awesome week!!

Hey everyone,

How is everyone doing tonight? Haven't check in in a while and talked to everyone. Things are going pretty great lately. Been working out at karate pretty hard and feeling great about it. Finally got to go ice skating today and it was so much fun. I made some amazing food today also. So excited to eat protein bars and protein peanut butter balls. Excited to go to karate tomorrow. Going to work out really hard! :happy:

Hope you all have an amazing night and a great week! Work hard, eat healthy, and stay positive!!!

Brandi

New week!

Haven't gotten any exercise in since Saturday, but I'm going to count 12 hours of waiting tables as a workout. Cannot wait for tomorrow's day off so I can get the housework caught up! The man of the house was a huge help yesterday while I was at work; he got all the dishes done and put together our new TV stand/bookshelf.

Hope you all have a good day, try your best to stick to your goals!

Happy Monday evening!

Hope everyone is doing well!

I am sitting here kicking myself since I grabbed the PB and had a bit after I already said I was done eating for the day. Wasn't really hungry but bored which means emotional eating for me. That will put me a bit over on calories :devil:

Got in a few hours of work out between classes before and after work. Not to mention trying to get all of the challenges done.

Did good on my water today-of course I sucked down 24 oz alone during spin class.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Hi everyone

Just checking in. I have logged and am in my budget. I went outside with a ball and kicked and threw it around. I'll call that aerocbics. LOL! 10k steps - yes, housework - yes, 24 oz water - yes.

DeeBear - I prefer to exercise outside too - weather permitting.

Bit of a mixed day for me. Plenty of exercise so big smiles on that one Ate a healthy breakfast and lunch, but I don't think i ate quite enough as when I got in from work at 3.45 I had that shaky feeling. This resulted in me eating lots of biscuits to the value of around 700 cals, followed straightaway by guilt. Amazingly I've still ended the day under cals. Used have days like this quite often, thought I'd got it sorted. Oh well, i will make sure I pack a better lunch for tomorrow.

Off to watch Biggest Loser now, the UK series has just recently started and I always find it so inspirational.

Nite all x