Congrats! I'm doing my first 5K next weekend and really my only goal is to actually run the whole thing

Good luck with your 5K next week and look out - 5Ks are like potato chips - once you run one, you have to run another... and another... (but at least they're healthier than potato chips!) :laugh:

ripped in 30 starts today- bring it on Jillian!!

So here are my stats:

Weight: 234.0 (total loss for March is 1 lb)
OWLs: 8
House Points: 115

Goal for April (EOM): 231

Hey everyone, happy April!

I'm feeling kind of nervous about keeping my fitness goals for this month since April is the busiest month of the year for me with lots of late night/weekend events and not a whole lot of time for the gym/home cooking. I have made some good progress lately so I want to keep that going.
I hit my March EOM goal and surpassed it by .2 pounds so I'm hoping I can keep losing even in the April craziness. I also had my first NSV Friday when I noticed that I'm starting to form those lower back dimples. I certainly don't want to lose my progress!

Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Hey everyone!!

The weather here is crazy! I'm supposed to meet with my trainer in about an hour so I hope the weather doesn't get any worse. I think I'm going to do some crunches before I go... Hope everyone has a great rest of the day where ever you are.

Whew. I've had a busy week so far, with some extreme highs and some pretty big lows mixed in. I'll post about some of that later, but for now, just wanted to recap the challenges that I saw posted:

Exercise: 50 core exercises a day (these can be any combination of crunches, planks (maybe 10 seconds = 1), supermans, bicycle crunches, etc..., whatever you want, just work that core. And you can split them up throughout the day. One OWL for each day completed).
Food: Try to resist a legitimate craving (in other words, when those snacking/munching cravings come up, resist it! -- if you make it through a day without giving in to a not-so-good-for-you snack craving, then you earn your OWL)
Spirit: As always, post!

And, as promised, I've put together a sheet to show how we did in comparison to the March goals we set at the beginning of the month. The list looks short, but that's because it's missing anyone who wasn't with us at the beginning of the month to set a goal and anyone who didn't update their last weigh-in. If I didn't see an updated post in the common room, I just used the final March weekly weigh-in. It includes what the actual weight loss goal was for the month, what the actual loss was, and how close to that goal our housemates got. Overall, great job with those losses!

My April Starting Weight is 249lbs and my goal is 240 lbs. I started Power 90 yesterday and I walk on the treadmill daily so I am really trying.

Nice! That's definitely a strong effort. Sounds like you're heading in the right direction!

This is my week to start really getting into workouts. I think I might exercise after work tonight in our work fitness area. Taking clothes to change into, so hopefully I can keep my motivation up long enough to follow through with it.

Resisting a craving for chocolate RIGHT NOW!!!!! I just kicked my own a** on a run and then Ripped n 30 and I so so so want something sweet right now, I'll pop a few grapes and that should squash the craving- or at least curb it enough that I won't give in!!!

50 bicycle crunches yesterday and today- notice I'm avoiding the plank like the plague

Well, I resisted some cravings yesterday, but today is another story... went out to eat tonight and indulged in all of my favorites, although I discovered it wasn't really all that high-calorie, so I should be able to work it off in a day or two. Now it should be clear sailing for awhile with no food-focused events. I've been doing much better in making smart choices when eating out, but this was a really unique souffle restaurant, and there's kind of no point in going unless you're going to eat the souffles...

@brittlynn07 - you don't happen to be in Texas, are you? We had tornado central where I live this afternoon - kind of scary with the tornado sirens going on and off - definitely threw off my plans to squeeze in a mini-workout before I went to dinner... all's calm now though, thankfully :-)

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone's week is less wet and stormy than mine (that is, of course, unless you really want wet and stormy). I've been trying out new workout routines and the "easy-do-it-at-home-no-equipment-required" one I tried yesterday totally kicked my butt. I'd forgotten how much squats hurt the next day! I'm decided to try and work it into my routine three days a week until it get's easy and then move to the harder version. Of course, I thought I'd give myself a day to recover (stairs to my office this morning we not fun!) so I went to zumba and the new song is full of squats! But I muscled through.... (pun only slightly intended)

On the plus side, one of the guys who was leaving the cycling class before my zumba class thought I was the instructor! :blushing:

Happy Hump-Day, Ravenclaws!

Hello everyone! I need to get a scale for my house, what scale does everyone suggest?

I have the "Eatsmart Precision Plus Digital Bathroom Scale with Ultra Wide Platform and Step-on Technology, 440-Pounds" -- I copied the title because there are a couple like it, but it's my favorite. Easy to weigh on, accurate info, consistent, and it gets excellent reviews, both for the scale and their customer service if needed.

There are many good ones out there, though

Hi, i have been away for a long time, will you Ravenclaws forgive me for my absense?

I hope everyone is having a good day. Hopefully I have time to run to the store today so that I can make a healthy lunch for tomorrow cause I'm almost out of everything!

@srp2011- I am in Mississippi... Luckily we didn't have any tornadoes yesterday. It was just lightening like crazy! And yes tornado sirens are definitely scary... we had that a lot around this time last year!