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luvmybeebees
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Hello everyone!
I would like this to be a place where we can all check in, as often or as little as you like, for motivation, support and just general friendship. We all know what we are supposed to be doing, but as you know, it doesn't always work out that way! :grumble:
We all have different wants and needs, different goals - and different ways that we work on them. I will put up a general exercise guideline in the beginning of the week - YOU decide if that works into your plan. If it does, great! If not, just tell us what you are doing and how that is working for you. I believe that sharing different exercises and ideas really helps because someone may never have thought of doing that exercise, or has questions about it.
The basic format I will be posting is this - strength on M, W, & F, cardio on T, Th, and Sat.
MONDAY - Full body
2 sets of 15:
Squats
Lunges
Tricep Dips
(Modified) Pushups
Superman
Bicycle crunches
TUESDAY -
20- 30 mins of cardio
(walking, running, videos, jumping jacks - anything that increases your heart rate)
WEDNESDAY - Arms
2 sets of 15:
Wood chops
Lawn mowers
Tricep Kickbacks
(Mod) Push ups
Swimmers Press
Alt Dumbell Curls
THURSDAY -
20-30 mins of ardio
FRIDAY - Abs
2 sets of 15:
Butterfly crunches
Windshield wipers
Toe Touches
Bridges
Planks (time yourself 2 times)
SATURDAY -
20-30 mins cardio
Try something new - a new video, an new exercise, or push yourself for a new distance/time!
:flowerforyou: Please introduce yourself, and tell us a little about yourself and your goals - short or long term.:flowerforyou:
I would like this to be a place where we can all check in, as often or as little as you like, for motivation, support and just general friendship. We all know what we are supposed to be doing, but as you know, it doesn't always work out that way! :grumble:
We all have different wants and needs, different goals - and different ways that we work on them. I will put up a general exercise guideline in the beginning of the week - YOU decide if that works into your plan. If it does, great! If not, just tell us what you are doing and how that is working for you. I believe that sharing different exercises and ideas really helps because someone may never have thought of doing that exercise, or has questions about it.
The basic format I will be posting is this - strength on M, W, & F, cardio on T, Th, and Sat.
MONDAY - Full body
2 sets of 15:
Squats
Lunges
Tricep Dips
(Modified) Pushups
Superman
Bicycle crunches
TUESDAY -
20- 30 mins of cardio
(walking, running, videos, jumping jacks - anything that increases your heart rate)
WEDNESDAY - Arms
2 sets of 15:
Wood chops
Lawn mowers
Tricep Kickbacks
(Mod) Push ups
Swimmers Press
Alt Dumbell Curls
THURSDAY -
20-30 mins of ardio
FRIDAY - Abs
2 sets of 15:
Butterfly crunches
Windshield wipers
Toe Touches
Bridges
Planks (time yourself 2 times)
SATURDAY -
20-30 mins cardio
Try something new - a new video, an new exercise, or push yourself for a new distance/time!
:flowerforyou: Please introduce yourself, and tell us a little about yourself and your goals - short or long term.:flowerforyou:
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Completed Monday's workout!
Hi! I'm Zorinna. I live in San Diego. I have 3 beautiful children! Two girls, 17 and 14 yrs old and I have one boy who is 7 years old! Still happily married for 19 years! I have been on MFP since Sept or Oct. Stopped a few months ago because got busy with my Dad who was having medical issues but he doing better now and finally finding some time for myself! - was doing very well up until February. I haven't checked but I think I gained back at least 8 pounds. My short term goal is to lose the pounds I gained back by mid August and then lose 10 more pounds by November. My long term goal is to get back in shape and feel healthier again. I want to have a flatter stomach by the end of the year! And today is the day I'm going back to eating better! Or should I say this after the 4th? LOL!! I'll do my best to maintain the amount I eat that day! Wish me luck! Looking forward to a successful July!0 -
Hello Everyone!!
My name is Cheryl. I live in Kentucky. I am 54 years old and married for 35 of those years. We have three grown children, 2 sons and a daughter, all married and in their own homes and two grandchildren. I've been overweight since early childhood and have yo-yo dieted since my early teens. In January, I discovered MFP and have lost 19.6 lbs so far. My weight is currently 167 and I would like to get down to 160 and then from there decide whether to lose more or maintain. My goal is to improve and preserve the quality of my life, not to look like a super model. I am loving this stage of my life. Every single moment is a gift.
Looking forward to our July challenge and giving and receiving support and encouragement.0 -
Hi I am Jeremy, I have struggled with my weight for quite sometime. Played Basketball in college and just kept eating. I have an aweful time staying on track. I get committed and go a couple months lose weight and gain it all back. I am down thirteen now but I was down 34 at one point. i want to be able to keep moving with my three kids and wife.. I am currently 286.8 my goal weight is 230. so I have a long way to go. I look forward to helping and being helped along the way.0
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Hello again!
Monday check in - exercises done!
Also, I have a goal of 10 miles this week
Sun - 1 mile
Mon - 1.5 miles
7.5 to go!
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Monday: workout done.
It's Tuesday morning now and I'm feeling the workout which means that I have been slacking. It's good to be back on track.0 -
Good morning!
Cheryl, I am feeling it too! My thighs are sore! I knew I hadn't worked out the way we used to, but I did the same workout last week and didn't feel like this! It must have been a weak try last week! lol!
We have a quite a few people who accepted the group invitation, so hopefully they will be triclikg in soon!
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Hi I am Jeremy, I have struggled with my weight for quite sometime. Played Basketball in college and just kept eating. I have an aweful time staying on track. I get committed and go a couple months lose weight and gain it all back. I am down thirteen now but I was down 34 at one point. i want to be able to keep moving with my three kids and wife.. I am currently 286.8 my goal weight is 230. so I have a long way to go. I look forward to helping and being helped along the way.
Welcome, Jeremy! I feel your pain about going up and down. I've been fighting the same 10 pounds for the last 4 months. Lose it, gain it, lose it, gain it. Currently just trying to focus on being consistent and taking one day at a time. Hang in there and you'll get to your goal!0 -
Hi there! I'm Noelle. Like most people here, I've been battling weight my entire life, even being 300+ lbs for a while. Now, after a lot of work, I'm closer to 200, but haven't been able to get below that barrier. The closest I got was around 202 in Feb, but have been struggling up and down since then. I've recently started bike commuting, which I think has helped my calorie burns a lot, but I've been slacking on the eating and tracking side. Hoping to get support from the group here to remain focused on the goal and to have some accountability.
My goal for July is to get to 205 lbs by the end (with a goal of loss or "no gain" for August). I also plan to ride 250 miles on my bike. I'll do the challenge exercises as I'm able, but my main focus will be to ride.
July 2011 Goals
SW: 211
GW: 205
CW: 211
BIKE: 5 of 250 miles0 -
Completed Tuesday's workout. Did 30 mins of jogging in place while hanging out with my dog in the backyard since he hates being by himself in the backyard. Spoiled dog! Still working on eating better. Did well yesterday afternoon but by evening time, had left over 7 layer dip from a party the day before. Today, made sugar cookies and already ate 2. Need to eat better! Well, have to adjust my dinner for tonight and eat wiser.0
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Tuesday workout done : 26 minutes on the heavy punching bag and 223 calories burned. It may be a challenge brushing my hair in the morning
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Hey all! Liz here from Minnesota. Glad to see some familiar pals (thanks for the invite Jackie!) & looking forward to meeting other MFP'ers. I'm married with a 10 yr old son, plus a golden retriever & cat. I work 20 hrs a week in natural resources, so I get to be active at work frequently. I've lost about 18 lbs since January and have about 10 to go. The last 10 is taking a while, and I need to step it up -- especially with food choices.
Wed & Fri are my gym days, & I usually do weight machines (overhead press is my bane!) & cardio (the arc trainer is my favorite). I also work in other activities depending on schedule. My goal for July is to be ready to up weights for arm exercises. My nutrition goal is to increase my veggies.
Exercise today was weeding at work for 3+ hours in hot/humid conditions. Going to the gym tomorrow!0 -
just on my way to work so ill pop back on l8r, my name is kirsty :bigsmile:0
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Hello! I'm Rebecca and am happy to be back seeing some familiar faces and some new ones. I joined MFP in December 2011 and it was the first chance I was able to lose weight for about ten years. I love Jackie's exercise plans and everybody has been wonderful on the threads. I have just been slacking off on the exercise but keeping the calories a little lower so I have lost some more weight. But I need to exercise as I have a full time job with a lot of sitting at my desk. I would like to lose maybe five pounds and maintain from there.
I have four children - one daughter who lives at home and commutes to college, two sons and another daughter. No grandchildren. My husband and I have been married 22 years. I am very blessed in my family life.0 -
Wednesday exercises (gym day).
Here's a typical workout for me, but skipped hip adductor/abductor today. Today was 12 reps, 2 sets each of:
- lat pulldown, 65 lbs
- overhead press, 50 lbs (ugh! jell-o arms)
- biceps curl, 35 lbs
- that back of the arm thingy?, 85 lbs
- pec fly, 50 lbs (went up today from 35)
- abs, 65 lbs
- leg press, 110 lbs
Also, about 40 min on the arc trainer. It's sort of like an elliptical crossed with a stair stepper.
Hope you all are having a great 4th!
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Happy 4th of July!!
Yesterday I ran around my block twice ( a little walking here and there!), but it was SO hot!! I think it was 90 degrees...won't ever try that again! :noway: Next time I'll wait for it to cool off. I just wanted to get my run done so I could relax. LOL! Took me forever to cool off! I forgot to introduce myself!! My name is Jackie, and I have been on MFP since Jan of 2011, but not consistantly until July of last year. I have been married for 15 yrs (next week) and have 5 beautiful children - 4 girls and one boy stuck right in the middle! I also have a beautiful granddaughter.
I went on vacation the second week of June, and gained 5 lbs!! :grumble: And when I came back, I still seemed to be in vacation mode for the rest of June...so I decided to gather up some friends and start this group to get my butt in gear! I find I do so much better in a group/team setting where I can share my goals, accomplishments and hardships. So, thank you all for joining me!! :flowerforyou:
JULY GOALS -
Lose 2 pounds
Do SOMETHING healthwise every day
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A Happy 4th to everyone!
My arm workout is done. I added one move to the routine. I don't know what it is called but we did it on a youtube video back in the May challenge and it was very challenging. You lay on you back on the floor, hold your arm straight up with weights in each hand and bend at the elbow down and back up. I did 2 sets of 15 of them. They still challenge me which means it hit a weakness in my arms that I need to work on. I also did a little bit of wii today, nothing too strenuous.
I have 454 calories left for supper so I will probably be going over a little, but not much. We'll see.0 -
After walking an hour plus I felt tired and dehydrated. Better now! Happy 4th to all!0
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Hi and Happy 4th of July all! Hope it's a little cooler in your home than mine! I swam today, so I'm counting that as my workout and I hope to get on board tomorrow for a little bit more, hopefully it will cool down a bit!.
I'm Beth, and my goal is currently to lose around 30 lbs. I am slowly but surely going back down, and now I plan to focus on my workouts this month and next month and start slowly building habits that allow me to eat a little bit better than I have been on a regular basis.
Also, thank you for these wonderful workouts you've posted! I can't wait to get started on them tomorrow morning!0 -
Hi! I'm Michelle and I've FINALLY decided to get back in shape. I used to really be into exercise (I walked 6-8 miles per day, gym, weights). Then I let life and laziness get in the way. It took 5 years, but I managed to pack on 28 very unwanted pounds. I'm going on a cruise in September and thought ok this is a good reason. Then I saw a pic from 2006 and thought, yeah I want to look like her again. Plus I would practically have a whole new wardrobe by being able to fit in my smaller clothes again!
So I decided to go for the long term goal (which is unusual for me) and try to lose 1 lb a week until Christmas. This site has been so helpful! I never realized how much I really ate until I started to track. It has made me VERY aware of everything I eat. I love seeing the progress. I'll admit I like the final analysis that says "If every day were like today....". I've lost 3.2 pounds since restarting this site again 2 weeks ago (apparently I signed up a year ago and managed to put on 10 lbs!). So good luck to everyone and don't hesitate to message me for support as I'm sure I'll do the same when I hit rough patches.0 -
I like this format! Sometimes it's nice to have a guide to simply follow.0
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Good morning! I hope everyone had a safe 4th, and didn't over indulge too badly!
If your following the posted exercise sched, today is a cardio day! So go burn some calories! :laugh:
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Good Morning! Happy July 5th. I am Cassandra. I am appreciative of an exercise schedule because I have problems figuring out what to do. I have tried Weight Watchers more time than I can count. I lose a few pounds and look at the goal they set for me and get diacouraged. My hope is that since I am setting my own goal and a group to talk about real issues rather than a specified topic I will have more sucess. I am walking daily back and forth to the bus stop. Weather permitting (80 degreees or below) I walk 15 Atlanta blocks once per day five days per week. Thanks for letting me join the group:)0
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Did my Thursday cardio this morning.
Have a great day everyone & keep cool! :flowerforyou:0 -
Good Morning Everyone!
I switched my workout from yesterday to today's because I ended up hiking for 2 hours at a nearby trail where we were picnicing yesterday for Fourth of July! So this will be my cardio. We ended up doing a 2 hour hike over 3 mountains. Didn't realized we walked so far from our picnic area! It was so nice because it was overcast the whole day! I can't imagine doing this on a hot day!! I burned over 800 calories! Yay!! Surprisingly, I ate much better yesterday, except for the chips and salsa and sugar cookies I snacked on the side but I limited myself! I drank more than usual! So I think I'm getting back to the swing of things! Hopefully I keep up with my eating habits!
Completed my arms exercise this morning and if I have time, I will do something else for cardio!
Hope everyone has a wonderful 5th!0 -
Hello
My name is Alisha, I have two children, Jada who is 6 and Jacob who is 5. I started MFP a while ago and have kept at it. I was doing it solo and wasnt really getting anywhere I thought I would join groups and add friends to help encourage me. so if you need a friend add me:) you can find out why I am here on my profile, my short term goal is to eat healthy and to continue to eat healthy, a long term goal i have is to loose my "baby weight" from my son, when I got pregnant with him I was about 115 and I am now currently and have been for the past 5 years at 144 ( its like the baby came out and i am still carrying the weight of a baby around) i cant loose or apparently gain weight i am determined to get to or close to my pre baby weight, after a lot of disarrangement and years of being fat I AM READY AND DETERMINED! lets do this!) 0 -
Good evening everyone!
My cardio for today is a 3.5 mph walk and I am doing that while I talk on the phone with my 80 year old mother. Not a dazzling workout but it is about the best I can manage today. At least that is better than sitting on the couch talking.
I'm coming in under my calories today. No more burned cookies tonight. Kinda went a little crazy yesterday, in more ways than one.0 -
Thursday check in -
Sad to say, I hit a wall today, and didn't get my cardio/miles in! :sad:
My belly feels all bloaty...since lunch time. I kept hoping I'd feel better, but it's a no go. Well, I will be making it up by Saturday!
:flowerforyou: A quick question - when I put up exercises, do you prefer full body, or specific areas?
Have a great Friday!0 -
A quick question - when I put up exercises, do you prefer full body, or specific areas?
Hey Jackie!! I like anything that targets my belly, butt and thighs so I guess that would be practically full body! Lol! But I don't mind the specific areas. I must be really out of shape because when I did the full body on Monday it seems so easy but it hit me the next day and I was so sore all over! But it was a good feeling and I didn't let that stop me from doing cardio the next two days, even though I was aching everywhere! Thanks for getting me back on here!!0 -
I am thinking of having "phone free" evenings - no phone until I do my daily workout. Does anyone else use a strategy to get the evening workout done? of course it is 5 am right now so I could just go take an early morning walk. I seem to wake up earlier and earlier these days.0
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Did 10 minutes - mostly abs and also some jumping jacks.0
