GraceK2012 Member

I'm so happy for you, and so excited to watch the rest of journey. I keep wondering: How have the people in your family -- particularly your parents -- responded to the changes they've seen in you? I remember it was a family gathering that inspired you to make major lifestyle changes, and early on your parents voiced…

Glad you posted this. I need to know as well, as I've nearly lost the amount of weight I'd originally planned to lose, but absolutely must shed more pounds in body fat than the difference between my weight now and my original goal weight. So: BUMP for the low-impact version, also, if anyone has any good advice.

Walking sounds good. Just take it easy, go as slowly as you need to and don't push to keep going if you feel tired. Also, be careful if it's gotten cold now where you are because cold air is hard on the lungs. You might want to wear a scarf that you can just pull up over your mouth [and perhaps your nose as well] so that…

Day 19 - 100 squats DONE Oct 12th Done in one set. Nothing fancy: no weights, no jump squats, no throwing batons in the air as I return to standing. Just straight squats. One hundred of 'em. One set. I am now officiallly caught up with the rest of the pack. Yay us. Go team. I just might be able to hang in right to the very…

Day 18 - 95 squats DONE on Oct 12 I'm catching up as best I can. Managed to them in one set, still, but haven't been adding any weights. I'm still behind schedule, but just by one day now.

Going to do my best to catch up: Day 17 - 90 DONE Oct 12 If I can, I'll do the next set in a little while. Or go back to bed. Bit of a toss up right now, but I think I can at least stay upright for the remainder of today.

Really sick today, definitely too ill to do any exercise. Just checking in because I wanted to say that I'm not dropping out and will do all I can to catch up as soon as I can.

Too sick today. Flu or something like it. Sorry. Thought I could push myself to do the squats anyway, as I did yesterday, but I just can't. Hope to be back and in better form tomorrow.

DID IT! Went back and managed to do all 85 in one set. Hope to see everybody back here again tomorrow.

Day 16 - 85 squats DONE Oct 9 Well, kinda. I did it in two sets, but was trying hard to do it in one, so I did 45 early this morning and 61 just now. I've got a mild bit of flu or something, so I'm not certain I should push harder, but if I feel I can give it one more try later I will. I'd really love to be able to keep…

Day 15 - 80 squats DONE Oct 8 Still one set, but had to skip the dumbbells today as I was having an acute disc problem. I'll use them again soon if I can, but we're getting into some pretty high numbers now, so I may be happy just to keep going and aiming to keep doing them as one set for as long as I can. I have such high…

How about plie squats with overhead press? We could increase the weight [slightly in my case anyway] a couple of times while also increasing the number of squats each day. Day 14 - 75 squats DONE Oct 7 Still doing it all as one set and still using my [very light-weight] dumbbells. My heart-rate is definitely elevated by…

Day 13 - 70 squats DONE Oct 6 Still holding the dumbbells and still managing to do it as one set. Feeling it in all the right places. Here's hoping it does good and we all see good changes by the time we complete the challenge.

Day 12 - 65 squats DONE Oct 5 Still doing the squats in one set, and still holding the dumbbells. Sorry, but there's no way I can add any exercise with jumps -- or any impact at all for that matter -- due to back injuries. I'll stay in for as long as I can and do as much as I can, but I mustn't even attempt plyometric…

Day 11 - 60 squats DONE Oct 4 Still managing to do this in one set, still with the dumbbells, and oh boy is my heart beating right now! I'm feeling it in my glutes and quads today. I love doing my workouts to music, but haven't tried doing these squats to music yet. I just think about how much I want to get fit, take a…

Day 10 - 55 squats DONE Oct 3 Still doing it in one set, and with the dumbbells you said to add yesterday. Are you feeling it in your butt yet? I certainly did this time.

All right. Day 9 - 50 squats DONE Oct 2 Even added the weights [ because I do as I'm told].. So far, so good.

Try inhaling on the way down, and exhaling on the way up. Exhaling on exertion is always a good idea, and pacing your squats to your breaths that way might help you with your timing.

Day 8 - 45 squats DONE Oct 1

Day 7 40 squats DONE Sept 30 Still managing to do this as one continous set. Still steady as she goes. How many of us expect to be doing one set all the way to the end?

I posted this message on the other Day 6 Thread this morning. Don't want to be left out of the mix, so here it is again on the 'Official' Thread: Day 6-35 Done Sep 29th Not sure they're getting easier, but it's not too difficult to still do them as one set, and I think my form has gotten better. Doing this as a…

And good luck to you. If you work at it, track your meals and exercise as you're able, I'm certain it will indeed be worth it. Love your profile picture. A lovely new world, indeed. Very good inspiration. Add me as a friend if you'd like. I've lost a bit over 20 pounds since late March and have about 10-12 pounds more too…

Wear it all day. Aim for 10,000 steps each day. The walks done at a brisk pace are beneficial in additional ways, but any steps count for something

Day 6-35 Done Sep 29th Not sure they're getting easier, but it's not too difficult to still do them as one set, and I think my form has gotten better. Doing this as a single-exercise challege is a good opportunity to focus on good form.

Day 5-30 Done Sep 28! One word? Okay. Some people here are buidling challenge upon challenge, and are doing the squats each day after doing even more taxing exercises. I'm not one of those. That's amazing. And every day, too? Wow! However, I'm one of those -- probably not the only one -- who's doing this challenge as a…

Day 4-25 Done Sep 27

Day 3-20 Done Sep 26

Day 1 - 10 squats Done Sept 24th I've decided to do the challenge as originally posted because we're going to be doing a lot of squats by the end of the 30 days. I may do another round myself after we complete this one, and add weights then. Great idea for a challenge: Easy enough when we begin, and then building at a nice…

Day 2 - 15 squats Done Sept 25 First USA entry for the morninig, it appears. I'm in NYC, where it's still quite early. See you all again later.

I'm in 30 DAY SQUAT CHALLENGE start date September 24, 2012 Day1 -10 squats Done 9/24 I'm just using body weight, because the numbers get so high well before we're done. Might repeat it later with weights added, depending on how this round goes.