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IN Get Fit Challenge!
Sorry guys, I've been such a slack @ss! I promise to do better...these past few weeks have been uber crazy with work trips and such. Now...without further adeu...
Another week of getting fit...how are we all doing?
QOTD: What motivates you to get fit, and why do you think you stall?
Muffie ? lose 76 pounds by March 2012.
Snowyowl ? lose 53 pounds
oneslybookworm ? lose 20 pounds by December 2011, work out 3 times a week, eat healthier
Ktkl09 ? lose 5 pounds
ukyankee - lose a minimum of 28 lb, be able to run a 5K and longer, and to get back into weight lifting
cakenbake - get down to 130 pounds and to finish a 5k by one year postpartum
Mrs. DRJ - go to the gym four times per week and maintain my current weight
Valerie - lose 20kgs
meggers5 - be down to 160 pounds
nmlahaie - exercise at least 4 times a week and maintain current weight or gain weight in muscle
Publius ? stay fit and exercise 6 days a week
azure_azure - exercise 3 times a week and to tone stomach muscles
Jetur20 ? get down to 140 lbs by October 1, 2011.
sewatkins - Go to at least 3 yoga classes a week, start running again
BlushingRose ? get to a healthy BMI, lose 85.9lbs in total
WhereInTheWorld - Train for, register for, run, and complete the NYC marathon in 2011
Traveling Turtle - To exercise 4 times a week
MintChocoChip ? Lose 10 lbs.
wise_rita ? get into a healthy BMI range
ashleynicoles ? work out 3x per week
Just Peachy - excercise 3-5 times a week, lose 20 pounds by mid August
risainthesky- get to 120lbs and run a 5k by August 2011.
Scooke924 ? lose 15lbs. by April 2, 2011
dulcemariamar1 ? Exercise 3 times a week and tone up.
EnidFalcor - run 2x per week, yoga 2x per week, eat vegan 2 meals per day
aMrsin09 - pilates 3x a week to work up to every day, eat enough protein, get through the warm up of "30 day shred"
sushisamba - eat better and work out at least 3 times per week
plainjanie1 - lose 15 lbs., eat better and tone body
Nanner - lose 30 lbs. by October 18th
PittPurple - eat healthy and stay active
Kimchi Canuck - lost 15-20 lbs. by September, exercise 3-4 times a week, and eat more fruits and veg.
LoopyNoodle - lose 2 dress sizes
Kackle02 - eat healthier and to workout consistently
Laurimi - lose 30 lbs.
Sutikama - lose 10 lbs. by September 9, 2011.
gblake - lose 28 lbs.
elenetx - lose 20 lbs.
LMBCI - go back down to a size 2 (so lose one dress size), and run a 1/2 marathon.
Deshi2013 - lose 10 lbs. by eating healthy and working out 3x per week
As always - if you're not part of the challenge, but want to be (or just want to change your goals), please either respond to this thread or send me a PM!
Re: IN Get Fit Challenge!
I'm still down 13lbs. from my starting weight. It's been hard to be consistent with constant work trips and vacations here and there. My next trip is back home in a week, so I'd like to be down 2-3 pounds by then. We'll see!
QOTD: My main motivation is to a) look better and b) be healthier. DH is really focusing on the healthy bit, and I'm a bit vain, so I'm focused more on looking good. Sure, I want to be healthy, but I want to be hot too! As for stalling...lord, sometimes the hardest part about working out is getting off the couch.
Can you change mine to losing 10 lbs?
I just purchased a Spinning bike for myself at home--I'm so excited! I decided that while a gym is great, the classes didn't work with my schedule and I didn't want to waste the money if I wasn't going to really go.
QOTD: My motivation is to be healthy and fit into my clothes without having to buy new ones. I have 3 pairs of jeans I'm dying to fit into. I stall when something throws a wrench in my routine--change of schedule, injury, new job, etc. It takes me a while to get into a new routine. As a creature of habit, once something goes awry I'm all messed up!
I've lost three pounds since the last get fit post. I don't know how I did it, since I'm not doing anything differently.
QOTD: My main motivation is being healthier for D. I want to be around to see him get married, have children of his own, see his children having children. I know that won't happen if I don't take care of myself. I really want to look hot too though. I stall mainly because I don't feel good. The weather changes have been kicking my ar$e lately, so I've been sick a lot.
I have lost a total of 15.4 lbs (1stone 1.4 lbs or 7 kilos) I'm so so delighted. Considering how hard it is for me to lose weight with PCOS and hypothyroidism to deal with I am very proud of myself.
I reached the 10km running goal and want to get to 15km soon.
It took 2-3 weeks to lose the first pound but been easier since then. I must have kicked my metabolism into gear. I wore a size-small-skin-tight dress I've had for years for the first time to a wedding last weekend and I looked hawt
QOTD: being able to have a baby motivates me to lose weight as well as the ever present desire to look my best. I stall usually from injuries. I've had a few joint issues and ridiculous bluster issues to deal with but I'm still running. I'm not going to stop. Now, when I run I visualise myself in the near future running with a running stroller and preferably a better behaved dog as a running companion (DH takes him out every 2nd day so I can get a proper, long, non-stop run). I'm running for that stroller with the baby inside of course.
I haven't been doing great lately, but I have managed to get closer to my goal. I am down 6 lbs so I have 4 to go.
I have signed up for a yoga programme with a couple ladies from work so that should help me out a bit!
Could I change my goal to eat healthier and to workout consistently?
I've been on a role expect for this week. I think I might be slightly under the weather and I've been exhausted, however, I do have a class tonight.
I have noticed a difference in my shape and feel more tone, but my weight never budges!
QOTD: Honestly, part of it is I just feel good when I exercise and part of it is narcissism because I want to look good. And we are TTC, and I wanted exercise to be part of that routine before we got pregnant.
I've been doing really well the past 3 weeks. I run/walk with a friend two mornings a week. It feels amazing, I've noticed a tighter butt and flatter belly and I've gone down a size. I don't have a scale so I have no idea how much I've lost so far.
QOTW: 1. to look good 2. to be healthy 3. it feels so good
I stall because I get lazy.