Did You Move To Lose Today? Week 1, Let's Rock n Roll!

Good Morning Everyone, I went to Milwaukee this weekend to visit a friend I had not seen in awhile.  It was so much fun running around doing girl things. So are you ready to get started on our 8 week challenge?  Remember it's what you make it.  Post here what you want your challenge is and we will help each other get there.  Think big and you may surprise yourself.  I had someone say would it be realistic to work towards x number of sit ups?  Challenges are where you say I am GOING TO GET TO  X number of sit ups and work towards that. My main goal is to get my waist down.  Now I know you guys are thinking what the heck is she talking about.  I do practice what I preach and took my  measurements and did my body fat comp.  My measurements are 38, 33.5 and 36.  Well, hello, what the heck is up with that thick waist.  It may be a Lipo thing left over from all my PS but I want to do everything possible on my own before I say it's something diet and exercise will not take care of.  I also want to really work on keeping my eating "clean". You may hear me say this often, and  it's from a book "The Eating Clean Diet" by Tosca Reno.  http://www.eatcleandiet.com/ I am also going to keep track of my food using http://www.thedailyplate.com/ I am going to track and increase my reps, sets and weights.  I am also going to wear my heart rate monitor for my boxing cardio workouts.   So by increasing my endurance and weights I hope to decrease my waist. Monday - I did my bar bell strength class this morning Tonight - I am going to go to my boxing class if weather permits By the way, when I wear my heart rate monitor it says I burn around 500 cals during an hour class of boxing and 300-400 weight lifting. So my friends, Did You Move To Lose and or Maintain Today?  Come on in and if you are doing the challenge lay the plan on us and we will help stay on track.  If you are not doing the challenge post and we are with you all the way. Oh by the way, if you don't workout at a gym but do heavy labor like some of our members working in a warehouse and or work with horses.  May I suggest you get a heart rate monitor and keep track of your daily activity that way and challenge  your self to increase your numbers weekly... Take care, Kathy

Great idea, Kathy! My goal is to be able to ride my bike 3 miles, without feeling worn out---hills and all (as if there were any hills here *sigh*) and to run two miles. My other goal is to stay under 144 pounds. This morning I did 34 minutes on the eliptical, 18 minutes on the bike and most of my circuit routine. Here's to goals!

Ok Kim, Setting goals and writing them down via paper, blogs post or whatever is a great start

Sorry... had to edit :-)

Welcome back Ms. Inspiration! :-)

Truthfully, my #1 challenge is to make exercise part of my daily routine from here on out.  That is the one thing I want to get out of this 8-week challenge. 

Is that OK for a challenge, Ma'am? :-) I do have other more immediate challenges, of course...

#2 - Gradually increase length and intensity of workouts.

#3 - Get back into my smaller clothes.  Starting with my beloved size 14 Tommy Hilfiger jeans :-) Ultimately, I want to get back into all my size 12 clothes :-)  I think with daily exercise this is a very attainable 8-week goal. I will have to come back and post how I moved to lose later today :-) Angie

Hi Angie, You bet this is a great goal  Just getting up and moving is hard from some, we work hard all day, pooped at the end of the day and just can't seem to find the time.  But we can do it, even if you have to move that exercise equipment in the middle of your tv room I think this is a great way to start.  We expect to see you here everyday.  It doesn't have to be going to a gym and workout out.  Just doing more than you did the day before is success in my book

The embarrasing thing is that my exercise equipment is in the room adjacent to the TV room and I had already set the bicycle and elliptical facing the TV... Anyway!  That's the past and this is today and beyond! I did 15 minutes on the bike and 15 on the elliptical.  I did 10 squats with the bar, but my knees weren't too happy... so maybe no more of those for a while... I also did 3 sets of crunches... 15, 12, and 10... ouchie! :-)  Angie

15 minutes on the elliptical??????  How long did it take you to work up to that?  I got brave and tried it and could only do 4 1/2 minutes.  Just curious.  I know it would be good for me, but its a killer.

Well, I am on the manual / easiest program, so no major inclination for me yet... it does go from easy to a little resistance, but enough for my legs to hurt like a mug!!! :-) I have gotten on it on and off, just not regularly ****il now), so maybe that helped.  The first time I got on it I lasted about 3 minutes and I was dying!!! :-) I was quite surprised when I got past 5 minutes, let alone 10 minutes the first time (this time)... :-)  So I figured I can push myself... ah!  But my thighs are talking to me... but it's that *good pain*, so it's all good :-) Just keep trying to add an extra minute each time... that way you can build up... yes? :-) Angie

My goal is to stick with exercising.  I've been slipping lately and can feel the 'can't be bothered' syndrome creeping in.  Mindyou, I'll always be doing the walking, but the stepper is feeling lonely lately! I need to keep with it.  I'm noticing a slight difference in my clothes feeling looser on my tummy so the stomach crunches must be doing something even if my weight isn't moving.  So that is my second goal ~ to increase from 10 each time to 20.  If I reach that goal I'll increase by 10 again. Thanks for helping me stick with it everyone.  Each time I read someones post it inspires me to keep on with it, no matter what else is going on in my life and how I'm feeling about it.

Hi Ruth, Get that swifter duster and dust the stepper off!!! I love your goals and the fact you are noticing a difference in your time working out is the first step Way to go on the pants being loose  Now that is inspiration