8 Week Challenge - Half-Way Mark - 4 Weeks Down, 4 Weeks to Go

How'd everyone body do? Report in. Remember, if you didn't meet your goals... you've got 4 more weeks to do it. I know that's how I'm looking at it. LOL! Here is the original post. If you didn't join in over the prior last weeks, join now. 4 more weeks to go! I got to the gym twice which is a marked improvement. Didn't go other days since I was so sore! Owie. Went this morning so a good start to this week. Take care folks! Kathy ............................................................................................................ 8 Week Challenge - Who Is Down Wid That? Original Post by Kathy & Rich at 5:17 AM PST on 10/30/2006 Fairfax, VA - RNY (05/20/2005) - Joseph Chebli, M.D. Post the things that you'd like to work on in the next 8 weeks. The challenge will last from today until Christmas day which is as you many have guessed - 8 weeks from today. Makes some positive changes. Work on getting in your water or vitamins. Work on getting in your protein. Working on moving your body to get it fit and toned. We'll have a weekly check in for those participating. Remember you can jump in at any time. Some suggestions of things to keep in mind: 1. Try not to post "I want to lose 10 lbs by Christmas" - we all know this far post-op that it is hard to truly gauge how much weight our bodies will lose and how fast/slow it will go. It would be wiser to chose eating, water, vitamin and fitness goals that might yield weight loss when done consistently over the 8 week period. 2. Try not commit to doing anything every single solitary day during the 8 weeks. Do not set yourself up for failure from the start. We all know that is derned near impossible to do something every day. Illness, problems, work, family and just plain life gets in the way. Setting a goal of "I'm going to get 100 oz of water in and all my vitamins in at least 5 days a week every week" is better than saying you are going to do it 7 days a week. See my point? (See I actually did pay attention at Weigh****chers and other therapy type meetings). 3. Be sure to set yourself some cool reward at the end for a job well done. Whether it is buying yourself something if it is in the budget, a spa treatment, or just going to the library and getting a good book and allowing yourself the free time to doing nothing else but sit and read - go for it! So what'll it be. Name your own poison. LOL!

Hi Everyone, My goal was to resume my 4x a week workouts, which I had stopped with the tt surgery in September. I am happy to say, I am almost there. I worked out three times last week, and would have made the four, but Thanksgiving and family visits got in the way. I judge my numbers by marking on the calendar Sunday through Saturday how much I have worked out. This week, I've already worked out yesterday and today, so I am halfway there. The second half of my goal was for the workouts to be as intense as pre-tt. So far, I am working out for 30 minutes at a time, needing to get back up to the 45-60 minutes at a time. Not too bad for a 51 year old, who *never* used to exercise and blamed it all on bad knees. I know I don't ever have to like it, just do it. Otherwise, I am still doing well on the protein, water, vitamin dailies. Debra M.

My goal was to limit splurges to one day per weekend and to take my meds, vits and water on weekends (I don't have any problems eating right, gettin in water and vits through the week, only on weekends). This past weekend was good food-wise. I was a "model of self-control" on Sunday (an absolute pig on Saturday, but we won't go into that!). I honestly do not remember if I took my meds and vits, but I know I got in my water.

I'm In!!! I know its been awhile ladies. But I really want to give this a try as I sit here at 6:30 in the morning I am going to get back to my regimen. I will get in at least 3 workouts a week and try to get my meds in on the weekend. Through the week I am fine but the weekend I just loose it. I am looking forward to reporting my progress. Thanks Andrea