Went to the Towson Y and did 45 min of cardio. Avg HR was 150 - 165. Monday - Cardio Only. Yikes.. Was so easy to get HR high since I have not had much consistency. I need to really work back up. Did 35 min on cross trainer and 10 on treadmill. Tue - I am going to do some full body resistance traininig with 20 min low intensity cardio. If I have to crawl to keep my heart rate down at 120 I will do it. I will get to the gym at 5:30am before work. Head back home to shower and then go to work. Wed - Swim Thurs - same as tomorrow - full body + light cardio Friday - SLUG DAY Sat - Choice of cardio 60 min any intensity any type Sun - full body + light cardio Working on my resistance training plan with Dana in a few minutes and will post that too.

BFL is a great very sound and simple program to follow. I'm a fan of it and the website and book by Bill are great. Congrats and GL on your first challenge. GL on the marathon training as well. Do you have a specific training program already in place for that? Would love to see it if you don't mind sharing. How many miles are you running a week already if any? Just wondering if you are starting from scratch or have been running outside regularly for a while. I think my greatest challenge is getting use to running outside again. It was always so hard on my joints but now with most the weight off hopefully it won't be as much as an issue. One of the reasons I decided on the tri is so I could vary my training a bit between the bike/swim/run. Hoping it will be a little easier on my body.

I think my biggest goal is to exercise more. I think the more I do that...the less I have to watch what I eat. And after reading that article on Free Will, it makes sense to have one goal and stick to it. Hope I can do it this time! Leigh Ann

I know so cliche.. writing out goals for 2006 but I do it every 12/31 at least for the past few years. I also like going back to look at them too. I started writing that to LA in her thread but how about we all do one thread here with our goals? Would love to see what you are all planning to work on this year and happy to send lots of support in your direction on meeting any goals. 1) Continue to build up again on Spinning. Consider instructor certification towards end of year. Make sure new home spin bike gets lots of attention and not as a clothes rack. ;) Should be delivered in mid-Jan. Got the spinner elite model. Hoping to also take more spinning classes as well at the Y. 2) Work towards getting from 35% BF down to 16% BF by this time next year with consistent exercise and healthy eating. 3) Continue to focus on adding in "Super Foods" to my daily diet and just learing everything and anything I can about nutritional science and disease prevention. 4) October 2006 - Osprey Sprint Triathlon in Snow Hill, Maryland. Focus on training for this by adding in regular run/swim/bike into my routine. Try running outside again during the spring. Work on swimming. See how that goes and they tri my first tri! 5)#1 GOAL - Consistency regardless of what I do for exercise =) Will do that by logging more often especially if I fall off track.

Hi there! New to this forum, Thanks Stayce!! Anyway, looking for some motivation to get my lazy ass moving again!! No reason I should still be unhappy with myself, I am young...... Anyway, take care and have a great New Year!! Leigh Ann