Did You Move To Lose Today? Let's do an 8 week exercise challenge!

Hey Everyone,

Well I hit the gym today and did my "Pull Day".  It works the Back, Biceps and Abs.  Here is what I did:

Pulldowns - 2 sets of 15 at 40lbs
Barbell row - 3 sets of 15 at 25lbs
Barbell curl - 3 sets of 15 at 25lbs
Incline dumbbell curl - 2 sets of 15 at 8lbs (I was using 15lbs and my left side gave out after 4,
Dumbbell Pullover - 2 sets of 15 at 15lbs
Ab dips and sides - 2 sets of 15 with 10lbs hand held weight
Floor crunches - 3 sets of 15 - straight and side
Exercise ball crunches - 3 sets of 15 - straight and side
Incline bench with medicine ball - 1 set of 15
Incline bench for leg lifts - 1 set of 15 (like v crunches)

As you know I am trying to get back down to my "fighting weight"   It hit me last night we really have about 8 weeks before the weather starts to get nice (well one can only hope).  So I am really going to hit the eating clean program and get my cardio from boxing and do my weight routine. 

Do you want to join me?    Let's do an 8 week challenge, no matter where you are...in this journey.  Keep track of what/how long and push  yourself for progress.  If you are walking 5000 steps push for 10,000.  If you are doing weights, increase your sets and or weights.  If you are running, increase your distance and decline your time.  If  you are swimming, log your time and laps     Come on, we can do it

So my friends, Did You Move To Lose and or Maintain Today?  Let's get this challenge going. 

Create a chart and write everything down.  Create an eating chart. I really do love Thedailyplate for food and exercise.  I think I am almost out of cals and when I add in my exercise it says I have another 1000 cals to eat.  OH YEA

ARE  YOU WITH ME

Take care,
Kathy

Hi everyone I really didn't feel like exercising today, but had to walk my mile to get home form work and collect my daughter, and then decided to exercise more aeven though I didn't feel like it - that's probably the time I need to the most.  So stepper and can weights again for me. Hope I see the results tomorrow on my weekly weigh in.

Hi Ruth, Extra kudos to you for working out when you didn't feel like it.    You are my inspiration for sure Take care, Kathy

I'll join you Kathy!!!!!  I did 3mile WATP and 2 sets of 12 push ups today.

ALL RIGHT TRACY

Kathy, I've never heard of thedailyplate.com before, but went there on your recommendation~it looks great! It took me some time, but I"m all set up now. Thanks for the tip on that!

Well I just started back to the gym and figured I needed to get back in to the groove of things when I realized after 2 years I was gaining back and that is the last thing I want after all my work so I started surfing the support groups on here and found the challenge as if someone was saying HELLO! heres your help on the right track so I am in for sure. Joy

I'm not sure how great I'll do with the challenge, but I'm trying to get back the consistency and amount of exercising I was doing when I was losing.  Sometimes when I officially say I'm doing something, it backfires & I do worse.   Went to the gym this morn.  I had some errands to run before I got there, and then didn't have quite as much time as I usually do.  But I did 20 min. of good cardio and then 20 min. of lower-body weight training--so, a little short on time, but a heck of a lot better than nothing! Don't have time right now--it's 12:20 a.m.--but I am going to check out thedailyplate tomorrow. Jo

How about those that need to push themselves just to do SOMETHING!?  :-) I was thinking about this... after posting how I have everything I need except for the motivation... and the more I thought about it, the more I figured... what the heck am I waiting for!!!??? Some accountability may be just what I need to jump-start me once and for all! Soooo... could I join y'all great move-to-lose-or-maintain peeps on this 8 week challenge? Angie

Hi Kathy, I am in!  I FINALLY got to start the weight training.  I went through the motions Thursday.  I did 1 set of ten on each of excercizes I will be incorperating.  I did my walk as a warm up and walked 2 miles.  I did both days of the muscle strengthening, but I wouldn't exactly call it a work out,  Just learning the correct way to use the equipment.  I will probebly do the same today.  After I was done with the equipment, I still had time so I thought I would give the eliptical a shot,  That thing is just plain evil!  I could only do 4 and a half minutes!  I have computer issues so I am hit or miss on checking in on the weekends.  I use Fitday for my food and activities.  I am 3+ weeks sick and it seems to have moved to my lungs and sinuses.  I have an appointment at 4.  Still gonna work out today, Maybe a little less intense, but I am on such a roll with consistancy that I hate to miss.  Good Luck everyone on the challange.