Move To Lose Spring Challenge - Get Your Sexy Back!

Happy Monday Everyone 

Wow, what a great response we got this weekend with our Get Your Sexy Back Spring Challenge.  I am so thrilled we are all going to help each other, stay motivated, learn new things and not to mention looking and feeling great come Spring... 

Today is a cardio day for me...I did 3 miles on the treadmill, at an incline of 8.  Tonight I will be doing another round of cardio on the bag.  For those of you that don't know, boxing is not just hitting a bag for an hour.  You warm up with mountain climbs, running in place, sit ups, push ups, bicycles and such.  Then you do 3 min rounds on the bag and then you hit the ground and do the above sit ups, push ups etc. again.  You do this for an hour.  YEP, you die.....oxygen please 

To make this challenge a success for us all, Please check out some of the suggestions below to STAY ON TRACK with this challenge.....

Goals... 

Be detailed about your goals in this challenge.  Don't say I want to lose weight.  Say I want to lose X number of lbs or a certain percent of body fat in X number of days. 

Take your measurements, body fat and or the number on the scale (if you are doing the scale hell challenge put that scale down).  These are a great way to measure your success 

Be Flexible.  Check your goals half way through and if you are way off, don't beat yourself up, just adjust!!!! 

Make your goal realistic.  You are not going to have a six pack in 30 days, or lose 30 pounds in 30 days...  

If you have gotten away from writing in a daily journal please get back to it.  Putting your goal in writing makes it real, accountable and keeps you on track.  Write down your workout daily along with your food. 

Find a workout partner such as a neighbor, co-worker or family member.  When you have someone else to work out with you can't say Not Today! 

Reward Yourself... plan on rewarding yourself for staying on track and accomplishing your goals.  I am going to put a few dollars in a workout jar every week I do my workouts and eat right.  At the end of the 8 weeks I want to go out and buy a rockin Bathing suit or new workout outfit!   

Let's get this party started!!  Did You Move To Lose Today?  Let us know what you did today for your workout.  Also, share with us your goals and rewards.... 

Take care,
Kathy

It's a great day!  I really feel motivated.  So far, I've done 90 minutes in the pool:

-lap swimming
-lap jogging
-water weight lifting
-adbominal crunches

And tonight, I'm going Salsa dancing.  I've logged my eating plan into fitday.  This weight is going to fall off!

Goal is to get to onederland by my 5th surgery-annivesary on July 6.  That's 54 lbs... can she do it!  Absolutely, by sticking to plan:

-at least 1 hr of exercise per day
-1/2 my body weight in protein and fluids (crystal lite/I can't do water)
-no more than 35 grams fat
-no white carbs or sugar
-no fast or fried foods
-fitday journaling
-stay close to my friends on this site for support!

Stay tuned.....

Hugs!
Denise

I quit smoking today. Do I want 1. Well YES. but I will do this & I will not gain wt on the way to success.
I did 2 miles walking
10 minutes of strenth training.
I know to some of you this may seem small but it;''s a start & we all need to start someplace.
I WILL DO THE WII tonight with the guys.

My goals
I will start journaling my food again
I will exercize for at least 30 min a day
I will quit smoking
I will drink my H2O
I will post daily on BOTT

I love the zumba but because of finance that is 1 thing that had to go. But I did just order on;ine a DVD of zumba. It's called something else but it's still zumba. So when I get that I will do 1 DVD daily. It comes with 6 DVD's

We don't think this is small at all...girl we read your post and cheer and applaud your courage and determination.    You have taken on two of the toughest challenges at once.  Feel free to come here and vent if it gets hard...

Baby steps is just where you need to be and you are the best judge when to amp it up... 

This is so exciting.....

Take care,
Kathy 

Hey Denise,

What I love on top of an awesome workout you did, is you noting is just as important....

Sounds like we are on our way

Cya tomorrow 

I am excited for the Spring Challenge and I have Spring Break in Florida coming up the end of March so this is perfect timing!!!!!

My goals:

I am 8 lbs from goal so my goal is 8 lbs in 8 weeks. 
Work out 5 out of 7 days
Increase Water intake to above 50 ozs per day
Increase Protein intake to a minimum of 60 grams per day
Track my water/protein/work out progress daily

Thanks for the challenge, I look forward to check in's....  My reward will be finally making goal!!!!!

Robin

Sounds like a winning plan to me 

Hey Robin, how much protein does a surgeon recommend for your procedure?   60 grams of protein sounds low for how much you are planning on working out, but it may be due to your surgery being different than RNY?

Let's ROCK IT

You know Kathy, you are right.  I am always thinking moderation, but with the work out, I should push that protein number higher!  I am going to increase the protein to 80 grams.  It's really just a matter of adding a protein shake per day!  Thanks for keeping an eye on me...  Robin

You bet 

I am so excited about these next 8 weeks Kathy! Of course, I am hoping that those 8 weeks get me motivated enough to keep going to continue on and reach other goals by this summer.

This morning I did 30 minutes on my elliptical machine followed by an hour of aerobics. I feel great and it has helped me to make healthier eating choices all day long.

Goals:
~To Journal everything and check in here daily
~Exercise at least 5-6 days a week
~To lose 16lbs in 8 weeks which would finally put me
in onederland. Haven't been there in 18 years.
~to be well on my way to making my final weight goal before my 2yr bandiversary and my 20th class reunion this summer.