General Diet Plans and Questions - March Exercise Challenge.

Okay here's the drill. :drill: Calculate the number of minutes that you will exercise for the full month of March, post them here, then each day or week you take your remaining balance, subtract the minutes that you exercised and post your new balance. (ex 210-30=180 next day start with 180-30=150) Simple but it's a great tool for keeping us on track. All are welcome, so come on and give it a try.


:bravo: To all of our gals that stayed with it the entire month of February! Even if the total minutes weren't met we are still winners because we didn't give up. Sometimes things happen and we fall, but just dust yourself off and jump right back in. No one here will ever be disappointed in you, because this is a challenge for you by you.

My pledge is 910 minutes for March. 31 days, less five Mondays (my day off) times 35 minutes per day, equals 910 total.

Thanks Semo!

I think i'll up my pledge by 100minutes this month, I pledge 1000mins for the month of March.

Come on guys, posts those minutes!

Kathy
1000/0/0

OK Semo I am so shamed by your amazing consistancy that I got my butt to the gym today. I will pledge 1480 for the month for me.

3 days at 60 minutes of weights and cardio and 3 days of cardio only. Sunday off. Gotta start somewhere.

3/1: 1480-60=1420 to go

P.S. while I was being a slug I managed not to gain and not to lose.

DNW: I knew you would be back when you were ready! :)

Didn't exercise Saturday, because I didn't feel well, so I'll use that as my day off. Sunday, March 2nd 40 min

910 - 40 = 870

Alright Miss KitKat, you just stay ahead of me then. :lol: You go girl!

Im just starting out with all this excercise stuff..plus i have a job and school to interfere with my weight loss goals.. so Im going to say my number for March is 680, I worked out 30 minutes today so my number now is 650. :)

btw this is a very clever idea

I finished February with 830 minutes so I'm going to try (again) for 1000 in March. March is a bit longer so I should be able to do it.

Sat, Mar 1 - 45 min brisk walk
Sun, Mar 2 - 60 min. aerobics

1000 - 105 = 895

Good Monday Morning to All!

Welcome Kitty, glad that you are joining us. I think that most of us work full time but you have the added stress of going to school. Would that be college or high school? At any rate glad that you are here.

Monday, March 3rd

870 - 40 = 830

March 3:

28 minutes treadmill; 30 minutes weights=58 minutes

1420-58-1362 to go

Thank you:)

I work in a bakery. blah. yeah high school, college next year though, which will just make it that much harder, im sure :(
its good if i create good habits while i still can though.

well i walked on the treadmill 20 minutes, ran 10 so thats another 30 down, so 620 to go.

does anyone know if working out at night had bad side effects? my mother said I shouldnt do it, but was very vague about the whole thing. any ideas?

*shrug*

Good Morning.

Kitty, you work at a bakery, Holly Muffins Girl!:fr: What a temptation.

Tuesday, March 4th

830-40= 790

Wednesday, March 5th

790-40=750

KitKat, I made it to day 30 on the Power90!

Kitty, I'm no expert but I don't know why you wouldn't be able to exercise at night unless you are unable to go to sleep afterwards. Just allow yourself some down time before going to bed and I think you will be find.

Okay, we're five days into the month and I wanna know where GRINGA, SKYBLUE AND FLYING FIT are? We miss you girls so come play with us.:(

yeah:)

well the day before yesterday I walked 45 inutes on the treadmill and this morning school was delayed for 2 hours so I got to walk 30 minutes

so 545 to go

Thursday, March 6th

750-40=710

Hello everyone!
It is already the 7th of March, so I will set an exercise goal for the rest of the month, starting today:
850 minutes is my goal for the rest of the month...about 35 minutes a day-my exercise varies per day, because I have an hour dance class each week, my strength training days average about 45 minutes, and my cardio or yoga days last about 30 minutes...hopefully this will average them out and I will meet goal!
Aphil:)

Hi Aphil, I've seen your name on the boards before but haven't had the chance to get to know you. So anyway glad that I have the opportunity now. Happy that you are joining us, sounds as if you really have a great workout routine.

Friday, March 7th

710 - 40 = 670

Well-I go tmy 45 minutes in for the day...
850-45+805 left for the month!
Thanks for the welcome SEMO, I have seen you around here as well...my workout schedule is pretty varied. I do this for a few reasons...I weight train my full body on Mondays and Fridays-to allow for the minimum 48 hours of rest needed between weight training all body parts-with the exception of the abs, which can be strenght trained daily. I do a session of Pilates on Wednesdays-which is giving extra work on my abs, as well as strengthening and stretching my back-it has done wonders for me, as I used to have chronic back pain. I have an hour bellydance class each week on Tuesdays, and I practice bellydancing at home on Thursdays-I count this towards my cardio exercise. I do yoga on Saturdays and Sundays, for relaxation, extra stretching and aligning of my back, and to get more flexibility, which helps in doing certain moves in Middle Eastern dance-so it helps in many ways. Sometimes I have an extra bit of dancing in on the weekend, if I just feel like doing it, or there is an open house or such at the dance collective-or a light wal outside if it is a nice day.
So-I exercise every day...but doing different things at different intensities-and I never get bored. The last few years I have truly made it a part of my life-which is the whole idea.
This thread is a good idea...all of those 15 minutes here and 30 minutes there really add up!
Aphil

Hi all,

I took basically all week off this week. I just had a lazy week, but now i'm back!

YEAH SEMO! You got 60more days to go? Are you seeing anymore changes in your body?

I did 60mins cardio today.
1000-60mins=940left

Kathy
1000/60/940left

495 now

Hi all!
I got in 35 minutes of strength training today...
850 goal minutes for month/770left/80 done
Aphil:)

455

No exercise last week :( but I started again this week

Mar 9 - 1 mi WATP - 20min
Mar 10 - 10 min. warmup treadmill; 30 min. lower body; 60 min. aerobics with light weights

895 - 120 = 775

Well I did 10 minutes of ab work, and I have a dance class that starts in just a bit-it is an hour long, but I'll put it as 50 minutes-for when we are learning a new move or watching someone else do something. So-60 minutes today.
850 at start of month/710 to go/140 done
Aphil

Hi all,

I did 60mins weights today. 940-60=880left

kathy
1000/120/880left

Hi Ya'll, just a quick stop in, work is crazy and I was out of town over the weekend. 40 min for Mon and 40 for Tuesday.

670- 80 = 590

Ya'll, I completely forgot to post our totals........ It's been wild around here, this is our busy time of the year. So bear with me for the next month or so....

These are totals thru Sunday, March 9th.

KitKat 1000/ 60/ 940
DNW 1480/ 118/ 1362
Kitty 680/ 185/ 495
Chrim 1000/ (glad you're back, we missed ya)
Aphil 850/ 45/ 805
Semo 910/ 240/ 670

Okay, the total thru Sunday is 648 minutes (10.8 Hrs) Let's try and beat this total by next Sunday.

Wednesday, March 12th
590-40=550

KitKat, I am seeing a difference, NO MORE SHOULDER PADS, and my abs are getting better, not greatyet but better than they were. I have to get serious about my eating tho, havn't lost a pound since I started. I did start a low carb diet on Monday so we'll see how it goes. Day 37 today.

I got 30 minutes of Pilates in today...
850 start/170 done/680 left
You know-this is a really great way of looking at our exercise. I always see my 30 minutes, or 1 hour as just that. It is great to see it from a weekly and monthly point of view-to see those minutes turn into hours and hours...:D
I am down another pound to 180-I am totally going to be doing a happy dance when I am in the 170's. I have been working hard, and the last couple pounds that have come off are really starting to reveal some definition in my shoulders and biceps.
Aphil

455 minus

30 minutes on the treadmill
40 minutes on the eliptical
5 measly minutes on the stair stepper

equals
380 to go

Semo- congrats on the body transformation!


60mins cardio done last night.

880-60=820

Kathy
1000/180/820left

Good Morning Ladies. The sun is out and we are having some warm temps for a change. Amazing what a little sunshine can do for the soul.:)

Aphil, congrats on the loss! :cp: You'll be in the 170's by next week. WooHoo.

Okay, up and at 'em early this morning.

550 - 40 = 510

I got in 45 minutes of bellydancing today...mostly reviewing moves from the last couple weeks classes. Great for cardio and toning-not to mention you feel pretty sexy shaking your booty and twirling a silk veil around...
850 start/215 done/635 left to go!
Aphil

Good Morning, had a tough time exerciseing this am, why is it that some days you sail right through and others, every move is a struggle.

Friday, March 14th

510-40= 470

I feel the same way-I usually do wonderful through the week-but have a harder time getting my workouts in on the weekends...I usually have to force myself.
Aphil

35mins cardio done 3/13
30mins cardio done 3/14 =65mins done - 820=755left

Kathy
1000/245/755left

I got in an hour today...45 minutes of weight training...and 15 minutes of dance practice with my veil. I went up to using 8 pound weights recently for my biceps...and I am really starting to see more definition and curve in them-I love it.
850/275done/575left

I can't believe what a slug I've been this month. I've only done three workouts so far. So I am recommitting starting today. I even signed up for a Pilates class to start next week.

Fri, Mar 14:
15 warmup treadmill
30 min. upper body weights
45 min. elliptical

775 - 90 = 685

Saturday, March 15th

470-40=430

I am late joining this thread... so went back and calculated approx. what I have done this month so far and it is somewhere around 650 (actually more I think but will go with that) ... so I am going to say 1300 for the month.

Today I went to the fitness center twice since my goal is at least 3 times a week and I had only been once this week. I only started working out about a month ago but I just increased from 45 minutes to an hour on cardio (treadmill, cross trainer, occasional bike) and then do strength training.

1300 - 650 = 650

Sue:o

Hi Semo

You are right that some days it is easy and others a real struggle. On those difficult days I just figure if I don't go all that fast on the treadmill or cross trainer, whatever, that is okay... just DO it and keep on going and not get discouraged. That thinking has helped me a lot in not feeling defeated on those days when I just can't get with it! It's okay and there will be other days when I do better!

Sue

685 - 30 brisk walking = 655 min.

I think the exercise is back on track. Now if I can just get my eating back under control I can start losing again.

Hi all,

I did 60mins of weights on Saturday.

755 - 60mins=695mins left

Kathy
1000/305/695left

Sun, Mar 16:
655 - 45 (3 mi WATP) = 610

I got in 50 minutes of weight training today...it was a real killer!
850/325 done/525 left
Aphil

Today's exercise:
10 min warmup elliptical
30 min. lower body weights
60 min aerobics c lass

610 - 100 = 510

340

Just reporting in...

My goal for March was 1300
previously completed 650
remaining 650
did 45 minutes (30 treadmill, 15 strength training)
total to go
650 - 45 - 605

Sue :lol:

Today is my dance class-50 minutes, plus an extra 10 minutes I am doing at home on my abs...60 total
850/385 done/465 left

Hi girls! Gosh, I'm gone for a couple of days and come back and we have all these post! :D Love it.

First a big welcome to Dance4Joy, and great job on the wt loss!

Work was crazy yesterday, so here are the totals thru Sunday, March 16th.

KitKat 940/ 245/ 695
DNW 1362/
Kitty 495/ I'm confused about your total-did you change it?
Chrim 1000/ 390/ 610
Aphil 805/ 230/ 575
Semo 670/ 240/ 430
Dance4Joy 1300/650/650 (won't count these but will start with this weeks)


I'll update a total when I hear from Kitty.

Monday- March 17th 50 min
Tues - March 18th 40 min

430-90=340

Hi everyone,

I did 60mins of cardio last night.

695-60=635left

Kathy
1000/365/635left

Hi -- and good job to all!!! Keep it up! This is very inspiring to have a place to report in.

Simo, thanks for posting the totals... will help me to keep track I am sure! I have to really "hit it" this week to make my goal!!! :lol:

Sue

Good Morning to All you Exercisers!

I have mine done for the day! 50 min~
KitKat, I've moved up to the 3/4 tapes, both on sweat and weights and tomorrow is my day 45 - half way there!

340-50=290

Dance4Joy, what type wt loss program are you doing? I started back on the low carb a week or so ago. Up until then I was just cutting back then got a little too sassy and started gaining back.

10 min warmup elliptical
35 min. upper body weights
45 min. Walk Away the Pounds

510 - 90 = 420 min. remaining

Today -- 605 - 120 = 485

Treadmill 45 mins
Cross-trainer 15 mins
60 mins strength training, walking back and forth to gym

Earned a new icon today, yay!!!

SEMO, in answer to your question, I am just eating healthfully and exercising a lot. I do take Juice Plus Complete every day in juice, milk, or a shake. I don't "cheat" -- ever (well not SO far anyway, and don't plan to!) :lol: I also belong to a great Christian Home Group who are also trying to get in shape so have good support. Personally I don't like dieting but need something I can stick with; of course that is different for each of us.

Keep up the good work!!!!

Sue

I did 30 minutes of Pilates yesterday...
850/415done/435left
I will post today's workout as soon as it gets done!
Aphil

Morning to all!

Thursday, March 20th

290-40-250

Today's workout-40 minutesof bellydancing...
850 start/455 done/395 left
Aphil

March goal was 1300 minutes

Today: 485 - 30 = 455

Cross-trainer 30 minutes

Sue

420 - 60 min Pilates = 360 left

Good Morning Ladies, well I didn't do my exercise this am, just couldn't tear myself away from the TV. Woke up early and wanted to catch up on what had happen while sleeping. I pray that this is over quickly and get our people back home.

I'll post tonight after I get some minutes in. Have a good weekend.

Wow, Semo your halfway there. That was fast! You Go Girl! lol

3/20 morning-65mins weight
3/20 evening-30mins cardio
3/21morning-70mins cardio =165mins-635mins total-470left

Kathy
1000/530/470left

340-45=295

295 to go

Friday ~ 50 min
Sat ~ 40 Min

250 - 50- 40= 160

March goal - 1300

Today 455 - 105 = 350

Whew, puff puff!!!

Congrats to all of you who are on target! For those who may not be, hey, it's not too late to "crank it" - !!!

No :cbg: or :cookie: just hit those workouts!!! :strong:

We can do it!!!

Sue

Hi all I did 70mins of weights this morning!

470-70=400left

Kathy
1000/600/400left

295-45=250

Hi all,

I manage to belt out 75mins of cardio! WOOHOO!

Kathy
1000/675/325left

Hey good job, Kathy and Kitty! You go!!!!

I had 350 left to go... but went to a rally today in support of our president and troops -- was there a couple hours and walked up and down the streets handing out signs, etc... so I decided that I could count it as a VERY conservative 30 minutes of walking. So my total is now...

350 - 30 - 320 to go!!

Yippee.... we are going to make it!!!

Sue

Sunday workout:

Original goal 1300 minutes
Today - 320 - 105 = 215

Treadmill 45 minutes
Bike 15 mins
Strength training 45 mins

Sue

250-25=225

Yay Kitty! You are going to make it!!! Hang in there everybody... we have a week to complete our goals! Then we can all set new goals for April and do it again... right????

Sue

Ya'll are sooooo sneaky, I posted Saturday morning and there wasn't much going on and then, I get here this morning and wham, lots of post......... (I love it, much more motivating)

I'll try to post totals later, we're swamped here at work.

Dance4Joy, another icon, you're doing great, and a cutie too!

Sunday, day off. Altho I worked Sat and Sun in the yard. Oh my gosh, picked up limbs, raked leaves, painted three doors, door faceings. Was sort of glad to get back to work, if you know what I mean.

Monday, March 24th 45 min

160 - 45 =115

I haven't posted my last couple of workouts yet-I did 40 minutes of strength training on Friday, 40 minutes of strength training today...I was busy all weekend long, with yardwork and painting and all-but I am not counting that as workout time!
850 starting in mid-March/535done/315 left
Aphil

220 now

i mean 205

Sun, March 23 - 45 min. brisk walk
Mon, March 24 - 60 min. aerobics

360 - 105 = 255

I was planning on lower body today as well but my knee is bothering me a bit so I decided to leave that until tomorrow or Wednesday.

Wow this is such a busy week for me that haven't had time to get with it... will really have to haul it the end of the week to make my goal.

Yesterday WAS "one of those days" at work though when I had to run around a LOT... up and down the stairs, and around the building... hopping all over the place. So didn't get any "official" exercise I can "count" but did get some moving in there.

Sue

Sorry for the delay, but here are last weeks totals thru Sunday, March 23rd.

KitKat 695/ 370/ 325
DNW 1362/
Kitty 340/ 115/ 225
Chrim 610/ 295/ 315
Aphil 575/ 220/ 355
Semo 430/ 270/ 160
Dance4Joy 650/ 435/ 215

Last weeks total was 1260 minutes (21 hrs)

This weeks total 1705 (28.42 hrs)

Dance4Joy, we started this back in November (I think) and will continue as long as there is an interest. It really helps me to meet my exercising goals. Hope it has been benifical to everyone.

Tuesday, March, 25th

115- 45 = 70 :cp:

I got 30 minutes of aerbics in, plus 10 minutes on my abs-
850/575done/275 left
Aphil
I also have my hour dance class tonight that I will post later...

Reporting in...

Actual for March
1300/1085/215
Today - Walking - 45 minutes
215 - 45 = 170

Portion that counts here (joined late)
650/435/215
215 - 45 - 170

Sue

205-60=145

I had my dance class last night-itis an hour long, but since we are learning new choreography-we had to stop a few times to learn the new moves, so I am counting it as 45 minutes.
850/620done/230left

Good Morning Ladies.

Got 50 min in this morning and I'm almost done! I moved up on my exercise tape, which is longer so that's why I'm finishing early. And no I'm not slacking off for the month. I still have 35 days to finish on my 90 day commitment...... not that I'm counting!:o

70 - 50 = 20

20 minutes of Pilates for the abs...
850/640done/210left
Aphil

145-25=120 to go

Thur, March 27th

20 - 45 = (25)

Hi all,

3/25 did 30mins cardio so 325-30=295left

Kathy
1000/705/295left

120-30=90

90 to go

Previous - 170

Today

Walking 30 minutes
Cardio - 60 minutes
Strength training 45 minutes
Total = 135 minutes

170 - 135 = 35

I'm going to make it!!! Yay

Sue

Good Morning........It's Friday, It's Friday. :cb:

(25) - 55 = (80)

850/700done/150 left
1 hour brisk walking outdoors...my glutes are barking-I went walking on some bike trails-lots of hills, and on the way back, I was walking against some killer wind!!!!
I still have some strength training left to do today...will post it when I am finished!
Aphil

Whew...strength training-10 minutes on abs, and 15 minutes on upper body...25 total
850/725 done/125 left

Hi all,

I did 3/28- 75mins cardio
3/29-95mins cardio - 295=125minsleft

Kathy
1000/875/125left

Hi... My goal was 1300; had 35 left.

Yesterday - 10 minutes walking = 25 left

Today -- 3 hours walking, flag waving, etc. at "Support Our Troops" rally

Goal achieved... plus 2 hours 35 minutes over goal.

Now I suppose we have to start over again soon, huh? :lol:

Yay
Sue

Hi everyone,

One more day left! Good luck to all who like me are struggling to finish what they can on time, and congrats to all who are already done!

3/30 did 65mins cardio-125mins=60mins left

1000/940/60mins left
Kathy

Yesterday I did 5 minutes of yoga...
850/760 done/90 left
I have today and tomorrow to get these last 90 minutes done!
Aphil

Catching up on posting:

Thur, March 27 - 60 min. Pilates
Sun, March 30 - 65 min. aerobics; 20 min. stretching

255 - 145 = 110

I have an aerobics class tomorrow morning and I'll go early and do lower body first. So I should just make my 1000 minutes for the month. Will post tomorrow night that I did it.

Good for you, Chrim! Way to go on that extra last minute push so you can make it! I admit I had such a busy weekend and was over goal so took a break yesterday.

Sue

Took Saturday as my day off. 40 Min Sunday

(80) - 40 = (120)

Have to do cardio tonight.... was lazy this morning.

Hi all,

Did 60mins weights this morning, I manage to make my goal for the second time in a row! Congrats to all who made it to their goal and good luck to all who didn't make it. We are all winners, see you in Aprils challenge!

Kathy
1000goal/1000completed/0left

I just made it....45 minutes of weight training, and 45 minutes of walking...90 minutes total.
850/850 done/0 left
Aphil

Goal was 1300
previously completed 1455
Today walking 15 minutes
Total 1470

March 31 - 60 min. aerobics class; 50 min. Yoga

110 - 110 = 0

It took me 3 tries but this month I made my 1000 minute goal. I'm off to post my new goal on the April thread.

Chris