Exercise! - Exercise Accountability February

I need this thread folks. Today I did 20 minutes of leg things and floor exercises ... that's the first since Thursday!

THANK YOU Susan for starting this thread yet again... I really appreciate it :hug:

Today, Monday, I did NOT exercise... I think I need this thread too :p

I agree... I need this thread . Thanks Susan!! Today I feel as though I am coming down with something, I have a POUNDING headache so no exercise.
Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and kick my butt into gear.

I did 5 more miles in Januay and 3 for today in Feb. took the puppers for a walk as we seem to be having a mild winter, sun is shinning and the air is brisk. Perfet!


Feb total:3
Jan total 65.5 miles

I have done some upper body and abs but I do not have my cardio (yick ptewy) in yet today. Cardio (yick ptewy) is my least favourite!

Today is February 1st and it is 3;52 pm here. I'm starting NOW. Sigh. So lazy, I am.

Sigh. I'll be honest. That lasted like, 5 minutes, until my brother came home from school with like 5 of his friends, and I've got nowhere to do my exercises now. I'm DEFINITELY going to do it tonight.

That sounds like such an excuse, doesn't it? I mean, so what if they are here, I could always go take a walk. But ... sigh. I'm lazy. I'd rather just stay in and do some dancing or do a stepaerobics video. Can't since they're here, though. I resolve here firmly to do one hour of dancing in my room when they are all gone, and from now on do my exercising in the MORNING!!!!! So here's my new accountability:

Tonight Feb 1st, 1 hour.
Tomorrow morning, Feb 2nd, 1 hour

I would really love to join in here...I need to be accountable!

I pulled something in my shoulder last night so no TAEBO today. I just finished the WATP 4 mile video and am heading in to do abs on my Ab Dolly as soon as I get off the computer. So, that's it for today!

Did WATP 3 mile on Monday, and WATP 2 mile yesterday. Today will be some more WATP, and I really need to do weights but it seems like I'm only good at doing either cardio or weights. I am signed up on President's Challenge and this is the first time I'm coming close to hitting the goal (6 completed stars). I've 2 completed, 1 failed (3/5), and am on the next one now. Good luck gals I know you can do it this month!

Well after 2 weeks of slacking :p , I started again Monday. I did 30 minutes on my treadmill, and a circuit strength training exercise from Shape magazine, it's about 10 minutes. This morning, Wednesday, I did a 10 minute dvd that came with my scale, and I plan to do the same routine I did Monday, tonight when I get home.

Welcome to the new comers, the more the merrier, we all work at our own pace, ike different things, but we keep on moving.

I like the eliptical
treadmill and walking the dog has to be top of my list!
Weights not so much and I hope to add a little bit of swimming soon.

So jump in lets move and get eachother moving too!
-L

Hi, 45 minutes walk, 45 minutes swim. I got into a blouse which was too tight before. I am really excited and hope to continue exercising

Welcome new folks!
I got my cardio in in two spurts of different things, but I did it. My food is awesome today. This is much better than my weekend.

Whoooo hoooo!! I went and did an hour and 20 minutes of exercise after sitting around lazily all day and complaining about it! I did a lot of running, brisk walking, marching, jumping... I even did a few glute and thigh exercises, and some ab crunches, and some pushups. Woop woop.

Woop, woop is right. That's very good!
I walked outside today. It's still very unseasonably warm. I swung them boots at over 4 miles an hour for 35 minutes.

Yaaay SusanB! *cheer* :D

Okay folks, as soon as I clean up (which should also burn some calories, lol) and make dinner, I'm going to do a 30 minute Leslie Sansone tape, then another 30 minutes of running. I hold myself accountable, if I do not complete this then I shall be very honest and post when I get a chance. :D

WooHoo way to go girls :dance:...

I love Tyra Banks, I want that cleavage :love: ... But it'll never happen EVER in this lifetime !!

Today I ran 7.26k...

Padding Ilene! Lots of padding. Remember my little yellow bikini from this spring? The cups are all padding, only what sticks out the top was actually Susan ;)

Here's my exercise accountability. I did a bunch of research with my fitday this morning and here's what I've found. I don't try hard enough.

Oh NO! It's all up to me ?!?!?

Hahah, I want that cleavage too! I love me some padded bras though.

Okay honestly, I only did 30 minutes of exercise yesterday, and then my friend came over unexpectedly and we went and hung out so I didn't complete the other 30 minutes. So today I'm holding myself accountable for 1 hour and 30 minutes of exercise, to make up for yesterday.

I don't try hard enough either. I really, really don't. I could have had all of this weight lost months ago if I tried hard enough! But we do what we can and must give ourselves a pat on the back for our accomplishments. Yay us! :D

Mind if I jump in? :) This thread seems really great!

I was doing great and doing all my planned workouts in January.. and now school's gotten hectic and I wasn't able to work out for most of this week. I need some accountability and I need to start weight training! I don't want to be a smaller, squishy version of myself.

Let's see.. today I did 45 minutes of Yourself!Fitness and some yoga afterwards. I'm getting back on track!

I did a bunch of research with my fitday this morning and here's what I've found. I don't try hard enough.

Oh NO! It's all up to me ?!?!?I hear you Susan, I'm not trying hard enough either *sigh* ... No workout for me today, I am doing housework tonight, we are going away Saturday and Sunday I don't like to do housework...

Today I have:

Walked 1 Mile
1 hour of stability ball cardio workout (all star workouts on fittv)

I am also going to walk 1 more mile before I go to bed...

Tomorrow is my weigh in and measurement day...so I hope all goes well!

Friday and Saturday I was horribly busy. Friday and Saturday I did not do any exercise nor did I follow my diet carefully (though I'm sure I went below the amount of calories I was supposed to consume, which isn't healthy either because it slows down your metabolism.) Today is Sunday, I am going to TRY to do Leslie Sansone's tape twice, or once and then the following 30 minutes I'll run around the yard or something. I screwed up!!!!!

:carrot: I was not able to post yesterday but I did walk for 45 minutes and went to the pool and swam for 45 minutes. Today I also swam for 45 minutes and noticed there is a path near the pool. If I like it, it will be easier for me to go to just one place and get everything done.:carrot:

I road my bike outside for 2 hours today....and I am going to do 30 min of cardio later...

Yesterday I did 45 minutes of DDR and today I did 45 minutes of Yourself!Fitness. I always feel like I get a great workout with both of those!

Hope you all had a good weekend.

I walked the puppers and did about 6 miles.


Feb total:9
Jan total 65.5 miles

I did one hour of DDR today. Whew, I'm tired!

Hope everyone's doing well!

Yeah, I can post again...I was having withdrawls with the site being down! LOL

Anyway, I've done TAEBO or 4-mile WWTP every day since I posted last week. Today's workout of choice is TAEBO. I have to wait for the baby to go down in about an hour and then I'll be sweatin it up!

I shovelled snow today!

shovelled snow today!


That's gotta count for something! :lol: We had the most awful day yesterday - warmed up to nearly 40F and everything melted, well the top stuff did, leaving water over ice! Plus it rained/snowed most of the day. ICK. Today is wonderful, high 20's F, sunshine, just trecherous walking still.

Oh, exercise. Sat I did a 90 minute racquetball clinic which was really fun! Then yesterday I did a mile :tread: followed by a body pump class :strong: which is a killer. I do lots more reps - though with lighter weights - than I do on my own. I do LOTS more squats, lunges, and crunches than usual too. Needless to say I am nicely sore today. :carrot:

Today I ran 5.37k, this afternoon I will go do chest and triceps, tonight it's swimming...I WILL DO IT ALL!! I've been so lazy food and exercises wise...

Ah ha! :gossip: Ilene's being lazy! Where's that darned horn thing she's always blowin' at me .... :coach: Turn off that chair and get up off your TV and go pump those pec's. The next time you shake your finger at me do you want those arm flaps waving too? :nono:

:faint: I'm devastated! My idol had a lazy spell.

Ah ha! :gossip: Ilene's being lazy! Where's that darned horn thing she's always blowin' at me .... :coach: Turn off that chair and get up off your TV and go pump those pec's. The next time you shake your finger at me do you want those arm flaps waving too? :nono:

:faint: I'm devastated! My idol had a lazy spell.Ilene da :queen: is off to the gym... I hate to disappoint :rofl: !!

TTFN :wave:

Oh Ilene thank you! I feel so much better now.

Oh Ilene thank you! I feel so much better now.Do I detect sarcasm?! :devil:

From me darling?

From me darling?:yes:

TAEBO DONE! WOO HOO:carrot:

I have an AB DOLLY that I keep in the laundry room closet ("out of sight - out of mind").... well, I've brought it out and am keeping it under my scrapbooking table now so that it is clearly visible. I have a new rule...every time I enter the laundry room (which is quite a few times every day with a family this size) I have to do reps. This is the third day and my abs are really feeling it. It works upper and lower. This better start paying off!

Must shower. Hope you are all having great workouts! Glad to hear you were heading to the gym Ilene!

Oh, and yes, I can speak from experience since we get pleanty of it here - that snow shoveling DOES count! LOL;)

Ilene, you know I appreciate you very much. I suppose, in my class clown way, I just wanted you to be back 'up'. I don't like my friends to be down.
I think you're an awesome inspiration for women of our .... um .... life stage :)

So I just wanted to be an encourager like you've encouraged me. It really never crossed my mind that I might be a 'pita' instead. ;)

Oh, and yes, I can speak from experience since we get pleanty of it here - that snow shoveling DOES count!

That was my little joke - having grown up in New England, and lived in Michigan for a couple years, and now in Alaska for 30+ I'll guarantee you that it counts! :) In fact, we need a snow shoveling emoticon! :lol:

Ilene, you know I appreciate you very much. I suppose, in my class clown way, I just wanted you to be back 'up'. I don't like my friends to be down.
I think you're an awesome inspiration for women of our .... um .... life stage :)

So I just wanted to be an encourager like you've encouraged me. It really never crossed my mind that I might be a 'pita' instead. ;)You were not a "pita" at all!! I was getting right back at ya girl ;) , I WANTED that to be sarcasm!! :hug:

Today I am HAPPY to say was a triple header day run, gym AND swim :carrot: PLUS food was spot on!! Can't ask for better than that!

In fact, we need a snow shoveling emoticon! :lol:

Too funny!

I can't wait to shovel snow in Alaska! We're waiting for the house to sell, then we're on our way!

The weather has gotten cold and work has picked up, I am going to have to make a better effort to get moving!


Feb total:14
Jan total 65.5 miles

I REALLY did not want to work out today! BUT, I told myself to just GET IN THERE AND GET IT DONE! So I did. And now I feel GREAT! TAEBO was the workout of choice today....and the Ab dolly has gotten in a few reps today also! I am going to be in jean shorts and a tank top this summer if it kills me!

The posts are low today.......I hope it's because you are all so busy working out!

Had an awesome 7.30k run tonight, it was -18C with the windchill... but by the end I was sweatin' baby!!

I shovelled snow again. I got called to work tomorrow at 0700, so I went to clean the snow off my car and turn it around in the driveway ... I broke the wiper. The drivers side of course. Dratted thing just lays there while the passenger side gets nice and clean.
Maybe for exercise I'll have to walk to work tomorrow. I'll have to get up a little early it's 13 miles!

I shovelled snow again. I got called to work tomorrow at 0700, so I went to clean the snow off my car and turn it around in the driveway ... I broke the wiper. The drivers side of course. Dratted thing just lays there while the passenger side gets nice and clean.
Maybe for exercise I'll have to walk to work tomorrow. I'll have to get up a little early it's 13 miles!Oh Susan you poor thing, that has got to suck!!

:hug: to you Susan. You folks are getting more than your share of snow this winter! Though it is snowing here as I type. . .

Did a bodypump class tonight - I'll be a sore puppy tomorrow. It starts 1/2 hour earlier on Thurs than on Mon :shrug: so no time for :tread: - oh, darn. :lol: I'll make up for that on Sat though.

Actually, it was still snowing this morning so I didn't mind my lovey driving me to work. He feels very gallant doing that :)

Ice skated for 45 minutes today. That was enough of a workout!;) I haven't skated for years. We're teaching youngest DS this year though so I was really wanting to get back on the ice. It was great fun.....I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! LOL

Just checking something.

Adding another 8 waled over the last 3 days. I am sure I will be out shoveling All day to keep on top of the 15-24 inches we should be getting.

Feb total:22
Jan total 65.5 miles

No snow here, just sunny skies *whew* please don't send any my way!!

7.85k run today...

TAEBO was today's choice. Now I'm going to go veg. - I didn't sleep well last night.

Run and swim :dance:

3 today, chilly and sunny, pristine white after the storm....

Feb total:25
Jan total 65.5 miles

The Firm Tough Tape 2.
And it was cuz I upped my weights a little :dizzy:

15 minutes on the treadmill (100 calories) and Crunch, Pick-your-spot Pilates belly and butt but not thigh.. have to get to bed.

Hopefully I will be posting more in this thread;).

Tuesday -- 7.78K run and 1hr swim...

I did 30 mins on the treadmill last night:) at 3mph.

Wednesday -- 1 hour of back -- done ....... 1 hour swimming this evening ...

Ive been terrible the last couple of weeks. I was sick the first week of Feb, then I ran 4 out of the 7 days the next week, and this week I have totaly bombed, just ran on Sunday. :( I have been really busy though, putting in a new laminate floor in my house and new furniture, so I havent been just sitting around, so thats good. Then I started today so I wont be running today or tomorrow :(
WAY TO GO to all of you that have been being good and working out like were supposed to!

Beautiful day today. Almost 60, a great day for a long walk and a good audio book :)

Feb total:29
Jan total 65.5 miles

I did 30 minutes of walking on the treadmill at 3mph:).

We are either having a slow week or nobody has posted.

I am adding another 7 miles for the last few days :) Not sure I will walk tomorrow, the temp isn't too bad but the wind is a little too much.

Feb total:36

Hi I have exercised 660 minutes thus far this month. My goal is 900 minutes for the month, but the more the merrier. I walk or swim as my exercise choices.

Saturday - 45 minutes of DDR
Sunday - 30 minutes of TaeBo, toning with the exercise ball

I did 35 mintues of Tae Bo today :carrot:

Thursday -- chest
Friday -- Nothing!
Saturday -- Nothing!!
Saturday -- 1 hour swim...

nice long walk today in the woods with the puppers!

Keep up the good work ladies

Feb total:40

Monday - 1 hr. DDR

I ran 7 miles on Saturday and hiked for about 45 minutes including rock climbing on Sunday- nothing yesterday- I promise I will get my behind out the door this evening after work and do my regular routine down town for 3.2 miles. Please someone email me tomorrow and ask me if I did it, so I have someone to answer to besides myself! I let myself get away with SO much :)
email is wildfyre30@hotmail.com.

You all seem to run a lot :) I'm just trying to get motivated to get up and walk for 10 minutes on the treadmill, the exercise part of this is SO hard for me to get into.... I'm hoping joining a thread like this will motivate me to make a start.... nudge nudge.... :)

Ok, I ran 3 miles last night, and will do the same tonight. The sun is staying up longer so I am not so frightened of the wild life. My right schin was hurting pretty badly though so I more hobble-jogged than ran. :)
Hopefully this tonight it will have worked itself out.

Today worked back at the gym... Tonight swimming...

Today I did the WATP 3 mile, twice. One section of the Biggest Loser and weights.

Did my regular route again last night, 3 miles. I took my puppy Jake with me who is overweight and I had to drag him most of the way because he got tired lol. I swear it is so much harder to jog with him than w/my other puppy Sissy who drags me and helps me keep going. Maybe I should take Jake more often I get a better work out LOL ;)

I think I'd like to keep an eye on this thread as well... exercise accountability is definitely something I need!

Nikki005: I am right there with you, it nearly breaks my heart to climb on that elliptical every day and I can barely survive the 20 minutes, but it just has to be done....

I always read these diet boards of people who "get addicted" to exercise and those who really enjoy it once they get going or make it a habit. That has SO never happened to me. I never get that post-workout endorphin rush I always hear about. Bummer... So, I just have to shut up and do it anyway! :wl:

Happy Friday!

-Lala

Another 10 mile for me so far this week, Everyone but me has the flu, so I have't been in to post.

Feb: 50

Lala -- I love your name and your avatar BTW! Anyways... You WILL I promise get to like exercising when you start seeing results and to get results you have to keep at it. I never EVER thought in a MILLION years that I would love :love: running, HONEST, I swear!! I have been exercising for 20 years and would always do some form of ho hum cardio, whether it be aerobic classes, biking, rollerblading. I always did weights and loved that so I had no problems there...So one day, for some odd reason, I started jogging on the treadmill at the gym at intervals of 30 seconds to start, because I wast bored of walking, then 1 minute, then whoa I went up to 2-5 mins, then BAM !!! That endorphin high hit me :yes: ... Now, my cardio of choice has been running for the last 2.5 years I love it ... So my point is that you just have to find something that you are passionate about, it could take you 20 years like it took me :lol:, hopefully not though, but you just have to keep at it... Good luck!!

Today I ran 2.5k to the gym, it was extremely cold, I worked on chest, then thank goodness DS was at the gym , I got a ride home :lol:... It looked so beautiful and sunny out too, it was the windchill that got me...

Yes, I did exercise on Friday!
AM stretches and crunches, PM stretches and 23 min on the elliptical (1060 steps) which is a new record for me... :woops:

Now the big challenge.... the weekend!

-Lala

The weekend for me is like any other day... I make the time to workout...I know you can do it to Lala ;)

In a few I am going to the gym to work on arms :strong:

Another 5 miles this morning,
it looks like I will not reach my goal of 70 this month but the flu took over my house and Dixie and I did the best we could. We will still try with the 3 days left.
Feb:55

hi girls!
i have been looking for somewhere to post my activity. this is a nice, well-rounded group. today i circuit trained for 20 mins, ellipticalled 15 and jogged a mile.

i am right between overweight and obese for my height, so i really need to get busy...
my food has been pretty good, as i am working for the next few months from 4pm to midnight. I cant have food at my desk. I just have to make it thru my breaks and lunch without making bad food choices....much easier than making good food choices here at home. i homeschool my kids, so i am here all day...in my kitchen...ya get the picture, i am sure!
i have been going to the gym almost every day since i joined on 2/17...actually i have missed 2 days since the 17th. i try to workout/run 6 days a week.

glad i found you all here, and keep up the great work.
see ya tomarrow!
kim

:welcome: Kim :wave:

Sunday -- I ran 7.75k and swam for an hour...

Today, Monday it's LEGS :strong:

Ummm... I did a form of cardio... for 20+ minutes. It definitely got my heart rate up. :o

-Lala

Ummm... I did a form of cardio... for 20+ minutes. It definitely got my heart rate up. :o

-LalaWell, at least you did SOMETHING ;)

Somehow I'm a day behind but... Monday I did AM stretches and crunches, then PM stretches and 25 minutes on the elliptical. The elliptical workout wasn't as intense as it needed to be, my right leg kept cramping up. The stretching helps, but I think I need to add a walk around the block first to really warm things up.

-Lala