Hey Ladies, I am just starting out and going through a separation so this month is going to be absolutely insane. I really think this will help me have some sort of balance. I am going to keep it simple but I hope to exceed my expectations!

January's Goal's

Start every day with stretching or yoga.
Stop eating chocolates and crap at the office.
Not lose it mentally
Make it through a Bikram session!
I have no idea what my weight loss goal should be since I have been away from the game for a year now. I hope I will lose without trying too hard due to the stress so I am just going to see what happens and re-evaluate for February.

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Jan 05: 2 power walk breaks at work and today is my Bikram yoga research day. I am so nervous about this but in a good way.
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Jan 01: I was bad...but dinner made me realize I need to stop giving in and learn to excuse myself from eating at Texas Roadhouse
Jan 02: 20 minute stretch DVD, some extra stair climbing.... messed up on food became frustrated, nervous and ate bad late. Dusting myself off tomorrow I'll do better!
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Doing good so far! Just had my first official weigh in and I lost 3.2 pounds!!! First week weigh in is always so happy. ^_^ I should be able to make 7 pounds by the end of the month easy.


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ACTUALLY start, instead of the "good for 3 days then stop again" thing I've been doing
Lose 7 pounds
Drink only water / cut out the diet soda
Only have a treat if I have the calories left
Don't skip my fitness class unless I absolutely have to because of something else going on


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Jan 02: First official day, TPU
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*My fitness class in Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I'll try to get some activity in the other days, but it's not manditory for me just yet. I'm just starting back at this after an unplanned year "off". The class is called Total Pump Up, which I'll shorten to TPU, and is one hour of light weight training along with just enough cardio to keep the heart rate up. Burns roughly 500 calories and works every muscle group.

I am already so glad I joined this challenge. I totally forgot about stretching this morning and now I am about to do some office yoga to correct that!

January's Goal's

Start every day with stretching or yoga.
Stop eating chocolates and crap at the office.
Not lose it mentally
Make it through a Bikram session!
I have no idea what my weight loss goal should be since I have been away from the game for a year now. I hope I will lose without trying too hard due to the stress so I am just going to see what happens and re-evaluate for February.

January's Workout/progress Log:


Jan 05: 2 power walk breaks at work and today is my Bikram yoga research day. I am so nervous about this but in a good way.
Jan 06: 2 power walks, office yoga, and going to a friends tonight for a healthy home cooked meal.
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This sounds great and exactly what I think I need.
Lose 10# by end of month
Get back to gym and kickboxing
Eat less "junk"
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Love the idea. I just joined 3FC, so here's my january commitment:

January's Goal's

Maintain 220 pounds for this month
Cook as per my weekly menu and not eat cookies/carbs when hungry
Drink 8 glasses of water everyday
Complete C25K W4

January's Workout:

Jan 06: bad start, had wine and cake, no exercise, embarassed
Jan 07: none, feel bad about the previous day
Jan 08: none, watched tv all day
Jan 09: none, depressed with my lifestyle
Jan 10: yoohoo, finally got a start. completed 60 minutes of stationary recumbent bike. at zero resistance today, hope to increase the resistance next time around.
Jan 11: Completed 30 minutes of C25K W4, slow and steady! Am treating myself to some spa this week
Jan 12: Break day
Jan 13: Did 25 minutes of low-impact cycling (stationary recumbent bike), 1-3 resistance
Jan 14: Completed 30 mins of treadmill, 1.25 miles, 0-2.5 resistance. Low and slow, but did it!
Jan 15: none, back ache
Jan 16: none, lower back ache getting worse, can hardly move, updated my goals to make them realistic, only half of the month remains
Jan 17: none, back ache
Jan 18: none, back ache
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Jan 26: did 15 mins of slow cycling at incline 1. Something is better than nothing i guess. Trying to restart the exercise regime
Jan 27: none, back ache
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Iyer

Just joined 3fc and already I have found this site very useful

January Goals:

workout 40min 5days per week
reduce late night snacking
lose 4 - 5 pounds

Is everyone else planning to edit their original post each day or post a new post every day. I didn't want to crowd the forum so I decided to edit my original post each day but wasnt' sure I was using the tools correctly. let me know.
Thanks. And, PS: is there a way to tag someone in a post so that they know you wrote to/about them?

Jan 01: I was bad...but dinner made me realize I need to stop giving in and learn to excuse myself from eating at Texas Roadhouse
Jan 02: 20 minute stretch DVD, some extra stair climbing.... messed up on food became frustrated, nervous and ate bad late. Dusting myself off tomorrow I'll do better!
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Jan 04: Well, I ran up 3 flights of stairs and walked down 3 flights of stairs... that was about it. I was too tired to do anything else. How people who have 12 hour shifts day after day manage exercise, I will never know..
Jan 05: Slept...played catch up with my bed =\ I know. Bad way to go. On the positive, I've lost 2lbs all ready though
Jan 06: Only squeezed in a few crunches, and some floor exercise...
Jan 07: Noted the scale says I weigh 282, so I've lost 3lbs =) Exercise plan today 58 minutes with Richard, and 20 minute stretch dvd
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New to 3FC (came on one time before) Awesome idea!!

Lose 10 Pounds
Exercise 4X a week
No SODA or JUNK

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This could be a way for us to see how everyone is doing without going back through the old messages? I personally would like to hear an update on everyone!

Goals for January:

Run at least 15 miles per week.
Get back on track to healthy eating after a terrible last 2 weeks.
Lose 5 pounds.
Play more with my dogs.

January's Workout Log:

Jan 01: P90X Core Synergistics (57 mins); running (treadmill) 6 miles - 1:07
Jan 02: P90X CardioX (43 mins); 45 minutes weight lifting - legs and back
Jan 03: 30 Day Shred Level 3 (25 mins); Zumba Fitness Express (22 mins); Running 4 miles (treadmill) (45:27)
Jan 04: P90X Kenpo (57 mins); weight lifting (arms and back) (45 minutes)
Jan 05: Bob Harper's Totally Ripped Core (43 mins); 4 miles treadmill (44:17)
Jan 06: P90X Stretch (57 mins); 3 miles treadmill (32:42)
Jan 07: P90X Plyometrics (58 mins); weight lifting (arms chest back) 45 mins

Week one summary:
I ran 17 miles - check!
Did very well with my eating this week - check!
I'm down 1 pound
Did pretty well with this but would like to do better - did have them out playing fetch for an hour in the mild weather yesterday.

Jan 08: P90X Core Synergistics (57 mins); Running treadmill 5 miles (54:41)
Jan 09: Weight lifting (Legs and back) 45 mins
Jan 10: P90X Kempo (58 mins); running treadmill 6 miles (1:08:31)
Jan 11: Weight lifting (arms and back) 45 mins
Jan 12: P90X Core Synergistics (57 mins); running treadmill 4 miles (45:10)
Jan 13: P90X Stretch (57 mins); running treadmill 3 miles (32:06)
Jan 14: P90X Plyometrics (58 mins); weight lifting (arms, chest, back) 45 mins
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Goals:
231 by birthday #31 (1/27)
exercise minimum of 3x/week
Stay OP and track everything.
SW: 243

January's Workout Log:

Jan 01: day off, bad hours at the gym
Jan 02: 35min walk/run on treadmill (mostly walk, darned ankle tendonitis!)
Jan 03: none...out of work too late :-(
Jan 04: 60 minutes with personal trainer doing cross training. Weigh in day-down 1lb! (not bad w/ TOM here)
Jan 05: 10 min on treadmill. 2 rounds of circuit training that the trainer taught me yesterday....VERY sore muscles :-)
Jan 06: Planned rest day
Jan 07: Worked 12hrs, planned rest day
Jan 08: Worked 12hrs, planned rest day

So far, so good. I've had a tough food weekend (darned working) so I don't expect much from the scale Wednesday, but just hitting the gym as much as I have makes me happy. Back to the gym tomorrow for more of that circuit training torture--hurts so good!

Hey Ladies!
I'm starting 9 days late...but better late than never!

January goals:
Lose 8 lbs (be to 170 lbs...)
Only drink coffee/water (no soda or tea)
Food Journal every day
Drink 64 oz of water per day
Run/walk 3 (2 miles each )times per week
30-day shred 3 times per week

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Yes, better late than never and welcome to the thread =)

Jan 01: I was bad...but dinner made me realize I need to stop giving in and learn to excuse myself from eating at Texas Roadhouse
Jan 02: 20 minute stretch DVD, some extra stair climbing.... messed up on food became frustrated, nervous and ate bad late. Dusting myself off tomorrow I'll do better!
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Jan 04: Well, I ran up 3 flights of stairs and walked down 3 flights of stairs... that was about it. I was too tired to do anything else. How people who have 12 hour shifts day after day manage exercise, I will never know..
Jan 05: Slept...played catch up with my bed =\ I know. Bad way to go. On the positive, I've lost 2lbs all ready though
Jan 06: Only squeezed in a few crunches, and some floor exercise...
Jan 07: Noted the scale says I weigh 282, so I've lost 3lbs =) Exercise plan today 58 minutes with Richard, and 20 minute stretch dvd
Jan 08: 30 crunches, ran up and down the stairs 4 times to get my heart rate elevated for 20 minute stretch DVD. Tomorrow, I'm going to face my fears and return to Anytime Fitness (years membership just kind of been... wasted)

Good idea. I am in

January Fitness Challenge

January's Goal's

Lose 3 lbs
drink glass of water before every meal)
No candy or other products full with sugar
Get more sleep
Hula-hoop 10 min a day
Run or walk 5 days a week
Swimming pool 2 days a week

January's Workout Log:

Jan 09: walk 1 hour, started IF, hula-hoop 10 min, slept 8 hours. (Good!)
Jan 10: run 30 min, completed IF, no hula-hoop. went slept later than planned
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