So I have been losing and gaining weight for the last few months. I lost from 186 to 166, then gained back around 10lbs. I have been reading my emails from fitness magazine and one in particular gave me an idea. I am committing to 30 days on plan! Now I dont expect 30 days of perfection. Buy I will log everything I eat and my excercise for 30 days. That's going to be this first step, first month "on plan challenge". I will count and account for all I do toward my goal. I also will log in and post on this tread everyday for 30 days ( I have noticed a direct correlation between my success at weight loss and logging into this site ).
Here are my goals:
•Stay within the calorie allotment on a calorie counting app for iPhone (which apparently I can't state the name of  )
•Workout 5 days a week

*this is what I am striving toward. But I am not setting such lofty goals as the 30 day challenge. I want a smaller step for now, but am working toward the above*

And here is what the challenge goals are:
•Post progress on this thread everyday
•Log everything, even if I go waaaaay off plan.
•Weigh once a week officially. (totally ok with daily weigh in but not ready to make that a hardfast goal)


I hope others will join me in whatever 30 day challenge you want! Also fo me today is day #1. I respect if people like to start on a Monday or Jan. 1st. But for me, start days in the future usually equal bad days in the interim.

I should mention that I'm weighing tomorrow morning and though it's day two it will be my official starting weight. Ugh and the ticker will be appropriately changed :/

Good idea! Im in! I started back up yesterday after being very naughty through the Christmas period!

I usually do really good for the first 2 weeks then I crash and burn and gain back anything I lose

Becki86- welcome! Hopefully we can motivate eachother

I'm sooo in!! I need some motivation and hopefully this is it!

Carrie- Welcome and good luck. What are your goals for the 30 days? If you don't mind sharing.

My goals for the next 30 days are to work out and do cardio at least four days a week, and give up Dr Pepper COMPLETELY!! That will be the hard one! Lol!!

Weightgain- I somehow misses your post before. Maybe a commitment to one month will help u past the two weeks. I figure I can always do whatever I want after the 30 days. So I can keep on trucking with it! (of course I'm banking on 30 days being a habit forming time and helping me to continue)

Great idea!

I am doing the same thing, but chose a less ambitious 2 weeks instead.

I tell myself I can do anything for 14 days.

You gotta start somewhere.

Thanks! Im sure we can definitely motivate each other!

I plan to have a binge free thirty days!

I also plan to track everything I eat and not give up!!

G oodluck everyone! =)

This sounds like a good idea, I'm keen to start Jan 1st, ie tomorrow xD I want to stay on plan eatting wise and start exercising again on Jan 5th (ive earnt this holiday, darn it!)

Should we edit these original posts we make with progress or make new ones every day?

Jan 1st: Day Weigh in 63.8kg
Week 1: 5/7 days on plan

Jan 8th: Day 8 Weigh in 61.8kg
Eating: too much
Exercise: 3 hours skiing

Jan 9th: Day 9
Eating: Good!
Exercise: Day off

Jan 10th: Day 10
Eating: Good
Exercise: Gym PT plan

Jan 11th: Day 11
Eating: too much >.<
Exercise: warm up and PT

I'm totally in! I'm starting Jan 2nd though for various of reasons two of my buddies are doing a P90X thing for three months, I've decided to join them on that but my work out scedule will be different. I will not just be doing just that.

Jan Goals:
Start Rocking Climbing (at least twice a month since funds are low.)
Start Skating (but in order to do that...I must buy skates...)
P90X for two days out of the week.
Jillian Michaels workout once a week.

I will have one day off fully and skating will be my "second" day off.

Today I will figure out my diet plan, since my diet has royally sucked lately I need to incorp change and in a way I can still enjoy a nice snack to supress the cravings and not feel hungry afterwards.

More to come once I figure stuff out more.

Day 2
So far so good! I logged every calorie that passed my lips yesterday. Ran 20 mins and lifted legs. And I am here to log! Woo hoo. I must admit I did log everything, but went over on my calories by 200. According to my app it's still weightloss range, but not 2 lbs a week like I entered for goal.

Crissy- 14 days is a great chance. I've always felt that if I can do two weeks in a row then I am definately on the right track

Nikeole- Good luck! Binge free thirty days is huge.

Iconised- the first is always a great start off day. I think I'll probably post new everyday. But setting up a post and editing everyday has always worked great for me in everyday weigh ins. I think you can do Bowery you like. Sometimes it's easier to really see your progress that way. Ify challenge were more ambitious than an tracking and logging, then I'd probably edit a post.

MiZTaCCen- that's great that your goals are all focused on excercise. Your starting the year getting stronger!