Okay everyone its that time again! Its October goal time! This month is going to be great!

I know we have a lot of new comers to the board so just jump on in and post your goals for the month. Come in every now and then and let us know how you're doing.

1. Walk 5 times a week

2. Make smart eating choices

3. Drink more water. Try for 64 ounces a day but if not that then as much as I can.

4. Get to 157.6 by the end of the month

5. Finally pass up my boyfriend on our little weight loss competition

6. Don't give up and continue to stay motivated.

My October goals:

Habits I want to lose:
-overeating at work
-letting my roommate get me to eat unhealthy foods
-eating fattening foods because they're free (I would never buy a scone at Starbucks, knowing how terrible they are...but at the breakfast buffet...oh dear.)

Habits I want to GAIN
-drinking water and tea instead of creamy coffee
-varying my workouts
-cooking for myself instead of snacking on cookies and crackers and tablespoons of peanut butter
-bringing my lunch to work and waiting until noon to eat it
-feeling full

Once I've incorporated these habits I hope to be able to go on a real diet.
By the end of the month, ideally, I will have GAINED some control and LOST some weight!

OK. October goal time. I completely blew my September goals. It was a disastorous month! But, I have a much better attitude and feel much more motivated to lose weight than I have in a long time. So, October is going to be a successful month! Here are my goals (which I will be meeting):

(1). Begin strength training three times per week.
(2). Walk at least two miles per day, five days a week.
(3). Make smart eating choices.
(4). Weigh 182 by the end of the month.
(5). Join TOPS.

Ta daaaa! Here are my October goals.......
1. go to class everyday.
2. walk/run 4 mornings a week.
3. eat enough food throughout the day ie. light breakfast, healthy snacks, and good lunches.
4. teach water aerobics several times each week 3-4 up at school.
5. quit adding little bits of gatorade or lemonade to the nasty water at work....bring own lemon to cut that extra sugar out.

more later....sept. was pretty good, but to much focus on the numbers for me, I need to relax a little!

I'm already guessing October will be a real challenge for me. I will be away from home for 4.5 days for technical training the first full week of the month (and eating THEIR food), then the next weekend I travel to NJ for a wedding, then I go to Atlantic City to celebrate my 5 year anniversary for 2 days, THEN the last weekend of October my little sister gets married. How's that for a month of temptations?!?!?

That being said, I *still* plan to stick as much as possible to eating healthy and squeezing in as much exercise as possible.

Here goes:

(1) See 165 on the scale by Oct. 31

(2) Exercise at least 4 days a week

(3) Try to eat lots of veggies/fruits/whole grains/lean protein/good fat/low sugar (even on the road)

(4) Allow myself to enjoy the 3-bite rule at least once at each of the special occasions I will celebrate this month without going overboard

October Goals already!!!

1. Increase morning workouts from 15 mins to 20 mins gradually.
2. Slack up on pizza intake.
3. Lose 7 lbs by the end of October.
4. Increase my fruit and vegetables intake alittle more.
5. find out about multi-vitamin that is good for me.
6. Stay postive and motivated.
7. More journaling

I'm excited to begin another successful month! October is looking like it'll be pretty uneventful, as far as "bumps in the road" go....the only out-of-the-ordinary thing is our 1st anniversary weekend trip to Savannah GA. I'm not worried about it, though; we'll have one "special meal" and I'll probably enjoy a fave dessert and the rest will be regular!
Anyway, on to the goals:

1) Get to 195 (or below, of course!) by the end of the month (again, an avg. loss of 2 lbs. per week, should be totally doable)

2) Continue the moderate/healthy eating patterns & consistent water drinking

3) Along with regular workout routine (6-7 days/wk), shake things up a bit by playing tennis with my husband at least a few times this month (now that it's cooler, I can actually stand the thought of it!)

4) Stay super-motivated & positive about this journey

5) Continue trusting God for my success & lean on Him, instead of getting confident only in myself (a recipe for disaster, for me!)

That should cover it! I'm excited to start a brand-new month. This monthly goal-setting thing ROCKS!

Jen

October Goals:
1-Keep up the motivation to go ahead and drag my butt to the track and do at least 2 miles.
2-Increase the amount of jogging around the track up to a mile.
3-Keep making healthy food choices-bringing lunch to work.
4-Add to my routine weights, push ups, and sit-ups.

age 25, 5'11
SW-201
CW-169
GW-150

I'm new!
my oct goals are:

1) run 5 mornings a week
2) don't come home and eat after i've been out to the bars
3) ride bike at least once a day
4) find a scale to weigh myself at the end of the month (we threw away our scale cuz one of my roomies had an eating disorder)

-SP

My goals for October:

1) Workout 6 days a week that includes cardio and weight training. (Switch to the stairmaster for cardio on 10/13)

2) Establish a weight training routine for myself.

3) Do my best to make it to the top of the Half Dome at Yosemite
(I'm going this weekend, never hiked for more than 3 miles in
my life...so hopefully I can make it!)

4) Continue logging my daily food intake and activity on fitday.

5) Eat more veggies, fruits and lean meat! Learn to love the taste.

6) Even if the scale didn't bulge at the end of the month, I will convince myself that I am stronger and healthier than I was
a month ago.

Alright I haven't been here in a while... But I am back. I have changed my motivation and method of attack and am getting back into it.

1) go to the gym 5 days... 30minutes of cardio everyday and build from there.
2) Low Fat!!! no cookies and chips... Salads and water!!!
3) weigh only once a week
4) start an exercise and food journal and actually KEEP IT UP!!!

I met with a personal trainer who told me not to get to too much below 150 lbs... which is only about 20 pounds so it's doable. He also said that it should be done over 3 months time to not lose muscle. Great news but bad news because I want it off now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been so busy lately. I have been trying to just scrape by, but I gotta get more exercise in. I really want to lose my last 10.

So goals

Before 10/13/03
- Drink more water
- Be positive despite lack of time to exercise

After 10/13/03
- Start getting exercise in 5 days a week
- Drink more water
- Be positive
- Don't look at the scale!!!!!
- Eat salads for lunch more. Less carbs.

Well, since I didn't do so well at the end of September and actually gained 2 lbs, here are my October goals. Hopefully October will be better than September

1. Try to squeeze in some exercise at least 5x a week
(stop using the kids as an excuse not to)
2. Drink more water
3. Stop snacking on twizzlers
4. Eat more vegetables
5. Eat less bread
6. Reach 159, (that's manageable)

Good Luck everyone!!

Update on the exercise front, goal-wise....

I set an Oct. goal to play tennis with my husband at least a few times during the month. Well, we've already played twice this weekend, and have plans to play again on Tues. night! It's so much fun, now that I have 36 fewer pounds bogging me down. I'm getting better, to the point where it's actually fun & we can play "real" games, instead of just trying to get the ball over the net. So YAY for tennis!!!

Jen