I decided I'd get the next 90-Day Exercise Challenge posted so that every sees it and can begin planning their goals for the next few months. We are now moving from Autumn into Winter and those cold evenings. On the plus side, it does mean Thanksgiving is right around the corner for you guys on the other side of the pond and then followed by Christmas!
For those of you who haven't been involved in one of the previous 90-Day Exercise Challenges, the focus of this thread is setting goals for exercising regularly and encouraging others to meet their goals. Although exercising is the focus, you're welcome to post weight-loss and fitness goals if you'd like.
Here's how it works:
1. Copy and paste the following format to your post.
2. Fill out your data.
3. Then, after each workout you've completed, come back and edit your post to reflect your progress. (We do this so that the thread doesn't get so stinkin' long and the conversation isn't lost.)
4. If you want to take before and after pictures to post, you're encouraged to do so.
5. Post a link to your post in your signature so people can see your progress.
Directions:
Step 1: Follow this diagram to get the link to your post. Click on the number and it will solely show your post. Copy the URL from the address bar.
Step 2: In your User CP, click on “Edit Signature”.
Step 3: Paste the URL with the following tags with no spaces: [URL =*LINKHERE*]My 90 Day Exercise Challenge Progress[/URL]
Step 4: Save your changes.
Note: If you find you can’t edit your signature, you probably haven’t been here long enough. Don’t be discouraged, still take part! I think you need to be here 20 days in order to be able to have a signature. You can always go back and do it at a later date!
Format:
Before Picture:
After Picture:
Exercise Goal: (Example: Workout 5x/week, 20 hours per month, etc.)
Progress: (I would normally update this section once a month on how I did for that month so people can see how I’m doing)
Exercise Goal: Well, we are into winter now. I found myself struggling with goals last month so I have decided until the end of January, that is until this semester and exams are finished, I am going to get rid of all goals I’ve had. The only goal I will have is just going to be to do whatever I can, whenever I can. The weekends will probably see an increase in exercise because of more time. The weekdays will probably be very little done. I do want to at least do SOMETHING each of the days. Even if it is a 10 minute walk to the shop – which in the past I would have never counted or weights for 10 minutes. I’m getting rid of my planned rest days on Thursdays. It's now going to be which day I don't feel up to doing anything during the week, apart from the few days over Christmas I will take off. So this time around, I won’t be counting the hours and minutes I get done, but using this topic for accountability of what I manage to do. Progress: I’ll have an update once a month and post under this section on how I did each month. Updated 30/11/2012:
November was successful for me! The current challenge is being used for accountability rather than achieving a goal of X amount of hours a month. I decided to add it up and I was delighted to see the results. I managed to clock up 16 hours 20 minutes. I got back into walking and weights as well as taking up step aerobics again during the last week of November. I updated my measurements in GREEN. I look forward to December, the last month of 2012! Let’s see what we can achieve.
Updated 31/12/2012:
Winter has really set in this month. It’s gotten a lot colder here. But it hasn’t seemed to affect my exercise. In fact, I’m surprised at what I achieved. I worked out 25 days out of 31 and 16 hours and 40 minutes. I changed the amount of time I would do with weight lifting. I started with 10 minutes the first week and added on 5 minutes each week. I’ve been doing 25 minutes the last week. I think I’m going to do it this way in January also. But start with 15 minutes and add on 5 minutes from that. I updated my measurements in RED down below.
Updated 31/01/2013:
I do believe that having exams at the start of January put a bit of a downer on my exercise. Over the two weeks off, I did take advantage and do as much working out as I could. I achieved 24 days out of 31 of exercise in January and 14 hours and 20 minutes. I’ve finalised my measurements down below in PURPLE.
Waist: (30.25"//30"//29.750"//29.5")
Bust: (35"// 34"//34"//34")
Hips: (36"//36"//35.5"//35.250")
Thighs: (16.5"// 16.5"//16.125"//16")
Arms: (9.25"//9.5"//9.5"//9.5") Weight Goal:No weight goal. But I'm starting on 133lbs. I’ll see what I do manage to lose.
I am definitely joining up in this challenge, hoping to be at 219 or less by the end of January!
Before Picture: After Picture: Exercise Goal: My exercise goals are to workout 5 days a week for at least 20 minutes, finish a round of 30 Day Shred and begin Insanity. Progress: Will upates once a month to show how I'm doing
Measurements: Waist: Start~38.5 in Bust: Start~ 44 in Hips: Start~ 50 in Thighs: Start~ 29 in Arms: Start~ 16 in
Health/Wellness goal: I want to be able to complete the 30 Day Shred and say I was able to do every repetition without stopping, as well as run for 2 miles non stop.
November: 11/01: Day 4 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/02: Planned rest day
11/03: Day 5 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/04: Day 6 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/05: Day 7 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/06: Day 8 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/07: Day 9 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/08: Day 10 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/09: Planned rest day
11/10: Planned rest day
11/11: Day 11 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/12: Running~ 25 minutes
11/13: Day 12 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
11/14: Running~ 24 minutes
11/15: Walking~ 20 minutes
11/16: Walking~ 20 minutes
11/17: Planned Rest Day
11/18: Planned Rest Day
11/19: Running~ 22 minutes
11/20: Walking~ 30 minutes
11/21: Kenpo~ 40 minutes
11/22: No exercise
11/23: No exercise
11/24: Walking~ 30 minutes
11/25: No exercise
11/26: No exercise
11/27: No exercise
11/28: Running~ 20 minutes
11/29: Walking~ 20 minutes
11/30: No exercise
December: 12/01: No exercise
12/02: No exercise
12/03: Walking~ 45 minutes
12/04: Walking~ 30 minutes
12/05: No exercise
12/06: No exercise
12/07: Zumba~ 28 minutes
12/08: No exercise
12/09: No exercise
12/10: Walking~ 23 minutes
12/11: Walking/Jogging~ 30 minutes
12/12: Walking~ 30 minutes
12/13: Short run~ 12 minutes
12/14: Walking~ 30 minutes
12/15: Planned Rest Day
12/16: Planned Rest Day
12/17: Jogging/Calisthenics~ 30 minutes
12/18: Running~ 15 minutes
12/19: No exercise
12/20: No exercise
12/21: Walking~ 34 minutes
12/22: Planned Rest Day
12/23: Running~ 15 minutes
12/24: Day 1 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
12/25: Day 2 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
12/26: Day 3 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
12/27: Day 4 of 30 Day Shred~ 20 minutes
12/28: Walking~ 45 minutes
12/29: No exercise
12/30: Planned rest day
12/31: Planned rest day
Exercise Goal: I want to commit to daily exercise and better eating as we enter 2013. My goal is to exercise 6 days a week, with planned rest days. I’ll be doing 30 Day Shred, Turbo Jam, Slim in 6, and Blogilates videos. I also want to eat clean for 30 days straight.
Progress: Weigh-ins on the 8th of each month. Weight Goal: Lose 10 pounds by eating around 1350 calories daily. Wellness Goal: Work on personal goals, daily spiritual reading, and train to run an entire 5k, no walking.
November
11/1 – Planned Rest Day
11/2
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
11/7
11/8 – Planned Rest Day & Weigh In # 1
11/9
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15 – Planned Rest Day
11/16
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
11/22 – Planned Rest Day
11/23 – Planned Rest Day
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29 – Planned Rest Day
11/30
December
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/4
12/5
12/6 – Last day of Insanity
12/7
12/8 – Weigh In # 2
12/9
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19
12/20
12/21
12/22
12/23
12/24 – Planned Rest Day
12/25 – Planned Rest Day
12/26
12/27
12/28
12/29
12/30
12/31 – Planned Rest Day
Exercise Goal: Well I'm pretty new to this whole exercise thing so I think I really need to ease into it. We haven't had the best relationship in the past so I think I really need to go slowly so it's something I enjoy versus hating it. I am going to shoot for at least 50,000 steps a week plus something else like my fluidity bar, an exercise video, or class twice a week.
Progress: Excited to start
Weight Goal: (160/160/140)
Health/Wellness goal: I would really like to start couch to 5k. I always start it but really always don't find the time to keep up with the required commitment with full time job and grad school with killer classes this semester. But my goal is to actually do the C25K. I also really need to work on my sleep patterns since I work nights to be more healthy in those
November:
11/01 3105 steps- resting day not feeling hot
11/02 5781 steps
11/03 9133 steps
11/04 1161 (this is the day I caught up and got 16 hrs sleep which was much needed)
11/05 5037
11/06 13605 steps
11/07 13360
Weekly step total:51182 Step goal met, did not do additional exercise... I'm right on top of it...
11/08 8649 steps
11/09 3875 steps inside studying
11/10 5474 steps studied
11/11 2157 steps studied all day
11/12 2232 steps studied all day
11/13 2058 chained to my desk studying all day...
11/14 28th Birthday, man I am getting old
Weekly step total:
11/15 Exam!!!
11/16
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
Weekly step total:
11/22 Thanksgiving (and working...)
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
Weekly step total:
11/29
11/30
December:
12/01
12/02
12/03
12/04
12/05
Weekly step total:
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
12/11
12/12
Weekly step total:
12/13 Final exams
12/14
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19
Weekly step total:
12/20
12/21
12/22
12/23
12/24
12/25 Christmas (But I'll be working)
12/26
Weekly step total:
12/27
12/28
12/29
12/30
12/31 And working the holiday yet again... But I do love 8 hour holiday pay plus the holiday premium. Ah double time you make it worth it
Exercise Goal: Follow the C25K Program 3 days a week and Jillian Michaels DVDs or Dance Central (yay Kinect!) on alternate days. I also want to try to clean up my diet as much as possible so that I am back to eating clean by the end of this challenge.
Progress: 2 weeks in, 8 pounds lost. Heck yeah!
Weight Goal: (225/225/199) Health/Wellness goal: Finish C25K Program and be able to run 5K without having to slow down to a walk.
November:
11/01 - Treadmill broke down. Great start to this challenge. Will have to find alternative for tomorrow.
11/02 - Treadmill fixed! Yay! C25K W2D2
11/03 - Rest Day
11/04 - C25K W2D3
11/05 - Rest Day
11/06 - C25K W3D1
11/07 - Jillian Michaels Body Revolution Workout 1
11/08 - Rest Day (Jillian killed me)
11/09 - Rest Day (Muscles are worst than yesterday!
11/10 - Sick (greeeeat!)
11/11 - Sick
11/12 - C25K W3D1 (have to redo the week, as I wasn't able to finish it). On the bright side, 8 pounds lost!
11/13 - Rest Day
11/14 - C25K W3D2
11/15 - Rest Day
11/16 - 1 hour walk
11/17 - Work around the house all day
11/18 - Work around the yard all day
11/19 - Rest Day
11/20 - Jillian Michaels Body Revolution
11/21
11/22
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30
Weight Goal: (198.6/198.6/130) Health/Wellness goal: To eat healthier, relieve the back pain I get when my weight goes up, and be able to begin running again.
November:
11/01 - Had a very busy day cleaned for 2 hours moving furniture and mopping
11/02 - weighed in 196.2 plan to start the Brazilian Butt Lift today.
11/03
11/04
11/05
11/06
11/07
11/08
11/09
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
11/22
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30
11/01 30DS:L1D1 -- 45 min walk/run -- C25K W3D1 11/02 30DS:L1D2 -- 45 min walk/run 11/03 30DS:L1D3 -- 45 min walk/run 11/04 Planned Day Off 11/05 30DS:L1D4 -- 45 min walk/run -- C25K W3D2 11/06 30DS:L1D5 -- 45 min walk/run 11/07 30DS:L1D6 -- 45 min walk/run -- C25K W3D3 11/08 30DS:L1D7 -- 45 min walk/run 11/09 Unplanned Day Off 11/10 Unplanned Day Off 11/11 Unplanned Day Off to 11/30 Unplanned Day Off
December:
12/01 Unplanned Day Off to 12/07 Unplanned Day Off 12/08 Unplanned Day Off 12/09 Unplanned Day Off 12/10 Unplanned Day Off 12/11 Unplanned Day Off 12/12 C25K W1D1 -- [C2]10K W1D1 12/13 Planned Day Off 12/14 C25K W1D2 -- [C2]10K W1D2 12/15 Planned Day Off -- Skating (45min) 12/16 C25K W1D3 -- [C2]10K W1D3 12/17 C25K W2D1 12/18 [C2]10K W2D1 12/19 Unplanned Day Off 12/20 C25K W2D2 -- [C2]10K W2D2 12/21 C25K W2D3 12/22 [C2]10K W2D3 12/23 Planned Day Off 12/24 C25K W3D1 -- [C2]10K W3D1
ETA: Early November I injured my foot and have had to stay off it since. It's driving me crazy!!! It's very slowly healing and I can't wait to get back to the gym. Not sure when that will be but hopefully I won't have lost too much muscle/momentum when I do get back.
Exercise Goal: Exercise at least 200 minutes per week, though at least 250 is what I'm aiming for.
Progress: Feeling hopeful and excited. Although I wish I had started last week. Last week was a fantastic exercise week; this week I've been a little...preoccupied.
Exercise Goal: 30 mins of SOMETHING everyday.
Progress:
Bust: (38.5)
Arms: (14)
1 in above waist: (36.5)
Waist: (38.5)
1 in below waist: (40.5)
Hips: (45.5)
Thighs: (27)
Calf: (17.5)
Weight Goal: (192/194/155)
Health/Wellness goal: (Lose extra weight, improve cardio, strength, flexibility...lay off the junk food)
November:
11/01: Insanity Fit Test (laughable)
11/02: 30 min walk
11/03: 10 miles bike ride in the woods
11/04: 2 hour walk
11/05: Insanity day 1- Plyometric cardio circuit!!! (45 min)
11/06: Insanity-cardio power & resistance (40 min)
11/07: 15 min walk; Insanity-Cardio recovery (30 min)
11/08: Rest...and tons of hw. Regretting not doing any exercise.
11/09: Rest
11/10: Insanity-pure cardio 40 min (that extra rest day was a bad idea!); 20 min walk
11/11: Insanity- plyometric cardio circuit (45 min)....and just lost a good portion of skin off of my toe, awesome. So, first week of Insanity is complete and they do not undersell with the title! I am drenched with sweat and huffing and puffing at the end, but I am getting better than the first day. Still a long way to go and hey, I can already see definition in my soft belly!
11/12: Bikram yoga (90 min); Insanity-cardio power & resistance (40 min)
11/13: Sick
11/14: Sick
11/15: I got a joooooob! Still sick, but did Insanity: Pure cardio (40)=bad idea. I spent most of the time on the floor with a lump in my throat and heartburn oddly enough.
11/16: Insanity- plyometric cardio circuit (45 min)..still sick, so my work out was weeeaaaaak
11/17: Slept AAAALLLLL day.
11/18:
11/19: Exam 3
11/20
11/21
11/22
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30
Exercise Goal: Jog at least three times a week and strengthen/tone at least 3 days a week
Progress: I'll be weighing in every Monday and taking measurements every 10lbs
November summary: I got my weekend run in every weekend, which was great, but I managed to make the "I don't feel like it today" excuse a lot for the strengthening and toning portion (these are my least favorite workouts). On the bright side, I'm down in weight and measurements and my super tight jeans aren't super tight anymore.
December/mid-January summary: Holy plateau! I'm sitting steady at 172 for the past 4 weeks, but I did manage to finish the half marathon in under my goal time!
January end summary: 15 lbs and 2 inches off both my waist and hips, quite a few miles run and a happier, healthier me. I'm still quite a ways from my end of the challenge goal weight, but I'm happy with what I've accomplished so far. New measurements and current weight are in blue.
Health/Wellness goal: I want to finish the half marathon in under 3 hours and 5 minutes (14 minute miles with a little cushion)
November:
11/01 - jogged 2 miles
11/02 - pilates
11/03 - jogged 3 miles
11/04 - rest
11/05 - weights
11/06 - weights
11/07 - jogged 2 miles
11/08 - biked 10 miles
11/09 - 5 miles on the stationary bike and weights (I wanted to run, but it's dark out and the batteries in my "please don't hit me!" flashing clip on light are dead)
11/10 - jogged/walked 9.5 miles
11/11 - rest
11/12 - rest (weigh in, down a whopping 0.6 lbs)
11/13 - biked 5 miles and weights
11/14 - jogged 2 miles
11/15 - rest
11/16 - jogged 2.5 miles
11/17 - weights
11/18 - jogged 3 miles
11/19 - biked 3.5 miles and weights (weigh in, down another 0.6)
11/20 - night off
11/21 - slacked off
11/22 - jogged 2 miles
11/23 - weights
11/24 - jogged/walked 11 miles.
11/25 - rest
11/26 - biked 5 miles and weights
11/27 - jogged 2.5 miles
11/28 - slacked off
11/29 - cardio hip hop class
11/30 - biked 2.5 miles
December:
12/01 - day off - decided that since the weight is coming off slowly, today would be a good day to remeasure
12/02 - jogged 2.5 miles, got knocked over by a super friendly golden retriever at mile 2.5 and scraped up my hands and knees, limped the mile home with blood running down my leg
12/03 - taking the day off to recover from the golden retriever incident, weighed in and was down 2 pounds
12/04 - day off
12/05 - jogged 2.5 miles
12/06 - 30 minutes cardio
12/07 - rest
12/08 - jogged/walked (but mostly jogged) 12.5 miles
12/09 - stretched
12/10 - biked 3 miles
12/11 - slacked
12/12 - 40 minutes cardio
12/13 - slacked again
12/14 - jogged 2.5 miles
12/15 - 30 minutes cardio
12/16 - jogged 3 miles
12/17 - biked 3 miles
12/18 - day off
12/19 - jogged 2 miles
12/20 - 30 minutes cardio
12/21 - day off
12/22 - jogged 10 miles, walked 2
12/23 - rest
12/24 - rest
12/25 - rest
12/26 - jogged 3 miles
12/27 - slacked off
12/28 - jogged 2 miles
12/29 - day off
12/30 - jogged 5 miles
12/31 - day off
January:
01/01 - cross country skied a mile
01/02 - 40 minutes aerobics
01/03 - day off
01/04 - day off
01/05 - jogged 2.5 miles
01/06 - day off
01/07 - jogged 3 miles
01/08 - slacked off
01/09 - jogged 2 miles
01/10 - rest
01/11 - rest
01/12 - HALF MARATHON! I finished!!!! 2 hours and 49 minutes of running which works out to 12:55/mile
01/13 - rest
01/14 - rest
01/15 - jogged 2 miles
01/16 - slacked off
01/17 - Birthday - rest
01/18 - rest
01/19 - jogged 3 miles
01/20 - biked 4 miles
01/21 - rest
01/22 - slacked off
01/23 - jogged 3 miles
01/24 - slacked off
01/25 - slacked off
01/26 - jogged 2 miles
01/27 - jogged 3 miles
01/28 - biked 5 miles
01/29 - jogged 4 miles
01/30 - rest
01/31 - jogged 2 miles
Last edited by airplanejane; 01-31-2013 at 11:01 PM.