Hi! I am joining in!

I seriously don't exercise AT ALL but I want to to get started to help with my weight loss-maintenance goals. I do stay busy around the house when not working and I do walk as in walking around stores when my daughter has her numerous dance classes, etc...I will start intentionally walking even for just 15 minutes a day...so that is my goal: 15 minutes of continuous walking (or doing a walking online video) each day. I know it won't make me lose more weight as much as it helps burn some calories by increasing my metabolism.

Welcome, loganandlivsmom! We're happy to have you join us. Fifteen minutes a day is exactly how I got started.

flower1: 10 days and 350 minutes
gardenerjoy: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training
loganandlivsmom: 15 minutes walking each day
Tabbycat: 650 minutes

March goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

1: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 55/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
2: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 110/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
3: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 170/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
4: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 230/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 305/1800, 5/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
6: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 365/1800, 6/25 stretch
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 425/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 550/1800, 9/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
10: 50 walk, 10 stretch; 610/1800, 10/25 stretch
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 740/1800, 12/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 810/1800, 13/25 stretch
14: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 870/1800, 14/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
15: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 940/1800, 15/25 stretch
16: 55 walk, 10 stretch; 1005/1800, 16/25 stretch
17: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1065/1800, 17/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
18: 40 dance, 10 stretch; 1115/1800, 18/25 stretch
19: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1185/1800, 19/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
20: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 1250/1800, 20/25 stretch
21: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1310/1800, 21/25 stretch

Well...I guess I need to change the exercise goal next month. I should be more like those who have a goal for a total amount of minutes for the whole month. I did do the 15 minutes for a day or two but that's it. I really do stay active either around the house and yard (when not working) or walking around stores when my daughter is in her various dance classes. Walking around stores is more leisurely vs real exercise so I don't count that as exercise. It has to be better than just sitting in my car for an hour or so. :lol:

loganandlivsmom; The minutes per month goal is great because it's flexible. If I miss a day, I can make up the minutes another day. That really helped me get my exercise journey started. Could you take an exercise walk before the window-shopping walk while your daughter is in class? I've occasionally walked the width or length of a parking lot way at the back where no one is parked. It can feel weird to do that in public, but I read somewhere that we should normalize it. We should make it weird to see people just standing when they could be moving. That's why I do stretches while I'm at the gas pump.

March goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

1: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 55/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
2: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 110/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
3: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 170/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
4: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 230/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 305/1800, 5/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
6: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 365/1800, 6/25 stretch
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 425/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 550/1800, 9/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
10: 50 walk, 10 stretch; 610/1800, 10/25 stretch
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 740/1800, 12/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 810/1800, 13/25 stretch
14: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 870/1800, 14/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
15: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 940/1800, 15/25 stretch
16: 55 walk, 10 stretch; 1005/1800, 16/25 stretch
17: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1065/1800, 17/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
18: 40 dance, 10 stretch; 1115/1800, 18/25 stretch
19: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1185/1800, 19/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
20: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 1250/1800, 20/25 stretch
21: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1310/1800, 21/25 stretch
22: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1360/1800, 22/25 stretch
23: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1420/1800, 23/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
24: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1470/1800, 24/25 stretch
25: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1525/1800, 25/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
26: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1575/1800, 26/25 stretch

Gardenerjoy: I like your idea of doing stretches at the gas pump:). Congrats on meeting your stretch goal. I'm still very inconsistent with my exercise but it's better than last month as I didn't exercise at all in Feb. I'm going to see if I can get 2 more exercise sessions in this month so that I can make one of my goals of exercising at least 10 times for a minimum of 20 minutes per session.

March Goal: 350 min and exercise 10 times (minimum of 20 mins per session)

05: 20 walk (20/350 min; 1/10 days)
07: 20 walk (40/350 min; 2/10)
10: 20 walk (60/350 min; 3/10)
12: 35 walk (95/350 min; 4/10)
15: 45 walk (140/350; 5/10)
16: 45 walk (185/350; 6/10)
17: 50 walk (235/350; 7/10)
27: 25 walk (260/350, 8/10)

flower1: I hope you can get in a couple more walks! The weather just turned nice again for us, so I'm hoping to walk more, too.

March goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

1: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 55/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
2: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 110/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
3: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 170/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
4: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 230/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 305/1800, 5/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
6: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 365/1800, 6/25 stretch
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 425/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 550/1800, 9/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
10: 50 walk, 10 stretch; 610/1800, 10/25 stretch
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 740/1800, 12/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 810/1800, 13/25 stretch
14: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 870/1800, 14/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
15: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 940/1800, 15/25 stretch
16: 55 walk, 10 stretch; 1005/1800, 16/25 stretch
17: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1065/1800, 17/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
18: 40 dance, 10 stretch; 1115/1800, 18/25 stretch
19: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1185/1800, 19/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
20: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 1250/1800, 20/25 stretch
21: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1310/1800, 21/25 stretch
22: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1360/1800, 22/25 stretch
23: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1420/1800, 23/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
24: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1470/1800, 24/25 stretch
25: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1525/1800, 25/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
26: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1575/1800, 26/25 stretch
27: 25 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1625/1800, 27/25 stretch, 12/20 ST
28: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1685/1800, 28/25 stretch

Gardenerjoy: Our weather turned nice again too and I got out for a 50 min walk today.

March Goal: 350 min and exercise 10 times (minimum of 20 mins per session)

05: 20 walk (20/350 min; 1/10 days)
07: 20 walk (40/350 min; 2/10)
10: 20 walk (60/350 min; 3/10)
12: 35 walk (95/350 min; 4/10)
15: 45 walk (140/350; 5/10)
16: 45 walk (185/350; 6/10)
17: 50 walk (235/350; 7/10)
27: 25 walk (260/350, 8/10)
29: 50 walk (310/350, 9/10)

flower1: Yay! Looks like you're going to meet your goal!

March goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

1: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 55/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
2: 25 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 110/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
3: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 170/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
4: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 230/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 305/1800, 5/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
6: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 365/1800, 6/25 stretch
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 425/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 550/1800, 9/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
10: 50 walk, 10 stretch; 610/1800, 10/25 stretch
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 740/1800, 12/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 810/1800, 13/25 stretch
14: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 870/1800, 14/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
15: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 940/1800, 15/25 stretch
16: 55 walk, 10 stretch; 1005/1800, 16/25 stretch
17: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1065/1800, 17/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
18: 40 dance, 10 stretch; 1115/1800, 18/25 stretch
19: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1185/1800, 19/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
20: 50 walk, 15 stretch; 1250/1800, 20/25 stretch
21: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1310/1800, 21/25 stretch
22: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1360/1800, 22/25 stretch
23: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 1420/1800, 23/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
24: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1470/1800, 24/25 stretch
25: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1525/1800, 25/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
26: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1575/1800, 26/25 stretch
27: 25 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1625/1800, 27/25 stretch, 12/20 ST
28: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1685/1800, 28/25 stretch
29: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1745/1800, 29/25 stretch
30: 25 walk 10 stretch; 1780/1800, 30/25 stretch
31: 20 dance, 15 stretch; 1815/1800, 31/25 stretch

Here's our April thread!

April Exercise Challenge - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Yeah, I made both my goals this month - 360/350 min and 10/10 exercise sessions

March Goal: 350 min and exercise 10 times (minimum of 20 mins per session)
05: 20 walk (20/350 min; 1/10 days)
07: 20 walk (40/350 min; 2/10)
10: 20 walk (60/350 min; 3/10)
12: 35 walk (95/350 min; 4/10)
15: 45 walk (140/350; 5/10)
16: 45 walk (185/350; 6/10)
17: 50 walk (235/350; 7/10)
27: 25 walk (260/350, 8/10)
29: 50 walk (310/350, 9/10)
31: 50 walk (360/350, 10/10)

Way to go, flower1 and Tabbycat!

flower1: 10 days and 350 minutes
gardenerjoy: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training
loganandlivsmom: 15 minutes walking each day
Tabbycat: 650 minutes