*** January 2008 Fitness Challenge***



It's that time again... Everybody JOIN in on another monthly challenge we all so grown to love! The year 2007 is over, so no more excuses for laying around! Start on your new years resolution and stay healthy!

Set your own fitness goals.
You can join in at ANY time.

[instructions]
1. Post a reply in this forum with your goals.
2. Write down all the dates of January so you can keep on track with your goal (or add days as the month progresses)
3. EDIT your post everyday/or when you have the chance with your progress.
4. If you need anything or have any questions PM the 20-something's moderator, trnsfrmnreplace (me).
5. The numbers are minutes of exercise by the way. You can also use icons to note that you have done an exercise or goal for the day

Good luck and get posting!



[My Fitness Challenge]
January 01 -
January 02 -
January 03 -
January 04 -
January 05 -
January 06 -
January 07 -

Goals

• walk 3x a week
• lose 5lbs
• actually STICK to my calories... 1500/day... i'll go up to 40g of fat... quit eating when i have fufilled my fat intake if it happens before the calories, or quit when i have met my calendars (i'm changing my cals to 1500 from 1400... i'm still going to try to stick to the 1400, but not feel bad if i am between 1400-1500 cal/day. if i eat 1700 cal/day then i can meet my "target" by August 1st. but we'll see)

STARTING WEIGHT - 204.0

Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - 3 miles (1436/46.5)
Wednesday, Jan 2 - 2 miles (1357/29.7) 43 oz H2O
Thursday, Jan 3 - 2 miles (1185.3/17.9) 40oz H2O
Friday, Jan 4 - 2 miles (1440/47) no H2O
Saturday, Jan 5 - ~ (1639.5/51.6) no H2O
Sunday, Jan 6 - 5 miles (1515/48.3) 40 oz H2O
Monday, Jan 7 - 2 miles (1345/32.15) 46oz H2O
MILES WALKED - 16
WEIGHT LOST - Gained .4

Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - 3 miles (1158/20) 53oz H2O
Wednesday, Jan 9 - 2 miles (1346/12.5) 59oz H2O
Thursday, Jan 10 - 3 miles (1206/35) 67oz H2O
Friday, Jan 11 - 3 miles (1390/44) 50.7oz H2O
Saturday, Jan 12 - 2 miles (1920/53) no H2O
Sunday, Jan 13 - 2 miles (980/14.5) no H2O
Monday, Jan 14 - no walk (865/25) no H2O
MILES WALKED -15
WEIGHT LOST - 2.6

Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 - 1 mile (1192/12) 20oz H2O
Wednesday, Jan 16 - 2 miles (2193/115.3) 42oz H2O BAD DAY CALORIE/FAT WISE, but i haven't had that many in the past few days thanks to a stomach bug, so it all evens out.. just have to be careful the rest of the week)
Thursday, Jan 17 - no walk (1312/51.55) 40oz H2O
Friday, Jan 18 - 5 miles, 100 sit ups (2043/79.5) 48oz H2O
Saturday, Jan 19 - 2 miles (1579/78) no H2O
Sunday, Jan 20 - 2 miles, 120 sit ups (1906/72.2) 47.7oz H2O
Monday, Jan 21 - 1 mile, 55 sit ups (1588/32.5) 20oz H2O
MILES WALKED - 13
WEIGHT LOST - 1.2 lb GAIN

Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 -
Wednesday, Jan 23 -
Thursday, Jan 24 -
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 -
Monday, Jan 28 -
MILES WALKED -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 -
Thursday, Jan 31 -
MILES WALKED -
WEIGHT LOST -

ENDING WEIGHT-

New year, new start!!!

Goal: at least 30 mins a day of exercise.





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My Goals:

1. I will not drink anymore. (That's easy because I've already made up my mind about that.)
2. Go back to the gym 4 times a week for at least one class at a time.
3. 1300 calories/day
4. Start playing guitar again, not that it has anything to do with dieting.

STARTING WEIGHT - 198

Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - 20 Cardio | 1.6 Kilometers | 45 Yoga/Pilates
Wednesday, Jan 2 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | 30 Yoga/Pilates
Thursday, Jan 3 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | 30 Yoga/Pilates
Friday, Jan 4 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Saturday, Jan 5 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | 90 Yoga Pilates
Sunday, Jan 6 - 30 Cardio | 3 Kilometers | 60 Yoga/Pilates
Monday, Jan 7 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | 60 Yoga/Pilates
KILOMETERS CROSSED - 4.6 Kilometers
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - 60 Cardio | ? Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Wednesday, Jan 9 -
Thursday, Jan 10 - 45 Cardio | ? Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Friday, Jan 11 - 60 Cardio | ? Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Saturday, Jan 12 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Sunday, Jan 13 - 60 Cardio | __ Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Monday, Jan 14 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers | 90 Yoga/Pilates
KILOMETERS CROSSED - ??
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 - Premenstruel - Went over cals, ate chips.
Wednesday, Jan 16 - Prementruel - Didn't work out at all, stayed under calories
Thursday, Jan 17 - Premenstruel -
Friday, Jan 18 - Premenstruel
Saturday, Jan 19 - Premenstruel
Sunday, Jan 20 - Premenstruel - I pigged out SO bad! BUT I SHOPPED AND WALKED A LOT!!!
Monday, Jan 21 - __ Cardio | __ Kilometers| 90 Yoga/Pilates
KILOMETERS CROSSED -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 - None
Wednesday, Jan 23 - None
Thursday, Jan 24 - 35 Cardio | ?? Kilometers | __ Yoga/Pilates
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 -
Monday, Jan 28 -
KILOMETERS CROSSED -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 -
Thursday, Jan 31 -
KILOMETERS CROSSED -
WEIGHT LOST -

ENDING WEIGHT- 194

I'm so disappointed in myself. I expected to do so much better that I did, and I started out the month really great and then ended up having quite a few breakdowns.. February is a new month and I'm going to do SO much better! Congrats to everyone who met their goal and did their best !!!

January 2008 Goals:

30 min of exercise 6 days a week
1500-1600 calories/day

Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 thru Sunday, Jan 6 - this whole week was a bust .
Putting all of that behind me and am ready to be back on plan next week.

Starting Weight - 212.0

Week 2
Monday, Jan 7 - both goals met - 1545/cal and TBL DVD - Low intensity Cardio
Tuesday, Jan 8 - both goals met - 1580/cal and 20 min on treadmill and 20 min TBL DVD
Wednesday, Jan 9 - both goals met - 1565/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Thursday, Jan 10 - both goals met - 1510/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Friday, Jan 11 - one goal met - TBL DVD - Low intensity Cardio
Saturday, Jan 12 - neither goal met...chinese food - need I say more
Sunday, Jan 13 - both goal met - 1530/cal 30 min on treadmill
WEIGHT LOST - +4lbs - hoping it was the sodium from the chinese

Week 3
Monday, Jan 14 - both goals met - 1520/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Tuesday, Jan 15 -both goals met - 1570/cal and 20 min on treadmill, TBL DVD
Wednesday, Jan 16 - both goals met - 1565/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Thursday, Jan 17 -both goals met - 1580/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Friday, Jan 18 -one goal met - 30 min on treadmill
Saturday, Jan 19 -one goal met - 30 min on treadmill
Sunday, Jan 20 -both goals met - 1585/cal and 30 min on treadmill

WEIGHT LOST -.6 lb

Week 4
Monday, Jan 21 - one goal met - 30 min on treadmill
Tuesday, Jan 22 - both goals met - 1545/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Wednesday, Jan 23 - both goals met - 1590/cal and 30 min on treadmill
Thursday, Jan 24 -
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 -

WEIGHT LOST -

Week 5
Monday, Jan 28 -
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 -
Thursday, Jan 31 -
WEIGHT LOST -

Ending Weight -

Total Weight Lost -

Good luck to everyone!

Goals 210 min per week


JAN 1- JAN 6
about 30 minutes, wasn't keeping track.

Jan 7 -13
215min / 210min

Jan 14 - 20
110min / 210min

Jan 21 - 27
230min / 210min Heck yeah!

Jan 28 -31
105min / 120min

Goals:
- working out at least three times per week, every week for at least 45 minutes
- sticking to my calories (under 1400 per day)
- lose five lbs

STARTING WEIGHT - 140

Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - no exercise; messed up on cals, but managed to stay under 1,900.
Wednesday, Jan 2 - 45 minutes of cardio; stayed under 1400 cals
Thursday, Jan 3 - no exercise; stayed under cals
Friday, Jan 4 - 45 minutes of cardio; messed up cals, but stayed under 1,900
Saturday, Jan 5 - no exercise; stayed under cals
Sunday, Jan 6 - 45 minutes of cardio; stayed under cals once I added exercise in
Monday, Jan 7 - completely screwed up on cals, going over my balance by like 1,000.
WEIGHT LOST - 3 lbs

Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - stayed under cals, no exercise
Wednesday, Jan 9 - 45 min of cardio, stayed under cals once exercise factored in
Thursday, Jan 10 - no exercise, went way over cals
Friday, Jan 11 - no exercise, stayed under cals
Saturday, Jan 12 - no exercise, way over cals
Sunday, Jan 13 - 45 min of cardio, stayed under cals
Monday, Jan 14 -no exercise, went over cals
WEIGHT LOST - gained half a pound total lost this month: 2.5 lbs

Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 - no exercise, stayed under cals
Wednesday, Jan 16 - 45 min of cardio, stayed under cals once exercise factored in
Thursday, Jan 17 - no exercise, way over cals
Friday, Jan 18 - 45 min of cardio, stayed under cals once exercise factored in
Saturday, Jan 19 - 45 min of cardio, stayed under cals once exercise factored in
Sunday, Jan 20 - over cals, no exercise
Monday, Jan 21 - stayed under cals, no exercise
WEIGHT LOST - 1 lb. 3.5 lbs lost total.

Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 -
Wednesday, Jan 23 -
Thursday, Jan 24 -
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 -
Monday, Jan 28 -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 -
Thursday, Jan 31 -
WEIGHT LOST -

ENDING WEIGHT-

i have been plateaued at 132 since September. It is time to get back to business!

1. finally break under 130 for the first time since high school
2. at least 30 min cardio, 5 days a week, plus weights whenever
(or at least 150 minutes of cardio a week)

STARTING WEIGHT 132
Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - 30 minute brisk walk (with the world's worst hangover!!)
Wednesday, Jan 2 -
Thursday, Jan 3 -
Friday, Jan 4 -30 minutes jogging/walking + weights
Saturday, Jan 5 - 30 minutes jogging/2.3 miles
Sunday, Jan 6 -
Monday, Jan 7 -


Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - 60 minutes walking + weights
Wednesday, Jan 9 -
Thursday, Jan 10 - 40 minutes walking
Friday, Jan 11 - 30 minutes walking
Saturday, Jan 12 -
Sunday, Jan 13 - 30 minutes jogging+weights
Monday, Jan 14 -


Week 3 I've been between 130 and 131 for a few days now!
Tuesday, Jan 15 -
Wednesday, Jan 16 - 40 minutes walking + weights
Thursday, Jan 17 - 30 minutes walking
Friday, Jan 18 - 30 minutes walking
Saturday, Jan 19 -
Sunday, Jan 20 - 30 minutes jogging/walking
Monday, Jan 21 -


Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 - 30 min walking+ weights
Wednesday, Jan 23 - 30 min walking
Thursday, Jan 24 - 30 min walking
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 - 60 min walking +weights
Sunday, Jan 27 - 30 min jogging/walking
Monday, Jan 28 -


Week 5 ugh I think I am back to 132. I will never escape 132 for good!
Tuesday, Jan 29 - 40 minutes walking
Wednesday, Jan 30 - 30 min walking + weights
Thursday, Jan 31 - 60 minutes walking


ENDING WEIGHT: 132. seriously
ps when i get to 128 I'm going to take my old favorite pair of boot cut jeans to the tailor and make them into skinny jeans... probably

I did well on this last month...until I got sick for 10 days and just couldn't go...but I'm kicking my own butt & hoping that was my only cold this year!!!

Goal Miles: 115 miles!!! (5 miles/day at least 5 days/week)
Goal Cardio Time: 1,380 minutes!!! (60 minutes/day at least 5 days/week)
Plus plenty of ab work and resistance/weight lifting.


[B]STARTING WEIGHT -187

Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - None - Happy New Years!
Wednesday, Jan 2 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.7 miles, 37 min. treadmill = 2.5 miles, upper body + abs X 30 minutes.
Thursday, Jan 3 -45 min. elliptical = 3.65 miles, 30 min. treadmill = 2.0 miles, upper body + abs X 30 minutes.
Friday, Jan 4 - 52 min. elliptical = 5.2 miles, 20 minutes upper body + abs.
Saturday, Jan 5 - lazy arse.
Sunday, Jan 6 - lazy arse.
Monday, Jan 7 - 58 min. elliptical = 4.65 miles, 25 min. treadmill = 2 miles, 30 minutes upper body + abs.
Total Miles: 23.7 miles.
Total Cardio Time: 292 minutes.
WEIGHT LOST - only 1lb...dang it! @ 186lbs.

Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - 60 min. elliptical = 5 miles, 17 minutes treadmill = 1 mile, 25 minutes upper body + abs.
Wednesday, Jan 9 - 60 min. elliptical = 5 miles, 25 minutes upper body.
Thursday, Jan 10 - 60 min. Cardio Kickboxing class, 45 min. elliptical = 3.65 miles, 25 min. upper body + abs.
Friday, Jan 11 - 33 min. elliptical = 2.7 miles, 30 minutes upper body+abs.
Saturday, Jan 12 - lazy day + 2 broken toes!!!
Sunday, Jan 13 -lazy day + 2 broken toes!!!
Monday, Jan 14 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.7 miles, 30 min. upper body + abs.
Total Miles: 21.05
Total Cardio Time:320 min.
WEIGHT LOST - 2lbs...down to 184.

Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 - 78 min. elliptical = 6.4 miles, 25 minutes weight lifting.
Wednesday, Jan 16 - 63 min. elliptical = 5.3 miles, 30 minutes weight lifting + abs.
Thursday, Jan 17 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.7 miles, 21 min. treadmill = 1.5 miles, 30 minutes upper body + abs.
Friday, Jan 18 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.8 miles, 16.30 min. treadmill = 1.25 miles, 30 minutes upper body + abs.
Saturday, Jan 19 - no real fitness to count...but did shop for about 3 hours worth of walking along with a 20 minute nature trail hike.
Sunday, Jan 20 - 45 minutes elliptical trainer = 3.75 miles.
Monday, Jan 21 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.75 miles, 36 min. treadmill intervals = 2.5 miles, 30 minutes upper body + abs.
Total Miles: 31.95 miles
Total Cardio Time: 394 minutes (not counting Saturday's hiking/shopping)
WEIGHT LOST -down 3lbs. to 181 - yahoo!

Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 - 52 min. elliptical = 4.2miles, 30 min. treadmill intervals = 2.0miles, 60 minutes legs and free weights.
Wednesday, Jan 23 - 48 min. elliptical = 4.0miles, 28 min. treadmill intervals = 2.0miles, 40 minutes upper body free weights.
Thursday, Jan 24 - 48 min. elliptical = 4.0miles, 13 min. treadmill intervals = 1.0miles, 40 minutes lower body free weights.
Friday, Jan 25 - 45 min. elliptical = 3.75 miles, 30 minutes arms/upper body
Saturday, Jan 26 - nada
Sunday, Jan 27 - nada
Monday, Jan 28 - 47 min. elliptical = 4.00 miles, 40 minutes legs/lower body
Total Miles: 24.95 miles
Total Cardio Time: 311
WEIGHT LOST -down 2 lbs. to 179!

Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 - 50 min. elliptical trainer = 4.25 miles, 15 min. treadmill = 1 mile, 25 minutes upper body/arms.
Wednesday, Jan 30 - 34 min. treadmill intervals = 2.5 miles, 30 min. elliptical = 2.5 miles, 40 minutes weight training - lower body/legs.
Thursday, Jan 31 - 47 min. elliptical trainer = 4 miles, 30 min. upper body/arms.
Total Miles: 14.25
Total Cardio Time: 176
WEIGHT LOST -down 1lb to 178!

Total Miles For January - 115.9
Total Cardio Time for January - 1,493 minutes

GREAT NEWS - I BEAT ALL MY GOALS UP UNTIL THEY WERE BLOODY! GO ME!

ENDING WEIGHT- 178LBS!

Hi everyone -- long time lurker, but I'm ready to give it a go for my first 3FC challenge...

GOALS:
1. Eat below 1800 calories a day five days a week.
2. Take a multivitamin every day.
3. At least 20 minutes of cardio 3 days a week.


Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - yes | yes | 0
Wednesday, Jan 2 - yes | yes |24
Thursday, Jan 3 -
Friday, Jan 4 -
Saturday, Jan 5 -
Sunday, Jan 6 -
Monday, Jan 7 -
STARTING WEIGHT -
ENDING WEIGHT -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 -
Wednesday, Jan 9 -
Thursday, Jan 10 -
Friday, Jan 11 -
Saturday, Jan 12 -
Sunday, Jan 13 -
Monday, Jan 14 -
STARTING WEIGHT -
ENDING WEIGHT -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 -
Wednesday, Jan 16 -
Thursday, Jan 17 -
Friday, Jan 18 -
Saturday, Jan 19 -
Sunday, Jan 20 -
Monday, Jan 21 -
STARTING WEIGHT -
ENDING WEIGHT -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 -
Wednesday, Jan 23 -
Thursday, Jan 24 -
Friday, Jan 25 -
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 -
Monday, Jan 28 -
STARTING WEIGHT -
ENDING WEIGHT -
WEIGHT LOST -

Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 -
Thursday, Jan 31 -
STARTING WEIGHT -
ENDING WEIGHT -
WEIGHT LOST -

Goals:
1. Limit soda to sit-down restaurants; do not keep any in the house...
2. Take a multivitamin and calcium everyday (like the Dr said I'm supposed to...lol)
3. Four curves workouts per week.
4. 6-8 glasses of water everyday


STARTING WEIGHT 169
Week 1
Tuesday, Jan 1 - curves closed, scrubbed floors, mv & cal
Wednesday, Jan 2 - Curves, mv, cal
Thursday, Jan 3 - Curves, mv, cal
Friday, Jan 4 - mv, cal
Saturday, Jan 5 - mv, cal
Sunday, Jan 6 - walk/jogged 45min, mv, cal
Monday, Jan 7 - Curves mv,cal


Week 2
Tuesday, Jan 8 - 45 min walk/jog mv,cal
Wednesday, Jan 9 -
Thursday, Jan 10 -
Friday, Jan 11 -
Saturday, Jan 12 -
Sunday, Jan 13 - (off)
Monday, Jan 14 -curves (wow... off week)


Week 3
Tuesday, Jan 15 -
Wednesday, Jan 16 -
Thursday, Jan 17 - curves
Friday, Jan 18 -
Saturday, Jan 19 -
Sunday, Jan 20 - (off)
Monday, Jan 21 - Curves


Week 4
Tuesday, Jan 22 - curves
Wednesday, Jan 23 - curves
Thursday, Jan 24 - curves
Friday, Jan 25 - curves
Saturday, Jan 26 -
Sunday, Jan 27 - (off)
Monday, Jan 28 - curves


Week 5
Tuesday, Jan 29 -
Wednesday, Jan 30 - curves
Thursday, Jan 31 -


ENDING WEIGHT:

January 2008:
Goals: Exercise everyday.
weight train 3 times a week!

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