Might as well get this started too, since tomorrow is March!!

*** March 2008 Fitness Challenge***



It's that time again... Everybody JOIN in on another monthly challenge we all so grown to love! The month of January is over already! Start February off right and stay healthy!

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

[instructions]
1. Post a reply in this thread with your exercise/fitness goal.
2. Write down all the dates of February 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-somethings moderator, trnsfrmnreplace.
5. You can also use icons to note that you have done an exercise or goal for the day

Good luck and get posting!

The first half of the month was a wash. Dealing with stress and emotional eating = no desire to workout. Sooo... I'm just gonna go for 350 mins from March 15 and see if I can make that goal! (That's half of my original monthly goal of 700.)


March 15: 30 mins (walk/jog)
March 16:
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Totals:
30/350 minutes exercised!

That's 3 Activity Points earned!

It's the end of March! And I achieved both my goals! Yippee!
My goal was to exercise 1000 minutes, and I did 1410. My goal was to lose 5 pounds, and I lost 6!


Starting weight: 190 Goal weight: 185

Week 1:
March 1: 45 min.
March 2: 60 min.
March 3:
March 4: 45 min.
March 5: 60 min.
March 6: 70 min.
March 7:

Week 1 Weight: 190
Had a great week, but no weight lost
Hopefully after TOM, next week will be much better

Week 2:
March 8: 60 min.
March 9: 80 min.
March 10: 30 min.
March 11: 30 min.
March 12: 70 min.
March 13:
March 14: 30 min.
Week 2 Weight: 188 (-2 pounds)

Week 3:
March 15: 60 min.
March 16: 60 min.
March 17:
March 18: 50 min.
March 19: 75 min.
March 20: 30 min.
March 21: 30 min.

Week 3 Weight: 187 (-1 pound)

Week 4:
March 22: 80 min.
March 23: 60 min.
March 24: 70 min.
March 25:
March 26: 90 min.
March 27: 60 min.
March 28:
Week 4 Weight: 185 (-2 pounds)

Week 5:
March 29: 30 min.
March 30: 105 min.
March 31: 30 min.

Week 5 Weight: 184 (-1 pound)

Yay!

My goals are to
1. attend all of the classes I have signed up, as well as continuing with my running... This is going to be a tough month - but it is just a month! If it is too much, I won't do the Cardio-Kickboxing again!
2. to lose 1.6 lbs a week

Week One:
Starting Weight: 213.0
March 1: Walked 4 miles
March 2:
March 3:
March 4:
March 5: 3.299 miles = 46 minutes
March 6:
March 7:
Goal Weight: 211.4
Actual Weight: 213.4 (Grrr...)

Week Two:
March 8: Went out dancing
March 9:
March 10: Dropped out of Yoga... Did 1.8 miles on TM
March 11: One hour of Cardio Kick-Boxing
March 12:
March 13: Walk/jog aprox. 0.9 miles to Kick-B class (then 1 hr of KB), then W/J 0.9 miles back
March 14:
Goal Weight: 209.8
Actual Weight: 211.8

Week Three:
March 15: Boston! (heavy drinking/lots of walking) (est. that I walked about 2 miles)
March 16: Boston! Walked 2 miles to the parade from the hotel room - then 2 miles to walk back again!
March 17:
March 18: Walk/jog aprox. 0.9 miles to Kick-B class (then 1 hr of KB), then W/J 0.9 miles back
March 19:
March 20: Walk/jog aprox. 0.9 miles to Kick-B class (then 1 hr of KB), then W/J 0.9 miles back
March 21:
Goal Weight: 208.2
Actual Weight:

Week Four:
March 22:
March 23:
March 24:
March 25:
March 26:
March 27:
March 28:
Goal Weight: 206.6
Actual Weight:

March 29:
March 30:
March 31:

Exercise regularly and stay within my calorie limits.

Week One:
Starting Weight: 251...stupid stupid weight gain. I'm just going to chalk it up as starting a new exercise routine, and changing to Atkins and then back to calorie counting...This is starting to get discouraging.
March 1: 50 minutes treadmill, legs
March 2: 50 minutes treadmill, back and shoulders
March 3: 35 minutes treadmill; less time but higher intensity
March 4: 50 minutes treadmill
March 5: 30 minutes treadmill, arms
March 6: 30 minutes treadmill, 10 minutes elliptical (+4), arms and abs, 101 stairs
March 7:
Weight:

Week Two:
March 8:
March 9: 45 minutes treadmill, back and shoulders, 101 stairs
March 10:
March 11: 40 minutes treadmill, arms and chest
March 12: 45 minutes treadmill, legs, 110 stairs
March 13: 20 minutes treadmill, 6 minutes elliptical
March 14:
Weight:

Week Three:
March 15:
March 16:
March 17: 40 minutes treadmill, upper body, 200 stairs!
March 18: Walking 45 minutes
March 19: 40 minutes treadmill, legs, 100 staris
March 20: 1 hour hiking
March 21:
Weight:

Week Four:
March 22:
March 23:
March 24: 35 minutes treadmill; 250 stairs; upper body
March 25: 33 minutes treadmill; 150 stairs
March 26: 20 minutes treadmill; 160 stairs; lower body ...so exhausted today!
March 27:
March 28:
Weight:

March 29:
March 30:
March 31:

I'm in too - I think I'll shoot for another average of 40 min/day...or 1240 minutes total.

Week One:
March 1: 30 minutes weights/pilates
March 2: nothing formal - was at a dog trial this weekend but between running my dogs and helping out there was a LOT of walking. :-)
March 3: 70 total minutes - 20 treadmill, 30 elliptical, 20 weights with a few pilates moves thrown in
March 4: 50 total minutes - 20 treadmill, 30 elliptical
March 5: 80 total minutes - 30 treadmill, 30 elliptical, 20 weights
March 6: 60 total minutes - 30 treadmill, 30 elliptical
March 7: 80 total minutes - 30 treadmill, 30 elliptical

Total: 370/1240

Week Two:
March 8: 40 minutes - 20 treadmill (first C25K workout, holy crap!), 20 elliptical. Wrestled with and vaccinated 38 horses...does that count for something?
March 9: 30 minutes lap swimming
March 10: 50 minutes - 20 treadmill (C25K W1 D2), 30 min elliptical, 20 weights (new Polar F4 HRM, whoohoo!)
March 11: 50 minutes - 25 treadmill/25 elliptical
March 12: 60 minutes - 20 elliptical, 20 treadmill C25K, W1 D3 - will repeat this one, 20 weights
March 13: 50 minutes - 30 elliptical, 20 treadmill
March 14: 35 minutes - treadmill (C25K, W1, D4...plus a little)...this was going to be my day off!

Total: 685/1240

Week Three:
March 15: 30 minutes - lap swimming
March 16: I think I'm taking today off...going to buy new running shoes :-)
March 17: 40 minutes- 20 min elliptical, 20 min C25K W2D1 (whew!! Loooove my new shoes!)
March 18: 40 minutes - 30 elliptical, 10 treadmill
March 19: 40 minutes - 20 elliptical, 20 treadmill - C25K W2D2
March 20: 60 minutes - 30 elliptical, 30 treadmill
March 21: 20 minutes - upper body weight routine...bad idea with my rotator cuff issue but...oh well

Total: 915/1240

Week Four:
March 22: 60 minutes - 15 elliptical, 20 stepper-ish machine, 25 treadmill (C25K, W2D3)
March 23: 20 minutes - weights, spent the day training dogs on sheep :-)
March 24: 45 minutes - 20 stepper-ish machine, 25 C25K, W3,D1
March 25: 50 minutes - 30 stepper-ish machine, 20 treadmill
March 26: 65 minutes - 20 minutes stepper-ish machine, 25 min C25K, W3D2, 20 min weights
March 27: 45 minutes - 30 stepper, 15 treadmill
March 28: 55 minutes - 30 stepper, 25 C25K W3D3

Total: 1255/1240

March 29: 30 minutes - 1 mile benefit walk/run (3 miles total, since I walked to the event and back home - my HRM said I was in my target zone for 30 min)
March 30: 50 minutes - 30 minutes treadmill (C25K, W4D1), 20 min lap swimming
March 31: 60 minutes - 25 elliptical, 25 treadmill, 20 strength training - upper body

Total: 1395/1240

Whoohoo!! Nice way to end March...hello, April!

My Goal is to exercise for 1400 minutes

March 1: 70 minutes (5 mile WATP DVD)
March 2: 80 minutes (6 mile WATP DVD)
March 3: 70 minutes (5 mile WATP DVD)
March 4: 125 minutes(6 mile WATP DVD and a 45 minute brisk walk)
March 5: 125 minutes (6 mile WATP DVD and 45 minute circuit training)
March 6:
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March 18: 80 Mintues (6 mile WATP)
March 19: 120 Minutes (5 mile & 3 mile WATP)
March 20: 80 Minutes (6 mile WATP)
March 21: 40 Minutes(3 mile WATP)
March 22:
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March 31:

1530/1400 minutes done
16/10 pounds gone

Yay, I am glad that someone started this!!

My goals this month:
• Lose 6 pounds ( I am going on vacation the last week and I KNOW that I wont be losing I am just hoping for not too much gain)
• 60 minutes of cardio 5 times a week (1200 min. total)
• 25 minuets of strength training 3 times a week ( 300 min. total)

Starting weight: 137 lbs

Week One:
March 1: Sick
March 2: Sick
March 3: Sick
March 4: Sick
March 5: Sick
March 6: Sick
March 7: 60 min elliptical
Goal Weight: 135
Actual Weight: 135

Week Two:
March 8: rest day
March 9: 60 min walking
March 10: 110 min elp. 25 weights
March 11: 50 min ellpitcal
March 12: 60 min cardio
March 13: 45 min cardio
March 14:
Goal Weight: 133
Actual Weight: 134

Week Three:
March 15: 45 min cardio
March 16: Rest
March 17: 60 min cardio
March 18: 60 min cardio 25 min weights
March 19:
March 20:
March 21: Vacation
Goal Weight: 131
Actual Weight:

Week Four:
March 22: Vacation
March 23: Vacation
March 24: Vacation
March 25: Vacation
March 26: Vacation
March 27: Vacation
March 28: Vacation

Week Five:
March 29: Vacation
March 30: Vacation
March 31: Vacation

Total cardio:
Total strength:
Total weight loss:

I need to be in on this, seeing it in print will make it all the more real and me all the more motivated to keep at it. My 4.5 hours a week goal works out to about 38.5 minutes a day, over 31 days about 1195 minutes. I hope I can meet that! No, I WILL meet that. My body will thank me later when its not carting around all this fat.

March 1: 52 minutes (32 on treadmill, 20 on the elliptical)
March 2: 60 minutes (brisk walk)
March 3: 54 minutes (24 min. stair climber, 30 min. stationary bike)
March 4: 41 minutes (elliptical)
March 5: 38 minutes (22 min stair climber, 16 min treadmill)
March 6:
March 7: 50 minutes (30 stair climber, 20 treadmill)
March 8:
March 9: 30 minutes (elliptical)
March 10:
March 11: 50 minutes (25 minutes stair climber, 25 bike)
March 12:
March 13: 43 minutes (20 treadmill, 23 bike)
March 14:
March 15: 58 minutes (30 treadmill, 28 elliptical)
March 16:
March 17: 35 minutes (treadmill)
March 18: 45 minutes (25 bike, 5 stairclimber, 15 treadmill)
March 19: 53 minutes (20 stair climber, 20 treadmill, 13 bike)
March 20: 55 minutes (45 stair climber, 10 treadmill)
March 21:
March 22: 45 minutes (30 stair climber, 15 treadmill)
March 23: 63 minutes (33 elliptical, 30 treadmill)
March 24: 55 minutes (30 stationary bike, 15 treadmill, 10 elliptical)
March 25: 30 minutes (15 treadmill, 15 stairclimber)
March 26: 49 minutes (30 stationary bike, 4 stairclimber, 15 treadmill)
March 27: 20 minutes (treadmill)
March 28: 47.5 minutes (25 stair climber, 22.5 treadmill)
March 29:
March 30:
March 31:

Totals:
973.5/1195 minutes exercised

My goal for March will be 780 minutes, and I'm going to weigh myself every week on Friday mornings.

March 1:
March 2:

Week 1
March 3:
March 4:
March 5: 45 minutes weights and cardio
March 6:
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March 8:
March 9:
Weight: 147

Week 2
March 10: 40 minutes weights and cardio
March 11:
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March 14:
March 15:
March 16: 30 minutes cardio
Weight: 147

Week 3
March 17:
March 18: 65 minutes cardio and weights
March 19:
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Weight:

Week 4
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Weight:

Week 5
March 31:
Weight:

180/780 Minutes Completed

My goal to exercise 5 days a week . Lose 5 pounds this month.
Week One:
Starting Weight: 159
March 1:
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March 29:
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All right. I'm going to average below 1800 calories a day, and exercise a total of 400 minutes. I've been under the weather, so I don't want to freak my body out with three hours of exercise next week. I'll keep it gentle!

Week One:
Starting Weight: 199
March 1: 2315 calories (ooops, not a great start . . .)
March 2: 1521 calories and 50 minutes cardio!
March 3: 1603 calories
March 4: 1853 calories
March 5: 1630 calories and 60 minutes of cardio!
March 6: 1594 calories. I tried to work out but was feeling kind of funny so I stopped.
March 7: 1782
Weight: 201 (darned TOM . . .)
Average Calories: 1757

Week Two:
March 8: 1066 calories. Decidedly under the weather.
March 9: 1632 calories. Still sick.
March 10: 1373 calories, mostly junk food, which was the only thing that tempted my appetite.
March 11: 1496
March 12: 1660, 55 minutes aerobic exercise, 10 minutes of light weight-lifting
March 13: 1599 calories, 30 minutes cardio
March 14: 1648 calories
Weight: 196.5!!!
Average Calories: 1496 calories

Week Three:
March 15: holiday
March 16: holiday
March 17: holiday + illness
March 18: holiday + illness
March 19: 1560 calories
March 20: 1577
March 21: 1771
Weight: 196
Average Calories: 1636

Being sick sucks, by the way.

Week Four:
March 22: 1787 calories, still sick
March 23: 1600 calories, 20 minutes of gentle calisthenics, and half an hour of hanging up laundry
March 24: 1767 calories, 30 minutes aerobics, 30 minutes lap swimming
March 25: 1409 calories, day of soreness and rest
March 26: 1285 calories, a little low but I haven't been hungry
March 28: 1692 calories, day of disasters (so no exercise beyond the high stress levels in my system)
Weight: 195
Average Calories: 1616

March 29: 2448 calories (alcohol after a HORRIBLE day . . .)
March 30: 2458 calories (who'd have guessed that polish sausage had so many calories? it was the only protein at brunch today, grrr)
March 31:

March Final Weight:
March Average Calories per Day:


315/400 minutes of exercise in March

March goals:
150 min cardio/week = 600 min for the month
3 weight sessions/week = 12 for the month
no baking allowed!
keep using daily plate 1300-1500 cal/day (one day per week maintenance calories of 2000 allowed)

Week One:
Starting Weight:
March 1: 1400 cal
March 2: 5 min run, 60 min weights abs and stretching, 1300 cal
March 3: 1300 cal
March 4: 1300 cal
March 5: 1300 cal *injured back!*
March 6: 2000 cal *resting my back*
March 7: 1400 cal *resting my back*
Weight:143.2
Goals met? none for exercise, but I didn't do any baking and I was on target for calories, whoohoo!

Week Two:
March 8: 1,772 cal, 60 min weights abs and stretching
March 9: 1,543 cal
March 10: 1400 cal
March 11: 60 min weights and abs, really dont feel like counting calories today...even though didn't eat bad
March 12:
March 13: 10 min arc trainer, 60 min weights and abs
March 14:
Actual Weight:

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Actual Weight:

March 29:
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March 31: gone to vegas! final weight =

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March Goals:
- 800 minutes of exercise
- Keep a 800 calorie deficit for the day
- Lose 6lbs

Starting Weigh In: 189.6

Week One:
March 1: 60 mins aerobics class
March 2: rest
March 3: 20 mins arc trainer, 30 mins treadmill
March 4: 45 mins aerobics class, 30 mins strength training class
March 5: rest
March 6: 45 mins step class
March 7: 5 mins treadmill, 20 mins circuit training, 29 mins elliptical

Weekly weigh in: 187.8 lbs
Average calorie deficit: 1300
Minutes of exercise: 284 mins

Week Two:
March 8: rest (my niece was born!)
March 9: rest
March 10: 45 mins step class, 30 mins core class
March 11: 45 mins aerobics/step class, 30 mins body works class
March 12: 35 mins treadmill walking
March 13: 7 mins elliptical warm up, 30 mins kickboxing class
March 14: 30 mins elliptical, 5 mins stretching

Weekly weigh in: 187.2 lbs
Average calorie deficit: 1190
Minutes of exercise: 257 mins

Week Three:
March 15: 9 mins stair climber, 20 mins recumbent bike, 20 mins arc trainer
March 16: rest
March 17: 35 mins recumbent bike, 13 mins treadmill
March 18: 45 mins aerobic/step class, 30 mins body works class
March 19: 24 mins elliptical
March 20: 20 mins w/trainer learning new weight machines, 30 mins elliptical
March 21: rest

Weekly weigh in: 186.8 lbs
Average calorie deficit: 1200
Minutes of exercise: 246 mins

Week Four:
March 22: 50 mins weight training, 5 mins arc trainer
March 23: sick
March 24: sick
March 25: sick
March 26: sick (uggh! stupid allergies/sinuses!)
March 27: 35 mins treadmill
March 28: sick

Weekly weigh in: 185.2 lbs
Average calorie deficit: 1190
Minutes of exercise: 90 mins

Week Five:
March 29:
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End of month weigh in:
Total average calorie deficit:
Total minutes of exercise: