Hello! I know I haven't been around for a while, but I am back, and ready for a challenge! I always found that being involved with a challenge thread helped me be honest with myself (and others) about my progress. Would anyone like to join me?

My goals isn't exactly about weight lose here (I don't have a scale and don't think I'll be getting on any time soon) but rather about getting my butt back in gear, calorie counting and inches.

Goals:
Limit Alcohol to a more reasonable level
Tennis 3-4x a week
At home work out or running 2x a week
Count calories (stay between 1400-1800)

I hope some other featherweights join me with their own goals!

Hi, I'm definitely in!

I was considering doing a 'goal by...' challenge but then realised that everyone is at a different place.

Ok so at December I would like to have reached my goal, which is 120 lbs and a 26 inch waist. I'm currently at 126 lbs and 27.5 inches.

Daily -
Count Calories (1200-1400)
Max 1 diet coke
6 glasses of water
1 Low fat instant choc (40 cals)

Weekly-
Go to gym 3 times a week for at least an hour
Including fighting the FEAR and joining a class.
One night a week with alcohol.

I'll join! I've been needing some help for these last couple of pounds!

At December 1

Weigh 145
Run 3x week
Push-ups and sit-ups 3x week
Calories between 1300-1400
NO SODA!!

That's a great idea with the coke, Dora. I have a nasty little addiction there...

OK, here I go. With every weekend in November already booked full of social events all of which involve eating and drinking, this might be a tough one!

Goal Weight: Under 128 pounds/58.0 kg
Exercise: 6 days a week of cardio minimum 40 minutes, pushups and situps 5 days a week
Food: Stay under 1600 calories 4 days a week, under 1400 2 days (included in the 4)
Bonus Challenge: Achieve a 26 inch waist (Currently 27.5 or so)

DoraUK; so glad you mentioned alcohol as well! If I manage to cut it out, I get results fast, but it's really hard to not indulge when your social and everyone around you drinks a lot!

krampus: I thought it might be hard for some people due to the Holiday season, but hopefully it will keep us on track together!

cherbear: I managed to kick my Diet Coke habit, I can still enjoy one every now again, but when I think back to when i drank several cases a week, I feel sick! Water is the better option!

I guess I will go ahead and post my day here how (i am in Vietnam, so i'm like 14 hours ahead of the states time wise)

I have eaten about 1500 calories, keeping track of it on Fit day.
I played tennis for an hour
and have drank one beer.

so far, so good!

Ohhh I like this! I have made so many goals so its nice to say them out loud (well in theory, we are communicationg over a computer )

Goal weight by Dec 1: Under 128 (Same as you krampus!)
Exercise pattern: Running/jogging 30 minutes 6 days a week
Arms muscles: I hope I can see some definition of a toned tricep by Dec. 1
Leg muscles: I hope I can see more toned legs from running by Dec. 1
Alcohol: NO drinking till Christmas - ya this might be a little unattainable but Im still going to try!
Measurements: Currently my waist is a 26ish. I hope I can have it back down to a 24 by Dec. 1

Lets do this Feathers!!

I'm going to have a hard time with the Diet Coke thing. I think I just need to treat it like an addiction and go cold turkey for a month. Maybe I'll change my goal to no diet coke till Dec 1... Hmmmm....

Starting tomorrow, of course...

My goals . . . .
1. To run twice a week, use the elliptical or do a workout video twice a week, and lift weights and/or do pilates twice a week.
2. To keep eating clean, but get enough calories so I don't drop any more.
3. To be able to do 15 full-length push-ups (I can only do about 7 or 8 right now) without stopping.
4. To be able to do the teaser series (pilates abs exercise set) without stopping.
5. To run my 5K under 24 minutes

Ok, so far so good on some things...

I've taken off 4 of the 6 pounds I gained over a very weird weekend... I'm back down to 150. Mostly water weight I know, but still depressing.

Calories are on track, I ran on Tuesday, and I'm running during lunch today and I'll run tomorrow.

I need to do push ups and sit ups today too, I guess during lunch, and tomorrow and Sat too.

The soda thing, not so good, I have one soda left, and I'll try again after I drink that.

Woo!

Last night was a total and udder disaster. I had a few bits of curry around midnight due to skipping dinner (we got so caught up that we totally forgot) then were ravenous by 3am after being out and got Pho at a restaurant. At least I remembered to show the guy at the restaurant my paper with special dietary needs written out in Vietnamese so it wasn't as unhealthy as it could have been.

I only have one goal before the year is out, and that's to have amassed 100 miles run, walked, or jogged. I'm at 60-something right now, so I think this is totally, totally doable. I may even increase my goal if I surpass it before the holidays.

katt99: That's a pretty awesome goal! Do you use a pedometer to keep your count?

No, my stride varies, so I go by actual distances that I know around my neighborhood. I also sometimes do a track at my university or in-home walk/jogging videos that are mileage markered based on BPM.

Goals:

-track daily calorie intake on paper
-weight daily and learn to deal with the "ups and downs"
-continue to workout atleast 6 "sessions" per week