This kind of goes hand-in-hand with the May Day Challenge, but what the heck, we can do both, right?

1. Improve treadmill time. Start jogging at 5.3 mi./hr. regularly and aim for 3 mi. distance totals.
2. Stay strong on diet/water/exercise mix - I know it works when I stick to it!
3. Lose 8 lbs. and enter the 180s.

1. Eat no more than 1300 calories a day.
2. Record everything I eat.
3. 30 minutes cardio every day.
4. Lift weights 4 days a week, alternating muscle groups.
5. Buns & Abs workout 4 days a week.

1. Cardio for 45 mins 5x a week
2. Strength train 3x a week, 1hr
3. Drink lots of water
4. No eating after 7pm
5. Lose 8lbs

Jina's April Goals:

1. Walk/jog at least six days/week.
2. Begin consistent strength training. (OK. This is a goal every single month. Do I ever meet it? NO! This month will be different...)
3. Break into the 160s by the end of the month (at least a 7-pound loss).

April goals:
1. stick to phase 1 for two weeks
2. increase water intake
3. get exercising again
4. hit onderland again... by mid month!

Yay! My first "goals" post!

1. Pack my HEALTHY lunch for work everyday, eat it at my desk, and walk for my lunch hour.
2. Run atleast 3 mornings a week and do Pilates the other days.
3. Keep track of my calories every day and work on getting the right balance of carbs, fat, and protein.
4. Lift weights for half an hour before EVERY aerobics class.
5. Lose 10 pounds (down to 146)

1. Drink my water every day
2. Exercise at least 45 minutes a day
3. Get below 150. I guess that means weighing myself which I've been puting off for 2 weeks.
4. Stick to more South Beach diet foods

1. Exercise at least 5 times a week
2. Get to 156!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. Get in the habit of doing weights at lest 3 times a week
4. Stay motivated. I don't have much to lose!

Progress thus far:
1. I am definately at jogging at 5.3 mi./hr. already. I got up to 6.0 today. But I am falling short of improving my mileage. Having spent a ton of time on the treadmill. I'll be working on this.
2. I have NOT been OP with my eating but all that changes TODAY.
3. I don't think I'll enter the 180s this month, but I'll be close and I've made progress, so we'll see.

Well, April is nearly over. So - how'd I do on my goals?

#1 I definately improved my running this month, my comfort speed is now 5.5 and I've gotten up to 6.2, if only for a short period of time. I'm running longer, and working on increasing my endurance. Yes, yes, yes - go me!

#2 I did so-so on sticking with the diet. I kept up the water (somehow, 3 liters a day now seems easy to me!) And exercise was about 90% good, so I'm pretty pleased with that.

#3 There's no way I lost 8 lbs. I'm not checking, not for the goals, or the May Day Challenge or anything. I'm trying to stay off of that scale and stay focused for as long as possible. I'd estimate that I'm probably at 191-193 right now. And 4-6 lbs. lost in April isn't too shabby, so I'm not going to beat myself up over it. Besides, May will be better - much, much better.

I didn't do too bad in April,


1. Cardio for 45 mins 5x a week Success!!!
2. Strength train 3x a week, 1hr usually only about 2x/week
3. Drink lots of water Success!!
4. No eating after 7pm Hardest part, I'll try better this month
5. Lose 8lbs Almost, only 7.5