[Sushi Penguin]

Here are mine
- participate (and succeed!) in the 21 Day Challenge, Week at a Time Challenges, Labour Day Challenge and August Challenge (this includes goals such as water intake, exercise, fixing my sleep schedule, eating vegetables etc.)
- REALLY fix my sleep schedule (this is my 21 Day Challenge, but I really can’t stress this goal enough!)
- take my iron supplement (2 tablespoons/day)
- rope-skipping (at least 2 times/week for 15 min.)
- attend fitness classes at the gym; set a minimum number of classes to go to each week once the schedule is available and post it here
- treadmill or running outside: do at least 10 minutes during each gym visit, and work on improving speed and endurance, gradually adding minutes; try running outside at least once
- plan out my meals in advance (a week or half in advance), paying attention to variety and nutritional needs (this includes doctor’s recommendations: more milk and broccoli)
- make my weekly lists and include dieting or exercise successes
- do weekly checks on the above goals

[WastedThermos]

My goals:

1) Continue with my Total Body Makeover plan throughout the month so that by the end I will be starting Week 10.

2) When school starts, make no excuses for not exercising. I think I just have to write it down and stick to it because it IS a priority!! This kind of goes along with #1. It is mostly about scheduling. It is easy to work out now because I have so much time, but it will be hard when work/school both start back in full force.

3) By the end of the month I would like to be able to jog for 25minutes without stopping.

4) Sign up for exercise classes at the gym and attend some to see which ones I like the best.

5) It is my birthday month!! (Yes, I like to celebrate for a whole month.) So some challenges this month are going to be eating out and parties. I'm going to stick to my guns and remember that too much over indulging is what has gotten me here and that I am happiest when I am not stuffed with food that makes me feel guilty.

6) Complete August challenge of 1500 minutes of working out.

[JustForUs]

GOALS...
Ok the top prioty Is self esteem. Every other week is up and down and usually Im UP UP UP.. So Im working on this whole, feel better about myself is the main goal this month.
1) WATER WATER WATER!!!
2) 5 days no less at the gym
3) no more slip up days!!!
4) START the total body make over
5) Drinking has to end.
6) ABSOLUTLY NO FAST FOOD!!!!

[CookieMonster416]

Here are my goals:
1) When I go back to school BALANCE my social life and healthy lifestyle. While I don't want to focus just on my "diet" because then I will end up just staying in my room and not enjoying my senior year... I don't want to just go out, eat a lot, and drink a lot every night because then I will not feel good about myself.
2) Try some aerobics classes and weight training. Usually I just run for an hour or do the eliptical for an hour so it would be cool to change it up...
3) Keep drinking that water
4) NO BINGE EATING OR BINGE DRINKING!!!

Sushi-I usually plan my meals out before. Although it bothers people sometimes because they like being more spontaneous I do what works for me. A friend I haven't seen in quite a long time wanted to do lunch so I e-mailed him on Monday asking if he was available on Saturady. I don't hear back from him until Saturday AT lunch time and he asked me if I wanted to do lunch and I was like insulted because if he had wanted to do lunch he could've told me before not waited to see if there was anything better to do first you know?

Lizzie- What is total body makeover? I actually arranged my school schedule around exercising at my gym lol. Good luck with your birthday? What birthday is it? (I always eat too much around my birthday hee hee)

[Brenda31]

Goals:
Stay Calm
Just worry about the present day
Don't beat myself up
Prepare ahead
Fill my mind with encouragement where I can find it
Make the time to work out!!

[WastedThermos]

JustForUs- Good luck with the TBM. I think once you start you'll really like it!
Brenda- Maybe its just all the smileys, but your goals seem so nice and positive!!

Jenna - I try to follow Bob Greene's plan , the guy who trained Oprah. It is a really intense 12 week program that builds up gradually. There are some books but you could probably do it without those, although I highly recommend the Total Body Makeover book. It has a lot of different people's success stories and basic guides for eating but not strict rules, as well as reveiws of a lot of different diets if you decide to do them (he recommends not strictly dieting until after the 12 weeks.)

Anyway, so you can start on three levels (I chose intermediate). The first week, you do 5 days of 30min cardio plus one day of 60min along with certain strength training exercises 3 times a week (I split mine between upper and lower body.) The next week you add 2minutes to your 30min and double that so you have one day of 64min of cardio. It sounds more complicated than it is. It really pushes me to work out more than I normally would.

Also...I wish I would have thought of working out when I was signing up for classes, but I was thinking about work instead. I have plenty of time everyday, I just won't be able to do it at the same time everyday.

My birthday is the 11th, but that probably won't be my primary party day. I haven't decided which day will be my off day, and if I can talk myself into just having a LITTLE cake or something then I might not have to take an off day at all.

[spillthebeans]

I always look forward to starting fresh each month. Here I go again:

1-no fast food, prepare all meals
2-continue SBD guidelines in food, no whites
3-exercise 5X a week, 3 cardio & 2 weight days
4-complete 1500 min challenge

[paperclippy]

My goals are a little weird for this month since I will be out of town for part of it . . . And I am including general life goals, not just weight loss goals.

- complete the 1500 mins of exercise August challenge
- avoid overeating at restaurants
- keep exercising when I am out of town
- make sure "I'm having a bad day" does NOT mean I get to eat junk
- put an honest effort into doing research at school (I guess this goal will have to start from tomorrow...)
- be more forgiving and less controlling

I'm not going to make a weight goal this month -- I think I will be out of town enough that it might not be reasonable. I guess I just want to get into the 130's!

[gray eyed girl]

my August goals:

- lose 10 more pounds (200 lbs by Sept 1st)
- 1300 minutes of exercise
- make sure not to slack off when school starts up
- keep my calories under 1600 every day except pre-planned "free" days
- 120oz or more of water daily

I would love to be at 199 by September 1st, but I am giving myself until Sept. 10th to get there. ONEderland, here I come!

[jdoggmartin]

Goals:

(1). Complete August challenge of 1500 minutes of exercise.
(2). Strength training at least three times per week.
(3). Continue jogging and add to time.
(4). Drink water everyday before anything else.
(5). No sugar (my weakness).
(6). Lose five pounds to get to 165.

[She-Mullett]

1. 1500 minute August Challenge
2. 100 oz of water per day
3. Only eat fast food once per week
4. Lose a pound a week
5. Pick up the strength training