Goals for August!! Bring it on!!

So I see someone starts a monthly goal list every month so I thought I would try this.

Today is July 31st. We all set goals at the begining of the month and again we wonder what is everyone's goals to accomplish this time.  Have you reached your goal weight yet? Is their obstacles in the way. What do you plan on achieveing this month? What things would you like to change from what you did last month and what are you going to do differently? Will you drink more water, consume more proteins?

I have been stuck on reaching my goal weight of 130 for the past 3-4 weeks now and it's a bit upsetting.  I am currently 134 so this month will be lots of focusing. This month is going to be different! I have listed some of my main goals this month What are yours? How can we help everyone out to accomplish these goals! Maybe some of us will read others and be motivated to follow some rules. I hope everyone has  great month and please keep checking in.


August 1st - August 31st goals:

• Lose 1 pound per week for the next four weeks.
• Cosume 250 less calories from my plan and burn 250 more calories.
• Do 3 sets of 15 of sit ups and crunches 3 times a day.
• Drink at least 4 litres of water daily.
• Weigh once a week.
• Perform more toning workouts.
• Try to run 2 miles staright by the end of August.
• Do not go crazy on weekends.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN EFFECTIVE MONTH. GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. :)

EDIT: I know a lot of us would like to tone our abs some more so I posted this a while back. It's a really great abo workout which only takes about 15 minutes so just posting it here so some of us can add it on to our goals.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6530.a sp

Goals:

Overall 7lb loss

More Exercise, especially crunches

Drink Water and lose the diet coke for good

No cigs.

No junk food!

Good luck everyone!

My goals?  Here goes!

• Maintain weight in the 180-185 area
• Lift weights at least 3 days a week
• Get over 120 grams of protein a day
• Keep my fat percentages low (below 20%)
• Work hard and see SOME definition in my body
• Make sure I'm sore the day after a workout.  If I'm not sore, I didn't work hard enough!
• Water.  Water.  Water.  Drank over 90 oz. yesterday and will try to get NEAR that consistently.

That's about it.  I might add more, but that's really about it!

I am going to continue to create health-based goals:

• I want to be able to JOG my 2 mile stretch, without stopping, by the end of August
• As a means of breaking the monotony of only jogging and DDR, I want to bring exercise bicycle into my workout routine.
  
• I want to be able to "push" 150 lbs.
• I want to be able to do do what I like on my birthday (going out for lunch AND Dinner), guilt free. (Not an easy task!)
  
• I want to not wimp out and actually work on my abs this month.

Those are my August goals.

Goals: 

I just want to continue on the healthy path.

Loose at least 6 lbs this month

Start exercising at least 3 times a week

drink more water

• Eat around 1450-1550 calories per day
• Drink at least 80 oz. of water
• Do Yoga 3x per week
• Do Weights 2x per week
• Do Cardio 2x per week
• Weigh every morning
• Conquer the binge monster!
• Eat every 2-3 hours
• No eating after 7pm
• Try to balance pie chart 80% of the time
• Eat less processed foods and more natural foods
  

really try to get back into my routine...after losing my 18YO son the night of graduation, motivation very hard to find these days but i know its gotta help with this depression

• 3 swims a week at one mile plus each
• 3 lifting sessions a week at 60 min each (lower/upper/general)
• stay between 1600-1800 cals
• stay away from the cigs!! (quit over 10 years ago, started smokin in june and just quit again)

Goals:
-be down to at least 148
-quit smoking
-exercise at least 30 minutes daily
-be able to run at least 5 minutes at a time (quitting smoking should definitely help that, but I have a foot problem too)
-Subway only once a week on my cheat day (it's hard because I work there and it's cheap to eat)

Ok, my goals:

• Count my calories EVERY day.
• Drink more water. (70 oz. a day, at least)
• No more junk food.
• No more caffeine, in fact, no more diet pop at all, even caffeine free.
• Get AT LEAST 6 hours of sleep a night, hopefully 8. (yeah, sleep and me don't get along so well, we're working on improving our relationship)
• Walk/Jog atleast 3 days a week.
• Lift weights at least 2 days a week.
• Go swimming, haven't actually gone swimming in years, and I'd like to.

Almost forgot the most important one!

• Have fun and be happy, isn't that what life is all about?

I have no specific weight goal, but I wouldn't exactly be upset if the scale got into the 160's. =)

-Eat healthy, stay sane, and not obsess.

-Improve my runs.

-Work on my mental health along with my physical.

-Be honest with myself and others!

-Take good advice to heart.

-Oh yeah, and work on accountability!!!

Good luck to all!

August is a scary month for me. I'm going on vacation for three weeks. One of those weeks, I'll be with my parents, so that only scares me a bit, but the other two I'm going to be travelling around the UK by train.

=(

As if being healthy on a vacation isn't hard enough, train travelling, youth hostels, rushing time, saving money... that does not help being healthy at all!

My goal is to come back with the same weight at least. Because of the circumstances, exercise won't be an easy addition to my days. So I want to walk around a lot, which is probably a given since we'll be sightseeing every day, and dance my butt off at night when I go out with my friends. That should give me a good cardio =P

Good luck for everyone else.

PS: I've read a few times on the forums about people incorporating an abs workout every day. Where do people read that they should do it that way? As abs are a muscle like many others, they also need the rest time. I dont understand why people will work other muscles every other day, but when it comes to abs they ll do it every day. I'm just curious where people have found the information that they should do it that way, because I've always read to have a days rest after a day of work out.

August is gonna be crazy with the Irish Fair and the Renaissance Festival on the weekends!  On those days I'm going to need serious help!

• Run 3 times during the week and run my long route (~6mi) on the weekends once.
• Lift weights on a more regular basis sticking to my 'to do' list
• Not go too overboard on festival weekends
• Drink no less than 2liters of water, but try to get 3liters
• Walk in the mornings and afternoons between my office and my husband's
• Take the stairs up to my office at least a few times a week (15th floor)

Lots going on this month with the fairs and the office competition (see fitness string for the ATM challenge). 

Goals:

Drink a gallon of water a day.

Stay under my calorie goal.

Cut prossessed foods as much as possible.

Continue doing pilates and weights twice a day.

Keep a calorie deficet of at least 4,000 a week.

yayayay. new month -- new goals! alright!


i made my last months goals which were to break 150 and to log my food every weekday and wake up early to go the gym...

goals for august:

lose a total of 4 lbs, preferably one a week, but i know it doesn't always work like that. that'll get me down to about 145 (YEEEESSSSS!!!!!)

be able to run 4 miles without stopping (i can do about 2.5 now)

cut back my weightlifting to 3-4 times a week, but do it HARDER, so i'm SORE and see better results.

instead of giving myself all weekend without logging, just give myself one day without logging.

and finally, get my water consumption up a little cuz i was starting to slack

Goals:

• Keep calories between 1200-1500 everyday.   Zigzagging.
• Take a 3 mile bike ride at least 2-3 times a week.
• Continue to find (and eat) more healthy foods.
• Lose 6-8 pounds.  (Preferably the latter)
• Ab-work 2x a week (wish for more but doubt it)
• Walk 20 mins, 5x a week after lunch.
• Drink 3-4 quarts of water daily.

Well I think this list is do-able.  I lost 12 pounds in the first 3 weeks but I am expecting a big slow down or I will have to change my calories to keep it within a 2-pound loss a week.

I'm going for health based goals this month (no weight based because it stresses me out).

August Goals:

Keep at least a 500 calorie deficit every day

Walk at least 30 minutes every day rain, shine or hellish heat

Hike at least 4 miles Saturday and Sunday weather permiting

Continue my morning routine of stretching, 30 crunches, 10 push-ups, and 20 squats.

Drink at least 4 liters of water every day

have gone downhill and imagine i have put on loads of weight but too scared to check. been a fortnight of backsliding and have to stop NOW...the plateau really hit me. so i'll take stock today and look at a diet to get me back on track. i will re assess all the figures that the tools display and see if a cant get the right balance of carbs prots and fat.

intend to eat more fish, lean chicken, eggs a couple of times a week and NO NO bread. its the ruin of me, i have been doing 8 slices a day almost. am not a great one for veg but stir fry veggies when nice and crispy are ok so will try to have them most days. plus fruit. will also enter the exact cals

also will be a bit more realistic with the exercise. i'll count pedometer readings as part of daily allowance burned and if a do an hour cycling i'll enter that as extras. does that sound okay, anyone? am desparate to get back

geoffers

Oh jeez.

Goals:

• Lose that final pound and a half within the next two weeks.  (I have been stuck for about a month now!)
• Begin working on losing another 2-3 pounds in the final two weeks of august
• Strive to attend Yoga 3 times per week instead of 2 (which is my default)
• Kick my walk to work up a notch (when it isn't 35 degrees outside like it is today!)
• Stay within calorie range without cheating more than 2x per week (i'm getting lazy!).

These aren't tough goals! Let's see if I can stick to them!!

let us see. my 21st birthday rolls around on the 20th of august so by then i would like to have lost another...5-6lbs getting me close to a 15lb loss all together but not quite. the day of my birthday (if it's not too hot) i want to exercise in the morning and burn as many calories as I can because we're doin hibachi and hell...im turning 21!!! im drinking my calories that day!
-id like to be able to walk 4 miles non stop by the end of august
-i need to drink more water
-i need to resist chocolatey treats more often
-cut the cheat day calories down
-control my sodium
-up my protein
-and integrate another exercise other than walking into my lifestyle
    -if you have any suggestions on this for someone in a tiny house haha gimme a shout!
-oh and not get sick (i have a tendency to do that haha)

hmmm...goals, eh?

go to the gym 4-5 days a week.

strength train 3 of those days

do my ab workout 4-5 days a week

maintain a calorie intake of 1600-1800 daily.

eat cake on my birthday. XD

Its my 53rd tomorrow the 1st august...so a good time to "rejoin" the programme eh? am 280 pound

just done my sums and came out as this

BMI severely overweight

Should consume 2550

Burn around 3300