Wagon Jumpers - October 19 - 25th, 2008 (Closed, Waiting List Available)
Welcome
(We are currently at 29 members. If you are interested in joining the waiting list please read below and e-mail me. Emails will be returned after then 27th of October.)
Welcome to the Wagon Jumpers weekly thread. We are a group of CC members who have identified that one of our main challenges with achieving our weight loss, maintenance or general health goals is consistency.
This thread is designed to encourage long term commitment to our goals by publicly declaring them and asking the other members of this thread to hold us accountable.
Each member on this thread (listed below) has agreed to check into the thread at least once per week. If any member does not check in by the end of the week, we ask all members to politely and positively PM that member and encourage them to make a post and stay on track (or get back on track).
If you would like to be a member of this thread please see the guidelines below and send me a PM if you are still interested (there may be a waiting list).
Why is the participation capped?
The original idea of Wagon Jumpers was to create a close community where participants could get to know each other and hopefully form virtual-life and perhaps even physical-life bonds to create a support network as they attempted long term weight loss.
Over the first few weeks we experimented with an "open to all" concept and found that the thread became too long and confusing and as a result no one got to know each other and it became too much work for many members.
With a mid sized group (30) I am hoping to maintain the community and supportive goals of the original thread, and have enough people that if we are not all daily posters (as the only requirement is a weekly post) that the thread is still motivational and has new content day to day.
Interested in Joining?
General Guidelines for Joining
1. Are you a wagon jumper?
Do you know how to loose weight, you often have success but then you find yourself loosing interest in your plan, or sabotaging your plan. It's not the "how" to loose weight that is the problem, it's the "how" to stay motivated.
2. Do you have a long way to go?
This group is designed so that members can get to know each other and support each other. Ideally you are planning to be a CC member and part of this forum for at least 6 months or more to achieve your goals and hopefully stay in motivation for a further 6 months or more.
Yes. This is, a long term plan.
Still interested? Send Supersized a PM.
Wagon Jumpers Participants
Week 24 Riders:
Supersized (myself)
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Week 22 riders:
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Week 20 Riders - Congratulations on 4 Months!:
Week 17 Riders:
Week 15 Riders:
Week 13 Riders:
Week 9 Riders:
Week 8 Riders - Congratulations on 2 Months!:
Week 7 Riders:
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Week 5 Riders:
KCerveny - Away until November 9th, 2008
Week 4 Riders - Congratulations on 1 Month!:
Week 3 Riders:
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Week 1 Riders:
New:
Missing In Action:
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Current Membership: 29
Current Waiting List: 1
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NEW: 12 Week CONSISTENCY GOALS
(as set w/o October 19th, 2008)
By January 11th, I will be...
At least 8 weeks successful on my 12-week consistency plan. That is 8 weeks at an average of 1500 cal/day (weekly avg) and gym 4x/week 2 hrs/session.
Working out 5x week. I will be eating 1500-2000 calories a day dependng on exercise.
Sticking with the NROL nutrition (40%-30%-30%) and working out 3x/week. This should have me almost complete with stage 4 of the program.
Consistently drinking 4 500 ml bottles of water per day and working out 3 times a week, this can include running, weights, etc...
Maintaining walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
Exercising 5 days/week (cardio + strength) and eating 1500 calories on exercise days and 1200 on rest days.
Be eating 1450 cal/day, except on non-exercise days (1300) and exercising 6 days/week on a stationary bike, increasing the distance each week by 1/2 mile with a goal to reach 10 miles/session by the end of 12 weeks.
Journaling my food on CC everyday, and getting 30 min of exercise 2-3 times per week.
Adding interval training - Fartleks - to my running to reach a goal of running a 5K at 6 min/km. While maintaining a 600 cal/day deficit.
Drinking a minimum of 64 oz of water daily and exercising for a minimum of 3 time per week for 30 min at a time.
Eating 5-6 fruits and vegetables a day, and working out 5 days a week.
Drinking 2L of water everyday, and eating at a 500 calorie deficit everyday.
Eating at an average deficit of 500 cal/day 6-7 days/week, and exercising 5 times/week for at least 20 min/session.
Eat an average of 1700 cal/day and exercise 4x per week, according to my plan
Eating at 1600 cal/day and walking for 1 hour 3 days/week.
Drinking 2 mugs and 1 glass of water per day and logging my food everyday.
Exercising two times a week for 60 minutes at the gym or at home, and logging all of my food.
Exercising 2 times a week.
Maintaining a complete food log on the CC website daily to remain on track. Exercising 2x a week for minimum of 45 minutes.
Going to the gym 4 times per week (maintenance). Drinking ATLEAST 2 litres of water per day.
Exercising at least 30 min every day. Logging my calories on CC every day.
Exercising for 30 min 3 times per week. Eating vegetables with 2 meals per week.
12 WEEK CONSISTENCY GOALS
(as set w/o July 27th, 2008)
By October 19th, I will be...
2/3 of the way through phase II of my plan. That is have 4 weeks left until I can say that I have been eating at 1500 cal & exercising 4x/week at 2hrs/day for 12 consecutive weeks.
Drinking 100oz fluid daily, at least 3 trips a week to the gym and 2 trips will include strength training!
Running 3 times a week consistently. I will also be drinking 4 500ml bottles of water every day in 12 weeks.
Or be on course to meet each of my monthly biking goals (August 240 miles, September 350 miles, and October 280 miles), and I will have done the 60 mile course of the NYC MS Bike Tour on 10/5/08, despite the nasty 2 mile hill that's right in the middle of the course!
Going to the gym for 1 1/2 hours 5x per week. Cardio for 45 min and strength training for 45 min.
I will be working out 3 evenings a week.
Journaling my food intake daily and drinking a quart of water a day.
I will update my logs accurately and consistently, and exercise regularly; cardio 3x/week and strength training 3x/week
Working out 5x week. These exercise will include biking, running, dance lessons, weights, etc. I will be eating 24 grams of fiber consistent 1500-2000.
Previous Threads:
Wagon Jumpers - October 12 - 18th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 5 - 11th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 28 - October 4th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 21 - 27th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 14-20th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 7-13th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 31 - September 6th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 24 - 30th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 17 - 23rd, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 10 - 16th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 2 - 9th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 27 - August 2nd, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 20 - 26th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 6 - July 21st, 2008 (another, two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 22 - July 5th, 2008 (two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 15-21, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 25 - 31, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 18 - 24, 2008
Wagon Jumpers Week 1 (May 4 - 10)
Wagon Jumpers - Anyone Need a Lift? (initial thread)
As always all members are encouraged to tag this thread so that it is easy to find.
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: GOAL SETTING 2 PARTS:
PART 1: JUDGEMENT DAY
First let me say CONGRATULATIONS TO everyone who is still with this thread from July 27th, 2008. You have already succeeded by if not accomplishing your goal but striving to accomplish it for 12 weeks. We had 19 people who began this first goal setting exercise on wagon jumpers, and 9 are left standing at the end. That in itself is an accomplishment.
For the following people, you are your own judge, let us know if you think you passed or failed your goal. You are the only person who can decide if you passed or failed. I have a special little surprise for anyone who passed.
Supersized - failed
Msmeg1984 - 50/50
Raven21 - failed
Defrog3 - failed
Wenchi58 - 50/50
Tiegurl - failed
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: GOAL SETTING 2 PARTS:
PART 2: NEW 12-WEEK GOALS
Sorry for the confusion last week folks, THIS is the week to post your 12-week goals. Here are the rules:
1. Post This Week
Only goals posted this week will be recorded in the introduction post for the next 12 weeks. If you posted your goal last week or if you post it next week feel free to link back to in when we discuss successes and learnings.
2. Keep It Simple
I'm looking for short 1-2 line goals. You goal should be able to be clearly articulated in no more than 2 short sentences.
3. Consistency Goals Only
I am looking for lifestyle changes you are trying to have integrated into your routine in the next 12 weeks. I am not looking for how much weight you want to loose or inches you want to loose in the next 12 weeks.
4. Plan for Success
Pick no more than 2 things that you think you can change in the next 12 weeks, even 1 is recommended. 12-weeks seems like a long time at the beginning, but quickly creeps up on you. It is highly unlikely, and I almost want to use the word 'never', that you will succeed in changing a whole list of items. I will accept 3 only if one is clearly already a maintenance item. Otherwise if you post more than 2 I will take the top 2 only.
5. Check the thread for questions
I may have questions about your goal. Please check back to see that I understand and have posted your goal correctly. I will not be accepting revisions after this week.
6. Have Fun
Yup, that's a rule. This should be something that is inspirational, not something you think you can 'never' do or feels like a chore to do. Remember you have to keep this up for 'at least' 12-weeks. Make it something you like.
Judgement Day
I failed. I fell off the wagon hard in the first few weeks after I finished my phase I and never quite recovered. I've gotten back on the wagon since, and fallen off again. I have not stopped trying. But I did not meet my goal.
New 12-week goal
When at first you don't succeed try, try again.
By January 10th, 2009, I will be... at least 8 weeks successful on my 12-week consistency plan.
Thanks. I didn't complete my goal but I am going for it gain. I failed but I am okay that this is a work in process. I am changing my life. I am going to redo my old 12 week goal. I am planning to succeed this itme but as a I said before this is a life style change and change takes time.
Goal: Working out 5x week. I will be eating 1500-2000 calories a day dependng on exercise.
It's okay Sara. YOu will definitely do it this time. You have always been so good about your phases and planning.
Tiegurl Okay, you and me, try, try again!
Weekly Check-In, Warning: Mini-vent included
It's been bad Karma week for me this past week. I fell off the wagon. I didn't get the job I applied for. The interview for the coop I'm interested in has been postponed. And, a CC member called wagon jumpers stupid. I'm looking forward to a better week this week.
The 12-week goals are really helping me refocus. Originally I was hoping to come in here with a plan to be finished my 12-week consistency plan, but, I figure with a complete miss on this week I am back to week 2 of my plan, which means I would need to get 10 consecutive weeks in 12 weeks. I think that is too ambitious for me, so I reset myself back to my original goal of trying to be 8 weeks in. That being said it was screwing up too many of the beginning weeks last time that did me in and put me in a position where I could not achieve my goal, so I really need to focus on my getting it right from the start this time.
I'm not too upset about the job, the salary really was not where I needed it to be, so I'm taking it as a sign that I need to shoot higher, place better value on myself and my skill set and be a bit more aggressive.
I'm more bummed about the coop. I really want to get in there. The interview was postponed because the couldn't find a second interviewer for Saturday. I'm following up with them and hoping I'm not coming across as too much of a A type personality (although I am). I'm hoping to hear back on Wednesday about the next interview date, and I'm hoping they've also read my e-mail that says that I'm out of town next weekend so lets try during the week.
I think the thing that bothered me the most was a really rude e-mail that I got from a CC member this morning. I don't spend a lot of time on the CC forums beyond wagon jumpers, I post some recipes, and answer the occasional question but I know it can get nasty on online forums and that is not what I'm here for so I try to stay away.
I also know that wagon jumpers is not for everyone. It does involve a time commitment and a commitment to each other. One of the reasons I started wagon jumpers is because I did not see a group like it at the time. There were lots of groups based on weight loss goal, but, I found they were closed, or the members were widely circulating and there was no guarantee you'd bump into the same person twice.
I like the idea of an online community. But, I'm realistic and know that people will move in and out of the community and more so that not everyone has time and energy for an online community. It's a personal choice. It's one reason I don't recruit for wagon jumpers I just post when there is a spot available.
Anyways, this person had responded that they were interested, I sent them the basic e-mail saying the rules are post once per week, and send messages to those who don't post and we hope to hear from you by the end of the week or the spot will be opened up. When it was getting close to the end of the week I sent the e-mail that just let them know if they were still interested that I needed them to post or I'd open up the spot as I can't leave invitations open indefinitely otherwise the group either never gets new members as we're waiting on invites, or grows too fast as we have always open invites.
I got this e-mail back from this very offended person who seemed to think I'd committed this huge social transgression by asking someone to respond within a given time frame (which is on the introduction post!) and then calling me and the whole thing stupid.
I know I shouldn't let these things get to me, and in a work context they don't. But this is volunteer, and I've always said that it's the type of thing where you get what you put into it and I'm not sure I deserved that. Mean people suck.
I didn't totally succeed with my 12 week goals. I had two...I have conquered one. So is that 50/50? At my last weigh in at the docs I had lost 10 lbs, so I am NOT complaining, but it does cause me to wonder if I had been more consistant how great would it have been.
My goals for the next 12 weeks...
Journaling. Exersize. Short and to the point.
Don't let negativity get to you Sarah..we all have bad days and sometimes our venting goes in a totally bad direction. You've done a great job with Wagon Jumpers and there are times when the encouragement I get here is the ONLY encouragement I get! Rock on!
Hi everybody! Just checking in.
(Sings) "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Tiegurl, Happy Birthday to you!" Glad you can't all hear me...
Thanks Sara for the congratulations on two months of sticking with wagon jumpers. I am a very lucky person to have found your thread, it has given me that extra support I needed to feel positive and it has enabled me to see light at the end of a very long dark tunnel! Thank you to every one of you. I am already feeling much fitter and am running up the stairs like a teenager...well, almost! :)
In addition to my current daily goals, i.e. continuing to consistently drink 6-8 glasses of water, stick to around 1300 - 1500 calories, and walk 10,000 - 12,000 steps:
My goals for the next 12 weeks are -
1. Aim for a deficit of around 500 calories daily, and if I fall short because I have eaten a bit more of something delicious and healthy (only occasional overeating of delicious and healthy things allowed!) up my number of steps to cover it.
2. Exercise on my Wii Fit 2 - 3 times a week.
3. Learn a new language to keep the little grey cells active. I am hoping to go to Italy next September, so I would like to be able to have enough vocabulary to hold a simple conversation in shops, etc.
Sara - so sorry that some rude ignorant nasty has upset you - but jolly glad that they haven't joined us! Good luck with the coop.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Sara, Thanks for the congratulations on 5 months of being part of wagon jumpers.
I feel that this forum has really helped me stay with this healthy living plan. I started on CC in January and I never would have imagined that I would stick with anything this long. But I am committed to getting into better shape now that I've dropped 22lbs. The biggest "AH-HA!" moment I have had on my journey is that my happiness and healthiness no longer revolves around a number on the scale. I was getting super depressed when I saw the scale stop moving and in some instances going up. I finally cut that chain and now that i have started eating more and doing weights - and guess what? I feel amazing.
I started New Rules of Lifting for Women on Sept 26. This book totally opened my eyes. I wasn't eating enough, and all the cardio i was doing was eating away my muscle. I went from struggling to eat 1400 a day (and feeling way guilty when i went over it) to being super happy with 1700-2300 a day. No more guilt!
My last 12 week goal was to drink 100oz of water a day - i failed at that because I'm working outside now - nowhere close to the bathroom. That makes a day miserable when you always feel like you are going to pee your pants!
i did however accomplish my 3x a week weight training goal. NROL is a program that's done 3x a week, and I've only skipped one workout, due to complete exhaustion. So i got a 50% on that.
My goal is to stick with the NROL nutrition (40%-30%-30%) and workout (3x week) plan. By week 12 I should be almost complete with Stage 4 of the program. This is definately a reachable goal and i should be seeing some awesome results by then in not only my strength, but body composition. The workouts start getting much more challenging in each stage and i am definately looking forward to sweating it out and getting buff!
Sara, mean people do suck! and I agree with Letsgetitstarted Thank goodness that negativity isn't among us. I read through lots of threads before finding Wagon Jumpers.
My goals for the next 12 weeks.. I will explain a bit first, to get it clear in my head and if anyone has any input it is welcome.
I am going to change my caloric intake to 1450...I am getting more active and finding myself almost panting at dinner time, because I am so hungry. that is not a good place for me to be since I am used to at least 3 squares and too many snacks.. plus the survey I took said I should up and lots of advice from the group here echo'ed so I am going to bow to the experts and try it for 12 weeks..I do want this weight gone like yesterday but I need to develop the healthy eating habits and plan healthier meals so I can have the extra energy to be more active. I am allready swimming it seems with the water intake so that I feel shouldn't be part of my goals.
the second goal will be adding a half a mile each week to my stationary bike ride. Right now I am at 6 miles so by next Sunday I want to be at 6.5 on a reg basis say 4 days then up it the week after to 7 miles..etc..by the time Jan hits I want to be at 12miles a day on the stationary bike. It is going to be start of mid winter here so walking the 2 miles here in Ohio will be hit and miss...so I will need some kind of really sweat producing exercise to offset the walking.
so in a nutshell
Goal 1. Maintain 1450 calories a day except on non exercising days (1300).
Goal 2. Add 1/2 mile a week to the stationary bike...and at the moderate level of 12.5miles per hour. I will be exercising 6 days a week.
I am sorry for all the bad things. Wagon Jumpers isn't stupid it's a great community network. It helps me even when I am off track. I hope everything works with your job and the interview.
Wenchie it is okay if you didn't succeed. The next twelve weeks will be better. Good job on conquering one. That is def. 50/50.
Letsgetitstarted thank you for singing to me. I appreciate it.
Good luck to everyone with their 12 week plans.
My goals for the next 12 weeks. Oct. 19, 2008 to Jan. 10, 2009
- I will maintain an average calorie deficit of 600 calories a day (which also means I must exercise every day if I eat my base cals of 1200).
- I will continue to run three times a week of 3K or 5K, and I will run 10K twice a month. I will run 5K in under 6 minutes by the end of this period.
- I will eat a 30% fat / 30% protein / 40% carb ratio in my eating patterns.
I will do this cheerfully and with resolve. With these goals in mind, I will be a good member of the Wagon Jumper's group.
Wenchie One of two isn't bad. I do have some questions on your goals. I like the short and to the point. However, I also want to make sure that goals are measurable and achievable. I think you have a good start but need to quantify them, what is success for each goal.
How frequently do you need to be journaling to count it as a success?
How frequently do you need to be exercising to count it as a success?
Letsgetitstarted Lots of great goals here, I am trying to get everyone to prioritize only 2 goals, and to be able to keep them short enough that they can be said in a few short sentences. Here are the goals as you have them:
1. Drink 6-8 glasses of water per day
2. Eat between 1300-1500 calories per day
3. Walk 10,000 - 12,000 steps per day
4. Have a deficit of 500 calories per day
5. Exercise on Wii Fit 2-3 times a week.
6. Learn a new language.
Although number 6 is an admirable goal, and I definitely keep track of what I call my life-balance goals, I may suggest since you need to pair the list down a bit taking that one off of the formal health and wellness goals. I would guess that number 2 and 4 can be combined. Which I think leaves you prioritizing between water, food and exercise for which two you want to work on the most. Keep in mind that this exercise does not mean that you stop trying on the one that you don't prioritize. It's meant to get us out of this all or nothing mind set and focus on achieving consistency in at least one area of our health and wellness goals.
MsMeg Great goal! I'd love to hear more about how you're altering your diet to meet the 40-30-30 something I think we'll all strive for long term. I know my main challenge as a vegetarian is getting enough protein and not eating too many carbs.
Rpete I want to make sure I'm articulating your goal correctly, I think I have it, but I'm not sure:
Eating at 1450 calories/day except non-exercise days (1300), and I will be exercising 6 times a week on the stationary bike at 12.5 miles per hour, increasing the distance by 1/2 mile each week to a goal of 12 miles per day by the end of 12 weeks.
My only suggestion here is that if you are currently at 6 miles, and you are aiming to add 1/2 mile each week then it will take you the full 12 weeks to reach 12 miles, this leaves no room for error. Would you consider changing that to a goal of 8 or 10 miles by the end of the 12 weeks giving yourself some room for error and making the goal more achievable?
Tiegurl Thank you (an to everyone else as well for their support) sometimes mean people just suck.
Kyashiis I think you've got a lot of goals here as well and I'm going to ask you to prioritize as well. Keeping in mind that just because it's not in your top two priorities does not mean that you don't want to focus on them yourself. The purpose of this exercise being to develop consistency in one or two areas at most before going onto the others as a means to get away from the all or nothing mentality.
Here is what I am reading:
1. maintain an average caloric deficit of 600 calories per day.
2. Run three ties a week either 3k or 5k.
3. Run 10k twice a month.
4. Be able to run 5K in under 6 minutes by the end of the period.
5. Eat 30% fat, 30% protein, 40% carb rations.
I would suggest that number 4 is a results based goal rather than a consistency goal. If you consistently keep up your running the result will be that you will be able to run the 5K in under 6 minutes by the end of the period. So I would suggest dropping that one.
I think this leaves you with two eating goals and two exercising goals to prioritize.
Hi Sara! Thanks for the message. Sorry for the confusion in my number of goals, I thought I was following your guidelines as below, but obviously didn't make it clear enough!
"If you have already achieved a goal you can make it clear that you are not working to achieve it but are wanting to maintain it while working to achieve other goals.For Example: I am already drinking ____ oz per day and want to maintain that while I exercise _____ per week and eat _____ average calories per day. "
Obviously what I should have said was: I am already drinking 48- 64 oz of water a day, eating 1300 - 1500 calories a day, walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and want to maintain that while I exercise on my Wii Fit 2 - 3 times a week and have an average deficit of 500 calories a day.
Is that better, or is it still too long-winded? You can cut out the bit about the calorie deficit if it is still too long :)
Letsgetitstarted I believe the example you are pulling from is my Number 3 from last week (see below).
What I am trying to get at with this rule is that it is sometimes equally as hard to maintain an achieved goal while trying to add new goals. In this context I would like you to pick the 1 goal that you have already achieved which you think is most likely to fall by the wayside as you try to add new goals (that would be your 1 maintenance goal) and the 2 new goals you are trying to achieve.
Here are the ways I could see your goal being re-written:
By January 10th, I will be...
1. Maintaining drinking 48-64 oz of water per day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
2. Maintaining an eating range of 1300-1500 calories / day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
3. Maintaining walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
Please let me know which one you prefer or re-write as you see fit.
Cheers,
Sara.
3. I will only post 2 new consistency goals, or 1 maintenance and 2 new consistency.
This means if you have a long list of goals you are trying to achieve prioritize one or two (I will post less than 2) and decide which are the most important for you to work on for the next 12 weeks. If you over achieve great! If you have not narrowed it down by the end of the week I will post your first two only.
Example: I will be doing ____ amount of exercising per week, I will be eating ____ average calories per day.
If you have already achieved a goal you can make it clear that you are not working to achieve it but are wanting to maintain it while working to achieve other goals.
For Example: I am already drinking ____ oz per day and want to maintain that while I exercise _____ per week and eat _____ average calories per day.
Sara - looks like I am going to join you and tiegurl in the try try again category. I am going to tweak it a bit though.
1. I will consisently drink 4 500ml bottles of water daily by the end of the 12 week challenge.
2. I will consistently workout 3 times a week (this can include running, weights, etc) by the end of the 12 week challenge.
I think part of the problem last time was that I felt if I didn't have the time or inclination to run then I wasn't going to do anything for exercise OR if I chose to do something else for variety sake I didn't count it because it wasn't running. Let me know if you see any opportunities to improve the wording of these goals.
msmeg - is there a link to NROL for Women online or do you need to buy the book? I know I have a hard time counting calories and sticking to lower amounts, so eating more and excercising more sounds AWESOME. I also really enjoy lifting weights.
Sara - Number three please:
"3. Maintaining walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day."
Thanks!
Raven I think one thing we will see as we go through these 12-week challenges is how 'challenging' it really is to consistently achieve something across 12-weeks even something we initially think is small. The good part of that is that it will have us focus our goals and learn what we need to do in order to achieve them. I think your goal is good as is. As you said your challenge was that you picked a specific activity and then didn't follow through on any activity because you didn't think it counted when it wasn't the one you had picked. Widening what counts as activity should give you more room for success.
Letsgetitstarted Done and Done! Congratulations you're the first of our 'new set' (those that were not part of the group at the beginning of the previous 12 weeks) to get your goal posted!.
For all the new people, please don't feel bad if I ask you questions about your goals. We did a lot of back and forth with the first group as well. I hope that it will make your goals stronger and more achievable giving you a better chance at success.
Sara - thanks again for your help in concentrating my mind on the two most important goals for me which are to move more and achieve a slow but steady weight loss!
I will exercise 5 days/week (cardio + strength) and eat 1500 calories on exercise days and 1200 on rest days.
Hello All
What a beautiful fall day we have here in Ohio...the changing colors are almost from an artists palette.
Sara: Yes to the caloric goals..1450 for exercise days (6) and 1300 for the day I am not exercising.
I do believe you have a point about no room for error or anything nutty that might happen in my life to prevent me from meeting the 12 miles a day goal..so how about changing to this..I will add a half a mile to reach a total of 10 miles a day at the end of 12 weeks. I want to make it a goal I will have to work at and sweat to get..but not so rough that I will throw up my hands and say "put a fork in me I'm done!"
Has anyone on Wagon Jumpers ever tried tofu?? I was looking at it in the market last week and was going to pick up a brick of it to try and didn't know any recipes, noone I know of has ever tried it. it has a bad rep...but I want to try more healthier foods and hopefully like a couple of them.
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