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LOVE seeing everyones posts! took a pic but can"t figure out how to post here. owell. did 32 mins cardio, 5 flights up and down, 10mins stretching (so far) am hoping to finally get a pole practice in w new pole tommorow, but if not will squeeze in 30mins cardio and 30 strength. kkep it up everyone! 🥂 💣
I'm up for this, but I will have to think of what my goals are. I have moves I'm working on in a shorter time frame, so I'll have to hunt down some more (and define some specific stretching goals) to be more difficult. 😀
So I am thinking I am ready to add the next step to changing my eating. Starting on Monday I am going to start tracking what I am eating. I am going to write down everything I put in my mouth - but I am not yet at calorie counting. I have done really really well with cooking my food and not eating out. I didn't even buy any food at the Jimmy Buffett concert last night or nibble on chips or fries when I was bartending the other night. It is so awesome to feel successful!! It makes me want to add new goals 😀
yes keeping a food journal helped me alot when i was losing alot of weight back in the day. you have to be consistent and should include every bite and sip (calorie drinks) and review at the end of the week to see what you could improve and get an idea of your eating patterns. it's not easy, but most things worth having ain't easy! WE CAN DO THIS!!! 💣 💣 💣 💣
Do you think I am crazy to do it without counting calories and fat? I just don't think I am ready to do that extra step and I want to be successful. I feel like taking each step two weeks at a time is allowing me to really create good habits slowly but positively.
Reyn ·
If you're worried about weight loss then counting calories or at least making a food journal is a great way to be more conscious of your eating and try to alter it for the better. Today I did a 10 minute Veena warm-up and a ten minute quick pole dance. Not a lot of time for much else. Tomorrow will be my first early morning workout though *grumbles*
mizvix ·
i'm thinking this would be good for me too - over summer i was really active but now i'm back to work i've already skipped 1 pole lesson, 'been too tired' to do my running and started snacking. lots. So... height: 5''4'' weight:9'8 waist: 28 thighs: 22 widest point 😂 : 34 (about an inch below my belly button - all my weight goes here 🙁 ) Goals: height: 5''8'' (i know, but i really wish i could be taller without high heels!! 😉 ) weight: 9 waist: 27 (i like my waist) thighs: 21 (they're muscley but i like them too) widest point: 31 (hate this bit!) steps to achieve goals - exercise: 2 formal pole lessons per week - tues and thurs 3 morning runs during the week - 15 mins minimum each session mon and wed - tummy work (copied from pole class), side planks and oblique work, arm weights saturday am - 30 mins run (increasing to 45 mins by end of challenge), callanetics, arm weights. Additional side work - side planks and oblique exercises. steps to achieve goals - diet: healthy b'fast 7 days a week - fruity muesli Lunch - fruit / left-overs (doesn't seem much but we don't get long in work for lunch so anything more and i feel ill!) dinner - lean meat, veg. small carb portion. evening snack - no idea 🤔 . it's at this point i devour lots of biscuits 🐷 . slice of toast with low fat butter. things i need to reduce / avoid / replace: 😨 cheese - i snack on cheese - there's no need for it! chocolate biscuits - have plain ones instead rice and pasta - replace with wholegrain versions! i think this is a good start. it's pretty much what i do when i'm not working but can never manage to maintain once i'm back in the rat-race. Hopefully this will help to motivate me! Thanks girls! 👍
I am in too! I dont get on sv much but when I do I will post my progress! Stats: Weight 150lbs height: 5'5" I dont know my waist size (and I am at work so I cant measure) so Jean size is 9-11 Goals: Weight:120-125 Eat healthIER Walk at least 1 mile a day Pole at least 3 times a week Work on my invert Something that works well for me: I eat a lot of chicken...Like everyday that is what I have for dinner. I bake my chicken with very little seasoning (most of the time just some pepper or I will do some lemon pepper) and I bake some vegetables with it or I will make a salad with a nice cold glass of water everyday for dinner. My mom is doing this too and she doesn't work out (yet we are getting there with her) and a lot of people at her work comment on how she is looking thinner 🙂 She is hardcore into it and will take left over chicken with veggies or coleslaw to work and take penuts or an individual serving of crackers to snack on. On the weekends we eat slightly less healthy that way she doesn't "crave" foods because she isnt "allowed" to have them, and it is working out very well for her 🙂
as far as counting cla si never have or would (too much work. you should think of this as a lifestyle change, not a quick fix and if you can't see yourself doing something long term it may not work. like for me i could count cals for about a day and than i would be going crazy. i do read labels carefully and write down EVERY bite i eat. every bite includes the tasting you do while cooking and what you may pick of your kids plate. everything. don't forget liquid cals to! liquor, juice, milk etc just writting it down and reviewing at end of week lets me see where i need to improve and what food sustain me ( yougurt w nuts? usually won't eat again for 2 hrs,bag of chips? 30mins later am hungry. i mark times i eat as well and what i was feeling. hungry, bored, etc) as far as chkn my mom has a great recipes using skinless boneless chkn breasts w black beans and salsa. i thought it sounded gross, but tastes delish! and so filling! lots of protein. when i eat a nice portion of this i usually don't eat again for a few hours. will get it and post asap. off to do 30mins cardio!
Reyn ·
Day 4/100 - I did a morning workout of 40 minutes of the P90X Core Synergistics - didn't quite get through the whole hour but I did most of it. My stomach feels yucky now, like nauseous. I think thats my abs being sore, I normally feel like this when I work my abs.... just hope it doesn't ruin my day!
Today marks my 20 pound weight loss! Obviously not since, the start of this challenge, but in 5 weeks 2 days I have lost 20lbs and 25inches. I have 30 more pounds to go until I reach my final goal. I don't count calories, but I do follow a strict diet. Basically, I eat lean protein paired with a low glycemic vegetable to try to keep my blood sugar stable. Since I have a lot of weight to lose, I don't eat a lot of carbs or fruits, don't drink caloric drinks, etc. This is a typical day for me. * 4 boiled egg whites, raw bell pepper * post workout protein shake with flax, mini cucumber * turkey, avocado, alfalfa sprouts (just rolled up and sliced), handful cherry tomatoes * raw cauliflower, small hand full almonds * 4oz baked chicken, steamed broccoli I stagger calories +/- a couple hundred calories every couple days. Ex. add a slice of wheat toast with breakfast or sub. salmon for the chicken for dinner, add a slice of cheese or wrap to the lunch. Not sure if all of this is the best because this has been the first time that I am working out and dieting since my previously awesome metabolism crashed, but my results have been good so far.
Congrats on the weight loss!!! That is awesome!! Just be careful about getting bored with what you are eating. That has happened to me many many times before and then causes me to gain weight.
Great goals everybody! I'll just post my progress weekly to keep things simple. 😀 I have daily, weekly, monthly goals so for weekly it will say 1/4 weeks if I meet the goal. I missed one session of pole/ stretching late week so it has me not meeting my goal but I still did well. Check it out: http://www.goalhappy.com/trackmyfriend.aspx?id=5e11a546-1697-426d-8f31-4819c8931c15 How was the last week for everyone?
Hi, I also have started tracking my goals using goalhappy (not in English, though, so I won't link it here). I have accomplished most of my weekly goals even though it hasn't been a week since I started. I also found that tracking my water intake has helped me and I am drinking more water. I have gradually gotten back to the pole and have made some progress - I feel that delicious post-workout muscle awareness and I am happy with it. I have also stretched and am getting closer to the splits. My only problem was my food intake - it was too darn hot and I had more than my share of ice cream. Hope everyone is doing well!
Jodes_86 ·
Hey Everyone, I love this Goal Happy sight. I have been adding new goals as I think of them too. http://www.goalhappy.com/trackmyfriend.aspx?id=c0a5411f-5281-4b4b-b966-e4fe28731d14 I tried working on my teddy bear move yesterday and have some nice purpling under the arm pit. I tried to do both right and left hold by my left arm pit cannot handle the pain 😮 I hope I am getting the move right.....it is meant to hurt there right? 🤔 Hope everyone else is going well 😀
Jodes_86- Great goals! Thanks for sharing. For the following: Pole Exercise (one strength exercise) Are you focusing on different parts of body or working on the same exercise until you decide to change it?
So I have successfully been cooking for myself for the last two weeks 😀 I used one of my 8 times of eating out for dinner with my friend last night. We had planned on it for several days and the dinner was sooo good! It was amazing how much more I appreciated eating out when I am limiting the number of times I do. I start tracking my food today and want to be successful with that for the next two weeks and at that point I will decide what my next goal will be.
I am down another 1.2lbs today! I have to skip the gym today because the childcare is closed, but will do some poling later this afternoon. My hamstrings have been super sore so I have been stretching a lot.
megs982 ·
I did 30 mins of stretching last night..along with a hour of poling. Today is my off day, the kids are home so i can't walk, plus i have pole class tomorrow with stretching. Dont want to over work my muscles..Ended up with a NASTY bruise in my calf last time 🙁 Started my pedometer yesterday. Goal for 9k steps. Doubt it will happen except for the weekdays when i go walking when i get the kids on the bus..Good Luck this week everyone 🙂
Jodes_86 ·
velvetvixen - For the daily pole exercise I just do different stuff depending on how I feel. I made it a daily thing just so I get up on the pole even if it is just for 5 minutes (every bit counts 👍 5 mins a day = 35 minutes a week ) I'm mainly trying to practice on lifting myself as I really want to be able to do at least one chin up. But you could make it anything you have difficulties with. Thanks for the encouragement guys 😀
well a bit bummed out (OK AM really BUMMED) as gained weight 😢 but i know it's bc have been eating bf's junk food instead of sticking to my own healthy stuff. have been working out everyday. so looks like 3 things 1 no eating in front of tv ( i eat soo much more this way!) 2 no drinking cals (have been drinking alot of oj and milk ..lots of cals!) 3 must bump up intensity or time w workouts either a moderate pace for 1 hour or high intensity for 30mins. also going to have to use ketchup instead of bbq sauce for a while (tons of cals in bbq sauce and i use a huge glob!) SO HAPPY EVERYONE HAS JOINED ME IN THIS FITNESS JOURNEY!!!! 🌸 ☀️ 🫡 🥂 💣
just remember that milk is good for you so it is a good idea to drink some!
well i did a 1 mile walk through a trails in the next town over. was very nice. also did 30 mins cardio w Jillian Micheals so that had me sweating. also did a SG aysha and other quick moves on the pole. 😉 am planning on an hour w pole later wanted to go to pole class for the hr, but is a long drive and in the mood to practice inverts, so am making a new pole cd. that's it for now. will take stairs tonight at work ( 5 flights up) and do my 30min cardio and stretching when get to work. ( i see no one til 6a so why not! ) 😬 😎
I've been keeping track and posting on my new blog for the 100 day challenge. http://dancingkristina.blogspot.com/ I'm doing really well so far, although I'm not going to officially check in with measurements and such until at least half way. I threw out my scale on day 1 🙂 Too much muscle in this girl to keep looking at those numbers and feel happy - inches speak louder and truer to my goals. Happy healthy days everyone!
megs982 ·
I found a new ap on my android phone today.. You scan the barcode of what your eating...it tells you what it is..how much calories..and asks you how much you ate..and keeps track for you.. It also keeps track of how much you work out and counts calories ganed/burned ect..and weight loss tracking as well. pretty neat ap!
