Workout Accountability: Monday

heyjude23

Good morning, I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Friday was a lifting day, Saturday I took off, and yesterday Iifted again and also did the elliptical and bike.  

I did not accomplish as much as I wanted to this weekend and probably could have been more productive. Oh well.

Tonight I have errands/chores to do so I may just do a pilates workout when I get home or take the night off.  

And continuing lbarr's suggestion from last week, what are everyone's goals for the week?  Mine is, once again, to stay on track with healthy eating. 

ETA: Did everyone meet their goals they set last week? 

lbarr088

Hello hello!

Friday I took off because I had a friend visiting.  Same goes for Saturday, but I ended up running around FI's boss's yard with his son so that counts for some exercise!

Yesterday I ran 7 miles.  FI pretty much made me sign up for a 10K this coming weekend.  I know I can totally do it but I haven't done my really hilly practice run and I don't know if I will have time to do anything but quick interval training this week.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed I will have time for that run at least one night this week!

Tonight I'm hoping to do some lifting and ab work.  This week I'd like to stay on track with better eating and stick with the ab challenge better than I have been.

Lobsters25

lbarr-I'm sure you have nothing to worry about and you'll do wonderfully on the 10k!

FI and I totally failed this weekend.  We took off Saturday and Sunday for birthday festivities and because our allergies have been killing us.  This morning the stupid gym wasn't open, and we have no clue why, so after an angry phone call to them, I'm going to try to sneak out for a run at lunch.

lizziemc1775

Good morning!

Hope you're all having a nice Monday so far! This weekend I did Day 3 in Week 5 of C25K. All of sudden the workout was "Run 20 minutes without walking." Um, OK. But, I managed to run the entire time much to my surprise.

I did JM's No More Trouble Zones yesterday after a massive house cleaning. It feels good to be organized, and NMTZ never fails to make me sweat my brains out.

In AW news, after a month of not so great eating, I finally sucked it up and stepped on the scale and it read 190! So I am down 15 pounds. I can't wait to get into the 180's--those are numbers I haven't seen in a few years.

We are trying the diet plan that came with Ripped in 30 from JM. It seems very restrictive (turkey kebabs for dinner--that's it--no sides), so we are modifying, but still focusing on lean protein and whole foods. My goal for this week is to avoid processed desserts!

Tonight I'm going to start Week 6 of C25K. Have a wonderful day everyone!

mbody

Good Morning!

I didn't work out on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. My FI and I are in the middle of a bunch of home improvements. So, those have literally been taking up our weekends. I HAVE to start utilizing my time on the weekends- like starting this coming weekend. Tonight, I'll just go to the gym for some cardio and weight lifting.

entropicbeauty

Friday I got 40 minutes on the ellpitical but only got 10 minutes of weight lifting. Not my best gym day but not awful either.

Saturday was a rest day, then yesterday I did 15 minutes on the stairmaster (my endurance is already going up!!!) and 35 minutes on the ellpitical followed by 20 minutes of weight lifting. After I grabbed a quick snack after the gym, I then went out and played disk golf with FI in a park for 2 hours (I only counted it as an hour and a half of light walking). Altogether a pretty active day! Sort of needed it, I ate poorly this weekend.

medicapril

I'm still in recovery mode... but I did an easy 2.5 miles on Saturday.  I am feeling pretty good, no muscle soreness and my legs are feeling so much better.  I still have some "heaviness" but that is to be expected.  I heard the rule of thumb is one day of recovery for every mile of the race.  We'll see how that goes.

francesmartinez06

Happy Monday!

Thursday & Friday last week were off days due to an all day conference Friday and my dissertation defense presentation (and celebration) on Thursday. It feels good to be done with that part of my life! Now I can really look forward to graduation in a couple months!

Saturday is an interesting one. According to the Map My Run App, I ran close to 4 miles and that didn't seem like it since my FH, and our wedding party (Best Man, his wife, MOH, her boyfriend) all played this cool competitive sightseeing tour game called The Amazing LA Race where we quite literally were running all around Downtown Los Angeles trying to solve various clues and puzzles. Since the guys were running ahead of us, the girls and I had to run to keep up. Turned out to be a great unintended workout!

Yesterday I rested after Saturday's fun day (and night) but I'm back and ready to get back on schedule. Goals for the week: Run 4 days this week for at least 30 minutes each; workout consistently for 6 days; and eat mindfully/healthfully (gotta get back on track with that after these past few days of celebrating both becoming "Dr." and our pending nuptials).

Here's to a great week ladies! 

Jaridds68

I got my butt up and did spinning this morning, lots of hills so i'm rocking jello legs at work. Sat was also spin but not as strenuous. I have an exam on wed but I'm hoping to still get in a lift and spin class before the weekend. As a treat to myself I splurged and signed up for a spin class in my fave studio downtown (they can be a bit pricey). Wow just reread and I think I like spin, only said it 1.4 billion times :P

heyjude23

I forgot to add a question to my OP that I think would be good to start the week: Did everyone meet their goals they set last week?  

I cleaned up my eating a bit, but I really think I can do much better.  I lost weight this week, but it wasn't as much as I'd expected after all the hard workouts I'd put in.  Late night snacks are my weakness, and this is something I really plan to work on this week. 

lbarr: I think you'll do great with that 10k!  

lizzie: Congratulations on the weight loss so far! 

Jaridds68

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_workout-accountability-monday-23?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:bd9de82e-a17b-4767-9258-ae575b6efff6Post:cd703c63-b885-4f80-b518-0c9beb421130">Re: Workout Accountability: Monday</a>:
[QUOTE]I forgot to add a question to my OP that I think would be good to start the week: <strong>Did everyone meet their goals they set last week?</strong>   I cleaned up my eating a bit, but I really think I can do much better.  I lost weight this week, but it wasn't as much as I'd expected after all the hard workouts I'd put in.  Late night snacks are my weakness, and this is something I really plan to work on this week.  lbarr: I think you'll do great with that 10k!   lizzie: Congratulations on the weight loss so far! 
Posted by heyjude23[/QUOTE]

<div>I had a more clean week, eating wise, but I'm with you jude, I still think I can do better. What sort of late night snacks do you go for? I'm a chocolate and mint sort of gal, so I'll have a few pieces of dark chocolate w/ tea or a very small scoop of breyer's mint chip. That and I drink tons of water, which has helped w/ my cravings.  </div><div>
</div><div>I skipped a workout last week bc I've been so stressed about this test (physics). But otherwise I've been fairly on par!</div>

lbarr088

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_workout-accountability-monday-23?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:bd9de82e-a17b-4767-9258-ae575b6efff6Post:cd703c63-b885-4f80-b518-0c9beb421130">Re: Workout Accountability: Monday</a>:
[QUOTE]I forgot to add a question to my OP that I think would be good to start the week:<strong> Did everyone meet their goals they set last week? </strong>  I cleaned up my eating a bit, but I really think I can do much better.  I lost weight this week, but it wasn't as much as I'd expected after all the hard workouts I'd put in.  Late night snacks are my weakness, and this is something I really plan to work on this week.  lbarr: I think you'll do great with that 10k!   lizzie: Congratulations on the weight loss so far! 
Posted by heyjude23[/QUOTE]

<div>I did better gym-wise but I just need to focus on my eating a little better.  Also, I need to make an effort with myfitnesspal again and make sure I am eating the appropriate amount.  I always do MFP for a bit then just stop because I hate taking the time to fill stuff in. </div>

heyjude23

jarrids: Funny that you say "chocolate and mint" because our convenience store around the corner started stocking the mint chocolate cookie ice cream from Ben & Jerry's again.  It's a weakness for both FI and I.  But I'm just as bad with salty snacks as I am with sweet- cheeze-its, goldfish, etc.  

I had previously been good about indulging cravings (ex: a small serving of chocolate/salty snack versus a whole bag).  but lately I've been giving in too often and using "but I exercised today!" as a mental excuse.