Getting in shape check in 7/2

jennipea382

Oops! The new posts in last week's thread made me realize I forgot to start this today! I did bring up the idea of moving this to My Fitness Pal, so let me know if you would be interested in that or if you'd prefer to stay here :-)

What went well last week?
What were your downfalls last week?
What are your plans for this week?

jennipea382

What went well last week?
I went on a somewhat long walk last Tues with FI.. a little over 4 miles! It was a great walk but I was stupid and wore shorts. Piece of advice.. do NOT wear shorts on long walks/runs! My poor thighs had some nice little red bumps all over :-( Wasn't too bad but I never had that problem before! Other than that, I think I've mostly been eating pretty well. I recently upped my calories on MFP to see if that works for me (weird concept, but apparently it works for some people!). Not a big difference yet, so we'll see.

What were your downfalls last week?
Bought some donuts.. and a little bit of junk (who can resist pizza served in cone form?!). I also was lazy but I use cramps and migraines as my excuse.. haha. I know, bad excuse, but I really felt like crap :-/

What are your plans for this week?
Hoping to FINALLY make it to yoga tomorrow. I keep saying I want to go and never do. At the very least I hope to get to the gym and do some walking and/or weight lifting. It's WAY too hot to go for a walk outside! I mean, it's 11pm and it's still about 90 degrees. Yuck.

Caitlynmk

What went well last week?
I caught up on sleep! I had such a busy trip to PA to do wedding planning stuff, that I was exhausted when we got back. I did beat my 5K time by 15 seconds right before the trip so that was a good note.

What were your downfalls last week?
I went totally off of my routine because I was absolutely exhausted from traveling the week before. I also didn't make balanced meals- I blame that on 3 cake tastings during my trip and falling back into my fiance's eating habits (too many carbs).

What are your plans for this week?
This week I also seriously need to get back on my routine. Typically I'm in the gym 5 days/week. I lift and then slack on my cardio because I'm tired, but I need to get back to my goal of 1 hour cardio/day plus alternating upper and lower body lifting. I also keep puting off yoga- and I really need it to tone, so my goal is to just do it once this week and maybe I can build up to 2-3 times per week in the future.

Side note- Lifting has so many benefits for women! Just make sure to do low weight, high reps if you're only trying to tone. I was embarassed in college to lift, until I started working at the gym, and I realized no one is paying attention to you. Just turn on your ipod and forget about everyone else Good luck ladies!

misscrafty84

What went well last week? Trying to get get out of the house everyday and be active
What were your downfalls last week? FI and all his snacks!
What are your plans for this week? Just keep trying to get outside and moving