justdoitKIM

Yay! Sounds like a great challenge! Keep up the good work!

Sorry, I'm pushy on this, but injuries are scary! If you broke it once, the next time you hurt it it's likely to be worse.... I strongly recommend getting in to see PT... but either way, here are some strengthening exercises you can do with a flat resistance band: http://www.active.com/fitness/articles/12-ways-to-build-ankle-strength-for-top-performance?page=2 And yes it's time for an update! :-) Can't wait to hear how the challenge is going.

It's easier to be honest when you don't mess up, isn't it? Yesterday I was suffering from DOMS, I did stretch a little, but didn't do anything i can consider a workout. So I'm giving myself a fail on the workout part. I wore stretchy pants today so i can close my office door and stretch longer today. :-) I'm still having pretty bad DOMS today, so it'll be mostly stretching maybe a yoga class. For diet: I did get 5 servings of fruit in! But um, none of veggies(?) I had another fail moment last night when I knew I needed to go to the grocery store, but I just wanted to go home and rest. So ate pasta with watermelon for dessert. And some marshmallow peeps left over from Easter. Even though it was not a great food evening, it's still a pass because i got my servings of fruits/veggies in. Today promises to be a better day! Started off the day today with 1 piece of wheatberry toast with peanut butter, and just had a kind bar as snack. I'm going to the grocery store at lunch to stock up on veggies, some turkey, salad for work... and stuff to make a cake tonight, for the cake walk tomorrow... luckily I don't have to eat it.

Nice beginning! Just day by day. The more you focus on your goals, the less tempting it should be to ask that insecure question. Good luck!!!

Check out my challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/63641-justdoitkims-epic-hella-fun-challenge/ I'm mostly up for virtual buddies to keep me accountable, and I can try to keep you accountable too. What's stopping you from rock climbing? It's a blast :-)

Lets be virtual friends!!! I'm also looking at becoming an assassin, I need accountability too, I'm looking to lose about 50lbs, but am pretty good at being an accoutability brat and I'd appreciate the same. Do you have a 6-week challenge? Post it here! And please make me accountable too! I'd be happy to follow your challenge and keep you accountable. My challenge is here: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/63641-justdoitkims-epic-hella-fun-challenge/ Good luck!

Almost Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm freakin impressed. I'll be a badass and do a challenge like this one day....

Woooooooo!!!! Keep on keepin on, it sounds like you're making great steps to becoming awesome.

Sounds like you are doing awesome! Did you do PT to rehab your ankle? Injuries are scary, and cumulative, so I'd suggest strengthening that ankle (and probably the other one too) with a religious ferocity. I'm about to start PT on my shoulder for a minor snowboarding injury a from a month ago... I might need to do a 6 week no-injury challenge, it's that bad. . Just keep on celebrating those baby steps. Walking, stretching, and eating well are the foundations. Maybe a paleo cookbook would give you some healthy delicious new ideas. All the best!! Kim

Awesome... i need to bullet journal also to be more productive... what's your MFP name? I've been off it for a while, but i should get back on it... mine is justdoitkim944 and more friends on there would be awesome.

Let me know if you want to share hip stretches!

Thanks for the support! Go sign up for an adult ballet class, anyone can learn! Yeah so far the dishes is my main struggle, guh so hard to keep up with!

Thanks for all the support guys! My main method for increasing fruit/veggie intake is carrying around ready to eat vegetables until I eat them. :-) I stocked the fridge at work with edemame, baby carrots, pre-cut apple slices, and ready made salads from Trader Joes. Adding to that the breakfast fruit, and trying to grab veggies with dinner, and so far it's working okay! DAY 2 was a WIN :-) Fruit and yoghurt for breakfast again, Trader Joes roasted beat and chicken salad, a lotta apple slices, for at work food. Also snacked on some cinnamon sugar pita chips at work, i needed a few more carbs, I don't think they were the best choice, but they were all that was around. For dinner I shared a barbeque brisket pizza with my little one... I wanted the greek pizza, but he treatened not to eat so... you win some you lose some. Definitly didn't over eat though. :-) Also had a non-fat latte in the afternoon. I don't consider this a perfect diet, but it is better than what I was doing. No ice cream binges, and plenty of fruits and veggies make it a WIN for eating deliberatly day. Last night I did my first crossfit class since December. And i did it like a boss. Between power-snatches, walking weighted lunges, sit-ups, front-squats, and good mornings, it was a heavy weight day for me but I did work. The guys in the class warned me to go lighter on the walking weighted lunges, I had a 25lb plate above my head, because they had started with the same weight last time and had to go down. I put away all three sets with that 25 lb plate and with sweat dripping from my face. I was definitly happy. Stretched out my calves and hips afterwards. I got a C on the life quest yesterday though. I'm switching it to a morning dishes challenge... I like doing the dishes better when I wake up in the morning...

Pretty sure Strider is gettin some... or did you mean rangers are neither male/female... :-o

Awesome goals!! Maybe try carbonated water instead of soda to help with the soda goal? Are you SURE the dress is blue and not white and gold?

I would totally pick Strider too, if only he were a lady. I'm going to have to go with my favorite genetically engineered super human (i dreamed about being her when I watched the show when I was like 12):

Day 1 update: Yesterday started off perfect... after reading about the challenge and making this thread. I did accomplish my goals! I ate delicious fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, an awesome salad for lunch and a whole lotta edemame beans. I also went for my 3.7 mile walk/run in the afternoon, jammed to some awesome music on the walk/run, and was pretty happy with it. I didn't have my running shoes and I'm weary of getting blisters since I have a 5k on Saturday, so it was mostly walking. Then the day kinda turned to hell... a villan or um, ex, who has been trying his hardest to make life difficult for me just started railing on me and it kinda got the best of me, i mighta needed to just lay my head down on my desk and cry for a bit.... One of my most awesome sidekicks er... i mean, friends, met me in a little town nearby for dinner. Pretty much all the local diner had was hamburgers and pie... but it was delicious. I didn't finish all my french fries (success!), and we shared the pie.... So, despite my minor transgression, I'm still totally considering yesterday a success for my first day of challenge. On the life mission, I'm still a little behind on the dishes, but I'm planning on catching up today at lunch!

Okay, so first 6 week challenge, first post! Comments are appreciated! Main Quest: At the end of the year I want to become stronger, faster, and more skilled. I want health and fitness to be pure habit, I want to run, bike, and shred with the best of them. I want my healthy diet to be so ingrained that I don't lust for cookies or ice cream anymore. Side Quests: Do handstands. Increase flexibility especially in hips and calves. Run ~4 miles 3 times per week. Do crossfit twice a week. Eat healthy deliberately. I've learned a bit about myself. First, when I say I'll just "eat healthy" it doesn't really happen, I need to be much more deliberate about it, meaning eat fruit and yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast, bring salads for lunch, be mindful about dinner, and spend a few more dollars on the pre-cut pre-made pre-washed fruits, veggies, and salads. I need convenience. Also, workouts have to be fun, I won't stick to it if I don't think I'm having fun, so if it's not fun, switch it up. I love to snowboard in the winter, I kinda get a little lost in the summer when the snow melts, so, I'm borrowing a road bike for a few weeks to see how I like road biking, I'll buy one in a month or two if I love it. I also love rock-climbing, but losing a little weight would help make that easier, and I have to take it day by day. I also need a box at home, because i have an unsatisfied addiction to box jumps. I do need to lose some weight, I put it on at the end of school and with the stress of starting a new job. Now it's time to get rid of it. Doing that is simple for me, I just need to be deliberate about eating, and take working out light. I have a tendancy to go hard core and hurt myself a few weeks into my hard-core program, so instead I need to ramp up as I drop a few pounds to help prevent injury. In the next six weeks: I will be active everyday (even if just a walk or 20 minutes stretching). I will run 3 times per week and hit crossfit 2 times per week. But mostly, I will eat mindfully, and I will do all the dishes everyday. :-) Side Life Mission: Do all dishes every night before bed, or in the morning as soon as I wake up. Push myself to go out and meet new people, stay connected to the other people I want in my life. Fitness background: I did olympic lifting for a while, as well as ballet for a number of years, I did cross fit in the fall for a few months but stopped in January due to a running injury (pulled muscle on bottom of foot), and travel. I spent most of my weekends this winter (end of october until last weekend) snowboarding, and had some minor injuries from that... bruised tailbone, dislocated shoulder, scraped knee ;-). And those mini injuries kinda kept me from going back to crossfit. I am going back to crossfit tomorrow though! I've also been an inconsistent runner, there is a loop nearby work that is 3.7 miles, I like to run/walk it at lunch time, just want to do it consistently and make it all running no walking in a few weeks. Ready? Let's goooooooo :-)

I'm excited to have lost my first 5 lbs! I started at 185, and weighed in at 179.4 this morning, I'm a 5'8" female, btw. I've also broken my addiction to sugar/white flour products... it feels like I just got off crack, I want a one week sober token... . My goal weight is around 140... I've been in the gym nearly everyday, working with a trainer twice a week, running, cardio, kettle bells, free weights, jump rope, overall fitness workouts. I'm aiming to be an assassin/monk, and I've decided to approach it pretty aggressively. I think I've replaced my sugar addiction with a fitness one, I NEED to hit the gym now. YAY. I love reading about all the milestones you guys have been hitting. GO YOU.