snowberry

Woohoo! First day of the challenge was successful. Have been tossing and turning the last couple nights so rather than get up early to workout, I got on my bike when I got home. Really prefer to do it in the morning so I don't make excuses at the end of the day, but I am glad I chose to try and get another hour of rest yesterday. Obviously did wake up early this morning but my stomach is a rollercoaster so working out seems ill-advised. Will do it this evening. How I did yesterday: 1. WW points: pass 2. Workout: pass 3. Water: pass Since my life goal is a certain number of books, I'm just going to tally them all at the end. I did read last night, though. I also took my measurements yesterday morning so I have a baseline to check against besides just weight. It's going to be a long day. Two days in a row with crappy sleep.

Nine days of being active in a row. It feels so good to be moving again. Knee is holding up very well so far, which is a fantastic sign. And diet is coming under control thanks to WW and Shakeology. In other words, feeling a little badass right now. Going to do measurements tomorrow for the start of the next challenge (my first one to complete). Don't want to rely just on the scale showing my progress since we all know that's not the best way to measure such things. Not that I don't care about that number. But I know better than to put too much stock in it. Really, it's going to be how my clothes fit that make me feel the best. So happy to be back in the groove and looking forward to getting back to my old energetic, spritely self.

Got stuff done yesterday. Go me. Moved some (light) furniture around to help with the giant organization mess we've had in the house the last month. Still some more org to do today. Pretty slow day beyond that. First, working out. Then getting hair chopped off. Going for a haircut that's more badass than I feel. Hoping to grow more into it personality-wise . Then some more stuff around the house. Then continuing my newest game: Professor Layton v. Phoenix Wright. >.<

Thanks! Injuries definitely make it all more complicated. But I've been working out since getting cleared (taking it slow of course) and already seeing progress so yay! It's definitely motivating me to get my health back in control and show myself what I can still do.

Lalala. Yesterday may have been a lazy day but I still got in a 90-minute workout and stayed at my WW point goal for the day. So huzzah! Today, though, must be more productive. I have a workout planned (that includes a very intense hour-long...walk haha. Lots of cleaning and some rearranging of furniture in my very near future.

Good luck! Step count is something I've been really trying to improve, too. My average day is also around 3k now that I'm at my new job (my old one had me on my feet all the time) so I need to make time to pick it back up. Can't wait to see how your challenge goes!

Seriously, sword-fighting classes?! Jealous. Love your goals and your grading system. And like the others said, definitely keep in mind that this is a form of self care for you that you deserve.

Great goals and a good plan of attack! I'm all about the visuals too, love Pinterest.

Hi all! Back from rehabbing my broken patella (I don't recommend it), and ready to get through a challenge. I've been building up a plan of attack that has a lot of variety, but I'll keep it rather simplified here because even I have to look at my planner to remember what today is, haha. Essentially, the idea is variety will keep me from boredom and that's been one of my biggest hurdles over the years. Also, a lot of my exercise plans are simple or modified because of my knee, so my plan may change as I keep getting stronger. Main quest: Run a marathon in April 2016 (I've been cleared to do this by medical peeps, so long as my knee cooperates). Side quests: 1. Don't run out of WW points. I'm using WW to get a handle on things, dietwise, for at least three months (cause that's the subscription I bought). Love it for two reasons: it allows most fruits and veg in unlimited amounts so I don't have to decide between being hangry or guilty; and it has weekly flex points, acknowledging that not every day is perfect and that's okay. Seems to be working so far, so I'm sticking to it. A: 38 days B: 34 days C: 30 days 2. Finish at least 3 cardio and 2 strength workouts a week. For cardio I have a stationary bike and treadmill in my house. Yeah, no excuses. Though both are very low intensity for now. Essentially, no resistence on the bike yet and walking on the treadmill. That will change with time. For strength I am using My Fitness Coach which has awful graphics and terrible music but saves me from having to write out my own routines and adjusts to my abilities as I go. And you can do target workouts for upper, core, lower, flexibility, and then also a yoga routine. I used it a few years ago to get back down to a size four. So cheesy or not, it has worked for me in the past and I've dusted it off to start again. A: 27 workouts B: 24 workouts C: 21 workouts 3. Drink 64 oz. of water daily. I'm terrible at this and I know it's not helping one little bit. A: 38 days B: 34 days C: 30 days Life quest: Read! Don't get me wrong, my Kindle gets a lot of use. But it's haphazard lately. My official resolution this year is to read 100 books which is completely doable if I just insist on making time for it. So for this challenge, I'm going to set a goal of five books. Motivation: Pretty simple. I'm not comfortable with how I look and feel these days. Especially since I do plan to be a mom in a couple years and I stand a much better chance of being a good role model if I get things in hand now. Long journey ahead; I'll get there. Feel free to follow, reply, etc. Also, I'm much more able to tweet than get on forums during a workday, so feel free to follow and tweet me up: @ladysnowberry. Have a great challenge everyone! Can't wait to see how much ass we kick.

That's fair.

Love it! Can't wait to watch your progress.

Hi! So glad to have you with us. Don't be nervous, we don't bite.

So! I'm almost scared to post again. Each time I try to start a challenge here I get incapacitated. For instance, in August I busted my patella. Just finished PT last week and have been cleared to workout so long as my knee cooperates. Going to do the challenge starting next week. Still wary, haha. Will figure out exact plans later. But I've been on WW for a week just to help me get my diet back on track. Things got way too bad after my injury.... Happy New Year everyone! 2015 is going to kick ass.