sharah

Woot! As of this morning, I hit 161.0 lbs! Challenge goal met!

Checking in - how are you doing?

So I've been logging my food on an app on my phone (S Health that comes with Galaxy S5, if anyone is interested). Last week I did great, this week I haven't lost anything. It was really cool to be able to go in and look at my calorie counts and compare, and see that I was eating at a different level and eating different food last week. Now I'm adjusting to see if that makes a difference. I signed up for a walking challenge through my work. I'm running, but that won't count against me. If I get in 25 miles this month, I get a chance at giveaways of fitbit and local gym membership. Knowing my luck, I won't win, but it's a neat program. Also, I just registered for my Christmas 5K in December! It's early, but they only take 400 runners and it will sell out before the end of the month. Last year I missed it, so I'm excited to go again this year. My work is buying 10 spots in the Halloween 5K (they are really health-focused, if you can't tell) and I'm going to try to snag one of those. If I don't get a paid spot, I'll register myself. C25k week 2, complete!

Monday's weigh in was 166.2! Moving in the right direction!

Hi, just introducing myself. I'm a L1 challenger right now, but I think Scouts will be the place for me after I finish. I'm wor king through c25k again after having a baby this spring. I'm doing the Color Run on Saturday with a friend, and I plan on running Halloween and Christmas races too. My ultimate goal is to run a sub 30 5k, but that's a long way away.

I'm eating all the food (using an app on my phone) and running all the runs (c25k training program with 3 races before the end of the year) too. Good luck with your challenge!

Hey, thanks for checking in! I'm still doing good - I was down to 168.6, so on track towards my goal. I follow the mini quest thread and get emails to my phone, so I'm quietly participating

Day 2 - better eating, still no running or bridges. Got my water up to 40 oz. Weight = 170.4.

Day 1 checkin - it was hit and miss. Eating was okay: cereal and milk for breakfast, cheese stick morning snack, grilled chicken salad w feta for lunch, a protein bar for afternoon snack, craisins and cashews for postwork snack, grilled chicken, salad, rice a roni,1 1/2 slices of bread, and 2 slices of angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream for dinner. We ate at aunt's house, and we ate WAY too late, hence the carb overload. Bridges and water goals not met, but I did bump up to 3431 steps on pedometer. Baby got shots yesterday and fussed all night, and I woke up with a migraine from lack of sleep. But despite all that, weight was 170.4 this morning. And I have my bag packed to go run at lunch.

Thanks! I want to build back up my running endurance again, but I need to get some strength back first.

Hey y'all, new here, and starting my first challenge. Just want to say hi and good luck to all my fellow L1ers!

This is my first NF Challenge, so here goes. I have a 5 month old baby, and I have been scared to work out since my third trimester back in January. I had major problems with pain in my back and hips, and I lost a lot muscle tone and endurance. I've lost some weight since baby was born, but I have a lot more to go. My main quest is to lose 10 pounds by the end of the challenge. That would put me most of the way to my personal goal of being a size 12 by the end of October. Side quests: 1) Complete a set of 10 hip bridges each day. 2) Try 1 healthy new dinner recipe each week. 3) Complete 3 run/walk sessions each week for a minimum of 30 minutes each. I plan to use the Couch to 5 plan as a guide, as long as my hip behaves. 4) Drink 64 oz of water each day. Starting point: this morning I weighed 171.4 on my home scale, and I'm wearing a size 14 pants. I have a pair of size 12 cords that are my "goal" pants that I will try on at the end of the challenge to see how far I have to go.