Lyatril

Hi I'm going to be aiming for an Olympic Tri in July and do a Sprint in May for practice, trying to figure out a training plan that will work in my schedule: I have the 5-9 hours to be able to train though most will be indoors until summer time, the thing that I'm struggling with is that I have to factor in that my main transportation is by bike and I bike with 80lbs of kid to get to the gym and one day a week is errand day where I bike around 15-25km with them just broken up between stops and how to factor this into training. My bike to the gym is 5km each way again with the kid cargo and then to add in brick training....oh and my weakest area is running, swimming is fairly strong and biking is probably the strongest but my weakness is hills

It was a full week and then we went up again on Monday and then have hardly touched a computer and just haven't had time to update but update now I will Week two went great we had lots of fun at camp, managed to avoid sunburns and didn't get too badly eaten!! Adjusting back home was harder nutrition wise as it took a couple of days with an empty fridge before I was able to get groceries, so now we have real food again so back on track. Tentatively planned to do rock climbing next week as a date or girls night again and planning our bike trip for Friday to a beach that I believe is about 8km away!

Well updated my first week, things are going well. I hit my target weight this morning of being 249 and heading for camp in a couple of hours, was even packed early and have all our food planned out for hubby and I though the kids will still eat the camp food mostly. He has workouts planned for the both of us and we're bringing up my bike so that I can still ride a few times with the kids. Planning to go rock climbing in the beginning of August so really looking forward to that and plan on biking to the lake with the kids for a picnic and beach day once we're home from camp. Thanks for the welcome! I'm fairly goal oriented apparently so when I set them I tend to reach them, never really set consistent or achievable goals before so been learning something new about myself

I haven't looked into slack line yet but looks like it could be fun and both should be able to do it fine, well with a little wibbling, and wobbling. My only grasp on what it takes is knowing what it doesn't take and all the wrong ways to go about things, but I'm finally at a point where I'm trying to get everything healthy, started with mental health and now getting the physical health into order. I do know that it is the consistent small changes that create a drastically changed and maintained life though Update for the day before official start though, got all my workouts even even though I overdid it on leg day -trainer corrected my squat form and man it burned!!- biked twice and didn't get groceries because hubby had a few extra days off this week because he overworked last week and the first few days. Life wise reading has been good, same with activity and narrowed down curriculum choices a bit so I should have it figured out once I connect with our support teacher. Woot moment stepped on the scale today and officially 250! so should be at least a pound or two below by camp which starts on the 24th. Also been adding in assisted pull-ups/chin up and doing the reverse pull ups and can do 4 assisted chin ups now! Small steps and small victories lead to big accomplishments

Week 1: Fitness is on par with A got my biking in as well as I even biked for groceries instead of waiting of my hubby to get home with the car Nutriton - eating at a lvl 7 easily having a harder time cutting out legumes though to transition to lvl 8 - I like my hummus - coffee consumption has been up a bit though switched to using coconut milk instead of cream or flavoured creamer and working towards black... Life - Well life has been crazy been reading with the kids though and finished how to train your dragon and just waiting for the library to have the second book back in stock. I picked out main curriculums for the fall and just have to order the last few workbooks when a vendor gets back from holidays. We've also been spending lots of time outside, went bowling as we have free passes for the kids for the summer, and finally have Pokemon Go and have been doing evening walks on top of everything else we do during the day. Week 2: This was my week at camp and we had such a good time as a family! Also I even lost 3# while there!!!!! Nutrition - went fully lvl 8 for the week for myself and hubby and the kids at camp food and fully enjoyed the treat of unhealthy food for a week, worked out a routine that I cooked or grabbed our food while hubby took the kids through the line and fed them. We did have some planned treats but kept everything under control and didn't have any binge fests even though we were surrounded by candy, ice cream and crap! Fitness - didn't actually do my workout while at camp though have been right back in the gym as soon as we got home. I did do a tonne of walking though and went swimming a few times, got out for a bike ride and my daughter decided that she wouldn't go to sleep unless she was in a carrier, so had a 33# back pack for around an hour a day Life - Still got our evening reading in before bed every night, nailed the active part as well we didn't stop all week lol, managed to squeak in picking up the first few teacher guides and had a chance to talk to a bunch of other family that have been homeschooling for years and got some great tips for things to keep in mind for our first year homeschooling! Week 3: Week 4:

Geronimo and here we go, I did my first challenge last time as a rebel and feel like my fitness journey is the jack-of-all trades Ranger style so here I am! So a little about me is I started this journey by changing my eating habits mostly by admitting my intolerance to wheat and all things filled with gluten :'( and things have progressed from there to the point where academy wise I eat around a lvl 6-7 depending on the week. Also joined a local gym in May and have increased my gym time from fitness classes 3-4 times/week to strength training 4-5 times/week with Zumba thrown in once a week for fun, as well as, I'm now biking my kids and I to the gym for most of those times which is a 9 km round trip with 80 lbs of kidlettes. I've lost 23 lbs so far out of a 120-100 goal depending on how much muscle I build as I like to lift heavy things Goals for this Challenge Nutrition Work towards lvl 8 Nutrition 2 weeks at lvl 7 transition to 8 2 weeks at lvl 8 Drink 2-3L of water a day Drink coffee black or not at all - one cup per day transitioning from flavoured creamer so might do just straight cream no sugar Fitness Gym 4 times per week minimum Bike 3 times a week minimum one trip do grocery shopping and bike it home Epic quest for challenge do a 15-20 km round trip with kidlettes - breaks are allowed maybe do a bike to a lake for picnic and swim Life Read daily with kids Pick out curriculums for homeschooling in the fall Be active outside of the house with kids 3 days a week Ideas - swimming, walking, biking, bowling, parks, trampoline games Difficulties I will face this during this challenge We will be at a family camp for a week where food is provided and classic unhealthy camp food which I can't really eat anyways because of the intolerance but have to do some meal prep before hand but we should have access to a small fridge and freezer and stove as my mom is bringing her camper up and said we can use it for food stuff though she still thinks that we will be able to eat most of what is served.....she doesn't understand what healthy eating is as last time I stayed with my parents the first "heathy" meal was taco salad aka nachos, after that meal I made my own salads and there was some kind of pre-cooked protein in the fridge to put on top. Fitness while at camp planning on doing some body weight workouts and brining up some free weights that we have as well as the bike and there is a river so swimming is an option Been trying to figure out how many calories I actually need to keep energy levels up with biking to the gym added as I've only been biking the kids and I there for just over a week as before we were doing a combo of walking and public transport, but still maintain a deficit for loosing weight Bonus Goals Take a rock climbing lesson or go bouldering again -budget determines which Do a hike with the hubby Be under 250 by camp - July 24 - weight to date 254 Archery once a week depending on gas budget to get to the range A - everything 5/7 days and 1 Bonus Goal B - everything 4/7 days C - everything 3/7 days Loot options A - $100 B - $75 C - $50 New workout clothes New bike shorts or biking gear/accessories More arrows Craft supplies

Well final update! Got my bike this week and biked to the gym twice plus a pleasure ride to get a feel for the bike fully loaded with kids. One of the gym rides I got groceries on the way home and biked the finally 3km with around 100 or a little bit more with kids and groceries! Upped my calorie intake by a little to accommodate the extra cardio but now at 22lbs lost so 8 lbs total during the challenge Every area I've had an A except for reading with the kids which we missed a few days with just being too busy but still made a solid B!

Victoria

@Guzzi Thanks, the last few days have been harder, room mate is fully off the band wagon though hubby and I are doing well, she bought popsicles for the kids and well apparently I'm fine with all the pop, chips, and candy in the house but popsicles were just too tempting so I've had a bit of a sugar binge that was partially brought on with disappointment, my reward tank top was supposed to have been here already and hasn't been shipped as well as I was supposed to get my bike over a week ago and last I called they didn't know when the part is coming in so now I have no idea when my bike is going to be ready..... Other then that though I've had some great accomplishments in the fitness area - increase bench press to 55#, successfully did plank from my toes for 20+ sec and did my first set of deadlifts at 95# and did 4 sets of 5 - hubby checked my form last week to make sure I wouldn't injure myself, oh and leg pressed 290# and did my first weighted squat with the the bar - had been squatting with the smith machine but just found it awkward and uncomfortable - Even with my ice-cream binge I was still within the high end of my calories and the scale hasn't gone up so figure it's been an okay week and everything else has been on target

Well I fit into this category for sure, joined a few weeks ago and things are going well I've been working on my health since January and joined a gym mid May when just changing my diet didn't change my weight or measurements (waiting for results from the doctor if there's something funky with my hormones or something like that). I'm 28 with two kids and starting weight was 277 - just hit 256 the other day so things are finally moving in the right direction - goal weight is around 150 -160 depending on how much muscle I want to put on as I'm loving strength training! so that puts me with 106# ish more to loose, hubby is finally on the same journey as he has about 90 more to loose to be healthy, though he's not a nerd so won't be joining me on nerd fitness. The biggest change for me though has been creating my epic quests and I'm actually excited about things related to fitness and have goals that seem attainable for the first time in a really long time because, well, I'd just given up on my self and having goals a long time ago. Finally got help for my mental health just over a year ago and have been doing amazing for about 9 months now and I am finally at a point where I am motivated to be healthy for the right reasons and not just because I hate myself and I'm looking forward to continue getting myself back physically now that I'm me again mentally!

Thanks I was impressed too, had my session with a personal trainer and it went great and she felt that I would be able to do the bench press but we ran out of time to try it, so a few days later when I was at the gym with my hubby I decided what would it hurt to try - fully believing that the result would be the same as before - and low and behold it moved lol and my hubby said well if you can do 10 add some weight! Also another woot moment I did my first plank from my toes yesterday and was able to hold it for about 20 sec, now to master the side plank.... and do a push up..... Challenge is going well maintain everything at an A level and should actually get my bike tomorrow or the next day so very excited for that!

I've been eating around the 1200-1500 per day similar to you as in vegetables, eggs, and chicken though I vary up the meat a bit, and only had issues with energy level when I stopped all in-between meal snacking without increasing meal size, I only ate about 700-850 for three days in a row and took a huge hit in energy level, now I've added in things like avocado with my veggies if I have a snack or with a meal and then some more nuts and seeds and a bit of fruit with my breakfast so that I'm getting enough. For me it wasn't even a I'm hungry moment but more just not having enough energy after doing a good workout to do the rest of the day at a decent energy level. There is a balance of eating enough to fuel your body but still maintain a deficit for loss, and that's something that is different for every person and just takes time to figure out what your body does best at, it can also change at different points in the journey too just to throw you for a loop

"Revel in the small things," moment! I officially did the bench press with proper form did 10,8,6 of just the bar but two weeks ago I couldn't do a single rep with the bar, lucky hubby was spotting me lol, also doing my warm up from the academy and the hip circle thing where you reach down when I started I barely reached past my knees and now I can reach my ankles easily! Also clothes are fitting baggy and there's a decent gap at the waist of my pants and around the knees and going to need a few new bras and might actually fit in a good quality sports bra! Need to celebrate the small accomplishments to stay motivated for the long haul

Level up! Officially down 21# and have ordered my adipose tank!! Also bought the bike but there was a mixup at the shop and they didn't have the part that keeps the kids safe so have to wait another week until that comes in but until then bussing has been working well for us and kids getting more activity because sometimes they just want to walk home which takes us about an hour or so, though improper shoes on my daughter has meant carrying her for almost half of that two days in a row - first was blisters and the second because of yesterdays blisters even though she wore better shoes - just means more exercise for me lol. Last few days I've maintained my deficit a little too well and have been feeling tired so going to actually eat as much as I'm allowed (checked my logs and was only eating 700-850 for about 3 days) weird part was that I haven't been hungry for extra food and have cut out all my between meal snacking but planned for snacking in my calorie allotment. Water drinking is still up and around 3L a day. Hardest part right now is actually the fact that I was supposed to come home with my bike yesterday and was mentally prepared to bike it home with the kids (24-25km) and then found out while there that it will be another week.

The first week has been great, keeping up my water intake and the only night that wasn't as at as much of a deficit was my sisters birthday but even then I still made healthier choices and ate less, going to the to the gym for the fifth time this week when I'm done writing this and then swimming after with the kids. Also went for a hike on Monday with my hubby (only died a little bit) was supposed to be a moderate hike but was harder then expected and we did archery for an hour or so, all of this after an hour+ in the gym. So overall I'd give myself an A+ as I think the only thing that I missed was reading one day with the kids. Oh and the nerdy shirt that I want is the "working off my adipose" racer back tank - officially 3 lbs left of my first 20! Though there are many more that I want.... Also all my gym time has been strength training and hubby taught me how to deadlift yesterday, so I'm excited to add that to my schedule