March Exercise Challenge

[Jess30 1]

Hey all!! Okay so it's March, and a lot of us are hoping for sunny, motivating days! I hope everyone doesn't mind, but I started a new thread for this month!! Have a great month of exercise!! Where is everyone?:thumbup:

[rharriet62 0]

I'm with it! I'm working out 5-6 days a week. I informally joined up with the 500 miles on the treadmill group when it started up in Jan. In fact, I set up a little program using that idea with some friends and family members and I am giving the cash prizes when they get to 500 miles! I am just over 200 miles right now, myself! So, I'm pretty pleased with it! Last week, I joined the Jillian Michaels workout line just to shake up my routine a bit! I love it when people talk in the exercise threads, but it seems that it's not as active as the other sites! HMMM? We need to shake that up!!!

[4jin 0]

Hey guys am with the challenge. This morning I just started my own ticker to my goal for the month....

[4jin 0]

The miles sound cool...but I am at the beginners stage...I think doing the miles would make me feel overwhelmed so I am just concentrating on the time instead...

[kareyquilts 1]

Well, I'lm going to miss you all this month. My plastic surgery is tomorrow and I just wanted to wish everyone a good March. Hopefully, I'll be joing you again in April or May. I wanted to lose 20 pounds and only made 10, but I really feel like this group helped me. I loved posting the weekly results. I hope you guys keep it up. Check out my progress on my thread in the Cosmetic Surgery section. I'll be updating how everything is going. I'm really freaking out today, but I know it's all going to be all right. Well tomorrow I'll be surgery around 6 hours, so I guess I'll be doing my own mini-marathon. LOL! See you soon.

[MrsCooper 1]

Here's an interesting article I found it's called The Couch-to-5K Running Plan. It gets you started slowly and brings you to running 3 miles in a matter of 2 months. Check it out

Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

[4jin 0]

Kareyquilts...I wish you the best of luck and will pray you have a speedy recovery! and get the results you dreamed of!

[Ceradad 10]

Jess-I decided to post over here instead of the Feb thread. Thanks for the great words of encouragement. I am seeing lots of results. After almost 3 wks of plateauing, I have lost about 10 lbs in the past two weeks.:thumbup:

Now, for my workout today. I'm working the late day shift, so I got both in this morning:

Upper body: 40 minutes of strength

Cardio: elliptical for 100 minutes/8.14 miles/1712 calories.

Little run down as I am still fighting the last vestiges (I hope) of this darn flu bug, but I made it.

Keep up all the great work everyone! Spring is almost here:thumbup:

And, WHERE IS STEF? We miss you!

[Jess30 1]

Karey~ My thoughts are with you as you go through this tranformation!!! I am excited for you!! I will try to keep checking up on you!! I know you'll do great!!

Ceraded~ If your doing that great and still just getting over the sickness that is awesome!

Where is whosyadaddy and stef ? I miss you both!!

I hit the gym Saturday, and did my zumba thing!! Then I worked out all my muscles and abs....Needless to say it kicked my butt, all over again.

I know I must not be working hard enough at home.. It's monday now, and my goal is to tuck kids in bed tonight and hit the gym for zumba and cardio on the elliptical tonight..I am thinking I may take my dog for a walk at one of the high schools this afternoon...I am so stressed with school, I figure I need to get some exercise. I know it will make me feel better. The weather is awesome today! Bright Sunny skies, and in the 50's..It makes me so happy to see this weather...I will enjoy it as tomorrow back into the 30's. Tomorrow is my fill day...I am happy about that..I know I need one..I am down one pound this week so that made me happy...But boy I am so close to 100 lbs off I can taste it!! Okay well I hope everyone has a great workout week!!!!

[TexasFire 84]

Okay, I finally get a moment to check in, and everyone moved away and didn't leave a forwarding address for me! BUT I FOUND YOU! LOL :thumbup:

I'm still around, just don't have much time at all to post. I got with GOOGLE and figured out what the problem is with the spreadsheet, so that will corrected in the next few days. Hubby is home, so I am spending most of my time with him while I can. Also, being a new moderator takes some time, too...so I just can't post as much. I will be back in full force when hubby goes back to work, though.

I'm still working out every day as usual, except for last Friday, when hubby and I went golfing. Had a blast! I never thought I would like chasing that little white ball around! But I completely and thoroughly SUCK at it, so it is a real ego thing for me right now...I could have thrown my clubs in the Water countless times! LOL

I WILL GET GOOD AT IT! :cursing:

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I MISS Y'ALL!

P.S. KAREY - Good luck girl! You will do great! Just because you aren't exercising doesn't mean you can't check in with us! We still want to hear from you! You'll be in my prayers for an excellent procedure and speedy recovery.

[Jess30 1]

I hit the gym, and I was so excited did zumba, and abs, and my lat pull down tonight!! Woo hoo!!! Stefanie~ your back!! So glad to see you..

Well your kicking butt! You go girl...I can see where golf could be fun!!

I also walked the dog today since it was so nice here..Take care....Have a good week!

[Ceradad 10]

Great to see Stef back!

Got my cardio in this morning @ 0500 once again. Elliptical for 65 minutes, 5.2 miles and 1072 calories.

Lower body tonight.

[Ceradad 10]

Two items today:

Cardio-50 minutes on treadmill (incl 2.5 mile run @ 5.5 mph) 4.02 miles and 803 calories

elliptical machine-60 minutes 5.29 miles and 1099 calories

Total-115 minutes, 9.31 miles and 1901 calories.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT-

I hit the century mark today. 100.5 lbs lost! I was so excited to finally hit it. Thanks for keeping me motivated everyone!

[4jin 0]

Today I did

12 min on treadmill

10 min on bike

10 min on the elliptical

total of 32 minutes!

But you guys ROCK!

[Ceradad 10]

Every bit helps 4jin. Keep up the great work!:thumbup: