I didn't do so hot this week. I decided to up my calories to a healthy range and watch my fat/protein/carbs intake better, because I wasn't doing it regularly and my calories were way too low, so in turn with this I gained weight this week.
But i'm okay with it, not going to beat myself up.
Hows everyone? :]

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Looks like everyone's doing well.

Remember guys and girls, especially those of you not seeing the poundages they'd like to - take measurements and body fat readings, they help - it's not how fast you are out of the gate, but rather how willing you are to suffer. If you never give up, you can't lose.

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Casanova it sounds like despite the gain you're doing what you need to. Now that you're back up to a better intake you can decrease slowly.

I should follow your example of watching my fat/protein/carbs, mostly I've just been monitoring the calories and running from sugar

*waves to focus* Measurements went well minus my upper leg which somehow got bigger. I'm not sure if this actually happened of if I made a mistake measuring.

Due to the magic of my friends loving to play DDR as much as I do i now have less to worry about this weekended. I might be indulging in a slice of two of my birthday cake but I can make sure it won't ruin my eating plans but still getting in my exercise via DDR.

I am going to start decreasing next week i'm thinking, so I can make sure my intake is regular enough.

lady umbra, you should try it for a week or two, or a month. It might seem inconvenient at first, but use Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople, or start a journal on yourown to record it, and it can help a lot. :]
Also, I love DDR! Its my favorite way to exercise.

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Or try FitDay.com, if you want a little more freedom to choose what you eat. It'll tell you the % of the macros, but it's up to you to keep them balanced.

Small update for me, I've decided to do a triathlon in the spring (a try-a-tri, shorter distance). Hopefully that'll keep me motivated to workout, beyond just trying to lose weight. Though I may have to take a few swimming lessons again, I havn't had any formal instruction since I was about 8.

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I've never actually been on fitday.com, i'll have to check it out now.

I want to run two marathons for cancer; ones in may, and the other is in october, so its plent of time. The second one is a 5k, and i'd love to be healthy enough to run it. since the snow is finally leaving[newfoundland weather=messed up] so i'm taking up regular walking/jogging/running in the mornings again.^_^
Good luck with it, even though its a while away!

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Congrats to everyone putting up with the contest
What's your goal for the weigh in 4 weeks from now (3/18 or 3/19) and how do you plan to do it?

My goals:
-for my arms to stay the same circumference (lose fat, gain muscle)
-lose some inches on my stomach (don't know how much)
-continue lifting at least twice a week (I've already increased the weights I lift by a couple lbs)
-continue to do some form of aerobics at least 3 times a week (usually jogging for 20-30 minutes or riding my bike for an hour).
-cut down on bean and cheese burritos from del taco and taco bell, cheese has too much fat and the whole thing just has too much sodium
-walk my dog more often
-get down to 185 lbs (7.6 lbs!!!)

my goal is to be 173 by 03/19 that is minus 7lbs how Im gonna do it is excercise excercise excercise and healthy eating

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What's your goal for the weigh in 4 weeks from now (3/18 or 3/19)

*My goal is not so much for the weigh in but for my measurements. I want at least 2 inches gone off my hips.

*Weight loss wise I'd be happy for 6-7 pounds.

how do you plan to do it?
1.5 hours cardio a day
1 resistance session every day
mandatory 5 hours sleep a night so i have the energy to workout.

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Thats a good question!

What's your goal for the weigh in 4 weeks from now (3/18 or 3/19)
I am not really focusing on weight so much as my measurements. I get more success in thatarea, and I feel its more important that a number on the scale that could be inaccurate unless you have a good one.
With that said, my goal is to lose up to five inches on my hips, and maybe 2 or 3 on my waist. my hips need to catch up with the rest of my body asap

how do you plan to do it?
Way too many rounds of DDR, a lot of cardio workouts[turbo jam ftw!], walking/jogging/running, crunches.
cardio five days a week
strength training three days a week.
eight hours sleep ^_^ [ i love sleep x 94395]

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Great work people! We will be announcing the first months winners shortly, so check out the prizes section over the next couple of days!

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Haymarch! Finally here!

Day two has greeted me with freezing rain unfortunately, and a cold

PS. good luck to all you participants! ^^

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What's your goal for the weigh in 4 weeks from now (3/18 or 3/19)

- Be around 142-145 pounds (down 5-8lbs ish)
- Have my "slightly-uncomfortably" tight jeans be comfortably-tight (they have gone from not-quite-getting-past-the-thigh to wearable but slightly uncomfortably tight, with a final goal of too lose and need a size or two smaller )
- down a few inches everywhere, especially the thigh (my problem spot) and that spare tire (love-handles + lower back flab + lower ab flab) another problem spot.
- up my cardio fitness (lower heart rate pushing the same watts on the bike, longer run, etc)


how do you plan to do it?
- 4-5 days cardio a week, (listening to my body to make sure I'm not pushing too hard, strain injuries plague my past)
- continue to eat as I have been ~1800 cals, 50%carb, 30%fat 20%protein
- drink more water

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Hello,everyone is doing great and we all are heading towards the right direction!I need to step up my exersices and switch it up I so loved that2+ hour walk I took a couple nights ago and now it is COLD nad Rainy now grrr.I hope everyone has a nice week,Tammy

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Hey Everyone!

How did everyone's week and weigh-in go?

I was a little disapointed with the number on the scale, I thought I'd be losing a little faster than that. But I am happy with the inches I lost and I think I can start to feel my clothes getting a little looser (see my above post), so I'm not going to be discouraged with the scale.

I am however going to knock out a few calories from my diet (Fitday is telling me I'm eating ~1700 a day, but I'm sure I'm under estimating on some stuff so it's probably more like 2000, which is just over my maintenance requirements. As well, I need to step back from the cardio a bit as I've decided to do a triathlon, and I can tell the running is starting to give me some aches and pains in the knees and back and I'll need some more days off if I want to continue. That being said, I'll need to drop my calories to compensate. So I'm going to aim for ~1400, and will probably actually be eating around 1700. Perfect! I may also invest in a digital food scale, so I don't have to estimate anymore

My goals for this week: restructure my diet as I said above but still get the necessary Macros, modify my exercise as well.

Ciao

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