LIVIN' LARGE: Minimizing yourself and maximizing your life!When you have over 100 pounds to lose it can seem impossible to get started in the right direction.
Newman has asked that we start a thread with our totals points and percentages of Goal so far for the 61 Day Challenge. He also would like our thoughts about the challenge so far.
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267 total points. I have my challenge to do/finish. Things are coming along, albeit very, very, very slowly. Perhaps fewer indulgences would speed things up?
I am liking the Challenge. Although I've slipped quite a bit the last week or so, I know I've done better because of you all.
517.something points total. I'm going to fail on the nutritional goals, the cruise screwed me big time.
I agree with Roland; being accountable helps. Maybe we can do mini-challenges (like 3 or 4 weeks) in the future? I love the spreadsheets (thanks, Ogedei!).
I was thinking Monthly Challenges sound good with a longer Challenge yearly?? Don't know...just thinking. There are things that can be done better. I am learning. No expert yet though. Keep your thinking caps on.
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Anyway I like the challenge. It's helped me stay focused and on track. It's encouraged me to try new things. Some of which I liked and some not so much so.
I like the idea of shorter challenges.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
246.66 with a weeks vacation on the horizon......that maybe a problem.
__________________ 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ' ~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
I'm not sure I'm going to hit the nutrition goal, which is sucky. I have one "cheat" left for the rest of the month. It's only three weeks, so I think I can manage.
Personal Goals - Getting closer, it will be close.
Challenge - Dont think I am going to find one.
Points 276.7950......
Goal Points 831 (33%)
Challenge so far has been good and certainly has been helping me stay on track. I set some lofty goals at the start and it will be intersting how close I get to them in the end.
Training and Eating have been the easy part.
Mobility has been the biggest winner as I have incorporated mobility work as an everyday thing to start the day.
Cold, wet weather has meant my lunch time walks at work have been non-existent, but the sun is shinning today so I may just double my total.
Need to get the workouts back on track after last week, had some family stuff take over and limit my time. Things seem to be under control, so hope to make up the lost workouts over the next couple weeks.
The bright side is I did manage to get some cardio in to relieve some of the stress.....
Glad you guys reminded me -- I had to go get that sheet updated!
421.5 points total so far. Vacation is wreaking havoc on things, especially food wise. We're more than halfway there but I'm only at 43%.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
I'm at 232 so far, with a goal of 813, apparently. No race yet, the one we're thinking of volunteering at is end of month (28th), not finished with personal goal yet.
I think I'm 50% and 60% of the way there for most things, apparently I'm behind on lifts at like 40%. I have 15 more lifts to complete, it'll be tight. I should have lifted last night, but oh well.
I'm at 223 points so far, nutrition being the area I am falling behind in.
The challenge has been very beneficial for me. It's a great motivator when I'm planning what I'm going to do, what I'll eat, etc. It has really helped me to stay focused on my goals, which had been hit or miss prior to the challenge. I probably will fall short on a couple of my goals, but I have made very good progress on them, so I am happy about that.
248 points as of yesterday.
Nutrition: 110/71 = 65%
Resistance: 24/13 = 54%
Intervals: 16/7 = 44%
Cardio: 16/12 = 75%
Competition: No, and none on the radar
Personal goal: Workin' it.
It's pretty clear that I will not meet all of my goals. I pretty much have my nutrition and cardio in the bag, but - looking at my calendar - I'm highly unlikely to catch up on the intervals and resistance training. Then, there's the competition.
I'll continue to plug along though, just to see how close I can get. It's been a great experience so far and I'm glad I decided to participate......I've gotten a lot out of it.
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Nutrition 61/112 gonna be at least 4 points short of goal, the vacation really messed this one up, but i'm gonna try and be perfect the rest of the challenge
bike rides 44/86 going great, i'll be way over my goal if it keeps going alike this
workouts 14/26, gonna be short by 2 at the least, not really any way i can make up 2 workouts at this point.
fish 3/3
pounds 5/10, was losing well, until i went on vacation, but at least i didn't gain and only maintained, so, gotta get it going again for the last five pounds.
inches, don't know, i've said several times i gotta remeasure myself, but haven't done it yet, and i can't really guesstimate, i'd say i'm still about the same.
competetive goal, did a mini triathelon here in town, kind of a tribute to the hy-vee triathelon in des moines. came in just ahead of middle of the pack. so, done.
i believe that's all. and i really like this, i'm glad i got wind of it in the training forum, it's really helped me to have a focus, my original goal was for may of 2008 when i go to cancun, but, that was hard to keep motivated for, this is just great, breaking it down into smaller segments, although, i would like to see them shorter, as with a 2 month challenge, it seems like a lot of people have had a lot of things come up along the way that made it difficult at one point or another to be 100% commited, although, maybe it helps too because maybe those people, like me, didn't overdo it as much as they might have, becasue they had the challenge in the back of their minds. i guess i'll just have to try out a shorter one next time and see which i prefer
Mailed the team's check for my 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament today. I'm coming home from vacation a day early to get this in.........watch out young guys.
__________________ 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ' ~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
Happy with NG overall. Doing better last few weeks.
Training is right on. It's pretty much all scheduled.
My competition goal is almost certainly not going to happen.
My personal goals are 50/50 I have missed one mass. My weight loss is coming along though it's gonna be close.
The thing that has always attracted me to and amazed me about these challenges is the accountability I feel to people I have never met. Numerous times I have completed a training session when I felt lazy or avoided a cheat meal based on the fact I'd have to post it here.
You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f---ing khakis.-Tyler Durden
I have 324 points, but that includes my 100 competition points (10K trail race). I'm behind in all exercise areas due to a back injury. I had 9 consecutive days at one point during the month with no exercise at all. So, I have no chance of meeting my cardio goal, but I may complete the resistance training goal. My personal goal was to SLOWLY lose 8#, and my best estimate right now is that I have lost 3.5 or 4 pounds. It's hard for me to gauge, because my AM weigh-ins fluctuate daily by as much as 6 pounds. The trend looks down a few lbs., but I doubt I will actually be down 8 at the end of the challenge unless I ratchet up the weight loss rate... which I don't want to do! I'm trying to get a little lighter for racing, so it's not a necessary weight loss, and I want to minimize muscle loss.
Like many, Nutrition has been the hard thing for me 5 good meals followed by one bad (not cheat) means only 1 point
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It's hard for me to gauge, because my AM weigh-ins fluctuate daily by as much as 6 pounds. The trend looks down a few lbs.,
same here
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Walk on
With hope in your heart
And You'll Never Walk Alone
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There's no free lunch, especially when it's served with special sauce (lostdog)
***************************** My Log - PC Plod
222 points as of today.
Nutrition: 103/71 = 69%
Resistance: 22/10 = 45%
Intervals: 0/0 = 100%
Cardio: 16/11 = 69%
Competition: No, and none on the radar
Personal goal: Getting extremely close. Will probably reach one next week.
61 Day Challenge Totals - So Far
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