Please Share With Me Your Health Goals!

1. work out consistently six days per week according to a plan that includes strength training and cardio.
2. lift weights three times per week to tone and sculpt
3. run for at least 45 minutes four times per week with a long run of at least 90 minutes every other week.
4. Lose 30 pounds in six months.
5. Run the 10K in under 50 minutes this year.

I know your site is primarily for moms getting fit but figured since you asked I would share my goals for the year as well:

1. Put on 10 lbs of lean muscle
2. Get in a fitness magazine (this one I just accomplished in Europe. They made me their 2009 calendar guy and will have a article on me later this year)
3. Get the cover of a major fitness magazine
4. Become a fitness model and bodybuilding competition champion
5. Help my friend Eddie lose his beer belly and get the 6 pack abs he hasn’t seen since high school. (He complains to me daily about how sore his body is since starting his training a couple of weeks ago:)

Good luck everyone with all your goals in 2009!

1. Cut out the majority of the sweets from my diet
2. Work out three days with weights and three days of walking and pilates.
3. Continue to be smoke free. (Have been since Sept.2008)
4. Watch less T.V.
5. In general, just give myself better care.

This year I didn’t make any New Year’s Resolutions. Instead, I decided to start getting my life “together” and become an “adult”. I am turning 30 on January 15. I promised myself that when I was 30 I would throw away the self-destructive, lazy ways of my 20’s! So here are
my fitness goals for the first 3 months of 2009 to help me become “thirty, flirty, and fabulous” (That is a quote from 13 going on 30— which from the way I ate before, you’d think I was 13! Poor choices!!!)

1. Eat healthier.
A. Cut down on fast food.
B. If at a fast food place, make a healthy selection.
C. Eat more vegetables & fruits.
D. Eat less junk food- my weakness has been sweets,
so I want to focus there.
E. Keep a food journal.
2. Exercise more regularly.
(Since my excersise right now consists of running
after my kids, anything is an improvement. To be
specific:)
A. Attend Mama-tone at least TWICE per week.
B. Workout at home at least ONE other day.
3. Lose 15 pounds minimum by the end of March.
Lose Inches off waist,abdomen, hips, thighs, arms.
(I don’t know what is a reasonable number for this.)
4. Gain Muscle and Strength.

Here are my other goals to become more adult just to advertise them to the world and make myself stick to them. You’re right, Dustin, this is a bit scary!

1. Become more fiscally responsible.
A. Stop using credit cards.
B. Pay down credit card debt.
C. Stick to a budget.
2. Keep my house and car tidier.
3. Be more consistent with my & my children’s schedules- especially sleep schedules.

Thanks for everyone’s support!

Devon

OK, here goes.
1. Work up to working out (weights and cardio) 3 times per week.
2. Cut my intake of sweets by 1/4 in 3 months and 1/2 in 6 months. I’ll miss you chocolate bars. ;(
3. Keep a food journal every day for 3 months. (it should just be a habit by then)
4. Keep the kitchen clean so I don’t order out to avoid the pile of dishes in the sink.
5. Take care of my needs and stop feeling guilty for not spending every waking minute doing something for my kids.
6. Race in the Kickapoo Valley Triathlon in October.
And the one I’m most afraid of failing at…
7. Hit a home run this softball season.

I’m also working on a lot of the other adult goals Devon mentioned.

1. Implement healthy eating into my lifestyle - #1
priority for me! (ween myself off sugar and
increase veggies/fruit).
2. Plan my meals weekly! (If you fail to plan, you
plan to fail ;-))
3. Lose 25 pounds in 3 months (about 2 pounds per week)
4. Do cardio intervals for 20 minutes 5 times per week.
5. Continue Boot Camp or Mamma Tone classes 3 times
per week!

1. drop to 21% body fat
2. complete 5 clapping pushups
3. complete 5 unassisted pullups and chinups

Where do I start? I have not lifted a weight or exercised since high school!!(and that was a long time ago)
December 15th was the start of my new lifestyle. After joining Dustin’s BootCamp, I have become an adict for working out. I look forward to M-W-F mornings so much that I have a hard time sleeping the night before.(thanks alot Dustin)

My big goal is to lose a total of 60 lbs from the start of this adventure. My 3 month goal from 1-7-09 to 4-7-09 is to:
1)lose 24 lbs
2)hold a plank for a minute with and without a ball.
3)be able to do a full crunch without using my hands.
4)continue to use a food log for everything that goes into my mouth.
5)continue to have fun.

Good luck with your goals in 2009
Todd

1. To get down to 15% body fat by my 52 birthday in May.
2. Buy a set of 35 lb dumbells and be able to use them.
3. Attend a Boot Camp with my wife.
4. Eat more vegtables.
5. Smile more.

1. Lose 10-12 pounds -weigh myself 1x/week in front of someone - probably my husband
2. Continue to keep a food journal
3. Continue boot camp 3x/week and exercise 1-2 other days/week.
4. Increase leg muscles/decrease leg fat (I do not want my legs to jiggle!!)
5. Improve nutrition (decrease sugar, stop late night snacking)

My goals for the next 3 months:
1. Plan meals — bring healthy foods to lunch at work 3x per week
2. Keep a food log for an entire month
3. Complete stage I & II of my weight training plan. 3x per week.
4. Do cardio work out at least 2x per week.
5. Complete fitness assessment next week at the Y and then, develop a more specific plan.

My goals for the summer:
1. Complete the sprint triathlon again.
2. Complete the race around the lake (bike around lake winnebago)
3. Go white water kayaking.

Thanks for asking Dustin! It’s good to put things in writing..it makes us more accountable. Here goes!

Stop drinking for 3-6 months.
Not gain back the weight i lost by continuing to exercise at least 2x/week and make good food choices.

1. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night, often it is 5 and 6 hours of sleep -

2. Eat more vegetables -

3. Lose 10% of my weight -

4. Exercise more regularly -

5. Build up my endurance if that is possible with Fibromyalgia and Arthritis -

Yikes!
This is scary!
But seeing some of my other fellow boot-camnpers’ comments has made me excited for all of us and given me a little bit of courage — so here goes:
1. Change my eating habits to reflect a more healthy lifestyle (baked goods, good bye!)
2. Workout at bootcamp three times/week, and at least one other time on my own each week
3. Be able to do that awful stair machine for 7 minutes without wanting to hurt someone
4. Lose 15 pounds
5. Be an example of a healthy lifestyle to my children as I strive to take care of myself

Wow! 14 of you brave people have blogged so far-awesome!! So true, it is scary putting it out there-guess we are all afraid of failure….no, it is probably more true to say we are afraid of others knowing that we failed! But why???…when we are all in it together and just so very proud of each other for trying-we cut everybody else all the slack in the world, except ourselves!
So here goes for my goals:
1). To stick to my 3 x wkly. workouts at the “Y”, for an hr. (started over 3 months ago)
2). To continue my gradual workup to more free wts. and less of the machines (as you know, Dustin is not a big fan of those things!)
3). Be able to do a real chinup, no help, in 3 months!
So far can do 8 with adding a 48 lb. cheat.
4). To find that good eating plan that works for me, allows me to lose sev. more lbs., and keep seeing the flab turn to muscle, and the inches fall off so my clothes fit better….I realize muscle weighs more, so can handle the lbs. as long as the inches get lost–I HATE tight clothes, and refuse to change sizes!!
5). To keep up with the food journal and find the plan that is quick, sometimes portable, doable for the long haul.
6). And the next time I visit Dustin’s Mamatone class when in Madison, I will be able to press the bar with at least 5 lb. wts. added–last time I couldn’t even get the bar up :(:(!! Sad, huh? Right now I’m getting it up 4 x.

Thanks, Dustin, for challenging your ‘ole Ma, even–this is the first I have written down any fitness goals!
Next March will be fun reading all the success stories!

I just started with the MamaTone class, here are my goals:

3 Month:
1. MamaTone 1-2 times each week
2. Get 7-8 hours rest each night
3. Create a healthy meal plan each week, including snacks
4. Keep a food journal
5. Get up at 5am and do some sort of exercise 3 days a week, no excuses!

2009
1. Participate in a 5K walk/run
2. Lose 50 pounds
3. Ride my bike up and down Airport Rd. in Middleton
4. Enroll in a Boot Camp class this summer
5. Bring my cholesterol within a normal range

1. Lose 20 pounds by Mother’s Day–10 by March 1
2. Be able to run 25 miles per week by March 1
3. Lift weights 4 days a week
4. Spin bike 3 hours per week
5. Run Journeys 1/2 Marathon in May
by the way, I’m 69 years old–never too late or too old

2009 FITNESS GOALS

Goals for the next 3 months:

1) Continue my current 5 day/week work out schedule which includes: “MamaTone” on Mondays, Weight Training & Short Burst Cardio on Weds & Saturdays, Extended Cardio & core training on Fridays & Sundays. I would like to get back to yoga once a week too and try out a Zumba class.
2) Maintain my food journal for the duration of the “I Lost It At The Club” event which is ending on March 2nd.
3) Decrease my body fat by at least 5% by the March 2nd final weigh in for this event.
4) Lose 10-15 pounds…..Of course, I would love for this to be more but lost inches are important too.
5) Drink WAY more water then I already do & ABOLISH late night snacking.

Long Term Goals for 2009:

1) Plan meals in advance and change things up in the kitchen. I need to incorporate more variety in our meals. Sometimes I get so sick of grocery shopping, figuring out what to make and making the same things over and over again, that I wish I could just stop eating all together. Planning more fun meals should help with this current repulsion.

2) Form some new relationships/friendships with people at Supreme. I think having health conscious friends at the gym will give me more incentive to go and be a good support system for me. My husband will not join the gym so I am flying solo on this journey.

3) My long term goal is to lose at least 20% of my current body weight and 15% body fat or more.

4) I would love to be in great shape for my 20 year High school Reunion on June 6th.

5) Be able to do 15 push ups on my toes.

6) Let me say it again — ABOLISH LATE NIGHT SNACKING! That kills me I know it.

I am sure this list could go on and on but this is all I care to share at the moment. I am turning 38 in March and hope to get back into the shape I was when I met my husband back in 2000. Dare I say in even better shape. Also, not only do I want to look and feel better in 2009, I hope to form some new friendships and have more people in my social circle to enjoy this year of change with. Thanks to Dustin and my fellow MamaToners for your support thus far. Happy 2009!

Dawn

I hadn’t thought about my goals yet for 2009, but this blog really got me thinking…so here I go, my goals for the next 3 months are:

1. Lose 15 lbs
2. Be able to do 15 real push-ups in a row without breaking
3. Train for Crazylegs (5 miles…ultimate goal is to finish in less than 50 minutes)
4. Work on eating habits
a. cut down sugary coffee drink and diet soda intake and drink more water
b. portion control!!!
c. increase fruits and veggies
5. (echoing alicia) Be able to do that awful stair machine for 7 minutes without wanting to hurt someone

1. Give birth to a healthy baby boy in January. (not really a fitness goal, but needs to happen before anything else!
2. Back to pre-pregnancy weight by my birthday in May. (I’ve only gained 15, so I think this is realistic)
3. Participate in 3 5K or longer community runs this summer.
4. Incorporate strength training into fitness routine (currently just running/walking)–measured by ability to do real push ups by Labor Day (this won’t be easy–trust me)
5. Make exercise part of my daily life, something my 4 year old and husband will mirror and expect from me.

@trish make sure to include intervals into your runs to increase your speed.

@bobby I look forward to buying a magazine with you on it.

@carol great job not smoking… hang around others who are healthy.

@devon great list of goals… I look forward to working with you. Thanks for driving 45 min each way to come to MamaTone. Great dedication!

@Mellisa, work on rotational exercises for generating more power to hit your home run… or just run faster and hit it in the gaps I challenge you to decrease the sugar faster than your goal… I challenge you to go 10 days without any added sugar. That might be long enough to start changing your taste buds to be more sensitive and not crave as many sweets. Sometimes it takes up to a month

@Eileen This is the year you finally eat consistently! 12 months out of the year

@Alicia Props to wanting to do 5 pullups! Use an assisted pullup machine, negative pullups (jump up to the top position and slowly lower yourself down), lat pulldowns, and rowing exercises. Decreasing bodyweight will also make it a lot easier!

@Todd Way to smash Fit Fun Bootcamps 6 week weight loss record and in only 3 weeks! I look forward to featuring your story in an upcoming post! Try to get a little sleep on the nights before BC!

@Jeff I hope to meet you this summer with your wife at a bootcamp! If any of the times workout now, I would love to see you at one soon! I like your smile goal! You never know what a smile can do for a person.

@Lynn Way to be committed to weighing yourself consistently, so many people are in denial about where they are at… Also go by clothes and measurements to ensure that the scale is confirming the results you are getting.

@Jodi Way to bring your lunches to work… It doesn’t take more than 10 minutes to do, but can save you time, money, and calories.

@Lisa I love the goal of not drinking! (Some of you may know, I am 25 years old, went to Madison for college, and still haven’t taken a sip of alcohol even though I have been offered some nice financial awards to give up my alcohol virginity)

@Cheryl I have gone on 6 hours of sleep the past 3 nights, it sucks! If you watch TV in the evenings, opt for less TV and go to bed earlier. Keep veggies around you everywhere to increase intake.

@ Love the goal of being a healthy example to your family. Your kids WILL see what you do and want to follow… husband is not quite as easy to change, but you never know!

@ Mom Congrats on being consistent the past 3 months at the Y. If you are able to do a pullup, I will video tape it! I have yet to meet/work with a women who over the age of 50 can do a perfect pullup! But as you know, I never say never and don’t discourage anyone. So go after it!

@ Ann What can I say? Truly an inspiration, you do more at 69 years old, then most people do in their lifetime. Keep me updated on your progress! Do you live in the madison area? I would love to do a story on you.

@Dawn MamaTone is the place to be to meet other moms looking to be healthy. Reach out to those around MamaTone and they will reach out to you! Try this for your late night snacking… whenever you have a late night urge or craving… do 10 pushups… I have personally never tried this technique or had anyone else try it, but let me know if it works

@ Elizabeth for portion control play a game I play when I am losing weight for my fitness shows. I still eat 6 times a day, but I see how small I can make my portions without getting too hungry and losing energy… it is amazing how much less food the body needs then what we give it!

@Nancy It has been great working with you the past 2 weeks! I am excited to help you reach your goals! I will feature you in an article when you lose your 50 lbs! I bet you could accomplish that all in 2009!

Anne, yeah, Dustin said it, you are amazing!! My question to you is, can you do a pullup?? I didn’t know our age group was pullup-handicapped! ha
But, he waved the red flag and now I am REALLY going to go for it!

Dustin, first of all…I see in your comments to Lisa that you do not drink. Congratulations! What a healthy choice. I really commend you as a 25 year old!

As for not enough hours of sleep…it is because there is always something more to do, it is not because of watching TV. One of my goals is to simplify our house. I would like more time for taking care of myself.

Thanks for the tip to keep veggies everywhere around.

Thanks for listening.

Go Dunstin’s Mom! I am not quite 50 — but not too far away, so I’m cheering for you to do it.

I had never even heard of Dustin or this whole Mama Tone thing until yesterday when a friend of mine introduced me to it. Now, I have been addicted to reading all of the information and all of the blogging. I just finished reading everyone’s goals and almost shut my computer down, when I decided not to put my goals into writing!! So, here it goes:

1. Incorporate more weight/resistance training into my mostly cardio workouts.

2. Run 5 miles at one time. I currently run 3-4 miles at a time averaging 10-15 miles a week, but have always made that my limit.

3. Try to find a way to work on my baby tummy. My youngest is 3 and I have been consistantly working out 3-5 times a week for almost 2 years now. My results have been fairly good, but I am starting to wonder if certain areas will ever look “normal” again!?!

4. Drop a pant size. (I don’t want to weigh myself, so this is better verbage for me!)

5. Come up with some better goals!

Amanda,

Thanks for reading the blogs! Be sure to sign up for the newsletter (put you name and email in the box at the top of the website)

I applaud your effort to incorporate more weights into your workout. A tip to improve running, especially more distance is to have more core training… you will keep better posture while running and won’t fatigue quite as easily. Core training can help a little bit with getting rid of the muffin top, but that will improve much more with overall fat loss

Health Goals for Q1 2009

1. Continue Current Exercise - Bootcamp 3 days wk / Karate 4- 5 days wk

2. Add 1 day a week of lap swimming (30 min or 1/2 mile) - Either Monday or Wednesday morning
Add 1 day a week of either running on treadmill or stationary bike - Saturday Afternoon or Sunday

3. Maintain weight between 118-120.

4. I fell off the wagon with regards to diet soda. No more diet soda! 8 glasses of water a day.

5. Start to plan out meals better in advance, more vegetables…consistent daily food journal entries.

Longer Term 2009 Goals

1. Participate in at least 1 short triathlon.
2. Begin steps to get some sort of fitness instructor certification.

I know 2009 is the year for me!! I will be graduating RN school in Dec and I would love to look as good as that makes me feel. It would give me that feeling of “having it all”! My goals for the next three months,(April 9th):
- As Dustin suggested I took a before picture on Jan. 4th and I was not pleased to say the least. So on the 9th of April I will take an after picture and I will be shocked!!
-Lose at least 15 lbs doing strength training and cardio at least 3-4 days a week. If anyone has suggestion about strength training I can do at home with a ball, a few sets of dumbells and resistance bands I would appreciate hearing them. Between school and work I cannot afford a gym membership…not yet.
- Continue to eat healthy and pack lunches and dinners for times when I am away from home at school or work.
Goals for 2009:
- Become a size 6, looking good in a bathing suit would be phenomenal!!
- Continue with the healthy eating and find different recipes. It can be difficult to eat healthy when it feels like I am continually eating grilled chicken and veggies. Again any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for the support and good luck with all of your goals. I look forward to blogging with you!!

Hey Dustin, if I were in Madison, I’d join your boot camp training, but alas, I live way up in the northwoods. Winter is a real test to keep fit. But it happens with xcountry skiing, running and spin biking. (I lift a few times a week). Thanks for the encouragement.

I haven’t tried to do a pull-up in several years. Now that you mentioned it. . .I’ll go for it. Is it: up, down, and up? for one pull-up? Will let you know how it goes

2009 Short term goals – until March 7

1. Break thru plateau that has been dogging me for a few years
2. Loose 5% of total body weight
How:
a. Log food accurately every day, maybe even plan ahead
b. Follow set macronutrient guidelines and calories every day in same time period.
c. Plan ahead for food deviations – no giving in on the fly to temptation – plan ahead
d. Drink 40 oz of water during the day (at work)
e. Stick with Dustin for workouts
a. Get stronger
b. Keep having fun

2009 Long term goals
Motto: Stronger, better, faster
Stronger = fit (and fitter looking) core, more man pushups, some arm definition
Better = aspects besides the physical (10% total body weight, at least maintain the 5% all year)
Faster = on my bike

I just moved to CA from Madison where a side effect of the cold weather was being able to cover ourselves up for a longer stretch of the year. Here, I have no excuses.
Also, I’ve never been motivated enough to workout on my own. In Madison, I just blindly followed Dustin. There’s no Dustin in CA, so now I have no choice.

My goal for 2009:
1 - Have arms like Kelly Ripa.
2 - Workout at least 2-3 X week at home.
3 - Eat more fruit and drink more water.

Dustin,
If it’s not ok to put links to other sites on here, you can take my comment off.

But I have a suggestion for Kristen E.
When it comes to food variety, I love savingdinner.com. There are many types of menus to chose from (low-carb, heart healthy, etc) and each recipe has nutrition facts and Weight Watchers points at the bottom of it. The best part is they come with a shopping list! You do have to pay a small fee to download the menus, but I’ve tried many of them and they are delicious. They also offer a free week of menus so you can try before you buy.

Dustin, what’s your take on what they have to offer?

Today was my first day at bootcamp. I was thrilled with all the support that came my way! I have a very long way to go. I was shocked (and embarrassed) that I couldn’t do a simple jumping jack or skip rope! However, I did make it around the room the three times. Its a beginning! I have some basic goals to start with:

1. Use my elliptical 2-3 times a week to increase my wind. (30-45 minutes)
2. Do everything in my power to make all 3 bootcamps each week.
3. Drink the 8 waters a day.
4. Journal my food intake.
5. Grocery shop weekly. (Not uncommon to have barely any food in the house.) There is food but not enough to make a good balanced meal.
6. Decrease the carbs (they are my downfall)
7. Increase veggies and fruit.
8. I’m a meal skipper. So I have to work on this.
9. Build strength. I have lost so much strength, I can’t believe it.
10. Can I hope for like 15-20 lost pounds and a couple lost inches??

Just one day, has made me feel better about myself. I can only imagine what a few months would do. Thanks again for the support. Thank you Dustin.

My 2009 goal: 85 pounds????
I love to hike on state park wooded trails. This last year I never went.
I also would like to bike the old railroad trails from one town to the other with my daughter by this fall.

Congratulations Sherry for taking that first step! I remember my first boot camp and how the cardio almost killed me. However, it won’t be long before you start to see the results of your hard work. This will motivate you even more! Keep it up; I look forward to hearing about your progress in a couple of months. By the way - Don’t those sore muscles from boot camp yesterday feel great?

Thanks Marsue! And oh yes, sore muscles feel great! LOL! NOT!! The only muscles that are not hurting are my stomach muscles. Last night in bed, my legs and feet kept cramping up. Bananas?? and lots more water?? I told myself when I crawled out of bed this morning, better get used to these sore muschles…I imagine Dustin is going to make sure they always hurt! LOL!

Seriously though, I am excited. Previous to joining this, I had joined a gym close by me. I was walked through the exercises I was to do and that was it. When I went to work out a couple days later, I couln’t remember half of them and there was no support. If I wanted one-on-one again with the trainor, I had to set up an appt. and come up with an additional $90 for three more private sessions.

Thank you for your support Marsue!

Dustin,

I first learned about you on public radio and really enjoy listening to you. I am motivated after hearing the programs but I am having difficulty maintaining that motivaton long enough to get going on a program agh!
Alot of your success stories have mentioned having the “ready” mindset. Any hints to foster that mindset…

My 2009 goals are…

1) Return to regular exercise - including weight training this time ( I have done just cardio in the past)

2) Meal plan for myself and family (4 kids + husband)

3) Lose 15 pounds by July 2009

4) Be comfortable in any of the pants in my closet!

1. Learn how to cook/eat healthy - then do it consistently. Food journal.
2. Plan out weekly menus - shop for only what I need. Clear the cabinets of all of the “crap”
3. Continue with bootcamps - Increasing weights and reps
4. Water instead of regular soda.
5. Order an entirely smaller dress for my sister’s wedding - not just alter the one that has already been ordered.

So Anne, have you tried that pullup yet?:) I think you just need to pull yourself up so your chin reaches the bar and then back down (gravity will take care of that real fast!). I think Dustin says a real one is where you don’t give a little jump to help get it up there, and you start with your feet off that platform. I have it down to a 30 lb. cheat and did about 8 reps.

Kristen, I hear you….chicken and veggies can get way boring!! There are a lot of books out there with a lot of healthy recipes, but most of the time I just read them and don’t want to take the time to make them-unless it’s something the rest of the family will be eating too. I think if you have a family, the best trick would be to find stuff they will all eat, so you are not spending all your time fixing separate food for yourself. I have found that coucous (w.w.) and quinoa are quick and easy to throw in some diced cukes and tomatoes, lemon juice or a healthy drsg., seasonings, maybe some feta cheese….and the whole family likes it. Some things that I have found for some variety and not a whole lot of time are: tofu thrown in with some veggies, maybe some cumin for flavor; or steam some broc. or caulif. and put it all in your Magic Bullet (I would not want to be without mine!)with some tofu and you have a good hot soup with some protein-use some broth for more flavor, lo sod….pop the lid on it and have it to go-you can microwave it at work (I try to avoid that, if possible); another good thing to do with your Bullet (a blender works fine, but you have to transfer to make it to-go) are your protein shakes-another place for tofu instead of the prot. pwd. for some variety. I also add some cinnamon and stevia as I use only the unflavored pro. pwd. with no fake sugars (GNC has some at a reasonable price), sometimes I use some unsweetened, nonfat yogurt in the smoothie, and froz. st’berries, fr. mango or pineapple, berries, etc., and some ground flaxseed. If it’s a meal to go, you can bring some seeds or nuts (I use raw, measured, as you can overdo…either 1 or 2 T., depending on the fat content). Of course, the popular string cheese and fruit to go….Trader Joes has a good, lofat brand. At home, if there’s time for the big salad, the organic boxes of herb greens, etc. are good to have-last a long time, then add whatever is around: cot. cheese for some good prot. (I rinse mine), garb. or black beans-org. from Walmart, rinsing the salty liq., a fourth cup of avoc.-the Calif. Hass are said to have more of the healthy fat-red, gr, or yel. peppers, tom., cukes, carrots, chopped raw cauli. or broc., zucchini, spinach, sprouts, hummas-or on the side for dipping, etc.! For dinners, some wild caught alaskan salmon-not farm raised, if poss., or canned salmon (this can be added to your salads too), with your brown rice or wild rice, yams, spag. squash, cooked collards (Walmart has some cut up and ready for steaming), mushrooms sauted added to meals perk things up for little cal.
Well, that’s quite ‘enuff for now-sorry to take up so much space, Dustin! It’d be fun to hear from some of you others, your tricks for easy and healthy eating!

My goals for the next 3 months are:

1. Only eat when I am hungry.
2. Drink more water
3. Plan out my meals for the week
4. Give up caffeine

For the next 6 months:
1. Run a half marathon

3 Month Goals:
1-Lose balance of 35 lb goal, which is about 17 lbs by March 20th.
2-Food logging on Spark People website.
3-Making MamaTone every Wed and Fri!
4-Doing my own mini MamaTone workout at home Mon and Sat
5-Eating more fruits/veggies.
6-Drinking more water, less soad/coffee.
7-Drink less!

2009 Goals:
1-Don’t gain back the weight I lost!
2-Continue exercising schedule.
3-Continue to eat more fruits/veggies.
4-Participate in a local run.
5-Feel healthier & stronger then I did over 5 years ago.
**Maybe set a new goal of losing another 10 pounds**

2009 Goals
1. Drink more water
2.Plan and make healthier meals for myself & family - have the kids take part in the planning & preparing process.
3.Take a daily vitamin
4. Have a more positive attitude throughout the day.
5. Do something for myself at least once a week.

My goals for 2000:

1 - Alternate strength training and abdominals in the mornings before work and one day on the weekend
2 - Cardio for 30 minutues minimum at the club six days a week
3 - plan out weekly meals
4 - only healthy snacks
5 - keep food journal
6 - devise a better and more appropriate training plan for my half marathon training to beat my last time, then continue on with marathon training to beat last time for that too!
7 - by doing all of these things or striving for it, get in the best shape I have been in and stay there
8 - take Dustin’s classes with Valerie who won free classes with him through Nominate a Mom!

Maybe lofty, but something to work towards!

Good luck everyone!

Goals for 2009:

1.To eat healthier
2.Drink more water, a lot more!
3.Keep working on my cardio
4.Keep going to MammaTone 2X a week
and work out at home the other days
5.Take some time for me!

Wow - reading all of these goals have been really inspiring! I just joined this blog about 2 months ago, but I’m addicted like most of you! Putting my goals out there for everyone to read is scary, but I think it will give me that extra push that I need to make sure they happen!
My 3 goals for the next 3 months are:
1. To eat healtier and cook more
2. To work out as often as I can - I’m going for 5-6 days a week.
3. To drop 15lbs.
I just turned 30 myself and excited for this new year - I hear your 30’s are some of your best years and I can’t wait!
Thanks and good luck to everyone!

I just had an awesome sessin with Dustin today. He really kicked my butt - I’m sore already It helped me to realize how much I’m READY to get back in shape.

3 month goals:
1. Drink more water
2. Drop to 20% body fat
3. Encourage my husband to work out with me 1-2X a week

2009 goals:
1. Run a 5K
2. Complete a pull-up
3. Lose 7-10 pounds
4. Meet with Dustin to “check in” every 3 months or so

Thanks, and good luck everyone!!

So here goes…I know that if I put this down, Dustin will be checking in on me and that is what I really need right now.

1. Continue to workout twice a week with Ryan.
2. Add in 3-4 times a week of running…which will prepare me for the half marathon in May.
3. Lose 10-15 lbs. by March and hopefully 20-25 by the day of the race. (I would like to do more, but I would also like to be realistic.)
4. Be strong in my eating choices and not let others affect my eating.
5. I would ultimately like to be more consistent in my efforts at a healthier lifestyle and not make excuses for myself.

Thanks Dustin for the workouts last week. It was a good jump start to the new year. I hope that the next time we work out that the hill will have nothing on me!

This is the first time I’ve every publicly shared my resolutions, so it’s a little scary.

*Do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week and 30 minutes of strength training at least 5 days a week, though I’m ultimately shooting for 6 days a week.
*For cardio: I signed up for a step aerobics class through the UW, so I have to show up or my grade suffers (good motivation!), swim one day a week, ride my stationary bike once a week, and do a free yoga class on campus every Monday.
*For strength. In January, I will do the sparkpeople videos for an online bootcamp. They target upper body, lower body, and core on different days. I will do the 10 minute videos three times through. In February, I will do the sparkpeople videos for the bikini bootcamp for half an hour. In March, I will try new strength training videos through netflix for a fun change of pace. I’m thinking cheesy videos from the 80s will be the most fun.
*Send updates to my best friend about my daily workouts. This keeps both of us motivated.
*log food daily during this whole time. Allow myself to eat out once a week, but bring my own lunch everyday to campus.
*If I have lost 10 pounds my the end of March, schedule a massage.
*If I have lost a total of 15 pounds by June, I will swim with dolphins during my cruise to the Bahamas!!!!

Hey, that was actually kind of fun to share those. I hope the extra accountability helps me with my goals.

I am a work in progress, so I will start out with a few goals that I think will be achievable and believable!

1. Weight train 3-4 x per week and show muscle definition which proves I am starting to rebuild muscle mass.
2. Work up to 30 minutes of cardio “spurts” on my treadmill: 15% incline and 5.0 speed.
3. Cut back on caffeine and drink more water
4. Enter my first triathalon this summer - Danskin!
5. Swim a 50 yd butterfly and finish without stopping.
6. Eat a variety of food to fuel my body and not restrict my calories so that I am tired and fatigued and too preoccupied with the number on the scale.
7. Buy a new bike and experience the many bike trails WI has to offer.

I think that will do it for now. Thanks for this opportunity to write my goals and most of all, thanks for being here!

1. To keep exercising each day.
2. Reach my goal weight.
3. Keep food journals
4. Quit smoking
I just want to thank Dustin for giving the Madison area the opportunity to attend a boot camp. Dustin and Abbey are motivating and give you push to keep you going. I am new to boot camp and really enjoy it. Although I exercise at home, its much easier to quit when your tired or just take a day off. Boot camp keeps me motivated and food journals and weekly weigh ins make me stay accountable. Thanks again for giving us all hope!

As of today, March 23, I have not accomplished a single goal. I just can’t understand why I don’t get serious and commit! My life depends on it. Maybe today is the day…

I didn’t post my goals back in January. I wasn’t sure when I’d get the okay to start exercising again after being ill and didn’t want to make goals I couldn’t keep, so here goes now:

1) Exercise 3x a week
2) Keep the 50+ pounds off
3) Eat healthy and serve my family healthy meals.
4) Eat more veggies
5) Continue to drink lots of water

Cheryl - Thank you so much for your honesty in the update - especially being the first person to post. I also have the arthritis (and fibromyalgia at times) secondary to my lupus. I find that not getting enough sleep makes EVERYTHING worse. Regular weight training has built up my endurance (I can’t do cardio because of a bad knee). I had many stumbles and flat out falls in my journey — just try to keep pulling yourself up as soon as possible. Good luck!

Becky - Thank You so much for your comments. I remember reading your story. You can be proud of your 50+ pounds off! Stay strong and keep them off! My husband has a cousin with Lupus, I understand everything you have described, it is exactly what she describes. We know that we should get more hours of sleep. It is just that the day is not long enough to get everything done. And eating more healthy takes time too. Evenings can be short before it is time for bed! I really will try to do some regular weights, I have 3# weights here at home - all my fibromyalgia can take in the beginning. Thank You again for caring to post a message! Cheryl

Becky, just want to say how much I appreciate your advice on getting more sleep. I was only saying what keeps us from going to bed earlier. I am really trying to simplify our home so this can happen. Your advice helps push us to this goal!!
Cheryl

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Well, I did manage to keep up my lofty goals through the entirety of January. And guess what? I lost 15 pounds by the end of February! Then, I slowed down on the strength training and was only doing aerobics. Also, I broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years around that time, so I was emotionally eating like mad. Guess what? I gained 5 of the pounds back! But, this week has been good so far! I’ve already exercised for 120 minutes and I’ve been extra careful with what I’ve been eating. In fact, I should start journaling it again. I’ve been keeping track of my workouts on my calendar at home, so that’s been very motivating. I have a whole week that’s blank, and I HATE that. So, I’m not going to let it happen again. Good luck everybody with reexamining your goals!

My goals changed because I decided to finally bite the bullet and join Dustin’s Bootcamp class.
So goals that I have been able to keep are:
1-Attending Bootcamp M, W, and F for the past 7 weeks
2-Attending Got Core T and Th nights for the past 7 weeks
3-Keeping up with my weekly mileage goals training for the Monona 20K

Goals that need a bit of work:
1-Plan out my meals
2-Only healthy snacks
3-Keep a food journal

I have been sporatic on the food journal and good about planning breakfast, snacks, and lunch, but not so great on planning dinner. I finally got the evil Girl Scout cookies out of the house (well I ate them all - why do I even buy them?) so there really aren’t any bad snacks left.

Of the goals I have not been consistent on…at least I know what has been my obstacle…stress. I know we all have it and it really is an excuse, but there has been more of it than normal for me lately and I need to find a way out and finally fulfill those last three goals 100%, not something like 80% of the time.

I am getting stronger, losing weight, and putting on muscle. Others have noticed and it too and it feels GREAT and great to hear! I wish I would have taken Bootcamp and Core long ago. I was hesitant because I already pay for the club membership, but it is SO WORTH it and, for me, seemed like a small price to pay to feel much better about me. I am in my 2nd - 6 week session of bootcamp and my 8th week of core and have lost 7 pounds (according to the scale), but I know I am losing body fat too. My clothes fit differently and I look different too. My hips are finally where they are supposed to be (but still need work)!!

There is no turning back now!

March 30, 2009

Here were the goals I posted and the results:
2009 Short term goals – until March 7

1. Break thru scale plateau that has been dogging me for a few years
* Not quite, very close though

2. Loose 5% of total body weight
* Accomplished!! Plus I lost 6% body fat, and gained 5 pounds of lean muscle mass!
How:
a. Log food accurately every day, maybe even plan ahead
b. Follow set macronutrient guidelines and calories every day in same time period.
c. Plan ahead for food deviations – no giving in on the fly to temptation – plan ahead
d. Drink 40 oz of water during the day (at work)
* could have done much better on this

e. Stick with Dustin for workouts
* Accomplished!!
a. Get stronger
*Accomplished!!
b. Keep having fun
*Accomplished!!