Hi everyone! Decided that I needed people to help hold me to doing something... anything... to getting healthier. I'm horrible at exercising and prone to over eating the most unhealthy thing in the house.

Age: 24 (25 on Dec 15)
Weight: 226
Height: 5 feet 7.75 inches
Clothes: XL or size 16/18 in American sizes.
Trivia: Not small boned but not large boned either.

I've decided that walking would be the easiest place to start. In addition to that, I want to try either the 200 sit-up challenge or the 100 pushup challenge. Will print week one of both off tonight.

Short Term Goals!
Goal: Walk 5 miles a week.
Goal: Lose 3 pounds bimonthly.
Goal: Do situps or pushups 3 times a week minimum.

Long Term Goals!
Goal: By March, I want to weigh under 200 pounds.
Goal: By March, I want to easily walk a mile in 10 minutes.
Goal: By March, I want to do 200 sit-ups or 100 pushups.
Goal: By March, I want to comfortably be wearing size 14/16.

Friends, help me keep on this! Silver Storm: and Superstition: - would you two lovely ladies help? hummy: and Tachigami: - would you two also help? Kiyoto:, Ivvy:, OnYourGoat:, and Kirin Rosenbaum:... would you also help?

December Work-Out Log and Notes

Week One (Dec 1-7)
Dec 3 at 10:15- Girl Push-Ups (2,3,2,2,5), Crunches (3,4,3,3,5) Yay! I started! But it was hard... am I so out of shape?!
Dec 5 at 12:25 to 12:40 I went walking and got just under a mile in. It is so cold out! 24 F.
Dec 5 at 8:40pm- Girl Push-Ups (3,4,2,3,5)
Dec 6 at 12:20pm - Crunches (5,6,3,5,6)

Didn't Meet Goals.

Week Two (Dec 8-14)
Dec 8 - Walked a mile
Dec 8 - Crunches (6,8,6,6,7)

Didn't Meet Goals.

Week Three (Dec 15-21)
Weight Check: no scale available :(
Dec 18 - Walked 25 minutes.
Dec 19 - Crunches (4,5,4,4,5)
Dec 20 - Walked 33 minutes.

Didn't Meet Goals.

Week Four (Dec 22-28)
Dec 23 - Walked for 30 minutes

Didn't Meet Goals.

GOAL CHECK!
Goal: Walk 5 miles a week? no
Goal: Lose 3 pounds bimonthly? no
Goal: Do situps or pushups 3 times a week minimum? no

January Workout Log and Notes

Beginning Weight: unknown
Beginning Clothing Size: 18 women's... and it is snug
Beginning Mile Weekly Average: 20 minutes

Week One (Dec 29 - Jan 4)
Dec 30 - Walked for two hours on Virginia Beach (Just over two miles.)

Dec 31 - Girl Push-Ups (4,6,4,4,6) ((I hate my body. I hate my size. I will build muscle to consume the fat.))
Dec 31 - Crunches (6,9,6,6,9) ((I will lose the flappiness!!))
Dec 31 - Elliptical for 5 minutes on level 4.

Jan 1 - Walked a mile in 20 minutes on a treadmill.
Jan 1 - Girl Pushups (5,6,4,4,7)
Jan 1 - Crunches (7,9,6,7,11)

Week Two (Jan 5 - 11)

oops

Week Three (Jan 12-18)
Weight Check: 227 pounds

Jan 13 - Indoor Bike 11 minutes
Jan 13 - Girl Pushups (10,7)

Jan 14 - Indoor Bike 10 minutes

Jan 15 - Indoor Bike 20 minutes

Week Four (Jan 19 - 25)

Jan 21 - Indoor Bike 20 minutes
Jan 21 - Indoor Bike 20 minutes

Jan 22 - Indoor Bike 20 minutes
Jan 22 - Indoor Bike 30 minutes

Jan 23 - Indoor Bike 10 minutes

Week Five (Jan 26 - Feb 1)

Jan 26 - 35 minute walk

Jan 30 - weigh 238 pounds and size 18 women's is very snug
Jan 30 - 14 minutes indoor bike ride (rode like I was running from hell... hate my fat that much)
Jan 30 - 20 minutes indoor bike ride
Jan 30 - 15 minutes indoor bike ride (relaxed)

GOAL CHECK!
Goal: Walk 5 miles a week?
Goal: Lose 3 pounds bimonthly?
Goal: Do situps or pushups 3 times a week minimum?

February Workout Log and Notes

Beginning Weight: 238
Beginning Clothing Size: snug 18 W
Beginning Mile Weekly Average: none

Week One (Feb 2-8)

Feb 3 - Indoor Bike 30 minutes

Week Two (Feb 9-15)

Feb 10 - Walmart walking 1.5 hours

Week Three (Feb 16-22)
Weight Check: 239

Feb 18 - Walmart walking 1 hour

Feb 20 - 2 reps of 10 leg lifts

Feb 21 - 1 rep of 20 leg lifts and 1 rep of 10 leg lifts

Week Four (Feb 23-March 1)

GOAL CHECK!
Goal: Walk 5 miles a week?
Goal: Lose 3 pounds bimonthly?
Goal: Do situps or pushups 3 times a week minimum?

MARCH GOAL CHECK!

Do I weigh under 200 pounds?

Can I walk a mile in under 10 minutes?

Can I do 200 sit-ups or 100 pushups?

Can I wear size 14/16 clothing?

I will definitely help in anyway that I can. I am hoping to be loosing weight myself. My job helps, (never thought it was going to be quite the workout).

Hey maiden, o.o

Originally Posted by Silver Storm

I will definitely help in anyway that I can. I am hoping to be loosing weight myself. My job helps, (never thought it was going to be quite the workout).

Thank you darling!

Originally Posted by Kiyoto

Hey maiden, o.o

Hi Kiyoto! With you two cheering me on, I can do this! It is nightfall already, so walking is out. But I can start the other stuff :)

---------- Post added 12-04-2013 at 01:18 PM ----------

Okay got the first night of exercise in. I did small numbers several times. Sadly, it was really hard to do. And with cold weather coming, the likelihood of walking goes down. I must walk tomorrow!

biggest thing to do is cut out a lot of salt out of your diet. eat healthy and smaller portions and do exercise there are exercise you can do at home too. like walk up and down stairs if you have them.

Oh-- GOOD LUCK! YOU CAN DOO EET! *\OUO/*

Originally Posted by Kirin Rosenbaum

biggest thing to do is cut out a lot of salt out of your diet. eat healthy and smaller portions and do exercise there are exercise you can do at home too. like walk up and down stairs if you have them.

I eat smaller portions (stomach shrunk in South Korea) but I am grazing often. And it isn't healthy usually what I eat. I can't seem to help myself. I was deprived of normal food for two years. Now I have access to whatever I want and ...

We don't have stairs but I might be able to walk down to the corner and back. It is a quarter mile there and a quarter mile back.

Originally Posted by OnYourGoat

Oh-- GOOD LUCK! YOU CAN DOO EET! *\OUO/*

Thank you darling ^_^

*cheers pompoms loud yelling*

Originally Posted by maidenroseheart

I eat smaller portions (stomach shrunk in South Korea) but I am grazing often. And it isn't healthy usually what I eat. I can't seem to help myself. I was deprived of normal food for two years. Now I have access to whatever I want and ...

We don't have stairs but I might be able to walk down to the corner and back. It is a quarter mile there and a quarter mile back.



Thank you darling ^_^

yeah you need to stop grazing, that's usually a no no. do you have like a Curves near you?

lol thank you OnYourGoat

I'm not aware of one... is it a store?

no it's a women's gyms.

Oh! Okay... now that would be nice. No men I feel are seeing me and wishing me smaller :P

Maiden, this is such a great idea! *cheers*

Thank you Mythos! I'm sure gonna darn try.

Good luck, mai!

Thank you hummy!

Everyone, I am going to walk a mile or more tomorrow as well as do the next set of sit-ups and push-ups. Bug me to do them please!!

Originally Posted by maidenroseheart

Oh! Okay... now that would be nice. No men I feel are seeing me and wishing me smaller :P

It also doesn't smell.

lol so true!

Hey everyone, despite it being below freezing, I went walking! Going to update my chart :)

Good for you girl.

Hey all! I got those crunches and girl push ups finally in... will go update my chart. It is so cold outside. I need to go walking, but... cold. Would half mile stretches be okay? How many should I do and how far apart from each other? Can I warm up inside between those half miles?

Originally Posted by maidenroseheart

Hey all! I got those crunches and girl push ups finally in... will go update my chart. It is so cold outside. I need to go walking, but... cold. Would half mile stretches be okay? How many should I do and how far apart from each other? Can I warm up inside between those half miles?

Sounds like you're having the same problem as me. So hot I can't go outside XD

Half mile would be perfectly okay and yes you may warm up between them. I would say an hour to two hours between would be okay (I'm lazy. sue me. XD ) but it really depends. How many miles are you trying for each day?