) I gained 10 pounds back. I just cannot get it back off. I now am down 4 pounds of those 10, but I can't seem to get and stay below 135. I really want to get to 130 again. And after a talk with my doctor at my last physical I would like to get to 125-128 as a final goal. She says that the middle of the healthy range for my height would be best for me because on both of my parents sides of the family there are a lot of people with diseases related to obesity and overweight. 
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I'm going to go ahead and do my intro and goals today, since I have time today and a busy day tomorrow and I am not sure I will get a chance.
I am a 40 y.o. mom of two kids, both with birthdays in the next two months, but currently 7 and 9, married to my HS sweetheart. I gained too much weight in my late 20s early 30, as I was eating to cope with stress. I continued to gain during and after my pregnancies (nearly 50 pounds my first pregnancy). When my kids were about 1.5 and 3.5 I realized I just hated how I looked, but more so how I felt. My son was getting fast and super active at 3.5 and I just didn't have the energy I wanted to chase him around. I had a friend and neighbor who was super fit, and she invited me to go to the gym with her. I started taking regular spin classes with her and then added strength training and other classes. I was fortunate in that my initial progress was fairly quick. The scale didn't move a ton in the first month, but after that month (I think I was putting on muscle) it moved steadily and quickly. From November '09 to March '10 I lost 40 pounds. But I never hit my official goal of 122. I was pretty happy with how I felt physically and with how I looked, so I stayed there figuring one day I'd shoot for that goal again. But, I never did. I stayed in a solid range of 128-132. My healthy weight range is 105-141, so I was at the high end, but I am more of a medium than small frame, and a bit more muscular than average, so I told myself that the weight was fine. I kept the weight off for over 5 years
Fast forward to April 2015. I had a minor gynecological surgery with an annoyingly major set of recovery restrictions. I could not lift any weight more than 5 pounds for the first 2 weeks, nothing more than 10 for the remaining 4 weeks (6 total). I also could not swim, nor could I do any exercise with impact. No cycling due to its positioning putting stress on the abdominal/pelvic area, no running, jumping or walking at more than an easy leisurely pace. Exercise is my stress relief, so I was miserable for those 6 weeks. Stuck at home with tons of food in the house (I still had to feed my husband and kids
So, my goal this month is to lose 6 pounds and get to 130.
How am I going to get there:
1)More regular exercise. I run, but I think I am hungrier after running than any other exercise. So, I want to mix it up a bit this month. My next race is a 10 miler in April. I am hoping to train for that 4 days per week (2 short runs, 1 medium, 1 long), and do cross training 2 days, plus strength training 2-3 days per week. The last few months I have been so focused on running that I think I did tons some days, but not enough others, and ate like I ran everyday regardless.
2)Tracking. Man, this is an issue for me. I am fabulous when I track, but when I don't the wheels come off the bus. I am going to hold myself accountable to track everyday by setting a reminder in my iPhone for two times a day. One midday at the time I am waiting to pick my kids up at school, so I remember what I ate in the morning well, the other at 8:30 when the kids should be in bed.
3)Morning jumpstart. I am going to start getting up earlier, and do 20 minutes of core work and my PT exercises. I am hoping this will set me up positively for the day.
4)Evening challenge. I am going to do a glute challenge, as weak glutes are the cause of my IT band syndrome, so I am hoping this night time extra activity will help with strengthening my glutes and get me off the couch. I usually collapse around 8:30 every night.
5)Sleep more! I need to sleep more. I am going to shoot to go to bed by 9:45 every night, so I will be asleep my 10:15. Then I will be up at 6, so it will be just shy of 8 hours. This would be a huge improvement for me. I usually only get around 6. If I can even get to 7 hours I'd be happy. My garmin tracks my sleep for me, so that part is easy.
6) Nutrition. I am going to go back to my tried and true. I am going to eat close to my goal weight (130) in protein grams every day. I will eat only 3 servings of starchy carbs like bread, white pasta and potatoes a day, plus tons of fruits and veggies. I eat a lot of low fat or non fat dairy as well. My very favorite snack is plain greek yogurt. I guess I am lucky in that I only like the plain unsweetened stuff, I do not like the fruit blends or other flavors.
Motivation. Not going to lie, this month it is as much vanity as general health improvement. I took pictures outside the California Grill following a celebratory dinner after all three Glass Slipper Challenges I have done, including last Sunday. For the non runDisney members, that is the challenge of doing the Enchanted 10k and the Princess Half Marathon in one weekend. This years pictures were my least favorite of the three. I just am not a fan of how I look in my pictures this year. So, I feel like it has given me renewed motivation to get back on track. I know I don't feel as good as I did last year either, so I say, bring on March! I am really ready to make this month my best in a long time!
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Hi everyone - I'm back in it for the month. Happy that @SarahDisney has lots of fun things planned for the month.
Goal and process TBD. Maybe that'll be QOTD #1! Who knows.
Like @flvy - I ran a half marathon today and I'm a bit exhausted.
I'm going to go ahead and do my intro and goals today, since I have time today and a busy day tomorrow and I am not sure I will get a chance.
I am a 40 y.o. mom of two kids, both with birthdays in the next two months, but currently 7 and 9, married to my HS sweetheart. I gained too much weight in my late 20s early 30, as I was eating to cope with stress. I continued to gain during and after my pregnancies (nearly 50 pounds my first pregnancy). When my kids were about 1.5 and 3.5 I realized I just hated how I looked, but more so how I felt. My son was getting fast and super active at 3.5 and I just didn't have the energy I wanted to chase him around. I had a friend and neighbor who was super fit, and she invited me to go to the gym with her. I started taking regular spin classes with her and then added strength training and other classes. I was fortunate in that my initial progress was fairly quick. The scale didn't move a ton in the first month, but after that month (I think I was putting on muscle) it moved steadily and quickly. From November '09 to March '10 I lost 40 pounds. But I never hit my official goal of 122. I was pretty happy with how I felt physically and with how I looked, so I stayed there figuring one day I'd shoot for that goal again. But, I never did. I stayed in a solid range of 128-132. My healthy weight range is 105-141, so I was at the high end, but I am more of a medium than small frame, and a bit more muscular than average, so I told myself that the weight was fine. I kept the weight off for over 5 years
Fast forward to April 2015. I had a minor gynecological surgery with an annoyingly major set of recovery restrictions. I could not lift any weight more than 5 pounds for the first 2 weeks, nothing more than 10 for the remaining 4 weeks (6 total). I also could not swim, nor could I do any exercise with impact. No cycling due to its positioning putting stress on the abdominal/pelvic area, no running, jumping or walking at more than an easy leisurely pace. Exercise is my stress relief, so I was miserable for those 6 weeks. Stuck at home with tons of food in the house (I still had to feed my husband and kids
So, my goal this month is to lose 6 pounds and get to 130.
How am I going to get there:
1)More regular exercise. I run, but I think I am hungrier after running than any other exercise. So, I want to mix it up a bit this month. My next race is a 10 miler in April. I am hoping to train for that 4 days per week (2 short runs, 1 medium, 1 long), and do cross training 2 days, plus strength training 2-3 days per week. The last few months I have been so focused on running that I think I did tons some days, but not enough others, and ate like I ran everyday regardless.
2)Tracking. Man, this is an issue for me. I am fabulous when I track, but when I don't the wheels come off the bus. I am going to hold myself accountable to track everyday by setting a reminder in my iPhone for two times a day. One midday at the time I am waiting to pick my kids up at school, so I remember what I ate in the morning well, the other at 8:30 when the kids should be in bed.
3)Morning jumpstart. I am going to start getting up earlier, and do 20 minutes of core work and my PT exercises. I am hoping this will set me up positively for the day.
4)Evening challenge. I am going to do a glute challenge, as weak glutes are the cause of my IT band syndrome, so I am hoping this night time extra activity will help with strengthening my glutes and get me off the couch. I usually collapse around 8:30 every night.
5)Sleep more! I need to sleep more. I am going to shoot to go to bed by 9:45 every night, so I will be asleep my 10:15. Then I will be up at 6, so it will be just shy of 8 hours. This would be a huge improvement for me. I usually only get around 6. If I can even get to 7 hours I'd be happy. My garmin tracks my sleep for me, so that part is easy.
6) Nutrition. I am going to go back to my tried and true. I am going to eat close to my goal weight (130) in protein grams every day. I will eat only 3 servings of starchy carbs like bread, white pasta and potatoes a day, plus tons of fruits and veggies. I eat a lot of low fat or non fat dairy as well. My very favorite snack is plain greek yogurt. I guess I am lucky in that I only like the plain unsweetened stuff, I do not like the fruit blends or other flavors.
Motivation. Not going to lie, this month it is as much vanity as general health improvement. I took pictures outside the California Grill following a celebratory dinner after all three Glass Slipper Challenges I have done, including last Sunday. For the non runDisney members, that is the challenge of doing the Enchanted 10k and the Princess Half Marathon in one weekend. This years pictures were my least favorite of the three. I just am not a fan of how I look in my pictures this year. So, I feel like it has given me renewed motivation to get back on track. I know I don't feel as good as I did last year either, so I say, bring on March! I am really ready to make this month my best in a long time!
Hello all, I'm Lizanne... I joined the group mid-February and just this morning reached Feb my goal of landing in one-derland, weighing in at 199.1 pounds. I joined WW at the beginning of the year, and the program is really working for me... and the extra support found here is just icing on the cake... low fat calorie free icing
I had a goal of 196 pounds by Easter, but I'm going to up that a little bit and make 194 my March-to-it goal: plus to walk 125 miles.
I'm on Instagram: Popperfisk
And I have a FitBit: Popperfisk@gmail.com
For those that are new this month I am joining in from Australia - I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland a very spectacular place to live. It was the last day of summer yesterday but we have fairly mild winters here so I am going to try and keep up my paddling/beach workouts going as long as I can stand the water temperature.
Question of the Day - Tuesday, March 1st:
Thank you for joining us this month as we MARCH our way to a healthier lifestyle.
This month we’ll be enjoying our favorite Disney parades as we march through the month discussing goals, exercise, healthy eating, general health and wellness, and many topics in between.
Each week we’ll feature a current Disney parade, with weekends featuring retired or special occasion parades. Please feel free to share any and all parade pictures you may have – we all know that you can never have too many Disney parade pictures!
Since I’m in charge, we’ll be starting off with my favorite Disney parade, the Main Street Electrical Parade:
The Main Street Electrical Parade, which started at Disneyland in1972 and debuted at Magic Kingdom in 1977, has been through several incarnations. The currently incarnation began at Magic Kingdom in June 2010, and it features floats and live performers covered in thousands of electronically controlled lights and a soundtrack featuring the song "Baroque Hoedown." The parade shows several nights per week (and every night during “busier” seasons), with some nights having multiple showings.
Just like that Tinkerbell float signals the start of the parade, so too a discussion of our goals for the month signals the start of a new monthly challenge. So let’s start this month off discussing a tried and true topic – what we want to accomplish in the month of March.
What is your goal for the month of March?
What is your plan to meet that goal?
What obstacles will stand in your way this month? How do you plan to overcome those obstacles?
