Game of Thrones: And Working Out

So I subscribe to this "group" or something called "Blood, Sweat and Cheers" and their recent email promotion was talking about Game of Thrones and working out. Basically a reverse of a TV show drinking game. Instead of doing a shot everyone someone says "dragon fire", it's do 25 pushups.

Here is the link. I know Chris and I will be watching on Sunday (we subscribed to HBO jsut for this series) and after an Easter Sunday dinner, I'll probably need this little work out.

Enjoy to those who watch the show!

To 5k or not to 5k in May :)

Hey Gals,

So I just came across this 5k that's in Medway on May 18th at 8am. I know it's 1.5 months away, but wanted to throw the idea out to people and such. It's $25 to register and I think it's pretty low key as it is in Medway.

Still debating on doing this and if I want to sign up, but it could be motivation for people to get back up on the treadmill and start running outside more often too. And it's not as intimidating as the Susan G Komen one we did in October with 1000s of participants.

Let me know your thoughts though!

Healthy Snack Ideas

I hope everyone's first day went well.  I stayed on track with eating, but didn't get to the gym like I wanted.  Today is a new day!!  

I was packing up some food for work today and wanted to share some of the snacks that I've been taking with me.  Please respond in the comments with your own snack ideas!  I'd love to expand my usual snack options.

- 1/4 cup of almonds
- Piece of fruit (usually apple or banana)
- Packet of instant oatmeal
- Whole Wheat English Muffin w/2 tbls of peanut butter
- Chocolate Mint Zone Bar (I probably should remove this one, but it really helps with candy cravings)
- Chobani Yogurt
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip VitaTops (This is something Chris turned me on to...90 calories, sugar free and it's basically a chocolatey muffin top you put in the toaster oven. You can find it in the organic frozen food section)

So what do you bring for snacks, ladies??

Allison's Goals

1.  Lose 10 pounds
2. Go to the gym at least 3 times a week
3. Be able to run a 5k in July

Soph's Goals

So this is what I am thinking...

1.  Weight Goal:  My goal weight by July 1st is a solid 130lb.  What I mean by solid is that on Monday after I binge on the weekend I am not over 130.  That would be losing about 14lb

2.  Size Goal:  Lose inches 2 from belly, 2 from hips, 1 from each thigh.  I have no idea if this is realistic, it is a guess

3.  Fitness Goal:  
      a.  Jog 3 miles  (I currently can probably do a little over a mile)
      b.  Do 3-5 plank push ups (not on knees, chest to ground)  ( I currently can't do one, just tried!)

4.  Yoga:  Work towards Crow...at least practice it weekly

5.  Food:  Mostly Paleo friendly eating during the week (protein, fruits and veggies), less binging on weekends

If anyone is interested in learning more about clean eating I recommend the book "Real Food"
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-What-Eat-Why/dp/1596913428

GOOD LUCK! I officially start tomorrow as I am celebrating Greek Independence Day!

Color Run Date!

Thought I'd post this now so people know and can be ready! I've subscribed to the VIP list to be notified when the actual date is released for Boston. But it looks like it'll be in July sometime...  I know some people had shown interest in this, but if we can all sign up I think this would be a great thing to do :) And I'll do some more research too on other 5ks and fun runs.

Here's to day one!

Amanda's Goals

I know my goals will need to be a little different than what I would want to go for (losing 10-15lbs, getting a six pack), but this is what I came up with:

1.) Maintain healthy weight gain throughout my pregnancy.  I will be meeting with my doctor on April 9th so I will talk it over with her and get a week to week number to compare myself against.  I will post it to you all when I find out what the gain should be.

2.) Get to the gym 3-4 times a week for cardio.  Just getting there will be an accomplishment!

3.) 10,000 steps a day.  I was thinking about this and not sure about the number, but when Ashley posted it, I thought why not try it too since I have a FitBit.

4.) Try one new healthy recipe per week.  I will post the recipe here and give my review of it.

5.) Stay away from processed foods whenever possible. I will eat lots of fruit and other healthy snacks so I stay away from chips/candy.  I want to also stay away from diet soda or anything else that has artificial sweetener.  

I'm excited to see how we all do!  I'm also excited to have some pizza/ice cream tonight as my last hurrah :)

Ashley's Goals

Here are my goals:

1. Lose 7-10 pounds to get back to my pre-wedding weight so hopefully I will be able to wear some of those cute bikinis I bought this summer
2. Start my diet with a 15 day kick-start plan  
3. Kick ass in the duathalon I signed up for at the end of May
4. Actually be able to maintain a healthy diet for an extended amount of time :)  I will do this by tracking food through MyFitnessPal and using my FitBit to also track activity and make sure that I get at least 10,000 steps a day!

Game on!!

Competition Rules?

Hi Ladies,

So I know we talked a lot about how you would win the challenge but just wanted to check in to see if we were going to do this as a group challenge or just everyone make their own challenge and we help to keep each other accountable.  I'm fine either way!

Should we have rules like:

• You need to post your personal goal no later than Monday 
• You need to post your progress once a week, you can pick the day
• In your post you should update how you are tracking towards your goal
• What is the end date?  I thought we said something like July 4th?
• What is the reward??  :)  I think we talked about all having our own reward for reaching our goals but we also talked about a spa day so do we want to plan that for right after the competition ends?  I know people's summers get booked up quickly so it might not be a bad idea to lock down a date now and we can always decide on location etc later.  I think we just need to make sure that AD will be in her 2nd or 3rd trimester so that she can get a prenatal massage, so AD just let us know when it's safe!

Let me know what you think!

Ashley

Fitness Challenge: Accepted

Hey ladies,

I'm so excited to start this challenge and have been brainstorming ideas/goals too. With the wedding and getting into "bridal dress shape" it definitely seemed so much easier to be healthier and exercise. Now even thinking of "bikini season" isn't helping. But I feel with us ladies sticking together, we can do this!

For goals, I definitely want to lose 8-10 lbs, and get back to my wedding weight. And if I can stay there throughout the summer and hopefully aim towards maintaining it for the remainder of the year, I'll be stoked.

I agree with Sophia and hope to be able to do a yoga pose that I view as challenging. The crow is one that I have in mind too, or even being able to do the full headstand pose (not up on my yoga terms!) And even being able to make it an entire class without having to stop or look to help for how to do a pose.

If weekends allow for it; and scheduling too, I want to attempt another 5k and I'd love to do the color run as well. I'll look into that and see what I can find. Maybe once this is over, my gift to myself will be a bike, so I can do triathlons!

Finally, I want to be better with meal planning and eating. It's hard with swimming being from 6-8 and such, but if I can do a list and plan things out as far in advance as I can, that will help big time.

I was also thinking that maybe we could all try to hit up a random class from time to time to keep ourselves motivated. Or meet up and do beach walks or something!

Well...here's to eating unhealthy for another few days :)

Getting ready for Monday!

I am getting so excited to start our fitness challenge!  I am hoping that I am able to figure out this blog as well :)

To prepare I bought a new cookbook, "The Body Rest Diet: Power your Metabolism, Blast Fat, and Shed Pounds in 15 days" by Harley Pasternak.  It's mostly smoothies, so I will be sure to share the recipes if they are good!  I also got a FitBit so that I can track my activity throughout the day better.  I wear a heart rate monitor during my workouts but then sit at my desk all day so I'm interested in seeing what my actual activity is compared to what it should be and hopefully use that information to make some healthy changes.

I'm still working on figuring out what my goal is but once I have it I'll be sure to post it!  Now for the last week of fatness....maybe pizza for dinner :)