Lose Weight (and get fit) Before Roo Thread

thank you! it was, by far, the best year of my life.

we bought the national parks annual pass and did two trips. the first was in an rv with our two kitties, and we basically traversed across i-10, visited friends in tx, and then hit carlsbad, grand canyon, vegas during the first weekend of the ncaa tournament, zion national park, joshua tree, sequoia, yosemite. then we drove over to san francisco for a week, down the pch to san diego, then went back up through utah and saw bryce canyon, arches, canyonlands, and mesa verde before traipsing back via route 66. i love southern utah so much; i could totally live there if it weren't so far from everyone i love.

we only got pulled over once - for going too slow coming out of grand canyon national park, haha. our rv was pretty underpowered when it came to anything steep, so we spent a lot of time moving to the right and waving people around.

we spent the summer in wv with our nieces, and then did a second trip in september. on that one, we took a minivan with a mattress in the back and basic camping stuff and did a northern loop: badlands, mt. rushmore, custer state park, grand teton, yellowstone, glacier national park (gf's favorite place), columbia river gorge area, drove up to vancouver, came back down and did mt. rainier, mt. hood, mt. st. helens, portland, redwoods, and then back to zion national park for our anniversary, and up to garden of the gods and rocky mountain national park before heading back to wv, where we're currently attempting responsible adulthood again.

it was the best decision we've ever made. we did so many beautiful hikes, and just really enjoyed how amazing and diversely beautiful this country is, and there's still so much we didn't even get to! we're going to start saving again and hope to do something similar in the next five years. we had originally planned to do a europe trip as part of this year, but we both ended up being pretty travel weary by the end of each trip and decided that we should save europe for a time when we are better prepared and fresher.

I think I post in the thread about once every 12 months or so, but I'm back! And back on the weightless train. I gained a lot the last 3 years, and I really need to take it back off. Have Roo looming is a great incentive, though. Knowing how much that extra 30 lbs will affect my comfort in Roo heat, has me finally getting serious.

So I just finished the 21 day sugar detox (which is amazing) and am now going basic low-carb with yoga/hooping combo schedule. Down 5 lbs so far and am on track to meet my goal by mid May. I found an app that is really helpful, too - Happy Scale. It keeps track of your trends and gives you a timeline to meet your goal and any mini-goals you set up.

Fitbit challenges, here we come!

bonzai if I can manage to conquer the odds and make it, and if custeph can make it after giving away an organ, then what is preventing you from making it to the farm?

I work in Alumni Relations and it's Reunion weekend. It's like being a football coach and asking off for the Super Bowl. I can hope that my boss will feel pity at some point, but that's about it.

Ive had this problem myself. I think I am coming around, things are feeling more manageable (got that seasonal depression) and I look to get serious on the healthy lifestyle front.

I wish you luck in your endeavors and just know that if you stay persistent you can break the funk!

I've been tracking everything in myfitnesspal since mid Jan, and staying under 1200 calories most of the time.

I'm eating pretty healthy (which is normal for me) but reduced portions and snacking a lot.... I've also cut out a lot of sugar, which is killing me!!  I've been trying to get on the elliptical or walk for at least 15 minutes each day.  I've lost a few pounds, and overall I feel trimmer and my clothes are fitting better already. 

I really need to lose another 12 lbs or so.  I say this every year - sigh  I am pretty disgusted at my body right now, but I have the incentives of going to Utah (and hiking a lot and not wanting to feel out of shape), Shaky Knees, Bonnaroo and the beach in July, so I NEED to get my ass in gear!!!

You know that I also love my wine, but I have switched to vodka 90%+ of the time for this reason. It has been a few years since I have made the switch and yeah- liquor just isn't wine It doesn't make me as happy!

The struggle is real 

We actually spent a day at Crater Lake! I just forgot to include it. We couldn't camp bc there was this huge mountain biking thing going on at the time, but we did a fantastic hike and spend a bit on the patio outside the restaurant admiring the view.

National Parks pass is a great Xmas present! What area(s) of the US are most convenient for you? Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions, or just to rub whatever you end up doing in my face!

roughly fifteen weeks to prepare myself to go full beyoncé bodysuit. also, yesterday i went to just about the hardest yoga class i've ever done and my body is not happy about it today.

I haven't gone swimming in two months, damn cold weather. I could drive to the school pool, but ehhhhhhh

I have returned to the gym, though, and now being only a few pounds away from squatting my body weight feels really great.

Yup! DL is kinda tricky at my gym because plates beneath 45 aren't that big, so my reps are a bit stop-and-go. 

Went past my body weight for squats, so killing that. Tone is coming in nicely on my muscles, so should be looking good for Movement and Pitchfork.

Swam for the first time last week even though the water was freezing. Not really rusty at all, and managed to swim 10 laps in 20 minutes before escaping the icy water. It's cold again in the 'ville, so hoping to hit the pool hard once it warms up in a week. Trying to get my endurance back up for Miami Music Week.