Ok...here we go. A new month....a new year. Time to get off our collective butts and push ourselves a little bit. This isn't about weight loss so much as it's about living/breathing/moving more...feeling better....improving the quality of our life through fitness. Not to mention pushing ourselves to do a little more than we thought we could.

As always....set a goal for yourself. Something that you know will be challenging. State what your goal is....then come back every chance you get to update your progress.

Make your goal something specific and measurable. XXX miles walking/running/cycling/ellipticing/swimming/crossfitting/weightlifting. Or XXX hours working out this month.....XXX times going to the gym this month....whatever you want.

Here's mine....120 miles running and 12,000 meters swimming. Plus I'm doing the pull up challenge every other day, hoping to work my way up to being able to do a pull up sometime soon.

Everybody join in. This is a new year. Exercise and fitness will make you feel better, help you sleep, speed up your metabolism, increase our strength and stamina, lengthen your life....and make you look better naked. Face it, we could all use that.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by Butterthebean

Butter,

I can sum that picture up in one word. OUCH. Hope you feel better soon.

750 yards swimming. Really was not feeling it. Fluff...I know you can relate to this since you swim regularly....but it hurt my broken toe to kick my feet in the freestyle. I could do side stroke and breast stroke with no pain. Those frog kicks didn't seem to bother me. Unfortunately I suck at breast stroke....and both of those strokes are more tiring to me so I did not get my full distance.

I hope I can return to running in a couple of days.

Meanwhile...here's a little piggy that is nicely swollen.

SOB!!!!

MADE ME CLINCH MY TEETH!!!

Ouch @butter!!! Take care of yourself.

Poor Butter. I can relate. I was thinking you might try to buddy tape that, but I'm not sure if it would work. Does your pool have swim fins? It might hurt like a b***h to put them on but they would probably support that toe.

Even so, 750 m is completely respectable, especially doing uncomfortable strokes! Good for you.

Maybe try taping across the foot, just to support it?

Edited January 3, 201412 yr by Fluffnomore

Man, Butter, that looks painful! Does icing it help? Maybe taping the toes for support?

750 yards swimming. Really was not feeling it. Fluff...I know you can relate to this since you swim regularly....but it hurt my broken toe to kick my feet in the freestyle. I could do side stroke and breast stroke with no pain. Those frog kicks didn't seem to bother me. Unfortunately I suck at breast stroke....and both of those strokes are more tiring to me so I did not get my full distance.

I hope I can return to running in a couple of days.

Meanwhile...here's a little piggy that is nicely swollen.



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OK, so I've still got bronchitis and a really nasty cough, however I made myself use the treadmill got in 4 miles before I felt like dying, couldn't make myself go to the gym(on the plus side we're having a huge snowstorm so I think they closed early anyhow) so MTD- 6 miles

My goal for January is 16 hours of exercise. I'm hoping to start c25k too, but that will depend on my back getting/staying healthy.

I'm from Louisiana

Where in LA?

Where in LA?

Small town outside of Baton Rouge

Small town outside of Baton Rouge

I'm from LA about 50 miles from Baton Rouge looking for a date for my date in late jan. I'd love to connect

Edited January 3, 201412 yr by dbsylvest

I'm from LA about 50 miles from Baton Rouge looking for a date for my date in late jan. I'd love to connect

Whatcha mean a date for your date? And are you near Lafayette?

Small town outside of Baton Rouge

I'm going to BR in Feb. I had my surgery after participating in a long term study at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Facility. As part of the study I need to go back at 6 months post-op, 1 yr, 2 yrs, 3 yrs, 4 yrs, and 5 yrs. I live on the Westbank in New Orleans.

I'm going to BR in Feb. I had my surgery after participating in a long term study at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Facility. As part of the study I need to go back at 6 months post-op, 1 yr, 2 yrs, 3 yrs, 4 yrs, and 5 yrs. I live on the Westbank in New Orleans.

Ahhhh, I didn't know they did a study with WLS. I'm about 25-35 min from the facility

15/100 miles DONE◇

71s plank DONE◇

Although my weights been up a few, its back down and my planks seem so much stronger. I have my 1 yr check up on January 31st I would like to be in the 160s so I have got to kick those bad a$$ carbs to the side!!! Today it was worthers soft chocolate caramels.... everything else was right on the money!

I'm in South Central OK ...y'all

Edited January 3, 201412 yr by TerryBelieves

Second day and I didn't walk. Cant believe it! My hair cut too long so I couldn't walk the mall before PT. After PT I hurt so bad I fell asleep in my chair and then off to a Sunday school party. At least I didn't over-eat and tomorrow is another day, right? If better walk before PT tomorrow.