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March 2013 Goals

Lisa Eirene

About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.

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  1. Michelle @ Eat Move Balance

    Glad you liked Body Pump! My old gym used to have that class, and I adored it!! My one goal for March is to decrease my cardio, and increase my strength training. This is a hard one for me, but I’m ready to EASE into the change.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I have a similar goal, Michelle. I’ve been already planning on reducing cardio and increasing strength training. I wanted to do that for February but decided to wait so I wouldn’t skew the results of the dairy/gluten-free challenge.

  2. christi

    I have two fitness related goals:
    1. stick with Couch 2 5K program – I’m doing a 5K in early April
    2. do a plank a day

  3. Lori

    I bet all of those dogs would make great pets with some obedience training. That is a big reason why dogs end up in shelters is because people can’t control them when they never trained them. Kudos to you for volunteering there.

    One of my March goals is getting my bike outside. I usually wait for 50 degrees, but I am going in the 40s because I just want to ride! 😀

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I agree. I’m sure dog training is hard and that’s probably why a lot of people give up and the dogs end up in shelters. Which breaks my heart!!!

      I’m hoping to get my bike outside if my knees are ok and if it’s not pouring. 🙂

  4. Trevor

    I’m curious why you are so keen to get back to running when you have troublesome knees. Is it just because you love to run and miss it terribly? Ok, I can accept that. If it’s something you love then definitely work your way back into it when you can.

    But if you run just for the exercise, there are many methods of training that are far friendlier to your knees. Maybe you should consider pursuing those instead.

    As an FYI, I personally know someone that ran herself into clinical disability. So I get a little paranoid when I see runners trying to run despite all the signals their body is telling them. Not that you are — you clearly listen to your knees. Just sayin’.

    Cheers!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I miss it terribly. I loved running. I knew I would never be a marathon runner or a fast runner, but for a middle of the road runner, I loved it!

  5. Deb

    Glad you’re loving volunteering with the dogs! They can be so much fun. We have two and they think they are people, not dogs. If I make them go outside to play, they give me the stink eye from the back door… lol.

    I set my goals for March, and I think most of them will be easy enough to attain- lose 5 lbs, lose a total of 60 lbs, lose a total of 9 pts off of my BMI, and don’t charge anything new to my BillMeLater account. Been having issues with excessive spending of money I don’t actually have lately and I want to be debt-free before the year is up!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      You have great goals for this month! Good luck!

  6. Jill @ a Girl in Progress

    Dogs are the greatest! They’re always so happy and excited to see you. Does walking those dogs make you want to get one for yourself? 🙂

    I like that you make a list of specific goals for each month. That is a great way to stay motivated. I’m thinking of what some good goals for March would be for me.

    I’m a fair weather runner for sure so I’m really looking forward to the snow melting and the temps getting higher so I can get back out there again. I’m starting to go a little crazy! Is there such a thing as “running withdrawal”?

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I had both feelings of wanting a dog of my own and a dose of reality as to how much WORK a dog is going to be!

      I’m a fair weather everything. I don’t want to bike, hike, run or do much of anything in the rain. Unfortunately it rains a lot here in Portland. I see so many cyclists biking year round and I’m impressed. But I’ll never be one of them!

  7. Stacie @ Snaps and Bits

    I love hiking with my dog. Such a great way to get out every day! Body pump is awesome.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      That’s definitely one of the reasons we want a dog. We want to take it hiking with us, if my knees ever cooperate I’d love a dog to take running with me…

  8. I ❤ 2 Eat

    February went by really really quickly for me! And March promises to go even faster, with visitors, new pets, more workouts, hopefully, and my first foray into gardening! I’m excited and nervous at the same time. Best of luck with your March goals!

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