Daily Goals vs The Gremlins
BRaye325
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After doing the weekly goals last month, I thought I would raise the bar and try to set up a daily goal thread to help us stay on track. I borrowed this idea from Mike (HappyTrails7) and a thread we joined last month that went after late night snacking and it really helped me.
Here is how it will work:
You set what you feel are attainable daily goals you think you can do everyday. For example, exercise commitments, calorie settings, snacking rules, etc. It's up to you.
We go by the formula:
Me: "number indicating how many days you stuck to it"
Gremlins: "number of times the gremlins got me"
Example:
Me: 2
Gremlins: 0
indicates I won the first two nights.
Some people also add a * to the latest number. In the example, that would be
Me: 2 - Gremlins: 1*
if Gremlins won the 3rd night.
You can also add a line after your daily score sharing some of your tricks and rules to help everyone.
You can just start your count on your first full day after you join the group. I am starting tomorrow for May 1. This thread will be continuous and won't have an end date so you can do it for as long as it helps.
It's as simple as that. I'll post first so you can follow my lead.
Welcome! And don't let the Gremlins get you!
Here is how it will work:
You set what you feel are attainable daily goals you think you can do everyday. For example, exercise commitments, calorie settings, snacking rules, etc. It's up to you.
We go by the formula:
Me: "number indicating how many days you stuck to it"
Gremlins: "number of times the gremlins got me"
Example:
Me: 2
Gremlins: 0
indicates I won the first two nights.
Some people also add a * to the latest number. In the example, that would be
Me: 2 - Gremlins: 1*
if Gremlins won the 3rd night.
You can also add a line after your daily score sharing some of your tricks and rules to help everyone.
You can just start your count on your first full day after you join the group. I am starting tomorrow for May 1. This thread will be continuous and won't have an end date so you can do it for as long as it helps.
It's as simple as that. I'll post first so you can follow my lead.
Welcome! And don't let the Gremlins get you!
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My daily goals starting May 1
- Stay at or under my calorie target
- Only eat measured portions while sitting down (No open bags or containers)
- Exercise at least 20 minutes/day
- Make at least 3 positive or fun comments to my MFP friends in my news feed
- Pre-log if I am eating out
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My daily goals starting May 1:
1. Don't go above calorie target
2. Log every morsel as accurately as possible, measure/weigh all.
3. Continue daily morning walk
4. Eat slowly. Remind myself that I am not a vacuum cleaner0 -
Already the Gremlin got me. I did my morning walk plus another this afternoon. But I made a stupid choice at lunch, another less than clever choice at dinner, too, considering I knew my sins at lunch. Plus i ate my dinner like a Hoover. I did however log every last mistake.
So for today, we are at a 2-2 draw, the Gremlin and I. The first day and look at the state of me. Oh, The Gremlin dies tomorrow. 0 -
May 1
Me: 1
Gremlins: 0
Challenging day as I had a business lunch at a restaurant and pizza for dinner. I managed to pre-log and stay within my calories.0 -
May 2... Me: 4. TheGremlin 0. Did what I was supposed to do!0
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May 2
Me: 2
Gremlins: 00 -
May 3
Me: 3
Gremlins: 0
Today's challenge has been a road trip. I'm on a business trip which would have derailed me in the past. I pre-logged as I went and even checked out the restaurant menu and logged before going for dinner.0 -
May 3
Me: 4
Gremlin: 0
The Gremlin is going to be utterly defeated by monthly end.0 -
I'm going to give this a red hot go
My daily goals starting May 1- Stay at or under my calorie target
- 10,000 Fitbit steps per day
- Dont eat in the car
- No more than 3 coffees per day
Ok I'm gonna hit post now
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May 1-3
Me:3
Gremlins: 1
Yesterday I ate mandarins in the car on the way home from shopping. From now on, ALL shopping goes in the boot of the car so I cant reach it.
This feels like a confessional ....lol0 -
Luthien007 wrote: »May 1-3
Me:3
Gremlins: 1
Yesterday I ate mandarins in the car on the way home from shopping. From now on, ALL shopping goes in the boot of the car so I cant reach it.
This feels like a confessional ....lol
Gremlins can do such odd things. Like munch on the ends of baguettes while you are transporting them home from the supermarket. And they open cookie bags too. All while YOU, wonderful you, are driving sedately down the road not realizing what havoc they are wreaking... leaving you puzzled as to how the ends of your bread are gone along with half a sleeve of cookies. And they scatter crumbs down the front of your shirt as if YOU were the one doing the eating. Gremlins MUST die!0 -
nikkib0103 wrote: »Luthien007 wrote: »May 1-3
Me:3
Gremlins: 1
Yesterday I ate mandarins in the car on the way home from shopping. From now on, ALL shopping goes in the boot of the car so I cant reach it.
This feels like a confessional ....lol
Gremlins can do such odd things. Like munch on the ends of baguettes while you are transporting them home from the supermarket. And they open cookie bags too. All while YOU, wonderful you, are driving sedately down the road not realizing what havoc they are wreaking... leaving you puzzled as to how the ends of your bread are gone along with half a sleeve of cookies. And they scatter crumbs down the front of your shirt as if YOU were the one doing the eating. Gremlins MUST die!
lol........mean little buggers they are
Today I ticked all the boxes
Me 3 (yesterday should have been 2)
Gremlins 1
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Luthien007 wrote: »
This feels like a confessional ....lol
LOL..... Yes confessional or victory posting!0 -
May 4
Me: 4
Gremlins: 0
Finished my road trip and back home tonight. I made really good restaurant choices and got my workout in after I got home.
Take that gremlins!0 -
May 4
Me: 2
Gremlins: 2
You're doing good, Bill. Me? Not so much. But tomorrow is another day.0 -
May 5
Me: 4
Gremlins 1
Very busy day - did a leslie sansone dvd in front of tv to bring my fitbit steps over 10,000 - showered and fell into bed. Still it is done. Dont know if I would have pushed myself to do that if it wasn't for this thread. I really didnt want to let the gremlins win today.
You guys are going great. Thanks.0 -
I am not sure about the score. I was good all day, even logged 4 Dove promises, someone ate 10. ugh! At least the scale didn't move this morning.0
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Luthien007 wrote: »May 5
Me: 4
Gremlins 1
Very busy day - did a leslie sansone dvd in front of tv to bring my fitbit steps over 10,000 - showered and fell into bed. Still it is done. Dont know if I would have pushed myself to do that if it wasn't for this thread. I really didnt want to let the gremlins win today.
You guys are going great. Thanks.
Great day! Glad we can help motivate you.
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I am not sure about the score. I was good all day, even logged 4 Dove promises, someone ate 10. ugh! At least the scale didn't move this morning.
Ahhhhh, chocolate is my cryptomite. I have some only on my special reward shelf, only bite size morsels and never when it puts me over my calories for the day. If someone leaves some out in the open, it's not safe for me or the chocolate!
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nikkib0103 wrote: »You're doing good, Bill. Me? Not so much. But tomorrow is another day.
Hey, just keep taking it on one day at a time. Rome wasn't built in a day!0 -
Well, they were a birthday present and I couldn't be rude, lol.0
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May 5
Me: 4
Gremlins: 0
Take that you swine Gremlins!0 -
May 5
Me: 5
Gremlins: 0
This thread just helped me get over my next hurdle - 10 months on MFP today and I hit the 90 lbs loss mark!0 -
Huge happy dance for you, my friend!0
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Thank you guys! Let's keep after those gremlins. We got them on the run.
May 6
Me: 6
Gremlins: 00 -
May 7
Me 4
Gremlins 0
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May 7
Me: 7
Gremlins: 0
Take that you little purple *kitten*!
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You seem to be doing really well with this. I called yesterday even. I had a chocolate bar, but only half of it.0
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It seems like the gremlins are getting a beating... mwahaha.0
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