Week 3 Check-In: Week of June 22, 2015
CatAlii
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Week 3 Check-In: Week of June 22, 2015
Good morning everyone! Welcome to Week 3 of 12 Weeks, 20 lbs, a group of people supporting and encouraging each other in our journey to better health in 12 week increments. The idea behind this group is, by setting smaller more attainable goals (20 pounds in 12 weeks), we will be more likely to succeed at our long term goals. We started this 12 week cycle on June 8, 2015 but feel free to jump in any time!
By checking in each week, we can assess which goals and resolutions are working, which aren’t, and improve them for the next week. Thank you so much for being a part of this group. Here's to reaching our 12 week goals! Have a wonderful week.
To get started, copy and paste the four items below in your post:
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks:
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th:
Weekly victories:
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve:
Good morning everyone! Welcome to Week 3 of 12 Weeks, 20 lbs, a group of people supporting and encouraging each other in our journey to better health in 12 week increments. The idea behind this group is, by setting smaller more attainable goals (20 pounds in 12 weeks), we will be more likely to succeed at our long term goals. We started this 12 week cycle on June 8, 2015 but feel free to jump in any time!
By checking in each week, we can assess which goals and resolutions are working, which aren’t, and improve them for the next week. Thank you so much for being a part of this group. Here's to reaching our 12 week goals! Have a wonderful week.
To get started, copy and paste the four items below in your post:
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks:
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th:
Weekly victories:
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve:
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Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20 lbs
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: -2.5 lbs this week/-3 lbs total since June 8th
Weekly victories: A loss!
Reaching my daily 7000 steps goal. Planning more meals at home.
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Continue to plan more healthful meals at home. More veggies!
I was a little disappointed with the 1/2 pound loss last week for my first week. I thought for sure I'd lose more than that in water weight alone. But I didn't get discouraged and made a lot of improvements this week and I think it paid off because I was down 2 1/2 pounds for week two.
I tried something a little different, although not much, this week. I really pushed the healthful fats. Almost every morning I had a poached egg over a small avocado. I tried to get other healthful fats throughout the day. It might be a fluke but it did seem to help my appetite. I guess the only way to find out is to try it again for another week.
Overall I had a very good week, I ate healthy meals, reached my daily step goal, made healthy choices when we ate out and only had a couple sweets - a few sour gummies earlier in the week and a piece of cake on Sunday. Cutting back on sweets is really a change for me.
I hope everyone had a great week and I wish you all an even better week this week!!0 -
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks:20 lbs starting weight 185lbs
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: -.06 lbs this week @178.8 / -6.2 lbs since June 8th
Weekly victories: losing the .06 pounds and working out 4 days
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: To lose 1.5 pounds and not to get on the scale again until next Monday.
Even though i lost weight this week it was a week full of yo-yoing. Last Monday i was at 179.4 and by Friday i went up to 180.2. I know it not a lot but when i work so hard all week just to watch the number go up was very disappointing and discouraging. Even though i felt like I was failing i kept going and really watched what i was eating. I was so happy that the number finally moved down and was able to see a little loss since last Monday.
This week i am not going to get on the scale until next Monday. If i don't see the yo-yoing happening it might make feel better to see a loss no matter how small. It's still a loss and at this part of the game any loss is a win.
Lets bust this week with awesome choices and lets keep moving!! 0 -
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20#'s
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: +1 lbs this week / -4.2 lbs total since June 8th
Weekly victories: Tracking went well until the weekend came around~
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Tracking & make it a point to exercise 3-4 days this week.
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weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20 lbs
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: this week 4lbs/ -8.4 since June 8
Weekly victories: stuck to my plan to drink more water during the week & packed my lunch everyday for work
Areas I can improve: add some strength training & stretching to my exercise routine. (wanted this to happen last week but didn't!)0 -
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20 pounds
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: -2.6 lbs this week/-4.8 lbs total since June 8th
Weekly victories: I picked up some nasty bug on Monday. I had body aches, chills, head and stomach aches, but no fever. It lasted through the weekend. I couldn't workout so tracking and staying at or under my allotted calories helped me drop the weight. Now, I have my granddaughters for the week. I swam with the 3 year old yesterday for about an hour and played with the 10 month old. I won't be exercising formally this week, but will be keeping active with them.
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: PLAY until we all collapse from all the fun! Plus, I have to pack for our family trip to Florida. Again, no formal exercise, but TONS of walking at all the parks. I will really have to be mindful of my choices so that I don't regain what I have lost!!0 -
Hi everyone, I'm going to weigh in tomorrow with my 3rd week stats, but yesterday I came up with a strategy I hope will help me this coming week and beyond. It is to have my goals written on a piece of paper, and keep a copy beside my bed, in the car, in my wallet, on my phone, even as my desktop screen-saver! I hope if I read this short amount of text in the morning when I wake up, before I go to bed when I really want a late night snack, in the car on my way to a party, just before I meet friends out for lunch, etc., maybe it will help me stay on track and do what I need to do to make my weight loss goal a reality. Here is a photo of what I ended up writing. I printed 6 of these out, cut them out, and now have them in various places, as mentioned. If anyone else decides to do something similar, share your goal-write-up here as well!
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Terrible weekend, didn't weigh in. Need to switch back to Friday weigh in so I don't get completely depressed.0
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OK -- I weighed in, and I have been reassessing this summer weight loss journey. My starting week 1 weight of 155 came after 5 days of a stomach bug where I really didn't eat. So I was down 4 pounds that week! But starting our 12 week journey at that low weight may not have been ideal. Last week, I didn't do well at a few celebration events and as you may recall, I gained 3 lbs, basically adding back what I'd lost when I was sick. I have regrouped and am IN THIS now, but I think 20 pounds (my original goal) is unrealistic for me. I am revising my weight loss goal to be 15 lbs. If I lose 10, like Vera, I will be THRILLED! And maybe I can even get to 15. With all of this in mind, I feel like I am starting fresh...today.
Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 15 pounds (revised from 20)
Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: -.2 lbs this week/+2.8 lbs since June 8
Weekly victories: Writing up my goals (Remember What I Want and Why I Want It) and revising my weight loss goal to be more realistic. Being more mindful of having healthy food at the ready, both by making it in advance and getting fresh take out (like gazpacho soup). Doing an extra yoga class this week!
Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Track my food on MFP every day!
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Been away for a bit but am back now. Weigh in today was 227.9 Trying to get back on track!
Goal for this week: work out for at least 30 min every day, drink 8 glasses of water.
Going to a cottage so I won't be able to track but will be mindful of food choices.0
