The July Motivation Journal
50extra
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Hello MFP people!
I know the Motivation Journals section has an extremely small audience but I decided to put this in here anyways. @WifiresGettingFit and myself have both been struggling over the last while to make any progress in our pursuit of good health and collectively we have decided to start an accountability thread.
This isn't a challenge or anything, its just a place that you can come, post some goals and update when possible if you have been able to stick to them or not. Anyone is more than welcome, and I encourage people to join.
I will start mine below.
I know the Motivation Journals section has an extremely small audience but I decided to put this in here anyways. @WifiresGettingFit and myself have both been struggling over the last while to make any progress in our pursuit of good health and collectively we have decided to start an accountability thread.
This isn't a challenge or anything, its just a place that you can come, post some goals and update when possible if you have been able to stick to them or not. Anyone is more than welcome, and I encourage people to join.
I will start mine below.
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50extra July Goals
My goals for the next three weeks are as follows.
19 out of 21 days I will work out
19 out of 21 days I will be within 200 net calories of my allotted amount (1470)
July 1st
Yesterday was good
Exercised for 18 minutes of a 25 minute T25
Calories eaten 1621 / calories allotted 1668 - 48 Calories left over0 -
WifiresGettingFit July Goals
- 4 active days out of every 7 days for at least 30 minutes (I'm working on making exercise a habit again) so 12 active days out of 21 days (3 weeks) If I do more - great but this would be the absolute minimum
- 17 calorie days at or below goal out of 21 days (3 weeks)
July 1st: Exercised for 2 hours all together and was under calories by 82. (2433/2515)
July 2nd: Maintenance day & Rest Day0 -
WifiresGettingFit wrote: »July 2nd: Maintenance day & Rest Day
July 2nd REVISION: Exercised for 70 minutes and was under maintenance calories by 90 (1830/1920)
Calories with exercise (2477/2067)0 -
@WifiresGettingFit I love seeing that revision, good job getting up and getting moving!
July 2nd
Rode the bike for 35 minutes and burned 292 calories as per my HRM
Calories were close but it was a success 1762 allowed 1898 eaten = 136 calories over
2 days in 2/2 on exercise and 2/2 on calories.0 -
@50extra Thank you! I have to say I feel more determined than ever!
Way to go on your two days of success!! Let's keep it going! We can do this!!
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Good morning. Since having this back surgery I do not have a set schedule. I am not back to work till August 10th. For this reason, I am going to opt to make goals for one week at a time. Build on what I did well that week or rework on the same thing. The last thing I want to happen is to derail my efforts by not having a schedule. Been there, done that.
Week 1: July 3-9
1. Drink 6-8 bottles of 16 oz water per day.
2. Eat 75 g protein per day. Try to get protein in at each meal/snack
3. Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day.
4. Try for a fruit or veggie at each meal/snack also.
5. Limit the amount of processed foods eaten.0 -
@carimiller7391 Great goals! You can do this!
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Thanks Kayla.0
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@carimiller7391 youre welcome! Let us know how youre doing! We're rooting for you!
July 3rd and 4th: out of town visiting family - will be maintenance days and active rest days0 -
July 3rd
Nailed it on the calories ate 1740 out of 1763. Love having 23 calories to spare!
Exercise nailed as well, 35 minutes on the stationary
That puts me at 3 days is, 3/3 on eating, and 3/3 on working out
Cari, let us know how you make out each day.0 -
@50extra Way to go! How are you feeling?0
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@WifiresGettingFit My knees real sore but not to the point where I'm gonna cut exercise yet. I have another day here at work with a ton of walking and climbing stairs but starting tomorrow I can rest it more. I feel great other than that, the 4.2lb loss puts me on quite a high!0
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Good day. Sunday went OK for me. Although I would have like to have more protein from pure sources.
1. Drink 6-8 bottles of 16 oz water per day. *completed
2. Eat 75 g protein per day. Try to get protein in at each meal/snack *78
3. Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day.
4. Try for a fruit or veggie at each meal/snack also. *afternoon snack, dinner, and nightly snack.... no f/v*
5. Limit the amount of processed foods eaten. **work in process **0 -
@50extra hopefully it feels better once you rest it. Way to go on the 4 lb loss.
@carimiller7391 keep going youll get there!0 -
July 4th
Missed my goals on both fronts
Overate on calories by 549 (still well below maintenance)
Didn't work out
3/4 days on eating
3/4 days on exercising
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Hey Guys
Count me in. I need motivation and accountability in spades right now
I only have one goal for July
BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY!!!!!
And today (5th July) I was. I had a PT session with my trainer at the gym and did some heavy lifting. At my heaviest i dead lifted 55kg (121lb). While in lifting circles this is not a large amount it is for the type of lifting i was doing and the reps i was doing. Tomorrow we are going to see what my absolute heaviest is that i can deadlift just for one rep. My trainer is thinking 80kg (176lb).
Eating is still a concern but i am slowly getting that back on track. My mantra Better than Yesterday.0 -
Sounds good Kell, make sure you pop in whenever possible and update on if you believe that day was better than the last.
This page wasn't created to take place of our personal pages, just to have a bit of a goal and sticking too it!
I wonder who's going to join next!0 -
Good day. Monday wasn't too good. I would have like to have more protein from pure sources.
1. Drink 6-8 bottles of 16 oz water per day. *completed
2. Eat 75 g protein per day. Try to get protein in at each meal/snack *72.5
3. Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day. *completed
4. Try for a fruit or veggie at each meal/snack also. *lunch, afternoon snack, and nightly snack.... no f/v*
5. Limit the amount of processed foods eaten. **work in process **0 -
@kell2912 Love the mantra! Way to go on kicking todays *kitten*!
@carimiller7391 Keep working at it Cari! You've got this! 0 -
My favorite protein is eggs - particularly duck eggs...next favorite is probably tuna on my salads...then nuts, mushrooms, and tofu...0
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Goal Reminder:WifiresGettingFit wrote: »WifiresGettingFit July Goals
- 4 active days out of every 7 days for at least 30 minutes (I'm working on making exercise a habit again) so 12 active days out of 21 days (3 weeks) If I do more - great but this would be the absolute minimum
- 17 calorie days at or below goal out of 21 days (3 weeks)
July 5th:
Under calories by 123 (1297/1420)
No exercise today
So this has been my week so far:
7/1/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
7/2/16: Under calories ✖ (1/4) Worked out ✓
7/3/16: Under calories ✖ (2/4) Worked out ✖ (1/9)
7/4/16: Under calories ✖ (3/4) Worked out ✖ (2/9)
7/5/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✖ (3/9)
and this is how I'm hoping the rest of the week plays out:
7/6/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
7/7/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
I only have one more day that my calories can be over goal.
I have six days left that I can go without a workout.
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July 5th
Nailed both goals
I ate 1650 out of 1804 calories for a nice little 154 left over
I rode the bike for 40 minutes and sweat my butt off
5 days into challenge
4/5 for calories
4/5 for exercise
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July 6th: Success
Under calories by 25 (1395/1420)
Calories with exercise (2036/2061)0 -
@WifiresGettingFit Nice work, just do that again today and you will have hit your mini goal in your mini goals!
July 6th
Nailed both goals again
Ate 1642 calories out of 1858 for a surplus of 216
Rode the bike for 30 minutes and did 12 minutes of T25
6 days into challence
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WifiresGettingFit wrote: »July 6th: Success
Under calories by 25 (1395/1420)
Calories with exercise (2036/2061)
July 6th: CORRECTION (apparently I forgot to change the serving size of my chicken which I realized today since I'm having the same thing and was pre-logging it and I'm OCD about correcting things/being as accurate as possible. haha)
Under calories by 50 (1370/1420)
Calories with exercise (2011/2061)0 -
Good day. Wednesday was good.
1. Drink 6-8 bottles of 16 oz water per day. *completed
2. Eat 75 g protein per day. Try to get protein in at each meal/snack *at least 78. Stopped counting at dinner time since hit goal.
3. Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day. *completed
4. Try for a fruit or veggie at each meal/snack also. *lunch, afternoon snack, and nightly snack.... no f/v*
5. Limit the amount of processed foods eaten. **did really good on processed food today**
I went to weight watchers this morning. I was stoked. I weighed in at 281.2; when I went last Tuesday I was at 300.2. This is very important to me. In 2015, I had surgery and gained 22lbs of fluid in 2 nights. It took me 6 weeks to lose all the fluid. This time, it took 2 weeks and I actually lost a little weight also. YEAH ME!!!!!1 -
@carimiller7391 That's awesome Cari! 0
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July 7th: Success
Under calories by 12 (1408/1420)
Calories with exercise (2232/2244)0 -
Nice work Cari, good to see you were able to hit your food goals. Wifire, good job stringing a couple wins together in a row! Coming into the weekend now, how are you going to do?
July 7th
Hit both goals but calories just barely
Calories 2081 out of 2208 for 127 remaining ( I hate eating back this many calories of exercise)
Exercised for 53 minutes (25 mins of T25 and 28 mins on the bike)
7 days into the challenge
6/7 on CICO
6/7 on Exercise0
