Everyday Healthy Habits - January challenge
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@moniquedeanne
Sugar is my nemesis too. Maybe you can do some fruit instead when you really crave? Or dark chocolate helps me2 -
Date: January 7th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes.
- 30 Day Januay Arm Challenge Day 7
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 7
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 7
- 30 Day January JH Sun Salutation Challenge Day 7
- 10 min walk
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: Yes
Did stretches: Partially
Met personal iron goal: No
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 130
Goal weight for February 1: 128 (1lbs per week)
Current struggles: Still doing badly especially mentally. Pedometer also stopped working so I didn't end up tracking over 10 minutes
Current strengths: Managed to do some walking and the challenges.1 -
Date: January 8, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, but over calorie goal by~100 cal.
Exercised: Yes, 1/2 hour walk in the freezing cold
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced meditation : No
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Weight Jan.8: 138.5 (-1.0)
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Down 1 pound instead of 1.5 this week, not a surprise as I missed my calorie goals a few days, but headed in the right direction. It's not terribly motivating to lose slowly,but I need to keep in mind this isn't a race!
Current strengths: I'm not just making changes for weight loss, but to be a healthier me overall... Feeling good and excited to carry on.2 -
Date: January 8th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes.
- 30 Day Januay Arm Challenge Day 8
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 8 (actually meant to be a rest day but I misread and ended up repeating Day 7's exercises instead)
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 8
- 30 Day January JH Sun Salutation Challenge Day 8
- 30 min walk
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: Yes
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: No where near
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 130 (reweighing tomorrow!)
Goal weight for February 1: 128 (1lbs per week)
Current struggles: Haven't met my iron goal for a few days now, I really need to find a way to up my intake or I'm going to be suffering™ very very soon. I also need to figure out how to better balance updating my comic daily and exercising since I just switched to full color pages and it's been a bit of a struggle so far!
Current strengths: Getting back into exercising more and keeping up with challenges decently. I ended up giving into my salt cravings since I figured having had them for that long I probably actually needed it and I'm feeling a lot better now too!2 -
Sunday night: at or below calorie goal this weekend. 55 aerobic workout yesterday and then a 10 hour round driving trip to take my daughter back to school. Got my steps in with the workout and moving her in. -- and did not do emotional eating! Cross country skied today and have my steps in.
Still need to get a dinner menu planned out for the week.
My challenge this week is to do a better job of eating calories through the day. I have a habit of saving too many for the evening. Took a day off from my plank challenge today. My first plank rest day.
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Date: January 9, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, but over calorie goal by~100 cal. Weekends do me in!
Exercised: Yes, 1/2 hour walk, but not the gym workout I planned
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced meditation : Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Weight Jan.8: 138.5 (-1.0)
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Weekend eating (aka social eating) is a challenge for me. Had my first glass of wine in 2017 yesterday and went over calorie goal. Worth it though - a nice relaxing time with my husband! Looking ahead, this week looks like it might be challenging to fit all my exercise in... I have planned out each activity by day, so I hope that helps. Going to brave the elements and get back outside to run after work today.
Current strengths: Daily meditation getting easier!1 -
Date: January 7, 2017 (reporting for Saturday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes - 30min. Jillian Michael's Yoga
Avoid Sugar at night: No, 3 Hersey's kisses
Current weight: 187.5 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: still struggling to avoid Sugar in the evening
Current strengths: Got my exercise in.
Date: January 8, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, not under my goal
do to Red Wine
Exercised: No
Avoid Sugar at night: No, ate a marshmallow Santa (110 cal)
Current weight: 188.0 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: still struggling to avoid Sugar in the evening
Current strengths: Did some meal prepping for the week2 -
Sorry this is going to be long, but I'm playing catch up. Real life got in the way, and I was super busy and just didn't have the time to post...so here goes...
Date: 5 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Done
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 55 g Protein
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Done - 8 cups
Dry January: 5 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 0 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 12.20 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): rest day; 1 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Not done
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 124.8 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Day started with a sore throat and mild fever; feeling better. But still didn't get much done today.
Strengths: Devotions done! Water done! Clearly dropping water weight, but glad to see the scale moving downward.
Date: 6 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Done
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 82 g Protein
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Missed - 7 cups
Dry January: 6 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 4.55 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 16.75 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): pushing to Sat; 1 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Not done
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 124.4 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Busy day with working out, work and then a special church service. Didn't get home until later than planned and got sucked into some other work for the rest of the evening into the wee hours of Sat morning.
Strengths: Devotions done! Water done! Super excited to see this on the scale for my record weigh in!! Down 25 lbs total from when I started here! Also lost some inches. Banner day for me both scale and measurements.
Date: 7 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Not done.
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 71 g Protein
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Done - 8 cups
Dry January: 7 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 0 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 16.75 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): Didn't do; 1 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Not done
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 124.6 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Stayed up late on Friday (until 3am Sat), and then had to do some work on Saturday (11am-4:30pm). Never got to the gym due to RL. Bad workout day.
Strengths: Water done! At least it was something.
Date: 8 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Attended Church
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 56 g Protein (super low/bad)
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Missed - 7 cups
Dry January: 8 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 0 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 16.75 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): Rest day; 0 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Not done
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 125.4 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Long day working at Church. Bad eating/water day.
Strengths: Devotions done by attending Church. Typically my rest day, so not overly concerned that I didn't get a chance to workout.
Date: 9 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Church Admin Team
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 50 g Protein ~ way under for calories due to a busy day.
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Missed - 7 cups
Dry January: 9 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 0 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 16.40 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): Missed (RL); 0 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Done
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 126.2 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Another long day of work and didn't get to the gym. Also missed lunch, so way behind in my calories and macros for the day.
Strengths: Devotions done with Admin Team! Planks done (although at midnight)!1 -
Date: January 9th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes.
- 30 Day Januay Arm Challenge Day 9
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 9
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 9
- 30 Day January JH Sun Salutation Challenge Day 9
- 30 min Dancing
- 10 minute Walk
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: Yes
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: Yes!
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 128 (1lbs per week, might recalculate though given I'm close?)
Current struggles: Still have three things to use up in my pantry before I can fully switch to being fully vegetarian... kind of tempted to just try and get it over with or find a way to donate them somewhere but until next week when I can get some more varied foods I might need them especially for my iron goals. I'd really rather not have them if I can help it though I had to have some today and I'm not feeling great but it's really hard to donate stuff around here without a car for some reason and I don't want it to go to waste either ugh.
Current strengths: Figured out it isn't that sustainable for me to do long periods of just one kind of exercise each day so I think from now on instead of a certain period of time of yoga or walking I'll just try and do my monthly challenges, stretches, and then burn around 100 calories (calculated by MFP) of what ever I feel like that day. Such as today I didn't end up being too into the walking so I danced instead! Chest hurt for a while after but I took several breaks so I was breathing ok again pretty soon. Also met iron and got enough protein which is good!2 -
Date: January 10, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes, 5k run
Avoid unplanned PM snack: No
Practiced meditation : Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Weight Jan.8: 138.5 (-1.0)
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Nibbled before dinner, even though I had a planned small snack on my way home, proving to myself it is not hunger prompting me to eat as soon as I get home from work! What a hard habit for me to break. I have done it before, so I know I can do it again... I will challenge myself today to stay out of the kitchen before 5:30 PM (when I have to get supper going) and let you all know how it goes tomorrow.
Current strengths: Dragged myself out for a run in the dark and cold - and it turned out to be great! I need to remember this next time I am trying to talk myself out of it
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
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Date: January 9, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under my goal
Exercised: Yes, 60 minutes Crossfit
Avoid Sugar at night: Yes! Finally
Current weight: 189.5.0 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Sleeping. I've been struggling to fall asleep for more than a week now.
Current strengths: Good meal prepping this week made Rosemary Lemon Chicken breast fillets last night to go with my Detox Vegetable soup I made on Sunday.1 -
Date: January 10th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes.
- 30 Day Januay Arm Challenge Day 10
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 10
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 10
- 30 Day January JH Sun Salutation Challenge Day 10
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: Yes
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: Hardly but yes!
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 128 (1lbs per week, might recalculate though given I'm close?)
Current struggles: Felt kind of weak today, didn't manage to do much other than the challenges. Also waking up with really really dry eyes and throat but I'm pretty sure that's because of how the dorm heating is set up.
Current strengths: Feeling pretty ok about myself.1 -
Date: January 11, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Just stretching and a small walk - feeling creaky
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes (stayed out of the kitchen as planned... it worked well!)
Practiced meditation : Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Took a break from exercise to stretch everything out... Was feeling my age yesterday!
Current strengths: Feeling like I am settling back into my healthy routines...1 -
Date: January 10, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under my goal
Exercised: No, (rest day)
Avoid Sugar at night: Yes.
Current weight: 189.5.0 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Still struggling with sleep
Current strengths: Attended 45 min. meditation and 30 min. mind-fullness teaching1 -
Still following my plan daily. Sometimes it seems like I have just as hard a time posting, as doing the challenges. 65 minutes aerobics this morning. Eating at calorie level. Having trouble with motivation at lunch to get the two workouts in. -- But got 20 minutes of Turbo jam DVD in yesterday. Worked planks into today's workout.
Weight same as January 1, 111. My goal is to maintain, but I am surprised that I haven't dropped a little bit with the focus on doing the right things and tracking everything.2 -
Date: January 11, 2017 (reporting for today)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: 4.6k run & yoga class tonight
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes - 2 day streak
Practiced meditation : Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Thinking ahead to tomorrow and already know that avoiding that afternoon snack will be a struggle.... Going to focus on keeping my "streak" going, and keep myself away from the kitchen again. If I don't SEE the snacks, I am much less likely to want them.
Current strengths: Making generally good food choices and satisfied with what I'm eating. Had another great run today - outside! (it has warmed up and the snow melted away, so quite decent running weather Yay!)2 -
Sorry, started feeling sick yesterday afternoon and crashed early without posting. Still pretty much a rest day today, except for planks...
Date: 10 / 11 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Not done either day - no excuses
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done either day - 37 g / 63 g Protein
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Missed - 7 cups / Done - 8 cups
Dry January: 11 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 0 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 16.40 miles) - working in yard instead on 1/10; nothing on 1/11.
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): 0 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): not done on 1/10 / 5 minutes on 1/11
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 125.2 lbs (1/10) / 124.2 lbs (1/11)
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: 10 Jan - Day started out okay and even worked in my yard in the morning, but by mid-day I was not feeling well. Might be allergies, might be a cold. Slept for about 12 hours and woke up feeling better on 11 Jan, but not well. Took another rest day. In the evening did my planks. Tomorrow is a new day.
Strengths: Got some fresh air in the morning on 10 Jan; Did Planks on 11 Jan.0 -
Date: January 11th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes.
- 30 Day Januay Arm Challenge Day 11
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 11
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 11
- 30 Day January JH Sun Salutation Challenge Day 11
- 30 Minute Walk - Leisurely Pace
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: Yes
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: Yes!
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 127 (1.25lbs per week)
Current struggles: Distractable, keep forgetting to do stuff I really need to now.
Current strengths: Finished one of the things in my pantry I had to and completed challenges, stretches, and some extra exercise too today!3 -
Date: January 11, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under my goal
Exercised: Yes, 60 Crossfit
Avoid Sugar at night: Yes.
Starting weight: 192.5
Current weight: 188.0 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Struggling with sugar, had a cookie with lunch.
Current strengths: Killed it in the gym! Over 300 squats! My legs are going to die tomorrow.2 -
Date: 12 January 2017
Daily Devotions: Not done - no excuses
Hit 100g Protein Daily: Not done - 62 g Protein
Drink at Least 8 Cups of Pure Water: Missed - 7 cups
Dry January: 12 of 31 days done
Workouts (M-F primarily):- Mileage (20 miles/wk): 5.18 miles (Total Weekly Mileage: 21.93 miles)
- Strength Training (2-3 days/wk): 0 of 3 for week
- Planks (M-F): Done - 5 minutes
Start Weight (30 December 2016): 127.2 lbs
Current Weight: 125.2 lbs
Goal Weight (end of Jan): 125 lbs
Struggles: Still fighting a cold/allergies and got to pile TOM on top of it...clearly a full moon crazy kind of day. Just hating this sore throat that I have, don't really feel much like eating.
Strengths: Finally got some miles, got my planks done. Got signed up for the Amazing Race, my favorite team challenge, which starts in a couple weeks! 1 -
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Date: January 13, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: No
Avoid unplanned PM snack: No
Practiced meditation : No
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
Goal weight Jan.15: 137
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Failed to meet my no unplanned PM snack goal. Managed to keep keep under calorie goal (just) by adjusting my supper. NOT the best eating pattern for me...
Current strengths: I am not losing motivation. I know I am not perfect and won't always accomplish my goals, but won't allow that to let me lose sight of the bigger picture.1 -
Date: January 12, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under my goal
Exercised: Yes, 60 Crossfit
Avoid Sugar at night: Yes.
Starting weight: 192.5
Current weight: 187.0 lbs
Goal weight for February 1: 185lbs (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Not stretching enough.
Current strengths: Had a great workout! Food prep has really made this week easier food wise.1 -
January 13, Got 30 minutes of Zumba and 30 on Jillian Michaels this morning. Did planks. Definitely not up for Turbo Jam at lunch, but I did it yesterday. Got my two lunch hour mini work=outs in this week. Eating challenges are not bad this week so far. Interesting how one week you want to eat everything and other weeks you are fine with a healthy meal plan.1
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Date: January 12th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Kind of
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 12 (partial)
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: No
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: Yes!
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 127 (1.25lbs per week)
Current struggles: I'm not feeling very well, kind of feverish actually. People are coming back so it's been really hard to find a place to do yoga in peace because of how self conscious I am - I might have to take a break then catch up on the challenge once I've found a better place to do it.
Current strengths: I've been working more on my art which has been helping me relax. I find it easier to motivate myself to actually do stuff when I'm more relaxed and happy and tend to just freeze up or get disorganized whe too stressed so hopefully that'll help.1 -
Date: January 13th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes
- 30 Day January Thigh Challenge Day 12 (rest of it) & 13
- 30 Day January JH Arm Challenge Day 13 (Day 12 was a rest day!)
- 30 Day January Arm Challenge 13 (Day 12 was a rest day!)
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: No
Did stretches: Yes
Met personal iron goal: No. )^:
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 127 (1.25lbs per week)
Current struggles: Still feeling pretty bad, kind of weak - not feeling like eating much either.
Current strengths: Had an easier time waking up today, did the challenges (save for the Sun Salutation), and managed to get within healthy range of my calorie goal regardless.1 -
Date: January 14, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: Yes, 4K run and 3K walk
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced meditation: Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
weight Jan.15: tbd tomorrow!
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: It's the weekend.... Which is great, but it means weekend eating! I'll need to stay on top of my logging as the day goes on to stay on track.
Current strengths: Grateful for the time a free weekend affords me.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!1 -
Sorry haven't been posting. Been dealing with a re-visit from the snot monster, and he hit me full force yesterday and I'm pretty much down for the count today too. Truly sick and tired of being sick and tired now. Hope to be back at it tomorrow or Monday at the latest! I did get my devotions done yesterday, but everything else was a bust for the day except for my water. Meh, it is what it is. Hope everyone has a great weekend!0
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Date: January 14th, 2017
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Exercised: No
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced Yoga: No
Did stretches: Partial.
Met personal iron goal: Yes, almost got to the full total even.
Starting weight: 132
Current weight: 128.4
Goal weight for February 1: 127 (1.25lbs per week)
Current struggles: Woke up late and can't remember some of the day, though I'm not sure if I dissociated or if it was just that I didn't pay attention to the time for a while after I woke up. Also spent a lot of time worrying about one of my plants.
Current strengths: Fit in just enough calories and got a lot of my non-exercise work done. I need to take some time to catch up on that I've ended up neglecting it a little I think.1 -
Date: January 15, 2017 (reporting for yesterday)
Logged food intake: - Not complete; went over to a friends' place and got in late... supper not tracked.
Exercised: Yes, 40 mins swimming lengths and 5K walk
Avoid unplanned PM snack: Yes
Practiced meditation: Yes
Jan.1 wt: 139.5
weight Jan.15: weight is UP - WTF
Goal weight for February 1: 134 (1.5lbs per week)
Current struggles: Not letting the number on the scale get me down. I know I haven't met my calorie goals a few days, although I also know I haven't missed by that much and definitely didn't eat in excess of maintenance levels. I also know I have been logging accurately and honestly. I also know I have been active most days of the week. Not sure what is going on with the scale... I certainly feel like I have lost inches - maybe fluid retention, maybe muscle? In any case I am reassured by the fact that I am living a healthy life, and in the knowledge that if I keep this up, eventually the weight will follow... Still frustrating though.1
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