Mini Goal Challenge - Week of January 8th to 14th
IsMollyReallyHungry
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In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals"
Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!!
Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!!
Please, make sure your week works for you. Sun to Sat or Mon to Sun, whatever is YOUR week!
You can reach your main goal if you break it into small actionable steps. It could be as easy as 1-2-3!
1) Choose something you know you can do easily.
2) Add more difficult tasks to your plan.
3) These small steps will get you started, motivated & help build routine for long term success!!
Anyone interested in joining us for another week, or a first week, or a get back on track week?
Check in often, have a great week and do the best you can!
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Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) WW blue dot day – 0/4
2) 6.5 hrs of sleep – 0/3
2) 7 hrs of sleep - 0/2
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend, so I do not sabotage myself
* Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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Molly- you are such a trooper. thanks for keeping us on track and motivating us. You are doing a good job of working within your goals and being realistic.
I have been very busy and have continued to log all my foods and steps. But I have not been great with the group. at the end of the month I am going on a cruise vacation. I will try to check in with the group a couple of times a week until then. once I am back, I am going to be much more active and supportive.2 -
Thanks Paulette!! We understand Sweetie!! Enjoy your cruise!! 0 -
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"A diet is like holding your breath. A lifestyle is like breathing." – Author unknown
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I decided I am going to change up my goals a bit this week Don't worry I am still tracking my other goals
Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps – 0/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises – 0/4
3) 2 veggies – 0/4
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
* Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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As of 1/8, day 1:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 0/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 0/7
6) 2L water ................................ 1/7
7) No added sugar ....................1/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 1/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 1/7
I've mentioned before, Monday is my Saturday, and today I did two of my favorite things I almost never do. We went out to breakfast, and later to a movie. Both were challenging, sugar-wise. I really wanted jam on my restaurant toast, and I have always gotten sugary candy at the movies. I resisted both, though. I'd prelogged the day after breakfast that would have gotten me to my veggie and protein goal, but then my SO made pizza and that I did not resist. Stayed in calories, though.
@IsMollyReallyHungry Good goals, sometimes we have to focus on something else for a while.2 -
@cjsacto - Good job on staying within calories and splurging within reason. That is still control! I love pizza too. It used to be a binge food but I can eat in moderation now. If I eat too much I will get sick so that helps lol. And sometimes I just eat the top and not bread. Popcorn is my demon at the movies... but it is just not as good it as it used to be so I bring my own most of the times now when I go to the show. 0
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Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps – 1/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises – 1/4
3) 2 veggies – 0/4 - no veggies yesterday
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
* W, Th, F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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Hello everyone! My computer died on Friday, and I've FINALLY gotten a loaner. I've missed checking up on you all.
Molly, thanks so much for keeping us going. Way to go on your exercising, too! Have you come up with your weekend plan yet?
@cjsacto, congratulations on balancing fitness and treats! I know how challenging that can be. What movie did you go see?
Thanks for checking in, Paulette! I hope you have a fabulous time on your cruise.
My quotes file is on my computer, so here's the one that my daily inspiration app gave me just this morning:
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. - Frederick Douglass
Daily:
1. Eat only what has already been logged into MFP.
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school. (Today: Plated meal #2)
3. Steps goal: 5k during school day, finish up at gym on treadmill for 10k/daily.
4. 2x 8 floor push-ups, 2x 30 sec wall sit, 2x 60 sec plank, 2x 20 sec lunges, 2x 15 side leg lifts, 2x 20 sec tree pose, 2 x 30 sec frog pose during breaks.
5. Gym after school 2x/week, plus Saturday and Sunday. Flexibility and house-pacing on non-gym days.
6. Before dinner, take meds, prep next day’s breakfast and lunch.
7. Cleaning: 20 minutes putting away dishes or laundry.
8. Duolingo practice, 30 minutes writing, piano practice.
9. Check in, teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:30 on non-rehearsal weeknights; 11:15 on rehearsal nights.
Non-daily:
1. With husband, brainstorm meal ideas for next week on Friday. Double-check Plated meals and make changes if needed. Check ingredients and enter recipes if needed.
2. Strength class Tuesday/Thursday.
3. Rehearsal Sun-Thu evenings.
4. Check with parents; visit sometime this week?
5. Zumba and yoga on Saturday.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
Dec 31 weigh-in: 174.6
Today: 177.0 - hoping I'm carrying a little extra water due to TOM. And possibly exercising a bit harder than I had been? I've been a little sore and tired the past few days.
Next Sunday goal: 173.9 - which is a big jump, but it's actually 1.5 down from 176.4, which was this past Sunday's weigh-in.2 -
Hello all. It's really nice to be back here, being inspired by your posts. My goals for this week remain the same as late last week, and so far so good.
1) Eat fish 2x/week - 1/2
2) 10,000 steps 7x/week 2/7
3) Floss daily (7x) -2/7
4) Eat with others daily (7x/week) 2/7
5) Exercise daily - 2/7
6) Eat 5 servings of fruits & veggies/day- 2/72 -
As of 1/9, day 2:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 1/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 1/7
6) 2L water ................................ 2/7
7) No added sugar ....................2/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 2/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 2/72 -
Happy Hump day Warriors!!
Everyone is doing great! Thanks for quote for Fredrick D. @clicketykeys
Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps – 2/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises – 1/4
3) 2 veggies – 0/4 - no veggies yesterday
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
* Th, F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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As of 1/10, day 3:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 2/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 2/7
6) 2L water ................................ 3/7
7) No added sugar ....................3/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 3/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 3/72 -
Eating fish is going to be challenging. Canned tuna always works but I don't want it twice a week. We bought trout and shrimp from a higher end grocery store but the trout was meh, and the shrimp was off, put me backwards healthwise. This is part of why it's always been tough to make this first goal a habit. Anyone have success in eating seafood? Got any tips?
The rest of my goals have been easier to achieve, although I realize my mistake in making exercise 7 days a week a goal. Next week I'll schedule in a rest day.
@cjsacto Your continued weight loss confirms how well you're doing. Do you know what your maintenance calories will be?
@IsMollyReallyHungry I've had long periods without veggies in the past. It used to feel hard to get them in and now it feels easy (most days at least). I think stress had a lot to do with it for me, but circumstance in general and I guess habits too. Is it too intrusive to ask what your challenges are?2 -
PS I miss the awesome button!2
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I just found&joined this group. I need to start logging my meals. I also love ismollyreallyhungry goal of having a game plan for the weekend so as not to sabotage. I need that, too : /
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As of 1/11, day 4:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 3/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 3/7
6) 2L water ................................ 4/7
7) No added sugar ....................4/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 3/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 4/7
I'm not struggling with food at all this week, I feel satisfied with what I'm eating and doing all my meal prep. I'm not eating or craving sugar. Exercise though... not sure what it's gonna take to pry me off this couch. I live in a warmer climate but it's chilly and I just want to snuggle with a blanket. I see people on MFP out running in the snow and I feel guilty but I seem to be holding out for spring. (Which will be here in about a month, we have short winters in the desert.)1 -
@runner115 Welcome! This is a very supportive group.
@goldthistime I think maintenance for me will be about 1700 calories. I like online calculators and some say it could be as high as 2200, but I don't see how I could not gain on that unless I pick up my activity quite a bit. When I'm doing well I average between 1300 to 1400, and I allow up to 1500 before I consider it a bad day. I'm losing this week but basically only maintained through December because I was eating more.
I eat out at least once a week and that's usually when I have fish. What about salmon? My SO sometimes makes baked salmon with pesto during the week, or puts shrimp in pasta sauce and I enjoy both of those. He eats canned sardines as a snack a couple times a week, which are supposed to be good for you, too (the little bones creep me out so I skip the sardines but they are very high in Omega-3). We sometimes get canned salmon and eat it like tuna. Still, I guess I often don't have fish twice a week, either, that's a good goal. I've recently started taking fish oil supplements.
@IsMollyReallyHungry I've had days where I realized I didn't have any veggies, too. I'm currently trying to get three servings, so even if I have a few different veggies I sometimes don't make the goal because I don't have enough for a serving. I started buying carrots, one full-size carrot is a good snack and a serving. I'm trying to find a way to get a veggie with breakfast. On my days off I sometimes have an omelet, but work days I have a smoothie and I haven't quite talked myself into throwing in a beet or something. I almost always have a couple of servings of fruit but getting enough veggies isn't easy even though I like them.2 -
Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps – 2/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises – 1/4
3) 2 veggies – 1/4 - no veggies yesterday
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
* F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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@runner115 Welcome!! I know you from another group, right? Were you in Kristen's challenges? If not I have seen you on the boards and great to hear from you. Hope you benefit from this group!
@cjsacto - Glad you are back on track! keep up the good work! Thanks for suggestions on veggies. I use to buy the baby carrots but stopped. I would buy the individual packs of 5 and eat one a day for snacks. Will pick up some this weekend. Another good reminder for me!
@goldthistime - I miss the awesome button also! I have no suggestions on fish. I love fish but do not eat it as much as I should either because of cost. But that is no excuse. I love sardines which is inexpensive compared to other fish. Glad you mentioned it because I should get back to eating it twice a week. I had some tilapa this evening for dinner and 2 veggies a win win dinner!
@clicketykeys - hope all is going well with you this week! I know you have some pretty hectic weeks at times with school, etc.
@forestrose910 - hope all is going well you you too and you prepare to sail soon.
Have a great weekend! I have a funeral on Saturday and wake for it tomorrow with relatives from out of town, so a very busy weekend. I have to be mindful of my eating for sure because I have not lost one pound so far this week and I weigh in on Monday
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Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps –3/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises – 2/4
3) 2 veggies – 1/4 - no veggies yesterday
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
* F, Sa, S, M (no check in -)
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Thank you cjsacto. This group is amazing - exactly what I need! I logged all my meal today! Baby steps2
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As of 1/11, day 5:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 4/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 4/7
6) 2L water ................................ 5/7
7) No added sugar ....................5/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 3/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 5/7
It's my 12th day now with no added sugar.
@IsMollyReallyHungry I'm sorry for your loss. I hope the funeral is, well, not too hard. Take care of yourself for the day. You are doing great with your steps.
@runner115 Great with the logging! It's all small steps, that's for sure.0 -
@IsMollyReallyHungry - you may have seen me somewhere - I've been bouncing around trying to find a group that works for...although Kristen's doesn't sound familiar and I don't recognize your username - but that doesn't mean anything...1
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@IsMollyReallyHungry - you may have seen me somewhere - I've been bouncing around trying to find a group that works for...although Kristen's doesn't sound familiar and I don't recognize your username - but that doesn't mean anything...
Lol. This is my 2nd user name...my first one was Mollie1037. I decided to change to some thing that wrapped up my struggle and made me mindful at the same time. I love your username and profile picture0 -
As of 1/13, day 6:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 5/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 5/7
6) 2L water ................................ 6/7
7) No added sugar ....................6/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 3/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 6/7
I did have some activity today, it was beautiful out and we had a volunteer cleanup at work.2 -
As of 1/14, day 7:
1) Cardio 3x ............................... 0/3
2) Bodyweight exercises 2x ... 0/2
3) Dumbbell exercises 1x ....... 0/1
4) 3 servings of veggies ......... 6/7
5) At least 60g protein ............ 6/7
6) 2L water ................................ 7/7
7) No added sugar ....................7/7
8) Sleep by 11pm ..................... 4/7
9) Eat under 1500 calories ..... 7/7
Next week I need to get that exercise.1 -
Good week @cjsacto!!
Goals week of 01/08/18:
1) 7000 steps –4/4
2) 20 min aerobic exercises –3/4
3) 2 veggies – 2/4 - no veggies yesterday
3) 10 min housework 2 days - 0/2 (de-clutter)
4) Have a game plan for weekend , so I do not sabotage myself
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@cjsacto - WAY TO GO with the no added sugar! You are doing a FABULOUS job.
Mollie! Look at that exercise!
Yay you too!
More from me in next week's thread in a few minutes here.
Good job logging @runner115!
@goldthistime - I like fish, so it isn't that much of a challenge to eat it. The tricky part is that it's not really a make-and-save thing, which is a lot of what I do. Baked with lemon pepper works well with some of your standard white-meat fish, like tilapia or cod, but also with salmon. We have a great recipe for baked sole over spinach, too. I generally buy frozen.2
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