Today's Goals - What are yours?
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My goal was to go get dry goods, Kleenex,soap,cleaners,tissue paper, etc and I did and I am done with Walmart for a month....
Be more patient with myself and others.
Stay under my calorie limit.
Prepare dinner for the entire family tonight because my daughter has a faculty meeting after school.
Get some kind of exercise in this afternoon.
Stay focused and motivated.
Encourage my husband to keep fighting his battle with severe RA and help him accept his limitations as it progresses.
Keep smiling and be thankful because others have it so much worse than I do!1 -
@jjlewey BTW thanks for inspiring me to up my step count. I used to do about 5000/day and look at your posts in wonder, thinking I couldn't do all that walking.
Glad I could help in a little way, congrats on dropping down to the 200's. Reading about you doing that inspires me to reapply and keep up the fight myself.3 -
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I dont know how you keep your calories that low, I can go at 2200ish for a few days then I need a higher day. Most the time I try to stay in the 2500-2800 category2 -
Day 1 - got a good deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 2 - got another decent deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 3 - try again for the same but haven't walked to work so need to get to the gym today
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Daily goals this week:
> 8000 Steps per day M
Tu
> 7 Hours sleep per day M Tu
> Better sleep hygiene (no phone 1 hour before bed) M Tu 
> Meditation M Tu
> Gratitude Journal M Tu
> Accurate Logging M Tu
Found myself messing with some stuff on my phone to get latest audiobook sorted on my Alexa about half hour before bed as I listen to it whilst I am getting ready for bed, otherwise doing quite well with goals so far this week.
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I dont know how you keep your calories that low, I can go at 2200ish for a few days then I need a higher day. Most the time I try to stay in the 2500-2800 category
I try to eat smaller meals and snack only when I'm hungry. Yesterday was lower than usual for me (1800-2000) as I had a salad at lunchtime. I used to feel more hungry during the day but over time I became used to eating less.
(my food logs are public if you feel like taking a gander, though I feel like you're more wondering how I get by eating less than what specifically I'm eating)
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I dont know how you keep your calories that low, I can go at 2200ish for a few days then I need a higher day. Most the time I try to stay in the 2500-2800 category
I try to eat smaller meals and snack only when I'm hungry. Yesterday was lower than usual for me (1800-2000) as I had a salad at lunchtime. I used to feel more hungry during the day but over time I became used to eating less.
(my food logs are public if you feel like taking a gander, though I feel like you're more wondering how I get by eating less than what specifically I'm eating)
It's just interesting to me what people use for goals, especially ones who have had sustained success. I started back in July trying to stay under 2500 calories. While I could do that, I did feel a little stressed after awhile. More recently I set my goal at less than 3000. If I am smart and diligent about meal prepping/planning it is easy to stay under my goal. Thanks for sharing @merph5182 -
I dont know how you keep your calories that low, I can go at 2200ish for a few days then I need a higher day. Most the time I try to stay in the 2500-2800 category
I try to eat smaller meals and snack only when I'm hungry. Yesterday was lower than usual for me (1800-2000) as I had a salad at lunchtime. I used to feel more hungry during the day but over time I became used to eating less.
(my food logs are public if you feel like taking a gander, though I feel like you're more wondering how I get by eating less than what specifically I'm eating)
It's just interesting to me what people use for goals, especially ones who have had sustained success. I started back in July trying to stay under 2500 calories. While I could do that, I did feel a little stressed after awhile. More recently I set my goal at less than 3000. If I am smart and diligent about meal prepping/planning it is easy to stay under my goal. Thanks for sharing @merph518
Keep in mind you need less calories as you lose weight and you also have an extremely active job so what will work for @merph518 at his weight and activity level will be too little for you right now.1 -
I changed my weight loss goal from 2 pounds a week to 1.5 so I would get a few more calories and not feel stressed or deprived....the crazy thing is, since I changed it, I have not eaten my max calories! SMH....I guess I just needed to know I could have more if I wanted them......jjlewey I like food....I stretch mine out so it looks like more....I use a smaller plate and if I simply spread it out, it seems like I am getting more...I also have little snacks all day...I love the new Sargento Balanced Breaks....enough protein,sweet and salty in them to satisfy...0
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Jackie9003 wrote: »Day 1 - got a good deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 2 - got another decent deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 3 - try again for the same but haven't walked to work so need to get to the gym today
Day 3 - got to the gym, watched the Apprentice with wine but still had a decent deficit, only got 9910 steps though
Day 4 - same again, gym today and breakfast and lunch pre-logged2 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Daily goals this week:
> 8000 Steps per day M Tu W
> 7 Hours sleep per day M Tu W
> Better sleep hygiene (no phone 1 hour before bed) M Tu W
> Meditation M Tu W
> Gratitude Journal M Tu W
> Accurate Logging M Tu W
All good apart from the phone yesterday, was late home anyway because of rowing, so was only in about half hour before bed.
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I've been wishy washy about swimming tonight, but I think I'll make that my goal for today.1
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I am going to eat only what I have pre logged and not change it every five minutes!.....going to get some exercise....be happy.....be patient.....be thankful!0
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I changed my weight loss goal from 2 pounds a week to 1.5 so I would get a few more calories and not feel stressed or deprived....the crazy thing is, since I changed it, I have not eaten my max calories! SMH....I guess I just needed to know I could have more if I wanted them......jjlewey I like food....I stretch mine out so it looks like more....I use a smaller plate and if I simply spread it out, it seems like I am getting more...I also have little snacks all day...I love the new Sargento Balanced Breaks....enough protein,sweet and salty in them to satisfy...
It's almost always psychological
when it's over your "budget" you want it, when you have the budget you don't need it.
It's like when I go shopping when I am strapped for cash I see loads of stuff I would love to buy, when I have the money spare, I see nothing I want.2 -
Today we are celebrating my oldest 2 sons birthdays. October 2nd and October 3rd, they are 23 and 21 this year. They want to go to a local pizza place and sports bar for a family dinner. My goal is to stay within my tdee maintenance calories today.4
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goals for today:
-get these lab reports graded (!)
-walk somewhere to grab lunch
-take the longer way home (6-8 miles), haven't done this in weeks--work/travel has been draining
-enjoy the lovely cool weather!
-pick up a brighter bike light
-relax tonight2 -
Work the plan for today. Update the plan for tomorrow. Be patient, kind and understanding with myself!1
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Jackie9003 wrote: »Jackie9003 wrote: »Day 1 - got a good deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 2 - got another decent deficit and did 10k+ steps
Day 3 - try again for the same but haven't walked to work so need to get to the gym today
Day 3 - got to the gym, watched the Apprentice with wine but still had a decent deficit, only got 9910 steps though
Day 4 - same again, gym today and breakfast and lunch pre-logged
I'm on a roll this week, all 4 days I've either walked or gone to the gym and ended with a deficit, I'm on track today too as I've walked to work.
I'm finding the scales frutrating of late, twice in the last 6 weeks I've hit my 70lbs off number for it to bounce back up and yesterday I was within 1lb of doing it again and it bounced back up this morning. I know it's likely to be water due to the exercise and the (healthy) pizza I had for a late dinner last night so my other goal today is to ignore the scales and concentrate on everything else.2 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Daily goals this week:
> 8000 Steps per day M Tu W Th
> 7 Hours sleep per day M Tu W Th
> Better sleep hygiene (no phone 1 hour before bed) M Tu W Th
> Meditation M Tu W Th
> Gratitude Journal M Tu W Th
> Accurate Logging M Tu W Th
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Work the plan for today. Update the plan for tomorrow. Be patient, kind and understanding with myself!
Have an amazing Friday!
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”1 -
I have been playing with the same two pounds for the last couple of weeks....up one and then down two and back up one....I am going to have a serious talk with the scales over the weekend!
That is my goal.....maybe one pound under my lowest weight if the scales co operate!2 -
haha @conniewilkins56 I have the exact same scales
My goal for this weekend is to start decorating the living room now that the walls & ceiling plaster is dry. Nothing strenuous for me - purely a supervisory role
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Daily goals this week:
> 8000 Steps per day M Tu W Th F Sa Su
> 7 Hours sleep per day M Tu W Th F Sa Su
> Better sleep hygiene (no phone 1 hour before bed) M Tu W Th F Sa Su
> Meditation M Tu W Th F Sa Su
> Gratitude Journal M Tu W Th F Sa Su
> Accurate Logging M Tu W Th F Sa Su
Not a bad week all in all, still need to work on the sleep hygiene a little better, missed my steps on Friday but my average daily steps is over 10000 so I don't mind too much.
Daily goals this week:
> 8000 Steps per day
> 7 Hours sleep per day
> Better sleep hygiene
> Meditation
> Gratitude Journal
> Stop giving in to binge trigger foods - no pizza, no crisps, no chocolate bars and no cheese outside of what's in recipes for meals*
*I will just note, I am a true believer in eating a balanced diet that includes foods you enjoy, however, these are some foods that however much I try to eat in moderation will often trigger a binge if I have a pack at home, particularly if I am in anyway emotional. So I will try to cut these foods out from my shopping list for a while. I've a couple of protein bars at work that I will finish up this week as part of my lunch but then will focus on supplementing my protein intake with the protein shakes I have at home instead.1 -
My goal today is make it thru one more day one hour at a time...stay focused and remember how strong I am and how much I want to be fit and healthy...I want to be more active and live longer....be happy,kind and patient...be thankful for what I have and try not to worry about things I have no control over...1
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1) Heal and Be happy
2) Walk a mile - done. I am not allowed to do more right now.
3) Work half a day
4) Get some more clothes ordered
To 4 if anyone knows of a good online source for second-hand clothes for men let me know. I found swap.com and I will be trying it today. Since I was not sure what my size would be post-op I have held off on buying clothes for too long. Once I make another donation run my closet will pretty much empty.
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Today's goals are to work hard, eat healthy, and stay positive. Oh, and to count every single calorie like the butt-expanding li'l bastid it is!!1
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1) Heal and Be happy
2) Walk a mile - done. I am not allowed to do more right now.
3) Work half a day
4) Get some more clothes ordered
To 4 if anyone knows of a good online source for second-hand clothes for men let me know. I found swap.com and I will be trying it today. Since I was not sure what my size would be post-op I have held off on buying clothes for too long. Once I make another donation run my closet will pretty much empty.
Have your tried browsing ebay? I don't know what it's like for Men's clothes but I got some great women's stuff before. Some of the larger charity stores have online stores in the UK/Ireland, I imagine it would be the same wherever you are.1
