Goals for the next 3 weeks?
bebeisfit
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Only 21 days remaining in 2020. What are some goals you'd like to accomplish?
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I began logging my food and exercising every day on December 1st. I want to continue that habit through the month.
I also want to log at least 8,000 steps each day. I'm averaging 6 or 7,000 now and I know I can do better.
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Like you, I want to stay consistent logging my food. I also want to find time to walk three times a week and try to do some weight lifting.4
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My plan is to weigh myself Monday and maintain that weight through the holidays so I start off the new year in a good position to make some progress on my weight loss goal of 140 lbss.5
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I finally got past my months-long funk in mid November and have started to reclaim my good habits. Right now I'm mainly making sure I log consistently at Cron (although it's okay if I miss a meal if it's hard to log, so long as I get right back to it), and hit my (relatively non taxing, so I can have a good base before starting to ramp up) weekly workout plans (combo of bike trainer, running, walking, and weights). In particular, since it has traditionally been my favorite workout, and yet I've taken months off, I've gotten back to running and am taking it slow. Just signed up for a virtual "by 12/31" 5K, so continuing the training and then seeing where I am in running that will be December's goal. (I'm also making sure I hit at least 10K steps daily and close the rings on my Apple watch.)
In Jan, the plan is to move on to 10K training.
I'm focusing on enjoying the process and what I am doing, and not specifically on weight yet, although I am also back to weighing myself every morning.4 -
I'm not very goal-y, more oriented to opportunities and habits.
So, my only short-term goal is the one I mentioned in another thread: Get in my 200km on the rowing machine by Christmas Eve, at about 8k X 6 days a week.
The opportunities I"m seeing are these:
* Make whatever food treats **I'd** like for Christmas/New Years, without considering others' desires or standards at all. Usually, I spend the holidays with my SIL/BIL (I'm a widow), but I'm not traveling across the state to gather with people outside my solo household! I love doing that most years, but I'm vegetarian, and they're meaty people. (They're super nice about having things I can eat, and enjoy.) But, with a solo holiday - as I also had on US Thanksgiving - I can make and eat whatever the heck I want, whether it's holiday-suitable or not. It's fun.
* With the end of rowing season, I'm spending more time in the house. I'm hoping I can turn this into progress on better organizing some of my craft work areas/supplies, and play a bit more.
On the habits front, it's keep calorie logging (maybe not on the actual holidays, we'll see), logging my weight in Libra, stay active (maybe with a break after the Holiday Challenge), and try to live in a way that helps others stay healthy (not spread Covid), and try to be positive/fun via social media and phone/Zoom/etc. with friends and family.4 -
One of my main goals by year end is to commit to setting them!
* Weekly goals
* Consistent workouts (3-4 days/wk minimum)
* Focus on controlling emotional eating.4 -
Over the next 3 weeks I'd like to get out of the 180s.6
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Wow! only 3 weeks til this year is over!! Im 181 and goal is to get into 170s. only 2 lbs but we all know how difficult it can be over Christmas! My reach is to get out of 180s FOREVER5
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1961Fowler wrote: »Wow! only 3 weeks til this year is over!! Im 181 and goal is to get into 170s. only 2 lbs but we all know how difficult it can be over Christmas! My reach is to get out of 180s FOREVER
I hope we can both see the 170s soon. I'll even settle for 179.9 lol!3 -
Three Week Goals (Now to December 31st):
1. Log, stay within calories and exercise daily
2. Be at 172 by December 31st
3. Have my house completely ready to put on the market to sell
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My goal is to weigh myself, log, and work out daily. I have been lucky the last few days to lose some weight because the next 2 weeks will be difficult to maintain or not gain those pounds back. It is easy to not weigh and be unaccountable to myself especially when you know you have overeaten.4
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My main goal is to lose 30 pounds I gained this year. In doing so I have to focus on mini goals to make this successful.
Three Week Goals (Now to December 31st):
1. Morning walks daily and yoga at least 4 days weekly.
2. Late night snacks
3. Focus on controlling emotional eating. (@runrmomma, I hope you don’t mind, I love this idea so , I’m joining you)
4. Spend at least 30 mins before bed either reading, crocheting or cross stitch.3 -
Hi Everyone! I am 59 and my goal is to lose 30 pounds. My Covid Curves are busting out! Trying to go Keto and need all the help I can get. Trying to figure out how to use this forum for the Keto diet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.3
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Welcome. I don't do keto, but I tried it out in the past as an experiment, and I'm somewhat low carb. You basically just do it the way you'd do any other way of eating--set your diary based on your planned cals and macros. I think it's easier to focus on total grams vs percentages, especially if adding back exercise. If there are any specific issues you are having with the setup feel free to ask.
Also (although definitely stay here!) another group you might enjoy is https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum
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@lemurcat12 I am so new to Keto dieting.
My biggest problem is trying to find out how many grams of carbs, fat and protein I should be eating a day.
My height is 5'2", Weight 168, Walk 4 miles a day.
No matter what calculator I use, I get confused, help!2 -
My goal is to stay in maintenance into 2021. For the next 3 weeks:
1. Continue my IF and lower carb eating (Christmas off, but otherwise I can do this!)
2. Follow my fitness plan including a run or two per week, regular walking some weights, a few sessions of yoga per week
3. Stay positive mentally, doing a brief distressing activity daily, like listening to music or a brief meditation.3 -
@Cafelelia You go girl!1
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njmomma7422 wrote: »@lemurcat12 I am so new to Keto dieting.
My biggest problem is trying to find out how many grams of carbs, fat and protein I should be eating a day.
My height is 5'2", Weight 168, Walk 4 miles a day.
No matter what calculator I use, I get confused, help!
You can get good advice in the other thread I linked, but generally I'd say that you could either just start lowering your carbs and see what level you feel good at or, if you really want to try keto from the start, aiming for around 25-30 g or less net carbs (carbs-fiber), 0.8 g of protein for every lb of a healthy goal weight for protein, and then the rest fat is a decent place to start. Some sites go by percentages, which I think is not the best approach, and others start out super low and tell you you have to worry about too much protein, which is not really true either, unless you were doing it for epilepsy.
Be aware that you can avoid the keto flu somewhat by increasing salt and making sure you eat plenty of veg -- it's basically electrolyte loss due to water weight dropping quickly, so the veg/salt replenishes the electrolytes. It's still common to feel sluggish for a bit if dropping carbs a bunch.1 -
@lemurcat12 Thank you!1
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I hope to stick to my maintenance goal range of 115-117.
A minimum of 8k steps daily and working out 5 days a week.
Increasing my vegetable and water intake.
If I can do this for the next three weeks, I’ll be happy!5 -
My goals for this week include:
1. log daily, stay within calories and be active daily
2. Hit a weekly goal weight of 173.5 by next Monday
3. Have my house mega, super cleaned to put on market to sell by next Monday
This past week I managed to keep up with #1 (logging, calories, activity) and I also hit my weight goal for today. I'm looking forward to burning a lot of calories this week getting everything in the house super clean. (Floors, windows, walls, appliances, furniture...)2 -
At the moment I’m not super focused on exact %s or low carb, but I tend to naturally eat fairly low carb since I avoid refined sugar and processed grains. MFP makes it very easy to keep track of total carbs, fat, & protein.njmomma7422 wrote: »@lemurcat12 I am so new to Keto dieting.
My biggest problem is trying to find out how many grams of carbs, fat and protein I should be eating a day.
My height is 5'2", Weight 168, Walk 4 miles a day.
No matter what calculator I use, I get confused, help!
Whatever initial goals you set, consider it a work in progress, which you will adjust as you learn what works for your body. I personally like using ketostix early on when I’m starting a strict low carb phase to verify that I’m not eating too many carbs. https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/a19995740/ketone-strips/
My goal for the next 3 weeks is to exit 2020, the same way I entered it - alive! Thus, I’ll not dwell on how this holiday is ‘different’ from past holidays & instead find joy in what I do have.
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@Thank you0
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My goal is to keep doing what I am doing. Since April 27th of this year I have lost 83.4lbs. I stepped on the scale that day and said WTF?? or something like that:) I am counting calories and intermittent fasting. We have been quarantined almost all of this month. My husband came down with covid on December 4th. Our health dept. released him to go back to work yesterday. But, my son and I have to stay quarantined until Dec. 24th. 10 days after his release to go back to work. I am walking as much as I can every day on the treadmill.4
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I would love to reach 159...currently at 164 so it might be too aggressive but I'll give it my best shot!!!4
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I know me, and I'm not going to set myself up for failure and plan for a loss between now and December 31st. But I will log. And exercise every day for a minimum of 60 minutes (even on my "rest days" the dogs still need to be walked). And keep my calories, on average, at maintenance level. In other words, if I have a rockin' good time and go way over on a couple of days, then I'll cut back the following couple of days. After Christmas I'll get back down to business and lose these stubborn few pounds that I've gained since hitting goal three years ago. Its not a huge amount; my clothes all still fit. But I know its there, and it needs to dealt with.4
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If I can just maintain my weight and not binge eat....that will be the best Christmas gift ever!3
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My ultimate goal is 140, presently 162, down 3 since last week. December can be tough for many reasons. I will try to hit my goals daily, but will try not be too hard on myself if I fall short a day or two.
My daily goals:
- walk daily
- 2-3 lbs dropped by YE
- water, water, water
It’s good to consider our smaller goals AND to recognize circumstances that might hinder reaching those goals.
Remember, if you’ve had a bad day, begin again tomorrow.
Be well.4
