Holistic healthy challenge...only a few more left!
Elizabeth_in_MN
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Healthy holistic health 2 (HHH2) challenge
This challenge ends Wednesday November 28th (the week before American Thanksgiving...that's an accident) but YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME! (Act now, but this offer WILL last, and thanks to MFP, it is only 10 easy payments of FREE!).
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul):
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
This challenge ends Wednesday November 28th (the week before American Thanksgiving...that's an accident) but YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME! (Act now, but this offer WILL last, and thanks to MFP, it is only 10 easy payments of FREE!).
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul):
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
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- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):0
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):5
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. pizza with friends
2.family time
3.trick or treating
4.phonecall with a friend
5.mowed the yard (oddly therapeutic)
6.studied
7.went on a walk by myself
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): maintained
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Keep working on the to do list to prepare the house for sale0 -
My HH report
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 4
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 2
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. Supper with Jeannie
2. Supper with Capuzzi
3. Breakfast with colleagues half a mile away
4. Slept on plane
5. Meal prep for week
6. Worked in PJs until 4pm
7. Laughing yoga
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: No
- Pounds lost: .1. I will take it. Portland was delicious!
-Challenger Choice for next week: working out for 20 minutes on 3 days at lunch time. Seriously. Going to do it.0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 0
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. pedicure
2. costume party
3. nails
4. reading
5. watched a movie I wanted to see
6. long relaxing bath
7.
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 3.4 pounds0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 0
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1.went though old pictures getting ready for dads wake.
2. talked to relatives
3. slept in
4. spent time as a family talking about dad
5. bought a new sweater
6. saw old neighbers
7. was glad that I have kept up with my challengers choice from early in this challenge. That was to not leave school until I was ready for the next morning. That really helped when Dad passed away!
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: YES
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): Maintained
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: After not being able to go to the gym most of this past week ---- to go to the gym 5 days:)
Thank you all for your kind thoughts, prayers, and words about my dad's passing. You are all wonderful!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 3
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Reading
2. Halloween Party
3. Football
4. Long walk with hubby
5. Tried new pizza restaurant
6.
7.
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: N
- Maintained weight - Same weight as last week...
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Stay within calorie range for a least 5 days
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul):
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 5
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. talk with a friend
2. christmas shopping
3. food prep for the week
4. talking with the love
5. reading out loud with the love
6. reading
7. laughter yoga
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y I climbed every one of those 200 flights of stairs!
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 1.6
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
Next challenger's choice: Buy winter footwear!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 5
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 4
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. I deliberately ate extra to make up for fasting the next day? (alright, that's a stretch to count as self-care...lol)
2. stayed home from work to "prep" for procedure (technically, self-care but it was torturous...)
3. COLONOSCOPY (I think I should be declared the honorary winner this week just for this! lol actually the fasting was way worse than the actual procedure..)
4. long chat with kids, initiated by them, about living with us full time
5. watching my son's semi-final football game
6. nails
7. took day off work
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?:N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 3
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: reconnect with an old friend
Well, what an eventful week I've had...a colonoscopy, my 2 teenage children finally coming to the point where they realize they are better off with us full-time rather than bouncing back and forth between 2 houses every week, hubby headed back to Alberta for work after working from home for 3 weeks. Somehow, all of that has translated to me finally getting a handle on my eating the last few days and seeing the scale dive after weeks of playing hide-and-seek with the same 2-3 lbs. 4 more lbs off and I will weigh what I did on my wedding day October 17, 2009. (mind you, this is the SECOND time I've gained and lost 40lbs during that time - just to be clear, this is the LAST time!)
Sorry to turn this into some sort of personal journal...lol All of this is to say that I'm very thankful for this challenge, because although I'm not doing very well accumulating points, it's keeping me accountable and mindful, and I'm more determined than ever to reach my goal weight and be healthy, regardless of how long it takes. I think this is the first time I can honestly say that I'm in it for the long haul...it's not about big numbers on the scale and being perfect with my food choices - it's about developing a healthy lifestyle...slowly and surely, once and for all...thanks Elizabeth...:o)0 -
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