Day by Day Challenge

PSUgrl921

Hello everyone!

It has been such a long time. Work this summer was a killer. 13 hour days left no time for this. The good news is I was walking all day. I'll be weighing myself tomorrow to see if that did me any good... but after vacation last week probably not.

Past my blabbing... I have a new challenge. One that I'm thinking even I could do ... I have trouble remembering to log in here but once a day when I wake up can't be so bad. So here it is. Every morning before I run off to class or work or whatever it is I'm doing I post at least 3 goals on here for the day. They can be weight loss related or anything else. Just 3 goals. If you forget a day, it's not a huge deal because it was only the day... the next day you can start right back up again. Then the next morning you post how you did the day before and post 3 new (or the same) goals. Anyone want to join me? It would be great to have some others join! We can add a weigh in, too if you want. Just let me know.

So here are my three goals for today!

1. No soda.
2. Hit the gym for at least an hour.
3. Drink lots of water.

Hope to see some more people when I log in tomorrow!

Nicole

suzyq2992

I will join you sound like fun.
here are my three goals
drink 64 oz water
walk for 30 min
watch my portions

TeamLeela

I'd like to play:

Today's 3 goals.

1. Accurately log all my food.
2. Complete level 2 of 30 day Shred
3. Prepare meals in advance to prevent snacking in between.

I guess adding on to that, maybe tomorrow morning we can review our previous goals to see if we accomplished them before adding the next day's goals.

Drews_girl

I'm game....here's my goals for today....

1. Stay hydrated (gonna be a warm one today)
2. Take a nap/stay well rested (was up early to get the kids back to school)
3. Make this site a daily priority.

Good luck to us all!

Drews_girl

Okay...I have to ask...what's the 30 day shred?

kidakiwi04

I'm game

1. Do Laundry (been staring me in the face for about a week)
2. Walk my nephew to the park instead of driving (its a 15 minute walk)
3. Elliptical for at 15 mintues never dipping below 5 mph

TeamLeela

Okay...I have to ask...what's the 30 day shred?

Jillian Michaels exercise dvd. It incorporates strength, cardio and core. Each level is only about 22 minutes, there are 3 levels on the dvd. Level 1 is available on exercisetv (on demand if your local cable provides it). I bought the dvd for 9 bucks at Wal-mart. I'm eager to move on to level 2.

SharonsJetSet

This is definitely a group I'd like to be a part of. Any one wanting to friend me feel free. I'm very supportive

Today's challenge
Drink at least 64oz of water (or crystal light)
Stay within my calorie range
Go to gym and do at least 30 minutes of cardio

I love this idea. Previously I'd commit to a weekly goal and then "LIFE" would happen and I wouldn't make my goal/commitment and then completely sabotage my goals.

Day to day is perfect!! I hope this group continues.

I admire all of you. Leelawatson, thanks for the 30 day shred info. I think I'll check that out too

:flowerforyou:

TeamLeela

Monday's 3 goals.

1. Accurately log all my food.
(yes, even went back and added the extra snack I had)

2. Complete level 2 of 30 day Shred
(absolutely yes, and I didn't pass out afterwards)

3. Prepare meals in advance to prevent snacking in between.
(sort of, didn't stick to it 100 percent)

Tuesday's goals:

1. Do not step on the scale.
2. Complete level 2 of 30 day shred.
3. Clean out car. (I keep putting it off).

Hope everyone is still playing...Sharon, Kida and Drew's girl. Maybe once it gets bumped, we'll get a couple of newcomers.

PSUgrl921

Good morning everyone!! Thanks for joining me!

Sharonsjetset-- I definitely agree. That's 100% why I made this group. Life is a pain in the butt sometimes when you are trying to lose weight.

Leelawatson-- Good luck! The car is one of my least favorite places to clean.

Reviewing our goals in the morning is a great idea! Here were mine.

1. No soda-- boy that was a hard one. I went out to lunch and dinner (since we are back to school everyone likes to meet up and go out) and I always have soda when I go out. But I didn't!!

2. Hit the gym. I did it! For an hour! It felt soooo good. Now if I can only remember how good it feels next time it's time to go...
3. Drink lots of water. I drank a lot for me. (about 6-7 cups) But with hitting the gym and all the walking I do up here I doubt I drank enough. I'll have to keep working my way up.

My 3 goals for today.

1. Buy my books. ( I keep walking into the bookstore and turning right back around when I see the lines).
2. No soda. Lots of water.
3. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Have a good day everyone.

SharonsJetSet

Monday's challenge
1) Drink at least 64oz of water (or crystal light)--actually drank over 100ounces
2) Stay within my calorie range

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I closed my day under my calorie range
3) Go to gym and do at least 30 minutes of cardio----I did 20 minutes on the stairmill and took a 60 minute spinning class

:flowerforyou:

Tuesday's challenges

Stay under the recommended sugar level
Do 30 minutes on the stairmill and 30 minutes on the treadmill
Eat a vegetable or fruit at every meal including snacks

This is so fun and I love the day to day focuses changing. I definitely don't get bored. I love my #1 for today. Every day I manage to go over the sugar levels on the journal. I also am not good at getting in enough fruit and veggies. I am not sure I could do that on a daily basis but definitely today I could meet that goal.

I've been working so much lately I haven't seen my horse in 5 days :sad: I used to be able to count that as additional exercising. This is KILLING me not to be able to see him and spend time with him but I have to make money to support him LOL

have a great day everyone

:flowerforyou:

TeamLeela

bump

SharonsJetSet

Tuesday's challenges

Stay under the recommended sugar level
Do 30 minutes on the stairmill and 30 minutes on the treadmill
Eat a vegetable or fruit at every meal including snacks

I DID IT!!! I did stay under my sugar level but that was REALLY hard. Its not that I'm eating a ton of sugar snacks its that my oatmeal has sugar in it, the fruits I eat have sugar in them and even some of the veggies. But what really helped was that I was fully aware of what I was eating and how much sugar was in it.

I did 30 minutes on the stairmill - the fat burning program at level 5. EEEOUCH!! But I finished.
I did 30 minutes on the treadmill switching from 4.0 fast walk to 4.5 slow jog. The first 5 minutes I didn't think I could do it because I was so exhausted from the stairmill but having this challenge really inspired me to keep going.
I missed my fruit with breakfast. :blushing: I made a 1/2 cup of fruit cocktail, put it on the counter in a bowl, covered the remainder of the can with plastic and never ate it LOL However, I did eat the fruit when I got home from work.

Wednesday Challenge
30 minutes on the treadmill and spin class at 6:00p :noway: that's tough but I know it works to burn fat
eat or exceed my fiber requirements
respond and support all my friends on MFP to encourage them after all their status updates. :flowerforyou:

TeamLeela

Tuesday's goals:

1. Do not step on the scale.
(I didn't Tuesday, but I did today!)

2. Complete level 2 of 30 day shred.
(I did it and survived!)

3. Clean out car. (I keep putting it off).
(Finally! I will need to go back over it again soon, I'm sure I missed a few spots)

Wednesday's goal:

1. Make it to the a.m. Zumba class.

2. Do not drink any diet pop! (that one's for you ivygirl11)

3. To eat 4-6 servings of fruits and veggies--Thx for the reminder Sharon!

I like this site because I wanted to blow off cleaning the car. If I had only told myself I was going to do it, I probably would have (put it off again). But since I posted it and told other people, then I knew I had to get it done.

See ya tomorrow.

Oh, I mentioned this thread to my mfp friends. Maybe you guys can do the same. The more the merrier. We all need to help each other stay accountable on a day-to-day basis.

SharonsJetSet

Leela OMG I'm exactly the same way. I so didn't want to do the 30 minutes of the treadmill after completing the 30 minutes of the stairmill but because I shared that with you all, I had to do it.

Great job on completing your Tuesday Challenges!!

:flowerforyou:

PSUgrl921

Congrats to both of you for meeting your goals. And I think this was a great idea because I"m the same way! Last night I got home from class and really wanted to just ride the elevator up... but I didn't! Because then I'd have to tell you guys that I didn't reach my goals.

So goals from yesterday:
1. I bought my books! Expensive stuff... ugh... but not as expensive as last year so I guess it's ok.
2. I didn't drink any soda again! And I drank tons of water evidenced by the fact that I had to use the restroom every hour. I must have really been slacking because my body as been retaining water like crazy. Hopefully that ends soon because it's hard to pay attention in class.
3. Take the stairs... I did this! Except for one time when my hands were full and I was afraid stuff was going to fall... but that's ok because I must have taken the stairs like 6 times. (And tripped up them twice... thank God no one was around. I was a bit of a clutz yesterday).

Today's Goals:
1. Finish my THON captain application. (If you guys could keep your fingers crossed for me they are due Friday and hopefully i will get an interview out of them).
2. No soda. Lots of water. It's not quite a habit yet. I have to force myself to order water instead of soda still.
3. Hit the gym.

Have good day everyone!

PSUgrl921

O and I have to add one more. I had a bit of a problem with binging last night. (woops) I was filling out my app and eating goldfish... and ate way too many so ... 4. No mindless munching.

KelliP5

Oh what a great idea...the three goals. I really like your goals. Water is especially challenging for me...even with those nasty little "flavor" packets. I totally think that whoever coined those little packets as "flavor" should be fired. Hahahaha. Thanks for the idea.

MaureenH39

Hi leela....since you posted about this I am here to check it out :happy:

Goals for Wednesday

Stay within my calories (which I did mon and tues but it has been TOUGH this week...so hungry this week and tired???)
Get my 2 miles of walking in with Leslie Sansone
Drink at least 5 bottles of water

TeamLeela

Great goals Maureen. Thanks for stopping by to check us out. Its just a small group right now that Nicole created to help us stay focused on a daily basis. This was all her idea, she's just bringing us along for the right through her journey.
I know you will be able to meet your daily goals. I look forward to checking back in with you tomorrow to see how it went. Drinking water can sometimes be a challenge for me too. I tried drinking 8 ounces every hour, but I always seem to forget. Hubbie downs a bottle first thing in the morning and last thing at night (well about 90 minutes before bed, so you're not running back and forth to the bathroom all night). If you were to try that, than you only have to account for 3 more bottles throughout the rest of the day. Just a thought.

Kelli, the flavored packets are not so bad. Crystal light lemonade is really good. It doesn't have the fake sugar after taste and sometimes you just want something besides plain water. I like to squeeze a lemon slice in my water every morning, but I haven't been buying lemons lately

csjuly08

Like the proverb alot I keep falling off. I am really good for two weeks and then start eating again. I am so unfocused on losing the weight and I know I have too. I have not given up yet. I have to at least do the food tracker. And get back to walking, but working all the time I have no energy for it.

sim247

Thank you Leela :flowerforyou: for posting this onto your status! I might not have seen it otherwise........

I'd like to join from tomorrow and thought I'd post my 3 goals for tomorrow now in case I can't get on here in the morning.

1. L2 Shred ( I have let this slip of late, but did it today so determined to do it tomorrow!)
2. Drink at least 3 mugs of green tea (averaging about 2 at the moment)
3. Eat less sugary food as I do have a really bad sweet tooth.

Hope everyone is doing well today and looking forward to seeing how everyone is getting on.

SharonsJetSet

Hi all you new folks. You're going to love it here. Well...at least I think you will :laugh:

Good work making your 3 daily challenges.

I'm off to the gym UGH have I mentioned how much I HATE going tot the gym???? HOWEVER I adore the results

See you all tomorrow

:flowerforyou:

PSUgrl921

Hi to everyone new to the thread!! Thanks for joining and thank you Leela for spreading the word!

One thing I discovered this week for water which helps me with some of my fruit intake too-- I bought some 100% White Peach Grape Juice and it's so sugary ... I find that if I mix it with water... started out with less water and now I'm averaging about half and half it's really good! And it's a double hitter. I'm sure it won't be for everyone but it would be worth a shot!

Just got back from the gym-- it takes everything I have to get myself there... but I love the workout once I'm there. Hopefully eventually it'll get easier to just go.

Talk to y'all in the morning!

TeamLeela

Nicole, that's a good tip about getting in more water. I'm sure it would take some getting used to. Its so funny that you mentioned goldfish. I was bit by the goldfish bug yesterday too. 2 and a hlaf servings= 350 calories. I would have much rather eaten a meal and actually got full than to eat those empty calories. Good luck on making captain. Please let us know when you know.

Maureen, Simone, thanks for stopping by.

Sharon, great job making it to the gym. How was your spin class?

We made if over the hump, everyone is doing so well with meeting their daily goals.

So here's my recap:

Wednesday's goal:

1. Make it to the a.m. Zumba class.
(yes, and I loved every minute of it!)

2. Do not drink any diet pop! (that one's for you ivygirl11)
(I survived, a little tough, but I'm going to try to do it every other day)

3. To eat 4-6 servings of fruits and veggies--Thx for the reminder Sharon!
(I actually had six servings yesterday YAY!)

Thursday's goals:

1. Complete day 3 of Shred 2.

2. Watch my portions.

3. Organize the basement.

Yesterday, "no pretzels" didn't make it in my top 3, but it was an unwritten rule. Going to try to avoid them again today, or limit myself to one serving (tying in to goal #2)

Let's have a great day.

SharonsJetSet

Wednesday Challenge
30 minutes on the treadmill and spin class at 6:00p :noway: that's tough but I know it works to burn fat - made it through my spin class. New instructor---OH MY---is was tough. Only gave us 15 seconds between climbs/songs. WOW I was a sweaty mess. Also did 30 minutes on the treadmill but it wasn't intense. 3.5


eat or exceed my fiber requirements--- I exceeded my fiber requirements by -6

respond and support all my friends on MFP to encourage them after all their status updates. ---I was very supportive yesterday. I think I hit all on my "friends" list.



:flowerforyou:

Ok today is going to be extremely difficult. I have come down with a BRUTAL cold. My throat is extremely sort, I'm having difficulties swallowing liquids. I have physical therapy at 11 and work at 12. I'm going to not go to the gym today. I think I need to take it easy for one day.

I will try to come back here later to chat but right now I'm feeling a tad 'BLAH' :frown:

Thursday's Challenges
1) Stay active at work. Even if there's no customers, continue to walk around, clean the woodwork or windows, march in place
2) Eat 4 - 5 servings of vegetables and/or fruit
3) Get rest. Try to get to bed before 9pm so I can get rid of this horrific cold.

:flowerforyou:

PSUgrl921

Good morning everyone!!

Leela- thanks! I'll definitely let you know when I do!

Sharon-- I hope you feel better! Take it easy today! We all need a break now and then.

Goals from yesterday-- I didn't do too badly. I made it to the gym and I drank all my water. I worked on my THON application. I didn't finish it though. It's so hard to put my love for THON into words. Luckily, I talked to my captain from last year and she says everyone has problem with the same thing so ... I'll get it done.

3 Goals for today:
1. Finish that THON application! (It's due tomorrow so there really can't be any excuses today)
2. Get some kind of workout in. Thursdays are really busy for me but I'm also hitting the bars tonight so it's kind of imperative that I burn a few extra calories today.
3. Work on my sodium intake since I seem to be over but thousands every day.

Good luck everyone!!! Have a great day!

Nicole

sim247

Thank you Leela :flowerforyou: for posting this onto your status! I might not have seen it otherwise........

I'd like to join from tomorrow and thought I'd post my 3 goals for tomorrow now in case I can't get on here in the morning.

1. L2 Shred ( I have let this slip of late, but did it today so determined to do it tomorrow!)
2. Drink at least 3 mugs of green tea (averaging about 2 at the moment)
3. Eat less sugary food as I do have a really bad sweet tooth.

Hope everyone is doing well today and looking forward to seeing how everyone is getting on.

Well, today is almost over so thought it was time to check in!

1. I did the L2 shred as well as 60 mins dance on my new wii game.
2. I did drink 3 mugs of green tea. Not sure if it is helping or not but I like it.
3. Well, I tried to cut down on sugar but I had a banana with my lunch and then it took me over! So maybe I shouldn't worry about this too much as I do eat a lot of fruit especially when I am back at work.

Still thinking about 3 goals for tomorrow........hope everyone has had a good day and is doing well :drinker:

TeamLeela

Simone, thanks for checking in and congrats on meeting your goals. I can't have green tea because it interferes with my medication.
I just jumped back on to remind myself what my 3 goals were. Still need to organize the basement. But that's a project that's definitely going to take longer than a day to complete. I will try to get the bulk of it done.

TeamLeela

I don't know what time I will be able to get on tomorrow, so I will post my Thursday's recap and Friday's goals now.

Thursday's goals:

1. Complete day 3 of Shred 2.

2. Watch my portions.

3. Organize the basement.

Yesterday, "no pretzels" didn't make it in my top 3, but it was an unwritten rule. Going to try to avoid them again today, or limit myself to one serving (tying in to goal #2)

1. I did complete day 3 of Shred 2 and it felt great.
2. I used my measuring cups and spoons for everything today.
3. I started organizing the basement, the task is much bigger than I thought.
*I did have pretzels, but tried to keep the numbers down.

I had too many snacks today, I was able to stay under my calories, only because I had good calorie burn.
I didn't eat many fruits and vegetables, I could have easily substituted pretzels or a fudge pop for a serving of grapes or an apple.

So Friday's goals are as follows:

1. No diet soda or soda of any kind. I am going to try to do it every other day.

2. Do day 4 of shred. I was feeling really good today and think I can do it tomorrow, even though Friday is not one of my normal days to do it.

3. Make time to do something good for myself. Not sure what that will be yet.

Those are the top three. There are a few that are ongoing daily goals. I will still try to avoid extra snacks, keep portions under control, drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables.

Have a great weekend! Anyone have any plans?

lihe94

Hey there--just joined myfitnesspal--does this really work???? That is, are the caloric intake that is calculated at the beginning what I should be sticking to??? I like that the charts give you real calorie intake as opposed to a "point" system. Good luck!