Day by Day Challenge

TeamLeela

I really love our little support group. I just got back from my walk and decided to pop in. Not to post goals, but to just comment. And bump us up :drinker:
After I post, I am going to go on mapquest and map the distance that I walked today. I don't have a pedometer. I used to have a little cheap one, but it counted everytime you shook it, so it wasn't very accurate.

Bee, I'm glad you were able to get your walk in. I also think its best to shred every other day too, although I know some people who are determined to do it everyday and finish the program in 30 days. Then by day 21, they stop for like 3 days in a row...
Glad your eating was good. I'm glad you had fun with your fam. You're right, not many good weekends left. We're expecting rain all this week...
I am trying to complete my laundry too. It's actually converting the wardrobe's from summer to fall/winter. Even though all the clothes were washed before getting packed away, they've been sitting for so long, so I had to rewash them. Most of the summer clothes are already clean, so its just a matter of packing them in the same box that I took the fall things out of.
Hopefully you'll able to catch up on all your chores.

Simone, I hope you are doing better than you were last week. You are such a fighter and I know that you will be just fine.

Nicole, homecooked meals can be your worst enemy. But it tastes soooo good going down. A two pound gain is nothing, it could have been much worse. So kiddos to you for that. Good luck on your test. I have been limiting myself to no more than 1 can of soda a day. Today, I think I will try not to drink any either.

Rayvn, don't you just love free entertainment! Lots of goals set for today, I hope you're able to get to it all. Seems like I'm not the only one with laundry on the list. Usually I try to do it all over the weekend, but it was much more than I could tackle. I will probably take a day off from working out on one of the days that I normally would work out. So exercising yesterday probably shocked my body a little. On the weekday that I choose not to exercise, I just have to make sure I keep my calories under.

I'll jump back on one more time tonight to see if I met all my goals and also to post for Tuesday.
xoxo
Leela.

ldyvalerie

I will join too! My goals are similar to others:

Drink 64 ounces of H2o
Treadmill 45 minutes a day and burn 500 calories
Log in all my food no matter what!

The goals sound simple, but once you hold yourself accountable the reality starts!

Valerie
P.S. Time to hit the treadmill!!:flowerforyou:

beesareyellow

Goals for tomorrow 9/20

1. Staring a new schedule for Shred : Monday, Wednesday and Friday only
2. Walk 10,000 steps
3. Laundry, floor mopping, dusting - I have fallen a bit behind, it is actually bothering me.

Good luck all.

Knocking my Shred down to 3X per week was brilliant! I actually enjoyed it for the first time.
Walked almost 4 miles, way over 10000 steps plus another 1.5 miles after dinner with hubby.
Laundry done, mopping not yet.

Leela, I hope you don't get too much rain. Mind you, when I get stuck inside because of rain, my house suddenly becomes much cleaner.:laugh:

Ravyn, we were very lucky to get the opportunity to see this beautiful ship indeed. The wait to get on board, however was close to 5 hours! I don't know but I thought that was just a little ridiculous. I think we got just as good a view standing next to her.

Goals for Tuesday 9/21

1. VACUUM and MOP, seriously, this is getting silly. I know I hate it but it has to be done.
2.Walk over 10000 steps
3.Trying a new osso bucco recipe in the slow cooker, hope it turns out ok.

Good luck all:drinker:

TeamLeela

Monday's goals:
1. Try shred level 3.
2. walk for atleast 30 minutes.
3. drink more water....I haven't been drinking as much the last few days.
4. continue to stay true to myself and log everything, even the things that I'm not proud of.
5. clean out junk drawer.

1. I did complete it. It was tough, but not as bad as I thought it would be.
2. I walked for 40 minutes.
3. I did drink more water and no pop.
4. I logged everything and I was proud of all of it.
5. well....I cleaned out the junk drawer, now the table is junky....lol

So for Tuesday:
1. try to shred again.
2. do the abs challenge...I have been doing this daily, even though I may not mention it.
3. walk further today than I did yesterday.
4. finish getting the winter clothes ready and packing up the summer clothes. (this will probably take more than one day)
5. do 20 wall push ups....going to try to do this every day too.

Ravyn1982

Goals for today

1. Laundry
2. Dishes
3. Walk river walk
4. drink lots of water
5. stay under calories:)

1. started but not finished..
2. almost done just a few pans left and my back just couldn't take standing there anymore. I don't have a dishwahser, unless you count me:) hehe
3. I didn't walk the whole thing but I walked half of it.
4. done:)
5. I'm well under today and have been full without snacking a bunch. I had a banana this afternoon when I did get hungry between meals. Now I gotta get more bananas cause that was the last of them.

Tomorrow's Goals

1. Riverwalk with friend.
2. drink lots of water(I'm getting better about making sure to do this I'm getting closer to drinking what I'm supposed to be drinking)
3. take daughter's clothes to consignment shop. Hoping they give me something for them. Its all rather nice stuff and barely worn. If they don't then I'll be dropping them off to Goodwill. I just want them gone.


Well I'm off to bed. Be back on sometime tomorrow. Good luck to all of you keeping those goals going:)

nam14uk

Saturday
1. As much cardio as possible (to compensate for last night's dinner) - I caved and had a pizza for the first time in ages and it was my first cheat meal since I started on here 5 weeks ago.
2. Don't forget to drink water - I seem to forget at the weekends.
3. Only 1 gin and slimline tonic when I go out tonight!!
4. I bought a new top a couple of months ago that I haven't worn yet but feel more confident with the weight loss so far so going to give it a go tonight!

Sunday
1. Water!
2. Get to my gym class at 9.30am regardless of what time I get home tonight.
3. Keep within my calories.

Morning all! Feel happy and quite proud of myself that I managed to stick to my weekend goals as I usually struggle at the weekeknd. I made it to my class on Sunday morning and am still aching today! Great workout!

Monday's goals were generally to keep to my calories and do some cardio which I managed. As for today...
1. Water and lots of it! Feeling a bit dehydrated today.
2. No gym tonight but must do shred!
3. Eat more veggies.

Just wanted to thank you all for being so supportive and encouraging! This group is so fantastic and everyone is doing so well posting and keeping to their goals! Have a great day.

PSUgrl921

Gained two pounds last week. Not really surprised but disappointed in myself.

So goals for today:

1. Get back to the gym. (I haven't been there in a week) Nope--- Homework took me so much longer than expected--like 1am and I still didn't get to study for my exam today that much.
2. Eat healthy-- eat some fruits and vegetables.-- Ate healthier... can't necessarily say healthy though. Had an excellent salad for lunch though. lettuce, carrot, tomato, salami, feta cheese, and something else i don't remember.
3. Drink water not soda!!! No soda yesterday!
4. Do laundry. Done
5. Get homework done and study for my exam tomorrow. Done!

Nicole

So I'm super late today but my three goals.

1. Water Water Water!
2. Eat healthy- fruits and veggies.
3. Rock this exam.

sim247

Hello all,

I haven't posted on here for a couple of days. I haven't been feeling very well and I have eaten well over my calories and not exercised. But I am feeling much better and am eager to get back on it!

Goals for today are
1. Eat within my calories
2. Drink plenty of water
3. Don't stress at work.

I have cheated slightly because I have finished work for the day and didn't get stressed as I thought it was best to take it easy today.

I can't wait, my Zumba dvd box set has arrived so I am eager to try this out tomorrow!!!!!

nam14uk

I can't wait, my Zumba dvd box set has arrived so I am eager to try this out tomorrow!!!!!

Glad to hear you are feeling better and how exciting about the Zumba box set! Enjoy it and let us all know how you get on!

Ravyn1982

Tomorrow's Goals

1. Riverwalk with friend.
2. drink lots of water(I'm getting better about making sure to do this I'm getting closer to drinking what I'm supposed to be drinking)
3. take daughter's clothes to consignment shop. Hoping they give me something for them. Its all rather nice stuff and barely worn. If they don't then I'll be dropping them off to Goodwill. I just want them gone.

Well its just hitting dinner time and I've completed everything!! I'm happy about that. I just downed almost all of the water I should be drinking for the day cause I got a sudden thirst that wouldn't go away just stood there by the sink filling up the bottle and drinking it like I might never get any water again. Still gonna keep drinking water for the rest of the night. Daughter's clothes weren't good enough for them or they just weren't buying right now. Oh well. Goodwill will get them now instead.

Goals for tomorrow.....Well I will have to think about that and post later or in the morning. I'm going to be getting alot of things done around here still today. I'll make use of the energy I have found today:)

Enjoy whatever is left of your day!!

beesareyellow

Goals for Tuesday 9/21

1. VACUUM and MOP, seriously, this is getting silly. I know I hate it but it has to be done.
2.Walk over 10000 steps
3.Trying a new osso bucco recipe in the slow cooker, hope it turns out ok.

Good luck all:drinker:

1. Done, finally!
2. Walked 14000 steps in two walks, :happy:
3. The Osso Bucco was amazing. The meal came to about 1200 calories however. But, since I had already entered my recipe ahead of time, I was able to cut back a bit during the day, and add an extra walk to compensate. Ended up well under my allotted calories for the day and over on my water.
So, the way I see it, it could have been much worse, and I was able to enjoy a fabulous meal with my family without any guilt.

Goals for Wednesday , 9/22

1. Shred
2.10000 steps walk
3.Reorganize as many closets as I can ( goal for the next few day)

Have a great evening everyone.

TeamLeela

I did have one soda today and also a serving of potato chips. It seems like its been forever since I've had them, but after the serving, I didn't go back for more! And of course, what tastes better with chips than diet pepsi.

So for Tuesday:
1. try to shred again.
2. do the abs challenge...I have been doing this daily, even though I may not mention it.
3. walk further today than I did yesterday.
4. finish getting the winter clothes ready and packing up the summer clothes. (this will probably take more than one day)
5. do 20 wall push ups....going to try to do this every day too.

1. I didn't shred because I ended up going to the gym in the morning and doing the stairs in the afternoon. I am doing zumba tomorrow, so I didn't want to overdo it today.
2. I did do the abs, its getting to the point where it hurts when I laugh. that's a good sign, right?
3. I didn't walk today because it rained almost as soon as I laced up my walking shoes.
4.its still a work in progress, almost all of mine is done, still working on daughter's and husbands.
5. completed the wall push ups, also I like to do them on the stairs, like using the stairs for an incline. I pushed for 30!

Wednesday:
1. Make a healthy choice at the restaurant for lunch.
2. kick it into overdrive at zumba....to offset my lunch.
3. abs and push ups.
4. water, water, water

I'll post Thursday's too, as tomorrow might get hectic.
1. Go to the gym after my daughter gets on the school bus.
2. eat one more serving of fruit or vegetable than I did yesterday.
3. drink one more glass of water than I did yesterday.
4. abs and push ups.

sim247

Good evening mfpers,

I have been very good today, for a change!

Goals for today are
1. Eat within my calories - check!
2. Drink plenty of water - check!
3. Don't stress at work - check!

I can't wait, my Zumba dvd box set has arrived so I am eager to try this out tomorrow!!!!!

I did the zumba dvd this evening and I love it! I was great fun and hopefully burnt loads of calories.

Goals for tomorrow
1. Exercise
2. Stay within my cals
3. Don't be tempted by the open box of choccies in our office at work.

beesareyellow

Goals for Wednesday , 9/22

1. Shred
2.10000 steps walk
3.Reorganize as many closets as I can ( goal for the next few day)

Have a great evening everyone.

1. Done, and it's getting a little easier
2.Done
3. Bedroom closet done, pantry tomorrow.


Goals for Thursday 9/23

1.Walk
2.Clean pantry
3.Make something new for supper

Good night all.

TeamLeela

Wednesday:
1. Make a healthy choice at the restaurant for lunch.
2. kick it into overdrive at zumba....to offset my lunch.
3. abs and push ups.
4. water, water, water

1. I attempted to make a healthy choice, but it was still waaay too many calories over all.
2. I burned 670 calories in zumba, enough to offset lunch.
3. just finished the abs and push ups. Feels great.
4. I already drank a gallon of water by noon. Probably close to 2 gallons for the whole day.

Ravyn1982

Well didn't make it on here yesterday because I was too busy busting my butt cleaning the house. Have been on the hunt for a make-up bag and haven't been able to find the thing. So I've cleaned the hall closet, under the coushins of the couch and moved the couch out from the wall, under my bed, under my desk that doesn't have a chair so stuff gets piled under it, my bedroom closet, the hall closet, and the drawers in my buffet....And still nothing! It doesn't have make-up in it but it does have the cord I need to charge my MP3 player. I'm get frustrated trying to find it. Other than that I've been good about staying under my calories and all that work has made it really easy for me to drink tons of water.


Goals for today

1. Riverwalk with friend
2. stay under calories
3. water water water
4. start searching basement for missing bag.....Oh how I loath the idea of this one but I really need to find it. So hard to do any walking alone without some music to keep me moving..


Have a good day everyone! Keep up the good work!

TeamLeela

Just wanted to jump on to bump us up and to let you know about my progress.
Oh, before I forget, hey Ms. Nicole, did you ace that exam? It seems you've been super busy lately, I hope you've been able to juggle it all and still take care of yourself.

so I made it to the gym this morning, 45 minutes...409 calories. Its out of the way and not I can get my day started. Morning abs done, and I've already had 24 ounces of water, so I'm off to a good start.

nam14uk

Evening all! Glad to see everyone is doing so well. Birthday tomorrow so have the day off work and booked myself in for a training session first thing in the morning and again on Monday morning so hopefully I can have a guilt free weekend! my goals for the next few days are

1. Gym fri and mon and try and do shred at the weekend.
2. Try super hard to stay within calories and if I go over then not by much.
3. Healthy food choices! I have a feeling this one is going to be tough! Lunch and dinner out the next few days.
4. Have fun!!

Hope you all have a great few days and keep up all your hard work!
Nam x

Ravyn1982

Goals for today

1. Riverwalk with friend
2. stay under calories
3. water water water
4. start searching basement for missing bag.....Oh how I loath the idea of this one but I really need to find it. So hard to do any walking alone without some music to keep me moving..

1done
2done
3done
4 well i didn't find it but we ordered me a new one. So now I bet as soon as that one shows up I'll find the other. Isn't that how it always works? LOL

Goal for tomorrow

1. Water water water
2. Laundry (again I swear it never ends!!) hehe
3. Riverwalk again even if I have to do it all alone.
4. Stay within calories and stay under fat. I went way over today on fat and have been having trouble keeping that one under control.

Going to be going to bed soon so Hope you all have a good night

patti626

Hope I am not too late to join this challenge. I need to be accountable day by day....
Tomorrow my goals are as follows:
1.) clean my house after work
2.) drink all my water
3. log all my food


I am going to try really really hard.....thanks mfp friends for all your support.

TeamLeela

Hi Connie and Karissa, welcome!

Happy Birthday Namita!

I'll post Thursday's too, as tomorrow might get hectic.
1. Go to the gym after my daughter gets on the school bus.
2. eat one more serving of fruit or vegetable than I did yesterday.
3. drink one more glass of water than I did yesterday.
4. abs and push ups.

Only made 1.5 out of 4.
1. I did, I worked out for 45 minutes.
2. I'm not sure if it was more, probably about the same.
3. this one was hard to top since I drank so much water on Wednesday.
4. I did the abs but not the pushups.

Friday's goals:
1. abs and push ups.
2. shred day2/level 3
3. stay within my 1200 calories, no matter the calorie burn.

baker_c

My Goals for today:

1) Stay on track with my eating
2) Do week 3 of C25k - looked at it this morning and I have to run for 3 minute intervals
3) Clean my house - including doing all the laundry

TeamLeela

Friday's goals:
1. abs and push ups.
2. shred day2/level 3
3. stay within my 1200 calories, no matter the calorie burn.

I need to add another one, probably the most important one.
4. Prepare and portion out all my meals for the weekend. And stick to it!

kizzy_muss

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010:
-LOG ON TO THE BIGGEST LOSER CLUB ONLINE BEFORE MY MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES
-WALK FOR AT LEAST 30 MINS
-BIBLE STUDY

TeamLeela

Just stopped back on to take a peek at what I said my goals were for today. Hi everyone! ttyl

TeamLeela

Friday's goals:
1. abs and push ups.
2. shred day2/level 3
3. stay within my 1200 calories, no matter the calorie burn.
I need to add another one, probably the most important one.
4. Prepare and portion out all my meals for the weekend. And stick to it!

1. I just finished my push ups and abs.
2. I did shred.
3. I stayed under.
4. I prepared meals for today. I have to still cook for Saturday and Sunday, but I already know the menu.

Saturday:
1. go to the gym in the morning before the day gets too hectic.
2. continue with the abs and push ups, I think it is really effective and I look forward to seeing the results.
3. get the cooking done.
4. water, water, water. I made it through Friday without a soda, shooting for the whole weekend without.

mykaar74

oh wow so glad to have seen this post, everyday is a challenge for me because i am addicted to PEPSI & Dr. PEPPER and each day I have to tell myself all day, No soda no soda. It's good because I don't keep soda in the house, but here on the base, and in my tower we have Pepsi, and CocaCola machines everywhere. So now what I'm doing is making a conscious effort not to carry any Yen (japanese money because we are stationed in japan) on me to beat the temptation. Some days I even walk alongside the outer parameter of the base just to avoid passing a busstop, the commissary, or a tower that have soda machines...I'm definitely gonna do my best with this one

nam14uk

Morning all! It's super early here for me to be awake on a Saturday but thought seeing as I'm up I would check in and say hi!! Hope you're all doing well and keeping on track with your weekend goals!

Mykaar74 - welcome! We all post 3 or so goals everyday and then report back. It's such a great idea because I know for me it keeps me accountable not just to myself but all these wonderful people on here! Good luck with the soda - sounds like you're coming up with plans to keep away from temptation which is great!

I did pretty well yesterday and feel quite proud of myself. Made it to the gym, stayed within my calories, had fun! Today's going to be the tough day as the rest of the family are coming home and there is a delicious cake!! So my goals are pretty much the same...
1. Do shred this morning and tomorrow morning.
2. Only 1 slice of cake!
3. I know I'm going to go over my cals today but want to keep it as low as poss.
4. Have fun!

Have a great weekend! x

beesareyellow

Hi all, I wasn't able to come by yesterday, life happens sometimes:ohwell:
So back on the horse today.

I am one pound away from my first mini goal of 25 lbs lost.
As soon as I hit it , my next goal is 10 lbs by Halloween.
That's just a little under 2lbs a week, so I think it is very doable.

So goals for today:

1. Walk 10000 steps
2. Do not snack while out shopping, no matter how tempting those taster ladies are.
3. Get all my water in earlier. I've been slacking lately and find myself trying to finish my water at bedtime.
Guess what happens during the night, yup, up several time to wee:grumble:

Good luck all.

PSUgrl921

I'm back! I know I've been MIA for two or three days. Sorry about that. I also had a bad week with my goals... I ate healthier than I usually do though so I'm happy with that at least. Today is the PSU vs. Temple game so I'll be standing all day but I thought I'd post some goals on here.

1. Water! I've been slacking on this and drinking way too much tea (not too bad for me but still drinking calories)
2. Get some reading for class done.
3. Keep my room clean! (I cleaned it yesterday and it usually only takes a day or so to get messy so I am going to try to pick up after myself all day).

Well I'm off to get some breakfast! It's good to be back and welcome to all the newbies!!

Nicole