Day by Day Challenge- part 2 (October)

TeamLeela

I ran out of time this morning to come on early. But better late than never. a recap from yesterday:

Tuesday 10/19-
1. workout in the gym atleast 90 minutes. ONLY 35 MINUTES ON THE ELLIPTICAL
2. follow the menu, nothing more, nothing less. NO! TOO MUCH GRAZING INBETWEEN MEALS
3. more water, less soda. YES, ONLY HAD ONE CAN OF DIET SODA
4. abs and push ups. NOT DOING THEM IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT, JUST WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT IT.

Wish me luck....its been rough since being back from vaca.

Wednesday - even though its half way over.
1. go to 2 zumba classes today.
2. try pilates class
3. drink more water.
4. stop grazing in between meals.

TheNewJessieMae

First I just want to say that I really struggled yesterday with "scheduling" workouts. I made a schedule and I combined my cleaning at home schedule and my working out schedule and bill paying schedule!!!!!!!! I am soooooooooo friggen excited about it!!!!!! Today is day two and I am in love with scheduling my life!!! ---except for the fun spontanious stuff!!!

10/20 GOALS:
1.) Walk at lunch!!! Did GREAT yesterday! Although I stopped and got a pack of smokes while walking. lol
OK SO DIDN'T WALK AT LUNCH, BUT I MOWED GRASS WHEN I GOT HOME AND CLEANED THE HOUSE FOR AN HOUR AND BURNED 146 CALS DOING CALISTHENICS..............I'M OK WITH THAT.

2.) water water water water water water ----
8 GLASSES


3.) lower than normal carbs today.
30NET CARBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




10/21 Goals:
1.)Missed walking at lunch today-so I want to do it before bed-Nomatter the weather.
2) helping a friend at work learn to eat primal, so I want to be the best that I can be today to show her the right things.
3.) WATER
4.) Arm and leg workouts.

fitbot

i had a coffee today and it sucked.
way to break a good pattern

also had wine today but then biked for 50 min.

tomorrow's goals
1. no coffee
2. gym
3. minimize wine at dinner w friends

Ravyn1982

1. Water is still on here.
2. Clean the kitchen floor which is what needs it the most
3. Start going thru pantry and get rid of the things we don't need (food bank will love me )

So yesterday as much as i wanted to get at it all was a huge FAIL!! Now its after dinner for me and I'm just now making it on here.
I've accomplished most of what I wanted to do today already so I'm just gonna post goals for tomorrow:smiles:

1. Take hubby to airport bright and early. He's going out to Denver to help his brother with something and won't be back until probably Sunday:frown: Oh well I'll live..
2. Water water water will be day 2 of my 7 day challenge to myself. Since I restarted it today:smiles:
3. Pay bills :sad: hehe Wish I didn't have to do that but ya know that's life:)

Well I'll be seeing you all again sometime tomorrow. Have a good one and Stay positive!!!

kattungen

Weekend-goals

Friday
- do laundry! *blergh*
- don't binge on the road-trip!
- work out!

Saturday
- change tires manually (that HAS to be a great work out, right?)
- work out!
- drink at least 2 litres of water!

Sunday
- don't binge on the road-trip! (see a pattern here?)
- read for class!


Those are my weekend goals

TheNewJessieMae

10/21 Goals:
1.)Missed walking at lunch today-so I want to do it before bed-Nomatter the weather. ***DIDN'T WALK THEN EITHER, BUT I VAC'D AND CLEANED BOTH OF MY BATHROOMS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND ATE VERY WELL YESTERDAY-SO I DON'T FEEL BAD.

2) helping a friend at work learn to eat primal, so I want to be the best that I can be today to show her the right things.
I BROUGHT FOODS FOR HER AND SIGNED HER UP FOR MFP!!!

3.) WATER ***9 GLASSES

4.) Arm and leg workouts. *** THIS WAS COVERED BY CLEANING THE BATHROOMS. LOLOL PLUS I WAS SO TIRED ONCE THE KIDS WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT THAT I COULDN'T KEEP MY EYES OPEN, LET ALONE DO SOME SQUATS!!!


10/22 goals:
1.) get off of this computer here in a minute and be productive at work!!!!!!
2.)NO EXCUSES WORK OUT this evening.
3.)water
4.) clean my bedroom and upstairs living room! It is friday-so I can stay up late to get all of this done... even if I have to drink some coffee!!!!
NO EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fitbot

ugh
did not go to the gym AGAIN.
i was feeling too lazy and out of it, and now there isnt enough time b4 my dinner date and I am in panik mode

i resolve to go to gym tomorrow morning when I first wake up!!!!!

TheNewJessieMae

1.) get off of this computer here in a minute and be productive at work!!!!!! ** ha ha yeah right. I'm Consumed with MFP!!!
2.)NO EXCUSES WORK OUT this evening. *** I've already walked/ran and getting ready to start my Tae Bo DVD
3.)water **** so much-I quit counting!
4.) clean my bedroom and upstairs living room! It is friday-so I can stay up late to get all of this done... even if I have to drink some coffee!!!! ******** hubby said he'd do it while I do Tae Bo!!! He's awesome!
NO EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've made no excuses today except for goal #1.... so my goals for
10/24

1.) NO EXCUSES!!!! Period
2.) play with my son. I've been so consumed with work house and health that my kids aren't getting much of me. My daughter is at a sleep over and it will be a good time to bond with him.
3.) at his naptime-calisthenics!!! I have a routine scheduled that I am going to do for the fist two weeks and then afterthat I will add sets and reps.
4.) started a fast at 5:30 today (after getting in all my cals fiber and protien-don't worry) and I plans to fast at least until 1pm tomorrow.

TeamLeela

Hey ladies, so sorry I haven't been on posting my goals. This week has been crazy and this weekend will be no exception. So I will post my Saturday and Sundays goals now and come back Sunday night to review and post Monday's goals.

Saturday 10/23-
1. Have cake, a small piece, one and done!
2. no exercise- I already have 4 hours of zumba under my belt for the week and another class Sunday...so rest.
3. drink water
4. relax (I know it sounds like a weird goal, but I have been a live wire all week)

Sunday.
1. back to zumba..plus 30 minutes of something (cardio,strength)/
2. prepare food for the upcoming week.
3. start laundry
4. water, water, water
5 abs, abs, abs

going to find my last goal to recap

Wednesday - even though its half way over.
1. go to 2 zumba classes today. YES and YES...super fun and high energy
2. try pilates class YES...harder than I thought
3. drink more water. YES...no choice with all the cardio.
4. stop grazing in between meals. FAILED...I feel like I "deserved it" after all the cardio.

Ravyn1982

1. Take hubby to airport bright and early. He's going out to Denver to help his brother with something and won't be back until probably Sunday:frown: Oh well I'll live..
2. Water water water will be day 2 of my 7 day challenge to myself. Since I restarted it today
3. Pay bills :sad: hehe Wish I didn't have to do that but ya know that's life:)

1. DONE
2. DONE
3. DONE

So that was easy yesterday. hehe were pretty easy goals in the first place. I even got more done than that.

Sat goals(more of my entire to do list)
1. Clean bathroom
2. Clean Living room
3. Laundry
4. Dishes
5. Dust
6. Water
7. Somewhere in all of that cleaning make sure I do some actual exercise.

Since the hubby isn't home I'll be back on here again tonight I'm sure. Just wondering what happen to everyone???:huh: Seems like everyone has disappeared the last couple of days. Hope you all are doing ok Leela, Luvbnamom, Fitbot, and Kat all seem to be doing fine:flowerforyou: Have a good weekend everyone:happy:

fitbot

WENT to gym as soon as i woke up
goals for today:
1. 2 drinks max when out
2. light dinner bc i had a heavy brunch


goals for tomorrow:
1. gym - 5 km run

TheNewJessieMae

Thanks Ravyn!! I'm so excited about this thread! It keeps me going!

Today's goals MET and then some!!! I have been so productive today!

Tomorrows goals:
1.) vacuum upstairs and steps
2.)spend time with my daughter. She has spent the night with her friend 2 nights in a row!!
3.) Tae Bo boot camp at nap and Tae Bo cardio at night.
4.) water and fiber!

Ravyn1982

Sat goals(more of my entire to do list)
1. Clean bathroom
2. Clean Living room
3. Laundry
4. Dishes
5. Dust
6. Water
7. Somewhere in all of that cleaning make sure I do some actual exercise.

1. Done
2. DOne
3. can wait till tomorrow I'm pooped
4. done
5. done
6. done and then some
7. Well I'm gonna count this as the exercise. Hit a long run of the music that got me lost in dancing around the house while I was doing the cleanning:) It lasted for about 45 mins too.

And even with all of that I even went to the store to fill my script since I was out of it and got a few other things that were needed. Maybe my hubby needs to go away on the weekends more often I don't stop when he's not here hehe:laugh:

Well its almost 9:30 and I'm not sure what to do I feel like doing something still I'm just full of energy today:happy:

Hope you all are having a good weekend. My hubby should be home in about 2hrs at the most. So I'm gonna take me a shower so I don't stink like I've been cleaning all day when he gets here.

TeamLeela

Hey Beth, I'm still around, I am just getting over the hectic part of the month and I will certainly be back on track soon! Thanks for helping me stay accountable. This recap is for you (using your smiley face method..lol)

Saturday 10/23-
1. Have cake, a small piece, one and done!
2. no exercise- I already have 4 hours of zumba under my belt for the week and another class Sunday...so rest.
3. drink water :happy:
4. relax (I know it sounds like a weird goal, but I have been a live wire all week) :noway:

nam14uk

Hi everyone! I kind of disappeared from this thread this week. Had such a manic week that I didn't get around to posting my goals on here...that's going to change from now! So glad to see you're all doing so well!

It's already mid-afternoon here, freezing cold but sunny but I'll post Sunday's goals anyway just to get me back into the swing...

1. Body attack class and try and stay for the class after - DONE! :drinker:
2. Drink at least 10 glasses of water - no excuses today as I'm home the rest of the day.
3. Rest - Feel exhausted today and have another busy week coming up.

I'll post Monday's goals while I'm on:
1. Lots of water. I'm out of the office all day in court so I find it so much harder to drink up. Must do better tomorrow.
2. Stay within cals as having a rest day tomorrow.
3. Lots of veggies with dinner.

Hope you're all having a great weekend AND WHEN YOU READ THIS GET UP AND DRINK A GLASS OF WATER! Then it will be one more to add to your count for the day! :flowerforyou: :laugh:

PSUgrl921

Hello everyone!! Hope you all had a good weekend! I was out canning for THON! If any of you live in the pa/md/nj/ny area you might have seen us. Raised over $3000 for the kids!! So proud. I'll be back to goals tomorrow! Now it's nap time.

NIcole

TeamLeela

Nicole, I think that's awesome that you guys were able to raise so much money for the children. I am sure they are very grateful as well.
Beth, its so great that you have so much extra energy esp so late in the evening!
Nam, what exactly do you do? Are you a court reporter? What did you decide to do about your "friend"?
Hey Tae Bo diva, were you able to spend some time with your little one?
Hi Sim!

Recap:

Sunday.
1. back to zumba..plus 30 minutes of something (cardio,strength)/
2. prepare food for the upcoming week.
3. start laundry
4. water, water, water
5 abs, abs, abs

1. yes, still need to do that 30 minutes of something else.
2. yes
3. its almost done! woot!
4. still trying, but I have been cutting back on the soda.
5. I will before the night is over.

Monday 10/25
1. go to the gym as soon as my daughter goes to school. I need to step up my miles if I want to make my goal by the end of the month.
2. eat a light snack before going to the gym so I'm not starving afterwards (which usually leads to two servings of cereal when I come back).
3. get back to diligently logging my food.

That's all I have. I'll try to come on before going to the gym in the morning.

Goodnight,
Leela.

mizzdivat

1) Drink more than 2 glasses of water
2) To not go over my calorie intake for the day
3) Join GMA

TheNewJessieMae

Tomorrows goals:
1.) vacuum upstairs and steps- ***no, but I did take a friend to the grocery store and help her to make good decisions.
2.)spend time with my daughter. She has spent the night with her friend 2 nights in a row!!-*** I did!!! her.
3.) Tae Bo boot camp at nap and Tae Bo cardio at night.*** Did the Tae Bo this am, but not tonight. I'm sore and thought I could use a rest. soaking in a hot bath as I type.
4.) water and fiber!-***25 fiber, but not great on the water. Still choking it down though---while in the tub. Lol

10/25 goals:
1.) get payroll finished by noon without getting flustered too bad.
2.) step up the water.
3.)walk at lunch
4.vacuum upstairs and steps

fitbot

well, did not go to the gym yesterday bc i ended up helping friends move. Running up and down stairs while carrying boxes seems pretty useful too.

today:
1. gym 5 km run
2. really healthy eating w lots of roasted veggies and not lots of fatty cheese

nam14uk

1. Body attack class and try and stay for the class after - DONE! :drinker:
2. Drink at least 10 glasses of water - no excuses today as I'm home the rest of the day.
3. Rest - Feel exhausted today and have another busy week coming up.

So I managed to achieve all of my goals for Sunday! I think I knocked back about 12 glasses which is much more than normal for me. and I chilled out the rest of the day watching tv and doing bit and pieces at home.

So far so good for today. Got my veggies in at lunchtime instead but the day is not over yet so hoping for more at dinner.

Leela I'm a criminal lawyer. Have a massive trial starting today so I walked over to Court this morning rather than battling with the tubes and buses so managed to get some exercise in as couldn't go to the gym this morning. Did what I needed to over there and so I walked back. It was such a lovely walk through the City and then across the river Thames and finally along the South bank with the sun shining but it was absolutely freezing!

Hope you're all having a great day!

TheNewJessieMae

Awesome job Nam!!!!!

Ravyn1982

Well yesterday was a bad day for me. Had a massive headache and spent most of the day curled up in bed under the covers cause it was so bright!! I hate migraines:mad: I also was drinking water like a fiend cause I felt so dehydrated. My BIL was here Sat night and he had a very good bottle of rum from the islands:drinker: It was quite yummy!!!

Now for today it has not started off good but I swear I'm gonna make it better:glasses:

Goals for today
1. Water its day 5 of 7 in the challenge with my friend
2. Finish laundry still got a lot to do
3. Finish putting everything back where it belongs in the bathroom

It's gonna be another busy week cause I have couple of appointments this week including a parent teacher conference on Thursday for my son. I'm looking forward to that one cause he's already doing much better this year than he was last year. :happy:

Nam, Hope your trial goes well!! Great job on the walk!!

Hope you all have a good day!! You all are doing so well!!

Welcome MIzzDiva:flowerforyou: Love your name!!

TeamLeela

katt, how was the road trip?

mizz, don't forget to come back to let us know if you met your goals...

Nam, great job on walking to court. It probably gave you a little more time to clear your head and go over your argument before trial. Sorry the weather wasn't cooperating, it was actually nice here today and I was able to walk 4 miles. What days of the week do you go to body attack?

Beth, just one more day of the water challenge. What was the challenge anyway?

fit, roasted veggies sounds yummy. Your moving workout sounds effective.

luv, did you put off vacuuming another day, or did it get done today? j/k

Hey Nicole, I bet your uper-busy with school these days.

Monday's recap:

Monday 10/25
1. go to the gym as soon as my daughter goes to school. I need to step up my miles if I want to make my goal by the end of the month.
2. eat a light snack before going to the gym so I'm not starving afterwards (which usually leads to two servings of cereal when I come back).
3. get back to diligently logging my food.

1. Im disappointed that I went to the gym today and they were cleaning the carpet and had removed all the equipment. There was a sign on the door last week, but I ignored it, it probably mentioned something about the cleaning this week. I think its shut down until Friday...ughhh
But I did walk in the neighborhood. I walked up to blockbuster to rent Just Dance 2. I tried it at my friend's house on Sunday and decided that I could use that as a supplement workout since I can't use the cardio room. But I can still zum-zum-zumba on Wednesday!

2. actually I didn't have a snack before I went to the gym but it didn't make a difference anyway since I practically came right back home.

3. Yes and its already 8:30 and still no soda, that's not to say that I won't have one tonight....we'll see.

Goals for Tuesday:
1. Dance atleast 4 songs on Just Dance 2.
2. Do 30 day shred (I need to focus on more strength)
3. Meet with trainer to set up a strength training plan (I had a free session that I never used.)
4. carrying this good eating into Tuesday and all week.

TheNewJessieMae

Well, well, well LEE!!!! lol FYI my hubby took care of it for me!!! lololol I'm spoiled! what can I say?

10/25 goals:
1.) get payroll finished by noon without getting flustered too bad. **** Had it finished by 10:30 and it went VERY smoothly
2.) step up the water. **** I had to quit counting I drank so much over 10 cups
3.)walk at lunch *** Did not do this because it was rainy and nasty BUT i did do pilates and the 3 mile walk away the lbs tonight!!!
4.vacuum upstairs and steps **** you already know the answer to this one. lol

10/26 Goals:

1.) There is a certain pile of work on my desk that I keep putting off because it's my least favorite thing to do. I'm going to do it.
2.)MO Water MO water MO water!!!!
3.) Watch my sodium.
4.)SMILE

fitbot

weeee improved my running time for 5km. now down to 35 min (yes i know that sux, but it is a big accomplishment for me)

todays goals
1. no coffee
2. get 20 min exercise in bc not going to gym today
3. 2 drinks at dinner max

nam14uk

1. Lots of water. I'm out of the office all day in court so I find it so much harder to drink up. Must do better tomorrow.
2. Stay within cals as having a rest day tomorrow.
3. Lots of veggies with dinner.

Morning Ladies! This site seemed to be down this morning for maintenance but managed to snag some time now to jump on and update.

So I passed on Monday! All goals done!! I think getting back into this thread is giving me the kick I need to stick to goals I set because I feel accountable to all of you lovely people!!

So goals for Tuesday...
1. Training before work.
2. Water water water!
3. No chocolate! I don't normally crave chocolate but I have been the last few days and I've given in (but stayed within cals) so must be good today!

Luv wish I had a husband who would do the cleaning for me!! Must put that on my list of requirements for when I find him eventually!!

Leela - body attack is at 9.30am on Sundays. Always a bit of a killer that early on a Sunday but it's so worth it when the class is over!!

Trial came to an abrupt halt yesterday but will hopefully start up again later this week.

Have been at home this morning working away but need to get my backside into gear and get into the office! Hope you all have a great day!!

nam14uk

weeee improved my running time for 5km. now down to 35 min (yes i know that sux, but it is a big accomplishment for me)

Fitbot 35 mins is great! At least you're running 5km. I'm not a runner at all so the thought of running 5km is so foreign to me!! Great job and stick at it!

Ravyn1982

Goals for today
1. Water its day 5 of 7 in the challenge with my friend
2. Finish laundry still got a lot to do
3. Finish putting everything back where it belongs in the bathroom

1. Done
2. still working on it
3. fail

Today
1. Water day 6/7. Leela its just with a friend on here to get our full amount of water for 7 days. She's been working on 7day challenges so that the goals are smaller and easier to work with. Seemed like a good idea so I joined her on this one
2. Work on that bathroom stuff
3. finish the laundry
4. Enjoy the healthy dinner we have planned for tonight. Teriyaki steak with mashed sweet potatoes, and still working on whay veggie to do with it tonight so I'll be heading to the store this afternoon too.


Had quite a storm roll through this morning so my friend and I didn't get to go for a walk this morning. Hopefully I can get it in later today myself but not making it a goal with everything else going on.

Hope you all have a good day!

TeamLeela

3. Yes and its already 8:30 and still no soda, that's not to say that I won't have one tonight....we'll see. I DID HAVE ONE CAN OF DIET PEPSI AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. ALSO, I HAD SOME GRAPES THAT I DIDN'T LOG...I SHOULD DO THAT NOW.

Goals for Tuesday:
1. Dance atleast 4 songs on Just Dance 2. DONE! WILL PROBABLY DO MORE, ITS SO FUN!
2. Do 30 day shred (I need to focus on more strength) I WILL DO IT THIS AFTERNOON.
3. Meet with trainer to set up a strength training plan (I had a free session that I never used.) WE SET UP GREAT GOALS FOR ME. 4 HOURS OF CARDIO AND 2 HOURS OF STRENGTH PER WEEK. I DON'T WANT TO SAY 2-3 DAYS OF STRENGTH, I RATHER SAY 2 HOURS A WEEK.
4. carrying this good eating into Tuesday and all week. SO FAR SO GOOD

Awww thanks Nam, I love this thread too. Sometimes I may forget what goals I set for the day, so I'll take a peek at my post for a reminder. It really helps to keep me in check. If chocolate is what you crave...try the skinny cow chocolate brownie icecream. It comes in a cute little 6oz container (the same size of a yogurt). And once its gone, its gone. you feel satisfied and not the slightest bit guilty at only 150 calories. It also has a few grams of fiber and protein. Its worth a try, that's what I turn to for my treat every so often. They have about4 different flavors and each container only costs about a dollar.