Day By Day Challenge-Part 3 (november)

pmjsmom

Goals for 11/09--

1) Water--Drank a lot of it but lost count. It was around 10-8 oz. cups, though.
2) STAY WITHIN MY CALORIES!!!--Closer but still needs work.
3) Work on my Christmas projects.--Nope. Worked on a personal jewelry set instead.
4) Water!--See above
5) do the Day 9 workout from the Thanksgiving walking challenge.--Done plus some extra.

Good morning, all!

I did better yesterday. Made better choices for my foods. I don't think I slept too well last night, though--I just feel 'fuzzy-headed' this morning.

Wed. goals (11/10)

1) Water.
2) Do day 10 of my challenge.
3) Work on Christmas projects!
4) Stay away from the snacks at tonight's meeting.

We are having another rainy day--usual for this time of year. I have recently added Vitamin D to my day--I hope it helps with this 'not-really-depressed-but-just-kind-of down' feeling I've been struggling with! I've been told that it could be related to lack of sunlight and the Vitamin D we get from it.
I'm usually okay once I get moving.

Have a good day, everyone!

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all and happy hump day! Today is my Friday because tomorrow is Veteran's Day so we have the day off and Friday is our designated Furlough day so no work then either. Today I completed the Shoulders and Arms dvd from the P90X program and the Fast Abs-workout 2 dvd from the Kettleworx series.

Chocolickkyss

Goals for 11/09/10:

1. Workout in the morning......................Check
2. Drink all my water................................ Check (12 cups.....WooHoo)
3. Organize the bathroom & master bedroom..................Check
4. Begin researching family reunion keepsake................ Check

Goals for 11/10/10

1. Workout in the morning........................Check
2. Drink all my water..................................
3. Contact the travel agent re: girls only trip.........................
4. Follow up w/phone company.............................................
5. Follow up w/Thanksgiving preparations..........................

nam14uk

Goals for weds...
1. Stay under cals and no excuses - DONE
2. After evening meeting go straight home and get in the gym to do at least 30 mins cardio but hopefully 60. BIG FAIL
3. More fruit and veg. DONE
4. Must cook own evening meal and excuses of late meeting and gym not good enough. FAIL
5. Speak to the specialist about my foot and make a decision finally on surgery. ATTEMPTED BUT FAIL

Managed to keep to my food and water goals but just got home and I'm exhausted and foot is bad today so don't think I would be up to much in the gym. Tried to speak to the doc but he was in surgery so have been waiting for him to call back.

So on to Thurs.....
1. Workout before work.
2. Big fancy work dinner thing in the evening - strictly no booze.
3. Be confident in what I'm wearing tomorrow night.
4. Loads of water.

Well done to everyone on their goals. See you all at some stage tomorrow!

frubjious

Hi Everyone,

Wednesday’s goals:
1. Stay under calorie allowance – Check, but not healthy choices
2. 30 minutes walk at lunch - Yes, did 40 minutes. I worry it’ll be the last nice day
3. 30 minutes cardio – Yes
4. Water - Yes
5. Go to painting class in the evening, even if I’m tired. – Fail. My car is giving trouble. At least I’ll get plenty of walking in over the next couple of days!

Thursdays:
1. Healthy choices
2. Eat slowly, sipping water while I eat.
3. 30 minutes cardio
4. Drop car off at garage
5. Don’t weigh myself

Hope your day treats you well. :flowerforyou:

nelsaphine

Hi to all I'm new to this thread but I love the idea of it.

It's already 2pm here but I still have a good part of my day left so....

So here goes:

1. Work out after work
2. Eat dinner by 7:30p (I eat dinner at 8:30p alot of the time:ohwell: )
3. Go to bed by 10:30p so I can get up early to workout

Ravyn1982

1. Get on my eliptical for as long as my legs will let me without over doing it.
2. water
3. Finish sweeping and mopping floors. had to start before putting a new rug down now have to finish the rest of them so it doesn't look so bad.
4. Put together my new set of drawers and re-organize my clothes.
5. Move all the smaller blankets out of the closet and into the storage ottoman.
6. Dishes
7. Laundry

1. Doing this soon but haven't done it yet
2. been pretty good but still got a few to go
3. done:)
4. Done:)
5. done
6. still gotta work on that.
7. working on it so that's better than nothing. I'll finish it tomorrow.

Goals for Thursday

1. Walk with friend
2. finish laundry
3. finish dishes cause i know I won't finish them tonight
4. water
5. enjoy the japanese curry we are going to have for dinner. One of my new fave meals:) hehe

I would chat more but I've got to get things done now. You all have been doing so well!! I'm proud of you! Keep it up!

TeamLeela

nelsaphine welcome!

frubjious, I need to stay weighing often also!

Wednesday's recap:

Wednesday.
1. zumba, zumba YES, YES
2. eat a light snack before first and second zumba to keep hunger under control. YES
3. keep drinking water 15 CUPS AND COUNTING
4. clean out the refridgerator in case any left overs got pushed to the back and need to be trashed. NO LEFTOVERS

Thursday:
1. recover from zumba!
2. strength
3. water
4 abs, maybe push ups!
5 don't eat after closing my food log for the day.

TheNewJessieMae

Welcome Nelsaphine!!!!

Nam!! I had no idea ur foot was hurt, I'm so
Sorry!!!

Lee, you and water junk are ROCKIN!!

Looks like everyone has been doing a GREAT job!! I'm still alive and it's time I start acting like it!! 2lb gain and if I don't perk up, straighten up, get up, dust off and put my big girl Panties on it will become more.

Well yesterday I survived.

11/10/2010 Goals:
1.) So much water I pee myself!!! lol (not really but you know what I mean) **** GREAT JOB!!!
2.) get bills figured out. **YEP AND EVEN PAID THE GUY DOING MY KITCHEN HALF!!
3.) CHEER THE "F" UP!!!! ** BETTER YESTERDAY AND TODAY WILL BE EVEN MORE, THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL FRIENDS THAT I HAVE ON HERE.
4.) eat right!!! NOT TOO SHABBY BUT COULDVE DONE BETTER
5.) clean my living room and do laundry instead of sitting on my behind!!! LIVING ROOM WAS CLEAN WHEN I GOT
HOME (GREAT HUB) AND I CAME HOME AND HAD A MAJOR FATIGUE ATTACH AND CRASHED ON THE COUCH

Today's goals:
1. I'm off today so I want to find everyday that I can to MOVE!!
2. Hard for me to drink water at home, but I'm going to keep reminding myself.
3. Do an actual work out of some sort at naptime. And at night.
4. Throw out the tub of cookie dough in the fridge.

TheNewJessieMae

Well. To show myself that the cookie dough is my enemy and not my friend. At 7am I ate my whole days worth of Cals of it. I will now have to work for everything I eat today. That is evil. But a good lesson for me. The tub of it is now in the trash.

happinessblossoms

11/10 Goals:
1) WATER -- FAIL (ONE bottle only!)
2) Watch my food intake -- Do better at this as my weight was up this morning. -- EPIC FAIL, apparently binge eating was on the menu and I decided to make it a marathon! UGH! I don't know what I was doing, thinking, learning from this.
3) Burn some calories! I haven't worked out since Monday! -- FAIL, I went to sleep at 9pm after my pity party

11/11 Goals:
1) WATER
2) Watch my calorie intake
3) More exercise! (45 minutes down so far on the treadmill)

BTW...I'm afraid of the treadmill. I have a fear of falling off of it in the middle of the gym and being completely mortified. BUT...I managed to run at a pace of 4.5 MPH for a few minutes here in there with some encouragement from my gym buddy.

Also, I've decided to set a goal for myself of completing a half marathon. I'm choosing the Rock N' Roll Marathon in Las Vegas that is in Early December of 2011. One, it gives me a year to get where I need to be and Two, I will finally get to Vegas!

Welcome to the group Nelsaphine!

Chocolickkyss

Good morning everyone! As I stated yesterday, I have the next two days off and I must admit it felt great being able to sleep in just a little later today. I got up w/a lot of energy and a desire to burns some calories so instead of heading to the gym I rocked it out with Chalean. I completed 47 minutes of the Burn Intervals dvd and 30 minutes of the Turbo Jam Fat Blaster dvd. Overall this was a great workout.

Chocolickkyss

Goals for 11/10/10

1. Workout in the morning........................Check
2. Drink all my water..................................Check (12 cups)
3. Contact the travel agent re: girls only trip.........................Check the ladies and I are heading to Jamaica
4. Follow up w/phone company............................................. Check my bill will now be at $15-20 cheaper...Yippee
5. Follow up w/Thanksgiving preparations..........................Check I'm volunteering w/a feed the hungry campaign on Thanksgiving


Goals for 11/11/10

1. Workout in the morning..........................Check
2. Drink all my water....................................
3. Wash/condition my hair.........................
4. Schedule bill payments.........................
5. Make grocery list....................................
6. Fold AND put away clothes that are on the dryer................................
7. Confirm business mtg for tomorrow...................................................

I thought today was my day off, it sure feels like a work day w/all that's on my "to do" list.......lol

PSUgrl921

Hello everyone! I missed yesterday since I spent most of the day sleeping. I don't know why I am so damn tired all the time. Excuse my language, but I"m frustrated. lol. Yesterday was 100 days till THON too so I spent a lot of time with that celebration!! And Khloe Kardashian tweeted about us! Yay!

Welcome to the newbies!!

luvbnamom... let's get back on track together!! I've been on and off ... back on back off. And I need to get back on, too!

happinessblossoms... I was afraid of the treadmill too! We both overcame that fear recently. Pats on the back to us! And I'm trying to run a 5k by October of next year ... so we are kind of in the same boat... even though yours is bigger than mine. Maybe I'll find a marathon and we can work towards the goal together!

Choco... Your thanksgiving plans sound fun! I wish I could do something like that... unfortunately when I'm home I have to go back to work at Hershey.

Goals for today:

1. Log all calories (doing good so far)
2. Water (haven't drank any yet... will get on this)
3. Rock my exam at 4:15 (should probably start studying soon)
4. Make healthier choices.
5. Clean up this room a little bit. It's gross.

Have a good day everyone!!

Nicole

Chocolickkyss

Goals for 11/11/10

1. Workout in the morning..........................Check
2. Drink all my water....................................
3. Wash/condition my hair......................... Check sitting under the hair dryer now
4. Schedule bill payments......................... Check....completed while under the dryer.......I love paying bills online
5. Make grocery list......................................Check....completed while under the dryer
6. Fold AND put away clothes that are on the dryer................................
7. Confirm business mtg for tomorrow.....................................................Check....completed while under the dryer


You can really get a lot accomplished when being held captive under the hair dryer.

nelsaphine

Well 2 out of 3 for wednesday...I didn't get to bed early at all..so of course I didn't get up to exercise

Goals for 11/11/10

1. Workout after work at least 45 minutes
2. Eat dinner by 7:30p
3. Definately go to bed by 10:30p at the latest
4. Catch up on my reading I have 'very important' stuff to read & I've been putting it off!

TheNewJessieMae

Today's goals:
1. I'm off today so I want to find everyday that I can to MOVE!! ** EVEN AFTER MY COOKIE DOUGH FIASCO I AM UNDER MY CALS
2. Hard for me to drink water at home, but I'm going to keep reminding myself. **18 GLASSES!!!!
3. Do an actual work out of some sort at naptime. And at night. ** I'VE WORKED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME ALL DAY BUT STILL HAVE TAE BO TO DO WHEN THE KIDS GO TO BED. DONT WORRY,I'LL DO IT!!!
4. Throw out the tub of cookie dough in the fridge.**AFTER EATING 1300 CALS OF IT, it's in the trash!!!

Tomorrow 11/12
1.) take my leftover dinner for lunch and walk on the treadmill at work
2.) keep carbs and CALS on track.
3.) water water water
4.) work out before bed.

Thanks to everyone who has been there for me!! I think the worst of my IUD removal is over. The FLOW has stopped and hormones seem to be balancing, but I'm getting headaches. Don't know if that's why or sinuses.
All of you are amazing women and I am proud to call you my friends!

frubjious

Hi Everyone,

Welcome Nelsaphine, I’m pretty new here too, everyone really nice.

Rav Japanese curry sounds amazing, what’s in it?

Leela the scales are just compulsive, I’m trying for once a week but its all I can do to get on them only once a day.

Jess I hope you’re having a better day today.

Steph Half marathon in Vegas sounds so exciting! What a brilliant way to motivate yourself.

Choco Well done on the work out sounds like you’re really going for it.

Nicole, I’m glad you’re back this is an awesome thread you started. It’s helping a lot of people.


Thursdays:
1. Healthy choices – At times, maybe:embarassed:
2. Eat slowly, sipping water while I eat. - No
3. 30 minutes cardio – Yes, managed over an hour though fairly low intensity
4. Drop car off at garage – Er, job for 1st thing tomorrow
5. Don’t weigh myself – Fail

I’m off work tomorrow and then the weekend is looking pretty busy staying over at friends, going to wedding dress shops in London. I may not get to check in so the goals for the weekend in general are:

1. Get the car fixed
2. Water, water, water
3. No more then two cocktails on Saturday night (Shopping for your best friends wedding dress! Diet or no, if you can’t follow that with a cocktail then I don’t know what you can)
4. At least an 30 mins of cardio a day
5. Try and get some rest or next weeks going to be terrible.


Have a great weekend everyone, I hope you have fun

Kim

Chocolickkyss

Goals for 11/11/10

1. Workout in the morning..........................Check
2. Drink all my water.................................... Check (12 cups)
3. Wash/condition my hair......................... Check sitting under the hair dryer now
4. Schedule bill payments......................... Check....completed while under the dryer.......I love paying bills online
5. Make grocery list......................................Check....completed while under the dryer
6. Fold AND put away clothes that are on the dryer................................ Check
7. Confirm business mtg for tomorrow.....................................................Check....completed while under the dryer

I accomplished all that I wanted today but really unsure what my goals for tomorrow will be other than workout in the morning and drink plenty of water.

TheNewJessieMae

Just wanted to say that I hope everyone has an excellent day!!!! I will!!!!
I have been revived, and have the drive once again!!! That excites me. Everytime I lose that motivation the time span gets shorter and shorter between then and when I find it again. Thank you EVERYONE for your love and support!!! I couldn't do it with out you all!!

TeamLeela

Thursday's recap:

Thursday:
1. recover from zumba! YES
2. strength NO
3. water ONLY 6 CUPS
4 abs, maybe push ups! NO, NO
5 don't eat after closing my food log for the day. NO, DIDN'T EVEN WRITE IN MY FOOD LOG

So I'm 1 for 5 and the only one I accomplished was to not workout...lol. Must do better today to set the pace for the weekend.
1. Go to the gym in the AM.
2. Do exercisetv in the afternoon b4 my daughter gets home.
3. Drink 10 or more cups of water.

non fitness related.
1. clean kitchen from top to bottom.
2. complete at least 2 loads of clothes.
3. drop off clothes at salvation army that my daughter has outgrown.

everyone have a great day. sorry I can't comment more now, but I will try later.

happinessblossoms

11/11 Goals:
1) WATER -- Decent job!
2) Watch my calorie intake -- Ate my exercise calories, but didn't go over...try harder on carb intake
3) More exercise! (45 minutes down so far on the treadmill) -- Did half of my video...15 minutes...but at least it was something

11/12 Goals:
1) WATER (10am just starting glass one) :drinker:
2) Watch my carb intake
3) Exercise (30 minutes this morning down!)
4) Clean the house/pack in preparation for leaving next week

Kathy -- I think I should get some vitamin D too. I've been super tired lately...the sun is gone by the time I leave from work. I see it for a whole 20 mins on my way to work. How depressing is that?

Choco -- Great job on your goals! Volunteering on Thanksgiving is a great idea. I volunteer alot through work at different functions throughout the year...it's so much fun. When is your trip to Jamaica? I'm so jealous.

Namita -- I hope you were able to speak with your doctor and that you're alright

Kim -- Thanks for your support! I figured since I've never been to Vegas it would be my goal and reward at the same time.

Nicole -- YAY US! On overcoming our fear! I know of a 5K in February I might sign up for to run/walk (mostly walk) Definitely keep me posted on your progress.

Jess -- YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR! You beat the cookie dough!

Leela -- Good for you for resting! You deserve it! I on the other hand rest a little too much :laugh:

pmjsmom

Wed. goals (11/10)

1) Water. Done
2) Do day 10 of my challenge. Done
3) Work on Christmas projects! Started them.
4) Stay away from the snacks at tonight's meeting. Ended up not going.

Yesterday was TOTALLY messed up! I got NOTHING done, I ended up depressed and ate an ENTIRE BAG OF POTATO CHIPS! Now I feel slightly ill. I wonder why?

I am back on track today and have my goals all set:

Goals for 11/12--

1) Water!
2) STAY WITHIN MY CALORIES!!!
3) Work on my Christmas projects.
4) Water!
5) do the Days 11 and 12 workouts from the Thanksgiving walking challenge.
I sure hope it's a better day--at least I can see some sunshine!

Hi, Nelsaphine. I'm new to this thread, too.

PSUgrl921 and luvbnamom--I'm getting back on track with both of you--we CAN do this!

Well, time to get my day started. Hope to get back later to check in.

TeamLeela

So here's a mid-day recap

Friday:
1. Go to the gym in the AM. DONE!
2. Do exercisetv in the afternoon b4 my daughter gets home. UP NEXT
3. Drink 10 or more cups of water. MORE THAN HALF WAY THERE

non fitness related.
1. clean kitchen from top to bottom. JUST ABOUT DONE
2. complete at least 2 loads of clothes. 4 LOADS! WOOT!
3. drop off clothes at salvation army that my daughter has outgrown. BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER. I PUT THEM IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR, BUT I WASN'T OUT THAT WAY TODAY.

shawnalmil

well my day is half over so im going to post rest of day goals


1. eat a regular portion at dinner
2. drink 5 glasses of water
3. try to get to work out.....
4. get to bed before 9...........IM SOO TIRED! lol

o btw im new to this and i just started the new years challenge. so i need this also to help me

TheNewJessieMae

Tomorrow 11/12
1.) take my leftover dinner for lunch and walk on the treadmill at work**YES
2.) keep carbs and CALS on track. **YES SO FAR, AND i'M NOT EATING ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS NOT ON MY LOG FOR DINNER SO i SHOULD STILL BE OK.
3.) water water water*** IVE ALREADY HAD 10 GLASSES AND IT'S 4:15PM
4.) work out before bed. *** I DON'T THINK i'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT PUSH UPS AND SIT UPS AND HAND WEIGHTS. MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME!!!

Goals for Tomorrow 11/13
1.) It's saturday, and I'm going out for a kind of "Last Horrah" with the smoking bit. I'm going to go out and I know it's sad but I plan on getting really hammered and smoke a lot. lololol. SO I need to watch everything I eat tomorrow VERY closely so that I offset the horrible effects of the alcohol.
2.) I am going to get some crystal light, order a shot of vodka and a glass of water and do my own bartending.
3.)Have fun. Take a walk.

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon all! Posting late because I've been one busy little bee running a lot of errands. Today I completed the Legs and Back dvd from the P90X program.


Happiness: I also volunteer a few times a year at different locations and I agree it's very fun. My friends and I are trying to hit Jamaica in April 2011. The travel agent is trying to find a nice trip w/in our budget so it's not definite but it's looking very, very promising.

11/12/10 Goals:

1. Workout in the morning..................Check
2. Drink all my water............................Check (8 cups down perhaps I can squeeze in a few more)


11/13/10 Goals:

1. Go to kickboxing classin a.m...................................
2. Drink extra water b/c ladies nite out will be at a winery/wine tasting


No other goals as of yet.

Ravyn1982

Goals for Thursday

1. Walk with friend
2. finish laundry
3. finish dishes cause i know I won't finish them tonight
4. water
5. enjoy the japanese curry we are going to have for dinner. One of my new fave meals:) hehe

1. Was short but we got it in:)
2. Still not done. found more dirty clothes in both of the kids rooms
3. got them done
4. fail
5. enjoyed it both last night for dinner and this morning for breakfast.

Goals for Friday, yeah well not gonna happen today because its already most of the way thru the day. I have gotten things done and am working on laundry right now with the help of my son:)

So goals for this weekend.
1. Go to the outlet mall to get hubby some new jeans.
2. water water water even though I'm going to be out and about most of the day on Sat I can still drink water. Its usually free since I'm not a fan of bottled water. I like my tap water
3. Clean house(even though I'm already working on that right now it will probably take all weekend)
4. Hang pictures that have been sitting around taking up space on the tables when they should be taking up wall space.
5. Get some christmas shopping done when at the outlet mall.
6. Shop around for some new paint for the house. I'm tired of the flat white that is everywhere but the kitchen and the kids rooms. Going to go with a grayish color for the main color and a dusky blue for accent.


That should be it for me for the weekend. I probably won't be on much this weekend except the log food and exercise.So have a good weekend everyone. I see we have newbies:) WELCOME!! Now to go read all the back posts I've missed.

Ravyn1982

Rav Japanese curry sounds amazing, what’s in it?

Kim, We use the Golden curry mix that is sold at most grocery stores(at least it is around me). We chop up some veggies mostly carrots, onions and potatoes. Sometimes we add leek, mushrooms, whatever sounds like it will taste good in it:) hehe Then we use about a pound of meat whatever kind we happen to have. Then we serve it over a really big helpping of the shortest grain rice we can find. I love it. We just started eating it last winter and its become a staple in our diets.

I'm gonna admit that my hubby and I have been slowly trying to turn towards a more asian inspired diet because they seem to be able to stay so thin and alot of it has to do with the way they eat. Even their more unhealthy foods are healthier then most modern american foods. I recently found out that I like sweet red bean paste rolls:) Satisfied my sweet tooth and was very filling. It also had less sugar in it then a donut and a lot less cals but it could easily take the place of donuts for me most of the time.

Ok I'm gonna stop rambling about this:) hehe

TeamLeela

So I didn't do anything on exercisetv. I decided to do a homemade circuit. I would jump rope about 50 times and then do 20 crunches on the ball. I went back and forth with that for 10 minutes. Then I just finished doing the stairs. I would go up and down and then at the bottom I would do bicep curls, rows, shoulder presses with 5 pound weights. back up the stairs and down still holding the weights. just did a different move everytime. 10 minutes total.

The kitchen was clean until I cooked and we ate dinner.

Saturday's goal:
1. Keep up the good eating and water.
2. workout before my daughter's swim lessons.
3. ??