Daily Check In - Fall 2014

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? took a rest day...
What would I have done differently? not ate that cupcake...
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
Mood today? pretty good~

Sun... fitbit one 16,021 steps
Mon... fitbit one 13,434 steps, 5x5, abs
Tues... fitbit one 5,168 steps (casual)
Wed... fitbit one 12,264 steps, 5x5

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? not sure - I probably did though. Ate light yesterday.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? had my yearly physical, did some Christmas shopping, and went out to dinner with my daughter. Good news and bad news - good news - I didn't gain any weight and my blood work is fantastic. Bad news - my blood pressure is extremely high. So much he wanted to put me on meds. I said no - see you in three months. I'm thinking stress is the cause. I need to relax...I've been very anxious lately. I should probably go back to yoga :-)
What would I have done differently? work out
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, and be calm
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? :-|


Sun - 3,484 steps
Mon - 8.068 steps
Tues- 7,597 steps
Wed - 4,501 steps
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

lstpaul

Back again .... it's been a crazy year with a lot of stress. Hopefully things are calming down now, although my dad was just diagnosed with throat cancer - so the stress probably won't stop any time soon. But I really, really, really have to focus a bit on me -my weight has just kept going up. So I re-started my nutrition class and want to concentrate on healthy eating and doing SOMETHING no matter how small for exercise every day.
Goldk - my blood pressure hasn't been good this past year either, and I've never before had blood pressure problems. I've resisted medication so far too - I also need to find a way to de-stress ... have been talking about trying to fit in a weekly 'body flow' class, which has some yoga and other stuff ... I'm not very good at it - very un-bendable, but I know it would be good for me. Just finding the time isn't very easy right now.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? restarted my nutrition class
What would I have done differently? walked at least a little
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, walk
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? fair to middlin'


Sun -
Mon -
Tues- step - DONE
Wed - nada
Thurs - walk
Fri - step
Sat - step and pump

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? ...
What would I have done differently? ...
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? corn with pimentos in it. was actually really good.
Mood today? good but tired... didn't sleep well last night~

Sun... fitbit one 16,021 steps
Mon... fitbit one 13,434 steps, 5x5, abs
Tues... fitbit one 5,168 steps (casual)
Wed... fitbit one 12,264 steps, 5x5
Thurs... fitbit one 11,534 steps (casual)

*GoldK... i'm so sorry to hear about your blood pressure. hoping you can destress so it'll come down. also hoping you'll not have to go on those meds.

*Istpaul... i'm sorry to hear your dad has throat cancer. hoping he can receive treatment he needs and will heal from all he'll have to go through. God bless you & your dad's journey...

KeriA

1st Paul sorry to hear your news but it is important to keep taking care of yourself,
GoldK hope you are able to relax and bring down that pressure

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? going to the art walk tonight despite rain and cold.
What would I have done differently? a little more water
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, do my interval run tomorrow
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? pretty good

Sun - long walk
Mon -
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - interval run
Thurs -Art walk
Fri -
Sat -

Keri

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? probably not - no exercise
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? hum?
What would I have done differently? work out
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, be calm, and the elliptical
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today?


Sun - 3,484 steps
Mon - 8.068 steps
Tues- 7,597 steps
Wed - 4,501 steps
Thurs - 3,911 steps
Fri -
Sat -

goldk

lstpaul wrote: »

Back again .... it's been a crazy year with a lot of stress. Hopefully things are calming down now, although my dad was just diagnosed with throat cancer - so the stress probably won't stop any time soon. But I really, really, really have to focus a bit on me -my weight has just kept going up. So I re-started my nutrition class and want to concentrate on healthy eating and doing SOMETHING no matter how small for exercise every day.
Goldk - my blood pressure hasn't been good this past year either, and I've never before had blood pressure problems. I've resisted medication so far too - I also need to find a way to de-stress ... have been talking about trying to fit in a weekly 'body flow' class, which has some yoga and other stuff ... I'm not very good at it - very un-bendable, but I know it would be good for me. Just finding the time isn't very easy right now.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? restarted my nutrition class
What would I have done differently? walked at least a little
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, walk
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? fair to middlin'


Sun -
Mon -
Tues- step - DONE
Wed - nada
Thurs - walk
Fri - step
Sat - step and pump

Welcome back! Thanks for the support. I saw my mother's doctor walk by about 10 mins before my doctor took my blood pressure (they are in the same office). I can't help but dislike him for not advocating for my mother's health a little more. (considering her kidney function numbers in her blood work were high in Oct and nothing was done.) He makes my blood boil. When my doctor asked me how I've been I was close to breaking down in tears. I go to the OB/GYN at the end of the month. I will have my BP taken again. Sorry to hear the news about your dad. Hang in there!

What about picking up a $50 Fitbit? This way you can focus on moving and not just structured workouts.

I love yoga and I am not flexible at all. The yoga teacher glances over at me and gives me a smile because I am touching below my knees and not the floor. She stresses to do what your body is telling you, don't push it. It never fails. I am sore for 3 days after...LOL I have not been lately because of travel and work. It's at 10:30 on Tues/Thurs. I can't always get away from what I'm doing.

KeriA

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? going to the art walk tonight despite rain and cold.
What would I have done differently? a little more water
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, I did my interval run already, plan to go to aquafit tomorrow
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? pretty good

Sun - long walk
Mon -
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - interval run
Thurs -Art walk
Fri - interval run
Sat -

Keri

Shirley61

Just read your posts about blood pressure. I have been on meds for years now.
It keeps it steady. If you can get your weight down and not need meds that is the way
to do it. I do have BP in my family and my Dad had it too.
Good luck Gals!
As far as weight goes, I am up 10 pounds from my lowest here on MFP. I will be resetting my ticker after the holidays. My next goal is Jamaica in February so would like to lose
some by then. We can do this!

For all you ladies who are stressed, go back to your Yoga Classes and Flow Classes,
sounds like you need to de-stress and get centered again.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went shopping with my sister and had lunch.
What would I have done differently? Nothing
What is today's personal goal? Yoga class- done, log all foods
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Chicken, Avocado Salad at
Panera Bread, my favorite. I did have dessert which I should have declined.
Mood today? Feeling good, but getting behind in my chores. Tis the season!

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Biking 30 min.
Tues- Leslie Sasone Walking & Strength 37 min.
Wed- Yoga Practice 75 min.
Thurs- No exercise, shopping with my sister
Fri- Yoga Practice 75 min
Sat-

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes except for my fat & sugar numbers today...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? visited a sick friend in hospital...
What would I have done differently? nothing.
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
Mood today? good but tired from yesterday's trip...

Sun... fitbit one 16,021 steps
Mon... fitbit one 13,434 steps, 5x5, abs
Tues... fitbit one 5,168 steps (casual)
Wed... fitbit one 12,264 steps, 5x5
Thurs... fitbit one 11,534 steps (casual)
Fri... fitbit one 12,477 steps, 5x5

tatriple

Hi - I'm new to MFP and posting on the boards. Not sure if I need to "join" or just post and that gives me membership by default? Anyway, this community seems nice, so I'll go ahead and see if I can do this:

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes, it was a nutritional goal
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I went to a new class at the gym (Zumba Fitness) and it was so much fun!
What would I have done differently? I would eat oatmeal instead of pnut butter in a.m.
What is today's personal goals? To not go berserk w/eating over the weekend.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) Zumba Fitness
Mood today? Positive

I'm generally pretty good with exercise but its the constant yearning for food that gets me in trouble!

Sun - None
Mon - PiYo (55Min)
Tues- Yoga (55 Min)
Wed - Walk (30 min)
Thurs - None
Fri - Zumba (55)
Sat -

Tess

KeriA

Welcome tatriple. Yes, this is a nice community, best wishes.
Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes I think so have to finish logging
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I got well over 10,000 steps
What would I have done differently? my breakfast was a little high calorie but maybe I needed it yesterday.
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, I did aquafit already,
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? I was glad I had exercise and good food yesterday because my Mom went to the emergency room and I took over from my sister after dinner until they admitted her. Glad I have siblings to share this with. I got to go to Aquafit this morning. Unfortunately it is my husband's birthday weekend. Have card and present but need to get the cake! So not bad under the circumstances.

Sun - long walk
Mon -
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - interval run
Thurs -Art walk
Fri - interval run
Sat -

Keri

tatriple

Hi Keri - Sorry to hear about your Mother, hope she's ok after her ER visit! Yes, nice to have sibs for situations like this, and other times too.

This was a planned shopping day for me, so I didn't do any workout, per se.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, I finally got enough protein in my diet
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I had pizza and 1 beer! (Lean Cuisine pizza)
What would I have done differently? I coulda/shoulda worked out a little bit
What is today's personal goals? To not go berserk w/eating over the weekend.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) I started taking probiotics...see if that does anything for me.

Sun - None
Mon - PiYo (55Min)
Tues- Yoga (55 Min)
Wed - Walk (30 min)
Thurs - None
Fri - Zumba (55)
Sat - None

Tess

lstpaul

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? did better than I could have at lunch with friends
What would I have done differently? stir fry for lunch
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, already did 45 minutes step
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? very tired


Sun - shopping - lots of walking but forgot to wear my bodymedia armband
Mon - 45 minutes step - DONE
Tues- 30 minutes walking
Wed - 60 minutes step
Thurs - 45 minutes step
Fri - walking
Sat - step and pump

KeriA

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Not quite with Birthday dinner out for my husband but not bad.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Almost
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of?
What would I have done differently? squeezed in a smal walk?
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, I did small interval run already,
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? My Mother was admitted and was not good but better now.

Sun -
Mon - interval run
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

Keri

Shirley61

It's been crazy busy lately, food discipline has not been going well. I hope to get back at it after the holidays and my next doctor apt. in January which I get weighed.

KERIA- Sorry to hear about Mum, hope things go better for her.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Rest day and decorated the tree at night.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to see two friends sing in a church
Christmas concert.
What would I have done differently? Nothing
What is today's personal goal? Yoga practice and meditation- done and eat right
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Beef tenderloin and
chocolate pate at my hubby's Christmas party for work.
Mood today? d Tired and have lots to do today.

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Yoga Practice 75 min and 10 min meditation
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri-
Sat-

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? bought a red dress for $9 yesterday. can't wait to get some nice shoes to go with it.
What would I have done differently? exercised.
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? chickpeas...
Mood today? really good...

Sun... fitbit one 3,856 steps (casual)
Mon... fitbit one 12,256 steps

*welcome Tatriple~

*Keri~ i'm sorry to hear about your mother. hope she's feeling better soon. also, Happy Belated Birthday to your husband... hope he had a nice birthday.

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? probably not - no exercise
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? hum?
What would I have done differently? track
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, be calm, and do yoga
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today?

My YMCA is going through a $10M renovation. I went to the Y last Friday and there was no more cardio equipment so I ended up walking around the local college. Tomorrow is the grand opening of the new wellness center. I am soooo excited. I can't wait to use all the new equipment. The renovation has been tough at times - dust, smells, etc...

Sun -
Mon -
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

Shirley61

GOLDK - Exciting times, after the holidays you can go full tilt at the Y
and enjoy all the new stuff. We will be here to motivate.

I have been sabotaging my weight loss with sugar lately. Having cookie
making supplies around doesn't help. Waiting to get the cookies done so I can freeze them and get them out of sight until Christmas. Sugar addict.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, got into chocolate and sugar.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Yoga practice and meditation
What would I have done differently? Not had sugar that put me over on calories.
What is today's personal goal? Get housework done and exercise, eat right
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
Mood today? So much to do, so little time

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Yoga Practice 75 min and 10 min meditation
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri-
Sat-

mjohnson1twenty

*how exciting you're Y will be renovated and you'll get to use all their new machines... you'll have to let us know what one is your favorite.

*Shirley~ i think you'll do fine once those cookies are out of sight and Christmas passes. you'll be able to get back on track afterwards...

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes... except my sugar count, sigh...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? ...
What would I have done differently? ...
What is today's personal goals? it was to walk 20k steps but i only managed 15k.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
Mood today? didn't sleep well last night so i was tired... otherwise it was a pretty good day.

Sun... fitbit one 3,856 steps (casual)
Mon... fitbit one 12,256 steps, 5x5
Tues... fitbit one 15,191 steps

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes... i think i will.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? ...
What would I have done differently? would have not had the dr pepper with supper last night or instead of eating out altogether i would have cooked supper.
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
Mood today? day didn't start well but did get better after eating breakfast & exercising.

Sun... fitbit one 3,856 steps (casual)
Mon... fitbit one 12,256 steps, 5x5
Tues... fitbit one 15,191 steps
Wed... fitbit one 14,790 steps, 5x5

KeriA

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes finally
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? giving my husband a nice birthday despite my mother and life in general and fitting in as much exercise as possible too.
What would I have done differently? more water
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, I did small interval run already,
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) Had pupusas again and tasted my husband flower stuffed one.
Mood today? My Mother got much worse on Monday which is the reason I haven't checked in as much this week but was better yesterday. I think they have this figured out now. Things are settling down, I think.

Sun -
Mon - interval run
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - interval run
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

Keri

Shirley61

KERIA - I hope your Mom gets better and things get better for you too.
Be kind to yourself.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, but then had some nuts after dinner
and sampled a rocky road square which I made for Christmas.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Made some squares for Christmas and tried to stay on track.
What would I have done differently? Not had the nuts and square, but I did have extra calories to spare so I don't know if it did any damage.
What is today's personal goal? Exercise and be conscious of my eating pattern
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Rocky Road square
Mood today? Tired, stayed up too late last night watching a Christmas show.

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Yoga Practice 75 min and 10 min meditation
Tues- Walking with Leslie S w/weights 34 min - 2 miles
Wed- Walking with Leslie S 19 min. + Biking 20 min.
Thurs-
Fri-
Sat-

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? probably not - no exercise
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I am chairperson of the special events committee at my YMCA. What a fantastic ribbon cutting ceremony!!!!! The equipment is GORGEOUS!! Did I mention the building is 110 years old?
What would I have done differently? not graze and just have a plate for lunch
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, be calm, and try out the new, clean elliptical machine.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? orzo salad with lemon, feta, and baby spinach AND couscous, lentil, sweet potato salad. Both YUMMY! A local market catered the event.
Mood today?


Sun - 3,996 steps
Mon - 951 steps - gee that's pretty low. My daughter was home sick. I guess I didn't move much.
Tues- 6,886 steps
Wed - 7,128 steps
Thurs - 50 mins elliptical (6,832steps so far...)
Fri -
Sat -

mjohnson1twenty

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes...
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set one.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? ...
What would I have done differently? ...
What is today's personal goals? ...
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
Mood today? happy

Sun... fitbit one 3,856 steps (casual)
Mon... fitbit one 12,256 steps, 5x5
Tues... fitbit one 15,191 steps
Wed... fitbit one 14,790 steps, 5x5
Thurs... fitbit one 10,167 steps

mjohnson1twenty

*hello GoldK~ so glad to hear your ribbon cutting went well. sounds like everything was perfect. hope you enjoy your chairperson position for many years to come... have a great night.

KeriA

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? healthy breakfast and lunch
What would I have done differently? less after dinner snacks
What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? They decided not to do the surgery on my Mom because she isn't well enough. Want her to recover 1st but not at home or hospital so we need to find skilled care. Oh well.

Sun -
Mon - interval run
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - interval run
Thurs - walk around downtown looking for restaurants
Fri -
Sat -

Keri

Shirley61

Kristen - Good luck with your new position and you should be svelt
- by the new year with that new equipment.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No didn't track dinner last night.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to breakfast with my friend's family (my friend who passed away) because it was her birthday. She would have been 58.
What would I have done differently? Tracked my dinner and not ate after dinner.
What is today's personal goal? Exercise and finish my last batch of cookies for Christmas and then freeze them so they are out of sight.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
Mood today?

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Yoga Practice 75 min and 10 min meditation
Tues- Walking with Leslie S w/weights 34 min - 2 miles
Wed- Walking with Leslie S 19 min. + Biking 20 min.
Thurs- Biking on turbo trainer - 30 min.
Fri-
Sat-

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? hum?
What would I have done differently? not go over on calories
What is today's personal goals? track, check in, stay under on calories, and the elliptical.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? TGIF


Sun - 3,996 steps
Mon - 951 steps - gee that's pretty low. My daughter was home sick. I guess I didn't move much.
Tues- 6,886 steps
Wed - 7,128 steps
Thurs - 50 mins elliptical - 8,154 steps
Fri -
Sat -

goldk

Shirley61 wrote: »

Kristen - Good luck with your new position and you should be svelt
- by the new year with that new equipment.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No didn't track dinner last night.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to breakfast with my friend's family (my friend who passed away) because it was her birthday. She would have been 58.
What would I have done differently? Tracked my dinner and not ate after dinner.
What is today's personal goal? Exercise and finish my last batch of cookies for Christmas and then freeze them so they are out of sight.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
Mood today?

Sun- Rest day
Mon- Yoga Practice 75 min and 10 min meditation
Tues- Walking with Leslie S w/weights 34 min - 2 miles
Wed- Walking with Leslie S 19 min. + Biking 20 min.
Thurs- Biking on turbo trainer - 30 min.
Fri-
Sat-

Thanks! It's a volunteer position that I signed up for a year ago when we had the groundbreaking ceremony. I sure hope the new facility motivates me. My problem is not going to the gym. My problem is with food (emotions, portions, etc..) and being consistent.