Daily Check In - Fall 2014

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  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, did better on Thanksgiving!
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No exercise
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? actually didn't eat alot of junk
    What would I have done differently? exercise
    What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, already went to Aquafit, finally some exercise.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) I made clam stuffing for my pescatarian (eats no meat but does eat fish) daughter for Thanksgiving and yesterday we bought some Turkey legs and thighs since we always go over to someone else's house for Thanksgiving and never have any leftover Turkey. I was great with leftover stuffing.
    Mood today? Glad to finally get some exercise. Wednesday missed my morning run since I had to go to work earlier.Thursday I had to cook and it was cold rainy and dark. Today is sunny and snowed last night. Hope to go for a walk tomorrow.

    Sun -
    Mon - interval run
    Tues- Aquafit
    Wed - nothing
    Thurs - cooking
    Fri - nothing
    Sat - Aquafit

    Keri
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes! maybe a little high on sugar but kept that to a minimum.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes although I could have had a bit more water. I was up on steps too due to shopping.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate well, stayed under calorie goal, had exercise and good NEAT (everyday activity)
    What would I have done differently? a little more water
    What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, already went for a walk, finally some exercise.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) I have been tracking on my spreadsheet very closely and added a few more lines that help me see my weekly averages.
    Mood today? I feel like there is a bit of a change in attitude and is there a smiley for hopeful? I have been tracking a few statistics and think I have found the right calorie goal for losing and it is higher than many of the weeks before when I was gaining or maintaining. Yes I went up after Thanksgiving but I went down again and then some. We went out with my son on Wednesday night too. We even bought some turkey legs and thighs after Thanksgiving to go with the leftover stuffing. However although I ate more and gained temporarily I didn't eat way too much more than usual and with a few better days I even made some progress. I looked at my average calories for the last 2 weeks and they are close. Last week I lost a half a pund and this week a pound and a half. So I am keeping my calorie goal where it is but going a few pounds over won't hurt and may help. :)

    Sun -
    Mon - interval run
    Tues- Aquafit
    Wed - nothing
    Thurs - cooking
    Fri - nothing
    Sat - Aquafit

    Keri
  • mjohnson1twenty
    mjohnson1twenty Posts: 932 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes, i think i will stay within my goal today...
    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? nothing.
    What is today's personal goals? after walking outside today (beautiful day) i looked at my fitbit. found that i only had another 10 stair steps to achieve so i went back outside and got the last ten stair steps needed to complete my 75 stairs... :)
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
    Mood today? out of sorts today, sigh...

    Sun... fitbit one 16,021 steps
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? not sure
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? talked myself out of a funk I've been in. I've been so stressed, not eating right, not exercising like I should be. Today is a new day!
    What would I have done differently? get a walk in
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? turkey bacon - I think I've had it before but it was a while ago. Added it to my salad last night.
    Mood today? :-)

    Sun - 3,484 steps :(
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • mjohnson1twenty
    mjohnson1twenty Posts: 932 Member
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    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? walked 7.52 miles outside...
    What would I have done differently? nothing.
    What is today's personal goals? ...
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ...
    Mood today? so, so... weather was very rainy & dreary...

    Sun... fitbit one 16,021 steps
    Mon... fitbit one 13,434 steps, 5x5, abs
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, just got back from turkey dinner and shopping and didn't count calories while I was gone.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No, didn't set one
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Can't think of anything
    What would I have done differently? Probably exercised and ate right
    What is today's personal goal? Exercise and get back on track. Definitely ate too much.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Stuffing
    Mood today? :) but tired from the weekend.

    Sun- Rest day
    Mon- Biking 30 min.
    Tues-
    Wed-
    Thurs-
    Fri-
    Sat -
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    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? Nice long walk and a bit of cleaning
    What would I have done differently? a little more water
    What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
    Mood today? meh

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

    Keri
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
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    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? tracked!!!!
    What would I have done differently? not go over
    What is today's personal goals? track (and stay under), elliptical
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
    Mood today? :-)

    Sun - 3,484 steps
    Mon - 8.068 steps
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    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? really this morning, I had to make a detour in my interval run and that added 2 blocks and some extra runs onto it. I didn't let the cold or construction stop me.
    What would I have done differently? a little more water
    What is today's personal goals? Stay within calorie goal, water, already did my interval run
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) I am taking my student to pet sit so I am getting small walks at work this week
    Mood today? better

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

    Keri
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
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    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, back to logging
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Did some strength training and back to eating normal again.
    What would I have done differently? Nothing
    What is today's personal goal? Make a healthy soup, exercise and eat right
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
    Mood today? :) Feeling better and have more energy.

    Sun- Rest day
    Mon- Biking 30 min.
    Tues- Leslie Sasone Walking & Strength 37 min.
    Wed- Yoga Practice 75 min.
    Thurs-
    Fri-
    Sat
  • mjohnson1twenty
    mjohnson1twenty Posts: 932 Member
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    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
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
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    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
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
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    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
    mjohnson1twenty Posts: 932 Member
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    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
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    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
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
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    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? :smile:


    Sun - 3,484 steps
    Mon - 8.068 steps
    Tues- 7,597 steps
    Wed - 4,501 steps
    Thurs - 3,911 steps
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
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    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
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    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
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
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    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
    mjohnson1twenty Posts: 932 Member
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    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

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