Daily Check In - Fall 2014

MichelleRenee_76

This weekend was pretty bad foodwise. It was a birthday weekend for my son and the menu was hard to fight off entirely. I did get to the gym Saturday tho.


Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Did not set any, didn't do anything yesterday really.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Nothing really
What would I have done differently? Should've gotten in a workout.
What is today's personal goals? Get in a GOOD workout at the gym, to walk on all breaks today (I get two plus a lunch break) AND stay under 1200 calories--period. No eating back what I exercise as I figure that's OK to do today to help make up for my weekend.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Prepped a vegetable Fritatta to cook for dinner tonight. We will see how that goes, 320 claories and 25 grams of protein.
Mood today? OK so far. I am at work

Sun - No work out. Walked the mall a little bit, leisurely.
Mon -
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs - .
Fri -
Sat -

Didn't think to add in total daily steps/miles, so I will add those on too. (They count for something, right? lol)

Sun - 8241 steps / 3.44 total miles
Mon -
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

lstpaul

My mom was in the hospital for a few days, but went home on Saturday. She is better, but still unable to get up much or walk without a walker as she hasn't lost the dizziness completely - but it is improved enough that she isn't getting violently ill every time she has to move. They ruled out most serious things since a cat scan and MRI didn't show anything - so they think just a very severe case of vertigo. So it's a relief that it isn't anything more serious, but not very pleasant for her!

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? not at all
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? hmmm, I did take a short walk instead of doing nothing
What would I have done differently? had more control over my eating
What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, already did an hour of step
Mood today? tired

Mon - Step class - 60 min. DONE
Tues -step or body pump
Wed -walk
Thurs- walk
Fri -step class - 60 min.
Sat - walk

Shirotora88

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? Took 10150 steps
What would I have done differently? less protein
What is today's personal goals? relaxing, eating healthy
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
Mood today? confident

Sun - Walk
Mon - Surgery tomorrow so no exercise today
Tues- No exercise due to surgery
Wed - Will walk
Thurs - will walk
Fri - will walk
Sat - will walk

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? who knows? probably not since I didn't exercise
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? had my step daughter, gradnchildren, and in-laws over for a cook out.
What would I have done differently? track
What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and elliptical
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
Mood today? :bigsmile: because I just got off the elliptical

Sun - (208 - no change)
Mon - elliptical 35 mins
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat

goldk

My mom was in the hospital for a few days, but went home on Saturday. She is better, but still unable to get up much or walk without a walker as she hasn't lost the dizziness completely - but it is improved enough that she isn't getting violently ill every time she has to move. They ruled out most serious things since a cat scan and MRI didn't show anything - so they think just a very severe case of vertigo. So it's a relief that it isn't anything more serious, but not very pleasant for her!

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? not at all
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? hmmm, I did take a short walk instead of doing nothing
What would I have done differently? had more control over my eating
What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, already did an hour of step
Mood today? tired

Mon - Step class - 60 min. DONE
Tues -step or body pump
Wed -walk
Thurs- walk
Fri -step class - 60 min.
Sat - walk

Glad your mom is home! Nice workout today. :flowerforyou:

Shirley61

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, away sailing for the weekend didn't track
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Probably not
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I did get some walking in for the day
What would I have done differently? More exercise less bad food choices
What is today's personal goals? Back on track, getting back to ticker weight, exercise
Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) Saturday October Fest, sausages, noodles,
and different kinds of German food. :drinker:
Mood today? :yawn: Neighbor's had a party last night, not much sleep for me.

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

jillfrisch

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes but over on carbs
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Took a walk at lunch and after work. 60 min total.
What would I have done differently? Exercise is the goal this week. Wed is gym day.
What is today's personal goals?
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc) no
Mood today? Good

DahliaBanker

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes except a little over on sodium
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes! :bigsmile: now I can quit obsessing about 190 and can now shoot for 185!
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Walked my errands. Gorgeous day yesterday!
What is today's personal goals? Busy day! Watch my food intake because won't get much exercise in. Do 30 min on treadmill and 15 on elliptical
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? Energized!
9/21 Weight 191.8
Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
Goal by end of Fall - 170

Sun - 191.4 (- .4) 30 min treadmill & 60 min walk
Mon - 60 min walk & 30 min treadmill
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

DahliaBanker

Have a great, and successful, day everyone! :flowerforyou:

MichelleRenee_76

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? Walked on break, worked out at the gym and got back on the tread at home in the evening.
What would I have done differently? idk
What is today's personal goals? Same as yesterday. Eat no more than 1200 and work out.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? The vegetable fritatta was fantastic. Alot of food for only 320 calories
Mood today? OK

Sun - No work out. Walked the mall a little bit, leisurely.
Mon - 1 mile on tread at gym, lifted weights worked my arms today. Got on Tread for 2 more miles at home.
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs - .
Fri -
Sat -

Didn't think to add in total daily steps/miles, so I will add those on too. (They count for something, right? lol)

Sun - 8241 steps / 3.44 total miles
Mon - 13921 steps / 5.83 total miles
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

goldk

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? tracked my food
What would I have done differently? probably didn't need the pop tart ;-)
What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and elliptical or swim. I was going to do yoga but someone thought it would be a good idea to schedule a work meeting at the same time :sad: This is the first class since June. The Y is going through a renovation and we haven't had any space to do yoga. Oh well. I will try for Thursday's class.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
Mood today? Rainy cool day today :yawn:

Sun - (208 - no change) - 4,041 steps
Mon - elliptical 35 mins - 7,378 steps
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat

lstpaul

Goldk - that is such a bummer when work gets in the way of your planned workout ... that has been happening to me waaay too often lately!

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? pretty much
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? tracked everything and ate every last exercise calorie but stayed under so that's ok!
What would I have done differently? late afternoon eating was more than it should have been
What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, go for a walk
Mood today? hopeful

Mon - Step class - 60 min. DONE
Tues -walk
Wed -step
Thurs- walk
Fri -step class - 60 min.
Sat - walk

jillfrisch

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went out to dinner after work and was not too terrible with food although over calories in the end
What would I have done differently?
What is today's personal goals? monday was walking, Wed is in the gym
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc).
Mood today? Not bad!

Shirley61

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? Nothing special
What would I have done differently? Nothing
What is today's personal goals? Logging, exercise
Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) Not today
Mood today?

Mon - Walking 40 min - 2.5 miles
Tues -
Wed -
Thurs-
Fri -
Sat -
Sun-

deevah62

Did you stay within your nutritional goals yesterday? No, now that I'm "maintaining" I sometimes splurge
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I trained a coworker to do something new
What would I have done differently? I would have made a better dinner
What are today's personal goals? Do my stretching
Did you try something new recently? I roasted root veggies
Mood today? Good - looking forward to my upcoming vacation

Sun - does singing in a choir count as exercise?
Mon - 50 mins walking and more choir!
Tues - 50 mins walking
Wed - 30 mins walking
Thurs - ?? walking
Fri - 50 mins walking and maybe 9 holes of golf (weather dependent
Sat - relax

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no - over by 200
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 was so busy. I wish I made the time to get to the Y.
What is today's personal goals? check in, track, get my hair cut, and elliptical
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
Mood today? :indifferent:

Sun - (208 - no change)
Mon - elliptical 35 mins
Tues- none
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat

KeriA

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Monday it turned out I had to work instead of run and make breakfast at home. Yesterday yes I did.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? aquafit and staying low caloriewise
What would I have done differently? posted here
What is today's personal goals? I already went for a run/walk and made a healthy breakfast so just keep calories down
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) hmmm
Mood today? pretty good the exercised helped,, last night was hard with my kids having problems

Sun - heavy cleaning for a long period
Mon -
Tues- Aquafit
Wed - walk/run
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

Keri

Elbee1

1stPaul -- I'm glad your Mom is out of the hospital.
DahliaBanker -- Congrats for meeting your goal! Good luck on the next one.

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? stuck to my food plan
What would I have done differently? exercise
What is today's personal goal? stick with my food plan
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)
Mood today? :yawn:

Shirley61

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes, biking yesterday
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went with my DH to get his MRI on his back. :happy:
What would I have done differently? Nothing
What is today's personal goals? Keep tracking, make a slimming soup, decompress
Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) No
Mood today?

Mon - Walking 40 min - 2.5 miles
Tues - Biking 9.5 miles
Wed -
Thurs-
Fri -
Sat -
Sun-

DahliaBanker

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Okay calories but over on fat and sodium.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set one
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Didn't eat the best foods but didnt over eat. Got on treadmill tonight even though I didn't want to!:yawn:
What would I have done differently? Not eaten a scone for breakfast or apple cake at a meeting even though I didn't eat anything else for breakfast or lunch. Not good calorie choices!
What is today's personal goals? Eat clean meals
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? Feel productive
9/21 Weight 191.8
Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
Goal by end of Fall - 170

Sun - 191.4 (- .4) 30 min treadmill & 60 min walk
Mon - 60 min walk & 30 min treadmill
Tues- none! :grumble:
Wed - 25 min treadmill & 30 min walking hospital halls while volunteering
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

MichelleRenee_76

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Went over by 200
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no goal set yesterday, been a rough couple of days.
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? survive. Personal life has had a tough couple of days
What is today's personal goals? stay on track with calories and take stepson to the gym.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? OK

Sun - No work out. Walked the mall a little bit, leisurely.
Mon - 1 mile on tread at gym, lifted weights worked my arms today. Got on Tread for 2 more miles at home.
Tues- walked on break and during lunch 45 minutes total.
Wed - skipped the gym, did not sleep the night prior.
Thurs - .
Fri -
Sat -

Didn't think to add in total daily steps/miles, so I will add those on too. (They count for something, right? lol)

Sun - 8241 steps / 3.44 total miles
Mon - 13921 steps / 5.83 total miles
Tues- Fit bit is not working to sync so I have no idea. Hoping to resolve this issue through customer support today. (10/2)
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no - over on calories...too much sodium.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? fit in a workout before I got my hair cut
What would I have done differently? stay within my calories. Not doing well lately. I need to get my food/eating back in check and start making better long term choices.
What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and bring my sister to her colonoscopy ;-) Hopefully get a workout in too.
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
Mood today? :frown:

Sun - (208 - no change)
Mon - elliptical 35 mins
Tues- none
Wed - elliptical 40 mins
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat

jillfrisch

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes...a little over on carbs though
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no...i skipped the gym
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of?
What would I have done differently?
What is today's personal goals? tomorrows goal is fitness after work...no excuses
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No...i tend to eat the same things so I know the calories
Mood today? Good

TGIF soon! Congrats everyone on finishing another week! Be nice to yourself over the weekend.

Elbee1

Shirley -- I hope your husband's back is okay. What happened? (Or did I miss that post...)
GoldK -- Thinking of you... :flowerforyou:
Finding -- Hope things get better for you. :flowerforyou:
Jilll -- Thank you! Hope you have a nice weekend.

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? stuck to my food plan even though I had especially hard cravings when I went to the mall & almost stopped and got something several times.... but didn't. Amazing!
What would I have done differently? nothing
What is today's personal goal? stick with my food plan
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) Yes! Stouffers Stuffed Pepper - 190 cals. was my lunch. I did not eat the Bell Pepper as I like the flavor but don't like chewing on a bell pepper. It was stuffed with beef and rice in a tomatoey sauce. It was delicious!!! I thought that I would not like it, but decided to try it, anyway. It is very high in sodium if anyone is thinking of trying it.
Mood today? Anxious, nervous, tired most of the day, but now I am Happy as things I was nervous and anxious about went well.

Sun - back exercises & push-ups
Mon - Top Golf
Tues. - nope
Wed. - walked for 23 min.

Linda

DahliaBanker

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Didn't track everything but probably was okay with what I ate.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Did except had a cookie for dessert at the funeral dinner
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Not to boast, but sang really well at funeral today. Family was very touched. Glad I could help make the service memorable for them and make them feel comforted. Did treadmill tonight even though was really tired!
What would I have done differently? Not eaten that cookie but was good!
What is today's personal goals? Eating 2meals out tomorrow. Eat smart!
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
Mood today? Feeling stressed, frazzled, & tired! Too many things on my plate!
9/21 Weight 191.8
Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
Goal by end of Fall - 170

Sun - 191.4 (- .4) 30 min treadmill & 60 min walk
Mon - 60 min walk & 30 min treadmill
Tues- none!
Wed - 25 min treadmill & 30 min walking hospital halls while volunteering
Thurs - 2 35 min sessions on treadmill. Burned 400 calories.
Fri -
Sat -

goldk

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? took my sister to her doctor's appt.
What would I have done differently? exercise
What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and swim (or elliptical)
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
Mood today? not going to be down on myself. There is just so much going on and I am in denial that I am stressed :noway: . Since I have no support (at home) I will stop making excuses and not wait until Monday to start making better choices. It starts with me - right?

Sun - (208 - no change)
Mon - elliptical 35 mins
Tues- none
Wed - elliptical 40 mins
Thurs - none
Fri -
Sat

goldk

Shirley -- I hope your husband's back is okay. What happened? (Or did I miss that post...)
GoldK -- Thinking of you... :flowerforyou:
Finding -- Hope things get better for you. :flowerforyou:
Jilll -- Thank you! Hope you have a nice weekend.

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? stuck to my food plan even though I had especially hard cravings when I went to the mall & almost stopped and got something several times.... but didn't. Amazing!
What would I have done differently? nothing
What is today's personal goal? stick with my food plan
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) Yes! Stouffers Stuffed Pepper - 190 cals. was my lunch. I did not eat the Bell Pepper as I like the flavor but don't like chewing on a bell pepper. It was stuffed with beef and rice in a tomatoey sauce. It was delicious!!! I thought that I would not like it, but decided to try it, anyway. It is very high in sodium if anyone is thinking of trying it.
Mood today? Anxious, nervous, tired most of the day, but now I am Happy as things I was nervous and anxious about went well.

Sun - back exercises & push-ups
Mon - Top Golf
Tues. - nope
Wed. - walked for 23 min.

Linda

Try making the stuffed peppers from scratch then you can cut down on the sodium. I love stuffed peppers. I use ground turkey, rice or quinoa, tomato sauce or diced tomato, and instead of green peppers I sometimes use yellow and orange. Mix it up! Same stuffing works for stuffed zucchini too. Oh... I don't forget the cheese on top :bigsmile:

goldk

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes...a little over on carbs though
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no...i skipped the gym
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of?
What would I have done differently?
What is today's personal goals? tomorrows goal is fitness after work...no excuses
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No...i tend to eat the same things so I know the calories
Mood today? Good

TGIF soon! Congrats everyone on finishing another week! Be nice to yourself over the weekend.

TGIF - Thanks for your support!!!

BrendaRey74

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes if you add in extra exercise calories. I was over one day with out the eat-backs.
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate at the cafeteria buffet and still stayed within calories.
What is today's personal goals? 5 miles, same as always ;-)
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Starting calisthenics. I can't do a single push-up! I'll get there but it's gonna take some work. Just a bit of a shocker. I've come a long way in my eyes but I have so far still to go.
Mood today? Good

I don't do gym time. I count steps.
Sun - 12,497
Mon - 9,141
Tues- 11,444
Wed - 11,255
Thurs - 11,876
Fri -
Sat -

Shirley61

DEEVA62 - WELCOME to the group. :flowerforyou:


LINDA - My husband hurt his back in June. We lost a month of sailing this summer due to that.
Also his mom was in the hospital for a week. A tough summer but we got through it.
His back is much better due to chiropractic and massage. Now to get the results of the MRI
and we can go from there. Thanks for asking. :flowerforyou:


Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No way, over in calories
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No goal set for that day
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went shopping with my friend and bought some Christmas gifts.
What would I have done differently? Exercised of course and not had that Gelato, although my lunch was healthy.
What is today's personal goals? Keep tracking, exercise and watch the calories, going out for dinner.
Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) Mushroom soup at a restaurant, delicious
Mood today?

Mon - Walking 40 min - 2.5 miles
Tues - Biking 9.5 miles
Wed - Yoga 75 min.
Thurs- Shopping, 6,404 steps - 3 miles
Fri -
Sat -
Sun