The 3 mini-goals LENT challenge: starting Wednesday 9th Marc

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  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
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    So many more goals I keep thinking of ... need some daily focus, aside from water and steps (no problem there).
    One weekly goal I am intent on is keeping Fridays meatless. Yesterday was wonderful. The kiddos had their cheese/mushroom pizza and the hubs and I had cocktail shrimp and crab cakes. Very nice and light for a beautifully cool and sunny day....:happy:

    I have had great success watching my sodium...wow, everything has the stuff. This is the best I've done staying light on the salt...ever :tongue:

    Really searching for something to make these 40 days the best challenge possible...something daily.
  • sceck
    sceck Posts: 219
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    This really is a challenge.

    Started off with breakfast (one accomplished).
    Got to work-crazy day, didn't have time to breathe, thus very little water (4 glasses).
    Did walk (alot), and quickly and up and down a single flight of stairs. Don't know how that counts.

    So, not counting the day out, but not completely in.
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    3/10/11, 3/11/11, 3/12/11

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
  • humpalc
    humpalc Posts: 140
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    I am lucky enough to have a freezer FULL of fish caught by my ice-fishing-obsessed hubby :) but today I had a meat free lunch that was so good and thought I'd share - I topped a light whole wheat flatbread with alouette light cucumber dill spread, diced green peppers, a few leaves of spinach, sliced green and black olives, a little feta, a little shredded mozzarella - had a big spinach salad with cucumbers and a light vinegarette with it - excellent :) I'll be using the flatbreads for homemade pizza more often - if you can put it right on the rack, it crisps up nicely on the bottom, too - I also keep a container of black beans, garbonzo beans, salsa and because I like the heat, some chipotle powder in the fridge to fill wraps or eat on a salad for lunches -
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    3/10/11, 3/11/11, 3/12/11, 3/13/11

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :ohwell:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell:
  • kent4j
    kent4j Posts: 391 Member
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    Sodium in check, need to work on my water on the weekends. I drink a lot at work but at home it's more of a challenge. Exercise goal met. Feeling good!
  • busygirl1
    busygirl1 Posts: 217
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    still no coffee and REALLY craving it bad, i made drinks for some mates and actually stood there sniffing it for a minute before handing it over. I am quite determined though as I have never got off it before :bigsmile:
  • sceck
    sceck Posts: 219
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    Still good here.

    1. ate breakfast
    2. did my walk
    3. 6 glasses of water, trying for 8 by the end of the night
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    3/10/11, 3/11/11, 3/12/11, 3/13/11, 3/14/11, 3/15/11

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :ohwell: :ohwell: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell: :yawn: :yawn:
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    3/10/11, 3/11/11, 3/12/11, 3/13/11, 3/14/11, 3/15/11, 316/11

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :ohwell: :ohwell: :drinker: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week :frown:

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell: :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
  • sceck
    sceck Posts: 219
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    1. Missed Breakfast.
    2. Got my 8 glasses of water in.
    3. Walked.

    Still on track!! And, had 2 drinks for St. Patrick's Day, under calories. Of course, like I said above missed breakfast. Don't know how that good that was, but it did work out in the long run for the day.
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    Week 2: 3-17

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day Week 1: 5/7 Week 2: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night Week 1: 6/7 Week 2: :yawn:
  • busygirl1
    busygirl1 Posts: 217
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    Ok I am officially pants!!! I am just drinking my first drink of coffee since the beginning of this challenge but here's why> in my strenous efforts to not drink the demon brown stuff I find myself drinking 3-4 cups of tea a day. I cant take tea with sweetener so that involves 3-4 tsp of sugar a day. I hate decaf tea so can't drink tea in the evenings when usually have a decaf coffee so have been drinking wine!!! So in the grand scheme of things I have given up coffee and taken up sugar and alcohol :huh: so I am going to stick with the coffee as its healthier for me!!!!!!:bigsmile:

    Good luck to all of you with your goals x x x
  • humpalc
    humpalc Posts: 140
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    busygirl - you did great lasting this long - coffee is a hard one :) You definitely don't want to 'trade down' as far as habits are concerned - lol

    I was all ready to make cheeseburgers for supper... then I remembered - ugh - grilled cheese it is :)
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Busy girl: What about trying Stevia in your tea...Stevia is a natural non sugar, no calorie sweetener.
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    Week 2: 3-17, 3-18

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day Week 1: 5/7 Week 2: :drinker: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night Week 1: 6/7 Week 2: :yawn: :yawn:
  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
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    I'm off to a great start, so that decides it for me....I'm in for 40 days of awesomeness!
    I'm certain I'll twek this list before the day is out...and as soon as I read everyone else's :laugh: I already copied the 10 real push-ups from someone who posted earlier :flowerforyou:

    My 40-day 3 mini-goals:
    1. Cut sodium to 2400 mg daily…salt is my Achilles heal
    2. Healthy snacks…carrots, almonds, air popped popcorn.
    3. Burn minimum 3500 calories a week w/70 ounces water daily
    The results I would like to see include a drop in blood pressure and 10lb drop in weight.
    I would also like to be able to drop and do 10 real push-ups!

    mj
    Achilles heal overload! I was doing so well, BEFORE actually saying I would cut sodium! Refocus time...it would be so much easier to drop the weight if I could just keep off the salt, bec' I can't tolerate most fatting foods without salt, so that would be so perfect! Right?
    I'm blowing it double time..Urrg :explode:
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    Week 2: 3-17, 3-18, 3-19

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day Week 1: 5/7 Week 2: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night Week 1: 6/7 Week 2: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell:
  • doriday
    doriday Posts: 111 Member
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    Mini Goals for Lent:
    Week 2: 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20

    √ 1.Drink 8 glasses of water a day Week 1: 5/7 Week 2: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    __2. Cook at least one -two NEW low calorie and low sugar meals a week

    √ 3. Get no less than 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night Week 1: 6/7 Week 2: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell: :yawn:
  • humpalc
    humpalc Posts: 140
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    Hope everyone had a great weekend! I still have a long way to go if I'm going to hit my goals for end-of-lent, but they are not out of reach :) This is the first lent in years that I haven't slipped up thanks to the great motivation on MFP :)

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