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Daily Check In - April

goldk
goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
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? 35 minutes on the elliptical
What would I have done differently? nothing - good day
What is today's personal goals? track calories and eat healthy ... try to squeeze in the elliptical... two funerals this week... 3 this month...hopefully April will be better...

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  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
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  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    :happy: :happy: Hooray for April -- Sunshine, "outsideable" temps, and healthier food in the grocery store!! :happy: :happy:

    Thanks Gold K, :flowerforyou: for getting us started again. We made it to 4 pages in March! Let's see if we can be as faithful in April! So sorry about the loss of people in your life. :heart: Always makes us think again about our priorities doesn't it!

    ltspaul and goldk, Did you have new goals/challenges for April? I'd like to continue staying within our calories ( I always need to focus there :tongue:) I'm going to try to up my protein. I keep hearing how that will increase weight loss. Thought it might be worth a try...

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? I think I did. Kind of hard to tell with Bunco snacks!!
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes I did. Ran 2 of 3 miles in increments.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Hopefully kept under my calorie goal
    What would I have done differently? A few less snacks @ Bunco
    What is today's personal goals? track calories and just take a walk. (Already did the elliptical today.)
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 5/5 days of exercise :drinker:
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    bump

    Hello TeamLeela!! Just a faithful few doing the Daily Check In but we thinks it's helping! Please join us!
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
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    Hello TeamLeela!! Just a faithful few doing the Daily Check In but we thinks it's helping! Please join us!

    thanks, I'm faithful too and I think daily check ins work better for me than weekly ones. Thanks for having me! I think this challenge is all about being honest myself so I can identify my flaws.
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? n/a
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of?
    I got some rest. Sounds weird, but I have been in overdrive lately and really needed the rest.
    What would I have done differently?
    I would not have ate a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch cereal as a midnight snack.
    What is today's personal goals?
    1. Workout at least 30 minutes
    2. Drink atleast 72 ounces of water
    3. keep eating clean.

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 1/7 days
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, going to have to learn how to up the protein, though.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Did not get out for the walk, the rain was pretty steady.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to bed early!
    What would I have done differently? Sat too much!
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical and take a walk. (It's looking good out there!)
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 5/5 days of exercise

    :flowerforyou: Welcome TeamLeela! :flowerforyou:
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Probably not
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set any
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? got through a week with 2 funerals
    What would I have done differently? Not have 3 rolls and a half pitcher of Sangria at Bertucci's. :drinker: I should have only had 1 roll :laugh:
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, eat healthy and take a nice long walk - it's a beautiful day out there :smile:

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    WELCOME TeamLeela!!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    This is for Saturday:
    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?
    I ate healthy all day Saturday.
    What would I have done differently?
    I would have made time to workout.
    What is today's personal goals?
    1.Make a plan for eating and working out.
    2. Drink plenty of water.

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  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Probably not
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? went for a nice walk
    What would I have done differently? track my calories
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, eat healthy and the elliptical

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  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Saturday, yes... a little over on Sunday.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set them on Sunday
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate "light" with the family over for dinner.
    What would I have done differently? It was a nice day, but I was snacking a bit much.
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical (got the elliptical done!)
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/5 days of exercise

    Monday weigh-in 139. (Down 2.4 lbs.from my post-Jamaica weight.) The scale actually said 140.5 but I gave myself .5 lbs of credit for the 24 oz. of water i drank before weighing. :noway: Oops, I forgot to drink less before weighing Hopefully my conservative estimate gives me a good result next Monday!

    Here we go, on to a GREAT week!
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? pretty much - a little carb heavy
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? made a healthy dinner of steelhead trout, brown rice, asparagus and worked out at the Y for an hour even though I didn't want to
    What would I have done differently? shouldn't have made french fries for lunch
    What is today's personal goals? already did an hour of step at the Y, stay within cals
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/5 days of exercise (last week 5/5)

    I'll try to stay on the goal of staying under on calories, and also upping my non-dairy protein. I've been trying to do that for the last few months but have slipped back into eating a lot of cheese for my proteins. The nutrition plan that I'm trying has me eating 3 meals and 3 snacks a day with 4 oz. of protein with every meal and 2 oz. with at least 2 of the snacks. I think it is helping.
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, ah did!
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? simple goals - complete
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Had quite a few calories left after a "home" day -My hardest days .. too much food in easy reach!
    What would I have done differently? Less time in this chair. Today i am setting the timer!
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical, ironing, casserole for friends who had a fire, prep for school board.
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/5 days of exercise

    ltspaul, I'm trying to up my protein. What are your favorite/best sources?
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    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? hum?
    What would I have done differently? workout
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, eat healthy and the elliptical

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 1/7 days of exercise
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Calories - Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? nautilus, the elliptical and didn't go over on calories
    What would I have done differently? not eat so many exercise calories
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, stay under and the elliptical

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  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, ah did!
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? all but the ironing!
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Got most of it done
    What would I have done differently? Found a way to have more lean protein
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical,this noon , errands uptown
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) -3/5 days of exercise
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? A little over yesterday, but I am still good for the week so far.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yep
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Worked out on the elliptical in the evening. Definitely not my natural inclination!
    What would I have done differently? Found a way to have 26 LESS calories! :smile:
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical,catch up on my list around here
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  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No - over slightly on calories
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No - see above
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? nautilus, yoga and tracked my calories
    What would I have done differently? not eat so many tortilla chips :drinker: :drinker:

    What is today's personal goals? track calories, not eat all my exercise calories and the elliptical

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 3/7 days of exercise
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? good
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? worked my butt off on the treadmill because my step class was cancelled and I was afraid I wouldn't wear off as many calories on the treadmill ... according to my HR monitor I wore off about twice as much as usual (but I didn't count them all since I don't 100% trust my HR monitor) ... but still I kicked butt!
    What would I have done differently? not really anything
    What is today's personal goals? go to the Y after work and do and hour of step and 30 minutes of weights
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 3/5 days of exercise (last week 5/5)

    hoosiermama: I have a lot of trouble with protein, that has been the hardest adjustement for me with my nutrition plan. I love cheese for protein but eat too much of it. I usually have a protein shake for either breakfast or one snack (1/2 cup yogurt, 1 scoop whey protein powder, fruit(s) of choice (usually banana and strawberries, sometimes frozen cherries), 2 T coconut milk). I have eggs often, and try to hide my protein in things like stew. So I'm still working on the protein choices.
    Today my protein's so far have been eggs for breakfast, cheese for my snack, stew for lunch, protein shake for afternoon snack - haven't planned supper yet.
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Quite a bit under.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yep
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Resisted the pantry
    What would I have done differently? Moved more through out the day
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical,Keep my intake moderate at a friends party tonight
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) -5/5 days of exercise

    Thanks lts Paul for the good info. I'm never getting enough protein before I pass my fat total. I'm thinking of trying an egg scramble with added egg whites The smoothies look like a good plan :smile: I always :heart: yogurt. I was looking at the whey powder, that might help a lot too. I just wasn't ready to commit to the Costco size! :wink:

    Have a great weekend all! :drinker:
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? good
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? an hour and a half at the Y
    What would I have done differently? too many carbs for supper (and it didn't taste good)
    What is today's personal goals? stay under calories, an hour walk with a friend
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 4/5 days of exercise (last week 5/5)

    woo hoo! I'm finally under where I last left off on MFP, now I feel like I am making some progress, yeah!
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Quite a bit under.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yep
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Resisted the pantry
    What would I have done differently? Moved more through out the day
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, elliptical,Keep my intake moderate at a friends party tonight
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) -5/5 days of exercise

    Thanks lts Paul for the good info. I'm never getting enough protein before I pass my fat total. I'm thinking of trying an egg scramble with added egg whites The smoothies look like a good plan :smile: I always :heart: yogurt. I was looking at the whey powder, that might help a lot too. I just wasn't ready to commit to the Costco size! :wink:

    Have a great weekend all! :drinker:

    I know - those protein powders aren't cheap - but they do last awhile. I've given up on trying to be economical at the grocery store, because so many of the organic or healthier foods are more expensive, but I am probably saving money by not eating out as much - and hopefully in the long run by being healthier!
    My nutrition class talks about having to 'heal your metabolism' by cutting out artificial sweeteners, tranfats, high fructose corn syrup, supplementing with probiotics - and then upping protein and lowering carbs ... and it seems to be working for me so far. I don't have nearly the cravings I used to have for 'bad' foods, and I'm not hungry and still losing a bit each week. Not losing super fast - but at least steady. I hope it can continue! I start my nutrition class again next week - they offered a super discounted rate to do it again, and even though it will be boring because it will be repeating everything from the last class - I'm hoping it will keep me accountable and keep me going. If you have any interest in the details of the plan let me know and I will email them - I typed them up for a couple of other people so I have them already in my sent box.
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? good
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? an hour and a half at the Y
    What would I have done differently? too many carbs for supper (and it didn't taste good)
    What is today's personal goals? stay under calories, an hour walk with a friend
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 4/5 days of exercise (last week 5/5)

    woo hoo! I'm finally under where I last left off on MFP, now I feel like I am making some progress, yeah!

    You are making some great progress!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    Is your daughter home yet?
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? didn't track my calories
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't track but I didn't overdue it
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? visited my grandmother and went for a walk
    What would I have done differently? track my calories
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, stay under and go to the zoo

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 4/7 days of exercise
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member

    I know - those protein powders aren't cheap - but they do last awhile. I've given up on trying to be economical at the grocery store, because so many of the organic or healthier foods are more expensive, but I am probably saving money by not eating out as much - and hopefully in the long run by being healthier!
    My nutrition class talks about having to 'heal your metabolism' by cutting out artificial sweeteners, tranfats, high fructose corn syrup, supplementing with probiotics - and then upping protein and lowering carbs ... and it seems to be working for me so far. I don't have nearly the cravings I used to have for 'bad' foods, and I'm not hungry and still losing a bit each week. Not losing super fast - but at least steady. I hope it can continue! I start my nutrition class again next week - they offered a super discounted rate to do it again, and even though it will be boring because it will be repeating everything from the last class - I'm hoping it will keep me accountable and keep me going. If you have any interest in the details of the plan let me know and I will email them - I typed them up for a couple of other people so I have them already in my sent box.
    :flowerforyou: Thanks for the good info!! I messaged you about this! :flowerforyou:

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? I went to an "olive oil tasting" party - impossible to track but I felt like I kept myself in check. Monday will tell :wink:
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Did not get to the elliptical OR track calories (party)
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Drank some water at the party and only tried things once.
    What would I have done differently? Kept my portions smaller
    What is today's personal goals? track calories and stay under. (Could be kind of tough since I've had two groups come through for breakfast already! (#1 egg McMuffins, #2 crepes) Why do I like making breakfast so much??? Take a nice long walk on the golf course
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) -5/5 days of exercise

    @ Have fun at the zoo GoldK!! :flowerforyou: Hope you have nice weather!
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Not sure - didn't track. I am so bad on the weekends :grumble:
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set one
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? skipped the birthday cake - woohoo!
    What would I have done differently? track my calories
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, stay under and recover from a spill off a swing on Sat (after the zoo). Too funny... I thought I was 10 again jumping off a swing... first time was a success... second time landed flat on my face in the woodchips :laugh: My neck is sore (and my neck isn't good on a good day) so I am taking the day off... my hip is bruised... bump on my head :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 0/7 days of exercise
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? no for Saturday, yes for Sunday
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no and yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? had too many carbs Satuday but am back in control today
    What would I have done differently? didn't need 2nd and 3rd helping of cheesy potatoes on Saturday!
    What is today's personal goals? stay under calories, follow nutrition guidelines, already did an hour of step at the Y

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/7 days of exercise (last week 6/7 days)

    Goldk: Sorry about your neck! ouch! My daughter is back from Germany, she had a good time although we haven't gotten very much info out of her about her trip. She did a 'speed narrative' through her pictures (most of which were all of the same thing, and then days without any pictures). Now we are stressing about colleges - she took her ACT last weekend and she needs to narrow her list down to 4 to send her results to.
  • Hoosiermomma
    Hoosiermomma Posts: 877 Member
    recover from a spill off a swing on Sat (after the zoo). Too funny... I thought I was 10 again jumping off a swing... first time was a success... second time landed flat on my face in the woodchips :laugh: My neck is sore (and my neck isn't good on a good day) so I am taking the day off... my hip is bruised... bump on my head :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    :happy: Do you have video?? That sounds crazy!! Hope you mend quickly!

    ltspaul - One more for us to go to college. He is still a junior. Thankful for another year to go. I'm actually still enjoying him! The Freshman in College? Everyday is a new adventure with her!! I try to keep a sense of humor! :tongue:


    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes to Sunday
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Hadn't set any for Sunday but i did get my walk in on Saturday. 5 miles!
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Kept under calories with feeding the family and without exercise!
    What would I have done differently? Early to bed! We had a big storm copme through. I stayed up 'til 1:00 watching
    What is today's personal goals? track calories and stay under. Take a run (done!! :drinker:) and Get a good Monday start
    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) -1/5 days of exercise

    Monday weigh-in 139.2 :grumble: up .2. I guess the olive oil tasting party wasn't as lite as i thought! Slightly TOM (that's all I get these days) Could be affecting me too. Oh well, excuses, excuses!! Just going to get on it!
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    recover from a spill off a swing on Sat (after the zoo). Too funny... I thought I was 10 again jumping off a swing... first time was a success... second time landed flat on my face in the woodchips :laugh: My neck is sore (and my neck isn't good on a good day) so I am taking the day off... my hip is bruised... bump on my head :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    :happy: Do you have video?? That sounds crazy!! Hope you mend quickly!

    See you lose 25 lbs and you start acting crazy... LOL... My boyfriend wishes he had a camera with him. I won't buy him one because I give him too much to work with. Last summer I slid down a mountain (not too far) :laugh: :laugh: That was not caught on camera either. Nice scrape all the way up my leg. Yeah... I have fun :drinker: I told him that a wanted to do a zipline next. :laugh:

    Feeling much better today... heading back to the Y.
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Not sure - didn't track all of them.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? skipped the birthday cake - AGAIN!
    What would I have done differently? track all of my calories
    What is today's personal goals? track calories, stay under and back on the elliptical

    exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 0/7 days of exercise
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