DG - Thanksgiving Countdown (CLOSED GROUP)
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@Leslie
@Elizabeth
@Melissa
@Poppy
@Jackie
@Wendy
I need your CW if you want to track your progress on a spreadsheet I've made. It'll be the nxt 12 wks til Thanksgiving, and it shows Total Lbs lost and % of weight goal lost. I need it by tonight to get you started. (I will do it every Wed til Thanksgiving, but if you weigh in on Monday or any other day just post that weight) Thanks!0 -
@Shannon-I go for my walk/jog during nap time (my stroller is my bestfriend). Thanks for the chart!
@Jenni-Hope you’re feeling better
@Christy-What are your carb and protein goals? Just curious what some ppl goals are to help me determine what I should be doing
@Lana-Hope you had a great trip. Good Job getting in some exercise while on vacation!0 -
@loveme (sorry I don't know names haha) In general, I am aiming for 50-100 carbs/day but trying to stay under 75. So not eating grains and sticking to lower carb veggies and more healthy fatty foods. And for protein, it increases when I work out since I make protein shakes but I go by the formula of bodyweight in kg*.8 so for me that's around 65g. I do go over by a little but I definitely don't have a problem getting enough protein-just worried about having too much since that's actually the problem for most Americans. Everyone's different. I used to do 50%carbs, 30% protein and 20% fat but I'm trying something different after researching more. To each her own
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I'm going to go ahead and do my update for tomorrow since I pretty much know how I've done today.
I made my goal of 60 minute walk!! I did not make my goal of eating regular meals. I didn't eat lunch until 3 p.m., and still haven't had dinner (at 8 p.m.). We took the car to get a couple things fixed, and it ended up being a 4-hour thing. At least I took a walk to Subway, and a walk to Wal-Mart while the car was being fixed!
Thursday's goal
Fitness: get enough sleep
Diet: 3 veggies, 2 fruits
Challenges It's another busy day with relatives coming into town.0 -
k - so I ran 2 miles today, then walked another mile. And I ate an apple
lol, I just needed to re-focus on eating more fruits and veggies, and I did! Also drank 11 cups of water tday - much easier when I have a good workout of course.
So, tomorrow:
Fitness: Cardio - Run 1.5 miles and then JD2 for a few songs
Diet: Same - more fruits and veggies and 10 cups water
Challenges I anticipate: Being too tired can make it tougher, so going to try to get to bed within the hour!
@Jenni - glad you're feeling a little better, and boy, have I had the restless nights w/a sick baby before! no fun
Good job resisting the sweets, and I know what you mean abt the hubby trying to be nice to offer a treat - I had to tell mine several times that it did not make me happy later on. Hang in there!
@Lana - that's rough when your stuck at a garage it sounds like. But yay! for a great walk tday!
@Poppy - sounds like a tough and different kind of day for you too! I think its great though that we're all not throwing in the towel on days like this!! WTG!0 -
RESULTS FROM TODAY (WEDS):
FITNESS: Jog & Do Stairs Exercise (any kind)
~Did 3.3 miles of Jogging/Walking intervals and made it to the gym, did 40 mins on StairMaster
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS, 12 cups of water & 5 fruits/veggies
~Done!
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: None, I will accomplish all my goals to day no matter what!
MY DAILY GOALS FOR TOMORROW (THURS):
FITNESS: Strength Training
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS and 5 fruits/veggies
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: Going out to dinner with my friend so its going to be hard to stay under cals
@ Christy-Thanks for the infor!
@ Lana-Good Job getting in that walk!
@ Shannon-WTG on getting in more fruits/veggies. I dont understand why I have such a tough time eating my f/v's.0 -
Hey! Sorry for my absence yesterday - I was travelling for work during the day and went right to the gym when I got home, then dinner with my dad and his gf. I didn't really have goals for yesterday, other that have reasonable food while on the road. I definitely went over on the sodium (ty Starbuck's breakfast wrap) but I'm not sure if lunch sodium was accurate since I ate at a diner, not the chains I pulled the info from. I got an omelet and got pickles instead of the potatoes...and at dinner I skipped the booze to save cals/carbs and instead of the caramel cheesecake for dessert I had fruit salad (and this cheesecake is the best thing ever).
Goals for today...
Exercise - I'm meeting my new trainer for the first time so just give it my all.
Food - Keep within my sodium range (eek!)
Challenges - This sodium thing is TOUGH, especially since I go out to lunch
CW - 175 still (it's also ToM and yea, I had that hurricane eating fest hehe)
@jesustapdancingc - have you tried ezekiel 4:9 bread? it's sprouted grain and lower in carbs, i actually really like it and it's helped me cut my carbs a lot. also, definitely enter the cleaning and cooking to mfp!
@swillis - wow on the water!
@luana - welcome back!
@tryingeverday - one of the problems with a low calorie goal, such as 1200, is that it can lead to binging. Even if you can keep it for a few days in the end your body will tell you it needs more food - i would really suggest going to 1350 at least, even if it means you take a 30 minute walk or start cooking dinner and log the active cooking time (chopping is tough work!). we can def talk on the side if you want - i struggled with binging and it's evil counterpart for 2 years and this is one of the things i learned from my therapist0 -
Good Morning everyone!
I met my goals yesterday.
todays goals 9-1
Diet: just make good choices we are going to travel tonight and I have no idea what to have for dinner
Exercise: ?? I am packing today and getting everything ready to leave for our four day weekend so I am thinking that will count?
Challenge: I cook all our meals and so eating out is hard because I am not sure where and what to have but I will figure it out!0 -
8/31/2011 Goals:
Fitness: Feeling a bit better, so want to at least get a good walk in, hoping to do at least 30 minutes of walking, although might need to split it up in two.
Food: Drink 12 glasses of water.
Challenges: I just want to take a nap, and work is so draining. Have to remember to drink water during the day, not just when I get home.
Did walk for 30 minutes during church (carrying baby) was exhausted, but need to get moving. As for the water, I only drank 8 cups, but going to try again today.
Today 9/1/2011 Thursday Goals:
Fitness: Get 30 minutes cardio in. I'm still a bit under the weather, but exercise really makes me feel better. Not sure what I'll do, but want to make sure and squeeze something in.
Food: 10+ cups water, 3-4 Veggies
Challenges: Me+Veggies=So not friends...but I'm confident I'll get it done today!
@Lana Good job making the most of your time while the car was at the shop, great idea to use that time to get your walking done.
@Poppy Sounds like you've had a tough time, hope you have gotten some rest.
@ Jackie Great job resisting both alcohol and a cheesecake!
@Rachel Hope you have a great vacation, good luck with incorporating good eating!
Also, thank you all for the well wishes, feeling so much better today, not 100%, but pretty good. So ready for the 3 day weekend...so, just curious, I know we have some SAHM's in the group, tell us, what are your kids' ages? Also, for those of you that work, what do you do? Hope everyone is having a great week!
Jenni0 -
Just a quick check in.
I need to get serious . . . seriously!!!
I DID NOT meet my diet goals for yesterday.
Todays Goals:
Diet: Have a perfect Food Diary today
Activity: Walk 80 minutes (was running late or I would have walked longer) - check
Good day everyone.0 -
@jennifer - i work in sales/account management at a large financial data provider in midtown manhattan...we provide software that houses data and analytical tools for corporations, traders, analysts, portfolio managers, etc...basically all the people that ruined the economy
we also get free snacks - sure there's fruit but there's also oreos and dorritos! ughhhh
@poppy - i know the feeling, i wonder what it is that causes us to lack the discipline to stay focussed. i mean, it's just food right?
does anyone have a correlation between usernames and actual names? i'm a little embarrassed that i don't have everyone's down yet (i suck at this in real life too)0 -
Yesterday I didn't work out because I was exhausted by the time I got home, but I stayed around my calories and had a good night.
Today 9/1/2011 Thursday Goals:
Fitness: I'm in a bags (aka *kitten*) league and it's 1.5 miles from work. I have the time so will leave early and walk to it, which is a mainly uphill walk. Not much, but it's something for a Thursday.
Food: I had my eggs for breakfast, a big Korean "taco" salad thing for lunch with spicy tofu and napa romaine slaw (no corn tortillas for mine though). Dinner will be during/after bags so that'll be hard. Usually get a veg empanada nearby but that'd wreck my carbs a bit....will see what I can do. Might need the carbs since we drink afterwards haha
Challenges: Drinking post-bags. I got some infuriating news at work today so I really want to just drink heavy tonight. But I know I have a happy hour tomorrow and then will be at the bar for college football Saturday so I need to keep it very light tonight. Will try to resist the urge to self medicate hehe0 -
Thursday's goal
Fitness: get enough sleep -- I did not sleep well last night. I'm trying again for tonight!!
Diet: 3 veggies, 2 fruits -- I did not meet my goal
I stayed within my calories, but did not meet either one of my goals. I got in over 60 minutes exercise, so that's good!!
Friday's goal
Fitness: at least 60 minutes exercise
Diet: 3 veggies, 2 fruits
Challenge: We'll be on the road tomorrow, so I'll just have to put some extra focus into getting the fruits and veggies Maybe I can grab some bananas, etc., for healthy snacking in the car.0 -
My sister that I haven't seen for over 1 1/2 yrs (skyped but that's it!) came to visit for the nxt week and I kinda didn't get much done of anything ;P I still logged everything and entered a recipe in, which takes some time. So, yay for that. Played JD2 for a few songs. But did not run, and had an off day. Kids got to sleep late tonight too. We'll see how tmorrow is...
btw someone asked abt kids ages - mine are 1 yr old son, and 3 yr old daughter. My sweet angels. They make me crazy and yet make the crazy alllllll so worth it! :P
Tomorrow's Goals:
Fitness: Run 2 miles
Diet: Drink 10 glasss of water, 1 apple, 2 servings raw veggies
Challenges I anticipate: Completely threw off kids bedtime so...fingers crossed X (I can only workout during their nap)
@everyone - good job! And let's make this week a good one and get working on our big goal! To be lookin and feelin our best by the Holidays!!0 -
Morning everyone!
I survived my new trainer - he's actually great. Super tough workout though. He was super conscious of my lower back pain and i felt like he was really paying attention. Yes, it was incredible tough and he is demanding but I also felt great about myself for pushing and completing it. Plus when it got too hard he would cut the reps down (like when I could no longer move my leg hehe). We talked a bit about nutrition and I told him my biggest problem is pizza or bar food after drinking and he reminded me even trainers have that problem too so I felt a little more normal.
For the sodium, my diary says I was under but I picked up dinner from a place where nothing is under 500 cals (that's their thing) and they report all the nutrition facts EXCEPT sodium - I'm sure it was high but being conscious the rest of the day helped.
Goals for Friday...
Exercise: don't bail on spin class!
Diet: Don't go overboard at dinner
Challenges: I'm sore and I don't feel like spinning - going to a BYOB Indian restaurant with friends and Indian food is like my #1 weakness, I will eat it until I can't move. Also going to a Bulgarian vodka bar after so will try not to get too drunk!
@swillis - I'm so glad you're sister is here! Maybe you can go for a run together? If she doesn't run how about a long walk, or some shopping?0 -
TGIF!!!!!!! I'm so happy that it's Friday.I have no plans for the long weekend except to take some long walks.
Didn't have a perfect day yesterday - got into the office candy in the afternoon. Still fighting the sugar thing and I really think, no I absolutely KNOW, that staying from it all together is better than trying to eat just a few. Even a few, are heavy with calories.
Activity - lovely 90 minute walk this am.
Diet - TRACK-TRACK-TRACK ALL THOSE CALORIES. Every one.
Hope you all have a great day.0 -
RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY (THURS):
FITNESS: Strength Training
~Done
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS and 5 fruits/veggies
~Had my fruits and veggies but I ended up going over my cals at dinner
MY DAILY GOALS FOR TODAY (FRI):
FITNESS: 6 Week 6 Pack DVD
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: Its the weekend0 -
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@ Jackie Indian food sounds great...I love it too much myself. Good luck staying within your calories today!
@Poppy It can be so hard to track EVERY calorie. I myself give myself a one treat break a day, usually a small cookie or candy. I can't make myself track everything...
@Renee Tell me how you like 6W6P...abs are my super trouble area, and I am thinking of trying it to get some toning.
@Everyone Hope everyone has a great Labor Day Weekend! I am looking forward to time with the family!
Goals for Today through Monday in case I don't get on 9/2/11-9/5/11:
Fitness: At least 30 minutes cardio daily, and at least 2 runs over the weekend, preferably 3.
Food: Stay under cals and drink lots of water 10+ cups daily.
Challenges: Going out of town tomorrow, makes it really hard to stay under cals while eating out, I get spoiled easily, but gonna try my best.
Take care!
Jenni0 -
I can't believe that this year is almost over. Halloween is right around the corner, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year... wow! Time to start thinking about Christmas and wrapping paper.
I am still headed toward my goal of getting down to 150 before my anniversary in October.
I am pressing forward.0 -
I soooooooo did myself in this morning, but at least I logged it and will be careful for the rest of the day (arnd 600 cals from french toast bfast). I wasn't trying to make it healthy, since it was just a nice big bfast w/family.
@Jackie - that's great that you had a good workout w/your trainer! Abt your comment, idk if her and I will have time to go for a run, she's actually doing tons of stuff w/my other siblings and not around much. We had fun catching up that first day, but maybe we will go for a run Tues.
Today's Goals:
Diet: Had afore mentioned bfast
so, no snacks this morning and light lunch to get back on track. 10 glasses of water!
Fitness: Run 1.5 miles (more if I feel up to it, but I'm still exhausted!)0 -
Well, I didnt exercise Friday and I was over my cals because I decided to take a rest day.
My goal for today (Saturday) was to get my Strength Training done & Stay Under Cals.
~Mission Accomplished. I even went to a birthday party and resisted the wonderful food (nachos, chili cheese dogs, cupcake, etc.)
@ Jenni-I didnt get a chance to do 6Wk 6 Pk Friday and Ive only did it once before. I think its a pretty good workout because it also includes cardio with the ab workout. I'll give you an update when I do it again.
MY DAILY GOALS FOR TOMORROW (SUN):
FITNESS: 30 mins of exercise
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: Going to a water park with my family. Plan on taking a lunch and snacks so I wont have to eat the food there.0 -
Hi, Everyone! I hope that everyone has a wonderful Labor Day Weekend! I am hoping to catch a sale or two I need a new shirt! 0
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I am not too good at checking in on the weekend but it's a holiday Monday and I'm here! Friday went out the window a bit by having friends over for movies and I had some vegan pizza. Enjoyed it (not as much as I thought I would though) and knew I'd be back to being good afterwards. Saturday was an all day drinking affair since college football started back up, but I didn't eat poorly...just drank a lot. And then Sunday I was amazing, walked 1.5 miles to the farmer's market and then back with a bunch of healthy goodness (uphill!). I ate fantastically but missed yoga since I had to deal with the police/insurance since someone broke in to my car and stole stuff. Obviously upsetting but I'm not going to let it ruin my life.
Today 9/5/2011 Monday Goals:
Fitness: Hiking today, will wear the HRM and stay hydrated and fueled
Food: Breakfast was 2 eggs with a huge side of sauteed baby bellas with cauliflower cooked in coconut oil. So filling and delicious. Gotta keep my carbs low, stay away from grains, enjoy my fat and maintain my protein amounts.
Challenges: Today I feel like there's nothing that can get in my way actually
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@Christy-Sorry to hear about your car being broken into. Glad you had a good day Sunday and I hope you enjoy your hike today
RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY (SUN):
FITNESS: 30 mins of exercise
~Did 40 mins of Walking and Stairs
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS
~Done!
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: Going to a water park with my family. Plan on taking a lunch and snacks so I wont have to eat the food there
~Had my lunch as I planned. However, my mom bought me a funnel cake because she knows I love them and didnt get one last year. So, I ate 1/4 of it and shared the rest. So, I think I did pretty good at the water park.
MY DAILY GOALS FOR TODAY (MON):
FITNESS: Jogging/Walking Intervals
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS & 5 fruits/veggies
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: It's Labor Day and I dont feel like doing anything0 -
I usually take Sundays off, like I did yesterday, so I logged but didn't worry if I ate up to my maintenace calories. And that was my goal
@Christy- that sounds like a great day walking to the farmers market! Two-in-one!! And yeah, sorry abt your car had that happen before too :P
Today:
Fitness: Workout w/my new Zumba Fitness for the Wii, one class, and I'd like to run a little too (1.5 miles) time permitting
Diet: Drink 9.5 glasses of water - I have a new waterbottle, so I'll just need to fill it 3 times to reach this
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RESULTS FROM TODAY (MON):
FITNESS: Jogging/Walking Intervals
~Did 8.54 miles...hubby was home from work for the holiday and was spending time with the boys. So, I decided to get a good workout in
DIET: STAY UNDER CALS & 5 fruits/veggies~Done!
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: It's Labor Day and I dont feel like doing anything
~Kicked myself in the butt and got my workout in
MY DAILY GOALS FOR TOMORROW (TUES):
FITNESS: Strength Training including 100 mountain climbers, 20 burpees, 60 lunges, 75 crunches & 30 push ups. These different challenges Im in are going to kill me!
DIET: 5 fruits/veggies & 104ozs of H20
CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE: I might be too sore to get all the strength training done0 -
Here's how yesterday went down:
9/5/2011 Monday Goals:
Fitness: Hiking today, will wear the HRM and stay hydrated and fueled
Negative. It rained a lot so I got an OCD bug and cleaned the entire kitchen. Yes, the entire kitchen. I threw away stuff I don't want to eat anymore (guess I'm serious this time haha) and rearranged the pantry and such so that I'm set up for health. And cleaned every drawer out, scrubbed the stove, etc. Didn't wear my HRM but it must have been quite a workout for the 5 hours or so I did it!
Food: Breakfast was 2 eggs with a huge side of sauteed baby bellas with cauliflower cooked in coconut oil. So filling and delicious. Gotta keep my carbs low, stay away from grains, enjoy my fat and maintain my protein amounts.
I actually was too far under my calories yesterday and need to make sure I fuel myself enough. I did sleep until 9am or so, semi-skipping breakfast so maybe that was part of it.
Challenges: Today I feel like there's nothing that can get in my way actually
This went fine obviously!
TODAY'S GOALS 9/6/2011
FITNESS: Started yoga classes on my Groupon this morning, was dripping sweat during the peak! Also going to walk to and from work today.
FOOD: A new Whole Foods is opening today near my work. Check it out and get some awesome snacks for work and lunch things. Bring home some fresh fish for dinner.
CHALLENGES: I have a meeting that will have lots of bagels and donuts. Not giving in though. And then I have a training this afternoon where they will try to give me cookies for sure. Also not giving in 0 -
Hello everyone! I have not logged in since Friday I was visiting family and just enjoyed them and did not even think about MFP! I think this will show on my scale this morning and I am sort of avoiding it! But I am back and starting again.
My goals for today 9-6
Diet: Stay under my calories and just be aware of what goes in my mouth
Exercise: Walk and ride the bike
It has been so long that I have logged in so I will not attempt to comment about everyone else but just know I have read all the comments and I am thinking of each of you and hope you are all doing great!
Rachel
Just weighed and did not even gain an ounce this weekend!!! This is exciting to me so my weight is the same as last week but I am so glad I did not gain!! Back to losing this week though I will not sit still at this weight.0 -
Hey everyone...hope everyone had a great long weekend! I had lots of fun up in the Berkshires but my diet did not go so well. It wasn't nice out so I didn't get ANY exercise on Sat/Sun/Mon and I ate a lot. Most of it was food we cooked but still no good. I also drank quite a bit...I'm up 3lbs today but I'm hoping to take it off this week by being dilligent.
Goals for today...
Exercise - I'm not making a goal for today, I have group therapy from 6:45-8:30 so it's a tough night. Moving forward I'm going to try to get to the gym though before.
Diet - Stay under my calorie goal and drink lots of water.
Challenges - Without exercise I tend to have trouble staying at 1470 cals.0
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