MINI GOAL WEEK CHALLENGE-10/1-10/8

MAK_01

MINI GOAL ONE WEEK CHALLENGE~FOR SHORT TERM GOALS

Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems to overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!!

FOR THE WEEK OF: October 2, 2011 to October 8, 2011

Choose one of more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!!

Please, make your week the week that works for you. Sun to Sat or Mon to Sun, whatever is YOUR week!

You can reach your main goal if you break it into small actionable steps. It’s could be as easy as 1-2-3!

1) Choose something you know you can do easily.
2) Add more difficult tasks to your plan.
3) These small steps will get you started, motivated & help build routine for long term success!!

Anyone interested in joining us for another week, or a first week, or a get back on track week? All are welcome!

MAK_01

Hi all!
Getting the new thread up early today. It's going to be a busy day so I wanted to make sure I get this posted :happy:

My goals for the week.
1. 30DS
2. Get in 3 non 30DS workout's in.
3. Bring lunch and snacks to work everyday
4. No extra BLTS (bites, licks, tastes, sips)
5. Get my weekends under control - been eating out WAY to much on the weekends lately.

philosohoe

Hooray for the new thread! Thank you MAK; you're awesome:flowerforyou:

My new goals for the week (Mon-Sun):
1) Exercise 5 days including 1 workout video (probably ChaleanX)
2) Keep macronutrient ratio at 50:25:25 for Carbs/Fat/Protein
3) Sodium under 2000
4) Get at least a 3500 calorie deficit total for the week

I worked out these goals with my dietitian last Friday, so I'm super excited to focus on them for the next couple of weeks.

Here's to an awesome new week with the BEST MFP GROUP EVER!:smooched: :smooched: :drinker:

barbiex3

1) start lifting again at least 3 times this week (on top of my running)
2) DRINK MORE WATER & try to limit soda =[ (as always lol)

Ittee

Goodness this is on top of things!

My goals:
Follow chalean schedule adding in 3 abs, and 5 swims, (eek, I'm scared just typing it, the commitment)
3 fruits/veggies (dare I say almost a habit?)
Calories, with fat less/at 25%
Don't emotionally eat this week (it's going to be a tough week for me)

dhayes

Sun-Sat
Ride my bicycle 2x this week
Take lunch and snacks to work 4x
Go fishing 1x

surfrgrl1

Awesome idea, I was just thinking about what my October challenge should be!


Drink TWO 16 oz glasses of water at work each day (the water cooler is right around the corner - no excuses)
Incorporate one session yoga and one session weights into my routine. (use DVDs I already own)

la_nanita

OK, since I did not lose a single pound in September I now have to shed 10lbs in October!!!! Aggh.

This weeks Goals: NO EXCUSES!!!

1) Do P90X everyday before work.
2) Drink 80oz of water per day
3) Eat a healthy breakfast every day
4) Go to bed by 10pm

ladygloria

Yay, the new thread is up! Welcome to all of the newbies and the repeaters. This is a great challenge to join every week as the people here keep you motivated.

My goals:
1. Keep up with Chalean's schedule per my modifications with the cardio.
2. Take some time each day for myself.
3. Spend some quality time with the hubby and child. We don't get much time these days all together, so when I can, I'm going to take advantage of it.

danlyn

Thanks MAK and LadyGloria, you're the best for getting this up and going each week. I hope everyone has a very successful week :flowerforyou:

Goals for me:
1. Log food every day.
2. Exercise at least 5 days.
3. Bed by 10 PM.

Looking forward to a good week :drinker:

littlemount

Sunday- 10/2
GOALS FOR THIS WEEK
Calories- 1200 daily
Exercise- 30 minutes brisk cardio 3 times per week
zumba- 2 times per week
water- 64 oz per day

MAK_01

Philosohoe – Great goals this week!! I should probably focus on hitting my macronutrients as well. That’s a great one (I might be stealing). Have a great week. This really is the best group ever

Barbiex3 – Welcome to the thread! You've picked some great goals. Good luck for your week!

Ittee – Good luck with your week. I hope it’s not too tough… But you are a tough lady so I know you are going to make it through.

Dhayes - Welcome to the mini goal thread. Looks like you have picked some great goals. Love bike riding! Wishing I had gone out today, it turned out to be nice weather.

Surfrgrl1 – Glad you found our challenge! Good luck with your goals this week.

La_nanita – I’m with you girl… September was a tough month for me (all of it my doing)! Here’s to a bootie kicking (and melting October)! Get your P90X on girl!

Ladygloria – Great goals as always! Here’s to another week I know you are going to do great. Good luck with the family time, it is very important.

Danlyn – HUGGS to you! Happy to keep this going, I love the support of the group! Good luck to you this week I know you can make all your goals!

Littlemount – So glad you are back for another week! Great goals I know you will conquer them this week!

Sunday check in:
1. 30DS – Day 11 CHECK. Level 2 really is no joke YIKES!
2. Get in 3 non 30DS workouts in – got a little Turbo Jam in
3. Bring lunch and snacks to work every day – I’ll let you know how Monday goes.
4. No extra BLTS (bites, licks, tastes, sips) – EPIC FAIL!
5. Get my weekends under control - been eating out WAY too much on the weekends lately. – So out of control <sigh> I’m not sure why I do this to myself. Need to get my head in the game on the weekends.

Have a great Sunday night everyone!!!

la_nanita

Sunday Check in:

1} P90X: 1/7 -- Yeah baby!!! Loved it too. I have not enjoyed any of the P90x videos until now. Kenpo is now my new favorite, I guess the type of exercise for me is the kicking and punching kind! :bigsmile:
2} Water: 1/7 -- Modifying back to 8 glasses, I need to really get this one going well before I aim for more.
3} Breakfast: 1/7 -- Had Fit & Activy ceral with skimmed milk. So I would say that is healthy.
4} Bed: 1/7 -- Well, planning to achieve this tonight. :blushing: I am tired.

I ate horribly for lunch today... sonic's is NOT a good choice! Have learned from that mistake. Even though I ate a lof of calories today I got lots of exercise in. I did my P90x this morning and we went to Seaworld and I woud say of the 3 hours we were there I walked 1-1/2...

Love you guys! Have a great week....:flowerforyou:

bhurley1424

Yay for a new week (and month)! Here are my challenges/goals for the week starting today:

1) Exercise 6 days
2) Walk 10 miles
3) Keep sodium below maximum
4) Eat at least 3 servings fruit/veg a day (not much I know but for me this will be a challenge)

LA_proud

I can do this...count me in!

Ittee

My check in to finish this week:
Exercise 7 times, 3 chalean, 3 abs: :noway: I swam 9 times, did 4 chalean weight training days, and 4 chalean ab burners. Yippee!!
Calories, with protein being higher than fat: heck yes, under 23% for the week!! It is now a goal to be under 25%
3 fruits/veggies daily: day 5 in a row and had 4 servings!!

Welcome LAproud, what are you trying to accomplish this week?

bhurley: so glad you're joining us again!! And the 3 servings is a definite challenge for me!!

la_nanita: absolutely love your profile pic, again great job with the activities you've been accomplishing. And I know how you feel: I ate another freaking donut, and it tasted like crap. Why do I always feel the need to test that? and then finish?

MAK: c'mon girl, you got this!!! NO BLTS, stay strong.

littlemount: I hope you make it all the way up to 1200 calories. Good luck

philosohoe

Sunday check in to finish last week's challenges:
1) Exercise 6 days--ACHIEVED with Bonus! 7/7 swam twice today AND did ChaleanX Burn 3 (modified w/no weights and failure at about 6 reps, but hey, I kept going through to the end, and actually held myself in a pike on my toes for 10 seconds while the rest of the group did their extreme push ups)
2) 10-12 cups water EVERYDAY--ACHIEVED! 7/7 This week was much easier to stay on track than the last 2 weeks where I was traveling so much.
3) Sodium under 2000 EVERYDAY--ACHIEVED! 7/7 I am so freakin' happy about this as this is both a constant struggle and a real health issue for my high blood pressure.
4) Take a walk or do some deep breathing exercises when I get that "I'm about to strangle punch maim stab someone" feeling. Sunday-no work=no stress! ACHIEVED!
5) DO NOT WEIGH IN ON ANY DAY OTHER THAN MONDAY. check 6/7 Tomorrow is my weigh in day, so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for a nice start to my new challenge week.

Welcome welcome to all the new folks:flowerforyou: , and welcome back old-timers:glasses: ! I'm so ready for us to kick butt this week. We are going to do fantastically! :smokin:

Hearts_2015

Sunday Check-in:

1. Great water intake today! Not so good on food/logging as I'd hoped today.
2. Rest Day but did a TON of cleaning at my Sisters house..whew!
3. Still working on Refocusing.......:laugh:
4. Here I am checking in despite the food not logged completely and less than stellar choices. BUT I have kept this goal all week long!:drinker:

Looking forward to a brand new week with newcomers and regulars alike!:smooched:
....I plan on keeping the same goals for another week..

**My Goals for this week (10/2-10/8)**

1 - Track food daily, make healthier choices
2 - Workout 4-5 days this week
3 - Stay FOCUSED on the Game!
4 - Check in EVERY DAY no matter what type of day I've had

Hearts_2015

Good Morning All! It's going to be a fantastic week... enjoy it my friends! It's nice to know we're all routing for each other, what a lovely bunch of people we have on our inspiring little group!:smooched: :flowerforyou:

KrisPage

double post sorry

KrisPage

Sorry guys I was MIA last week was a very crazy and bad week and did good to log daily.
Here to get back on track
Goal this week 10 miles this week. Get back to my exercise routine to get back in a downward trend with my weight. Have been struggling in a stall for a few weeks. Hoping to see Onederland this month by Halloween.

sarahi2009

Mon-Friday

1. Get my running in at lunch time (3x this week)
2. Do my strength training this week (3x)

Let's do it!1

bhurley1424

Yay for a new week (and month)! Here are my challenges/goals for the week starting today:

1) Exercise 6 days
2) Walk 10 miles
3) Keep sodium below maximum
4) Eat at least 3 servings fruit/veg a day (not much I know but for me this will be a challenge)

Checking in for yesterday:

1) 1/7
2) 3 miles down
3) Below max today Yay!
4) 3 servings (salad, corn on cob and apple)

So far I'm on track for today. Will get a workout in later tonight. Have a great week everyone!!

ladygloria

Good evening ladies,

So proud of everyone for coming back week to week and for being so supportive, as always. You guys rock! Newbies, I hope you realize how awesome this group is and come back anytime you need the support and challenge of meeting your goals week to week.

Oh, and Mak, YOU CAN DO IT. I KNOW IT!

Now, I am super tired tonight, so I won't comment on everyone's awesome goals; but I'll be back on tomorrow to see how well you've done with them.

My progress:
1. Keep up with Chalean's schedule per my modifications with the cardio. -yes, push 1, week 3 today.
2. Take some time each day for myself. -aside from exercise, I also spent some time at lunch playing suduko. Yay.
3. Spend some quality time with the hubby and child. We don't get much time these days all together, so when I can, I'm going to take advantage of it.-heading off now to watch Cars with the family. Gotta love a good Disney flick!

littlemount

Good evening my mini goal friends, totally stuck to my goals. I think I set my goals where my comfort zone is I need to go beyond.
How has everyone's day been?
I had about 80oz of water, calories 1200 with difficulty need to stay away from the fridge at night.
Exercises- did Gary's strength training exercises in am and brisk cardio in pm.

MAK_01

Hello all my Mini Goalers :happy: Hope you all had a wonderful Monday! Mine wasn’t particularly great... work BLAH. But enough about me…. Let’s talk about all of you FABLOUS people!

La_nanita – Good idea with the water. Master 8 before you try for more. Great job with your P90X’ing! Keep it up.

Bhurley1424 – Great goals again, and way to get them all in Sunday! 3 miles down is GREAT. Keep it up.

LA_proud – Welcome pick some goals to work on and check in when you can. We are always here for support!

Ittee – Thanks!! The BLTS are kickin my bootie!!! But I’m still working at it, and that’s the key right! You did so AMAZING last week I know you can do just as amazing this week!

Philosohoe – Great job last week. And I saw your weigh in this week … YOU ROCKED IT! So so so proud of you and all the hard work you put it.

Hearts♥Desire – Great job checking in everyday! Keep it up. Way to stick with your goals for another week. HUGGS and thanks for your Monday morning shout out. I saw it this morning when I got to work and it put a HUGE smile on my face.

KrisPage – Welcome back Kris, thanks for the friend request :happy: I’m been a little stall too, but we are going to stick to our guns and keep working it… right!!!

Sarahi2009 – Great goals this week. Good luck getting your run in during lunch!

Ladygloria – What would I do without you?!? HUGGS!! LOVE LOVE LOVE suduko. Way to get some you time & family done. I’d say you nailed your goals. Keep it up.

Littlemount – nice job today!! You totally rocked your goals today. I had a CRUMMY day at work… But I’m feeling much better now that I’m home (and I had a pretty good dinner :laugh:) that always helps! Plus checking in with all of you puts a smile on my face.

Monday check in:
1. 30DS – Day 12 CHECK. Another day of L2.
2. Get in 3 non 30DS workouts in – 1/3 so far this week
3. Bring lunch and snacks to work every day – Two big check marks!
4. No extra BLTS (bites, licks, tastes, sips) – OK I really think my co-worker is trying to test me! Peanut M&M’s, my favorite… SIGH. BUT I only had a couple, so I feel better that when I do snack I’m not overloading like I would have in the past. So that’s a plus to me.
5. Get my weekends under control - been eating out WAY too much on the weekends lately. – Keep you all posted on this one.

danlyn

Monday check-in:
1.Logged my food - yes!
2. exercised - yes!
3. bed by 10 - 15 minutes to go, but I'll be there

I hope everyone had a great Monday. I love checking in with you guys It definitely keeps me on track and knowing how hard you're all trying to succeed makes me want to work just as hard. Thanks for all the great support. Talk to you all tomorrow :flowerforyou:

Hearts_2015

Sunday Check-in:

1. Great water intake today! Not so good on food/logging as I'd hoped today.
2. Rest Day but did a TON of cleaning at my Sisters house..whew!
3. Still working on Refocusing.......:laugh:
4. Here I am checking in despite the food not logged completely and less than stellar choices. BUT I have kept this goal all week long!:drinker:

Looking forward to a brand new week with newcomers and regulars alike!:smooched:
....I plan on keeping the same goals for another week..

**My Goals for this week (10/2-10/8)**

1 - Track food daily, make healthier choices
2 - Workout 4-5 days this week
3 - Stay FOCUSED on the Game!
4 - Check in EVERY DAY no matter what type of day I've had

** Monday Check-in**

1. Tracked my food, wasn't grandly happy with my choices today but it is what it was.. logged in the a.m. Creating healthier choices......I feel SO much better when I do, much more energy! Great on the water though!
2. Great workout and run after
3. FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Checking in, so glad I'm following through with this one faithfully, even if I'm struggling a bit with the food choices at some meals, knowing #4 is getting done daily feels awesome!!

Hope everyone had a good start to the week, love being here with you all it keeps me more accountable!:smooched: :flowerforyou:

Ittee

My goals:
Follow chalean schedule adding in 3 abs, and 5 swims: did nothing today, which I technically get a rest day, but today wasn't supposed to be it. I'm stressed and shuttung down
3 fruits/veggies: Two servings
Calories, with fat less/at 25%: went over calories and went over fat
Don't emotionally eat this week: already failed at this, went to Red Robin tonight and ate like a pig

Yeah, so day one is an EPIC FAIL for me :mad: And it started out so well, went down to my goal weight (now I'm thinking lower), fit into my little pants I haven't been able to wear for 4 years. *sigh* :sad:
That's why there's tomorrow, right?

bhurley1424

Quick check in for Monday.

1) Exercise - 2/7
2) 3.5 miles today - 6.5/10
3) 3 fruits/veggies - hmm don't think I quite made this. I had veggies at lunch but only a few pieces - probably not a serving.:ohwell:
4) Sodium is under. :bigsmile:

Ittee - That's right - tomorrow is a new day!!! Don't let today get you down, you'll do better tomorrow. :flowerforyou:

heartsdesire - good job on the logging and the water!! great run also!

Mak01 - Ugh peanut M&M's are my absolute faveorite! I can't remember the last time I had them. Oh man - now I want some. great job on only eating a few though, don't know if I could have!

great job everyone! Keep up the good work.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

philosohoe

Monday started out pretty well, but then took an ugly turn for several of us. I believe it was the dark clouds and the cold, cold wind that started blowing through our Indian Summer Valley around 5:00 this evening. I knew it was going to be a tough night when my car thermometer said it was only 72 degrees as I was driving into almost pitch black clouds hanging over my friend's house where we were supposed to swim. As if Poe himself had written out the course of the evening, sure enough the wind had taken on a chilling bite, too cold to swim. I drive home, so hungry from yesterday's extra workouts that I'm practically chewing out the insides of my cheeks. I open the front door, and what greets me there? A huge bucket of KFC and all the fixin's. Red, white, and black salty doom calling my name. And I succumbed to it's siren song. The end.:sick:

However, it was grilled; I took off the skins, avoided the mac & cheese, didn't add any gravy or butter to anything. Could have been worse:laugh:

Monday night check in:
1) Exercise 5 days including 1 workout video (probably ChaleanX)--check 1/5 elliptical saved the day
2) Keep macronutrient ratio at 50:25:25 for Carbs/Protein/Fat--pretty close for the first day 51.5/22.9/25.5
3) Sodium under 2000--almost; 2089 (actually probably higher because I think one of my diary numbers was off)
4) Get at least a 3500 calorie deficit total for the week--453 so far

Mondays can be rough for lots of reasons. It makes me feel better to check in with everyone and know that I'm not the only one in the "ouch" phase. Here's hugs to a better Tuesday. Hang in there everyone!