MINI GOAL WEEK CHALLENGE-10/9-10/15

ladygloria

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Feeling better, though probably running at 75% now. Missed you guys! Will make it up to you all ASAP.

My progress towards goasl:
1. Get better. -75% there. Going to do Zumba tomorrow either way.
2. Still do strength training. -Been doing strength training as scheduled. Today is my last day of Push before I start Lean next week.
3. Rest, rest, rest when not at work.--Been doing that, thus why I've not been here.

34again

Welcome back ladygloria!!

Did well today. Exercised, stayed under exercise calories and drank all my water. Woo hoo!!

Goals

1. Crunches done 3/5
2. Walking 5/5
3. No snacking after 7pm - stuffed from dinner so safe tonight! 5/5

Have a great night everyone!! :-)

aninamika

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: MORNING EVERYONE!
Water over and cals under yesterday. Have pounded out the crunches today - so far only managed to do 50 swiss ball crunches
believe it or not but my knee started making itself known and I needed to stop. Went to stand up and a few sharp pains which landed me on my butt! :grumble: I WILL GET OVER THIS! So will try another 50 as soon as I get off the lappy - just wanted to check in for today cos I may not get a chance later on!

THANK YOU for the 20 min tip Philosohoe - that and water has been keeping me from putting the unnecessaries in my mouth :happy:

KEEP UP THE FABULOUS WORK EVERYONE - REMEMBER TO GO HARD OR IT WON'T GO ANYWHERE
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

littlemount

Welcome back Ladygloria we missed you too.
Hope you get your Zumba class tomorrow.
Friday check in-
Fruits and veggies- well messed up again today,one would think for a person who is mostly vegetarian this should not be a problem-WRONG ,I am consuming so much of processed foods and sugars it is scary I need a quick overhaul of this toxic eating habits.Need to think over carefully about next weeks goals-2/6
Exercise- 30 minutes brisk walk,zumba done today-4/6
Gary's strength- done-5/6

bhurley1424

Hi all! Well, it's been a great day so far. I got in to work this morning and we had NO power! :noway: :noway: We were told we wouldn't have any for most of the day, sooo I left around 11. Yay!! :bigsmile: I picked up the baby from daycare and we spent the afternoon at the zoo. The only thing I ate there was ice cream; what can I say my 11 month old wanted some. :blushing: So mommy had to help her eat it. I'm still under cals though, so not so bad.

1) Exercise 6 days - 4/6
2) 3 servings fruit/veggie - ahh well I'm only at 1 now. :blushing: they don't have fruit at the zoo unless you count the cherrys in the ice cream.
3) Log every day - 4/6
4) under sodium max - Yes!
5) no stress today!

Welcome back ladygloria!!

aninamika - Hope your knee gets better soon!

littlemount - I eat way to much processed foods also; it's so easy! great job on your goals!

34again - good job again! Your doing great!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

philosohoe

Annasgyal

Exercised for 20 minutes today, I did not want to do anything at first...I know I did not give it my all. But my logic is, it is better than nothing!

WTG getting in your 20 minutes! And I totally agree--moving at all is always better than not moving! Hope you were able to get in some more time today

Welcome to the weekend everyone!!

ladygloria!!!!! Hooray for your return! I'm so glad you're starting to feel better. So awesome that you were able to keep going with Chalean while sick and in overwork mode. That stuff is no joke. It's so great so have you back. We'd rather have 75% of you than none. :smooched:

Friday Check In:
1) Keep macronutrient ratio at 50:25:25 for Carbs/Protein/Fat-- 50.7/18.7/30.5
2) Sodium under 2000--1526
3) Get at least a 3500 calorie deficit total for the week--2981 so far (as soon as I log off and hop on elliptical )
4) Do Not Weigh In On Any Day Other Than MONDAY--I did not weigh in today. I PROMISE, AVOW, AND AFFIRM THAT I WILL NOT WEIGH IN TOMORROW.

Had a phone conference with my dietitian today. She told me I was doing a great job and that I was one of her best patients! I'm so sad that she's moving to Sacramento, but I am on the list for when her replacement takes over. In the meantime, I am continuing to work on my goals...One WEEK At A Time :bigsmile:

Hope everyone has a great weekend with lots of well-deserved family time, fun time, or whatever the heck you wanna do with it time!

Hearts_2015

Goals for this week (10/9-10/15)

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

Friday Check-in

1. Did good on the a.m food again, having issues with the food later in the day..really NEED to get a grip on that!! Water today was good
2. no workout:sad:
3. Needing to check out the dictionary for the word FOCUS and see if I actually have it! :brokenheart: Oh those mornings this week started out so good and then part way through the week the afternoons/evenings killed me. Need to get back to where I started in the week!
4. Checking in and heading to bed...rather bummed at myself today.

Sending hugs and warm thoughts to everyone...LadyGloria you've been missed!!:smooched: :flowerforyou:

MAK_01

Friday check in:
1. 30DS – Day 20?? I think ... I lost count. After everyone went to bed I got my shred in. I did get it in last night too.
2. Get in 4 non 30DS workouts in – still hanging at 3/4. I ended up doing an extra work out last night after my shred was done.
3. Bring lunch and snacks to work every day – I was off work today.
4. Log all extra BLTS (bites, licks, tastes, sips) – did ok with this today. Left my phone at home so couldnt log right away. Did the best I could do with logging.

Ate two meals out today and I'm feeling it this evening. Blah sodium city.
Time to get some sleep. Have to get up and going bright and early. HUGGS to you all!! You all are amazing. Keep up all the hard work.

Papillon22

Friday check-in:

1- Follow Chalean schedule - nope...I was supposed to start the lean for life circuits...it'll have to wait. I'm exhausted and need a break.
2- 5 fruits/veggies - done!
3- One glass of water before every meal - failed!

Ok, so I've been feeling off for a couple of weeks, and next week isn't gonna be different since we're going to Paris for a mini honeymoon + get visas done to move to the US!!! I'll keep logging my food in, will take Chalean with me -just in case- but will certainly do a lot of walking, so I should be ok.

Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend and next week!

genene111

Love this:)! So for week(10/10-10/16)
Goals
* 50 crunches every day - 4/7
* five work out days 4/7
* no soda except for club soda -5/7
* weights 3x this week- I am going today and tomorrow which should make 3/3

I'm new to mfp and I love the group support ! Mini goals are the way to go!!!:) thanks for putting this up:)
Cw- 166lbs
Gw- 125 - 130 by feb 18
Everyone in this forum is doing such a fantastic job proud of all our mini feats!!!!

littlemount

Quite a busy day today-
Saturday check in- did better with the fruits and veggies 3/6
Exercise did a class of water aerobics for my knee pain I do see a considerable amount to reduction in knee pain and the muscles around knee and core muscles better with the water exercises- 5/6
Garys strength exercises- done- 6/7
Tomorrow is a new week my official weigh in day to see how I progress evaluate what works and what doesn't.
My book carb and sugar counter by Jorge Cruise called belly fat cure is waiting for me at Barnes and Noble.


Welcome back Ladygloria we missed you too.
Hope you get your Zumba class tomorrow.
Friday check in-
Fruits and veggies- well messed up again today,one would think for a person who is mostly vegetarian this should not be a problem-WRONG ,I am consuming so much of processed foods and sugars it is scary I need a quick overhaul of this toxic eating habits.Need to think over carefully about next weeks goals-2/6
Exercise- 30 minutes brisk walk,zumba done today-4/6
Gary's strength- done-5/6
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la_nanita

Hi All! Been reading your posts... you all have been doing great! Thank you for the encouranging words. The rest of the week was more of the same. Felt listless.... today we went out to a spring and spent the day having fun, outdoors as a family. Got some swimming and hiking in. I think it has helped me to get out of my funk. I will start logging again tomorrow and will restart my P90X on Monday. Have a blessed Sunday everyone!

Hugggggssss! :flowerforyou:

34again

Hi all!!

Sounds like everyone is doing great on a Saturday!

Way to go!!!

Good day today. Under my exercise calories.

25 Crunches - 4/6
Walking for 30 minutes - 6/6
No snacking after 7pm - 6/6

I love the support of these mini challenges and all you ladies are great! Just checking in daily really helps to keep one
accountable. I love it!!

La_nanita - sounds like a fun day. Hiking is so much fun!

Littlemount - great going on the fruits and veggies!!

Have a great evening everyone!!!

Hearts_2015

Sat. Check-in

1. Good food day!!!!!!!!!! YAY :drinker: I'll get the rest of the water in this evening.
2. no workout at the gym but a definite workout outside the gym.
3. I am SO FOCUSED! I'm back BABY..I'm BACK!:smooched:
4. Checking in and looking forward to our new week beginning tomorrow (Sunday for me).

YAY another party starts tomorrow Gang!

Hope you're all doing something fun this weekend! :flowerforyou:

philosohoe

Quick Saturday Check In
1) Keep macronutrient ratio at 50:25:25 for Carbs/Protein/Fat-- 40/21.8/38.2
2) Sodium under 2000--4608 (2 meals out today, but TONS of water too)
3) Get at least a 3500 calorie deficit total for the week--ACHEIVED! 3868! First day with Zumba! I am super uncoordinated, but I don't care because it was super fun!
4) Do Not Weigh In On Any Day Other Than MONDAYI did not weigh in today. I PROMISE, AVOW, AND AFFIRM THAT I WILL NOT WEIGH IN TOMORROW.

Ittee will make it to NC tonight! She should hopefully be back in the group soon.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

fitnhealthyccthatsme

Looking back on this busy week, I think I know why I have a difficult time with challenges. I did not complete the number of crunches that I thought I could, but it was an awesome & productive week otherwise.

Fitness related accomplishments:

Mon: 10 mins jumping on trampoline, lots of sewing.
Tues: 31 mins step aerobics on 6-inch step
Wed: church nite
Thurs: 5K walk/jog in 48:50, 150/500 crunches
Fri: Exhausted & crashed on couch so burned a few calories sleeping
Sat: still a bit tired, but worked on sewing project for about 5 hrs

Personal accomplishments:

got job promotion
completed my daughter's outfit for homecoming dance

ladygloria

34again, thanks for the re-welcome. It sucks to be sick. Way to rock your goals!

Aninamika, great job on your goals. I hope your knee is feeling better. That one small part of your body can make or break your exercise routines. Take it easy and don’t hurt yourself.

Littlemount, thanks! I did get in my zumba class. It was great to be back. I was exhausted afterwards. Still recovering, but it will get easier. As for your fruit and veggie goal, I find that to be the hardest goal ever. Of course, I’m an anti-vegetarian, so I have to work on eating veggies that aren’t starch heavy. You can do it! BTW, What is Gary’s strength?

Bhurley1424, thanks. :-) And hey, nothing wrong with enjoying a day at the zoo and helping that baby of yours get what she wanted. Afterall, it’s not like she could eat it all herself. Way to go on your goals! Stress free days are hard to come by.

Philoshoe, thank you sweetie. Glad to see you rocking it. I also read that you tried Zumba. Did you like it? Since you read my story on my blog (I think the only one who did), you know it’s my first exercise love. I still suck at the coordination so no worries. In classes you learn that everyone does. It’s only on the videos that everyone looks so pretty. Chalean is something I worked up to and you can as well. I have faith in you. I’m really impressed with your macronutrient goal progress this month. Amazing!

Hearts Desire, glad to be back. Please don’t beat yourself up for a bad day. We all make mistakes. We’re human. The good news is, we can pick ourselves up and try again the next day (like you did). If you need support, this is the thread to get it. Glad you’re here and keep coming. Also glad to see you did so well yesterday.

Mak, so proud of you for shredding with such consistency. You are rocking your goals this week. I know what you mean about sodium. I went out to eat last night and went over another day this week and I feel blah. The good news is, that is an easy recovery. Wish it was just as easy to lose the fat. LOL!

Papillion, congrats on the honeymoon and the move. Where in the US did your hubby get a new job? You will make it through this transition and we will help support you in the process. Enjoy your weekend away!

Genene111, welcome! I’m putting up the new thread ASAP for goals starting this weekend so please keep coming back. We’re glad to support everyone as we all take this day by day and week by week. Love your goals and great job on them this week!

La_nanita, sometimes we just need a change of routine and relaxing trip to recharge our batteries. Glad you were able to take that time. Can’t wait to see you come back victorious and ready to kick some butt!

Fitnhealthyccthats, great job on completing most of your goals. The joy of this challenge is that we all recognize that we’re human and we take everything one day and one week at a time. Life can get super busy and it’s hard to keep up and make healthy lifestyle choices. Congratulations on the new job!

ladygloria

As promised, new thread up and running!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/369239-mini-goal-week-challenge-10-16-10-22

KrisPage

Home with sick kid on Friday didnt get in a workout but I did walk 2.25 miles around a flea market yesterday so that gives me 13.25/15 miles this week.

KrisPage

so another 1.25 miles today to finish at 14.5/15.

Hearts_2015

oops! wrong thread.:blushing: :laugh:

genene111

Wonderful I will be keeping my goals the same this week and will be getting a late start on them. Got a little sidetracked Sunday Monday but tomorrow is a new day:)! Thank you for the support:)

la_nanita

Gene we have started a new thread for this week. We do a new one every week. Ladygloria posted the link to it. Find us there!