December-Day by Day Challenge--OPEN GROUP!!!

annemama

Hello everybody, it looks like you are all doing really well! Keep it up!
Today my goals are:

1. Make a Christmas shopping list and work on my talent show act!
2. Drink my water
3. 1280 calories and no more!

Sumijain

Hi everyone, I'm new. Just saw this and thought that it was a really great idea. I struggled with food today but tomorrow is a new day and I plan to do much better. I have a lot to lose and have found this site to be really helpful. Hopefully together we'll all do well. So here are my goals for tomorrow:

1. Stay within my calorie goal (with exercise)
2. Drink 8 glasses of water
3. Make a dent in the tall pile of laundry

ktc33

My Monday Goals:

1. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
2. 30 minutes on the treadmill
3. Keep my calories in check (I have a very hard time doing this at work, and I work tomorrow night!)

Good Luck Everyone!

Shanaedunn

Good Morning All!

Updates:

No loss this week
Workouts were kept in pace with my 30 day challenge!
WATER has been going well! 8 + cups a day
My numbers have been off (There are so many temptations this month it just isnt FAIR! I am doing my best guys...)
I log it and its there....:blushing: Log has been lacking so I am kicking it back in this week!
Back to loging more each day

December Goals will remain the same all month.....

1. Workout Schedule consisting to no less than 5 workouts a week. If I get more that is a plus!
2. WATER WATER and more WATER! The life juice....12 or more glasses a day :drinker:
3. Calorie and CARB count under required daily allotments (HARD FOR THIS SEASON)
4. LOG IT ALL! ADMIT WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH TO MYSELF!

Have a blessed day and Good Luck on your goals! :bigsmile:

pmjsmom

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HTH!

pmjsmom

Goals for December 11:
1. Water! --Not bad but,,,
2. Workout or a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes. --Yes.
3. Stay in my calorie goal. --Yes.

Welcome, Sabriya, Amy, slorentzen and Sumijain!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Also, welcome to any I may have missed! I hope you find this group helpful. I know there are times when this group has been the only reason I haven't given up!

Yesterday was another stressful day but I did keep my snacks to fruit and high fiber cereal. That is a BIG plus for me! My mom is doing well so far but I won't know much about rehab, etc. until later today.

To add to that, the car my son uses (he has 2) is having ALL kinds of problems and so he and my DD are sharing the remaining one. Luckily they work different shifts but it still makes it a lot harder--not to mention having to spend money on the car when he's trying to save a down payment for a house! He is VERY upset about it!

Ah, well. It IS a new day!

Goals for December 12:
1. Water!
2. Workout or a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes.
3. Stay in my calorie goal.

debtfre12

Is it too late to join? :bigsmile:

casi_ann

Hi I'm Cheryl and am going to join your group. It is a very good idea!

My goals for today, Monday, Dec 12 :

1. stay withing my calorie range of 1200 to 1350 calories
2. exercise for minimum of 20 minutes
3. Drink 6 glasses of water

mvkrayola

Good morning. It is a little drizzly rain here this morning. My goals for Monday 12-12:

1. Drink 8 glasses + of water only. Don't count coffee as my fluid.
2. Get my laundry caught up...way behind
3. Go through some old clothes and keep or give

I am going away for a few days. I need to work hard on finding a way to log in everyday. I am on a 45 day log-in. Another goal I always have is to try and not miss a day to log.

debtfre12

Good Morning All!!! What a superb idea!!!!

My name is Leah. My three goals for today are:

1. Eat under 1,425 calories;
2. Workout after work, including lower body strength training; and
3. Finish my Christmas shopping.

diana160

I have mental pause and can not remember my goals from yesterday. LOL However, I woke up this morning with renewed enthusiam. I was tired last night and I ate brownies, but today it is good to recognize, how fatigue makes you feel, today the goal is to make it through day 1 of the 17 day diet, drink my water, go to class and weigh in. Blessings....Diana:flowerforyou:

M77308

Well, I'm new but I think this is a wonderful thread... My name is Elizabeth and I'm looking to tighten up my fitness and diet regimen through the holidays. The holidays are, by far, the hardest part of the year for me.. so I'm looking forward to the checking in daily and trying to accomplish my goals!

Today's goals:
1) Drink my 8-10 glasses of water.
2) Get a good cardio workout in.
3) Stay within calorie range.

AmyinMD

Hi Everyone, new to this group. Been on MFP since November 21, 2011. I love the site. It's so helpful. I am a 53 yr. old morbidly obese mom of two grown girls. I have severe emphysema, which means I have severe shortness of breath and cannot exercise, yet! I need to get in the habit of using my spirometer 3 times/day everyday, a contraption to improve my lung capacity. I continually forget. This is a great idea for forming new good habits. Thanks for posting it.

Monday, Dec 12th, 2011:
Use spirometer 3 times
do strengthening exercises 3 times
stay under 1480 calories--I've gone a little over 4 or 5 days in a row!

I'm happy to report that I met all of Monday's goals!

Tues Dec. 13
Use spirometer 3 times
Stay under caloric limit
take lunch to work

mvkrayola

MONDAY I MET TWO OUT OF THE THREE GOALS. I DID NOT DO THE CLOTHES BUT CLEANED AND ORGANIZED SOME OF THE SPARE/JUNK ROOM. DID GOOD ON THE WATER AND

PurpleCoookie

Hi,

You can call me Jivvy. I was slacking off a lot in November, but I'm ready to be back in the game now

My goals for today are

1. Put in a 1 hr on the elliptical
2. Stay under my Cals
3. Stop procrastinating

debtfre12

Good Morning All!!! What a superb idea!!!!

My name is Leah. My goals for Monday are:

1. Eat under 1,425 calories (GOAL NOT MET---ate 1,453 calories)
2. Workout after work, including lower body strength training (GOAL MET)
3. Finish my Christmas shopping (GOAL NOT MET--forgot a couple of gifts)

debtfre12

My Goals for Tuesday are:

My three goals for today are:

1. Eat under 1,425 calories;
2. Continue 8k Training, including upper body strength training
3. Finish Christmas shopping

Shanaedunn

Good Morning All!

Updates:

Workouts were kept in pace with my 30 day challenge!
WATER has been going well! 8 + cups a day
My numbers were better yesterday
I log it and its there....:blushing:
I did much better with my logging yesterday!

This month has been a doozy already but one Christmas Concert, and one party down a few more to go. I was able to get 10 yes 10 peanut butter pies and 8 dozen Snicker Doodle Cookies baked for Teachers and parties over the weekend. Can you say child involvement was an effort! But the boys were so proud to walk in with thier gifts! Happy Tuesday everyone.....

December Goals will remain the same all month.....

1. Workout Schedule consisting to no less than 5 workouts a week. If I get more that is a plus!
2. WATER WATER and more WATER! The life juice....12 or more glasses a day :drinker:
3. Calorie and CARB count under required daily allotments (HARD FOR THIS SEASON)
4. LOG IT ALL! ADMIT WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH TO MYSELF!

Have a blessed day and Good Luck on your goals! :bigsmile:

casi_ann

i met two of the three goals yesterday. I exercised for 30 minutes and stayed within my calorie rangel but, I did not drink enough water. I'm going to go with the same 3 goals today:
1. Eat within my calorie range
2. Exercise for 30 minutes
3. Drink 6 glasses of water.

M77308

Today's goals:
1) Drink my 8-10 glasses of water.
2) Get a good cardio workout in.
3) Stay within calorie range.

So I met my first goal - got all my water in for the day! Wasn't feeling well yesterday so I let all my good intentions fly out the window. Back to the grind today though...

Today's goals:
1) Eat at least 8 servings of fruit and veggies.
2) Workout. (Debating between cardio or strength-training.)
3) Stay under calorie goal.

RosalindaP

Awesome idea! I was focused on looking good in my dress at the holiday party and that was this weekend. So now I am struggling with saying NO to the holiday JUNK!

Having daily goals will help me stay focused!

1. Stay within my calorie goal.
2. Get in at least 30 mins of cardio today.
3.Say calm, keep my blood pressure down.

pmjsmom

Goals for December 12:
1. Water!--Yes.
2. Workout or a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes.--Yes.
3. Stay in my calorie goal.--Yes, just barely, but, yes.

Yesterday was a pretty good day. Made good choices and got some walking in.

Leah, Cheryl, Elizabeth, palakikort and any others--Welcome! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Diana--I have to be really careful if I get too tired. That's when I will go looking for ANYTHING to eat when I need to just go to bed!

Everyone is doing great! Especially for this time of year! Keep it up!

Goals for December 13:
1. Water!
2. Workout or a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes.
3. Stay in my calorie goal.

kellybug123

Hello all! My name is Kelly. I started attending a Zumba class about 16 months ago and have been a Cardio Dance instructor since July. I'm not skinny by any means and worry that might hinder my class size. But then I figure that working out with an instructor who is on the same path as you and works out as hard or harder than you, could be a great incentive. I decided around Thanksgiving to just maintain through the holidays and I've gained a few or 10 pounds since then. I'm outta control. Wanting to get my control back and not completely sabotage all I have accomplished so far. I started out at 300 pounds, lost around 20 pounds before MFP and I'm down 35 pounds all together. My ultimate goal is to get to either 150 poundsor a size 7/8....I'm good with either .

1.Great Cardio workout tonight
2. Drink my 8-10 glasses of water today
3. Stay within calorie range

TheLaser

Hi Everyone! This is just what I need to get back on track! I'm 37, 5'5", people on my old swim team called me "The Laser" (because I'm focused) and so that's my nickname on here.

I started in February and lost 19 lbs, and gained a little back (but I was ok with that -it felt healthy). This week and last week I stepped on the scale and now there's no denying it: I'm only down 11 lbs. That's 8 lbs. I've gained back since July. Unacceptable!

My goals for today:
1. eat 2 servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner
2. avoid all sugars and sweeteners
3. stay under calories

Long term goals:
Get back down below 120 lbs. and rock all of my holiday photos.
Find a way to integrate more vegetables into my diet
Continue my strict anti-sugar campaign during the holidays

TheLaser

This was great motivation! I made all of my goals yesterday.

My goals for today are the same:
1. eat two servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner
2. no sweets or sweeteners except fruit
3. stay under calories

M77308

Today's goals:
1) Eat at least 8 servings of fruit and veggies.
2) Workout. (Debating between cardio or strength-training.)
3) Stay under calorie goal.

So I met two of my goals yesterday.. I didn't quite get all 8 servings of fruit and veggies in, but it was close. I actually re-started the 30 Day Shred.. and am definitely feeling it today.

Today's goals:
1) Stay within calories - we have a work Christmas party tonight, so it'll be hard!!
2) Do the 30 Day Shred, Day 2 workout
3) Drink my 8 glasses of water.

Shanaedunn

Good Morning All!

Updates:

Workouts were kept in pace with my 30 day challenge!
WATER has been going well! 8 + cups a day
My numbers were better yesterday
I log it and its there....:blushing:

Okay eating was better but no loss and today is the OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY! I ate an apple for breakfast and had coffe and my snack was trail mix. I have my mind set to try to aviod the white flour, breads, and sweets whooooo I am going to try.

December Goals will remain the same all month.....

1. Workout Schedule consisting to no less than 5 workouts a week. If I get more that is a plus!
2. WATER WATER and more WATER! The life juice....12 or more glasses a day :drinker:
3. Calorie and CARB count under required daily allotments (HARD FOR THIS SEASON)
4. LOG IT ALL! ADMIT WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH TO MYSELF!

Have a blessed day and Good Luck on your goals! :bigsmile:

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KittieLea

I'd like to join!

I'm 30 years old and have lost about 15 pounds since August. Since Thanksgiving, I have hit a plateau and gained or stayed the same each week. Very upsetting! I joined a gym Tuesday and changed up my routine to get back on track. My 3 goals for today are:
1. Gym-30 minutes of cardio & 30 minutes of weights....check!
2. Eat healthy and track
3. Get plenty of sleep so I can do it again tomorrow!

amazing_grace♥

I think that this is a GREAT idea, especially this time of year when we are all facing the challenges of winter and daylight savings time, and the holidays!!

I had 199 days on MFP and didn't log in one day (after a recent outpatient surgery) and was SOOOO bummed that my numbers had to start all over again. Since then, I've had a hard time making myslef log, and with the cold weather, and it getting dark so early, I'm not getting as much exercise either. I'm a 50 year old grandmother who has lost 40 pounds since April 2011, but has another 30 to go. These last 3 months my scale has NOT been moving, and I have no one to blame but myself!!

My goals for each day:

1. Log food and exercise EVERYDAY.
2. Drink at least 12 glasses of water.
3. Stay under calorie goal.

Splinkysgirl2

I love this idea. I think it'll help me meet my end weight goal by the end of this year or end of January 2012 at the latest. I am 42 years old and have officially lost 16 pounds since August. My ticker says 20 because that's what I lost when I included the dieter's tea loss before Thanksgiving -- that loss was temporary (water weight I figured out). :ohwell: I just don't feel like changing it back to reflect the 16. Instead, the 20 gives me motivation to work towards it and when I hit goal then I will log it.

Anyway, my three goals for today (December 14) are:

1: Drink 12 glasses of water.
2: Log each morsel I eat and stay under calorie goal.
3: Exercise with hubby after work for 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Looking forward to posting my accomplishments and new goals tomorrow.