January-Day by Day Challenge--OPEN TO ALL!!!

TeresaSavage

My Goal for tomorrow

January 3rd

1) walk before coming on computer................................................NO... BUT did DO YAY!!!!!!
2) No white carbs (Brown rice pasta & sweet potato is okay)................NO.......went to party ate bad...cheese cake, chips & bean dip &etc.
3) get side salad for part of my dinner.......................................No.... But did eat some salad at the party
4) Make side dish for birthday party/ or buy one ............................Yes!

January 4th (Wednesday)

1) Stay under my calorie limit
2) No sweets or white carbs today
3) Iron those clothes... Grrrrrrrr

No exercise today.... Its just to darn cold outside, Inside too :noway:

bhawkins0711

I'd like to join. Daily challenges keep me more accountable. My interest in long challenges just fades as time passes. I like the idea of having daily goals. I'm a 27 year old registered nurse from Georgia. I have a great husband who keeps me motivated and encourages me every step of the way! I want to be a mother some day and I've got to get this weight off before I try to get pregnant. I started this journey in October and over the holidays I lost my motivation. Time to get my butt in gear!!

Goals for January 4, 2012:

1. DO NOT eat Marty's even though my coworkers have asked me already at 8 am and I have all morning to change my mind!!!
2. Drink 100 oz of water.
3. Log everything I put into my mouth.
4. Take a walk on my lunch break.

emccand

Met 2 of my 3 goals for Jan 3rd. Was over on calories, but met water and exercise goals.

Todays goals Jan 4th
1. Do 30 minutes of just dance on the wii
2. Do 30 minutes of cleaning
3. Drink 8 servings of water
4. Meet calorie goal for the day!


Good luck to everyone!

May63

jan 3
ok
1. eat all my calories.
2. walk at least 30 min lunch
3. biggest loser or just dance

1. seven under --check
2 30---check
3, no did 50 jumping jacks though

feeling exhausted not sure why.

May63

jan 3
ok
1. eat all my calories.
2. walk at least 30 min lunch
3. biggest loser or just dance

1. seven under --check
2 30---check
3, no did 50 jumping jacks though




jan 4 goals

1. do not eat whole wispride cheese i brought to work. already had one serving for snack

2. wii fit tonight

3.fiber

feeling exhausted not sure why.

DebiO22

Hi - my name is Debi and I am 54yrs young and live in Louisville KY. I am working toward a weight loss of 108#'s. I am determined to finally take back control of my health and create a healthier lifestyle for myself that it liveable. One day at a time, one change at a time.
My 3 goals for today are:
1. Excercies 30min's
2. Drink 8 8oz glasses of water
3. Eat at least 3 fruits/veges
If I can find my way back here tomorrow ( I am completly computer challenged) I will let you know how successful I was at achieving these goals.
Thanks for all the inspiration you fellow fitness pals give me! Have a great day.
Debi

Fattack

This is a brilliant idea! I think I need to go back to basics and take it day by day
My name is Fa, I'm 27 and live in the Netherlands with my Dutch boyfriend (and a cat and bunny) although I'm born and bred in England. I work in Communications and I love, love, love dogs.

Goals for 4th January:
1. Not have that sugary milky tea that I'm craving
2. To complete the day under my allowance (I've planned everything)
3. Eat a salad before my main meal (which will hopefully help with goal 2!).

jchrisman717

Hi all! This is perfect for me - I am so trying to get back on track and a daily run down is just what I need. My weekly goals are:

1. Drink my water - for some reason I have lost this habit somewhere.
2. Go to all my personal training classes and walk at least 30-45 min. a day.
3. Log all my food so I can see what calories I am consuming.

Today:
Drink, drink drink.
Walk at lunch for 45 min.

Breakfast:
Cheerios w/milk

Snack - toast w/ reduced calorie cream cheese.

Lunch
Salad w/grilled chicken

Snack - hard boiled eggs w/V8 juice

Class

Dinner - Hmm - this one I'm still working on!

pmjsmom

Goals for January 3:
1. Day 3 of walking workout calendar. (2 miles)--Yes
2. Stay in my calorie goal with HEALTHY choices!--Yes.
3. More liquids--water and tea.--Yes.

So far, so good this month! Even yesterday was a good day--and it was my son's birthday! I made strawberry shortcake--homemade low-fat shortcake (SO much better than that spongy store stuff!) and lightly sweetened berries with light whipped cream. Yummy!

I also did another walk after dinner so I got a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood in as well as the workout.

Goals for January 3:
1. Day 4 of walking workout calendar. (3 miles)
2. Stay in my calorie goal with HEALTHY choices!
3. More liquids--water and tea.

Ambercita12

This sounds manageable to me.
My stats
I live in a very small town on a beautiful 3 acre lot where we will be building a house sometime this year.
Married with 2 boys and a girl (10, 8, and 4)
Age 32
I used to be in great shape until the kiddos came. I put my life on hold for them for awhile, but now it's time to get it back.

Goals for today:
Exercise 30 minutes (done!)
Stay at my calorie count
Drink enough water
Get to bed early to get enough sleep.

pmjsmom

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happy_heather121

Goals for January 3:
1. Stay within my calorie and water goal- No!
2. Workout at least 40 minutes focusing on strength training-No!
3. Go to bed by 9:30 so I'm ready for my yoga class-No! Yikes! not a good day yesterday!

Goals for January 4:
1.Stay within my calorie and water goal
2. Hot yoga class 1hr 15 min
3. Get student grades in computer

digitalsinner

Hi all! I'm so glad that I stumbled across this challenge.

My name is Tammie. I've been fighting a losing battle with my weight for years now...likely because I'm not fighting hard enough. I'm staring down the barrel to 40 and I want to enter the decade healthy. This is a daily struggle for me and I am in love with the idea of setting daily goals.

Here are mine:
1. At LEAST 8 glasses of water a day
2. Cover all of my food groups for the day while staying within the parameters of my diet
3. Give myself 20 minutes of meditation time before bed this evening

JennieMaeK

Today's goals are:
1. Do my regular workout - I'm a bit sore from my C25K workout yesterday and my Wii EA active workout, but I gotta get 4 EA active workouts and 3 C25K workouts in a week in, so today it is.
2. Do my 25 squats for the challenge I'm in.
3. Remember to take my multi-vitamin - I'm so bad at this.

So, I didn't get my workout in. Not really an excuse, but got home late and didn't want to be wired before bed.

So today's goals are:

1. Eat within my calories - yesterday I was over about 300 calories
2. Get my EA active work out in - I've rescheduled C25K for tomorrow as I'm working a slightly different shift today and can't do it at work.
3. Make lunch for tomorrow - I didn't do this last night and I hate scrambling in the morning to get something together.

shanaenichole

Hey!

My name is Shanae. I am 22 years old with a wedding coming up in August. The wedding is in Cancun which is amazing but also scary! I need to be swimsuit ready by then!!

Goals for today

Drink Tons of Water!!
Get a hard 30 min in at the gym.
Clean my house. -uck
Plan to go to sleep tonight with working out in the morning on my mind!

(I hope I am doing this right, as its my first one ever. Please help if I am not. Thanks!)

AmyRenee32

I love this idea!!! I am 32 years old with 5 kids. Well, two I birthed myself and the other 3 were birthed by my husbands exwife. lol. I work full time sitting in front of a computer.....which is one of the reasons I have have gained 30 lbs in the past 4 years. I have been trying to lose for years. I have done everything.....gym membership, elliptical in the bedroom, every weird diet I have heard of online and so far....nothing has worked. This year I am doing something different. I am going to make healthier choices in the food I eat (which is why MFP works for me!) and I am going to move more. I am starting out slow because before Jan 2 I wasn't moving at all. I have filled out every day on a 2012 calendar including rest days and small things for the summer when I am the busiest.

My goals for Jan 4:
1. Stay under my 1240 cals for the day
2. Follow the exercise that is on my calendar at home
3. Log everything that goes into my body....not ignoring the things I feel ashamed of!

Good luck everyone!!!

Suedre

Plan for Jan 4:
1. Adjust gym plan around my kid's doctor appt. Will probably mean after work rather than during lunch (which likely leads to lunch out with co-workers, argh!)
2. Find something reasonable at a not so healthy local lunch place
3. Less than 1.5 hours of 'screen time' (tv, iphone, PC, etc) when not at work.

So 1 is a fail. No gym time today. I had a tough night sleeping and my foot is really bothering me. Thus far, I have been successful at cutting my calories way back and should finish around 1200. I didn't go out to lunch so I had some fruits and veggies off the salad bar. When I get home I'm not going to even look at a screen (thus the update now).

Plan for Jan 5:
1. Yoga Class
2. Small calorie bump - might be a good day for some lean meat or eggs
3. Get my daugther started with one of her crafty Christmas presents.

Check yall tomorrow!

jash12

todays goals:
1. Take all my meds
2. Walk for 30 mins (even if it is in 10 min segments)
3. Keep my food journal up.

Cristy_AZ

Jan 4 goals:

First and foremost I need to get off here now and get a good night's sleep
then I need to fit in at least 45 minutes of cardio tomorrow
no wine

7 hours sleep
killed a Jillian Michael's Banish Fat Boost Metabolism workout
so far so good on the wine!

Jan 5 goals:
wear my body media all night and day to track my sleep and activity
workout
pre plan my meals

I think this thread is great and like to see everyone's goals! Some met, some not... then onto another day!
Check you all again tomorrow!! :flowerforyou:

MrsDlv

Hello to the Day-by-Day Challenge! I'm new to this but I'm excited to find some fun support in this journey! I'm over 45, wife & mother. I'm also a preschool teacher, so you'd think that I'd get lots of activity with those wonderful little ones! Sadly, I've been down this road many times and only finding that I fall back to my old weight + each time I get off track..

I think that remaining consistent is THE hardest part of staying fit! Even though I really don't enjoy working out, being consistent is still harder! The other hard part for me is sweets/carbs! love them too much!

Hope to get to "meet" some of you soon!

Drsmith2121

HELLO!!! My name is Dawn. My Jan 4th goals were to actually sign up for fitness pal and start reading blogs

LadyMali

Update on Today's goals 1/4/12--I did keep close track of all the food I ate and remained under my calorie goal. I did get my groceries so there are plenty of really great food choices in the house but I did not get a walk in with my goat. It was raining by the time I got off work I did get my exercise, just not the kind I was looking forward to.

Goals for tomorrow 1/5/12--
1. To create order of the caos in my office.
2. To plan my meals for the entire day including all snacks.
3. To grade all my student's writing assignments and return with feedback.
4. To try again for that walk with my goat.


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jash12

I am just trying to figure everything out so please bear with me. I have met my goals for today yeah!!! Now a little about myself, I am 56yrs old have been on the diet roller coaster for many years now. Part of my problem is I don't feel as big as I am and the other part is I can lose, but can't seem to keep it off. I made my grandson a promise that I would be thinner by his birthday next December. I cannot let him down and he won't forget. So I need all the help and support I can get. I have support at home but they have seen me do this so many times that I know they have to be thinking here we go again. So I am asking for brutality and sympathy, but please don't let me off the hook. My goals for tomorrow are: 1. Do some meditation. 2. Walk at work and 3 start a journal.

AmyinMD

Goals for Jan 04

do all exercises--done
make better food choices & stay under calorie limit--yes and no
send two b'day cards--done
get to work by 10--no

Goals for Jan 05

do all exercises
eat well just for 24 hrs
get to work by 8 so I can leave by 2

success to Everyone & have a great day

RoseyK

My goals for Wednesday

To journal my food choices honestly did this
To get some exercise in barely
To not let stress get to me did a lot better today
To take my doggies for a walk at lunch time.... just for fun and de-stressing. way to cold outside.

I am still eating more than I should. Today is going to be better.

RoseyK

My goals for today

To continue to journal my food choices honestly
Going to the gym tonight to talk to a personal trainer about my dietary habits.... hope I don't have to fight for my dark chocolate
To not stress eat.... I need to find a better outlet for my stress... need multiple choices, cause it usually is when I am working.
To start drinking more water

RoseyK

somehow my post doubled.

kittybitz79

Yesterdays Goals

1) Log evertyhing good or bad. (accomplished)
2) Stay withing my callories for the day. (accomplished)
3) Drink no glasses of pop today. (have a horrible headache but it is done)
4) Get my application finished for 2 jobs. (didn't get a chance to do this after work yesterday)

Today's Goals
1) Log evertyhing good or bad.
2) Stay withing my callories for the day.
3) Drink no glasses of pop today.
4) Get my application finished for 2 jobs.
5) Not let the negative people at work get to me today.

stepoco

Goals for Jan 4 -
1. drink 48 oz of water - will be a challenge without going to the gym - DONE, and I didn't have soda when we went out to dinner, just water - hooray!
2. clean my desk for 10 minutes - DONE, one of the many piles is a little shorter
3. go for a walk - DONE - we started a walking group at work which will make doing this regularly much easier
4. make my lunch - DONE (I almost never make my lunch)
5. call Kevin Urie and write Depletions PA (doesn't mean anything to anyone else, but is a related to a big work project I have been putting off) - FAILED - had to prepare something for our lawyer, but I have to get to this soon - meeting on it in a week.

Goals for Jan 5
1. Go to the gym (no personal training appointment, so hard for me to get there)
2. Go for a walk at work
3. Make my lunch and resist the pizza the others will be having at the meeting (I usually have no willpower)
4. Drink 56 oz of water (never easy to get my water)
5. Call Kevin Urie and write Depletions PA (absolutely needs to happen today)
6. Clean my desk for 10 minutes

I know my list is getting a little long, but I think today will be a banner day (at least it needs to be). And yesterday the ONLY reason I actually got around to cleaning my desk is because I didn't want to have to write down that I had failed at that two days in a row.

msgsarah

Hello everyone!

This is a really brilliant idea for a posting, as so many others have already said.

So, here goes.

I'm Sarah, 26 years old, no children (yet). I got married in September last year and starting using the site then to try and shift a few pounds for the wedding, but I didn't get as far as I would have liked.

Towards the end of last year, me and some of my colleagues from work all joined MFP together and set up a bit of a diet club at work to try and shed some pounds for the Christmas party. I was doing okay, but of course I didn't keep it up over the holidays, so now I really want to push myself this year.

I'm not really that overweight, but I want to lose 10 pounds and get to the low weight for my BMI, and lose one dress size. This is a lot harder than it sounds, because I already exersize a fair amount and I'm going to have to really push my body to drop any weight - it doesn't want to! It's like moving a mountain. For a good two months I ate my calorie goal or below every day and did plenty of work outs and I still only shifted a pound and a half!

But I really want this year to achieve my dream dress size! I figure it's now or never as I know its a lot harder once we start having children, which is not too far off for me.

I am all about making plans, but I struggle to stick to them, so I think this thread will really help by breaking it all down into manageable steps.

My Goals:

1. Drink more water - I know everyone struggles with this!
2. Eat 'leaner', non-processed foods
3. Try and do some form of exercise every day, even if its just going for a walk!