Holistic wellness July 29-Aug 4
Elizabeth_in_MN
Posts: 167 Member
Hello!
On Tuesday night I will make a chart of the results you all post this week and post with your results from last week ( highlighting both the weekly winner (woo!) and the current cumulative winner (woo woo! weight loss is long term, y'all) I will post the charts in this forum and last week's forum. I appreciate your patience while I have company and go trekking all over this nation!
We are going through (American) Labor Day and no one gets dropped, so anyone should feel free to join in and begin recording for next week's check-in. Here is link to the rules and point information: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1023818-holistic-wellness-challenge
Please use the following as a template to report your week:
- Days I drank 8 cups of water:
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:
- Days I practiced additional self-care:
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:
On Tuesday night I will make a chart of the results you all post this week and post with your results from last week ( highlighting both the weekly winner (woo!) and the current cumulative winner (woo woo! weight loss is long term, y'all) I will post the charts in this forum and last week's forum. I appreciate your patience while I have company and go trekking all over this nation!
We are going through (American) Labor Day and no one gets dropped, so anyone should feel free to join in and begin recording for next week's check-in. Here is link to the rules and point information: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1023818-holistic-wellness-challenge
Please use the following as a template to report your week:
- Days I drank 8 cups of water:
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:
- Days I practiced additional self-care:
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:
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- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:
- Days I practiced additional self-care:
- Indicate here if you gained weight: X0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 5
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 6
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 5
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 0
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 3
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 1
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 1
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 4
- Indicate here if you gained weight: 3.6 pounds!
Now, some reflection:
My self-care this week was rather limited and only included dissertation work and a lil' therapy. Overall, this was a hard week. I was disenchanted with running and the overall weight loss process. Sometimes logging food is a time-consuming drag. I also misplaced my favorite 3-cup water bottle and think I did not drink enough water as a result. Most of my socializing this week also involved eating out and very little exercise. (I usually try to build social activities around something like a bike ride.) This all culminated with a disappointing "long run" yesterday during which I tweaked my knee and cut a 7-mile run to a pissed-off 5-mile run/walk. I could blame all of this on period-associated moodiness, but I own it: I was being lazy. This will be a better week, particularly because I will strive to be more intentional about logging my food and activities.0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 1
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 4
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 1
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 4
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 6
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 0
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 0
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 6
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight: 1 lb
My self-care this week included raid nights, skype calls, building my resume for a new fantastic job I'm applying for, and a bubble bath. I'm proud of myself for having done so much better with sugary snacks vs. fruit/veggies.
Edited: I only logged 6 days this week, not 7. Oopsies.0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water:7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:6
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:6
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:3
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:2
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:1
- Days I practiced additional self-care:7
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:maintained
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:
Part of this week my dad was still in the hospital. I treated myself to the salad bar at the hospital cafe! 2X's! I actually stayed up and watched a whole movie with my husband one night. I bought myself a new pair of brown sandals and they aren't wide width:) I tried a new flavor of tea and love it! (love Tevana!) Talked to an old friend for a while. Went out to dinner with my husband and didn't go over cal's:) Not a great week for exercise as I was with my dad 10-12 hours a day:( He is now at a transitional care center and actually doing really well:)0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 6
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 6
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 4
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 0
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 5
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 5
- Indicate here if you gained weight: Weight increased 0.8lbs this week
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 3
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 4
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 0
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 1
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 0
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 4
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 7
- Weight lost: .5 pounds
Weight last week: 193.9
Current weight: 193.4
Self care highlights:
Had my photo taken on the jackalope at Wall Drug, crazy horse, went to see the grave of Calamity Jane, cave tour with bacon curtain, saved two dogs from the side of the road, did NOT go hiking at 6 am because of rain (yes...that was self care!), fringe theater festival.0 -
Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 5
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 4
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 7
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: NONE
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: NONE
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 7
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight: maintained!
My moments for me: reading, nails, pedicure, visit with a friend, day with mother (sorting through her closet - over 600 steps that day), shopping for new pj's and 2 new smaller pants, laundry at home (we're staying at lake) and watching my shows that I have recorded the last few weeks!0 -
- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7 days
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 2 days
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 4 days
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 2 days
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 4 days
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 3 days
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 1 days
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 0 days
- Number of pounds lost: .4 lbs
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:0 -
Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 5
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 4
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 7
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: NONE
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: NONE
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 7
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight: maintained!
Supposed to be 6000 steps cleaning the closet!
My moments for me: reading, nails, pedicure, visit with a friend, day with mother (sorting through her closet - over 600 steps that day), shopping for new pj's and 2 new smaller pants, laundry at home (we're staying at lake) and watching my shows that I have recorded the last few weeks!0 -
WEEKLY RESULTS!!
Who is the weekly winner (woo!) AND the current cumulative winner? MOTHEROFBRIDETOBE!!!!
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Now if the scale would just start moving again! I know how to do this and it is almost a year! I feel stuck! I know it will happen I am just getting frustrated being stuck here! Thanks for the motivation everyone! I do feel great and healthy! I am pushing to get in all the fruits and veggies! It seems easy right now with the farmer's market and all the yummy fresh fruits and veggies that summer brings! I will keep at it! Spent 45 minutes at the gym yesterday on the treadmill and a little weights!0
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Oh hey - 8 cups of water - 6 days
Fruit - 4 days
Vegetables - 5 days
Avoided sugar - 3 days
Logged all food - 6 days
30 minutes - 2
45 minutes - 4
Self care - 6
Weight - down 1.4 lbs.0 -
After a few rough couple of weeks I am ready to get back at the challenge..its been a tough one but I think I figured out what works for me!! Congrats motherofbride..you rock!! Keep up the good work!! I will start checking in again next week!! 0
