More check ins for the holistic wellness challenge
Elizabeth_in_MN
Posts: 167 Member
This challenge ends Wednesday November 28th (the week before American Thanksgiving...that's an accident) but YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME! (Act now, but this offer WILL last, and thanks to MFP, it is only 10 easy payments of FREE!).
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul):
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul):
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
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- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 5
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. Bubble bath
2. Drinks with colleagues
3. Wine and cheese party with colleagues
4. Supper with vorjoshigan
5. Made 20 suppers....for the entire work week!
6. Made cards for friends
7. Luxuriously perusing Nov. Cooking Light
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: N (I stayed up past midnight with my colleagues...but only one night!)
- Pounds lost: 1.3
-Challenger Choice for next week: up my exercise by working out for 20 minutes on 3 days at lunch time
Note: yo. I have no idea how I lost. Logging was not my top priority over the conference. And my movement has been weak.
Pounds lost: 1.3 in the past week, 8.7 in the month, 14.8 in three months, and 68.7 total.0 -
Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 5
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): golf
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. clothes shopping (and buying)
2. clothes shopping (and buying)
3. golf
4. bunco
5. dinner with my sweetheart
6. breakfast with my bestie
7.
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): lost .2 pound
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 4
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Lunch and shopping with girlfriend
2. "Interviewed" 2 puppies for neighborhood newsletter
3. Completed articles for Nov Newsletter
4. Went to Fall Home Show
5. Watched Football (Colts vs Broncos, doesn't get any better for me!)
6. Worked on personal financial paperwork
7. Attended 3 hr inservice on Medicare 2014..contemplating being a volunteer at local agency for Seniors
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: N, I did not stay within my calorie range for the week...too many calories consumed and only one serious workout
- Maintained weight - Same weight as last week...time to change my ticker to reflect the 2.5 lb gain from vacation that I have not been able to lose
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Stay within calorie range for a least 5 days
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Bought new tennis shoes. My old ones are getting a hole in them from walking
2. Bought new black pants
3. Got a new winter jacket as my old 2X is way to big:)
4. Talked on the phone with an old friend
5. Made pot roast and veggies in the crockpot! Love when dinner is ready when I get home from work!
6. Went on a mini vacation:) had a dinner boat ride down the Mississippi River!
7. Won 100 dollars on the game of life at the casino
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Yes
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): stayed the same again!
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: I have started to alternate walking and running on the treadmill. I want to increase the running time.0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):1
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):3
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 2
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. Great Skype with Friends
2.Baked Cookies
3.Day with Stella
4.Completed my half marathon!
5. Pumpkin carving
6. Studied
7. Studied
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): maintained
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Set new fitness goals now that half marathon is over0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. Skype with alexslowry
2. Light Time!
3. Finish book
4. Napping
5. Cooking for the Week
6. Light Time!
7. Haircut
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 1.1
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
- Next challenger's choice: My lady exam0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 1
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 5
1. had nails done
2. had a pedi
3. movie night with hubby
4. another movie night ( we had an Ironman marathon!!)
5. church
6.
7.
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: n
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 1
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
- Next challenger's choice: meal planning on the weekend
Sorry I'm late posting this week!0 -
Today, I learned that changes to diary settings (i.e., the names or number of meals on the food diary) apply to all previous entries, too. Oops. I went from four entries to two and now half of my food for the past week is gone. I did a terrible job of logging last week so I suppose this is a nice coincidence.
Reading all of your entries is inspiring and encouraging me to get back on track!
Keep up the good work, my fellow holisticians!
P.s. My Challenger's Choice for next week: Send a final draft of Chapter 2 to Anne Marie. (This is a BIG deal.)0 -
It is Heather_in_mn's first official weekly win!
And she is still the lead for the cumulative position.
Also - yikes! Where did everyone go??0
