Daily Check In - Fall 2014

goldk
goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
edited November 7 in Motivation and Support
Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Didn't track
Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? cleaned my house, ran errands, and 7,069 steps
What would I have done differently? a walk
What is today's personal goals? a walk, check in, track, and start new check in
Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? coconut oil - fantastic!
Mood today? :indifferent:

Sun - (208) workout - TBD
Mon -
Tues-
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri -
Sat -
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  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    KRISTEN: My current weight is 175.4 and I am trying to get back to my ticker weight of 168.0.
    That is my goal right now with everything that is going on.
    Good luck to everyone who is struggling and good luck to those who are seeing results. :bigsmile:


    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, went to the boat for the day didn't track my food but did
    track exercise. :happy:
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Probably not
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Just relaxed yesterday
    What would I have done differently? I did pretty good on calories but did have ice cream after dinner. :ohwell:
    What is today's personal goals? Tracking today, no exercise-rest day, drink my water, no junk :drinker:
    Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) No
    Mood today? Just okay

    Mon - Walking 3.9 miles
    Tues - Strength w/weights 60 min.
    Wed - Yoga Class 75 min.
    Thurs- Biking 11 miles - 64 min.
    Fri - Walking 3 miles
    Sat - Walking 2.5 miles
    Sun- REST DAY
  • sloshmog
    sloshmog Posts: 9 Member
    Happy today. I just started back on track after several months of neglecting my weight (and gaining). So yesterday was good. Stayed within my calorie goal. It is the euphoria of beginning anew. Soon the hard part will come.
  • Elbee1
    Elbee1 Posts: 2,237 Member
    Hi Kristen.
    Thanks for starting the new Fall thread.
    Current weight 143.5 lbs.
    I am now almost back at my ticker weight -- just need to lose one more pound. I can't believe that I lost the weight that I had gained while out of town so quickly.
    Mood today: :bigsmile:
    Welcome to all the newbies! We like to keep it simple, here. :flowerforyou:

    Linda
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    I have better luck completing this at night instead of next morning so yesterday is today and today is tomorrow! Oh my.........I'm confusing myself! Can't imagine how confused you all must be! LOL

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Nope didn't do enough exercise
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate well, played bells at church, and did a lot of the service at church. It was to celebrate United Methodist Women Sunday and I'm president of our unit so gave a talk and did all of the announcing. I also played handbells and I led the singing. Busy morning at church! Took a friend her birthday gift and caught up on our busy lives.
    What would I have done differently? Should have exercised more.
    What is today's personal goals? Clean house and 2 hours of exercise. Husband is working and I'm Not working so no excuse!
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Kind Bars. Very good for a breakfast or lunch replacement! You have to like nuts!
    Mood today? Feel good but lazy! Didn't do anything constructive except church and walk this morning. Otherwise pretty much a slug!
    Weight 191.5
    Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
    Goal by end of Fall - 170

    Sun - 45 min walk
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Didn't track
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? cleaned my house, ran errands, and 7,069 steps
    What would I have done differently? a walk
    What is today's personal goals? a walk, check in, track, and start new check in
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? coconut oil - fantastic!
    Mood today? :indifferent:

    Sun - (208) workout - TBD
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -

    What do you do with coconut oil? Is it used in place of cooking oils?
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? fit in a walk between everything
    What would I have done differently? more time to rest
    What is today's personal goals? increase my activity
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? ball zucchini
    Mood today? :wink:

    Sun - walk
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • jillfrisch
    jillfrisch Posts: 20 Member
    Hi all. Not new to MFP but I have never posted before. I need some support this time around. Can I post here? You all seem very nice and supportive.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? A lot of house cleaning
    What would I have done differently? skipped the chocolate
    What is today's personal goals? Avoid tempting food
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Not yet
    Mood today? Positive
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Hi all. Not new to MFP but I have never posted before. I need some support this time around. Can I post here? You all seem very nice and supportive.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? A lot of house cleaning
    What would I have done differently? skipped the chocolate
    What is today's personal goals? Avoid tempting food
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Not yet
    Mood today? Positive

    Great group of people in here! Always positive & supportive and never critical!
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Didn't track
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? didn't set any
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? cleaned my house, ran errands, and 7,069 steps
    What would I have done differently? a walk
    What is today's personal goals? a walk, check in, track, and start new check in
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? coconut oil - fantastic!
    Mood today? :indifferent:

    Sun - (208) workout - TBD
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -

    What do you do with coconut oil? Is it used in place of cooking oils?

    Yes. Eggs, fish, chicken. Pretty much everything.
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Didn't track
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? cleaned some more and invited my sister and brother in law over for dinner.
    What would I have done differently? a walk
    What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and swim
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? I love Kinds bars - the dark chocolate an sea salt is my fav. I bought some Rice Chex - I'm not a fan of high sugar cereal. This is pretty good.
    Mood today? defeated - 13 year old vs. my husband. I feel like I take one step forward and 6 steps back.

    Sun - (208) workout - n/a
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    WELCOME Jill :flowerforyou:


    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Rest day, no exercise, visit my friend
    What would I have done differently? Nothing
    What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, stay on top of things
    Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) No, I usually eat pretty much the same things, but
    when I do I will report it. :smile:
    Mood today? :yawn:

    Mon - Yoga class - 75 min.
    Tues -
    Wed -
    Thurs-
    Fri -
    Sat -
    Sun-
  • jillfrisch
    jillfrisch Posts: 20 Member
    Wishing you all a good week!

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes (but over on fat)
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Today there were LOTS of cake and sweets in the office but I had 1 cookie and that was all.
    What would I have done differently? Track my steps. I have to find/charge the tracker this week
    What is today's personal goals? This week goal - two times in gym
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No...sorry...boring
    Mood today? Good
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Not quite, but with cleaning and grocery shopping, I moved enough to make up what I didn't walk.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate well, did some comparison of calories, fat, and sugars when shopping today. Walked to handbell practice instead of driving.
    What would I have done differently? Could have exercised more.
    What is today's personal goals? Want to get below 190! This will stay my daily goal until I hit 189.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Froze grapes and blueberries! Goodness, they are like candy! LOL
    Mood today? Felt energetic & perky today
    Weight 191.8
    Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
    Goal by end of Fall - 170

    Sun - 45 min walk
    Mon - 30 min treadmill & 70 min walks (2)
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Edited by DahliaBanker On September 21, 2014 9:08 PM
  • sveltewisher
    sveltewisher Posts: 93 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ate well.
    What would I have done differently? More exercised. Just walked 1 mile.
    What is today's personal goals? Water aerobics.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...) Salad in soup to increase vegetables.
    Mood today? Draggy until I worked out.:wink:
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? swam a mile
    What would I have done differently? nothing
    What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and go for a walk
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? not today
    Mood today? :smile:

    Sun - (208) workout - n/a
    Mon - 40 mins swimming
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • Elbee1
    Elbee1 Posts: 2,237 Member
    For Sunday: Sorry didn't have a chance to report back in...

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes
    Did I reach sunday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do Sunday that I am proud of? stuck with my food plan
    What would I have done differently? more exercise
    What are Monday's personal goals: Stick with food plan
    Did you try anything new on Sunday? Coffee made with French Press. It was good.
    Mood Sunday? :bigsmile:

    Sun - Walked 29 minutes and back exercises.
    Mon -
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • Elbee1
    Elbee1 Posts: 2,237 Member
    Jillfrisch - Great job sticking with only 1 cookie and not indulging in the rest of the sweets!!

    GoldK -- I can't really taste a difference between Olive Oil and Vegetable oil when I cook with them, altho I can see and taste a difference between these two if I just taste them plain before cooking. Can you taste a big difference when you cook with Coconut Oil? If so, I'm guessing it tastes better than Olive Oil and Vegetable Oil???

    Good news! Lost that extra pound and am now back to my ticker weight. I hope that I can keep it off for the rest of the week!!! :happy:

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? did not binge or eat crazily even though it was a MAJOR stress filled day!
    What would I have done differently? more exercise
    What are today's personal goals: Stick with food plan
    Did you try anything new on yesterday? Well, although I did not mean too... I did not eat supper at all and was under 500 calories for the day. This was not intentional. First time not hungry enough to even get up and have something -- even to make myself.-- in over 30 years!!! So... that I am calling something new, but did not intentionally try it.( I feel great today.) Not starving or anything...
    Mood Yesterday? :frown: :cry: :brokenheart: :sad: :yawn: Add on smiley for mega anxious & mega stressed!!! Not a good day, yesterday...
    Mood today? :smile: :frown: A little stressed and anxious & still a little sad about something, but feel much brighter and happy this morning.... issues of yesterday are still unresolved... but don't have to do the same things as I did yesterday that caused tons extra of the stress & anxiety & another day out of the incident that caused the sadness.

    Sun - Walked 29 minutes and back exercises.
    Mon - Walked 24 minutes
    Tues-
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • jillfrisch
    jillfrisch Posts: 20 Member
    elbee1 - I hope you have a better day tomorrow. Less stress!! You should be proud for not stress eating. Stay strong.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to gym. Found AND charged my step tracker. Drank over 1.5 ltrs of water.
    What would I have done differently? worked harder at gym
    What is today's personal goals? This week goal - two times in gym
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Drinking more fruit juice. Biotta is a good, clean brand and the juice keeps me satisfied for awhile.
    Mood today? Good
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    Linda the rest of the week is better.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes I have been staying low the last few days
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no exercise yesterday
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? no extra snacks
    What would I have done differently? exercised
    What is today's personal goals? watch calories
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? site visit at work?
    Mood today? :huh: my schedule is getting me confused

    Sun - walk
    Mon -
    Tues- walk on site visit for work and about to go to Aquafit
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • Elbee1
    Elbee1 Posts: 2,237 Member
    Thank you, KeriA & Jillfrisch!

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? stressful day, today, too. Not as bad as yesterday, tho. I did not binge today!!!
    What would I have done differently? more exercise
    What are today's personal goals: Stick with food plan
    Did you try anything new yesterday? no
    Mood Yesterday? :smile: :frown: Once again, stressed & anxious... but better than day before.
    Mood today? :smile:

    Sun - Walked 29 minutes and back exercises.
    Mon - Walked 24 minutes
    Tues- Walked 23 minutes.
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? not sure
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? no - didn't track everything
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? 88 very active minutes according to my Fitbit
    What would I have done differently? track and have a decent lunch. I was starving around 4pm.
    What is today's personal goals? check in, track, and swim
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? no
    Mood today? :yawn: :smile:

    Sun - (208) workout - n/a
    Mon - 40 mins swimming
    Tues- 12,549 steps/5.49 miles
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -

    I went back and logged my food for yesterday and I wasn't over - yay!
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? NO!
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Nope
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Not a darned thing!
    What is today's personal goals? Want to get below 190! This will stay my daily goal until I hit 189.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? No
    Mood today?:angry: at myself! Didn't exercise and went over on nutrition. AND I was 190 when I got up. What was I thinking?! Have my head on straight today!
    9/21 Weight 191.8
    Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
    Goal by end of Fall - 170

    Sun - 45 min walk
    Mon - 30 min treadmill & 70 min walks (2)
    Tues- None
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
  • MichelleRenee_76
    MichelleRenee_76 Posts: 155 Member
    Hello, I'd like to join in with you all. My name is Michelle and I was on here once before, lost weight, and then gained even more back. So, I am back again with alot of work to do! Needless to say, most of my prior MFP friends have also went M.I.A so please feel free to add me so I have encouragement/support buddies. Thank you.



    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Stayed on point with calorie intake
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Goal was to get signed up at the gym. Done.
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Finally did join a gym and workout, and today I am sore :)
    What would I have done differently? Had more time in my day. :)
    What is today's personal goals? Get back to the gym and focus on some leg exercises and cardio.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Downloaded some new healthy recipes I will be trying this week. Quinoa, couscous and new integrations of vegetables.
    Mood today? Ok, slight headache.

    Sun -
    Mon -
    Tues- 20 minutes on the elliptical, 2 hours of leisurely walking, lifted weights focusing on arms
    Wed -
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    Michelle welcome and great start back. I lost 40 pounds on here and gained some back but I didn't go MIA here but still gained. It was mostly due to not adjusting well to an increased busy work schedule. You may add me but this once great MFP friend is not that great at supporting my many friends here. I am happy that I am logging daily though. Dahlia, hope today is better and you reach that goal.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Not sure, my chart says I am under net calories but MFP isn't showing my calories burned for yesterday despite aquafit and increased steps!? but I did get hungry and eat more dinner later in the evening and had fruit.
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? yes and no I got lots of exercise but also got hungrier
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? more activity and steps
    What would I have done differently? not eaten as much for dinner
    What is today's personal goals? I already went for my walk run before work and made myself a healthy breakfast so I guess watching calories the rest of the day
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)?
    Mood today? :huh: yesterday was a mixed bag with successes but higher calories, even though my weekly deficit should be enough to lose I am gaining. I am happy at upping my exercise.

    Sun - walk
    Mon -
    Tues- walk on site visit for work and about to go to Aquafit
    Wed - walk/run
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • SundaeT
    SundaeT Posts: 6
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? I tried too but ultimately, did not…I realized I needed help so I joined MFP!

    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes and NO…Mostly NO.

    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Went to bed early and didn’t eat as much as I probably could have!

    What would I have done differently? Practiced yoga and not munch while I cooked dinner.

    What is today's personal goals? 1 hour of yoga track EVERY single thing that goes into my mouth and come under (or just at) my caloric allowance for the day.

    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Barley…On a Kale salad…it was divine.

    Mood today? :grumble:

    Mon – Sick 
    Tues- Still Sick 
    Wed – No Excuses – 1 Hour Power Yoga practice
    Thurs -
    Fri -
    Sat -
  • jillfrisch
    jillfrisch Posts: 20 Member
    welcome to michelle and sundae

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Good water drinking.
    What would I have done differently? forgot to wear step tracker today...will do tomorrow
    What is today's personal goals? dont think i will make 2x in gym this week...will aim to do some exercise at home
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Forgot to say earlier this week that I made pumpkin soup w fresh pumpkin and I have been eating it all week...no cream...not bad on calories...filling
    Mood today? Good again
  • lstpaul
    lstpaul Posts: 2,013 Member
    thank you Goldk for welcoming me back ... I don't know what happened to the last month! Life got in the way. But I'm back and trying to get back on track.... at least by being here - still have to get my eating back under control.

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? weighed myself and was pleasantly surprised to not have gained in my absence from MFP, started tracking again
    What would I have done differently? better food choices after I got home from work
    What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, missed my workout so need to take a walk or something tonight
    Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) can't think of anything
    Mood today? kind of down

    Mon - Step class - 60 min.
    Tues -
    Wed -
    Thurs-
    Fri -
    Sat -
    Sun-
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    ISTPAUL - Welcome back, we are to support you. :flowerforyou:

    WELCOME TO: Sundae T and Findingmeagan :flowerforyou:

    I see our group is expanding this month, so nice to see new faces. :wink:

    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Got my upstairs cleaned
    What would I have done differently? Nothing
    What is today's personal goals? Keep logging, stay on top of things, exercise
    Did you try something new recently? (food, exercise, etc....) Yes, I made salmon cakes, a recipe from
    my MIL.
    Mood today? :happy:

    Mon - Yoga class - 75 min.
    Tues - Cleaned my upstairs 130 min.
    Wed -
    Thurs-
    Fri -
    Sat -
    Sun-
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes:smooched:
    Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Nope
    What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Planned eating, did my exercise, ate well and stayed way below calories.
    What is today's personal goals? Want to get below 190! This will stay my daily goal until I hit 189.
    Did you try something new recently (food, exercise, etc...)? Blue bunny sweet freedom fudge bar. Only 35 calories per bar. Since I was way below calories I had for a snack. Not bad for 35 calories!
    Mood today?:bigsmile: Have my head on straight today! Confident I can stay in control of this weight loss journey. Oh........told the bank I'm fully retiring in early December! Feeling good!:smooched:
    9/21 Weight 191.8
    Goal by Thanksgiving - 175
    Goal by end of Fall - 170

    Sun - 45 min walk
    Mon - 30 min treadmill & 70 min walks (2)
    Tues- None
    Wed - 100 min treadmill
    Thurs -
    Fri -
  • DahliaBanker
    DahliaBanker Posts: 234 Member
    Welcome back lstPaul:flowerforyou: Welcome to all the other posters who has joined our checkin! It was buried in my checkin but I made it official at work. I'm fully retiring early December! I can really concentrate on my weight loss then!
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