MISSDEEHERE'S ONE WEEK CHALLENGE~FOR SHORT TERM GOALS
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NSV - I cooked dinner tonight! ***I*** ACTUALLY cooked - sliced, diced, sauteed, shaked and baked (lol). I am proud of my small victory! LOL I can't wait for everyone to look at my dairy now.
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I'm joining up for the week... a little late but here none the less. My goal is to exercise 250+ mins this week and stay under original daily goal (not counting burned cals) every day.
So far, I'm doing pretty good. Pulled my bike out of storage and took a couple of short rides today... and I can feel it!!!0 -
I'm in again this week. I'm going to switch it up a bit though. I've got exercising down pat for now. I've been taking 3 mile walks after work and still doing some workouts with my Biggest Loser for Wii. I need to refocus in regards to what I'm eating though. I've been staying under my calories, but I'm not making the best choices still. It was the week from hell for me, but that's still not a great reason as to why I ate like crap.
So this week, I have two goals. I'm going to start focusing on making better food choices since I've fallen off the bandwagon a little, and I'm also going to make sure I'm drinking my 8 glasses of water each day.0 -
Im going to go for 10 mile goal this week0
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Ok for this week I am thinking my workout goal will be 400 mins. I have been hitting above 300 so I am going to up it. I might not make it to 400 but I am sure going to try. Made some poor choices these past few days so my other goal will be to stay under all my calories this week. Will have to have a few days with massive under so that I can slack next weekend when I am working 12 hr shifts again. Just don't have the mentality to workout after 12 shifts. Will work on that as a goal next week. I don't have a NS goal this week. So anything extra I do is just that... EXTRA!! Have a good week all and will be checking in on a daily basis.0
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Sounds good count me in...agree sometimes it seems overwhelming when have so much to lose. I'm in the need to lose one hundred pound category. So one week at a time sounds good or as I always say is that it's the baby steps for me.0
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Welcome to those who are new to the group! Dee has done a FANTASTIC job with this and is an amazing motivator!
Ang
Thank you soooo much for saying this, but it is you guys that keep us going!!! You have been a great motivator for me and I appreciate that!! Than You & GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!!0 -
Had a busy weekend, sorry for being MIA so much. I know that we all have another life. LOL In fact, I am dying my hair as I type. LOL
There is some confusion on when the challenge week starts. My weeks go from Sunday to Saturday cus I have some OCD’s on my weeks. LOL BUT your week can start when it suites YOU!! Some do vary. No problems, we are all in it to win it!!
Bachooa
Welcome!! Congrats on losing 46 pounds!! WOW!! Nice!! A plateau?? How long? That stinks. Have you tried eating more and less, alternating days? Do you eat couscous & polenta in replacing those grains?
Seesaa
Two salads?? Good for you!!! Keep us posted how creative you get. Will that include like, Spinach Salad, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw, Cucumber and things like that?
Ladyknuckles
Welcome!! Good for you going for 300 minutes!! Good Luck!! Stop back for support.
Shell07
Welcome & Good luck!!
AGoodExample
Welcome & Good Luck!!
Suz
Can’t say enough on what a Ray of Sunshine you are!! I really appreciate your positive outlook and willing to do anything!! PLUS so inspiring with that 7 pound weight loss this week!! Woooo Hoooooo & Cookin’ too!!
Djthom
I almost thought I wasn’t gonna make it this week. I counted my yard work in the challenge. Phewwwww!!
Jamaka
Nope, you didn’t miss a thing!! WELCOME!! Let’s get started!!
........................More after I rince out my hair LOL:drinker:0 -
OK, ALMOST BEAUTIFUL!! LOL HAIR IS DONE!!
MAK, Laura, Crazyquilter, swimgirl, mytime, kymirah, kid1624, Kris, savvynurse, Dee(-67 pounds still amazes me)
CONGRATS on making goals and returning again. Those small goals lead to the reaching the BIG ONE!! Yep!! You CAN do it!! Look at what you have already done!
Beth
You are welcome, thanks for returning to us!! But, I am jealous of all the fun you had!!! Please tell us how you got all those beads!!
Jimmy & Se9996a
WELCOME & GOOD LUCK!! Not late at all!!
Focus on the small prize to obtain the big one!! I agree that we are learning a healthy lifestyle for LIFE!! Not as overwhelming. Give yourself credit for what you CAN do!!
TNERNURSE
Ohhhhhh I know all about baby steps! I am the original BIG BABY!! Stick with me!! LOL
WELCOME & GOOD LUCK!!
To everyone else that I mised, I apologize. Just know that I appreciate ALL OF YOU AND WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH AND HEALTHY EATING & ACTIVITY!!0 -
Wow, we have a LOT of newbies this week! I'm so excited to see all of the new faces and I can't wait to get to know you!! I'm Ang, and this is my favorite place on MFP.
Welcome BACK to all of the returning participants too! We're going to have a great week here and make our goals and shout from the rooftops when we achieve them!0 -
Ok Dee, I am here and need your help...you have always been there for me before...but I have really messed up this time...I just can't do both, WW and here, and I like the way the calories are all broken out along with all the other nutrition stats as I need to know when I have exceeded my sodium cause I think this is where I have a realy problem...
So I have really blown it this past week and continued to do so yesterday, I have not been to the gym in a few days, just so stressed with getting ready to work from home..but that is no real excuse, I have just plain been out of control...
So here we go today is Sunday March 20th, and I will go to the gym at least 5 times this week...starting tomorrow...I will be busy today, we are having a little B'day party here today for my DGD she turned 14...so need to get ready for that now and hope that I can resist the overindulgence of eating too much B'day cake if I eat any at all...I am so weak when it comes to those kind of things...
So I need to lose this week and I will get at least 120 minutes of exercise in this week by going to the gym or working in the yard...I will get all my veggies and fruit in and I will try and stay within my sodium intake...
I re-upped my membership with WW when they changed the points system but I think I am canceling today...that way I can concentrate my efforts here and only post on the thread...
Love Ya, and thanks for letting me know about this site...
PS
Just so you all know, Nanny here is a very dear friend from my Weight Watcher Group. There has been a lot of my WW friends that joined here after I HIGHLY PROMOTED this wonderful site!!
Lorraine
Good Luck!! I know that you will get back in the losing game just as much as you know that I will too!!! I do think this will help us more and seeing the food & exercise diary is GREAT MOTIVATION!! I will always be here for you!! Love ya!!0 -
Wow, we have a LOT of newbies this week! I'm so excited to see all of the new faces and I can't wait to get to know you!! I'm Ang, and this is my favorite place on MFP.
Welcome BACK to all of the returning participants too! We're going to have a great week here and make our goals and shout from the rooftops when we achieve them!
That being said Ang, :smokin: LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!:drinker:0 -
Idid this a few weeks ago and would like to give it another go. I'm going for 210 minutes. (30 minutes a day). I'm wanting to start on the 30 day shred...again so If I so that this week I'll do additional workouts for the day.0
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I'm back again for the 1-2 pound challenge!0
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I love the fact that we have options since i have given up on the scale for the month
My goal is : walking for at least 750 minutes this week
arwamya
Yesssssss!!!! Everyone has different needs, but we all need SUPPORT!! WELCOME!!!!! I sure wish I could give up the scales.................. for I am a daily weigher. YIKES!!
I know , i used to weigh myself everyday, at times even five times a day. It used to frustrate me if i saw no changes or heaven forbid a gain. I shifted to making workout goals weekly rather weigh ins and this made it easier to give up the scale 0 -
Just checking in.
Congrats to everyone who's been so successful. I think NSV has become my new second favorite acronym (after MFP :laugh: ). Keep up the great work!!
How did everyone do yesterday? Any potential speed bumps today?0 -
I really wish TOM would GO HOME!!!! I have the Hungry Horrors really badly today. I am bloated and crabby. I'll do 20 minutes of Wii dance tonight but I can't fathom any more than that. :ohwell:0
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So far this week I have done 120mins of exercise and i plan to do at least another 30 tonight. I am almost half to my weeks goals!! excited0
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arwamya ---- right there with you... kudos to taking a month off from the scale. I have had issues in the past and I am REALLY trying to get on the scale less. Now, I know from past experience that my weight easily fluctuates 3-5 lbs. during the day... sometimes as much as 7. So, whay did I get on the scale at night 2 hours after I ate dinner the other day... then freak out as the scale showed I was up 3 pounds. Sometimes my emotions get the best of me. And to make matters worse... I ended up getting upset and eating a bunch of late night snacks... healthy snacks, but too much healthy snacks is still too many calories. As a result... I really did gain a pound. Boo!
I've made a bet with a co-worker to see who can lose 15 lbs first. He doesn't have 15 lbs to lose in my opinion, but makes my odds of winning greater ... especially since as he tones up and puts on more muscle... well, muscle weighs more than fat. Anyway.... it's a win-win for both of us as I need to lose over 100 lbs. so any little bit helps and he wants to tone up. Even so... I want to crush him like a bug. So I really need to get it in gear and start working out. I've lost weight so far simply be making healthier food choices and (mainly) by eating more. I'm still not eating every 3 hours or so as I should be, but I'm doing MUCH, MUCH better than I used to.
It's a process... and I agree, focusing on smaller goals makes the task of losing so much weight and getting back into shape and becoming healthier/happier less daunting.
Now, if you'll excuse me.... I need to get out and go for a walk to get some of my exercise minutes logged off for this week's challenge. smile.
Thanks so much for this thread and all the motivation and support. You all rock!0 -
Just strolled thru the grocery store today and did cleaning all day so I have 8089 steps, but I did no 'official' walking.
Sunday - 2.25
Monday - 0 for a total of 2.250 -
So far this week I have done 120mins of exercise and i plan to do at least another 30 tonight. I am almost half to my weeks goals!! excited
:drinker: And the week is still young!! Good or you!!
:noway: I have 35/120 and thought I was doing good. LOL I wanna try and get on the Ball while watching Bigest Loser tonight. Just wish I wouldn't get so tired from working with 4 & 5 year olds all day! LOL I am telling you, they wear me out! LOL:noway:0 -
It is amazing how much this group has grown. Welcome everyone. I have been taking Mondays off from exercise because it is a busy day for me. Work and then eat dinner and out the door for quilting until 9pm. I did manage to get in a Turbo Jam dvd this morning so 45/350. I am very happy about that Good luck with all your goals for the week:drinker: 0
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C25K W1D1=2miles tonight
Goal 10 miles this week0 -
Monday check-in:
What were my goals again?
Okay. Worked out a total of 75 minutes.
Under calorie goal for the day.
Don't know my weight til Wednesday.
Oh - one of my workouts today was at the gym. Go me.0 -
Good morning!!! My Check in for monday was 54/400 and I stayed under my cal limit. Already have my meals and snacks planned out for the day so I have to exercise this morning to that I know I have wiggle room in the cal dept this evening. As it sets this morning ( Tuesday) without exercise I am already 120 cals over so.... BL Power Walk here I come... Have a great day all.
Dee I too plan on watching Biggest loser tonight... LOVE their before and after pics!!!0 -
TODAY IS A NEW DAY!!! Amen to that! :drinker:
Even with my "pig out" day yesterday, I still saw a loss on the scale this morning (yes, I am a daily weigher and no, I can't stop). I definitely see my first mini goal of 25 lbs within reach! I can see my ankle bones and my cheeks (on my face) seem a little more defined. I am able to walk quicker and I have been taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator since March 7th. Today is Day 16 for me and I have to pat myself on the back and celebrate this victory! I have a long, long way to go but I never want to see those 19 pounds again! GOOD RIDDANCE!
I can't possibly keep up with everyone on here since Sunday but I am so proud of ALL OF YOU and you are all doing a great job! Now that I've gotten my "bad day" out of the way I will be able to respond to each of you. Last night all I wanted to do was shut down the computer and lay in bed... and so I did. But that was yesterday and today my batteries are recharged and I am BACK IN ACTION, BABY! lol :glasses:
THIS WEEK: Goal 150 mins and 5 lb loss.
Sunday - 40 mins
Monday - 25 mins
65/150 and 2.6/50 -
Congrats on all the successes, and that's a great attitude SuzMac.
I'm on my way, but I'm doing a little more running every other day. We'll see how I'm doing toward my goal tomorrow. Until then, I'll be here to support and cheer on anyone who needs it!0 -
2 miles over lunch
4/10 for the week0 -
Sam - GL on the running!
Kris - WTG!!!
I did 20 mins of Wii dancing and 10 minutes of Wii bowling and basketball = 30 mins today
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Check in for Tuesday :
72 mins exercise for a total of 128/400
Under my cal goals for the day.
Is it just me or does anyone else get hungry while watching biggest loser?
Anyway... tomorrow is another day... need to keep up the 72 mins in order to make my goal. Tomorrow is also weigh in day at work. Wish me luck!!0
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