Baby Steps
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Probably something easy at this point. Maybe comfy pants to wear around the house. (The kind with elastic; simple but useful.) I did make an easy window treatment last month for the glass part of the door for my son's recording studio. That reminded me how easy (and enjoyable) it can be.jhaugen445 wrote: »Julia- What are you going to sew?
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Cool Julia! One of my crafting goals is to learn how to sew. YouTube makes it look sew easy0
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I admire people who are gifted to sew. I myself am sewing impaired!0
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It cut off my post.
Anyway, the pants sound fun, comfy, and practical. Just be prepared to take them in as you progress on your journey!!!0 -
FindingCindy721 wrote: »My new baby steps
~Try taking things ONE day at a time!
~Work out 4 times a week.
~No self demeaning.
So far...taking things one day at a time s going better
working out 4x a week is going well
self demeaning...still working at! THIS one is HARD for me!
Julia~ Do you sew often? I used to quilt years ago...wish I had kept it up sometimes.
MdwstQT~ Yes indeed...we ARE on our way!!!
Jen~ I used to have a hard time motivating myself for the exercise too...but the more I did it...the better I felt and now I really love it!!!
Liz~ When I lose some of my belly it might be ready to try dancing LOL! How are you liking that?
Aaliceinw~ You are making amazing strides in your recovery! I am in AWWWW of you...never giving up! NO EXCUSES KUDOS to you my friend!!!!0 -
I like it. There is a lot of fine motor skill involved and I think if I keep working at it, I might gain some grace.
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mysticlizard wrote: »This week
1. Keep up with my hour of exercise. Belly dancing, dumbbells, Wii, and walking. I am going to start my walk to Mordor this week. It is 1560 miles. Each day I will walk and then map my distance. I am very excited! I think it will take me well over a year to complete it. 6 Days 24.6/1560 miles
[/b]2. Lower my sodium at least 3 out of 6 days. 3 days
3. Make better food choices. I will not buy any more white cheddar rice cakes.did not buy any rice cakes
Considering all the craziness I had a stellar week. I met all my goals and lost two pounds. It is 2 pounds I had gained back but I lost them. My hour a day of exercise has been walking this week. Walking I could think, plan, and make lists. I bought a microwave popcorn popper so I could have pop corn in place of my rice cakes. If anyone has some flavoring ideas for the popcorn, let me know. And 26 days without a cigarette.
This week's goals
1. Lower my sodium for four days.
2. Walk for an hour and add 15 minutes of other exercise.
3. Eat four veg/fruit a day.
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My baby steps this week:
1. No bingeing!
2. Stay within my calorie goals.
3. Drink water! I got a mini water bottle for work. It's 18oz. My goal is to fill that baby up twice while at work.
1. Well two outta three ain't bad. I'm still binge free, eight days. Woohoo!
2. Ugh..... Some days were better than others. I gotta crack the whip this week.
3. I've been chugging water like it's going out of style. My mini bottle is 18oz.
This week:
Remain binge free
Before I leave work drink 54oz of water. Which is just three refills of my water jug. I figure one in the morning, lunch time, and late afternoon.
Three thirty minute workouts.
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Hit 6/7 for my calorie goals and actually had a fairly balanced week.
Cooked 1 meal at home!
Worked hard and played none!
This week's goals:- Hit my proteins every day - 5/7
- Not go over my sugar goals - 6-7
- Eat at least two lunches at work instead of replacement meals
So pleased about the lunch one and also the fact that my replacement tub is lasting longer and longer because I am eating real food more often. I've broken most of my meals down to small snacks (generally healthy snacks). This might work much better for me because it is easier to manage lots of small bites throughout the day since I get full very quickly.
My goals for this week is actually just 1 goal:-
Eat to my NET calorie goal of 1200 at least 5 of 7. I have to get past the psychological challenge of seeing the red line and rather look at my net calories.
Cindy you must be quite chuffed with yourself. The self demeaning goal may require the assistance of a life coach because our ego voices are quite powerful little bullies, and know exactly how to keep us small. You might like to get hold of the book "Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office". Although it is meant to assist women in the corporate world, it is an amazing book of very simple tips to change self-defeating behaviours litterally in an instant. It's kind of 'once you see it, you can't un see it!' and in an instant the negative behaviour is gone!
Amazing @MdwstQT. You are doing so well on your goals.
Liz! Awesome achievements. I love your walk to Mordor and would love to take up dancing again. Good luck with the sodium. (I'm sitting here wondering why I am so bloated this morning and realise it is the sodium from the chicken stock cubes I added to my soup last night.)
Jen you have a fantastic attitude and just got right into it. Well done.
Barbs, Noodle, Karen, Nekrebel and Julia missing you guys tons. Hope you are all doing very well. (I haven't checked daily chats yet, you might be that side )0 - Hit my proteins every day - 5/7
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April 2015 Baby Steps
Cardio 2 days/week (Hiking/gardening/biking/exercise videos, …)
Calisthenics/Weights 3 days/week (dumbbells and squats, crunches, pushups, …)
Veggies 3+/Fruits 1+ servings/day
Liquids 64 oz/day
Sew something
This past week I have allowed busyness to get in the way. I haven't been real bad; haven't been real good. Just not purposeful enough; not focused enough; just not enough.
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Refocusing! --
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My baby steps for a month now has been just to get a week with no binging. I'm on the verge of a binge tonight, trying my best to not allow it to get me. I just have one more day to win a week of binge free eating.0
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You can do it Karen. Look at at as "just for today, I will not binge" instead of "just one more day binge free"
What will you reward yourself with ? And how have you been doing otherwise. We miss you !0 -
mysticlizard wrote: »This week's goals
1. Lower my sodium for four days. 5 days
2. Walk for an hour and add 15 minutes of other exercise. 2 days
3. Eat four veg/fruit a day. 4 days
12 Days 50.5/1560 miles
I did o.k. with my goals this week. I would like to meet them consistently so I am going to keep these goals for next week. I lost one pound this week and it has been 31 days without a cigarette.
This week's goals
1. Lower my sodium for four days.
2. Walk for an hour and add 15 minutes of other exercise.
3. Eat four veg/fruit a day.
4. Keep walking to Mordor.0 -
My goal this week is to not add or use exercise calories. I think that is keeping me from losing and encouraging extra eating. Does everyone here let MFP determine your calorie needs? I've checked on other sites and get a wide range of limits - from 1000 - to 1600 per day. I could triple any of those and still feel hungry. Grrrrr0
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NE that is an awesome goal. I have thought about it, but I am not yet brave enough to tackle it. I use MFP numbers. I am very maths challenged so having MFP figure it out is very helpful. I will be honest I exercise to eat more. I try to eat back 50% of my exercise calories, though usually I eat back 75% or more. MPF base calories for me is 1200 a day. I average somewhere between 1300-1450 calories.
I am very excited for you going for this goal and I am cheering you on!!! 0 -
This week:
Back to logging everything.
Add strength training.
Back to gardening.0 -
My goals for this week is actually just 1 goal:-
Eat to my NET calorie goal of 1200 at least 5 of 7. I have to get past the psychological challenge of seeing the red line and rather look at my net calories.
Ooooooh! I missed this goal completely last week. I am doing the biggest loser challenge and my goal there was simply to eat 1200 calories a day - not net!!!
No! No! No! No! What was I thinking? I am not ready to eat to NET goal of 1200. I found it really difficult to make sure I crossed the 1200 line every day.
Two of my challenges are to also a) eat 25% of my exercise calories back at least 10 times in 6 weeks and b) eat 50% of my calories back 3 times of the same period.... I thought it would be easy.... not!
My goal for this week is to simply eat at least 1200 calories
@Nekrebel, do you use a food scale? And are you using MFP to calculate exercise calories. MFP estimations for exercise calories are at least 25% over everywhere else. I found that when I was initially battling, increasing my calories goal to 1400 per day while I was exercising a lot was better for me from an energy point of view because i could eat anything (there wasn't much that I liked eating).
TDEE helped me get the ball rolling properly and then I couldn't continue with the exercise because I couldn't sustain eating that many calories every day. Play around a little to see what works for you but focus only on one thing for one or two weeks.
If you are suffering from hunger all of the time, low cal is not sustainable for you. Chat to me via email. I've tested various things to see what works for me. Reducing exercise, reducing calories but getting the right nutrients works for me. Your's might be the opposite - increasing exercise and increasing calories?0 -
Oooh! I forgot to mention that I did lose 4lbs0
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Yay Alice!!!!0
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My Baby Steps through May 2 (when I return from my trip)
1. Be MINDFUL of everything I eat
2. PLAN (especially while I'm gone)
3. Stay active0 -
Finally broke through the weight loss stall them morning.
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Whoop! Whoop! Marcella! Well done! I know how frustrating it is when it just won't get past that milestone! You Rock!
Thanks Liz 0 -
mysticlizard wrote: »mysticlizard wrote: »This week's goals
1. Lower my sodium for four days. 5 days
2. Walk for an hour and add 15 minutes of other exercise. 2 days
3. Eat four veg/fruit a day. 4 days
12 Days 50.5/1560 miles
I did o.k. with my goals this week. I would like to meet them consistently so I am going to keep these goals for next week. I lost one pound this week and it has been 31 days without a cigarette.
This week's goals
1. Lower my sodium for four days. 0/7
2. Walk for an hour and add 15 minutes of other exercise. 0/7 physical labor
3. Eat four veg/fruit a day. 5/7
4. Keep walking to Mordor. 18 days 65/1560
This week I was successful with eating my vegies. I think it really helped that I used Britain's NHS five a day guideline of an 80g serving (dried fruit 30g). It made it easier than having to remember what was a half cup serving or what was a cup serving. Out of the seven days I had five a day four days. Since 30 days makes a habit, I will keep this goal. I need to make exercise a priority no matter what I am doing otherwise. I worked to have daily exercise become a habit, I don't want to lose that habit. The sodium, I think I am going to let go of for right now. I will revisit it later.
I have been indulging in more treats this last week and pushing my calorie limits. I know this is because the work I am doing is much more physically demanding then what I usually do. I don't like the mind games I am playing with myself about my snack food choices. I need to keep my eye on my goal and want that more than an ice cream from Mickey D's (I know there are so many better places to waste calories). So this weeks goals are:
1. Eat five veg/fruit a day five days.
2. Walk for a half hour and a half hour of other exercise (exercise not work).
3. Make better food choices, if I am going to eat it, make sure it tastes good (quality) comparable to the calories used.
4. Keep my goals in the front of my mind.0 -
mysticlizard wrote: »NE that is an awesome goal. I have thought about it, but I am not yet brave enough to tackle it. I use MFP numbers. I am very maths challenged so having MFP figure it out is very helpful. I will be honest I exercise to eat more. I try to eat back 50% of my exercise calories, though usually I eat back 75% or more. MPF base calories for me is 1200 a day. I average somewhere between 1300-1450 calories.
I am very excited for you going for this goal and I am cheering you on!!!
Thank-you Mystic - it worked! I lost 2 lbs this week. My base calories are 1200 also. I only went over once this week! And nothing to eat after dinner. First time to achieve that. It was very hard. I actually had stomach pains the first couple nights but it's getting easier.
My goals this week are:
1) Do not go over the 1200 calories
2) Log any extra exercise but do not eat those calories
3) Keep trying to up my water intake
Have a good week all of my MFP friends!! 0 -
Way to go NE!!! I hope it gets easier for you. I would like to try it after I get settled.0
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JMarcella57 wrote: »This week: (Week of April 20th)
Back to logging everything.
Add strength training.
Back to gardening.
Logging - Yes (much improved)
Gardening - Yes (much improved)
Strength training - Not so much.
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Baby Steps this week:
Plan meals for the week and for upcoming weekend trip.
Focus on more vegetables and some fruit.
Do some type of exercise each day.0 -
I'm not sure what goals to set this week.
I'm finally happy with breakfast and lunch. I'm eating 3 times a day but dinner is the least balanced.
I'm sticking with 5 days x 30 minutes exercise.
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1. Log all food everyday.
2. When I get over stressed find something about the situation to laugh at.
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Baby Steps this week:
Plan meals/exercise for the week.
Do some type of exercise each day.
Did better planning meals for our trip last weekend, but still have a lot of room for improvement.
Still need to do a better job with exercise.
Did better with vegetables and fruits last week.0
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