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  • MdwstQT
    MdwstQT Posts: 230 Member
    Baby steps for this week:

    1. Remain chocolate/candy,cookie/cake, and ice cream free. Can't binge without my binge foods.
    2. Log everything
    3. Get moving!
  • jhaugen445
    jhaugen445 Posts: 92 Member
    I'm sticking with:
    Log my food everyday. And adding:
    Walk slowly for 15-20 minutes, three days a week. (Increasing pace and time as recovery allows.)
  • aaliceinw
    aaliceinw Posts: 747 Member
    My goal this week is to get back to Curves at least twice.

    I'm now scared to exercise I found out yesterday :#
  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Weekly Goals
    1. Log EVERYTHING seven days 7/7
     2. Walk for 30 minutes six days 6/7 158/1560
    3. 30 minutes of extra exercise 3 days 4/3
    4. Use the stop light metaphor to check stress level 80%/80%

    This week was stellar I am down to 229 (it is a total scale victory). I had been struggling focusing on my health and making good choices. It just fell in to place this week. I was able to make good choices and was motivated to get moving. I will build on this and do better. I will tweak my goal of 30 minutes of extra exercise to 4 times a week.

    Weekly Goals
    1. Log EVERYTHING seven days2. Walk for 30 minutes six days
    3. 30 minutes of extra exercise 3 days
    4. Use the stop light metaphor to check stress level
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Week of June 8
    1. Log food daily
    2. Get out of Bed
    3. Eat out out only 1 time

    1. Well, so far this week, I have logged my food daily. Laying in bed, there isn't a whole lot else to do.
    2. Yesterday, I was finally able to actually walk around a bit. I did a couple of laps through the sunroom, greatroom, den, office and kitchen. Never realized how exciting that could be. Happy to finally be seeing some improvement in the back.
    3. My husband brought me food from a restaurant once this week. But I did just ask for an appetizer. So I didn't completely blow my calories or sodium levels.
  • barlovo
    barlovo Posts: 151 Member
    from June 7:
    barlovo wrote: »

    Continue to not eat sugar, one day at a time. At this point, I am defining "sugar" as any food that has a sweetener (natural or artificial) listed in the first five ingredients.

    Log my food, even when traveling for work.

    Results:
    1. No sugar: 7/7
    2. Log food: 6/7


    My goals for this week:

    1. No sugar
    2. Log food
    3. Get up at regular time (6:30am) daily
  • aaliceinw
    aaliceinw Posts: 747 Member
    I didn't make it to Curves last week.
    I also have reverted completely back to all bad habits.

    My goals for this week

    1. 3 Meals a day
    2. Hit at least 1000 calories per day
    3. Curves at least once
  • MdwstQT
    MdwstQT Posts: 230 Member
    MdwstQT wrote: »
    Baby steps for this week:

    1. Remain chocolate/candy,cookie/cake, and ice cream free. Can't binge without my binge foods.
    2. Log everything
    3. Get moving!

    Well I definitely succeeded with #1. I'm still binge food and binge free!

    This week, I want to make smoothies for breakfast. And move this body.

  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    JMarcella57 wrote: »
    Week of June 8
    1. Log food daily
    2. Get out of Bed
    3. Eat out out only 1 time
    1. Did not log the past few days; but back at it now.
    2. The back is improving and I have been able to get up and do light errands and putter around the house a bit for the past 4 days. Yippee!!!
    3. Will eat out today celebrating Father's Day a day early.

  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Week of June 21
    1. Log food daily
    2. Exercise (of some sort) 5 days
    3. Plan meals and execute plan
    4. Get back to an organized routine
  • barlovo
    barlovo Posts: 151 Member
    Last week:

    1. No sugar (7/7)
    2. Log food (2/7)
    3. Get up at regular time (6:30am) daily (5/7)

    Week of June 21:

    I'm not going to try to log food while family are visiting.

    1. No sugar

    2. make sure I get enough protein at each meal, and eat a protein supplement if I don't

    3. not eat outside of scheduled meals and snacks.

    4. Go to bed no later than 10:30pm daily

    5. Get up at regular time (6:30am) daily
  • aaliceinw
    aaliceinw Posts: 747 Member
    aaliceinw wrote: »
    I didn't make it to Curves last week.
    I also have reverted completely back to all bad habits.

    My goals for this week

    1. 3 Meals a day
    2. Hit at least 1000 calories per day
    3. Curves at least once

    1) 5/7
    2) 5/7
    3) 0/1

    This weeks goals are the same.
  • barlovo
    barlovo Posts: 151 Member
    barlovo wrote: »
    Last two weeks:

    1. No sugar
    2. make sure I get enough protein at each meal, and eat a protein supplement if I don't
    3. not eat outside of scheduled meals and snacks.
    4. Go to bed no later than 10:30pm daily
    5. Get up at regular time (6:30am) daily

    1. 14/14
    2. 14/14
    3. I think it's 0 on this one! Lots of munching.
    4. 10/14
    5. 13/14

    Week of July 4

    1. No sugar
    2. Go to bed no later than 10:30pm daily
    3. Get up at regular time (6:30am) daily
    4. Log my food
    5. Gym 3x

    Wishing everyone a great week!



  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Week of July 5th
    1. Log food daily
    2. Exercise (of some sort) 5 days
    3. Plan meals and execute plan
    4. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep nightly

  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    I am just running amuck, I need to focus and buckle down.
    1. Focus on logging everyday when I eat not at the end of the day.
    2. Get exercise aside from the walking and gardening and mowing at least three days.
  • barlovo
    barlovo Posts: 151 Member
    So, last week didn't go so well, but I didn't eat sugar/sweeteners.

    Goals for week of July 12:

    1. Log food daily
    2. Bed by 10pm, up at 6am, thyroid meds by 6:30am
    3. Gentle exercise of some sort each day, for at least 20 minutes

    Aspirational goal:
    4. 3x weight training at gym
  • MdwstQT
    MdwstQT Posts: 230 Member
    This week:

    1. Stay within calorie goals.
    2. Three cardio sessions this week. Nothing crazy or extreme but I got to get moving. My goal is 20min each.
    3. Stress management! Prayer, meditation, journaling, whatever it takes!
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    edited July 2015
    Week of July 13 - Baby Steps
    1. Log daily
    2. Get at least 7 hours sleep/night
    3. No highly processed foods
    4. Lose 2 pounds this week

    Last week was not my best week. At the core of the problem was a lack of sleep. Everything else seems to stem from that. I'm starting this week on a better note. And with the better sleep last night, everything else should go better today. Also, I just do better when I'm participating in well organized MFP Challenges. The main 12 week challenge officially began today. The goal is 15 pounds in 12 weeks. After maintaining a consistent weight for about 3 months now, I'm ready to see the scale move down again.
  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Last Week
    Focus on logging everyday when I eat not at the end of the day.
    2. Get exercise aside from the walking and gardening and mowing at least three days.

    I started the week well. Then my younger son came into town on Fri. and I didn't track as I should. I was lucky, I still lost 3.6 pounds. This week I will again have the same goals and try to be mindful about what I am doing.
  • aaliceinw
    aaliceinw Posts: 747 Member
    My goal this week

    Get my team to stop work and eat lunch 3 of 5 days. We work like machines and my colleagues are only eating at the end of the day when it is time to go home. I made them stop twice this week to eat at lunch time outside of the meeting room.


  • barlovo
    barlovo Posts: 151 Member
    barlovo wrote: »
    So, last week didn't go so well, but I didn't eat sugar/sweeteners.

    Goals for week of July 12:

    1. Log food daily - 5/7
    2. Bed by 10pm, up at 6am, thyroid meds by 6:30am 4/7
    3. Gentle exercise of some sort each day, for at least 20 minutes 7/7

    Aspirational goal:
    4. 3x weight training at gym 3/3

    Goals for week of July 19:

    1. Log food daily
    2. Bed by 10:00, up at 6am, thyroid meds by 6:30
    3. Exercise at least 20 minutes/day
    4. 2x weight training at gym.


  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    JMarcella57 wrote: »
    Week of July 13 - Baby Steps
    1. Log daily (6/7)
    2. Get at least 7 hours sleep/night (5/7)
    3. No highly processed foods (Done)
    4. Lose 2 pounds this week (Lost 3)

    Week of July 20 - Baby Steps
    1. Log daily
    2. Get at least 7 hours sleep/night
    3. No highly processed foods
    4. Lose 1 pound this week
  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    I really need to focus and get back on track.

    1) Weigh and log food 7 days
    2) Exercise 6 days 1/2 hour 6 days
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    JMarcella57 wrote: »

    Week of July 20 - Baby Steps
    1. Log daily (6/7)
    2. Get at least 7 hours sleep/night (5/7)
    3. No highly processed foods Done
    4. Lose 1 pound this week (Lost 2.7)

    Week of July 27 - Baby Steps
    1. Some type of exercise 5 days.
    2. Get my upstairs bedroom organized, furnished and decorating in the next 2 weeks. It has been the "catch all" room for way too long and now I have company coming.
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Upstairs guest bedroom - Done!
  • AnnjanetteTaft
    AnnjanetteTaft Posts: 3 Member
    I just joined the group. My annual visit to the doctor made me sad when I saw the scale, plus I bought a new pair of pants and I'm back to my (non-pregnant) largest sized pants. Not happy about that. But I did spend some time refreshing me. Took vacation where I walked a lot, did yoga, and took a long hike... lower half just aches. I'm walking at an old lady pace, but it's a good kind of hurt. Yesterday, I packed and carried boxes, so my arms and back ache, too. But it feels like a great start to the new me (even got a new haircut).
    My goal this week:
    To do 30 min of a Stretching-Yoga/Pilates routine that I have
    To walk for 15-30 min per day
    To have 3 meals per day
    To drink 5 cups of water

    That's a lot considering that I haven't been in shape ever in my entire life and I haven't done a proper workout for over two years (appart from the Yoga and Hike just two days ago).
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Welcome, AnnjanetteTaft.
  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Hi Ann, You can do it :)
  • aaliceinw
    aaliceinw Posts: 747 Member
    Hi Ann! Welcome!
  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Some of you know that I have been wanting a free weight set but that it had been put on hold because of the house. Last week on a local online auction I found a lot that contained a rack, two benches, a steel plate three hundred pound Olympic weight set with curl bar, and a regular steel plate weight set. I won it for 77.00. I also won one of those under desk stationary bike pedal machines for 12.00. Needless to say I am thrilled.

    I am really hoping that this will help me to re-focus on my journey. I am struggling and making poor choices. I am lacking the fire and passion I had for the first six months. I want to get back on track and get the scale moving again. I am hoping with the girls going back to school next week the change in the household routine will help me get back on track.

    My goals for the rest of this week.

    1. Log food
    2. Find weigh routine and figure out how much weight to start with
    3. Cardio every other day

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