Daily Healthy Habits Challenge-FEBRUARY
Julipax
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Hi! I'm Julie. When I was most successful at weight loss, I was a part of a daily habits challenge. All you do is fill this out each day and post it in the challenge. Answer the habits questions about yesterday. Who wants to join us in taking the focus off the scale and onto the things that actually make the numbers on it move? Who's in?
Date: 2/1
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 3
Exercise calories burned: 882
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes, and didn't eat my exercise calories!
Other healthy habits to focus on: 2 t. Olive oil and 2 servings dairy.
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: (same)
Current struggles: Getting busy, but still exercising. I let the food go slightly, but still logging it all!
Current strengths: I love my swimming and my commitment to it!
Tagging last month's contributors: @47Jacqueline @rmk894 @newbie2134 @lemonychild @White_hibiscus
Date: 2/1
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 3
Exercise calories burned: 882
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes, and didn't eat my exercise calories!
Other healthy habits to focus on: 2 t. Olive oil and 2 servings dairy.
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: (same)
Current struggles: Getting busy, but still exercising. I let the food go slightly, but still logging it all!
Current strengths: I love my swimming and my commitment to it!
Tagging last month's contributors: @47Jacqueline @rmk894 @newbie2134 @lemonychild @White_hibiscus
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Hi my name is Cyndi and I would love to join this month
Date: Feb 1st
Vitamin: No
Water (8+): no probably 5 cups
Exercise calories burned: rest day worked out 5 days in a row will getter done tomorrow
Stayed under calorie goal: Barely!
Goal weight for feb 8th: 250
Current weight week of feb 1st: 255
Gain/loss vs last week: 0
Current struggles: I have strep throat right now and a cold
Current strengths: motivation to work out at least a 1 hr a day
Thanks for the opportunity for accountability
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Hi! I'm Ellen. I joined Julie's board last month and found it to be so helpful to check in every day on goals I set. I am going to carry over the goals I was working on last month and add one. I would really like to carve out some quiet time every day to practice meditation. I haven't really done it before, but I'd like to try.
Date: 2/1
Physical activity : No - Mondays seem to be the hardest day if I look back over January!
Logged food intake: Yes, at calorie goal
Avoid late afternoon snack: no
Work on meditation: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 138.5 (1.5 lbs/week)
Current weight week of 2/1: 144.5
Gain/loss vs last week: -1.5
Current struggles: Those who know me from last month know I struggle with finding the motivation to be active every day, particularly in these cold, dark months. I should have gotten out for a walk last night (it was even quite mild out), but didn't manage it. To the gym tonight.
Current strengths: 49 straight days of logging... It is becoming a habit 0 -
Date: 2/1
Vitamin: N/A
Water (8+): 2
Exercise calories burned: 0
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Other healthy habits to focus on: Think positively no matter what
Goal weight for 3/1: 158
Current weight week of 2/1: 163
Gain/loss vs last week: gained
Current struggles: Not seeing results
Current strengths: My commitment to lose the weight by August 8th0 -
Date: 2/2
Vitamin: yes!
Water (8+): lots!
Exercise calories burned: 300
Stayed under calorie goal: hopefully
Other healthy habits to focus on: positive thoughts: each day is a new beginning
Goal weight for 3/1: 119
Current weight week of 2/1: 170
Gain/loss vs last week: loss 6.5 last month..
Current struggles: keeping motivated
Current strengths: keep pushing even though I lacking self motivation!0 -
Welcome Cyndi and Shannan! You are going to fit right in with this crowd. @Shannan8 Your target goal date is not unlike mine! Mine is when the kids start school in the fall, 8/22. Giving yourself that kind of time is realistic. Like @White_hibiscus it can be a hassle to stay motivated that long! This board should help! Also, I am finding that I need to change things every couple of weeks to keep from getting bored. So far, I've increased the level on the elliptical every 2-4 weeks, add a rule to budget my healthy oils and dairy, created this board, committed to swim in competitions this year, joined a biggest loser challenge in my town...just little add ons that keep me changing things so that it doesn't feel like a dang diet. Hope to see "less of you" on this board!
Date: 2/2
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 3
Exercise calories burned: 560
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes!
Other healthy habits to focus on: 2 t. Olive oil and 2 servings dairy. Really, it just needs to be the water!
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: weigh in is now Friday, but I feel thinner.
Current struggles: Promising myself I'll do my healthy habits like water and not doing it.
Current strengths: I am loving the exercise commitment.
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Oh, and I'm totally going to brag because the first goal I made when I got back into logging in MFP was to do it for 30 days, then 60, then 100. The little changes I've done have just been to set little stupid, habit goals like that every 2 weeks or so. Well, check this out, in 10 minutes, I will have logged in 75 days in a row. That has NEVER happened. Happy dance!!
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Congrats on day 75 that's some dedication!
Date: 2/2
Vitamin: Yes
Water: I had 8 cups at least need to keep track better
Exercise calories burned: 600+
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes!
Other healthy habits to focus on: more water
Goal weight for 3/1: 250
Current weight week of 2/1: 255
Gain/loss vs last week: same I think?
Current struggles: staying under my calories and not binge eating
Current strengths: exercising! Love how I feel after the work out 0 -
Date: 2/2
Physical activity : Yes. I REALLY didn't feel like it and my gym buddy backed out at the last minute... But I managed to drag myself down to use the treadmill in the basement. Not sure what this funk is that I'm having with exercise... I was doing great last week! Maybe I need to switch things up like you do, @Julipax
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Avoid late afternoon snack: yes
Work on meditation: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 138.5 (1.5 lbs/week)
Current weight week of 2/1: 144.5
Gain/loss vs last week: -1.5
Current struggles: Just not feeling the love of exercise right now.... Swimming tonight.
Current strengths: logging is going well.
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Date: 2/3
Vitamin: no
Water: I had 6cups
Exercise calories burned: 600+
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes had a awesome day0 -
I love that everyone is having an awesome day! @Newbie2134, if I lived in the tundra, I'd struggle getting my *kitten* outside and to the gym, too!
I had a fantastic swim tonight! Lowered my base time by :05 in just 2-3 weeks. It helps when there's less of me to drag behind me in the water. Scale hasn't budged for me this week, but that's OK since I could've been better last week.
Date: 2/3
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 6 (better)
Exercise calories burned: 671
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes!
2 t. Olive oil: 1
2 servings dairy: 1
2.5 c veggies: 3
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: weigh in is now Friday, but I feel thinner.
Current struggles: Promising myself I'll do my healthy habits like water and not doing it.
Current strengths: I am loving the exercise commitment.0 -
Date: 2/3
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): lotsss.. lol
Exercise calories burned: 706
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Other healthy habits to focus on: not forgetting to eat lunch; /
Goal weight for 3/1: 162
Current weight week of 2/1: 170
Gain/loss vs last week: loss
Current struggles: eating healthy
Current strengths: my commitment to p90x!!! Feeling proud
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Date: 2/3
Physical activity : Yes, had a good 1350m swim.
Logged food intake: Yes, under calorie goal
Avoid late afternoon snack: yes
Work on meditation: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 138.5 (1.5 lbs/week)
Current weight: tbd tomorrow
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Welcome Cyndi and Shannan! You are going to fit right in with this crowd. @Shannan8 Your target goal date is not unlike mine! Mine is when the kids start school in the fall, 8/22. Giving yourself that kind of time is realistic. Like @White_hibiscus it can be a hassle to stay motivated that long! This board should help! Also, I am finding that I need to change things every couple of weeks to keep from getting bored. So far, I've increased the level on the elliptical every 2-4 weeks, add a rule to budget my healthy oils and dairy, created this board, committed to swim in competitions this year, joined a biggest loser challenge in my town...just little add ons that keep me changing things so that it doesn't feel like a dang diet. Hope to see "less of you" on this board!
Date: 2/2
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 3
Exercise calories burned: 560
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes!
Other healthy habits to focus on: 2 t. Olive oil and 2 servings dairy. Really, it just needs to be the water!
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: weigh in is now Friday, but I feel thinner.
Current struggles: Promising myself I'll do my healthy habits like water and not doing it.
Current strengths: I am loving the exercise commitment.
thank you for your support and cheerful words!
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Hi! My name is Betsy and I am very much looking forward to being a part of this challenge.
Date: 2/4
Vitamin: No but "Yes" to Hydro Eyes vitamin
Water (8+): 7
Exercise calories burned: 600 plus plank & pelvic raises
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 168
Current weight week of 2/1: 174
Gain/loss vs last week: same
Current struggles: I have trouble getting my workout in when I am ready to. I am the main care giver for my 3 yr old grandson and finding that balance of time for when I feel ready to workout is tough.
Current strengths: I appreciate the part of me that challenges....Me
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Date: 2/4
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): lotsss
Exercise calories burned: nothing yet
Stayed under calorie goal: NOP!
Other healthy habits to focus on: getting back on track
Goal weight for 3/1: 162
Current weight week of 2/1: 170
Gain/loss vs last week: loss
Current struggles: eating healthy
Current strengths: you guys!0 -
Hi everyone! This is my first post on the community part of MFP! My name is Megan! A few years ago my brother passed away.. Within the 2 years I went from 125 lbs to my heaviest of 228 lbs with emotional eating. I am now ready to shed the emotional weight I packed on and get back to being healthy and happy!
Date: 2/4
Vitamin: Yes!
Water (8+): a bunch
Exercise calories burned: Rest day but still 300
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 205
Current weight week of 2/1: 214
Gain/loss vs last week: loss
Current strengths: At this moment I am extremely motivated and ready to go! I also have my wonderful FI to go with me to the gym .
Current struggles: I need to build my confidence in the gym! I use my FI as a safety net while at the gym, I'm still a bit ashamed for letting my self get this big, and I get self conscious of ppl staring at me.
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Welcome Betsy and Megan! I love your honesty in admitting you've used a toddler and family death as a crutch/excuse. I did the same thing with 80-hour work weeks, then toddlers, then the loss of my mom, then company down-sizing, then leading Girl Scouts. It's always so much easier to blame the other things out of our control. Truth is, those are comforting crutches we rely on because they are easier than the hard thing: consistency, comittment, and time. We are all so much better than our excuses! I love your motivation. We are here for you through thick and much thinner!0
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Date: 2/5
Vitamin: Yes
Water (8+): 6
Exercise calories burned: unplanned rest day due to sick youngest home from school
Stayed under calorie goal: Over by 70 and don't care because yesterday was so stellar
2 t olive oil: No
2 servings dairy: 1
Goal weight for 3/1: 150
Current weight week of 2/1: 160
Gain/loss vs last week: same and getting ticked now
Current struggles: Doing things right and not seeing scale move. My body does this every 10 lbs. I don't get it, but I know in 2 weeks it will drop. So my real struggle is patience0 -
bellew62802 wrote: »I appreciate the part of me that challenges....Me
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Hi All, firstly thanks Julie for setting this up, I'm going to give it a go!
I used MFP and lost about 12kg maybe three years ago, I was happy and fit at 72kg for probably two years but then I got injured at work, ended up unable to walk and have spent about a year and a half doing surgery and rehab and all that fun stuff! I put on a lot of weight during that time and I'm not going to apologise to anybody or beat myself up for that. It's hard enough not being able to move but to then have to starve yourself so you don't put on weight while bedridden is just unbearable (I tried)! The stress from my injuries was bad, I may have never walked again so my backside be damned I was going to eat chocolate when and where I wanted!! Everyone has their reasons and I'm not ashamed of my 'excuse' it is a pretty good one.
Now while still limited I can walk around and do some basic exercises and I'm continuing to improve so I feel happier, far less stressed and ready to start what will be a slow and painful journey to get back into my old clothes and be healthy again.
Date: 5th Feb
Water (8+): 6
Exercise calories burned: 346
Stayed under calorie goal: Sure did!
Goal weight for March: 90kg
Current weight: 94kg
Gain/loss vs last week: - 1kg
Current struggles: I loved to run, that was my exercise before injury but I can't do that anymore so I'm still trying to find a cardio workout I actually enjoy that does not stress my back. Also stressed about the pressure on me to return to my old job, the one that caused the injury, I comfort eat and I have to fight it!
Current strengths: Got a new jawbone, feeling motivated.0 -
Hello @bellew62802, @megggpie94, @lhanby, nice to make your acquaintance. I think you will like it here
Report for : 2/4
Physical activity : No, back to the pool today.
Logged food intake: Yes, just at calorie goal
Avoid late afternoon snack: yes
Work on meditation: Yes
(for those of you I am just meeting, I take my multivitamin daily and don't struggle to get enough water so I am working on some different "Healthy Habits" I feel need reinforcing).
Goal weight for 3/1: 138.5 (1.5 lbs/week)
Current weight: 143.5 - only down a pound since last Friday. Not surprised as I have been in hibernation mode with the exercise this week. Also I know from previous attempts that my weight loss stalls around 142. I haven't been less than 140 since my second pregnancy, 15 years ago. That being said, I feel I have a new found patience with myself. There is nothing but time ahead of me to work on this, and I have lost 8.5 lbs since New Year's!
Current struggles: Keeping up daily phyisical activity, especially during my work week.
Current strengths: Patience and mindfulness.0 -
Not sure why my post was copied instead of just updated. I'm deleting the old one and we will see if the newest version stays.0
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Hello my name is Jennifer, I'm new to all this but really trying to lose weight before my vacation in Sept. Need motivation to get more activity and eat better. Want to lose 15 lbs or more by Sept and my long term goal is to lose 50-60 lbs. total. I just started logging on MFP again at Christmas. Just started to watch what I eat & when, last month. First time to a gym in over a year was 3 weeks ago. So far have lost 5lbs.
Date reporting about: 2/4
Took vitamins & other meds: Yes
Physical activity: Just fitbit steps, but planning on hitting the gym Fri morning before work, not just my day off. Trying to build gym time into my schedule.
Water (24-64floz): 8oz still working on this
Logged food intake: Yes
Eating 3-6 times daily: No, only grazed a bit while working from 4p-11p. still working on this.
Goal weight for 3/1: 198
Current weight: 200.4
I do weigh daily if I remember so it shows trends better since my weight can fluctuate by 1-5lbs in a week.
Gain/loss vs last week: -1lb
Current struggles: I also struggle with finding the motivation to be active every day (especially in winter) as someone else mentioned. I have to make time to eat through out the day not only eat a huge dinner before bedtime, its killing my metabolism.
Current strengths: daily logging since I started back with MFP. Getting myself up early to go to gym before work Fri morning! I would have never done that before EVER. Tried a Plank for the first time in my life last week and held it for (2) 30sec times. Just about killed me during and (due to it and the other excersise I got that day) for the 4 days after I felt it!0 -
Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
I really like committing myself to logging in and speak of my day. Nourishes the soul really.
Date: 2/5
Vitamin: No but "Yes" to Hydro Eyes vitamin
Water (8+): 8 and working on last one for the night to make it 9
Exercised on treadmill with walking at inclines of 3,5 &7 with and speeds from 3 to 3.7 mph. It took restraint to not turn my walk into a jog/run as was my usual treadmill routine. Arthritis has moved into my hip and doc says low impact cardio for me from now on. So now I bust a healthy sweat walking the treadmill, bicycling stationary and using the elliptical.
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Goal Weight for 3/1: 168
Current Weight 2/1: 174
Gain/loss vs last week: same
Struggle for today: Was to NOT JOG/RUN but remain walking at a fairly fast pace. I love to jog and then challenge myself to run at 5,6, and even 8 mph if even for 30 seconds. Today, I had to keep myself in check.
Strength for today; Kept myself in check
May you all have a wonderful evening!0 -
Hi everyone! I'm back to report my day!
Date: 2/5
Vitamin: Yes!
Water (8+): a bunch
Exercise calories burned: 520
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 205
Current weight week of 2/1: 214
Gain/loss vs last week: loss
Current strengths: I currently am loving the way I feel! And it makes me want to keep going with this healthy lifestyle!
Current struggles: Is to get my butt up from my desk At work and too at least take a little walk!
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Oh my, the treadmill won that battle. I used a new program instead of manually changing the intervals. It went well but almost too intense, need to modify that a bit. Did survive so maybe I needed a step up.
Date reporting about: 2/5
Took vitamins & other meds: Yes
Physical activity: fitbit steps, Treadmill interval training, light weights.
Water (24-64floz): 41oz getting there!
Logged food intake: Yes
Eating 3-6 times daily: better about eating at each meal time but still ate too much before going to bed.
Goal weight for 3/1: 198
Current weight: 202 (yikes gain 2 pounds in one day)
Gain/loss vs last week: -1lb
Current struggles: I ate at each meal but did not track until dinner, after putting it into MFP, only had 730 cal by 10pm. Then was starving when I got home from work. And ate a whole box of Mac & Cheese by myself right before bed.
Current strengths: So very happy with myself getting out of bed early and going to gym before work Fri and actually following through.0 -
megggpie94 wrote: »Current struggles: Is to get my butt up from my desk At work and too at least take a little walk!
I really have that problem as well! I have to force myself to stop what I'm into at work and stand for a while or get away and eat not at my desk.0 -
Report for : 2/5
Physical activity : yes, 1350m swim... Had the lane all to myself !
Logged food intake: Yes, didn't need to "eat my exercise calories"
Avoid late afternoon snack: no, but I was actually hungry, not rewarding myself.
Work on meditation: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 138.5 (1.5 lbs/week)
Current weight: 143.5
Current struggles: Worrying about keeping things in check at the SuperBowl party I'm going to tomorrow.
Current strengths: Feeling like I'm getting back on track with my daily physical activity... Amazing what a stretch of sunny weather can do for motivation levels!
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Hi. Thanks for sharing!! Now let's kick butt!megggpie94 wrote: »Hi everyone! This is my first post on the community part of MFP! My name is Megan! A few years ago my brother passed away.. Within the 2 years I went from 125 lbs to my heaviest of 228 lbs with emotional eating. I am now ready to shed the emotional weight I packed on and get back to being healthy and happy!
Date: 2/4
Vitamin: Yes!
Water (8+): a bunch
Exercise calories burned: Rest day but still 300
Stayed under calorie goal: Yes
Goal weight for 3/1: 205
Current weight week of 2/1: 214
Gain/loss vs last week: loss
Current strengths: At this moment I am extremely motivated and ready to go! I also have my wonderful FI to go with me to the gym .
Current struggles: I need to build my confidence in the gym! I use my FI as a safety net while at the gym, I'm still a bit ashamed for letting my self get this big, and I get self conscious of ppl staring at me.
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