MISSDEEHERE'S ONE WEEK CHALLENGE~FOR SHORT TERM GOALS

Here to do this again, last week was better but still need to keep setting goals. Working on staying near my MFP calorie goal, daily walk and water consumption still my goal for this week.

:flowerforyou: Glad you're back Kris!! You inspire me to get on the ball, even when I want to go to bed! LOL

Good luck reaching your goals this week!!

]I am in again! My week is Mon-Sun
1) Exercise 450 min
2) Drink 8 glasses of water
3) Stay under calories (went over a little 2 times last week)
4) Start 30 Day Shred (nervous about that one)
Have a great week everyone and the best of luck

:flowerforyou: Yea Crazyquilters back too!! Keep us posted on the Shred!! I wish I had the guts & willpower to try it. I am afraid of hurting my knees. :-(

4) Start 30 Day Shred (nervous about that one)
Have a great week everyone and the best of luck

I'll be starting that tomorrow too. Jillian scares the bejeebus out of me and I'm excited for the challenge.

As for today, I managed to make my goals. I'm dying for a coke. I exhausted my two maximum [cans] before 2 p.m. So sad.

LOL Leigh!! Jillian scares me too!! LOL
Good Job on the soda!!

I would like to join in on this too :-)

My goals: (Monday to Sunday)

1. Try to stay under calorie goals (over too many times this week resulting in gain)
2. Make it all the way through P90x workouts (at least once) this week
3. Drink at least 8 cups of water per day. (severely lack in this dept.)

:flowerforyou: WELCOME BLUE!! Glad to have you join us!!
Those sound like good reachable goals. Good Luck this week!!

this is great for me! short term goals yes!
-stay around 10 calories of goal intake.
-go to the gym the days i can -- just tell myself i can do stationary bike for 20 mins and then leave. usually i do an extra 10 anyway!
-no fried food

:flowerforyou: Glad you found us back Blahrina!! Good luck with your goals, ESPECIALLY THE FRIED FOODS .................

IT'S FRIED GREEN TOMATO SEASON!! LOL and I made them today with Polenta!! I did it & can count it!! :-)

I need some opinions. This is the most supportive and least opinionated group I've found so I'm coming to you! My sodium intake is always at or just above daily recommendation of 2500. I'm usually between 2500 and 3000. And of course a majority of people who look at my diary say "Oh you've GOT to cut down on the sodium. And I do usually watch it to make sure it's not way out of whack. Here's my dilemma. I have never in my life had a problem with sodium. My blood pressure is borderline low, I've never had bloating or water retention except TOM. I spend at least 6 hours a day, every day, literally pouring sweat. Not glowing, not perspiring, but looking like I was in the shower soaking wet from sweat. I drink about 12 to 15 glasses of water a day(6 to 8 .5 litre bottles) I honestly don't believe my 500 or so mg over is really a problem. Please tell me what you think, and if I'm missing any valid points here!

Oma, I was thinking if you are drinking a lot of water and keeping salt intake around MFP recommendations, you should be fine. I did a small google and found this answer right away and it made sense to me.

But you can take it with a GRAIN OF SALT, if ya want!!

If you do not drink enough water throughout the day, your body will go into survival mode. This means that your body's natural tendency is to hold onto water and store it because it is not getting enough from outside sources. When your body does this, it stores the water beneath your skin and on top of your muscles.

This water retention can then obscure your muscle definition and make you look softer than you really are. It can also easily be mistaken for fat. And yes, it does add unecessary weight to your body.

Sodium has a tendency to cause a need for more water being retained within your body. The only way to combat this is to either take in less sodium and/or drink an adequate supply of water throughout each day to rid your body of any sort of water retention.

The most important thing is to drink enough water...you do this and you won't have to worry so much about water retention and you'll keep that unecessary water weight off your body

Here was the website
http://caloriecount.about.com/whats-bad-sodium-ft13024

Hi Missdeehere, I totally agree that accomplishing small challenges make change. Most of us find it really hard to make goals big like losing 80lbs in six months. So making small goals like 1 lb a week, or eating better or drinking more water in 1 wk makes the challenge more reachable. It also gives us an accomplishment to boost our pride, and make us work toward the next goal. I started with P90X in the end of Janurary, and my only goal was to complete it. Of course I wanted to loose weight, but right off the bat I knew that the scale might night show much because I would be gaining muscle too. So I made a challenge to complete the program when I had friends quitting the program left and right as well as my own doubt in my abilities to complete it. I am glad to repoart I completed it! And what is even better, I moved on to a different program. Now my goal is to by 160 by Sept. 1 of this year. I am at 185 now, but In late Janurary I started off at a weight of 210! Is it doable, defintely because I can make it through! I would defintely like to add you as a friend if you are willing? I hope to talk to you soon.
Nicole

:flowerforyou: WELCOME NICOLE, I would love to have you as a friend!! Sounds like you have this under control. I constantly struggle, but I will never give up!! I at least finally got my butt moving. I honestly have to sweat or exercise!! :-( I am trying!! I am a GREAT healthy foods cook though. :-)

someday.....................

Please jump in and join us!!