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March 2018 Mindfulness Challenge: Week 1 (3/1-3/7)

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  • Koso2006
    Koso2006 Posts: 123 Member
    3/3
    1) 250 steps per hour for at least 8 hours a day: :) 8 hours done
    2) Reach for water first: :smile: Ate only twice yesterday with an evening snack. Kept the water bottle close!!!
  • fatchimom
    fatchimom Posts: 256 Member
    baconslave wrote: »
    Garn! Didn't make it back yesterday. And today has been bonkers.

    Mon 3/1:
    Calories: :innocent:
    Carbs: :innocent:
    Salty Liquid: :innocent:
    Exercise: Cardio Vader Ball Ballet :innocent:
    PreLogging: :innocent:

    What is cardio vader ball ballet?
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,664 Member
    edited March 2018
    3/3

    Eat dinner at table :)
    Meal plan for next day :)
    Log whole day in the am :(
    Minimum 20 min activity :/
    Power outage yesterday really sucked.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    edited March 2018
    fatchimom wrote: »
    baconslave wrote: »
    Garn! Didn't make it back yesterday. And today has been bonkers.

    Mon 3/1:
    Calories: :innocent:
    Carbs: :innocent:
    Salty Liquid: :innocent:
    Exercise: Cardio Vader Ball Ballet :innocent:
    PreLogging: :innocent:

    What is cardio vader ball ballet?

    There's a Jessica Smith workout video on YouTube called Cardio Ball Ballet. I use a Darth Vader Head Plushie instead of a ball. :lol:
  • bozmo
    bozmo Posts: 177 Member
    Made it through the weekend! 3/3 and 3/4
    plan it o:)
    log it o:)
    eat it o:)

    It was hard and I was really snacky today, but I stayed with the plan!
  • sexygatubela77
    sexygatubela77 Posts: 46 Member
    Calm is an app that’s great for mindfulness sessions. Check it out!
  • Koso2006
    Koso2006 Posts: 123 Member
    3/4
    1) 250 steps per hour for at least 8 hours a day: :)
    2) Reach for water first: :smile:
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,664 Member
    3/4
    Eat dinner at table :)
    Meal plan for next day :)
    Log whole day in AM :( not in the am but did complete the day
    Min 20 min activity :) Bowling

  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Did well this weekend food and activity wise, but I know I ate too fast and didn't put that darn fork down because I waited too long to eat dinner both nights.


    Food :+1:
    Water :-1:
    Sleep :-1: Oh, it was bad. The good side of that, tonight will be awesome.
    Utensils :-1: Did good with lunch both days, not great with dinner
    Chewing :-1: Ditto
    Exercise :+1:
    Workout A
    Squat - 3x8 @ 30 lbs
    Pushup - 3x8
    Inverted Row - 3x8
    Back extension - 3x15 @ 115/120/120 lbs

    Will improve mindfulness today.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    I'm being a good little bacon. Did have a bit of a wobble Sat. Ate too much based upon a booze decision. I know I've needed to cut out the whiskey for awhile, but I've finally decided to do it. Which is going to stink. I've given up enough. But I guess I'm giving up one more thing temporarily. :neutral:
    Anyway, I took a "bonus walk" (extra exercise this week) on Sunday, and I'm pretty sure that covered my calorie guffaw.

    I'm achy and tired today. Thanks so much, Sjogren's... :angry: It isn't going to stop me though.
    The scale continues to be the worthless turd it always is. I refuse to give up. Cuz I'm ornery like that.

    Have a good start to your week!

  • WenCruz415
    WenCruz415 Posts: 20 Member
    Count me in! I am the queen of eating and multitasking. I will start to be more mindful around food and in turn I imagine this would help me develop intuitive eating which is a 3-6 month goal for me. I hate tracking and I am trying to learn to listen to my body more!
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Thank you for starting this. I could use some more mindfulness these days!
  • Koso2006
    Koso2006 Posts: 123 Member
    3/8
    1) 250 steps per hour for at least 8 hours a day: :)
    2) Reach for water first: :smile:
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,664 Member
    3/5

    Eat dinner at table :)
    Meal plan for next day :)
    Log whole day in AM :)
    Min 20 min activity :) Spin class 1 hour

    Still dealing with my skin itching and I'm wondering if it's stress induced eczema. Recent upheaval at work but I thought I was handling it just fine. It's much better than it was but I just feel an intermittent urge to scratch like when I've had mild poison ivy in the past.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    edited March 2018
    Food :+1:
    Water :+1:
    Sleep :+1:
    Utensils :+1:
    Chewing :+1:
    Exercise :+1:
    MAF training - 15:14 mile
  • Xerogs
    Xerogs Posts: 328 Member
    This my favorite mindfulness meditation site: https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
  • bozmo
    bozmo Posts: 177 Member
    3/5 Nailed it!

    plan it :p
    log it :p
    eat it :p
  • hud54014
    hud54014 Posts: 3,777 Member
    At lunch today I mindfully ate my salad. I noticed what huge bites I was taking and slowed it way down. Turns out I didn't need to eat more than 2/3rds of it. Happy Tuesday
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    I'm doing great watching and thinking about what I want to put into my mouth! I noticed I'm making better choices.
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    edited March 2018
    Well, going full blown bipolar dieting with CKD since this might actually benefit me most due to my weird schedule. 5 days high carbs (~300-400g) moderate protein (100-150g), really low fat (20g or so), then 2 transition days back into low carbohydrate diet (high fat, <25g carbohydrate), then 1 week low carbohydrate in a deficit (moderate fat < 100g or so..."bastardized"/bodybuilder Keto with too much protein turning into body fat (sarcasm)).

    At the very least, I know this is going to be fun for a while/learn some new strategies? Eating the same foods for 3 month or longer intervals gets stale/plateaued at times
  • bozmo
    bozmo Posts: 177 Member
    3/6 doing great!

    plan it :#
    log it :#
    eat it :#
  • Koso2006
    Koso2006 Posts: 123 Member
    3/6
    1) 250 steps per hour for at least 8 hours a day: :) 12 hours!!!
    2) Reach for water first: :smile: 72oz
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    I've been very well-behaved.
    But I'm going over calories by about 50 today, cuz Ribeye! Worth it.

  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Food :+1:
    Water :+1:
    Sleep :+1:
    Utensils :+1:
    Chewing :+1:
    Exercise :+1:
    MAF training - 15:33 mile-like last week's second day of cardio...longer mile time. But not as long this time.


  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,664 Member
    3/6
    Eat dinner at table :)
    Meal plan for next day :)
    Log whole day in AM :)
    Min 20 min activity :( but I'll make up for it today with shoveling more snow. Hmmm deja vu.
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Rye- congratulations on your success!

    It's going to be a great day today! I'm going to take Shep for a walk. Swing my kettle bell! Go sit in the hot tub and swim in the swimming pool. Then this evening we have a country western themed pool party! I'll try see if I can do some line dancing!

    Have a great day everyone!

    <3

    Mary from Arizona
  • Koso2006
    Koso2006 Posts: 123 Member
    3/7
    1) 250 steps per hour for at least 8 hours a day: :) 9 hours!!!
    2) Reach for water first: :smile:
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    New Week's thread is up:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10649320/march-2018-mindfulness-challenge-week-2-3-8-3-14/p1?new=1
  • bozmo
    bozmo Posts: 177 Member
    3/7 I did it!
    Started off the month with a full week with no cheats. none. zero. nada.

    plan it - yep!
    log it - yep!
    eat it - yep!

    Next week will be hard. I was invited to Canyonlands with a friend. I love it down there. I love drinking beer amongst the amazing rock formations. mmmmm beer. None for me this trip. That part will be hard.
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