March Mindfulness Challenge 2020
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Check in for March 3.
1. Mindful exercise daily. Back to the treadmill, but did go a bit longer today, also completed body weight exercises in the evening.
2. Low carb, < 35 daily.Did well and way under.
3. Calorie deficit, <1,500 daily. Had to eat something late because my numbers needed fluffing up, can't go too low I think
4. Get rid of 5 lbs by 3/31. work in progress.1 -
Check in for March 3
1. 5 carbs over self imposed limit- I still find it hard to let go of vegetables
2. Under my calorie count
3. Great exercise session
4. On track to lose 5.1 -
March 3-4 check in:
Yesterday was pretty good for mindful eating but I ended the day snacking so that’s not ideal. Today I ate a bit more than normal at lunch then ate lighter at dinner, listening to hunger signals. Two good days of being present on home so feeling good about that. Stay healthy everyone!2 -
March 4- another on track day. Goodnight all.1
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Check in for March 4
1. Mindful exercise daily. Tired all day so only did 35ish minutes on treadmill and no body weight exercises in the evening
2. Low carb, < 35 daily. Good, well under
3. Calorie deficit, <1,500 daily. Well under
4. Get rid of 5 lbs by 3/31. Going well, too early to tell.
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Yesterday was mad. But the surgery ended sooner than expected and despite having to run back to town for a prescrip (50 min round trip) I DID get a walk in. So I got about 15k steps yesterday. I was only able to eat on the run, but I ate as slowly and was as present as one could be behind the wheel of a car and in a hurry before church.
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I'm a bit late getting started here...daughter had wisdom teeth removed, so many days cooped up in the house and getting some cosplay and house projects done as well as fetching and tracking meds and such for her...so many more projects still to do...in any case...my workouts and food have been good except for evening whiskey which I really need to cut out...but, it's so yum!!!
3/4 - goal digger accomplished!!!3 -
3/5
Have been a little over on both carbs/cals but not too excessive. Exercise has been on point. Need to concentrate more on carbs/cals but hate tracking. It seems so unnatural and I really want to use portion size and hunger awareness as my guides.1 -
March 5, still hanging in there! Have hit all three of my goals, carbs, protein and calories every day. Have been working hard on pre-planning my eating either the night before or early morning. Have built an evening snack into my days but have avoided foods that tend to trigger binges. Have been cooking true meals even though I am home alone this week. Trying to slow down and appreciate what I have. Am keeping myself focused on how close we are getting to spring
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3/5 goal digger accomplished!!!
It was tough, I massively wanted a giant bowl of mac & cheese for dinner...however, the macros were not there...and I satisfied myself with 1/4 cup of mac and stuck to my beef and eggs plan to meet my goals...lifted all the things...did it at a decent tempo to get some cardio done.2 -
March 5 check in:
Tonight I wanted all the food so I was over on calories and had a snack I didn’t need. Maybe tomorrow will be better? Stress is likely to blame. Otherwise being present at home is going well. Hopefully hubs agrees!4 -
Check in for March 5
1. Mindful exercise daily. Back at it on the treadmill. It helps that I have fitbit friends at work that are challenging me. Did weight training exercises in the evening too
2. Low carb, < 35 daily. A little bit over at 40, we'll see if that messes with the weight loss
3. Calorie deficit, <1,500 daily. Well under
4. Get rid of 5 lbs by 3/31. Going well, scale has moved already.
Happy Spring, Southern WI is suppose to be 50's to 60's this weekend!3 -
Check in for March 5. On track with calories and mindful exercise- yesterday I took the full 10 minutes to wish everyone I saw in the gym and members of my family health, happiness, safety, kindness, self-acceptance , love and peace. Very calming. A little over on carbs, but OK. On track for 5 lb. loss4
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-Mindful logging.
-NEAT: I've been just scraping by with "enough" but I know I could get more.
-Be present more while eating and slow down. No more multitask-eating!
-Overall increased mindfulness. When I'm tired or frustrated or overwhelmed I tend to hunker down in a foxhole. I need to keep aware.
I did alright. I squeaked by on the NEAT at the last min though yesterday with concerted effort. I was mindful as I ate. I'm still hungry as all hell lately. The appetite is being rude! I may have to give up on the loss protocol and just maintain here soon because I'm just ravenous beyond all reason and am a hair away from eating like a starving polar bear on crack. Absurd. I should be able to work on the last one more now that the madness is settling down temporarily.
Anyway, yak yak yak. Off to do all the things.4 -
Starting weight 145
Current weight 141.2
weight loss goal for March 5 pounds
Goals:
1) to work up to over 40 ounces of water on all days (not 100% but damn near)
2) to weigh and log all of my food
3) to exercise in some fashion every day (6 out of 7 days)
4) to be more mindful in my eating and exercise (this made both much more enjoyable)
5) weekly check ins
Namaste, Kristine3 -
March 6 check in:
@baconslave, me too! I can’t get enough food the last couple of days. I’ve been mindful of the fact that I want more, does that count? I still haven’t felt overly stuffed with carnivore but can’t use that as an excuse. I was a bit less present last night at home so I’ll work on that this weekend. Feeling lazy so will need to keep an eye on NEAT rather than curling on the couch.3 -
March 7 check in:
With the weather getting nicer we grilled a bunch of food and had some leftover grilled items. I mindfully ate dinner but had both breakfast and lunch which likely could have been reduced or eliminated but just felt like eating. I haven’t been great about tracking over the weekend so I’m sure I was over on calories. My husband and I have both been distracted at home so being more present will continue to be a focus. Next week is my birthday so I have a planned ‘flex’ day so I’ll need to be mindful for the rest of the week.2 -
3/8
Started yesterday in a good place but then everything (food wise) went haywire. Today I'm doing ok. I seem to have a pattern of several consecutive good days and then a horrible crash, all of which leaves me weighing exactly the same. I must be mindful of that and break through those crash days.4 -
March 6 was good. But fell all apart on the 7. Out and about all day was the problem. Hopefully back on track.1
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March 8 check in. Having concrete goals (ie numbers vs concepts) is working much better for me right now. Last night I made a flax seed muffin, enjoyed it very much, followed it up with a yummy cup of hot tea and was able to stop with that. Feeling much better about myself and more confident that I am going to make it to spring in a better way 5
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Check in for March 6, 7, 8.
Mindful exercise- did good with treadmill on Friday then beautiful days and able to get outside for 3+ miles on Saturday and today.
Carbs < 35- did great on Friday and Saturday but"had" to eat homemade egg rolls today b/c I won them at a youth fundraiser. They were really good so plan to be back to the plan tomorrow.
Calories- good for Friday and Saturday and not too terrible today in spite of the egg rolls.
Lose weight- I know it's going to happen b/c I'm determined.
Hope everyone is finding their way to personal success.4 -
March 3-8 check-in
Move with purpose 20 min/day - 3 of 7
More protein than fat - 5/7
NEAT - 2/7
No alarm snooze 0/7
With the rotten cold I had, I'm not going to feel bad about this. I'm more happy that I took care of myself, didn't go off the food rails and am feeling much better. Any food prep planned for yesterday will get done today.5 -
March 3-8:
1. Stay under 50 net carbs-- did well up until the weekend
2. Stay under 1500 calories-- up and down
3. 5 new recipes- 1 down
4. Mindful exercise: 5-6 times a week-- exercised every day. I forgot to schedule a day off from that.
5. Lose 5lbs this month-- weigh in on Friday (3/6) was TERRIBLE, up 2 lbs
Agh, I am going the wrong way! I'm supposed to be losing, NOT gaining
Will tighten up this week & hopefully the scale (and body) will be in agreement come Friday
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I kind of hit a wall this weekend, just a bone deep ache in the muscles way different from the usual DOMS. I've never thought of overtraining as a real thing except for real athletes, but I'm shifting the plan to reduce the work volume, and also switching up the food a bit since my appetite has plummeted...took much of the weekend off and today is a rest day so only yoga/pilates, so that's cool, and then I will start the step back volume and hopefully make it through a whole week without feeling terrible.2
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Just spotted this group...
So far this month I've been very mindful of my carbs, but not always tracked everything. I'm down 2.5lbs for the month so far, I'd like to lose another 3 - 5lbs this month. I have a lot of travel, around 15 days over the next 22, so will need to focus hard.
I really am keen to get back to what I weighed in High School... wish me luck!3 -
March 8-9 check in:
Mindful eating? Was good the 8th but not so much yesterday. I wasn’t hungry around dinner but hubs wanted to go out since didn’t plan ahead so I ate anyway. Not the best strategy. I have been more present at home so bonus there! Work asked my whole department to work from home today to test our infrastructure in the event of sickness hitting the company so will get creative with NEAT to be active for the day.2 -
Check in for March 9
1. Mindful exercise daily. Did extra long on the treadmill d/t a fitbit walking challenge with coworkers, we are all very competitive.
2. Low carb, < 35 daily. Over again, got invited to a friends house for supper.
3. Calorie deficit, <1,500 daily. still way under even though carbs outside of goal
4. Get rid of 5 lbs by 3/31. So far, so good.
@libertygurl, good luck with traveling and continuing with goals. Let us know how it goes, I'm planning a longer vacation and a bit nervous about not being able to do meal planning at home. Hope you reach your high school weight.
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-Mindful logging.
-NEAT: I've been just scraping by with "enough" but I know I could get more.
-Be present more while eating and slow down. No more multitask-eating!
-Overall increased mindfulness. When I'm tired or frustrated or overwhelmed I tend to hunker down in a foxhole. I need to keep aware.
I'm working on it all. Still struggling with the NEAT but managing to get it in.
Got messages from soccer coaches so starting next week things are going to get nuts again. But I have until Tuesday before that madness hits. In the mean time I'll be working on mindful eating. I've been slowing down and really tasting the food. Still a very hungry caterpillar though.
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libertygurl wrote: »Just spotted this group...
So far this month I've been very mindful of my carbs, but not always tracked everything. I'm down 2.5lbs for the month so far, I'd like to lose another 3 - 5lbs this month. I have a lot of travel, around 15 days over the next 22, so will need to focus hard.
I really am keen to get back to what I weighed in High School... wish me luck!
Welcome! Great job on the loss! And good luck with your ultimate goal!
Consistency + Persistence + Time, you'll get there. 1 -
Yesterday was a MUCH better day including a 1 hour spin class. Last night I grilled up some chicken and made a tomato, feta and bacon crustless quiche for breakfast this week.
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