Gettin' it done! Week 1 (closed)

road2happiness
road2happiness Posts: 29
edited October 2 in Motivation and Support
Hi everyone! I am so excited about this group! Let's have 3 components and make it a 12 week challenge (ending December 15th):

Component 1- Weely personal goal
Component 2- Weekly group goal
Component 3- Total challenge goal

Does that sound good? The main thing we will be doing is motivating each other to reach our personal goals with a little competition along the way!

For the first week, let's focus on water:) The group goal is 72 ounces minimum per day!!! Post under this thread once you have it done. :)

I will be adding my goals to my signature to make is easier to keep track of.

Have a great week!!!
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  • michelletr
    michelletr Posts: 218 Member
    Component 1- cut back on junk food
    Component 2- drink ALOT more water
    Component 3- lose 20 pounds by dec.15th
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    Sounds great!!!

    Component 1- Cut down sodium intake
    Component 2 - 72 ounces of water
    Component 3- Maintain healthy lifestyle

    Best of luck to everyone, I am looking forward to getting to know all of you!
  • ljedmom
    ljedmom Posts: 44 Member
    This sounds great! I am super excited...my signature is changed to my goals!!!
  • road2happiness
    road2happiness Posts: 29
    Great job girls! Today is my baby's 2nd birthday:) I swore I was going to be skinny by now. Shoot! Oh well, I will be by his 3rd.

    I am working on my first of 3 water bottles to hit 72 ounces today. That shouldn't be too hard.

    I am saving my "junk" calories for some ice cream tonight at this birthday celebration. I am a total sugar junkie. The more I journal my food, the more I realize that. I am absolutely not surprised I am in the shape I am in right now. I have a long way to go to be living a "healthy lifestyle" but I am determined to get there. I have to set a better example for these kids!

    Have an amazing day ladies!!!!
  • 2myfuture
    2myfuture Posts: 165 Member
    Im in and very excited too!
  • cassiopeia1975
    cassiopeia1975 Posts: 38
    C1 = ??? um what can i do ??

    C2 = Okay so 72 oz is just over 2litres right? well ive had 2 and a half so i think ive covered that one today.

    C3 = And i WILL lose 20lbs by 15th DEC well hopefully by the 13th cos thats my birthday!!

    Will have a think about C1 while i cook the kids dinner and get back to you all :)
  • cassiopeia1975
    cassiopeia1975 Posts: 38
    Okay so i had a brainwave while peeling potatoes lol

    My C1 is going to be 2 x 50 crunches to get rid of my flabby tummy --- so ill do 50 first thing in the morning then another 50 in an evening... i actually think 50 might be pushing it (im not sure if i can even do 1 lol) but hey no harm in trying!!

    Looking forward to this girls -- i know we can shift this up a gear and get this weight off.

    if any of you arent on my friends list feel free to add me -- more the merrier!!
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    I think I sent friend request to all on this challenge so far but if I missed you, please feel free to add me!
  • ljedmom
    ljedmom Posts: 44 Member
    Hit all my goals today and still had extra calories for ice cream! Good luck to everyone!
  • LimeyTart
    LimeyTart Posts: 303 Member
    Component 1- Log at least 90 minutes at the gym daily
    Component 2- 72 ounces water
    Component 3- Be at goal weight in 12 weeks


    This rocks!
  • road2happiness
    road2happiness Posts: 29
    Better late than never, right? :)

    We had a great night celebrating our son's birthday with family. I am exhausted though!! I am proud to say that I drank 76 ounce of water and stayed under 300 calories of sugary junk! Even with the homemade cake and ice cream. Yay!!! I cleaned up from the party and jumped on the elliptical for 30 minutes. Not the best workout ever, but at least it got done. I am glad about that.

    cassiopeia1975- How was your day? Did you stay away from the junk?
    ljedmom- Great job reaching your goals!
    LimeyTart- 90 minutes at the gym is awesome! What time of day do you go?
    lauramingram5- How were those fruits and veggies today?
    LynnMPip- How was the sodium intake today? And the water?
    michelletr- how was the junk food today? Did you have any?

    Great work ladies!! We are heading into the weekend. Stay strong with your goals!
  • LimeyTart
    LimeyTart Posts: 303 Member
    Corrie - I usually head to the gym after dropping my #3 at preschool at 9. Spend 90-120 minutes there with #4 in their childcare center before I have to head back to pick him up. It's a nice break for me, even if I am sweating buckets LOL


    Hope everyone is doing well today, feel free to add me as a friend!
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    I went over my sodium intake by 341 mg but I did make some changes. Instead of the mixed veggies I was planning on that had 340 mg of sodium, I made green beans (and didn't add any salt to season them) with 35 mg of sodium. Instead of tator tots I made egg noodles.

    I drank 80 oz of water!
  • michelletr
    michelletr Posts: 218 Member
    i didn't have any junk food yet.....but each saturday i do a movie night with my boys and that's when we load up on junk food...gonna try to cut WAY back this saturday.

    ok a a small brain fart happened to me today....when do we post our weights...at the end? or whenever?
  • cassiopeia1975
    cassiopeia1975 Posts: 38
    Yesterday was a great day for me -- i managed 3litres of water and NO junk food (in my opinion) i did 50 crunches before bed and felt great!

    Today well i was up at 6 made everyones lunches and did my 50 crunches -- jumped in the shower - school run - power walk for 30 mins and then to a HUGE jumble sale where i walked around for 2 hours and bought some great bargins. Then this afternoon ive blitzed the house from top to bottom and im feeling great.

    Have already had 3 litres of water but i just realise that ive only eaten 1 thing today and that was a fruit scone mid-morning with my cup of tea.

    Im going out this evening to a party -- will have my first Alcoholic drink for a week!! Im really looking forward to going out and not having the kids with me for a few hours :)

    ALCOHOL used to be a really big part of my life as i have a big social life and we spend a lot of time with friends and family i used to have at least 2 glasses of wine a day much much more on weekends but in the last 25 days ive only had 3 days where ive had an alcoholic drink!! am very proud of myself.

    Ok so ive gabbled on enough now.

    Going to quickly do my 50 crunches before i do the school run as i know i wont get them done at bed time :)
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    Wow - just saw the sodium content of my sliced turkey, checking out other options now.
  • 2myfuture
    2myfuture Posts: 165 Member
    Well here it goes.. I did great on the water, went over for that mater!!! Fruits and vegies I only had two servings. Somedays I do good and the next is bad. Silly thing is I like fruits and vegies. I guess thats why I made it my challenge!! Today will be better!!!! I love reading what everyone is doing!! Keep up the good work ladies!!
  • LimeyTart
    LimeyTart Posts: 303 Member
    Knocked out 1 & 2 trying to get to 3 in the future :)
  • road2happiness
    road2happiness Posts: 29
    Hi all! I hope everyone has had a great Friday!

    So far mine is good. I still need to workout and finish up the 72 ounces but that is in the plans for the night. Tomorrow will be two weeks since I have started working out and tracking my calories. So far I am up one pound. Awesome (not). In the past when I have lost weight I have focused on nutrition only and the weight has dropped more easily. However, that isn't the best way to do it. Although I know patience will pay off in the long run it's a little frustrating. I am such an instant gratification kind of girl. Even thought the scale is up, I feel less bloated and I swear my freshly washed jeans were a little easier to button today. That'll keep me going for now:)

    So we never really discussed the weigh-ins. Let's have that be optional. On Thursdays when we start the new goal for the week, we can report our loss/gain for the week if we would like to. I know it would be good motivation for me. I am in!

    Ruth- Great job today! I hope you feel better. I am amazed at the amount of time you workout at the gym. That is awesome. What do you do to stay focused while working out? iPod, tv, books?

    ljedmom's- How was everything for you today? Any plans for the weekend?

    Laura- How are the fruits/veggies and water today? Did you reach your goal?

    LynnMPip- Did you decide against the turkey? Is there a specific reason that you are concerned about sodium intake or is it just for general health. Sodium is the last thing I am worried about right now. You are obviously living a better lifestyle than I. :)

    cassiopeia1975- Wow! You had a great morning and it sounds like you have a fun weekend ahead. Great job on the crunches and less alcohol. You are doing great!!!

    michelletr- How was your day today? Do you have a specific plan for what you will allow yourself to eat tomorrow night? You know what they say about failing to plan...;) I am sure you will do amazing!

    Talk to you soon! Thanks for joining in on this group. It is really a huge source of strength for me, and I hope it is for all of you as well.
  • ljedmom
    ljedmom Posts: 44 Member
    Check on veggies and calories, check on water :) Can I just say, it's crazy to see everything I eat written down. It looks like I eat a seriously lot of food! But everytime I ate anything today I was genuinely, stomach growling hungry. I always feel like this while I'm nursing. Probably why I never lose weight till after my babies wean. Just have to make smart food choices this time :)
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    Yes for the sodium and yes for the 72 oz.

    I did go with the turkey. I packed my lunch for the week so it was all I had with me. But I looked around for better options next week. I feel like I always have this bloat that I can't get rid of. I started tracking my sodium and realized that I was over by a lot some (most) days. So I am experimenting and trying to see how less sodium affects my weight gain.

    ljedmom - I don't think I have ever been as hungry as I was when I was nursing. It was a whole new type of hunger.
  • 2myfuture
    2myfuture Posts: 165 Member
    Ok so I have done great since I started on this website untill tonight. I had a bad night. We went to mexican food and I had nachos and a margarita!! I feel bad but I dont at the same time. I have 5 kids and never get out without kids. My husband and I had dinner out with no kids and I love the quiet time. So tomarrow is another day! I have my daughters birthday tomarrow but I will be good and besides that we are going to the water park so I will have lots of calories burned so I will work off my nachos and margarita!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Good luck to all. Oh and I did drink all my water and I did have 3 servings of veggies today. Not bad but not my goal but close!!!
  • road2happiness
    road2happiness Posts: 29
    Just checking in before bed

    72 ounces completed, but I ate too many calories of junk! The goal is less than 300, but I had 420. The leftover birthday cake that I had made yesterday became too much to resist today.

    I am so glad that I am taking the time to journal everything that I eat. It is such an eye opening experience to see on paper, things that I have been in denial about. How was my body supposed to be healthy with all of the garbage that it has been given for fuel? I have also realized that I don't take the time to prepare proper meals for myself during the day. Then when I get hungry, I feel too busy to prepare a meal so I grab what is easy, which isn't usually healthy. I have lots of changes to make that is for sure!

    I am excited though:) I feel completely connected to the process and ready to do what it takes to become the person I want to be!
  • michelletr
    michelletr Posts: 218 Member
    i bought 1 bag of chips for my boys and bought myself popcorn. :)

    i haven't had any junk food this week
    and
    i have drank alot more water
  • ljedmom
    ljedmom Posts: 44 Member
    I'm not going to check my weight every week...maybe even just once at the end. Here's why. Even though I was doing it at the same time of day the fluctuations were huge. I know it depends a lot on how much water you drank recently and other things, but I think it's also how full my boobs were or were not :) I'm happy with just weighing at the end...that way I know it's a "real" loss and not something that might change so soon.
  • 2myfuture
    2myfuture Posts: 165 Member
    Today was a good day! I went to the water park and got lots of exercise. I dont think I burned as much as this says so I put walking for some of it. I did eat 4 servings of fruits and veggies!! I also got all my water. We had fun and ate good too!!! Hope everyone is haveing a great weekend!!!
  • ljedmom
    ljedmom Posts: 44 Member
    Potluck at church tonight so I actually had no idea about all the ingredients and calorie counts. I had just over 1,000 cals left and just manually zeroed out the calories for the day. But actually, I stuck to a lot of spinach, broccoli and green beans :) Got in more than 4 veggies, way more water and a good long walk! It was a good day! Hope it went well for the rest of you!
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    Under calories and sodium today but still didn't eat very well. On a happier note, spent the whole day just me and my 5 year old. Ended with a trip to the movies to see "Dolphin's Tale". We both really liked it and bonus - she sat on my lap for most of it. She doesn't do that too much anymore so it made me smile.
  • michelletr
    michelletr Posts: 218 Member
    ok so last night the movie gnomo and juliet was on the movie channel...so me and my kids settled in to watch it. half way through the movie they asked if they could have a treat, so i pulled out the bag of chips that i had bought them. so there i stood at the counter with this bag of chips in my hand...i held it as far away from myself as i could when opeing it and pouring some into a bowl. then i walked into the living room with my arm WAY out in front of me wo give my boys the bowl. i went and sat back down in my chair, and sat there and listened to my boys chunching on chips....what a lovely sound...it even sounded good,lol. i hung onto the arms of my chair so i wouldn't get up and beat my kids so i could steal their chips,lol..finally decided to get up and get myself a snack...i grabbed an apple...SO not the same as chips :(
    BUT i did it...i did not have any junk food this week!
    i also drank AT LEAST 5 glasses of water a day.

    i swear this is going to kill me,lol
  • LimeyTart
    LimeyTart Posts: 303 Member
    I only managed 65 minutes at the gym today before heading home for football, but I've been doing great with my water consumption.
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