7 Day Motivational Thread Starting 6-24
 

Back by popular demand, The Count! Not really but "Back by popular demand" sounds flashy and important.

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Health and Fitness
1) Lose 3 pounds (starting weight 191.4)
2) Gym 3 times
3) 3 Liters of water per day
4) 3 Fruits/veggies per day
5) 3k Calorie deficit

Other
6) Ban 3 spammers
7) Write 3 Policies

Just got my first spammer for the week. That should be my easiest goal, I just need to make sure I don't ban the wrong people. ;)

I like it! No doubt this will turn into a 3 for all :)

I need to lose 2lbs per week over the next 14 and bit weeks to hit my first long term goal.

Because I have a holiday, a stag do and a Wedding within the next 3 months I know that realistically I need to smash out some high scoring weeks and get myself well ahead of schedule.

I'm looking to lose minimum of 2lbs but am setting my sights on a big week.

Training in the woods tonight, punchbag and bodyweight exercises tomorrow. Rest Wednesday. Run with stops for pull ups, sit ups, push ups, beam jumps, back row and more sit ups Thursday. Rest Friday. Then hundreds of stairs with kettlebell carrys and slalom running down hill, followed by some parachute sprints.

Just really need to keep my eating in check this week.

This weeks goals:

Swim At least 5 laps at least 3 times this week
Log calories/activities
Loose more weight (trying for at least 3 pounds)

Great Start!
 

I feel like I'm late to this party!

Welcome Dave! Very witty rejoinder!

Mike: Lovin' the theme. One nit it pick: shouldn't that be three veggies/fruits? (The fruits are easy. Veggies, not so easy.)

It's going to be a great week. I can tell. My goals are the usual, with special emphasis on more veggies and less sugar.

- Donna

I know what you mean, Donna, about being late to the party! I don't think I've ever seen the Moti-Thread started so early! Thanks, Mike, for getting the ball rolling this week!

I think Claire and Dave joined us last week, when I was away from posting. Therefore, please allow me to say my Hellos and Welcomes now!

Oh and Mike, you've given me another goal -- I have to find something for the 3 theme. Will get back to ya on that :).

As for my goals, gonna stick with the tried and true.

Goals for the Week:

• Log everything, no exceptions (nibbles and "tastes" count!):
• Maintain adequate daily hydration:
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average between 1200-1550 calories:
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average between 800-1300mg sodium:
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average of at least 16g fiber:
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average of at least 30g protein:
• Some sort of physical activity 4x during the week: ...(0/4)
• Study every day:

Last week, I wasn't able to get in the physical activity or studying, and, by the end of the week, the fiber fell, too. This week *should* be better (assuming the rest of life calms back down). I've decided to give myself the extra challenge of adding protein to the main list of goals. Last week, it was a Trial Goal and I was able to maintain it. Barely, but it got done.

>500 calories worth of exercise each day
<2500 calories from alcohol for the week
>2500 calories difference for the week
<40g fat per day

Mike: I’m sitting here staring at the Count, with this big grin all over my face, visions of drei little pigs, trois bears and три billy goats dancing in my head…(google translate, remember?)
Monkeydave: just reading your athletic regimen for this week made me burn at least three calories!
This week’s goals:
1. Burn more calories that than what I eat over the week –(tempted to say three times more, but whoa!)
2. Last week I added one new activity, was planning on adding two this week, but now I have no choice than to make it tres activities in addition to what I normally do. I hope we have a walking challenge!

A new week begins. I was really happy to lose 3 pounds last week and get past the 30 mark. I have lost 32 pounds in 8 weeks, which I know will slow down anytime. I have worked really hard and know I have tons more work to do. I am going to keep some of my goals but work on a new one this week. I was down in the middle of the last week and thought about cheating, but I stayed strong. I was on a strict all raw fruit and veggie diet the first 6 weeks. I added beans and boiled egg (even though I have only ate one). I added veggie burgers this week and had one last night. I have never had one until this week. It wasn't too bad. I have been really craving meat, so it helped get past that. Good luck everyone! :)

Weeks goals:

*Drink 12 oz of water with each meal
*Walk daily
*Eat less than 1,100 calories a day
*Walk stairs at work 20 times a day/3 days this week
*Lose at 2 pounds

Welcome, Dave. It looks like you've got your exercise well covered. If you're going to be logging what you eat, that ought to keep you on track.

RenewedSoul - congrats on the loss!

Kocia - Another possible source for new activities - for any of you that have Comcast/Xfinity OnDemand. I just discovered that under the Sports & Fitness section, they have tons of various workouts available (cardio, dance, abs, etc) - and at different levels.

Donna - you can't go wrong with more veggies and less sugar!

I lost a pound last week. I saw the loss last week, but wasn't sure it was going to stick, but it did. So I have to give credit where credit is due - Mike's strategy of having me log in to see that I'm banned for life from the forum seems to have worked.

3??? I'll have to think of a 3 goal. They only have early morning swims twice a week, and it's hard for me to go at the other times. I'll have to come back to that.

Mike - re your 3-policy goal. At first, since it followed "ban 3 spammers," I thought you were going to write 3 policies for the forums - like maybe at least one post a day has to be in poem form.

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Goals:
1. Avg under 1400/day calories for week
2. Avg 45-min day extra movement 50 today so far!
3. No white flour, sugar foods

Were you on here a while back with a similar username? If so, I remember you.

It's either or, or a combination of them. Veggies are probably easier for me.

Yeah, I figured I'd get us off to an early start.

Don't think I need google for those three.

Haha, keeping you on your toes. The 3 policies is for work. It'll be VERY difficult. I haven't don't 3/week in probably 6 months.

two spammers and it's not even lunch time on day one.

Hey, guys!

So, Tori came and found me a couple of weeks ago via PM, so I figured I'd join back in.

I'm doing pretty well. I'm training for a half marathon right now. I'm hoping to drop about 10 lbs pretty quickly here, because I'm meeting up with a friend mid-July whom I haven't seen since I started losing weight (over 2 years ago now, but who's counting?) So I set a goal to be back at my lowest weight by the time I saw her. Anyway, I'll post some goals, I suppose:

1.) c. 1200-1400 calories/day
2.) Drink 64 oz. water/day
3.) Exercise -
M: Gym
T: Run 4 miles
W: Gym
Th: Run 4 miles
F: Gym
S: Off
Su: Run 5 miles
4.) Finish making plots for journal article
5.) Start writing article in earnest
6.) Get my basals on my insulin pump sorted out

It's good to be back. Thanks, Tori, for the PM. Honestly, back in January, when I think it was that I was last here, I needed a break. I was pushing myself too hard and expecting too much. I haven't gained too much weight since I left, a few lbs, but nothing I can't recover from. Cheers to a good week.

Welcome back Joanna! Where and when is the race?

Better change your goal to 3 a day!

Got to the pool today. Only six laps (2 crawl, 4 breaststroke), but I'm feeling like this week is off to a good start!

OK I'm back. Joanna, welcome back! Tori found me too. and there there was that bullying from Mike... To quote Mike Hello you all...umm that might be hi y'all.

Ok so I can't respond to the posts yet cause I am pursuing my goals, which are:

3) Eat mindfully and less
3) stretch daily
3) take magnesium/malic acid twice a day
3) more water
3) get to the gym, even if just for 3 haha I mean 15 minutes
3) write
3) meditate
3) practice Spanish

So 3 goals. In honor of Mike. It was truly a 3 for all. That WAS clever, Dave.

In Chicago, in September.

She's alive! We were chanting your name last week to see if you'd show up. I guess you got a late message.

Awesome, have fun. Is this your first?

calories under 1100:
water 6 glasses a day:
exercise 5K a week

No loss this week.

Hope and Joanna.........I am SO glad to see you guys back:) You guys really helped me stay on track and motivated last winter, I so appreciate that. Joanna, good luck training for the half marathon, it's great to have a goal like that, I've done a few 5k runs and it was so motivating to train for.

Libby sorry to hear no loss last week. Keep at it, it will come.....what did you mean by 5k exercise, walking?

Renewed soul, you are doing great with your losses and to follow such a restricted meal plan, you are obviously very committed.

Mike what a fun idea with count! I love it! I will pick that up:

Goals:

1. 3 workouts this week
2. 3 vegs/day
3. Omega 3 everyday
4. >3k calorie deficit this week

I dropped the posting on the weekend....awful stomach flu apparently. But it was thankfully brief.

Walking challenge: 10 miles in by Sunday who is in?

Nice goals. Ill add one to the challenge... how about 10 miles ON Sunday?

any suggestions to change things up?
 

Some of us procrastinate all week, those'll be the ones doing 10 miles on Sunday! (Been there, done that lol).

calories under 1100: M-986
water 6 glasses a day: Yes,
exercise 5K a week: M-No

My goal is to walk 5k this week. I am going for more medical tests this week and I hope to get a prognosis from my doctor In July. Till then no strenuous exercise.

Hold up now, I'm not procrastinating (this time). I just think it would be more of a challenge to do it all at once. Sunday would be my only option to do it all at once. I work M-F and my GF is off on Saturday. I may get creative and try to squeeze in 3.33 miles x 3 days (if I have the time). Not quite 10 but creativity counts for something. A couple things I forgot to mention...
1) doing it all at once would be much harder (physically) since I haven't walked IN FOREVER and everyday the heat index has been 100*+
2) my miles will not be done inside at the gym so that will be in addition to going to the gym.

So now... Are you in for 10 at one time? Don't be scared.

Goals:
1: Drink only 1 Diet Dew a day--yes
2: Don't stress about it, you'll know when you know--yes
3: Exercise when I can--no


So, I fell off again last week. A lot has been going on and it's just hard for me to keep up sometimes. But I did lose 1.8# last week. 0.8 over my goal! Woot Woot! I only got one mile in last week, and I pushed myself to do that. I've been super tired and lethargic. I went to the doctor today for follow up thyroid bloodwork and we wound up ordering more blood work for some other things that may be going on. Apparently, when you have one autoimmune disease it's easier to come down with another. yay! So, that's what's been going on. Will do my best to catch up tomorrow....gnight y'all


Oh, Joanna and Hope, welcome back!

I was indeed!

Apologies for creating a new account and clogging the system with my usernames. I just wanted to log this a new chapter.

Managed to get down to 180lbs last year, find the girl of my dreams, then hurt my knee from overuse, then collarbone gate.

However, been training a couple of months now and finally able to step it up. Wood run last night was brutal. The 7.5K course quickly turned into 9k minimum after a couple of wrong turns by our guide. So many killer hills. I mean 3 half a kilometre (I'm being conservative) of curving, steep steep inclinces, all over rough terrain.

Perfect start to the week :)

I like that idea of people chanting for me...maybe it will catch on...lol. Yes I am alive. And kicking.

HI Robin!!! Missed "tawking" with ya. We're gonna have to keep each other on track again...

Good for you re: your closeness to goal!!!

So sorry about your health stuff. I hope you can get some relief.

Also sorry for not messaging back, crazy busy but no excuses...

I'm here now, thanks in no small part to you and Mike.

3) Eat mindfully and less: so so
3) stretch daily: yes
3) take magnesium/malic acid twice a day: yes
3) more water: no
3) get to the gym, even if just for 3 haha I mean 15 minutes: no
3) write: yes
3) meditate:yes
3) practice Spanish: si, un poco

That's what worked for me before, I was way too busy to exercise through the week, with working 2 jobs, volunteer work, kids etc. Somehow the walking challenge taught me to take a few minutes, even if it was only 10, for a walk, so that I could add some mileage to the week total. That's what I am hoping to do again.

For physical reasons I can't do 10 on Sunday. Under normal circumstances I would enjoy that. Drat. Anyway, I can put in my few per day, you can do it all on Sunday if you want. Good luck with the heat!

I think Kocia is in.

Off to early bird swimming. Great way to deal with this heat.

Yey for the 10 mile walking challenge!!! There is still time to join! Anybody?

Mike - in my debut goals last week I wrote cryptically "in addition to what I normally do exercise-wise..." Well, what I normally do - I run a few miles most mornings, and 10+ miles is my typical Sunday long run - so you will not be alone with your 10 miles and with the heat - there may still be more uf us, and I am sure Robin won't be able to resist for long!

But this is what I have been doing for 14 years anyway, so for me the miles I run are not part of the walking challege, and the extra three Count Dracula activities are separate from that, too!

It will be harder to get the walking miles in when the days get darker - who else is in?!

Goals for the Week:

• Log everything, no exceptions (nibbles and "tastes" count!): yes
• Maintain adequate daily hydration: yes
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average between 1200-1550 calories: 1303
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average between 800-1300mg sodium: 940
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average of at least 16g fiber: 12
• Maintain a 7-day rolling average of at least 30g protein: 39
• Some sort of physical activity 4x during the week: Mon=nothing ...(0/4)
• Study every day: yes

I'm so far behind on fiber that it'll most likely take me all week to build the average back up. Better to build gradually, however, when one is talking about fiber intake. I'll be doing good if fiber is back in the blue by Friday.

So happy to see you back, Hope!!! Yay!

Good work on your laps, Claire!

Joanna, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance!

Glad you're feeling better, Robin. You've had a busy couple of weeks.

Fingers crossed for you, Libby.

With regard to the 10k walk/run? I'll have to sit this one out. Good luck to all of you who jump on in there! Have fun!

Weeks goals:

*Drink 12 oz of water with each meal: Yes
*Walk daily: Yes
*Eat less than 1,100 calories a day: Yes
*Walk stairs at work 20 times a day/3 days this week:
*Lose at 2 pounds: Hopefully....

For yesterday:

1.) c. 1200-1400 calories/day - M: 1201
2.) Drink 64 oz. water/day - M: Y
3.) Exercise -
M: Gym - Y
T: Run 4 miles
W: Gym
Th: Run 4 miles
F: Gym
S: Off
Su: Run 5 miles
4.) Finish making plots for journal article - M: working on it
5.) Start writing article in earnest - M: ish
6.) Get my basals on my insulin pump sorted out - M: getting there?

As usual I rocked it on Monday, the next 6 days will be the hard part.:rolleyes:

Health and Fitness
1) Lose 3 pounds (starting weight 191.4) 189.8 (-1.6)
2) Gym 3 times Yes
3) 3 Liters of water per day Yes
4) 3 Fruits/veggies per day Yes
5) 3k Calorie deficit -1233

Other
6) Ban 3 spammers 2
7) Write 3 Policies 0

Algunos es mejor que nada. Enhorabuena por encontrar su camino de regreso a la camioneta, bueno ustedes aquí otra vez.

I may break it up and walk it in 3 days. I have to get started tonight though if I plan on doing it. Wednesday I'm bringing my friend Johnny up to the Police Academy so he can talk to the new recruits (some may remember me talking about him), then I'll hit the gym, then come home to cut grass. Friday, I'll hit the gym again for 3rd time. Saturday my GF is off so we'll spend the day together. Tues, Thurs & Sun will be my only chance. It's probably best if I don't try to cram it in one day since I'm not conditioned for it. I'd be setting myself up for failure... or a heat stroke.

wow I wish I had that stamina.:o I'm going to take Robin's advice and try to split it up.

Do you like Fiber One? They have some good cereals, their 51% one is awesome IMO.

good job so far. How many flights of stairs is it at work?

Strong start. You should crush your 1/2. Do you have a time goal?