7-Day Motivational Thread Beginning 1/3/2011??
01-06-2011, 12:45 PM
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01-06-2011, 12:48 PM
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Thursday report card:
1. Drink 96 oz of water daily. YES, YES, YES, YES
2. Exercise Mon-Sat and make a plan to seriously train for the race in May. YES, YES, YES, YES
3. Eat between 1,350 and 1,650 calories. 1,587, 1,868, 1,649, 1,549
4. Keep my proteins at or above 35%. 33% 19%, 28%, 31%
5. Throw out the rest of the gingerbread cookies, I don't even like them! NO, NO, YES, YES Today I fed the last gingerbread house to a bunch of wild banshees, okay they weren't banshees, we had a playdate
6. Complete at least 6 things every day from the list of "Things that must be done". 8, 4, 6, 5 (but one of them was a really big job so I'm counting it as 2)
1. Drink 96 oz of water daily. YES, YES, YES, YES
2. Exercise Mon-Sat and make a plan to seriously train for the race in May. YES, YES, YES, YES
3. Eat between 1,350 and 1,650 calories. 1,587, 1,868, 1,649, 1,549
4. Keep my proteins at or above 35%. 33% 19%, 28%, 31%
5. Throw out the rest of the gingerbread cookies, I don't even like them! NO, NO, YES, YES Today I fed the last gingerbread house to a bunch of wild banshees, okay they weren't banshees, we had a playdate
6. Complete at least 6 things every day from the list of "Things that must be done". 8, 4, 6, 5 (but one of them was a really big job so I'm counting it as 2)
Last edited by almeeker; 01-06-2011 at 12:52 PM.
01-06-2011, 02:16 PM
#53
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Thursday report card:
1. Drink 96 oz of water daily. YES, YES, YES, YES
2. Exercise Mon-Sat and make a plan to seriously train for the race in May. YES, YES, YES, YES
3. Eat between 1,350 and 1,650 calories. 1,587, 1,868, 1,649, 1,549
4. Keep my proteins at or above 35%. 33% 19%, 28%, 31%
5. Throw out the rest of the gingerbread cookies, I don't even like them! NO, NO, YES, YES Today I fed the last gingerbread house to a bunch of wild banshees, okay they weren't banshees, we had a playdate
6. Complete at least 6 things every day from the list of "Things that must be done". 8, 4, 6, 5 (but one of them was a really big job so I'm counting it as 2)
1. Drink 96 oz of water daily. YES, YES, YES, YES
2. Exercise Mon-Sat and make a plan to seriously train for the race in May. YES, YES, YES, YES
3. Eat between 1,350 and 1,650 calories. 1,587, 1,868, 1,649, 1,549
4. Keep my proteins at or above 35%. 33% 19%, 28%, 31%
5. Throw out the rest of the gingerbread cookies, I don't even like them! NO, NO, YES, YES Today I fed the last gingerbread house to a bunch of wild banshees, okay they weren't banshees, we had a playdate
6. Complete at least 6 things every day from the list of "Things that must be done". 8, 4, 6, 5 (but one of them was a really big job so I'm counting it as 2)
01-06-2011, 03:45 PM
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Thursday reporting in:
1. Stick to my calorie limit. Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. No cookies...gateway drug! Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. 2-3 big blue bottles of water daily. Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Exercise...daily this week to get back in the habit. Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Increase the protein (been at about 25%). No, still at 25% today Yes, 31% Yes, 31% Yes, 35%
1. Stick to my calorie limit. Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. No cookies...gateway drug! Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. 2-3 big blue bottles of water daily. Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Exercise...daily this week to get back in the habit. Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Increase the protein (been at about 25%). No, still at 25% today Yes, 31% Yes, 31% Yes, 35%
01-06-2011, 03:46 PM
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Mambo - love the colorful post! Tango is actually my dog's name.
Looks like everyone's doing well. Welcome newbies. I have weigh-in in the morning, so have been ignoring the tortilla chips which have been calling me ever since the kids went to bed. I have PMS, so I'm sure I'll show an increase anyway. Guys don't have any idea how frustrating it is to gain weight without it being due to overeating. I remember learning years ago that our calorie requirement actually increases during PMS. At the same time, most of us see the belly protruding and feel fat, so we try to limit our calories. No wonder we turn b*tchy!
Here're today's results:
1. Drink at least 72 oz wateryesyesNoyes!
2. 5 fruits/veg's each dayyesyes, yesNo
3. Multivitamin dailyyesnoyesYes!
4. Limit calories to no more than 1500 per dayno -1614no, noYes - 1470
5. Exercise min. of 4 days/45 minutes each - real exercise! yesyesnoyes 15 minutes outside, 35 on the Wiifit Plus (and didn't count the bubble time as exercise!)
Looks like everyone's doing well. Welcome newbies. I have weigh-in in the morning, so have been ignoring the tortilla chips which have been calling me ever since the kids went to bed. I have PMS, so I'm sure I'll show an increase anyway. Guys don't have any idea how frustrating it is to gain weight without it being due to overeating. I remember learning years ago that our calorie requirement actually increases during PMS. At the same time, most of us see the belly protruding and feel fat, so we try to limit our calories. No wonder we turn b*tchy!
Here're today's results:
1. Drink at least 72 oz wateryesyesNoyes!
2. 5 fruits/veg's each dayyesyes, yesNo
3. Multivitamin dailyyesnoyesYes!
4. Limit calories to no more than 1500 per dayno -1614no, noYes - 1470
5. Exercise min. of 4 days/45 minutes each - real exercise! yesyesnoyes 15 minutes outside, 35 on the Wiifit Plus (and didn't count the bubble time as exercise!)
01-07-2011, 12:35 AM
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Friday
Way to go, Laura! That's awesome!!
We had dinner as a family at Olive Garden last night. I had a gift card for being on the winning team of a fitness challenge at my work. Had the salad and ate half my dinner. It was really good. I still feel full this morning, but the scales are down for the week, so that's really good. Have a great day everyone!!
We had dinner as a family at Olive Garden last night. I had a gift card for being on the winning team of a fitness challenge at my work. Had the salad and ate half my dinner. It was really good. I still feel full this morning, but the scales are down for the week, so that's really good. Have a great day everyone!!
01-07-2011, 08:21 AM
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1) drink more water and 1 herbal tea yes
2) eat between 1800-1900kcal 1870 yeehaaa
3) no more than 50g of fat a day (eliminate nuts as much as possible) 54.9 and zero nuts
4) continue with bike and dvd on alternating days kickbox today
5) be firm and not give up in support of DH in his quitting smoking (top priority) he smoked in my bed while i was away!!!
Good day today, with the exception of point #5
but that's out of my control, i guess.
2) eat between 1800-1900kcal 1870 yeehaaa
3) no more than 50g of fat a day (eliminate nuts as much as possible) 54.9 and zero nuts
4) continue with bike and dvd on alternating days kickbox today
5) be firm and not give up in support of DH in his quitting smoking (top priority) he smoked in my bed while i was away!!!
Good day today, with the exception of point #5
but that's out of my control, i guess.
01-07-2011, 11:31 AM
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nottango-Too funny! Here I was thinking you just didn't like dancing the tango.
Report for Thurs.
1. 64 oz. of water- Close,Yes, Yes, plus some ,Yes
2. No processed foods.- Yes, (except a 1/2Tbs) of store bought salad dressing YES, Yes,Yes
3. Push myself more in my workouts. Yes,YES, Yes(my hamstrings will testify)Yes,ouch tricepsYes
4. Log my food.Yes,Yes,YESYes
5. Not eat before bed. Yes,Yes, YesYes
Report for Thurs.
1. 64 oz. of water- Close,Yes, Yes, plus some ,Yes
2. No processed foods.- Yes, (except a 1/2Tbs) of store bought salad dressing YES, Yes,Yes
3. Push myself more in my workouts. Yes,YES, Yes(my hamstrings will testify)Yes,ouch tricepsYes
4. Log my food.Yes,Yes,YESYes
5. Not eat before bed. Yes,Yes, YesYes
01-07-2011, 04:21 PM
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Nottango, I think your post sums up PMS pretty well! Had to lol when I read it
We're on a streak of good days, everyone, judging from the posts. Admit it, it feels good to be back to healthy, right
?
1. Stick to my calorie limit. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. No cookies...gateway drug! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. 2-3 big blue bottles of water daily. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Exercise...daily this week to get back in the habit. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Increase the protein (been at about 25%). No, still at 25% today Yes, 31% Yes, 31% Yes, 35% Yes, 30%
I had to really fight to avoid the chocolate cake quarter I pulled out of the freezer to celebrate a good report card. I hate to celebrate with sweets, but it was an excuse to get the darn thing out and get it eaten by people who are not me! Only half the cake and about 3 1/2 dozen cookies left in there; I'm planning on pushing them while football is on this weekend...
We're on a streak of good days, everyone, judging from the posts. Admit it, it feels good to be back to healthy, right
?1. Stick to my calorie limit. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. No cookies...gateway drug! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. 2-3 big blue bottles of water daily. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Exercise...daily this week to get back in the habit. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Increase the protein (been at about 25%). No, still at 25% today Yes, 31% Yes, 31% Yes, 35% Yes, 30%
I had to really fight to avoid the chocolate cake quarter I pulled out of the freezer to celebrate a good report card. I hate to celebrate with sweets, but it was an excuse to get the darn thing out and get it eaten by people who are not me! Only half the cake and about 3 1/2 dozen cookies left in there; I'm planning on pushing them while football is on this weekend...
Last edited by cjohnson728; 01-08-2011 at 04:18 PM.
