Well I still eat my sugar free Jello pudding cups, which help. And I love fruit but try not to eat a ton of that since I want to eat more veggies. I know I can't get rid of it all together since there are going to be situations where you have to eat it. But I seriously feel better when I just give it up all together and then not have to worry about it. So just going to try that and see how it goes.

Had my daughter a year ago and now the doc is saying that my thyroid is messed up. The levels aren't right and I am sure that probably aided in my crappy eating last week. And even though I usually eat totally healthy and have been for months now...at least 95% of the time, my cholesterol still is higher than it should be.

So I am at the point where I really need to be in the 130's and see if that will be enough to keep my cholesterol down so where I don't have to take meds for them like everyone else is my family at an early age. At least I am still in the 140's, but barely after this week! :)

I'll just keep plugging along and sticking with it and hope this time I can stay strong enough to meet my goal by the end of the year.

First of all, between canary and almeeker, I don't know when I have laughed so hard reading posts! Thanks ladies for starting my morning off on a happy note.

To all of you who are struggling this week. Don't give up. It happens to all of us. This is about long term lifestyle changes, so don't let a week (or two or three) put you in despair. I also struggle with sugar. If I eat it at all it sends me binging. I think that is a common area of addiction.

My report from yesterday:

1. 96 oz of water each day. YES,YES,YES
2. Stay out of the candy! YES,YES,YES
3. Exercise 5 days this week plus extra ab work. YES,NO (to abs),NO(to abs)
4. No processed foods. SORT OF,YES,NO(choc. chip cookies did me in )
5. Clean the junk out of the bedroom that hubby moved there while he started a project in another room.NO, NO,NO (thinking about just moving myself into a different bedroom so that I don't have to look at the junk:p)
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Mambo, I am so stoked to see you staying out of the candy!!! With 5 kids, that has got to be a huge challenge :D! Well done!

Report Card

1. Keep calories to 1,500 M-F, and 1,800 SS. 1,595, 2,296, 2,320 two words "Cherry Crisp" nuff said.
2. Drink 96 oz water everyday. Yes, Yes, Yes
3. Exercise M-T-W-Th-S-S, 30 cardio, 15 shoulder, 15 stretching minimum. Yes-1/2-Yes, no-no-no, YES-YES-YES dragged out some of my old aerobics videos since elliptical is broken,
4. CLEAN THIS MESSY MESSY HOUSE!!! Cleaned part of one bedroom, Yes, cleaned part of the front porch, Yes - worked on the kitchen, or at least I think it's the kitchen - the junk in there is still so deep I can't say for sure...
5. Plan and prepare healthy dinners. No, fend for yourself night, Yes, chuck roast, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, Yes, sloppy-joes on whole wheat slim buns with diced beets and leftover sweet potatoes,
6. Get to the pool 2x. Not yet, No, YES, YES!!! (at 6:30am with all three kids no less!!! Look at me, I'm crazy super wacko mom!!!
7. Order the parts for my broken elliptical. No, No, No, NOOOOOOO!!!
8. Work very hard toward being a non-nibbler. Med, Bad, Very Very BAD - ugh.

I was doing so well yesterday, seriously I got up on time, felt rested and energetic, did an hour of aerobics, took the youngest DD to the pool for a morning swim, had a low cal breakfast and lunch. Then something very bad happened. The freezer defrosting earlier this week defrosted 10 pounds of black cherries, 8-9 pounds went to make low-sugar cherry jam, which is BTW divine, and I set aside 1 1/2 pounds to make a batch of cherry crisp. Normally I'm not really into crisp because oatmeal is the fastest route for turning me into a toilet hostage. But low and behold AF is eminent and I'm experiencing some um, we'll call it irregularity. And something about the smell of oatmeal to my constipated brain, cut something loose and I ate (no lie here) 2 1/2 pieces of the stuff. At the time I didn't think it was so bad, the pieces were like 3"x 3", and I had about 1/2 of one while cooking, one for afternoon snack and then another one after dinner. Then I figured out they were like 400 calories EACH!!! I went to bed fit to be tied I tell you, but I suppose that's to be expected no matter what. Seriously there is only so much happy in a body that is pooping out golf balls.

And all I can say to that last post from canary: I'm so happy to not be her DD's English teacher it almost makes me want to produce a golf ball. Fore....

This seems like such a fun thread! Today is my first day on FitDay. This seems like a really motivational group!..I HAVE to do a one-day-at-a-time type of thing or I feel overwhelmed and just give up before I get started! Looking forward to getting some great support and tips!

My goals: 1500 Cals a day
40 mins of Cardio
1 hour of house cleaning/organizing closets
1 hour of family time
Add a new fruit or veggie to my daily menu

Starting weight: 11/4/10 220#
Goal Weight: 5/30/11 135#
Mini Goal: 12/31/10 (My anniversary!) Under 200#
First Day so no weight loss yet!:p

Hello everyone!
 

This week has kind of gotten away from me. I haven't even had a lot of time to log my food or exercise time, but am trying to stay with it as best I can. We ended our 12 week fitness challenge at work. As competing groups, we were trying to lower our percentage of body fat. I lost 3.1% of body fat. I was really excited about that. Only lost a handful of pounds, but we were gauging the body fat. Another woman on my team lost three times the weight, but a lot less fat. I know with insulin resistance I have to try a lot harder to do half as much, so I'm feeling like a success. Tomorrow morning I weigh, and we'll see what this week did. Thank you all so much for the support and guidance. I couldn't have done it without you all. I am in no way stopping here, though. I plan to keep going because it is a life process. Won't know for a couple of weeks how all the fitness teams ended up and who is the real winning team, but I will keep you posted.
almeeker, I'm proud of you for only having as much cherry crisp as you did. Love the stuff and if one helping will taste good, three or four will taste better, right? Don't beat yourself up, though. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again. You never fail if you get back up once you fall. If you ever don't feel like getting back up, let us know here. We'll drag you up if we have to.

I at least made my workout goal (run 2x and videos 2x) this week, despite having a cold! I also reduced the amount of diet pop and coffee I drank if not eliminated.

Thanks for welcoming me back with open arms. It's been a really rough week for me personally, emotionally, and physically. I am feeling pretty low but I just have to pick myself up and start over. I will weigh next Sunday after I've been at it for over a week.

My goals for tomorrow:
Run 3 miles
Drink 1 gallon of water
Stay under 1200 calories, 100 carbs
Stay positive...:(
Get off caffeine (I'm addicted to 5 hour energy drinks! Ugh!)

Good luck everyone. It's great to be back!

Hey, Commit, glad to see you back! After all, this is a motivational thread, not a you-have-to-meet-all-your-goals thread! There is always another day and your FitDay log is blank each morning when you log on.

Here's my day:

1. Sleep at least 7 hours a night. No,Yes, Yes, No
2. Drink 2.5 -3 of my big blue bottles of water daily.Yes, Yes, No, Yes
3. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily.Yes, Yes, Yes, No
4. Stay 200 calories under what I burn each day this week, to regroup after the past two weekends of being way over.Yes, No (horribly no), Yes, Yes
5. Stay on my regular exercise schedule.Yes*, No, Yes, Yes
6. Get in at least 25 g fiber each day.Yes-29, Yes-41, Yes-30, Yes-34
7. Take my vitamins.Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes

Hopefully I can stay on track tomorrow; I'm having lunch out with a friend. Putting it up here to be accountable.

Almost the weekend everyone...'tis a double-edged sword ;)

Good morning, Everyone!

I had another good day yesterday and I am so glad that I have joined this thread. It is such a great way to stay accountable. As Cassie mentioned, the weekend is coming up and it is such a challenge. This weekend I have both a brunch and a dinner party. Gotta squeeze in as much exercise as I can and have a plan before attending these events.

Confession time:

This past Monday, I had some friends over so I baked an apple pie. I promised myself that I wouldn't have any. I worked all day Monday, rushed home and because my friends have a little son, they came over quite early and I didn't have time to eat dinner. I scarfed down 2 pieces of light cheese and 2 slices of lean turkey. Over the course of the evening I started to get hungry. Inevitably I caved in and ate some pie. The worst thing is after my friends left, I ate more pie! What started out as a commitment to stay away from the pie all together, devolved into an all-out pie binge. Of course I went to bed feeling like a big failure. The next morning I woke up and weighed myself. I was up 2 pounds. Since then I have been exercising, eating well and still those 2 pounds are on the scale. I weigh myself every single morning and every morning I try not to. I even talk to my scale, calling it names when it doesn't give me the results that I want and complimenting it when it does. Am I addicted to the scale? Am I insane because I talk to it? Cassie, maybe you can share your professional opinion, don't mince words, if you think I need to be institutionalized, just tell me. I know it's stupid to weigh myself every single morning but I can't seem to resist.

In other news, I had a very good second day of my 7-day motivational challenge. Here's my report card.


1. Sleep at least 7 hours a night. Yes Yes
2. Drink 2 litres of water daily. Yes Yes
3. Eat between 1300-1600 calories per day. 1580 1571
4. Exercise at least 30 minutes per day. Yes Yes
5. Take my vitamins. Yes Yes
7. Renew my iron prescription. (I'm anemic.) Not yet

Report Card

1. Keep calories to 1,500 M-F, and 1,800 SS. 1,595, 2,296, 2,320, 2,448 More crisp
2. Drink 96 oz water everyday. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
3. Exercise M-T-W-Th-S-S, 30 cardio, 15 shoulder, 15 stretching minimum. Yes-1/2-Yes, no-no-no, YES-YES-YES, No-YES-YES
4. CLEAN THIS MESSY MESSY HOUSE!!! Cleaned part of one bedroom, Yes, cleaned part of the front porch, Yes - worked on the kitchen, Some
5. Plan and prepare healthy dinners. No, fend for yourself night, Yes, chuck roast, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, Yes, sloppy-joes on whole wheat slim buns with diced beets and leftover sweet potatoes, No - leftovers
6. Get to the pool 2x. Not yet, No, YES, YES!!! (at 6:30am with all three kids no less!!! Look at me, I'm crazy super wacko mom!!!)[/COLOR]
7. Order the parts for my broken elliptical. No, No, No, NOOOOOOO!!![/COLOR]
8. Work very hard toward being a non-nibbler. Med, Bad, Very Very BAD, Bad

I'm struggling this week with the calories, thank heaven it hasn't been any worse, 2,200-2,500 is right about break even for me so at least I haven't gained any weight. AF is due any second now, I always rock on the edge of diet disaster this time of the month. But I'm going to workout today, and normally I take Fridays off so maybe that will help me stay on track today. I'm also hoping to keep my weekend calories lighter than usual, so hopefully I can make up some of it there as well. All is not lost. There is however one last piece of cherry crisp left, but it's not a huge piece, so even if I eat it, should only amount to about 250 calories. Hopefully the children will be home before I cave and then I can listen to them fight over it. Won't that be fun?

Well I am happy to say that after my almost week binge of crap, the scale has gone back down a few pounds. Hate when that water/candy weight adds up so quick and causes you a heart attack. It still will take a good week to get the rest off but I know I can do it.

I have my first 10k in almost 10 years next Sat and then Vegas after that. So even though I don't think I will reach my goal of 140 by Vegas, I am going to try my hardest to get close to that. My eating was awesome last night so if I could just keep the calories to around 1200-1300 for the next few days, the excess crap should be able to get out of my system. Happy Friday everyone!

Ugh!
 

The scales weren't so good to me today. I was up from last week, but not surprised. Hubby took me on a date last night to a nice restaurant and I did eat food loaded with sodium. My plan of attack is to drink even more water today and make sure I get my exercise in. One day does not a failure make, right? Stay strong, everyone! It really helps me, too.

Well yesterday started off better than the past two days but didnt end up good. On the way home from work, DD called and the athletic club at school was holding a fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings and she wanted to go. Ugh, I had already planned spaghetti and a big salad for dinner. You know I cant let my children down so yes we headed out to dinner.

I got a buffalo chicken wrap, should have stuck with a salad but it sounded so darn good. Also had thin potato wedges with it so I know I exceeded my calories for the day! The only good thing from yesterday is I did drink all my water.

1. Calories 1500-Yes 1477, NO, NO, NO
2. Exercise 1 hour-Yes, 30 minutes, 0. 30
3. 128 oz of water-Yes, Yes, NO, Yes
4. Fix one new dinner for family to enjoy!!-Not yet-I am not creative especially with new foods!, No, No, No

Its Friday and it is going to be a good day!

I dont talk to my scale but I do weigh every morning. And it is really getting to me also. Last Sunday it read 215, so excited!! Well today after my horrible week it says 220. Really? Its crazy!! Because of this #, I dont think I have been giving it my all. I really wasn't in to my work out this morning. I was upset thinking that I have gained half of my loss back. Contemplating just giving up again and accepting that I will be fat for the rest of my life.

Obviously I dont want to give up and be defeated by a number. So I am really going to try and weigh just once a week. I dont know what else to do!

We are glad to have you back!!!

Hi Ladies. Friday is half over and I am just checking in for Thursday. Oh well....

1. 96 oz of water each day. YES,YES,YES,Almost
2. Stay out of the candy! YES,YES,YES,YES (but I ate choc.chips instead)
3. Exercise 5 days this week plus extra ab work. YES,NO (to abs),NO(to abs)YES
4. No processed foods. SORT OF,YES,NO(choc. chip cookies did me in )NO (cupcakes)
5. Clean the junk out of the bedroom that hubby moved there while he started a project in another room.NO, NO,NO (thinking about just moving myself into a different bedroom so that I don't have to look at the junk), NO,decided it was a bad goal to start with :p

So starting back up on a Friday is just hard for me! :( I have no energy (day 2 with no caffeine) so I'm going to get a good's night rest ready to kick butt tomorrow!!!

Nooooooo
 

gmantych, please don't give up. I'm counting on you to stay strong! We all have bad days, and even weeks and sometimes whole months or years. This is a journey. Get back up, baby! Tomorrow is another day, and one bad one does not a failure make. I'm not perfect at all, so why should you be? You have a special talent to motivate people...you have with me. We're still in this together. We can succeed!!!

Glenda, let's make a pact to weigh in just once a week! I'm willing to try that if you are.

I doubt that you gained 5 pounds back. It's probably water retention. The same thing has happened to me on occasion and within a week those 5 pounds will be gone. If you look at the big picture what will one week mean in this important journey? Don't give up! We're all in this together! If you feel like giving up, just think about all of us here on the forum who will feel that way too at one time or another. What would you say to one of us who felt like giving up? Hang in there, Glenda and thank you for sharing your experience here on the forum. You've obviously inspired Darlean and me and that says a lot about you.

Well down another 2.5 of the crappy water/candy weight from last week and did the Plyo tape from P90x yesterday to get a good workout in. It's cold here in Chicago so I am going to go for a nice long run today and try and stay warm. Diet has been on track and I am feeling great today. Hope everyone is doing well this morning too!

Starting day 4 of my 7-day challenge and although I can't say yesterday was a bad day, I did not get around to squeezing in a half hour of exercise so I am committing to doing 45 minutes today and another 45 tomorrow.

I am finding it hard to drink as much water as I was this summer. It was so cold and rainy yesterday that I was just not "into" drinking tons of water. I don't think I had a full 2 litres but I don't think I was too far off either.

1. Sleep at least 7 hours a night. Yes Yes Yes
2. Drink 2 litres of water daily. Yes Yes No
3. Eat between 1300-1600 calories per day. 1580 1571 1520
4. Exercise at least 30 minutes per day. Yes Yes No
5. Take my vitamins. Yes Yes Yes
7. Renew my iron prescription. (I'm anemic.) Not yet

Have a great Saturday, Everyone!!! :)

Rose and Darlean-You ladies are so sweet!! Thank you so much for caring!! I got up this morning and jumped right on the computer. I was still in my funk and really didnt think I was going to work out. But after reading your post, I got all teary eyed. As soon as I finish this post I am going to work out for one hour!!

I was telling my DH last night that I felt like I was getting burned out with food. I have been eating the same foods day in and day out. I really have to do some research and find new foods to eat. I am not one that can just throw stuff together, I have to have a recipe.

Yes, I do accept the challenge of just weighing in once a week. I will weigh in tomorrow and then have my husband hide it until next Sunday. He laughed when I told him but he agreed to do it!! I will add that to one of my goals for the week!

Again thank you so much for the motivation!!!

Aww, Glenda! YAY! I am thrilled to hear that you feel motivated to work out today. I am going out for a run in just a few minutes so we'll be working out "together!"

I will weigh myself on Wednesday as that is supposed to be my weigh-in day but there is no one here than can hide my scale. I asked my dog to do it but he just cocked his head to one side and wagged his tail. I don't think he's going to get around to it.

So happy to hear you sounding so energized, Glenda! Have a great day!

Report Card

1. Keep calories to 1,500 M-F, and 1,800 SS. 1,595, 2,296, 2,320, 2,448, 1,804 not great but better
2. Drink 96 oz water everyday. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, NO :eek: I was pretty close though within 8 ounces
3. Exercise M-T-W-Th-S-S, 30 cardio, 15 shoulder, 15 stretching minimum. Yes-1/2-Yes, no-no-no, YES-YES-YES, No-YES-YES, NO-NO-NO
4. CLEAN THIS MESSY MESSY HOUSE!!! Cleaned part of one bedroom, Yes, cleaned part of the front porch, Yes - worked on the kitchen,, Some, No
5. Plan and prepare healthy dinners. No, fend for yourself night, Yes, chuck roast, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, Yes, sloppy-joes on whole wheat slim buns with diced beets and leftover sweet potatoes, No - leftovers, No, Mom fed the kids and I ate cookies and apples for dinner - YIKES!!!
6. Get to the pool 2x. Not yet, No, YES, YES!!! (at 6:30am with all three kids no less!!! Look at me, I'm crazy super wacko mom!!!)
7. Order the parts for my broken elliptical. No, No, No, NOOOOOOO!!!, no
8. Work very hard toward being a non-nibbler. Med, Bad, Very Very BAD, Bad, Med

Yesterday I was better than I had been. Those stupid candy bars laying around the house are killing me!!! And the crisp was a bad idea as well even though as the time it seemed like the thing to do. Next week I'm going to do better. I'm even going to be good this weekend, because seriously after 3-4 days of slipping I'm paying for it, my GI track is in complete mutiny.

I'm feeling a little guilty reading how many of you are exercising this morning and I am still in my p.j.'s because it's about 30 degrees here and my jammies are warm and I have NO motivation to go outside to run or even get in the car to go to the gym. So, YAY for all of you who are doing it!:)

1. 96 oz of water each day. YES,YES,YES,Almost,YES
2. Stay out of the candy! YES,YES,YES,YES (but I ate choc.chips instead)YES
3. Exercise 5 days this week plus extra ab work. YES,NO (to abs),NO(to abs)YES,YES
4. No processed foods. SORT OF,YES,NO(choc. chip cookies did me in )NO (cupcakes),YES
5. Clean the junk out of the bedroom that hubby moved there while he started a project in another room.NO, NO,NO (thinking about just moving myself into a different bedroom so that I don't have to look at the junk), NO,decided it was a bad goal to start with, DON'T ASK!

I'm going on a strict 2 week regimen and modify it when the time comes. I'm on day #3 without caffeine and it's killing me!!! But I want to rid my body of all these toxins and just be healthy! I'm hoping to get pregnant soon and I want my body to be healthy, healthy!!!

So, my daily routine will be something like this:
Protein shake after AM workout with 1 Tbsp. flaxseeds
2 eggs and veggies with flaxseed oil for breakfast
Salad with an apple and 4 oz. of lean turkey for lunch
Protein shake and almonds for snack
Another salad for dinner

I also would like to drink 1 gallon of water a day and be in bed by 9. Exercise every morning and do weekly weigh-ins on Sunday starting next week.

My total calories = 1284
Fat = 61.7
Carbs = 75.3
Protein = 115

I will post every night how I did!!! I can do this!!!!!! :D
Good luck ladies!!!!!!

Well, checking in for yesterday...I met the 7 hours of sleep goal and the calories under goal and no others...I have a stomach bug; exercise was out of the question since my legs are now made of lead and I definitely did not want any fiber in me! I'm still a little woozy but hopefully will be better today than I was yesterday.

Just wanted to say something to those folks having some "oops" times...when you think about it, real life is not about being "good" with food and exercise all the time. Even when you reach your goal (and I believe you will!), there will be days where you are way over what you "should" have eaten and days when you are under. So I encourage you to think of the slips you're posting as just times when life happens and reality sets in. You will likely learn far more from coming back from a slip than you would if you stayed in your perfect calorie range all the time, and it's a lot more realistic in the long run to average out the ups and downs than it is to be on a steady even keel 365 days a year. You ladies know your stuff...trust yourselves to get back on the horse and all will be well.

Rose, about that scale thing...I've been there. I think we all have a love-hate relationship with it. We like it because it gives instant feedback...but we don't always like the feedback it gives. I went through a period where I couldn't keep from jumping on mine and I finally gave it to my husband, who put it in his trunk and took it to work! That gave me some peace. The other thing that helped was to buy a scale that measures body fat and I focused on that instead...it was more like making the shift to focus on health instead of weight, and the body fat percentage isn't as sensitive to little fluctuations as weight is. But I literally had to get it out of the house for a while there. Even as much as you know rationally that you didn't eat as many calories as it would take to have gained X pounds, the number is still there staring at you. Weighing in right after a bad day or night will probably not give you a very realistic number anyway...water, sodium, digestive processes...anything could factor in. Be gentle with yourself, but be honest with yourself also :).

Stay strong in the weekend everyone...and if you don't, no worries; take what you learned and start up again!

Cassie, thanks so much! Your advice is always so appreciated. You're amazing! :) I am definitely going to look into that body fat measuring scale and I am really going to make the effort to weigh myself once a week.

i ve been ving a terrible week.... its been long since i posted bcoz i ve stress eating a lot lately.... but i don wanna give up.... i gained back watever i lost... so bac to sqr 1 again... i hope this thread s continued next week too

1. no stress eating
2. drink 2.5 lts water
3. no eating after 8pm

Under the weather
 

I haven't tracked eating the past couple of days because I have been so sick with some kind of bug. Sore throat, sinus pressure, body aches. Did an intense Jillian Michaels workout yesterday morning, but everything went down hill from there. Spent most of yesterday in bed, and this morning isn't going much better. Family went to church, but I'm feeling worse than ever. Can't wait to get back to working out. Food has no appeal whatsoever. I'm living through all of you right now, so love seeing the workouts that you're doing and the healthful eating that's going on. Even the motivation to get back at it by some who are having a tough time is inspirational. Thanks ladies. I'll catch back up as soon as I can. Keep up the great work. I'm watching.:o

I'm tracking but was still kinda sick yesterday so not really caring about what the ratios were and definitely did not need the assistance of any more fiber. I slept plenty and was under calorie burn, but today I need to get back on my goals to end out the week. I hope you feel better soon, Darlean!

Goals:
1) 1600 calories a day, maybe more realistic?
2) drink more water, a must
3) 3 days walking or gym
4) eat more veggies
5) try to remain positive
6) do more work

It sounds like a number of us were sick w bugs!

I ran 5 mi Sat am and did a 50 min cardio boxing video today. Then I volunteered at the PTO craft fair and here's what the ladies had me do: I schlepped a cooler filled with ice and sodas over my shoulder and wandered among the huge craft fair and vendors shouting, "COLD DRINKS FOR SALE!" I did this for 3 hours! I think I must have burned some calories today, don't you think?

I'm also one day 1 of the "Alternate Day Diet," anyone tried this? I had about 600 calories today (it suggests 0-500 but more if you exercise that day and I think the video + drink hawking did it). Has anyone tried this diet? it's supposed to be really good for fat loss, muscle gain, longevity, diabetes, cancer, asthma, and allergies.

It sounds like a number of us were sick w bugs!

I ran 5 mi Sat am and did a 50 min cardio boxing video today. Then I volunteered at the PTO craft fair and here's what the ladies had me do: I schlepped a cooler filled with ice and sodas over my shoulder and wandered among the huge craft fair and vendors shouting, "COLD DRINKS FOR SALE!" I did this for 3 hours! I think I must have burned some calories today, don't you think?

I'm also one day 1 of the "Alternate Day Diet," anyone tried this? I had about 600 calories today (it suggests 0-500 but more if you exercise that day and I think the video + drink hawking did it). Has anyone tried this diet? it's supposed to be really good for fat loss, muscle gain, longevity, diabetes, cancer, asthma, and allergies.

[QUOTE=Darlean;24783]I haven't tracked eating the past couple of days because I have been so sick with some kind of bug. Sore throat, sinus pressure, body aches. Did an intense Jillian Michaels workout yesterday morning, but everything went down hill from there.

Try to rest up!
Which Jillian Michaels did you do? I have 30 day shred and Yoga.
I sometimes wonder if weight loss/low cal days mean I get sick more--this seems to be the pattern. I wonder if it's sort of one more stressor on the body.

1. Sleep at least 7 hours a night. No,Yes, Yes, No, yes-sick, yes-sick, yes
2. Drink 2.5 -3 of my big blue bottles of water daily.Yes, Yes, No, Yes, no-sick, no-sick, yes
3. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily.Yes, Yes, Yes, No, no-sick, no-sick, yes
4. Stay 200 calories under what I burn each day this week, to regroup after the past two weekends of being way over.Yes, No (horribly no), Yes, Yes, yes-sick, yes-sick, yes
5. Stay on my regular exercise schedule.Yes*, No, Yes, Yes, no-sick, no-sick, yes
6. Get in at least 25 g fiber each day.Yes-29, Yes-41, Yes-30, Yes-34, definitely no-sick, no-sick, yes-28
7. Take my vitamins.Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, no-sick, no-sick, yes


Thanks so much for starting this thread! Brilliant idea and a great way to nail down specific goals! And as always here on FD, it helps to have someone going through the ups and downs with you. I appreciate all of you :). Keep up the great work, everyone!

Wow, Congrats on your success, so far....how have you done it??? Are the goals you listed for the week new ones or is the norm for you? I am wondering because my weight loss goal is very similar to yours and I am wondering if I can be as successful as you. Wait to hear from you....
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