7-Day (and I mean all 7 days!!!) Motivational Thread starting 10/3.
10-05-2011 | 07:23 AM
#81
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From: British Columbia Canada
Amy I bought a food dryer yesterday so after I catch up on the forum I will exercise then go pick herbs and begin my first drying experiment. I am excited it came with some basic instructions so I hope it turns out well.
Nailkita I am glad you enjoyed your treat night! I laughed at your decision to bring desert to Thanksgiving, I made the same choice. I am thinking apples; you remove the core and some of the flesh scoop frozen yogurt into them and sprinkle with cinnamon and pecans they were on the cover of a magazine my daughter reads they looked cute.
Mern If God was a woman it would be us who could lose weight by simply kicking out a bad food.
My hubby lost 20lbs a couple years ago by not eating potato chips and not drinking beer for six weeks granted he put it back on as soon as he started eating them again but boy I was jealous.
Quinn Your story is why I am here. I also put a lot of my weight back on slowly one mistake at a time so it makes me happy to see you are here maintaining. I hope once I get back to my goal I will be well into the habit of logging in and this will be my new place to go instead of the fridge.
Terri I looove getting my hair done so you just sit back and enjoy. I think you should move that to the top of your list and the only reason I’m looking at you like that is out of jealousy
my greys are showing and I am trying to postpone getting mine done until as close to Christmas as possible. Yeah to 161.
Jjeand I am so glad your daughter condition is treatable with medications. My understanding of Supra-ventricular Tachycardia is that she will be able to live without restrictions and it shouldn’t do any long term damage what a blessing. I sure hope you can get a new specialist it’s so important she has a doctor she trusts and can be honest with as she will be seeing him for a long time and let’s face it they are still kids they don’t always make heart healthy choices. Please take care of yourself I know what worry can do to your health so take a hot bath, have a nice cup of tea and go to bed early.
Joanna Good luck on giving up coffee I do not think I could do it I would probably chew coffee beans if that was my only choice in the morning.
Have a great day everyone
Nailkita I am glad you enjoyed your treat night! I laughed at your decision to bring desert to Thanksgiving, I made the same choice. I am thinking apples; you remove the core and some of the flesh scoop frozen yogurt into them and sprinkle with cinnamon and pecans they were on the cover of a magazine my daughter reads they looked cute.
Mern If God was a woman it would be us who could lose weight by simply kicking out a bad food.
My hubby lost 20lbs a couple years ago by not eating potato chips and not drinking beer for six weeks granted he put it back on as soon as he started eating them again but boy I was jealous.Quinn Your story is why I am here. I also put a lot of my weight back on slowly one mistake at a time so it makes me happy to see you are here maintaining. I hope once I get back to my goal I will be well into the habit of logging in and this will be my new place to go instead of the fridge.
Terri I looove getting my hair done so you just sit back and enjoy. I think you should move that to the top of your list and the only reason I’m looking at you like that is out of jealousy
my greys are showing and I am trying to postpone getting mine done until as close to Christmas as possible. Yeah to 161.Jjeand I am so glad your daughter condition is treatable with medications. My understanding of Supra-ventricular Tachycardia is that she will be able to live without restrictions and it shouldn’t do any long term damage what a blessing. I sure hope you can get a new specialist it’s so important she has a doctor she trusts and can be honest with as she will be seeing him for a long time and let’s face it they are still kids they don’t always make heart healthy choices. Please take care of yourself I know what worry can do to your health so take a hot bath, have a nice cup of tea and go to bed early.
Joanna Good luck on giving up coffee I do not think I could do it I would probably chew coffee beans if that was my only choice in the morning.
Have a great day everyone
10-05-2011 | 11:33 AM
#82
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From: Slidell, Louisiana
I just picked up a check for another donation!
Health & Fitness goals
1) eat clean for 6 days yes, sort of (when most of the day without eating
)
2) workout like a beast 3 times no, yes
3) walk 10 miles 0, 0
4) gallon of water/day no, yes
Non Health & Fitness
5) 3 pledges to help fight breast cancer 0, 0 If you want to help out, so I can make this goal for the week and not look like a slacker, please click on my site!
6) write 3 policies0, 1
Health & Fitness goals
1) eat clean for 6 days yes, sort of (when most of the day without eating
)2) workout like a beast 3 times no, yes
3) walk 10 miles 0, 0
4) gallon of water/day no, yes
Non Health & Fitness
5) 3 pledges to help fight breast cancer 0, 0
If you want to help out, so I can make this goal for the week and not look like a slacker, please click on my site!6) write 3 policies0, 1
10-05-2011 | 11:50 AM
#83
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From: Slidell, Louisiana
Mike The not talking diet I am finding really challenging, sometimes I wish I could just say what I want but I know I am a little obsessive right know. I really hope my hubby and daughter will get on track with me but it needs to be their choice not me forcing them or it won’t stick. The healthy food in the house helps they like easy and fast food so the washed fruit on the kitchen table and precut vegetables in the fridge disappear fast so baby steps but steps in the right direction.
Goals
Do not talk diet with family: M=N, T=Y
Exercise daily: M=treadmill, T= walk&weights
Squats daily: M=Y, T=Y
Calories less than 1400 Mon thru Fri: M= 1344, M=1149
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -822, M=-932
Avoid deserts Thanksgiving weekend:
Keep calories below 2000 Sat/Sun:
Goals
Do not talk diet with family: M=N, T=Y
Exercise daily: M=treadmill, T= walk&weights
Squats daily: M=Y, T=Y
Calories less than 1400 Mon thru Fri: M= 1344, M=1149
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -822, M=-932
Avoid deserts Thanksgiving weekend:
Keep calories below 2000 Sat/Sun:
My Goals This Week:
Weight-Wise:
Get back and stay under 200 lbs M=200 T=200 W=200
Figure out why I'm gaining (not sure how I'm gaining when I haven't reached my max calories) M=increasing fibre and water, looking into digital scales T=Too Much Salt... W=Green Tea!
Survive Thanksgiving M=Looking good so far, I insisted on bringing dessert T=Looks like I'm missing my brother for Thanksgiving, which means more leftover turkey for me!
Other-Wise:
Finish my Portfolio Website M=13 Pictures to go T=No
Get back on track with Freelance work (fell behind this weekend) M=Brain Melted T=Fell Behind
Take Measurements of Kitchen M=No T=No
Weight-Wise:
Get back and stay under 200 lbs M=200 T=200 W=200
Figure out why I'm gaining (not sure how I'm gaining when I haven't reached my max calories) M=increasing fibre and water, looking into digital scales T=Too Much Salt... W=Green Tea!
Survive Thanksgiving M=Looking good so far, I insisted on bringing dessert T=Looks like I'm missing my brother for Thanksgiving, which means more leftover turkey for me!
Other-Wise:
Finish my Portfolio Website M=13 Pictures to go T=No
Get back on track with Freelance work (fell behind this weekend) M=Brain Melted T=Fell Behind
Take Measurements of Kitchen M=No T=No
Food/Exercise/Lifestyle Goals
1) Achieve an average between 1200-1400 calories for the week. No single day over 1600 cals. M: 1,090 T: 1,338 (Week Average: 1,214)
2) Exercise 3-4 times this week M: Day off T: Zumba Cardio Party
3) Calorie deficit of 5,000-7,000 M: -746 T: -1,121 (Week Total: -1,867)
4) At least 80 oz. of water daily M: No T: yes
5) Multivitamin daily M: yes T: yes
6) Weigh in Monday and Friday M: 163.2 T: No weighing
Other Goals
1) Make an effort on my appearance every day M: no makeup T: yes
2) Take some "time out" for myself every day M: yes M: yes
3) Cross-stitch; post pictures! M: No T: No
1) Achieve an average between 1200-1400 calories for the week. No single day over 1600 cals. M: 1,090 T: 1,338 (Week Average: 1,214)
2) Exercise 3-4 times this week M: Day off T: Zumba Cardio Party
3) Calorie deficit of 5,000-7,000 M: -746 T: -1,121 (Week Total: -1,867)
4) At least 80 oz. of water daily M: No T: yes
5) Multivitamin daily M: yes T: yes
6) Weigh in Monday and Friday M: 163.2 T: No weighing
Other Goals
1) Make an effort on my appearance every day M: no makeup T: yes
2) Take some "time out" for myself every day M: yes M: yes
3) Cross-stitch; post pictures! M: No T: No
Health/Fitness Goals
1. 80oz water daily M: Yes, T: No,
2. No stuffing junk in my mouthM: Yes, T: Yes,
3. Exercise when hubby leaves for work Weds-Sat M/T: N/a, W: 45min!,
4. Limit to one diet soda daily M: Yes, T: Yes,
5. No added salt on my plate except specific foodsM: Yes, T: Yes,
Life Goals
1. Enjoy visit with Dad M&T: Yes! Too short but it was great.
2. Cross-stitch project M: No, T: Yes (1-1/2hrs),
1. 80oz water daily M: Yes, T: No,
2. No stuffing junk in my mouthM: Yes, T: Yes,
3. Exercise when hubby leaves for work Weds-Sat M/T: N/a, W: 45min!,
4. Limit to one diet soda daily M: Yes, T: Yes,
5. No added salt on my plate except specific foodsM: Yes, T: Yes,
Life Goals
1. Enjoy visit with Dad M&T: Yes! Too short but it was great.
2. Cross-stitch project M: No, T: Yes (1-1/2hrs),
1. Calories 1,400 M-Th & Sun, 1,600 F&S. 1,397, -1,407 okay I'm over by 7 but I'm still counting it.
2. Water 100oz. Y,Y
3. Deficit 4,000 for the week. -1,452, -1,349 (total -2,801
4. Exercise 7 hours. 75 min, 75 min (total 2:30)
5. Protein 25% or higher. 23%, 24%
Other stuff:
1. Pick the rest of the garden and deal with the veggies. Garden Picked!, washed 1/2 tomatoes, all of the zucchini, washed boiled and peeled 1/3 of the beets. Ugh, beets are too much work!
2. Plant odds and ends in flower garden. N,N
3. Work on Halloween costumes. N,N
4. Prep for October Girl Scout meetings. N,DONE
5. Call Grans. N,N tomorrow I swear.
6. Make appointments for orthodontist and car. N,N
7. Pick up apples at Farmer's market. Wednesday or Saturday
8. Housework 45 min/daily + 1 load of laundry. NN,YY
2. Water 100oz. Y,Y
3. Deficit 4,000 for the week. -1,452, -1,349 (total -2,801
4. Exercise 7 hours. 75 min, 75 min (total 2:30)
5. Protein 25% or higher. 23%, 24%
Other stuff:
1. Pick the rest of the garden and deal with the veggies. Garden Picked!, washed 1/2 tomatoes, all of the zucchini, washed boiled and peeled 1/3 of the beets. Ugh, beets are too much work!
2. Plant odds and ends in flower garden. N,N
3. Work on Halloween costumes. N,N
4. Prep for October Girl Scout meetings. N,DONE
5. Call Grans. N,N tomorrow I swear.
6. Make appointments for orthodontist and car. N,N
7. Pick up apples at Farmer's market. Wednesday or Saturday
8. Housework 45 min/daily + 1 load of laundry. NN,YY
10-05-2011 | 11:53 AM
#84
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,231
From: Slidell, Louisiana
Mern, did you post numbers for yesterday?
Ann, oh Ann... what can I say? Where are you? Did you disappear? Are you slacking and too ashamed to admit it? Make some goals and get busy! NO EXCUSES, REMEMBER!
Ann, oh Ann... what can I say? Where are you? Did you disappear? Are you slacking and too ashamed to admit it? Make some goals and get busy! NO EXCUSES, REMEMBER!
10-05-2011 | 01:54 PM
#85
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Posts: 1,688
I found a good creamer (Walmart brand) when I stopped using half and half a couple of years ago. Sometimes after dinner, I'll throw a Splenda in too just to have something sweet instead of a higher calorie choice. Had another good day. Spent the afternoon shopping for birthday gifts for husband and daughter. It's hard to have a bad day when it's 80 degrees and sunny!
1. Keep calories around 1200. Yes, Yes, Yes
2. Eat clean. Yes, meh, ok except for a last minute McDonald's cone.
3. Drink 80-90 oz. of water daily. Yes, Yes, close
4. Flax seed oil, Vitamin E, calcium and vitamin daily. Not all of them, Yes, Yes
5. Make sure scholarship apps get out this week. Ugh. YES! All caught up for now.
10-05-2011 | 02:27 PM
#86
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Oh, and by the way... your grandma called... she wants to know why you haven't called her yet... LOL
I, too, am totally jealous of your garden. It's a lot of work, but you just can't compare the quality compared to what you buy. FIL just dropped off about 8 lbs. of carrots for me tonight. We have a barter system of sorts... I cook and bake things for him that my MIL won't make (most recently a cinnamon coffee cake) and he supplies me with veggies. I love that man. I haven't had to buy potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, corn, cucumbers, beets or carrots all summer.
Like you, I do have to get to the apple orchard... my German background requires lots of dishes made with apples in the fall. Hubby has Friday off... he's tall...weather is gorgeous... sounds like a plan! lol
Long story short... to all of you single ladies... marry a tall man... they're good at killing bugs and picking apples...
Last edited by quinnesec; 10-05-2011 at 02:30 PM.
10-05-2011 | 03:00 PM
#88
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Posts: 1,688
Awwww... I'm vertically challenged as well. 
I was just looking through some recipes for Halloween and I thought that I'd pass this site along. You know how all of the treats for Halloween are full of frosting, chocolate and fat?? Check out these recipes. I know that they're not exactly health food, but they are pretty cute.
Healthy Halloween | Taste of Home Recipes
I was just looking through some recipes for Halloween and I thought that I'd pass this site along. You know how all of the treats for Halloween are full of frosting, chocolate and fat?? Check out these recipes. I know that they're not exactly health food, but they are pretty cute.
Healthy Halloween | Taste of Home Recipes
10-05-2011 | 03:25 PM
#89
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 533
From: British Columbia Canada
Quinn Thanks for the link the strawberry ghosts are awesome.
Mike I married a short guy he kills bugs just fine and as for apple picking that’s why ladders where invented. My green might not make it until the weekend my best friends brother is in a band and they are playing in a local bar tomorrow and it's hockey season(not a fan but my hubby and friend love the sport)so a couple glasses of wine may be in order.
Amy Thanks for the advice and for being someone I can learn from as I embark on a new area of my life (see below). I hope one day to be as skilled as you, every time you post about your garden I think one day I will be able to do that.
I dried parsley today that I had grown myself. For many of you this may be second nature but for me it’s a major step. I have always loved to cook and I am an organic girl who buys local, but also a workaholic so I bought everything I wanted I never really thought twice about it so when I lost my job I panicked what will I do now.
My husband laughed and said I would figure it out he grew up with a Mom who did everything by hand gardened, canned, raised chickens etc. I have spent the summer making baby steps towards this amazing homemaker skill that I do not yet possess, but right now I just want to run around and show everyone my jar of parsley.
Goals
Do not talk diet with family: M=N, T=Y, W=Y
Exercise daily: M=treadmill, T= walk&weights, W=circuit training
Squats daily: M=Y, T=Y, W=Y
Calories less than 1400 Mon thru Fri: M= 1344, T=1149, W=1288
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -822, T=-932, W= -874
Avoid deserts Thanksgiving weekend:
Keep calories below 2000 Sat/Sun:
Mike I married a short guy he kills bugs just fine and as for apple picking that’s why ladders where invented. My green might not make it until the weekend my best friends brother is in a band and they are playing in a local bar tomorrow and it's hockey season(not a fan but my hubby and friend love the sport)so a couple glasses of wine may be in order.
Amy Thanks for the advice and for being someone I can learn from as I embark on a new area of my life (see below). I hope one day to be as skilled as you, every time you post about your garden I think one day I will be able to do that.
I dried parsley today that I had grown myself. For many of you this may be second nature but for me it’s a major step. I have always loved to cook and I am an organic girl who buys local, but also a workaholic so I bought everything I wanted I never really thought twice about it so when I lost my job I panicked what will I do now.
My husband laughed and said I would figure it out he grew up with a Mom who did everything by hand gardened, canned, raised chickens etc. I have spent the summer making baby steps towards this amazing homemaker skill that I do not yet possess, but right now I just want to run around and show everyone my jar of parsley.Goals
Do not talk diet with family: M=N, T=Y, W=Y
Exercise daily: M=treadmill, T= walk&weights, W=circuit training
Squats daily: M=Y, T=Y, W=Y
Calories less than 1400 Mon thru Fri: M= 1344, T=1149, W=1288
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -822, T=-932, W= -874
Avoid deserts Thanksgiving weekend:
Keep calories below 2000 Sat/Sun:
Last edited by dar n; 10-05-2011 at 03:28 PM.
10-05-2011 | 04:38 PM
#90
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 307
My all green streak is over. I blame my nose.
Wednesday report
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1. Stay under 1200 M-F: 1086, 1204, 1221
2. Exercise 4 times: Yes, Yes, No
3. Additional daily squats: Yes, Yes, No
4. 3 Liters of water: Yes, Yes, Yes
5. Report everyday: Yes, Yes, Yes
6. Go to sleep before midnight: Yes, Yes, Yes
Wednesday report
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1. Stay under 1200 M-F: 1086, 1204, 1221
2. Exercise 4 times: Yes, Yes, No
3. Additional daily squats: Yes, Yes, No
4. 3 Liters of water: Yes, Yes, Yes
5. Report everyday: Yes, Yes, Yes
6. Go to sleep before midnight: Yes, Yes, Yes
