7-Day Motivational Thread 11/5/12
 

Hi Everyone!

Let's get some goals going and get serious as we count down to Thanksgiving...still time to get some good habits into place ;).

I'm keeping goals simple, as I'm still buried under work and home stuff, and it's only two weeks till I leave for the House of Schizophrenic Food...

I did really well over the weekend; hope to keep it up. Seems the staying power is my downfall lately.


1. Calories 1200 or fewer.
2. Do some sort of exercise every day.
3. Eat clean.
4. Get enough fluids.
5. Get enough sleep.
6. Log and post.

7. Decide about cutting my hair off/not cutting it off by Friday.
8. Start the car search. I should be more excited about this than I am.

Hope everyone has a great week!

I'm SO in!! I really need to get back to doing what works. WHN and I talked last night about how we really need to start cooking better. I guess I'm lucky, in a way, that he also struggles to keep weight off. The one thing we differ in is that he doesn't calorie count, just works out more and eats better and the weight comes right off for him. Yeah, well, this short fat chick has to count every calorie AND work out for the weight to come off. Life sucks sometimes :)

Anyway, I'll post up some goals when I get home from work. Or I may collaborate with my Bubba and see of he has any ideas of goals that he and I can actually stick with :p

See y'all later!!

My weekend was abysmal. Soooo bad. :( Sara did awesome, but I am struggling with the fact that she's eating what seems to keep her full and fine at about 1400 calories, when what I read says she should be getting at least 1600. I don't want to force her to eat even when she's not hungry. That's how bad habits start. So I'm very confused. I wish my dh weren't unemployed right now; as soon as he gets back on a job site I'll take Sara to the pediatrician to get some good advice and recommendations. For now, I won't force anything and we'll just keep track of her nutrition, watch portions, and cut out a lot of junk food. Major change this week for her is that I will be packing mini water bottles in her lunches instead of sugary juices.

For me, the weekends seem to be the worst. I need to get on track all 7 days this week. It seems my mind says, "Oh well, you've already gone over your calories today so you might as well give up." And then I go insane on the calories instead of stopping the bleeding.

Goals for the week:

1. Aim for 1600 calories/day.
2. Take meds 2x day.
3. Do some sort of exercise 3x this week with Sara for at least 20 minutes each time.
4. Log everything everyday.

Oh my gosh, I am the same way. I have days when I have a muffin for breakfast and then figure "oh I've already gone over so might as well eat whatever." I did really well on exercising on the weekend but food could've been better. I need to actually eat within my allowance everyday--or at least aim for it. I'm struggling with what I know I should do and actually doing it.

Goals for the week
1. Keep carbs and protein in check
2. Eat 4 servings fruits and veggies
3. Drink the water!!
4. Exercise 5x for 30 mins

Personal Goals
1. Clean hall closet:eek: (can't find anything)
2. Finish bagging leaves
3. Stay positive

Jenn

I'm in too! I had an okay weekend food wise. I did a little damage at dinner last night, and I was less than stellar on my water consumption. With that in mind here goes:

1. Ingest 64 oz water minimum.
2. Log food.
3. Slow down and be mindful when eating.
4. Walk dogs M-T-W-Th- (then walk dog F, S, Sun) (one dog is going duck hunting f-sun)

I have to remember that food has no feelings, just like clothes. I have no trouble pitching items of clothing that no longer fit the new me. Why do I sometimes have problems with food that I find in the cupboard that doesn't "fit the new me" also? Something to ponder...

Sis and I are in. This morning I tipped the scales at 190.4# :eek::eek::eek:

Closet is clean!! YAY. Wasn't quite as bad as I thought, just a matter of putting shoes back on the rack and hanging stuff up. I also had a big glass of water after finishing.

Jenn

Goals
 

No house guests this week, (or halloween,) so it should be easier to get my 'regular' exercise. Even with 3 days of non-stop walking I gained 1-2 pounds last week.

• Exercise > 40 minutes three times this week
• Calories < 1600 daily
• Protein > 50 grams daily
• Vegetables > 2.5 cups (CDC site says that's the minimum I need.)

I made excellent progress on my Todo list prior to house guests, so the focus is on the items above this week.

If you weren't keeping such a close eye on calories yourself you might not notice she had a calorie deficit. Perhaps let her try this for a while and see if she still feels energetic and alert. If so, I think I'd not worry too much about the numbers, but focus on the quality of the food she's eating.

Goals:
Food and fitness:
1) Plan meals
2) Try to stick to meal plans (or close)
3) Mindful eating (I like that, Frenchhen; I hope you don't mind I'm using it)
4) Water - 36 oz, c'mon 6 glasses
5) Do not be a carb monster
6) 2 gym visits or walks (even short) min, 2 c'mon how hard can that be? (answer with fibro: very hard but NOT IMPOSSIBLE)
7) stretch

Personal
8) Wriiiiiiite
9) Meditate
10) mindful speech/listen
11) Practice Spanish

OK this morning I notice I lost one pound but that might be because I weighed myself later. I love that, Cassie: The House of the Schizophrenic Food.

Good luck, everyone!!!

I think you are very right about this...focusing on the quality and balance is the most important thing, along with learning to make good choices.

Here I am again. Starting over. I feel new at this whole goal making thing so slow & steady wins the race. My hubby even commented to me that it isn't so easy going now that I am not so overweight as I was when I started.

I did something that I have never done before this morning and thought you guys would like to hear it. The warm up for my kickboxing video this morning included a 2 min jump rope. I did it! I didn't have a jumprope so did the motions (like in 30 day shred) and HOLY COW I did it for 2 full minutes. .... Then I have to also say that until the end of my video I honestly thought I might puke. I have never gotten to that point before but this morning I did. Know what? I'm gonna do it again tomorrow! Take that!

Health / Fitness Goals...
1. 100 oz water daily
2. Exercise min 30 min M-F (weekend may involve staining the deck if it's warm & dry enough) M: 30min of cardio kickboxing followed by pilates stretching Woohoo!,
3. Walk on lunch (remember this goal that I have abandoned) 3 times this week
4. List everything here that I shouldn't have eaten but did anyway
5. Weigh and post it M: Forgot to weigh,

Life Goals ...
1. Be nice
2. Listen
3. Finish folding laundry before starting it again next weekend

Cassie ... I had forgotten about your House of Schizophrenic Food stories. I can barely wait for the cabinet inventory this year! LOL ... I have been deciding on my hair too. I usually have bangs but they are currently past my nose and I can't decide to let them keep growing (see my profile pic) or cut them back where they usually are. The issue I have mainly is that they are straight and the rest of my hair is permed. Decisions....decisions...

April, you jumped rope. You... are... a... goddess. So glad you are back!!

Cassie, I too await the inventory. Know that we are with you saying holy cow! Whaaaaa?

And girls, I am with you on the hair thing. My question is should I stay with my stylist who gives me the same ol' same ol' even as I request change or chance it with someone who I don't know? Should I just shave off most of my hair and dye it lavender? Not sure that would be a good look for me...

Oh: question for everyone: I broke my food scale (apparently they don't like being accidentally dropped from great heights. Who knew?) Does anyone have a food scale to recommend? I might be able to get a Biggest Loser scale on a spiff DH has. Are those any good?

And finally:

Food plan:
Breakfast:
Ezkiel English muffin with raisins and Tofutti cream cheese
apple
Lunch:
chicken drumstick with no skin
3 oz chicken breast
1/2 small sweet potato
Dinner:
grilled shrimp and scallops
broccoli
Snacks:
2 cheese sticks
one 100 calorie bag of cinnamon almonds

I'm pretty happy, and I thought I'd mention it since I've been talking about getting my daughter, Sara, on board with me through this journey. My husband's insurance program covers wellness and life coaches. I currently talk to a nutritionist and I also just started talking to a behavioral therapist. I just made a phone call to my nutritionist, and we have an appointment on Saturday to discuss things, and I asked about Sara. So happy that she's scheduling a little extra time for me to educate me on how to properly and safely address her issues (like what to do about the calorie deficit thing). Yea! I was going to take her to the pediatrician, but here I have a certified nutritionist who is qualified to talk about children, and the best part? It's FREE!!! That is a true blessing with my husband not working right now. So, anyways, I'll be posting goals for the both of us here since I'm responsible for keeping us both track.

DH and I did not do too badly this weekend with food. We only ate out one time, and it was at a sushi restaurant. Hard to overeat there! And I made a really good dinner last night, sea bass baked with capers and lemon, and baked carrots and brussel sprouts. This has been my first decent food weekend in quite a while! Thankfully the Halloween candy is out. We only went to a few houses with DS last week, so the stash fit easily into a cereal bowl and did not last long!

I did a lot of reading about the Paleo diet yesterday. Has anyone tried it… advice? DH and I tend toward the whole foods they recommend anyway, so it would not be too much of a stretch. The biggest problem would be eating a lot more meat, and a lot less grains (i.e. bread, rice). We have a few organic grass-fed ranches in the area, but the meat is expensive, so we have always limited buying the really good stuff. We could buy ¼ grass-fed local cow, but then would need to purchase a deep freeze… not sure I want to commit to that yet!

Goals
Lots of H2O:
Stick with mostly whole foods:
Cook 4/5 nights this week:
Gym 2x this week:
Clean out 1 cupboard/day:
Plan Thanksgiving dinner:
Buy a jump-rope (or at least do the motions, thanks April!):

Cassie - Looking forward to hearing the Schizophrenic Food story also :p. My Thanksgiving house always ends up as the House of Butter and Wine...

Happy Monday everyone! :D Ama

Hullo! Sorry for being so intermittent these days... I haven't gotten on the scale in a couple of weeks, but I can tell I've gained some weight :( Trying to figure out how to make this happen, but as I'm sure you all can tell from my absence, it's not sticking too great right now. But hey, here I am!

Goals:
1.) Drink 64 oz water/day
2.) Go for 3 walks (or something more strenuous, but at least that)
3.) Start working on ASTRO 550 proposal
4.) Write something (anything!) and decide plots for ASTRO 597 project

Lisa ... I just wanted to commend you on taking an active role in your daughter's health. It seems like you are doing it the way it should be done. Not discouraging her from eating but encouraging eating the healthier foods. Promote the positive instead of making her feel bad about a less than stellar choice. I think you are doing a great job. I also wouldn't worry about her having a caloric deficit. As long as she feels full, happy & healthy and full of energy then she is getting enough. Guidelines are not set in stone and they don't always work exactly for every person. .... A free nutrionist would be awesome! Definitely take advantage of that service.

There is a thread for the Paleo diet so you can ask people there.
Jenn

I'm in and am on track.

Breakfast was: spinach omelet with two tablespoons of cheese sauce
Lunch was a veggie burger on half a low carb tortilla with fresh spinach
About to have a protein shake for a snack
Dinner will be cod, mashed cauliflower, ranch dressing coleslaw
Other snacks will be another protein shake, almonds, cold leftover cod

Taking the day off exercise.

Kudos to all who are doing well and huge cyberhugs to those who aren't.

Congrats Mern, looks like you're in the driver's seat.

Hi Mern!!!! Glad you came back!!! Your food looks great (bet it tastes good too.) Hi Joanna!!! Missed seeing you...

I'd say we got a nice motivational group going here...

Lisa, I second what April says. Good for you for taking an active role in DD's health and the free nutritionist sounds like a great opportunity.

OK, so everyone, let's not beat ourselves up over our transgressions. Of course, Mern, you do have that whip just in case, right? LOL. And Mike, that picture of you with that hammer was pretty scary...

Hope, Scary? Someone last week said that too, or was that you?

Tori, where are our goals?

makin' them now....



TEAM MISFIT GOALS:

1: Post Start Weight--184.0
2: Log Everything & Make Log Public--no http://www.fitday.com/fitness/Public...wner=ToriD1012
3: Walk at least 6 miles--0
4: 64 oz water daily--33.8
5: 3 servings fruits/veggies daily--3


That's it for Monday thru Friday. I'll be making weekend goals on Friday for Saturday & Sunday.

Welcome back to all that have been missing, Hiya to the ones who have been here. Hugs to those struggling and high fives to those doing well. Don't have a lot of time to catch up with everyone tonight, but will try to do more reading/posting tomorrow. Had to make supper tonight, which took some time, now I need to sign up for my medical benefits and figure out how I want get paid from my frozen pension plan from the BBL's old parent company. I'm thinking of rolling it into an IRA, it's not like it's money I have now....anyway gonna go spend time with WHN before he has to go in to work. I hate him working third :(

Thanks for the goals. If you have any questions about your benefit package or your IRA, let Bubba know.

1. Aim for 1600 calories/day.
close-1750.
2. Take meds 2x day.
yes.
3. Do some sort of exercise 3x this week with Sara for at least 20 minutes each time.
no.
4. Log everything everyday.
yes.

Goals for the week
1. Keep carbs and protein in check yes
2. Eat 4 servings fruits and veggies no
3. Drink the water!!no
4. Exercise 5x for 30 mins (does cleaning count?)

Personal Goals
1. Clean hall closet (can't find anything) BIG YES
2. Finish bagging leaves
3. Stay positive no


Jenn

Cleaning definitely counts in my book!

Goals:
Food and fitness:
1) Plan meals - yup
2) Try to stick to meal plans (or close) - yup
3) Mindful eating (I like that, Frenchhen; I hope you don't mind I'm using it)- ish
4) Water - 36 oz, c'mon 6 glasses - 64oz woo hoo
5) Do not be a carb monster - decent
6) 2 gym visits or walks (even short) min, 2 c'mon how hard can that be? (answer with fibro: very hard but NOT IMPOSSIBLE) -nope
7) stretch -yup

Personal
8) Wriiiiiiite - yup
9) Meditate -nope
10) mindful speech/listen -nope
11) Practice Spanish -nope

The red and blue "states" of my goal report are pretty close with green being the "undecided." Sorry for the bad topical humor.

Go out and vote!

Mike, I do not remember calling your picture (the one of you in shadow with the hammer) last week scary but I might have...

Tori could probably say whether you are really scary or not.

Jenn, cleaning counts. In fact, if you were doing something along the lines of what my house needs, that might count as a triathalon.

Mon.
 

• Exercise > 40 mins 3 days: 70 mins
  
• Calories < 1600 per day: 1467,
  
• Protein > 50 grams / day: 36,
  
• Vegetables > 2.5 c / day: 2,

I need to amend what I wrote earlier about vegetables: "CDC site says (2.5 cups) is the minimum I need." Well, 2 cups is a lot of broccoli! So I just had a look again. It's 2.5 cups of Fruit and Veggies. Ok, fruits I can eat all day. I just didn't eat any yesterday. :rolleyes: But I do have a few grapefruit & that sounds like something good to eat today. And ... I always need more protein!

I have to say that posting here really helps!

Lisa, Talking to your (free) nutritionist sounds like a really great idea. I definitely don't have expert advice, just opinions...

Except on questions of hair. I haven't done more that trim mine in more years that I care to admit!

- Donna

A little under the weather with sinus allergies and grandkids are off school and with me today, but I'll try to catch up with this week's thread later today.

Monday Report:

Green=on target Blue=off target but could still meet weekly goal Red=missed target

Going for averages on all food goals:
Calorie limit 1500 1059
Sat fat limit 10% of total calories 8%
Net carb limit (after deducting fiber) 25g 28g
Fiber minimum 25g 21g
Protein minimum 120g 91g
Cholesterol limit 250 mg 177g
Exercise 4 days this week: Day off
Water 64 oz. 32 oz. or so

Today's planned menu:
small meal #1 breakfast: flaxmeal pancake topped with lemon low fat yogurt
small meal #2 protein shake with egg substitute and an oz. of almonds
small meal #3 veggie burger and fresh spinach wrap
small meal #4 lean pork loin, black soybeans in barbecue sauce, tossed salad with bleu cheese dressing
small meal #5 mashed cauliflower with cheese, deli sliced chicken
other snacks: protein shake with flaxmeal, leftover veggies, sugar free jello

1. Ingest 64 oz water minimum.M
2. Log food.M
3. Slow down and be mindful when eating.M!
4. Walk dogs M-T-W-Th- (then walk dog F, S, Sun) (one dog is going duck hunting f-sun)M!

Being mindful when eating sure helps me know when I am full!

April and Joanna, welcome back. :)

American members: regardless of your party affiliation, please vote today for whomever you truly think will do the best job for our country, your state, your district, your county, and township, parish, or borough. Remember we are entitled to our secret ballot--you don't have to confess if you voted for someone your friends/family/acquaintances don't support. :)

Thanks, everyone, for your greetings and encouragement.

Will be back later today.

TEAM MISFIT GOALS:

1: Post Start Weight--184.0, 190.4
2: Log Everything & Make Log Public--no, yes
ToriD1012 - free online diet and fitness journal
01gt4.6 - free online diet and fitness journal
3: Walk at least 6 miles--0,0
4: 64 oz water daily--33.8, 118.3
5: 3 servings fruits/veggies daily--3, 3

Goals
Lots of H2O: Can't say lots...
Stick with mostly whole foods: Y
Cook 4/5 nights this week: Sort of... rotisserie chicken from market and salad
Gym 2x this week: Planned for Tue
Clean out 1 cupboard/day: No... totally forgot I made this goal.
Plan Thanksgiving dinner: Thinking about it.
Buy a jump-rope (or at least do the motions, thanks April!): N

Great start to your week Mern! Yes I voted by mail last week - Great reminder to all!

:D Ama

awww were you thinking of me?

Health / Fitness Goals...
1. 100 oz water daily M: Yes,
2. Exercise min 30 min M-F (weekend may involve staining the deck if it's warm & dry enough) M: 30min of cardio kickboxing followed by pilates stretching Woohoo!, T: Repeat of M :) ,
3. Walk on lunch (remember this goal that I have abandoned) 3 times this week M: No, T: Yes,
4. List everything here that I shouldn't have eaten but did anyway M: In white for those who don't want to see it...homemade brownies w/chocolate chips sprinkled on top topped off with a scoop of french vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup....and shared a plate of cheese & crackers with hubby and ate way too many
5. Weigh and post it M: Forgot to weigh, T: Forgot again,

Life Goals ...
1. Be nice M: Yes,
2. Listen M: Yes,
3. Finish folding laundry before starting it again next weekend M: Not yet,

Not a lot of time to chit-chat today but trying to hold to my promise to post and keep updated on my goals. ... Did make it through the 2 minutes of "jumping rope" again today! Woohoo and it was a tad easier to make it. He said about 5 seconds left and I was surprised. :)

Goals for the week
1. Keep carbs and protein in check Mon-yes, Tues-giving myself half since carbs were, protein no
2. Eat 4 servings fruits and veggies Mon-noTues-yes
3. Drink the water!!Mon-noTues-yes
4. Exercise 5x for 30 mins (does cleaning count?)Mon-giving myself a yes, Tues-35

Personal Goals
1. Clean hall closet (can't find anything) BIG YES

2. Finish bagging leaves not yet
3. Stay positive Mon-no, Tues yes

Jenn