7-Day Motivational Thread 11.12.12~~A Week To Not Be Weak
 

Okay, I told Bubba I'd start us out a little early this week, cause I won't have time to in the morning. We've done our week a little bit different this week....each day is themed. Maybe by changing it up a little bit, he and I can stick to it a little bit better. So here goes nuthin......


TEAM MISFIT GOALS:

Meatless Monday--All vegeterian. No meat, seafood, poultry. Dairy is okay, no eggs.
Tuna Tuesday--Tuna at some point during the day. Sammich, with crackers, however you want it
Walking Wednesday--Minimum of 3 miles
Thirsty Thursday--128 oz of water
Fried Food Free Friday--No fried foods all day
Stupendous Saturday--No real food restrictions, but don't go insane
Sun-day Sunday--2 hours, outside. As long as the sun is out

Bubba Specific:

1--take all vitamins
2--floss daily!
3--write at least 1
4--take TPM out at least twice
5--2 RAKs

Lil Sis Specific:

1--spend quality time with the Jassi Cat
2--take all vitamins
3--go to credit union
4--keep up with paperwork
5--clean bathroom


**As always, we need to post starting weight, make logs public, and post the link to the log.

1. Target <1600 calories/day.
2. Walk the park or big block 4x with Sara this week.
3. Take meds 2x/day.
4. Log everything.
5. Plan ahead this week a few healthier (or at least less bad) items to have next week during Thanksgiving.
6. Start reading labels and learning more about cleaner food choices.

Tori, I really like your themed goals! Very creative, and it will keep things interesting I bet.

Tori I like the themed goals.

Not sure what my goals will be this week. Feeling really tired today so I think it will just be to eat within reason and drink lots of water.

Jenn

I like the theme goals, too...very clever!

I guess my theme this week is good habits:

1. Keep calories low and make good food choices.
2. Log everything; do not do a disappearing act when busy :o.
3. Get enough sleep.
4. Get some exercise every day (except Sunday; driving 12 hours).
5. Drink water.
6. Take vitamins.
7. Don't procrastinate with work.
8. Stay on top of the home stuff.

Very cool approach to goals, Tori. Not sure what my theme would be... Maybe: if it's broke, fix it; if it aint, don't...

Goals:
1) Plan food
2) < 1600 calories
3) 6 glasses H2O min
4) stretch
5) some form of exercise, even at home 2x min
6) pull self up by bootstraps

Planning food has worked. Since I started, I lost the extra 4 pounds I gained not watching.

Yowza, Hope, that's fantastic! Come to think of it, the week I did the best, I planned meals, too. I should get my thinking cap on. I'm going out to lunch with a former coworker today and will get my usual, some form of grilled chicken on a salad with dressing on the side (and which I hardly ever use). Dinner tonight will be fish, brown rice, and a veg (not sure what's in there). Snacks? Orchard apple and almonds, and/or PB on celery.

Thanks for the reminder, Hope :).

Hi everyone! I'd love to join in if that's OK! :)

Yesterday was my 30th birthday, and it was such a lovely day -- a trip to the symphony and a lovely dinner with friends! Knowing my favorite food is chocolate, a number of friends as well as my boyfriend were very sweet (pun intended!) and bought me some of my favorite chocolate-themed treats.

However, on a whim, and mostly to be silly, I said to them "You know, I don't eat sugar anymore...that was something I did when I was 29!" Everyone laughed, as I have been trying to give up sugar for the past three YEARS and it never lasts. However, magically, yesterday I actually WAS able to resist refined sugar all day!!

So I only have two goals this week and they are VERY simple/basic, mostly because detoxing from refined sugar makes me a sad sad puppy D:

1. NO REFINED SUGAR (eating foods containing natural sugar, such as fruit, is OK)
2. Go to the gym for an hour at least once a day (but preferably go twice)

My weight is slightly higher than it's been all year (was holding pretty steady at 141, now i am closer to 144), so I am hoping this helps me!

Good luck everyone with your goals this week, love all of the support and encouragement in this place! :)

Welcome Meachan! Yeah I can't do sugar either and when I do, I pay for it and have found it's not worth it. But I find the longer I go without it, the less I want it so that's good and I hope it works like that for you too. Good luck with yoru goals!

Cassie so glad I "motivated" you!!! Your plan sounds very healthy.

So here goes, my plan:
Had
3/4 of an Ezkiel English muffin with raisins and tofutti cream cheese
1/4 apple (DH couldn't finish and I hate throwing out food)

Lunch
egg whites,no nitrite ham, mushrooms and onions
apple

Dinner
filet of sole in panko
winter squash

Snacks:
nuts and fruit or I'll put pb on that apple (thanks for the idea, Cassie!!)
Vitamuffin
no nitrite ham

I'm in for the week. I'm starting to feel a little desperate, truthfully. I'm up 12 lbs from my all time low (which was in early July). I really, really, really don't want to lose any more ground. I'm thinking maybe I need to be a little more forceful with myself, rather than trying to ease into things. You know, kind of jar myself into line, if you will. So, here goes...

Goals:
1.) Under 1400 calories/day
2.) Go to the gym x2
3.) Walk to car after work M-F (unless it's majorly raining or something)
4.) 64 oz/day of water
5.) Start (and finish! Oh god...) ASTRO 550 proposal

Goals:
Lots of Water:
Focus on Whole Foods:
Vitamin Daily:
Exercise Daily:

Lifestyle Goals:
Quit stressing:
Quit making excuses not to exercise:
Start getting up earlier:
Decorate something:
Daily Theme: M- Mild Mannered Monday (aka no freaking out!),

DH and I spent all day Saturday painting the master bedroom and bath. It went from swampy green (previous owners must have been color-blind) to a beautiful light colonial blue. Ahhh… It is Monday am and I still have not recovered – my hands still hurt and my neck has a big kink in it… ibuprofen.

Tori – Love the themes! I think I’ll try to do some also, and post in the morning the theme of my day.

Lisa – The label says “Natural Choice” across the front. I used to only be able to get it at specialty stores, but now can get it at big box groceries like Winco! Good luck!

Cassie – I got into researching decaf when I was pregnant, but really prefer the full leaded version as well. Thanks for sending the weblink to food facts – I spent at least an hour on there yesterday looking up the food in my cupboard to see how they rate. If I had a smart phone I would probably spend hours in the grocery looking up each product before putting it in the cart. I love how in the program you can click on red flagged ingredients to get a description of each. Thanks again!

Joanna – Yay another scientist on the thread! I have a minor in physics and DH in astrophysics – we are big time stargazers. Maybe you have figured out where my handle comes from? Good luck with your proposal and with your goals for this week!

Hope – Great work losing the 4 lbs! I like your goals this week!

Jenn – I loved that you posted your picture last week. So nice to put a face with the name! Nice simple goals this week!

Meachan – Welcome to the thread!

Happy Monday - :D Ama
5'6", 40yo
Maintaining with a Vengeance

I'm BACK! lol
Got swamped with job and work for my sideline Firearms business. Haven't logged or made the gym in two weeks. I have been fairly good with eating and hovering around 220#.
GOALS:
Calories: Less than 1700/day
Workouts: 3 workouts this week.

I encourage everyone to go hard this week. Next week is THANKSGIVING (in the USA anyway) and you know you will have lots of temptations.

TEAM MISFIT GOALS:


ToriD1012 - free online diet and fitness journal, 185.0 :(


Meatless Monday--All vegeterian. No meat, seafood, poultry. Dairy is okay, no eggs.----YES!! I'm awesome like that
Tuna Tuesday--Tuna at some point during the day. Sammich, with crackers, however you want it
Walking Wednesday--Minimum of 3 miles
Thirsty Thursday--128 oz of water
Fried Food Free Friday--No fried foods all day
Stupendous Saturday--No real food restrictions, but don't go insane
Sun-day Sunday--2 hours, outside. As long as the sun is out

Lil Sis Specific:

1--spend quality time with the Jassi Cat--no
2--take all vitamins--no
3--go to credit union--no
4--keep up with paperwork--yes
5--clean bathroom--no


I wish I could take credit for all of the themes, but Mike helped/came up with most of them. I think I can take sole credit for Monday and Saturday.

Gonna go chill with my honey. Talk to y'all tomorrow

Welcome back, Ron! Smart of you to recommend the thread to Lisa; she fits right in!

Joanna and Ama, our super smart scientists. Ama, now you got me curious about your screen name. I love that maintaining with a vengence.

I like the idea of a daily theme. Today would be Keep Moving Monday: did lots of work, went for a walk, (found local eggs for sale at a great price), kept moving all day. I'll come up with a theme for tomorrow. (kinda cheated today in that I name the them after the fact.)

Tori, now don't go giving Mike too much credit. You'll spoil him.

aww, thanks, Hope. That's awful nice of you. :)

For today:

1.) Under 1400 calories/day - M: 1179
2.) Go to the gym x2
3.) Walk to car after work M-F (unless it's majorly raining or something) - M: Y
4.) 64 oz/day of water - M: Y
5.) Start (and finish! Oh god...) ASTRO 550 proposal - started writing, but found a fundamental flaw in my idea and may have to go back to the drawing board :mad:

Today was a pretty good day overall. I'm trying to remind myself of all the things that used to motivate me and help keep me on track. I'm also trying to not feel like I won't have accomplished anything until I lose the 12 lbs I gained back. It's an accomplishment from today - doesn't matter where I'm starting from.

I'm in, just been super busy. Haven't logged anything but I will. I've been "meatless" all day. No jokes ladies and Ron. I did write 2 policies today, crushing my goal. Probably write 2 more tomorrow. I'm at pool league now and will try my best to update later, depending on when I get in.

Thanks for getting us started, sis.

TEAM MISFIT GOALS:


ToriD1012 - free online diet and fitness journal, 185.0 :( http://www.fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=01gt4.6 188.2


Meatless Monday--All vegeterian. No meat, seafood, poultry. Dairy is okay, no eggs.----YES!! I'm awesome like that, Yep!! I rocked it, ate like crap though
Tuna Tuesday--Tuna at some point during the day. Sammich, with crackers, however you want it
Walking Wednesday--Minimum of 3 miles
Thirsty Thursday--128 oz of water
Fried Food Free Friday--No fried foods all day
Stupendous Saturday--No real food restrictions, but don't go insane
Sun-day Sunday--2 hours, outside. As long as the sun is out

Bubba Specific:

1--take all vitamins yes
2--floss daily! yes (about to)
DONE 3--write at least 1 yes (2)
4--take TPM out at least twice nope
5--2 RAKs nope

Lil Sis Specific:

1--spend quality time with the Jassi Cat--no
2--take all vitamins--no
3--go to credit union--no
4--keep up with paperwork--yes
5--clean bathroom--no

1. Target <1600 calories/day.
no.
2. Walk the park or big block 4x with Sara this week.
Yes!
3. Take meds 2x/day.
oops, forgot p.m.
4. Log everything.
yes.
5. Plan ahead this week a few healthier (or at least less bad) items to have next week during Thanksgiving.
working on it (see below).
6. Start reading labels and learning more about cleaner food choices.
tried, but felt a little lost.:confused:

Sara and I went and walked the path around the park yesterday. I was right. It was almost exactly 1 mile. It only took 20 minutes, and I'm already thinking we should try 2x around. :eek: I know, crazy, huh? lol I've always hated walking, but starting out this time they've been so nice and pleasant. Yea! Maybe I'll keep it up a little longer this time. There is more than one path...maybe we'll explore the longer path one of these days.

I went yesterday morning early and got a large portion of my Thanksgiving dinner shopping done. I feel ahead of the game this year. When I was talking to my nutritionist on Saturday I told her to try to help myself not get out of control I was going to make some "healthier" options and make a plan of attack so I don't go crazy insane on the food. We are having 8 people for dinner, and I bought 3 small pies. So 1 small slice of each per person. And 8 slices on those little pies are pretty dang small.

I traditionally do A LOT of baking at the holidays, and chocolate chip cookies are my kids' favorite thing I bake. This year I'm going to try a "healthier" recipe by adding oats, replacing most of the sugar with Stevia, maybe adding some whole wheat flour mixed in with the white flour, and replacing most of the butter with unsweetened applesauce. That's going to be my only baking. Except I've been really craving a mock baklava, so I don't know. It's just 137 calories/slice, but that's a big IF I only have one. Maybe I'll make the baklava on Sunday with some leftover turkey sandwiches. But then the baklava wasn't the kids' favorite, so I'll eat a lot of it myself. Maybe I should save that for Christmas when I can take it to the big gathering and share with lots of people. Ok, talking myself out of making that this time. Thanks for listening to my ramble and talk myself through a food trap of a holiday.:o

Lisa, I think talking it through like that is extremely helpful. It sounds like you have a good plan. I need to start thinking Christmas through, too. My son is having his wisdom teeth removed on the 27th, so if there are still a lot of goodies lying around, I'm in trouble! I usually do a lot of baking also and there are favorites and traditions we can't NOT make. Maybe just a half batch of the must-haves...and I already "gift" a lot of my baking, so maybe I'll give away some extra helpings. I have a website for you saved on my laptop for healthier holiday cookies if you're interested and can post it later.

Anyway, here's yesterday. Lunch was more caloric than I thought and something in it (grilled California chicken salad?) triggered me to be a carb monster yesterday, so I didn't do as well as planned, but it could have been much worse.

1. Keep calories low and make good food choices.Fair
2. Log everything; do not do a disappearing act when busy . Disappeared last night due to balky internet connections
3. Get enough sleep. Yes
4. Get some exercise every day (except Sunday; driving 12 hours). Yes
5. Drink water.Yes
6. Take vitamins. Yes
7. Don't procrastinate with work. Fair
8. Stay on top of the home stuff. Between fair and good :o

Headed out for an assessment and a couple clients today but will check in later. I'm definitely eating on the run today and will hit home about 7 after picking up the boy, so I'm thinking about quick dinner ideas; probably whole wheat pasta with amatriciana sauce...

Have a lovely day, everyone.

MERN, WHERE ARE YOU?

Thanks Cassie for reminding me that I may make a tin of cookies for my sister-in-law's parents for Christmas this year. Depends on where it is held.
My Mom used to bake a lot at Christmas but my sister-in-law isn't big on sweets and I don't eat as many so she usually just buys nanaimo bars for my brother--his favourite.

Ate well yesterday. Cereal toast, soup for lunch and salmon, rice and salad with fruit for dessert (dinner). Tori there was an article in the paper today about meatless mondays in Los Angeles--I think.

Jenn

Jumping in a little late, but here!

Goals for the week:
Finish sewing my friends birthday present.
Keep the kitchen table cleared off.
Iron the mountain of ironing.
Go to water class this week!!
No pistachios!
Log food.

I've found I am doing a fantastic job at maintaining my current weight, but I really want to lose about 2-5 more pounds. My goal is 2 more pounds. So, I have learned that somethings gotta give, I either have to move more, eat less or eat differently. I just have to make that choice. So This week and for the next couple of weeks I am going to stop eating my snack nuts, pistachios, and see if that makes an impact.

Thank you everyone for the very warm welcome! So cool to hear about everyone's goals and progress! You guys rock! :)

Here are my stats for yesterday:

1. NO REFINED SUGAR (eating foods containing natural sugar, such as fruit, is OK)
2. Go to the gym for an hour at least once a day (but preferably go twice)


Goal #1 - Monday: YES (yay!)

Goal #2 - Monday:YES

I know I am slacking a bit by keeping it so simple, but I am just DETERMINED to get refined sugar out of my diet forever. I gave up caffeine and aspartame on a whim about three years ago and it took until just a few months ago for me to give them up for good (I would sometimes go through "Diet Pepsi Relapse", lol!). Now the thought of drinking one just doesn't interest me. I am hoping the same will happen for sugar someday! :)

Also yesterday I technically went to the gym of the outdoors, lol -- it was SO nice outside, that I ended up going on an impromptu five-mile walk, which I am counting as my gym time. Today it is cold and rainy, so back inside for me lol!

Good luck this week everyone on your goals! :)

Joanna -- I am in the same boat as you! I have gained about six pounds in the past year, and I am in that same mentality that I won't feel accomplished until that six is gone, which then discourages me. But we can do it!! And you're right, every accomplishment is a wonderful thing, and a huge step in the right direction!! :) We can do it!! :)

Goals:
Lots of Water: Y,
Focus on Whole Foods: Mostly,
Vitamin Daily: N,
Exercise Daily: Stretching,

Lifestyle Goals:
Quit stressing: Sorta
Quit making excuses not to exercise: N,
Start getting up earlier: N, Y (set the coffee maker to go off at 6 so the beeping is my new alarm clock),
Decorate something: N,
Daily Theme: M- Mild Mannered Monday (aka no freaking out!), Tu - Order a Turkey Day,

Happy Tuesday - :D Ama
5'6", 40yo
Maintaining with a Vengeance

Ama - interestingly enough, I actually got a minor in Classical civilizations as an undergrad, so my first reference was the Greek mythology! But I googled it figured it out - very nice! :)

Mondays Results
 

GOALS:
Calories: Less than 1700/day: 1596
Workouts: 3 workouts this week. MON

Back at the gym after 2 weeks off. Just need 2 more times this week. Lost another pound. Now at 218.8!!!!!!

Glad to see everyone is doing well to start off the week. I am impressed that so many are already preparing for healthy alternatives for Thanksgiving.

Cassie, you mentioned a website that you thought I might like...if you could please give me the link that would be great.

Frenchhen, way to go on maintaining so far! Sometimes just a little tweak here or there is all that's needed to get a little further. You can do it on those last couple lbs!

Meachan, imo starting out simple is the only way to go. If you start off in the deep end you drown easily and give up. Making 1 or 2 changes at a time is the best way, I think, to be able to maintain those changes.

Sorry, Lisa, just now got home to where it was saved on the other computer. Here it is:

Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes and Cooking Tips | Eating Well

Eating Well and Cooking Light websites are great for good, relatively healthy ideas, btw.

Heard this thread could use another guy
 

I'll post a 4 day motivational thread tomorrow, since its already Tuesday. Thank you for inviting me to join the party here; I'm anxious to see the weight numbers go down, as well as to give and get support as we all work on our goals.

OK first time 7-day motivational thread poster, bear with me.

Join gym--Yes
Work out x4 M,W (twice), R DONE!! (am planning on making more trips this week)
Count calories x2 W (1479), R (ok 2 days is enough for that sport)
Lose 2 pounds to 289 (feeling it, but no peeking!)

I think my mini-plateau has been caused by too few calories and my body going into survival mode. Time to eat up and keep snacking!

Goals for the week:
Finish sewing my friends birthday present.DONE!
Keep the kitchen table cleared off. M, T
Iron the mountain of ironing.
Go to water class this week!!
No pistachios!
Log food. T

Goals:
Lots of Water: Y, Y
Focus on Whole Foods: Mostly, Mostly
Vitamin Daily: N, Y
Exercise Daily: Stretching, Yoga

Lifestyle Goals:
Quit stressing: Sorta, Doing pretty good
Quit making excuses not to exercise: N, N
Start getting up earlier: N, Y (set the coffee maker to go off at 6 so the beeping is my new alarm clock),
Decorate something: N, N
Daily Theme: M- Mild Mannered Monday (aka no freaking out!), Tu - Order a Turkey Day - DONE ordered a 20lber to feed 9 plus have leftovers.

I found a new evil nemisis... Girl Scouts - okay, not the scouts themselves, but the tins of chocolate covered toffee almonds they are peddling. And the mint chocolate penguins that are truly irresistible. I did manage to pack the caramel treasures into a care package for Granny and ship them out the door yesterday - Whew. I could have done some damage to those in no time flat!

Hope ya'll have had a great day!

Welcome to the thread gwheelock915! I'm looking forward to seeing your goals!

:D Ama
5'6", 40yo
Maintaining with a Vengeance

Catch-up time!
 

Haven't posted since last week, but at least I logged everything. Guess I'll just work on the same goals as last week ... and I'm still on a quest for perfect push-ups. I did one once (1.5 ;) I'd like to work up to a much higher number, but that not currently a realistic goal. I did pretty good on my stated goals last week, though though cals peaked in the weekend!

Last week:

• Exercise > 40 mins 3 days: Y
• Calories < 1600 per day: 5 days, Daily avg: 1575
• Protein > 50 grams / day: 5 days, Daily avg: 58
• Vegetables > 2.5 c / day: 5 days, (not the same days as above)

This week:

• Exercise > 40 mins 3 days: 30, 50
• Calories < 1600 per day: 1572, 1402 (so far ... )
• Protein > 50 grams / day: 63, 55
• Vegetables > 3 servings: Y, Y

Hope: Sorry to hear about your illness. I'm in awe that you could paint.
I get a really bad reaction to paint, even the low VOC stuff. and have a massive urge to flee every time I'm around it.

- Donna

Donna, what seems to be your problem with push-ups? Is it the keeping your body straight (plank) or the upper body strength? If its the strength, try to do it with your upper body elevated some. Maybe put your hands up on some books or a low table. Just make sure it's stable and you do push out to many and eat the table.

I've also heard you can do them on steps; start a few steps up and move down a step at a time as you get stronger.

1. Target <1600 calories/day.
no. / no 1700.
2. Walk the park or big block 4x with Sara this week.
Yes! / no.
3. Take meds 2x/day.
forgot p.m. / forgot p.m. again.
4. Log everything.
yes. / yes.
5. Plan ahead this week a few healthier (or at least less bad) items to have next week during Thanksgiving.
working on it. / in progress.
6. Start reading labels and learning more about cleaner food choices.
tried, but felt a little lost. / did some reading.

Haven't been doing so good on my meds. Need to get that back in check. I can feel my mood shifting already. Not good. :(

1. Keep calories low and make good food choices.Fair, Pretty Good
2. Log everything; do not do a disappearing act when busy . Disappeared last night due to balky internet connections; I'm here now, aren't I?
3. Get enough sleep. Yes, Yes
4. Get some exercise every day (except Sunday; driving 12 hours). Yes, Yes
5. Drink water.Yes, Meh
6. Take vitamins. Yes, Yes
7. Don't procrastinate with work. Fair, Not so great but not bad
8. Stay on top of the home stuff. Between fair and good :o, Yes

For yesterday:

1.) Under 1400 calories/day - M: 1179, T: 1511
2.) Go to the gym x2 - T: Y
3.) Walk to car after work M-F (unless it's majorly raining or something) - M: Y, T: Y
4.) 64 oz/day of water - M: Y, T: Y
5.) Start (and finish! Oh god...) ASTRO 550 proposal - M: started writing, but found a fundamental flaw in my idea and may have to go back to the drawing board, T: still floundering, although thought awfully hard about it

Had a good day yesterday overall, despite my calories being a bit over. I went out with friends and got a couple drinks, but I think it was worth it. Finally got to the gym for the first time since August, I think. Now I get to deal with figuring out my blood sugars, as the gym always sends them south - which is good, but you all remember what it was like trying to level them out before. It's a good problem to have, I suppose :rolleyes:

Today will be interesting though, calorie-wise. The guy I've started dating recently is making dinner for me, which is awfully sweet, but I can guarantee you that calories will be the last thing on his mind. In any case, I'll eat anything he serves, but try to keep in moderation anything particularly calorific.

Hey everyone!

1. NO REFINED SUGAR (eating foods containing natural sugar, such as fruit, is OK)
2. Go to the gym for an hour at least once a day (but preferably go twice)


Goal #1 - Monday: YES (yay!), Tuesday: YES (double yay!)

Goal #2 - Monday:YES, Tuesday: YES

I almost didn't make it -- I am SO tired/run down/groggy/cranky from this whole sugar detox thing, a literally almost broke down and ate the chocolate bars on my apartment's communal table like 15 times, lol! We'll see how long it lasts, my roommates are taking bets now ;D

Have a happy Wednesday to one and all!

welcome Gwheelock! Your goals are great!

Goals for the week:
Finish sewing my friends birthday present.DONE!
Keep the kitchen table cleared off. M, T
Iron the mountain of ironing.
Go to water class this week!!W
No pistachios! T
Log food. T

I'll try to update my post a little later when I have some more time. You are all doing a great job this week!