7 Day Motivational 11/19-11/25: Thanksgiving Week; Gratitude, Not Just Food
#61
1) Walk at least five days with my dog Yes! Fifth time today!
2) Make 2 homemade meals (not including salads) Not yet, but plan to make meals tomorrow for the coming week.
3) Learn 2 new yoga poses Did a yoga DVD, but have done it before so nothing new. Plan to learn a pose tonight and one tomorrow!
4) Keep at my calorie counting Yes! This is the longest I've been able to keep at this; I'm soo excited!
5) STAY POSITIVE Surprising I have been in a wonderful and positive mood all week. I'm grateful for feeling better!
6) Do not overeat at Thanksgiving, stick to light salads, root vegetables, etc. Had a couple slices of pie in there, but on the whole, better than normal!
This is my first time in this thread, so I hope I replied correctly and filled it out right. I'm not sure how many items I need, but since I am just starting, I wanted to start small. I think this is a great goal for the coming week.
2) Make 2 homemade meals (not including salads) Not yet, but plan to make meals tomorrow for the coming week.
3) Learn 2 new yoga poses Did a yoga DVD, but have done it before so nothing new. Plan to learn a pose tonight and one tomorrow!
4) Keep at my calorie counting Yes! This is the longest I've been able to keep at this; I'm soo excited!
5) STAY POSITIVE Surprising I have been in a wonderful and positive mood all week. I'm grateful for feeling better!
6) Do not overeat at Thanksgiving, stick to light salads, root vegetables, etc. Had a couple slices of pie in there, but on the whole, better than normal!
This is my first time in this thread, so I hope I replied correctly and filled it out right. I'm not sure how many items I need, but since I am just starting, I wanted to start small. I think this is a great goal for the coming week.
#62
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I'm still here. I haven't done very much exercising this week. I can't even use holidays as an excuse because I live in Canada. Eating habits haven't been great this week, not overboard but could've been better. I haven't logged all week although in my head I know carbs would've been over. With Christmas coming I need to motivate myself more.
Good things...BP was down to normal range (130/80) this morning with heart rate good too and I haven't gained any weight (weighed on Fri).
Jenn
#64
I'll skip over the other parts of the week - here are the T-Day results! This is actually the result for Friday as well, as it was a complete repeat of Thursday... At least on Friday we went to the mountains and cut a tree, so hiking in the woods was a definite plus!
T-Day
Go easy on the butter: Yes
Do not drench everything in gravy like I usually do (potatoes only): Yes
1 dinner roll max: Yes
Dish up small servings of everything and DON’T go back for seconds: Seconds on a few items...
2 glasses of wine max (major challenge): 3
1 small slice of pie: Medium slice
Watch football - Yes
Take a walk - No
Enjoy every single minute of family time! Yes!!!
Welcome back Mern!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
Ama
5’6”, 40yo
Maintaining with a Vengeance! (Possibly...)
T-Day
Go easy on the butter: Yes
Do not drench everything in gravy like I usually do (potatoes only): Yes
1 dinner roll max: Yes
Dish up small servings of everything and DON’T go back for seconds: Seconds on a few items...
2 glasses of wine max (major challenge): 3
1 small slice of pie: Medium slice
Watch football - Yes
Take a walk - No
Enjoy every single minute of family time! Yes!!!
Welcome back Mern!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
Ama
5’6”, 40yo
Maintaining with a Vengeance! (Possibly...)
#65
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Goals:
1) Except for Thursday, try going easier on the carbs -yes, yes, yes EXCEPT FOR THURSDAY; it was in my "contract"; leftovers (and the stress of an argument with DD) got to me not gonna no, no
2) exercise in any form 2x -yes took a class but suffered for it in a terrible flare last night; had to take more meds at home mellow, no WENT TO THE GYM!!!!!!!!!!! yoga at the gym no, yes
3) water, 6 glasses min- 5 (I kept knocking over water; I spilled more than I drank) 6 at least, 6, 6 at least I think, haven't been counting but I have been drinking water, yes; yes/COLOR]
4) cals, 1600 max (except Thursday)-1265, 1504, DK but under 1600 Who knows? Who cares? see excuse for #1 goal; ? Yes
5) Plan meals -yup, yup, yup, yup, yeah but stickignto it is the thing no until late
6) Stick to plan- yup traded out an an orange for an apple and ate a few tiny cheese samples but if I don't go totally offtrack I'm calling it a win, yup good until I started cooking and "tasting" fine until dinner; can we say potatoes and gravy? no ["darkorange"] until late
7) Meditation - yes no yes, yes no and I could use it,no
8) remember to be grateful every day - grateful for gym and DD coming home!!!!! MY GIRL IS HERE!!!! no; NO, NO
9) stretch -yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
1) Except for Thursday, try going easier on the carbs -yes, yes, yes EXCEPT FOR THURSDAY; it was in my "contract"; leftovers (and the stress of an argument with DD) got to me not gonna no, no
2) exercise in any form 2x -yes took a class but suffered for it in a terrible flare last night; had to take more meds at home mellow, no WENT TO THE GYM!!!!!!!!!!! yoga at the gym no, yes
3) water, 6 glasses min- 5 (I kept knocking over water; I spilled more than I drank) 6 at least, 6, 6 at least I think, haven't been counting but I have been drinking water, yes; yes/COLOR]
4) cals, 1600 max (except Thursday)-1265, 1504, DK but under 1600 Who knows? Who cares? see excuse for #1 goal; ? Yes
5) Plan meals -yup, yup, yup, yup, yeah but stickignto it is the thing no until late
6) Stick to plan- yup traded out an an orange for an apple and ate a few tiny cheese samples but if I don't go totally offtrack I'm calling it a win, yup good until I started cooking and "tasting" fine until dinner; can we say potatoes and gravy? no ["darkorange"] until late
7) Meditation - yes no yes, yes no and I could use it,no
8) remember to be grateful every day - grateful for gym and DD coming home!!!!! MY GIRL IS HERE!!!! no; NO, NO
9) stretch -yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
Last edited by canary52; 11-25-2012 at 12:06 PM.
#66
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Krystal, you are doing great!
Jenn, I am so happy to hear those health figures, great about the bp, heart rate and weight. Yeah!!!! So good to hear.
I am surprised that I did not gain any weight since we had TWO Thanksgivings; the one on Thursday and then DD had a friends' one. We have HUGE amounts of food now: rice for 10, two leftover turkeys, mac and cheese, mountains of candied yams, as well as plain sweet potatoes, too many desserts and a five pound box of chocolate covered pretzels. And it's just DH and me and I try not to eat sugar.
Ama, you did really well! I think I did pretty good...all things considered...
Just dropped my daughter off at the airport and I am amazed at how much I miss her already. She will be back in two and a half weeks for a month though.
Jenn, I am so happy to hear those health figures, great about the bp, heart rate and weight. Yeah!!!! So good to hear.
I am surprised that I did not gain any weight since we had TWO Thanksgivings; the one on Thursday and then DD had a friends' one. We have HUGE amounts of food now: rice for 10, two leftover turkeys, mac and cheese, mountains of candied yams, as well as plain sweet potatoes, too many desserts and a five pound box of chocolate covered pretzels. And it's just DH and me and I try not to eat sugar.
Ama, you did really well! I think I did pretty good...all things considered...
Just dropped my daughter off at the airport and I am amazed at how much I miss her already. She will be back in two and a half weeks for a month though.
Last edited by canary52; 11-25-2012 at 12:00 PM.
#67
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Two words - deep freeze.