Whether you prefer establishing goals by the quarter, week, day or anywhere in between, feel free to use this thread to post your goals and/or discuss how you are doing in meeting them or what challenges you are facing in doing so.
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Personal Healthy Habits Challenge - 10/1 to 12/31/08: 1. Exercise: Get back to consistently working out 3-5 X week. 2. Food: Get back to consistently preparing healthy lunches for the week with increased veg servings. 3. Behavior: Reduce intake of sweets.
Posts: 7356 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
1. I ate out twice this week. The first was planned (lunch on Friday), and the second was spontaneous (lunch Sunday) when a friend called and wanted to have lunch and see a movie. Friday's lunch was healthy, today's was not. However, I asked for a much smaller portion than would usually be served and made sure I had a salad with it.
2. Exercised 5 times this week. Would have actually liked to have exercised today too for 6 out of 7 days, but ended up getting this invite to lunch and movie and didn't have time between laundry and that to exercise.
3. Pathetic. Only worked 3 days this week due to the holiday and not sure I even got in 1 breakfast by 8 a.m. Need to work harder on this. It is complicated by the fact that I have to take my thyroid meds an hour before I eat, so I have had to change the time I take my meds in the morning and building that new routine has been hit or miss.
4. Good on and off. Goal is to keep it at a higher level more of the time.
Personal Healthy Habits Challenge - 10/1 to 12/31/08: 1. Exercise: Get back to consistently working out 3-5 X week. 2. Food: Get back to consistently preparing healthy lunches for the week with increased veg servings. 3. Behavior: Reduce intake of sweets.
Posts: 7356 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
BUT-I went over my exercise goal and worked out 4 times this week...and each time was more than 30 minutes!!!
I have stayed within 1500 calories all but one day!
Jill
PS: I know i've only had my 3 day/week exercise goal for two weeks but when I was showering today I lifted my arm and noticed definition in my muscle and when I put my hand on my thigh I can feel it is firmer!! I have been doing Core Secrets and The Firm(which kicks my butt)... maybe it is my imagination but maybe not!! I can credit my exercise to the new puppy, he gets me up at 6AM so I am up earlier than normal and get time to workout first thing in the morning.
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
1. I've eaten out one time this week (and it was healthy).
2. I've exercised 5 of 6 days this week (woohoo!).
3. I'm failing miserably on this goal (still).
4. Keeping the FAITH waxes and wanes. Some days awesome, some days awful (some days it vacillates from hour to hour). I'd like to get to a point where I'm on the high end more often. That's my goal.
Personal Healthy Habits Challenge - 10/1 to 12/31/08: 1. Exercise: Get back to consistently working out 3-5 X week. 2. Food: Get back to consistently preparing healthy lunches for the week with increased veg servings. 3. Behavior: Reduce intake of sweets.
Posts: 7356 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
I exercised for 30 min on Tuesday, and stayed w/in 1500 calories. Today, haven't eaten yet-it is SO hot and I just don't feel like eating right now. Not doing so well with journaling.
Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
Originally posted by SheriaVa: Just had to come in and give a little WOOHOO for being 3 for 3 on exercise this week (working out every day). Last week was the most pathetic week for exercise that I've had in months, so I needed to come back strong!
Good Job Sheri!!!
Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
Just had to come in and give a little WOOHOO for being 3 for 3 on exercise this week (working out every day). Last week was the most pathetic week for exercise that I've had in months, so I needed to come back strong!
Personal Healthy Habits Challenge - 10/1 to 12/31/08: 1. Exercise: Get back to consistently working out 3-5 X week. 2. Food: Get back to consistently preparing healthy lunches for the week with increased veg servings. 3. Behavior: Reduce intake of sweets.
Posts: 7356 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
2. Have exercised 2 of 2 days so far this week. YAY!
3. Haven't had a workday yet (gotta love holiday weekends).
4. I felt down over the weekend but returned to saying my "size 10 affirmation" as I was driving back from Whole FOods today.
Personal Healthy Habits Challenge - 10/1 to 12/31/08: 1. Exercise: Get back to consistently working out 3-5 X week. 2. Food: Get back to consistently preparing healthy lunches for the week with increased veg servings. 3. Behavior: Reduce intake of sweets.
Posts: 7356 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Yikes being the word of the day! I am now in week five of tracking my food intake. I have gain 6 lbs in five weeks. Although I think some it may be muscle I have been walking more and have be doing sit ups crunchs etc. but still
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Originally posted by Kat N.: Yikes, I am up 7 pounds from my goal. I know that most of the problem is exercise. My back is still giving me pains and I can't do my full regimine!
This week I will... 1. Drink 6 glasses of water a day. 2. Walk on Thursday and take walks when camping (Friday-Sunday). 3. Plan healthy foods for my camping trip.
Ok yesterday I got in plenty of water, fruits &veggies,but fell behind in exercise. I know exercise will be a struggle this week. My new position at work involves a lot more moving around than the last one, so I hope that helps a little. I'm still hoping to get in 120 minutes of cardio this week, I just have to break it up into smaller bits.
There is no luckexcept where there is dicipline.
Posts: 1512 | Location: Adams, MA | Registered: March 10, 2004
I really need to post here about my weekend eating. I went so far over 1500 cals each day Fri-Mon. And believe me they were not good calories!
So my plan for this week is to stick to my goals. I am going to plan my meals for the weekend, same as I do during the week. I don't figure in the weekend when planning meals because we go out a lot on weekends, but if I buy the groceries and plan Fri-Sun into my meal plan then there is less chance of going out.
I have workout #1 in already today(well, 20 min of it, but walking the dogs later will get in the other 10 min.).
I am going to sit down today and do my menu for the week, through Sunday, and make sure I get to the store today.
Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
This week I will... 1. Drink 8 to 10 glass of water a day 2. Eat at least 2 to 3 servings of Fruits and Veggies 3. Up my time to 40 mins on the treadmill (slowly get up there)
Heather Goodbye excuses!! Lets achieve those weight-loss goals!!
1. Exercise2-3 times a week
Posts: 871 | Location: Atlanta | Registered: April 13, 2004
Yikes, I am up 7 pounds from my goal. I know that most of the problem is exercise. My back is still giving me pains and I can't do my full regimine!
This week I will... 1. Drink 6 glasses of water a day. 2. Walk on Thursday and take walks when camping (Friday-Sunday). 3. Plan healthy foods for my camping trip.
Kat
Goal: Exercise at least 3 times per week.
Remember the positives.
Get the munchies under control!
Posts: 1068 | Location: Mount Vernon, WA | Registered: July 03, 2005
1. drink more water throughout the day, not just at mealtime. 2. read 5 minutes a day 3. go and visit the gym they just finished at the apartment complex once this week.
stephanie
"Succeed! Because you have the opportunity to do so." - KD
Posts: 724 | Location: nashville | Registered: March 11, 2004
