I thought I better get the week 2 journal up while I'm thinking about it.
Feel free to post your goals, plans for meeting them or any other challenge-related issues here for the week beginning Monday, June 18.
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Goal 2 - Eat out only once per week. Done. Thursday.
Goal 3 - Solo FLY 2X. Done. Mon. & Fri.
I met my goals--not to the extent or in the way that I had hoped--but I met them. The only one that I think I did exceptionally on was Goal 2 because I had opportunities and desires to eat out 3-4 times this week and still kept it to once.
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
I'm doing fine with my goals this weekend since I'm allowed sweets and drinks on the weekends but have gone totally overboard. Yesterday was a TERRIBLE eating day - pizza, cake, wine, popcorn after dinner, etc...and way too much of all of it.
I need to rethink my summer goals.
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
I did a short solo FLY tonight--did a partial fridge boogie and cleaned out a lot of plastic containers so I can wash them tomorrow.
That's 2 for 2 on the solo FLYs, but I still hope to get one more in tomorrow.
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Originally posted by SheriaVa: That was REALLY hard and I'm really proud of myself for doing that (though I thought about what I would have gotten at Chili's for the first 10 minutes of my lunch hour LOL).
I am very disappointed in myself in regard to sweets this week.
HEY! pat yourself on the back for all the stuff you did right!!! WHOO HOO!!!!!! Throw the rest in the mental garbage can and move on.
I'm gonna try and fly tomorrow but I think it will be in 2 minute sprints.
Although i didn't totally meet all my goals I am VERY proud of myself today. Still getting over the flu (somebody call the WWWWHHHAAAAAMMMMULANCE!!!!) and now have a sore throat..but took DS to the park in the car. I so wanted to drive thru BK and get a burger. I am sick of not only my 'diet diet' but also my allegyn free diet. BUT...i went home and made home-made soup. i really felt I needed protein so I even thawed some hamburger. Anyway- there is always more to do but very happy. DH like me new skort I had on today. It always feels good when you get some 'eye' complements
2. Have eaten out once (Thursday) and ate my homemade lunch today instead of going out as usual. That was REALLY hard and I'm really proud of myself for doing that (though I thought about what I would have gotten at Chili's for the first 10 minutes of my lunch hour LOL). In addition, when I was super stressed on Wednesday, I REALLY wanted to go out to eat and have something not-so-healthy. Both coworkers I asked already had plans, and that was enough to turn me back around to eat my homemade healthy lunch vs. going out. So TWO possible times of eating out were deferred. Yay!
3. Have done 1 of 2 solo FLYs--1 to go.
I am very disappointed in myself in regard to sweets this week. I have been to the snack bar between 4 and 5 p.m. all 3 of my workdays so far this week. I had a small candy bar on Tuesday, a pack of 6 Oreo cookies on Wednesday and a pack of 2 shortbread cookies on Thursday. I know that a lot of this is stress. This really is not a habit I can afford to get back into (years ago, a coworker and I went to the snack bar every afternoon). Just posting for accountability and to keep myself aware of how dangerous a habit this can be.
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Originally posted by Melstruck: I'm still a slave to the snooze. I have cut back to the 2 times this week, but next week's going to be down to one - that's going to be hard for me. It's a hard habit for me to break.
I can so relate this week. I am not usually very bad with the snooze button, at least not on an ongoing basis, but I have been this week. I have been hitting the snooze every day. Today, I think I got away with 1 snooze but some days were 2 or 3 or 4. I can see where it could be a VERY easy habit to get into and a very difficult habit to break free of! Good luck with that!
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Logging every day - that's been helping me identify bad choices and also where I'm not watching my portion control.
I have been to the gym 2x so far, I plan on going this evening, so that will be 3
I'm still a slave to the snooze. I have cut back to the 2 times this week, but next week's going to be down to one - that's going to be hard for me. It's a hard habit for me to break.
Mel
The miracle isn't that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start. - John "the Penguin" Bingham [/I]
Posts: 592 | Location: Nashville | Registered: April 05, 2004
I have to get fruits and veg in . I haven't been eating, way below points and I know that is why I am gaining. ugh, eat to lose? ate to gain, what's that all about? I know the chemistry of it, but it drives me nuts!
So today, if I don't eat anything else it will be fruits and vegetables, and maybe an anti stress snack!
It's never too late to get it right.
Posts: 3473 | Location: Central USA | Registered: March 11, 2004
Did OK today....i was laughing last night- i took some tylanol for my fever and all i could find was DS's grape flavor chewables. I even had fruit w/ my meds LOL. I have not FLYed as planned the last few days but i'll give myself a pass since I'm sick. I did manage to keep up w/ the dishes (since I didn't cook it wasn't too hard) and DH...bless his heart...cleaned the bathrooms!
I already blew my no sweets during the week goal : ( I had a part of dd's chocolate bar after lunch.
We are going to go out for a long bike ride this afternoon to compensate for the calories but I've done horribly with that goal this week.
The rest of the day has been OK. I went for a run this morning (4 miles) and we brought our own air popped corn to our free movie this morning (they let you bring in food) to avoid the fatty oil popped corn they pop there.
I also had a salad for lunch (with my pre-measured dressing) and I'm planning the same for dinner so I should be OK calorie wise. Just wise I kept my trap shut and ate something more healthy instead of chocolate calories!
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
3. Solo FLYing: Did 1 session of solo FLYing so far.
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: 7323 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Did well until last night, and then had healthy stroganoff for dinner. Granted, it's a WW recipe, but I think had one too many servings. More fruits. I am off to the store for a fruit run today.
It's never too late to get it right.
Posts: 3473 | Location: Central USA | Registered: March 11, 2004
Wednesday: After yesterday I am posting my food for the day. I will also use pen and paper, but needed an extra push here. B: hi fi cereal and skim milk- done S: 1/2 c oj and the last strawberries- about 10 L: 2 slices ww toast with cheddar and lettuce D: salad with leftover chicken and veg from party
E: I am already home from 5.30 yoga class this am. It was WONDERFUL! And I took a 15 minute walk after class.
Tuesday: Log: I part way did it, but my food was really off today. I had a lunch date at 1.30- super late for me--- got over hungry and ate almost nothing at restaurant- long story-- then overate at dinner-- had 1.5 turkey sausages, 1 c mac and cheese (Annies) and a few other bites- no veg.
