Thought I would build on Aradia's idea and start a new weekly mini goal thread.
This week's self challenges:
Stay within points range
Keep my exercise schedule in place -I usually am gung ho the 1st week then start to slack off
Try not to get stressed at work or find better ways of dealing with it
- continue to stick to my new South Beach Diet (it's going really well... on my fourth day)
- according to my pedometer chart, this week I have to walk a minimum of 3000 steps on at least 5 days
I have a simple goal this week - to do a **** of a lot better then last week. I dined out everyday last week,at least once a day, and didn't go on any walks. And gained 5 pounds.
Thanks Mauvais, I am following Ellis' wonderful example! And congrats to you for all that early morning exercise! Awesome indeed! (I wish I could follow YOUR equally excellent lead but I am a lazy old crab early in the morning) (Sometimes I am all day!)
It is probably just a coincidence, since I haven't been doing a few things, but does anyone notice a difference with weight loss when you are or aren't taking daily vitamins? I just take a multi vitamin, a calcium supplement, B6 & B12.
It seems to go much better when I am taking them everyday, like I used to. The last few weeks, I have been forgetting, and it just doesn't seem to be going as well.
That of course doesn't include the week where I just pigged out all week. Nothing would have helped me then.
Well, it is now Friday and I have managed to not stress out too much at work this week and managed to exercise every day I have not stayed within my points every day range though
very low-carb doesn't work for me, either, because i HAVE to have my fruits and veggies (all kinds!) or i'd go insane, and also i don't think i'm active enough to make a high-protein diet healthy for me.
i'm just trying to keep my total calories below 1500 (preferably around 1250), and eat low-fat, low-cal, high-nutrition whenever i can. it's worked pretty well this week. but i have to be constantly prepared with snacks and easy, healthy one-person meals because otherwise i am STARVING and liable to scarf anyfreakingthing.
this week, i will definitely try to stick to the lower part of the 1200's (i have been creeping up into the 1300's) and stock up on high-water-content veggies to munch to my heart's content, like cukes, peppers, lettuce, spinach... i have a HUGE salad with really good balsamic vinegar on it and i feel like i've eaten a lot but it's less than 100 calories! amazing. (wonder if that's what volumetrics is about?)
i will also definitely do some exercise every day, and at least twice i will make it outside for a 20-30 min. walk/jog thing even though it's boring and exhausting and embarassing. my icon is really what i look like out there, all red-faced and flabby bouncing away in my workout clothes. but at least i'm doing something and not sitting around feeling sorry for myself for how fat i am, right??
I made the most disgusting thingys this morning. They're from a recipe in the South Beach Diet book. A whole packet of frozen spinach, 3/4 cup of egg substitute, 1/4 cup of spring onions, 1/4 cup of green pepper, and 3/4 cup of low fat cheese. Makes 6 little breakfast "muffins". Disgusting. I've never tasted anything so damned healthy in my LIFE! blah!! On the other hand, I DO feel like Popeye!
Day 11 of my diet. I haven't eaten anything that's not on the plan, but I've been overeating the stuff that I CAN have. Too many pistachios. And I've been doubling my helping of dessert.