ACTIONS THAT REFLECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE
This is NOT a Challenge - it is a place for us to record our daily behaviors (behaviours) toward being personally responsible for our EFFORTS. We cannot control our OUTCOMES - weight - however, we can control our EFFORTS - daily actions aimed at losing/maintaining weight.
If you want to give this thread a try, just post 1 message on this thread. Each day during the month, the Age 50+ ladies are invited to add to their original message (using the "edit" button) by updating information about actions they have taken toward meeting their goal of losing/maintaining weight.
There is no single format - feel free to be creative. The winners on this thread are all of us who continue to work toward being accountable for our actions!
Last edited by ladyinweighting; 02-01-2009 at 06:50 AM.
Goals for February:
*Walk or Jog 5K/Bike 5K/45 Counter Push-ups/5+ Real Push-ups: Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
*Circuit training: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (at least 2x)
*Portion size and calorie counting (1200-1400 calories per day)
*No junky snacks
*Eat sufficient food not to be hungry and at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day
*Take a multi-vitamin each day
*Lose 4 or 5 pounds by end of February
Weigh In Day: Saturday
Weight as of January 31:....................................138.5 pounds
Date...........M-vitamin....Exercise........................Food/Portions/Snacks.............Weight February 01..Yes............Jog/Push-ups 1................Good.....Good.....Good February 02..No..............No Exercise.....................Good.....Good.....Goo d February 03..Yes.............Bike/Push-ups.................Good.....Good.....Good February 04..No...............No Exercise/Cleaning........Good.....Good.....Good February 05..Yes.............Jog/Bike/Push-ups............Good.....Good.....Good February 06..Yes.............No Exercise.....................Not a good day for anything February 07..Yes..............Rest/Weigh In Day...........Ate Way Too Much................138.5 pounds February 08..Yes..............Bike........................... ...Good.....Good.....Good February 09..Yes..............Bike........................... ...Good.....Good.....Good February 10..Yes..............Jog/Bike/Push-ups............Good.....Good.....Good February 11..Yes..............Bike........................... ....Good.....Good.....Good February 12..Yes..............Jog/Bike/Push-ups............Good.....Good.....Good February 13..Yes..............No Exercise.....................Good.....Good.....Goo d February 14..Yes.............Rest/Weigh In Day...........Ate Way Too Much................139 pounds February 15..Yes..............No Exercise.....................Good.....Good.....Goo d February 16..Yes..............Bike........................... ....Good.....Good.....Good February 17..Yes..............No, went shopping............Good.....Good.....Good February 18..No...............Bike........................... .....Good.....Good.....Good February 19..Yes..............Jog/Bike/Push-ups............Good.....Good.....Good February 20..Yes..............No Exercise.....................Good.....Good.....Goo d February 21..Yes..............Rest/Weigh In Day........Too Much..Good.....Good..............138.5 pounds February 22..Yes..............No Exercise.....................Just awful for everything February 23..Yes..............Bike........................... ....Good.....Good.....Good February 24..Yes..............Bike........................... ....Good.....Good.....Good February 25..No............... No Exercise.....................Good.....Good.....Goo d February 26..Yes..............No Exercise......................Good.....Good.....Go od February 27..Yes..............No Exercise......................Awful, Awful, Awful February 28..
Cutting down portions.
No Dessert EVERY DAY. Once/twice a week is enough.
Will try Yoga.
Need help in Low Carbing. Will read about that.
Will Weigh in everyday
FEB.2nd 2009 191.70 (OMG I WEIGH MORE THAN I THOUGHT)
FED.3rd 2009
Jada's Accountability Post: Joined 3FC 2-7-2009
For February I will record weight each week on Sunday and will record at least 45 minutes of daily walking.
February 2, 2009, Monday: 237 lbs
February 11, 2009, Wednesday 235 lbs, walked
13,walked over 45 min.
14,walked over 45 min.
Sunday, Feb.15-weigh in..236 lbs
16 raining and cold
17 cold and windy
18 Sunny-no excuses. Walked over 45 min.
19 Ugh.
20 Walked over 45 min.
21 Too cold
Sunday, Feb.22 weigh-in: 231 lbs. A loss of 6 lbs. Yippee!!
Walked 45 min.
23 Made excuses. Beautiful weather. Should have walked. Will start to make appointments for walking at 10 am every morning, beg. on 25th.
24 Made excuses again. Busy with housecleaning. Tomorrow I will walk!!!
25 Walked 45 min. plus
26 Walked 45 min. Joined Fitday.com
Last edited by Jada1; 02-26-2009 at 07:29 PM.
Reason: Progress
Hi everyone! I am still traveling and my internet access has been mostly very poor, but I am able to get on now and then. I try to get my banking done and only do other stuff if I can after that. I will try to post as much as I can.
You may remember I was having trouble losing the last few months. But I have actually been doing a lot better since the first of the year. On Jan 1st I weighed 169.5 and today Feb. 18 I weighed 164.5. I lost 4 lbs in Jan, started Feb at 166. Edited: end of Jan I weighed 165.5 but was up again to 166 on Feb 1).
My calorie goal is 1400 but do allow 1500-1600 now and then. To lose I probably need to stay 1500 or less though. I'm a type II diabetic and I try to keep my carb servings to no more than 12 and 9-10 would be better. My bs are still a little too high at times. Exercise goal is at least 30 min of some kind of intentional exercise. On the road it's usually walking.
Feb. 18 164.5 lbs., 1526 calories, 12.66 carbs, walked 30+ min., stretched and did step aerobics about 10-15 min.
Feb. 19 165.5 lbs 20 min walking, 1415 calories, 12 carbs, bs good.
Feb. 20 165 lbs. at least 20 min slow walking in resort/shopping, est 1670 calories! - Mexican buffet! 14 carbs - very hard to keep carbs down and enjoy a Mexican restaurant!! And I ordered a pina colada...had no idea how many calories/carbs are in those!! Well, now I do!;-( Trying to be careful tonight and hoping I estimated too high...have decided on changes I will make next time.
Feb 21 165 lbs., about 3 hrs slow walking browsing a market, ate lunch out, bs good, est 1567 calories and 15.5 carb servings.
Feb 22 164.5, bs good, walked about 2 blocks slowly, est calories at 2297!! and carb servings at 17!! YIKES :-( Worst day in a long time!
Feb 23-25 offline
Feb 26 164 lbs. bs high, walked 15 miin, lunch out, 1433 cal., 14 carbs - HAVE to work harder at eating less carb servings!
Feb 27 164 lbs, bs high, walked 31 min, making better food choices! Later walked 14 min pulling a large cart of laundry 1/2 the time up a hill. 1219 calories, 12 carb servings. Adding extra protein and fiber to diet.
Feb 28 165 lbs, bs high, walked 42 min., lunch at clubhouse but we shared it, 1362 calories, almost 13 carb servings. ETA: Unfortunately after posting I snacked and ended up with 2141 calories and 18 carb servings! Very bad!
February Accountability
