Drink 24 oz water daily. (Level 1, 1 pause allowed) Day 2, 1 pause remaining Write down everything I eat. (Level 2, 2 pauses allowed) Day 13, 1 pauses remaining No regular sodas, have to be diet, tea, or drink water (Level 3) Day 1, 0 pauses remaining
Drink 24 oz water minimum daily. (Level 1, 1 pause allowed) Day 3, 1 pause remaining Write down everything I eat. (Level 2, 2 pauses allowed) Day 14, 1 pauses remaining No regular sodas, have to be diet, tea, or drink water (Level 3) Day 2, 0 pauses remaining
Okay, well I've got to start over. As a newbie I bit off more than I could chew. All my goals were good, but there were so many, I broke them all at one point or another. Some are just not realistic given my life style. So, i begin again, with a revised list.
My challenges begin today, 10/8/12, and here they are:
1. Drink six glasses of water a day (level 3, 3 pauses)
2. Take my supplements every day (level 3, 3 pauses)
3. Stay under 60 carbs a day (level 3, 3 pauses)
4. If I do not have a form of exercise scheduled for the day (which burns at least 200 calories), get some anyway (level 3, 3 pauses)
5. Never exceed 2000 calories a day (level 4, 4 pauses)
Day 1. 10/8 These are more realistic. I have a lot of things coming up - a vacation (10/12 - 10/19) a wedding and I am throwing a bday party for my father. Six glasses of water may be difficult on vacation, but I will try. I feel I can plan my meals and work in the exercise while on this vacation.
Last edited by UnrepentantThinner; 10-08-2012 at 09:04 AM.
Reason: Update
Kitty, make it work. Whatever works for you. If you want higher levels, then make higher levels. I'm like you, I have thought about adding many more to my list, because I know it is helping me create better habits. I completed drinking 24 oz water daily for 21 days, and then fell off the wagon when I upped it to 32. So I started the 24 oz one again, because I know 24 oz is better than zero.
Welcome to the challenge, and I'm anxious to see what you do with it.
This looks like a great idea to get me on track for my other challenges. I tend to focus on the goals but I read somewhere that its more important to focus on the tasks that will get to the goals.
So keeping it simple I will start with keeping a food diary every day - Level 1 -1pause.
Starts today Sat 8 September.
3/21 days done and its very clear why there is no change in my weight. The food portions and type has to change. Had so many carbs in just 3 days, rice and bread overload.
Last edited by Harper70; 09-11-2012 at 03:56 AM.
Reason: Update on progress
Thank you for your help, and showing this newbie the ropes, Peggy. Someone else here (don't remember how to get back there, or I would thank her) mentioned an app for Android called 'Calorie Counter' by Fat Secret, which is amazing, and so much more than a calorie counter. It has every food you can think of, and if it doesn't, it scans the barcode (which was the case with my protein bar) and inputs the nutritional info. You can also put in your exercise, and it will subtract that from your daily calories. It made it super easy to track carbs and calories. They also have a website where you can do tge same if you aren't using your phone. Just thought I'd mention it because it is really helping me keep up with all these goals!
Drink 24 oz water minimum daily. (Level 1, 1 pause allowed) Day 3, 1 pause remaining
Write down everything I eat. (Level 2, 2 pauses allowed) Day 18, 1 pauses remaining
Had to stop using LoseIt for my calorie counting, went back to Spark People. Lose It kept locking up and being so super slow, I was so frustrated with it.
