Daily Accountability/Lifestyle Change - August 2013 - Everyone Welcome!
 

Hello Everyone! :wave: Welcome to the Check-In! Let's make it a great month!

I want to welcome everyone to the Daily Accountability Check-In. Our goal is to stay accountable and on track by posting our daily food and exercise choices. All food and exercise programs are welcome. Consistency is the key to reaching our weight loss goals.

Introduce yourself or jump right in and tell us what you have been doing.

:cheer2: Here's to the start of a great month! :cheer2:

August Goals! :goodvibes
Get into my 120s (I want to see 129.9, bad)
Stay on plan (daily max of 1,500 c.) 26/31 days
Incorporate toning/light strength exercises; 15/31 days

July stats!
Total pounds lost: 3.5
Days of exercise: 25/31 days
Days eating on plan (daily max of 1,700 c.): 26/31 days

Day 1
 

this is Day 1 for me, just meal planning and getting the kitchen ready.

Goals for the month: lose 1-2 lbs per week. Run with run club. Track all cals and $ daily.

I lost my way when I couldn't get a grasp on my goals- my medium term goal is to run 5k again, lots and for fun! and to attend my aunt's Nov wedding in a size 14 dress (1-2 sizes down). It would be FAB to have to have it altered but I'll settle for having it zip up!

Wedding is at West Point, full military- so excited!

Hello August!

Good Morning and Happy August Everyone! :sunny:

Last night I was trying to come up with a reward for myself if I reach this month's goal (129.9) and the first thing that came to mind was chocolate cake. But then I remembered I can eat chocolate cake now if I wanted to (as long as I stay within my daily calories) and decided to make an appointment to get my spider veins taken care of instead. Win-win!

today's weight: 135.9 (down .4)
yesterday's calories: 1,175
yesterday's exercise: 1 hour at the gym doing various cardio machines, approx. 450 c. burn

Good Morning, Everyone! :wave:

Last night I added on:
7 Minute Premix from Strong Knees
Restorative Poses for Relaxation from Yoga for Stress Relief

Calories for yesterday: 1350 + :coffee:
Weigh In: 159.6
Up: .6

Have a great day!

Good morning! yesterday I was at goal with 1600 calories, and a 30 minute walk with the puppy.

I just got back from our walk for today. I have work today, so that should make staying within goal easier. yesterday was more difficult because I was home all day.

Oh no, not the accountability thread again!

Up 0.2lbs today. It's like ping pong.

Breakfast: 2 pieces of low calorie bread with raw mushrooms and mayo lite. Some olives. Coffee, milk no sugar.

Lunch: Salad with wild dungeness crab, hummus, quinoa, lettuce, corn, tomato, onion, assorted mushrooms, carrot, feta cheese, cauliflower, butternut squash, carrot.

Dinner: Will drink beer.

Exercise: Did 50 minutes weight training. Rest day from running.

I'm new here but happy to have found a support group I can be accountable to. Originally I started out at 220 got down to 140 and felt great, kept it off for two years. Then my daughter moved back home and my good eating went to pot :-( so here I am starting back again needing to lose these aweful 40 lbs.

IanG: Do you make all your salads yourself or buy them? They sound so elaborate!

Today
Wt: 170.2
B: Chipotle chili slam, 1 cup raspberries
Sn: Cottage cheese and some cherries
L: Amy's lentil soup, toast with PB and 1/2 banana
S: Roasted chickpea burrito (roasted chickpeas, guac, salsa, a little greek yogurt, spinach on a flat-out wrap), grilled veggies (zucchini, summer squash, peppers, cherry tomatoes), and 150 calories worth of tortilla chips. This was a delicious meal for 514 calories!
Exercise: None.
Total calories: 1366

Monthly Goal is to lose 10 pounds and be at 215! I want to get under 220 so bad! :D
Daily goal is to stay right at 1200 calories.
Fitness goal is to work out at least 5 times a week.

Breakfast: Water and a whole banana
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Lemon Pepper Fish w/ rice & red peppers
Snack: Cutie and Strawberries
Dinner: Making tuna burgers with a simple spinach salad w/ light caesar dressing
Dessert: Homemade 70 cal cookies and cream pops! :D

Fitness: Playing at least 30 minutes of kinect with my hubby to be tonight!

Also, if anyone wants a myfitnesspal accountability partner let me know! I'd love to have some buddies on there!

Hello, August! :carrot:

I've been going to the gym more often and I'm still holding at goal (138-140p) solid since April. :)

novangel- That is wonderful! congrats.

Hello! *waves*

I am adding the 'Jillian Michaels Banish Fat Boost Metabolism' workout two times a week to my weekly exercising - Fridays and Sundays.

Thanks Shelflife. I have a salad bar at work to which I add exciting gourmet ingredients brought from home that I spend too many hours identifying and buying on the internet.

It's all about keeping my salads exciting and continuously striving to making them better for me.

Watch soon for picked quails eggs, picked garlic and canned (yes canned) scallops.