I've lost 9 lbs since the first day of autumn. More would be better, but as long as it's going the right direction, I won't complain.
Health: Go to bed by 10 pm nightly
I've done very well on this except for last night when I had a hard time winding down after a day full of family fun :)
Nutrition: Eat more fruit!
I could do a lot better. I've been slacking here but I have lots of big juicy grapes waiting for me and I don't intend to let them go to waste!
Activity: Achieve BMI at or below 35
36.82 It's getting there! And with the new gym membership, it should get there a LOT faster now
Accountability: Blog at least 2x daily
This has been more difficult with all of the holiday prep and not much profound to say. Not a lot on my mind except for cleaning.
Pay it Forward: Encourage hubby to join the journey
Quote of the day "I could try to lose weight too, ya know" :)
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Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
26 November 2010
05 November 2010
Hot 100 and I'm Not Gonna Blow It Challenge updates
Back on the first day of autumn, I joined these two challenges - for more details, see the links in my sidebar.
For the Hot 100 Challenge we got to set our own goals, and we do a weekly update.
Health: Go to bed by 10 pm nightly
I did really well this week!
Food: Eat more fruit!
I am making fruit my bi-otch!
Activity: Achieve BMI at or below 35 (37.26 currently - getting closer!)
Accountability: Blog at least 2x daily
Yeah baby!
As for the "I'm Not Going to Blow It Over the Holidays" challenge, it' is to keep us focused and working hard over the holidays. And I can honestly say that I made it through Halloween without a net gain! I'm so thankful for this challenge because it's helped me not completely pig out, although I have enjoyed a bit o chocolate recently! Much different than a bag of chocolate (Sam's Club size)
Pay it Forward: Encourage hubby to join the journey
For the Hot 100 Challenge we got to set our own goals, and we do a weekly update.
Health: Go to bed by 10 pm nightly
I did really well this week!
Food: Eat more fruit!
I am making fruit my bi-otch!
Activity: Achieve BMI at or below 35 (37.26 currently - getting closer!)
Accountability: Blog at least 2x daily
Yeah baby!
As for the "I'm Not Going to Blow It Over the Holidays" challenge, it' is to keep us focused and working hard over the holidays. And I can honestly say that I made it through Halloween without a net gain! I'm so thankful for this challenge because it's helped me not completely pig out, although I have enjoyed a bit o chocolate recently! Much different than a bag of chocolate (Sam's Club size)
Pay it Forward: Encourage hubby to join the journey
25 September 2010
Feeling Fruity Challenge
I am SO stealing Patrick's idea! But really, I'm only sharing it because he said it was okay AND he still has it so it isn't as if it's really theft.
Patrick said he likes playing with his food. ME TOO! My kid does, too, of course. Also, I know I've been lax (pun intended) about adding more fruit to my diet. Kiddo and hubby loooooove fruit, but me not so much. I love grains and nuts. I guess that explains why Mandy is my BFF. But I digress.
After discussing it with kiddo and tweaking my orignal plan according to some of her AWESOME suggestions, this is what we've decided to do.
We taped 4 sheets of notebook paper onto the back of our pantry door. One for me, one for kid, one for dad, and one for guests - because it really isn't fair to leave them out of the fun. Sorry cats, you're on your own for this challenge. We chose the Whenever we eat a fruit, we add it's sticker to our page. If there isn't a sticker on the piece of fruit, we will add a tally mark in the side margin of our page so that we at least are keeping track. It will be fun to see who fills up their page first. I was winning earlier today with 2 stickers, normally there would be 1 or 0 fresh fruits in my belly by the end of the day. Kiddo had an orange before bed so my lead is somewhat diminished. Here's what the door looked like before she added her sticker.
As you can see, kiddo has organized hers into columns. I have no idea where she gets her penchant for organization - possibly her paternal grandmother. Not me.
We decided to add the tally marks because we very much try to purchase our produce locally. In fact, we have an apple-picking outing due one day soon. I doubt we can get the local orchard to put stickers on all of the fruit still in the tree because - well, lets face it people are just lazy bastards. So, we still want to get credit for these apples and she came up with that idea. Works for me!
I hope some of you will join us in our little fruity frenzy. I'll try to remember to post progress photos of our door on the first of each month as it fills. I think this would be a great way to encourage youngsters to eat more fresh produce. Most importantly, it will make it more fun for me if others play along, and it is - after all - all about me.
Thanks again, Patrick (Responsibility 199) for the inspiration. Don't make me say "thinspiration."
Patrick said he likes playing with his food. ME TOO! My kid does, too, of course. Also, I know I've been lax (pun intended) about adding more fruit to my diet. Kiddo and hubby loooooove fruit, but me not so much. I love grains and nuts. I guess that explains why Mandy is my BFF. But I digress.
After discussing it with kiddo and tweaking my orignal plan according to some of her AWESOME suggestions, this is what we've decided to do.
We taped 4 sheets of notebook paper onto the back of our pantry door. One for me, one for kid, one for dad, and one for guests - because it really isn't fair to leave them out of the fun. Sorry cats, you're on your own for this challenge. We chose the Whenever we eat a fruit, we add it's sticker to our page. If there isn't a sticker on the piece of fruit, we will add a tally mark in the side margin of our page so that we at least are keeping track. It will be fun to see who fills up their page first. I was winning earlier today with 2 stickers, normally there would be 1 or 0 fresh fruits in my belly by the end of the day. Kiddo had an orange before bed so my lead is somewhat diminished. Here's what the door looked like before she added her sticker.
We decided to add the tally marks because we very much try to purchase our produce locally. In fact, we have an apple-picking outing due one day soon. I doubt we can get the local orchard to put stickers on all of the fruit still in the tree because - well, lets face it people are just lazy bastards. So, we still want to get credit for these apples and she came up with that idea. Works for me!
I hope some of you will join us in our little fruity frenzy. I'll try to remember to post progress photos of our door on the first of each month as it fills. I think this would be a great way to encourage youngsters to eat more fresh produce. Most importantly, it will make it more fun for me if others play along, and it is - after all - all about me.
Thanks again, Patrick (Responsibility 199) for the inspiration. Don't make me say "thinspiration."
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