Eating on plan - good, stayed on plan.
Water - better because I'm paying attention to it. Could be even better.
Exercise - Did some walking in the building (work). Too hot to walk outside.
My friend and I used to weigh and measure once a month together. That way we could keep track of the pounds and inches lost. She has it all written down in a black book
So today we measured, the first time since June. Stuff happens, summer vacation and she had surgery and is in a wheelchair for 3 more weeeks. Anyway I have lost 1 pound and 1.5 inches since the beginning of June. That's terrible. I thought my inches would have been more, wee bit disappointed but that has motivated me to do better the rest of this month.
Sometimes it takes a dissapointment to get us turned around, doesn't it? Still though, you earned that pound.
How's everyone doing? We are almost at the 1/2 way point. Lots of us wanted to work on increasing water intake, exercise, eating on plan....We still have a couple weeks to accomplish this stuff.
I really appriciate this thread. I think it might the one little thing that gave me the ompf to really get my a$$ in gear.
I have counted my calories the last 2 days now. I was still WAY over, but I'm moving in the right direction. I'm still on track with the exercise, gradually reducing the butter and cheese (big weakness for me) and I am really trying to take care of 'me'.
Hey Clydegirl - congrats on that pound and 1 1/2 inches. Sometimes when you're losing inches your weight stays put for a week or so. Both are WINS. And even a small loss BEATS gaining. Way to go.
Gogirl - progress not perfection. Sounds like you're doing great on your goals. It's hard to keep several goals going in the right direction. You're doing it.
Checking in. It's been a rough few days . Some personal problems that came up over the weekend really threw me for a loop, and I let it affect everything else. All I've wanted is comfort food. I know these things come up sometimes. That's life, right? I can't let it ruin the progress I have made and I need to get back on track.
So, as a result of the stress, I've been totally off plan with the food for the last couple of days or so, and I'm slacking on the exercise. I thought posting again and reading around the other threads might help get my head back in the game.
Tomorrow will be better! I'll be tracking calories and exercising for sure. Still 2 weeks left!
Gogirl The most important thing is you had a setback and you're getting right back on your plan. Setbacks happen. The mindset that gets you right back on plan is what makes you successful.
Ate on plan today and have my food packed for tomorrow.
I'm behind on water, but will get up and fill a glass when I finish this post.
Struggling most with exercise because I really don't have a plan. I'll work on that, then maybe I can make some progress with it.
Going for water . . .
I feel like you are my personal cheerleader. Thank you for starting this thread and the supportive words. It's much appreciated . How's your workout plan coming along?
My original goals: Keep on track with my 5 day a wk am workout plan- A little tough lately, due to a schedule change. I'll be back on track in the next day or 2. I could do better... Get back to counting calories - I've been on plan the last 3 days. Actually came in under my limit yesterday! Get butter and cheese out of my house - I think I'm addicted to butter and cheese! It's ridiculous...I have definitly cut way back on both, but, it's just not good enough. Way too calorie dense and fatty. Gotta do better... Take good care of myself- This is my favorite one. I'm trying to get enough sleep, take time out for myself, say no when I want to say no, and honor my feelings...Just a few things that matter to me lately. It's going well
I still have a little unresolved drama to deal with, but, I have to be able to do all this stuff even with the ups and downs, so I'll do my darndest to stick to it! I hope everyone is having a good month and still working towards their goals!
Today was a day of temptations. And I succumbed. It was FOUND FOOD. Lately I've finally been good at looking at it and moving on - not today.
But I'm DONE and back on plan.
I drank a lot of water early today and some this evening. In the middle it was all caffeine - no sugar, mostly unsweetened at all.
Exercise - still haven't figure it out. This has usually worked for me doing it first thing in the morning. But I had a walking buddy. Here's my commitment for just tomorrow. I will find something (probably just some stretching exercises) that I can do in my home sometime between the end of this posting and leaving for work in the morning. Doesn't sound like much but it will be the start of some momentum for me.
So, I've been completely disregarding my goals because I spent a week in the hospital, but I got out today and I weighed myself and regardless of lots of junk once I was getting better, I still lost almost ten pounds. So now I just need to get really on plan and I didn't lose any ground!
Viatre, so sorry to hear about your hospital stay. I hope your feeling well. 10 lbs is a great silver lining! And it's still only the 18th of the month so we have some time to keep working on getting it together.
Webrover, I also prefer exercising first thing in the morning. The longer I wait the less likely I am to do it. Lately I've been doing workout dvd's as soon as I get out of bed. If I do it first thing I don't give myself a chance to even think about it and before I know it it's done for the day. Would something like that work for you? Just a thought.....
I haven't done that well today with calories or exercise actually, but I still feel motivated. I wish feeling motivated was enough!
Gogirl - It's good to hear that the DVDs work for you first thing in the morning. I think something like that could work for me. First I'd have to learn how to run the overly complicated entertainment system.
Wait - It'd be far easier to play a DVD on my PC. Hmmmm. I think that could work. Need to look into DVDs. Thanks for the idea.
I did get the stretching in I committed to yesterday. And I drank water. And I ate OP today except the cookies that found me this afternoon. I'm thinking I need to make sure wheat is out of my diet for a few days. I've been successfully avoiding temptation for weeks and now I've succumbed two days in a row.
Clydegirl - the good side is that it's still the same pound and not a new one. Now you can focus on getting it back off and sending a friend with it. You can do it!
Way to go.
. Some personal problems that came up over the weekend really threw me for a loop, and I let it affect everything else. All I've wanted is comfort food. I know these things come up sometimes. That's life, right? I can't let it ruin the progress I have made and I need to get back on track.
The most important thing is you had a setback and you're getting right back on your plan. Setbacks happen. The mindset that gets you right back on plan is what makes you successful.
. How's your workout plan coming along? 
And I succumbed. It was FOUND FOOD. Lately I've finally been good at looking at it and moving on - not today.
