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Old 10-16-2008, 01:15 PM   #1  
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I need constant motivation, otherwise I find myself slacking on my eating plan and exercising. Are you like me?

Note: This is a TRACKING thread for logging info only, the CHAT thread can be found here: http://3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154203

WHAT TO DO ...
This thread is for you to challenge yourself. What we'll be doing is posting our goals for the upcoming week. They can be any goal you want to accomplish in that week. Doesn't even have to be weight-loss related, just what you want to do in the next 8 days. (Yes, 8 days. More on that later.) Please only post in this thread once and edit your post on a weekly basis, as this is meant to be a place for individual tracking rather than conversation. You may start on any day of the week you wish. Your week starts over on that same day the following week! There are no "off" days to "be bad" or binge or slack off when the week ends because the week never ends, it just renews itself with your new goals that you will edit every week. For example, if you decide to start your week on Friday, your week will start over the following Friday. (Please see my post below for format. You can edit your post as often as you like to post updates, goal changes and dates, etc.) Note: If you should decide you no longer wish to participate in the thread, please delete your post. Many thanks!

Why 8 days? Because I've found that I tend to slack off as soon as I have my official weekly weigh-in. My weigh-in is Friday and once I step off the scale I immediately slack off thinking I can catch up later in the week ... which I never do. The result: I keep losing the same few pounds over and over again. And I'm tired of it! Soooo, this thread is an attempt to put an end to the cycle of weighing in and then slacking off at the end of the week.

It is also just a place where anyone (whether they have "slackeritis" or not) can keep track of their weekly goals and hopefully stay motivated to keep at them!

Edited to add: One thing I want to stress in this challenge is that it is OK to have an off day or an off moment, otherwise we may run into "burn out" and feelings of defeat. Accept that things come up from time to time that take our eyes off of what we are striving to do but the idea is to get back into the game! Don't give up on your goals!

Lets get busy!

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Old 10-16-2008, 01:22 PM   #2  
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SATURDAY (11/01) to SATURDAY (11/08)

WEEKLY GOALS
Edit at the beginning of your week, if necessary.
1) Eat intuitively
2) Accept bumps in the road
3) Honor my hunger
4) Eat what I enjoy
5) Never give up

DAILY GOALS
Edit at the beginning of your week or as often as necessary.
Saturday, Nov. 01: Read some more in my IE book, Find something I enjoy doing and do it
Sunday, Nov. 02: Read some more in my IE book, finish cleaning the kitchen/fam rm
Monday, Nov. 03:
Tuesday, Nov. 04:
Wednesday, Nov. 05:
Thursday, Nov. 06:
Friday, Nov. 07:
Saturday, Nov. 08:

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WEEKLY GOALS ACCOMLISHED LAST WEEK (11/01-11/08)

Update at the beginning of your new week as a reminder of what you accomplished last week.
1) Will fill in this section at end of current week

DAILY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Update daily or as often as you like as a reminder of your daily accomplishments.
Saturday, Nov. 01: Enjoy rearranging furniture, so I rearranged my family room
Sunday, Nov. 02:
Monday, Nov. 03:
Tuesday, Nov. 04:
Wednesday, Nov. 05:
Thursday, Nov. 06:
Friday, Nov. 07 31:
Saturday, Nov. 08:

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Old 10-16-2008, 01:40 PM   #3  
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I'm in!

Thursday (10/16) to Thursday (10/23)

WEEKLY GOALS
1) lose 1.5 pounds - SW: 162 GW: 160.5
2) drink 4 bottles of water daily
3) C25K program 3 days out of the week. Do alternate exercise of toning on off days.

DAILY GOALS
Thursday: STAY OFF SCALE!!! Week 4 day 2 of C25K. STAY UNDER 24 points. - NO BINGING!
Friday: Stay within my points. Go to the store for healthy stuff. 20 points today - NO BINGING!
Saturday: Did not list any goals - Drill weekend.
Sunday: Did not list any goals - Drill weekend.
Monday: BACK ON PLAN. No binging. Stay under 23 points. Do week 5 day 1 C25K.
Tuesday: NO BINGING. 20 points. Lift after K goes to bed.
Wednesday: 23 points. C25K week 5 day 2
Thursday: 20 points! No Binging! Do some tummy exercises. Start another thread for new goals!


WEEKLY GOALS ACCOMLISHED LAST WEEK
Update at the beginning of your new week as a reminder of what you accomplished last week.
1)
2)
3)

DAILY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Update daily or as often as you like as a reminder of your daily accomplishments.
Thursday: Well, I didn't stay off the scale but at least I saw it go down! I DID complete week 4 day 2 plus some extra and stayed within my points! No binging either!
Friday: Failed. Did not stay within my points. Went out to dinner and ate BAD. Never went to the store.
Saturday: I didn't list any goals. (wasn't able to get on a computer...but I did do week 4 day 3 of the C25K!
Sunday: Another bad day of eating and no exercise.
Monday: WOO HOO! GREAT DAY! Completed all goals! And even made cupcakes and chicken for the week! (Cupcakes came to work for the guys... )
Tuesday: Didn't stay under 20 points. Didn't life after K went to bed. But weighed less this morning!
Wednesday: Stayed with points! Completed week 5 day 2 of the C25K!!! WOO HOO!
Thursday:

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Old 10-16-2008, 02:20 PM   #4  
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Saturday (10/25) to Saturday (11/1)

WEEKLY GOALS
1) lose 2 lbs
2) do yoga every morning
3) study Japanese every day.

DAILY GOALS
Saturday: Take a walk. Return library books. Study. Drink water!
Sunday: Take a walk. Study. Drink water. Organize some more stuff.
Monday: Drink more water at work. Study. Organize some things.
Tuesday: Drink 8 8oz cups of water. Study.
Wednesday: Walk during lunch time. Drink more water. Study.
Thursday: Walk during lunch. Drink more water. Study again!
Friday: Walk during lunch. Drink 2 bottles of water. Study!
Saturday:

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WEEKLY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED LAST WEEK
1) Lost 2.2 lbs last week! Woo!
2) I did yoga every morning and every evening, without fail!
3) Didn't organize anything this week. I really have an aversion to organizing things that don't have to do with work.

DAILY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Saturday 10-25: Took a walk. Returned library books. Drank a lot of tea and water. Studied Japanese. I even cleaned a bit! I did it without it even being a goal. Go me!
Sunday 10-26: Took a walk. Studied a little bit. Drank a lot of tea/water. Cleaned up a lil bit which I consider organizing. Yay!
Monday 10-27: Drank more water than usual at work. Still not up to par though. Studied a lot! Have no inclination to organize.
Tuesday 10-28: Didn't make it to 8. More like 3 or 4. Didn't study either.
Wednesday 10-29: I walked a little bit during lunch. Drank lots of water. I studied too! Woo!
Thursday 10-30: Did lots of walking. Drank a lot of water. Not studying! Went out and had some fun with friends.
Friday 10-31:
Saturday 11-1:

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Oct 27-Nov 3.

Oct 27 Weight: 192

1. Cook 6 meals this week
2. Eat a veggie with dinner 4 nights this week
3. Exercise 5 days this week
4. Take my vitamins everyday

Oct 27 - Mazzios and . See, I unintentionally underate over the weekend - I know... seriously - (800 cal Saturday, 700 Sunday). Since I cycle anyways, it'll balance out. Ended at 2100 for the day. I did work out, but no veggie and no vitamins.
Oct 28 - Cooked dinner, burned the veggie, no exercise, no pills taken
Oct 29 - 3/4 FAIL. I did exercise for half an hour
Oct 30 - Nothing
Oct 31 - Bad Day. Did nothing good.
Nov 1 - Exercised. Pills taken. Cooked dinner. No veggies.
Nov 2 - Exercised. Pills taken. Cooked dinner. No veggies.
Nov 3

Nov 3 Goal Weight: 190

Actual:

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Old 10-18-2008, 10:25 AM   #6  
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Saturday (10/18) to Saturday (10/25)

WEEKLY GOALS
1) lose 2 pounds
2) drink 72 - 120 oz. water daily (120 oz. is half my weight)
3) learn to weight train
4) plan healthy meals for the week

DAILY GOALS
Saturday: eat only healthy meals, clean up my place, drink lots of water
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:

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WEEKLY GOALS ACCOMLISHED LAST WEEK

1)
2)
3)

DAILY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Saturday: I had a very healthy breakfast
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
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Monday (10/27) to Monday (11/3)

Weekly Goals:
1) Finish Week one of Couch to 5K
2) Drink 64 oz of water
3) No eating out
4) Stay on eating plan

Daily Goals:
Monday: Weigh in, stay on plan, walk @ least 4 miles
Tuesday: Go to library with daughter, grocery store, drink water, day one of
C25k, do laundry,
Wednesday: Drink water, eat fruits and veggies, walk @ least 4 miles, stay on food plan, drink water
Thursday: Day two of C25k, clean livingroom, drink water, stay on food plan
Friday: Walk @ least 4 miles, drink water, stay on food plan, clean bathroom and vaccum, STAY OUT OF CANDY!
Saturday: Day three of C25k, drink water, stay on food plan, do laundry, and take time for myself
Sunday: Walk @ least 4 miles, drink water, stay on food plan, eat fruit and veggies
Monday: Walk @ least 4 miles, drink water, stay on food plan

Weekly Goals Accomplished Last Week:
1) Drank water
2) Ate fruits and veggies

Daily Goals Accomplished:
Monday: Weighed in (208.4), stayed on food plan, walked 4 miles.
Tuesday: Walked 2 miles/C25k day one week one program, went to library and grocery store, drank water
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday:

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I'm in! Sunday is my downfall... After yesterday I am two pounds above my start weight... I weigh in on Sunday mornings and then eat like I starved and was deprived all week...

Sunday (10/19) to Sunday (10/26)

Weekly Goals:
1) Lose 2 pounds
2) Drink 64 oz of water each day
3) Eat sensibly and keep calories down to 1500 or less per day
4) Stay on track on my road trip this week (away Thursday through Saturday)
5) Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes each and every day

Daily Goals:
Sunday: Weigh in, drink water, eat sensibly
Monday: Exercise, drink water, have a light supper
Tuesday: Exercise (at the Gym), drink water, have a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class
Wednesday: Exercise (do at least a mile on treadmill at home), drink water, have a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class
Thursday: Pack some healthy snacks for the 8 hour drive and have a sensible eat-out meal for supper.
Friday: Go easy on my eating while away, get some walking in
Saturday: Get some good snacks for the trip home, get a good walk in before we leave at noon
Sunday: Weigh in, drink water, treadmill, NO "normal" Sunday treats this week

Weekly Goals Accomplished Last Week:
1) Got the water drinking done (mostly)
2)
3)

Daily Goals Accomplished:
Sunday: Weighed in, and went downhill from there.
Monday: Back on track! Drank 40 oz (need more), did a half mile on treadmill and ate sensibly with no evening grazing
Tuesday: Drank my water, had a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class
Wednesday: Drank my water, had a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class
Thursday: Packed some healthy snacks for the 8 hour drive but did not have a sensible eat-out meal for supper (we went for a buffet but I did keep it reasonable there! I wasn't so full that I felt ill!).
Friday: I took it easy on my eating while away, got a lot of walking in
Saturday: Get some good snacks for the trip home, get a good walk in before we leave at noon
Sunday: Weigh in, drank my water, had a few smlaaer Sunday treats this week

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Monday 10/27 to Monday 11/03

Weekly Goals

1. At least 90 minutes exercise daily.
2. Strength training at least 2 days.
3. Three large glasses water daily.
4. No Sugar.
5. No eating after 6PM.

Daily Goals(Completed in Pink)

Monday: water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, AM walk, abs, PM workout
Tuesday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, long PM workout
Wednesday:Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, WATP, PM workout
Thursday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, WATP, PM workout
Friday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, WATP, PM workout
Saturday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, 60 min. exercise
Sunday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6PM cut off, 60 min. exercise
Monday: Jillian, water, no sugar, 6 PM cut off, PM workout

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Hit 100 miles and Puppy is a week closer to being trained.

This 8 days

1. lower my fat intake
2. Start NANO on Saturday

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Thursday (10/23) to Thursday (10/30)

WEEKLY GOALS
1) lose 1.5 pounds - SW: 160 GW: 158.5
2) drink 4 bottles of water daily
3) C25K program 3 days out of the week. Keep up with weight lifting - seems to be helping!
4) Get the computer room cleaned out!

DAILY GOALS
Thursday: 20 points! No Binging! Do some tummy exercises. Start another post for new goals!
Friday: Besides the left overs from yesterday that I just ate, STICK TO PLAN! C25K week 5 day 3 attempt!
Saturday: Stick to plan on food. Weekends are hard but just no over doing it.
Sunday: Same as Saturday.
Monday: Mom's surprise bday party. Save enough points for 3 drinks! week 6 day 1 C25K
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: Geez - Didn't do goals the last two days.... and then I wonder why I've been so bad?!!? BACK to plan today! Week 6 day 2 C25K. Pick up 30 day shred when I pick up halloween candy tonight!


WEEKLY GOALS ACCOMLISHED LAST WEEK
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1) Week start: 10/16--Had a goal of 1.5 pounds. LOST 2!!!!! Stayed with the C25K program! Week 5 day 2 complete!
2)
3)

DAILY GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Update daily or as often as you like as a reminder of your daily accomplishments.
Thursday: Did not accomplish any of my goals but starting a new thread. Hubby came home from a trip and I fell of the food wagon. ;(
Friday: I DID IT! Completed week 5 day 3, plus some! Stayed on plan.
Saturday: Did very well today sticking to plan with food
Sunday: Fell off the wagon some because of the damn trail mix my husband brought home!
Monday: I did save some points for Mom's bday! Completed week 6 day 1 yesterday too!!! Scale showed it this morning!!!
Tuesday: Off the wagon.
Wednesday: Off the wagon. Damn TOM!
Thursday:

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Sunday (10/26) to Sunday (11/2)

Weekly Goals:
1) Lose 2 pounds
2) Drink 64 oz of water each day
3) Eat sensibly and keep calories down to 1500 or less per day
4) NO eating in the evening (after 6pm)
5) Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes each and every day

Daily Goals:
Sunday: Weigh in, drink water, eat sensibly.
Monday: Exercise, drink water, have a light supper.
Tuesday: Exercise (at the Gym), drink water, have a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class.
Wednesday: Exercise (do at least a mile on treadmill at home), drink water, have a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class.
Thursday: Exercise (at the Gym), drink water, have a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class.
Friday: Exercise (do at least a mile on treadmill at home), drink water, have a light supper.
Saturday: Exercise (do at least a mile on treadmill at home), drink water, have a light supper.
Sunday: Weigh in, drink water, treadmill, NO "normal" Sunday treats this week

Weekly Goals Accomplished Last Week:
1) Got the water drinking done (mostly)
2)
3)

Daily Goals Accomplished:
Sunday: Weighed in... Up from the trip last week. Had some trreats today but not too bad (not like I used to snack on a Sunday)
Monday: Started the couch to 5K program and did the first day, drank my water and did a slim fast day to jump start things (lost 5.4 pounds today!!)
Tuesday: Drank my water, had a light supper and did not have anything after 5pm.
Wednesday: Did week one day 2 of the couch to 5K program, drank my water, had a light supper and NO grazing in the evening
Thursday: Drank my water, had a light supper and NO grazing all evening while hubby is in class.
Friday: Drank my water, had a light supper
Saturday:
Sunday:

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