Today I need to do a little goal setting and review. Here are my goals from last week:
1. Eat 5 meals a day
2. Eat whole foods whenever possible
3. Work out three times a week
4. Get between 7-8,000 steps in a day. (This week I was on the 5,000-6,000 side because of my knee.)
5. Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven.
In brief, here are the answers from each day this week:
1. Yes Yes Yes No No No No
2. Yes Yes + Burger Yes No No No No
3. Yes Yes No Yes No No No
4. 9393 10176 ? 11615 ? ? ?
5. Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Looking at them, I started strong and then life happened. This morning my coach asked me what I was going to do if things get stressful again at work. I didn't have an answer. She suggested remembering that I remind myself that I am important and worth taking the time for; that taking care of myself is important to me; that I can spare five minutes to do that. It resonated with me and I'll be using that and trying to stay on track.
So here are my goals for this week:
(I have a standing goal to blog nightly here, so I'll continue that one)
1. Eat 5 meals a day. Last week I did it 3 out of 7 days.
2. Eat whole foods whenever possible- Last week I did it 3 out of 4 days.
3. Work out three times a week- I did it last week.
4. Record steps daily and get 9,500 steps in a day- Last week I averaged 10,994 on the days that I recorded my steps. I know that the Thursday and Friday totals were high, too, but that Saturday and Sunday were down. My knee is feeling better now- not 100% yet- but better, so I think this is achievable.
5. Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven. I was strong and did it 4 days in a row last week (I'm counting the Sunday meal before the week). Crock pot meals are the way to go. I'll stop and do some shopping on my way home today.
This morning I have my lunches ready for the next couple days, am going to go measure out my morning snacks and make my morning omelette. I've already taken Pip for a walk around the park and walked to Curves and back. I also made the decision to not be told what my weight is weekly, but find out at the monthly weigh and measure appointment how I did over the month. I fall into the trap that if I lose weight, I start planning, "If I lost X amount this week and lose it again next week and the week after, by this date I'll be X pounds." Then if I get off or gain, I beat myself up and get hung up on the number game. I'm hoping this will help me focus on making long-term changes and not swinging emotionally week to week.
In brief, here are the answers from each day this week:
1. Yes Yes Yes No No No No
2. Yes Yes + Burger Yes No No No No
3. Yes Yes No Yes No No No
4. 9393 10176 ? 11615 ? ? ?
5. Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Looking at them, I started strong and then life happened. This morning my coach asked me what I was going to do if things get stressful again at work. I didn't have an answer. She suggested remembering that I remind myself that I am important and worth taking the time for; that taking care of myself is important to me; that I can spare five minutes to do that. It resonated with me and I'll be using that and trying to stay on track.
So here are my goals for this week:
(I have a standing goal to blog nightly here, so I'll continue that one)
1. Eat 5 meals a day. Last week I did it 3 out of 7 days.
2. Eat whole foods whenever possible- Last week I did it 3 out of 4 days.
3. Work out three times a week- I did it last week.
4. Record steps daily and get 9,500 steps in a day- Last week I averaged 10,994 on the days that I recorded my steps. I know that the Thursday and Friday totals were high, too, but that Saturday and Sunday were down. My knee is feeling better now- not 100% yet- but better, so I think this is achievable.
5. Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven. I was strong and did it 4 days in a row last week (I'm counting the Sunday meal before the week). Crock pot meals are the way to go. I'll stop and do some shopping on my way home today.
This morning I have my lunches ready for the next couple days, am going to go measure out my morning snacks and make my morning omelette. I've already taken Pip for a walk around the park and walked to Curves and back. I also made the decision to not be told what my weight is weekly, but find out at the monthly weigh and measure appointment how I did over the month. I fall into the trap that if I lose weight, I start planning, "If I lost X amount this week and lose it again next week and the week after, by this date I'll be X pounds." Then if I get off or gain, I beat myself up and get hung up on the number game. I'm hoping this will help me focus on making long-term changes and not swinging emotionally week to week.
When we did the biggest loser contest a lady that was doing it with us was working with a trainer and her trainer would not tell her what her weight was. The trainer would write it down on a piece of paper and she would give it to her mother and her mother would let me know her weight loss/gain. She said it really helped her and motivated her to have a good number after a month of not looking. I need to know what this bean salad is, sounds good.
ReplyDeleteI like your decision to not be told our weekly weight. That's a good move. :-)
ReplyDeleteOops.....that's "your" weekly weight.....
ReplyDeleteSmart. You know yourself well enough to take steps that work for YOU, not someone else.
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