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Healthy Habits Check In - Week 2 - Jan 10th 2011

Theresa

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Medusa I hope you don't mind me starting the thread...

So, how was everyone's Week 1? Any changes planned for Week 2? Any insights or high or low points?

I blogged about my week here
http://fitnessclothesspending......ck-in.html

The crux of it is that I'm not happy with how I went. I do have some plans in place to tweak my habits so we'll see how I go this week! Diet needs the most work, and actually getting up and exercising is the second on my "to work on" list.

I'm off to the physio first thing tomorrow morning, so I'm curious to see what they suggest for my shoulder/back/neck issues and how it will impact on my plans.

So how are you all going? How is everyone who has been sick feeling - are you on the mend?

Here's to a great Week 2!!

(PS I'm having some weird internet connection issues tonight - keeps dropping in and out and losing things I've typed, so hopefully there are no typos here and this makes sense LOL).

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stringy

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Week 1 went well for me, until the weekend. Then I went to dinner at a friend's place, ate crackers and dip and cheese and an extra helping of dessert and had too much to drink - well, not "too much = drunk" but "too much = more than I can exercise away". The actual meal, with a glass of wine and one serve of dessert, would have been fine!

But I did my exercise and mostly stuck to my eating plan, and when I went shopping I made good choices. Also I've discovered that the gap between lunch and dinner is too long for me, so I need to plan for a healthy snack when I get home from work.

Laura

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Theresa, I didn't know you had a blog! (Silly me). I will read you now. Good for you for paying attention in week one. It's not about instant success, but about the shifts that will make for long-term change. You are already a success

kellygirl

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I feel like I'm off to a good start. I'm back in my usual workout schedule after a two week hiatus. For the last couple of months, I've been trying to add a couple of extra cardio workouts and I was able to include those this past week as well. Eating more fruits and veggies, you ask? Well, that is a partial success. There is still a lot of complaining around meal time but overall, they sucked it up and ate what veggies were on their plate--green salads, squash, brussel sprouts--the whole shebang. They seem more willing to eat stir fry so I will try to incorporate those with lean meats/fish. I'd like them to eat it with less sauce but for now I'm willing to let them have sauce to get them adjusted to all of the additional veggies : ) Overall, I'm happy with week one and ready for week 2. Good luck, Everyone!

Polly (thunalata)

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I'm very impressed with everyone' plans and achievements! I am making small cumulative changes and have low expectations so I am succeeding all the way!
Week 1 was drink 1 pint of water in the morning - did that.
Week 2 is to eat every 3-4 hours. I'm also thinking forward to next week which is to have 5 portions of fruit/veg a day, so am trying to up consumption to be ready for that.

chewyspaghetti

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I'm very pleased. I did my Yoga classes, cut back on alcohol, and ate well. I am slowly trying tor educe my carbs even more (I feel the difference) and find more veggie dishes that my family will eat. I also weaned off my medication this week. My specialist thinks it may be causing more issues than solving, and I did not take it at all this morning. I have actually hit a new all time low weight today, even though weight loss wasn't really my goal. This week I want to just keep doing what I'm doing because it will be kind of busy- a doctor apt. down the hill tomorrow and a trip to the amusement park on Friday for my birthday.
Kelly and Stringy- good for you, and don't beat yourself up too much Theresa.

Anonymous

I've not done a good job with early exercising but have been better about eating less meat/more low carb veggies. We stopped for a bite after a movie (Go see 'The King's Speech'!!) and I had a naked hamburger and subbed a plateful of steamed broccoli and cauliflower for fries at a sports bar. Eating away from home is always the biggest challenge. Now to keep it up.

Queen Mum

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I got a good work out in 4x last week, nearly drowned myself in water, and have been tracking my calories at loseit.com (infinitely more user friendly than sparkpeople IMO) I was down 1 pound this morning. All in all, I feel like I have gotten off to a good start this year.

Lynne

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Well done, All! And good advice, Laura - its the long haul that counts. Thunalata - a small goal achieved is just about the best motivation I can think of!

My goal this week is to do 4 x 40 minute workouts, and after reading this post on Maria Killams blog
http://colourmehappyblog.blogs.....-2009.html
today, I have named 2011 as my year of good health.

Success, all!

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Mo

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Oops! I responded to Medusa's thread so I'll just copy it over here.

I did well with most of my goals. I did my 10 pushups all but one night, and I did all my running mileage (17miles). I also did all my bike crosstraining. I sort of copped out of yoga one day and only did a few stretches and poses right before bed. I also had too much wine yesterday but did well all the rest of the week. So I'll call it a success overall. This week my biggest goals are to do the yoga I keep skipping and again keep the wine intake low.

Kate

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I did my exercises as planned, but not enough walking because I was being lazy during the last week before classes start. I will be better this week, since classes begin and I have to walk to campus (and back).

Also, an important reminder: give your body time to recover between strength exercises. Most require 48 hours of downtime to give our muscles time to recover, especially for beginners. Getting hurt would be a major setback for healthy habits, plus it's easier to see and feel improvements when our muscles have had time to heal.

MsMaven

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Last week lasted a month. DH still sick, then in hospital--only 24 hours thank goodness--but feeling better. I think all the stress from the last three or four weeks got to me. Still I managed to lose the holiday weight, only 3 pounds, haven't had any alcohol in over a week, was off caffeine one day after gradual withdrawal but got a monster headache. Back to my nemisis: diet Wild Cherry Pepsi.

My next move is to gradually start doing some gentle yoga again.

Aida

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Lynne, I love your cucumber presentation! The parsley is a great touch. Drizzle a little olive oil and sherry vinegar.. yum!

anne

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Weightwise I have had some ups and downs but am about the same.(ie about 1 pounds above normal)

I met my goals of swimming 6km last week and dong 2 runs. I doubt I would have got there it it wasn't for the encouragement of being in this thread.

I have also had some much better sleeps, even going to bed at 9pm one night. Dishes are getting left til the morning though! DH honoured a promise made to me last night to get up to the kids this morning so I could have a sleep in (had an extra hour or so despite the fact that he couldn't get to sleep until 4am!!!

Eating not going so well and have decided to take things slowly and for this week, just resolve not to eat after tea in the evening.

anne

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Forgot to add - exercising was curtailed a bit because of a mild cold I started getting Sat night.

An

I lost .4 kg this last week. Not outstanding but at least moving in the right direction! I have decided to join Weight Watchers so will see how I go with that now. On the exercise front I haven't done so well. I was wanting to start my running again but I haven't yet. We have been doing lots of water skiing so that has been my exercise this week. Keen to start my running this week.

Jenava

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Week 1 went OK. I ended up doing things with friends after work 3 nights this week, and had a phone interview after work on another night, so I only got to workout 1 time (60 mins w avg HR of 160, burned 650 calories).

Eating was going great (avg about 1300 cal/day) until the weekend, when we went out, had brunch, etc. So those days were >2000 days, but it avg'd to about 1700 cals/day and I did lose 2 pounds!

This week is off to a much better start. 1600 cals yesterday with another 650 burned by exersize, and today I am on track to avg about 1300 and going to the gym again tonight as long as it doesn't snow and force me to get get home before I get stuck (gym is near work).

Lisa

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Last week I walked on my short lunch 3 times despite the 30F or less weather we are having. So far this week, I haven't made it out even once. Either snow or meetings are interfering. I am still going to the gym before work but have yet to wake up early enough to fit in a full hour workout. I have been cooking at home more and back to planning my weekly meals which has been a help. If only I saw even one pound less on the scale, I would be so much more motivated!

kellygirl

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Hang in there, Lisa. I know how discouraging it is to see no movement down on the scale. I should have fessed up but my scale went up almost two pounds-- probably water retention because I started working out again. My goal isn't weight loss per se but if I happen to lose a few pounds, I won't complain. My goal is to keep plugging along--hopefully be back to "normal" next week.

Kari

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Well, I have some positives and negatives to report:

The good: Doubled my weekly exercise quota, even got comfortable swimming again, convinced my boyfriend (and weight loss buddy) to join my gym so we can make workout dates together (we used to do this at our old gym), have eaten a TON of veggies every day, am still well hydrated with tea and water, have made much more balanced food choices overall, resisted all workplace sweets that people have been offering, lost 4 pounds this week!
(A note on the weight loss: I fluctuate a LOT, so I could be back up 4 pounds next week for all I know.)

The bad: Haven't been diligent about tracking my food intake through Weight Watchers online. Still need to watch my food portion control, particularly when snacks are in front of me. Still not too motivated to bother cooking a full meal when it's only for myself.

lpr200

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I started using habitforge.com to keep track of going to bed on time (hard for me!) waking up on time, getting dressed up (no slouchy sweats unless workout is first thing) and eating veggies. It keeps me accountable.
As for working out, after four weeks off (because I hurt my back) and meds, I went to Bar Method twice, rode three times, swam once, walked the Dish (one mile straight up) once.
I like LoseIt also! Probably the easiest app to keep track of workouts, food, weight and calories.

anne

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way to go Kari!

sarah

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I'm feeling pretty good. I've lost 2 of the holiday 5 pound weight gain, and have been doing my daily 50 pushups, 25 dips, 30 lunges, and 10 roll-ups. Cardio hasn't been as great, since the DH has been traveling (and I haven't had time to get a babysitter in the evening to work out). However, have gotten out for a couple of skate skis, and hope to do more this weekend when he's back.

chewyspaghetti

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I'm so proud of myself- my sitter couldn't make it yesterday, so I went to the evening (Power)Yoga class instead of the daytime (Flow) one that I usually do. I also decided not to buy lunchmeat, so I have been cooking healthier lunches.

Elly

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I didn't post on last weeks thread because I hadn't made any progress. We still had several inches of ice of the road and there was no way I was making it out to the gym or the grocery store. Luckily, we are finally on the melt and courses/work started back up for me this week.

On the plus side, I made a decision to enroll in another course. We have many many athletic training/PT related majors at the college I attend and part of their course requirements include a class on adapted exercise (for those with disabilities). They are always looking for students with disabilities to take the accompanying exercise course.II have a heart condition and have to watch my heart rate and I also cannot do any standing exercise, lift things over my shoulders, ect. I used to be a runner and weightlifter, so exercise has totally changed for me. Basically, I work with one of the Exercise science students one on one to create a program that works for me and then I get accountability and a workout buddy. I did this last semester and it worked out well, but I was undecided whether or not to do it again because it makes my schedule even less flexible. I am excited though because I know more of what I can do and will hopefully get more out of this semester. Plus, it allows me access to the gym (normally certain sections of the fitness center aren't open to students except prior to 8 am or after 7 pm-- I commute). So, I have a meeting tomorrow and should be starting next week sometime. My goal is to eventually work up to exercising 5 days a week as per doctors orders.

Mellllls

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my fitness goals went VERY WELL this week so I am happy about that. I need to address my diet though. My weight is a little elevated and this week involved a lot of eating out and for some reason I failed miserably at finding healthy things to eat while out this week.
At a sports bar one night, sliders and chicken wings and beer
At a movie theatre/restaurant, quesadilla and a glass of wine
Bdubs, chicken wings and a salad but with ranch dressing
Hamlet, turkey burger and garlic fries.
I need to work on my ordering...

Kim

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Mellllls, isn't it funny how we go out with the best of intentions, and then when we get a menu in our hands and a server waiting to take our order the words "Chicken wings and a beer" jump out of our mouths? LOL Happens to me all the time!

You'll do better next time, and you *did* manage to get the word "Salad" out, so that's good.

chewyspaghetti

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Elly- that sounds like a great fit for you. How exciting to have a program set up with your individual needs and limitations in mind.

Mellllls

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I know Kim! I think part of the thinking is oh I will just have something small, a burger, a quasadilla instead of a whole meal. but a fish/veg/starch or chicken/veg. entree would have maybe been more food but still healthier.
tonight i made chicken, steamed broccoli and a small salad for dinner!

Elly

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Thanks Kris-- I am getting excited. Of course, it isn't the same as having a personal trainer or PT working with you, but in my position it is a pretty good opportunity. It was also kind of neat last semester because I felt like I made a difference. The guy I worked with confessed to me later in the semester that he had been nervous about the class because he was uncomfortable around people with disabilities. Then he met me and realized that there are many people just like him that are impacted by chronic illness and disabilities and it really helped him out. I think a lot of young people, especially the ones that are very sports focused and active, that don't realize that disability and chronic illness isn't just something that happens to elderly people or children born with conditions like down syndrome. I think it makes people more understanding, especially on a campus like mine where the weather and culture tends to be hostile towards students with more obvious mobility problems.

It sounds like everyone is doing great!

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