If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It! - WISH October Lifestyle/Weight Challenge

[HappyGrape]

Saturday
1) Did I do my steps (11000 goal) Yes
2) Were my calories in balance Yes
3) Did I do my 3 weekly workouts without overdoing it (only T, T and S) N/A
4) What did I do great today, what worked well
I had busy day and meal in family with a lot of desserts and I just had fruit and had healthy choices from the food available
5) What can I do better
I am tired and I don't feel myself this week. It's the end of week 3 and this week I ate in balance. The few days over balanced out with the days I was in deficit. I did my workouts. My average steps were 13000, down from the first two weeks but this is more sustainable for the winter, with 2 storms in a week I don't fancy having to walk in the rain and gale force winds! I feel grumpy for no reason today. If I have to sum up what can I do better, I don't want to be going over my daily calories and eating prawns wasn't great for me. Ok week, but I am not giving myself the 25% for as I would like modest deficit each week.

week 3 - currently at 50%
It does mean I won't make my 100% this month, as at best case I will be at 75%.

 

[4Mickeys]

How do your weight loss/lifestyle goals fit in with the rest of your life? The life of those around you?

Well I am control of the food that comes into the house - well mostly my mother does bring chocolates, muffins etc for the kids every so often - she sneaks in when we are out and they appear in the fridge/on the bench. The kids do protest at times about some of the changes e.g. white to brown rice. So ultimately the lifestyle that I and my family have ended up with is down to me of course - as for fitting in with life - I work full time and am solo mum - I do find it hard to fit ME time in.

Bonus QOTD: Congrats- you just [hypothetically] won a free weekend at a Disney park! Which park do you go to and what are your must do's on this super short trip?

Disneyland! BTMRR, Indy, Pirates, Splash, RSR, Corn Dog, trying the Jolly Holiday Bakery (missed that one on our last trip), Fireworks & World of Colour.

Happy weekend everybody! I’m off on a girls trip for the next two days and I’m so excited! I even packed healthy snacks and drinks

Hope you are having a fabulous time.

 

[4Mickeys]

REPORTING IN at 46%

Meal Planning: On Track have done it each Sunday this month.
Strengthening exercises: Off track - have slipped this week - shoulder was feeling sore so just couldn't face them some days - even though I know I need to do them to help overall - but will back on that from today.
Walking: Off track - the rainy weather has really gotten in the way from walking - hoping we are looking forward to some dryer weather this week.
Taking lunches to work: On track - took it everyday last week.
Water Intake: Off track - I am struggling with this one - and it is not always down to soft drink instead - it can just be struggling to remember/get through the water goal each day.

Friday night I had maccas and yesterday I ate a packet of chips. I logged it and have moved on. The end of the month is in sight and I know that overall I won't hit 100% but I have had some successes which I am definitely proud of and should hit 100% on some of the mini goals. I actually have found that monitoring these extra main things this month has been good rather than focusing on just one thing - it is not one thing in isolation that will get me there - so making myself more accountable with you guys on each of these mini goals is helping.

 

[HappyGrape]

@4Mickeys - it sounds like you are on the right track! I love how you focus on the direction and the positive.

I thought why I feel so disappointed in week 3. I give myself credit for remaining in balance and it reconfirms that calorie tracking is my thing to help me in situations like this b. I was over 100 calories one day which in my opinion doesn't count as even if eating according to hunger you can still end up being over by few hundred.


1) I am disappointed on the night out (Last Sunday) I ate way too much and I don't know why! They had no prosecco, so I had sugary alcopop, I had ice cream and nachos and after the drinks I went home and had bread and cheese. Combinations between some sort of rebelling - that I want to eat as others at the venue (without weighing the same as most!), tiredness and the impact that sugary things have on me. I keep changing my mind what place sweet things have in my life but right now, once again I feel they make it harder for me and I don't really enjoy harder.
2) I felt perhaps I should over compensate to still make it work next day. It never works like that for me, I need to look at my day, take lessons if any and move on without trying to make up for anything. Not letting go wasn't helpful
3) It's little harder to pin point what went up on Friday but looking at MFP this morning I went over last Sunday too and I noticed common trend. Sunday I had high carb, no protein snack at 4. Friday I had very low protein dinner and no snack at 4 pm. My dinner was little too bulky and very low protein, I wasn't hungry but didn't stop eating it as I was able to afford the calories. However not connecting with the fullness was missed opportunity as I end up feeling disconnect, I had some of my sons pizza and cheese & crackers after.

back to some old Tony Robbins suggestions what to do when you find yourself in the wrong type of water
1)Forgive yourself - done!
2) Investigate the situation - done!
3) Plan - no protein free snacks, unless fruit. Keep an eye on protein content with each meal. Keep an eye on alcohol, even little impacts hunger levels. Stay away from very high sugar, poor nutrition value foods. They just make it harder! If feeling full, stop and put the plate away. I can come back to it later if hungry but I wont ignore the fullness signals. Pay attention to hunger/fullness
3) Practice - I have night out with my husband next Saturday.

One of the reasons I love MFP as it gives me chance to go back and review. I also feel we often know when things are going wrong, but we don't want to know. It's easier to just say I will do better tomorrow, without looking at what is the issue. If I didn't had Sunday and Friday last week I would have been content with week in balance, but I intuitively knew it wasn't a good week. It reminded me of my on and off days, overeating occasionally and I know well that on and off was exactly my problem and I really don't want that type of thing. I need consistency.

I am happy(ish) with my weight, but it is so important to remain this way. I am disappointed about the ups and downs of last week but I really did well on family meal out yesterday and being honest with myself that something didn't feel right.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Happy Monday everyone!

QOTD: “A week and a half after Disneyland opened, only one Autopia car was still working. We had to invent and re-invent a way to keep all the darn things working all the time.” – Bob Gurr’

Imagine what it’s like to finally see your attraction up and running on opening day, only to have all but one car fail only 10 days later! You know the feeling. You work hard and you finally see some progress. Maybe it’s a pound lost or being able to add minutes to your run or heavier weights to your workout. But then you miss a day at the gym and that turns into three day and so on and before you know it, you're back where you started.

How do you get yourself back on track and get all your cars running again, so to speak?

Bonus QOTD: I'm a little sluggish this morning so I'm listening to some Disney parks music while I work. What is everyone's favorite Disney park music?

 

[Lady Marie]

back to some old Tony Robbins suggestions what to do when you find yourself in the wrong type of water
1)Forgive yourself - done!
2) Investigate the situation - done!
3) Plan - no protein free snacks, unless fruit. Keep an eye on protein content with each meal. Keep an eye on alcohol, even little impacts hunger levels. Stay away from very high sugar, poor nutrition value foods. They just make it harder! If feeling full, stop and put the plate away. I can come back to it later if hungry but I wont ignore the fullness signals. Pay attention to hunger/fullness
3) Practice - I have night out with my husband next Saturday.

Thanks for posting this! Timely for me as I had a blow out on Friday that I've been slightly beating myself up for.... We went to a wedding. I did decent with the cocktails, but still sampled every cookie variety that was offered ... and then the good flavors I had a time or two more. I have a problem when it comes to those!

So now I am going to think about forgiveness, investigation, and planning for the next time I'm presented with the same challenge.

Happy Monday everyone!

QOTD: “A week and a half after Disneyland opened, only one Autopia car was still working. We had to invent and re-invent a way to keep all the darn things working all the time.” – Bob Gurr’

Imagine what it’s like to finally see your attraction up and running on opening day, only to have all but one car fail only 10 days later! You know the feeling. You work hard and you finally see some progress. Maybe it’s a pound lost or being able to add minutes to your run or heavier weights to your workout. But then you miss a day at the gym and that turns into three day and so on and before you know it, you're back where you started.

How do you get yourself back on track and get all your cars running again, so to speak?

Bonus QOTD: I'm a little sluggish this morning so I'm listening to some Disney parks music while I work. What is everyone's favorite Disney park music?

This is tooooo real! This has happened so many times in the past few months--- illness, injury, hurricane, vacation... etc all have caused set backs. I've learned the longer I stay away from the gym, the harder it is to get back. I absolutely cannot derail for too long or the whole thing goes to heck. And by that I mainly mean my brain. My body slips a little, but my mind can't stay motivated.

Kind of reminds me of something someone brought up in the WW meeting on Saturday. There's a difference between interest and commitment. You've got to be committed in order to keep plugging along. DH and I recently had this conversation-- he canceled his gym membership because he's not motivated but good for me that I am. I told him, I'm most definitely NOT motivated to go to the gym. In fact, I purposefully do not arrive early to my classes because watching what I'm in for as the previous class finishes for any amount of time makes me dread it even more than I already do. I told him I didn't know why I keep going, but I just do. It wasn't until this interest/commitment was brought up that I get it now.... While I'm not motivated to go the gym and abstain from the foods I want to be having in the quantities I want, I AM committed to getting to a healthy BMI and not letting myself get out of control again. So all the other stuff becomes the necessary evils to achieve that if that makes sense.

I don't know if that really answers the question other but it's where my brain is. Haha!

Now if only I can get the commitment part solid on the WW and food tracking side of things, I could get to goal!

Bonus: I'm a traditionalist--- I love the instrumental Disney songs that play at the TTC and MK. I love wandering around the hub and then suddenly hearing the song from Up!

 

[piglet1979]

I am not sure how I get back on track as I am still trying to.

Bonus -- I don't listen to any.

We had a great weekend with a lot of family time. We went to the zoo on Friday. Had a soccer game on Saturday and then went to the market and just hung out the rest of the day. And Sunday my daughter and I went to the Congress (A big Quarter Horse Show). We had a great time and my daughter finally decided that she hated the crutches and started to walk without them. Then after we got home she started to walk without the boot. Yay!!!! Moving in the right direction.

I am feeling a little bit crappy today. I woke up yesterday with a headache and I still have it and it is worse then yesterday. I am really hoping Advil will start to kick in. If not I will have to take a migraine pill this afternoon.

 

[Oneanne]

QOTD: A very timely question, as I am facing that challenge right now having just come back from vacation... how do I get back on track? I think first step is to refocus on my daily goals, which really weren't on my mind all that much while I was out.

Vacation time was lovely... the drive down was so relaxing and peaceful and the weather the first few days was perfect. Unfortunately I was still fighting the crud, so there wasn't as much walking as I would have liked but there was a lot of relaxing. By mid-week the first of three storm fronts had blown in, so during the time I was helping my Sister house-hunt it was windy and wet and it continued that way thru the weekend, so again there wasn't much out-of-doors time. This week is supposed to be mild and dry again, so no excuses.

It's now 19 days until I head out to WDW, so I do really need to get the steps in to condition my legs and feet. And getting a couple pounds off would also be fabulous. I like the idea of making an actual commitment to myself to make it happen.

 

[HappyGrape]

Happy Monday everyone!

QOTD: “A week and a half after Disneyland opened, only one Autopia car was still working. We had to invent and re-invent a way to keep all the darn things working all the time.” – Bob Gurr’

Imagine what it’s like to finally see your attraction up and running on opening day, only to have all but one car fail only 10 days later! You know the feeling. You work hard and you finally see some progress. Maybe it’s a pound lost or being able to add minutes to your run or heavier weights to your workout. But then you miss a day at the gym and that turns into three day and so on and before you know it, you're back where you started.

How do you get yourself back on track and get all your cars running again, so to speak?

Bonus QOTD: I'm a little sluggish this morning so I'm listening to some Disney parks music while I work. What is everyone's favorite Disney park music?

It's exactly how maintenance work in my opinion! You work hard to get there but soon after there is something that doesn't work and you need to keep inventing and reinventing to keep it working. In fact being able to face challenges is the difference between maintainer and re gainer. There is no once and done, things change, challenges happen. I regained the weight in the past, as I didn't deal with the challenges well

 

[HappyGrape]

Sunday/Monday
1) Did I do my steps (11000 goal) Yes/Yes
2) Were my calories in balance Yes/yes
3) Did I do my 3 weekly workouts without overdoing it (only T, T and S) Yes/N A
4) What did I do great today, what worked well
Two solid days, awesome shopping done - so much healthy food home, food plan for the week, awesome glutes workout, a lot of steps today. I had about 3 euro food waste last week, compared to about 20 previous weeks.
5) What can I do better
Nothing I can think of. I mean, there is always things you can do better but I am for healthy, happy, sustainable and both days felt like this

 

[glss1/2fll]

I think the interested/committed comment was great. I'm just interested in losing weight, but I'm committed to logging my food and getting my steps in. I'm still interested in figuring out what to add next, but I haven't committed to anything yet in my brain so my body isn't moving!

Went 13 calories over today! Darn it. But I knew when I grabbed that package of peanut M&Ms that that was the end of an all right day. It was just a muchy kind of day. Tomorrow will be better!

 

[piglet1979]

Yesterday was ok. I didn't get my steps and dinner was not healthy at all but breakfast and lunch were. After work we had some running around to do. I need to run to the bank, pick up medicine and then get winter coats for the kids (seeing as we are supposed to have snow by the end of the week). So we ate at the food court in the mall. I still have my headache but it is not as bad as yesterday. I have picked up some congestion but this is normal for me this time of year. By body does not like the ups and downs in the temps. I always tend to get a cold when this happens. Over the weekend we had temps almost in the 80's and today the high will only be like 55 and just going down from there. I am still planning on going to the rec tonight as long as the headache stays mild.

I am going to lunch with work today. Lunch should be on the healthy side as an event like this is usually chicken. Oh crap I just remembered I have parent teacher conferences tonight. With seeing at least 8 teachers and standing in line to see them (not the best set up) I may not make it to the rec. November should be much better as everything will be ending. until about January.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

My QOTD today is less of a question and more of a discussion prompt.

A lot of you have heard of Marty Sklar, a Disney Imagineering legend who worked for Disney for 54 years and who sadly passed away in July. Marty was the only Imagineer who had a hand in the opening of all 11 Disney parks. His career began when he was only 21 years old and Walt Disney wanted him to design an 1890's style newspaper to sell on Main St USA in Disneyland. He had to turn a blank sheet of paper into part of the detailed story that Main St tells.

As his career progressed, Marty used that initial experience to inspire his fellow Imagineers who were facing uncertainty. In an interview he said the following,

"During these moments of self-doubt, I would implore our creative team to look at new projects as a blank sheet of paper. I told the creative teams there are two ways to look at a blank sheet of paper. It can be the most frightening thing in the world because you have to make the first mark on it. Or it can be the greatest opportunity in the world because you get to make the first mark. Essentially, by letting your imagination fly you can create whole new worlds."

How can you take this idea of a blank sheet of paper and apply it to your goals?

 

[Oneanne]

QOTD: Oddly enough, I think the blank sheet of paper concept might be one of my downfalls. The way I apply it is, say lunch was not good so I write off the rest of the day because tomorrow I get to start over with a new clean blank sheet, and I end up with a bad day not just a bad meal. I'm still working on the multi-foundational concept where I have the different components to track against. I hadn't thought of tracking individual meals separately, but I think that's a good idea for me and I'll structure my November goals accordingly.

Yesterdays' accountability:
Steps: 6289 - goal not met. I had intended to get off the bus early and walk home but had a coughing fit on the bus, so needed to just get home.
Water: around 75 ounces so - made goal
Gluten, Sugar and Dairy: dairy - had very little: gluten and sugar - had too much so - goal not met
Kindness and gratefulness: I did think about these but didn't live them so - goal not met

This coughing is really getting me down. The cold is gone and while on vacation I switched to Claritin which is helping with airborne irritants, so what I'm left with is that the cough is due to food sensitivities... namely dairy and gluten. I've got to start feeding myself without having either... maybe a week of simple protein and rice? I've done super restrictive so many times that I have a hard time getting my head in to it, but at this point I think I have to.

Another thing I've got to start doing... getting ready for vacation! Normally when I go in the spring I get new clothing for the trip and then that's my spring and summer wardrobe, but what I need for fall/winter is very different than what I need for WDW, so I'm a bit stumped. I do have a couple pieces of fabric that are fall colors but light weight enough for vacation that might work for tops, but I really need to get the craft room cleaned up and organized, so I can do some sewing. I'd actually like to flip the bedrooms and move the craft stuff into the little room and the bed into the not quite so little room, but it's such a daunting chore I've been dragging my feet. This is a "just do it" moment, for sure.

 

[HappyGrape]

QOTD: Oddly enough, I think the blank sheet of paper concept might be one of my downfalls. The way I apply it is, say lunch was not good so I write off the rest of the day because tomorrow I get to start over with a new clean blank sheet, and I end up with a bad day not just a bad meal.

Me too, I had to stop giving myself fresh start and acknowledge that bad days aren't exception, they are part of life. It stopped the on and off, I am off so lets make most of it type of behavior. It's never going to be perfect long term, getting on with it when it's less than perfect that makes it for me.

Another great question. You have true talent for writing and asking good questions @dolewhipdreams

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Another great question. You have true talent for writing and asking good questions @dolewhipdreams

Thank you! I was honestly just so inspired by reading the book on Imagineering! And you are great at diving in with some deep answers that get me thinking

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

QOTD- I love a blank piece of paper. I am a big list maker so it means the chance for another list. I have no problem changing up things that are not working or trying something else. i actually think I give up to easily to get that new, clean sheet of paper.

I have been thinking a lot about the upcoming holidays. Halloween is no problem but I have already had cookie requests from DS, Mom, and my sister's boyfriend. i promised last year but ended up only making small batches for Christmas and not for the others to take. I am wondering if any of you have cookie or baked goods recipes that are more healthy/low sugar?

Also I am getting requests for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. I know everyone else wants the full fat/sugar version of the traditional menus so I will just make some separate sides for me I guess. We just had so much leftover last year, which is where I have a hard time. Looking at it day and day out is tough. But I currently have fresh cinnamon buns, chocolate chocolate chip muffins and a huge tin of sugar cookies sittiong on my island. These guys have no mercy for me.

I am working on our December trip, 3 nights Sea World, 3 nights WDW. Can't wait. I am trying to plan a couple of the tours at SW. At WDW we will just be doing the party at MK, DVC epcot party and another night for downtown and Cape May for crab legs. Days will be visiting hotels, mini golf...

I have also started on Christmas shopping. I just bought us tickets for Riverdance . I never saw it in person and since it is their 20th anniv I thought it would be great. That will be a surprise for DH and 2DS. I have a few small items and getting a better list going.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

I am wondering if any of you have cookie or baked goods recipes that are more healthy/low sugar?

This changes the consistency quite a bit but you can replace the fat in baking recipes with unsweetened applesauce for treats that are much lower in calories. I would look up some tutorials for the specific goody you're making as some people recommend different ratios.

I just bought us tickets for Riverdance . I never saw it in person and since it is their 20th anniv I thought it would be great.

Oh man! I saw it several years ago and it is fantastic!! Seriously amazing- you'll have such a good time.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

It's the last Woohoo Wednesday for October! What are you excited about today??

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Are there any volunteers to host in November? I believe there was some chatter about needing a couple of people to share. Please post if you want to host!