This week has been busier than I thought it would be, and I havent had time to check in for a few days. That means I get to post a huge mega reply post!
So today was a rough start....actually forgot about the challenge completely
Lunch would have been great! Met my hubby and ordered a Malibu salad [romaine lettuce with dried cranberries, apples and grilled chicken ]...if course the starbuck frappe and 3 krispie cream donuts I had before I left the office destroyed the salad......tomorrow is a new day!
At least you got some veggies before the donuts
but youre right, tomorrow is a new day and a new chance to start over
Lisa!!!! It is great to be back. Still struggling with the wrist. I only regained about 40% of my motion so things like push-up/planks are extremely difficult as my wrist just does not bend to 90 degrees any longer
my grip is incomplete and writting is difficult....nothing more they can do however. I have had all the hardware taken out in the hopes that I would regain more funtion but really didn't get me anywhere....Adapting day by day. I really get frustrated in the gym during a class when I can't do the moves because of the lack of motion.
I cant even imagine how frustrating that must be
but the important thing is to stay healthy and not make your wrist any worse hopefully the rest of the range of motion will come back eventually
I am an emotional/stress eater so you can imagine how my life has been over the past year with the wrist stuggles and I am paying for it. Time to take on a new perspective however!! I am getting back to the gym after being gone for about 4 mths and working with the instructors to figure out how to modify the moves to stay in the class...have walked 3 5K's in the past 4 weeks..placed in 2 of them [well 1 was unofficaly as I took off my number when changes shirts and didn't put it back on...duh!]
Congrats on the 2 places! Im also a stress eater, so I completely understand where youre coming from
I LOVE smoothies so am really going to work in some protein and fruit shakes. We tried a green smoothy the other night...if the kale and spinach would blend smoother and not be so gritty it would have been really good! Just couldn't handle the gritty texture after about 4 drinks....
I have the same problem, but I think mine is because I use a food processor and not a blender. If youre willing to shell out some money for a really good blender, that makes for a much better texture.
Seen some comment on the fitbit....I LOVE MINE...is a real eye opener to see just how sedentary some days are.
Well here is to us all and getting back in the groove!
Same here with the fitbit
before I got it, I never realized that there were actually days when I got less than 2,000 steps! It really has shown me a lot about how much/how little I move around!
My Activelink can be quite an eye opener....when I remember to use it!!
That was my biggest fear when I got my fitbit
that I would forget to wear it. Ive been pretty good about it, only forgotten it a few times. It definitely takes getting used to.
I have the Fitbit Flex and Love it. A couple of the girls in the office had the body media band. I have wanted to wear them both to see if one tracked better than the other but have never done it.
I cant remember any particulars, but I know Ive seen a few articles online of people who have worn multiple activity trackers at once and compared them
the bottom line is that the numbers are rarely the same, and sometimes not even close.
Well today has been an ok start. I swung through Starbucks and got my frappe and tried the greek yogurt with berries.....kind of bitter for my taste so didn't eat it all but it was a start...
I have my left over salad from yesterday so that will be lunch.
Salad for lunch is good! I didnt like greek yogurt at first, but it grew on me and now I love it
but I do know people who hate it. Its not for everyone.
So how's every one doing today? I have actually been pretty productive here. And guess what... TODAY IS NATIONAL KALE DAY! Can anyone get excited about kale??
I actually made myself a very bright green kale smoothie for lunch, in honor of national kale day.... almond milk, kale, a bit of spinach to keep the kale company, a tiny bit of frozen mango, carrot pulp (I keep it in the freezer from when I juice), banana, 1/8 avocado, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla. It went down fast though! Hope I'm not hungry in 30 minutes, because that used all of my lunch Points!
To me National Kale Day is less exciting than one of this weeks earlier days
National Coffee Day.
Ive never actually tried kale. If someone served it to me, I might eat it, but Im not going out of my way to try it.
Well, I didn't hit my goal for yesterday. Unless the bag of chip counts a vegetable. I mean it technically started as a potato.
Today has been better. I may have actually gotten 5 servings in the giant salad I had for lunch.
Sometimes I wish potato chips counted as a vegetable I used to eat them all the time!
At least today is better!
I think I am in a similar position as you. Most of the time I do get my 5 servings. But then if I don't pay attention, I end up with more days not getting there than I should. That's what I love about this challenge. It really motivates me to go out and make an effort and possibly find new things to improve my habits!
Exactly! Challenges like this really get you to make an effort into being healthy and keep you accountable.
I have the fitbit one. I love it that I can wear it on my bra and no one notices that I am wearing the device. I also like the sleep tracking and floor tracking and would not want to miss one of those.
If you ever get around to do the comparison, I would be really interested in hearing about the results. I always fear that my fitbit is being too generous. But then I walk around and count my steps and it is actually pretty accurate.
I also have the One I love it! I usually wear it on my skirt pocket, unless Im wearing something without pockets, in which case I wear it on my bra (although occasionally Ill just wear it on the waistband of my skirt/pants). I find that sometimes when I count my steps its accurate, but not always. Its still easier than counting my steps all the time.
Hope you find a good dinner compromise!!
And I will not be any kale for National Kale Day! I dislike nearly all vegetables of the cabbage family. And unfortunately I dislike most green vegetables (spinach and broccoli being an exemption - and peas, if the count as green, but I rarely eat them as they have points in WW).
I know a lot of people who dont like green vegetables seems to be a pretty common thing
I wonder why. My sister had a friend in college who was a vegetarian or vegan (I dont remember which one) and didnt like green vegetables and a few other vegetables
I always wondered what she ate.
Good for you to have a nice salad for lunch! I find salads such an easy option to get lots of servings in one go!
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I am at 2/7 now. Decided to bring some carrots as office snack today and had a salad for lunch (even though the pizza at the work cafeteria was really calling my name) and pasta with a lot of tomato sauce for dinner.
According to the US government, the sauce in pizza is a vegetable, so maybe that could have counted (even though you dont live in the US, I think you still could count it). Although a salad is better
so kudos to you for making the right choice.
Tomorrow is my 6k and I am slightly nervous. It is a morning race at 10 am and I am not sure how I will do as I usually don't run that well in the mornings, but by 10am my body should have woken up. Now I am afraid that I might get hungry. So I think I will treat myself to a nice bowl of porridge for breakfast tomorrow and hope that this will be enough!
At least I don't have to worry about having to have a crazy early start on a day that is a day off from work. I thought it was going to start at 8:30am!
So nice to not have to get up early! 10 am is a good starting time for a race
much easier than starting at 8:30am.
I'm late but I'd still like to join!
Lisa, thank you for thinking up and implementing a shake-up to our monthly challenges! Your time is very much appreciated!
I even sent out an email to some old-time WISH friends to see if they'd like to join
I think this format is awesome b/c it help me not focus on that stupid number, and more on consistently doing the actions that will take me to my goal!
Exactly! If you focus on the healthy habits, the number will change
but if you focus on the number without being healthier at the same time, nothing happens.
that said, I probably do not get 5 servings a day, more like 3. I do like V8 and Naked Greenie to help me boost up those servings when I'm low on them for the day. Also, I have a juicer that would really rack up the servings on the days I dust it off
I also have a fitbit and
it! my goal now is 8k steps a day, I have been able to slowly increase my step goal this year which is wonderful! some days it's really hard to me so I know this goal is appropriate for where I'm at now
8k is a great goal
its good that you know what the right goal is for you and youre working towards it.
Ok - I really need to brag a little. I am sooooo absolutely excited about my time! I finished my 6k in 35:02 minutes! That means I was faster than 10 km/h or faster than a 10 minute per mile pace. I absolutely can't believe it! And the funny thing is that during the race I did not feel as if I was fast at all. I was more thinking that I was really slow and not in great form. But now I know why I was feeling a bit exhausted! I still managed to to get over the finish line without collapsing - I even was able to speed up for the last 400 meters or so!
Here is a picture of me after the finish line. In true German fashion you get a beer and pretzel bread after your run!
It is alcohol free wheat beer which is marketed here as kind of an isotonic sports drink. And it is really great after a run! I also had an apple as well - so one serving of fruit down!
Yay! Great time & congrats on doing so well in the race.
I read an article in the New York Times
probably around a year ago
about people who drink beer after running. Apparently its just as good as water for recovery, and nonalcoholic beer is even better than alcoholic beer. And the pretzel gets you some of the salt you lost.
Heres the link to the article if youre interested:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/runners-who-love-beer/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
Personally, Id say beer and pretzel is better than high-sugar sports drink and some protein bar that I cant identify half of the ingredients.
Morning all! Well, I have to join the group of you who were saying that now that we are NOT reporting our weights, the scale is finally moving down! If today's number is to be believed I lost as much this week as I did the entire month of September!!
(Which admittedly wasn't a big number,but still!) And the only thing that has really changed??? Watching that evening eating!
Yay!
Lots to get done around the house today before I head off late this afternoon to drive to DD's for a quick overnight trip.
Last night's show was really good. I laughed a lot.... even the warm-up comedian was good! And it is so refreshing to hear a really funny guy that doesn't resort to vulgar language and such! While his humor is "adult" in some ways (relationships, driving, kids), it is definitely a FAMILY show. There were plenty of kiddos there under 18 (including my own DS) and I never once cringed that maybe it was inappropriate (although I knew this already or else DS wouldn't have gone). His BEST bit last night was about the queues at WDW and being line-jumped... and of course my MEN knew that would be my favorite part!
Awesome! Im glad you enjoyed the show.
Today's 5 servings is starting slow.... the last of the leftover veggie egg pie... probably could count it as one serving, since it was really loaded with broccoli, spinach, mushroom, and onions. But there isn't enough fruit in my homemade low sugar oatmeal banana muffin to count it. And after eating a lot of carrot sticks with dinner last night, I'm not in the mood. I may grab an apple for mid-morning snack. That would bring me to at least two servings before lunch.
Time to relax a bit and enjoy the last of my coffee before the tasks of the day call any louder!.......................P
I hope you can get those 5 servings in! The leftover veggie egg pie is a good start, and an apple for snack is a good idea.
Ive gotten my 5 every day so far
even if it involved me having celery last night when I shouldnt really have been eating because it was late and Im trying to snack less after dinner.
This morning I chopped & nuked an apple and put it over my waffle
I ended up with more apple than waffle, but Im okay with that. Not sure how Im going to get my remaining 4 servings
I know Ill have a small salad with dinner, but not sure what else I havent really done any meal planning for today.
I know I wont get my 5 tomorrow Im fasting most of the day for Yom Kippur, and its hard for me to get in 5 servings after the fasting ends
Im hoping for at least 3. Sunday Ill be back to my normal schedule, so Ill try to get an extra serving to make up for missing out on Saturday.
Friday is house cleaning day around here, so its time for me to go scrub the bathtub. Have a great day, all!
I do look better if I have not just run a personal record!
I will post the question now but it may be tomorrow before I can do the replies. 
Molli! Let us know if you make any delicious juice combos. 
..... while the money will be good, it definitely means I need to be ORGANIZED! DS's schedule has been busy lately, so that means more driving in the evening for DH and I .... and since DH has committed to helping with driving DBIL to his radiation and other doctor's appointments, that means I will be on call for the driving (at least until DS hopefully gets his driver's license at the end of the month!). So after I sign off with you all this morning, I am putting myself into high gear and making the MOST of today with menu planning for the next 4 weeks, food prep (at least with what I have on hand), and house cleaning and organizing!! 
What a disappointment! That being said, since it was lousy, I didn't eat as much as I had planned, so I saved a few calories, anyhow. Next time I want a pizza splurge I will make my own.... healthier, less calories, and tastier!!
I'm going to have to keep working on this habit because I think it is easy to come up short if you don't pay attention.
), so I don't worry particularly much about getting in my cow's milk.... in fact, I actually try NOT to drink/eat much beyond the milk in my coffee and my yogurt. 
