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jenn0021 · February 2013

It?s Friday--time to take a look back at the week and see how we did!

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In addition to being accountable for your goals, I also want to hear one thing you learned this week, whether it?s about yourself (habits, breakthroughs, weaknesses, strengths), or about healthy living in general (Read a good book about food or nutrition? Watch a cool documentary? Interesting article online? Share it with us!).

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kookie1287: Are you still using your fitbit everyday? Have you and your new workout buddy been going to the gym consistently? Still avoiding fast food? Good luck this weekend on trying to make healthy snack choices and not eating out of boredom.

fluttergirlmoonchild79: Is your elliptical still broken? If so, have you found other ways to continue to work out? With the bad days this week, have you still avoided smoking? ((hugs)) to you. I hope next week is better.

Saritaota614: Is your fitbit still keeping you motivated to move? Did you do more zumba and workouts with your friend? How is resisting the urge for late night snacking going? Keep up the good work of avoiding fast food and soda!

sfortin9075: Are you feeling any better yet? Have you been continuing with the yoga? Resist the urge to buy donuts again this weekend when grocery shopping, you can do it!

Igoo0304: Even though you weighed yourself early, do you still weigh in on Friday? Have you continued with riding your exercise bike every night? How's the cutting back on salt going? Good luck getting through the weekend and avoiding eating out and avoiding the bloat!

ellajune2012: Did you resist the urge to eat out for lunch the rest of the week? Are you still planning on attending a yoga class this weekend or did you break out the at home DVDs?

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Have a great weekend, and DON?T FORGET TO LOG IN TO MFP!

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jenn

fluttergirlmoonchild79 · February 2013

fluttergirlmoonchild79: Is your elliptical still broken? If so, have you found other ways to continue to work out? With the bad days this week, have you still avoided smoking? ((hugs)) to you. I hope next week is better.

The elliptical is still broken but we got the piece to fix in from UPS yesterday so it will get fixed this weekend (it seriously breaks like every 6 months and they've replaced it 4 times so we've become an expert at fixing them.

It was super tough and I almost cracked several times but I managed to not smoke. I just keep telling myself that I've made it this far and I don't want to start over again. The week has slowly gotten better for me. I had IRL group last night and that helped a lot.

Saritaota614 · February 2013

Saritaota614: Is your fitbit still keeping you motivated to move? Did you do more zumba and workouts with your friend? How is resisting the urge for late night snacking going? Keep up the good work of avoiding fast food and soda!

Well... I had a few beers last night and caved. I had to have taco bell. Its just so darn good! Hopefully I'm right back to avoiding it Starting NOW!

I have been keeping up with the fitbit though. I love that little gadget! I find myself just marching in place a lot. Haha.

Also, I went to my second yoga class last night. I am soooorrreeee! But a good sore!

I haven't weighed in yet. I'm afraid to after binge eating/drinking last night

LiaMadi1 · February 2013

I just recently joined the board...would be able to participate In this check in? Becoming more healthy is one of my personal goals as of recently...this week I have worked out with my WiiFit Active 2 times so far (tonight after work I will work out again) and been much more conscious of drinking water throughout the day. The water definitely keeps the snacking urges down after school!

sfortin9075 · February 2013

sfortin9075: Are you feeling any better yet? Have you been continuing with the yoga? Resist the urge to buy donuts again this weekend when grocery shopping, you can do it!

Still sick, but keeping with it. Hopefully next week will be better-- I think I may go back to the week 1/2 dvds to catch up before moving forward with the program.

ellajune2012 · February 2013

hi jenn, how are you doing?

ellajune2012: Did you resist the urge to eat out for lunch the rest of the week? Are you still planning on attending a yoga class this weekend or did you break out the at home DVDs?

Yes, I've been really good about bringing lunch. As for yoga, I already told DH that I'm going to tomorrow morning's class at the Y so don't expect me to be available until afterwards

Hmm, what I learned this week... I thought this was pretty interesting, even though I think DH & I do most of this already (we are not gluten free). I'm going to keep following over the next few weeks to hear how she breaks them down.

10 Ways to Eat Real Food on a Budget *warning: the author mentions her kids briefly*

toomanycats1 · February 2013

Hi All! I asked if I could join last week but it was late in the day and I'm not sure if anyone noticed my post. This is my first real week posting.

I'm doing ok, finding it hard not to snack at night. I've learned that is my biggest obstacle! I've also learned that I have NO willpower, and will really have to fight that. Haven't weighed myself today (too scared because I had pasta and breadsticks last night), but I have lost around 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Slow going, but I can't complain. Still up 15 pounds from my loss in December, and 45 pounds from my pre-pg weight 5 years ago!

I've been doing good about using my treadmill to try and work off excess calories, but my knee has been giving me a bit of trouble, so I'm heading out later to buy new shoes. If you have any good recommendations, then please let me know! I made a separate post asking for suggestions.

Kookie- I'm a boredom eater too If you figure out how to counteract that, then please let me know!

Have a good weekend everyone!

jenn0021 · February 2013

fluttergirlmoonchild79:
fluttergirlmoonchild79: Is your elliptical still broken? If so, have you found other ways to continue to work out? With the bad days this week, have you still avoided smoking? ((hugs)) to you. I hope next week is better.
The elliptical is still broken but we got the piece to fix in from UPS yesterday so it will get fixed this weekend (it seriously breaks like every 6 months and they've replaced it 4 times so we've become an expert at fixing them.
It was super tough and I almost cracked several times but I managed to not smoke. I just keep telling myself that I've made it this far and I don't want to start over again. The week has slowly gotten better for me. I had IRL group last night and that helped a lot.

I'm sorry that your elliptical keeps breaking but I'm glad that you got the part ordered and becoming a pro at fixing it! Is it a defect in the machine? Every 6 months seems a little extreme for a part to break.

I'm glad that your week has been slowly improving. And great job on not smoking! You're right, if you've come this far you can keep going. We're here to cheer you on!

jenn0021 · February 2013

Saritaota614:
Saritaota614: Is your fitbit still keeping you motivated to move? Did you do more zumba and workouts with your friend? How is resisting the urge for late night snacking going? Keep up the good work of avoiding fast food and soda! Well... I had a few beers last night and caved. I had to have taco bell. Its just so darn good! Hopefully I'm right back to avoiding it Starting NOW! I have been keeping up with the fitbit though. I love that little gadget! I find myself just marching in place a lot. Haha. Also, I went to my second yoga class last night. I am soooorrreeee! But a good sore! I haven't weighed in yet. I'm afraid to after binge eating/drinking last night

I'm not going to judge you for caving and having taco bell. There's a limit to how strong we can be. But get back to avoiding again! You can do it!

I'm glad that your fitbit is keeping you moving and that you got a chance to go to yoga. Good sore is good!

jenn0021 · February 2013

LiaMadi1:
I just recently joined the board...would be able to participate In this check in? Becoming more healthy is one of my personal goals as of recently...this week I have worked out with my WiiFit Active 2 times so far (tonight after work I will work out again) and been much more conscious of drinking water throughout the day. The water definitely keeps the snacking urges down after school!

Of course you can join! We love new members and love to encourage others on their journey to health.

Good job on getting some workouts in this week, keep it up! And drinking more water is a good goal. It's something that I need to work on more.

jenn0021 · February 2013

sfortin9075:
sfortin9075: Are you feeling any better yet? Have you been continuing with the yoga? Resist the urge to buy donuts again this weekend when grocery shopping, you can do it!
Still sick, but keeping with it. Hopefully next week will be better-- I think I may go back to the week 1/2 dvds to catch up before moving forward with the program.

I'm sorry that you're still sick. Hopefully you be feeling better next week. I think that taking it easy is a good idea until you are feeling better.

jenn0021 · February 2013

ellajune2012:
hi jenn, how are you doing?
ellajune2012: Did you resist the urge to eat out for lunch the rest of the week? Are you still planning on attending a yoga class this weekend or did you break out the at home DVDs?
Yes, I've been really good about bringing lunch. As for yoga, I already told DH that I'm going to tomorrow morning's class at the Y so don't expect me to be available until afterwards
Hmm, what I learned this week... I thought this was pretty interesting, even though I think DH & I do most of this already (we are not gluten free). I'm going to keep following over the next few weeks to hear how she breaks them down.
10 Ways to Eat Real Food on a Budget *warning: the author mentions her kids briefly*

I'm doing pretty good. Thanks for asking!

Good job on bringing your lunch and awesome job on telling DH you're going to yoga tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it.

That is a pretty cool article. Like you, I'm already doing a lot of that stuff, including being gluten-free. But it looks like it could be interesting and its always a good reminder!

jenn0021 · February 2013

Igoo0304:
Igoo0304: Even though you weighed yourself early, do you still weigh in on Friday? Have you continued with riding your exercise bike every night? How's the cutting back on salt going? Good luck getting through the weekend and avoiding eating out and avoiding the bloat!

Thank you!

I decided to skip weighing this morning since I'm in a grouchy mood. As of yesterday, I've lost just over a pound this week. I'm a little disappointed, but at least it's still a loss! I've done at least a half hour of cardio (usually the bike) every night this week.

The salt is killing me! I've been tracking it on MFP, and I think being aware of it is making me crave more salt! I went over my goal yesterday, but I haven't been adding any extra salt in cooking.

I think that skipping a weigh in is fine. But good job on losing that pound! Like you said, at least you're losing. Keep up the good work on exercising, I'm impressed with your motivation.

I always find it's harder to resist a food if I know I can't have it. Like you said, trying to watch your salt intake makes you want it more! You can do it, keep trying!

jenn0021 · February 2013

kookie1287:
Hey Jen and other healthy living ladies. Hope you have all had a good week. kookie1287: Are you still using your fitbit everyday? Have you and your new workout buddy been going to the gym consistently? Still avoiding fast food? Good luck this weekend on trying to make healthy snack choices and not eating out of boredom. I am still going strong with using the fitbit! I just clip it onto my waist band and check my steps randomly throughout the day. My goal is to get 5000 a day right now. Eventually I will bump it up 1000 steps every few weeks/month. My workout buddy and I are hitting the gym for the first time together today. We both work out with the same trainer on opposite days so this is the first time we can do it. Hopefully we will keep this up and maybe do a Fri Sat schedule together. I have done really well with avoiding fast food, although DH and I are going to order pizza tonight. It's Friday, I can have one night, right?!?! I think I will be ok this weekend since DH is going to be home for the most part. He umpires so he's gone a lot now which doesn't help with boredom eating. Since its supposed to rain all weekend that has pretty much put a halt on baseball for the next few days.

I'm glad that the fitbit is still working and keeping you moving. I think having the goal of upping your steps weekly or monthly is a good idea. And I hope you have fun at the gym tonight with your new buddy!

I think that a Friday night pizza is completely acceptable. Enjoy it!

jenn0021 · February 2013

nyahsbabyblues:
Hi All! I asked if I could join last week but it was late in the day and I'm not sure if anyone noticed my post. This is my first real week posting.
I'm doing ok, finding it hard not to snack at night. I've learned that is my biggest obstacle! I've also learned that I have NO willpower, and will really have to fight that. Haven't weighed myself today (too scared because I had pasta and breadsticks last night), but I have lost around 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Slow going, but I can't complain. Still up 15 pounds from my loss in December, and 45 pounds from my pre-pg weight 5 years ago!
I've been doing good about using my treadmill to try and work off excess calories, but my knee has been giving me a bit of trouble, so I'm heading out later to buy new shoes. If you have any good recommendations, then please let me know! I made a separate post asking for suggestions.
Kookie- I'm a boredom eater too If you figure out how to counteract that, then please let me know!
Have a good weekend everyone!

Welcome to the check-in! I hope you find the encouragement you need here to keep striving for a healthier you. Good job on using the treadmill, I hope your knee doesn't give you too much pain.

As for night time snacking, I really have no advice as that is a big weakness of mine. All I want to do is eat!!! I do recommend having healthy snack options in your house though, in place of the bad ones. That way, when you go for a snack, you will only have the choice of something good.

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