Healthy Living Check In - 12/29/14

Menrandes · December 2014

I don't know about all of you, but I am on serious recovery mode from last week! I think I am about to fall asleep on my keyboard.
I hope that all of you had a great weekend!

ETA: the tagged list had a lot of people on it that hadn't updated in a while. If I accidentally removed you from the list, please let me know! I was pretty tired when I went through it.
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We are a group of women striving to live healthier lives, whether that means losing weight, gaining weight, sticking to a specific diet, counting calories, avoiding counting calories, starting to exercise, continuing to exercise or anything in between.
We check in on Mondays and follow up with an accountability on Fridays (our favorite post of the week, because we love encouraging each other and celebrating all our successes!).

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Many of us are using MyFitnessPal to keep track of our eating and our exercise. MFP is a great tool to keep yourself accountable, and because it is set up as a social network site, we can cheer you on there as well as here. If you are using MFP and have not found us yet, let us know so we can friend you!

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@MrsG80inTN, @MrsKush1014, @km380, @sunflwra, @Amybunny30, @Menrandes @Elliecat17, @furrypaws, @PowerOfBacon, @rmpar29, @Nikolie93, @flyoffeve, @kittymeowbark, @mrskelly731, @readinglove ,@northernkhaleesi, @Kellybenelly83, @MrsRed09, @bluedaisy0627, @VaBarnet, @whitneyandconcep‌, @TowerClimbersWife, @catvaughn5002, @sdfonz619, @cutiesmommy420, @kreardon11, @imnotfancy, @schuebja, @KristinNP

So, tell me:

The Good:

The Bad:

The Proud:

Your Plan:

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year?

Menrandes · December 2014

So, tell me:

The Good: I sent the rest of the holiday cookies to work with hubster. Yay temptation is out of the house!

The Bad: The holidays were stressful for a multitude of reason...and uh...cookies helped with that.

The Proud: Not much proud going on here. I made a pretty healthy meal plan for the week.

Your Plan: We got the bike trainer and the weight sets for Christmas! We've got the weights set up and the bike trainer is being set up tonight. We are biking the C&O canal towpath in March, so I'm going to be hitting the bike pretty hard starting this week. Food is being significantly cleaned up. I looked at a picture of myself and I didn't look healthy. Like, my skin didn't and I'm pretty sure that is because of how lax I have gotten with "limited processed foods" plan. So that is going to stop for sure! I also picked up Just Dance 2015 after Christmas, so I'm pretty excited to add some of those dances in the exercise. It's fun and doesn't feel like exercise at all!

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? Instead of the 80/20 rule, I really want to follow closer to 90/10. I don't need to feed myself 20% crap. I don't really need to feed myself 10% crap either, but I think it is a realistic goal!

Menrandes · December 2014

Kellybenelly83 said:

The Good: nothing

The Bad: I existed off a diet of beer, coffee and gingerbread men
oh and chocolate
The Proud: nada. I have absolutely nothing to be proud of for last week (health wise anyways)

Your Plan: Ok back on the wagon tonight I hope with some yoga, and I plan on cooking more this week and ordering in less. New Years might make some things a bit more difficult but fingers crossed we dont stray too far.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? I want to start running again in the spring. The ice here makes it almost impossible to run in the winter. I am also clumsy as hell so the last thing I want to do is add ice to the equation.

@Kellybenelly83 That's great on the cooking more at home! I think the saying that health is made in the kitchen while fitness is made in the gym is so true. FX that you'll be able to stay on that wagon, and then for New Year's you will at least be able to see the wagon, even if you are off of it for the night.

) Good luck with the yoga tonight!

rmpar29 · December 2014

@Kellybenelly83 - Good luck getting back on track!

@Menrandes - Congrats on getting rid of the temptation! I have an eggnog cheesecake sitting in the fridge that really needs to disappear!

The Good: Ummm...I worked out 3 days last week.

The Bad: Pretty much everything that I ate in the past week.

The Proud: Nada

Your Plan: Get back into tracking all calories and find my exercise mojo again.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? Is it sad that I can't come up with anything?

Menrandes · December 2014

rmpar29 said:

@Kellybenelly83 - Good luck getting back on track!

@Menrandes - Congrats on getting rid of the temptation! I have an eggnog cheesecake sitting in the fridge that really needs to disappear!

The Good: Ummm...I worked out 3 days last week.

The Bad: Pretty much everything that I ate in the past week.

The Proud: Nada

Your Plan: Get back into tracking all calories and find my exercise mojo again.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? Is it sad that I can't come up with anything?

@rmpar29 You worked out last week? I don't know, I think that is something to be proud of. Last week I think was a hard week for a lot of people to get that kind of motivation.

Nikolie93 · December 2014

Still nothing awesome to report here. I'm just trying to watch calories where I can.

I did go for a walk with my FIL but it was only a mile

There is one good thing... I'm totally antsy to get back home and start working out and eating normal again. I'm kind of excited about it!

God luck this week, ladies

rmpar29 · December 2014

@Menrandes - I worked out M-W since I was eating way too much crap. Yes, I guess I should be proud of that. I just feel like it wasn't enough to cover the crap that I was eating so it's still a loss.

flyoffeve · December 2014

The Good: I am once again finding my stride in running. I ran another 4 miles and walked 1.3 yesterday.

The Bad: Unexpected party yesterday afternoon. I got silly drunk and got laughed at for pulling on a door that needs to be pushed.

The Proud: I cut off time from my 4 miles (4-6 minutes from the times I usually get).

Your Plan: Go to the gym today and see what their schedule is this week for other days to go. Run at least every other morning starting tomorrow. This hangover made this morning an off time until the gym class later today.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? I want to rethink what I eat again. I am still thinking through options on what to do for that.

catvaughn5002 · December 2014

The Good: I didn't overeat at Christmas. I usually always overeat on holidays to the point where I feel uncomfortable and this time I made myself stop. Even when the food is so yummy being stuffed doesn't feel good.

The Bad: Alcohol. I guess this comes with the time of the year but you can say I have had my fair share.

The Proud: .Not too much specifically to put here right now. Just wait for the new year

Your Plan: I want to continue to not overeat between now and the rest of the year. All our holiday parties are over and we are going out of town for New Years so the temptation should be less. It is so hard for me to turn down party food and sweets.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? I want to be active 5 days a week. I already take ballet and jazz class on tuesday and wednesday. I was thinking of adding some cardio jogging/walking before or after work for the rest of the week. Any ideas are welcome.

bfonz619 · December 2014

The Good: I also got rid of temptation by using what was left of the candy cane Hershey kisses in our gift baskets. As well as making sure all of cookies we decorated with our nephews, went home with our nephews.

The Bad: MW and I didn't stick to our evening runs primarily because we couldn't leave the boys unsupervised.

The Proud: We are all set to start our evening runs back up tonight and are in process of planning out our weekly meals.

Your Plan: Just keep focused. Since we aren't planning to be out for New Years, I feel like it will be easier for us to stay focused on keeping on track with our eating and exercise goals.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? Yoga and working more on stretching and flexibility.

Elliecat17 · December 2014

The Good: I have continued to drink lots of water, and although I have had lots of cookies, I have managed to make sure that every meal we have eaten has been perfectly balanced (and only 2 cookies a meal).

The Bad: The cookies they call to me!!!!

The Proud: No weight gain!

Your Plan: Start building in more exercise. I have felt horribly bloated lately, and I hate it.

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? I am going to start meal planning in a more healthy manner. I have actually been looking at eat this much.com anyone know anything about it? I think I will start by printing the pyramid and making sure that my daily meals meet all the requirements (and then cut out the wheat of course).

going to keep to that better. H is no longer going to pull me off track!

Menrandes · December 2014

@Nikolie93 Little things count, even taking a walk! I think it's great that you are looking forward to get back into the swing of things.

@Amybunny30 Awesome about C25K!! Keep us updated on that progress. And take care of yourself on Monday. **hugs**

@flyoffeve You've been doing so great with the running! what kind of meal plans are you considering now?

@catvaughn5002 Not overeating when surrounded by massive amounts of food is tricky. I know it's hard to have moderation when you want to try everything. Good for you for your willpower!

@MrsRed09 **hugs** I know what you mean about being comfortable in your own skin. Stick with the running, hopefully taking that time for you will help you be more confident. The only person you need to compare yourself to is you.

@readinglove I'd say getting 3 workouts in was a win as well! Especially if it was a boozy week. I never want to work out if I've overeaten or had too much alcohol.

@sdfonz619 Holiday weeks are so difficult with the weird interruption of routine. Hopefully you will be able to get back on track this week! How did your run go tonight?

@Elliecat17 Those cookies...they have a loud and compelling voice, don't they? But it's awesome that you were able to limit them though!

Menrandes · December 2014

@sweetcalittc1 Awesome about getting back to the workouts! I think if you make the pot pies a special occasion thing, that indulgence is ok! Just keep it occasional.

bfonz619 · December 2014

@menrandes Last nights run went great! We've decided if it rains tonight as the weather predicts, we are going to substitute with spin.

kreardon11 · December 2014

The Good: I worked out two days so far this week. That's up from 0!

The Bad: I'm still not eating at healthy as I can and it's making me feel like crap. I had an Ige test done and I'm severely intolerant to dairy but it tastes so good. Gotta kick it.

The Proud: Last night DH and I took our spare bedroom and turned it into a workout haven. We're going to start going to the gym together as well. I was pretty happy about this!

Your Plan:

1.) Start going to sleep earlier, so I can get up and work out in the am at home

2.) Pack healthy lunches and save my money

3.) Go to the gym 3x/week with DH

4.) Make a vision board for 2015 so I stick to it!

QOTW: What is one healthy thing you want to do for yourself in the coming New Year? Start living my life the way I want to and not make excuses.

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