1. I resolve to begin blogging again. I took a break to get my business running but seem to have forgotten to come back. With my business, homeschooling the girls and adding my niece into our homeschool, I should have lots to talk about that I'd really like to record!
2. I resolve to read the blogs I follow again. I have a list of about 100 blogs that I used to get zillions of ideas and 2nd hand support from that I really enjoyed reading and like blogging I seem to have forgotten to go back to. I can't promise I'll remember to comment on a lot of them, but at least I'll be reading them again!
Showing posts with label Goal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goal. Show all posts
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Ass Kicking Time
I started back up yesterday in full swing, both in diet and school. I don't think I did too bad! The scale yesterday said 171.8lbs but I knew it was helped by salty BBQ food Monday night so I re-weighed in today. 169.6lbs. Much better.
So my plan....
Mini goal - 164lbs by month's end
Mid goal - 157lbs by end of October
Final goal - 150lbs by end of November
That's 19lbs in 12 weeks - 1.58lbs a week. It'll be hard, but I really want to be there! Also, to be my final goal weight BEFORE all the holiday baking would be awesome lol
Yesterday I did pretty well in the food dept. My usual bagel and cream cheese for breakfast (though I really do need to go get my weight watchers bagels instead of the big white ones I have now), honeydew and cantaloupe for lunch, a small wrap with about 1/8 cup chicken and the rest peppers and onions for supper and some more honeydew for a bedtime snack. Normally I wouldn't have a bedtime snack cause I tend to just mindlessly eat, but this was a planned snack with a set portion and I didn't even want to mindlessly eat afterwards!
We met up with our homeschool group at lunch and went on a 1.5km hike. I think it was further than that, but I'll have to see if the website for the place lists distances. Brianna and I enjoyed the hike so much we want to go back soon and often!
Today I skipped breakfast (BAD!) but had another small wrap like yesterday for lunch. Now to figure out something that won't kill me for supper.
So my plan....
Mini goal - 164lbs by month's end
Mid goal - 157lbs by end of October
Final goal - 150lbs by end of November
That's 19lbs in 12 weeks - 1.58lbs a week. It'll be hard, but I really want to be there! Also, to be my final goal weight BEFORE all the holiday baking would be awesome lol
Yesterday I did pretty well in the food dept. My usual bagel and cream cheese for breakfast (though I really do need to go get my weight watchers bagels instead of the big white ones I have now), honeydew and cantaloupe for lunch, a small wrap with about 1/8 cup chicken and the rest peppers and onions for supper and some more honeydew for a bedtime snack. Normally I wouldn't have a bedtime snack cause I tend to just mindlessly eat, but this was a planned snack with a set portion and I didn't even want to mindlessly eat afterwards!
We met up with our homeschool group at lunch and went on a 1.5km hike. I think it was further than that, but I'll have to see if the website for the place lists distances. Brianna and I enjoyed the hike so much we want to go back soon and often!
Today I skipped breakfast (BAD!) but had another small wrap like yesterday for lunch. Now to figure out something that won't kill me for supper.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 10
Well, I'm down to 167.6lbs but still 6.8lbs from my Sprint to the Finish goal :( I also missed my walking goal of 100 miles by Aug 1 by 4.68 miles. I don't feel *too* bad about that one though. I have a new walking challenge that I joined through Daily Mile. 50 miles by Labour Day. Hope I can get this one in!
I'll be harder training my daughter and niece in the next 3 weeks before their triathlon so I'll get some more walking in that way. But of course what they need to work on the most is running endurance and I can't run more than 50 meters, so yeah, most of their running time, I just sit and time them.
I need to get more weights and other cardio in though. Because of the humidity continuing into the evenings I've felt like barfing even before I start my walk/run program. I'll be able to do better come fall, but that's so far away!
I'll be harder training my daughter and niece in the next 3 weeks before their triathlon so I'll get some more walking in that way. But of course what they need to work on the most is running endurance and I can't run more than 50 meters, so yeah, most of their running time, I just sit and time them.
I need to get more weights and other cardio in though. Because of the humidity continuing into the evenings I've felt like barfing even before I start my walk/run program. I'll be able to do better come fall, but that's so far away!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 8
Last week:
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. No problem in this heat!
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I've discovered my problem here.... with my lovely hubby laid off and getting up with the kids every morning to let me sleep in, I am waking up too late to feel awake enough to eat. This then leads to me not being able to fall asleep until midnight or later, meaning I sleep in the next day. I will be working on this.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Forgot all about it
Have a salad for one meal at least 4 times this week. Made it to 3 again. Really working for 4 this week, starting with salad planned for supper tonight!
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week. only 5.46m :(
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I got one in, but then my route was taken over by the local fair lol It's down now, so provided the humidity doesn't kill me, I'll get my 2 in this week
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I didn't do 2 different sessions, but I did do an hour of weights and stretches with Brianna and my niece this week, so feel justified in counting it (since my normal weights routine is only about 20 minutes)
Go to bed before 11pm every night. See eating breakfast.
I seem to have hit a wall of sorts. For the last 3-4 weeks I've been floating between 169 and 172. It's really peeving me off! I have a mini-goal for tomorrow (Olivia's birthday) that looked as easy as pie to hit a month ago yet now I'm more than 4lbs from it. I'm going to have to try to jump start the losing again. I've still got 12lbs before I'm even vaguely happy with my weight so I certainly can't stop here!!!
Linking up with Kris @ Eclipsed
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. No problem in this heat!
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I've discovered my problem here.... with my lovely hubby laid off and getting up with the kids every morning to let me sleep in, I am waking up too late to feel awake enough to eat. This then leads to me not being able to fall asleep until midnight or later, meaning I sleep in the next day. I will be working on this.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Forgot all about it
Have a salad for one meal at least 4 times this week. Made it to 3 again. Really working for 4 this week, starting with salad planned for supper tonight!
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week. only 5.46m :(
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I got one in, but then my route was taken over by the local fair lol It's down now, so provided the humidity doesn't kill me, I'll get my 2 in this week
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I didn't do 2 different sessions, but I did do an hour of weights and stretches with Brianna and my niece this week, so feel justified in counting it (since my normal weights routine is only about 20 minutes)
Go to bed before 11pm every night. See eating breakfast.
I seem to have hit a wall of sorts. For the last 3-4 weeks I've been floating between 169 and 172. It's really peeving me off! I have a mini-goal for tomorrow (Olivia's birthday) that looked as easy as pie to hit a month ago yet now I'm more than 4lbs from it. I'm going to have to try to jump start the losing again. I've still got 12lbs before I'm even vaguely happy with my weight so I certainly can't stop here!!!
Linking up with Kris @ Eclipsed
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 6
I missed out last week because of our family crisis. It's pretty well over now and I need to jump back on the band wagon! Since my last STTF weigh in I've only gained .6lbs. But I actually dropped to 168.8lbs in my missing time and and now up to 170.8 meaning a gain of 2lbs :( Time to kick butt!
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day.
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch.
Have a salad for one meal at least 4 times this week. Garden fresh lettuce should make this easy!
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program.
Up doing weights to at least twice this week.
Go to bed before 11pm every night.
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day.
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch.
Have a salad for one meal at least 4 times this week. Garden fresh lettuce should make this easy!
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program.
Up doing weights to at least twice this week.
Go to bed before 11pm every night.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 4
We had family crisis this past week that is still going on, so most of my goals weren't even cared about. I did still manage to lose some stress weight!
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did manage this most days
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. Didn't happen
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Didn't happen
Try a new "diet" recipe. Didn't happen
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week. Did 8.8 miles!
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. Didn't happen
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. Didn't happen
Go to bed before 11pm every night. Deff didn't happen!
Weight: down 2.6lbs!
Because of what's still going on, I'm not going to bother setting specific goals, just doing my best. Hopefully I'll be able to get back on track soon!
Linking up with Kris @ Eclipsed
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did manage this most days
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. Didn't happen
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Didn't happen
Try a new "diet" recipe. Didn't happen
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week. Did 8.8 miles!
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. Didn't happen
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. Didn't happen
Go to bed before 11pm every night. Deff didn't happen!
Weight: down 2.6lbs!
Because of what's still going on, I'm not going to bother setting specific goals, just doing my best. Hopefully I'll be able to get back on track soon!
Linking up with Kris @ Eclipsed
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 3
Linking up with Kris @ Eclipsed
Last Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did great everyday but Saturday. I almost missed yesterday too, but chugged 30oz after 9pm last night lol
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I completely forgot about breakfast one day, but otherwise got it done
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Check!
Try a new "diet" recipe. This one actually ties into the smoothie one. I tried one of those fruit/veggie smoothies but adding pumpkin to my smoothie. It was only about 20 calories and made the smoothie extra smooth.
Physical:
I will walk at least 6 miles this week. Did almost 8 miles!
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I did do one of them. I was going to yesterday but ended up taking Olivia to the park with me. Does walk/running after a 2 yr old count? lol
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I actually completely forgot about weights :(
Weight: down 1.8lbs
This week's goals:
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day.
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch.
Try a new "diet" recipe.
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program.
Up doing weights to at least twice this week.
Go to bed before 11pm every night.
Last Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did great everyday but Saturday. I almost missed yesterday too, but chugged 30oz after 9pm last night lol
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I completely forgot about breakfast one day, but otherwise got it done
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Check!
Try a new "diet" recipe. This one actually ties into the smoothie one. I tried one of those fruit/veggie smoothies but adding pumpkin to my smoothie. It was only about 20 calories and made the smoothie extra smooth.
Physical:
I will walk at least 6 miles this week. Did almost 8 miles!
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I did do one of them. I was going to yesterday but ended up taking Olivia to the park with me. Does walk/running after a 2 yr old count? lol
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I actually completely forgot about weights :(
Weight: down 1.8lbs
This week's goals:
Nurtitional:
I will drink 80+oz of water each day.
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am.
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch.
Try a new "diet" recipe.
Physical:
I will walk at least 7 miles this week.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program.
Up doing weights to at least twice this week.
Go to bed before 11pm every night.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sprint to the Finish - Week 2
Joining up with Kris at Eclipsed
Last Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
I will start tracking in Daily Plate again. I got back into it! And only went over my calorie goal once and it was only by about 140 cals, so not horrible.
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did it! On Saturday I was out of town (and hate bottled water), but still chugged back about 70oz in 4 hours to get my goal!
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I actually managed to do this (though I forgot this morning lol)
Physical:
I will walk at least 6 miles this week. I did just over 6 miles. Unfortunately, too much of it was at too slow of a pace IMO.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I have nothing but excuses as to why I didn't get this done, so I won't bother
I will do at least one days of weights. Check!
Weight: down 1.2lbs
This Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
Last week's goals PLUS....
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Since I'm not a big liquid drinker other than water and coffee, this "lunch" last me a long time, so I'm fuller, longer
Try a new "diet" recipe. There's only a gazillion out there that is super yummy but low in calories.
Physical:
Last Week's Goals PLUS....
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I really have no upper body strength, so I want to make sure to keep up the muscles I DO have!
As a bonus, I re-did my measurements from 20lbs ago. I am A.M.A.Z.E.D.
Inches lost:
Chest - 4 1/2in
Belly - 4 1/2n
Hips - 1 3/4in
Last Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
I will start tracking in Daily Plate again. I got back into it! And only went over my calorie goal once and it was only by about 140 cals, so not horrible.
I will drink 80+oz of water each day. I did it! On Saturday I was out of town (and hate bottled water), but still chugged back about 70oz in 4 hours to get my goal!
I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I actually managed to do this (though I forgot this morning lol)
Physical:
I will walk at least 6 miles this week. I did just over 6 miles. Unfortunately, too much of it was at too slow of a pace IMO.
I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I have nothing but excuses as to why I didn't get this done, so I won't bother
I will do at least one days of weights. Check!
Weight: down 1.2lbs
This Week's Goals:
Nutritional:
Last week's goals PLUS....
Have a fruit smoothie at least once for lunch. Since I'm not a big liquid drinker other than water and coffee, this "lunch" last me a long time, so I'm fuller, longer
Try a new "diet" recipe. There's only a gazillion out there that is super yummy but low in calories.
Physical:
Last Week's Goals PLUS....
Up doing weights to at least twice this week. I really have no upper body strength, so I want to make sure to keep up the muscles I DO have!
As a bonus, I re-did my measurements from 20lbs ago. I am A.M.A.Z.E.D.
Inches lost:
Chest - 4 1/2in
Belly - 4 1/2n
Hips - 1 3/4in
Monday, May 30, 2011
12 Week Sprint to the Finish!
I've joined in with one of my homeschool friends, Kris, on her weight-loss blog in a 12 week challenge. I forgot all about it until now and have failed miserably for today *blush* So we're starting this as of tomorrow lol
My overall goal for the challenge (which ends Aug 22) is to lose 15lbs. I actually do hope to lose more than that, but I know how ill my body reacts to summer and humidity so I don't want to kill myself trying to push for 20+lbs. I also want to have my 1.86m route down to 23 minutes or less. Right now I'm over 25 minutes.
My goals for the week are:
Nutritional: I will start tracking in Daily Plate again. I have totally slacked off here, and while I *have* lost a bit of weight, I feel I would have done better if I was tracking. I will drink 80+oz of water each day. With the hotter weather coming I really need to do it anyways, but I noticed I was losing easier when I had a lot of water in my diet. I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I stopped eating breakfast for a few weeks (a life long bad habit) and have noticed even after eating lunch I am starving by 3pm.
Physical: I will walk at least 6 miles this week. I've gotten lazy lately and have not even hit 4 miles in recent weeks. I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I've started doing this in the park and find it much more enjoyable than the treadmill. I will do at least one days of weights. My main motivation for this is to keep my skin flexible as I lose weight so I don't get as much sagging.
I even wrote my goals out on a sticky so I can see them without having to remember to check my blog
My overall goal for the challenge (which ends Aug 22) is to lose 15lbs. I actually do hope to lose more than that, but I know how ill my body reacts to summer and humidity so I don't want to kill myself trying to push for 20+lbs. I also want to have my 1.86m route down to 23 minutes or less. Right now I'm over 25 minutes.
My goals for the week are:
Nutritional: I will start tracking in Daily Plate again. I have totally slacked off here, and while I *have* lost a bit of weight, I feel I would have done better if I was tracking. I will drink 80+oz of water each day. With the hotter weather coming I really need to do it anyways, but I noticed I was losing easier when I had a lot of water in my diet. I will eat breakfast everyday *before* 10am. I stopped eating breakfast for a few weeks (a life long bad habit) and have noticed even after eating lunch I am starving by 3pm.
Physical: I will walk at least 6 miles this week. I've gotten lazy lately and have not even hit 4 miles in recent weeks. I will do 2 days of my walk/run program. I've started doing this in the park and find it much more enjoyable than the treadmill. I will do at least one days of weights. My main motivation for this is to keep my skin flexible as I lose weight so I don't get as much sagging.
I even wrote my goals out on a sticky so I can see them without having to remember to check my blog
Thursday, April 7, 2011
I Suck
Not only did I post a gain on Monday (which we're just not talking about), but I've also lost track of my 30 day challenge (which I really need to catch up on!), and I've blown my diet since. I DID however, post a cool new ticker on my blog. My goal is to walk/run 100 miles by Aug 1st. And of course my still going goal is 25lbs by Olivia's birthday on July 19th. Go Me! I gotta get off this train wreck though....
Monday, March 14, 2011
10 Pounds!
Woooooooooo me! Since I restarted my weight loss on January 19th I have now lost 10 pounds! Weeeeee! Only 15 more to go to my mid-line goal of Olivia's birthday (July 19th)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New Year, New Goals
I've always hated New Year's Resolutions but I love goals and lists and challenges. Today I started 101 in 1001. This one I didn't sign up for formally (the official site is down, so I'm doing it on my own), but it looks like fun and was quite challenging to come up with my list. I was going to post my list on this and my homeschooling blog but thought it would be easier to make a separate blog for it and just link it to my existing ones.
I also signed up for a reading challenge (for me? super easy!). That one I've signed up for through my homeschooling blog so head over there if you wanna follow along or sign up yourself!
I also signed up for a reading challenge (for me? super easy!). That one I've signed up for through my homeschooling blog so head over there if you wanna follow along or sign up yourself!
Friday, May 21, 2010
GOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!
Wooooooooooooo me! I hit an surpassed my 10lb goal by .4lbs! I am sooooooooo excited! So now I'm set up with my new goal of 5lbs by Father's Day.
Lee installed the new washer and dryer today. The washer actually has a working hot water hose so I can once again separate my clothes and wash my whites in HOT! Woooooooo! And even though it was a nice day I had to do one load in the dryer just to see how it works. Lee started calling it a piece of junk cause the cycle was almost over and the clothes were still wet and it seemed there was very little heat. Crap. So I fiddled with the settings and found one that works! Lots of heat and perfectly dry clothes YAY!
Brianna had a fairly decent day. Picked a stupid fight with Lee over wiping up a mess she made. Why do kids pick the hard way?! It would have been sooooo much easier just to clean up the mess she made, properly, the first time! She's having a sleep over with Grandma tonight. I know, I know, she hasn't hit 50 stars yet, but it was a planned event.
Lee's on vacation! I get him for a whole week now! We can't really afford for him to take time off, but I do love when he's here. Where's that winning lotto ticket?
I finally got around to cleaning out the toy room. Got rid of 1 big bag of garbage and to big bags of stuff for the Agape. Looks soooo nice in there now! Tomorrow when we get home from Ottawa I'm getting Brianna to go through the stuff I left behind and take out anything she's not playing with. We're also getting rid of the air hockey table. She loved/s playing with the one at our visits with Isaac but so rarely plays with ours so GONE! It'll be nice to have that space. It's not huge but it would be an extra 4x3 feet! YAY!
Lee installed the new washer and dryer today. The washer actually has a working hot water hose so I can once again separate my clothes and wash my whites in HOT! Woooooooo! And even though it was a nice day I had to do one load in the dryer just to see how it works. Lee started calling it a piece of junk cause the cycle was almost over and the clothes were still wet and it seemed there was very little heat. Crap. So I fiddled with the settings and found one that works! Lots of heat and perfectly dry clothes YAY!
Brianna had a fairly decent day. Picked a stupid fight with Lee over wiping up a mess she made. Why do kids pick the hard way?! It would have been sooooo much easier just to clean up the mess she made, properly, the first time! She's having a sleep over with Grandma tonight. I know, I know, she hasn't hit 50 stars yet, but it was a planned event.
Lee's on vacation! I get him for a whole week now! We can't really afford for him to take time off, but I do love when he's here. Where's that winning lotto ticket?
I finally got around to cleaning out the toy room. Got rid of 1 big bag of garbage and to big bags of stuff for the Agape. Looks soooo nice in there now! Tomorrow when we get home from Ottawa I'm getting Brianna to go through the stuff I left behind and take out anything she's not playing with. We're also getting rid of the air hockey table. She loved/s playing with the one at our visits with Isaac but so rarely plays with ours so GONE! It'll be nice to have that space. It's not huge but it would be an extra 4x3 feet! YAY!
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