Healthy Lifestyles Check-in (1/26)

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Hi ladies!  This is the weekly, Healthy Lifestyles, check-in!  The purpose of the check-in is to help us achieve a healthier lifestyle in general.  Everyone is free to join so if you want to be added please respond below.

This is our FIRST official check-in so, what is/are your own PERSONAL goal(s)?  Big or small/long term or short term (or all of the above!)

This weeks challenge: Let's make sure we are hydrating enough!  Shoot for 8 - 8oz glasses of water a day.  Be prepared to report back in next weeks check-in with how you did!

QOTW: How is your skin holding up these days (AKA in the winter)?


chiwifey
cinc1em
@ducky719
@emazeem
fullfhope
imoverit
karabear4409
leahb12
luvboston
phishgirl
richzep
Robeano
smillemom
TJ

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I guess I'll kick it off! My personal goal right now is to fix my eating habits. I make horrible food choices. And I certainly do not get enough veggies throughout my day. So my goal is to make smart and healthy choices the majority of the time. Snack on fruits, veggies, and good sources of protein (I hardboiled some eggs last night as an example). I also want to make sure I'm getting enough dairy in my diet. Calcium is important too and I know that I'm not getting enough of that either. I also want to add salads to both my lunches & dinners. Hopefully this will cut down on my portion sizes and get them to a more appropriate size.

More goals to come in the future for me...but for now it's to eat healthier and finish out my pregnancy on a high note.

QOTW: my skin is soooo dry! I'd love to blame my dry skin solely on the weather but that wouldn't be fair of me. I do not drink enough fluids. Do you see how I tied the weekly goal and the QOTW together? Hahaha - sneaky sneaky. Anyway, I really need to drink more water and also need to be better with moisturizing my skin. Dry skin just looks old. I am not ready to admit that I am old at this point.

[smillemom]

I love this. I need something to help me focus on myself!
Weekly personal goals- walk twenty minutes a day, 45 second planks before bed each night. Lose two pounds. Only eat out twice this week.
Medium length goal- lose 5 pounds before returning to work on February 16th- pre pregnancy weight.
QOTW- my skin has had it's ups and downs during my Postpartum recovery. It seems to be evening out now. I am running up to target to pick up some Pacifica BB cream today. I love that stuff!

[richzep]

My personal goal is to limit my intake of processed garbage. Also, to make better choices when I have to eat out. (Aka put down the mac and cheese...and burgers and fries...and pizza).
My long term goal is to not get GD this time.
QOTW: my skin is fine. It's the dark under eye circles that bug me (but I hear more water does the trick).

[cinc1em]

I'm a new Fitbit user, so my person goal is to hit 10k steps, 10 flights & 30 active minutes a day for 5 out of 7 days. I'd say 7/7, but I think that sets me up to fail at the moment.

My skin is dry. I'm definitely showing my age & about to start using expensive Rodan & Fields stuff I think. I noticed a big change after my daughter was born... But that might be attributed to the lack of sleep and lack of consistent use of product. Then again I'm turning 38 this year so...

Long term i'd like to lose 10 or 15 pounds, so if I do get pregnant again, i'll be starting from a good spot. I'm 10-12 lbs over my pre baby weight. Having two babies back to back was not kind to me.

[leahb12]

Long term goal: I'm actually pretty good at working out. I usually run and do some strength training/yoga/Pilates 5 days a week. It's my "me" time and I need it! I would like to make sure to continue this trend. I've also toyed with the idea of running a half marathon. I don't know.

Short term goal: I put on a couple pounds over the holidays and from our Florida trip. I just want to lose a couple pounds, which I think I can do as long as I stick to my normal routine. Also, I need to snack less. I love snacking.

QOTW: My hands are super dry. I wash them so much. I've started taking some acne vitamin I found to help my face, and it's actually working! It's not perfect, but it's definitely made a difference!

[imoverit]

I'm writing my weekly goal out as I'm sitting here snacking on corn nuts ha ha

I want to work out at least three times this week and I love the water goal because some days I'm lucky if I remember to drink half that amount

Long term goal is definitely to lose 5 pounds

QOWT my chin gets really dry and my hands but my husband bought me this Aveda hand lotion that's smooth like butter. I love it and it helps a lot

[karabear4409]

I want to be back to my PP weight by R's first birthday on March 29th, so I have seven pounds to lose (then another 15 pounds after that of IVF weight, but I will cross that bridge later).

I also want to stop eating so much processed crap. I am signing up for a local farm delivery service this week. You actually get to select what you want each week - meats, fruits, veggies, etc. I'm really excited about it. Our weekly farmers market is about thirty minutes away, so this should really help me.

I am terrible about working out. And, I am working on nap training R this week. So, this week, I would like to walk thirty minutes at least three times. Small, attainable goals, right?

Thanks for doing this, @ducky729! You rock!

Eta: I forgot about the Qotw. My skin is a little drier. But I'm in florida, so it's not horrible. I am the worlds worst about putting on lotion though. I am looking to start using an anti-aging moisturizer though. I figure it can't hurt to do a little preventative maintenance. Any recs?

[chiwifey]

Love this!

My weekly and long term goal is to do a daily greens smoothie to get a good serving of veggies. I want nothing to do with veggies right now which is typically not like me. And I'm not talking green smoothie filled with a ton of fruit. I want it to be mostly greens (kale, spinach, etc) with good health benefits and not a ton of sugar. Off to find myself a good recipe.

I love the water goal because that is also something that I absolutely need to work on.

QOTW: My skin is awful in the winter. My face is doing pretty well thanks to the 100% Pure face balm I'm using. It's literally a fruit and veggie vaseline almost but not exactly. Very thick and is wonderful for the dry, cold winter weather. I'm also going to get some almond oil to use in the shower and moisturize while I'm in there so I that I don't have to use lotion afterwards. I've done it before and it works wonders. Need to get back to it!

[TJ]

I cannot believe I have been sitting here looking at this thread for 10 minutes thinking up excuses to not have a goal this week. Shame on me.

My long term goal is to lose this damn pregnancy weight. (17 lbs to go, hanging my head in shame.) My short term goal this week will be to have 2 cups of mother's milk tea each day, and oatmeal M-F to see if I can get my milk supply back up before trying to lose weight again.

My skin is pretty dry, and it's not even that cold here. It's mostly my hands that are bad. I've been using argan oil on my face, and I like it a lot!

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Aww, TJ!! Not trying to guilt you to join in! I think your goals are great ones tho so good for you for jumping in.

I can't wait to add some other goals myself. Gotta get through the next 12 +/- weeks tho first (holy crow that sounds like such a long time before i can really work on the baby weight).

[TJ]

Jan 26, 2015 14:42:59 GMT -5 @ducky719 said:

Aww, TJ!! Not trying to guilt you to join in! I think your goals are great ones tho so good for you for jumping in.

I can't wait to add some other goals myself. Gotta get through the next 12 +/- weeks tho first (holy crow that sounds like such a long time before i can really work on the baby weight).

It took everything I had to not make my goal to make lactation cookies, brownies, donuts, muffins, etc. 

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@emazeem, you are in the same boat as me...not a good spot to try to lose weight but in a perfect situation to try to eat better. I think your goals are perfect.

I'm liking what i am seeing ladies! Don't forget to drink up!!

[luvboston]

Short term goal: Reduce the Mexicane Cola to 1x a day:( When I'm not pg I dont drink soda at all, but my stomach hurts.

Long Term: Go back to 125 pounds before LO 2 turns 1

A way I trick myself into drinking more water is by putting it in a glass water bottle I like to see the level get lower and lower.

Q: My skin is doing well but I won't lie its a lot of work! I made a commitment to myself that I would never have skin like my mother (she never did anything to it and didn't use sunscreen) so everyday I cleanse, treat, moisturize, 2x week exfoliate & deep moisturize, do a mask every 2 weeks and get facials 4x a year.

[Robeano]

Love the challenge, that was gonna be my weekly goal lol.

Okay no judgement, but my weekly goal is to not eat any fast food this week. I swear I've been living on Wendy's.

QOTW: my skin isn't too bad. Mild excema around my knuckles but otherwise in good shape. Mind you my skin tends to be more oily. You should see it in the summer!

[fullfhope]

I like this!
My long term goal is to commit to healthy eating and regain pre IF fitness. I work out now, but it is sporadic. Along with this, I think I could stand to lose about 10-15 lbs, but I'm hoping that will happen as I do the first part.
Short term-no more cookies this week-DH has cookies and milk every single night, and I just ate two cookies:(
Q-my skin is dry, my hands especially (think cracked and bleeding sometimes) between washing and the dry heat in our apartment building...drinking more water will help and I need to slather on aquaphor before bed.

[phishgirl]

Jan 26, 2015 17:13:09 GMT -5 @emazeem said:

Long term: Unfortunately with my FET I'm not going to be able to really focus on losing weight. But If I do get pregnant I want to be just as good with my weight as I was with my 1st pregnancy. After the (maybe) baby I want to lose LOTS of weight. I've lost 30lbs so far but have lots more to go

Short term: Eat healthier, better choices/portion control.

QOTW: horrible. It's so dry here and NOTHING is working. Winter can die now

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So I'm stealing this.  This is me exactly.  I've only lost 20lbs though since June of last year!

[TJ]

HELP!!! I can't stop eating plantain chips! They're so salty and delicious.

[leahb12]

Oh my gosh, TJ, I'm like that with Pirates Booty. What's wrong with me??? I hide in a corner and snack so my kids don't ask for any. Yep, I'm awesome.

[bellalou]

Include me!

QOTW: Ever since I got pg, my face is so incredibly dry. No matter how much I moisturize, it doesn't help!

My goal is to start eating healthy and cut out caffeine before I start stims

[cinc1em]

It only took me three days to hit my water allotment goal, lol. But it starts with one day, right?!

[blueinred]

I generally live a very healthy lifestyle. However I have been very stressed and negative, which is not good for body or soul. My goal is 2.yoga classes a week, plus home yoga practice, meditate before sleep and to think of 2, positive things that happened every single day.