GKU Gets Healthy: Monday Check In

[littlelion]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals?

2. What healthy changes are you making this week?

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?

[ThankfulSnail]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals?

Last week was really good. Stuck to my diet to a T. Never ate more than 1600 calories a day. Completely avoided salt, oil, sugar, and dairy, only 2 small servings of chicken breast the whole week, no other meat otherwise. My back issues didn't resolve until Friday so I didn't get much working out in, but chasing DD around kept me pretty active and I noticed I had a lot more energy. And I lost 4 lbs.!

2. What healthy changes are you making this week?

I want to start doing some simple exercises in front of the TV to get my body used to being active again.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?

Keep tracking food, keep on track with dieting.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?

Lose 82 more lbs by 1/1 if I don't GKU before then.

[littlelion]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals?
-Last week went really well! I finally lost weight, 2.5 lbs! I watched what I ate during the day but limited dinner to low carb options. I didn't accomplish my activity goal though. 

2. What healthy changes are you making this week?
- Eat more fiber and watch my caffeine intake (I struggle with this a lot). 

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?
- Go to Zumba twice this week. 

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?
- My goal is lose weight (20 lbs ideally by end of May) and just be more active. 

[pivot]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? Last week was great....until the weekend. I totally blew it between our anniversary dinner and Superbowl goodies. Oh well, it's a new week right?

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? Not letting myself get carried away on the weekend! 

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? I want to work out 3 times this week during the week! I am really good about working out every Saturday and Sunday, but I usually only get one or two workouts in during the week because I am so exhausted from working all day. 

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Lose 20 lbs by summer. I think this is doable. 


littlelion  ThankfulSnail Congrats on having such good weeks! It always helps to have that reassurance when you step on the scale

[jubilantsquirrel]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals?
Last week went great! I ran 3 days including a 9 mile run on Saturday. I still need to get better about my eating habits though.

2. What healthy changes are you making this week?
Bring lunch to work. I don't make healthy choices when I'm wondering around the store at lunchtime.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?
I plan on running 10 miles this weekend. I'll be running with a friend, so I'll have someone to help keep me motivated.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?
I'd love to lose more weight. My dream would be to lose about 20 more pounds, but I think a more realistic goal is 10-15lbs.

[mikaela20]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? Not a good week. I was sick and so naturally I ate all the carbs I could get my hands on. I still managed to lose 0.5lbs with a total 7.5lb loss since last month so I'm doing pretty good.

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? Drinking more water and getting back on my diet this week.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? I have given up trying to start excersise right now. I walk 40-60mins a day and that seems to be all I can muster up right now. I will keep walking and focusing on getting the lbs off for now.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Just want to lose as much weight as I can before GKU. I need to drop another 32.5lbs to reach my ultimate goal.

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[littlelion]

ThankfulSnail, congrats on the weight loss!
pivot, the weekends are so hard! I have to admit that I weighed in Saturday morning before any weekend shenanigans
jubilantsquirrel, have fun on your run with your friend! It is nice to have company esp as a motivator!
mikaela20, half a pound is still awesome! Your walking is great exercise. You walk more than my exercise & walking combined!

[bex15]

Congratulations on all of the weight loss! I love this thread, especially on Mondays very motivating!

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals?
Last week was not good, especially after having a great few weeks but work sucked on several days so drinks were necessary during the week which I've been trying to avoid

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? No drinking until Friday, eat more during the day and less at night

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? Walk 4 times this week, add in some weight training

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Lose 50 lbs and get back into running eventually, I got fairly good about it years ago and would love to do it regularly again

[notagoddess]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? I met my fitness goals! I went to yoga and Bodypump and met my step goal 4 times. My diet was OK: fine but not great. But I'm happy overall, and I lost a pound. 

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? I need to stay mindful of my diet. Now that the initial rush of motivation is gone, it's easy to backslide into bad habits.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? Same fitness goal: 4 days step goal, yoga, and Bodypump. Watch portion control, snacking, and diet in general.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Make it through the winter, stay healthy, maintain weight.

[notagoddess]

littlelion, thanks for starting. Great job on the weight loss!

ThankfulSnail, awesome start to your diet!

pivot, I think we all struggle with getting carried away on the weekend... It's hard!

jubilantsquirrel, nice! You've got this!

mikaela20, you're doing great even with the setback of being sick. The amount of walking you do definitely counts as exercise. I walk for exercise too.

bex15, sometimes drinks during the week are necessary. They were for me this past week.

[bex15]

Does anyone have a good home workout routine using free weights only?

[wannabmama]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? I did hit my step goals at least four times, did barre three times, and walked the dogs before work one day. I ate great...but I had too much wine. I lost one lb, though...finally.

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? Deciding what to give up for lent, whatever I do will be a healthy change...just not sure yet what.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? One more lb., going verrrry slow and steady I guess!

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? 30lbs by my bday in May was the goal...but it seems unlikely. Hopefully I can just keep up the exercise, manage stress, and eventually get rid of these 30lbs, whenever I can do it.

[littlelion]

bex15 , good luck this week!

notagoddess ,wannabmama , yay for that one pound gone! 

[kayladawn91]

How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? Horrible. Definitely not.

What healthy changes are you making this week? I had a horrible week so I just need to get into better eating and exercising habits this week.

What is a short term health/fitness goal? I'd like to lose a couple of pounds instead of gaining like I did this week. I'm hoping to stay at or under my calorie goal 6 days and exercise 4-5 days.

What is a long term health/fitness goal? Lose 60 pounds, live a healthier lifestyle.

[rooskie]

1. How did last week go? Did you accomplish your goals? I ran a 5k five times, logged a bunch of my food....and I gained a pound.

2. What healthy changes are you making this week? Keep on keeping on.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? To be more mindful of what I am eating. Last weeks gain hit hard.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Get down to my small weight (9# to go) before summer. I would like to lose a pound a week but I'm realizing that I'm probably gaining muscle too.