Caranam

Week 3 Check-in! (A day late...) Walk over 10,000 steps four times a week, never less than 7,000Hit four days of over 10k, but had one day under 7k so I'll go with a B Keep a vigilant record of diet regardless of how well I've eatenCompleted! Even on my day when I did not eat so hot, I logged everything. It was interesting to see the differences A Plan meals ahead of time, eating at least three servings of fresh veggies and one of fruit a dayPlanned and grocery shopped with a menu in mind. Getting the veggies in remains the hardest. Succeeded in three servings 4 out of 7. Though in two of the three I missed I got in 3 servings of fruit. C I need to come up with ways to snack on vegetables. I think that would solve a number of problems. I have noticed my taste buds changing with the food choices I've made and I'm a much better judge of when I'm actually full now.

I really wanted to like the veggie shakes. I have changed my diet so I'm doing a lot more protien, but I was having trouble finding a way to get the vegies in at breakfast/lunch. That would have been the easiest solution. Instead I'm adding them to my scrambled eggs for breakfast and doubling up on the dinner portions. Next challenge will be learning to like new and different kinds of vegetables!

Week 2 Complete! Challenge Goals Walk over 10,000 steps four times a week, never less than 7,000Completed! Admittedly it meant getting off the couch last night and circling the block a few times to get over 10k the fourth time, but I did it. A Keep a vigilant record of diet regardless of how well I've eatenCompleted! I logged everything I ate. I'm getting better at judging portion sizes too. Still could work on accuracy there though A Plan meals ahead of time, eating at least three servings of fresh veggies and one of fruit a dayCompleted! I tried getting those veggie shakes to make sure I hit the three services. Bleugh. I choked through a serving two different days to make sure I hit my goal, but it was awful. So I could avoid ever having to do that again, I've been planning more and more real veggies into my meals. MUCH better idea on so many levels. (Disgusting) Lesson Learned! A Now, if I can just keep this week up for the next four, I will be in good shape!

I really loved Foodist. Her blog http://summertomato.com/ gives a good idea about her writing style and thoughts. It was a natural place for me to go after the Omnivore's Dilemma. That book looks really good and I added it onto my library list =) Enjoying to cook and plan out meals is definitely one of the advantages I have. http://Skinnytaste.com is one of my favorite sites for recipes because she uses real food as her ingredients and they usually come out fantastically!

That was my hope! Looks like it's working =)

Midweek checkin! Walked 10,060, 11,117, and 8,922 respectively so I'm in good shape to get an A this week if I keep it up Written down every thing I've eaten and am slowly improving on portion size. Finished and loved the Foodist. I'll be adding mindful eating into my goals I think. Four veggies and 2 fruit servings Monday. Four veggies and 1 fruit Tuesday. Three veggies and a fruit yesterday. Overall far better than last week and in good shape to stay on my goals.

Week 1 Complete! Grading time Walk over 10,000 steps four times a week, never less than 7,000Well, I got over 10k 3 times. (15k once) and hit 7k every other day. I'll give myself a B for week one Keep a vigilant record of diet regardless of how well I've eatenLess good here. Vigilant record 4 out of 7. Grade: C Plan meals ahead of time, eating at least three servings of fresh veggies and one of fruit a dayThis was my worst of the three. 2 out of 7 on the three servings of veggies. Got at least 1 and sometimes 2 of fruit. D I expected to have trouble with this first week as it was the last one of my vacation and I didn't have a lot of control over things. Still, a C average is terrible. I expect to do better this next week and have already started meal planning. I also am going to do a mid-week check in on Fridays. I think it will help keep me on track.

Hi all. As someone who is far more comfortable behind books than in front of people, the whole social aspect of this is difficult. But I think the accountability will turn out far better for me then trying to go it alone. Again. So getting past being shy and putting it out there! Main Goal: Losing weight and putting on muscle. Challenge Goals Walk over 10,000 steps four times a week, never less than 7,000 - bought a fitbit a little bit ago and it's become crucial in bumping up my activity level - walk for at least 5 minutes every hour Keep a vigilant record of diet regardless of how well I've eaten - will continue to use the fatsecret website to track food and calories - pay close attention to proportions Plan meals ahead of time, eating at least three servings of fresh veggies and one of fruit a day - finish reading the Foodist - find a way to add veggies to breakfast and/or lunch There are more goals I want to add here, but I am striving to start small and build on. Eveything I've read indicates that will turn out better for me than trying too much at once. I want to set myself up to succeed, finally. I can add in the life goals next challenge.