mom2sjm

i'm loving the positive actions list goal. I love a good list!!

I think a downtime challenge is awesome!

theme or no theme - it's all good! just keep posting!

starting weight: 137.5lbs 30% body fat

Heading to Hotlanta in three weeks for a wedding. Do not want to pack all the shapewear things. Plus it's time to start losing that freshman 15 I gained this school year. So while I know I'm not losing 15 pounds during this challenge it would be awesome to lose 5. Here's my plan: Log all the food. 1xp paper journal 1xp myfitnesspal Morning walk. 1xp 30 minutes 2xp BONUS: 30 minutes at the gym (easy cardio) Sleep. 1xp in bed by 10pm 1xp BONUS: screen curfew 9pm I feel like the goals are good and these efforts will help me lose weight. Slowing down, keeping things simple, reducing stress. Same goals as last time which didn't end up being as successful as I was hoping (only lost 2 pounds in 3 weeks) but my investment in the previous challenge was low. It was the end of the school year and I was prioritizing my kids (students). This round, I'm prioritizing...

It's the night time. Cheese, nuts, beer. Popping in a Frontera bowl in the microwave for dinner instead of cooking chicken and making my own salad. Or going out to eat. Just tired and lazy and I guess sometimes feeling a little defeated "how much difference does it make?" mode once I get home from school but still have so much school work to do because it's the end of the year. so that's been the eating/lack of exercise trend these past two weeks. What can I focus on??? Well. School is out for now so I think getting up in the morning and exercising is the first best thing I can do for my attitude. Journaling is really helping me see what I'm doing to myself food wise. 'mI a little frustrated with my weight loss (one pound) gone but I went grocery shopping today and I've got good stuff at home now. Still lots of cheese and nuts and beer around but I'm hoping with less stress now that school is out I won't be so tempted.

nope. last week of school was like...

My point total for the week: 24 Well. I guess it is better than last week by one. saved by the bonus points. so it's worse because I was really inconsistent with everything this week. Final week - will I pull it altogether? I have been the most consistent about journaling my food. nowhere near my goal of 1200 calories per day. it's very clear why after three weeks I've only lost one pound... ARGH! late night snacking - my nemesis. and beer.

Week 2 Recap Started the challenge late but I did ok. Really made an effort not to skip lunch and avoided snacks at staff meetings and parties this week. Didn't exercise though. That's the goal for next week. The max with all the bonus is 70 points a week. I ended up with 23.

It's been about 3 months since I've stopped P.T and wearing the brace. I'm continuing to avoid gripping motions/repetitive tasks at work which is kinda hard since I'm a teacher (so much of my materials prep involve all the things I'm suppose to avoid) but I'm making it work. i'm thinking when I go to the gym if I keep strictly to the machines through the summer then that'll be a solid six months of no pain and then maybe I'll try one of the group classes.

I LOVED going to my xfit gym. So much love. But then i battled tennis elbow for about a year and newly pain free I've decided not to go back to my xfit gym. PT recommended weight machines because it limits movement and is better for the tennis elbow remission. My son works at the Pro Club and I'm his add on membership (so yay - free!!) but I hate going. Rows and rows of machines. Everyone is plugged into their devices (including me now, which i never did at xfit). Its just a lonely place. I think though once I have 6 months of a healthy arm I'm going to try some of the classes there. Maybe then I will like it better. But now, I just hate going.

Forgot about the math!! Goals: food log: 1xp per daily entry in paper journal bonus: 1xp per entry on myfitnesspal exercise: 1xp 30 minute walk bonus: 3xp 30 minute pro club (I really hate going to the gym) sleep: 1xp in bed before 10pm bonus: 2xp screen curfew 9pm bonus: 1xp self-care routine before bed - face/floss/fathom (aka read)

exercise might be a strong word for what I'm planning to do... going to hit a park near my house on the way home from work and walk for 30 minutes while I'm trying to lose weight. maybe catch some pokemon, get a little vitamin D, clear my head.

I'm already late to the challenge so there is no time to stress about creating a theme for the challenge. Goal: Heading to a wedding in Georgia in July. It's going to be HOT. I want to lose some weight so I don't need all the spanx things underneath my dress. Don't get me wrong - I love my shape wear, I just really don't want all the layers for this occasion. Plan (I'm aiming for 2lbs a week): keep a food log to be sure I'm eating around 1200 calories a day exercise 30 minutes get to bed before 10pm Starting Weight (5-30-19): 140lbs

Check boxes FTW!

I see a few ideas I may have to steal...

Thanks guys for the encouragement!

EOC check in: I'll be back

W3 Check In clean up snacks bought nuts for classroom bought yogurt and protein bars/drinks for home had my 1x coke for the week yesterday after MAPs testing (such a long day!) daily exercise been to gym twice this week. other days I've walked. it's so nice out, hard to stay inside. no beers at home going better. none this week but am planning for a beer this Sunday during GOT. headspace hasn't happened since that first session. I think I'm going to work it into the final week's "cleaning" goal. I seem to do really well with that one.

I need to stockpile my classroom with nut packs and protein bars. Maybe put some protein drinks/cheese sticks in the fridge. Mostly my plan is to NOT put cokes in my fridge AND avoid staff room treats. I do ok on the weekends.

W3D1 Cleaning Goal: Clean up the diet phase two - clean up my snacks. and - 1x soda WEEKLY until stash is gone. Good Habits: daily exercise no beers at home headspace

5 lunch salads this week FTW!

W2D3 How the heck am I this far into the challenge and I'm not really into it yet? Argh... Week 1 recap: The only thing I was focused on was my cleaning goal. I was on spring break but my boys weren't so I had the whole house to myself. I totally hyper focused on cleaning to the detriment of all my other goals. Week 2 Goals: 1. Cleaning Goal: Clean up my diet My school provides lunch to teachers. I went in and cleaned up my order to remove the hot lunches (that come with dessert) and replace with yummy, yummy salads! 2. Good Habits no beers at home exercise at the gym headspace

yes. it's fewer beers. 2 both nights. but drinking at home two nights out of the three so far, I'm just not starting off on the right foot! the first night as we watched the movie (two times in a row, for science!!) I felt it was kinda social because we were talking. but the next night when I busted out the beer it was just me sitting in front of a pile of notes. a computer, and my reluctant writer. not social AT ALL. the most that came out of him was a combination of frustrated signs, snorts of derision, and things like "oh well, whatever, nevermind" and lots of "MOM, I'M NOT WRITING (insert my brilliant idea here)"...