AngellaMarie: Battle Log

AngellaMarie · January 4, 2016

I'm a 30 year-old engineer living apart from my husband during the week in a one-bedroom apartment in metro-Detroit. My husband (and two dogs) are still living in the house in eastern Ohio that we're going to put on the market at the end of the month. I drive the 3.5 hours back and forth every Friday and Sunday. Sometimes my husband comes to see me but usually it's easier (boarding dogs, etc.) for me to just drive home. We're in this situation because I lost my job in May and found this (fantastic) opportunity in Michigan. My husband just lost his job in December. So after the house sells he'll move up here with me in the apartment until the lease is up next August and go back to school to be a diesel technician. Lots of changes!

I'm 6ft 1in and very heavy. I'm tired of feeling fat and not being able to bend over and move as well as I used to. Also: airline seats are downright depressing. Now there are two dimensions I don't fit: length and width. Anyway, I want to keep myself accountable!

Today is Day 1 for me. I've done well on food and am going to go for my walk in about 10 minutes. I'll update tonight.

AngellaMarie · January 5, 2016

Here are my goals for this challenge:

give up soda (Diet)
eat a vegetable with one meal every day (Diet)
Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week (Fitness)
clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed (Level Up Life)

Day 1 - I haven't had any soda, I actually had vegetables with lunch and dinner, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical (because the treadmill wouldn't work in they "gym" my apartment building has), and I put away all of my clean laundry I brought back to the apartment this weekend. I'm golden today!

AngellaMarie · January 5, 2016

Here are my goals for this challenge:

give up soda (Diet) - Day 2 still going strong!
eat a vegetable with one meal every day (Diet) - Day 2 had veggie chili for lunch and a vegetable with dinner
Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week (Fitness) - Got a brisk (temperature, not pace) walk in today after work outside for 25 minutes
clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed (Level Up Life) - Did dishes and picked up shoes and put them away

Good to go for Day 2.

AngellaMarie · January 6, 2016

Day 3

Diet: give up soda - I haven't even been tempted.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - I had veggie chili for lunch and sautÃ©ed vegetables for dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - Got a walk in today after work outside for 23 minutes
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Did dishes after dinner, set up breakfast, and set out clothes for work

AngellaMarie · January 8, 2016

Day 4

Diet: give up soda - I was tempted today but prevailed! Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - I had veggie chili for lunch (almost gone...this is the third day in a row).
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - I'm 3/4 this week so far. I worked late today and go home after dark (boo winter!) and have just felt draggy today. I won't get to walk tomorrow because I'm driving 3.5 hours home but Saturday my husband and I are planning a nice walk around the neighborhood.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Packed laundry and clothes for the weekend, set up breakfast, and laid out clothes for tomorrow.

The day was a little rough today. Even though I didn't break any of my challenge goals I didn't do as well overall today. Water intake is down today and my food choices weren't as good as they have been. But back on it tomorrow! Goodnight.

AngellaMarie · January 10, 2016

Day 5

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - I a veggie (avocado) with dinner.
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - I'm 3/4 this week so far. Didn't go for a walk Friday after I finally got back to Ohio.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Sorted laundry when I got home.

Day 6

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - Had a veggie with breakfast (sweet potato) and salad for lunch!
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - I'm 3/4 this week so far. Rainy today - didn't get outside.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Doing laundry all day.

AngellaMarie · January 11, 2016

Day 7

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - Had a Greek salad with dinner.
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - It was dark, cold, windy, and snowy by the time I got back to my apartment. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical. I'm (4/4) week 1!
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Put away all laundry and did dinner dishes.

I'll check back in tonight with Monday's progress.

AngellaMarie · January 13, 2016

Catching up! I've been feeling really run-down lately so I've been trying to get extra sleep.

Day 8 (Monday, Jan 11)

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - Had salad with lunch, or rather lunch was a salad.
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - Nothing yet (0/4) Week 2.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Put away all laundry and did dinner dishes.

Day 9 (Tuesday, Jan 12)

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - Had a salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - Nothing yet (0/4) Week 2.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Did dishes and set up breakfast for tomorrow morning.

Hopefully I'll be able to get back on here tonight and get back into a habit.

AngellaMarie · January 15, 2016

Day 10 (Wednesday, Jan 13) - Today I felt sick to my stomach all day.

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - No veggie today. I ate almost nothing and anything I did eat was bland like toast or cream of wheat.
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - Nothing yet (0/4) Week 2.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Not today. I got home, showered, ate some toast, and slept.

Day 11 (Thursday, Jan 14) - Felt so much better today!

Diet: give up soda - Still soda free.
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day - Had a salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days a week - Walked 15 minutes up and down the apartment hallways and stairs because it's still nasty outside. (1/4) Week 2.
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: Did dishes and packed for my trip home to Ohio tomorrow.

So one day I didn't get my veggies or clean/pick up and I'll need to make sure I do my 15 minutes of walking every day the rest of this week to meet my goal. But at least I'm feeling much better now!

AngellaMarie · January 21, 2016

Been so busy. I've really got to make sure I update this at the end of every day.

Day 12 (Friday, Jan 15)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: brisk walk outside after dinner (2/4) Week 2
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: drove home to Ohio.

Day 13 (Saturday, Jan 16)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: brisk walk outside after breakfast (3/4) Week 2
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: did all the laundry.

Day 14 (Sunday, Jan 17)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: brisk walk outside after breakfast (4/4) Week 2
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: did dishes at house.

Day 15 (Monday, Jan 18)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: I honestly can't remember what I ate. I think there was a vegetable somewhere...
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: toured a manufacturing facility during work for 30 minutes (1/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: I don't think I did this...I remember just barely surviving hauling all my crap up to the apartment.

Day 16 (Tuesday Jan 19)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: brisk walk through Walmart while shopping (2/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: thoroughly cleaned kitchen while prepping dinner/breakfast/lunch.

Day 17 (Wednesday Jan 20)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: brisk walk up and down hallways and stairs in apartment building (3/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: cleaned kitchen AGAIN. Then changed sheets and put away laundry I neglected from the beginning of the week.

AngellaMarie · January 22, 2016

Day 18 (Thursday Jan 21)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: nothing today. (3/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: cleaned kitchen, prepped dinner/breakfast/lunch, and packed to go home to Ohio.

AngellaMarie · January 25, 2016

Day 19 (Friday Jan 22)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetables with lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: nothing today. (3/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: got home to Ohio and separated laundry.

Day 20 (Saturday Jan 23)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetable with dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: lots of walking today shopping with Alexis. (4/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: helped clean up kitchen.

Day 21 (Sunday Jan 24)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetable with lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: nothing today. (4/4) Week 3
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: did laundry

AngellaMarie · January 28, 2016

I traveled this week and it got crazy! But I did well.

Day 22 (Monday Jan 25)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetables with lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: nothing today. (0/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: organized and packed for trip Tuesday/Wednesday

Day 23 (Tuesday Jan 26)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad with dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: lots of walking today through airports. (1/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: N/A

Day 24 (Wednesday Jan 27)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetable with lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: so much walking! Toured the university, walked through parking lots, walked through miles of airport terminals. (2/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: unpacked and set up lunch for tomorrow when back at apartment.

AngellaMarie · January 31, 2016

Day 25 (Thursday Jan 28)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad for lunch
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: A lot of walking at the banquet tonight while working. (3/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: packed for trip back to OH and fixed lunch for tomorrow

Day 26 (Friday Jan 29)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: salad with dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: Mall walking! (4/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: N/A

Day 27 (Saturday Jan 30)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetables with dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: None. Painting bathroom today. (4/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: laundry

AngellaMarie · February 1, 2016

Last day before new challenge!

Day 28 (Sunday Jan 31)

Diet: give up soda: still soda free
Diet: eat a vegetable with one meal every day: vegetables with dinner
Fitness: Walk at least 15 minutes 4 days/week: None. Drove back to MI this evening. (4/4) Week 4
Level Up Life: Clean/pick up apartment at least 5 minutes each night before bed: more laundry

A successful challenge! Looking forward to February's.

AngellaMarie · February 2, 2016

Here are my new challenge goals. I may have gotten a bit ahead of myself because I wasn't very prepared yesterday but we'll see how I do.

Day 1 (Monday Feb 1)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - I did drink a lemonade yesterday, but I had already had a bottle in my fridge. Once it's gone, it's gone. Otherwise nothing else.
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - I didn't have a Paleo meal but I did have a completely homemade meal of leftover lasagna for lunch.
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - I did work out! I did Day 2 of the Total Gym workout (1/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - I was in bed for 8 hours...it took a little bit for me to get to sleep but sometimes that can't be helped.

AngellaMarie · February 3, 2016

Day 2 (Tuesday Feb 2)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Drank a tea/lemonade drink; already had everything in the fridge.
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Dinner: grilled chicken breast, oven roasted sweet potatoes, and oven roasted asparagus. (1/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Lazy day, I got home and relaxed and finished a book I've been working on since December. (1/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - In bed by 10 but it took a little bit for me to fall asleep. The climate conditions in my apartment are out of my control and it was HOT last night.

AngellaMarie · February 4, 2016

Day 3 (Wednesday Feb 3)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Drank a lemonade; already had everything in the fridge.
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Breakfast: 2 poached eggs and oven roasted sweet potatoes. (2/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Total Gym Day 3. (2/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - I couldn't sleep last night - I was in bed early enough.

â€‹Ugh, I am tired today (Thursday). I didn't sleep well last night and really really didn't want to get out of bed this morning. But doing pretty well today as far as the challenge goes.

AngellaMarie · February 5, 2016

Day 4 (Thursday Feb 4)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Drank a lemonade; finished up what was in the fridge. No more!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Dinner: Salmon, oven roasted sweet potatoes, and oven roasted asparagus. (3/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Yoga with Adriene 30 Days of Yoga Day 1. (3/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - I got 7 hours, 47 minutes of sleep last night according to FitBit.

AngellaMarie · February 8, 2016

Rough weekend. Could have been worse. Next week will be better!!!

Day 5 (Friday Feb 5)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - none today!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Breakfast was a smoothie: yogurt, banana, frozen fruit, and Greek yogurt. Not Paleo but minimally processed. (4/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Walked 2 miles. Missed one day of yoga this week but worked out 4 times. (4/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - Yup

Day 6 (Saturday Feb 6)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing but water!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Didn't make this goal today. (4/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Nothing today. (4/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - I got 8+. I love the weekends.

Day 7 (Sunday Feb 7)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing but water!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Didn't make this goal today. (4/7 Week 1)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Nothing today. (4/4 Week 1)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - Yay weekends! 8+ hours.

AngellaMarie · February 10, 2016

Day 8 (Monday Feb 8)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing but water!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Didn't make this goal today. (0/7 Week 2)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Nothing today. (0/4 Week 2)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - No, I stayed up too late reading.

Day 9 (Tuesday Feb 9)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing but water!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Didn't make this goal today but I did go grocery shopping and am set for the week!! (0/7 Week 2)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Nothing today. (0/4 Week 2)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - Not today - got 7 hours. It was a busy night and I got as much as I could.

AngellaMarie · February 16, 2016

Lost track of last week. It's been busy and I got sick and the end of the week. I can say that I have not had any sugary drinks. I haven't been doing 1 Paleo meal a day, but I have been much more conscious of what I'm eating so the 1 Paleo meal/day was probably a goal too lofty for me this challenge. I haven't been consistent at working out but I have been sleeping more to try and get rid of whatever nasty virus I have. So far the sickness hasn't knocked me out of work.

Day 15 (Monday Feb 15)

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing but water and hot tea with honey!
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Lunch was carrots and celery with almond butter. (1/7 Week 3)
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Nothing today, sudden movements make my head pound. (0/4 Week 3)
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - I was in bed 8 hours but didn't sleep sound.

AngellaMarie · February 25, 2016

Day 25 (Thursday Feb 25) - it's been a crazy ten days. Below is an update of the challenge in general since my last update. After I was sick we showed the Ohio house twice, my husband had hernia surgery, we accepted an offer on the house, and made the trip (with recovering husband) back to Michigan. Next challenge's goals need to be realistic and achievable during the moving/selling transition between Ohio and Michigan.

Diet: start cutting out other sugary drinks - by last week of challenge consume none - Nothing since I finished the lemonade in my fridge at the beginning of the challenge
Diet: start limiting processed foods - 1 meal/day Paleo - Haven't met this one in a while. Will reevaluate a more achievable goal for next challenge.
Fitness: work out 4x/week with at least 2 days of yoga each week - Haven't worked out due to busy schedule.
Level Up Life: Get 8 hours of sleep during work week. - Sleep has been pretty consistent.

AngellaMarie · February 29, 2016

Challenge 3: Feb 29-Mar 25

Here are my goals. ~~I'll be back to update everything tonight.~~

Day 1 (Monday, Feb 29)

Diet: track everything with MFP and steps with Fitbit every day - Yup (Week 1: 1/7)
Diet: drink 72 oz water/day - Yup (Week 1: 1/7)
Fitness: Complete NF bodyweight workout 2x/week - Didn't get to it yesterday (Week 1: 0/2)
Level Up Life: complete something on my moving productivity list every day - Yes! I cleaned my "nest", pictured below (Week 1: 1/7)

AngellaMarie · March 2, 2016

Day 2 (Tuesday, Mar 1)

Diet: track everything with MFP and steps with Fitbit every day - Yup (Week 1: 2/7)
Diet: drink 72 oz water/day - Yup (Week 1: 2/7)
Fitness: Complete NF bodyweight workout 2x/week - I'm so out of shape! (Week 1: 1/2)
Level Up Life: complete something on my moving productivity list every day - I cleaned and organized my bathroom (Week 1: 2/7)

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