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 2009-08-26 7:49 AM |
Regular 82  New Jersey |  Subject: 30 Day Nutrtion ChallengeI have joined Matt's (trimore) 30day/30min Challenge which is designed to focus on consistency in exercising, and it occurred to me that it would be a great format to also work on consistency in nutrition. So I hope Matt doesn't mind, but I thought I would set up a mirror 30 day challenge for nutrition. So for anyone out there who, like me, struggles with sticking to their eating plan on a consistent basis, I invite you to join me! Define your nutritional goals for the day - whether it's to stay within a certain calorie limit, point limit, or to eat/avoid certain foods. Stay on track, and you earn: -1 point for each day that you meet your goal -At any point, if you do 5 days in a row, there will be a 1 point bonus. -At any point, if you do 10 days in a row, there will be a 3 point bonus. -At any point, if you do 15 days in a row, there will be a 6 point bonus -20 days, 10 points. -30 days, 20 points -Each bonus resets that particular bonus counter. -If you complete 10 days, you only get the 10 day bonus, not the 2nd 5 day and 10 day. Start date is today (to mirror the other challenge), but people can join in any time. If you want in, send me a private message with your email address so I can add you to the Google Spreadsheet. Reply to this post and tell a little about yourself, your struggle and what you hope to accomplish during this challenge. We can use this thread to post updates on our progress, successes and challenges - this will be our place to help each other and cheer each other on. Eat well!  Edited by Tri365 2009-08-26 7:52 AM |
| 2009-08-26 7:57 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I am at the start of a long journey to take off a lot of weight. Right now, the weight comes off fairly easily when I stick to my plan. But there are usually one or two days a week where I mess up and put some of that weight back on, which I then have to re-lose. I know that it's going to get harder to lose weight as time goes on, and I won't be able to still make progress with these off days. So, the main thing I need to work on is consistency, and I hope this little challenge will help keep me focused on that goal.Lori |
| 2009-08-26 8:39 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
Expert 934  FL | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge For me, my biggest challenge with nutrition is staying away from the sodas and other sugar drinks. I can even over do it on gatorade on days when working outside alot. I like fast food too. On my journey where I lost about 35lbs over 1 year, I had the most weight loss when I completely stayed away from the sodas and other sugar drinks like sweet tea. So my nutrition goal is 3 fold 2. No fast food for lunch. Meaning McDs, Checkers, Wendy's, Burger King, etc. Subway is ok if it is a 6" sub with baked chips and water. If I have no choice but a fast food joint, I must choose a "healthy" option although I think I would rather go hungry than give my $ to a fast food joint for a salad. 3. No deserts, period. All of that will be a real challenge for me. I usually could maintain this for about 2 weeks in the past and then would fall. |
| 2009-08-26 9:55 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
Expert 1288 Hatboro, PA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I am up for a 30 day nutrition challenge, as I am also doing the 30 day/30 min challenge. I have about 30 pounds to lose. I joined Weight Watchers a couple of weeks ago, but work has been really stressful and I haven't followed the plan and I can make lots of other excuses if anyone wants to hear them. My goal is to follow the WW plan consistently. |
| 2009-08-26 10:04 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Member 20 | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I am up for the challenge. I have been working on cutting about 50lbs. before my first tri in october. My biggest challenge isn't the sweets, but the good ol' cajun cookin  |
| 2009-08-26 11:38 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Awesome - welcome everyone! It occurred to me that I should specify what my eating goals are. For this week, my goal is to average no more than 1,600 calories per day. My calories vary from day to day - 1,600/day on circuit training days (4x/week), 1,400/day on rest days (2x/week), and one high-calorie day of 2,000 calories. |
| 2009-08-26 2:34 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge My goals for the week are --eat lunch --have a salad every day --plan my after dinner snack and stick to the plan I've had lunch today, so I've got a third of my goals done! I get busy during the day and forget to eat lunch. Then after dinner I pig out! I think it's also just a bad rut I'm in--I get on the couch and on the lounge chair outside, read, and gotta eat. Not because I'm hungry, just because it's mindless habit. So this is a real challenge for me. I'm aiming to lose about 50 pounds, at any rate go from size 16 to size 6. It's gonna take awhile! Good luck, everyone, Mary |
| 2009-08-26 10:16 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Great - we've got 5 people so far and that's a good start. Latecomers can always join us. Mary (A Little Madness) & Derek (dcb5695), please pm your email to me and I will send you the link to the spreadsheet (in Google docs, I list your email as authorized to edit the document, so you can update it with your progress).Matt (trimore), I see you earned your point today - congrats! I did not do very well with my eating this afternoon, so I do not get my point today.  But I have my meals all planned out and ready to go tomorrow! |
| 2009-08-26 10:22 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I just sent you my email. I get my point for today!!! I'm so happy--I successfully navigated after-dinner eating, ate to plan. The raspberries were very good.  And I had a salad with dinner. Those two, along with eating lunch, makes a successful day.Good luck, Mary |
| 2009-08-27 7:20 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Expert 1288 Hatboro, PA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Yesterday, I did bad. But, today, I get a point! Good job to me!!! |
| 2009-08-27 9:37 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I got my point today! I ate lunch, had a salad--big chef salad for dinner, and ate ok after dinner. The pistachios were calling my name but I ate to plan after dinner. I haven't been able to access the Google doc but I'm 2 or 2 and mighty happy. Eating to plan is big for me! Good luck, everyone. Mary |
| 2009-08-27 9:53 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Expert 934 FL | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I did not do well today. Tomorrow is going to be tough as well. I had to get up at 4am to go to work early to do some server stuff and have to do the same tomorrow. I had my one coffee & bagel at 5am but by 9-10am I was really dragging so I got a soda........ Then had some sweet tea at lunch and had a cookie that my 6 yr old daughter said she made for me. How can I say no to that. |
| 2009-08-28 5:41 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Mary - I checked and your email is listed as one of the authorized users of the doc, so I don't understand why you can't get in. I'll try sending you another invitation. I put your 2 points on the sheet - good work! I got my point yesterday! My calorie goal was 1,600; I ate 1,532. Matt, I'm familiar with those cookie-wielding children - lol! My 5-year-old is like that - she wants to share her food with you, and is absolutely adamant that you eat it whether you want it or not! Edited by Tri365 2009-08-28 5:41 AM |
| 2009-08-28 6:08 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
Expert 1288 Hatboro, PA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I also can't find the spreadsheet to log my point for yesterday. |
| 2009-08-28 9:04 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I'll send you another invitation, too, Barb - look for it in your email. Also, everyone should be able to view and edit the spreadsheet at this link. Edited by Tri365 2009-08-28 9:10 AM |
| 2009-08-28 9:58 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Well dang, I don't get my point today.  I forgot to each lunch. And what was really painful is the fact that I had it all ready, it was what was left of my chef salad from last night. So I would've checked off two of my weekly goals if I'd eaten it: 1) eat lunch 2) have a salad every day.When I realized I'd lost my point for the day, I was all set to blow off the rest--eat what I wanted after dinner and forget the salad. But I vaguely remembered this whole thing had something to do with fitness and health. So good girl that I am (!), I had a salad with dinner and ate to plan after dinner. Hope your day went well! |
| 2009-08-29 10:13 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Woohoo! got my point. I had the salad for lunch and ate to plan after dinner. Happy weekend, all. |
| 2009-08-30 8:01 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Way to go, Mary - good work! I did not give myself a point for each of the last two days. I was feeling stressed out by a number of things, and decided that I was going to give myself some leeway and not worry about eating perfectly. Now, the good news is that I did not jsut let my eating get out of control. I still limited the amount I was eating and tried to make healthier choices. But I didn't count every calorie, and that's why I'm not giving myself the points. I must have done OK because the scale has held steady. I will get back to calorie counting today. |
| 2009-08-30 9:53 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Tri365, that's really smart to give yourself leeway. I hope the stressful stuff works out ok. I ate lunch and had a salad with dinner and [drumroll] I didn't eat at all after dinner. The sky didn't fall either.  It's such an ingrained part of my day--after dinner, flop on the couch or the lounge chair outside, read and eat.I see possibilities here. |
| 2009-08-31 6:34 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Good work, Mary! We are definitely creatures of habit. lol I get a point for yesterday; my calorie goal was 1,400 and I ate 1,364. I really struggled in the evening, too. The girls were just not unwinding or going to sleep, and I had that deadly combination of frustration + tired that makes me feel suddenly ravenous. I debated with myself, and knowing that I would lose my point for the day was one of the arguments I used to convince myself not to give in. Edited by Tri365 2009-08-31 6:36 AM |
| 2009-09-01 12:02 AM in reply to: #2379793 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge I got in my lunch, my salad, and eating to plan this evening--though that was hard. This is making a real difference in my eating habits. Tri365, good going on the calories and frustration-handling! |
| 2009-09-01 5:57 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Nice work, Mary! I got my point for yesterday, too. |
| 2009-09-01 10:18 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Glad you got your point! I did ok today--lunch/salad/after dinner. I think next week I will change up my goals to add more challenge. I thought these three would be challenge enough all month! We're doing good! |
| 2009-09-02 6:25 AM in reply to: #2371097 |
| Regular 82 New Jersey | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Way to go! You've got a nice streak going there - you'll get your first bonus point today! I read somewhere that changing you habits gets easier after sticking with it for 4 days. Feel free to change/add to your challenge at any time, but beware of trying to do too much, too fast (I know that I have a tendency to do that). You want to give yourself plenty of time to make sure your new habit has a good, solid foundation before you try to build the next level - I've heard that it takes 21 days to make a new habit. I'm so glad you're doing this challenge with me, because I know it's really helping me. I really don't want to put a zero on that chart at the end of the day, and knowing that helps when my motivation is low. Got my point for yesterday. Calorie goal was 1,600; I ate 1,574. Scale rewarded me, too, with a 3.4 pound loss this week! Edited by Tri365 2009-09-02 6:26 AM |
| 2009-09-02 12:33 PM in reply to: #2371097 |
Veteran 157 Rainy WA | Subject: RE: 30 Day Nutrtion Challenge Tri365, good going with the 3+ pounds!! I'm just going to change one thing--one day of eating after dinner, then the next day no eating after dinner. Good for my character. I don't seem to be losing. Actually I seem to be gaining. I may have to break down and log my food, which I truly hate. On the other hand, I have a history of losing, then gaining, then losing. Maybe my body needs a little more time. I'm glad you started the challenge, Tri365. It has really made me conscious of better eating patterns. For that alone it's worth it, even without the weightloss. |
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