Goals for Today (Always Open!)

mrs_yooper on this site started this thread but it has long died out, and I wanted to bring it back.

We should start a topic on where we can post our goals for the day in the morning and then set a time for 9 pm to enter if we accomplished our goals or not.  This way we have a time limit to get those goals accomplished and we can see what everyone is doing?  I hope some of you will join me in this interesting topic. 

Thanks so much!


1)  Post in the morning what your goals for the day are.

2)  Post in the evening or the next day, if you reached your goals for the day.

3)  In your end-of-day post (OPTIONAL), include your Nutrition Report for the day.

For Example:

Goals 06/10/09

1. Eat 1300 - 1500 Calories
2. Walk to Class (2.1 miles)
3. Study for Thursday's Test
4. Stock up at grocery store

In a separate post...

Goals Reached 06/10/09

1. Ate 1369 Calories (very low fat day but had 1 oz alcohol in my homemade vinaigrette) ((Edit:  I ate roughly half the chicken that I wanted to eat, so decreased by the appropriate Calories)
2. Walked to class and still had energy when I got there.  Wanted to walk back but the urge for organic soup was too strong.  I got a ride from a friend.
3. Studied some, would like to do some more tonight.
4. On my way out after this post!

1. Fat - 13.7% (22 grams)
   Protein - 16.3% (59 grams)
   Carbohydrates - 67.3% (243 grams)
   Alcohol - 2.7% (6 grams)
   Other - 0.0%
   
   Daily Sodium Intake - 4,089 mg
   Daily Sugar Intake - 125 grams
   Daily Cholesterol Intake - 98 mg
   Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 3 grams
   Daily Fiber Intake - 30 grams

170.6 ... wonder how that happened?  I'm probably dehydrated as hell but will have to wait till I get into my car to get the bottles of water.

Aww FtF, we'll miss you in the next few weeks.  Take care of yourself.

Ohio - I'd walk in the rain.

Not a lot of goals today.  Too much time will be spent at work, and I won't have time for a little bit of breathing room.

Goals 07.03.09

1. Don't die at work
2. Eating is okay at work (10 hour shift)
3. Stretch before and after work.
4. Make a decision about the club with the girls! (mixed feelings about it)
5. If possible, 1000 Calorie Deficit.  Even if it means eating 2800 Calories.

Original Post by leopardrayne:

170.6 ... wonder how that happened?  I'm probably dehydrated as hell but will have to wait till I get into my car to get the bottles of water.

Aww FtF, we'll miss you in the next few weeks.  Take care of yourself.

Ohio - I'd walk in the rain.

Not a lot of goals today.  Too much time will be spent at work, and I won't have time for a little bit of breathing room.

Goals 07.03.09

1. Don't die at work
2. Eating is okay at work (10 hour shift)
3. Stretch before and after work.
4. Make a decision about the club with the girls! (mixed feelings about it)
5. If possible, 1000 Calorie Deficit.  Even if it means eating 2800 Calories.

Goals completed 07.03.09

1. I'm alive!
2. Did this. Ended up staying till 12.
3. Neither.  May stretch in a minute because my knee hurts.
4. Not doing it.  Planning to babysit overnight.
5. 2870 - 1705 = 1165 Deficit.  Really, this is not purposeful.

I liked my stats for the day.  Great fat intake, decent sugar intake, high protein, high fiber.

1705 Calories
Grade:  A

Fat - 19% (36 grams)
Protein - 22.8% (99 grams)
Carbohydrates - 58.2% (252 grams)

Daily Sodium Intake - 3,010 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 66 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 273 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 12 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 26 grams

leopard:  Its too chilly up north here to walk in the rain.  Sounds like you are working too hard.  congrats on keeping your stats in a good range and oh, do I see an "A" ,  that's great.

Happy 4th everyone.

well, I did it.  Weight 179.4.  I'm SO HAPPY!!!!!  I think goals helped.  plus being home and being able to drink 65 oz of water.  Now........to keep it down and not get cocky and overeat and let it bounce back up.

Goals Today:

1. Limit carbs at family dinner
2. ride bike
3. drink 65 oz of water again.
4. stop eating at 6 pm
5. find a veg to eat.
6. do more work in the dreaded kitchen!

DONE:

1. no ate too much
2. rode 60 min at top speed 11-12 mph (exhausting)
3. drank 65 oz
4. trying
5. counting baked beans at lunch as veggie
6. yes, did a little.

sunday goals

800 cals deficit ok, even a bit more

walk as much as possible lotsa!

laundry ok:)

:)

Oh yeah.  Laundry.  ka, I feel you there.  I should do some, myself.

Ohio:  Thanks for the compliment on my "A".  And great job on seeing the 7's!

I might take a shift tomorrow if I feel up to it.  I want to make 40 hours this week. That would pull me home maybe $225 this week.  It burns Calories and it means I don't have to go to the gym.  Today was crazy.  I'm surprised I got out by 9:30.

I had to eat quickly as hell today before work b/c both the guys on the line had family emergencies.  Unfortunately, the quick-to-eat foods are the ones that have the most fat... like pizza, burgers, and the like.

A lot of empty calories on Dr. Pepper today.  I didn't mean to, but I wanted something sweet that they had at work, and I HATE caffeine free diet pepsi.

Calories:  1824
Grade: B+

Fat - 24.5% (52 grams)
Protein - 14% (67 grams)
Carbohydrates - 61.5% (292 grams)

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,907 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 81 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 145 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 16 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 11 grams

Calories Eaten Today:    1824
Calories Burned Today:  2910

Deficit:      & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      1086

haha, 1000 deficit, as usual.  Not trying.

Goals for 07.06.09

1. 800 Deficit
2. Ask to work 12:30 - 4 on Delron's shift
3. Maximum, 12 fl oz soda tomorrow.
4. Finish laundry by 9:45 a.m.
5. More vegetables tomorrow!
6. Swim for 1/2 - 1 hour.

One more thing...

Sunday, June 28, 2009:  172.0

Sunday, July 5, 2009:  171.8

Weight loss this week:  0.2

I will have to work harder on this!

monday goals

800 to 1000 cals deficit YES

clean my apartment for 2 hrs YES

walk a bit YES

more laundry YES

get to bed before midnite:) NOT:)

weight up 8 oz. which is not good.  Often takes a few days for strenuous exercise to show up.  I did overeat on the 4th.  Started eating and found I was starving so didn't stop in time.  Didn't do too badly that night, but blame all carbs on eating way more than planned.

Allowed 1,500 to 1,800 calories each day on weekend.  Kept them low during week.  Weight goal is to be 175 at end of month.  That's not asking for too much, right?  If I can't lose 1# per week, then admit defeat and stop trying!!!

Goals Today:

1. keep calories at 1,200
2. go to bed early so I get up early and either do chores or wog.
3. drink 65 oz water today, mostly after work.
4. think of meals for this week.  (am out of ideas)
5. buy fruit.
6. eat veg tonight.
7. get suitcase out and think about packing for next week.

Done:

1. went way over, but averaging them out on Tues.
2. went to bed late.
3. not even close
4. eggs I guess.  I probably eat too many.
5. blueberries
6. mushrooms
7. no

tuesday goals

800 to 1000 deficit ok

walk 30 to 60 mins incl. errands ok

finish work at day job by 5.15 pm ok

pack a healthy meal for night shift at job 2 ok

buy a small present for mum ok

ate too many pistaschiors yesterday, so will take another couple of days to average them out.  Hoping for good results on weighin on SB thread.  Was 181 last week on there.  Trying for 180 this week, which will only be up 6 oz from my new low.

Goals Today:

1. drink water before work and take a bottle with me.
2. keep calories low as possible after yesterday.
3. leave work at 4 pm.
4. make list of things to pack for this weekend. (I love lists)
5. don't eat when I come home from golf.  drink broth if starving.

Done:

1. no
2. did fair, still have excess to carry over on Thurs.
3. left at 5, so that was good (for me)
4. nah
5. ate too much with big omlett to use up eggs, etc before leaving.

This seems like a really good idea!

Goals for 8th July:

1. get my 5-a-day
2. stay under 2000 calories
3. walk home after the gym rather than getting the tram
4. tidy the kitchen & put some laundry on

I haven't weighed myself this week because I ate really badly last week plus TOTM and I just wasn't in the mood to deal with it. Hoping to have lost something when I weigh on Monday. Last week I was 147 lbs.

thursday goals

1000 cals deficit seems ok

walk 30-60 mins incl. errands ok

have none or only one glass of wine in the evening tbc

finish work by 5 pm ok

update website ok

log expenses done fri morning

stay withing budget ok

Original Post by summer_moth:

Goals for 8th July:

1. get my 5-a-day JUST ABOUT (more like 4.5)
2. stay under 2000 calories YUP - 1884
3. walk home after the gym rather than getting the tram NOPE - different instructor at my class who worked us really hard...my legs were like jelly afterwards so I got the tram!
4. tidy the kitchen & put some laundry on NOT QUITE - kitchen is only half done but I did do some laundry

 Goals for 9th July:

1. get my 5-a-day
2. no cheese for lunch or dinner
3. walk home after the gym
4. finish tidying the kitchen
5. pack for camping trip tomorrow!

starting to feel rushed with getting ready to leave Sat morning for weeks business trip.  Worried about eating in the hotel.  They put us up at an excellent hotel and the food is presently nicely and very tempting.  I will try to stay the course, eat salad with lemon wedges only, as I always do, and eat grilled meat, then try to leave the table.  Maybe get a fruit cup.  And if I don't keep anything in my room fridge, it will be less tempting.  Except last time I had fun ordering room service.  But sitting in meetings and classes all day, keeps me from snacking.  Altho they provide very tempting snacks at breaks.  Yogurt is usually best selection there.  Maybe apples and bananas.

Goals Today:

1. don't go over 1,000 calories.
2. drink 64 oz of water.
3. eat a veg?  what?  I done like them that much.  Maybe a frozen one?
4. eat some grains tonight.  Make steel cut oats or even reg oatmeal.
5. think about cooking some beans for baked beans.

This sounds like a great motivator.. I'm gonna give it a try!

Goals 7/9/09

1. Atleast 800 calorie deficit today (I really need to work on keeping my calories down, I haven't been doing so well lately)

2. Take the Beginner Cycling class tonight after work (only about 12 to 15 minutes of spinning, plus 15 minutes of yoga stretching before and after), and if I'm not completely dead, go on and take the Pilates class too.

3. Take one of my online LSAT classes today.

4. Only have one drink when I go out tonight, and make it a good choice.. like diet and rum, instead of my usual beer binge.

And for the whole week/weekend.. I want to wait to weight myself until next week, because I have the bad habit of checking every day and I know that is a bad idea. So it is my goal to wait until next Wednesday to weigh myself.

Warning you all, my punctuation will be weird because I am on the French Keyboard at the moment and do not feel like switching because I am in class.

Ohio, you know better about 1000 Calories.  How about you keep a regular deficit so you dont kill your body.

KA2007 Good job so far, I see that you are completing all your goals.

Summer_moth - I do not remember you coming in!  Welcome in, even if it is late!  AND!  147... I would die to see that number.  I havent seen that number since I was a freshman in high school. *ENVIES MUCH*  When I get down to 150 I am going to go back to the doctors and find out if I can get an insurance approval for reconstructive surgery.  The doctors' approval will be higher if my weight and cholesterol are both lower.

Todays goals:

1. Log expenses (thanks for the idea, KA).
2. From 3 - 5, run to the bank, put the check there, and leave it hopefully.
3. Cut down on coffee (I keep running to the BR... thanks IBS).
4. Any deficit at all.  Possibly eat 1800 - 2000 Calories.  That would be a 800 deficit.
5. Work 12:45 - 3:00; 5 - 9:45 ... 6 1/2 hours, I think.  Someone do the math and get back to me.
6. Find time to nap.
7. The store à 9:30 avec Erica.

sunday goals

finish my little craft project yep! i now have cute cricheted socks:)

800 to 1000 cals deficit yup if i do not eat more than planned

walk (at least a bit) just wen to shop for milk. not much:)

have fruit and veg just veg

no work, need to relax.) yeah!!!!

if i manage to eat just the planned amounts of healthy food, my todays log is

1405 cals

Fat - 24.7% (39 grams)
Protein - 19.3% (68 grams)
Carbohydrates - 50.1% (176 grams)
Alcohol - 0%
Other - 5.9%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,672 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 66 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 61 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 11 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 33 grams
Nutrition Grade A

Original Post by leopardrayne:

Warning you all, my punctuation will be weird because I am on the French Keyboard at the moment and do not feel like switching because I am in class.

Ohio, you know better about 1000 Calories.  How about you keep a regular deficit so you dont kill your body.

KA2007 Good job so far, I see that you are completing all your goals.

Summer_moth - I do not remember you coming in!  Welcome in, even if it is late!  AND!  147... I would die to see that number.  I havent seen that number since I was a freshman in high school. *ENVIES MUCH*  When I get down to 150 I am going to go back to the doctors and find out if I can get an insurance approval for reconstructive surgery.  The doctors' approval will be higher if my weight and cholesterol are both lower.

Todays goals:

1. Log expenses (thanks for the idea, KA).
2. From 3 - 5, run to the bank, put the check there, and leave it hopefully.
3. Cut down on coffee (I keep running to the BR... thanks IBS).
4. Any deficit at all.  Possibly eat 1800 - 2000 Calories.  That would be a 800 deficit.
5. Work 12:45 - 3:00; 5 - 9:45 ... 6 1/2 hours, I think.  Someone do the math and get back to me.
6. Find time to nap.
7. The store à 9:30 avec Erica.

thanks for noticing, and kudos to you for your good plans that include work AND relaxation!

Was away over the weekend on a camping trip, and did quite a lot of walking but also drank quite a lot of beer! Weighed in up 1lb at 148 today.

Goals for 13th July:

1. Get my 5 a day
2. Walk home from the gym
3. Contact friends about camping trip in August
4. Wash pots & do laundry
5. Make stir fry for dinner
6. Stay under 2000 cals

Original Post by perfectdrug57:

This sounds like a great motivator.. I'm gonna give it a try!

Goals 7/9/09

1. Atleast 800 calorie deficit today (I really need to work on keeping my calories down, I haven't been doing so well lately)

2. Take the Beginner Cycling class tonight after work (only about 12 to 15 minutes of spinning, plus 15 minutes of yoga stretching before and after), and if I'm not completely dead, go on and take the Pilates class too.

3. Take one of my online LSAT classes today.

4. Only have one drink when I go out tonight, and make it a good choice.. like diet and rum, instead of my usual beer binge.

And for the whole week/weekend.. I want to wait to weight myself until next week, because I have the bad habit of checking every day and I know that is a bad idea. So it is my goal to wait until next Wednesday to weigh myself.

1. Epic fail - ended up eating some fries when I went out and pretty much screwed everything up.

2. Did take the Beginner Cycling class, but did not make it to Pilates.. My legs felt like jelly and I didn't want to push it too far just yet.

3. Internet wasn't working when I got home, so I had no choice.

4. Ended up going to a wine tasting and had two drinks when I was out later that night.. not doing so good.

I haven't weighed myself yet, gonna wait till Wednesday. 

As for today Goals 7/13/09

1. Have some sort of deficit today, for once.

2. Take the All Level Hatha Yoga class tonight, and try for 15-20 minutes on the elliptical at home.

3. Actually take the online class today, I think my internet is working now.