NIKKI8's CalorieKing blog
Thursday, Jun 14 2007 - Personal Challenge Day 4 of 10
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So I was going to take K's advice and stop weighing and not focus on the scale so much right now. But this morning I decided to just peek. GRRR!!! It was up again. NO MORE! I have to stop this. It totally brought me down and discouraged me. I'm not going to weigh again until my personal challenge is over. I will keep accountable here.
So I thought I'd review the goals I set for myself for this little challenge and look at that instead of that stupid scale number.
1. Eat only when I'm hungry.
Doing pretty good with this. I'm trying to be aware of my body and what it needs.
2. Drink 10 glasses of water each day.
I lose track but I really try to get it all in. I don't usually drink anything but water.
3. Make healthy food and drink choices.
Yesterday I nibbled on things my kids were eating. Like when they had fruit snacks, I had 2. When they had french fries, I had 10 (I counted). Could have been worse, but I need to stop the picking at food.
4. Have ONE treat per day.
Yes, but I had icecream last night and I had too much. So I need to work on that.
5. When feeling "heart hunger", walk away from the food, do some kind of activity and figure out emotions. Do Not Eat Over Feelings. See #1.
Doing pretty good on this one. Still learning. Still want to nurture myself with food. This will be a lifetime one for me.
6. Workouts.
Workouts are awesome. I feel really good about those.
7. If I mess up, start again the very next moment. Don't wait until the next day and binge for the rest of the day. Every moment counts. (***This is a big one for me lately and probably the biggest reason for my recent gain!)
Yes, even when I had those nibbles, I didn't binge. Proud of that.
One thing with the book Thin Within that I'm reading is observation and correction. You don't beat yourself up. You review your behavior and look at where you need to make changes. Take the emotion out of it. You say, "okay, here's what I need to change." But you don't get emotional about it.
So that's what I"m trying to do.
I need to add another goal to my list and that's portion control. I noticed some of my portions are larger than they should be so I want to start cutting back on portions.
Exercise Report
Yesterday I did my upper body workout and then later I did the Winsor Pilates fat burning workout. I loved that video. It was dancing and I felt like I was training for a Broadway musical.
Joy Report
I scrapbooked last night!! I have been wanting to for about 2 weeks. I had a page that I specifically wanted to get done. It felt so good to take that time for myself and just enjoy it. I also watched the season finale of Lost while I worked on it. Wow! What a twist on that ending. I just loved it. So cool!
Grattitude Report
We are really struggling financially but I keep reminding myself that I can trust in God to provide for our needs and I am so thankful that I can trust in Him.
I'm just so thankful I get to stay home with my boys.
Other Thoughts
I'm going to my stroller exercise group today and afterwards we are all going to the pool. I think the boys will love that. They love water.
So I thought I'd review the goals I set for myself for this little challenge and look at that instead of that stupid scale number.
1. Eat only when I'm hungry.
Doing pretty good with this. I'm trying to be aware of my body and what it needs.
2. Drink 10 glasses of water each day.
I lose track but I really try to get it all in. I don't usually drink anything but water.
3. Make healthy food and drink choices.
Yesterday I nibbled on things my kids were eating. Like when they had fruit snacks, I had 2. When they had french fries, I had 10 (I counted). Could have been worse, but I need to stop the picking at food.
4. Have ONE treat per day.
Yes, but I had icecream last night and I had too much. So I need to work on that.
5. When feeling "heart hunger", walk away from the food, do some kind of activity and figure out emotions. Do Not Eat Over Feelings. See #1.
Doing pretty good on this one. Still learning. Still want to nurture myself with food. This will be a lifetime one for me.
6. Workouts.
Workouts are awesome. I feel really good about those.
7. If I mess up, start again the very next moment. Don't wait until the next day and binge for the rest of the day. Every moment counts. (***This is a big one for me lately and probably the biggest reason for my recent gain!)
Yes, even when I had those nibbles, I didn't binge. Proud of that.
One thing with the book Thin Within that I'm reading is observation and correction. You don't beat yourself up. You review your behavior and look at where you need to make changes. Take the emotion out of it. You say, "okay, here's what I need to change." But you don't get emotional about it.
So that's what I"m trying to do.
I need to add another goal to my list and that's portion control. I noticed some of my portions are larger than they should be so I want to start cutting back on portions.
Exercise Report
Yesterday I did my upper body workout and then later I did the Winsor Pilates fat burning workout. I loved that video. It was dancing and I felt like I was training for a Broadway musical.
Joy Report
I scrapbooked last night!! I have been wanting to for about 2 weeks. I had a page that I specifically wanted to get done. It felt so good to take that time for myself and just enjoy it. I also watched the season finale of Lost while I worked on it. Wow! What a twist on that ending. I just loved it. So cool!
Grattitude Report
We are really struggling financially but I keep reminding myself that I can trust in God to provide for our needs and I am so thankful that I can trust in Him.
I'm just so thankful I get to stay home with my boys.
Other Thoughts
I'm going to my stroller exercise group today and afterwards we are all going to the pool. I think the boys will love that. They love water.
3 comments so far.
3.
a decade ago
Great goals! Not picking at the kids' food is hard for me, too!
by PJENA
2.
a decade ago
by UGA889
1.
a decade ago
well the good thing is you seem totally aware of everything, so that is a plus!! and you said you are having great workouts! keep at it. i was tempted to get on the scale today cause i felt bloated and i could see my stomach was bigger, but i resisted cause i didnt want it to determine how my day was going to go. just keep at your goals and you will be fine. =)
by KR1814