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Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan  October Goals:
~ Lose 3-5 pounds: Aiming for 167 by 10/31/2008.
~ Exercise daily: Purposeful walking, yoga classes and solo practice, hiking, biking, lap swimming and water exercises, pushups, and perhaps some sort of weights. I am going for variety to benefit my body, mind, and spirit.
~ Drink water daily: 60-70 oz
~ Mindful portions: reasonable portions and wide variety of foods.
To support these goals:
~ I'll weigh in once a week on Friday mornings and write it down.
~ I joined the 1000 minutes challenge for October with a monthly goal of 2555 minutes.
~ We are already doing the 100 pushups challenge. We are starting Week 6 on Friday and will take the final test and begin a new 6-week round before month-end. I am against the wall for this round and will move to the stairs for a greater incline for the next round.
~ I will schedule exercise in my calendar weekly.
~ I will track my ounces of water daily.
~ I will use my hand and fingers for easy portion guides. (Meat = palm, bulky foods = fist, dense foods = circle of forefinger to thumb, etc.) This was my weakest point last month. Let's see how it goes this month.
~ I will eat various colors at each meal. Variety is the spice of life for me, so mixing things up keeps me happy while benefitting me nutritionally.
~ I will continue down the path of resolving emotional and physical issues that have plagued me for over two decades.
LET THE MONTH BEGIN! BEST WISHES TO ALL!!!!
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Well, my method for this month is to check in on Fridays, so here is my first progress report:
~ I weighed 172.7 this morning, which is a gain. Blah.
~ I have 120/2555 minutes of exercise thus far, which is less than 5%. Two days into the month is nearly 7%, so I have some makeup time to fit in and I have plenty of time to do so.
~ We'll do Week 6, Day 1 of pushup training tonight.
~ I will schedule exercise in my calendar for next week tonight.
~ I am doing well on my daily water intake. It has been really hot, so it has been really easy to down the water!
~ My portions at each meal seem to be okay, but I have not eyeballed or measured.
~ I have eaten colorful foods this week.
~ I am processing emotional, physical, and spiritual changes from the breathflow sessions and meditating and yoga and just life in general. I seem to be more in touch with the effects of these activities right now, which I see as ultimately very good even though the process is quite uncomfortable.
I am nervous about going into winter and all the holidays. I have been running off and on for years and just this past March I started running on a very regular basis again. I am running in between 15-20 mi a week but I know those miles will go down with snow on the horizon. I feel like I have hit a plateau. 95% of the time I eat very well but it is the other 5% that worries me! I am hoping this accountability will see me through this goal, I am hoping for 4 lbs. by the end of this month. Well the sun is shining after a whole week of rainy weather, off to do my yoga!
