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Post by jan on Jun 7, 2019 5:44:09 GMT
This round runs from May 16 - June 26. It’s not too late. If you’d like to join us, respond on today’s thread with your board name/first name and your goal for this round. The hostess will add you to the challengers list the following day. Everyone is welcome to join us. Challengers: bmazzo/Beverly - to think of my health first and foremost cathygeha/Cathy - journal every BLT cherryt38/Cherry - continue healthy and mindful eating jalibmu/Jan - focus on good health guidelines jasimons/Judy - 5 minutes a day to write (gratitude, reflect, plan) pamthomas46/Pam - continue earning blue dots using GHGs Hostess Schedule: May 16 - 22 Pam May 23 - 29 Cathy May 30 - June 5 Judy June 6 - 12 Jan June 13 - 19 Cherry June 20 -26 Beverly
Here are the next 5 items on the list: thoughts ?
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items.
"To-do lists tend to have a combo of 'must-do' and 'hope-to-do' items. I find the most effective way to ensure I get my workout in is to list what I intend to do (i.e. 4:30 p.m. SLT class, 30 minutes run/walk on the treadmill in my building, etc.) at the top of the daily list as a priority, must-do, the-day-isn't-over-till-this-happens item.
I've found that making the small mental adjustment of thinking of your workout as something you plan to do vs. something you hope to do is the difference between doing it and bailing."
—Amanda Freeman, Founder/CEO, SLT
7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based.
"Lots of people like to take a break from work by getting up to grab a snack, not necessarily because they feel hungry but just because they need to step away from their desk for a bit. Instead of eating when you're not hungry, get up, have some water, and say hello to a co-worker on the way back. You'll de-stress and forget about the snack you didn't really want in the first place." Healthy snack suggestions tinyurl.com/y7dwgqkf —Albert Matheny, MS, RD, CSCSC co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab and advisor to Promix Nutrition.
8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking.
"Be courageous and join a community of people who have similar goals and then crush them together! When you don't have people holding you accountable, It's easy to ghost — to set a goal and keep it a secret, so when you don't accomplish it, no one really knows and it's like you never set it in the first place.
But having a team of people who want what you want will inspire you to keep SHOWING UP when the going gets tough."
—Braxton Rose, instructor at Lyons Den Power Yoga
9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage.
"Try swapping out at least one sugary drink (soda, juice, sweetened coffee drinks, etc.) per day with water (or fruit-infused water or unsweetened flavored seltzer to keep things more interesting). As you get used to having more water and fewer sugary drinks, keep making the swap until water is your primary go-to drink throughout the day. Bonus: It'll help digestion and make you feel great."
—Anowa Adjah, owner and CEO of Powerhouse Physiques
10. Get into strength training.
"Cardio tends to get all of the praise, but strength training helps you build lean muscle, which in turn increases your metabolism and ability to burn calories. If you really want to see results, be sure to include a few days of strength training into your weekly mix!"
—Tracy Carlinsky, founder of Brooklyn Bodyburn
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 7, 2019 6:22:19 GMT
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items. My sister read something the other day that she liked regarding to-do lists...instead of should/must/have-to instead you say "get to" - Not sure that would work with exercise for me but do find that when I schedule it in and make it happen BEFORE 10am it is more likely to happen. I need to get back to that again! 7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based. Not something I do...usually getting up for water rather than food8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking. You guys are my community to support and be supported by. I don't do much snacking so usually not an issue. 9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage. It already is  10. Get into strength training. Need to make this happen again. The best times with weight loss/maintenance have been eating OP, walking/elliptical and weight training...
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Post by jasimons on Jun 7, 2019 11:40:59 GMT
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items.
Until I make up my mind that workouts are important, a list is not going to matter. It can be on a list and it doesn't bother me if it still doesn't happen. I am a big time list maker, I like to check off items, but I don't let the list cause me guilt either. I need to make the decision that it's important to me...that is what will someday make a difference for me.
7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based.
My work is different than desk/office based (which it seems hints often apply to). Since I can't eat when I'm preparing food/doing my job, my breaks are the only time I can actually eat. The hints about walking on break are kind of the same thing. Break is when I get to sit down for a bit.
8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking.
I feel like I'm quibbling about all of these hints today. I try to be mindful about eating at any time. And I am more of a grazer than a meal eater...again...my daily schedule is different at work, not eating at normal meal times, etc.
9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage.
Agree completely. But I need to work on this one. I know water's best (kind of like I know I should do workouts above and beyond work activity) but I tend to shrug it off a bit and drink pop (water too, but know I should do more water/less pop.
10. Get into strength training.
In my plans, along with walking/other aerobic once I am no longer working.
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Post by cherryt38 on Jun 7, 2019 13:41:27 GMT
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items.** I need to do something like this. I don't usually do lists, but I could set an alarm on my phone for a time to do exercise. 7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based.
** I don't work any more, and I don't usually snack much. Sometimes I'll have a snack if I'd had a light lunch. I do usually have some little thing before bedtime, though, if only a few grapes and some nuts. 8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking.** I always try to have something nutritious when I do snack. Most of the time I'm successful. 9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage.** It already is. I stopped drinking pop a long time ago. Sometimes I'll have coffee or tea though.
10. Get into strength training. ** This I also need to do.
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Post by bmazzo on Jun 7, 2019 14:09:06 GMT
I don't keep much of a "to-do" list, since I don't work, I just kinda do whatever I want, when I want. I usually try to exercise in the evenings. I find that it is really just a habit. I am not a morning person (though I was forced to be at work at 5 am for 40 yrs), so now, I try to work it into my evenings.
Don't snack much, also don't do much to need a break from.
When I do snack, I usually try to snack on fruit & yogurt.
I do drink a lot of water,though sometimes I need to flavor it up.
Would love to get into strength training, I have so many hand problems that I could never lift weights, but I do have strength in my upper body, need to find something to build on that. I have read that strength training makes your body burn more calories even at rest.
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Post by jan on Jun 7, 2019 16:32:07 GMT
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items.
When the gym I belonged to had a location just a few miles from my house, I would go there on there on Sunday morning and work out before church. That location closed and the new one is not very close to my house. Also, taking classes really puts it on a schedule.
Meeting up with my friend every morning does keep me very accountable.
7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based.
My fitbit reminds me every hour to get up and walk. Our office is pretty small, but I can walk out to our mailbox and check the mail, use the restroom down the hall, etc.
8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking. As I read the quote below, I don't see what it has to do with mindful snacking. However, I am really working on planning my snacks to take to work. Luckily, there aren't any vending machines in our office complex, so snacking choices are limited during the day."Be courageous and join a community of people who have similar goals and then crush them together! When you don't have people holding you accountable, It's easy to ghost — to set a goal and keep it a secret, so when you don't accomplish it, no one really knows and it's like you never set it in the first place. But having a team of people who want what you want will inspire you to keep SHOWING UP when the going gets tough." —Braxton Rose, instructor at Lyons Den Power Yoga 9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage. I drink water and unsweetened ice tea. Maybe once a month or so I will have a soda, but not on a regular basis for years.10. Get into strength training.
During the winter, I do lift weights at the gym. But during the summer, I think that the gardening and yard work provide some of that same benefit.
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Post by Holly Gail on Jun 7, 2019 18:35:02 GMT
Exciting times: my youngest grandson graduated from high school yesterday. The family lives in a very rural area in Oregon (an hour from Ashland, if you're aware of its relatively famous Shakespeare festival), and (unfortunately) nowhere near Eugene, where our Jan lives (yes, I waved before my first flight landed in Portland where I changed planes for Medford, more than 1/2 hour from the house).
I've been reading, although not commenting (time constraints). I have been a list-maker, but never a "to-do" list-maker. There is a fitness class at 8:30 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in a location I arrive at Monday through Friday at 7:30, so it's a no-brainer to walk from one room in the building to another twice a week. I do miss a class from time to time (surprisingly, life happens, even to people who follow a "routine"), but pretty much I'm in that class twice a week every week (obviously, not at all this week, since I'm rather far from home...). If I can get in a walk some other time during the week, that's a win, but I don't stress about not doing one. I'm active.
There are no foods on my "do not eat" list. I avoid white flour (like in bread-type products, although this week, I find white flour tortillas in my DDIL's house, so I'm eating white flour this week) in favor of products made with whole wheat, for example. But, clearly, I'm eating what's here.
Most of my meals (when I'm at home, that is) are healthy. I eat boneless skinless chicken breasts and fish (I stopped eating the meat of four-legged animals about 45 years ago), whole grains / complex carbs, lots of fruits and veggies, fat-free dairy, things of this sort (learned the first year or so after I joined Weight Watchers). I drink about 8 glasses of water a day (okay, it's not straight water; I add an herbal tea bag but nothing else, so in a manner of speaking, I drink colored and very slightly naturally-flavored water)...
I'll try to BBL to finish. The girls (my DDIL's from her first marriage; when they were children, they called me Grandma but now that they're adults [in their 20s] they call me Holly) just cut some of the mangos that DS bought a few days ago... Mango always calls my name!
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Post by pamthomas46 on Jun 7, 2019 20:35:07 GMT
6. Keep a to-do list where your workouts are top priority, unmissable items.
"To-do lists tend to have a combo of 'must-do' and 'hope-to-do' items. I find the most effective way to ensure I get my workout in is to list what I intend to do (i.e. 4:30 p.m. SLT class, 30 minutes run/walk on the treadmill in my building, etc.) at the top of the daily list as a priority, must-do, the-day-isn't-over-till-this-happens item.
I've found that making the small mental adjustment of thinking of your workout as something you plan to do vs. something you hope to do is the difference between doing it and bailing."
—Amanda Freeman, Founder/CEO, SLT
I do try to plan ahead which days i’m going to work out
7. Try not to make all your work breaks snack-based.
Lots of people like to take a break from work by getting up to grab a snack, not necessarily because they feel hungry but just because they need to step away from their desk for a bit. Instead of eating when you're not hungry, get up, have some water, and say hello to a co-worker on the way back. You'll de-stress and forget about the snack you didn't really want in the first place."
Don’t work, but I do need to get up and periodically.
Healthy snack suggestions tinyurl.commi/y7dwgqkf
—Albert Matheny, MS, RD, CSCSC co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab and advisor to Promix Nutrition.
I need to go over these ideas.
8. And work on being more mindful in general about your snacking.
"Be courageous and join a community of people who have similar goals and then crush them together! When you don't have people holding you accountable, It's easy to ghost — to set a goal and keep it a secret, so when you don't accomplish it, no one really knows and it's like you never set it in the first place.
But having a team of people who want what you want will inspire you to keep SHOWING UP when the going gets tough."
—Braxton Rose, instructor at Lyons Den Power Yoga
9. Aim to make water your go-to beverage.
"Try swapping out at least one sugary drink (soda, juice, sweetened coffee drinks, etc.) per day with water (or fruit-infused water or unsweetened flavored seltzer to keep things more interesting). As you get used to having more water and fewer sugary drinks, keep making the swap until water is your primary go-to drink throughout the day. Bonus: It'll help digestion and make you feel great."
—Anowa Adjah, owner and CEO of Powerhouse Physiques
I working on upping my water intake.
10. Get into strength training. AA
"Cardio tends to get all of the praise, but strength training helps you build lean muscle, which in turn increases your metabolism and ability to burn calories. If you really want to see results, be sure to include a few days of strength training into your weekly mix!"
—Tracy Carlinsky, founder of Brooklyn Bodyburn
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