PointsPlus Virtual Meeting (Mar 1-7): Chores and Activity PP

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PointsPlus Virtual Meeting (Mar 1-7): Chores and Activity PP Mar 1, 2020 12:53:55 GMT lavonm likes this

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Welcome! This is a thread for people who want to attend a meeting from the comfort of their own home. We are primarily a PointsPlus board (Go Team Yellow!) but all are welcome to revel in the GHG's, 16 Routines, and topics that never get old.

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This Week's Topic: How Household Chores Earn You Activity PointsPlus Values

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- Do you track your chores?
- Do you see daily activity like this as being beneficial to your weight loss journey?
- What's something you could do today? What would your reward be?

This Week’s Routine: (5) After each meal and snack, decide how many PointsPlus values you’ll use for your next meal or snack.

GHG of the Week: Choose whole-grain foods whenever possible

Meal of the Week: Lunch

What are you having for lunch?

Recipe of the Week: Chicken Salad with Apples and Cranberries (5 PP)
simple-nourished-living.com/healthy-chicken-salad-with-apples-cranberries/

Next Week's Topic: Small Changes for Weight Loss Success

The loss of a thousand pounds begins with a single ounce.
(Adapted from Lao-Tzu)

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PointsPlus Virtual Meeting (Mar 1-7): Chores and Activity PP Mar 1, 2020 13:34:49 GMT

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- Do you track your chores? No.

- Do you see daily activity like this as being beneficial to your weight loss journey? Definitely. Any activity is better than sitting.

- What's something you could do today? Other than general cleaning or yard work, I try to work in extra steps with chores. Ideas include:

Grocery shopping- Walk up & down as many aisles as possible. Even if you don't need that aisle, you've added on quite a few steps. Skip aisles that might trigger you (like the candy or cookie aisle). When I get home, I take one bag into the house at a time.

Dishes- My cabinet for my dishes is in my dining room. So when I'm putting away the dishes, I take one plate/bowl into the cabinet at a time. If I have plenty of time, I add a lap around my dining room table after each piece.

Laundry- Same idea as above. I fold the clothes in another room than my bedroom. Fold one piece & walk it into the bedroom to put away.

Talking on the phone- Walk while you're talking instead of sitting.

-What would your reward be? The reward for me has to be just adding extra steps to my day. Otherwise, I'd reward myself with junk with
eliminates any benefit.

Last Edit: Mar 1, 2020 13:44:46 GMT by lavonm

irisinnia Transcendent Member 233/211/160 Posts: 1,222	PointsPlus Virtual Meeting (Mar 1-7): Chores and Activity PP Mar 1, 2020 16:23:16 GMT lavonm likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by irisinnia on Mar 1, 2020 16:23:16 GMT lavonm, I love your walking down the extra aisles at the grocery store idea. I'm definitely going to do that the next time I go there!
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PointsPlus Virtual Meeting (Mar 1-7): Chores and Activity PP Mar 2, 2020 8:27:47 GMT irisinnia and lavonm like this

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Post by cathygeha on Mar 2, 2020 8:27:47 GMT

March 1 I started back on track

My Mantra is "Get Fit For The Trip" (going to Scotland with my daughter in July and perhaps on to the USA to see family)

Exercise will increase gradually so I am ready for the trip

Weight will decrease since I am counting original points and tracking original exchanges and tracking on paper and MFP - scale down this morning...tracking in my journal and on MFP

- Do you track your chores?

Yes - I start a thread daily on the Simply Filling section of the boards that is "How Many Minutes" and all activity counts...not sure I count the points but often will see how many calories I have burned by putting it into MFP

- Do you see daily activity like this as being beneficial to your weight loss journey?

Definitely

- What's something you could do today? What would your reward be?
Already did some pruning of the rosemary bush...it does look nicer out there though our cat doesn't have a place to lurk and hide any more...it will grow back.

This Week’s Routine: (5) After each meal and snack, decide how many PointsPlus values you’ll use for your next meal or snack.
I haven't always done this but as I track during the day do tally as I go along so have an idea of how many are left and by evening determine what to eat depending on how many points are left. I also sometimes plan lower point meals around an expected higher point meal.

GHG of the Week: Choose whole-grain foods whenever possible
I do this...usually...but hubby doesn't seem to like brown rice as well as white rice and recently also bought some white pasta instead of whole wheat...ah well...At least I count points no matter what

Meal of the Week: Lunch ~ What are you having for lunch?
The chicken salad would make a good sandwich filling, too, perhaps using less of it inside of a wrap or on top of a slice of bread

Today's lunch will probably be:

* radish greens + wild radish greens boiled and then mixed with lemon juice, chopped onions and a bit of olive oil - kind of like a salad you eat with Lebanese bread or without the bread. PLUS: beans cooked with tomato sauce alone or over basmati rice (not whole grain) or something like that.

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