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Post by btygarl on Dec 13, 2016 1:32:44 GMT
This 7 in 7 challenge begins December 1st and ends January 18th. Everyone welcome.
Challengers this round:
Bmazzo/Beverly – To enter into the Christmas Holiday & the New Year without caving in, to take things one day at a time as they come.
btygarl/Betty - Focus on increasing activity level
Cassandra18/Lynn - Stay the course over the holidays
cathygeha / Cathy - one day at a time
Cherryt38 - Cherry – Concentrate on exercise
Cindybdb/Cindy - Lose 5 pounds
Jalibmu/Jan – Get back to goal by tracking and being more intentional
jasimons/Judy – at least half of daily liquid as plain water. Spend at least 5 minutes at the end of the day to reflect.
Kem1958/Karen - Lose 7 lbs; checkin in each day; 10,000 steps 5 days a week
Marie/Mariel - drink 6 glasses of water a day/track daily/over 5,000 steps per day
pamt/Pam - continue stringing my OPOP days together by tracking, meeting Fitbit challenge and staying hydrated
Hostesses:
December 1 - December 7 Pam
December 8 - December 14 Betty
December 15 - December 21 Cindy
December 22 - December 28 Jan
December 29 - January 4 Cherry
January 5 - January 11 Judy
January 12 - January 18 Cathy
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Post by btygarl on Dec 13, 2016 1:35:21 GMT
The holiday season is upon us – that often includes shopping, social gatherings and lots of food.
Follow the good habits you’ve learned to thrive in this joyous, and sometimes stressful, time of year.
To feel your best:
Eat – a variety of fresh, whole foods to boost your energy and immunity. Some great sources: kale, sweet potato, blueberries, spinach, salmon, beans and nuts.
Exercise – with an element of relaxation can do wonders for stress and fatigue. Yoga, tai chi or pilates focuses on core strength, posture and deep breathing to ease emotional and physical tension.
Play! If you have snow, go sledding. In warmer climates, picnic in the park. Take time for the people and hobbies you love. These moments nourish you and provide peace of mind.
No matter the time of year and however busy life seems, let your wellness goals guide you to achieve a long and healthy life.
Tip: Don’t let holiday treats lead to post-holiday weight gain. Enjoy small portions of your favorites. And balance the extra calories with extra exercise and healthful foods.
Any thoughts on the above? Does any of it work for you?
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Post by cathygeha on Dec 13, 2016 7:16:40 GMT
Eat – a variety of fresh, whole foods to boost your energy and immunity. Some great sources: kale, sweet potato, blueberries, spinach, salmon, beans and nuts.
Should get more variety, more fruit and veg daily, too
Exercise – with an element of relaxation can do wonders for stress and fatigue. Yoga, tai chi or pilates focuses on core strength, posture and deep breathing to ease emotional and physical tension.
Need to work on this - feeling muscles I did not know I had after cleaning and decorating yesterday
Play! If you have snow, go sledding. In warmer climates, picnic in the park. Take time for the people and hobbies you love. These moments nourish you and provide peace of mind.
Should find more active things to do with my friends - sitting all day playing cards is probably not the wisest thing in the world
No matter the time of year and however busy life seems, let your wellness goals guide you to achieve a long and healthy life.
I wonder what a good list of wellness goals would be?
Tip: Don’t let holiday treats lead to post-holiday weight gain. Enjoy small portions of your favorites. And balance the extra calories with extra exercise and healthful foods.
will do my best BUT have a feeling I might gain weight with my daughter here for three weeks
Any thoughts on the above? Does any of it work for you?
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Post by cindybdb on Dec 13, 2016 13:08:45 GMT
Eat – I feel so much better when I eat clean!
Exercise – Love my exercise time.
Play! - I'm not a cold loving person. I'll stay inside this winter.
Tip: Don’t let holiday treats lead to post-holiday weight gain. Enjoy small portions of your favorites. And balance the extra calories with extra exercise and healthful foods.
- That's the goal.
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Post by cherryt38 on Dec 13, 2016 13:20:46 GMT
I do try to eat a good variety of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables. Fruits are easier then veggies, but I'm concentrating on eating more vegetables.
More exercise is my goal this round, although I have to admit I'm pretty slow at getting going with it. My exercise outside recently has been shoveling snow. It is too cold right now to do anything fun outside. I'm not acclimated to the winter cold yet.
I do keep wellness goals in mind, and as far as holiday goodies go, I have a couple of different kinds of good chocolate around that I indulge in late in the evening. Only 2 pieces though. I will probably do a bit of holiday baking, but most of it will be put in the freezer. Out of sight, out of mind.
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Post by Holly Gail on Dec 13, 2016 16:41:05 GMT
The only thing that's different (from other weeks of the year) for me is one thing: Christmas cookies. DH works with a woman who bakes really yummy Christmas cookies and gives baskets (sometimes cookie tins) of 'em to everyone she works with. He brings the basket (or tin) home unopened, letting me open it. I divide what I want from the rest, then go through the "what I want" pile to determine what I'm willing to share (like, if there are 5 of one type of cookie I want, will I give myself 2 or 3, vs will I give him 3 or 2; that type of thing)... And cookies are one of my trigger foods (which is why they're never in my house). One portion is all of the cookies! (okay, sometimes "my" stack will last for two days, once in a while three days). I generally give myself a pass for this one exception. If I stick to relatively strict SF foods (and eat them only to satisfaction), I generally manage to lose whatever I gain from the cookies... let me reiterate: generally.
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Post by cassandra18 on Dec 13, 2016 17:03:58 GMT
I have been upping my exercise during the holidays and am trying to keep away from holiday foods that are triggers for me. I will treat myself once in a while to not feel deprived.
I am also a cookie monster, so I will indulge in some cookies, but not cake or other goodies..
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Post by jan on Dec 13, 2016 19:47:00 GMT
So happy to see that everyone has found this new board.
To feel your best:
Eat – a variety of fresh, whole foods to boost your energy and immunity. Some great sources: kale, sweet potato, blueberries, spinach, salmon, beans and nuts.
I belong to a clean eating facebook group. Very little processed foods. Sticking to eating recognizable ingredients and lots of fruits and veggies. After buying 8 persimmons at Costco, I have been having them every other day (waiting for them to ripen a bit). I made a crockpot of vegetable soup on Sunday, so I am enjoying that this week.
Exercise – with an element of relaxation can do wonders for stress and fatigue. Yoga, tai chi or pilates focuses on core strength, posture and deep breathing to ease emotional and physical tension.
I need to get more movement into my days right now. Cold and rainy weather does not encourage me to get out. However, I have lots of tapes and a Wii that I should be using.
Tip: Don’t let holiday treats lead to post-holiday weight gain. Enjoy small portions of your favorites. And balance the extra calories with extra exercise and healthful foods.
I will eat my favorites (in moderation) and skip the rest.
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Post by pamthomas46 on Dec 13, 2016 20:22:26 GMT
Eating from the simply filling list and tracking SP keeps me focused on good for me foods. Tracking honestly keeps me focused. As for exercise, I'm working out a minimum of 3 days a week at Curves keeps me focused and moving. It's fun and I love the camaraderie! Thanks for the great tips.
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Post by jasimons on Dec 13, 2016 21:37:16 GMT
Eat - nothing different so far. I make a few things that I only make at Christmas (and not even every year), so I do eat those items, but not to excess (Lefse, rosettes, Belgian Lukken cookies). The colder weather does affect me - warm comfort foods. But, I can counter that with lighter soups (still warm and comforting) and I'm trying to learn to enjoy tea (instead of more caloric choices like hot chocolate).
Move - tough one for me, any time of year.
Play - My hobbies tend to be indoor arts and craft hobbies. And right now, specifically, we're in a bit of a cold snap that staying in is just nicer.
Plan for any holiday events - eating special foods that I don't see often during the rest of the year.
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Post by Marie on Dec 13, 2016 22:00:08 GMT
I cannot seem to figure out how to join here. I guess I have forgotten my sign-ins for the other board because I just had them set to automatic...any suggestions?
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Post by bmazzo on Dec 13, 2016 22:00:38 GMT
Eat, Not a whole lot different so far, though I have to start baking cookies tomorrow for my grandson's school party on Fri. He has signed up for cookies & sausage balls. LOl. My family will come to my house on Sunday to do our family baking of cookies, we will make several trays for gifts to their co-workers, neighbors, etc. I have had a couple of special Christmas events & have a couple more to go. We also have a wedding for my daughter coming up on New Year's Eve. Lots of temptations right around the corner.
Move, This is hard for me, I have asked for a fidbit for Xmas, maybe it will encourage me to move more.
Play, need to do more movement type things.
Plan for holiday events, just to do the best that I can at each & every event, & realize that this will pass.
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Post by jan on Dec 14, 2016 0:37:10 GMT
Marie- maybe just sign up with a new user name ? When I tried to sign up, my name and password were auto filled. Beverly- I love my fitbit. There is a thread on these boards where every day where you can post your fitbit or other activity tracker statistics from the day before. I accidently left my fitbit charging on my home computer this morning and totally feel lost and bummed that no activity is being tracked. 
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