Weekly Challenge - setting goals

Ive been messaging with a few people, and I get a lot of messages wanting to know how I have managed to lose a lot of weight and stay focused for so long.

While I am very far from your "poster child" WLS patient, one thing as most of you know that keeps me going is goal setting. From talking to a couple people this weekend, I'm always surprised to learn that some people have no goals other than to lose weight (by X date, X lbs, etc, for vacations, for weddings, basically all about the scale).

While I tend to be generally focused on fitness, exercise, and all that - that's only a small area where we can set goals.

So, here's a challenge to everyone. List your goal for the week. Spend some time thinking about what you need to improve on, and set a plan for how you are going to do it. I am very curious to see what people come up and the thought behind it. Im hoping a lot of you will participate - especially if you are struggling with the scale. It helps to focus on something other than the scale.

So to start, after I did some reflecting yesterday, I decided I need to reduce my portion sizes as I noticed they are starting to grow (unnecessarily). So that's what I'm working on this week (as well as other stuff). Last night, I did all my cooking for the week, and when I was packing it up, I stuffed a little less food into my containers :) 

Your turn - and I'll check in maybe mid week and see how everyone's doing.

 Ok, here goes - 

1) journal my food every day 
2) run at least 2 short runs and 1 long run 
3) do at least one kettle bell workout 
4) not kill my kids 

#4 sounds like a hard one!!

You know this is a really good idea...
1: to go back to the gym this week
2: drink more water less crap starting today
3: resist more stuff patients families drop off (cookie platters, half cakes) it's ridiculous
4: trot back and forth to answer call bells again

 Have you thought about a plan on how to get more water in and how to resist the temptations? 

welllll the plan to resist temptation was foiled already  . I have a refillable mug i use at work so instead of using juice or non water items i'm going to use water.

This post is awesome!!!

1) put the scale away for a few days & be more positive about my new healthier lifestyle
2) log my food diary in MFP on the weekends too!
3) switch up the cardio a bit more this week
4) drink more water earlier in the day

 I want to know what you are planning and when so I can make sure you do it !

 OK mama 

 Thank you for the reminder. This is what we are taught to do in the weight management program that I had to participate in to be given surgery in Alberta. My surgery is on Thursday so here are my goal:

1. Stick to then Ensure HP diet, NO cheating becuase of nerves
2. Drink 3 litres of water a day.
3. Do not be a slave to the scale (I have been weighing myself several times a day)!
4. Do 1 active thing for fun