60-Day Challenge Fourth Week in Review

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[paola]

Now that I won't be talking about my sex life ( that doesn't exist), my updates are going to be very mundane.

Have gotten almost one third of the way through my 1000 page novel, and have noticed I'm mentally more alert and have a better memory. Continue my sit ups on a daily basis and my belly is starting to look a bit more presentable. Got pissed off with dh over Easter with his excessive complaining and tried to understand the reason behind it, but ended up just thinking he was being an a...hole (truth is he does tend to complain a bit more often when under-stress), so failed on that account

[Kristie]

Last week was pretty much a wash on all three fronts. I am renewing my efforts this week and so far yesterday I did my exercise (15 min good paced walk up-hill plus 20 mins of pilates), did my Bible reading and was in bed not much after 11pm. Hopefullythings continue to go well.

[mogget]

I'm not doing so well on the sex issue. I can read the cues off my dh so clearly, and I just don't even feel like it lately. I was doing really well for a few weeks--I guess I need to put some more effort into it! I have found a new unintentional goal, and that is going to the gym twice a week. I hadn't been going at all, and now I'm going at lunch with a co-worker, it is really nice to feel that ache again, and hopefully I'll start to notice a difference soon. I am doing OK with my writing. I guess I probably should modify that one to be a goal of personal writing once a day during the work week as I definitely don't write on the weekends. I'm doing OK on the soda front. I don't drink it at the house (which is hard since my dh won't give it up, so it is around tempting me dreadfully). I do drink it if I go out for fast food, but since I do that so rarely, it really isn't much at all.

[JB]

Yesterday I got my supplements, ate mindfully, but got no exercise even though I planned for it. Looks like this cross-country move is going to do me in.

And I know this has nothing to do with my progress, but I had to tell someone, somewhere. My 5-month-old (almost 6 months) had me up last night at 10:30, 10:45, 11:30 (when I fed him), 1:30, 1:45, 2, 2:15 (when I fed him), 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30. And I get up for the day at 6:30. I think the child is trying to kill me. Sigh.

[caramama]

1. Instead of doing yoga, I ate a big piece of pecan pie (but at least it was the last piece, so temptation is now gone). Then, I played on the internet while watching a TV show with my hubby. That would be fine if my goal was spending more time with hubby. But it means I only did yoga once this week instead of 3 times. There's always next week, right?
2. The pecan pie did not have any HFCS (hedra - I checked and Karo is just pure corn syrup!). I have no idea about the chinese food I had for lunch, but my dinner was HFCS-less. But over the last week, I've done pretty good with this goal.
3. Organic fruits and veggie? Ummm... ahhh... well... Maybe not yesterday, but I was pretty good throughout the week.

@mogget - I find that some weeks I'm more receptive to sex than others, and usually it ties in pretty closely with my cycle. That might be part of what's going on with you? You know, prior to and around ovulation, women are much more likely to get in the mood. So don't beat yourself up about it if some weeks your mood isn't the same as others. Our hormones can really rule our bodies!

[Moxie]

Sounds like a cage match, JB. That completely bites.

The 5 vegetables thing has become a piece of cake for me. (so to speak.) Yesterday I realized I had 6 without really trying. I think the "secret" is making a green smoothie each morning--I've been using half a huge cucumber, 2 handsful of baby spinach, and a bunch of greens powder, and some frozen blueberries and mango. I've got three servings of vegetables in me before I even have my coffee that way. Two over the rest of the day is not proving difficult. I've been getting snow peas and leaving them in the fridge at work, and that's another serving in me easily every afternoon.

My office manager bought me fair-trade coffee for the pod machine (Heifer Blend to support the Heifer Fund, no less). So I'm not feeling so bad about my continued malevolence to hot green tea.

Need to work much harder on the early to bed thing.

[cs white]

BWO+ this morning and sunscreen. Drank my water yesterday and am hoping that today's water reminds me to water my plants at work!

[A]

Ak! Why, why, why do people bring in Easter candy to the office?! I was doing so well and then all that chocolate showed up. I packed some healthy snacks to ward off temptation.

Flossing is still going well. Not every day, but way more than in the past.

And I have a sex life again! I even initiated it last weekend! DS is sleeping really well now (only one brief wakeup per night). So now that I'm more well rested, sex became an option. Plus the DS is weaned. Sex feels normal again (i.e. good) now that I'm no longer breastfeeding.

[wealhtheow]

I just started Weight Watchers the other day and was shocked to see how easy it was to up my fruit and veggie intake to 5 servings now that I'm used to doing 2 servings a day.

Cleaning is getting easier--I do a big job on the weekends, and then during the week all I need to do is maintain order. I'm much less stressed now that my environment isn't quite as cluttered.

Exercise is still the big challenge for me, but with the weather turning so gorgeous I'm getting out for walks more often, adn this is slowly slowly slowly starting to become habit.

[pnuts mama]

drank my milk and took my fish oil

the partial bedrest thing is putting an understandable toll on my being extra nice to my husband- it is extremely difficult for me to be dependent (guilt and lack of control- a winning combination) and so we got snippy for an hour or so last night. then we were fine, but still. makes me feel bad. we have a sono tomorrow to see how things are going and what the next steps are.

i haven't really written or read in days, which is ridiculous. need to go get on that NOW!

[WireGryphon]

Vitamins - check!

Flossing - check! Though I am mad at myself for skipping this while on vacation. Now I'm going through the whole "your gums will bleed until they get used to it" phase again. *sigh*

No diet soda - whoops! Ordered one while out to dinner last night. On the upside, it tasted awful so I didn't drink most of it. Go me!

[SUE]

@caramama that's my favorite rationalization, too. "I might as well eat this giant because I'm going to eat it anyway, and this way it'll stop tempting me" and then I go find something else to munch on...

t-tapp - check! this is day 11 of a 14 day bootcamp. I'll do BWO+ after the kids are in bed.

kitchen cleaning - check!

sex - check! initiated by the husband, no less. It's been a loooong time since he's initiated anything, so I about died.

[Mommy-O]

SUE, did your husband see you doing your exercise? That could be the turn on. Seriously.

BWO+ - yep
veggies - pretty good
nice to hubby - pretty good but depends on the amount of sleep that I've had.
early to bed - given up on that because I am mostly getting enough sleep and late evening is my time to catch up with myself.

[SUE]

@mommy-o - he just laughs when he sees me do t-tapp - I'm falling over sideways half the time. sexy it is NOT. I have no idea what got into him, but I'm not complaining!

[Joceline]

@A-I'm with you on the Easter candy in the office! Please just throw it out people!

We've been on vacation since last Wednesday, and then yesterday was my birthday, so I've (predictably) tanked on all three goals. To give myself a break, I couldn't clean while on vacation. That's what vacation is all about. Alas, I did terribly on veggies while gone, except for the day that we went into Whole Foods to buy diapers and I bought and scarfed down a giant salad. Yum.

So here's to a new week of taking supplements, eating veggies, and cleaning. I washed three loads of laundry today, so it's a good start!

@Moxie-Thanks for mentioning the green smoothie recipe. I've never put cucumber in mine, but it sounds great!

[onehappycow]

still struggling with the eating mindfully and healthfully - got off track and am trying to hop back on (dad was here and then Easter). Although am looking at another week of travel coming up to stay with family and that is usually a recipe for disaster.

Trying! most nights to get to bed at a decent time - however, it is that vs. me time, and frankly, I am selfish! (and tired). sigh

exercise has pretty much died. Although, I guess I can't really say that because I have been walking the last few days. Spring fever, anyone? Lovely...

Doesn't apply to sex for me though (see above re: diet and exercise - not feeling so "hot"). Oh well. Flossing a disaster too.

Working on water and have been doing coffee and/or black tea. Will start doing green again...

I NEED a renewal....