Jocelyn's Daily Check-In

Counting carbs/calories is a drag. Obsessive scale stepping is a recipe for despair. If you want to count something, "days on habit" is a much better metric. Checking off days on a calendar would do just fine, but if you do it here you get accountability and support. Here's how. Start a new topic in this forum called (say) "Your Name Daily Check In." Then every N day post a "reply" to that topic as to whether you stayed on habit. A simple "<font color="green">SUCCESS</font>" or "<font color="red">FAILURE</font>" (or your preferred euphemism if that's too harsh) is sufficient, but obviously you're welcome to write more if you want. On S-days just register that you're taking an S-day. You don't have to do this forever, just until you're confident you've built the habit. Feel free to check in weekly or monthly or sporadically instead of daily. Feel free also to track other habits besides No-s (I'm keeping this forum under No-s because that's what the vast majority are using it for). See also my <a href="/habitcal/">HabitCal</a> tool for another more formal (and perhaps complementary) way to track habits.

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Jocelyn's Daily Check-In

Post by xJocelynx87 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:12 am

Day 1 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - oatmeal with brown sugar, walnuts, and craisins; 3 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - taco salad with vegetables, ground beef, cheese, salsa, and crushed tortilla chips

Dinner - chicken nuggets; apple slices

Exercise - 25 minute walk/run

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Post by xJocelynx87 » Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:44 am

Day 2 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - 1 egg, 1 slice cheese, 1 piece bacon on toasted English muffin; two cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - turkey and mashed potatoes

Dinner - filet mignon caesar salad

Exercise - 25 minute walk/run

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Post by xJocelynx87 » Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:32 pm

Day 3 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - 2% greek yogurt with a crumbled granola bar and 1 Tbsp. almond butter; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - slice of quiche lorraine; side salad with blue cheese dressing

Dinner - battered cod filets; white cheddar macaroni & cheese; sauteed green beans

Exercise - 30-day shred level 1
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Post by Whosonfirst » Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:04 pm

xJocelynx87 wrote:Day 3 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - 2% greek yogurt with a crumbled granola bar and 1 Tbsp. almond butter; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - slice of quiche lorraine; side salad with blue cheese dressing

Dinner - battered cod filets; white cheddar macaroni & cheese; sauteed green beans

Exercise - 30-day shred level 1
Hello, May I ask you what brand of Greek yogurt you're using? the crumbled granola bar sounds interesting. Is the almond butter a sweetener? I have no experience with that. Sorry for all the ??'s.
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:36 am

Whosonfirst wrote:
xJocelynx87 wrote:Day 3 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - 2% greek yogurt with a crumbled granola bar and 1 Tbsp. almond butter; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - slice of quiche lorraine; side salad with blue cheese dressing

Dinner - battered cod filets; white cheddar macaroni & cheese; sauteed green beans

Exercise - 30-day shred level 1
Hello, May I ask you what brand of Greek yogurt you're using? the crumbled granola bar sounds interesting. Is the almond butter a sweetener? I have no experience with that. Sorry for all the ??'s.
Hello,
The Greek yogurt that I use is plain Fage 2%. I like crumbling granola bars on top of yogurt as they are portable and easy to take to work. Any soft and/or chewy granola bar would work. Almond butter is like peanut butter, but made with almonds. :)
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:41 am

Day 4 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - plain Greek yogurt topped with a crumbled granola bar and 1 Tbsp. almond butter; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - chicken Caesar salad

Dinner - 2 short rib enchiladas; black beans & rice

Exercise - 25 minute walk/run
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:31 pm

Saturday, July 15

Current weight - 146.4lbs

Starting goal weight - 138.0lbs
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Post by splandrea » Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:53 pm

You have really good lunches. My lunches are always something random as I am scavenging the kitchen for enough things to put on a plate to make a meal. Usually like a peanut butter bagel and yogurt and fruit. Sometimes I get lucky and there are dinner leftovers.
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:38 am

Day 5 - S-day
Day 6 - S-day

Day 7 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - English muffin with 1 egg, 1 slice American cheese, 1 piece bacon; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - chef salad

Dinner - Domino's: few chunks buffalo chicken; 2 slices garlic bread; 1 piece pepperoni pizza

Exercise - 25 minute walk/run
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:59 am

Day 8 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - plain 2% Greek yogurt with granola; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - Salisbury steak with jasmine rice and zucchini

Dinner - seared mackerel with blistered corn and cherry tomatoes

Exercise - 25 minute walk/run
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Post by seen_above_mist » Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:16 am

Yummy sounding meals!

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Post by xJocelynx87 » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:12 pm

Unfortunately, I got pretty sick this past week and fell off the wagon slightly, so I will be re-starting tomorrow. Gotta keep going!

Saturday, July 22

Weight - 146.8lbs
Goal - 138.0lbs
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Post by xJocelynx87 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:02 am

Day 1 - SUCCESS!

Breakfast - toasted english muffin with 1 egg, 1 slice american cheese, 1 piece bacon; 2 cups coffee with half & half and sugar

Lunch - salad with vegetables, olives, cheddar cheese, grilled chicken breast, balsamic vinegairette

Dinner - 1 crunchy beef taco; 1/2 chicken soft taco; chips with cheese
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Post by Merry » Wed Jul 26, 2017 12:20 am

Sorry you were sick--I hope you are feeling better now.
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