I'm Not Perfect Yet

First off, thank you Stephanie and For God, Country, Family for the encouragement and advice after my last post. :) Umm...haha, well this week went well. My children are still alive and I am only a little more insane than I was last week. As far as my goals this is how they went:

Practice WW Posture

I did pretty good on this goal. The hardest thing for me to remember to do is pull up my chest. While we're on this subject, I went to see my midwife last Thursday and she checked to see the position of my cervix. She said my cervix was "Low, but not scary low." Wahoo! I was expecting the worst, so I was super relieved to hear my midwife say that.

Write In My Personal Journal

I must have forgotten I set this goal because I didn't even do it. *Sigh* Dang it!

Do the Dishes

Ahem, well this never happened either. I did do some dishes, but not the ones I was setting this goal to do. However, I did buy more paper plates. :)

Laundry

Probably the ONLY goal I feel like I didn't skip over. I have clean folded and even put away laundry...yay for me!

Go on Date With Hubby

For our date,  we watched a movie that we picked out together. I think it was Wreck-It Ralph. Super funny movie, and the company wasn't bad either.

Drink Enough Water

Well, I tried, but not hard enough. I think I did drink more water than usual though, so that's good.

Now onto the good things I did that weren't goals!

- Purged. Yes, I went crazy a couple days ago and went through ALL the clothes. I filled an ENTIRE 30 gal garbage bag full of clothes that either we never wear or I think are ugly or too small. (My boobs are huge and probably wont shrink down to my old bra size anytime soon.) Ok, this is the best part! My hubby doesn't like to get rid of things, but he let me give two pairs of his old Sunday pants to his little brothers who needed them. I WAS SO HAPPY!

-Played a lot outside with Wren. Wren loves to play on the trampoline, so we did a lot of that during Tetra's nap time. (Wren and Tetra are my daughters.)

I hope I do better next week! I have decided to stick with these goals until I actually do them. Although, I think I will write them down and stick them somewhere so that I can remember to do them.

Well this is how the week ended up...

1. Go to the gym every day, except Sunday and maybe Saturday.                                                     ~I went to the gym everyday last week, except for Saturday when I made chocolate chip cookies instead. (It was a very hard weekend... I just started on Tuesday.  Does that explain my splurging? :)
2. Eat at least one vegetable or fruit with every meal.                                                                        ~I think that went pretty well, and I definitely had lots of other friut (well just cuties) during the rest of the day.  Over all, I made sure I had my fruits and veggies every meal...But I could always have more. :)
3. Add whole wheat, or other grains to everything I can. (Pizza crust, rolls, bread... )                       ~I could do better with this; but I did make corn bread with most of the flour as whole wheat...and it was super delicious!  Yeah, I really didn't make too many bready things this week, but I want to make more this week. 
4. Go to sleep by 11:00 p.m., and wake up when alarm rings...no more than 1-2 snoozes. :)     ~Okay, so the snooze part wasn't as good as I wanted it to be...of course.  But, I did go to bed by 11:00 or 11:15 every night.  It was awesome getting that much sleep, and I'm gonna keep going to bed at that time, or earlier. :)
5. Drink at least 3 cups of milk, and at least 8 cups of water.  (I am the worst at drinking enough!)  ~Can we not talk about this?  I did horrible!  I need to start bringing a water bottle to school everyday, and I think I'll get enough water if I do that.  Guys...I mean girls, I will do better! :-}     

I love all ya'll!  Have a great day! :D
Johannah

Goals! Which goals?

Yep that sentence pretty much sums up my last week. I didn't do so hot. :( I blame it mostly on the tease of spring and then a big storm we had this week. SO depressing! I also am struggling with motivation. But it's been going a little better since Sunday. Daniel has been turning the light on at 5:30, so it forces me to get up. I've been super tired. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing while my body adjusts to the new schedule.

Here's the low down:

1. Scripture Study and Morning Prayer



 I did really well here! Probably a perfect week! That feels good!

2. Ponder/Meditate
Another A+!

3. Me time (NO computer.)
I was on the computer too much this week, but I did manage to get my no computer "me time" in.

4. Fresh air
I only got 15 minutes of fresh air on 3 or 4 of the 7 days. In my defense, we did have an awful winter storm. I got pretty depressed (and cold) and I didn't want to venture outside.

5. Five servings of fruits or veggies
Check!

6. No sugar
Triple fail on this one. I probably only made 2 days without sugar. However, whenever I did go crazy, I wrote down why I did it. I think I'm starting to notice some patterns. So hopefully even though I haven't been doing excellent here, I will be able to recognize triggers and avoid them in the future.

7. Exercise 30 mins
I did 5 days. Not 7. But, it's way better then it has been!

8. Exercise 10 mins
Most days.

9. Food Journal

Yes. Even on the bad days. Except while I was gone at Time Out for Women for 2 days, and forgot. This is where I write down what I ate and why I feel the need to eat sugar.

10. 8 glasses of water
I did drink 8 glasses everyday. More most days. But my bladder has been a lot better. AND I'm starting to notice correlation between the amount of sugar I eat and my bladder problems. (This sounds so awful! I'm only 24. Why do I have this problem!)

BONUS: In bed at 9:30 pm, and awake by 6 am.
About an even split.

So....That was my first week. Not perfect, but good. I lost 4 pounds, so I must have been doing something right! I hope I'll be able to do better next week. 

Stephanie

Rachel's Goals

Well, I'll be honest, I'm not really a goal setter. But for the sake of this blog, which I think is an awesome idea, I will set some goals and try to reach them. Since I was put on bed rest right after I gave birth, it's been really hard to get back into the swing of things. Seriously, my house is a disaster. Hopefully, having to report to someone will help me get back on track.

Here are my goals for this week.

1. Practice Whole Woman Posture

2. Write in my personal journal everyday.

3. Do the dishes everyday.

4. Wash and fold the laundry.

5. Go on a date with my hubby.

6. Drink enough water a day 6-8 glasses or 64 ounces.

Practice Whole Woman Posture

As everyone knows, I had a third degree uterine prolapse when I gave birth Tetra. Changing my posture is one way I can manage my prolapse. This is my exercise goal for the week.

Write In My Journal Everyday

I hate to admit this, but I have gotten out of the habit of keeping a journal. Getting back in the habit would be really beneficial for my emotional state.

Do the Dishes Everyday

Ahem...I have to hand wash them ok!

Wash and Fold the Laundry

Wash and fold the piles and piles of laundry...

Go On a Date With My Hubby

We have been doing pretty good lately at going on a date every week, so I want to keep it up.

Drink Enough Water A Day

This is crucial because I am nursing two babies. Plus, I should try never to be constipated because straining on the toilet it bad to a woman's pelvic floor. 

Good luck everyone!! 

Johannah's Goals!!

I guess I should tell you all some of my goals that I'm working on.  I'm super excited about this blog, and I think it will be very beneficial to all Five of us Fabulous Sisters! :)  Okay, so here are 5 health related goals that I want to work on:

1. Go to the gym every day, except Sunday and maybe Saturday.
2. Eat at least one vegetable or fruit with every meal.
3. Add whole wheat, or other grains to everything I can. (Pizza crust, rolls, bread... )
4. Go to sleep by 11:00 p.m., and wake up when alarm rings...no more than 1-2 snoozes. :)
5. Drink at least 3 cups of milk, and at least 8 cups of water.  (I am the worst at drinking enough!)

1. I am in a class that makes it so I have to go to the gym 45 times in the semester.(About 3 times a week) I really want to take this opportunity, and go to the gym everyday.  It is sometimes hard to turn the corner and go, but after I'm done working out, I feel amazing!  I have less acne, stress, and miserableness!  I love going to the gym, and I can't stop now!

2. It can be hard to wash that piece of lettuce, and get in the fridge for those carrots, but I hate having any meal without something healthy.  I'm excited to have more of a motivation to eat more veggies and fruit!!  Oh, and something that has really helped me to eat more fruit, is that I bring 3 cuties(little oranges:) to school everyday.  It's great, and helps a lot!

3. Okay, so I love doing this...But I don't do it as much as I should!  Tonight we made pizza with 2/3 of the crust as whole wheat.  Everyone loved the pizza, and I have to say that is was pretty darn good...and healthy! (Cross out the Alfredo sauce and some of the cheese..)  So if you haven't got it yet, I love using whole wheat flour instead of white.  It works wonders!! :)

4. Umm yeah, I have a lot to work on!  I love the snooze button, but I've got to set limits!  AND, going to bed by 11 is really hard, especially being in college!

5. I have the hardest time drinking enough water and milk!  I am GOING to change that though, and make my body happier! :)

Fab Fitness: Example Post and Stephanie's Goals

I am so happy we are starting this blog. I think it will really be a lot of fun!

I will get started by telling you my goals for spiritual, emotional, and physical fitness! I have 10 goals that I will be charting throughout the week.

1. Scripture Study and Morning Prayer
2. Ponder/Meditate
3. Me time (NO computer.)
4. Fresh air
5. Five servings of fruits or veggies
6. No sugar
7. Exercise 30 mins
8. Exercise 10 mins
9. Food Journal
10. 8 glasses of water
BONUS: In bed at 9:30 pm, and awake by 6 am.

I know this is a lot of goals, and I have a specific reason for that (which needs it's own post).

In future posts, I will separate each goal and tell how I did on each one. This post, I'll just tell about why I have the goals I have. It is a little long, but I promise they wont be this long in the future!

Scripture Study and Morning Prayer

This one is something I struggle with constantly. I forget to start my day by talking to God, and I often just forget to study. And I mean study. With a journal. I have found that I get SO much more out of it if I have a pen in my hand, I just think more. I know goal is important because when I am consistent I can tell a difference in my day.

Ponder/Meditate

This goes hand in hand with scriptures/prayer. How often are we told to ponder, but rush through our scriptures and prayer without listening to what God has to say to us? I am SO guilty of this one, I just need to take time to slow down, be quiet, and be still.

Me time

This sounds a little selfish, but I have found that the longer I go without making some time for me to do something I like to do, I get grouchy. I care for the kids and Daniel, I try to do everything for them and fulfill their needs, but I have learned through the years (all 5 (: ) that I also need to focus more on fulfilling my own. This could be reading a book, painting my nails, taking a nap(!), or anything that interests me at the time. The catch: NO COMPUTER!  I know this may not be a problem for any of you, but it has become a habit that as soon as the kids go down I get on the computer, and sometimes don't get off till they wake up. Not healthy!

Fresh Air

Get out and get some sun and be active. This is for the kids sake, but also mine. I have new found energy when I spend at least 15 mins outside. Rain or Shine.

Five Fruits or Veggies

I could have put "eat healthier" but that isn't easily measured. I can count whether I had 5 fruits or veggies. I have a bad habit of going to the cupboard (for pretzels or cookies or something else) instead of going to the fridge or fruit basket when I want a snack.

No Sugar

The title says it all people!

Exercise (at least) 30 minutes everyday

Exercise...I always feel like skipping it, I never regret doing it!

Exercise 10 minutes

You're probably thinking I am making a mistake, but it will all make more sense when I wright about the pebbles in the jar thing Daniel and I do. This 10 mins I usually like to be Abs/Pushups routine, but it could be stretching, Cardio bursts, or even yoga for relaxation.

Food Journal

Keep a food journal. Be honest!

Eight Glasses Water

I actually don't have a problem with getting enough. I have a problem with getting too much! Who does that? Anyway, the goal is 8 glasses (the recommended amount which most people don't even meet). When I drink enough water and not too much, I don't have as many bladder problems...yeah...

BONUS: 8+hours of sleep!!!

The health benefits of sleep are amazing, the physical, emotional, and even spiritual aspects of life are greatly improved with at least 8 hours of sleep.


SO...those are my goals. What are yours?

I am so excited to work together toward healthier and happier and more fit lives!

-Stephanie