The TOTAL HEALTH Transformation Club

[MissMusic04]

Checking in....

Nessa, Churchy, MM04... how are you all doing with your goals and progress?

Ummmm....I'm drinking lots of water. Still no sodas. Going on 3 years. Eating habits....slowly but surely. My portion sizing is working out great. Eating more salad. Still eating junk food though.

My dad bought a 2 new ab machines. I use them because they are fun. That's the only exercise I've been getting. 

[under13]

Outstanding.

Thanks man. I lost another pound today.....dont know how much of it is actual fat though

[MissMusic04]

Water, Water, and more Water is the key.

Wednesday the 9th is when I stopped drinking juice. I've been drinking water every time I get thirsty. Saturday is the only day I allow myself to drink 100% juice or sweet tea. I even went to IHOP and ordered water.

I have more energy and my skin is really clear and glowy(sp?) I wake up easier in the mornings. IDK if water has something to do with all that but I'm lovin it!

LL recommended fatsecret.com and that helps too. Lots of nice tips on there. Try it out!

[phbrown]

Water, Water, and more Water is the key.

Wednesday the 9th is when I stopped drinking juice. I've been drinking water every time I get thirsty. Saturday is the only day I allow myself to drink 100% juice or sweet tea. I even went to IHOP and ordered water.

I have more energy and my skin is really clear and glowy(sp?) I wake up easier in the mornings. IDK if water has something to do with all that but I'm lovin it!

LL recommended fatsecret.com and that helps too. Lots of nice tips on there. Try it out!

I was so mad I went to McDonalds the other day, and was like can I have a number 7.

They asked me what I would like to drink so I said a water right?

That was the most expensive Tap water I have ever! paid for next time I will just order the sandwich. Lesson learned

[LaylaMonroe]

Normally, they'll give you bottled water with a value meal. That's been my experience at BK, McD's and Wendy's. And Taco Bell too (though some TBs don't carry bottled water).

@mm04 - everyone always tells me to drink more water to clear up my skin. I'm not a water fan, but I do drink a lot more now than I ever did. No change to my skin. Even when I do water-only for weeks or months, still no change.

[lordluvr]

Ok, I'm on a mission.  I call it 20 x 42.  I'm trying to lose 20 lbs. by the time I turn 42.  I started June 5th, and I've lost 3 pounds so far, since I made it an official goal.  In total, I've lost 9 pounds since Memorial Day. But, the 20 pound goal started June 5th.  Here's what I'm doing so far:

- I'm counting every calorie (using fatsecret.com, like MM04 mentioned earlier).  I'm also tracking my calories burned.  My goal is to burn 1,000 more calories than I take in, daily.  It appears to be working.
- I'm exercising 3-5 times a week.  Mostly, I use my exercise machine, but I went jogging on Sunday.  I sweat like a pig, but I felt really good.  I only went 2.5 miles (and I couldn't even jog that all the way through).  My jogging goal is to once again be able to do the entire 2.5 miles without reducing it to a walk.
-I'm starting to drink more water.  That's going to be a work in progress.  Naturally, I'll drink about 24 ounces a day.  Increasing that to over 100 is going to take a lot of effort- and trips to the bathroom.

I'm serious about it this time around.  I want to get back into shape...Well, I'm in shape now- just not the shape I want.  LOL!

[LaylaMonroe]

I'm thinking that it takes time to undo a lifetime habit.

I'm somewhat proud of the progress I've made, but I definitely expected to be doing better mid-year.

Financially - I'm not quite where I expected to be by June, but I'm still better off than I was in January, and my financial values are a lot better than most of the people I know. So I guess I'd give myself about a B there. All my bills (and tithes) are consistently paid on time, I have an emergency fund, I am a lender and not a borrower (and I'm not talking about by faith... lol). What I need to work on is getting that perfect credit score. I don't think I'm on track to achieve it by the end of the year as I had hoped, but I'll get there eventually.

Physically - *sigh* (see my first sentence.... lol)................................ Well, I am doing better, just nowhere near as well as I had hoped. I'm still drinking water (probably about 5 bottles a week). I know that doesn't sound like a lot, and it's definitely not what I was talking about at the beginning of the thread. I just think it'll probably take more than a few months for me to get into the habit of drinking water. I'm not into water at all. In years past, I may have had a bottle of water once a month, if that often. Now, I'm trying to drink one every day, though I skip a day from time to time... but sometimes, I have two in one day. I'm working on it. I also quit exercising altogether. Gotta get back into that. I really wanted my legs and arms to be fly for the summer... not happ'nin. LOL! Maybe next year.    I guess I'll give myself a C+ on this one. (And yes, I did intentionally leave out my report on vegetables.  )

Spiritually -  I'm not sure if this is just a temporary season or what... but I can't really say I'm doing as well as I hoped, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm actually a little worse than I was when this started. I don't read as much; I don't pray the way I used to. (Don't get me wrong, I do still read and pray, but I was hoping to increase my communication with the Lord this year, and that didn't quite happen).  Still not bad in this area, though.  Oh, and I'm giving myself an extra point for laying aside every weight and the sin that doth so easily beset me. LOL!!!    I guess I'll take a B+ on this one.

Far from the A Honor Roll I was hoping to get.

U13, how are you coming along with your goals? Nessa? Churchy?

[MissMusic04]

Far from the A Honor Roll I was hoping to get.

You'll get there. I know you will!

I forgot this is not just a physical thread.

Physically- I am sooooo on the right track. It's been bumpy since this thread started, but I believe I have it now. I am currently eating less that 1900 calories. It may not be the best choices, but I stay under 1900. I do crunches often. Once I do more exercise, I believe it will be wonderful from there. I drink my 64 oz of water everyday. I use a 16 oz water bottle. 2 cups before lunch. 2 after.


Financially- I don't eat out as much because of the weight loss goals. THAT'S A PLUS PLUS. I just need to start saving that money instead of blowing it. This is my worse out of  the 3.

Spiritually-100% better. I received a powerful gift May 30, 2010. It was awesome. Still striving because the devil is working overtime. The preacher was preaching about how he loved calling on Jesus and how it used to be in the earlier days. Another preacher just started bringing up chairs and we had Tarrying service. SO many souls were tarrying. It was beautiful!!

P F S
B D A+

[churchyreal]

I'm in trouble....lol! Ill share more when I get to work. *praying I don't get fussed out*...lol

[LaylaMonroe]

You'll get there. I know you will!

I forgot this is not just a physical thread.

Physically- I am sooooo on the right track. It's been bumpy since this thread started, but I believe I have it now. I am currently eating less that 1900 calories. It may not be the best choices, but I stay under 1900. I do crunches often. Once I do more exercise, I believe it will be wonderful from there. I drink my 64 oz of water everyday. I use a 16 oz water bottle. 2 cups before lunch. 2 after.


Financially- I don't eat out as much because of the weight loss goals. THAT'S A PLUS PLUS. I just need to start saving that money instead of blowing it. This is my worse out of  the 3.

Spiritually-100% better. I received a powerful gift May 30, 2010. It was awesome. Still striving because the devil is working overtime. The preacher was preaching about how he loved calling on Jesus and how it used to be in the earlier days. Another preacher just started bringing up chairs and we had Tarrying service. SO many souls were tarrying. It was beautiful!!

P F S
B D A+

That's not bad at all, sis! You average out to a B-. LOL 

I celebrate your spiritual progress and the physical, too! Now don't ignore the financial... you're young, so it's awesome to practice good financial habits at an early age so that by the time you're in your 30s, you'll already have good spending and saving habits. Remember: stewardship is important to God.

[churchyreal]

*Takes a deep breath* 

So I will focus on physically, spiritually and financially give a personal grade.

Physically, I am doing not as well as I want. I have drastically lowered down the amount of sodas I drink but last week had a couple of mountain dews and some ginger ale. Most of the time when I go to restaurants I drink water but I was hot to find out that some places are now charging for water....smh. I haven't exercised like I should. As far as fast food I've still done well eating much lower at fast food restaurants but still need to improve overall on what I eat. So I would give myself a C-

Spiritually, I am becoming more of a worshipper and someone really engulfed into the presence of God as I live. I still don't read my Bible and pray like I should but I'm getting to a point where everytime I get in my car I pop in a CD and worship just begins to overtake me. Last week I was at home and started singing (don't sing too often.....lol) "I give myself away" and the presence of God was just all over me. Right now I'm in a period of discerning God's will because I have to make a lot of decisions in the next 1-2 years. I sense God calling me to a particular thing but I'm wanting to make sure God is calling me and not people or my own will. Spiritually I would give myself a B-/C+

Financially, I am doing well staying under budget and not overspending. I have had a couple of weeks where i have spent a little more than what I have but overal I am not spending out more than I take in. I am balancing my spending to where if I did spend more I hold myself accountable for what I spend and not get in a further personal deficit. Financially I would give myself a B+.

[under13]

U13, how are you coming along with your goals?

Its coming along ok. I'm bout to go walk 2 mile in a few...

[under13]

Weighed myself the other day, I lost 9 lbs in 3 weeks and I can finally button my shirts all the way

[LaylaMonroe]

Weighed myself the other day, I lost 9 lbs in 3 weeks and I can finally button my shirts all the way

  @ finally button my shirts "all the way" 

Congrats!!!

[lordluvr]

Weighed myself the other day, I lost 9 lbs in 3 weeks and I can finally button my shirts all the way

Awesome, bro!  I'm also down 9 lbs since Memorial Day.  Still a bit to go, but it's good to see the downward trend.

[churchyreal]

So today God convicted me on the issue of my health. Even though I've been doing better I am still not doing as well as I should. Today I purchased a book entitled "The Seven Pillars of Health" by Don Colbert, MD. On Monday I'm going to begin the journey to get my physical health back in order. Ever since my trip in Ghana I regressed. The first pillar the book focuses on is water. Just skimming the book I"m shocked by how easy it is to get unhealthy in this society....OMG!!! I'm going to get accountability partners to keep me accountable in several areas of my health including water and fast food consumption.


Pray for me as I get back on this journey!!!

[churchyreal]

I like the formula given to determine how much water you need a day in the book I'm reading. Formula given is divide your weight by 2 and that equals ounces then convert ounces to quart. I weigh 160 so I divide by 2 which equals 80 ounces which converts to 2.5 quarts. Author says that we should have 2 to 3 quarts of water per day. I found that interesting.

[OleJ]

I like the formula given to determine how much water you need a day in the book I'm reading. Formula given is divide your weight by 2 and that equals ounces then convert ounces to quart. I weigh 160 so I divide by 2 which equals 80 ounces which converts to 2.5 quarts. Author says that we should have 2 to 3 quarts of water per day. I found that interesting.

Lawd, I'm big enough that I almost need to convert my ounces to a gallon! A gallon actually comes out to slightly more water than I need to drink, but a little extra water can't hurt.

I'm 5 ft 9 and my "set" weight was around 240-245, and I'd get near 250 at my heaviest. The doctors said even though I needed to lose the weight, I carried it well. It wasn't "sloppy" fat if you catch my drift. Not to toot my own horn, but you can tell that there's a nice build underneath the flab.  I've started eating less and eating healthier foods. More greenage, less starches and junk food, but still gotta keep some meat in there as I'm a Saved and Sanctified Carnivore at heart. Sodas, juices and milk are now "sometimes" beverages, mostly water from now on. In the past few weeks, I've seen a drop of 17 pounds from my heaviest weight. It would come off faster if I exercised, but I'm glad to see visible results in just modifying my eating habits. People have even started commenting on it, and that's the best part about it,  .  I weigh every morning and night and notice my weight does fluctuate anywhere from -1/+5 from day to day. That's normal, but as long as I don't come within 5 lbs of my starting point, I'm glad. With these 17 lbs lost, I'm almost at my goal. Just 8 more lbs and I'll be there, and then I'll be looking to lose even more than that.

[Mysteryman]

I've been gathering alot of information from the health nuts lately.  I ate some fresh cherries yesterday. They are supposed to help you sleep. I went to sleep early yesterday, then got up around 11pm, took a bath, and did some stretching. It was hard to go back to sleep but I got up at 8. I blended up some Ginger root, 2 stalks or celery, one clove of garlic, two carrots, one mango, and one apple. I could have juiced it but I didn't it was kinda terrible but after I got to work and sat down I had this sense of well being. Like some stress was gone. I'm going to do a little detoxing next week spiritually and naturally for a day or two. I'm trying to get over 50% raw food in a few weeks. We will see how it goes. I also will be taking a clove of garlic per day for a few weeks so don't get too close. 

[JustBritt]

YEEESSS!!! I was looking for this thread and couldn't find it for nada! Be right back.