GCM: Monday, the 13th *dun dun dun*

Hi!

Week 1 of tracking everything I've eaten went very well.  It actually wasn't terribly hard to get back into the swing of things.  I will say, however, old habits of being tempted to "lie" to myself and not record certain calories also returned.  But, as one of my good friends would say, "If you bite it, you write it!".  (A mantra from WW.)  So if I bite it, I'm writing, er, typing it into MyFitnessPal.  Also, I haven't cheated on my vegan diet yet, and it's been almost 2 weeks!  And, I won't lie, it's been so much easier than I thought it would be...minus not being able to eat the things I bake.

I made it to the gym twice last week, which is an improvement over not going at all, but I'm hoping to get that up to 5 times per week. (Starting today, because I'm going after work!)
Anyway, it's time to check the progress I have made towards my goals! 

1. Improve my relationship and walk with God
• Still been all over the map, but I made it to church this week.  (And I can remember parts of the sermon!)  Verse of the week is below, and it kinda just reiterated last week's idea for me.
• "You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart."  -- Jeremiah 29:13, ESV
• I'm on day 147 of my reading plan.  (Unlike most weeks, I'm only 1 day, not 5 days!, behind on my reading plan, )
2. Lose 50-100 lbs healthily
• I achieved my goal of losing a few lbs before the weight loss competition begins!  I'm down 3.6 lbs from last week. (Yay!)  The initial weigh-in starts tomorrow and I'm excited for this competition to begin.  My teammates and I have found 2 other weight loss competitions that are running at the same time, and are considering joining those as well.
• Weight Loss Tip of the Week:  Do little things, like walking in place or squats, while waiting for your food to warm up in the microwave!  Sometimes I like to do "counter push-ups" while waiting for something to cook.  (What I call "counter push-ups" is, instead of getting on the ground for a push-up, I'll do the same movement but angled toward the counter top--hands pushing on the counter, feet on the floor.)
• Water intake is still down, as my 64 oz water jug broke last week and I have yet to replace it.
3. Eliminate my debt
• Student loan has been paid off which means... THIS GOAL HAS BEEN COMPLETED!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! :D  (Thus, I struck through the goal title.)
• So, should I replace this goal with another?  What do you all think?

Have a good week! :)

K