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The challenge is just for motivation.. *smiles* i could come in each night before bedtime and post the challenge for the next day - that way the challenge would be here for the times anyone is in, morning, noon or night.. (if ya's want me to do it.... Course ANYone could do it , or we could share responsibility which would be even more fun) maybe take turns doing a week at a time.. i'm game for anything! heh.. i'm easy peasy! Any ideas anyone? |
Ooooooooo I like the idea of a new challenge! It could even involve trying a healthy recipe that someone posts... anything to get us out of our comfort zones & shake things up a bit :)
sylvie... you go sister! Girl, I remember when D & I were walking one evening, and she said, "let's jog to that park bench." I looked at her like she was nuts! Honestly, I couldn't even tell you the last time I had jogged... not gonna lie, probably childhood. Seriously, I didn't know if I even knew how to jog ~ I felt silly at first, but those little sprints actually made me smile. Jogging... I was jogging! Sister, you keep up the great work!!! Ok, I've seen a lot of y'all posting about Sparks People. Whats the dealio and is this an app that I can use on my phone? |
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And much agreed, having this thread has been so inspiring & motivating for me.. Especially on days you feel stuck.. Come in here and read about someone's motivation or success and it clicks instantly - and that's why i'm always so grateful for you alll each day! |
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i'm a Sparker, i love the website.. i find it very motivating as well, and made a promise to myself i would keep up with it daily.. You earn points for everything you do and earn little virtual trophies and such.. they have forums, calorie counter, exercise videos, sparkteams *for challenges & such* , you can log your weight and measurements, there's a blog feature, people can comment on your profile and you can add friends much like the profiles we have here, they have news and so many different things, even a huge recipe section where you can save recipes into your own little recipe books for future use , etc.. (the list goes on and on...) Everyone there is so friendly, i joined a few forums, and love it.. i track all of my fitness there, my calorie intake for each meal, i track my water intake, my weight & measurements, etc.. It's fun to look back and see the previous things.. Reading other's blogs is quite motivating too.. http://www.sparkpeople.com/ Best part is, it's free.. Let me know if you do join and i can add you as a friend.. if you find it overwhelming, i did too.. but i can help you find your way around if you do join.. it's a pretty great site in my opinion! ~~~ As for the jogging, how fab is that feeling, eh? Seriously, i'm grinning from ear to ear that i "CAN" even.. i'd love to be a runner one day, to be able to run marathons.. a friend of mine does it and i've always been so envious, it just seems fun.. All the friendships and the encouragement and it must feel so great to accomplish it.. Small steps! heh.. i love the healthy recipe idea for a challenge too! |
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I get daily challenges and can share them here also. Anybody feel free to partake to the ones you can and that will benefit you personally. :) Todays is share a healthy breakfast idea. I actually did this the other day talking about yogurt and fav flavors. Someone said add granola. That sounds great and gives it a crunch. Yesterday I was up at 630 as it was gonna be a long day at work and I wasn't sure when I'd get lunch or if I would so I made coffee and grabbeda special k bar and some yogurt to Munch on on the way to work. I also had bottled water throughout the day. I think one should have snacks like this on hand like breakfast bars, yogurt, apples, raisins, nuts..something fast and healthy on the go. Fav breakfast bar? |
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Maybe we all could pitch in and compile a list of simple challenges and pull from that daily? That way, everyone contributes and the weight...ba dum BUM...is not on only one person.
I'm home from my workout (and got my challenge completed too!!!) and am having a yummy salad and a honey crisp apple. If you're an apple lover, you HAVE to try one. They. Are. Amazing. I used to be a Granny Smith diehard but now I love the HC ever since I tried one. |
FYI: For those of us who are near a Kroger and are so inclined, Kroger has Lean Cuisines 5/$10 :)
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Gemme, i love the idea that we all compile a list together!
Evenly distributing the weight is ALWAYS good in this thread .. (still giggling at your ba dum BUM moment LOL) & i'm sooo loving the HoneyCrisps as well.. That's the kind Mtn & i used to make a baked apple for our Thanksgiving meal too, because i was super craving apple crisp which i cant have soooo.. the baked apple was perfect - heh.. ~~~~ LOVE that everyone is liking the daily challenge idea, go US.. Just another way for us to motivate ourselves, how exciting! Loving all your ideas, too..It'll also give us a reason to come check in here each day too, i always love the good kinds of excuses ♥ |
So, maybe it might be good too, to mention how we completed our challenges? The super easy ones aren't such a big deal, but I bet that some of us could glean ideas if we are struggling to complete the more difficult tasks.
So, today I did 35 minutes on the sedentary bike, which I planned on anyway. Then I did some sit ups and crunches, though I still ache from the last set I did two days ago. To complete my task, I hopped on the treadmill, though I don't care for the ones that my apartment complex has, and walked for 10 minutes. I also walked to and from my apartment to the gym, which actually is just a hair more than 100 steps each way. So, I got more than the task required but once I started, it was easy to add a little more on. |
Daily Challenge: to walk 100 extra steps today, than planned. - Today, i walked to & from work for my morning shift.. Then, after my morning shift, i walked all around the lake which is about 75-80 minutes.. For about 15 mins of that 75-80, i jogged... Since getting home, i have done my video for a Jumpstart Challenge i joined on Sparkpeople, 10 min video... i leave in 50 minutes to go back to work for my evening shift.. And i will walk to work the 30 minute way, which will give me more than the 100 steps required.. But because of this challenge i made the decision to go the long way, the weather has been so mild and beautiful here, so taking advantage of that until the snow hits at some point..Then i'll resort to my treadmill LOL. |
Took Poodleboy for a 1 mile walk--but that doesn't count toward the 100.
Have to work tonight, lots of walking, but that won't count, either. Taking Poodleboy outback to play ball/frisbee--that Will count. I really am ready to lose the next 10 pounds, and Thank you Gemme, I did reverse crunches, and standing obliques today. we'll be out for about 20 minutes :) |
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So I checked out SparkPeople.... and to me it's kinda set up like the WW website. AWESEOME free tool to use!
One thing I liked, was they asked you to look at three lists and pick ONE goal from each list to stick with every day for the next two weeks. Many of them were easy... and I picked the ones I KNEW I could stick with. I chose: Drink (8) 8oz glasses of water each day Exercise for at least 10 minutes per day Talk to a friend or family member about my goals (yeah, that would be y'all) It had lots of choices, so you could easy write down multiple small goals for yourself. It was a good way to focus on the mini stuff first, without being completely overwelmed! THANKS sylvie for the heads up on the website :) I like Gemme's idea of all of us listing some challenges, and we can pick & choose which one we might wanna do that day! So right now, we've got.... walk an extra 100 steps today share a healthy breakfast idea and I'll suggest adding an extra 5 minutes to your workout routine |
Oh and I decided to check to see if there were any bellydancing classes offered in my area. SCORE, big time... less than 5 minutes from my house, offering beginners & intermediate classes, Bollywood classes & starting in February BURLESQUE!
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my partner is doing the primal diet because it includes dairy and she tolerates that much better than i do. i hadn't heard of the primal diet until we met friends for dinner over the holidays. it basically eschews all wheat and gluten and our friend Leah lost 35lbs in just 4 months of being on it. she looks amazing! :) once you get through the detox phase (days 1-3) and your body gets adjusted to not eating solids, if you can add a little bit of exercise you will see much quicker results. Even just a brisk 30-45 minute walk will do the trick. the title of that film was horrible but then again so was the state of his health. ack! i wish everyone would watch it!! |
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Feet shoulder width apart. Keep shoulders even. Standing Straight with 5-10 pound weight in left hand, arm straight, lightly rest palm of right hand on right lower abdomen. Tilt/lean to the left, slowly, bringing weight level to the top of knee pause 2 seconds, and raise back up slowly to starting position. Do not bend forward or back, only tilt to the side. Start with lower weights and 3 sets of 15/day on each side. Work up to 3 sets of 30 each side. Non working palm on stomach helps draw attention to the muscle group being worked. |
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Ohhhhhhhhhh that Belly Dancing sounds wonderful!!!!! Have fun with that and let us know what it's like!!!
So, today i did better with carbs, since i ate very few yesterday and this morning woke up with a blood sugar probably close to 30. Not really, but i felt horrible. We had vegetables and cheeses for lunch. Tonight we had pot roast with potatoes and carrots, mostly carrots and baked apples with cinnamon and just a touch of sugar. We worked out for about 15 minutes, then remembering what Sylvie's challenge was, did it for another 7, jogging in place was the last of it so i'm sure we did 100 steps. Not to mention i took down all the Christmas stuff today and super cleaned the house and Bully took everything up and down the steps and did all the laundry (another 100 steps i'm sure). So i feel like we met the challenge and it was fun. It was in the back of my mind to do so. Can't wait to see what the challenge is tomorrow!!!!!!!! I'm going to eat a no fat yogurt in a couple of hours to hopefully keep my sugar up better for tomorrow. It's a learning process to see what your body can handle. But, just being on day two, i swear i can already tell a difference in my energy level. Hopefully i'm detoxing with all the water i'm drinking. |
Dinner tonight = baked chicken with BBQ-style spices and steamed asparagus with szechuan sauce.
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Dinner was bison chili...no chips but I sprinkled some lo fat chedar cheese and choped sweet onions over mine.
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Qat pancake I use use 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal (not the microwave kind) 3 egg whites 1 pack of splenda stir pour into a hot skillet sprayed with pam reduce to med heat and put the lid on cook till it starts to get brown, and flip and repeat. You can use a small amount of sugar free jam or sugar free syrup. |
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Preworkout supplements Chest and triceps post workout protein shake treadmill Im having grilled tenderloin and some greens for dinner My legs are so sore from yesterdays workout I could barely walk this AM!!! Keep up the good work my friends!! |
Good Morning everyone - it's early... and i'm on my way to work, 12 hour day for me... Just wanted to check in and post, so i hold myself accountable to this today.. When i work 12 hour shifts, it's an excuse day for me to "not" exercise.. i will either merge my 2 breaks and get my walk in today on break, and if that isn't possible, i will do some up and down the stairs time on my break.. If i can't do either of those for cardio, i will do 30 mins of treadmill when i get home.. 2012 is about 'not' making excuses for me.. & following through on my goals.. Also, this morning, my clothes feel looser today, tomorrow is weigh in.. That loose clothes feeling helps motivate me for another great day today, and being gentle and good to myself, foodwise, exercisewise & mindwise... i got this.. Happy Hump Day Healthies ♥ Hope you all have an amazing kind of day! And if anyone posts a challenge, i'll see to it when i am home, unless i can log in from work at some point today.. See ya's tonight, xx PS - working on some things for challenges to add to the list ya's have started, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay US! |
Good morning healthies :)
I love the challenge idea....so I'm gonna' be pushy and do one for today... Today's challenge.... TWICE today...when you normally wouldn't...go drink a glass of water. Hope you all have a great day! |
Good Morning Everyone,
Today is our shipment day at L'Occitane and I am looking forward to it. I come home with my arms hurting from shipment and my arms are becoming more defined. It felt so good wearing my new size 11 junior skinny jeans out to dinner lastnight :) My favorite breakfast bar are the Odwalla ones, then Fiber One bars. Breakfast yesterday for me: Chobani Strawberry yogurt and coffee Lunch: Chik-Fil-A grilled chicken sandwich Dinner: Two small slices of pizza Snacks: One Godiva peppermint truffle and two Hershey Kisses. Breakfast today: Nutella on Flax and Fiber sandwich round with a 6oz cup of coffee Zimmeh |
Morning!!!
Oh i love that challenge Jo!!! I for sure need to drink more water so that is right up my alley!!!! Today's weight i was down another 1.4 pounds. So on day three i'm down right at 3 pounds. It feels wonderful!!! I know the mind has a lot to do with how you feel physically. But, i'm psyched and when i walk i feel lighter and healthier and i have more energy. I ate a little bit of low fat low carb popcorn last night around 8 and this morning did not wake up with low blood sugar like i did yesterday. This morning i've already had a fat free yogurt and a piece of low fat wheat toast with a tsp of peanut butter. I feel so much better today!!!!! Thanks for the challenge Jo!!!!! Hooray for a wonderful Winner Wednesday!!!!! |
Belle.... popcorn has always been my saving grace! I get the 94% fat free butter or the 94% fat free kettle corn. Even on WW, I can eat the whole bag. Cause admit it, they are days that I wanna do just that!
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Good morning y'all :)
I sure do love coming in here, and seeing so much enthusiasm on this journey! It really helps when your motivation might be a lil' low, to see your friends kicking it into high gear ~ it makes me wanna do MORE! I haven't gotten much exercise in lately. D's mom has been in the hospital for over a week now, and between working 2 jobs, trips up to the hospital & basically just trying to keep 2 households running smoothly while she's not home, I've been exhausted. But, I have been pretty good at eating healthy. Yesterday's lunch was a salad from Subway with turkey meat and lots of veggies. Last night's dinner was a 1/4 of a veggie muffalatta, a cup of vegetarian french onion soup and fresh fruit for dessert. Breakfast today was a breakfast jack from Jack in the Box ~ no worries it's under 300 calories. Lunch will probably be Subway again. And dinner will probably be some kind of soup & salad or fruit. I've got plenty of yogurt, string cheese & apples for snacks, too. So I emailed the instructor for the belly dancing classes yesterday, and I got a return email first thing this morning. She was happy to see me so excited.... and said I can pop into any class I want. She even sent me a flyer for a show they are doing in a few weeks. The beginners classes will be starting over the first week in February, so I'll be starting then. Until then, I'm buying that DVD that Medusa had suggested to me awhile back, so I can see what I'm getting myself into :) Wish me luck y'all! |
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Now THAT was will power. Oh and this morning my son brought in krispy kreme donuts. We walked right by them and had our low fat peanut butter toast and low fat yogurt. I'm so proud!!!!!! |
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Yeah, the 94% fat free popcorn (even the kettle corn) is pretty low in calories. Instead of splitting up the big bag, y'all could always get the 100 calorie small bags... that way your portion has already been set up for you. The kettle corn is my favorite! After I switched to the healthier one, I can barely eat the regular popcorn, because it's too greasy. Same thing with when I switched from regular potato chips to the baked ones. |
I love, love, love the 94% fat free kettle corn. I have some now in the pantry. And Pinkie's right. The 100 calorie bags are awesome; just heat and eat.
I was inspired by Pinkie yesterday and I did some research on belly dancing and burlesque classes. Sadly, burlesque classes are in Dallas. THAT won't be happening. Bummer. But I did find a couple of places not too far away that had belly dancing and the rates were reasonable enough to not break the bank. Also, I found a place called Brass Ovaries Pole Dancing. They are way far south of me, though, so most likely won't do that but I like that the option is there. Also, I'm finding that some of the studios have had classes listed on Groupon. For those that don't know what Groupon is, it's a site where businesses allow you to buy packages from them at discounted rates. For example, 40% of an 8 week package of belly dancing classes. I wish I'd seen that one earlier. I missed out on it, but I did find a place....again, far south....that offered one and two month packages for really reasonable rates and the times were workable with my schedule, so I may wind up driving down there anyway. It's good to have options! I shall endeavor for this morning's challenge! I've been drinking filtered water from a water bottle the past few days and I've definitely consumed more water than normal, but today I will make an effort to log that H2O consumption in order to make sure I comply with the challenge. |
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Happy New Year! I was under my WW points yesterday by about 12 and was very happy about that. Didn't work out last night because my elliptial stint the night before left my quads and calves are still pretty achy. I'll walk on the treadmill tonight for 30 minutes or so. Breakfast this morning: Fruit smoothie made with orange juice, banana, and fat free yogurt. Midmorning snack: 1 tillamook cheddar cheese snack (only 2 points!) 6 reduced fat triscuits 1 snack-size V8 Lunch: Salad from US Pizza which contains: lettuce grilled chicken olives mushrooms onion green pepper mozzerella cheese I leave off the bacon bits and pick off most of the olives and all of the mushrooms. The dressing is TO DIE FOR but I only use half because it's super fat loaded (which is why it's good) Dinner tonight: breakfast for dinner! Eggbeaters omelet with onion, green peppers, shaved ham, fat free cheese, basil, and red peppers 1 slice of wheat toast Late night snack: either a 60-calorie pudding cup or carrot sticks with a bit of ranch As you can see, I don't cut out ALL fats because it usually leaves me feeling deprived. I also load up on water and chew gum from the time I wake up until I go to bed to keep my mouth busy. I have a double whammy going on because I am also quitting smoking which makes for munchie-time. Best of luck to all! |
Hey all!! Day 3 of being back on track with WW. It feels great but wow, I have the headache from h-e-l-l. This always happens to be in the very beginning when my body is screaming for caffeine and sugar. I did give in a little last night and used some weeklies on peanut butter and yogurt. It's all good tho!
This morning I has a light English muffin with a fried egg and 6oz of light n fit vanilla yogurt. 7 points and all filling foods. Yaya! This afternoon I am running around working, so I will probably get some sushi, or subway if I don't have time between assignments. Also, I will be kicking ass (well, my ass) and taking names when I run stairs at the beach this afternoon! Dinner will be brown rice, lean turkey and veggie bowl. I also bought the snack size WW fudge bar ice cream! 1 point! Ya :-) Have a good day all!! |
I also have the headache from hell!
My coworker, "Princess" (our BFP hat model), is also wanting to get in better shape and has been complaining of a headache for the last couple of days. We figuredf out that cutting out sodas, tea, and most of our refined sugar was the culprit after reminiscing about our weekly runs to Chili's to share a red velvet molten lava cake. :| Those once a week runs were costing us $5 a piece and almost 500 calories. EACH. Even though we were sharing! |
Wow Medusa, 500 calories!!!! Isn't it amazing when we figure out what we were consuming???? My weakness is/was potato chips. Barbeque omg i love them. I found some Special K chip/crackers. They are so yummy and only 19 carbs for 16 and i'm not eating more than 5 or so with my salads. Big difference and nice when i need a crunchy snack. I'm finding pickles are good for the crunchy urge as well. Even though they are full of Na so i'm keeping it to just one per day.
I don't have a headache cause i'm not cutting out my coffee just down sized from about 8 cups a day to about 4. But, wow my tummy is rolling and not a happy camper. I'm thinking it's all the probiotics in the yogurt i'm eating. My tummy along with my blood sugar are trying to figure out what in the world my head is doing to them. It's a process, they will adjust....or else!!! :| |
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Being as I have almost but not quite quit sodas,cause if I totaly quit I crave em bad even after a fue days so I allow myself to drink a samll glass fo soda when I really want one.. the trick is to load the glass up with ice for less soda,getting back to the subject of a headache...drink some water to help increase the fluid in your body.I was told this buy a nurse that when we dont have enough water the vessels constrict wich can cause headaches.Works for me..really. |
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On the subject of water, I keep reusable water bottles in the fridge at home and usually bring 3 of them a day with me to work. They are 16 ouces each so I know that if I get through them, I'm on track with what I will drink at night with dinner. Water is KEY to weight loss. Especially if you are loading on protein. You need water to flush your body and keep your kidneys healthy. This is one reason I don't do full force Atkin's diets anymore. I did Atkin's about 10 years ago and lost 100 pounds but ended up doing some scary damage to my body that took a while to work out. Your kidneys get really pissed off when they flush continuous protein so make sure you are hydrating your ass off! Also, it really is true that drinking a huge glass of water before a meal will help you cut down significantly on your food intake. It also aids digestion and makes for happy bowels. We LOVE happy pooping! |
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