Green Team
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Oh! And as for water ... So, I have a Fitbit and this is where I heard of this app from, but I'm almost certain it works by itself as well. It's called Thermos (how creative lol). It's apparently a "Bluetooth smart water bottle" that connects to an app and keeps track of your water intake based on how much passes through the lid. It's definitely something to look into for better tracking and motivation for water0
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Blessings to everyone in their endeavors to build healthy habits! And @RStoken, hope your days of migraines will come to a swift end. The dark chocolate put me over my calorie goal for the day--common theme, more free time than I'm used to + stress = giving in to bad habits. Recognition is the first step, right?0
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I have never thought of it that way!! Great poster!!!
we are half way through week one keep up the great work! 0 -
Aw, yeeah! I love how quickly I notice feeling better when making it a point to eat well and get plenty of excercise. Hope the same is true for all of you!0
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I'm eating my steel cut oats and flax seed with blueberries this morning.
What are you having for breakfast?0 -
@fey1 yeah the change is incredible!! I mean I just feel like I have a lot more energy now than before this challenge began!
And for breakfast I had a protein shake with a cup of strawberries! Yum!0 -
TGIF! I hope everyone is having a great day 5!
@fey1 definitely! I feel happier, have more energy, and focus more in class. It's so great. I'm even able to exercise for greater durations now. I started out fighting my way through 30 minutes, needing a break every 5 minutes. Today I just blew through 40 minutes on the elliptical, no stops, without even noticing the time (Netflix with Greys Anatomy is partly to blame haha)
And this morning I had Greek yogurt for breakfast and apple slices and peanut butter for a morning snack 0 -
Much better both today and yesterday and have gotten a lot of exercise but I'm still only at 1300. I'm curious how others doing on the 3500 calories from exercise.0
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That smart water bottle sounds wonderful. Definitely checking into it!0
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I had what has become my default breakfast: 2 egg whites/1 yolk sunny side up, 1/2 an Orowheat double fiber english muffin topped with avocado, and coffee (if only I could quit the cream and sugar--but I love it!)0
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I am like at 1768 with the calories burned! So I'm struggling as well! The only reason it is so high is because I was carrying boxes up and down a flight of stairs where I work! It took like four hours to move all this stuff! I am hoping to workout a lot today! See how close I can to the bonus! Maybe I'll get lucky? Anyway hopefully at the end of the eight weeks we all find it easier to burn that 3500!0
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2.5 years ago when Chicago added commuter bikes to the downtown area, I decided that riding a bike in the cold or rain or both, was better than taking pubic transportation for up to 1.5 hours home at night. I Divvy bike to and from work almost every day like the postman - in the snow, in the rain, in the heat. It saves me tons of money, time, and is great exercise. This is my morning.
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I'm at 2,892 calories burned up to Friday night, but 1) I fell of the wagon and ate pizza last night for dinner and 2) today is my off day from work so I probably won't bike or walk any steps. Fortunately, Sunday is my walk around all day at work day so I can make some up.0
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Yeah, I average 350 calories burned every time I exercise 30+ minutes. So, for the week, as of yesterday, I was at exactly 1700 calories burned through exercise. I'm not sure I'll ever make that 35000
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I'm in California so I don't get to see tht kind of snow! But wow! That is so amazing you bike in tht weather!0
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People that live here think I'm a little bit of a nutcase for doing it. So, I picked up 3 Nutcase helmets for any occasion.
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Those are so cute!!!!! 0
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. I just danced on dance central for over an hour and my Fitbit only gave me a 350 calorie adjustment. I'm at 1722 now so I'm not gonna make the bonus. Sorry team.0
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@RStoken, no apologies necessary, dancing is great exercise--I'm doing a happy dance for you! I walk and do kick-my-butt yoga classes all the time, but the only way I'm going to get anywhere near 3500 calories for the week is by doing regular, intense sessions at the gym, and that's just not going to happen with my crazy schedule these days. But, I'm eating well and building healthy habits, so I'm happy.
@EESmith, love your helmets, hope all your commutes are safe ones!
Go team Green!
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@MissEESmith I love your helmets! Those are the cutest ever!0
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Last day of week one!!!! Make sure you track your points and send them to me before eight! You can send me your entire point chart or just your weekly total. You can message me, post on here, or send me an email if you made your own google doc!!! I hope you all had an amazing week! Go team Green!!! After I have our group average I will post it on here and hopefully we can see an increase after each week is over! 0
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I copied RedVelvette's spreadsheet - since it was view only - and pasted it into a new google sheet so that I could input the points. Then I saved it under MissEESmith 8 Week Fitness Challenge and shared it with jessicakahn606 so that she could see my points. Easy peasy!0
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Happy Sunday everyone! Our first weigh day as a team is here! Super exciting! I hope everyone has the results they are hoping for, but even if it's not quite what you wanted, remember, the scale doesn't tell the whole story. You could be losing inches as well! Getting discouraged is not allowed on the mean green fighting team! It will only get better from here
@jessicakahn606 Thanks so much for the reminder and keeping us on track, and awesome job on killing your workout yesterday!!0 -
Your welcome @Batgirl1994!!!! And yeah I'm trying to get tht bonus! I might be able to if I work out for like an hour today! But man tht 3500 calorie goal is a tough one! And I love this teams encouragement and determination to do the best tht they can! 0
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And @MissEESmith you get a shoutout for being the first one on the team to send me their points! yayyyyy!!!! Go green team!!! 0
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Thanks for the encouragement Fey1. This team is awesome!0
