Team 5
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Here we go week 3! This should be a good week for me - I am doing a "juice til dinner" cleanse which I started on Saturday and runs until Wednesday. I drink a lot of tea and water during the cleanse to help keep me full, so I should be quite hydrated, which is an area I usually lack. Omega 3's and 6's are my best friend.
I am trying to think of a good egg recipe. I have a bunch, but they are all super unhealthy, haha. Time to do some research!0 -
This water challenge is going to be super hard for me! I definitely don't drink nearly 1/2 of my body weight (as ounces).Yesterday I made a conscious effort to drink more water and I think at 6 cups I feel like I was going to float away! I guess this is going to teach me that I've probably been nearly dehydrated for awhile now haha
Hope everyone has a fab day X
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I love the water challenge! I drink between 10 and 15 cups per day
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I'll be starting a new nutrition plan next week! I'll try to stick with it as much as possible, but dinner time is hard with a family and I know they're not going to be okay with throwing all of our current dinner recipes out the window for these healthy ones. I'll just have to remember portion control with that part - but everything else I'm going to try to stick with fairly tightly! It's called Tone It Up if you guys care to check it out - I'll share any yummy recipes I come across. It's based off eating 5 meals/day and helps in avoid binging/overeating.
How's everyone else doing??0 -
Was home sick today but managed to squeeze in a 45 minute walking workout in between fever and sinus headache! Yay me!!!0
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Is the water challenge 5/7 or 7/70
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Hey all, I'm still away at convention, but I'm keeping track so that I can update when I get home tomorrow. Takes too darn long to load that spreadsheet on my iPad.
So, I spent eight hours at Disney world today, probably three quarters of the time walking, some of that pushing a stroller loaded with two four year olds and their gear. How exactly does one translate that into exercise time? If ever I wished I had a Fitbit, this would have been the day to have one!0 -
TaraDanielle40 wrote: »Is the water challenge 5/7 or 7/7
@TaraDanielle40 she wasn't specific, but most of them have been 5/7 so let's just go with that!celtikgirl wrote: »Hey all, I'm still away at convention, but I'm keeping track so that I can update when I get home tomorrow. Takes too darn long to load that spreadsheet on my iPad.
So, I spent eight hours at Disney world today, probably three quarters of the time walking, some of that pushing a stroller loaded with two four year olds and their gear. How exactly does one translate that into exercise time? If ever I wished I had a Fitbit, this would have been the day to have one!
@celtikgirl the entire time I was reading that I was thinking dang I hope she has a Fitbit! I love Disney, went last year with our son. Want to go again next spring! Just wasn't in the budget this year with a $40K wedding in September0 -
Spring cannot come fast enough! It's been raining none stop today!
I've been hitting my water goal but I also have to pee all the time!! I hope our bodies will get used to the extra water in a couple more days. I can't really tell if I can feel a difference yet (besides in my bladder!) but I'm curious to see what the scale says next week. The omega chellenge is going well so far
Whats everyone's plans for the easter weekend? I have lots of walking planned over the weekend and a roast dinner on Sunday and I will be having a small amount of chocolate - hopefully the walking will counteract the chocolate! The next couple of days I'm going to relax and enjoy with family and close friends but at the same time eating in moderation.
You all are doing fantastic!!
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Raining here all day too. I am doing well with everything but the water challenge. I am drinking more though, so that's something. It's something that I need to keep working on.0
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Here are the scores with the totals. Team one is doing amazing . Plenty time to catch up . Remember to post your scores for your team and though the roadblocks seem like a pain it's a way to step out of your comfort zone and just enjoy fitness.
Team 1 :743 total :1305
Team 2:423 total :875
Team 3: 365 Total :778
Team 4: 337 Total: 591
Team 5: 358 Total :714
Team 6: 541. Total:974
Team 7: 412 Total: 779
Team 8: 380 Total :824
Team 9: 310 Total :558
Team 10: 571. Total:833
Well done Team 5!! Let's see if we can push ourselves harder in the next couple of chellenges we need to up our miles if possible.
Have a blessed day X
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Yes toward the end there will be eliminations, so we need to step our game up!0
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Got my exercise caught up, and I've eaten plenty of eggs and am drinking a ton of water this week. Will try to do the Challenge tonight!0
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So I haven't weighed myself in 2weeks because I do not own a scale lol but I have noticed changes in the way my clothes are fitting and I'm liking that!! A wicked cold has got me this week so it has been hard to get my exercise in but I have been drinking lots of water and kept my eating under control! I will try to get a walk in today and tomorrow! Happy Easter to all!0
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kateallison412 wrote: »Here we go week 3! This should be a good week for me - I am doing a "juice til dinner" cleanse which I started on Saturday and runs until Wednesday. I drink a lot of tea and water during the cleanse to help keep me full, so I should be quite hydrated, which is an area I usually lack. Omega 3's and 6's are my best friend.
What kind of juice cleanse is it? I've always wanted to do one but can't imagine not eating all day. I like the idea of still being able to eat something (even some kind "clean eating") for dinner.0 -
dawnsch1995 wrote: »So I haven't weighed myself in 2weeks because I do not own a scale lol but I have noticed changes in the way my clothes are fitting and I'm liking that!! A wicked cold has got me this week so it has been hard to get my exercise in but I have been drinking lots of water and kept my eating under control! I will try to get a walk in today and tomorrow! Happy Easter to all!
Great feeling, isn't it?? Congratulations!!0 -
Happy Easter! Hope everyone is having a great weekend and enjoys their day!
I'm starting my nutrition plan this week - was in the kitchen all day yesterday meal peeping
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@jk286607 - I bought a cleanse online called Jus by Julie based in New York. I have done traditional juice cleanses before, where its 3 days of nothing but juice and you get one small vegetable a day, which sounds brutal, but it honestly isn't bad at all. You have 6 large juices to drink each the day, and you're never hungry - you just start to miss eating things, haha. It's around 1,100 calories so it's definitely under our recommended limits, but not too far off. I usually do yoga and talk walks during it and try not to do anything too intense for exercise.
I wanted to try something different so I could look forward to dinner at night and tried a bundle that Jus by Julie had which was 5 days and contained 4 juices a day, then at night you'd get a small lean dinner. I loved it! I find they are pretty easy to do, rather than packing breakfast and lunch you just throw your juices in your bag and go. They can get pricey, so I always scour sites like Groupon to try to get 60% coupons off. Let me know if you have any questions or would want to try one together! It's always makes it easier and is more fun to have a buddy go through it with you.
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Headed to Egypt this week! Pretty long distance - 475 minutes per person! I've seen a lot of total miles less than half of that so let's get lots of minutes in this week! That's more than an hour workout even if you workout 7 days a week! It may even be more because we've got 2 0s on last week so those team mates may be gone...I'll let you know if that's the case hopefully by the end of the day today. We also have the potential to earn an extra 95 points each with roadblocks - awesome!
Roadblock 1 is worth 40 points! You have to do each of the belly dancing videos and there is no partial credit. They're about 5 minutes each so there's 20 workout minutes right there
Roadblock 2 for 25 points - 82 flights of stairs!! Sounds like a lot, but I'm doing stairs all the time in my house so I'm sure I'll be surprised how many times I actually do it through the week haha. This can be hard to keep track of - my recommendation would be if you have a notes app on your phone to just keep your number in there and change it each time you do one. Yes, sounds tedious but remember 25 extra points that we really need!
Nutritional challenge for 10 points is to eat Egyptian food, I'm assuming 5/7 days this week. Celery, garlic, beans, peas, nuts, lentils or lettuce. There is also evidence of olive oil. Fruits including figs, grapes and perhaps melons were also present. Also, bush okra came from there which is found a lot in our southern gardens today.
10 points for an easy peasy accountability challenge - just log in everyday this week! No excuses for not getting this one guys.
Let's kick butt this week! Half way through!0 -
Wow this is going to be a tough week! I probably need it though after all the junk I ate this weekend
. I take the stairs at work everyday, but not nearly 82 flights so I will probably do the stairmaster at the gym. We can do this! 0 -
Lots to do this week! I am still fighting this miserable nasty cold,but wanting to get back on track,my body is craving the exercise which is a good sign! We are on Spring Break here in Manitoba so my kids are home this week,so our routine will be off but gotta make time for me! Have a great week everyone!! We got this!0
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Well I told you guys I'd share my yummy recipes - very encouraging that the first one was as delish as it was!! Made them over the weekend and it just takes a couple minutes and it makes 4. Little side note - I did replace the 1/2 cup of coconut meat with an additional 1/2 cup of strawberries because I didn't have a coconut!
1 cup strawberries or raspberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup coconut meat
1/5 cups coconut water
1/3 cup agave or honey
1/4 tsp. sea salt
3/4 cup white chia seeds
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Place the berries, coconut meat, water, agave, and salt in a high speed blender and mix until smooth. Transfer mixture to a large serving bowl.
STEP 2: Slowly pour the chia into the berry mixture, stirring constantly until thoroughly mixed together.
STEP 3: Place in fridge to chill and set up for at least 30 minutes. I divided it up into 4 8oz mason jars so it's simple to just grab from the fridge and eat. Pudding will thicken. If too thick for your liking, just add more water. Too thin? Add more chia seeds 1 Tbs. at a time.
I ate this after my awesome workout this morning and it was so filling and delicious!0 -
Lettuce is OK, garlic, I like garlic, and peas... I like garlic and peas together, so maybe I can manage the nutritional challenge this week. I hate fish or seafood, so last week wasn't happening. Me belly dancing is going to be interesting and probably not suitable for public consumption, but probably more successful than trying to do those Easter egg crunch things with two dogs trying to help.
I live in a single story house, so I'll have to get my stairs in where I can. I can do them at work, but that only accounts for about 8 flights a day. Will have to get creative for this one. Don't think the lawyers downstairs would really appreciate me running up and down the steps during the work day, but I'm usually here after they leave on Wednesdays so I could just run up the numbers then.
Good luck everyone! Let's get lots of minutes this week!0 -
Whew! I got worn out just reading this week's challenges. Logging is my issue. Can I log a week on Monday, and then adjust as needed? I think it's the only way I will do it everyday.0
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Haha 26 flights of stairs today - knew I'd hit 82 in no time! I'm motivated to hit it just so I don't have to keep track anymore haha.
@TaraDanielle40 I suppose that would be okay, you don't usually log your food?0 -
SmashleyM914 wrote: »Haha 26 flights of stairs today - knew I'd hit 82 in no time! I'm motivated to hit it just so I don't have to keep track anymore haha.
@TaraDanielle40 I suppose that would be okay, you don't usually log your food?
No I don't - I'm bad. I know it would help. I just try to watch what I eat, and try to eat mostly fruit/ veggie. I'm not a fan of counting/measuring. I just really like the support here. It's tedious. Maybe I should try the food prep for a week thing, so I'd only have to do it once.0 -
I had family in town over Easter break and had a great time eating and playing! I'm ready to get serious again this week and see a decrease on the scale rather than the Easter candy increase I saw today 0
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Results in Team!!
Week three
Team one is leading with team 6 close behind. It is still anyone's game!
Team 1 632 Total 1937
Team 2 413 Total 1288
Team 3 413 Total 1191
Team 4 170 Total 761
Team 5 388. Total 1102
Team 6 660 Total 1634
Team 7 296 Total 1068
Team 8 320 Total 1144
Team 9 295 Total 853
Team 10 335 Total 1168
We definitely need to up our game!! This week's miles is going to be very challenging BUT we can do this.
Hope you all have a fab day X0 -
I had family in town over Easter break and had a great time eating and playing! I'm ready to get serious again this week and see a decrease on the scale rather than the Easter candy increase I saw today
I'm with you on this!!
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Yummy snack idea for you all - banana, dip it in natural peanut butter [1 tablespoon], then into chia seeds [1 tablespoon]. Yum yum yummy!0
