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Hey guys - sorry to report that I have the flu. I've been sick since this weekend and it's just gotten worse to the point where I'm running a fever today. I was hoping there was an "opt out" option for AR, but there is not.
I'll do my very best to get the challenges completed so we'll get those points, but can't count on a ton of minutes/miles. I'll post Challenge #3 later today after I give it a little thought. My head is kind of fuzzy right now.
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Hey guys - sorry to report that I have the flu. I've been sick since this weekend and it's just gotten worse to the point where I'm running a fever today. I was hoping there was an "opt out" option for AR, but there is not.
I'll do my very best to get the challenges completed so we'll get those points, but can't count on a ton of minutes/miles. I'll post Challenge #3 later today after I give it a little thought. My head is kind of fuzzy right now.
Aw, so sorry to hear you aren't feeling well. Hope you feel better soon!! Do what you can, but most importantly rest up and get better!! Your health is way more important than trying to get minutes or challenge points! ((((hugs)))0 -
RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Hey guys - sorry to report that I have the flu. I've been sick since this weekend and it's just gotten worse to the point where I'm running a fever today. I was hoping there was an "opt out" option for AR, but there is not.
I'll do my very best to get the challenges completed so we'll get those points, but can't count on a ton of minutes/miles. I'll post Challenge #3 later today after I give it a little thought. My head is kind of fuzzy right now.
Feel better.
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Mrscanmore wrote: »We always have Monday night suppers with another family and take turns cooking. We used to have supper and then do a beach body workout, but we haven't for a long time! So today I brought over my runners and we did chisel after supper! I'm beat!
What a cool idea! Although I'd probably want to do the workout before dinner, rather than after. Not sure how much I could workout on a full stomach.
We usually try to make really healthy meals for each other, so then it's not a problem! Last night she made carrot and pumpkin soup with couscous grilled chicken and cabbage salad!2 -
Tuesday: 328 minutes.2
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@RaeBeeBaby Sorry to hear you're sick. Take care of yourself. Hope you feel better soon.
I'm not sick but boy have I "fallen off the wagon" the last couple days. Didn't log my food yesterday, didn't exercise, ate junk, not running this morning. Too much stress at work - and of course, the irony of it is that if I ate right and went for a run, I could handle the stress so much better. I like my job, I like my co-workers, but the Board President is a manipulative conniving lying jerk who is causing so much needless stress. I was warned "if his lips are moving, he's lying" and I dismissed that advice as being overly dramatic. Unfortunately, that advice was spot on. He hasn't done anything illegal, but he is pushing the edges and trying to drag me down with him. I refused to sign something yesterday. I'm sure I'll pay a price for that. Sorry for the rant. Maybe I'll go downstairs and workout for 30 minutes. I have time. Just don't have much inclination. Sorry everybody.0 -
biketheworld wrote: »@RaeBeeBaby Sorry to hear you're sick. Take care of yourself. Hope you feel better soon.
I'm not sick but boy have I "fallen off the wagon" the last couple days. Didn't log my food yesterday, didn't exercise, ate junk, not running this morning. Too much stress at work - and of course, the irony of it is that if I ate right and went for a run, I could handle the stress so much better. I like my job, I like my co-workers, but the Board President is a manipulative conniving lying jerk who is causing so much needless stress. I was warned "if his lips are moving, he's lying" and I dismissed that advice as being overly dramatic. Unfortunately, that advice was spot on. He hasn't done anything illegal, but he is pushing the edges and trying to drag me down with him. I refused to sign something yesterday. I'm sure I'll pay a price for that. Sorry for the rant. Maybe I'll go downstairs and workout for 30 minutes. I have time. Just don't have much inclination. Sorry everybody.
Burn off that frustration! Don't give him your energy.
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^^^ What @MiamiSeoul said!!
@biketheworld - I feel your pain. I had to work for a guy like that at one point in my career and it was so draining. You definitely need a stress release and exercise often works great for it, especially since you can't hit them upside the head with a 2'x4' without getting yourself into trouble. Channel the frustration and energy into your workouts. At my next job where the boss was equally frustrating, just in a different way (just an idiot, not necessarily conniving and malicious), one of my buddies took up marathon running as a way to deal. I think I stress ate and slept a LOT. My buddy definitely took the healthier route for dealing with the stress, and was happier overall for it.1 -
RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Hey guys - sorry to report that I have the flu. I've been sick since this weekend and it's just gotten worse to the point where I'm running a fever today. I was hoping there was an "opt out" option for AR, but there is not.
I'll do my very best to get the challenges completed so we'll get those points, but can't count on a ton of minutes/miles. I'll post Challenge #3 later today after I give it a little thought. My head is kind of fuzzy right now.
Please just take care of yourself...hope you feel better soon
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Challenge 2: “A CANUCK’S CHOICE!”
Sumo Squats - 140
1. I chose “TRAIN LIKE A SUMO WRESTLER” - 140 Sumo Squats
2. I did it on Monday (5 sets x 15 = 75 / 5 minutes) and Wednesday (5 sets x 15 = 75 / 5 minutes). Total of 150 squats.
3. Posted challenge as complete to thread on Wednesday (12/7).
4. Why? I need to do more squats to improve my abilities for my Paddleboard Racing. Squats are especially helpful since you need a lower squat stance while paddling into the wind.
5. Points logged on Wednesday (12/7).
Now to get my butt in gear and get those standing Abs videos done...2 -
Wednesday: 335 minutes3
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WEEK EIGHT: VICTORIOUS IN VANCOUVER!
CHALLENGE #1: “LET’S MUSH!” (10 POINTS)
6 MIN STANDING ABS x 1 12/7
12 Min Standing Abs wDumbbells x 1 12/7
CHALLENGE #2: “A CANUCK’S CHOICE!” (10 POINTS)
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: “DRUM TO A VIKING BEAT”
Maybe tomorrow . . .
CHALLENGE #3: “ON DONNER, ON DANCER!”
Completed 12/5
Dasher: Log every meal, snack, taste & sip!
Dancer: Stay under my calorie goal each day
Prancer: Water, water & more water (minimum 13 cups a day)
Vixen: I will try a new physical activity at least once a month. I've been trying Tai Chi this week.
Comet: Try not to stress or become anxious by using breathing & mindfulness techniques
Cupid: Daily physical activity
Donner: Meal & snack prep
Blitzen: Enjoy the cake (and Champagne and chocolate and wine, etc.) and know/be grateful that this is a lifestyle & not just about the number I see once a week.
Rudolph: Once a week, I plan to try a new healthy recipe with a new food. I also plan to begin taking my youngest son (who also has cholesterol issues) to the park for some activity at least three times a week. We did this three years ago & were successful; hopefully we will make progress again!
Tonight's healthy recipe was a Bahamian chicken soup. No afternoon park yet this week & tomorrow is my son's Christmas program . . . grrr.
MINUTES/MILES
5 Dec. 170 minutes
6 Dec. 90 minutes
7 Dec. 170 minutes (115 minutes walking + 35 minutes day 6, December 30 Day challenges + 2 - 1 minute planks + 6 MINUTE STANDING ABS + 12 MINUTE STANDING ABS WITH DUMBBELL WORKOUT)
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Challenge 2 - Finding Nemo
1.) SIMPLY CHOOSE ONE OF THE THIRTEEN ABOVE CHALLENGES - DONE
2.) DO IT- DONE
3.) POST ON YOUR THREAD WHICH ONE YOU DID - DONE
4.) STATE WHY YOU CHOSE THE ONE YOU DID! - because I've realized how little upper body strength I have and how flappy my arms are!
5.) PUT 10 POINTS IN THE APPROPRIATE CHALLENGE BOX - DONE2 -
I finished my 4 miles walking tonight. It had been super cold, so this has been an extra challenge for me!3
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Good Morning Team 5 . I say Team because Rus and Myself have sent out a few reminders this week to the people who are yet to fill in the daily exercise minutes .
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Can you do this it doesn't matter how small a Number they all add up .if you have not managed any can you please put a 0 zero in the box .
The three challenges are easy this week so hope you all get them done .. ( no pressure lol . well just a bit lol ).
Its the last week of the challenge and we want to win .... Don't we
Hope you get well soon to those who are ill this week .
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Challenge 1. Lets Mush. Done.
standing abs x2 & standing abs with dumbells x 2.
Challenge 2. CanucksChoice. Done.
Train like a sumo wrestler 140 Squats Challenge.
Challenge 3. Donner on Dancer. Done.
1. continue to exercise daily.
2. stay active.
3. never give up. no matter what.
4. buy a new food diary.
5. stay on mfp site.
6. no snacking between meals.
7. drink water.
8.get to my taret weight.
9. lifestyle choice to add is start jogging outside in the spring.4 -
Somehow I always have trouble putting these things into words or making sure they're separate things.
8 lifestyle choices:
1. continue to weigh all of my food
2. continue to have some sort of activity every day, even if it's just flexibility or strength or a walk
3. keep drinking plenty of water
4. continue being honest in my logging
5. Don't deprive, whether this be calorie allotment or something I'm craving. Having a little and staying close to goal is better than depriving and then going over by a ton
6. cook anything that takes a longish time on Sunday or Monday for the week so that I won't use the "I'm too tired" excuse
7. Park far away from buildings to walk more (unless it feels dangerous or unsafe to do so)
8. Stay accountable to someone whether that be being in groups like this, or my husband, or a friend. As long as my choices mean something to someone other than myself.
9. I'd like to be more adventurous with recipes and try new things. I hate cooking, so when I find things I like and are filling, I tend to stick with them for a while, so I'd like to shake that up a bit.3 -
Also!
For challenge #2 I re-did hiking the Na Pali coast - aka walking 4 miles outside. I chose it because I'm taking advantage of this slightly warm spell before we plummet into freezing temperatures this weekend.
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Thursday: 316 minutes3
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Challenge 3 ---Donner on Dancer---Complete
1-I use my Fitbit- I never go under 10,000 steps -unless I have a good reason.
2-I log my food faithfully.
3- Try not to purchase foods that tempt me.
4-Drink lots of water.
5-Plan my menu`s for the week.
6-Shopping- continue to go to the markets.
7- Now I always make time everyday for exercise.
8- Treat my self-
Something new I like to do is joining a gym. That will have to wait until Sept.4 -
M-W were super long packed days! Let's just say three 12-14 hour days is enough this time of year!!!!!
Today was a bit better!
I really won't have time to do challenges until Sunday, but I will; I'm going to do Nemo and first challenge then.
For the last challenge, 8 choices I want to continue:
1. Viewing my life through the lens of gratitude; when I feel lucky, I don't 'need' to eat to fill a hole.
2. Getting enough sleep; makes all the difference
3. Spend less time working at home --- hahhahahaa! As much as possible, I guess.
4. Exercise as many days a week as I can
5. Be forgiving when I need to tend to the kids' and students' needs and I get put on the back burner
6. Eat 600 calories or less before 5pm
7. Focus on increasing protein to meet protein goal
8. Drink more water!!!
Something new I would like to pick up:
Strength training. I have spent a lot of time walking/running/biking. I think I need a change.4 -
On the subject of terrible bosses - I've sure had my share! At my organization they promoted people to their highest level of incompetence and then let them have free reign to make their subordinate's lives a living he11 in the interest of making the big bosses happy (kissing booty). My last boss actually told me his greatest pleasure in life was catching people goofing off! He was about 6'5" and would wander around peering into people's cubicles hoping to catch them "not working". It was such a climate of fear and intimidation that even the hardest workers were afraid of being written up. I sat right next to him so I was pretty aware of his movements. Mostly I just kept my head down and did my job so he didn't bother me much, but everyone else completely despised him.
About 6 months after I retired he was unexpectedly laid off along with 30 other mid-level managers. Finally, they cleaned house. I heard he hasn't found another job. What goes around comes around, as they say!3 -
Feeling a little better, so managed to get some parts of the challenge completed some yesterday and some today.
Challenge 1: Let's Mush!
Standing Abs x2
Standing Abs with Dumbbells x2
complete
Challenge 2: A Canuck's Choice
I chose to do the Rajio Taiso from the visit to Kyoto. I started on Wednesday and since it's 2 videos per day for 5 days, it will take me until Sunday to get finished. Because I'm still feeling puny I figured I'd be able to pull that one off and still meet the challenge.
2/5 complete
Challenge 3: On Donner, On Dancer!
Eight lifestyle choices to continue:
1. Practice gratitude - find something every day to be grateful for and that brings me joy.
2. Stay active - do things that I enjoy like aquasize, yoga, walking, and disc golf.
3. Log my food diary, but don't get obsessive about it. Skipping a day here and there is OK.
4. Drink 8-10 glasses of water per day.
5. Take my vitamins.
6. Encourage others to make healthy choices, but don't be judgemental or preachy about it.
7. Celebrate my victories and practice self-love. I will never be model perfect, but I can be very happy with the body I have and the improvements I see as time goes by.
8. Continue doing MFP challenges with awesome people who have similar goals!
One lifestyle choice to add: (Sorry, but I have 3 for this coming year.)
1. Organize my physical space while letting go of the need for perfection.
2. Complete the 10K Great Columbia Crossing. (We cancelled due to our dog needing surgery, but then it was cancelled anyway due to weather.)
3. Eat the food I have grown and put up/preserved. I have an entire freezer full of food, so I need to go "shopping" in my own grocery store.
@MissionEnforcer for Challenge #3.2 -
I ran this morning. I'm away at a conference and finding it hard to get the extra minutes! It's so cold out, is hard to do anything outside! After the conference I went to the mall and walked the length of the mall for 20 minutes. When I got to my parents condo I went up and down the stairs and through all 4 floors, but that was only 5! I'm going to try to do a long run tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to be -33c!3
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@Mrscanmore - that is crazy cold! I have been whining about it being right at freezing here. It is 33F right now, which is pretty cold for us. We actually had a dusting of snow today, so we think it's winter. (They closed a bunch of the schools already.) LOL3
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Feeling a little better, so managed to get some parts of the challenge completed some yesterday and some today.
Challenge 1: Let's Mush!
Standing Abs x2
Standing Abs with Dumbbells x2
complete
Challenge 2: A Canuck's Choice
I chose to do the Rajio Taiso from the visit to Kyoto. I started on Wednesday and since it's 2 videos per day for 5 days, it will take me until Sunday to get finished. Because I'm still feeling puny I figured I'd be able to pull that one off and still meet the challenge.
2/5 complete
Challenge 3: On Donner, On Dancer!
Eight lifestyle choices to continue:
1. Practice gratitude - find something every day to be grateful for and that brings me joy.
2. Stay active - do things that I enjoy like aquasize, yoga, walking, and disc golf.
3. Log my food diary, but don't get obsessive about it. Skipping a day here and there is OK.
4. Drink 8-10 glasses of water per day.
5. Take my vitamins.
6. Encourage others to make healthy choices, but don't be judgemental or preachy about it.
7. Celebrate my victories and practice self-love. I will never be model perfect, but I can be very happy with the body I have and the improvements I see as time goes by.
8. Continue doing MFP challenges with awesome people who have similar goals!
One lifestyle choice to add: (Sorry, but I have 3 for this coming year.)
1. Organize my physical space while letting go of the need for perfection.
2. Complete the 10K Great Columbia Crossing. (We cancelled due to our dog needing surgery, but then it was cancelled anyway due to weather.)
3. Eat the food I have grown and put up/preserved. I have an entire freezer full of food, so I need to go "shopping" in my own grocery store.
@MissionEnforcer for Challenge #3.
Only recently have I started forcing myself to use all the food I have at home. We're so used to having our pantries, shelves, refrigerators & freezers full of food! Then, we go to the store & because something's on sale, we buy it! I used to throw away tons of fresh fruit & vegetables! Thankfully I'm doing much better & working to get better still!
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MINUTES/MILES
5 Dec. 170 minutes
6 Dec. 90 minutes
7 Dec. 170 minutes
8 Dec. 189 minutes (141 minutes walking + 45 minutes day 7, December 30 Day challenges + 3 - 1 minute planks)
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No one mentioned we arrived in Canada!
Let's crank out those bonus minutes & finish strong!
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