TEAM FOUR
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WEEK THREE DESTINATION IS UP AND RUNNING!
SPREADSHEET TO FOLLOW SOON!
HAPPY RACING!
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I think we can all definitely do it if we push ourselves!!
@TaraDanielle40 I'm a football fan too and was also pulling for ATL. I find the Super Bowl easier to enjoy when I'm not emotionally invested honestly haha. And I'm a bears fan till I die, so I really have no reason to be concerned about that happening!! Lol!!
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Yes!! Australia!! We better watch out for those kangas, I hear they're mean.
Dang! I've been on the treadmill for 20 minutes, wish I would have read the challenges before the gym and hit the stair climber instead. Oh well, I'm
sure I'll get most of those stairs done at home. If not I'll do the stair climber another day.
I'm surprised to see they're doing the same nutritional challenge 2 weeks in a row. Oh well, we all got it done last week and I know we can do it again!!
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Good morning team!
This week is going to be a challenge for me! We are headed to a conference tomorrow & my time is going to be limited. Especially with 2 days of driving! I will have to be very careful. It is probably a good thing. Usually I gain quite a bit of weight at this 3 day conference. They feed us very well. I have told them I am eating low carb diet & can't eat any grains, so hopefully it will not be too bad... But we are going on a winery tour & getting a special gourmet supper. Imagine if I could lose or maintain my weight while away? It would be awesome & I feel like it might happen.
I am happy about the stair challenge. I wanted to start doing that anyway. I think it will help me on our cruise next month. My calves get so sore & I would love to avoid that!
I will also aim for 700 minutes this week. It will be tough, but I know we can do it!
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Sorry team I was hoping to max out this last week and I fell short. I just lost ALL motivation yesterday after work. I think it might have to do with the MASSIVE down poor we have had. Almost 2in. of rain in less than 24hrs. Makes for a dreary day and loss of motivation for me.
SO this week I will work on making the 700 minutes and getting all the challenges done.
AUSTRALIA HERE WE COME !!!2 -
Stairs will be no problem for me. I walk up 10 just to get out of my room and another 5 to get to the kitchen. I've already done 30 and I wasn't even trying. Hardest part is trying to remember where I left off.
Pretty sure my husband is going to want to do the balance videos with me. His balance sucks since he hit his head a few years ago. He managed to give himself a couple of brain bleeds by passing out. I'm so glad that's not happening anymore.
I'm up for watching my calories again. I usually stay under my goal, so not too big a deal. It's much easier at home. @lpeltenburg Good luck this week! You should get extra bonus points if you manage to stay under with all that delicious food around.
I'm going for 700 minutes this week. Weather looks nice, so a walk in the morning, yoga in the evening, and something else thrown in.
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All done for the day!
That stair thing kills me. I was totally out of juice, heading home, but then I calculated & I only had 18 more floors to go. So I finished it. Then headed home & went for a walk in the beautiful sunshine.
I am done for the day, but I will stay within my calorie limit, easily.4 -
Hi everyone. Aiming for 700 too! I've been climbing stairs all morning but wasn't counting. Oh well, I guess I'll start over...2
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Hello Smashers! I was bummed that we missed 1st place again this week but its never by much! Lets put in our best efforts again this week team, You have all been doing great! I will also try to max out this week! We've got this !!!
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WEEK THREE: RACING FOR THE GOLD!
DESTINATION: THE GOLD COAST OF AUSTRALIA! MILES: 5991
FIRST WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS (STAY ACTIVE AND COUNT THE MINUTES!) TOTAL 13 MIN
VIDEO 1 - BRIDGE CLIMB (1:30)
VIDEO 2 - CLIMBING SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE (3:15)
VIDEO 3 - GOLF COAST/AUSTRALIA TRAVEL GUIDE (4:50)
VIDEO 4 - NEW GOLD COAST TOURISM (3:15)
CHALLENGE #1: “THE SYDNEY BRIDGE CLIMB” (10 POINTS)
THE BRIDGE CLIMB IS ONLY 1332 STAIRS! YOU MAY COUNT UP AND DOWN! YOU MAY USE A STAIRMASTER! ONE FLOOR/FLIGHT = 12 STEPS/STAIRS.
0 STAIRS/1332 STAIRS DONE!
CHALLENGE #2: “CRIKEY! SURF’S UP!” (10 POINTS)
COMPLETE THE FITNESS BLENDER BEGINNER BALANCE EXERCISES TWICE (2X). THIS SHOULD TAKE ~30 MINUTES.
0X/2X DONE!
CHALLENGE #3: “NOT TOO MUCH SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE!” (5 POINTS)
SIMPLY STAY BELOW OR AT YOUR NET CALORIE GOAL FOR 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS!
0/7 DAYS DONE!
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MON - 155 MIN
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I wanted to get in at least 60 minutes each day last week, and fell short yesterday. When I saw how close we were to first place, I was mad that I didn't push myself. I got in about 30 minutes, but I really wasn't feeling well. I planned an outside walk, but then family obligations came up, and I never made it. Hopefully this evening I can get outside before it gets dark. I much prefer walking outside to walking on a treadmill.2
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For any of the newbies here - my suggestion for tracking the stairs is to use your notes app on your phone (assuming you have one). For instance I have one set of stairs in my house and 16 stairs so I set something like this up and keep track of how many times I've done the stairs, then add them up every once in a while. For other random stairs, I count them and jot the number down in my note and then add those up whenever I get the chance. You cannot use what Fitbit says for "floors climbed" it's super inaccurate.
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That being said, I'm making a good dent in the stairs already. I'm home with my sick boy, so just doing some cleaning up around the house and working from home. He gave me one of his walkie talkies to let me know if he needs me. He keeps popping in to say he loves me
and he signs off when he's finished talking "David Paul Muller III, over and out" I've got a silly one on my hands!! 7 -
Australia, mates! Always wanted to go there. Sorry I didn't do more to help with the minutes last week...I've resolved to do arm exercises or squats or something else while I'm watching TV with my husband before bed to get more minutes in. I ran 5 miles this morning and went on a walk just now for my lunch break, so that should help too.
I have to admit, I love the stairs challenges because I started only taking the stairs to my 7th floor office last year, and now it's just natural to do stairs. In fact, elevators kinda creep me out now. I also always park down the hill and climb the 97 stairs to my building. I've already got over 400 in today so far, and it's not even over yet!
This week and next will be big weeks for running for me as I do the final full-on training before my half-marathon. Then I'll scale back for a two-week taper. I'll have to find other ways to stay active so I don't slack off on minutes during those two weeks.5 -
@lynnbaum @aim630 @darcijojo @ddeliciosa and @tarpguys are all in the top 20 on the weight loss board!!
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@ShansGotGoals @mari_moulin myself, @mckeon11 @MonicaA2013 and @Scherzie are all in the top 25 of the over all power ranking!
Great work, Smashers!!!! 6 -
SmashleyM914 wrote: »@lynnbaum @aim630 @darcijojo @ddeliciosa and @tarpguys are all in the top 20 on the weight loss board!!
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@ShansGotGoals @mari_moulin myself, @mckeon11 @MonicaA2013 and @Scherzie are all in the top 25 of the over all power ranking!
Great work, Smashers!!!!
And that is why we are called the SMASHERS !!! LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE and we are only on week 3 now !!!!! GREAT JOB EVERYONE !!!
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@SmashleyM914 Cool! Thanks for letting me know. I haven't even put my weight for this week in and I'm pretty sure it was a 2lbs loss.
That's awesome that we have 6 in the top 25. We are smashing it!2 -
That's great we have so many in the top 25! Well life got in the way again, and I didn't get to walk outside. My car had a flat tire and now we have to take it somewhere to get it fixed, and it will soon be dark. I will get some time in tonight while watching tv. @carinamenina- I set up my iPad with a you tube video in front of my tv and exercise in front of the tv. I usually do a walking or dancing video and turn the sound down. It works! Now to get the stairs in!1
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SmashleyM914 wrote: »For any of the newbies here - my suggestion for tracking the stairs is to use your notes app on your phone (assuming you have one). For instance I have one set of stairs in my house and 16 stairs so I set something like this up and keep track of how many times I've done the stairs, then add them up every once in a while. For other random stairs, I count them and jot the number down in my note and then add those up whenever I get the chance. You cannot use what Fitbit says for "floors climbed" it's super inaccurate.
That is exactly what I was doing today too. I got in 416 today.3 -
Knocked out 470 stairs today. Definitely don't think I'll need to hit the stair climber. I might do it anyways just for the heck of it. I don't get on that thing often but when I do I always have a great sweat sesh!!
I didn't have much of an appetite today. Didn't even eat lunch -_- But hey, I stayed under my cals!
I also got a good number of minutes today! If the week keeps going like this, I'll hit 700 no problem.
I'm still feeling a little sick, but grateful it seems to mostly be a stuffy nose which I'd much rather deal with than a sore throat and cough! That and I'm sleepy, but I think yesterdays events are playing a big part in that
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Ok Smashers, Stairs done by double! Balance challenge done! Stayed under calories by getting on those stairs and the stair stepper kept me from the kitchen!
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Week 3 Mondays UpdateWEEK THREE: RACING FOR THE GOLD!
DESTINATION: THE GOLD COAST OF AUSTRALIA! MILES: 5991
FIRST WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS (STAY ACTIVE AND COUNT THE MINUTES!) TOTAL 13 MIN
VIDEO 1 - BRIDGE CLIMB (1:30)
VIDEO 2 - CLIMBING SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE (3:15)
VIDEO 3 - GOLF COAST/AUSTRALIA TRAVEL GUIDE (4:50)
VIDEO 4 - NEW GOLD COAST TOURISM (3:15)
CHALLENGE #1: “THE SYDNEY BRIDGE CLIMB” (10 POINTS)
THE BRIDGE CLIMB IS ONLY 1332 STAIRS! YOU MAY COUNT UP AND DOWN! YOU MAY USE A STAIRMASTER! ONE FLOOR/FLIGHT = 12 STEPS/STAIRS.
150 STAIRS/1332 STAIRS DONE!
MON - 150 STAIRS
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CHALLENGE #2: “CRIKEY! SURF’S UP!” (10 POINTS)
COMPLETE THE FITNESS BLENDER BEGINNER BALANCE EXERCISES TWICE (2X). THIS SHOULD TAKE ~30 MINUTES.
0X/2X DONE!
CHALLENGE #3: “NOT TOO MUCH SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE!” (5 POINTS)
SIMPLY STAY BELOW OR AT YOUR NET CALORIE GOAL FOR 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS!
1/7 DAYS DONE!
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MON - 155 MIN
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Good Morning Smashers. Just coming in to say HI. I have a confession to make. Stairs are NOT my friend. I really struggle with them because of my bad knee. I have stairs in my home that have 15 steps which count as 30 steps up and down (if I understood down steps also count) I might take these stairs an average of 5-6 times a day max and I don't do steps at the gym. This is going to be a difficult challenge for me to complete. I promise however that I will really really try.
1332-150 from yesterday = 1182 stairs left.
1182/6 days left for this week = 197 stairs.
I will have to do 197 stairs or 6.5 times up and down my stair case a day to achieve my goal by Sunday. Its doable. I will try my best to go up and down 10 times a day. I've already done 5 this morning. ugh hate stairs.3 -
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I'm not fond of stairs either. The flight of stairs to our basement is 12 steps. I went up and down 22 times yesterday (not all at once). I had a lot of laundry to do so killing 2 birds with one stone I guess. If I go up and down 15 times each day between now and Sunday, I'll make the goal. Thanks to @Smashley914 for the idea of keeping track on my phone. I did the fitness blender once yesterday, and I have terrible balance. I'm frustrated with the scale. Every day I get on, thinking today it will surely be down, and it just stays the same or goes up a little bit. My husband is not putting in any effort into working out, and is losing every day. He used to drink a lot of pop and sweet tea, so cutting that out made a big difference in his calories every day.
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Stairs are definitely not my favourite thing to do right now. I have a torn PCL in my left knee and on Friday I was told I had to wear a more restrictive brace when I am doing my daily activities, luckily I see the surgeon at the end of March and find out if I need surgery most likely do but not sure which surgery and how extensive it will be. At least on Saturday the physio therapist gave me a work out routine that I can do mostly have to restrict bending my knee to much and doing any weight machines with my legs.
Luckily I have 25 stairs in my house for the top floor to the basement so I tend to climb those about ten times a day. So I should be able to get my steps in this week for this challenge and the gym I go to has twenty steps to get to it from the main floor.
Monday - 450 stairs
450 stairs/1332 stairs
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@mari_moulin I have been LOVING your layout for tracking, i would like to use it if you dont mind.
FIRST WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS (STAY ACTIVE AND COUNT THE MINUTES!) TOTAL 13 MIN
VIDEO 1 - BRIDGE CLIMB (1:30) DONE
VIDEO 2 - CLIMBING SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE (3:15) DONE
VIDEO 3 - GOLF COAST/AUSTRALIA TRAVEL GUIDE (4:50) DONE
VIDEO 4 - NEW GOLD COAST TOURISM (3:15) DONE
CHALLENGE #1: “THE SYDNEY BRIDGE CLIMB” (10 POINTS)
THE BRIDGE CLIMB IS ONLY 1332 STAIRS! YOU MAY COUNT UP AND DOWN! YOU MAY USE A STAIRMASTER! ONE FLOOR/FLIGHT = 12 STEPS/STAIRS.
0 STAIRS/1332 STAIRS DONE!
MON - 0- gotta get step'n !
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CHALLENGE #2: “CRIKEY! SURF’S UP!” (10 POINTS)
COMPLETE THE FITNESS BLENDER BEGINNER BALANCE EXERCISES TWICE (2X). THIS SHOULD TAKE ~30 MINUTES.
1X/2X DONE!
My balance on the ball is atrocious..LOL
CHALLENGE #3: “NOT TOO MUCH SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE!” (5 POINTS)
SIMPLY STAY BELOW OR AT YOUR NET CALORIE GOAL FOR 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS!
1/7 DAYS DONE!
MINUTES - need 100+ per day to reach the limit of 700
MON - 121 MIN
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Hi all! We are headed to our conference. I have packed exercise clothes & food to make sure I am as successful as possible I have upped my calories to maintenance for this week, (which I would have done even if we weren't having a net calorie challenge)).
I may not max out on minutes this week. I am not sure I will have time, but I will do my best to get something in everyday.
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