Autumn Winter 2018 to Spring 2019 Challenge
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@RisingAboveIt , Welcome to the challenge MJ!0
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@tiabirdie56, our challenge is growing, love see all the new faces, ๐๐ผ1
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@GrandmaJackie, Yes it is. Excited about that!
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Challenge #1 - SLEEP
In our adult life, it's not really reasonable to think you will always get 8 hrs of sleep nightly. I created this challenge, to hopefully make us all aware of the causes that rob us of sleep and correct them if possible. Our lives have conditioned us to function on way less sleep than necessary.
Tonight is the last night for the sleep challenge. Tomorrow when you wake up begins Challenge #2 - WATER2 -
Weigh Ins 
My name is Jackie
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 145.2
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 139
November 20, 2018 ~ 145.2
11/30
December
12/07
12/14
12/21
12/28
January 2019
1/04
1/11
1/18
1/25
February
2/01
2/08
2/15
2/22
March
3/01
3/08
3/15
3/22
Week #1 Sleep11/20 - I got 6 hrs and 45 mins sleep last night, woot hoot, thatโs about normal for me. Iโll call that a win for me, sometimes Iโll only get around barely over 5,Challenge #2 - Water
11/21 - I got 7 hrs and 58 mins, I got to bed early and was able to sleep past 6 am, ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
11/22 - I got 8 hrs and 3 mins, woot hoot! Happy Turkey Day,
11/23 - 8 hrs and 35 mins, Iโm back in my own bed,
11/24 - 8 hrs and 41 mins, hopefully this will help me stay focus to lose my Thanksgiving weight. ๐๐ข๐
11/25 - 9 hrs and 15 mins, weโll see if I can keep this up. My husband had a 4 day weekend, heโs back at work tomorrow.
11/26 - 5 hrs and 31 mins, last night was a tough night staying ๐ด
11/27 - 6 hrs and 25 mins
11/28 - 7 hrs and 12 mins
11/29 - 6 hrs and 15 mins
11/30
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*****CHALLENGES*******Each challenge will be for 7 days**
**Each challenge will help us establish and reinforce good healthy habits**
**Take your measurements on day 1 of the first challenge. No need to post them. They are for body measurement comparisons throughout and at the end of the challenge. January 20, 2019 and March 17, 2019 - We should notice some significant changes.๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐คณ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
CHALLENGE #2 / Drink Water ๐ฆ Are you drinking enough? True, all fluids count towards hydration. Green tea, coffee, water filled vegetables and fruits do also. Pure water though ๐ฆ๐ฐ is necessary everyday. Sparkling water and essence water without sweetener can be counted too. Track your consumption of pure water daily in your food diary. Post on this thread your daily totals at the end of the week. Let us know how you're doing.
โขTips ~ Drinking room temperature water is said to be best for digestion and helps flush fat.
~Drinking cold water is a great thirst quencher and especially refreshing after a workout for some people.
~Use a straw, you may drink more.
~ Feeling cold? Drink your water slightly warmed or add lemon and sip it hot.
~Keep track easily by putting your daily drinking water in a large container.
~Use rubber bands on your wrist or on your permanent cup to keep track of how many cups you drink
~Drinking 16.9 oz bottles water? Pocket the caps and count them at the end of the day.
~Before coffee, tea and food, get a jump start each day with 16ozs of water.
~If you are usually not mindful of your hydration and thirst cues, drink some water every hour
~Your urine color is the key to your hydration level. Dark? Drink more. Straw colored? You're at the right level. Colorless? You're drinking too much. Food coloring yellow? Thats your B complex vitamin supplement.๐
~Learn your thirst cues and don't ignore them.
link to: Should I Drink Cold or Warm Water?
link to: Fruits and Vegetables with High Water Content๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐คณ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ3 -
Great idea to put your challenge results in a spoiler Jackie, @GrandmaJackie. I think I'll do the same.
I DO love spoilers๐
@MadisonMolly2017, You're so welcome. Glad you are enjoying it! I like your tips.0 -
@tiabirdie56
For water challenge:
* Ideal time for water is 1-2 hours after eating because digestion is at peak then!
* Water is the medium for the reactions that get the nutrients from food, etc. crucial!
* Itโs best to sip water throughout the day as our bodies donโt store it for later use.
Thanks for this group!2 -
More about water: The general recommendation is to drink half your body weight in pounds in ounces a day. So if you weigh 160 pounds, drink 80 ounces (2.4L) of water a day!
My personal goal is 3L a day2 -
FitAndLean_5738 wrote: ยปMore about water: The general recommendation is to drink half your body weight in pounds in ounces a day. So if you weigh 160 pounds, drink 80 ounces (2.4L) of water a day!
My personal goal is 3L a day
๐ง๐ฆMy personal goal is 70oz a day plus Iโm adding have HOT TEA at NIGHT!๐ง๐ฆ
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My water consumption varies from day to day.0
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tiabirdie56 wrote: ยปMy water consumption varies from day to day.
Same here. 3L is more of a general goal. On days I run I tend to drink more. On days when I get out of bed at 4pm (#CollegeLife
) I tend to drink less. 1 -
"FitAndLean_57 wrote:
Same here. 3L is more of a general goal. On days I run I tend to drink more. On days when I get out of bed at 4pm (#CollegeLife ) I tend to drink less.
Lol, enjoy it while you can!
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Hi everyone! I just started actively using MFP on the 17th so I hope it's alright I'm starting late. *And if anyone is looking for friends, let me know! I have 1 so far. lol
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 311.8 (Nov. 29)
(I've been weighing daily which I know is not a good idea so I thought I'd make myself a compromise and do it only twice a week- Mon & Fri)
*I'll add the dates in each month to keep my comment from being so long. I tend to be windy anyways so I'm sure it will be long, no need to make it longer. lol
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 281 (30 lb loss- 2lb/week)
November~ no time for a goal really... 311.4 (?)
11/30 F:
December~ goal: 303 (-8 lbs)
12/03 M:
12/07 F:
12/10 M:
12/14 F:
12/17 M:
12/21 F:
12/24 M:
12/28 F:
12/31 M:
January~ goal: 295 (-8 lbs)
February~ goal: 287 (-8 lbs)
March~ goal: 281 (-6 lbs)
March 20, 2019 (last update)~2 -
Hey My name is Tracie, I'm 38 from UK
I started my journey in Oct 2017 - my weigh in day is Friday
SW 298.50
CW 204.25
GW 170.00
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 204.25
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 170.00
Nov 30 - 204.25
Dec 07
Dec 14
Dec 21
Dec 28
Jan 04
Jan 11
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 01
Feb 08
Feb 15
Feb 22
Mar 01
Mar 08
Mar 15
Mar 22
Mar 29
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SW ~ 344.4
CSW ~ 311.8
CGW ~ 281
November~ goal: 311.4
11/30 F: 311.2 ha, not a bad guess.
Totals are: <0.6 lbs> for the challenge
<11.6 lbs> since starting MFP
<33.2 lbs> since I began! *\o/*
I didn't quite start this challenge early enough to participate in the sleep bit. Is that to be continued and add in the water this week? Or just the water?2 -
Welcome to the challenge @Cloverdoll! Nice weight drop so far! The sleep CHALLENGE ended last night. That doesn't mean we stop trying for the most hours and best restorative sleep we can get. So if you would like to do the sleep challenge, by all means go for it! Try to end your water consumption an hour before bedtime though so you aren't breaking your rest too often through the night for potty time.
@Tracie_Lord, Welcome to the challenge Tracie! You steam rolled your vacation gain! Congrats!
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Sleep Challenge
11/23/18~ 5hrs 19mins I was in bed early but couldn't get to sleep.
11/24/18~ 7hrs 44 mins
11/25/18~ 7hrs 3 mins
11/26/18~ 5hrs 53 mins
11/27/18~ 8hrs 2 mins
11/28/18~ 5hrs 57 mins
11/29/18~ 5hrs 21 mins
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Weigh Ins
My name is Jackie
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 145.2
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 139
November 20, 2018 ~ 145.2
11/30 - 145.4 (Iโm okay with this since Thanksgiving I couldnโt resist the pumpkin pie)
December
12/07
12/14
12/21
12/28
January 2019
1/04
1/11
1/18
1/25
February
2/01
2/08
2/15
2/22
March
3/01
3/08
3/15
3/22
Week #1 Sleep11/20 - I got 6 hrs and 45 mins sleep last night, woot hoot, thatโs about normal for me. Iโll call that a win for me, sometimes Iโll only get around barely over 5,Challenge #2 - Water
11/21 - I got 7 hrs and 58 mins, I got to bed early and was able to sleep past 6 am, ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
11/22 - I got 8 hrs and 3 mins, woot hoot! Happy Turkey Day,
11/23 - 8 hrs and 35 mins, Iโm back in my own bed,
11/24 - 8 hrs and 41 mins, hopefully this will help me stay focus to lose my Thanksgiving weight. ๐๐ข๐
11/25 - 9 hrs and 15 mins, weโll see if I can keep this up. My husband had a 4 day weekend, heโs back at work tomorrow.
11/26 - 5 hrs and 31 mins, last night was a tough night staying ๐ด
11/27 - 6 hrs and 25 mins
11/28 - 7 hrs and 12 mins
11/29 - 6 hrs and 15 mins
11/30
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Challenge Starting Weight ~ 165
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 145
November 20, 2018 ~ 165
11/26: 164
December 4 ~
12/11:
12/18:
12/25๐ :
January 1, 2019๐ ~
1/8๐ถ : Personal goal is to be down to 155-150 this day (4years after ๐คฐ)
1/15๐ :
1/22:
1/29:
February 5 ~
2/12:
2/19:
2/26:
March 5 ~
3/12:
3/19:
March 20, 2019 (last update)~2 -
My name is Tish
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 177.2
Challenge Goal Weight ~167 - 1/2 pound per week
November 20, 2018 ~ 177.2 - 42 lbs left to reach my ultimate goal. It was 40 lbs on Nov. 9th when 175 appeared, then was rudely replaced by 177. Lol. This number loves me.
11/27 ~ 178.8 - Been doing everything I should not the last 5 days; eating late in the day (8pm) eating bread, no electrolytes. One last croissant beckoning me today๐ and hopefully
it's over.
11/30 - 178.2 - Lol. Looks like I lost weight. Not. I prefer Wednesday's weight, 174.8๐ but obviously not that much since I ate pretzels last night. Keto carb havoc!
December 4
12/11
12/18
12/25
January 1, 2019
1/8
1/15
1/22
1/29
February 5
2/12
2/19
2/26
March 5
3/12
3/19
March 20, 2019 (last update)~
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10h! - Tuesday (8:30pm) Don't know why I was so sleepy, but obviously needed the rest.
7h - Wednesday (1am)
9h - Thursday (10:30pm)
6h30m ~ Friday 11/23 (11:40pm)
6h30m ~ Saturday 11/24 (12:30am)
7h20m ~ Sunday 11/25 (11:40pm)
7h30m ~ Monday 11/26 (11:45pm)
4h19m ~ Tuesday 11/27 (11:55pm) Woke up at 7:14am - active mind, restless night
8h30m ~ Wednesday 11/28 (10:30pm) Magnesium oil!
7h30m ~ Thursday 11/29 (11:30pm)
This past week, I've gotten the most sleep I've had in a very long time.
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Sleep Challenge:
Friday Night 11/23/18...... 3 hours 27 minutes.
Saturday Night 11/24/18..... 4 hours 58 minutes.
Sunday Night 11/25/18..... 4 hours 27 minutes.
Monday Night 11/26/18โฆ.. 4 hours 38 minutes.
Tuesday Night 11/27/18โฆ.. 4 hours 16 minutes.
Wednesday Night 11/28/18โฆ.. 5 hours 3 minutes.
Thursday Night 11/29/18โฆ.. 5 hours 38 minutes.
Note to Everyone: These are typical hours for me. After a few days of this I will usually "catch up" by sleeping a solid 5.5 to 6 hours for one night, then rinse and repeat. I know that more sleep would be beneficial, but I just do not seem to require it after a lifetime of long working hours and maintaining my home and family too. Most days I am refreshed and full of energy after 3 to 4 hours of sleep.
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TishChallenge #1 ~ Sleep10h! - Tuesday (8:30pm) Don't know why I was so sleepy, but obviously needed the rest.
7h - Wednesday (1am)
9h - Thursday (10:30pm)
6h30m ~ Friday 11/23 (11:40pm)
6h30m ~ Saturday 11/24 (12:30am)
7h20m ~ Sunday 11/25 (11:40pm)
7h30m ~ Monday 11/26 (11:45pm)
4h19m ~ Tuesday 11/27 (11:55pm) Woke up at 7:14am - active mind, restless night
8h30m ~ Wednesday 11/28 (10:30pm) Magnesium oil!
7h30m ~ Thursday 11/29 (11:30pm)Challenge #2 ~ Water
โข11/30 - 96.9ozs, +39ozs other fluids0 -
Hey, my name is Sakke, staring challenge bit late.
Challenge Starting Weight ~
December 1st 186.6
Challenge Goal Weight 174
11/26
December 4
12/11
12/18
12/25
January 1, 2019
1/8
1/15
1/22
1/29
February 5
2/12
2/19
2/26
March 5
3/12
3/19
March 20, 2019 (last update)~
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WATER CHALLENGE
Friday 11/30/2018
32 ounces of plain water
10 ounces Tishโs Super Charged Parsley Lemon Water ๏
24 ounces Black Coffee
10 ounces Bulletproof coffee with coconut oil, butter and salted caramel skinny syrup
11 ounces of chocolate protein smoothie made with Slimfast protein powder, Six Stars protein mix, 1 tsp of benefiber and 10 ounces of unsweetened Almond Milk.
Total Liquids. 87 oz.
Clearly I need more straight water. They say that caffeine is dehydrating. I drink a lot of it in the form of mainly coffees. That is okay as long as I get my water drinks in. Clearly I need to work on this!1 -
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Check in time!
SW: 188.2 (11/26/18)
CW: 184.6 (Week 1--12/1/18)
GW: 150-158
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Weigh Ins
My name is Jackie
Challenge Starting Weight ~ 145.2
Challenge Goal Weight ~ 139
November 20, 2018 ~ 145.2
11/30 - 145.4 (Iโm okay with this since Thanksgiving I couldnโt resist the pumpkin pie)
December
12/07
12/14
12/21
12/28
January 2019
1/04
1/11
1/18
1/25
February
2/01
2/08
2/15
2/22
March
3/01
3/08
3/15
3/22
Week #1 Sleep11/20 - I got 6 hrs and 45 mins sleep last night, woot hoot, thatโs about normal for me. Iโll call that a win for me, sometimes Iโll only get around barely over 5,Challenge #2 - Water
11/21 - I got 7 hrs and 58 mins, I got to bed early and was able to sleep past 6 am, ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
11/22 - I got 8 hrs and 3 mins, woot hoot! Happy Turkey Day,
11/23 - 8 hrs and 35 mins, Iโm back in my own bed,
11/24 - 8 hrs and 41 mins, hopefully this will help me stay focus to lose my Thanksgiving weight. ๐๐ข๐
11/25 - 9 hrs and 15 mins, weโll see if I can keep this up. My husband had a 4 day weekend, heโs back at work tomorrow.
11/26 - 5 hrs and 31 mins, last night was a tough night staying ๐ด
11/27 - 6 hrs and 25 mins
11/28 - 7 hrs and 12 mins
11/29 - 6 hrs and 15 mins
11/30 - โ
12/1 - โ
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