WEEK 7 RESULTS - WEEK 8 CHALLENGE
Sheri869
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Thanks Sheri for another outstanding week! I can do this now! I'm ready to get the job done, now!0
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OMG...Jackie....is that baby Joey from this trip?? He's gotten SO BIG!!!!! What a Joy!!! I'm So Glad you got the time with him!!!!0
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Oh And To Clarify - the family working out with you on Thanksgiving - even 1 other family member will count - if you can get more....great....but just getting one other person on your holiday to join you in a workout will earn you the points....if you can get the whole family to get involved in an active game....they may not all workout for 45 minutes straight but playing and alternating and being active for that time...counts...but also a good walk after dinner before nap....good idea as well!! ;-) Just some ideas and clarifications!!!0
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OMG...Jackie....is that baby Joey from this trip?? He's gotten SO BIG!!!!! What a Joy!!! I'm So Glad you got the time with him!!!!
Yay, grandpa calls him "Hurricane Joey" now! I just kept laughing the whole time when he got in trouble with mommy! I forgot how much work keeping up with three year olds are! We are planning to see them again in April, in Washington State! This time wear my running shoes the whole time, lol!0 -
Thanks Sheri for another wonderful week. When I'm fully awake I will read it over again.
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Great job to everyone on last week. Have a great upcoming week everyone.0 -
Also...the personals #5 Part 1 & 2 should be posted here on the main page...
ALSO ALSO...post here...for those cooking Thanksgiving dinner...or bringing a dish....please share here your attempt at going with one small or big way you tried to go with a healthier alternative!!!
I'll start...I am cooking dinner for my family and I got reduced sodium stuffing and no salt added broth for basting the turkey instead of butter....that's mine for now....and gonna try and not "taste" practically eating a whole meal while cooking Before I eat the Sit Down Meal!! (HARD!!!)0 -
Is that '120 minute minimum' for all week? (We'll feel like we're on vacation!)
And no 'good habit/bad habit' points either?
As for Thanksgiving cooking, in all honesty, I'm not going with any healthier alternatives...my plan is to do what I did last year, though - eat whatever I want, but strictly limit my portion sizes. Last year, I think I ate some of *everything* - but I measured it all with a quarter-cup measure (except meat, which I weigh.) I was PLENTY full and (of course) didn't feel deprived at all.0 -
My first positive. My legs might not be model perfect but they can carry me 13.1 miles. They are strong.
Holiday re-make: Sweet potatoes. I found a recipe for stuffed baked sweet potato. Basically you bake them like a potato and then open them up and stuff them with marshmallows, butter and brown sugar then put them back in just to melt the mallos. The healthy twist is that I can do mine without the mallos but add spices instead.0 -
Looks great, thanks Sheri.
I think someone else asked this, but the 120 minute workout, is that a total or an individual workout
The 10 and 20 bonus points for workout time, can we get both those points or just one for the longest workout?0 -
We are have a Thanksgiving lunch Tuesday and bring "Boston Cream Cupcakes"! They're not going to be a healthy version, though! I plan is to stay away from the sweets at work but on Thanksgiving do portion control! Also Thanksgiving, hopefully, hubby will take a walk in the park, :bigsmile:
My first positive is after almost 2 1/2 weeks of NOT exercising I'm can to start my exercising again at full force, yay! I was able to get a afternoon walk in! This evening I'm going to get my treadmill workout done, too! A couple years ago I didn't miss exercising!0 -
My first positive: I have good, strong legs that have helped immensely in my recovery from knee replacement surgery.
Our Thanksgiving (Harvest Festival) was in Early October and I made everything from scratch in order to eliminate added sugars and salts. Made garlic smashed cauliflower as well as potatoes, and had only the cauliflower. Made home made stuffing and cranberry sauce, no boxes , no tins.0 -
My positive physical attribute are my legs! They are strong and take me where I need to go, and they help me burn calories too!0
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Paying it forward - my sister had to put a dear sweet dog to sleep yesterday. She adopted him from a shelter when no one else would because he had a heart defect, and he was not expected to live very long. I went to a jewelry sale fundraiser for shelter dogs and bought a necklace that had a locket as a gift for my sister. I put a picture of her dog Pepper in the locket and gave it to her today. It made me feel great to give such a meaningful gift that will help her remember sweet Pepper!0
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My positive: I have really pretty sleek arms
This Thanksgiving I am making my pies from apples I canned this Fall
Wishing Everyone a Blessed Holiday0 -
I am making a healthier alternative for pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving - I will use fat free evaporated milk and substituting zero-calorie sweetener for a portion of the sugar. I have made them this way before, and they are still very tasty!0
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My pay it forward was donating $1000 dollars, a roaster full of chili & bidding high on an auction item to a brother in law who is undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The benifit was a chili feed with auction! I also donated $100.00 to a missionary group at church today. I am less on funds right now but God is good & I can do without!!!
We have NO plans for Thanksgiving!! Our sons have work or plans and I will NOT cook a feast for two, especially after cooking everyday of the week with my job! If something comes up I too will go with portion controll.
My positive would be that I am a preplanner & not a procastinator! I get things DONE!0 -
My favorite physical attribute is my green eyes. I like the way they look...both meanings.
My Pay Forward is making baskets of toiletries and such for an Abused Women's Safe-house with my 'Finding Freedom Beyond the Lies' group. We bought everything and prettied up the baskets with flowers and tissue paper. Then I drew little scenes on blank notes and we each chose an inspirational verse to write. We prayed for each woman and will deliver them tomorrow night. We are all truly on different stretches of the same road. Just keep going no matter where you find yourself today.
My peanut butter cookies are flourless and sugar free! AND YUMMY!!!
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 tsp liquid stevia
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg + 1 egg white, lightly beaten
Combine until smooth,
By the Tbsp, place on greased sheet and use a fork to press crosshatches,
Cook at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.0 -
My father-in-law was recently discharged from the hospital with the orders to reduce his sodium intake, so this Thanksgiving we are cutting out a lot of salt. We aren't going to brine the turkey, and I will be making homemade yeast rolls. Dessert is set, but I won't eat the pie crust and will mind my portions. I remember as a kid Thanksgiving was an all day binge fest, and we don't so that in my family. It's a nice dinner with a couple glasses of wine and some pie, but it's all reasonable.
My first physical attribute is my strength. I love that I am a strong chic who can hang in there when there is tough work to be done.0 -
OK, for a positive physical attribute, I'm going out on a limb and naming my stomach. My tummy is my LEAST perfect feature (by far,) after four babies, a tubal reversal, and hernia surgery. So, I have decided to claim it as a positive, just because I care enough about it to take care of it and work on it...0
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OK, for a positive physical attribute, I'm going out on a limb and naming my stomach. My tummy is my LEAST perfect feature (by far,) after four babies, a tubal reversal, and hernia surgery. So, I have decided to claim it as a positive, just because I care enough about it to take care of it and work on it...
Pam - I LOVE this! Such a wonderful way of viewing it!
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My first positive physical attribute is that I love the way my arms are beginning to look. All this circuit training and weights work has made me see muscles in my arms that I never realised were there. The flab is beginning to go and I am wearing sleeveless T-shirts often right now :bigsmile: (Yes, I live in Mali not a cold UK at the moment :bigsmile: :bigsmile: )0
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I haven't had a chance to read through everything...and at work now...but a couple questions to answer....
The POINTS - it is 10 Or 20 for the extra workout and the 50 adding family in for at least 45 minutes - so you'll have to shoot for the 20 points (60 minutes) anyway. hehehe....or add 5 extra minutes if you only go for the 10 pts (40 minutes)
and the 120 minutes is Total REQUIRED for the week....that does Not Mean You Shouldn't Push to Do More!!! Especially if you have the Thanksgiving Feast!! But I KNOW how busy many of us will be with family and such...so I kept it to a "vacation" lightness so many wouldn't get totally overwhelmed....Spending time with loved ones at the holidays (and all year) is most important!!
Though, obviously to get the extra points plus the required days you'll be putting in Far More than 120 this week! But I have Faith you all Can Do It!!! It's still not tooooo bad!! And will give your bodies a bit of a break before next week....!! Mwaaayyyyhhhahahahaaa :devil:
And no there are no good habit / bad habit point either this week (though please feel free to do them!!!) This week is kind of a break from it all...and some people's good/bad habits are more time consuming than others...with change in schedules and entertaining...thought I'd give a break to all to keep it a little more fair.
I think that was most of the questions....I hope!0 -
So my first personal physical attribute I like about my self are my eyes. They really pop. And depending on my mood they REALLY pop. People say they can tell if I'm upset or mad by my eyes. They are this amazing blue so when I wear certain colors blue of course but even browns they really stand out.
My Pay it forward: This happened Sunday before I really looked over the week, Sorry try to keep it short. So I'm in Wal-mart. HATE Wal-mart this time of year. But I'm trying to get just a couple things I HAVE to get or I wouldn't of been there. And I notice this woman in a motorize wheelchair cart with two tanks of oxygen in the basket. She had to only be in her mid 50s if that. I help her get a couple items she needed off the higher shelves and go on about me shopping. In checkout I end up directly behind her in line. I asked her if I could assist by unloading her cart that is was having a hard time doing. (The employee what just standing there looking feed up with her - no customer service at all from this lady). After unloading her cart, picking up her payment card she dropped and reloading her cart with her bags she left. I paid for my items and headed out. ITS COLD here windchill 6F. So i notice her pulling up to a van. I walked over and told her here I'd load her van for her. Here 70ish year old mom got out of the van to unload. Seriously get in the van and stay warm. The women the cart was sooo appreciative of all the help I had given her. And I felt great doing it. After they were back in the van I then walked my 5 rows over to my car that I had already parked out the farthest I safely could, left over habit from a couple Sheri challenges back. :laugh:
Though I hate Wal-Mart this time of year. I am so glad I was there to help this lady out. No one else in the store was going to from what I saw. It is so sad that the world has come to.
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OK, for a positive physical attribute, I'm going out on a limb and naming my stomach. My tummy is my LEAST perfect feature (by far,) after four babies, a tubal reversal, and hernia surgery. So, I have decided to claim it as a positive, just because I care enough about it to take care of it and work on it...
I love this! My stomach is cover in stretch marks and scars too and sometimes I feel like all the work I do is for nothing because I will never be able to change/remove these ugly scars but still I keep trying. I actually made a deal with my husband that if I ever get to 140lbs he will get me a stomach tattoo that will cover some of them.
This is a quote that someone shared with me a long time ago that helped me feel better about my tiger stripes ...
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Devle, I love your pay it forward. People really don't stop to help others who are struggling to often any more. Its amazing to me how lazy and inconsiderate people can be.
I just started working at an Eagles Club ( a private club for mostly older people). When I started I was told the tips aren't great because the elderly just don't tip. Well.... come to find out.... no one was providing these people with true customer service. I had people absolutely flabbergasted that I came out from behind the bar to serve them at their tables!!! I mean really!!! These are little frail bodies that can hardly get around as it is and other bartenders were expecting them to make their way up to the bar to order their drinks. Needless to say, my tips are pretty good because they appreciate me for taking the extra steps. I actually got tipped yesterday for helping to clean up a spill :noway: . I feel like I'm just doing my job but they think I'm some sort of super woman:bigsmile:
My favorite physical attribute... I was gonna say my legs but I think it might actually be my tush. The ladies in my family all have fairly big butts and as we get older they tend to get a little flabby. I did the squat challenge last month and I can tell mine has toned up a lot. Not the prettiest thing bare but in a good pair of jeans, its looking pretty nice
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My pay it forward;
Have started volunteering for a couple of hours a week, starting this week to one of our local food banks and homeless shelter, the Mustard Seed. It's quite an eye opener and a harsh lesson in how very lucky most of us are.0 -
I REALLY do find it hard to see beauty in myself because I just do NOT see myself as beautiful but I will say my "physical" attribute would be my fit body! I KNOW I am fit and being fit is being beautiful, right?0
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I REALLY do find it hard to see beauty in myself because I just do NOT see myself as beautiful but I will say my "physical" attribute would be my fit body! I KNOW I am fit and being fit is being beautiful, right?
You do have a rockin' body but I stalked your profile and your second picture is gorgeous! You have a beautiful smile and your hair has so much umph... coming from a person who has dull, lifeless hair I would love to have hair with even just a sliver of personality like yours 0 -
That is sooooo nice of you!!! As for my hair.... I have to straighten it cuz it is the frizzy curly stuff! With lot's of beauty supplies I can manage it! sort of!:grumble: It is pretty long now but it looks way shorter when I do not straighten it! I need a new photo put up but I do not know how, my son put these up for me!0
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My first of what I hope will be many pay it forwards this week: I took my mom in for her foot surgery yesterday. We got to hang out and talk without my kids running around and then while she was in surgery I walked over to the mall and got her some of her favorite chocolates.0
