30 Day Challenge Part 2
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I thought I'd share this link, great for grocery shopping!
http://online.prevention.com/bestfoodawards/
I don't know why you can't make links click-able on here but there ya go!0 -
What gets me motivated...well, as you all know, although I have weight loss goals...they are actually secondary to my maintenance goals. Sure, I'd like to lose 10 more pounds, but the most important goal to me is that I don't gain back the 60 that I've lost. Sixty pounds may not seem like a lot in the age of the biggest loser and folks losing 200+ pounds, but I'm a short one, so 60 pounds on me put me not only into the obese category, but pressing right up to the edge of the morbidly obese category. (Us short people don't get much wiggle room, unfortunately.) So my motivation is to remember what if felt like to be that overweight. And to look at pictures of me when I was larger. I was too young to have diagnosed health problems, but I had plenty of quality of life issues..I would sweat and breathe hard from simply walking. My joints hurt sometimes. I had chronic, year-round allergies. And buying clothes was just a nightmare (I was too fat to be petite, and too short to be "plus-sized"). I don't EVER want to go back to the person I use to be.
Since my goal is 90% maintenance, I use MFP and the scale to keep me motivated. I continue to weigh myself weekly and use MFP to do various weight loss or fitness challenges. So, even when I don't lose much (or anything), it helps to keep me mostly on top of things. Especially during moments in my life when I'm not particularly internally motivated. Because losing weight is hard work. You really don't want to have to lose any pound more than once.0 -
Whew long day at work and then to come home and try to figure out something healthy to cook. I ended up doing something simple, I baked some tilapia, fixed some brown rice and had stir fried aspargus, broccoli, carrots and cauliflower. It only ended up being around 300 calories and I'm full. We are all getting healthier and making better food choices so I thought this challenge would only just benefit us even more.
****Thursdays Challenge*****
Do some different type of exercise
I know our bodies get used to the same type of exercise everyday so add a little variety to your workout. If you normally don't get your heart rate up....then try something a little harder to get your heart rate increased. Just try something different that you normally don't do. Jumping jacks, lunges, squats, dancing, running in place, sit ups, ab workouts, do the twist, just to name a few. Try an exercise that works other muscle groups or areas that maybe you haven't been working out. If you do a cardio workout normally, take a break and go for a relaxing walk. The ideas are endless. Check in tomorrow and let us know what you did different.0 -
I'm pretty sure I missed some people, so if I did, please speak up.
@ Olivia - please add me! -1
you are added. sorry I missed you!0 -
Hey, I was just realizing that we're going to start our new "Spring into Fitness Challenge" in just a few days, Monday 3/14. There have lots of great ideas floating around and I wanted to synthesize what I think the plan is so we can start moving forward.
Details (please correct me if I'm wrong):
~ staring 3/14 and continuing through 4/25 (Monday after easter)
~ various people will each pick a week in which they will present a weekly challenge, supplemented by additional daily challenges
~ we'll weigh in weekly on mondays
~ first monday we'll state our CW, mini-challenge GW
~ every monday after we'll state SW, each week's weight including CW
What did I miss or what do I have wrong????
I will happily run the spreadsheet again tracking weights and posting weekly on Tuesdays individual and group losses.
Here are the other things we need to do for this challenge:
~ Figure out who's in for taking a week to set challenges. These are the weeks:
* 3/14-20
* 3/21-27
* 3/28-4/3
* 4/4-10
* 4/11-17
* 4/18-24 (with the assumption we end 4/25)
~ someone to set up the new message board with the challenge details, that way we can get some newbies into our challenge
~ someone to keep track of who take each week and remind them when it's their challenge week (we don't want anyone forgetting on us)
I'd like to take the week of 3/21, b/c I'll be on spring break (and staying home with my little one) so I'll have some time to research, get ideas, etc and it'll help keep me on track when I'm home and surrounded by temptations, instead of at work when I only have set portions.
So excited for the next challenge coming up!0 -
Good morning~
Olivia, that sounds great. Someone had pointed out that our challenge should run to the 16th since there were only 28 days last month but I think ending on Monday would be fine. What does everyone else think?
Also, we will only be doing weekly challenges so we will need some volunteers. I think this next challenge will run for 6 weeks so we only need 5 more people to volunteer to do challenges since Olivia has chosen a week. Although me and Jessica have enjoyed posting challenges, we would like to see some fresh new ideas. We would like to see everyone continue this journey with us:)0 -
Olivia that does sounds great! You are on this!
I think ending Monday would be fine too. I'm proud of me and Angela for doing this challenge, it hasn't been easy thinking up challenges every other day so I'll be glad when we get a break!
This challenge has been so motivating though and I can't wait till the next one! We need volunteers to keep things up and running.
I wanted to share something today for those of you who might be feeling discouraged. Even though the scale isn't moving fast enough for you, just take heart in knowing that your body is getting so much better. I've seen people who weigh 200 pounds in better shape and more toned than some people who weigh 120. It's not about the scales sometimes but about the way you look and feel. The scale is just a number. So if you didn't meet your goal this round, it's ok. Keep on doing what you're doing and continue to push yourself and you'll get the results you've been desiring! Even though I'm not going to reach my goal this challenge it's ok because the way I feel is spectacular, I feel so great and have much more confidence, and dare I say it? SEXIER! LOL!0 -
Jessica it's great to feel sexier......you go girl:) It is sure a huge confident builder when you are losing weight and toning up. Sometimes it is hard to not discouraged (admit it we all get discouraged) but that is when you need to log on here more often to get the encouragement and support you need. I'll admit my husband is supportive but not supporting in the confidence building I need. I get that from all of you! So ready for this next challenge and what we are going to accomplish in this next 6 weeks! Cheers to all of us and a much sexier body with attitude:)0
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I know I've felt unstoppable after a good workout and daily now, I'm even thinking of taking up running or jogging, I've never been a runner even though I've always wanted to be! I couldn't even put me and running in the same sentence before. My fiance is supportive too but like you Angela, he's not 100% because he hasn't changed his lifestyle any active-wise, only with the healthy stuff I'm force feeding him sometimes, lol.0
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Exactly Jessica. I make my crew eat what I do and most of time and they don't complain but last night I was baking fish and my teenage son wanted his fried so I did. Anyhow, they are going to get healthier right with me even if they don't want to!! I've stopped buying ANY types of sweets only buying fruit which my hubby loves but every now and then he will ask where are the cakes? Not having that temptation in my house! Ha sorry but he will have to get that out somewhere away from me!!! Just too hard to resist that junk crap sometimes and my willpower lately has been really strong but still...........out of sight , out of mind:)0
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Today is hard, ive already eaten my usual calorie limit and its not even dinner yet! a friend is visiting from out of town and so we will probably go out to dinner tonight (and probably drinking too) so im really hoping that I can stay strong and committed and eat reasonable portions.
maybe ill get a chance to do a quick workout but im not sure...
ah todays rough... but TGIF!0 -
I'll take the week of Mar 28 - Apr 3 for the Spring into Fitness Challenge.
Today I'm going to try adding some strength exercises to my workout. It's dry today, so also going to get my 30 minutes of walking done.0 -
Put me down for a week too. I don't really have a preference for when though. A little added responsibility might be just the thing to kick me in gear. As for my motivations, I just want to be healthy. I keep hearing about all these health risks to obese people. I'm 24, I don't want to have to worry about diabetes. I also want to be a good mother and wife one day. I figure since I'm kinda in a holding pattern waiting for grad school replies this is a good time to work on me.0
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im happy to do a week aswell dont mind when:happy:0
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I don't know how many people have responded, but I'll take a week... don't really care when I guess. Another idea - we could do multiple weekly challenges if we have enough volunteers. Perhaps one food and one exercise challenge? Just a thought.0
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Ceejay,If I counted correctly I believe that you are volunteer #5. One food and one exercise challenge sounds great to me. The more challenges the better:) Hope everyone has a great low calorie weekend for the weigh in on Monday:)0
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I love the idea of coupling food and exercise challenges. Keep the ideas coming ladies. This new challenge is really going to be a great extension of this on!0
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I'm loving the ideas too! I've seen lots of different challenges around this site, such as walking challenges and such, it doesn't matter which week I do either.
Oh, for the different kind of exercise I did today for the challenge, I did some jumping jacks while my son was taking a bath, I hate those things but it was different from the norm, lol.
Ok for Saturdays challenge, it's a little lengthy and mostly info:
Be informed! How many times have you went grocery shopping and looked at food products and packaging that claimed to be "all natural"? Those buzz words like "natural", "sugar free", etc. I've become one of those grocery store label readers and have seen where it's so easy to become misinformed. I have some good links for you to take a look at. Baked chips are not as healthy as you think. Yes, they're lower in fat. But they're still high in calories and low in nutrients, with little fiber to fill you up.
Smarter Sub: Popcorn
You'll get the salt and crunch of chips plus fiber, and around 65% fewer calories per cup. Look for oil-free microwave popcorn or brands that are air-popped or popped in healthful oils such as olive or canola.
Health Bonus: Heart-healthy whole grains
Adults who eat popcorn take in as much as 2 1/2 times more whole grains than people who do not, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Another thing is vitamin water, I was raving about SOBE Life Water only to find out its not as innocent as I thought:
http://www.bryanmarcel.com/truvia-and-purevia-are-not-stevia
Think I will stick to my plain ole water, no added artificial stuff for me. My cousin Angela informed me that our bodies do not even know the difference between regular or artificial sugar! Diet cokes, etc..should be taken in moderation. I picked up 3 SOBE Lifewaters and yes they were good but I believe they will not become an every day thing, just an occasional treat.
This link from prevention.com is a good eye opener too and is very helpful when choosing the right things:
http://online.prevention.com/healthfoodimpostors/list/1.shtml
So now we are adding fuel to the fire when it comes to the difficulties of eating healthy! But it's good to be informed so we can have healthy, sustainable weight loss. I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my weight loss.
I just want to make sure I'm choosing the healthiest options. Advertisers will say anything to get you to spend your money. They know a lot of people are into eating healthy now and will say anything to get you to buy their "natural" products.
SO tomorrows challenge is to read up so you will be in the know. If you have ever been fooled before then please share with us!0 -
All this is soooo true and another thing I've noticed is that if the product is low on something, you can be sure they added something extra to it. I read all labels now! If it says low fat or low cal, check the label against the regular brand and usually there is very little difference and usually has higher sodium and the calorie difference isn't that much. If I'm going to pay a higher price for something, then it had better be healthier!! Just read the labels and you might be surprised. Also talking about reading the labels, check ingredients and if sugar is listed in the top few ingredients then it might not be something you want to buy. I'm amazed at how many items contain sugar . Great challenge Jessica to make us all aware:)0
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walkers quavers 88 cals (not bad for a packet of crisp) maybe ill have that as a treat, NO MORE theres 4.9 grams of fat per pack.
walkers have a whole range where they put the cals of the front of packets and its easy to think they are not to bad for you.0 -
I know I've felt unstoppable after a good workout and daily now, I'm even thinking of taking up running or jogging, I've never been a runner even though I've always wanted to be! I couldn't even put me and running in the same sentence before. My fiance is supportive too but like you Angela, he's not 100% because he hasn't changed his lifestyle any active-wise, only with the healthy stuff I'm force feeding him sometimes, lol.
@jess - I was overweight my whole life and I decided that I wanted to start jogging before I turned 30. It was amazing. It's the highest calorie burning exercise you can do. If I could start doing it anyone can! I made a few mistakes and got injuries along the way, so make sure you read up and/or join a running group (there all over the place, so look around online and see if you can find one in your area). The best running groups have a fee (mine was lik3 $75 for 3 months) so they can pay a trainer, but they also usually have perks like free shirts, hats and other gear. Start slow, push yourself, but not to the point of injury and ALWAYS stretch. Happy to support your interest in running any way I can! Go jess go!0 -
So excited that so many people are into this next challenge. I have the following people who have volunteered to do challenges for the 6 weeks:
3/14/20 ceejay000
3/21/27 Olivia (myself)
3/28-4/3 singer201
4/4/10 nikki8marie
4/11/17 roselynsy
4/18/25 jessicamarie81
If I missed someone who wants to contribute, let me know, we can have 2 people in 1 week, 1 to do food challenge the other to do the exercise challenge. Hope ceejay, you're cool with starting us off? Do these weeks work for everyone? If someone wants to change, let me know. jess, i put you last so you have time to recover from running this one.
If someone has not already done so, I'll start us a new message board today.
I was hoping those of us doing this could move to a mail for the rest of the conversation, but I don't think you can message multiple people at once. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.0 -
Regarding today's challenge: I am a born skeptic, so I read the nutrition labels before I believe anything. It sure makes choosing prepared food easier these days! Currently, I'm avoiding most processed foods by buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. That's the only way I can keep my daily sodium intake at a reasonable level. I checked the DiGiorno pizza in my freezer--calorie count 400+ and 1100mg sodium /slice (1/6th pizza). I'm not sure now that I'll even be able to bring myself to eat it, since when I bought it, I wasn't paying attention to sodium.0
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So excited that so many people are into this next challenge. I have the following people who have volunteered to do challenges for the 6 weeks:
3/14/20 ceejay000
3/21/27 Olivia (myself)
3/28-4/3 singer201
4/4/10 nikki8marie
4/11/17 roselynsy
4/18/25 jessicamarie81
If I missed someone who wants to contribute, let me know, we can have 2 people in 1 week, 1 to do food challenge the other to do the exercise challenge. Hope ceejay, you're cool with starting us off? Do these weeks work for everyone? If someone wants to change, let me know. jess, i put you last so you have time to recover from running this one.
If someone has not already done so, I'll start us a new message board today.
I was hoping those of us doing this could move to a mail for the rest of the conversation, but I don't think you can message multiple people at once. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I have a question about the challenges. Are we supposed to come up with daily challenges for the week we're assigned, or just weekly challenges? I can do the first week if it's weekly challenges, but next week is a big week for me in school, and I don't think I'll be able to keep up with daily challenges. Let me know.0 -
Hey everyone....hope you are all having a good weekend so far. To ceejay, I think we talked about doing 1 food challenge and 1 exercise challenge per week but it's your week so I'd say you can choose whatever you would like to do. I know we have all gotten used to the daily challenges but if I understood correctly, it's weekly challenges now to make it simple. What are everyone elses thoughts on this? I would still like to see everyone log on our message board daily for motivation and share with us any new tips, recipes, new exercises you are trying, or just tell us about your day:) We all have our down days and need to get in touch with the group for support.
Ok we are almost to the end of this 4 week challenge and tomorrow is Sunday so we try to be easy on you. You should be so proud of yourself for sticking with the diet and exercise challenges. For most of us, we are starting to see the results. I will admit when I started this challenge, it was tough for me! I had just joined a few days before and I told Jessica we should start a challenge! I had not exercised in a long time and had been eating whatever and whenever I wanted. Bad! Now I think before I eat anything and sometimes even log the calories first before I eat it to make sure it's not too fattening. I don't sit still at work anymore, I'm always moving doing something. Wow it has made a huge difference!!! I stopped drinking my sweet tea (that I loved) and now only drink water. I have a glass or water bottle next to me all day and now crave water. Anyway, enough about me and on to the challenge.......................
******Sundays Challege*******
Get the proper amount of sleep. I read the other day, that just by going to bed early and rising early, it boosts your metabolism! So ladies, make sure you are getting plenty of sleep so you will feel energized enough to get your work out done and everything else you need to do in a day. Catch those ZZZZ's:)
~P.S. Don't forget to set you clock forward 1 hour before hitting the bed for daylight savings time~0 -
Good challenge, I'm bad about not getting enough sleep! School keeps me up late at night because that's when I can finally have peace and quiet. I need to make a point to get to bed earlier though because it's always hard to get up in the morning, my son gets up everyday at 7 AM without fail.
Thanks for the motivation on running Olivia! I always envied runners and I'd love to do the Couch to 5K program. I believe it would be a great way to work up to running! I'm not sure about running groups in my area. I live in a small town with not a lot going on! We may be moving to a bigger city soon though and I'm looking for a great place to start running.
Angela, I gave up my beloved sweet tea too, I didn't think I could do it but it's been surprisingly easy!0 -
I work until midnight, and my daily schedule now lets me usually sleep until I wake up in the morning. (When I still had kids at home, that was NOT the case!) However, I'm working tonight and need to rise a bit earlier than usual to start out on a trip tomorrow. I'll be able to get my extra sleep Sunday night.
Since I won't be at home on Monday, I'll use Sunday's weight so I have a weight from my own scale.0 -
I got us a topic started for spring into fitness challenge. Paste this link into your browser: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/191992-6-week-challenge-spring-into-fitness
To clarify as angela said, we're going with 2 challenges for each week: 1 exercise and 1 dietary. So when it's your week you'll provide 1 of each. it's totally up to you how to do it: both challenges together in 1 post; spread it throughout the week; 1 main challenge with variations, etc; do what works for you!
So glad that the connections we made here will carry through for another 6-weeks!0 -
i already have my two so ive plenty of time to tweek them lol0
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HELP help HELP
just wanted to know if you guys know how to change you start weight on this site. i lost 2lbs before finding the site and didnt really think about but now that 13lb loss is mocking me as 1 know its 15lb when i got to a stone it was a real killer and would just like to change ie cheers0
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