6-week challenge: Spring into Fitness

sheilabennett

Ok, so I read the challenge too late! I had already gotten Chinese for lunch (I KNOW - Its horrible) and then I got a subway salad for dinner. I am hoping they balance each other out cause my salad was incredibly healthy!!!

As for the walking, I did 30 min of interval training on the treadmill, on top of my other exercising, so I hope that counts!!!

I hope everyone is having a great day!

LareishaH

I would like to join if I am not too late!

CW: 188
GW: 178

Sarahr73

I'm in! I need to make sure I hit my first goal by mid April! (my first goal is anywhere between 150 and 155)

CW: 160
GW: 145

oliviawink

I was all about jumping on board when a colleage was going out for a bagel, then I remembered our challenge, and decided I would stick with my weight watchers mexican soup (which incidentally is AMAZINGLY good and under 100 cals for 2 cups!). Victory!!

roselynsy

woop woop thats real lucky i done the challange today before i knew what it was! swoosh i was worried for a moment

MissKim

I love the challenges!!! I don't have alot of extra time in the day for an extra 15 min walk, seeing as I have a 4 month old and work full time, but it's starting to get pretty outside and we have an extra hour of daylight now, so maybe i can push the stroller for 15 min a few times this week?! I plan on cleaning house tonight before my workout, so I'll count that as 15 min of walking and then some!!! (i run around like a crazy person when i clean!)

and i'll do great on the no eating out thing! b/c we don't have it in our budget to do that for the next two weeks thanks to an extremely high utility bill!

haldeman5

I am in:-) I am doing Chalean Extreme, Zumba and 1200 cal a day!

SW: 188
CW: 172
GW for 6 week challenge 4/25: 160
GW 7/9/11 CRUISE: 135
Overall GW:125

kris3800

I would love to join this - I need the motivation! Where do we put out goals - weight?:flowerforyou:

Julieash

I would love to join

SW: 170
CW: 148
GW for 6 week challenge 4/25: 139 (Anything in the 130's)
Overall GW:125

aab1

I would love to join this - I need the motivation! Where do we put out goals - weight?:flowerforyou:

@ Kris - provide your CW (current weight) & GW (goal weight) for this 6-week challenge anytime this week. Then each Monday post your CW for that week. Although make sure to check in regularly to keep up all the postings, to be informed to new challenges & to share your progress.

kcthatsme

CW: 181.2
GW: 173

chickadee2010

chickadee2010 checking in for today
1. Don't eat out/grab a meal on the go - prepare all your meals at home this week. 2/7
2. Walk an extra 15 minutes each day on top of your regular exercise. 1/7

aab1

Today's update - I got in extra walking during work; no eating out and today I had a working lunch - choose the salad & fruit; no chicken cordon blu w/rice for me! (Double bonus - and I bypassed the chocolate chip cookies)

LeslieRoyale

Hi All,
Just checking in on everyone for the day, and checking myself

My body is reeling from a really bad TOM, so I'm taking it easy on the exercise tonight...seems to have made it worse, from last night :sad: Maybe will take a little walk to the store...maybe.

BUT, I did already make my lunch for tomorrow, so I'm doing great with the no 'grab-n-go' meals!!

Hope everyone had a great day!! Happy Wednesday!!

oliviawink

Wow, I have a few things to report on today. First thing's first: this week's challenge:
walking- 2/7 days (I'm counting yesterday's jogging in place, and I walked 30 mins tonite in addition to my pilates)
not eating out: 2/7 days (this is particularly rewarding since I turned down a bagel from my fav bagel shop)
Feeling good; strong start!

I am starting to set up our spreadsheet for tracking weights for our challenge. There is a lot of initial interest in our challenge, which is SOOOOOOOOOO great. But, as much as I hate to admit it, I know there will be a little attrition (hey, life just happens, so we just have to accept that no everyone can stick with it for various reasons. no hard feelings ). So here's the deal: people who miss 2 weeks worth of weigh-in consecutively, will be taken off the spreadsheet. I learned last time, it's just too hard to do the numbers with lots of people on it who have left us. Of course, I hope that no one leaves, but just in case....

For those of you who were with us for our 30-day challenge, I have finally posted our loss numbers. For the 16 people who stuck out the 30 days, we showed an 84.6 lb loss. That's an average of 5.3 lbs per person. In just under 4 weeks, I say: ROCK ON!!!!!!! Great momentum for coming into this challenge!

oliviawink

I love the challenges!!! I don't have alot of extra time in the day for an extra 15 min walk, seeing as I have a 4 month old and work full time, but it's starting to get pretty outside and we have an extra hour of daylight now, so maybe i can push the stroller for 15 min a few times this week?! I plan on cleaning house tonight before my workout, so I'll count that as 15 min of walking and then some!!! (i run around like a crazy person when i clean!)

and i'll do great on the no eating out thing! b/c we don't have it in our budget to do that for the next two weeks thanks to an extremely high utility bill!

@miskim - my trick as a working mom to an infant as well, is similar to yours. I jog while cleaning, even in place to load dishwasher, fold laundry, etc. Sometimes I even jog in place while my baby is in the bath (but that's easier as mine is much older). If I have to do chores, I might as well burn cals at the same time!

stefv86

It's not too late for me to join, is it? I'll start tomorrow, only 2 days behind.

So, um, wow, I've never written out my weight to strangers before (this is my first post too, how exciting!)

Current: 204
Goal by April 24th: 185
Overall Goal: 125 (that's "healthy" for my height)

oliviawink

Here's what I have for participants and info on spreadsheet for tracking:
Name Start weight Goal weight
kcthatsme 181.2 173
Julieash 148 139
haldeman5 172 160
apic268 153 145
everydamnday 151 143
lesleed 160 148
chickadee2010 147.8 140
skinnyslacks7 186 179
akc78 189.2 176
gorgeousgunner 190 180
toramo 171 150
jackswife1207 176 166
lareishaH 188 178
sarahr73 160 145
sheilabennett 189.2 175
hellsbells417 157.6 149.9
jessicamarie81 167 160
t_rog 196 186
superkatie 243 230
econn 148
norcalbeezy 185 175
cutemommy88 159 150
findngme 146.5 135
lorikc 216.4 206
momof3babes 152 144
downby15 140 135
ceejay000 149.5 141.5
lbetancourt 141 131
katiemeridien 145 133
EmRN06 180 172
Amary06 255 240
glcarr65 193 183
crystalfaith 152.4 146
ngory07 259 240
ultrawomanll 163.7 153
sakenne 186 170
krg918 188 173
onemoretime13 204 190
mistydawn76 295 280
unodiamante 193.5 180
p_cakes 184.8 175
kylakesgal 161
nikki8marie 255 246
swtchrpie 140.4 137
aab1 228 216
lunarokra 209.8 195
traylorcats 220.5 211
misskim 205 190
leslieroyale 203.2 193
mrobbins82 142 135
rdy2begin 192.4
debcarv 151 140
kimmyh70 191 180
singer201 197.6 190
sabrinakhan84 146 136
lolabugs 198 185.2
madamelaporte 138 132
SEStack 137.8 130
c100700 199.8 185
kris1085 211.5 199
roselynsy 188.6 176.6
oliviawink 175 165
iambayd 178 168
stefv86 204 185

I'd like to think that I'm pretty thorough, but I am also human and I'm known to miss a person every-so-often. If you are missing or have wrong data, please let me know and I will correct the mistake. Excited to have 64 participants! Time to get our weight-loss on!!!!!!

LeslieRoyale

It's not too late for me to join, is it? I'll start tomorrow, only 2 days behind.

So, um, wow, I've never written out my weight to strangers before (this is my first post too, how exciting!)

Current: 204
Goal by April 24th: 185
Overall Goal: 125 (that's "healthy" for my height)

BIG HOORAY for you!!! I know, trust me...the first time you say that weight 'out loud'...scary...but so good for you!!
Congratulations on making such a big step, AND in your first forum post! Double HOORAY!! :drinker: (that's cheers with water, of course) :laugh:

Leslie

ceejay000

I had a really good day today until tonight. I made breakfast, lunch, and dinner - brought lunch and a snack to work. I went on a 45 minute walk outside even thought it was almost raining. I was really proud of all that. I went out with some of my friends tonight, and I wasn't going to get anything to eat, but my boyfriend kept asking me if I wanted to share an appetizer with him, and after the third or fourth time, I caved. I had some of his nachos, and not only did I break my own rule of not eating out, but I'm sure I went over my calories with those few bites (don't know the exact nutritional data). Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day!

madamelaporte

thanks for setting this up oliviawink hope I can reach my goal

sueceeq

Can I still get in? I forgot to post on Monday!

CW 236
GW by April 24th 224

oliviawink

Can I still get in? I forgot to post on Monday!

CW 236
GW by April 24th 224

of course! got you on the spreadsheet. work hard this week; we look forward to seeing the results on monday!

roselynsy

I love the challenges!!! I don't have alot of extra time in the day for an extra 15 min walk, seeing as I have a 4 month old and work full time, but it's starting to get pretty outside and we have an extra hour of daylight now, so maybe i can push the stroller for 15 min a few times this week?! I plan on cleaning house tonight before my workout, so I'll count that as 15 min of walking and then some!!! (i run around like a crazy person when i clean!)

and i'll do great on the no eating out thing! b/c we don't have it in our budget to do that for the next two weeks thanks to an extremely high utility bill!

@miskim - my trick as a working mom to an infant as well, is similar to yours. I jog while cleaning, even in place to load dishwasher, fold laundry, etc. Sometimes I even jog in place while my baby is in the bath (but that's easier as mine is much older). If I have to do chores, I might as well burn cals at the same time!

lol im am also a housework jogger, i have 4 kids 13,10,2 and 0 and i dont do it all the time but if ive picked at a little more than i should then im off. the main time im seem to do it is while im putting a way the weekly food shop, not sure why!!!! lol

kylakesgal

Good morning everyone~ I'm just checking in. I didn't feel well last night after working out and didn't even feel like eating dinner. I don't know what was wrong but I was so sick to my stomach. I made myself eat a bowl of cereal anyway but even with that my calories were way down for the day. I completed the Leslie Sansone's walk at home bootcamp which I was proud of myself for doing. Until yesterday, I hadn't even made it halfway. The challenge though pushed me to do it. Feeling somewhat better today and the sun is shining which makes a big difference:) Good luck to everyone today~

LareishaH

So I messed up already. Chickfila was giving away free chicken biscuits today, and co-workers can be such a bad influence. Anyway, I ate the chicken and half of the biscuit, but I did bring my lunch and fruit for snacks so I shall redeem myself. SN: I did walk 15 mins this morning, and I am going to walk another 15 mins after lunch.

jessicamarie81

No eating out for me this week so far! So far, so good! This challenge is good...I have found myself eating out whenever we are out and about and I don't like to do it. I hate to be disappointed when I get home to log it, even if I tried to make the healthier choice at wherever we went, I still don't like feeling out of control about it.
As far as the walking...I have done it everyday so far this week...today I dusted off the 30 Day Shred and whewwww!!! After that I did 30 minutes of my Walk Away the Pounds dvd...it felt good! The shred just wore me out though but I did get all the way through!
Good luck today everyone!

singer201

The sun is back after a rainstorm that prevented walking outside yesterday, so I'll get a 45 minute walk in today before work.

Tomorrow is going to be a challenge, since we're having a St. Patrick's Day potluck at work. I WILL NOT drink the soda, and I WILL eat the veggies, salad, fruit, make a sensible choice of entree, and watch my portions.

chickadee2010

chickadee2010 checking in for today
1. Don't eat out/grab a meal on the go - prepare all your meals at home this week. 3/7
2. Walk an extra 15 minutes each day on top of your regular exercise. 2/7

aab1

Today's check in -
I didn't eat out today. I had my meals & snacks planned for the day.
I got in extra walking between meetings.