Harry Potter Weight Loss Challenge - Slytherin

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  • lukimakamai
    lukimakamai Posts: 498 Member
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    tigerzeye- You are kicking *kitten* in the gym! Great Job!!!
  • lmv88
    lmv88 Posts: 12
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    Yes! Hello, I am here! Do you think it's possible for me to lose 10-15 lbs by the end of this challenge? Haha.
  • UnoDiamante
    UnoDiamante Posts: 356
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    New members:

    jalara - 227.8 - Slytherin
    ChrisUndies - 182 - Slytherin
    Beffy191 - 154 - Slytherin
  • jalara
    jalara Posts: 2,622 Member
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    Hey everyone! Happy to be here :) Go team!
  • thetigerzeye
    thetigerzeye Posts: 81 Member
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    tigerzeye- You are kicking *kitten* in the gym! Great Job!!!

    Believe me I'm trying, it is hard... to get to the gym lol but once I'm there it feels great. I always think too when I want to give up in the middle of my workout "What would I be doing right now if I wasn't here?" If its not a better answer than what I am currently doing I keep going ^_^ and most of my time the answer is "sitting on my butt" and that's not acceptable for me lol.

    And as far as *kitten* kicking is concerned I think I'm doing it wrong, I seem to be kicking my own *kitten* XD lol
  • ActiveFaith10
    ActiveFaith10 Posts: 230 Member
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    How is everyone getting their exercise in today??
  • arwensb
    arwensb Posts: 275 Member
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    How is everyone getting their exercise in today??
    I took a long walk at lunchtime today - up and down lots of hills and I walked full out as fast as I could the whole time. Was soaked when I got back to the office lol. Planning to do a TX2 strength workout when I get home and then maybe another walk after dinner if the weather holds. Don't really have any time for the elliptical tonight, but I think I am ok cardio-wise with the walking.
    Saw that you did yoga - do you take a class? I took a class once and loved it.
  • lcoulter23
    lcoulter23 Posts: 568 Member
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    I did some weights on the porch while I was waiting for my son to get off the bus and tonight is Zumba night! I stepped on the scale this morning and I think everyone is going to be very happy with me on Sunday. Shaping up to be at least a 2 pound week!
  • ActiveFaith10
    ActiveFaith10 Posts: 230 Member
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    @arwensb great! job on the walking, going through hills are a great way to shape up and add a challenge, and it's always a reward to go down them :) Maybe try walking/jogging faster up them and it'll increase your heart rate to burn more calories:) good luck on the TX2 workout and hopefully you can get a good walk in after dinner! I always try to workout after my dinner to burn the carbs I just ate and eat an apple or almonds after:)

    Vinyasa yoga was awesome! I sweat buckets, and its a lot cardio and strength than other yoga classes.Today another one of my friends joined in, and she's going to start doing it with us throughout the summer! It's always a good motivation to get friends involved Especially when we pay for unlimited, so we always try to get our money's worth! Which class did you take??

    @lcoulter23 Awesome with cardio and strength! Ive never tried Zumba but I only hear the best! I'm always afraid to try b/c im terrible at getting down the proper steps. Im glad to hear your losing the pounds! 2 weeks is a tough goal, but totally do-able:)

    GO SLYTHERINS! WE CAN DO THIS!

    "Walk More: You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is. ~ Ellen DeGeneres"
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
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    Hi, everyone! I just found the posts again and saw I was sorted into Slytherin! :]

    I'll try to catch up with everything tonight and I can't wait to participate in my very first challenge! Woohoo!
  • stressd1mom
    stressd1mom Posts: 151 Member
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    Water wise I am doing great, I drink water like a fish! Exercise wise I am way off, I have had a lot of stress going on this week, I know exercising would actually help, I just have to pull myself out of this funk first. I won't let you guys down though!
  • pixieofdoom
    pixieofdoom Posts: 356 Member
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    Curves circuit followed by hula hoop followed by dance clad for me today. And I did my weigh in and lost and I drank my water. Feeling quite proud! Day off tomorrow though so will need to try extra hard
  • pixieofdoom
    pixieofdoom Posts: 356 Member
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    Oh, I failed in my image post though, what did I do wrong?
  • stressd1mom
    stressd1mom Posts: 151 Member
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    I tried to add the crest & it didn't work. :frown:
  • ActiveFaith10
    ActiveFaith10 Posts: 230 Member
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    @dawnkitchen great to have you on board! the starting challanges is at least 30 minutes of exercise a day (im sure all of us and at least double this:), at least 8glasses of water a day and for every 30minutes of exercise, 1-2 more glasses!

    @stressed1mom @pixieofdoom make sure there are NO SPACES in the url and it should work

    @stressed1mom when I really dont feel like exercising I go on here and look at all the success stories, drink some coffee and im out the door! I ALWAYS feel great after I exercise, so I just think about that feeling:) and what i'll like like!

    @pixieofdoom sounds like an active day! you should be proud, awesome work! Weigh in in a couple days, LETS DO THIS!

    :)
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
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    For the challenge, I think I'm doing okay! I didn't know what it was until today, unfortunately.

    I worked out Monday (elliptical), Tuesday (elliptical/treadmill), and Wednesday (kickboxing) this week. I am going to work out later tonight, too, on the elliptical. Tomorrow I have personal training (usually do on Monday, too, but I had another appointment so I had to cancel). Saturday I have a core/high intensity cardio class. It is killer!
    Water: Sunday - 8, Monday - 12, Tuesday - 10, Wednesday - 9, today I should have at least 9 and at least 9 Friday and Saturday. :smile:


    PS: Is there a way we can post the challenge on our house page? The main thread gets so FULL and I lose posts in it. :flowerforyou:
  • ActiveFaith10
    ActiveFaith10 Posts: 230 Member
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    @dawnkitchen
    youre doing great!

    Here's the initial challenge for the first week:) Posted by Uno
    Hey everyone! Every Sunday you post here with you current weight (this time your start and goal weight). :)

    Ok, the first challenges are pretty simple just to get everyone started. Sorry if these look familiar! I promise they wont all be the same..
    Food challenge: drink 8 glasses of water per day and add 1-2 glasses for every 30 mins of exercise you get.(if you want to drink more that's fine, just make sure the minimum is 8)
    Exercise challenge: do some sort of exercise for at least 30 minutes per day (can be anything-walking, running, swimming, biking, horseback riding, moderate house cleaning, weight lifting etc)

    If anyone has any healthy recipes to share please share it! This is a place for motivation and to support each other in reaching our goals.

    I will post the HP info/quote of the day later and I will post everyone's weights tomorrow afternoon! Good luck everyone! Here's to us!
  • Elbee1
    Elbee1 Posts: 2,073 Member
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    Thanks for posting the challenge on here!

    Yesterday, I did Turbo Jam Cardio Party & walked for 15 minutes. And, drank 8 glasses of water! (The water thing is big for me...).

    My exercise workouts are normally Turbo Jam and I am also doing the "Conservative Couch to 5k". I am on Phase 2, Week 2 of "Conservative Couch to 5k".
  • Ante_Up
    Ante_Up Posts: 141 Member
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    I'm doing pretty well this week. Water hasn't been an issue, exercise has been ok. I've been walking for at lease 20minutes everyday, not counting the extra little walks I add in. Like today I went out for lunch, and after we ate we walked from the restaurant to the store, then back again, instead of driving over.
    I don't log my little extra walks, but I do log my 20 minute / 5.5 laps @ a brisk pace from the house to the barn everyday. I live in the country so I make do with what I have LOL. I do have an elliptical, punching bag, weights, Wii fit and various workout videos for rainy days though so I have absolutely no excuse not to get a workout in.

    We seem to have a great group of people here in Slytherin, we're going to rock this challenge!
  • thetigerzeye
    thetigerzeye Posts: 81 Member
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    Uhg >.< work is trying to make my week long goal as hard as possible... I am what they call a part time fill in... what that mean is when the full time people call off they call me and have me fill in... that being said I had to be to work this morning at 8am... got off at 3 (about to go into gym and forgo sleep) because they scheduled me for 9pm tonight to 7 am... >:( gr.

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