Harry Potter Weight Loss Challenge - Ravenclaw

craft338

for my food challenge, i'm totally addicted to coffee mate. i would LIKE to limit myself to 50 calories per coffee, but i sometimes i go over 100 calories. that might not seem like such a big deal, but i have coffee 3 times a day :noway: this morning i actually pulled out a measuring spoon and measured out 2 tablespoons. it wasn't as much as i would have liked, but it's something i could guess used to :indifferent: i'm going to TRY to use it this afternoon :ohwell:

for my excercise challenge, i tried out the ab circle pro that my mom's friend gave me. it's probably not worth buying, but it's ok if u got it for free lol. it's a very "different" kind of work out, definitely strength, not cardio, and ur only supposed to do it for 3 minutes. i've been using it to see if i could get into it, but i'm not a big fan.

new exercise #2: i went to a friend's house and we walked to the track(1mile), walked around the track(2miles), and walked back the long way(1.5miles). i wore my ankle weights and HRM and burned about 600 calories it was awesome. definitely doing that again. :bigsmile:

can i count all that as 3 house points? i'm still not sure if i'm doing this right lol

bethanyweathers

LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But Julia, why on earth are we celebrating, you ask?


Well because....

Guess who just weighed in at *under* 200lbs.... This girl right here! *happydance* 198...198...198...Hell yeah!

YES! Great Job!!!!!!!

azsuzi

LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But Julia, why on earth are we celebrating, you ask?


Well because....

Guess who just weighed in at *under* 200lbs.... This girl right here! *happydance* 198...198...198...Hell yeah!

Way to go girl!! WOOHOO!!!! :drinker:

liz11599

Checking in for today......had craveing for a hersheys bar...so instead on the whole thing I only had 1/4. Also, used a new machine at the gym today...can't remember the name for it, but works out the calves. Boy, I'm feeling it straight up the back of my legs this evening.

Total points for today =2

psb13

LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But Julia, why on earth are we celebrating, you ask?


Well because....

Guess who just weighed in at *under* 200lbs.... This girl right here! *happydance* 198...198...198...Hell yeah!

Welcome to Onderland..i just arrived myself. i like it here...how 'bout you? :bigsmile:

psb13

checking in today. no doing so great with the new exercise part-creature of habit! but i avoided anothe potential binge yesterday. my life before mfp was all about the binge...binge to celebrate good things, binge to get over bad things!! had a really bad day yesterday. i cought myself wondering if dairy queen was still open at 9pm. then i heard all of your voiced across the miles saying "DON"T DO IT!!!" and i didn't. instead i had some turkey and laughing cow cheese. thanks guys!!

Sarahbear83

I ran. I have not run in a long time, but when I took my dogs for a walk this week, I ran. It felt so good.

I've also avoided alcohol, despite wanting to have a drink, because I know it will just bloat me and ruin my weigh ins.

I've loved all the movies, separate from the books. I think each has it's own place. The movies can't be as epic as the books are because you spend such an immense amount of time reading and getting to know the characters that it just can not possibly be condensed into 2-3 hours and feel complete. I also get that some stuff just does not translate on screen well. I'm so sad to see the movies end. It will be weird to not look forward to another one.

azsuzi

checking in today. no doing so great with the new exercise part-creature of habit! but i avoided anothe potential binge yesterday. my life before mfp was all about the binge...binge to celebrate good things, binge to get over bad things!! had a really bad day yesterday. i cought myself wondering if dairy queen was still open at 9pm. then i heard all of your voiced across the miles saying "DON"T DO IT!!!" and i didn't. instead i had some turkey and laughing cow cheese. thanks guys!!

That's so wonderful!! :bigsmile: Isn't it great how people you've never met in person can have such a positive influence on your life? I love this group - I wish we could all get together to see the last movie together!!

psb13

oh wow..wouldn't that be great!!!!

psb13

spent the day at a huge mall 1 1/2 hours from here with daughter and her friend. watched the people, bought a couple of smaller shirts (yay), sat in the food court knitting and watching the people. i had an absolutely fabulous salad and yummy fresh fruit + yogurt parfait. stayed below calorie goal and walked right past the gelato stand!! :bigsmile:

azsuzi

spent the day at a huge mall 1 1/2 hours from here with daughter and her friend. watched the people, bought a couple of smaller shirts (yay), sat in the food court knitting and watching the people. i had an absolutely fabulous salad and yummy fresh fruit + yogurt parfait. stayed below calorie goal and walked right past the gelato stand!! :bigsmile:

Good for you - sounds like a great day! :happy:

cherubcrnp

spent the day at a huge mall 1 1/2 hours from here with daughter and her friend. watched the people, bought a couple of smaller shirts (yay), sat in the food court knitting and watching the people. i had an absolutely fabulous salad and yummy fresh fruit + yogurt parfait. stayed below calorie goal and walked right past the gelato stand!! :bigsmile:

Good for you - sounds like a great day! :happy:

sounds like a fabulous day!

azsuzi

After a long day of studying and completing quizzes for both of my classes, I enjoyed a nice swim under the stars. It felt so good to stretch my muscles after sitting at my desk all day! One of the nice things about living in AZ is that there's a pool in almost every yard - so I can swim whenever the mood strikes.
And then my husband offered me some strawberry shortcake but after I looked at my calories for the day, I opted for some more watermelon instead. Binge averted!

Good luck tomorrow everyone!! :bigsmile:

Sarahbear83

Starting Weight: 242 lbs
Week 1: 240 (-2)
Week 2: 239 (-1)
Week 3: 237 (-2)
Week 4: 236 (-1)
Total Loss: 6 lbs!

Lori07

I ate chicken wings last night even though I knew I shouldn't have. I wish my husband was on this journey with me then the temptation would not be so high. I wasn't even hungry but I had 5 anyway.

My weigh in for today is 132.4

Lori07

I also started a new video this week so I guess I get a point for the exercise challenge and I don't know maybe I can get a point for those wings and turn it in to a not so bad thing. lol

the_accountinator

I'm not going to be able to weigh in until tomorrow morning. I'm so sorry! I hope that's okay. I'm feeling good about this week, so fingers crossed!

craft338

i only lost .4 this week :sad: im sorry guys, i'm plateuing...it's pretty depressing. i just raised my calories and i think that's helping, so hopefully next week will be better...

no new exercises other than the 2 i posted earlier, but for the food challenge: my mom made this awesome cake for my cousin's graduation party (my mom's taking professional cake decorating classes, so she could seriously bake some crazy *kitten*) so at the party, i ONLY TASTED IT!! plus, there were 2 other cakes there (my fave :frown: napoleon and nutella...) and i didn't have any of those...just tasted my mom's cake of awesomeness :bigsmile:

hope everyone had a great week! i'm starting to get really excited for the movie!!

psb13

weigh in today i was 196.4-down 1.8lbs. house points this week-0 for trying different exercises (creature of habit) and binges avoided=5 and if i counted right 6 for daily check ins. should come to 11 house points. GO RAVENCLAW!!

Tiffy11011

Checking in at 198! down 3!!! Whoo!!

As for house points I have 2 for exercise (I posted about them earlier in the week) and I've avoided binges 5 times this week (although I completely failed at it yesterday :-P)

So I should have 7 new house points plus however many times I've posted which I honestly don't know :-/

GO RAVENCLAW!!!!!!!

liz11599

Checking in for the week.......sadly I didn't lose anything..stayed firm at 187 If it wasn't for this water I'm retaining I would have a loss...ugh! However, I did manage to earn some house points...4, I think. I hope everyone else had a better week than I did!!!

Have a safe and happy weekend!!

LJSpady

Good Morning friends!

I'm currently at 339 lbs!
I've also earned 3 more house points since Tuesday.

Hope everyone's having a fabulous day!

bethanyweathers

Checking in three pounds lighter! Current weight: 234!!!!

Let's go Ravenclaw!!!!

psb13

Checking in three pounds lighter! Current weight: 234!!!!

Let's go Ravenclaw!!!!

WOW!! awesome week

azsuzi

Morning everyone! Sadly, I didn't lose anything last week. Still at 178. But I've got good food in the house again, so next week will be better

House points for the week: I avoided 3 binges and tried 1 new exercise - so that's 4!

momofJandA

WEIGH IN SUNDAY!!!!
SW- 143lbs
Week 1- 140lbs (-3lbs)
Week 2- 138lbs (-2lbs;5lbs)
Week 3- 136lbs (-2lbs;7lbs)

**Week 4- 135lbs (-1lbs; 8lbs total)
Not as well as I have been doing but I think TOM is on his way :noway: would rather that then a plateau though

House points: 5 for checking in
3 for new exercises
2 for not binging (I really wanted those damn oreo cookies- so glad they are officially OUT of my house)
So 10 pts for the week

kittycatcookie

Checking in....

0.4 pounds lighter at 151.6 . down from 152.

I know this is abysmal! Sorry! I worked away this week and ended up having to eat my main meal at 9pm each night...trials and tribulations of ecology work.

This week im in the office all week which means time for the gym and healthy eating!

minniebee

House points: 5 for checking in
3 for new exercises
2 for not binging (I really wanted those damn oreo cookies- so glad they are officially OUT of my house)
So 10 pts for the week

I threw the Oreos out of my house... they were just TOO tempting.

Weigh in: Gained 162.6lbs ... but we can pretend that that is all water weight, right? (I'll weight myself tomorrow morning to see if there's a little bit better number.) So no weight lost. But, it's my TOM and I had my birthday yesterday... so I know that I definitely did not get enough water and was not eating well. However, when my birthday cake came out (from coldstone!) I had a TINY sliver of a piece, and made my friends, (All of whom are over 6ft tall... the boys at least) eat the rest! So... two house pts for me? One from earlier in the week and one from last night?

beanie242

I'm just checking in to say I will weigh in tomorrow. This week/weekend has been so hectic, I started a new job, had a b-day party yesterday, setting up for and attending a bridal shower today and yet ANOTHER b-day party this afternoon. So hopefully I can avoid going overboard.

ashiesmash

Phew! Finally back on track!

Lost 1 pound since last week, checking in at 253.5! (That's 10 pounds since I started yaaay!)

there was a whole damn pizza in my fridge all week long. But what did I do? Once slice a day. Thin crust, low cheese, low sauce, tons of veggies. I'd say that's 4 days of not binging, how about y'all?

Bought Just Dance 2 with super interesting bollywood dancing and other stuff I'd never tried before 1 day of new exercises!

In conclusion:
1 pound down
4 didn't binge days even though I could've (whoops, miscounted! it's 4, not 6)
1 new exercise!