(POST 2) BATTLE OF THE BULGE Summer Slimdown Challenge!!!

kacione

Just watched the dances and I think I can do it. Have not done the macarana since my girls were living at home. LONG time ago, but I will work on it anyway. best to all

nydragon

June 13 weight: 141 lbs- could have done better if I did not cave in to cheesecake madness. :laugh:
nonetheless, lost 7 lbs in the last 4 weeks!

elcar7

"forgot" to weigh in today in the morning, probably it was precautions measures, since I don't fell like having lost weight in the last week.

will do it tomorrow in the morning

I tracked sodium it the last weeks and discovered, that usually I'm most of the times under my limit. today's diary sounds really bad about sodium, because of the processed sauce which accompanied the meat (which was included in the calories on the packing) - but didn't eat it and made my own - sure to be way under the sodium listed

What I was really suprised about was the bread it has alot of sodium, but I try not to eat bread in the mornings anymore, and ice cream - who would have thought that? - but I don't really have to tell anyone, why I should reduce ice cream anyways? but had "some" today, without going over calories - thanks to exercise.

and now I'll put on youtube and do the dances
and afterwards, I'll fill up my glass further - have to drink extra 6 cups of water due to excerise.

do YOU also add a cup of water to your "basal" water glass after excercise? 15 mins of exercise add 1 cup (250 ml) of water.

BeachGurl815

Sodium yesterday was not good. I was at a barbeque all afternoon and could have done a little better with my choices. I know I would have had an even better weigh-in this morn if I did. Usually my sodium is not bad at all. Like others have said, food tastes so much better without all that added sodium. We like to use Mrs. Dash spices in my house also. Love the chili lime on my turkey burgers.

I am really going to focus on this weeks challenges with the June 20th goal being one week away. Like they say on the Biggest Loser - Last Chance Workout..I am going to treat this week like that.

The pp asked about adding water when you workout...I think that is a good idea, I was not counting the water I consume during my workouts.

sheBB

Happy Monday everyone! I do not usually check on sodium, perhaps I should. Although yesterday AI did check it & it was low. I usually do not add any salt to my food. But, I do eat rice crisps sometimes that has quite a bit of it in them. Anyway, have a great day all & good luck on weigh-ins.

kacione

I have dropped my goal weight to 151 since I met the original goal for this part of our challenge. So because I am determined to make it I think I will challenge myself to do 2x the posted activity challenge every day. I can and will do it for me. Best of luck to all

SLIM195

Hey! Bob's

I stop using salt years ago, I use Mrs. Dash and pepper. Don't have a problem with water, I'm aways drinking bottles of it. I eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. That way I know how much sodium they have. When I'm shopping for foods, I always read the nutrition labels on the item for its Fats, Sugar and Sodium values. If its high in sodium I don't buy it.

kaylor908

Oh man I haven't checked-in in two weeks. Im gonna get back on track tho

lindsabe11e

I eat salty foods whenever possible because of a heart condition I have that requires me to increase sodium/water daily. Buuut I don't really like the taste of salt, so I don't add it to anything. Mostly I just get it from soups and the occassional Smart Balance popcorn

sheBB

Did ok on today's challenge except for my water intake, only hve about 5 down, 3 more to go & it is now 10:15, I will live in the bathroom tonight. Working out was fine an hour of zumba, & am under my calorie goal. Tomorrow is a new day. Have a great night all.

prtykekedd

The scale went the wrong way and I didn't meet my goal! UGH! I sure hope this gain is all muscle!

LadyOfOceanBreeze

I have cut waaaaay down on my sodium, trick is avoiding processed foods and eating raw nuts as opposed to "canned".

The water consumption is way up around a gallon a day and I notice a difference in my body's response to the water
when my salt is cut back. Just feel healthier and that elimination is better.

As for my fiber over the weekend, it ROCKED the way it should have!!! wow! did a double take on my diary lol

P.S. didn't have scale access this morning, will weigh tomorrow morning for sures

best to ALL!!!

art4fun69

I dont add salt to anything. The only sodium I get comes in the food already. Love to use saltless spices, garlic, etc... I especially love this time of year cause I grow my own spices in the containers on my deck--MMMMMM nothing better than fresh oregano, chives, etc...

We had company as soon as I got home from work and they just left, so no dancing for me today--sorry, maybe tomorrow.

Have a great night BOBers.

prplangl4

TUESDAY JUNE 14TH – DAY 30! – DOWN DOWN DO YOUR DANCE!
(We are in week 5!)

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK – This week we are going to focus on maximizing our 5 week weighin! EVERY DAY this week do 3 things…
1. FILL YOU CUP! - DRINK AT LEAST 64OZ OF WATER
2. STAY UNDER CALORIES AND LOG YOUR FOOD EVERY DAY
3. DO AT LEAST 20 MINS OF ACTIVITY EACH DAY!

DAILY CHALLENGE/TIP
This week we are going to work on doing a little something every day. Our songs each day will be dances so no one has an excuse for not doing sommmething! Today’s challenge is to do all 3 of the weekly challenges…and

MOTIVATIONAL SONG OF THE DAY
CUPID SHUFFLE HOW TO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLnhSH-6HOQ
CUPID SHUFFLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN62PAKoBfE&feature=related
WOBBLE - Vic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDCoQcMkV40&feature=related
(for my big girls! – we do this one in my dance fusion class at the gym! Fun fun fun!)

SHARE YOUR SECRETS TO SUCCESS:
Late night snackings!!!! Does anyone get late night cravings for munching around or even in the evenings? Do you do anything to ensure you curb those 'bored time' cravings?

SHOUT OUTS
To jabbogurl …who has to tell us about her girl scout experience with the electric slide! haha

sunshinelubsyou

i have been doing ok with late night cravings, but tonight i really wanted ice cream with fudge and whipped cream. So i substituted nesquick, milk, bananas and strawberries. I went over my calories today but at least I got my fruit and calcium....... Other night I have one cup cereal and one cup milk. It helps me sleep!

achampionsheart

i met the water challenge yesterday, went over my sodium, but i will do better today...
i have for the most part done away with night snacking (after work when im home)....i drink water while im working out so that fills me up.....

talysshade

Sometimes i eat pretzles, just about 10 when i really want something at night. But other times i try to substitute with strawberries or grapes, or low fat vanilla yoghurt. For salty it's a bit toucher, but sometimes a small amount of baked chips, but what i really do is make sure i always have 100-200 calories left over when i'm done with dinner, so i can have something every night without worrying.

ranewell

I always leave some calories open for that, but I make better choices now. I have 100 calorie packs (including popcorn), fruit, veggies with laughing cow cheese or, my FAVE, of course, skinny cow ice cream (I always stick to the 100 calorie options with those, as well...but they are still amazing!!)

art4fun69

I drink water (either hot water with lemon or just plain old cold water). If that doesnt work I try to stay as far from the kitchen as possible, go in my computer room and read a book or something.

All BOBers have a great Tuesdy--time to go to work now.

kacione

When I get hit with late night cravings I try to drink water and wait. I also like to keep my hands busy. I find that if I am doing something that is not compatable with eating I manage keep busy and forget my urge for food. I find that it is usually my mind that wants the food not my body. I try to do light craft work or crochet while I watch TV in the evening in the winter and I am outside a lot in the summer.

PhoenixRising17

Yesterday I did pretty good with the keeping under the calories and I literally MADE myself get up and clean and do things to keep myself busy instead of just sitting around on the computer or watching TV and I feel SOOOOO much better because now I have a clean house AND burned some calories...

As far as my late night cravings if I feel I ABSOLUTELY have to have something I will try and go with SmartPop 94% Fat free popcorn and I'll usually spice it up a bit and spray "I cant believe its not butter" on it which makes it taste like Im eating movie theatre popcorn! If its a craving I feel I can withstand I will try to just drink water....another snack I like are the Quaker Quakes Rice cakes (Cheddar and Ranch flavors are THA BOMB!) and they are better for you than potato chips!!!

jabbogurl

Hey, I got a shout out! Cool! :happy:

Oh boy, girl scouts and the electric slide.....We were earning our dance badge or something and our leaders decided we would learn the electric slide. Wasn't bad at first, but then we were doing it over and over and over for about an hour at each meeting for a month of so. :sad: Finally to earn our badge, we had to actually perform it in front of these adults that had a dance club or something. I think we were in 4th grade, needless to say, we did our little dance and they all just stared at us at the end, no clapping or anything. LOL! To this day, I still can't stand that song, maybe it was the constant repetition. I remember I had it on my "do not play list" at my wedding and the DJ still played it! I ran up there, and was like, "NO! This is not supposed to be played here!" Ha! Oh man, being tortured as a child through music, good times.

journey2size10

Morning all, catching up on all the posts

When a late night craving kicks in I keep a stash of sugar free jello in the bottom of the fridge. I also like the 100 cal kettle corn popcorn so I can get the sweet and salt and I've fallen in love with almonds, they have dark chocolate and the one for this week is cinnamon brown sugar. I really like those.

TheSpicyMermaid

waaaaaaay toooo cute ;o)
love your post!
:flowerforyou:
prob safe to say the caloric burn
for crocheting is the same as knitting....
:laugh: (give or take)?

Is there an entry for that? Who said that? That would be awesome.

cherubcrnp

My late night craves have been for something sweet as of late. So I make up one of my protein smoothies in the blender. It has frozen fresh fruit, Greek yogurt along with my protein powder and milk. It is thick, creamy, sweet and yummy. It completely satifies my sweet tooth.

TheSpicyMermaid

When I crave a quick snack, lately it's been a handful of Multi Grain Cheerios.

On a side note, I now hide my healthy food from my BF (he eats it all!) but I think he found my stash. I hope he's not disappointed, lol. I feel bad!

kacione

waaaaaaay toooo cute ;o)
love your post!
:flowerforyou:
prob safe to say the caloric burn
for crocheting is the same as knitting....
:laugh: (give or take)?

Is there an entry for that? Who said that? That would be awesome.

kacione

waaaaaaay toooo cute ;o)
love your post!
:flowerforyou:
prob safe to say the caloric burn
for crocheting is the same as knitting....
:laugh: (give or take)?

Is there an entry for that? Who said that? That would be awesome.




I think that that came from my needing to crochet three baby blanket and sweater sets for Sept 1and January respectively.

SiouxPrincess

I try to keep busy or surf on the computer when I feel like I am eating because I am bored. But sometimes when I have late night craving I eat some pretzels with Laughing Cow Light Swiss Chesse, if I want something salty. For my sweet tooth I have a Yoplait Fat Free Yogurt or Fat Free Rainbow Sherbert, they are so good.

Yum, just talking about it is making me want some, I think I'll have that for a snack tonight :bigsmile:

LadyOfOceanBreeze

lately I've been going crazy over baby artichokes! they take time to eat and keep me busy watchin' a movie after work.

cook in large pot with filtered water
Olive oil
Sea salt
Peppercorns
Lemon juice
Garlic powder

YUMMY!