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good morning fellow ravenclaws!! just wanted to drop by and say that although i probably won't be doing too many food challenges, i'll be doing the exercise challenges, AND i'd still like to feel like part of the group! feel free to add me and i look forward to cheering our house on.
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@cNhobbes: Remember to post your weekly House Points sometime this weekend so I can include them in our weekly Hogwarts check-in. You mentioned you would like to see some intense workout challenges. Got any ideas for me?
I'm thinking about letting the Prefects post the challenges each week to give us more variety. What do you all think of that idea?
will do! should I count sat-sat or sun-sun as a week? let's see, some workout challenges. how about: 1) trying a new cardio machine/video/exercise that you've never done for 20 min. don't forget to stretch differently than you usually do! 2) doing at least 30 min of exercise EVERY DAY for an entire week. 3) climbing 4 flights of stairs every day for 7 days. i dunno, what do you think?0 -
good morning fellow ravenclaws!! just wanted to drop by and say that although i probably won't be doing too many food challenges, i'll be doing the exercise challenges, AND i'd still like to feel like part of the group! feel free to add me and i look forward to cheering our house on.:flowerforyou:
@cNhobbes: Remember to post your weekly House Points sometime this weekend so I can include them in our weekly Hogwarts check-in. You mentioned you would like to see some intense workout challenges. Got any ideas for me?
I'm thinking about letting the Prefects post the challenges each week to give us more variety. What do you all think of that idea?
will do! should I count sat-sat or sun-sun as a week? let's see, some workout challenges. how about: 1) trying a new cardio machine/video/exercise that you've never done for 20 min. don't forget to stretch differently than you usually do! 2) doing at least 30 min of exercise EVERY DAY for an entire week. 3) climbing 4 flights of stairs every day for 7 days. i dunno, what do you think?
You can count any 7 days you want as long as you're consistent each week.
Thanks for the good suggestions!0 -
Morning Ravenclaws!
Saturdays will be my official weigh-in day moving forward, so I'm happy to post that I have lost 1.6 lbs since my start on 9/6! I'll take it.
Didn't do as well with house points or owls as I would have liked, but I'll be determined to make more progress this week on the new challenges.
Here are my weekly stats for 9/7-9/9 (week 1 - short week due to late start)
Owls- 6
House Points- 28 (exercise is the worst for me - I just never make the time for it)0 -
Hi everyone!
I just recently found the forum areas, and I was wondering if I could join your guys' awesome house? I'm a complete and total Harry Potter geek, and listen to tons of Wizard Rock while I work out, that is when I'm not working my butt off at school or cleaning. If you guys let me join I would greatly appreciate it, though could someone fill me in on what all happens here? Hope you all enjoy your weekend!
Thanks!0 -
Silly question I know, as most of mine are, but how do we calculate the house points ? Is it a point a minute?
because I have 210 minutes last week(although I thought I pretty much did nothing) so how many house points would that be?0 -
Weekly totals:
128 House Points for exercise
7 OWLs for "just moving"
5 OWLs for getting all my water in
6 OWLs for posting on the thread
so...
128 House Points
18 OWLs
and...
New weight: 230! Down one pound! I'd have liked to see two, but I'll take it. Better a little loss than a big gain.
This also means that I have reached my first mini goal! My friends and I are going shopping today, I may treat myself with a new shirt of something. We'll see. I'm running low of money right now (the life of a college student... c'est la vie).0 -
Happy Saturday fellow Ravenclaws!
Today should be a pretty chill day for me. The roommate is out of town, so I don't have much on docket except for tons and tons of reading and a trip to Subway in a little while to get a sandwich.
OWLS for yesterday
Exercise - 1
Food - 1
Spirit - 10 -
Not doing too well on owls so far this week
Food- 0 went over on sugar today
Exercise- 0 weighed my self AGAIN this morning- but in my defense I wanted to make sure my 3lb loss from yesterday was real and I wasn't dreaming
Spirit- 1 OWL yeah!!!!! its something
House Points: 35 (run this morning)0 -
Silly question I know, as most of mine are, but how do we calculate the house points ? Is it a point a minute?
because I have 210 minutes last week(although I thought I pretty much did nothing) so how many house points would that be?
You got it - 1 house point for each minute of exercise. So you have 210 House Points!! That's great!0 -
Hmmm - somehow a double post. :ohwell:0
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Hi everyone!
I just recently found the forum areas, and I was wondering if I could join your guys' awesome house? I'm a complete and total Harry Potter geek, and listen to tons of Wizard Rock while I work out, that is when I'm not working my butt off at school or cleaning. If you guys let me join I would greatly appreciate it, though could someone fill me in on what all happens here? Hope you all enjoy your weekend!
Thanks!
All Ravenclaws are welcome! I sent you a friend request with a little bit of information.
Anyone who wants to join the September challenge, post your current weight, September goal weight and check out the Inter-House Challenge blog post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/hogwarts-september-inter-house-challenge-ravenclaw-house-1440950 -
Sue,
Thank you so much! Hopefully this will keep me motivated!0 -
Good afternoon everyone!
This is my first weigh in, and well I'm kinda nervous. Not really sure what all I'm suppose to include so here goes.
My starting weight was 286
Current weight is 266
Mini Goal is to be 255-250 by my 24th Birthday (10/06/2011)
Main goal is to be 130-150 depending on where I feel comfortable.0 -
Good afternoon everyone!
This is my first weigh in, and well I'm kinda nervous. Not really sure what all I'm suppose to include so here goes.
My starting weight was 286
Current weight is 266
Mini Goal is to be 255-250 by my 24th Birthday (10/06/2011)
Main goal is to be 130-150 depending on where I feel comfortable.
Welcome Sarah (binariiangel)! I have your current weight at 266 and Sept. 30 goal weight at 255. Starting today, you will begin earning House Points for the Inter-House competition with the other houses. You earn 1 point for each minute you exercise throughout the week and report your total when you weigh in next Saturday.
You also begin earning OWLs for our in-house challenges. This week's challenges are:Food: Stay under ADDED sugar for the day. This excludes sugars from fruits and veggies. Count up your total sugars from drinks, ice cream, candy, cereal, etc. and keep that total under your sugar goal for the day. Earn 1 OWL each day you meet this challenge.
Exercise: Well, this isn't really exercise, but so many of you have mentioned it, so... Earn 1 OWL each day you DO NOT weigh yourself!!
House Spirit: Earn 1 OWL each day you drop by and post something in the common room.
Other than that, drop in any time and enjoy the company!!0 -
Good afternoon fellow Ravenclaws,
I just got in from staining the deck. It's now 85F and still rising, so I opted to finish in the cool of tomorrow morning. I'm already well past my water goal for the day. I am soooo grateful I have AC because I used an oil based stain and it stinks to high heaven. The results are great though.
My weigh in day remains Sunday. I'll have official weekly totals and start counting the 9/11 progress tomorrow.
*Progress towards week of 9/4 OWLS -9/10 update*
House Spirit (post ) - +6
Food (64 oz water) - +5
Exercise (Move) - +6 (used WorkRave for breaks, stained teak bench last night)
*September exercise minutes*
Month to date total = 170
Week 9/4 to date total = 170
9/10 exercise minutes - 30 min walking0 -
Sue,
I've got a question about the food goal.Food: Stay under ADDED sugar for the day. This excludes sugars from fruits and veggies. Count up your total sugars from drinks, ice cream, candy, cereal, etc. and keep that total under your sugar goal for the day.
What is a 'sugar goal'? I can change my food setting to show sugar (I won't track Sodium this week.). Looking at my standard foods, I'm busted on my tea with milk and sugar. However, I'd like some clarification on these items:
Oatmeal has natural sugar in it, I think that doesn't count, but would like confirmation.
My protein shake has sugar in it, I think that does count towards added sugar. Correct me if I'm wrong.
My whole milk plain yogurt has natural sugar in it, I think lactose, but it could be coming from the pectin. I don't think that counts. If I ate sweetened yogurt, I think that does count. Please confirm.
Sweet pickle relish, counts towards added sugar.
Rule of thumb:
Minimally processed food like plain unsweetened oatmeal or plain unsweetened yogurt - not counted
Honey counts as an added sugar.
Raw fruit and vegetables - not counted
Processed food of any kind that contains sugar (e.g. can of stewed tomatoes) - counted
Does it sound like I've over thought this enough?
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I think you've got it exactly right Gwen. I didn't know oatmeal had natural sugar in it - at least the steel cut oats that I use don't. Maybe the quick oats do... Anyway, you're on the right track!Sue,
I've got a question about the food goal.Food: Stay under ADDED sugar for the day. This excludes sugars from fruits and veggies. Count up your total sugars from drinks, ice cream, candy, cereal, etc. and keep that total under your sugar goal for the day.
What is a 'sugar goal'? I can change my food setting to show sugar (I won't track Sodium this week.). Looking at my standard foods, I'm busted on my tea with milk and sugar. However, I'd like some clarification on these items:
Oatmeal has natural sugar in it, I think that doesn't count, but would like confirmation.
My protein shake has sugar in it, I think that does count towards added sugar. Correct me if I'm wrong.
My whole milk plain yogurt has natural sugar in it, I think lactose, but it could be coming from the pectin. I don't think that counts. If I ate sweetened yogurt, I think that does count. Please confirm.
Sweet pickle relish, counts towards added sugar.
Rule of thumb:
Minimally processed food like plain unsweetened oatmeal or plain unsweetened yogurt - not counted
Honey counts as an added sugar.
Raw fruit and vegetables - not counted
Processed food of any kind that contains sugar (e.g. can of stewed tomatoes) - counted
Does it sound like I've over thought this enough?
Oh - and the sugar goal is what MFP shows as your daily goal. You might have to change your diary settings to show sugar as one of the nutrients that you track. Then take your total for the day and subtract out any fruits, veggies, etc. and see if you are under what MFP shows as your goal.0 -
Hello everyone!
I had a wonderful day today. The weather was gorgeous so I packed a lunch, grabbed my dog, and drove over to Acadia National Park. We hiked for about 3 1/2 hours, and about 10 miles, in beautiful weather up and down a small mountain through a gorge and by creeks, a couple lakes, and the ocean. I had planned on a shorter hike with time spent reading by the chilly Maine coastline, but I just couldn't stop moving. It was wonderful, but I am totally beat tonight. My dog seems to be even more worn out though. I haven't had the tennis ball dropped in my lap at all tonight
I hope that the weather was just as wonderful for all my other Ravenclaws today.
I'm nervous about my weigh-in tomorrow since I've been at a bit of a plateau the last few weeks, but I'm hoping today might push me over the edge a bit.
@ liz11599 - Good luck on your 5K tomorrow! I am doing my first 10K next week, but I don't think I'll be able to run the whole thing.
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Good evening Ravenclaws, had an ok day today but the weather was crappy lol.
Sunday 11/9/11 1 OWL Exercise OWL Food/Water – No 1 OWL Post House Points – 350 -
Well, I logged my food for yesterday which was a crashing disappointment (we had an "eating" night at work and because I was in such a rush I didn't get to pack my normal good stuff.....so I got hungry and ate things I shouldn't have, and went over my calories a LOT). I've been beating myself up about it actually. I DID do a mega run that morning to try and counteract it a little, and I've been trying to be on the mark with my eating/exercise for today since tomorrow I will actually post my first Ravenclaw weight/OWLs/housepoints. Hopefully I didn't ruin my chances to be a little bit down from my starting weight. *sigh*0
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good morning Ravenclaw. i'd say happy sunday, but i find my thoughts going back 10 years ago and remembering. it will be a low profile day for me today. here are my stats for the week:
weight 180.4 a gain of 0.6lbs for me after a not very focused week
OWLS-9
HP-103
hoping for a better week.0 -
It sounds like you had a wonderful, perfect day!Hello everyone!
I had a wonderful day today. The weather was gorgeous so I packed a lunch, grabbed my dog, and drove over to Acadia National Park. We hiked for about 3 1/2 hours, and about 10 miles, in beautiful weather up and down a small mountain through a gorge and by creeks, a couple lakes, and the ocean. I had planned on a shorter hike with time spent reading by the chilly Maine coastline, but I just couldn't stop moving. It was wonderful, but I am totally beat tonight. My dog seems to be even more worn out though. I haven't had the tennis ball dropped in my lap at all tonight
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Good morning Ravenclaw.
This past week was not the best for me for food/exercise. I was out of town for a few days and had a few large meals while out with friends and didn't get in my workout for a few days either.
Check-in numbers:
Weight - 258.6
Food - 7 (I love water!)
Exercise - 3 (Missed 3 workouts!)
Spirit - 1
My total exercise minutes for the week were 186. That number should go up once I get back to my normal routine this week.0 -
We've all had those disappointing days. Nothing to beat yourself up over though. One bad day will not ruin all of the good ones. It happened - just start fresh today and move on.Well, I logged my food for yesterday which was a crashing disappointment (we had an "eating" night at work and because I was in such a rush I didn't get to pack my normal good stuff.....so I got hungry and ate things I shouldn't have, and went over my calories a LOT). I've been beating myself up about it actually. I DID do a mega run that morning to try and counteract it a little, and I've been trying to be on the mark with my eating/exercise for today since tomorrow I will actually post my first Ravenclaw weight/OWLs/housepoints. Hopefully I didn't ruin my chances to be a little bit down from my starting weight. *sigh*0 -
last week - 205.6
this week - 204.6
week's loss - 1.0 lbs
sorry i haven't really been keeping up with the challenges and everything this past week. i work at a school, so i've been really busy. hopefully thing will start to calm down and get back to normal. :flowerforyou:0 -
Hi Ravenclaw!!!! I'm down another pound as of this morning! So I'm at 161lbs. I also ranked up 10 OWLS. (I didn't do so well on posting in here... or on drinking enough water.) I hope everyone is having a great day!0
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Hi Ravenclaws!
I am down to 229.6 this morning!!
I am a bit confused on the weeks. Is week 2 complete or are we logging week 1?
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We're finishing up week 1 and starting on week 2. Did you have any House Points (minutes of exercise) or OWLs to report?Hi Ravenclaws!
I am down to 229.6 this morning!!
I am a bit confused on the weeks. Is week 2 complete or are we logging week 1?
Thanks,0 -
Hello fellow Ravenclaws!! My weekly House point exercise total (last sun through this sat) is 333.
Also, I know this has nothing to do with our house, though it seems very fitting...GO RAVENS!!0 -
I lost .8 pounds, weighing in at 191.6. I had a beer on Saturday last week, and based on some nutritionist information, I shouldn't be surprised that my rate of weight loss dropped. Ok, ok, ok, no more alcohol until I reach goal weight. :drinker:
House Spirit (post ) - +7
Food (64 oz water) - +6
Exercise (Move) - +7
20 OWLs
Week 9/4 exercise minutes = 170
*Progress towards week of 9/11 OWLS -9/11 update*
House Spirit (post ) - +0
Food (sugar) - +0
Exercise (Don't look at scale) - +0 - not counting official weigh in.
*September exercise minutes*
Month to date total = 200
Week 9/11 to date total = 30
9/11 exercise minutes - 30 min walking0
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