Team Yellow-SAHMU (closed group)

CoachMelissaDi

Alright ladies...today is my b-day and my present to myself was a 1.8 lbs loss for the week. Yay!

Starting MFP 215lbs
Starting SAHMU 211lbs
Week 1 Weight 211 lbs
Week 2 weight 209.6 lbs
Week 3 weight 208.8 lbs
Week 4 weight 208.8 lbs
Week 5 weight 207.0 lbs
Goal Weight 180 lbs

-/+ this week -- -1.8 lbs

I'll post the meatloaf cupcakes on the main thread since it was our winner, though not by much!

** you are beyond the awesomeness!!!! Happy Happy Birthday!!

sisa2324

Alright ladies...today is my b-day and my present to myself was a 1.8 lbs loss for the week. Yay!

Starting MFP 215lbs
Starting SAHMU 211lbs
Week 1 Weight 211 lbs
Week 2 weight 209.6 lbs
Week 3 weight 208.8 lbs
Week 4 weight 208.8 lbs
Week 5 weight 207.0 lbs
Goal Weight 180 lbs

-/+ this week -- -1.8 lbs

I'll post the meatloaf cupcakes on the main thread since it was our winner, though not by much!

** you are beyond the awesomeness!!!! Happy Happy Birthday!!

Thanks! You're not so bad yourself! 2lbs, Yay for you!

thefishers4

SAHMU Challenge Week 5

Cardio:
Set a week Goal for yourself this week and achieve it! Your goal can't be under 2500 calories burned. We have to push ourselves.(I got this from another challenge on MFP and thought it was great!)
Got it done


Strength: Possible 6 points per person just for this challenge!!
Day 1 Challenge - 50 Leg Raises (each side)
Day 2 Challenge - 40 Squats
Day 3 Challenge - 50 situps or ab crunches
Day 4 Challenge - 40 "Up & Downs"
Day 5 Challenge - 25 Pushups
Day 6 Challenge - 25 Lunges
Day 7 Rest!! You deserve it!!
*You can do these in any order you would like.
Got those all done


Food Challenge: Healthy Kids Meal
Recipe challenge- for this challenge we will each submit a Kids Meal recipe to our team thread, you will receive 1 point for this, take a vote on your team and then submit the best Kids recipe to our main thread, we will then all vote for the best recipe on the main thread and the team with the most votes will receive 1 extra point for this challenge. (the catch is you cannot vote for your own team). Remember to include the nutritional content in your receipe.
didn't get this done

Emotional Challenge:
What excuses have you made (to yourself or others) in the past for your weight, and how do you stop yourself from falling back into the "I am heavy because...." attitude?
**Well I am a full time worker and don't have the time. I had a baby, baby comes first. I am tooo tired.
Done!

Didn't lose anything this week

thefishers4

Starting MFP 218lbs
Starting SAHMU 181lbs
Week 1 Weight 181 lbs
Week 2 weight 179.6lbs
Week 3 weight 182.2lbs
Week 4 weight 180.2lbs
Week 5 weight 181.2lbs
Goal Weight 130lbs (loooong term..)

thefishers4

Hey ladies! I'm bummed that Team Purple fell apart but excited to join you guys for the rest of this challenge!

Welcome to team yellow

NewLife_11

Can everyone please go to the spreadsheets and input there total points and weight loss this week, remember ifyou have gained weight count it as 0 for the week, also make sure the previous weeks are complete as well. Thanks and as soon as this is done I will give a little update on who won the highest weight loss for the week and who earned the most points.
Karie

Also make sure you go to week 5 and vote for a recipe!!!

sisa2324

How is everyone doing on the daily challenges??
Somehow (even with b-day cake) I stayed just under my carbs for yesterday and today looks alright, too.

Here's tomorrow's...
Friday
Nutrition - Under Fat
Exercise - 50 bicycle crunches (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=12)

daisyelaine

Helloooo! How's everybody doing? I can say that I'm SOOO glad tomorrow is Friday-- I don't have any daycare kids, so it's a long weekend for me! I'm so going to "sleep in". ( Oh, I'll still be awake at 7 with Emma.. but I can keep her entertained while I lie there comatose for a while!!) I I would like to have a quiet weekend, but there's HUGE goings on in my town this weekend-- TSN is coming to so a spot there as we won a $25000 prize to repair our arena roof as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour. Of course, that also means bbqs all over the place.. so we'll see how I do!

I'm doin' good with the daily challenges--
Wed--under carbs-- Yep! I may have only had 6 left, but that counts!!
--Hip flexors -- done!
-- cardio--3 mile Leslie Sansone.. at 10:30pm... so that I would be under on my carbs and calories! 331 calories!

Thurs- Under Calories-- yup!
- 50 (on your knees)pushups... did them after my workout! Of course, by the time I got to 30, doing more than 5 at a time was killer.. but they're done!
-cardio-- Day 10 of L2 of 30ds, and tonight 4 mile fast walk DVD... for which I got to use my NEW HRM!!!! Wheeee!!

As for my emotional... I'm still letting that sink in for a bit. My brain likes to have a little time to process these things!

CoachMelissaDi

Well I have been doing good with the challenges. I have kicked it up a notch on the cardio and put resistance up to 9 instead of 7 and whew! that does make a huge difference. I didnt want to do the pushups yesterday because I didnt want to make myself exhausted for my birthday getaway tonight! My hubby wont be here on my actual b-day next month so we are celebrating early. I am gonna try to not eat and drink horrible! See y'all on Saturday!

daisyelaine

Just had the best post-workout smoothie ever. Mmmmmm... Apparently, a tablespoon or 2 of peanut butter is enough to make me a happy gal! Oh, who am I kidding.. as I've said before, pb is my kryptonite!!

Anyway, stayed under my fat today! ( Hmm, just got a WEIRD visual there...) Still have 8 to go.. and I actually had to think about it too!!
Bicycle crunches done this morning, and made my calorie burn up to 1043! ( 30 DS, 3 miles walking DVD, and then tonight 65 min on the gazelle). But my goodness, I'm tired!! It was using my HRM, so now that I know its accurate.. apparently there were some things that may not have been before. I'm actually wondering if I may need to adjust my spreadsheet goal too. Now that I KNOW what I'm burning.. well, I don't know that I can spend 2 hrs working out everyday this week to hit my goal! Plus, trying to eat that back so I'm over my BMR is INSANE. I'll leave it for a bit though.. just to see if I can do it!

daisyelaine

So, I did it. I reduced my calorie burn goal on the spreadsheet, from 5500 to 4500. I thought long and hard about it too.. but decided tonight that it was really what I needed to do. See, I'm kinda AR that way.. if I set a goal that's within reach, then I WILL achieve it. It can still be a challenge, but if it's too high, I'll still drive myself crazy trying to get there.
I figured out yesterday that because I *only* burned 300ish calories on Monday, then to achieve it I would need to burn at least 860 for the rest of the week. At first I thought " well,that's not too bad... maybe I'll leave it." This am, I did 30 ds and a 4 mile walk with jogging intervals .. , adding up to 75 mins or exercise ( most of that in my high calorie burning zone) and *only* burnt 670 calories. "Well, maybe I'll do something later... ". Ugh. The last few nights I haven't gotten to bed until 1 because I'm starting a workout at 10pm, and then am still having calories that I need to eat back so I'm above my BMR. Of course, I had set that goal before I had my HRM, so things were.. well.. there were somethings that were close to accurate.. and others that were SOOO not.
So tonight, my calories were perfect, I am pretty much balanced, my sodium is under ( yaay!) and I'm done for the night. Wait, I still have 189 calories that I have to burn, and then eat back? Crap. And, if I leave it then I need to do even MORE for the next 3 days?? Yeah... no.
And so... changed. It will still be a challenge for me to do 4500 this week, but not something that is drive-me-crazy challenging. Aaannnnd, I know that that's totally fine, and I don't need to explain myself.. but .. well, I like having stories, so indulge me!!

CoachMelissaDi

Well today is Monday and I am back at it! I burned a good amount today and I plan to do the same thing tomorrow to make up for Friday night! Ugh! I ate horribly! So now I am gonna get back in the swing of things. Wish me luck! You girls are doing awesome!!

sisa2324

Things have been pretty quiet on here lately, we must all be busy working out! One more day to finish our challenges, so let's see some points totals tomorrow.

SunshineKB

I tried to get on here and post yesterday but just realized it never went through OR I never finished writing my post lol! It's hard to juggle sometimes with 3 kids, 7,4,6months, all of which are at home, homeschooling my 7yr old, tending to the baby, babysitting a 2 year old during the week on top of it, yadda yadda lol! Things seem to be at a steady nonstop pace lately...starting to feel somewhat overwhelmed! But I'm still very much dedicated to this challenge, don't get me wrong! haha Just venting somewhat I guess.

daisyelaine

I tried to get on here and post yesterday but just realized it never went through OR I never finished writing my post lol! It's hard to juggle sometimes with 3 kids, 7,4,6months, all of which are at home, homeschooling my 7yr old, tending to the baby, babysitting a 2 year old during the week on top of it, yadda yadda lol! Things seem to be at a steady nonstop pace lately...starting to feel somewhat overwhelmed! But I'm still very much dedicated to this challenge, don't get me wrong! haha Just venting somewhat I guess.

Oh hon.. just reading that made me tired.. and I do home daycare!! Lol.. Glad to hear you're still kicking around though!

CoachMelissaDi

I tried to get on here and post yesterday but just realized it never went through OR I never finished writing my post lol! It's hard to juggle sometimes with 3 kids, 7,4,6months, all of which are at home, homeschooling my 7yr old, tending to the baby, babysitting a 2 year old during the week on top of it, yadda yadda lol! Things seem to be at a steady nonstop pace lately...starting to feel somewhat overwhelmed! But I'm still very much dedicated to this challenge, don't get me wrong! haha Just venting somewhat I guess.

Oh hon.. just reading that made me tired.. and I do home daycare!! Lol.. Glad to hear you're still kicking around though!

And I thought homeschooling my 6 year old next year with just my baby there too was work! Go girl! It made me tired also!!

ishallnotwant

HI ladies. I understand that I have been replaced. I just wanted to come in and say that I am so grateful that you were all so kind and welcoming to me when I joined your group. I am terribly sorry for not being a woman of my word and not being a good teammate. Please forgive me, I have some really difficult stuff going on at home right now and sometimes I totally don't even get on the computer besides talking to my mom across country. Good luck with all of your health goals! I'm still cheering you all on. Go Team Yellow!

CoachMelissaDi

HI ladies. I understand that I have been replaced. I just wanted to come in and say that I am so grateful that you were all so kind and welcoming to me when I joined your group. I am terribly sorry for not being a woman of my word and not being a good teammate. Please forgive me, I have some really difficult stuff going on at home right now and sometimes I totally don't even get on the computer besides talking to my mom across country. Good luck with all of your health goals! I'm still cheering you all on. Go Team Yellow!

* We will always be here for you so dont you even apologize! Life happens and we all know that. You are a blessing to alot of people so dont you forget that! *hugs*

CoachMelissaDi

SAHMU Challenge Week 6

8/25-8/31


Cardio:
Set you goal this week atleast 5% higher than it was last week, we can do this ladies!! Amazing job last week!
** 8/24 done!
** 8/25 done!
** 8/29 done!
** 8/30 done!

**The Team with the highest Calories burned this week gets an extra point!!

I added Week 6 to the Calorie Burn Spreadsheet
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwPqv9GV3KzdEF1LXBGRGZHMzlvVGNrdk5WTXJKbFE&hl=en_US

Please remember to post on your thread and on the main thread how you burned your calories and how many you burned each day, I think this will give us all some new ideas.

Strength and Nutrition Challenge: 1 point for each per day ( possible 14 points)

Wednesday
Nutrition - Under Carbs 8/24 done!
Exercise - 25 (per side) Hip Flexor http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=113

Thursday
Nutrition - Under calories 8/25 done!
Exercise - 50 push ups (modified as needed)

Friday
Nutrition - Under Fat --- Did bad!
Exercise - 50 bicycle crunches (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=12)

Saturday
Nutrition - Under Sodium –done!
Exercise - 50 Bridges (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=153)

Sunday
Nutrition - Under Carbs --- done!
Exercise - 50 skater squats (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=112)

Monday
Nutrition - Under calories done!! Doubled up!
Exercise - 25 Tricep Dips with Bent Knees (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=124)

Tuesday done! 8/30/11
Nutrition - Under Fat
Exercise - Superman pose - 5 reps, 30 seconds each (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=191)

**Some of you take a day or two break so just double up your strength for one day to get the point
　

Emotional Challenge:
What was your moment of clarity? What was it that made you say "Enough is enough; I am taking control of my life?" and how does remembering that help you through the emotional and life changing journey of taking off the weight?

**Well I took a look in the mirror for starters then I asked myself, “Would the Jesus approve of his servant carrying around so much fat and being so unhealthy to where she couldn’t even go onto the mission field if she got called?” Then I answered myself, “Absolutely not!”. I wanted to be active and have fun with my boys! When I feel like I am gonna fall down into that pit again, I just remember the words of my one and only Savior that I felt in my heart the day I decided to do this! He told me He wouldn’t give up, if I didn’t. That says it all.


Week 6 Points = 16 possible per person
Cardio-1 per person
Strength- 7 per person
Food- 7 per person
Emotion-1 per person


Week 6 Team point = 4 possible for Team(this goes in the Team point line)
Your Team earns 1 point for each challenge the whole Team completed ( your Team only gets the Team Point for the strength and food challenge if everyone completes all the daily challenges.)

Any Week Picture Point=1 per person
Anyone who posts a before pic will earn this extra point to add to there normal week points.

Highest Weight Loss Point= 1 for the Team with the highest weight loss for this week.
Highest Calorie Burn- 1 point for the Team with the highest Calorie Burn

Week 6 total possible points=84 ( not including the Calorie Burn,Picture or highest weight loss Point)

thefishers4

Wednesday
Nutrition - Under Carbs - Done
Exercise - 25 (per side) Hip Flexor - No
Thursday
Nutrition - Under calories - Done
Exercise - 50 push ups - Done
Friday
Nutrition - Under Fat - Done
Exercise - 50 bicycle crunches – Done
Saturday
Nutrition - Under Sodium Done
Exercise - 50 Bridges Done
Sunday
Nutrition - Under Carbs Done
Exercise - 50 skater squats Done
Monday
Nutrition - Under calories Done
Exercise - 25 Tricep Dips with Bent Knees Done!
Tuesday
Nutrition - Under Fat Done
Exercise - Superman pose - 5 reps, 30 seconds each No

Emotional Challenge:
I would say April 3rd. I woke up that morning and was tired of living my life the way it was. I got up and wrote it on the board and never looked back. I know how I was back then and I don’t want to go back to the old me. I want this new and happy me to stay here and to know that every day is a gift. Life is to short not to live it healthy and to spend it with the ones that you love and matter to you the most. I have also seen how I have inspired others to do this journey and it makes me happy as well.

sisa2324

Hey everyone. Keep posting your points, looks like everyone did well this week. There are quite a few points to calculate, so if you guys wouldn't mind posting your own points, I would appreciate it. It get a little complicated with all of those possible points. Here is the link again....
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwPqv9GV3KzdGUxdVFLcVdiZmFOVmQzbmd1Y3RCOEE&hl=en_US#gid=0
I'll repost next weeks challenge on our board as soon as it is up on the main one.

sisa2324

Emotional: I didn't really have a specific moment of clarity. I was doing really well geting healthy until I found out I was pregnant last year. The first few months after giving birth I didn't really make the decision to become healthier. It was at about 3 months postpartum that I really made the committment. I was just sick of not having any clothes to wear!

sisa2324

My points for this week...15 total
Cardio-1 per person
Strength- 7 per person
Food- 6 per person
Emotion-1 per person

Wednesday
Nutrition - Under Carbs - Done
Exercise - 25 (per side) Hip Flexor - Done
Thursday
Nutrition - Under calories - Done
Exercise - 50 push ups - Done
Friday
Nutrition - Under Fat - Done
Exercise - 50 bicycle crunches – Done
Saturday
Nutrition - Under Sodium -Nope, had stirfry for dinner....no hope!
Exercise - 50 Bridges Done
Sunday
Nutrition - Under Carbs Done
Exercise - 50 skater squats Done
Monday
Nutrition - Under calories Done
Exercise - 25 Tricep Dips with Bent Knees Done
Tuesday
Nutrition - Under Fat Done
Exercise - Superman pose - 5 reps, 30 seconds each Done

sisa2324

New challenge..

WEEK 7 Challenge:

(Karie, please add a week 7 section to the calorie spreadsheet. I'm not familiar with google docs and I'm scared I'll screw it up. lol!)
Nutritional Challenge:

Calcium – meet or exceed your calcium goal every day. Worth 1 point



Strength Challenge:

Build muscle tone in your arms as well as bone strength to help prevent osteoporosis

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/get-healthy/fitness/8-arm-exercises-for-women

Complete full workout (all 8 exercises, 3 x a week, with one day’s rest in between workouts) each workout = 1 point for a maximum of 3 points.

Added bonus, keep this as part of your routine to see some serious definition within 4-6 weeks!!



Cardio Challenge:

Burn Baby Burn! Cardio this week is all about stairs, stairs, stairs! Did you know that jogging up and down stairs for 5 minutes burns approx 130 calories? Add some stairs into your normal routine. 5 minutes x 3 days this week (do it on your rest days from the strength challenge!) each workout = 1 point for a maximum of 3 points.

(If stairs are too high impact substitute another exercise that burns a similar amount that is outside your regular routine. I just like stairs because it's such a fast way to burn a decent chunk of calories)


Calorie Challenge:

Set your goal in the spreadsheet created by Karie don’t just meet it, exceed it! If you’re up for a challenge, increase your goal by 5% from last week. Remember something as simple as running those stairs will significantly boost your calories for the week = 1 available point



Emotional Challenge:

We’ve all been working hard for weeks. We’ve all lost weight. And hopefully, we all feel empowered by our demonstrated self control, we feel connected to our fellow SAHMUers and we feel optimistic about the future. But at the same time, I’m willing to bet we all have moment’s where we feel like giving up. Why? Because this is HARD!!! So this week’s challenge is to write yourself a note. Something short and sweet that you can keep in your wallet, or stick to your mirror, something you can pull out to remind yourself of how far you’ve come. Think of that girl you were before starting your weight loss journey. Think about how much better you feel now and give yourself a freaking compliment! Cuz you deserve it!!! Worth 1 point.



Commitment Challenge:

Log on to MFP every day! Check in on the calorie burn spreadsheet daily once you have completed your workouts. Keep on track of your points and report in daily to show all your fellow teammates how committed you are to your team (not to mention making it easier on your captain to add up the final tally)! Post an encouraging note on the main thread or your team thread everyday! Report daily 7 days a week to earn 1 available point.



Total Available Points: Max 10

Nutrition – 1 point

Strength – 3 points

Cardio – 3 points

Calorie – 1 point

Emotional – 1 point

Commitment – 1 point

daisyelaine

Oh my! Looks like I'm getting in on the tail end here!

Emotional Challenge-- I too didn't really have a "moment".. it was more of a slow burn. I've dealt with weight issues since high school.. so there's always been this " You know... it could be different.." in the back of my head. Over the years, I've done WW, Sparkpeople, had a group of friends organize something, and about 7 other things, but I never stuck with it long enough to really feel like I should ( well, except WW.. but then I couldn't afford it anymore!). I made a resolution this January to get back on the wagon, and worked out diligently 6 days a week for 2.5 months. I felt awesome, and all was great. Then there was the time change, and a new family started coming to daycare REALLY early.. and .. fall. Off the wagon for me! Then in April/May, saw that a friend of mine was recommending MFP to her sister. I thought I would check it out, and signed up with a " well, maybe I should think about doing something".. and even then, got in to it gradually. Heck, even with resistance. But the easier MFP made it, the more hooked I got. Now, knowing I'm providing a good example for my kids, and giving me the opportunity to look freakin' awesome for the next trip East to see the in-laws... I'm in, baby!!

daisyelaine

Challenge info!!

Cardio-- I'm not sure about this one. I changed my goal mid week -- something that would challenge me, but was not completely unattainable, like my pre-HRM goal. I met the new goal.. and even went over, but it's not 5% up from last week. Do I still get the point for this one?

Strength-- got em all done!!! (7)
Food-- everyday, baby! ( 7)
Emotional - yep! ( 1)

daisyelaine

Challenge info!!

Cardio-- I'm not sure about this one. I changed my goal mid week -- something that would challenge me, but was not completely unattainable, like my pre-HRM goal. I met the new goal.. and even went over, but it's not 5% up from last week. Do I still get the point for this one?

Strength-- got em all done!!! (7)
Food-- everyday, baby! ( 7)
Emotional - yep! ( 1)

Ok, so I get the cardio point!! That's 16 for me, baby!!!!

daisyelaine

GAAAAHHH!!!!!! I'm freaking UP!! AGAIN!!! :grumble:

Highest weight-- 265 ( 1 week before delivery) ( Aug3/09)
Start Weight- 225 ( Nov 15/09)
Starting MFP 208lbs (June 6/11)
Starting SAHMU 199lbs
Week 1 Weight 199.4 lbs
Week 2 weight 196.4 lbs
Week 3 weight- 196.2 lbs
Week 4 weight- 194.4 lbs
Week 5 weight- 195.4 lbs.
Week 6 weight- 196.4 lbs.
Goal Weight 145lbs (loooong term..)

-/+ this week +1lbs. ...

I'm assuming I'm retaining water for some reason.. as my body fat percentage is up too. I went way over on my sodium yesterday, but was hoping that drinking 3 litres of water would help me out. Apparently, not enough! I'm trying to stay positive with this, but.. well.. to say that it's getting challenging is a bit of an understatement!

SunshineKB

HW: 263
SW: 250
SAHMU SW: 226

Last week: 218
This week: 217

-1 pound

Frustrated I'm losing so slowly (especially when compared to my husband who is SHEDDING the pounds like it's nothing!) But a loss is a loss, and I will accept it!

CoachMelissaDi

Lost nothing this week! I guess it is better than gaining! Next week will be awesome I hope although TOM is on his way! Ugh!