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Check In!!!!! I weighed in this morning - here are my stats:
Weight - 191.1 (loss of .9 lbs) YAY!!!!
OWLS - 0
Newts - 5
HP - 445
This is an extremely busy and stressful time for me as an accountant (Sept 15th deadlines) and as a photographer (football season). So just being able to lose weight while under so much stress is an accomplishment for me.
WTG every little bit counts0 -
So it's now Friday and I should have asked this long ago but what is everyone logging their burpees as? I have been logging them as calisthenics. Is that right?
I have not done many, but that is what I am logging them as too.0 -
So it's now Friday and I should have asked this long ago but what is everyone logging their burpees as? I have been logging them as calisthenics. Is that right?
I have not done many, but that is what I am logging them as too.
That's what I've been doing too, except for when I throw them into my circuit training.0 -
I did my burpees during my lunch at work. I went into an empty office, closed the door and set out my yoga mat. I did maybe 3 of them.... by then I was slowing down, and my form was less then perfect plus my sort of short skirt kept getting in the way. And of course that's when someone had to walk into the office! Yep, that's one of those embarrassing work moments that people will laugh about at this years Christmas party!0
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So it's now Friday and I should have asked this long ago but what is everyone logging their burpees as? I have been logging them as calisthenics. Is that right?
I have not done many, but that is what I am logging them as too.
That's what I've been doing too, except for when I throw them into my circuit training.
That's what I log them as, too.0 -
I did my burpees during my lunch at work. I went into an empty office, closed the door and set out my yoga mat. I did maybe 3 of them.... by then I was slowing down, and my form was less then perfect plus my sort of short skirt kept getting in the way. And of course that's when someone had to walk into the office! Yep, that's one of those embarrassing work moments that people will laugh about at this years Christmas party!
That is HILARIOUS! The things we do for fitness 0 -
I did my burpees during my lunch at work. I went into an empty office, closed the door and set out my yoga mat. I did maybe 3 of them.... by then I was slowing down, and my form was less then perfect plus my sort of short skirt kept getting in the way. And of course that's when someone had to walk into the office! Yep, that's one of those embarrassing work moments that people will laugh about at this years Christmas party!
That is HILARIOUS! The things we do for fitness
Very FUNNY! But you can pat your self on the back, because you went out of your way to be healthy!! I know that all I do during lunch is play on the computer and eat. I should try to take a page out of your book.0 -
I did my burpees during my lunch at work. I went into an empty office, closed the door and set out my yoga mat. I did maybe 3 of them.... by then I was slowing down, and my form was less then perfect plus my sort of short skirt kept getting in the way. And of course that's when someone had to walk into the office! Yep, that's one of those embarrassing work moments that people will laugh about at this years Christmas party!
That is HILARIOUS! The things we do for fitness
Very FUNNY! But you can pat your self on the back, because you went out of your way to be healthy!! I know that all I do during lunch is play on the computer and eat. I should try to take a page out of your book.
Normally, that's what I do except on my phone! It's only since I started this challenge that I changed my normal. I just think next time I'll have to lock the door!!0 -
Hello! I'm a new Gryffindor. 0
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Are we ready for Week 2 of our Inter-House Challenge?!
You all gave us some awesome starting numbers for September, and we'll get to see the results from all four Houses after check in this week!
I apologize for not getting the challenges out before Friday this week, I've been a little disorganized and I just forgot I meant to do it! Most of us check in on Mondays, but I want those of us that might need or want to check in earlier than that to be able to do so.
If anyone needs a refresher on any of the rules for Hogwarts or just Gryffindor, check out the links in my signature.
Remember, House points are earned by minutes of exercise (strength and cardio workouts) and go towards earning us the House Cup at the end of September! OWLs and NEWTs as well as weigh-loss percentage will decide who the Gryffindor Prefects are each week!
Our OWLs and NEWTs this week are as follows:
OWL: Plie Kicks (http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Do-the-Plie-with-a-Kick-Exercise-230509508).
There won't be caps on the points you can earn for OWLs, so do as many as you can without hurting yourself. They seem pretty low impact, but if you need a modification or at least an alternate option let me know! Use whatever size weights you're comfortable with, and if you don't have any, you can use filled up water bottles or cans of soup or veggies. Be creative if you have to You will earn 1 OWL for every Plie Kick you complete.
NEWT: Replace one sugary drink (soda, coffee with creamer, kool-aid, etc) that you would normally drink in a day with a glass of water at least once per day. You earn 5 points for every day you do this at least once (7 days x 5 points per day = 35 points max).
If you don't drink a lot of sugary drinks, make sure to meet your water goal every day this week. At least 8 glasses is recommended, but if you normally drink 15 glasses a day at least, make that that your minimum to earn your 5 points for the day.
***Don't forget to check in no later than the end of Monday! If you don't you will get a reminder message from me. If you don't respond for 2 weeks in a row, I'll take you off the list temporarily. If you'd like to come back just let me know!
***Also, don't forget that you can only report numbers for 7 days no matter what day you decide to check in!
Good luck this week, my awesome Gryffindors! Let's really rack up those points so we can get ahead! 0 -
cant wait to get started!0
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I hate to be the one to ask but I assume we do both legs to count as one. Sort of like we did the cross over crunches, one on each side was a count of one.
This looks like a really useful exercise that I haven't seen before.0 -
I hate to be the one to ask but I assume we do both legs to count as one. Sort of like we did the cross over crunches, one on each side was a count of one.
This looks like a really useful exercise that I haven't seen before.
You're absolutely right! One right + One left = One rep.
I think they're based off a ballet position. I vaguely remember that from childhood 0 -
9/11 Sunday
CW: 137.8
GW: Oct 1 = 135
OWL/NEWT: 70
HP (excercie minutes) = Monday to Sunday = 345
Just a 0.2 weigh loss. :-( But I"m okay with that because I've been slowly increasing my weight for the last few months, so even a little loss is a good thing! Thanks Bronenhilary for all your work and ideas and encouragement! This is the first time I've had fun while trying to lose weight!
Go Griffies, Go!0 -
NEWT: Replace one sugary drink (soda, coffee with creamer, kool-aid, etc) that you would normally drink in a day with a glass of water at least once per day. You earn 5 points for every day you do this at least once (7 days x 5 points per day = 35 points max).
Goodness.... this one will be a REAL challenge for me, I love my diet coke (breakfast, lunch and dinner!)! I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.... Come on everyone, I need major encouragement for this one!0 -
CW: 74.5kg
GW: 71kg Oct 1st
OWLS: 10
NEWTS: 25
HP: 230
Sorry, I joined half way through last week, so didn't really follow through with OWLS, but did make an effort with NEWTS. Had a 0.6kg loss since my last weigh in, so yay! Looking forward to completing this weeks challenges!!0 -
Check in time!
SW 182
CW 180
Weight loss 2 pounds
Last week I had OWLS and NEWTS backwards, I guess but it all works out the same.
This weeks NEWTS (food challenge) =30 points
OWLS (Burpees)= 640
Total OWLS/NEWTS=670
House points=827
Gotta run and do some Plie w/ kick thingies.
Have a great week my fellow Gryffs!!0 -
CW: 155.4
GW Oct 1st: 150
OWLS/NEWTS: 20 -- I did pretty bad with exercise challenge this week!
HP: 90
So exercise wasn't too good this week but food wise was pretty good. I managed to lose almost all of my binge gain from last week so YAY! Hope to do even better this week Best of luck guys :drinker: 0 -
Thanks to TOM finally leaving, I lost 1.8lb this week, and now weigh 123.2lb! :bigsmile:
30 NEWTS - Happy with the way I managed this one, loads of fruit, different sorts too which is even better.
25 OWLS - Didn't really get into this exercise, sort of forgot to do them after a few days, sorry.
958 HOUSE POINTS - That's over two hours a day.
GOALS
Start of September 127
Start of October 124
WEIGHTS
25th July 130
1st August 129.5
10th August 128.5
15th August 127.9
22nd August 127
29th August 127.3
5th September 125
12th September 123.20 -
NEWT: Replace one sugary drink (soda, coffee with creamer, kool-aid, etc) that you would normally drink in a day with a glass of water at least once per day. You earn 5 points for every day you do this at least once (7 days x 5 points per day = 35 points max).
Goodness.... this one will be a REAL challenge for me, I love my diet coke (breakfast, lunch and dinner!)! I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.... Come on everyone, I need major encouragement for this one!
i used to drink a lot of mt dew. if i can do it YOU CAN DO IT!0 -
SW: 154.2
GW Oct 1: 145
Week 2: 157.6
Week 3: 155.2
Week 4: 157
Week 5: 158
Week 6: 161
Week 7: 158.6
Had a hectic week and didn't get to any of the challenges. Must do a better job this week!0 -
GOOD MONDAY MORNING! time to measure!!!
start: w 33 h 38 b 40
aug 29: w 32 h 35 b 361/2
sept 4: w 311/2 h 341/2 b 36
sept 12: w 31 h 34 b 36
only lost 1/2 inch on my waist and hips but every little bit counts!
newts: had fruit every day so 30 pts!!
owls: kicked some butt with 210 burpees!!! wasnt easy but started with 15 on monday and added 5 per day after that. got easier as i went on but glad they are done lol
minutes of exercise for house points is: 1615! (to much time on my hands not being at home from wed til sunday afternoon, maybe i should go stay with family more often lol)0 -
Check in time!
SW 182
CW 180
Weight loss 2 pounds
Last week I had OWLS and NEWTS backwards, I guess but it all works out the same.
This weeks NEWTS (food challenge) =30 points
OWLS (Burpees)= 640
Total OWLS/NEWTS=670
House points=827
Gotta run and do some Plie w/ kick thingies.
Have a great week my fellow Gryffs!!
WOW, you did 640 Burpees (1 point per burpee)? That's incredible!0 -
NEWT: Replace one sugary drink (soda, coffee with creamer, kool-aid, etc) that you would normally drink in a day with a glass of water at least once per day. You earn 5 points for every day you do this at least once (7 days x 5 points per day = 35 points max).
Goodness.... this one will be a REAL challenge for me, I love my diet coke (breakfast, lunch and dinner!)! I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.... Come on everyone, I need major encouragement for this one!
Baby steps! You can do it 0 -
Those of you that have checked in so far are blowing me away! Great job, guys!
CW: 257.6
OWLS: I didn't get to these, which I'm actually mad at myself for. I'll do better this week!
NEWTS: I did this 3 days so 15 points!
HPs: 189! A big improvement, but I can do better
Let's keep those awesome updates coming, Gryffs! I love it!0 -
CW- 180.4
NEWTS- 30
OWLS- 135
House Points- 5900 -
Great job Gryffindors with all your exercise minutes and burpees!! That's awesome!!!0
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Check-in time!
Weight: 211.25 (down from 212)
House Points: 45
OWLs: 8
NEWTs: 5
And a NSV - I'm wearing a skirt that I haven't been able to wear since last fall. It's a pencil skirt and until today my waist and hips were too big to allow me to wear it. I tried it on this morning for grins and it fits perfectly! Woohoo! I love shopping in my closet.
Related to this is that the two skirts I bought at the outlets in OBX are too big for me now, and I'll need to get them tailored to fit me! I think I'm gonna wait a bit though. They're really winter skirts, being dark grey (almost black) and dark brown, so I'll wait until November or December to get them tailored, in the hopes that I drop a few more pounds.0 -
Weight: 176.4 (Up 1 lb)
Trying not to let myself feel beat up about it. I worked out an insane amount and TOM is paying me a visit. I had some issues with sodium yesterday and had too much sugar over the weekend but I stayed under my calorie goals every day. I start P90X or Rushfit today. So, let's hope that helps this whole process.
House Points: 3808 (don't expect to see numbers this high again... rode like crazy this past week)
No OWLS or NEWTS this week as I joined in almost to the end of the week. Next week will be a different story!0 -
Weight: 154.2! Finally the scale is moving again! :bigsmile:
OWLS: 25
NEWTS: 10
HPs: 5020
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