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Here it is ladies!!! Get ready set go!! (Tomorrow of course)lolbigsmile
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!)
**The Team with the highest Calories burned this week gets an extra point!!
I made another spreadsheet for this challenge please enter in your calorie burns there daily along with your goal.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwPqv9GV3KzdEF1LXBGRGZHMzlvVGNrdk5WTXJKbFE&hl=en_US
Please remember to post on your thread how you burned your calories and how many you burned each day, I think this will give us all some new ideas.
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.
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.
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?
** A special thanks to LoveNevrNds and sisa2324 for your help with the challenge this week.
Remember you can always go to
https://docs.google.com/document/d/102LC_kOsa1CIiwupmuRu4A1t1Dljz_tK_zo7P07JluA/edit?hl=en_US
The challenge is there along with the point system.
Good Luck Ladies and I hope you enjoy the challenge this week!0 -
Good Morning Team Black!! I'm your newest member and my name is Stacey. I am the Mom to 2 young kids, Emily who is 3 and Brandon who is 5. Both will be going to school this year and I couldn't be happier! Ha! Well ... this year my son will be going all day and with my daughter going 1/2days ... that gives me time to do stuff with out kids! Yay! LOL!
Thanks for taking me in! I look forward to getting to know you all for the remainder of the challenge!
I'm gonna send friend requests too!
I usually post once a day to report in daily and it was getting kinda lonely over on Team Red with only 2 of us reporting all last week! Oh! Here are my weights ... I think everything was already transferred to Team Black on the spreadsheets!
Starting MFP Weight : 171
Starting SAHMU Weight : 169
Week 1 Weight : 169
Week 2 Weight : 170 ( at TOM)
Week 3 Weight: 168
Week 4 Weight: 167
Change this week : -1
Goal Weight : 140
Cardio ~ I posted my calories to the spreadsheet for Wednesday.
Strenght ~ Leg Lifts = Done
Emotional ~ I had not really tried to get fit once I started to have kids. It was a great excuse! And there were lots of them! Not enough time, too tired, no money to go a gym ... etc. Oh and my friend had heard that you shouldn't even bother until you youngest is like 18 months or your finished breast feeding. Well ... that 18 months streatched out much farther for me! Haha! I quit smoking last year ... so I figured this year I'd loose some fluff! LOL!
Food Challenge ~ Here is my recipe! I got this from SkinnyTaste.com - it's my new favorite site for healthy meals!
My 3 + 5 yr old LOVE this dish!
Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
A few quick tips for making this perfect every time. Don't overcook the pasta, there is nothing worse than mushy pasta. Reserve some of the pasta water before draining, you'll add some of it back in after without having to add too much oil. And most importantly, use good cheese! I like Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano, don't buy the cheap stuff, it just isn't the same. If you like a little spice, add some crushed red pepper flakes.
Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Size: 1 1/2 cups • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 289.2 • Fat: 7.1 g • Carbs: 48 g • Fiber: 4.9 g • Protein: 11.7 g • Sugar: 1.0
Sodium: 103.7 (without salt)
Ingredients:
12 oz uncooked pasta
6 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets, no stems
5 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
2 tbsp olive oil, divided
salt and fresh cracked pepper
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When water boils, add pasta and broccoli at the same time and cook according to pasta instructions for al dente. When pasta is almost done cooking, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta and broccoli.
Return the pot to the stove and set heat to high; add 1 tbsp olive oil, when hot, add garlic. Cook until golden, reduce flame to low and add pasta back to the pot.
Mix well, add remaining olive oil, grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste mixing well and smashing any large pieces of broccoli to break up.
Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water and mix well adding more if needed.
Serve in pasta bowls with additional grated cheese on the side.
Makes about 9 cups.0 -
Sarah- I was reading a series by Addison Moore called the Celestra series. 3 books in 3 days lol, they were so good I just couldnt put them down!
Stacey- Welcome to Team Black! Glad to have you here! And Congrats on the loss this week!0 -
Im here, and not MIA anymore! Geeze, Aunt Flo takes up all my time
Sorry gals!!!0 -
I didnt check in yesterday after my weigh-in but heres whats I've been up to!
Wednesday-Cardio-80 minute workout,Strength-50 leg lifts (592 calories burned)
Thursday- Cardio-80 minutes, Strength-45 squats (592 calories burned)
Posted my kid friendly meal.
Emotional Challenge- I've got lots of excuses LOL! I'm a mom, I put on the weight while I was pregnant and thats OK. Im just too tired and busy during the day to workout because of the baby and dishes and laundry etc. I've got a husband that loves me the way I am so I dont need to lose the weight! The list goes on and on but Im done making excuses and realized that Hey I do have the time to workout and I can do this LOL!0 -
I didnt check in yesterday after my weigh-in but heres whats I've been up to!
Wednesday-Cardio-80 minute workout,Strength-50 leg lifts (592 calories burned)
Thursday- Cardio-80 minutes, Strength-45 squats (592 calories burned)
Posted my kid friendly meal.
Emotional Challenge- I've got lots of excuses LOL! I'm a mom, I put on the weight while I was pregnant and thats OK. Im just too tired and busy during the day to workout because of the baby and dishes and laundry etc. I've got a husband that loves me the way I am so I dont need to lose the weight! The list goes on and on but Im done making excuses and realized that Hey I do have the time to workout and I can do this LOL!
Wow. That's awesome..good job! U beat me! Lol. So proud of ya!0 -
Good Morning Team Black!! I'm your newest member and my name is Stacey. I am the Mom to 2 young kids, Emily who is 3 and Brandon who is 5. Both will be going to school this year and I couldn't be happier! Ha! Well ... this year my son will be going all day and with my daughter going 1/2days ... that gives me time to do stuff with out kids! Yay! LOL!
Thanks for taking me in! I look forward to getting to know you all for the remainder of the challenge! I'm gonna send friend requests too!
I usually post once a day to report in daily and it was getting kinda lonely over on Team Red with only 2 of us reporting all last week! Oh! Here are my weights ... I think everything was already transferred to Team Black on the spreadsheets!
Starting MFP Weight : 171
Starting SAHMU Weight : 169
Week 1 Weight : 169
Week 2 Weight : 170 ( at TOM)
Week 3 Weight: 168
Week 4 Weight: 167
Change this week : -1
Goal Weight : 140
Cardio ~ I posted my calories to the spreadsheet for Wednesday.
Strenght ~ Leg Lifts = Done
Emotional ~ I had not really tried to get fit once I started to have kids. It was a great excuse! And there were lots of them! Not enough time, too tired, no money to go a gym ... etc. Oh and my friend had heard that you shouldn't even bother until you youngest is like 18 months or your finished breast feeding. Well ... that 18 months streatched out much farther for me! Haha! I quit smoking last year ... so I figured this year I'd loose some fluff! LOL!
Food Challenge ~ Here is my recipe! I got this from SkinnyTaste.com - it's my new favorite site for healthy meals! My 3 + 5 yr old LOVE this dish!
Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
A few quick tips for making this perfect every time. Don't overcook the pasta, there is nothing worse than mushy pasta. Reserve some of the pasta water before draining, you'll add some of it back in after without having to add too much oil. And most importantly, use good cheese! I like Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano, don't buy the cheap stuff, it just isn't the same. If you like a little spice, add some crushed red pepper flakes.
Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Size: 1 1/2 cups • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 289.2 • Fat: 7.1 g • Carbs: 48 g • Fiber: 4.9 g • Protein: 11.7 g • Sugar: 1.0
Sodium: 103.7 (without salt)
Ingredients:
12 oz uncooked pasta
6 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets, no stems
5 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
2 tbsp olive oil, divided
salt and fresh cracked pepper
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When water boils, add pasta and broccoli at the same time and cook according to pasta instructions for al dente. When pasta is almost done cooking, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta and broccoli.
Return the pot to the stove and set heat to high; add 1 tbsp olive oil, when hot, add garlic. Cook until golden, reduce flame to low and add pasta back to the pot.
Mix well, add remaining olive oil, grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste mixing well and smashing any large pieces of broccoli to break up.
Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water and mix well adding more if needed.
Serve in pasta bowls with additional grated cheese on the side.
Makes about 9 cups.
Welcome to black team!!! U seem doing great!..that's awesome! My name is Kristy. I understand how u felt abt putting kid to school! I can't wait for mine! I have two girls are 3 and 2!. I just enrolled my oldest daughter..so exciting. ..my girls love PASTA! Ur recpies is perfect!!...good job!0 -
my girls love fruit and pizza!
Bagel Fruit Pizzas
Ingredients:
1 bagel half per person (we use whole wheat, but just about any kind will do)
1 Tablespoon Cream Cheese (we frequently use strawberry cream cheese)
1/8 teaspoon Sugar (optional)
Roughly ½ cup Assorted Fruit (smaller berries work best)
Steps:
Toast bagel
Mix cream cheese and sugar together in a bowl (if you're including the optional sugar)
Spread cream cheese mixture (or just plain cream cheese) on toasted bagel.
Top with fruit and serve (or, better yet, serve with fruit in a separate bowl and allow the kids to decorate as they please.)
Serves 1.0 -
Those bagels sound so good! Im a sucker for a bagel and cream cheese and If I can call it a pizza thats even better LOL!
Katelyn-Welcome back!!!0 -
Well guys i leave for vaca tomorrow, and i know i havent had my motivation... so i guess im backing out since i havent been posting and what not, but i sure hpe we all stay friends and keep motivating outside of this challenge 0
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Well guys i leave for vaca tomorrow, and i know i havent had my motivation... so i guess im backing out since i havent been posting and what not, but i sure hpe we all stay friends and keep motivating outside of this challenge
Have an incredible time on your vacation Katelyn. We will all certainly miss you!! We for sure wills stay friends, and hopefully find some motivation to get you to your goal!0 -
Those bagels sound so good! Im a sucker for a bagel and cream cheese and If I can call it a pizza thats even better LOL!
Katelyn-Welcome back!!!
I was in the grocery store the other day and wanted bagels so bad! I didn't buy them because of the calories, but I'm thinkng I may try the new "thin" bagels they have. They are just smaller and thus less calories.0 -
So, my fellow team members with Katelyn leaving our group we are going to be adding another member to our team from the red team! As soon as I get some more info. i will pass it along, or pull her on board! We have three more weeks of this challenge so lets all keep rocking it!0
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Sad to see you go Kaitlyn, we will all keep in touch im sure! I hope you have a wonderful vacation!0
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Well guys i leave for vaca tomorrow, and i know i havent had my motivation... so i guess im backing out since i havent been posting and what not, but i sure hpe we all stay friends and keep motivating outside of this challenge
Awww! Have a wonderful time!! And I will still be here to keep you motivated outside of this challenge! 0 -
So, my fellow team members with Katelyn leaving our group we are going to be adding another member to our team from the red team! As soon as I get some more info. i will pass it along, or pull her on board! We have three more weeks of this challenge so lets all keep rocking it!
That would be wonderful for Shawn!! I think she was suppose to go to another team, but that did not happen! I know she's been keeping up on her points and stuff for the week too ~ just in case a team needed her!0 -
Hi all, sorry it took me so long to post today. It's been a long day, two different open house events to attend, then dinner, then cardio, and now a little sit back and relax time, then off to bed!!!
Let me start by introducing myself... my name is Shawn, I'm Mom to 4 kiddos, ages 23 (not at home anymore), 12, 5, & 3. Not only am I a SAHM, but I also have an in-home daycare, so I'm always on the verge insanity, I mean drinking, ummm I mean I'm always busy!!! (I also have an odd sense of humor)
Anywho, I've entered my calorie goal and my daily calorie burn. Do you guys post daily for your challenges or at the end of the week?? Let me know.
Oh, a big "HI YA" to Redheadhen, we're back on the same team again!!0 -
Well guys i leave for vaca tomorrow, and i know i havent had my motivation... so i guess im backing out since i havent been posting and what not, but i sure hpe we all stay friends and keep motivating outside of this challenge
awww...of course ill keep in touch...it was nice to meet you!0 -
Hi all, sorry it took me so long to post today. It's been a long day, two different open house events to attend, then dinner, then cardio, and now a little sit back and relax time, then off to bed!!!
Let me start by introducing myself... my name is Shawn, I'm Mom to 4 kiddos, ages 23 (not at home anymore), 12, 5, & 3. Not only am I a SAHM, but I also have an in-home daycare, so I'm always on the verge insanity, I mean drinking, ummm I mean I'm always busy!!! (I also have an odd sense of humor)
Anywho, I've entered my calorie goal and my daily calorie burn. Do you guys post daily for your challenges or at the end of the week?? Let me know.
Oh, a big "HI YA" to Redheadhen, we're back on the same team again!!
Welcome to the team!0 -
Hi all, sorry it took me so long to post today. It's been a long day, two different open house events to attend, then dinner, then cardio, and now a little sit back and relax time, then off to bed!!!
Let me start by introducing myself... my name is Shawn, I'm Mom to 4 kiddos, ages 23 (not at home anymore), 12, 5, & 3. Not only am I a SAHM, but I also have an in-home daycare, so I'm always on the verge insanity, I mean drinking, ummm I mean I'm always busy!!! (I also have an odd sense of humor)
Anywho, I've entered my calorie goal and my daily calorie burn. Do you guys post daily for your challenges or at the end of the week?? Let me know.
Oh, a big "HI YA" to Redheadhen, we're back on the same team again!!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Shawn!
Sounds like you are very busy! My mother used to do an in-home daycare when I was younger .. and it was insanity!
We post our challenges at the end of the week usually, some people post their progress along the way. As long as you all check-in every Wed. I don't mind either way!0 -
Hello ladies,
So, a part of this weeks challenge is to post how many calories you have burned each day on the spreed sheet, but also post here in the thread what you have been doing to burn those calories. Ooppps, I kinda dropped the ball on that one!
But, mine are pretty simple. The past two days I went and did laps in the swimming pool, participated in an aquatic fitness class, walked the dogs, and did the treadmill.
I do the strength training, like lunges, squats, etc ... but I do not log them into my calorie intake into MFP because I don't think it accurately calculates it - that's just my quirk .. and I feel i have an extra cushion.
So what have you all been doing for your workouts?0 -
Shawn- Nice to meet you and welcome to the team!0
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Hello ladies,
So, a part of this weeks challenge is to post how many calories you have burned each day on the spreed sheet, but also post here in the thread what you have been doing to burn those calories. Ooppps, I kinda dropped the ball on that one!
But, mine are pretty simple. The past two days I went and did laps in the swimming pool, participated in an aquatic fitness class, walked the dogs, and did the treadmill.
I do the strength training, like lunges, squats, etc ... but I do not log them into my calorie intake into MFP because I don't think it accurately calculates it - that's just my quirk .. and I feel i have an extra cushion.
So what have you all been doing for your workouts?
I do a little yoga and cardio on the Wii and then some strength training just like you but I hardly ever log that either. I also chase after a 2 year old most of the day but I dont log that either because, I was doing that before and it didnt help me lose weight one bit LOL.0 -
Hello ladies,
So, a part of this weeks challenge is to post how many calories you have burned each day on the spreed sheet, but also post here in the thread what you have been doing to burn those calories. Ooppps, I kinda dropped the ball on that one!
But, mine are pretty simple. The past two days I went and did laps in the swimming pool, participated in an aquatic fitness class, walked the dogs, and did the treadmill.
I do the strength training, like lunges, squats, etc ... but I do not log them into my calorie intake into MFP because I don't think it accurately calculates it - that's just my quirk .. and I feel i have an extra cushion.
So what have you all been doing for your workouts?
I do a little yoga and cardio on the Wii and then some strength training just like you but I hardly ever log that either. I also chase after a 2 year old most of the day but I dont log that either because, I was doing that before and it didnt help me lose weight one bit LOL.
LOL I'm sure you built muscles with mom arm's and legs though!0 -
I finally have a chance to get caught-up on posting my challenges, here we go:
Cardio Challenge:
Wed - A.M. 45 min strength training
noon - 20 min aerobics
P.M. - 45 min cardio
Thurs - A.M. 45 min cardio
noon - 20 min aerobics
P.M. - 45 min cardio
Fri - A.M. 60 min strength training
noon - 20 min aerobics
P.M. - 45 min cardio
Sat - A.M. 45 min cardio
noon - 20 minaerobics
Strength Challenge:
Day 1 - sit ups
Day 2 - leg raises
Day 3 - squats
Day 4 - burpee's
Recipe Challenge:
Fruit roll ups
1 small size tortilla
half a banana sliced thin
4 strawberries, chopped
1-2 T peanut butter
1-2 t granola
Spread peanut butter on tortilla, top with fruit and granola roll and enjoy.
Emotional Challenge:
My weight gain has only been within the last three years, so I just told myself (as well as others telling me), that I'm now in my 40's and I've had 4 kids. This is the way things are going to be from now on, just accept it.
I will never accept any excuse again! I can already see that I can get the body I had back, It will just take a different approach than what I was used to. I can't eat the way I did in my 20's, I could eat a higher amount of carbs and it didn't effect me the way it does now. I now have to listen closer to what my body is telling me, and follow the path that works for me, not the one that I was on in the past.0 -
Hey everyone, just checking in real quick. Been feeling real sick this after/evening, so I'm going to just rest up. Hope you all are doing better and burning up those calories! Hmmm it's already only 4 days until weigh-in day!0
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Hi all, just checking in....no workout today, no cardio, just shopping at Ikea. Which on a Sunday, could be considered an Olympic track & field event!! I feel like I've blown it with my carbs this week-end!! I feel really bloated, and I'm craving sweets, which I don't do every often.
Well tomorrow is a new day, I'll go back to 20g carbs a day for two days and should be back on track....we'll see.
Hope everyone had a good week-end, nite!0 -
Hi all, just checking in....no workout today, no cardio, just shopping at Ikea. Which on a Sunday, could be considered an Olympic track & field event!! I feel like I've blown it with my carbs this week-end!! I feel really bloated, and I'm craving sweets, which I don't do every often.
Well tomorrow is a new day, I'll go back to 20g carbs a day for two days and should be back on track....we'll see.
Hope everyone had a good week-end, nite!
Wow, that is pretty impressive that you can do 20g carbs a day ,,, I used to remember thinking how a jolly rancher has like 5g! lol And you have IKEA where you are, I've always wanted to go ... but none around me!0 -
Today was treadmill and did my challenge(s) bits ... I'm still pretty wired so I may try to do a bit more because apparently I need to burn a lot in the next two days to reach my goal and I have no intention of not meeting it!
What are all you ladies up to? Did you all have a great weekend?0 -
We should all share how we burn our calories on the main thread to give eachother idaes. So lets see it ladies, how do you burn those calories?
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/319384-stay-at-home-mommies-unite-60-day-challenge-week-5
I just copied mine from my exercise journal here, it was super easy!0
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