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  • dontstopnow
    dontstopnow Posts: 152
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    hello lovelies! yesterday we earned 155 points (: speaking of points, the verdict is in and majority ruled. so! the system has been slightly altered. instead of miles counting for points, it is only going to go by time. 20 minutes of any cardio = 10 points earned. exercise and nutrition point values still stayed the same. not too big of an adjustment, which is good! seems fair to me. that's starting tomorrow, though! so, miles for thursday still count.

    another change is the added rest day. each team will choose a day where we will be resting each week. this means that none of our workouts for that day will count toward points. instead we will earn points by drinking water. each cup of water that we report for the day will be worth 10 points, up to ten 8oz glasses of water each. the nutrition challenge for that day will also be up for grabs, just not the exercise challenge. that means each rest day we have the opportunity to earn up to 525 points! so take a peek at the challenges and let me know what day you girls are thinking you would like to do our rest day. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/308959-lots-to-lose-challenge-week-2

    to report on how i did today, it was a bit of a slower day for me. i had a bunch of errands to run since i'm moving 3 hours away from home in less than 2 weeks now. super nerve wracking! but i got in some walking and i did both challenges.

    reminder for friday-
    Nutrition - Under Calories
    Exercise - 25 pushups (modified is fine - http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=36)

    yikes, push ups are NOT my favorite. i did fourty of them the other day, though. slowly but surely! breaking them down into smaller sets definitely helped out. so, i'm sure i'll be able to get 25 done for the team.

    alright, girls! i'm sure you're sick of hearing from me for today. this got lengthy! keep up the amazing work.

    “It's not who you are that holds you back, but rather who you think you're not.”
  • samerene
    samerene Posts: 86
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    Hi all..i was away and cldnt report for last two days but I did manageto complete challenges for both days will try to be regular from now on..welcum tou our new member and i hope we'll do better this week with all the members...I like the challenges for this week but im not a big fan of lunges:)..

    and for the rest day i suggest either saturday or sunday . what do girls say??
  • samerene
    samerene Posts: 86
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    wahoo....made it to the gym for 1.5 hours....did 1 hour of cardio (elliptical and circuit) and waaay too many crunches....:laugh:
    water is over the top....still have 600 calories left over and can't think of anything more i want/need......even had an ice cream cone for a treat with real dairy ice cream
    worked out so hard i was shaky afterwards.....lol
    hope everyone is doing well with their foods and activity today
    karen

    Impressive...:)
  • Jerzeeblondie
    Jerzeeblondie Posts: 236
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    Well yesterday I did the 5 miles, but after being out til 1:30 in the morning I never did the crunches. And I can't say if I was under my calories or not because I ended up getting subway for dinner while we were out and had a handful of some chex mix after the casino. Didn't log my calories while I was out and although with my 791 calories burned from exercise I should have been under calories, I don't want to take credit for something I'm not sure of. Sorry team, I'll do better today!

    And push-ups are my LEAST favorite exercise, I'll really try hard to push through 25 push-ups but I'm terrible at them.. I'm lucky if I get 10 usually lol. I'll do them in reps of 5 or 10 lol

    And it doesn't matter to me what day our rest day is on, I'd prefer it to be a weekend cause sometimes I give myself a rest day with no workout or a very short workout on the weekend, but any day is fine with me.
  • samerene
    samerene Posts: 86
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    done with fridays challenge as I dont plan to eat anything else:D...im under calories did the pushups as well..in reps of 10..plus extra 30 mins of cardio
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    done with fridays challenge as I dont plan to eat anything else:D...im under calories did the pushups as well..in reps of 10..plus extra 30 mins of cardio

    good job...that is how i will have to do the pushups as well....in smaller sets....the most i can do at one time is 11....and i have been practising for 2 months!!
  • dontstopnow
    dontstopnow Posts: 152
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    okay girls. i'll be back in a few hours with a recap but, weekend rest day okay for everyone? and if so, do we want to do saturday or sunday? let me know asap!
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    under calories and did those blasted pushups!! also did 90 min of cardio (hard gardening) and feel more exhausted than when i go to the gym!!
    my vote for a rest day would be sunday but either would work for me
  • dontstopnow
    dontstopnow Posts: 152
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    i think since hardly any of you girls are around right now we'll just go with karen's suggestion and take our water/rest day on sunday. next week we'll have to talk this over ahead of time so we're not last minute scrambling to figure it out, lol.

    thursday we got ourselves 150 points. after week one, the lean green machines came out in first place. some good news? we weren't last! lol. yep, we finished second to last for week one. but, next week will be better, i know it! woot woot, go beauties!! :D

    today i did 30 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes on the elliptical and 30 minutes strength training. also? i got those push ups DONE! i may have had to stop and rest more than your average person probably has to but i got them done.. and that's what counts! i also was under on my calories so there's a few more points added to our total. (:

    saturdays reminder-
    Nutrition - Under Sodium
    Exercise - 50 oblique crunches (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=4)

    and i'm super sleepy tonight so i apologize if i forgot anything. night yalllll<3

    "Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them."
  • lsd007
    lsd007 Posts: 435
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    I like the color yellow.

    Sorry, carry on now..
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    I like the color yellow.

    Sorry, carry on now..

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Jerzeeblondie
    Jerzeeblondie Posts: 236
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    Sorry team, but friday was a terrible day for me... I used it as a rest day, didn't get any exercise in and didn't really log my food. So I don't know if I was under calories or not.

    Today I will be having the family here in a bit for an early dinner... of course they choose to bring pizza! so I'm going to have a slice and eat a salad. But tonight I will be watching ufc fights with friends and beer will be involved.. not good. I'm going to try my best to get my workout in to earn us some points, even if it's just a short workout... I'll need some extra calories today.
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    Sorry team, but friday was a terrible day for me... I used it as a rest day, didn't get any exercise in and didn't really log my food. So I don't know if I was under calories or not.

    Today I will be having the family here in a bit for an early dinner... of course they choose to bring pizza! so I'm going to have a slice and eat a salad. But tonight I will be watching ufc fights with friends and beer will be involved.. not good. I'm going to try my best to get my workout in to earn us some points, even if it's just a short workout... I'll need some extra calories today.

    good luck.....have a great workout and that will mitigate some of the damage from the beer.
    i also do that when we have pizza....just have one slice for a taste and then have a fabulous salad
    off to the gym for a light workout
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    challenge done for today including 60 lateral crunches and staying under calories.....also did 75 min of cardio.....30 doing circuit training and 45 stationary bike at moderate intensity and speed......i am pooped now :laugh:
    hope you are all doing well today!!
    karen
  • arizonastatejenn
    arizonastatejenn Posts: 39
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    Sorry team. I have been M.I.A the past couple of days. My Godfather got diagnosed with end stage pancreatic cancer. It came really fast. Therefore, exercise and diet have been the last things on my mind. It is kind of crazy how fast you gain weight back when you let yourself go. Anyway, I am back to work tonight so hopefully I'll be back on track. It sounds like you all are doing a wonderful job, Hopefully I can pick my head up fast and get back into the swing of things. Sorry again.
  • arizonastatejenn
    arizonastatejenn Posts: 39
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    I did not do any extra cardio today, but I will be under my sodium intake and I completed the oblique crunches! Extra cardio tomorrow for sure. Hope everything is enjoying their weekend.
  • Jerzeeblondie
    Jerzeeblondie Posts: 236
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    Sorry team. I have been M.I.A the past couple of days. My Godfather got diagnosed with end stage pancreatic cancer. It came really fast. Therefore, exercise and diet have been the last things on my mind. It is kind of crazy how fast you gain weight back when you let yourself go. Anyway, I am back to work tonight so hopefully I'll be back on track. It sounds like you all are doing a wonderful job, Hopefully I can pick my head up fast and get back into the swing of things. Sorry again.

    I'm sorry to hear about your Godfather, it's completely understandable that food and exercise is the last thing on your mind. Life happens and sometimes we have to deal with it, the important thing is learning to pick right back up from where you left off.
  • Jerzeeblondie
    Jerzeeblondie Posts: 236
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    Over on calories, but did 40 minutes of walking/jogging and did the crunches.
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    Sorry team. I have been M.I.A the past couple of days. My Godfather got diagnosed with end stage pancreatic cancer. It came really fast. Therefore, exercise and diet have been the last things on my mind. It is kind of crazy how fast you gain weight back when you let yourself go. Anyway, I am back to work tonight so hopefully I'll be back on track. It sounds like you all are doing a wonderful job, Hopefully I can pick my head up fast and get back into the swing of things. Sorry again.
    do not apologize! you had to do the important things first ...and family always comes first....just make sure to take care of yourself.
    sending hugs your way
    karen
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
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    Over on calories, but did 40 minutes of walking/jogging and did the crunches.
    great job on the walking/jogging and the crunches!!

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