TEAM PURPLE! *Lose 10lbs in August*

samvanz

Sweetcheeks, that's an awesome effort! Well done! And from last week's result on the scales, it's clearly doing something good!

WendyTricia

Man! I am soooo excited for this week's challenge!!!! Let's do this! I am so grateful cor this group....I need this to keep me on track.

Seraph1120

Can't wait to hear this week's challenge! My final calorie burn for this past week, weekend included, was 3102. Under the goal but way over my usual workout routine. Still proud! Thanks to you all for keeping me motivated!

sharishar

mon 1st Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace 30m 254c Walking, upstairs 5m 89c total 254
Tues 2nd
Wed 3rd
Thur 4th
Fri 5th
Sat 6th
Sun 7th


945 calories burnt today.

TREADMILL 30min 315 calories
EXCERCISE BIKE30min 218 cals
CROSS TRAINER 30mins 412 cals

Going to struggle rest of week, am back at work and hurt my ankle, but not going to give in took it easy today, bring it on, I will just have to strap it up when I go tomorrow.

SommerJo

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkN3SRxwQ0EIdHVRUnZKaW1vSkJjMXhvbUMzNFNISnc&hl=en_US&pli=1#gid=0


Here we are guys and gals -- Purple Reigns Results for Week 1!!!


I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!!!

We are missing a few check ins -- which is normal. If you see blanks by your name -- don't fret -- just send me starting weight from 8/1 and current weight.

Counting those who reported in to me -- we have lost 201.8 lbs this week. Yep -- you read that right -- over 200 lbs in a week from our group!!!! And we burned so many calories it made me giggle -- are you ready....

Seriously guys -- it's huge....

135,090 Calories Burned this week!!!!!!! And I know it was sooo much more than that because alot of people didn't turn in their numbers.


I'm just in awe of each of you!!! You've set your minds on getting fit and look at what you've done!!! It's incredible to be part of this team -- part of this challenge!!!!

Now -- this week's mini challenge. We had such an overwhelming positive response to the calories burned challenge -- we'd like to keep it. Some of the feed back we got was that 500 was alot to shoot for though. So -- Here's what we revised....we know that time is limited for alot of us. some people can burn 500 calories watching an aerobics video -- others can spend hours trying to acheive that.

Your challenge -- should you choose to accept it is......

30 minutes of exercise for at least 6 days a week.
64 oz of water/day.

What I'd like to see Friday is....
How many minutes did you exercise for....
How many calories did you burn...
How many oz of water did you drink....

I don't need daily totals unless that's how you want to send it to me . I'm not reporting these on the chart -- just adding them all up and putting it out there.

You all did a wonderful job!!! I so proud to be part of Purple Reigns!!!


SommerJo

sharishar

Just wondering -- has anyone else ever been walking on the treadmill -- when a really good song comes on and you decide that dancing seems like a good option??

I'm totally counting the calories between losing my stride/balance and throwing myself off the treadmill (to escape from falling off , of course) and convincing myself that it'll be ok if I get back on.

43 min so far -- walking 2mph -- 278 calories burnt

I replied to a dozen emails -- added a few new friends -- multitasking is fun!!!

I am forever falling off the treadmill as I listen to a lot of Zumba tracks and lose concentration and my step, in fact I was talking to someone to day and did the same thing, had to re adjust me steps pretty quick.

SommerJo

Teammate 1-Aug 8-Aug 15-Aug 22-Aug 29-Aug 31-Aug DIFF
1RareJewel 189.4 187.8 1.6
3ricaAnn 167 165.5 1.5
3under2 174.8 170.2 4.6
QikSilverMojo19 0.0
qmr1965 157
qwertyuiop 131
Rabbittrax 234 228 6.0
RachelSRoach1 257.8
randismulson 131.6
raynebow 221
rblopez13 197.5
Rebelliousroses
reddchef 195.5
Reneda 290
Resolute716 183 180 3.0
rfrey88 211.2 212.4 -1.2
Rhea81 158.5 155.5 3.0
Rhodenizer 174.8 173.2 1.6
rhonda4444 270.4
riamac 147.5 147 0.5
ricenbeeens 173
rickera 169
Rivergrrrl 160.8 159.5 1.3
rmjj5 181 180 1.0
road2peachtree 246 244 2.0
RobinHelms 205 199.6 5.4
rockyla 174
RoosterB 244.2 241.8 2.4
rqlinzer 271 271 0.0
rschmmidt 157.8 156.8 1.0
rschuurman 156
rubberinc 133
runningathena 201 197.9 3.1
RunTLS 0.0
ruralnurse02 0.0
rure13 176 174 2.0
russelima 152.9 150.5 2.4
ruthkennedy 156 154.6 1.4
rwetzel319 145.7 148.2
RyahNicole0214 215.4
sahalcomb 182.8 179.6 3.2
sakwari 258 257 1.0
salmat77 243.9
samanthasigmon 218
samsmom1975 0.0
samvanz 158.29 156.74 1.6
sandralauriat 0.0
sangelic 230.2 227 3.2
sarahp86 250.8
SaraJane1515 142
sassyag1999 174.6 173.8 0.8
savmoss 198 199 -1.0
saxyk2008 202
sazeylou 206
sbargeron69 159 158.2 0.8
scook1218 186.3
scsedey143 271.2 268.4 2.8
scullywag 186 184 2.0
SDMS 191.6
Sdthai 220.5 219.5 1.0
SeattleGrl 233 232.2 0.8
seechrisrun1918 199 195.8 3.2
selin4 184 182 2.0
Seraph1120 191.6 187.4 4.2
sgressock 189 NA
Shalimarmandy 233 231.4 1.6
shan80 271.5 264.6 6.9
shanienicole83 163 160 3.0
ShariK67
sharishar 295 293 2.0
sharmonesq 161
shauna_bassett 0.0
shayshay10 222 222 0.0
sheBB 193 192 1.0
Shells77 137 136 1.0
ShellyLee 182 180.8 1.2
sher711 178.4
sherrillg 164 164 0.0
sherylswanson 187 184.5 2.5
shonniegrl 186
simonecole 168 167 1.0
skeeweemc 148
slb106 182 179.8 2.2
sleepygiraffes 134
slmcd 0.0
Sloron 234 229.5 4.5
sluvine4061 250
smknitter 197 196 1.0
smurfette75 120 119 1.0
snewsome7 243 241.8 1.2
SommerJo 222.2 218.2 4.0
songbird1973 246.5 245.5 1.0
southernbelle0364 198 199 -1.0
Spaingirl2011 162 159.6 2.4
sparetirebegone 191.3 190 1.3
Sparrowcares 156 153.6 2.4
specialtg 0.0
Ssbischoff 169
sshields1975 177 176 1.0
StaceKaiman 270 265 5.0
staciemerriman 210
stangma 164 164 0.0
starleng1 150
starpi22 214 210.8 3.2
start_on_Monday 202 197 5.0
stewiejrt 164.5 NA
stormyros 0.0
stylelush646 238.6
sullivan1011 210 205 5.0
summernichole 124
sunshine_169691 154.7
sunshine77081 158 158 0.0
supdup1 267.3
superjo1980 173
susan9700 0.0
susieoneill 213.4 210 3.4
svgarcia 164
sw33tp3a11 200.8 201.4 -0.6
SWEET31 261 260 1.0
SweetcheeksRN 240 235 5.0
SwtKittN 438 437.2 0.8
tamolo209 182.5 181 1.5
Tara0624 183.6 181.6 2.0
Tdavy814 275
teati 0.0
tererob 0.0
Terri_39 189 188 1.0
terriann89 0.0
TexasAustinite 196
theaterfan23 217.4 215.2 2.2
thebuxompilgrim 269.2 266 3.2
thekresos 0.0
theostlerscat 0.0
thepinas 238
theprettyone1010 203.5 201 2.5
TheresaMichelle90 135.6 134.4 1.2
TheresaRichardson 189.8 187.4 2.4
tiabirdie56 213.9 212 1.9
tiffypooh2u 150.6
tink739 177.2 174.8 2.4
tishaloses 209 208 1.0
tlzidon 161 160.2 0.8
tiggernic 247.8 236 11.8
tjames719 204 204 0.0
tonismith15 0 0 0.0
toofat2toofit 232 225 7.0
tostes 0.0
Touched670 252
traceyisom 181.6 178 3.6
tracyttru 176
Tridrill 0.0
trisharell 161 160 1.0
trixie0476 209.9
trtlpower 179 177.2 1.8
tsanders03 133
tshilow 158.3 NA
twiniemily 125.66
twooliver 205
unbrokenspell 172 169.2 2.8
usmcwifeb15 148.4 147.4 1.0
vanderbe 0.0
veggiegirl1 171
velisha 222 220.8 1.2
vicky_wright 174.3
vicky1506 205.5
viella 180
vilmarie76 171 170 1.0
viruetwife2012 207 209 -2.0
voguegirl01 137
weinkes 193.7 191.2 2.5
whatshesaid 172.8 173 -0.2
Whit_LoLo 0.0
Whitey2502 159.5
Wildinutah8009 181
willbthin88 124
winelover51 196 197 -1.0
witheredorchid 192 190.2 1.8
Wrgawife 214
wxkris 163.5
xEmux 145
xMissAprilx 307 303.4 3.6
YamRector 238.5 233.9 4.6
Yahrie 191
yoursuchatease 254
yukisakamoto 0.0
zanielleleigh 178.6 NA
Zealy 168
zippo32 199 NA
zjustine 148 146 2.0
zukekitty 144 144 0.0
32488.15 19749.74 0 0 0 0 201.8


It's a little messy -- but I wanted to post it so that everyone could see the results -- just in case some of you cannot access the spreadsheet.

susieoneill

Great job Team Purple!! Looking forward to this week!! Thank-you all for the motivation!! It is great to see that I am not alone and there are others with the same struggles that I have.

Shells77

Everyone kicked total azz. Love it. I'll be thinking of all of you when I stay on the path and keep on going in order to support this awesome team.

samvanz

WOW everyone, that's amazing! We all did so well. GO PURPLE!

Looking forward to knocking this week's challenge out of the ball park. Was struggling to hit the 500 cals every day, but 30 mins activity should be achievable.

Good luck, all!

Shalimarmandy

Lost 1.6# last week and went over on calories burned by just over 100 cals.

Looking forward to this week but I'm hesitant about the water aspect.

I seldom keep track of how much water I drink. Normally I grab a bottle from the fridge and when it is not cold enough anymore I put it back in the fridge and grab another one. I have tons of partially filled bottles in the fridge.

Also can we count things like Crystal Light as water? If I was drinking regular soda or something with significant calories I wouldn't count if but to me it's just flavored water.

tamolo209

Hello Purple Reign Family,

I have a confession to make. I ATE PURE JUNK TODAY. Yesterday I ate a bunch too and was soo I ashamed that I worked out to make my calories come in under my goal. But today was a different kind of bad eating. I didnt eat until 1pm at which point I had a 1/2 chicken breast sandwich, 1/2 cup pasta salad, and a bag of kettle chips. Not so bad you say....well I had COLDSTONE for dinner. Technically I came under my caloric intake but I ate so terribly that the thought of exercising on this nutrient poor diet is frightening. :sick: So I am confessing to be accountable to you all. Please forgive me :sad:

I will do much better tomorrow as I return to my normal schedule. My biggest troubles with eating is Weekends, Going out to restaurants that I didn't choose, and skipping breakfast. Any guidance on how to avoid these pitfalls would be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes to everyone and keep up the great work.

sakwari

Tamolo209...we all have bad days. Don't worry about it, get em tomorrow.

scs143

@Tamolo209- I agree. Wake up tomorrow and just start right back at eating right. You said it out loud, you confessed, now forgive yourself and start with a healthy breakfast tomorrow! We all have those days. Yesterday I got through my bike ride by saying out loud all the things I ate at my family reunion this weekend. It's what kept me from turning back and sitting on the couch feeling bad for myself!

So for our water/exercise challenge this week:
Monday- exercised 65 minutes, drank 10 8oz glasses of water.

Fighting4Healthy

I burned 517 calories today doing different things for a short amount of time... ) Hey, can driving a manual Big Rig burn calories? There is a lot of moving involved with the shifting, double clutching, and breaking and all of that stuff. This is a serious question.

smknitter

@Tamolo209- I have a hard time on my days off too. I have found that it helps to make sure that I have breakfast food in the house so I do start out my day really well. Recently, I have started to plan out my food a little more, so instead of inputting after I have eaten I look up my options for the restuarant where we are going. Maybe this will help.

Thanks for all the great support.

zukekitty

over on both water and exercise for today.

smknitter

This mini challenge seems super easy compared to making the 500 calories for myself. 42minutes and 90 oz of water......:happy:

TrishJimenez

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TrishJimenez

I burned 517 calories today doing different things for a short amount of time... ) Hey, can driving a manual Big Rig burn calories? There is a lot of moving involved with the shifting, double clutching, and breaking and all of that stuff. This is a serious question.

I think so, unless you already have your activity level as slightly active then it already takes that into account

samvanz

519 calories today, doing a huge variety of little things - two ten-minute SparkPeople workouts, which are amazing for the time-hungry, a 15 minute power walk, 15 minutes running up and down the stairs and doing jumping jacks either end. I'll sleep well tonight!

And, 64 oz of fluid. One of those was hot choc, and one was coffee, so I"m going to down some more water with dinner just to make sure.

Loving this mini-challenge! How'd everyone else go today?

SommerJo

Hello My Purple Team!!!

I hope today finds everyone well....

I'm going to struggle with this challenge -- I'll tell all of you right now. :sick: I HATE WATER!!!:sick:

Dont get me wrong -- It's not all water -- just the stuff that comes out of a faucet!!! Especially here at work -- I'm pretty sure he recycles the water from the toilet to the tap -- that's how awful it tastes. Home water is a bit better -- but it has to be icy cold!!!! As soon as it's less than almost frozen -- I don't like it again!!!

But I know it's OOBER good for me -- for my body and for my weight loss goal. So I promise this to you -- I will drink my water -- I will only count plain water -- and Mio enhanced water. I will not count my morning coffee -- or my soda with dinner.

Monday :
Water - 64 (you probably won't see a higher number ever!!! lol)
Exercise -- 35 min
Calories -- 297

A small NSV to share -- a guy friend asked if I had lost weight -- it's been several months since he saw me. And I don't think most guys really even notice that stuff. So it was pretty awesome when he took one look at me and asked that.



SommerJo

sheBB

Woohoo! congrats SommerJo on your NSV.. gotta love those. It will keep us going. Water is tough for me too, not that I don't like it, it's just that I can't seem to get too many cups in unless I force myself, so that's what I have been doing for months. I know it flushes our system & is great for us, so bring on the water. Well off to zumba. Hope you & all our Purple Team has a fantastic day!!!!!

rqlinzer

I did the water yesterday, no exercise.... The water is the easy part for me. I only drink water, so it comes easy. The hard part will be exercising. I will try breaking it into segments.

I did 15 minutes on the elliptical this morning, and will do the other 15 tonight.

tiabirdie56

If my posts look crazy, please forgive me. I'm trying to work out this bbcode. I've worked more with html. This is much easier though.
Good Morning Reigners!

August 10 LB Challenge
Week 2
"The Results Show"
Ha, having fun here

Mon/ water~ 80 ozs / exercise~ 65 mins / cal burn / 615

SJ ~ You are funny about that water! I wouldn't dare drink it either. 64 oz, always good though. Don't be mistaken about what guys notice, they notice. They just don't say anything unless it's a significant change. So WOOHOO! to you.

Tired this morning. My body feels like a little shimmering hum all over. Muscles are being WORKED! haha I need to go outside in the heat to bake out the tiredness.

GO PURPLE!

Make it a good one.

Tish

DRINK YOUR WATER :drinker:

stangma

Got my 500 in before my body was awake (7AM) tee heee

Water 2 down - 6 to go - - - - pace yourself.




ps: SJ - congrats on that NSV - people really do notice when you feel better about yourself, too !!

tlzidon

Hello My Purple Team!!!

I hope today finds everyone well....

I'm going to struggle with this challenge -- I'll tell all of you right now. :sick: I HATE WATER!!!:sick:

Dont get me wrong -- It's not all water -- just the stuff that comes out of a faucet!!! Especially here at work -- I'm pretty sure he recycles the water from the toilet to the tap -- that's how awful it tastes. Home water is a bit better -- but it has to be icy cold!!!! As soon as it's less than almost frozen -- I don't like it again!!!

But I know it's OOBER good for me -- for my body and for my weight loss goal. So I promise this to you -- I will drink my water -- I will only count plain water -- and Mio enhanced water. I will not count my morning coffee -- or my soda with dinner.

Monday :
Water - 64 (you probably won't see a higher number ever!!! lol)
Exercise -- 35 min
Calories -- 297

A small NSV to share -- a guy friend asked if I had lost weight -- it's been several months since he saw me. And I don't think most guys really even notice that stuff. So it was pretty awesome when he took one look at me and asked that.



SommerJo

Have you tried the Archer Farms drink mixes you can get at Target? They are naturally sweetened but only 10 calories per packet. Another thing you could do is add a lemon slice to your water to help with the taste or better yet bring it from home in big jug. I have a container that has an insulated cover that closes around it. I forget how much it holds, but often use it for trips to the lake and such. Also, if you have a freezer at work, place your water in there for awhile so it gets super cold. I have a hard time drinking plain water myself unless it is ice cold as well and am always on the lookout for ideas to make me drink more of it.

3ricaAnn

So, yesterday (Monday) I was at Waterville all day, and I mean all day 11-6! so I didnt get the challenge till like 8 but I did get in 40 oz of water as for exercise I'm only going to count swimming so I did 35 mins and 225 calories. Getting a slow start on water today I hate water! and it has gotten a little warm but when I ake it home I have to clean and exercise so hopefully I will get in the required amount bc water is all I have to drink at home right now.

rqlinzer

Yay!! I made it. I thought the workout would be too hard, but I did it.
64 oz of water, 8 oz coffee (only liquids today), and 70 minutes of exercise!!!! I am so proud of myself!!

TheresaRichardson

Tuesdays are going to be my day off exercise-long day due to Toastmasters meeting in the evening.

Yesterday: 30 min 207 calories; 64 oz water
Today: no exercise; 64 oz water