TEAM WITHERING A WEIGH - WEEK 2 - (CLOSED GROUP)

Jitteryspork

Ok, so I am still alive sorry.. Week has been a bit hectic but I have been on my tasks.

I have gotten EVERYTHING done.. and under in all the right places..

juleseybaby

100 mile challenge and Recipes...

If dk_runs, Gary1077, and ycc1964 complete their planned miles and the rest of us complete 5 extra miles each - we will meet our 100 mile goal!! Some of us are going to have a lot of walking to do on Saturday!! We are currently at 24.76 miles.

I have recipes from about half the team. Please post your favorite in here by Saturday!

I am so very impressed with you folks!!

juleseybaby

Avocado-Edamame Salsa

If your guests or family members don't care for olives, leave them out. This salsa is great with reduced-fat tortilla chips and as a garnish for quesadillas or burritos.

1 cup frozen petite corn kernels, thawed
2.25-ounce can sliced ripe olives, drained
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/3 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 cup prepared light vinaigrette salad dressing
1/2 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
1 avocado, diced
2/3 cup shelled edamame, thawed
Pepper to taste, if desired

• Add corn, olives, bell pepper, onion, and garlic to a medium bowl.
• Pour light dressing into the corn mixture and toss to blend. Add pepper to taste, if desired. Cover and chill in the refrigerator all day or overnight.
• Right before serving, add the diced avocado and edamame into the corn mixture and stir.

Yield: Four 1/2-cup servings
Per serving: 190 calories, 6.5 g protein, 19.5 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat, 1.9 g saturated fat, 6.6 g monounsaturated fat, 3 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 5 g fiber, 254 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 52%.

ycc1964

ok team 2 more miles down 4 miles to go. Woohoo Go team.

Gary1977

I'll do a mile tonight here @ work. Starting tomorrow I'm off but for only one day. I'll try to get 1 1/2 miles then and another 1 1/2 miles on Friday. I MIGHT be able to get a mile in Saturday after work if I feel like it. I'll do my best for the team.

Gary1977

Under calories, over on water, & 50 situps complete. Sorry, no way my knees will allow mountain climbers. Don't know if it'll help or not, but I'll do 50 extra situps instead.

faye_daisy

under calories
8_ water
haven't done the exercises but will try if the room quits spinning

ShannGall

50 situps done, 50 climbers done! under calories! 8 glasses of water.. 1 1/2 mile towards 100 miles.

skbruewer

8 glasses of water
50 crunches - done
50 Mountain climbers (ouch!) - done
2 miles for the team challenge
under calorie goal!

dk_runs

Evening all-
Hope your day was smashing! My day started with a smashing headache which thankfully went away by the end of the day. Love those liqua-gel ibuprofen tabs!

My daily report:
50 mountain climbers = DONE
50 crunches = DONE
8 glasses of water = DRANK
Calories = UNDER (just barely to be fair)
And...
1 mile towards our 100 mile goal.

skbruewer

PS all! If you didn't see the message from Gary6030, here's the deal on the 100 mile team challenge:

AUGUST CHALLENGE NEWS UPDATE! The 100 mile team challenge can be done anyhow you like run, jog, walk, bike, swim. Doesn't matter. IT DOES Need to be extra. So if you typically bike 10 miles a day anything above that would count. Remember it's all about extra and pushing more! Keep up the great work.

So, I say whatever way we can get these miles in, DO IT!

Gary1977

Crock Pot Sour Cream & Onion Chicken:


Ingredients
4 chicken breast halves
1 12 oz can of low fat cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup fat free sour cream
1 1/2 cups water1 packet of onion soup mix




Directions
Place thawed chicken into crock pot or slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix all the other ingredients together. Pour mixture of chicken and cover. Cook at low setting 6-8 hours or higher setting for 4-6 hours.

Notes: This has got to be one of the easiest meals to put together and has become a family favorite. It's very creamy and goes well with wild rice or potatoes. The recipe doubles nicely for larger servings.

Number of Servings: 4

calories: 336
total fat: 7
sodium: 573 (kinda high)
total carbs: 8
protein: 56

nrtenagrl

HI team I'm back from an awesome vacation. It was a little longer than we had planned and that would explain why I am just logging in to MFP. I did complete all last week challenges, under calories and drank lots of water,.. over 8 cups per day. Unfortunately I still weigh the same.. 276lbs. I think my eating habits have to get corrected asap! For the team, for my upcoming anniversary, and my brothers wedding! I will eat more salads and lay off the tortillas this week!

Since I just got back.. I am just looking at the challenges for this week. Is it ok still if I do them through out the remainder of the week or have I goofed??

Captain.. I hope I answered all questions you had for me!!!

N E whoo.. I saw all the hard work the rest of the team has put in! Good job and keep it up!!!

susanleasings

Calories UNDER
50 crunches DONE (OUCH....gonna feel that tomorrow!!)
50 mountain climbers DONE
Water PLENTY

Lanet27

10 Aug Report:

Calories UNDER
50 crunches-check
50 mountain climbers-check
Water- ++8 cups


Did 1.5 miles towards the 100 mile group challenge...


ohh.. I am very tired.... Good night Ya'll.....

faye_daisy

50 sit ups took me longer today and 50 mountain climbers done thank god for pain meds hopefully going to the dr tomorrow

ycc1964

Good evening all, I have completed all task for the nght sleep well.

juleseybaby

Bleh - ok - I am still mixing things up... so refer back to page 1 for the actual challenges of the day...

50 swimmers presses & 3 sets of 21's plus 1/2 mile toward the team 100...

DONE!

Who knew bottles of water could weigh so much???!?!?!?!! Whew!

Under cals and over water - even on my anniversary! WOOT!

Looks like you all are doing great! Nighty night!!

amymoore728

All done for today. Go team

keeks8281

Under calories
8 glasses water
50 mountain climbers
50 ab crunches

Yay!

LouD76

Week 2 Day 3... (Wednesday)

50 Sit ups - Done
50 Mountain Climbers - Done
100 Squat Kicks - extra done
60min kick boxing - extra done
30min Wii Step
Calories - Under
Water - Way over

Will do 2 miles today (Thursday) towards our 100.. and squeeze in the other 3 on Friday and Saturday...

I have a question.. do any of you experience weight gain when exercising?

Agate69

All challenges complete for Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs
All water consumed for Mon, Tues, Wed, and expect same for Thurs
Mon, Tues and Wed Calories under.

Extra walking towards 100 mile challenge
Mon: 5 miles
Tues: 3 miles walking
1 mile swimming
Wed: 10 miles biking, 2 miles walking

Weight is the same, but body fat pinch test at gym shows overall reduction of body fat.... so that must be the reason for the need for smaller jeans...... again document.write('');


Fyi, I will be without computer for the remainder of the week and will not be back till Monday

DLMcCutchen79

Report for day 3 of week 2:

Under calories
only 5 cups of water today
50 mountain climbers completed (didn't do the sit ups or crunches)
I did get in an extra mile for the team though!

Bounre

Wednesdays Report: completed challenge and was under my calorie goal.

Walk 1 extra mile

Jitteryspork

I have walked 4 extra miles.. in case I didnt report this.. Sorry.

Got it all done yesterday!

juleseybaby

In case you didn't see this post from liquidjem in the Motivation and Support board today...

Healthy Lifestyle Tip: Guilt Free
The next time a double-fudge brownie indulgence has you racked with guilt remember this: Guilt just guarantees that your brownie will go straight to your belly. How? By causing you to ditch healthy eating completely. A recent study revealed that feeling bad for backsliding may cause people to abandon weight loss efforts all together. So tell that self-imposed guilt trip to hit the road. Just forgive yourself and move on.

In the study, researchers examined differing food attitudes and their impact on body composition. The people in the study who were "guilt-ridden dieters" had a higher body mass index (BMI) than the ones who tended not to be racked by guilt over occasional slips. This led researchers to suspect that guilt-ridden people adopt an "all-or-nothing" attitude with dieting. One misstep can lead to complete abandonment of healthy-eating plans.

Bottom line: Our food attitudes can have a pretty complicated impact on our weight and health. The study group that fared best? People who tended to be focused on nutrition. So, the take-home message here: Keep your eye on high-nutrition and high-fiber meals, but be more tolerant of yourself. If you give in to an occasional junk food craving, don't beat yourself up too much.

juleseybaby

The following is INSPIRATION from my friend and fellow team lead Lori_menorahlover... PLEASE READ!

>>I'll be honest with you. I feel like crap today. My head is killing me and due to having heart disease and tachycardia I can't have caffeine and that includes Excedrine Migraine. My heart rate soars up to almost 300 bpm. BUT I press on. I will still workout and I will conquer. YOU CAN TOO! NO EXCUSES!!

Speaking of NO EXCUSES, I want to tell you all about Bob and I hope his story inspires you to never give up!!!

TODAY'S INSPIRING ROLE MODEL: ROBERT A LYNCH ESQ.

A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO I WORKED FOR BOB. BOB IS AN ATTORNEY SPECIALIZING IN DISABILITY. BOB IS A QUADRIPLEGIC. RIGHT AFTER HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO BOB WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR COLLEGE OUT OF STATE WHEN HE WENT HIKING WITH FRIENDS AND FELL OFF A CLIFF. IT TOOK HOURS FOR HIM TO REACH A HOSPITAL AND SADLY THE LONGER IT TAKES TO GET HELP THE GREATER THE DAMAGE IN A SPINAL CORD INJURY. AS MONTHS WENT BY AND HE REALIZED HE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN OR USE HIS HANDS HE DECIDED HE WOULD BECOME AN ATTORNEY SO HE COULD TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF AND NOT BE A BURDEN ON HIS FAMILY.

BOB SPENT 8 YEARS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, GOT HIS LAW DEGREE THEN WENT TO WORK FOR A PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRM IN OHIO. BOB MARRIED. LATER HE MOVED TO MISSOURI. ONE DAY BOB'S WIFE LEFT HIM FOR SOMEONE ELSE. BOB PUT UP AN AD FOR HELP. I ANSWERED THAT AD. I LEARNED A LOT FROM BOB. WHETHER TAKING HIM TO COURT OR WATCHING HIM AT WORK I WAS ALWAYS AMAZED. HE TYPED EVERYTHING WITH A MOUTH APPLIANCE WITH A STICK ATTACHED TO IT OR HE WOULD USE DRAGON SPEAK COMPUTER SOFTWARE. NOTHING EVER SLOWED BOB DOWN. BOB CAN NOT DRESS HIMSELF. BOB CAN NOT TIE HIS SHOE. BOB CAN NOT COOK. BOB CAN NOT WALK. BOB CAN NOT ROLL HIMSELF OVER IN BED. BUT HAS BOB EVER GIVEN UP? NO.

I NO LONGER WORK FOR ROBERT A LYNCH ESQ. HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO BECOME A US FEDERAL JUDGE. OVER 700 OTHER ATTORNEYS APPLIED FOR THE ONE OPENING. I WATCHED BOB MAKE TRIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C. WITH HIS SERVICE DOG AND TAKE TESTS IN HOPES OF BEING THE ONE PERSON SELECTED.

ROBERT A LYNCH MY FORMER EMPLOYER AND QUADRIPLEGIC IS NOW A US FEDERAL JUDGE. HE GOT THE ONE SPOT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WANTED. BOB HAS NEVER GIVEN UP. THIS IS FOR YOU BOB. TY FOR TEACHING LORI THE MEANING OF THE WORD PERSEVERANCE.

TEAM PLEASE BE A BOB TODAY.

LORI

BTW IN HIS FREE TIME BOB STARTED AN ORGANIZATION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY HOME FOR DISABLED ADULTS WHO HAVE PARENTS THAT CAN LONGER CARE FOR THEM.

MEET BOB: http://www.mobar.org/voting/members/lynch.htm <<

My smileys won't work - but there was gonna be a heart here... I LOVE YA MISS LORI!

TEAM WITHERING A WEIGH... if you are not a friend of Miss Lori - have a look at her profile. She is truly an amazing and inspirational lady. Her PERSEVERANCE is astounding. Anytime I think 'oooooh - I don't feel very well today' - I remember Miss Lori.

YOU MY FRIENDS are AMAZING me with your dedication!! Keep it up! AUGUST is screaming like a little girly man!

juleseybaby

Eating way under calories for too long? Or have friends that are? This post was a good read.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

faye_daisy

My total for 100 mile walk is now 3 miles

ycc1964

Ok team, I completed 5 miles today. So my 10 miles plus 1 additional mile are complete. I'm sure I'll be able to come up with more before the end of the challenge. Go TEAM!!!!!