(NEW) OPEN CHALLENGE: FIT BY OCTOBER!!!
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QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week? List it!
- I'm finally getting to trying new forms of exercise (outside of cycling everywhere)! I'm so excited! I set up an old calisthenics(SP?) routine that works for me and plan to do it on a daily basis. It takes about 25 minutes and works different parts of my body. I'll list what I can explain:
20 reps each of these abdominal exercises I learned about on some Japanese health show (lol)
10 push-ups
15 sit-ups
some weight lifting
2 min mild stretching
short bursts of circuit training...take a look at my exercise diary for more info..it's just weird to list everything!
I also started to power walk for cardio. I love it!
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress?
Exercise helps alleviate stress for me..diet is a lot harder. I'm working on it now, but I try to keep reminding myself that feeling guilty or crappy about junk food adds to stress, so its best to avoid it.
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha.
I track everything I eat and drink! Sometimes I pre-track, but I usually log my food as I eat it if I'm at home. If not, I'll write down or try to remember what I ate and track afterwards. If I pack a lunch for the following day, I will log it in advance. Occasionally I will not track things that are less than 100 cal and are too complicated to input, like a bite of okara croquette or something weird like that haha. I'll then compensate with some light cleaning
. I eat my exercise calories (usually really want to) unless I burned way too much and I'm not hungry. This doesn't happen often. If I burn a lot of calories in a day...like on days I ride to school (which takes about 3 hours there and back) then I pack calorie-dense, but healthy food like PB&J. 0 -
Today was weigh in day for me ... I lost 2.6 pounds this week...0
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I am not sure how but I have lost 4.2 pounds this week, Enjoying my new low weight!0
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QOTD #5: What do you do to keep yourself on track while traveling or on vacation?
When I hit the buffet, I try to stick to vege's, and very small, palm sized total amount of meat.
QOTD #6: What is your main motivation to get in shape right now?
I want to show my son to live a healthier lifestyle and to encourage my husband to start on his own journey. I also want to look thin my 20th high school reunion next summr.
QOTD #7: Other than working out and losing weight, what have you done to improve your self esteem?
I try to focus on the positive and being grateful every day for something new.
QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week?
I plan to do one of my homework workouts my trainer gave me every night when I get home in the evening. I have a collection of 20 or so to choose from.
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress?
I don't keep crap food in the house, which helps tremendously with emotional eating, I have found a 3.5 mile hiking trail near my house that takes about 90minutes. I can only do it on the weekends, as I get home too late to go out there at night, but I feel so good when I finish it it is a victory I can look at the rest of the week when I am stressed and know I can do it.
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not?
Right now I am not tracking my food, but one of my challenges to myself is to begin.0 -
QOTD #5: What do you do to keep yourself on track while traveling or on vacation?
When traveling or on vacation, it has become second nature to watch what I am eating. If I indulge in a desert, I don't over do it. I keep the desert serving about the size you would give a toddler. Just enough to take the edge of of my cravings. It seems to work and I don't fell deprived. Thinking about how I would feel if I gorge always helps me too! I take weekly pictures and I am always thinking about how my pictures will look if I just let myself go.
QOTD #6: What is your main motivation to get in shape right now?
I am getting my asthma under control. I hate the fact that when I was 189 I had a very hard time climbing the stairs to my home. I remember my sister asking me one day if I was pregnant because I was breathing so hard. That made me realize that although I was enjoying life, if I kept down that path, I would not enjoy living because I was putting myself at risk for major health issues.
QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week?
This week I am adding heavier weights. I have been working my way back up to lifting like I used to. I am also going out of my way to get my fiance on board with me.
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress?
I run/walk. It helps me think things through and self evaluate, so that I can understand my part in the stressful situation.
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not?
I track everything I eat, and I do mean everything. I track as I go. I usually don't have the energy to eat my exercise calories back.0 -
:flowerforyou: Good morning Fitties!!! Welcome to all new members.
Congrats to all the LOSERS, you guys rock!
I was down .6 on Saturday, and that made me pretty happy. I don't know if I'm going to reach my goal of 140 by October 7, but as long as the scale keeps on going down, I'm happy.0 -
Good work!0
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Hi! I would like to join in!
START WEIGHT: 175
GOAL WEIGHT BY THE END OF THE CHALLENGE:170
START CLOTHING SIZE: 14 (SOME L, SOME XL)
GOAL SIZE: COMFORTABLY FIT INTO L
ULTIMATE GOAL SIZE: 4/6 (SMALL)
HEIGHT: 5'40 -
I have to catch up since I fell off the wagon last week
QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week? List it!
I hardly worked out at all last week. I did do some walking, but not a lot.
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress?
Still haven't figured this out. Stress got the best of me last week and I gave in.
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha.
I do normally pretrack my breakfast and lunch since i have to pack it for work the night before, but I always always track everything, even if the outcome is bad. I do use some of my exercise calories but try not to use them all.0 -
Hi!
NAME: Sarah
AGE: 23
HEIGHT: 5'3''
START WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 126
GOAL WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 116
START PANTS SIZE: 2/4 (US)
GOAL PANTS SIZE: solid size 2! (US)
FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL DIET: Veg
DIET GOALS: Start shakeology, stop eating added sugars!
EXERCISE GOALS: Start running and lift more
OTHER GOALS: Finish personal training certification
FUN FACT: I love to hike and be outdoors0 -
Just catching up... this weekend was tough for me with my friends 40th bday party, but ready to get back to reality.
Here's my answers:
QOTD #1: What is your favorite kind of exercise and why? Right now I’m loving Zumba!
QOTD #2: How did you find MFP, and how do you like it compared to other programs/sites/diets/etc you've tried in the past? A friend mentioned it and I love it. There is no comparison!
QOTD #3: What was your "a-ha" moment, meaning was there a specific moment that made you decide that it was time to lose the weight? I’ve known for a long time, but my work started a competition and it got my butt in gear, but for me it’s not about winning the competition, it’s about winning my life back. This is just the beginning.
QOTD #4: Have you "discovered" any new foods since you started eating healthier? Or realized that you DO like some foods that you used to claim to not like? I’ve just learned to be creative with my dishes and not to be afraid to try new things..
QOTD #5: What do you do to keep yourself on track while traveling or on vacation? Prepare meals/snacks carefully…
QOTD #6: What is your main motivation to get in shape right now? I’m not getting any younger…!
QOTD #7: Other than working out and losing weight, what have you done to improve your self esteem? I try and spend more time loving me. I’ve always made everything about my girls and husband, but not I try and delight in a little for myself.
QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week? List it! I walk 3 miles every day at lunch and for the evenings. Tonight is Zumba, as for the rest I’m kind of a spur of the moment kind of girl on what exactly I’m going to do, but it will likely be walk, strength train and more cardio.
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress? I choose to walk it off rather than eat it out!
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha. I track as I go. I track everything. I haven’t been eating my exercise calories… it seems hard for me to get them in.0 -
Gosh, yes, I was injured last week, so only worked out Wednesday and Saturday, but was down only 0.1 lbs. on Saturday weigh-in.
COLOR ME PISSED OFF!!!
Anyway, Saturday was a planned "celebration day" for me, so I celebrated anyway. I hope this week brings the 1.2 lb weight loss that MFP says SHOULD occur (I've been faithful to the 1,200 calories a day, of healthy foods only, and I've been eating back my cardio calories, too!).
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I am in one challenge....can I join this one too?
NAME: Mandy
AGE: 31
HEIGHT: 5'0
START WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 123.2
GOAL WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 115
START PANTS SIZE: 6/8 (US)
GOAL PANTS SIZE: 4 (US)
FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL DIET: I count calories. No red meat.
DIET GOALS: prepare more foods myself (less lean cuisines )
EXERCISE GOALS: work out 30 minutes everyday
OTHER GOALS: tame the muffin top
FUN FACT: Im a huge bookworm, I love to read!0 -
I'm not sure if we're supposed to report weekly our weight loss in this group, but I noticed some have. I weighed myself yesterday and was happy to have lost 1.5 pounds since last Sunday. I didn't have any losses the week before so I'm happy the numbers are going down slowly...rather than going up...which was what they were doing before MFP.
Congratulations to everyone who has lost weight. Good work to those who have stuck with it...even when they go over their calories and want to give up. I did that last week by binging on sweets...but I jumped right back on the bandwagon and did not let it turn into a huge downward spiral. I'm so glad. Hang in there everyone!0 -
I was eating well since January, though probably not moving as much as I could be as I have only lost 25 pounds in the last 8 1/2 months. However, I plateaued most of July and August with very little weight loss. I changed up how I ate last week, instead of oatmeal for breakfast and a sandwhich/leftovers for lunch. I had toasted waffles for breakfast and oatmeal for lunch for a week, now back to my regular diet and lost 6 pounds this week, I am not counting on losing this much a week again but, if you guys are finding yourselves in a weight loss rut, perhaps this tip will help you.0
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NAME: Andie
AGE: 18
HEIGHT: 5'7''
START WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 140
GOAL WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 130
START PANTS SIZE: 6
GOAL PANTS SIZE: 6 but much looser!
FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL DIET: no seafood
DIET GOALS: less calories, less junk foods
EXERCISE GOALS: work out 5+ days a week
OTHER GOALS: better looking legs and stomach!
FUN FACT: I love dresses0 -
Good morning, Fitties! Time for another QOTD...
Remember, message me your own QOTDs and they will make the list! I am having issues coming up with ideas... Which is why these QOTD's aren't so daily. :laugh:
I will post the most recent 9, plus a new one today! Please play catch up if you want to. :bigsmile:
I'm loving all of your answers!
QOTD #2: How did you find MFP, and how do you like it compared to other programs/sites/diets/etc you've tried in the past?
QOTD #3: What was your "a-ha" moment, meaning was there a specific moment that made you decide that it was time to lose the weight?
QOTD #4: Have you "discovered" any new foods since you started eating healthier? Or realized that you DO like some foods that you used to claim to not like?
QOTD #5: What do you do to keep yourself on track while traveling or on vacation?
QOTD #6: What is your main motivation to get in shape right now?
QOTD #7: Other than working out and losing weight, what have you done to improve your self esteem?
QOTD #8: What's your workout plan this week? List it!
QOTD #9: How do you stay on track with diet and exercise in times of severe stress?
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha.
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?0 -
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
Yes, I drink diet sodas. I also sometimes drink crystal light flavored water. I was raised with drinking diet sodas, and the regular ones taste too sugary for me!
I pretty much know that artificial sweetners are bad for me, but it's the one unhealthy thing that I don't intend to give up. I love my diet sodas!
Also, it hasn't affected my appetite or my weight.
So the reasons- 1) raised that way; 2) zero calories; 3) caffeine (I don't drink coffee much)0 -
QOTD#11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweetners? Why of why not?
Yes, I drink diet soda. I also drink water wtih artificial sweetened flavor packs.
So the reasons: 1. zero calories
2. Caffeine0 -
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
I try to drink only water, but every now and then I need some flavor, so I will have a diet soda. Mostly water though because even though diet soda has no calories, there are plenty of other things in it that are proven to cause bloating :frown:0 -
QOTD#11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweetners? Why of why not?
Usually only water. I don't really like soda so it has never been a problem to give it up. I love sweet iced tea, but had to stop drinking it because of all the sugar, i can't even keep it in the house. I will sometimes add crystal light to my water bottle just for a little bit of change.0 -
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
YES! Unfortunately I'm addicted to it...specifically to Diet Mt. Dew. I know all the chemicals and junk in it are horrible for me, but I definitely don't want to drink reg. soda b/c of all the calories & all the sugar in the soda makes me feel strange (but sugar in brownies or chocolate doesn't seem to do that to me!). I gave up Dt. Dew & soda when I was pregnant and breast feeding, but picked it back up as soon as I was done with it. A few months ago I tried to get off of it...and started watering it down with Sparkling water...I still do that. I decided after I lose the weight and deal with sugar addiction, I'll work on breaking the diet soda addiction. It's not that high of a priority right now. I figure I can't deny myself everything right now!0 -
Just thought of something to add. Also, I think I have found that drinking diet soda definitely makes me want to eat...salty kinds of things. So I try to limit my diet dew to when I'm eating a meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner...Yes, I sometimes drink it for breakfast if I am having eggs or something salty! I know...that's really bad isn't it?) If I pop open a can between meals, I'll want to eat something with it, even if I'm not hungry.0
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QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
I drink only decaf drinks - 1 1/2 cups of decaf coffee per day (with splenda) and I permit myself 1 caff-free diet coke in the afternoon, if I'm "hungry" when I shouldn't be.
For YEARS I didn't drink any diet drinks, only water. This summer, with concentration on weight loss, I decided to give myself the diet soda treat BACK, in place of any afternoon munching.0 -
Hello everyone!! I am excited about this challenge I haven't done one yet.
NAME: Michelle
AGE: 22
HEIGHT: 5'5''
START WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 171
GOAL WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 160
START PANTS SIZE: 12/14 (US)
GOAL PANTS SIZE: 10/12 (US)
FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL DIET: nothing specific. I watch my carbs and drink a lot of water
DIET GOALS: less craving for junk food, more fruits and veggies
EXERCISE GOALS: to be able to run 2 miles
OTHER GOALS: to just be more toned and less flabby
FUN FACT: I am a dog enthusiast0 -
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
I drink diet soda. I didn't use to be a fan of diet soda because of the phenyalanine in it and the many studies that speak against it. However, I have learned that I would rather drink a diet soda when I crave a soda because I don't drink as much soda when I do. I don't do any other artificial sweetner stuff however. I do like stevia in my tea and on my oatmeal when I don't have blueberries to top my oatmeal with.0 -
Hey! Been gone for a bit, but back again, so catching up...
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha.
I pre-track. I work nights, so during my downtime, I try to track the food I will be eating the following day. It helps me stick to my plan because I know exactly what I'm allowed. It's actually helping me to curb eating out of boredom. If I know I only get this amount, am I really hungry now, or can I wait? That kind of thing. I don't usually eat my exercise calories. Kinda on the fence about it. Right now I'm just not posting my exercise. I did one day though because I REALLY wanted chili cheese fries
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
Yes. Diet Coke is my favorite. I know it is terrible for me, so I've been cutting back. I drink it for the caffiene, I don't like coffee, and I'm so used to it that I hate regular sodas. I'm trying to save it for when I really need it though. Lately, I've been having one per week, so I don't feel as guilty as I did at one per day. Thankfully, I really like water a lot!0 -
Oh my!!! I am finally back on track after a horrible week of my eyes almost swollen shut, hives, and not knowing what was causing it all!!!! Started exercising again and am getting back on track today, but I will say I haven't been eating well the past week so I don't know about the weigh in on Friday but I have to take the bad along with the good!!! and hopefully learn from it!
For question #11
I do sometimes splurge and drink a diet rootbeer or a sprite. I know I am not supposed to have them, but sometimes they are really tempting and I am not perfect!!! No excuses just plain defeat on my part!0 -
Wow...totally went off track for about 2 weeks! But now i'm back in the game!!!
QOTD #10: How are you tracking your food right now? Do you pre-track or track as you go? Do you track everything you eat, or only certain foods? Do you eat your exercise calories or not? I wanna know everything, hahaha.
I track as I go, basically after I finish eating I come upstairs and log it. I track EVERYTHING, didn't used to, to make myself feel better but I realized that it was hindering me rather than helping me. I try not to eat my exercise calories because to me that totally defeats the purpose of exercising!
QOTD #11: Do you drink diet soda and/or other drinks with artificial sweeteners? Why or why not?
I HATE diet soda! and refuse to drink it :laugh: I do drink a lot of Crystal Light...not sure if that counts or not? I can't drink regular water for some reason it makes me gag. :ohwell: So Crystal Light helps me get my water intake. I still count it in my log though! Didn't use to do that either. :laugh:0 -
Hi! I'm new to this, but I'm ready for the challenge.
NAME: Betsy
AGE: 30
HEIGHT: 5'3''
START WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 183
GOAL WEIGHT FOR CHALLENGE: 170
START PANTS SIZE: 16 (US)
GOAL PANTS SIZE: 12/14 (US)
FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL DIET: sticking to 1,400 calories or less per day
DIET GOALS: eat / drink less sweets
EXERCISE GOALS: walk 2-3 times per week for 45-60 minutes
OTHER GOALS: eat healthier and feel better
FUN FACT: I love scrapbooking pictures of my kiddos!0
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