Stay At Home Mommies Unite! 60 Day Challenge Week 5
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Good Morning!
I need everyone to post there calorie goals for the week in the spreadsheet please.
Thanks Karie0 -
I vote for blue team's recipe. Sounds very light and fruity which is exactly what I like in a dessert!0
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Good Morning!
I need everyone to post there calorie goals for the week in the spreadsheet please.
Thanks Karie
I'm not on the spreadsheet:sad: , I'm going to set my goal at 2000, just where doyou want me to log my progress til I have a team?0 -
Good Morning!
I need everyone to post there calorie goals for the week in the spreadsheet please.
Thanks Karie
I'm not on the spreadsheet:sad: , I'm going to set my goal at 2000, just where doyou want me to log my progress til I have a team?
I am sorry I fixed it! You are an awesome member of our team and an OG member, Have a great day!0 -
I vote Green Team's recipe all the way.. omg I just might have to make them today lol.0
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I'm voting for the monkey bars, my kids would love them.0
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I'm torn between Team Yellow and Team Green! I'm such a chocohaloic! LOL!
That said ... I'm gonna vote for the Monkey bars ~ Team Yellow! I think my kids would LOVE them! And I have all that stuff in my kitchen and will HAVE to try to make them real soon!0 -
I vote for team Greens recipe those sound So yummy!0
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Emotional Challenge:
I've used every excuse in the book. My personal favorite has been "I've never been skinny. Even as a kid I was fit but still thick". Which is true. What bothers me about this is my continued use of it even now. I use it as justification to limit my expectations of myself. Never realized that until this challenge was posted, because it forced me to think about it. In all honesty, since I've never been slim I'm scared to let myself hope that I may one day be slim, fit, and dare I say pretty?!?
This may be a bit of a tangent, so forgive me if I'm off topic, but I wonder if anyone else feels that words like "pretty" are reserved for the thin, slim and petite? I am big boned. I have a large structure. Sure, I also have a lot of excess fat currently residing on that structure but it doesn't take away from the fact that I have hips and shoulders and most likely, once I lose all the weight I hope/plan to lose I will have a very curvy, hourglass type of figure. Realistically, this means that I may still wear a size 10/12 even once I hit my goal. So how will I feel? All my life I've defined myself with words like :cute, funny, quirky, safe, sturdy, adorable, thick, strong. Lately, since I've been so much more aware of my body as well as my own thoughts and feelings about it, I wonder: will I EVER feel like I am justified in using a word like "pretty" or gosh, can I even say it now "sexy" to define my own appeaance? I don't know. But I hope to.
Back to the inital point of the challenge: how do I stop myself from falling back in to the "I''m heavy because..." attitude. Well, I guess I haven't done that yet. But I will. From now on, I'm going to strive to hope, to believe in the thin, slim, fit and pretty version of me that I know is buried soemwhere beneath about 90lbs of excess. It may take time, but I choose to believe that one day I'll look in the mirror and like what I see. And until that day, I'm done with excuses! I got to 261lbs by being lazy and sloppy in my choices. That's a reality. I've gotten to 232.6lbs by busting my butt and making healthy choices that will lead to a longer, happier, healthier life. Also a reality. And I'm gonna get to 140lbs by continuing to make those positive choices. Future reality.
Lynda0 -
Emotional Challenge:
I've used every excuse in the book. My personal favorite has been "I've never been skinny. Even as a kid I was fit but still thick". Which is true. What bothers me about this is my continued use of it even now. I use it as justification to limit my expectations of myself. Never realized that until this challenge was posted, because it forced me to think about it. In all honesty, since I've never been slim I'm scared to let myself hope that I may one day be slim, fit, and dare I say pretty?!?
This may be a bit of a tangent, so forgive me if I'm off topic, but I wonder if anyone else feels that words like "pretty" are reserved for the thin, slim and petite? I am big boned. I have a large structure. Sure, I also have a lot of excess fat currently residing on that structure but it doesn't take away from the fact that I have hips and shoulders and most likely, once I lose all the weight I hope/plan to lose I will have a very curvy, hourglass type of figure. Realistically, this means that I may still wear a size 10/12 even once I hit my goal. So how will I feel? All my life I've defined myself with words like :cute, funny, quirky, safe, sturdy, adorable, thick, strong. Lately, since I've been so much more aware of my body as well as my own thoughts and feelings about it, I wonder: will I EVER feel like I am justified in using a word like "pretty" or gosh, can I even say it now "sexy" to define my own appeaance? I don't know. But I hope to.
Back to the inital point of the challenge: how do I stop myself from falling back in to the "I''m heavy because..." attitude. Well, I guess I haven't done that yet. But I will. From now on, I'm going to strive to hope, to believe in the thin, slim, fit and pretty version of me that I know is buried soemwhere beneath about 90lbs of excess. It may take time, but I choose to believe that one day I'll look in the mirror and like what I see. And until that day, I'm done with excuses! I got to 261lbs by being lazy and sloppy in my choices. That's a reality. I've gotten to 232.6lbs by busting my butt and making healthy choices that will lead to a longer, happier, healthier life. Also a reality. And I'm gonna get to 140lbs by continuing to make those positive choices. Future reality.
Lynda
Pretty comes from the inside, when you believe it on the inside you will shine it on the outside!!!0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin
I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin! 0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Are you lifting weights at all? Firming up your muscles will help with the saggy skin. And keep up the good work!!0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Are you lifting weights at all? Firming up your muscles will help with the saggy skin. And keep up the good work!!
Thanks
I am doing minimal weight lifting (if you can call it that!) I only have 5 lb. dumbells but I do most of my workouts with them. I have no access to a gym, so that's the best I can do. Ah well, I know it will eventually go away if I keep working at it, just want it gone now! 0 -
Emotional Challenge:
I've used every excuse in the book. My personal favorite has been "I've never been skinny. Even as a kid I was fit but still thick". Which is true. What bothers me about this is my continued use of it even now. I use it as justification to limit my expectations of myself. Never realized that until this challenge was posted, because it forced me to think about it. In all honesty, since I've never been slim I'm scared to let myself hope that I may one day be slim, fit, and dare I say pretty?!?
This may be a bit of a tangent, so forgive me if I'm off topic, but I wonder if anyone else feels that words like "pretty" are reserved for the thin, slim and petite? I am big boned. I have a large structure. Sure, I also have a lot of excess fat currently residing on that structure but it doesn't take away from the fact that I have hips and shoulders and most likely, once I lose all the weight I hope/plan to lose I will have a very curvy, hourglass type of figure. Realistically, this means that I may still wear a size 10/12 even once I hit my goal. So how will I feel? All my life I've defined myself with words like :cute, funny, quirky, safe, sturdy, adorable, thick, strong. Lately, since I've been so much more aware of my body as well as my own thoughts and feelings about it, I wonder: will I EVER feel like I am justified in using a word like "pretty" or gosh, can I even say it now "sexy" to define my own appeaance? I don't know. But I hope to.
Back to the inital point of the challenge: how do I stop myself from falling back in to the "I''m heavy because..." attitude. Well, I guess I haven't done that yet. But I will. From now on, I'm going to strive to hope, to believe in the thin, slim, fit and pretty version of me that I know is buried soemwhere beneath about 90lbs of excess. It may take time, but I choose to believe that one day I'll look in the mirror and like what I see. And until that day, I'm done with excuses! I got to 261lbs by being lazy and sloppy in my choices. That's a reality. I've gotten to 232.6lbs by busting my butt and making healthy choices that will lead to a longer, happier, healthier life. Also a reality. And I'm gonna get to 140lbs by continuing to make those positive choices. Future reality.
Lynda
Sounds like you are in the right frame of mind now to me:) I think if you are happy and confident in your own skin, no matter its size people are attracted to you. Think of like I dunno Queen Latifah, shes not a tiny person but she is attractive and real and I think people respect that.
I worry about everyones daughters now and what they see portrayed , wondering if my own wont feel happy and accepted if she doesnt fit into that "pretty" category shoved in our faces everyday by tv,magazines etc. I am hoping that her seeing me happier and healthier because Im taking better care of myself will show her that you dont need to look like a model to be happy or sexy.0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Are you lifting weights at all? Firming up your muscles will help with the saggy skin. And keep up the good work!!
Thanks I am doing minimal weight lifting (if you can call it that!) I only have 5 lb. dumbells but I do most of my workouts with them. I have no access to a gym, so that's the best I can do. Ah well, I know it will eventually go away if I keep working at it, just want it gone now!
A gallon milk jug weighs 8lbs...take two and put them on the ends of a broom stick (broom-end removed of course), and now you have a 16lbs barbell. I know your laughing, but that's what I used for a while. Money's tight and for awhile I couldn't justify spending on bumbells0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Are you lifting weights at all? Firming up your muscles will help with the saggy skin. And keep up the good work!!
Thanks I am doing minimal weight lifting (if you can call it that!) I only have 5 lb. dumbells but I do most of my workouts with them. I have no access to a gym, so that's the best I can do. Ah well, I know it will eventually go away if I keep working at it, just want it gone now!
A gallon milk jug weighs 8lbs...take two and put them on the ends of a broom stick (broom-end removed of course), and now you have a 16lbs barbell. I know your laughing, but that's what I used for a while. Money's tight and for awhile I couldn't justify spending on bumbells
That is an awesom idea!! Way to think of something to use. 0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Are you lifting weights at all? Firming up your muscles will help with the saggy skin. And keep up the good work!!
Thanks I am doing minimal weight lifting (if you can call it that!) I only have 5 lb. dumbells but I do most of my workouts with them. I have no access to a gym, so that's the best I can do. Ah well, I know it will eventually go away if I keep working at it, just want it gone now!
A gallon milk jug weighs 8lbs...take two and put them on the ends of a broom stick (broom-end removed of course), and now you have a 16lbs barbell. I know your laughing, but that's what I used for a while. Money's tight and for awhile I couldn't justify spending on bumbells
That's an awesome improvisation, thanks for the idea! Guess I gotta buy some milk!0 -
ahh keep losing this post!!!! how's everyone doing??0
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Hi Deanna,
So glad you found us! I am doing okay not such a great burn today, I am getting a bit nervous about my goal..
Ladies-
You should all watch out for the PINK TEAM they are kickin some calories!!!!!!!!0 -
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?
I have made so many excuses over the years. When I was a teenager it was “Big bones”, when I was in college it was the “freshman 15” or more. When I got married it was stress, and starting birth control. More recently it was “I just had a baby, I am not supposed to look perfect.” Now it has been over a year since I had that baby and I am still more then over weight.
Now, things have changed. One day I realized that those were all excuses and totally invalid ones at that. I realized that not being able to keep up with my son was a huge problem and it was affecting both of us. My relationship with my husband was changing and I didn’t want that. Everything combined plus my desire to feel good got me started. What keeps me going is the support that I have found, and the way that I feel now. I finally have some energy and I don’t feel sick because of what I am putting into my body. I think being able to remember how terrible I felt about myself, and remembering how sick I felt because of over eating, I am able to keep myself from going back to that attitude of making excuses for myself.0 -
28,342 Calories burned so far, just since wednesday! That is amazing ladies!!! I have noticed some of you still haven't filled this out, come on ladies we can do this and for those of you who have..Great Job!!0
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Okay Ladies, I need some help! I want to post some pics, but I can't download to my computer right now, (still resolving problems from a computer crash).
So, my question is...if i take a pic with my phone and send it to my email, how do I send it to photobucket? Can I send it to photobucket from my email or do I have to upload from my computer??
Thanks in advance for any help! I'll be checking in tomorrow morning looking for answers!
Night all!0 -
PINK TEAM IS KICKING SOME *SS ON THERE CALORIES BURNED, TEAMS WE BETTER PICK IT UP!0
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Okay, I was just skimming thru the spreadsheet while I entered my calories burned for today, and how in the h3ll are some of you guys burning 700 & 800 calories a day?! Holy Moly, I'm working out three times a day and only getting around 450 +/- on average. What kind of workouts are you guys doing??? Please share, I might need to change my routine!!!0
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Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
Calisthenics (pushups, sit-ups), vigorous effort 8 107
Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill 10 101
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace 45 287
Bicycling, 12-14 mph, moderate (cycling, biking, bike riding) 35 470
Total of 965 calories
This was my day, and I am hevier than you so I burn more probably.0 -
We should all share how we burn our calories here to give eachother idaes. So lets see it ladies, how do you burn those calories?
I just copied mine from my exercise journal here, it was super easy!0 -
Sorry this took me so long!
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
WEIGH IN FOR WEDNESDAY 8/17
1. ORANGE TEAM WITH A LOSS OF 7.1 POUNDS!!! Great job Orange Team, you are all doing fantastic!
2. Yellow Team - loss of 5.8 pounds!
3. Pink Team- Loss of 5.2 pounds!
RECIPE CONTEST WINNER:
GREEN AND YELLOW TEAMS TIED FOR THE BEST RECIPE!
Great job! Make sure to add an extra point to your team point line.0 -
Okay, I was just skimming thru the spreadsheet while I entered my calories burned for today, and how in the h3ll are some of you guys burning 700 & 800 calories a day?! Holy Moly, I'm working out three times a day and only getting around 450 +/- on average. What kind of workouts are you guys doing??? Please share, I might need to change my routine!!!
Even I had the same question 2 days back on the green team thread...lol and Karie did answer that... :-)
But today I had a great burn too... 900+ for the first time, usually i never cross 500 but these days due to my dance I burning a little more... :-)0 -
Blah. Anyone have lots of loose skin? I took my usual weekly pictures, and even though I'm losing weight, I feel like I'm looking bigger. My tummy is just full of loose skin I was so excited to take my first pictures in the 140s and they were so disappointing! Anyway, that's my little rant of the day. Stupid loose skin!
Depending on how much weigh you have lost/ will loose, some of that extra skin will not "firm up" and can only be removed with surgery; I have a lot of excess skin myself. I don't know if I could go through with surgery though, scares me...0 -
We should all share how we burn our calories here to give eachother idaes. So lets see it ladies, how do you burn those calories?
I just copied mine from my exercise journal here, it was super easy!
So Far I've burned:
Wed. 8/17 Treadmill warm-up & personal training (weights + core), Calories burned = 200
Thu. 8/18 24 Set (step aerobics with weights) & Yoga Calories burned = 498
Fri. 8/19 Spin & Pilates, Calories burned = 548
Sat. 8/20 Elliptical (10 min. warm up) & Body Pump, Calories burned = 298
So far Week 5, TOTAL Calories burned = 1544
Guess I gotta get moving!0
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