Hufflepuff Common Room

Molly_Louise

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I was busy during the day and then on a date in the evening. Here's my totals for yesterday, today and an updated weekly total so far.


Thursday (Sept. 15)

OWLs 2
NEWTs 2
House Points 30
Weight 170

Friday (Sept. 16)

OWLs 3
NEWTs 0
House Points 85
Weight 170

Totals so far -

OWLs 10
NEWTs 6
House Points 245
Weight 170

I'll post my final weight, plus final 'results' on Sunday.

Jenn_W

What part of the body should we focus on for next weeks exercise Points??

I wanna hear it from the House then I will go pick something fun!! (Plus it might make the board a little more active... Yawwwnnn!! Luff Ya All!!)

Vote! Vote! Vote!!

heathally

We haven't done legs yet.

momie0205

Lunges?

momie0205

I am going to start weighing in on Fridays. I was .2 of a pound so I am up to 175 even. I weighed myself a million times today. I finished 30 day shred last night. I plan to take the night off and start round two tomorrow. I am looking forward to great results.

lhurtubise

Checking in for 9/14-9/16.
I am weighing in tomorrow so I will add that stat tomorrow.

OWL:0 ( Just had surgery I can't exercise)
Newts: 15
House Points: 15 ( I have been low on energy so this is all I could muster up. Just small walks. I will be contributing more to the group when I am done with recovery. I am still heavily medicated and swollen.

Everyone is doing awesome!

lhurtubise

For this weeks food challenge I would like to focus on not so much what you're eating but what is in the food you eat! That dreaded sodium. Often too much sodium and not enough water makes the scale jump a little. This week I want you to focus on your sodium intake. Read the labels on the food you are eating. Processed food has a ton of sodium in it. Try to stick with more natural options. I know sodium is often the culprit when I see a lb gain in one day. For each day you stay under your recommended sodium intake you will receive 3 Newts. If you drink 8 glasses of water in addition to staying under sodium you can earn 2 more Newts for a total of 5 Newts per day maximum. Hopefully everyone thinks this is a good challenge. I know it is not a challenge to eat a specific food, but I still think it's a good one!

Molly_Louise

For this weeks food challenge I would like to focus on not so much what you're eating but what is in the food you eat! That dreaded sodium. Often too much sodium and not enough water makes the scale jump a little. This week I want you to focus on your sodium intake. Read the labels on the food you are eating. Processed food has a ton of sodium in it. Try to stick with more natural options. I know sodium is often the culprit when I see a lb gain in one day. For each day you stay under your recommended sodium intake you will receive 3 Newts. If you drink 8 glasses of water in addition to staying under sodium you can earn 2 more Newts for a total of 5 Newts per day maximum. Hopefully everyone thinks this is a good challenge. I know it is not a challenge to eat a specific food, but I still think it's a good one!

Ooh I like it! Brilliant idea. This challenge starts on Sunday doesn't it?

hufflepuffin

Hey guys! Just have time for a quick update today...

Just reminding Prefects that the new weekly challenges should be announced tomorrow, and will begin on Sunday. I'm off to celebrate the last (thankfully!!) Family birthday we have this month!

Stay awesome!

Jenn_W

Watching sodium is brilliant!!! I never watch mine... I had to turn my setting on to get ready for the challenge...

lhurtubise-- Can you do any leg exercises? (Walking Lunges, body weight squats, leg lifts??) I wanna to try and make it as fair as possible for EVERYONE to get some points in....

lhurtubise

Watching sodium is brilliant!!! I never watch mine... I had to turn my setting on to get ready for the challenge...

lhurtubise-- Can you do any leg exercises? (Walking Lunges, body weight squats, leg lifts??) I wanna to try and make it as fair as possible for EVERYONE to get some points in....

Thanks for asking! I think I could definitely do some lunges and/or squats!

bumflapassassin

zero points for me today in all areas but I'll see what I can do over the weekend. i would like to work on my arms personally, although leg exercises are also good.

i could do with strengthening the muscles in my ankles. does anyone have any advice? thanks

lhurtubise

zero points for me today in all areas but I'll see what I can do over the weekend. i would like to work on my arms personally, although leg exercises are also good.

i could do with strengthening the muscles in my ankles. does anyone have any advice? thanks

Have you ever tried the ankle weights. They are like little Velcro weights that go around your ankle. My mom swears by them she has 2lb set. Good luck !

Jenn_W

9/16 Stats... (Let's see how many times I can post today....)

Fruit... 5+
Mtn Climbers....0 ( I need to get on them... Ugh!)
House Points... 124 (That is a lot but I feel like a total slacker today...Ugh!!)

Two votes thus far for legs and one for arms.... Where are the rest of the Hufflepuffs? (I think I can count....Oi!!)

Have an amazing weekend Everyone!!

msrobinson77

Lost 2 lbs this week! Woo Hoo!!! My current weight is 146. Throughout my 20s I weighed 135 and I was reasonably happy with this weight. I'm not sure how or why I gained 25 pounds the last couple years but, man it feels good to see the scale move in the other direction:bigsmile:


For the week-including today:

16 fruits- Are we counting a whole banana as 2 servings of fruit? If so I have more than 16.
2 mountain climbers (okay, I'll admit it. I have the upper body strength of an infant.)
215 House Points

Have a great Saturday.

BTW IHURTUBISE, I think the sodium/water challenge is fabulous!!

heathally

Friday's stats

Owls 2
Newts 1
House points 100 (Volleyball )

NSV for today. I went hiking with my sister and a friend on a portion of the Pinhoti trail that runs through the area. At the very beginning of the trail from the road there is a VERY steep hill that I couldn't even get up a couple of years ago. Made it up huffing and puffing a few weeks back with my sister, but today I was barely winded by the climb!

heyhaleylee

I've been a very absent Hufflepuff. However, I'm definitely going to get involved, starting tomorrow with the new challenge

Feel free to add me! Just put Hufflepuff in the message box!

lhurtubise

Checking in for Saturday 9/17:
Weight: 204.6 ( I lost :happy: )
OWLs; 0
Newts:5
House Points:120

I am very happy with the positive response towards watching sodium. I hope this challenge helps everyone this coming week.

hufflepuffin

Oh my Goodness! I didn't realize how super-busy I've been this week until I sat down to collect these numbers!

I'm all caught up with everyone now, though. Hope everyone's having a great weekend, and don't forget those weigh-ins and vote for the exercise challenge if you haven't already!

Legs or arms?

Molly_Louise

Saturday (Sept. 17)

OWLs 0
NEWTS 2
House Points 180
Weight 170

Totals so far -

OWLs 10
NEWTs 2
House Points 425
Weight 170


Sorry I haven't been posting too much. I'm in my second week back at school, so I'm adjusting to that, plus seeing a lot of friends who are heading off to university and saying goodbye to them. I'll be back to posting as usual as of Monday! I hope everyone is well.

Jenn_W

9/17 Stats....

Fruits...5
Mtn Climbers...0
Minutes...144


****I have been counting a whole banana as one serving... I don't have a good sense of portions & think a banana left for a couple hours becomes gross - even if it doesn't I still feel like it does - So I am not a good judge of that stuff!

Having a good food weekend so far... Gotta keep it up!!

bumflapassassin

zero points for me today in all areas but I'll see what I can do over the weekend. i would like to work on my arms personally, although leg exercises are also good.

i could do with strengthening the muscles in my ankles. does anyone have any advice? thanks

Have you ever tried the ankle weights. They are like little Velcro weights that go around your ankle. My mom swears by them she has 2lb set. Good luck !

Thanks for this advice, I'll look into it.

Totals for the fruity mountain climber week:

Weigh in at the same weight.
4 newts
12 owls
111 house points

Molly_Louise

My totals for this week are -


OWLs 10
NEWTs 11
House Points 445
Weight 170

Sorry to be a pain (once again!) but I'll be just posting weekly stats from now on, rather than on a daily basis. I'm so busy at the moment with school and everything that comes with it, I just need a few weeks to settle back into it and then I'll be back to posting as usual. I hope everyone has had a great weekend and well done for all of your hard effort with the challenges we've been completely this week. Here's to the next set!

msrobinson77

Totally agree Jenn-I think I'll leave my bananas at 1 serving. Did this week's exercise challenge get posted? I don't see it but, I know I miss things sometimes.

BTW I am not looking forward to football season. The best part of football is the beer and nachos! I tried making a lower calorie version last week but, some things just don't taste good when you take away all the yummy, gooey stuff. Oh well.

Jenn_W

Lunges for this weeks Exercise Challenge

From WebMD:
How to do a Lunge: Take a big step forward, keeping your spine straight. Bend your front knee to approximately 90 degrees. Keep weight on your back toes and drop the back knee toward the floor -- but don't let it touch the floor.... Side Lunges: Try stepping not just forward, but back and out to each side, with each lunge.

*Make your workout more beneficial... Use weights, dumbbells, or resistance bands... **Any other kind of lunges count... vary as needed for fitness level, preference, or injury.

1 Set = 10 lunges for 1 point


***Sorry for the late post, totally went to bed early last night!! I am a rocking cool single 27yo!!

momie0205

I have 0's for friday and saturday I had one fruit friday but everything else is 0. I am back on track today and feeling better I was feeling bad yesterday.

lhurtubise

I'm excited to do these lunges. Legs are definitely a area I need to focus on!

Molly_Louise

Lunges sound good to me. It's almost midnight here in England so I won't be doing any lunges tonight!

Off topic to anything weight loss related - while shopping today I saw that load of shops had Christmas products out. It's September for crying out loud!!

Molly_Louise

Double post.

Jenn_W

I should have made lunges part of my day, but I got to sneak into the Y for a quick workout -- I didn't think they had child care on Sundays, but they do till noon. I didn't figure it out until after 11am... LOL! Luckily my son wanted to run there (0.4 mile)... He doesn't run more than 30 seconds at a time, but it still shortened of the time to walk there. LOL!

New Challenge stats... Sunday 9/18

Under my sodium and drink well over my water...
Zero Lunges....
Exercise minutes....94

Super sad it is supposed to rain all morning tomorrow in Chicago... I really have gotten into riding my bike to work (and love the extra House Points I earn, and calories I burn-- When it doesn't feel like too much work! Even though I am a sweaty hot mess when I get to work!)

I will post my weight tomorrow AM.

**And Again sorry for the late post about Lunges!!

Ha ha ha!! The dancing badger!!! Makes me giggle!!