Team Truffle Shufflers! September Challenge (CLOSED GROUP)

hefinator

Hello Ladies!!!

I’m excited to get started with the September challenge! It’s going to be a lot of fun, and I sincerely hope that we all stay connected and motivated!! Here is the list of our team members!! Go add people if you don’t have them added already!!

Hefinator
Lesley1126
Maggiedc
sybils
HawaiianStitchLuver
trout3063
cj2lose
Vampee
Luvu2649
blueillusion3

Remember, we are in this together!! Let’s use each other as support and stick together the whole month! We are all here for the same reason, and we will all achieve our goals if we just stick with it. We may have bad days, or bad weeks, but when you feel like you are slipping, reach out to your team mates!! I know I’ve felt like I’ve been slipping lately, and you guys have been great at picking me back up and reminding me why I’m doing this!!

Before the challenge starts (on September 1st, of course!), I would like to encourage you guys to have a 3lb or 5lb dumbbell set. They can be found for under $10 at places like Wal-Mart if you don’t have some. If you just can’t afford it right now, cans of soup or water bottles can be used as substitutes.

This month, we will be utilizing (HIIT) High Impact Interval Training along with TABATA Training. A tabata timer will be provided for free in the future via mp3 file. This will be a free download and can help you stay on the Tabata cycle. Tabata training is a 20 second intense workout with a 10 second break over 4 exercises and then you repeat for a total of 4 minutes. It is designed to increase aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. You can Google and read more about Tabata training. Here’s an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfuU3TSsFM

Once I have more info from our Head-dude, Gary, I will let you all know!! In the meantime, introduce yourselves to the team!!

Let’s stay strong this whole month and break through barriers together! This forum is JUST FOR US!! So share, complain, and motivate!!

~~Holly

“It comes down to a simple question: what do you want out of life, and what are you willing to do to get it?”

blueillusion3

Thanks Holly! I'm super excited, can't wait !! Mostly because I have not been doing very good but with this challenge I'm sure I will get back on track.

HawaiianStitchLuver

I'm excited to start my first official challenge

MacSkillz

I'm so excited to get started and working with all of these wonderful people!!

cj2lose

I'm excited too! Should be a great challenge!

trout3063

I'm nervous as I don't know what to expect...but I'm excited to see some RESULTS! I dig competition! Yea...thanks for the support through this!

Can't wait to get STARTED!!

sybils

I am so excited in a weird way hehehe. Where is everyone located? I am in California by Oakland Great Job team !

MacSkillz

I am so excited in a weird way hehehe. Where is everyone located? I am in California by Oakland Great Job team !

I'm in little ol' Rhode Island impatiently waiting the arrival of Hurricane Irene.
I'm a science geek so I'm wicked excited for the hurricane! I havent seen a good one since Hurricane Bob in 1991!!!!

Maggiedc

I'm in Wisconsin near Milwaukee! So excited for my first challenge...really need to kick this one in the butt!!! I have a stupid question...I haven't done anything with my signature at all on here and I was wondering how to put the group image on...since its so awesome!!!!

hefinator

So glad to see us all checking in!!

For those unfamiliar with August's Challenge, here's a little background.
We will receive a list of Daily challenges to be completed Monday through Saturday, with a Sunday rest day. these are challenges to be done Above and beyond your normal scheduled workouts.
We will also receive a Group weekly challenge, (example: logging 1000 miles for the whole team IN ADDITION to all the other stuff)
We will get points on different accomplishements with weight and challenges completed.

Here's a little info I received on how the challenge points will be running:
1 point for each pound lost per team member
1 point for each team member who does their daily exercise challenge (1 point per member)
1 point for the other weekly challenges (water intake, staying under calories etc.) Each week
different challenge per member
(you will put 1 in the excel spreadsheet)
BONUS POINTS
o Daily Exercise – If every team member logs the daily exercise as doing it for all 6 days
Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points
o Weekly Challenges – if every team member log the weekly challenge as doing it for all 6
days Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points

During the September challenge, there will be 2 levels of challenge exercises: a basic low impact workout and an advance high impact workout. I encourage you to mix and match, but don't push yourself to injury!!!


as Maggiedc mentioned, there is a signature created for our team. it's super cheesy and i made it using an online photo program. I know its not fancy like some other teams have, but hey, that's okay! to add it to your signature, first click the SIGNATURE button from the top links on the message boards. Then, copy and paste the following info, changing the captial IMG to lowercase img.



Iw ill be posting another post shortly with some intro stuff to get our team started!! IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, please just ask!!

~~Holly

trout3063

I didn't say I'm from Oregon....a little town called Canby, just south of Portland

vampee

Hi to everyone. I am late in the response due to computer problems. I use my phone for MFP but I cant seem to post on the message boards. Anyway, as you can see, I now have my computer up and running which is good since I am now behind in my classwork. :noway:

I am a mother of four, a barista, and student pursuing my degree in phlembotomy and then my degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences.

Needless to say, time is little but I am bound and determined to make the most of the time I do have to spare.

blueillusion3

I am so excited in a weird way hehehe. Where is everyone located? I am in California by Oakland Great Job team !

i'm from california too! LA , but we go up north every so often.

hefinator

*Stands up*
Hello, my name is Holly, and i'm addicted to food!!

okay, hard part over!! I'm so glad we are all getting to know eachother!! Only a few more days before the fun begins!!!

so, you know my name, but not much about me! I live north of Seattle, WA. I work as a CAD Drafter working on floor plans for Microsoft buildings worldwide. I have been in a constant battle with my weight for the past 5 years. I joined a gym in the same building I work in and have been slowly going more frequently, so i don't burn out and quit going, which is what I tend to do!! I have no children and am not married, but have a wonderful boyfriend that I share my life and adventures with! (Ring on the way? dress shopping in my future?! hehe)

I would like us all to be honest about our weight, our struggles, and our successes. I currently weight 266lbs (could change before weigh in day on Thursday Morning!), and would like to one day be back down to 150lbs. My mini goal is to be at 250, or under, by the end of the month! My boyfriends birthday is at the end of the month and I'd love to be able to wear this cute dress I have to his birthday dinner!

I've got some preliminary challenge info from Gary and am waiting on some clarification before I post it all. Have no fear though, it will all be posted by tomorrow so that we can start September with a BANG!! I will have all the basic and advanced challenges, as well as youtube videos for each. I will also include instructions on how we will go about tracking challenges completed, and weigh ins!!

Get Ready girls, its gonna be crazy!!

~~Holly

MacSkillz

Hey everyone, Just wanted to give you all a heads up.
I may have to start the September Challenge a few days late. We got hit semi-hard by Hurricane Irene this weekend and are still without power and water (I have well water, so in order for the pump to pump water out of the well, we need electricity). The electric company said the earliest we may get power back is Monday. My fiance, dog, bird, and I have taken up residence at my fiance's parent's house until we can move back home. Their house is extremely cluttered right now because they are doing so much work so my fiance's grandfather can move into the home, so there is no room for me to do any exercise in the mornings and it's the busiest time at work (I work in a Financial Aid Office at a college and move in day is this weekend!) so I'm not able to do it during the day.
I feel so bad letting you all down so early in the game. :frown: But I WILL get back into it as soon as my house is up and running again!!!

trout3063

Holly I thought your posts sounded like you were in construction! I'm an estimator for an electrical contractor.....what does that mean? I price construction. I'm not an electrician, not even close....but I have software that will help me tell you how much it would cost to install anything electrical! So I sit behind a pc all day viewing drawings from my 30" monitor and clicking away with my keyboard and mouse. Pretty sedate work and sometimes is BORING!

My September goal is to double the weight I've lost so far. I don't have as much to lose as some but I've had this same amount to lose for now 10 years!!!! So it's "happy" on my hips and I'm ready to kick it OFF!

I'm training myself to run doing the Couch to 5K and I'm in week three. I just finished playing co-ed softball with a bunch of my neighbors...that burned a TON of calories on game night and I will miss that!

My kids are in swim lessons twice a week for the next two months and my GOAL is to work out while they're in the pool. I hope I'm not to embarrassed to do this as my plan is to use the matts that are in the pool area in the corner of the building....the other parents that sit and wait on the bleachers for thier kids might give me funny looks....it would be awesome if they don't even notice what i'm doing!!! They're in the water for 30 minutes and my Nike Training Club App for my phone has 30 minute INTENSE workouts that don't require any equipment. This could also be the time I do my challenge exercises!

I've signed up to do Race for the Cure on Sept 18th, and I am doing the Hybrid Adventure Games on 10/1...so there are two events that I need to keep training for that also will be motiviating me this month.

Hang on...it's gonna be a ride!

Hester

MacSkillz

My house has power again!!! woohoo!!
Also, I just changed my username It used to be Lesley1126
My new username is what people have been calling me since I got engaged. It's a combination of my fiance's last name and my last name.

hefinator

alright ladies... TIME TO BEGIN!!! Please post your starting weight by the end of the day September 1st! Also,. please post the goal weight you would like to be at by the last day of September!! I encourage you all to be open and honest with the team and just share in the forum, but if you would rather send me a private message with your info, i'm totally fine with that!!

Here are the excercises for the first week of September!!! The PYGMY Series is the beginner workouts. If you would like to challenge yourself a little more, try the BUSHMEN series!! Both are listed below. REMEMBER: These should be done in addition to your normal workout routine! This is a challenge, not a replacement!


WEEK 1 – PYGMY SERIES
WELCOME BACK FROM YOUR DAY OF REST! WE’RE STARTING WEEK #1! YOU ARE A PYGMY WARRIOR!
Day 1 Exercise Challenge - 30 Squat Kicks* and 50 Jumping Jacks
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSu-wci9uTo )
Day 2 Exercise Challenge – 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses + 1 Extra Mile jog, walk or run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwzaUXK6gs) * You may use cans of soup, tomato juice or bottles of water if u don’t have weights
Day 3 Exercise Challenge – 50 Crunches* + 20 Mountain Climbers
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8u58hPam4 )
Day 4 REST YOU DESERVE IT!

WEEK 1 – BUSHMEN SERIES (Advanced)
Welcome to '300' Week!! You will do 6 exercises at 50 reps as quickly as possible 3 times this week. These are not to be broken up into segments. You are the BUSHMEN it’s time to push yourself!
Day 1 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
Day 2 - 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 2 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 2 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 2 sets of 15 Shoulder Shrugs (weighted)
Day 3 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
Day 4 - REST YOU DESERVE IT!

*******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise! Additional videos will be posted for excercises that are missing them!*********

Week One Weekly Team Challenge
Each team member must log every day and not go over their target calories and log at least 64 oz. of water each day. If each team member does this all 4 days, our team will be awarded 5 Bonus Points.

let me know if you guys have any questions. GET READY FOR A WILD AND CRAZY MONTH!!

~Holly

hefinator

Hey everyone, Just wanted to give you all a heads up.
I may have to start the September Challenge a few days late. We got hit semi-hard by Hurricane Irene this weekend and are still without power and water (I have well water, so in order for the pump to pump water out of the well, we need electricity). The electric company said the earliest we may get power back is Monday. My fiance, dog, bird, and I have taken up residence at my fiance's parent's house until we can move back home. Their house is extremely cluttered right now because they are doing so much work so my fiance's grandfather can move into the home, so there is no room for me to do any exercise in the mornings and it's the busiest time at work (I work in a Financial Aid Office at a college and move in day is this weekend!) so I'm not able to do it during the day.
I feel so bad letting you all down so early in the game. :frown: But I WILL get back into it as soon as my house is up and running again!!!

SAFETY FIRST!!!! Glad to hear you are all okay after a wild weekend! Do not worry if you don't start right away, I know you'll get right into it when you can!

hefinator

Holly I thought your posts sounded like you were in construction! I'm an estimator for an electrical contractor.....what does that mean? I price construction. I'm not an electrician, not even close....but I have software that will help me tell you how much it would cost to install anything electrical! So I sit behind a pc all day viewing drawings from my 30" monitor and clicking away with my keyboard and mouse. Pretty sedate work and sometimes is BORING!

My September goal is to double the weight I've lost so far. I don't have as much to lose as some but I've had this same amount to lose for now 10 years!!!! So it's "happy" on my hips and I'm ready to kick it OFF!

I'm training myself to run doing the Couch to 5K and I'm in week three. I just finished playing co-ed softball with a bunch of my neighbors...that burned a TON of calories on game night and I will miss that!

My kids are in swim lessons twice a week for the next two months and my GOAL is to work out while they're in the pool. I hope I'm not to embarrassed to do this as my plan is to use the matts that are in the pool area in the corner of the building....the other parents that sit and wait on the bleachers for thier kids might give me funny looks....it would be awesome if they don't even notice what i'm doing!!! They're in the water for 30 minutes and my Nike Training Club App for my phone has 30 minute INTENSE workouts that don't require any equipment. This could also be the time I do my challenge exercises!

I've signed up to do Race for the Cure on Sept 18th, and I am doing the Hybrid Adventure Games on 10/1...so there are two events that I need to keep training for that also will be motiviating me this month.

Hang on...it's gonna be a ride!

Hester

I know the feeling, sitting on your butt all day just clicking away at the computer!! Some days, I get to do walkthroughs for my other contract, at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and those days I can get in 10000 steps in just 4 hours! HUGE CAMPUS!!

Way to go on the c25k! I will be starting that up next week. I'd really like to be able to do the Rock n Roll Marathon in Seattle next summer! sounds like you have a lot of motivation to keep going, and we'll all be here to cheer you on!!

blueillusion3

hi girls! my name is kat. and... yay!! we start tomorrow!!! i will post my weight then , my goal is to lose 6-10 lbs by the end of september.

MacSkillz

Starting Weight on 9/1: 248.5
Goal weight for 9/30: 240

Maggiedc

Hey Guys!!!! Super excited to get started...anyone else going away for the long weekend? Its going to be tough...but I'm going to do my best to make the logging and water challenge over the weekend!

Starting Weight: 235.0
End of Sept: 225.0

cj2lose

Hi! My name is Clare and I am from Tualatin, Oregon (just south of Portland). Hester (trout3063) recruited me to the challenge and I thought it would be good for me. I have 2 daughters and I work from home full-time. I have an inside sales position at a small software company. I am not technical at all; I just sell support agreements so I sit in front of a computer all day and email customers. Over the past 2 years I’ve become a boredom eater and have gained 25 unwanted pounds. Basically, any time I walk into our kitchen I feel like I need to eat something. I tried joining a fancy gym but I gained weight because I knew too many people there and ended up talking more than working out. So I am back to working out at home. I do have a Bally’s membership but since I work from home I am unmotivated to drive to the gym (especially after being spoiled with a fancy gym). I have all the tools here to lose weight (it’s how I did it before, after having kids) but I need motivation and accountability so I am hoping this challenge will push me along.

I just went on a 3 day vacation so my weight has gone up! Plus I haven’t logged my weight on MFP for 2 weeks so now I’m stressed that I have to log a gain but I will make myself do it. I also always forget to log my water intake. I do drink it but just always forget to log it; I’ll make sure to fix that.

I currently weigh 173lbs and would like to be back down to 150lbs. According to the BMI calculator, that is barely ‘Normal’ weight due to my height (5’5”) but I’ve always been happy at 150lbs, anything lower was a struggle to maintain. My weight loss goal for September would be between 8 to 10lbs. I easily fluctuate 5lbs so anything more than that would be a success for me.

Labor Day weekend will be the first major challenge to get through! We have family events and the State Fair that we are attending so I’ll be very tempted! I can do it!


SW = 173lbs 9/1
GW = 165lbs 9/30

hefinator

welcome to September ladies!!! Glad to see some of you logging in already!! let's get this challenge started and have some fun while we are at it.

Starting Weight: 264.8lbs
End of September goal: 250lbs

I'm going to be pushing myself to make my goals! i hope you all do the same, but remember... do it safely!!

trout3063

UGGG...I logged a gain today....I am hoping it's due to my normal "monthly" retention! So my SW is 181 and my goal weight is 170....that's a heafty loss for one month, but I need to get more serious about this loss stuff! And I have a trip in October to Vegas and it had better be warm cause I'm excited to show off some accomplishment!

Clare...when you head to the state fair be sure to pack some healthy treats along not as exciting as fair food, but make it exciting when you can log UNDER goal calories :0)

Off to see if I can u-tube todays exercises....celebrate success today!

vampee

Hi to all....oh what a day, ugh! But here I am ready to log in my weight and yadayada.

September 1st.....243

End of September goal....230

I have been averaging about a 10 pound weight loss per month since the latter part of June. I am hoping this will help me meet my first mini goal of 230 even quicker.

Good luck to all. :bigsmile:

hefinator

FIRST MINI CHALLENGE HAS BEEN POSTED!!!!

Since we are short this week I'm offering a mini-challenge. Remember Gym Class? Do you remember doing the bear walk? As a side, you don't have to ever do the mini-challenges. But if you'd like to earn your team an extra point bearwalk for 3 minutes. Seems easy but it has to be a constant bear walk constantly moving for 3 minutes. You might be surprised! If you do the bear walk at the end of the week, we will add point to the team score! if you choose not too or cannot perform the mini-challenge its all good! This is just something to get our challenge up and running! So there it is FIRST MINI-CHALLENGE, a Constant 3 minute Bearwalk.

vampee

Is the bear walk supposed to be done everyday for the challenge?

blueillusion3

i have been averaging a very SLOW loss, about 3 lbs a month so i'm going to try and double that (which isn't much)...

starting weight: 201.4
goal weight: 195 (but i'm really hoping for 190, yikes!!!)

::good luck::

i don't remembre the bear walk , lol but i'm going to google it and give it a go

hefinator

Is the bear walk supposed to be done everyday for the challenge?

just 1 bear walk, but for 3 minutes continuous! Here's a video for those who may not know what the bearwalk is. If you have kids, have them do it with you! it'll be a fun activity!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7AMnJgdt78&feature=related