Over 40 - Christmas Challenge (Closed)

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  • LHann360
    LHann360 Posts: 159 Member
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    Okay, I'm going the wrong way... 189 this morning. :grumble:

    So my new focus is weights/ less cardio. It's been too slow for quite a while. I went to this site recommended by a MFP member when I did a search for women lifting weights. I also put in a request for The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess [ from my local library. That should be at my branch in a day or two.

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-over40-fat-loss/training

    I chose lifting weights for over 40 for fat loss and training. ( heavy weights , lower reps ) I watched a few intro videos, but I do have to go to work, so I'll have to come back to it. I'm excited to get started. :bigsmile: I also have two boys and my hubby who like to lift, so at least it will be a total family thing and I will get us all motivated and eating better.

    I look forward to learning a lot and getting a new understanding of this amazing thing we call our body.

    Juliekin, growing pains are horrible, I hope your daughter gets through them quickly. My boys had terrible knee pains when they were little, woke up crying. It's so hard to see them like that and there isn't anything you can do. Poor baby, my heart goes out to her. :flowerforyou:

    I'll check in later, happy Tuesday !
    Leila
  • dfeledichuk
    dfeledichuk Posts: 371 Member
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    Just updating everyone's progress first off a big congratulations to runninggirl262 for reaching her goal way early of Dec 25!!! Her goal was 16 lbs by Dec 25 and on last weigh in she had lost 17 lbs!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Awesome is all I can say!

    Keep it up ladies we all seem to have been making small progress this week or holding steady! Let's give it a big push this week!
  • dfeledichuk
    dfeledichuk Posts: 371 Member
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    SW - 251
    GW - 215 (Dec 25)
    Week 1 - 250 (Aug 22)
    Week 2 - 246 (Aug 29)
    Week 3 - 242 (Sep 5)
    Week 4 - 241 (Sep 12)
    Week 5 - 237 (Sep 19)
    Week 6 - 235 (Sep 26)
    Week 7 - 235 (Oct 3)
    Week 9 - 235 (Oct 10)
    Week 10 - 235 (Oct 17)
    Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
    Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
    Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
    Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
    Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
    Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
    Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
    Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
    Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
    Final - xxx (Dec 25)

    Without doing any exercise I am just glad to be holding steady, each time I step on the scale I expect a big jump in the wrong direction. So far so good. I am going to try to do some walking this week, see how sore I get with that.
  • Pangui
    Pangui Posts: 373 Member
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    Donna, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting the link to your spread sheet again. I lost my bookmarks on my computer and I don't want to scroll back through 19 pages to find it.

    Everyone is doing pretty good. I am happy to be half-way to my goal as this week was the half-way point.
  • Squirkie
    Squirkie Posts: 135 Member
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    Late posting...

    GW - 180 (Dec 25)
    Week 1 - 198 (Aug 24)
    Week 2 - 199 (Aug 31)
    Week 3 - 200.4 (Sep 7)
    Week 4 - 202 (Sep 14)
    Week 5 - 199.8 (Sep 22)
    Week 6 - 197.5 (Sep 26
    Week 7 - 197 (Oct. 3)
    Week 8 - 197 (Oct. 10)
    Week 9 - 196.6 (Oct. 17)

    Still need to work on veggies and fruits...
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,275 Member
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    Donna, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting the link to your spread sheet again. I lost my bookmarks on my computer and I don't want to scroll back through 19 pages to find it.

    Everyone is doing pretty good. I am happy to be half-way to my goal as this week was the half-way point.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9TO0C9yuUFdDRUSTFvVkxJMlAtUVNMTk5qMTk5dmc&hl=en_US#gid=0

    Great job getting half way!
  • LHann360
    LHann360 Posts: 159 Member
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    I went to circuit training tonight. Feeling better about working out today. I need some new spandex pants, mine just crawl up my butt now and I constantly have a wedgie in class, therefore I stand in the back as not to offend anyone. :laugh: I guess losing some of my cheeks, there is nothing to hold them down. :embarassed: If anyone needs them JC Penney by me had a ton of the summer workout sport bras marked down to $4.97, I suppose I should go hunt down some pants . I would imagine they are marked down by you as well.

    Now I'm going to eat my Jennie O turkey burger on a bagel thin with mustard and some red potatoes. what is everyone else eating lately for dinner?? Do tell :bigsmile: I think I'd rather have beef, but I'll have to eat these first.

    I found a gruyere cheese triangle the other day at the store. Same as weight watcher cheese wedge or laughing cow. It was really good. Nice and creamy. I think 45 calories. Good snack with a pita or apple .

    Gwen how did the interviews go ??

    Have a good night all. Keep on working it!
    Leila
  • paxetamore
    paxetamore Posts: 399 Member
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    You are all truly amazing, staying on track with all life throws our way! :flowerforyou:

    Just returned from out of state. Weighed myself before I left and had lost .5 pounds. Weighed-in this morning... same weight... whew!

    GW - 199.9 (Dec 25)
    SW - 225.3
    Week 1 - 225.3 (Aug 22)
    Week 2 - 224.0 (Aug 29) - nutrition goal: drink 8 cups of water per day and meet weekly calories-burned goal
    Week 3 - 222.4 (Sept 5) - exercise goal this week: increase cardio time in workouts
    Week 4 - 225.3 (Sept 11) - limiting alcohol to weekends only and getting the cardio up & going
    Week 5 - 224.7 (Sept 19) - getting the cardio up & going!
    Week 6 - 222.7 (Sept 26) - getting the cardio up & going... still
    Week 7 - 221.8 (Oct 3) - still working on cardio regime!
    Week 8 - 220.7 (Oct 10) - vacation to visit my daughter at college for a few days... I want to not gain!
    Week 9 - 220.2 (Oct 20) - c-a-r-d-i-o!!!
  • runninggirl262
    runninggirl262 Posts: 58 Member
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    thanks for the shout out. Now need to figure out what to do. Really not supposed to be working out with the bad knee. Walked this morning. Shaking things up with the diet. Reducing carbs to 60g a day while increasing protein ( day one did not go so well).

    Thanks again for your support.
    Just updating everyone's progress first off a big congratulations to runninggirl262 for reaching her goal way early of Dec 25!!! Her goal was 16 lbs by Dec 25 and on last weigh in she had lost 17 lbs!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Awesome is all I can say!

    Keep it up ladies we all seem to have been making small progress this week or holding steady! Let's give it a big push this week!
  • dfeledichuk
    dfeledichuk Posts: 371 Member
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    Donna, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting the link to your spread sheet again. I lost my bookmarks on my computer and I don't want to scroll back through 19 pages to find it.

    Everyone is doing pretty good. I am happy to be half-way to my goal as this week was the half-way point.

    Here it is
    Here it is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9TO0C9yuUFdDRUSTFvVkxJMlAtUVNMTk5qMTk5dmc&hl=en_US#gid=0
  • dfeledichuk
    dfeledichuk Posts: 371 Member
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    I went to circuit training tonight. Feeling better about working out today. I need some new spandex pants, mine just crawl up my butt now and I constantly have a wedgie in class, therefore I stand in the back as not to offend anyone. :laugh: I guess losing some of my cheeks, there is nothing to hold them down. :embarassed: If anyone needs them JC Penney by me had a ton of the summer workout sport bras marked down to $4.97, I suppose I should go hunt down some pants . I would imagine they are marked down by you as well.


    Leila

    What a great NSV! A wedgie!:wink:
  • brobin41101
    brobin41101 Posts: 212 Member
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    This week has been a particularly stressful week for me. I got a phone call from my niece, who I am very close to . ( She still calls me Her Beth Ann ) . She just turned 36 this October 6th ...and she has been dealing with, heart problems for about 12 years now. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with heart failure. She had just returned from a visit to the specialist she was referred to...and they told her, that ,her only hope was for a heart transplant. That she may want to start planning for her funeral. I just cant wrap my brain around that news. I feel so helpless. My sister's world is completely crashing down around her. . Both her children inherited this from their father. So, she has not one but both of her children dealing with the same thing. Then we got more bad news. My nephew ,who is 24 ,(my brothers son ) is being checked for a dark spot on his colon. It was discovered,when he was getting an ultrasound for a kidney stone he was having trouble passing. I pray for a miracle ,be it healing from God,or a heart to be available in the time of need, and the dark spot to be just that, a dark spot and nothing else. I am asking if you will please send your prayers or blessings to my niece,Amanda and my nephew Joseph. Thank you my friends. Beth
  • paxetamore
    paxetamore Posts: 399 Member
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    This week has been a particularly stressful week for me. I got a phone call from my niece, who I am very close to . ( She still calls me Her Beth Ann ) . She just turned 36 this October 6th ...and she has been dealing with, heart problems for about 12 years now. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with heart failure. She had just returned from a visit to the specialist she was referred to...and they told her, that ,her only hope was for a heart transplant. That she may want to start planning for her funeral. I just cant wrap my brain around that news. I feel so helpless. My sister's world is completely crashing down around her. . Both her children inherited this from their father. So, she has not one but both of her children dealing with the same thing. Then we got more bad news. My nephew ,who is 24 ,(my brothers son ) is being checked for a dark spot on his colon. It was discovered,when he was getting an ultrasound for a kidney stone he was having trouble passing. I pray for a miracle ,be it healing from God,or a heart to be available in the time of need, and the dark spot to be just that, a dark spot and nothing else. I am asking if you will please send your prayers or blessings to my niece,Amanda and my nephew Joseph. Thank you my friends. Beth

    prayers & blessings for them on the way, and for you too, auntie :flowerforyou:
  • LHann360
    LHann360 Posts: 159 Member
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    This week has been a particularly stressful week for me. I got a phone call from my niece, who I am very close to . ( She still calls me Her Beth Ann ) . She just turned 36 this October 6th ...and she has been dealing with, heart problems for about 12 years now. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with heart failure. She had just returned from a visit to the specialist she was referred to...and they told her, that ,her only hope was for a heart transplant. That she may want to start planning for her funeral.

    Oh Beth, sending big hugs and prayers to you and your family. :flowerforyou:
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
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    This week has been a particularly stressful week for me.
    My thoughts are with you and your family Beth.
  • Squirkie
    Squirkie Posts: 135 Member
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    I am asking if you will please send your prayers or blessings to my niece,Amanda and my nephew Joseph. Thank you my friends. Beth

    I am so sorry for the news you received regarding Amanda and Joseph. My prayers are definitely with you and your family. I believe in miracles and blessings!!!! :)
  • Tiamaria7
    Tiamaria7 Posts: 13 Member
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    hi guys,
    i've got to confess i lost my way this past week or two. i've been very busy / stressed at work and although i was on holiday this past week i got out of the way of tracking my food input and exercise but................i'm back on track (pardon the pun) and have logged my food diary for the day and excercise taken.
    although i have managed a small weight loss i was beginning to worry i'd not be able to get any further because i'd gotten out of the way of tracking.
    anyway, tomorrow is another day and i'm going to make a bit more of an effort to take excercise and if i'm logging the food i eat i'm more likely to think twice about making poor choices.
    i hope you have all been successful in your own personal quest to lose weight for Christmas. i love hearing of your successes and of being consoled that i'm not the only one who strays from the goal at times but we're all in this together so........
    i'll keep you posted.

    Over 40s Christmas Challenge;
    Start weight - 156lbs
    CW - 147 lbs
    GW - 140lbs
    UGW - 133lbs

    Week 2 – 149lbs (end Aug)
    Week 3 - 149lbs (Sep 5)
    Week 4 – 148lbs (Sep 12)
    Week 5 – 147lbs (Sep 19)
    Week 6 – 147lbs (Sep 26)
    Week 7 - ?????? (Oct 3)
    Week 9 - ?????? (Oct 10)
    Week 10 – 146lbs (Oct 21)

    Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
    Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
    Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
    Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
    Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
    Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
    Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
    Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
    Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
    …………..↓………………………
    GW for Christmas - 140lbs
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
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    i've got to confess i lost my way this past week or two.
    I thought I saw you while I was out wandering off track myself. :happy:

    The past couple weeks have been emotionally stressful because of my job interviews. I kept logging my food, but my exercise has suffered. My progress has slowed, but I'm still here.

    Thanks to all my MFP friends for hanging in there with me.
  • LHann360
    LHann360 Posts: 159 Member
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    Saturday morning is a beautiful crisp day in Western NY . All the leaves are changing and falling and I was at the farmers market at 8 am before the really big crowds. It took two trips to the car to carry all my goodies. I bought more acorn squash and found a spaghetti squash . I am so excited. I had to hit 3 vendors to find one, all sold out ( at 8 AM !!) :noway: It must be worth it, I'll let ya know. I had made sauce this week, so I'll be trying it soon.

    I got another bushel of assorted apples, gala my favs. and some I never heard of. I asked him to mix them up and put some pie apples in there. I already forgot the name of the one...:blushing: , my short term memory stinks. It's big and kinda greenish and I think begins with a "P"...plinkin ? Oh well. Regardless I'll be baking it. Then of coarse my green and red pepper for stuffed pepper soup, hot peppers, tomatoes , scallions, onions , broccoli , pizza dough from the baker guy....love veggie pizzas. Last but not least, some sweet potatoes.

    Then off to the gym for a core and more class. I haven't been in over 2 months. What a great class. She did a lot of pilates type stretches and core work. NICE ! It sure beat jumping up and down doing those crazy burpees and jumping jacks. :laugh: We did a ton of shoulder work in last nights class , tomorrow I'll probably have to lay in bed all day when it all hits me at once.

    Now it's barely 11 am and I feel so accomplished. Off to my daughters 1st playoff game. Gonna toss a roasted chicken in the crockpot for dinner and enjoy the rest of the day.

    Have a great one ladies !!

    ~ move it to lose it !!
    Leila
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
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    Anyone want to come by and help me plant tomorrow? I literally filled my car to bursting with rhodies, azaleas, dogwood, ninebark, mahonia, dwarf skimmia, and more...

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