Sexy in Six **Closed Group!** Week 3 Chit-Chat
peanut613
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First, I need to address some business before we get to the fun stuff. Weigh ins are Friday by MIDNIGHT! I will put a note on my status Friday evenings as to who I'm missing. If you submitted your form but your name is still on the list, please resubmit it, THEN email me to let me know. If I'm aware of technical issues as they happen, we can solve issues quicker. Also, if you want to leave the challenge, PLEASE email me. I promise I won't tar and feather you! I understand we all have a lot going on outside of MFP and sometimes this site needs to take a backseat. That's fine! Just let me know so I'm not emailing you for days bugging you. (I only say this because I've had 3 people quit without saying anything to me within the last week.)
Our teams have lost a few members this week. Green and Purple teams, you still have all 10 members. Pink team has 9, and Blue team you have 8. You can email me privately if you want to know who left your team.
We also have TEAM CAPTAINS, who will be helping to keep an eye on things and make sure everyone is participating and encouraging one another. Your team captains are (drum roll please!): Ranewell for Pink, sarah61587 for Blue, and persanta for Purple! Kimi131 will be my sidekick for Green. Thank you, ladies, for offering to help!
Without further delay, I give you the week's standings!
Our winning team this week was BLUE TEAM!!!! You lost 13.2 pounds and had a combined 37 days meeting the water challenge. Your total points for the week were 20.6! Lwdllc was the biggest winner for your team with a loss of 2.8 pounds. Great job!
Up next is the GREEN TEAM! You lost 9.1 pounds and completed the challenge a total of 47 days, giving you a total of 18.5 points for the week. Feydruss was the team champion with the biggest loss of 3.2 pounds! Awesome job!
Barely coming in third place is the PINK TEAM! You tied with the green team with a weight loss of 9.1 pounds, but your combined challenge days was 44, putting your total points for the week at 17.9. What a close one! Although Pink Team has bragging rights....their star of the week had the BIGGEST loss of anyone this week! Congrats to Megan_Mae, who had a big ol' 3.4 loss! Great job, Pink Team!
Last but not least is the PURPLE TEAM!!! You had a weight loss of 7.6 pounds overall and met the challenge a combined 35 days. This gave you a total of 14.6 points. Purple Team gives us our first tie for team winner! Both smte *AND* tjutrostina had losses of 2.4 pounds. Amazing job!
I'm so proud of you guys this week! Many people were reporting TOM and overall crappy weeks, but we still had some nice losses! Keep up the great work, ladies! You all are inspiring :flowerforyou:
The challenge for this week, as requested, is going to be physical. You are NOT required to add it to the previous challenges, but if you would like to do under calories AND 8 glasses on top of this week, go for it! That will give even better results and bragging rights to teammates
This week, I am challenging you all to do 50 sit ups (or crunches) a day in addition to your regular exercise. Don't forget to log it (under calisthenics)!!!
Lastly, our questions this week will go to:
Monday: zaiikaa
Tuesday: smte
Wednesday: nicoleAJ
Thursday: sakus32
Friday: siyal8r
Let's have an awesome week, everyone!!! :bigsmile:
Our teams have lost a few members this week. Green and Purple teams, you still have all 10 members. Pink team has 9, and Blue team you have 8. You can email me privately if you want to know who left your team.
We also have TEAM CAPTAINS, who will be helping to keep an eye on things and make sure everyone is participating and encouraging one another. Your team captains are (drum roll please!): Ranewell for Pink, sarah61587 for Blue, and persanta for Purple! Kimi131 will be my sidekick for Green. Thank you, ladies, for offering to help!
Without further delay, I give you the week's standings!
Our winning team this week was BLUE TEAM!!!! You lost 13.2 pounds and had a combined 37 days meeting the water challenge. Your total points for the week were 20.6! Lwdllc was the biggest winner for your team with a loss of 2.8 pounds. Great job!
Up next is the GREEN TEAM! You lost 9.1 pounds and completed the challenge a total of 47 days, giving you a total of 18.5 points for the week. Feydruss was the team champion with the biggest loss of 3.2 pounds! Awesome job!
Barely coming in third place is the PINK TEAM! You tied with the green team with a weight loss of 9.1 pounds, but your combined challenge days was 44, putting your total points for the week at 17.9. What a close one! Although Pink Team has bragging rights....their star of the week had the BIGGEST loss of anyone this week! Congrats to Megan_Mae, who had a big ol' 3.4 loss! Great job, Pink Team!
Last but not least is the PURPLE TEAM!!! You had a weight loss of 7.6 pounds overall and met the challenge a combined 35 days. This gave you a total of 14.6 points. Purple Team gives us our first tie for team winner! Both smte *AND* tjutrostina had losses of 2.4 pounds. Amazing job!
I'm so proud of you guys this week! Many people were reporting TOM and overall crappy weeks, but we still had some nice losses! Keep up the great work, ladies! You all are inspiring :flowerforyou:
The challenge for this week, as requested, is going to be physical. You are NOT required to add it to the previous challenges, but if you would like to do under calories AND 8 glasses on top of this week, go for it! That will give even better results and bragging rights to teammates
This week, I am challenging you all to do 50 sit ups (or crunches) a day in addition to your regular exercise. Don't forget to log it (under calisthenics)!!!Lastly, our questions this week will go to:
Monday: zaiikaa
Tuesday: smte
Wednesday: nicoleAJ
Thursday: sakus32
Friday: siyal8r
Let's have an awesome week, everyone!!! :bigsmile:
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Great job everyone!!! I love the challenges (and that they're all things I've been working on weekly!) We did great Pink Team! We are gonna rock this week!0
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Way to go everyone!0
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Great Job to all the teams . . . . . this week is going to rock!!!!! Purple will knock it outta the park, I know it. BTW, I'm secretly glad its 50 crunches and not 50 push ups
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Argh!!! Crunches... oh well I will do them first thing each morning. And I don't think I could give up the water even if i wanted to... :P0
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I'm going to go ahead and post early.
Week 3 Question:
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Mine:
-Eggs. I buy them in bulk from Sam’s Club. I have one whole egg and several whites for breakfast several times a week. Super healthy and filling. I eat them plain scrambled, make an omelette, throw them in a breakfast burrito, or use them in fried rice. Sometimes I'll have a hardboiled one for lunch. This is a major change for me--I used to eat eggs only on Christmas morning!
-Blueberries. Not gonna lie, not my favorite fruit. But I know they’re a “superfood,” so I try to throw them in however I can. They’re actually pretty good all hot and ready to burst in my fiber one pancakes. Plus, the sugar isn't super high.
-Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kisses. I’ve never been a fan of dark chocolate, but these are a godsend. I keep them frozen and suck on one when a craving hits. It hits the spot, but it’s not so deliciously sweet that it makes me want to eat the whole bag. I'd definitely recommend trying dark chocolate to quench your cravings, even if you've never liked it before.
-Angelhair pasta. Pre-MFP, this was by far my least favorite pasta. I loved spirals, bowties, and all the fun shapes. However, now that I'm counting calories, I'm in love with this! A 200 calorie portion of angelhair (a serving) looks so big and seems so much more filling than a serving of the other types of pasta. I know it's all in my head, but this helps me stick to portion control. I even use it in pasta salad.
-PopSecret Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Bag. Again, pre MPF, I would NEVER have reached for popcorn for a snack. I'm still not big on regular, but Kettle hits the spot. (As you can tell, I have a sweet tooth). It's filling and pretty much guilt free for these 100 calorie bags. Definitely give it a try! Gotta love anything that's 100 calories and takes a while to eat...0 -
Great job everyone! I gotta admit, I'm nervous about the next two weeks, because I'm travelling to three different places. It's harder to log and make the best choices when you're on "vacation" (travelling with two babies is not really a vacation LOL).
Monday QOTD answer:
My go to foods?
Eggs (I'll scramble one whole and one white together. I also love soft-boiled eggs)
Bread for Life (Flax) -- so yummy, and two slices has 140cal and 12g of protein!
Skim milk
Tuna snack packs0 -
I LOVE this challenge! Since I am out of exercising due to knee issues, I have been doing 200 situps/crunches a day!!0
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Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Eggs: I eat them almost everyday mixed with egg whites and turkey sausage crumbles by Jimmy dean
Luna bars: love them best protein bar ever, the minis are great to keep in your purse in case you are out
Tilapia: I buy the bag of them from Costco and cook them on the George Forman quick easy and good for u!0 -
Monday qotd: my staples are eggs, oatmeal, blueberries, kashi cereal, tilapia, ground turkey, laughing cow cheese and skinny cow ice cream (better than most "regular" ice cream, I think!0
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Week 3 Question:
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedges and Pretzels... I love them. I eat them by dipping the pretzels in the cheese... it's delicious. 0 -
MONDAY QOTD: cabinet staple foods
breakfast: oatmeal
lunch: some sort of 6pk crackers and a yoplait yogurt of some sort: i found the yoplait raspberry chocolate parfaits that are to die for and only 100 cals. sooo stinkin' good
dinner: usually not specific. this is where i really have to watch portion control. if i could have it my way every day at dinner time, i would include a salad and some sort of meat with veggies.....but sometimes it's just ramen noodles with added fresh veggies
GO TEAM PURPLE! WWWOOOHOOOO!!!!!! love the challenge for this week as well. gonna kick a@@ and take names!! 0 -
Fabulous job all teams!!! :bigsmile: You ladies are awesome!! Let's have a great week this week and rock it away with those crunches!! We'll blow it away come weigh-in on Friday (and let's all remember to get our weigh-in on time so as to not give peanut a heart-attach - cuz if that happens I'll have to hunt ya down!). Keep up the good work ladies! Sexy in six here we come!!
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
-Granola bars, all kinds. They make a great breakfast on the go. These are my favorites: http://monkey-brains.com/
-Eggo nutrigrain waffles - 70 calories for one, spray it with some I can't believe it's Not Butter, pour on some Low Cal syrup and I've got a yummy 85 calorie waffle for breakfast!
-Air popped kettle corn. I have to buy it in big bags. I buy Rico's brand, but your grocery store prob has a different brand. I love it! Only a few calories more than the microwave 100 cal stuff and SO much better. Rico's is 60 calories for 1 cup (which is still a pretty good amount) and 120 for 2.
-Fresh fruit and veggies, all of them. Can't live without them anymore. I've become a big fan of carrots instead of chips, and I absolutely love fresh green beans with fresh diced tomatoes.
-Laughing cow cheeses. Melt it, eat it with veggies. Melt it, eat it with chips (tastes just like chips & dip). Unmelted in a wrap. So many great uses.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure there are others! 0 -
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Egg whites and eggs. I eat these a few times a week. hard boiled, scrambled, quiche you name it you can make many healthy and filling meals not just breakfasts with eggs.
Spaghetti Squash. I used to eat so much pasta it's ridiculous. Now I use spaghetti squash and I actually prefer it.
No fat Jello Pudding: I get to enjoy pudding without the guilt no other reason besides I have a sweet tooth and this does it.
Tofu. I used to always eat chicken, and rarely anything else. Now after experimenting with tofu I realize you can do almost anything with it. If you can do it to chicken you can do it to tofu. You can crumble it and season it for your eggs in the morning, top your salads with it for lunch, or make tofu parm ect ect for dinner.0 -
WOOOOO!!!!! GO PINK TEAM!!! OMG WE ROCK!!! :bigsmile: Congrats to all the other teams too! This challenge is awesome, I totally need to be doing crunches (I wish I could do sit-ups but that ain't gonna happen! lol).
Monday’s QOTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Almond milk - I LOVE IT! I prefer it over any other type of milk. I don't even reach for regular milk anymore even if there's no Almond milk in the fridge.
Fudge pops - These are my favorite for fighting ice cream cravings! Only 40 calories and like 2g of sugar. I am terrible when it comes to sweets, especially ice cream...and cookies, BUT one day I decided to eat the fudge pop instead of the regular ice cream and found that I didn't crave the super sugary, super fattening ice cream anymore!!! And I don't feel guilty if I ever want a second fudge pop!
Grilled Chicken strips - I'm don't crave meat very much, but I do love chicken. I love to eat Tyson's Grilled Chicken Strips, 3 oz. for 100 calories. I put it in a salad or I just eat it alone like that and I love it. Plus it's already cooked so I just fry it on a pan for a few minutes and it's done!
Cottage Cheese - I never liked it before, but since I tried it with Melba toast I have absolutely loved it. I just recently tried it with whole grain Ritz crackers and it tasted really good too. Very tasty and satisfying snack!
Spinach - FAVORITE! I love spinach with everything! I put it in salads, sandwiches, omelets....etc. I can go through a tub of spinach in a week....seriously!
There is more but I can't think of it right now! lol0 -
-Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kisses. I’ve never been a fan of dark chocolate, but these are a godsend. I keep them frozen and suck on one when a craving hits. It hits the spot, but it’s not so deliciously sweet that it makes me want to eat the whole bag. I'd definitely recommend trying dark chocolate to quench your cravings, even if you've never liked it before.
WOW! Great idea! Especially the part where you FREEZE them, that way they last longer! I'm totally going to try it!
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Monday QOTD;
Meringue nests - fill them with fat free yogurt top with fruit delicious for a quick sugar fix!!
Well done to all teams - but Purples, we dont want to be last again this week so lets kick a** !
50 Crunches - wow - thats going to be tough, but lets ** DO IT! - LOG IT!** and see the results!!!
Good Luck to everyone!!!
Paula x0 -
Everyone did great this week, we just got to get the momentum going...Quite nervous for this mth, as I'll be travelling every week. Definitely determined to meet the challenges, and have planned my workouts in the hotels. Woot!
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
It's got to be EGGS! I never used to be a fan of it, but they're easy to prepare and it's really fun adding all the ingredients in. Not high on calories either and fills me up.
That's about it really, as I don't snack too often. But when I do, it's usually almonds or some other nuts. Love the crunch.0 -
Monday QOTD;
Meringue nests - fill them with fat free yogurt top with fruit delicious for a quick sugar fix!!
Well done to all teams - but Purples, we dont want to be last again this week so lets kick a** !
50 Crunches - wow - thats going to be tough, but lets ** DO IT! - LOG IT!** and see the results!!!
Good Luck to everyone!!!
Paula x
WTG!! We'll lose some a** too. Haha...ok, fine, I'm corny... :P Crunches and sit-ups are my favourite!!!0 -
Oh, and I forgot couscous! How could I forget about that?! I love couscous. Never would have thought to or had the courage to try it prior to MFP, but now it's definitely a staple in my house.0
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Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific
Oatmeal - Wegman's fiber maple/brown sugar and Wegmans Cranberry flax
Kellogg's Fiber plus roasted coconut fudge - tastes like a GS Samoa cookie
Kashi TLC - blackberry or vanilla cherry graham cereal bars
Spinach - either baby or regular but I eat it daily and raw as my salad base
Romain lettuce - I add it to spinach, I love the texture/presentation better than "gasp" iceberg, LOL
Feta Cheese - OMG I don't think I could survive w/out feta cheese, give me the salty flavor I always crave
Ken's Olive Oil Vinaigrette - actually, I love all Ken's dressings but stick mainly to the vinaigrette's b/c of calories
Popcorn - when I eat popcorn I eat the whole bag, so I plan for it calorie wise. 100 cal bags annoy me, LOL I love popcorn
Skinny Cow - Carmel Cones and truffle bars (any)
Veggie - Brussel Sprouts/Squash/Pumpkin/Onion/toms . . . anything big that I can sink my teeth into, with great flava, I usual grill or roast
Fish - Salmon/Cod/taliapa/yellow fin tuna/shrimp/mussels
I could go on and on, but I will stop now 0 -
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
I have definitely been enjoying the snack sized cheese from black diamond. I eat one with my lunch meals as often as I can to get in my calcium.
I also have a stack of 90 calorie kellogg granola bars to snack on in case i get really hungry0 -
onday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Wegmans rice cakes: They are unlike any other rice cakes! I have some almost every day and I
them!
Dannon fat free Greek yogurt: Fast lunch at work and high in protein
Eggs- I fry one with non stick spray a couple of times a week for breakfast or lunch and have it on a slice of bread. It keeps me full!
Snackwells white fudge popcorn- because if I don't have a "treat" I feel deprived!0 -
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them.
As with many others, I've added eggs. Never have I bought so many packages of eggs! I live them hardboiled or have egg whites for breakfast (scrambled, omelet or a breakfast sandwich). Even my daughters are hooked on hard boiled eggs right now!
I've added alot more vegetables (fresh), too. Used to be just carrots, but now I have celery, broccoli, peppers (green and red), green beans, squash.
Fage Nonfat greek yogurt - never would I have eaten this stuff before! Now, it's a great snack w/ some fruit and splenda or honey in it! Nice sweet snack for me.
Protein powder - I usually have a chocolate protein shake every day. I like the consistency of it, helps w/ my sweet tooth and is filling.0 -
Great work to all the team's!! Thanks everyone for helping me to push harder as well!!!
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Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Eggs- I have ate eggs off and on but since mfp eggs have been more scene in my diary.
Whole Grains- If I do buy pasta or spaghetti I make sure that its whole grain, brown rice is great too.
Peanut butter- Love to have peanut butter before exercising, helps take away the hunger without filling me to full. 0 -
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Nutella - I usually have a little everyday for a chcolate fix
Hardboiled eggs - eat 1-2 every morning, or sometimes as a pre workout snack
Chicken Rings - they are lightly breaded and while they aren't the best I usually have them for dinner. If you want to see the nutrition facts you can look at my diary. They really aren't THAT bad.
Disney Princess Vitamn gummies - If I'm having a sweet craving I just opt to take my vitamins then and that will satisfy it.0 -
Monday’s QoTD: Name your top pantry staples that you've added to your repertoire since starting your journey and how you most often use them. Please be specific.
Healthy Life 35 calorie bread! Whole grain pasta!!!0 -
eggs - never eaten so many
spinach - defrosts quickly from frozen - add to eggs (with egg whites) and scramble - yummy!
crackers - high baked water biscuits for when I get an attack of the munchies (like the popcorn idea though)
quinoa - very versatile
tomatoes
Just attempted the 50 crunches - feel like I have given birth all over again - thanks Peanut! (But I did them - yay!!!!)
I am not letting team purple down just because I had never done (ever, in my whole life) 50 crunches
GO TEAM PURPLE!!!!0 -
Monday QOTD: Staples
Blueberries- on cerwal, with Ricotta or cottage cheese, by themselves
Pistachios - one of my preferred snacks
Ricotta cheese - love for breakfast with some jam or honey and fruit, usually blueberries!
Depster's 100 Cal whole grain bagels - toasted with peanut butter, gives me both my crunch and smooth fix all at once0 -
Monday QOTD
Unsweetened Almond Milk - saves calories for breakfast vs regular milk
Eggs - an impromptu scramble is a life saver when you haven't planned anything
Tomatoes - can eat them all the time!!!
Lean Pockets - so no matter how lazy or pessimistic I get I STILL don't have any excuses0
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