Healthy for the Holidays Challenge - 9/06 - 11/22

SallyCC

Thanks Kris for you comment. Getting to "onederland" brought tears to my eyes. I know that I have big fluctuations but these challenges are really helping me stay focused.
I came close to the exercise challenge (3117 on MFP calculator but 2118 with my HRM---this is a big improvement). I also loved last week's challenges...just want to keep going!

Carrie704

I had a horrible week

SW - 127
Week 1 – (9/13) - 125
Week 2 (9/20) – 123.8
Week 3 (9/27) – 123
Week 4 (10/4) – 125


this next one will be better!

helena98

Checking in at 193.8 today. Small gain (0.4), but I'm THRILLED it's not more. With my new job, I had zero time for exercise last week, and my diet was awful! But I'm back to working out this week, and I'm excited to see bigger changes in my weight as I adjust to my new schedule.

I've updated the spreadsheet through this posting! I'll wait for some late posts tomorrow, then post a new weekly progress chart. Let's see some more weigh-ins, losses AND gains! Can't make progress without acknowledging where you are today!!

P.S. I am so impressed with all you ladies who are already halfway to your GW after only 4 weeks of weigh-ins! That's 8 of you!!

SPREADSHEET LINK:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoomF1o6sg6LdEw2NV92dFQ5RDZqbm1Bek5xR1M4M3c&hl=en_US

patty9013

CW: 194

patty9013

CW: 194

prekteacher2

Checking in.....
CW: 152.2 (.4 gain) I will get it totally together this coming week. Hubby is going to join the gym with me so I'll be going daily. i didn't meet the calorie burn challeng:noway: . As for trying something new,,,,I bougth some weight loss tea from teaveana.

I can't find the challenge this coming week, Heres to a great week:drinker:
Teresa

prekteacher2

Checking in.....
CW: 152.2 (.4 gain) I will get it totally together this coming week. Hubby is going to join the gym with me so I'll be going daily.

prekteacher2

Checking in.....
CW: 152.2 (.4 gain) I will get it totally together this coming week. Hubby is going to join the gym with me so I'll be going daily.

prekteacher2

I had a horrible week

SW - 127
Week 1 – (9/13) - 125
Week 2 (9/20) – 123.8
Week 3 (9/27) – 123
Week 4 (10/4) – 125


this next one will be better!

Me too. We will kick bottom next week.

prekteacher2

I had a horrible week

SW - 127
Week 1 – (9/13) - 125
Week 2 (9/20) – 123.8
Week 3 (9/27) – 123
Week 4 (10/4) – 125


this next one will be better!

Me too. We will kick bottom next week.

prekteacher2

Hello H4H gang,
**************************************WEEKLY CHALLENGE*******************************************

FOOD: Seems like everyone is having a hard time with sustainability, so this week it's back to square one. Faithfully log every morsel, and measure all foods, and record water consumed. Eat what ever you like, just log it. With the holidays looming, and candies/ deserts everywhere you look it will be important to know where we stand calorically. If you didn't have time to post a recipe during last weeks challenge feel free to do so this week.

EXERCISE: Again it's about sustainability, and this week we are deep cleaning for the holidays, yes you read it correctly, DEEP CLEANING our homes. I own a cleaning business and don't exercise too much apart from work and am still losing weight, so I know you will get a burn. We will all be very busy in the near future and wouldn't you like to be ready for guests, parties and the like?

Great idea. i need to deep clean. I will not be able to get to it until Sunday.:flowerforyou:

This is a top to bottom cleaning, leave no stone unturned. Depending on the state of each room you should spend 30 minutes to an hour or more if needed. (You will be all set to put out your seasonal decorations)

Start in any room you like and CHOOSE A NEW ROOM EACH DAY.

If you have HIRED HELP you can choose to exercise 3-4 times per week doing strength or cardio, but you may want to tackle cleaning the fridge, organizing a cluttered office, or re-doing your pantry etc in addition to your normal exercise.

Say goodbye to those dust bunnies, CRANK UP THE TUNES, and enjoy your clean house.

oliviawink

Just took a little time to catch up on the posts while waiting for the metro in DC. Sounds like the changing of seasons is really affecting motivation/weightloss. This will give me good fuel for next week's challenges. Thanks alacarte (steph) for these great challeneges this week. I can't wait to get my burn on when I get home and deep clean. Oh wait, no... Don't really want to, but needs to be done on so many levels. Thanks for the seasonal housekeeping reminder. I need that!!!

Tissues

LOL Olivia.. I always dread cleaning. I'm the only one in my household that does it. NOT that I blame my DH, he does work 12 hour shifts... but its ALL on me. Once in a great while he'll run some laundry, but folding? no way.... AND the kids wreck their rooms faster than I can clean it. Hope you get home to your routine soon!

but my house could use a good scrubbing/dusting all around. I even did the floorboards in the boys bathroom today. :bigsmile: I did BFBM while watching BL tonight.. it was nice having Jillian in the background of BL..hehe.

feeling good today.

emariec78

Can I just say...:explode: So last week I was 154.8, yesterday I was 156.4, today I'm 154.2. Seriously! I know I'm just doing this to myself by eating poorly over the weekends but all this fluctuation is driving me nuts! So I'm really sticking to the logging challenge this week-the good, bad, and the ugly is all going in-and hopefully I can actually stay on track. Sadly I failed my personal challenge not to have any hot cocoa at work yesterday, but I have stayed away from the coffee creamer and candy laying around so at least that's something!

As for the cleaning....I live in a one bedroom apartment so I can't do it all week for exercise but saturday and sunday I will split the place up and go for it! I've never actually thrown on my hrm to see how many calories I actually burn cleaning so I'm sort of interested to see how that turns out. Definatley not looking forward to scrubbing the shower tile grout, though

opalmel

Ok, I totally feel like a fool. I kept checking the old thread topic and couldn't find any new posts since last week. I wondered what had happened to everyone. Lol. Then I finally noticed the tiny link at the bottom of the last post. Haha.Glad to see that everyone is still going strong.
For last week, I did really well on both my eating and my exercise. I gained a pound but hopefully it's only water weight.
CW: 177

Opal

Carrie704

we better!! good luck!

jessicamarie81

Sorry I'm just now reporting my weight! I'm down to 152!
I was out of town visiting family, been hectic the past few days here..

opalmel

I forgot to note my calories burned for last week. I didn't meet the 3500 but got 2430 which is great for me. I'm going to try and increase that this week with the deep cleaning challenge.
Good luck everyone!

Opal

ange0628

I am glad Ifound this thread, you guys will be my inspiration...amazing!!!

Tissues

Jess-- Awesome on the loss!!

Opal-- Great burn last night

Ellen-- stop getting on the scale so much it'll keep driving you crazy. I always self sabotage on the weekends too (no really, I am the queen). do you know what I weighed on Friday? ( I do Tuesday weigh ins but 'sneak peak' on Fridays). I was 141.2 a SOLID 141.2 because its so easy for me to stay on track during the week, and then the weekends I end up going out to eat, and drinking (not a little either). honestly If I stopped drinking I would probably break through. Just keep your head up, keep logging, you'll find where you need to adjust.

there is something extremely calming about a hot cup of coffee on a rainy cold morning.

ravenclawseekergirl

Oay i've been AWOL again. I'm really struggling on this end at the moment. The heat, hospital appointments... i could go on. This weekly challenge is just what i need right now. 262 again but it is TOM so i'm hoping that it will go down agin once i'm off. Will post a recipe later once i've worked out the calorie content. (Hey it's new!)

1erica60

Sorry! I am posting my weight late too! Yesterday I was shocked to see I had gained TWO pounds! Thought maybe it was just water but today is the same so I guess I'll have to go with 212 and hope to see lower numbers next week!

Cusegirl1992

Cusegirl1992/Martha

SW: 149
CW: 149.6
GW: 139

I went up this week...yuck! I think when I saw these numbers on Monday, I tried to put them out of my mind. But, Wednesday morning and I am still at this number and it is TOM, so I am hoping that next week will be better. Sorry for posting late.

ceejay000

The daily logging challenge is exactly what I need right now. I'm back on track and eating healthily. I thought I'd share a recipe with you that I made up last night... Turkey burgers with feta and spinach

lean ground turkey breast (I used a 1.25 lb package)
1/2 cup feta cheese (I used Athenos tomato & basil flavor)
1/2 cup fresh spinach
garlic powder

Mix turkey, feta, and spinach (ripped into smaller pieces) in a large bowl with your hands. Add garlic powder and mix more. Divide mixture into 5 patties. Cook on stove/grill or freeze for later use.

The way I made them, they're 157 calories per patty, not including any cooking oil, bun, or condiments you eat them with. I froze all of mine and am going to make them for dinner this week when I come home from work. One thing I would do differently is make thinner patties that have a larger diameter because I made them fairly small and thick, and they take a really long time to cook all the way through.

I ate mine without any additional toppings or spices and it was delicious! But I'm sure you could add to it and it would be great.

helena98

Happy Wednesday! It's time to review our chart!

Remember, you are only included in the chart if you reported a weight this week. Late weigh-ins are always accepted and will be added to the spreadsheet (link listed below).



Our lowest weight loss week yet! Kind of crazy how we all lose together and we all gain together…

Congrats to the following members who moved "up" in the colors (white to yellow or green / yellow to green):
:flowerforyou: carrielofton
:flowerforyou: debnu1
:flowerforyou: jessicamarie81
:flowerforyou: SallyCC
:flowerforyou: vcmete222

And let’s take a moment to recognize the amazing women who are already half-way to their 11/22 goal weights!
:flowerforyou: agirl11
:flowerforyou: hopelyss
:flowerforyou: jessicamarie81
:flowerforyou: Leanz
:flowerforyou: SallyCC
:flowerforyou: singer201
:flowerforyou: tammihart

Why can’t I be you? You are inspirations to us all! :bigsmile:

New Week. Fresh Start. I know I'm ready for it!

SPREADSHEET LINK:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoomF1o6sg6LdEw2NV92dFQ5RDZqbm1Bek5xR1M4M3c&hl=en_US

debnu1

Wahoo!! I made it to yellow. Boy that feels good! Let's keep up the great work!

jenniferjgayfield

Still at 129.8 this week, sorry for late check in, crazy at work this week and probably next, but hopefully after that will try and get back here...reading through everyone's posts, great job to all!
Jenni

Tissues

:ohwell: I went from green to yellow.. BUT its my own fault. and I've been WORKING it this week. I ate too much food yesterday but I logged every morsel of it, and did a decent sized burn to try to make up for it. today I feel totally on track, and am going to the gym during my lunch hour AND still plan on working out at home tonight. See if I can get the scale MOVING back in the other direction again.

MayLan

hi all,

wow, congrats to everyone for their hard work and dedication. Debnu, congrats on the loss as well.

I'm so excited to do this every day. I'm currently training for a run, well actually I'm doing 3. A 4M in NOV, and a 5M and 9M in Dec.
So i'm really training for the 9M because that will be a huge accomplishment.

I had no time to clean my house, well, because I'm so busy at work that I just want to relax at home. But I might get a chance to clean on Monday, since I'm taking off. I love cleanliness....makes me feel more efficient. I did alot of laundry this past weekend, if that counts too.

I haven't had time to tray any new recipes, but love reading yours.

Have an awesome day all!!!!!

alacarte

Deep cleaning, ha what was I thinking? Cleaned out my closet, and got stuff ready for donation and resale. Glad that's over for a while. My closet looks great so it was worth it. Tonight it's the living room, and mopping the floor (no carpet, just a few area rugs).

Hang in there gang. I know cleaning is a dreaded job, but you will feel great when the week is over.