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

Tissues

I didn't do TOO horrible over the weekend. I did go over calories/sodium but not dramatically. and the sodium i'll be able to flush today.

I didn't get to go to the gym today either work has been CRAZY I barely got lunch right now and its almost 1! I'll problem do some dancing later for some quick cardio.

looking forward to tomorrow's challenge!

ceejay000

Hi everyone. I'm back from vacation. It was GREAT to see my family, so I don't regret that at all, but my eating habits were horrible. It was nine days of eating out and carrying in, and there just weren't healthy food options. I'm really nervous about what the scale will show tomorrow.... I guess it is what it is, but I hate to see a gain.

Here's to getting back on track this week :drinker:

kathied41

I did great last week, kept up the exercise and water and ate healthy. this weekend the only exercise I did was walking the dog-but I ate healthy. hopefully the scale goes down tomorrow at weigh in.

Jillid71

OOH! I would like to join! But I don't want to look at my starting weight just yet. I know that I am more than 200, less than 215.... so my goal weight will be 180.

oliviawink

OOH! I would like to join! But I don't want to look at my starting weight just yet. I know that I am more than 200, less than 215.... so my goal weight will be 180.

welcome Jillid71! We're happy you're here. We officially weigh-in on Tuesday (but Monday is fine) and each week someone will post a new challenge that is food, exercise and/or other healthy lifestyle change related.

Huskeryogi

SW - 175.4
Week 2 weight - 173.2

GW - 165

I did pretty good on exercise but not water. I struggled to get 8 glasses a day.

smknitter

Hey guys--

I'm so sorry for not being around this week, work has been so crazy. It is beginning to look like it will be a really rough couple of weeks, but I am going to try to continue to work towards the challenges each week and I should be able to be more acitve in a few weeks on here. This weeks challenges have had their ups and downs, I have succeeded for my NSV(outside workout), but I have missed on water and the workouts a couple of times. We will see what the scale bring tomorrow.

Good luck to you all!!

oliviawink

here's my update for the end of the first week:
30 mins exercise: 6/7 (but 2 of those days I did more than 1 hr of working out)
10 glasses water: 7/7
feeling GREAT about the first week of this challenge.

And I hope you are all feeling good too. No matter where you are at in your journey, what your weight, your current level of fitness or struggles, tomorrow is always a new day, so make it yours! Honor your mind, your body, your soul with healthy food and exercise.

Tissues

weekly water 7/7
exercise 5/7 I got lazy today too (moreso I was super busy at work and by the time I got home I cooked dinner and was pooped). Oh well. we'll see what tomorrow brings.

gracemleone

I did really well with the challenges this week.
Water: 7/7
Exercise: 6/7 but I did 45 minutes most days.

As for the 4 NSV goal I had, I met them all. I hope I can keep it up and turn it into a habit. I tracked all foods, drank more water everyday, exercised regularly and didn't consider my day messed up if I had a piece of candy, I finally am realizing it's ok if my day isn't perfect and not making a big deal out of little slip ups.

i also started a strength training routine today.
I accomplished a lot this week thanks to this weeks challenge.

I'm excited about next week's challenge and to see if I lost any weight tomorrow morning.

tammihart

I am really proud of myself at the end of this first week! I love being a part of this group, I read your posts and see you struggling with some of the same things that I am. I don't feel like I am doing this alone. I can't wait to see what the next challenge is.

Exercise 4/7 (each one of the 4 days was an an hour or more)
Water 5/7 (weekends are rough)

Lost 4lbs and feeling good! Can't wait to see how everyone else did.

carrielofton

SW June 21st - 208 lbs.
SW Challenge - 189.2 lbs.
1st Week - 188.8 lbs.
GW Challenge - 175 lbs.
GW MFP - 137 lbs.

This week I was terrible. I believe this was my worst week yet. I didn't drink my water like I was suppose to and had been doing. I only exercised about 3 days. No excuses but we had a leak in our bathroom behind the tub and we had to take out our tub. Dear husband is such a handy man that he put the new one in and is putting ceramic tile on the walls and replacing the bathroom floor. Also the water got into our daughters bedroom so she is getting new carpet. I HAVE to do better this week and try VERY hard. I KNOW this challenge is just what I need. Thanks everyone for the support and doing this challenge.

ceejay000

Ok, here goes:

SW: 135.0
Week 1: 136.5

GW: 129

I was expecting the damage to be much worse. It's amazing how eating like this changes the way I feel, though. I used to eat like that all the time - eating until I was stuffed, and eating out or carrying in almost every meal. I didn't notice how good I felt eating proper amounts of food until this past week when I remembered what I felt like before! I have my work cut out for me now, and hopefully that weight will come off as quickly as it went on...

emariec78

154.8, no change.

Made 6/7 of both challenges this week so that's pretty good! Looking forward to another week!

kris1085

Since i reported a gain yesterday that i have had .
This week i am at 190.0
Need to change my goal weght for this challenge to 177.0 . Anything away from the 180s is going to be good for me ! Looking forward to seeing this weeks challenge !

dbennett1

9/13/11 weigh in 153
Totally failed weekly challenge with exercise I've been really sick this week, but at least I lost a pound.
water 5/7

msaap

9/13 weight: 180
GW: 152
NSV: lost 1.25 inches

I kept up with my exercise, but failed when it came to water. At first I wanted to cry when I weighed in this morning. I had a 4lbs gain, but then I remembered my period is about to come on. I always pack on the lbs during this time of the month, but I want to be honest with myself, so I'm weighing in.

opalmel

9/13 weight: 180
No weight loss.

Water: 0/7 - most days I got at least 6 glasses in.
Execise: 5/7 with 30-40 minutes each day.

patty9013

Well just slap a big red failure across my forehead!!!:sad:

CW: 197
NSV: drink 10 glasses of water EVERY day
That is a 2.5 pound gain
I failed both challenges.
Didn't get all my water in every day. Did no exercise.
I have had a lot of major life changes the last few months and cannot seem to get back on the weight loss wagon. I was doing so well until life happened.
At the end of May my son graduated high school.
June 20th my mom passed away. (still not over that)
July 18 took my son to Kansas. ( I live in Texas) He went up early to do summer workout.
August 14th moved him in the dorms.
I am so proud of him he got a scholarship and is playing college football.
I have a 16 year old daughter at home. (enough said)
A husband who's health is not good. He had a kidney transpland about 8 years ago and is now needing another.
A full time job. That is most days very stressful. I am a medical assistant. I do phone triage, refills, referrals, etc.
So I am basically the bread winner of the family and am trying to put in as much time as I can a work.
Then this last weekend he went out of town to see his mom and forgot to pay the electric bill. So guess who had to sit in the dark all night!! I was so pissed. Fortunatley I had enough money to pay for it. I was pissed to say to least.
And now we are taking care of a 4 year old we have been keeping on and off for 2 years.
Her mom worked with my husband. She has 5 girls and can't take care of them.
Don't know how long we will have her. I love her as my own. She has gone on vacations with us, football games. We have done Christmas, Easter, Halloween for her.
Well sorry for the long rant/message.
All I can do is to continue trying and doing my best.
Thanks for listening

Patty

Carrie704

SW - 127
Week 1 - 125

week goals - drink at least 120 ounces of water each day. (I live it Texas.. its HOT!)

inshapeCK

Starting Weight on Tuesday September 6th: 144 pounds

Weigh In on Tuesday September 13th: 143 pounds
Lost 1 pound

Goal Weight For 11 Weeks From Now: 139 pounds (lose 5 pounds) (lose about 1/2 a pound a week)

Non Scale Victory Goals: Get back on track with the 3 goals I made earlier in 2011.
(1) Stay under my calories 5 to 6 days of the week: HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED THIS YET AS YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY I FULLY COMPLETED MY FOOD DIARY BUT AT LEAST THAT IS A START IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
(2) Exercise 180 minutes a week (30 minutes, 6 days a week): I OVERACHIEVED THIS ONE! I DID 230 MINUTES SO 50 MINUTES ABOVE MY GOAL. WOOHOO!!!
(3) Drink 4 to 6 glasses of water a day: NOT ON TRACK WITH THIS YET BUT YESTERDAY I DID MEASURE, DRINK, AND LOG 6 GLASSES SO GETTING BACK ON TRACK.

As for this week's posted challenge:
(1) 10 glasses of water a day: TOOK THE WATER CHALLENGE BUT MODIFIED IT TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH DRINKING 4 -6 GLASSES A DAY AND ONLY KNOW I ACHIEVED THAT YESTERDAY.
(2) Exercising 30 minutes a day: THAT WOULD EQUAL 210 MINUTES A WEEK AND SINCE I DID 230 MINUTES LAST MONDAY TO SUNDAY I DID ACHIEVE THIS ONE WHICH IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE TO ME!

Barrettmomof3

SW: 213
W1: 213

I really need to get my butt in gear. It appears the only way to get the scale to move is to work it off. Just watching what I eat is not working at all.

Hope everyone has a great day.

xreinvention

Starting Weight on September 6, 2011: 158.4lbs
Goal Weight by November 22, 2011: 143.0lbs

Week One on September 13, 2011: 156.4lbs
How my weekly goals went: I did pretty good on the water. I may not have gotten the 10 in but at least 8 every day. As for the exercise, due to my UTI I haven't been able to. Oh well, there's always next week!

hopelyss

SW (9/6/11): 186.6
Week 1 (9/13/11): 183.6
GW (11/22/11): 171

Whoo hoo! Three pound loss! I don't know how I did it because I took two days off from exercising, but I guess with all the stress I'm going through it was what my body needed. Did pretty good with my water. I didn't hit 10 glasses everyday, but I did always get at least 8 and started carrying a bottle of water to work.

fitsize12

Hope I am not too late for this. I keep falling off the fitness waggon so need to try something. My weight last week was the same as this week 176lb. Would love to be 160 by end November.

Tissues

9/6 SW: 147.2
9/13: 145.8

-1.4

Does anyone else feel like they are continuously gaining/losing the same 5lbs? thats so me right now.

gracemleone

SW 9/6: 132
Week 1: 130
GW: 115

Week 1 challenge:
Water 7/7
Exercise 6/7
NSV's: All accomplished, new goal is to keep them up.

New goal for this week: Strength train 3 days this week.

jessicamarie81

HI all!!
I am posting this weeks challenge...I wanted to post it last night, sorry...but we were out of state all day for a funeral...

Exercise:
Try to get in at least 20 minutes of strength training a day this week. Strength training refers to exercise that requires your muscles to exert a force against some form of resistance, such as free weights. Performing strength training exercises 2-3 x a week for 20 minutes yields terrific results. Some misconceptions associated with weight training are that women would produce bulging muscles and/or they would seriously injure themselves lifting weights. It is very difficult for a woman to produce large muscles due to the fact that women generally have high levels of the hormone estrogen. The fact is improvements are made in muscle tone, strength and endurance and not necessarily in size.
Here is a great page all about strength training and it shows various moves you can do:
http://www.womensheart.org/content/exercise/strength_training.asp

Food:
I'm big on veggies since starting this healthy journey! Let's all make sure we get in 2-3 servings of veggies in our meal diary's everyday this week! Get creative! They don't have to be with every meal, but the more the merrier...did you know you can add spinach to your eggs in the morning? I haven't tried that yet but I bet its good...

jessicamarie81

Current Weight: 155
SW: 155
So no change for me!!! And yes Stacy, that is so me...I haven't got back up to 160 but the closer I get to my goal the more I'm gaining and losing those 5 pounds...and I still would like to lose 15, it's frustrating for sure...congrats on your loss!

helena98

Does anyone else feel like they are continuously gaining/losing the same 5lbs? thats so me right now.

YES! I've been gaining/losing the same 5 pounds from July 11 to September 5! But I'm happy to report that I FINALLY broke my plateau with today's weigh-in.

9/6 SW: 196.0
9/13: 193.4

Here's hoping I won't hit another plateau anytime soon!!!