The OFFICIAL University/College Challenge
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Posted that, then realised I didn't really update on me.
My weight was all over the place this week. Started off way out of my range (sad) so dropped my calories, and it then spent most of the week going up, down, up, down, and finally now I've had two down days and it's in range, so I think that should be fine now. I'm one of those people who eat more cake etc when it's dark and cold outside, apparently. I hadn't even craved it for ages before that happened, but heck, now I'm a crazy cake eating woman.
Fiance hasn't had such a good week. He's got about 30lb to lose, and despite eating properly and exercising, the scale hasn't been going in the direction he wanted. Think he's lost 4lb in about 4 weeks, though on the plus side, he has lost 3inches round his waist - so obviously something is working! But, he doesn't really see this. He just looks at the number of the scale, yells at inanimate objects, then sits and sighs loudly for hours after, in a proper grump. It came to a head on Thurs, when I finally lost my temper - he was looking at even more low calories diets - and I know he'd lose weight, but he'd be even more hungry, less able to exercise, more fricking grumpy, and then when he went back to normal food, he'd put weight back on. So, after what was the closest thing to our first argument, he's sticking to the normal diet until Christmas, and going to try to look at the big picture. Fingers crossed his measurements continue to drop, even if the scale refuses to!0 -
Hey! Thanks for the tips .... Setting up a range sounds good! I didn't really think of it that way. And with the 5K training, did you come up with that on your own? Or did you follow a plan? Either way, it sounds like a good way to go about it!
Crazy cake eating woman aha...that's a funny description :P Made me laugh a little out loud :P Sounds like you're back on track though! And a little cake binge now and then won't kill ya
You have the tools and resources to realize when enough's enough and to get back into the game! That's what I tell myself when I have a slip-up... it's like... okay, you did this, probably not your best decision, but hey you know how to get back in the game!
Sending good vibes on the weight loss to your fiancee! It's tough! Is he on MFP? Maybe he'd get some inspiration/support from others like him if he is/was?0 -
I'm not sure where the plan came from. Fiance worked it out for me, I can ask where he got it from, probably runners world. Lots of good information on there. Or I can dig it out and send it to you somehow?
That's the thing, recognising that a mistake isn't the end of the world, then getting back on track. Really is a lifestyle choice. Been trying to substitute with dried fruit. Have a new addiction to cranberries this week. Using them to make my own snack boxes.
He is, but he doesn't really use the forums. Just uses the calorie tracker. He does seem to read different forums but he's not a big one for participating. Scale dropped for him this morning, so hopefully it keeps on doing that 0 -
The plan I started following is from runner's world too... what a great company they have going there! They have the site, the magazine and books! I bought their little beginners book last week and am enjoying that too...and it was cheap, so that was a plus! Love how they have so much free info on their site though!
Dried cranberries are amazing! What else do you put in your snack boxes?0 -
A few chocolate buttons (bad, I suppose but fine in small quantities lol) and dried apple, though I'm not quite obsessed with that yet, a bit like flavoured rubber! Looking for another alternative.0
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dried mango and peaches are good Banana chips? They'd go well with chocolate buttons! If you like bananas that is... 0
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oooh, I second the dried mango, it's one of my favorites!!0
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Ooh, shall have to try it. 2nd graze box came today, had lots more new things to try - chutney, blackberries, coconut - sounds mad I know, but I've never really tried any of these things and have probably been missing out!0
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mmm chutney! What kind did they send you? There's this market here in Halifax, NS that sells samosas with mango chutney... very yummy!
I thought I would update for this week, since I am wide awake with a little bit of excitement... after volunteering at the hospital tomorrow, I have a date! It's been forever since I've been able to say this... and I'm feeling super good about it too! I told my aunt about it and she said to me "you're looking and feeling great, stay confident and have fun with it!" So that's exactly what I'm going to do, fun and no expectations
As for weight/habits... this week eating has been good... a couple days where I didn't eat all of my calories... because I burned significant amounts and then wasn't hungry... it's a little odd...usually when I exercise I want to eat everything in sight! Weight down another pound - 155 now... so that means about 15 to go til the high end of my goal range.... I'm excited about that! Had an issue with my scale this morning though... got on it and it told me 158...then flashed to 157... so I got off of it and stepped back on again and it read 155...and then got off of it again and stepped back on just to make sure... still 155! With all the running I've been doing, there's no reason for it to be higher than that! Been doing well with the running too... so that makes me happy
So anyone got any personal challenges set for themselves for the next week? Weight or non weight related? Mine is to actually get my lab report done in time for revisions to take place...instead of last minute and handing it in the way it is! I'm bad for that!0 -
Bramley apple and pear chutney. Sounds intriguing, and comes with tiny bread as well.
Ooh, sounds exciting! And that's a good attitude about it. I'm sure you'll have a great time!
Weight and habits wise, I'm within my range, though still eating 200less calories/day than I had been doing. Am trying to get to the lower end of my range so that when I go home over Christmas and get fed up by my Mum and am unable to do exercise, then there won't be too much long term damage. But it's not really happening. Weight is just sitting at top end, but still plenty of time. Not going home until the 20th. Which... (this will sound a bit bizarre)... is the day my fiance is going to repropose so we can tell the families about it. So my head is kinda filled with freaking out about making it all official (my Mum might not take it too well, lol), and freaking out about my uni exams in a couple of weeks. I think my challenge should be keeping my mind occupied on things that don't make me freak out when I do allow myself free time - last day of lectures today so should have plenty of time to go to gym classes and do my runs etc, and I have my revision planned out to the last minute for every day coming lol.0 -
Wow, good luck with everything!!! Make sense about trying to be in the low end of your range before you get home... it's annoying when are bodies don't respond the way we expect... I wouldn't surprised if you end up a little lower once you start eating more crazily at home. Lol, that stuff happens to me all the time.
My goal for right now is to make it through finals week without eating my body weight in snacks...
OH!! My dad bought me a triatholon bike for christmas when he came out to visit!! I'm so stoked!!!! I might start competing in spring.0 -
Urgh. I have an addiction to chocolate bars. Just mindlessly eating them whilst revising. Had to have them physically taken off me today to stop me finishing off an entire 100g bar. Definitely need to work on that, but not sure I can deal with it right now because I feel like I've got so much going on in my head, that my brain is just going to explode if I put much more in. I guess there isn't that much longer until my exams and then I can make up for it by being super healthy. Still managing to make it to the gym though most days, so could be worse.0
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One 100g chocolate bar shouldn't kill you... if you eat 100 of them in one day... maybe that might be a problem :P I actually kind of want one now haha
Just think how close we are to the end of exam period!! EEEK! I'm excited
Might as well check in today too so I don't forget... I've got 4 lbs to lose to reach my Christmas goal... down to 154 now 150 or less by Christmas! Haven't been running this week due to school stress... I'm going to try to go tomorrow, and if not, then I'll start again on Saturday! Been doing a fair share of walking though
Anyways, we will get through this period of stress!! All of us!! Good luck to everyone!
P.S. that date I was excited about... turned out to be the date from hell :P Just sayin'!0 -
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear your date didn't go well!!
I hope everyones exams are going better.
In about 3 hrs I'll be done with my last exam, at which point I'm heading straight to the gym. I think I might sleep there tonight! Lol. I've been pretty good with food this week, but my gym time has been very limited. I managed to do some pilates and pushups, but that's about it! I'm so excited to spend basically this entire break off biking and enjoying the gym... yay for living in a warm climate!
Also I've definitely replaced meals with chocolate before... just sayin.
Now to make it through the celebratory period without gaining a whole ton of weight, BUT, if we count this mornings weight (142) as my check in weight, than I overshot my goal by 3 lbs!!0 -
At least you went on one! (And it's better to find out now than in 3 or 4 dates time when you actually think it might go somewhere!)
And yay! Even if you do go off track, then it isn't the end of the world. At least we know we have a support network here to help us get back on track. Not sure how I'll cope without scales for 2weeks! At least I have a tape measure, lol.0 -
At least you went on one! (And it's better to find out now than in 3 or 4 dates time when you actually think it might go somewhere!)
This is true!
And congrats on overshooting your goal Swinginchandra! At the rate I'm at these last few weeks I'll have reached my Christmas goal! And yes! support system here for holiday slip ups! I know I'm gonna need it :P Though I won't be without a scale... and ah, the trusty tape measure :P It rolls up nicely and fits into the smallest of pockets....
Good luck everyone with upcoming exams and with keeping it together during the holidays!!0 -
so, with the end of semester ethiopian all you can eat buffet pig out, I ended up at 144.6 this morning. Still hit the goal though so woo! Also 40~50 mile ride this morning felt awesome!!
Now I need a new goal / reward... any ideas?
yes! We need to keep up our support group over the break! Good luck and congrats with your re-engagement by the way, andforpoise!0 -
so, with the end of semester ethiopian all you can eat buffet pig out, I ended up at 144.6 this morning. Still hit the goal though so woo! Also 40~50 mile ride this morning felt awesome!!
That is a crazy long bike ride! Very impressive!
Hmm, it's always difficult setting up new goals. And at this time of year when so many things are out of our hands. I think maintaining and then getting back into it is probably a goal enough!
Only a couple more days then my exams are done. Stir crazy at the mo. Going down to London for a few days first, during which I'm going to work out so much to make up for the last few days of being lazy and eating anything. At least there is the weather is bad, we have an indoor bike so I can do something. Then I'm off to my Mum's for a couple of weeks. During that time I'm going to try and take better care of myself in a non-exercise way - stop biting my nails and lips (it's become a nervous habit whilst revising!), use moisturiser, eat less chocolate, things like that. Make an effort to come back to uni feeling more refreshed.0 -
yes! We need to keep up our support group over the break! Good luck and congrats with your re-engagement by the way, andforpoise!
Re-engagement? With what? lol Or did you mean LittleMissAlx?
By the way... would it be weird if we stopped using our screen names to refer to each other when we're responding? Or is anyone uncomfortable with using their real names? I'm not bothered by it... My name's Amber! You can call me that :P0 -
Lol, probably me
Fine by me, you've probably all guessed I'm Alex anyway!0 -
Hi everyone, can I join?
I'm in the last 6 1/2 months of my degree, and damn its HARD to avoid mindless eating while trying to write essays or revise. Hints and tips on avoiding eating unnesescarily, or what to eat if I've got the revision munchies are DESPERATELY needed! xxx0 -
Course you can!
I find revision time a lot harder than actually being at uni. At least then you have specific times set for breaks and you only have the food that you've taken with you. At home I do the whole mindless eating thing too. I find I eat less if I drink lots of water or juice though (I make a 2L bottle up in the morning and just work my way through it all day), and I do try to stick to healthy snacks like dried fruit... it just hasn't gone so well lately.
I swear, I'm completely losing my mind today. Crying at the tiniest of things, a proper emotional wreck. Thank god exams are over soon - I've got so many thoughts going through my head I'm literally going to explode. Need a good long run to clear my head.0 -
Oh shoot! That's what happens when I respond too quickly!! Shoot! So Sorry!
(As an aside, I do that all the time in real life too... people get pretty annoyed with me.)
I'm Amy!
As far as tips and tricks, here's what I started doing the last few weeks, that worked really well for me. The jury is out on whether or not it's actually healthy, but whatevs. I was having a hard time with procrastinating, and also a hard time with my diet, so I decided to try to kill two birds with one stone. So I would set bench marks in my work, that I should be able to meet by a meal time, and tell myself that i wasn't allowed to cook / eat until I hit that bench mark. I don't think it was particularly healthy, because there were times when something wouldn't work as planned and I'd end up going until pretty late at night without eating... so I don't know if I advise exactly my method... but you could implement something similar?0 -
Oh shoot! That's what happens when I respond too quickly!! Shoot! So Sorry!
(As an aside, I do that all the time in real life too... people get pretty annoyed with me.)
I'm Amy!
As far as tips and tricks, here's what I started doing the last few weeks, that worked really well for me. The jury is out on whether or not it's actually healthy, but whatevs. I was having a hard time with procrastinating, and also a hard time with my diet, so I decided to try to kill two birds with one stone. So I would set bench marks in my work, that I should be able to meet by a meal time, and tell myself that i wasn't allowed to cook / eat until I hit that bench mark. I don't think it was particularly healthy, because there were times when something wouldn't work as planned and I'd end up going until pretty late at night without eating... so I don't know if I advise exactly my method... but you could implement something similar?
Lol I think we all have a lot on our minds! :P
I do that as well with the meals thing. I always want to be at a certain point in my revision by lunchtime - and if I'm not then I just feel under pressure, lol. It's my only target... but then I always really give up around dinner time because it's when the man finishes work and it just makes sense.
I feel so much better than earlier. I've been obsessing about packing to go home (and how it would all fit in my suitcase) and generally sorting the flat out, so I took a couple of hours off revision and just got on with it. Sometimes I think you just need to do something like that, even if it isn't the most important thing in the world.0 -
I agree! Glad you're feeling a little less stressed!
So my goal for the new year is well... to make goals!
My roommate and I each bought daily planners, and we committed to each morning before we go to school, sitting together and writing down what we need to accomplish that day-- I'm going to use it to keep track of fitness, financial, and school goals too. I've tried things like this before without too much success, but I think it will really help me keep my life in hand during school..0 -
Goals are handy to have!! I just started to revamp mine... I went to Lululemon the other day (I'm in love with that store, but can't afford anything!) but I walked away with a free goal setting sheet. It's amazing! They recommend starting with your personal, career, and health goals for 10 years, then trickling back to 5 years and then again to 1 year. I'm going to incorporate this into my goal writing but I think I will also make a section for 3 months and 6 months. If anyone wants to check it out here's a link: http://www.lululemon.com/education/sixcoreconcepts ... go to the side under resources and they have the sheet you can follow! They have so many awesome tips about goal setting... I've actually become quite obsessed with the company itself and one day I think I may like to work in the head office in Vancouver BC! They send such a positive message - even if their products are crazy expensive!
One of my goals so far for the new year is the half marathon I signed up for through Team in Training (http://www.teamintraining.ca/hal/). The ultimate goal is to fundraise enough money to make it to the race in San Diego... and if I don't get that far, then I have the locally hosted race here in Halifax. So Hali or Cali? We'll see!!
How's everyone's exams wrapping up? Smoothly I hope! I have my first one tomorrow and last one the next day...then a couple days for relaxing and seeing friends and then on the plane home for 2 weeks or so... Not sure how I feel about that!0 -
Ooh, that looks good. I like the idea of really long term goals with little in between goals. I have fitness related plans for next year, but they only run until I hopefully do a marathon in October. Not sure where I'll go from there, and it's good to think about it now, then I don't just suddenly have nothing to do and feel all lost. Anyway...
Mine are done, think they went ok. It's such a nice feeling to have literally nothing to do. Went to a theme park yesterday and screamed on the rides until I couldn't scream anymore. Came out feeling so lacking in stress that it was unreal.
I guess we'll all see how Christmas goes - and not just in a healthy fitness sort of way. Families can drive us all mad after all when we're stuck in close proximity.
Hopefully all your exams went ok too!0 -
Goals are handy to have!! I just started to revamp mine... I went to Lululemon the other day (I'm in love with that store, but can't afford anything!) but I walked away with a free goal setting sheet. It's amazing! They recommend starting with your personal, career, and health goals for 10 years, then trickling back to 5 years and then again to 1 year. I'm going to incorporate this into my goal writing but I think I will also make a section for 3 months and 6 months. If anyone wants to check it out here's a link: http://www.lululemon.com/education/sixcoreconcepts ... go to the side under resources and they have the sheet you can follow! They have so many awesome tips about goal setting... I've actually become quite obsessed with the company itself and one day I think I may like to work in the head office in Vancouver BC! They send such a positive message - even if their products are crazy expensive!
One of my goals so far for the new year is the half marathon I signed up for through Team in Training (http://www.teamintraining.ca/hal/). The ultimate goal is to fundraise enough money to make it to the race in San Diego... and if I don't get that far, then I have the locally hosted race here in Halifax. So Hali or Cali? We'll see!!
How's everyone's exams wrapping up? Smoothly I hope! I have my first one tomorrow and last one the next day...then a couple days for relaxing and seeing friends and then on the plane home for 2 weeks or so... Not sure how I feel about that!
That sounds really cool! I'll take a look at the goal setting thing. Exams went well, grades back, 4.0 still intact. Lol. Every quarter it's a deep sigh of relief, really.
OOOh, please let me know if you make it to the one in San Diego!! I'll totally come out and cheer you on! Or maybe run it too?0 -
Ooh, that looks good. I like the idea of really long term goals with little in between goals. I have fitness related plans for next year, but they only run until I hopefully do a marathon in October. Not sure where I'll go from there, and it's good to think about it now, then I don't just suddenly have nothing to do and feel all lost. Anyway...
Mine are done, think they went ok. It's such a nice feeling to have literally nothing to do. Went to a theme park yesterday and screamed on the rides until I couldn't scream anymore. Came out feeling so lacking in stress that it was unreal.
I guess we'll all see how Christmas goes - and not just in a healthy fitness sort of way. Families can drive us all mad after all when we're stuck in close proximity.
Hopefully all your exams went ok too!
Wow, that sounds really fun!!! Yeah, my roommate and I wracked up like 100 some odd miles on the bike within 3 days of being done with school. Good destressing. Unfortunately bike +snowboarding season means it's time for me to start studying for next quarter... If i can finish about half my classes over the break, then I don't die next quarter. Lol. I guess I'm lucky not to be going home, don't have to deal with the berserks from the fam.
Good luck to everyone over the break!!!0 -
I'm here to confess, I think I ate my body weight in cookies and cinnamon rolls yesterday. What started off as a nice brunch date with the boy thing ended as an all day / 2 bottles of champagne cooking fest. Yuck.
Breaks are bad for me... no normalcy! I swing between a week of biking 40 - 50 miles a day, and then I undue all of those calories (probably and then some) in one fell swoop. Yuck, yuck, yuck.0
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