SAHMU 60 day Challenge **Final Week** (Closed Group)

daisyelaine

I have a question how do you up your calories. I tried and it didn't work for me. I know I did something wrong but I just don't know what. Can someone help? Do I need to change where it says my weight loss goal or something( ie. lose 1lb a week)? I need to change my calorie intake. Thanks in advance.

Jenn

Go to your goals page-- when it asks you if you want to go with the recommended or custom, choose custom. You can input the appropriate info, and save it there. Hope that helps!

daisyelaine

Cardio part 2: ( 1 point)
Do a workout that involves the kids 5/7 days-- they love it, and it's certainly a good burn!!
Burn at least 300 calories 5/7 days
Wednesday- 0
Thursday-0
Friday-500+, walk outside with kids in trailer!
Saturday- 700+- circuits with Emma, running in the yard with the kids in the trailer
Sunday-0
Monday-500+- walking with kids in trailer.
Tuesday-

Strength:( 4 different strength workouts = 4 points)

100 crunches
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-
Sat- 30 crunches
Sun-0
Mon- 20 crunches

100 lunges
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-
Sat- 20 lunges
Sun-
Mon- 20 lunges


100 push-ups
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-
Sat- 30 push ups
Sun- 0
Mon- 20 puchups


200 squats
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-
Sat- 90 squats ( 30 chair, 30 reg, 30 sumo)
Sun-)
Mon- 30 squats

Food: (1 point)
Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day ( 5/7)
Wednesday-Done!
Thursday-
Friday- Done!
Sat- done!
Sun- Done
Mon- Done

amyelizbradley

Since I've been stuck at the same weight for 3 weeks now, so I started looking at what I could be doing differently. Well, I noticed that there are a lot of days that my calories were falling under 1200, somedays under 1000 ( not good I know!!!), not that I don't eat, I do, it just that most of the foods I eat are low carb which also usually means low cal. So, I went to the librar last week and got a couple good books, "The new rules of lifting for women", " Losing fat over forty", and a couple others. Anyways the one thing I read in all of them is I should be eating a LOT more calories, so Saturday I upped my calorie intake to 1500. I met it on Saturday, a little low on Sunday, and I should make it today. I haven't gotten on the scale since I did this, I'm waiting til our Wed weigh-in. I'm kinda freaked out!!! (and very full).

What I have discovered is that loosing weight at the beginning (when I had a lot to loose) is different than loosing the last 20 pounds... when I maintained a 1200 cal a day diet I wasn't loosing; I upped my cals to 1500 a day and mixed up my training a bit. The losses are not as fast as they once were but at least I'm not going backwards. A personal trainer told me too that you have to train differently as you get closer to your goal weight; your body sees those last few pounds as "vanity pounds" and won't let go of them easily. Check out Jillian Michael's "Making the Cut" (she discusses loosing those last 20 pounds & how it differs from when you started out).

You'll so figure this one out; I just got a feeling...

amyelizbradley

Hi ladies,
I am so excited about something. My sisters and I are going to be walking in The Light The Night walk in Colorado Springs for Lukemia. I have 5 sisters so we are going to have a great little mini vaca. My brother Kehley was diagnosed with Lukemia when he was 3 and passed when he was 7. We are doing this in his honor. We made t-shirts and put a big picture of him on the back, he looks so cute in it, he was about 4. I am somewhat emotional about this but I know it is a great way to remember his beautiful spirit.
I have the link for you all to come check out our little team page if you would like.
http://pages.lightthenight.org/rm/CoSprngs11/Lichtenfeld

I am thankful that I have all of you to not only share this weight loss journey with but also I have you all as my strong and amazing friends.
Karie

I admire your strength & dedication, not only to yourself but to others. I wish you the best on your walk!
Amy

p.s. Please post a picture of the t-shirt!

Amy, thank you so much for your donation! I will post a picture of us with our shirts on after our walk. You are awesome and thanks again!

You are very welcome; least I could do!
:happy:

amyelizbradley

Monday's report...

Mo. 9/12 (posted on team Black & main thread)
CARDIO: yes
Calories Burned = 572

CARDIO Part 2:
Goal =
Add a minimum of a 100 calorie burn each day playing with my kids
Burn an average of 500 calories/ day
Go for a walk with my husband every day that he does not work (approx. 4 days)
Completed? yes

STRENGTH:
200 sit-up's (150 completed)
100 lunges (100 completed)
100 push-ups (75 completed)
200 squats (125 completed)

FOOD:
Under Carbs? yes

Need MORE sleep!!! :yawn:

NewLife_11

Emotional Challenge:
I posted a blog
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/NewLife_11/view/sahmu-60-day-challenge-a-turning-point-in-my-life-147259

losinit_4_good

Emotional Challenge:

This challenge started right about when I would normally give up a diet. I was a few weeks in, tired, hungry and feeling like I was doomed to fail but destined to keep trying. At the time I was involved on a few message boards on another website and only used MFP for the calorie counter mobile app. Anyways I got to chatting with this chickie named NewLife_11 and felt like I just clicked with her. She seemed to be in the same spot I was in emotionally and I really wanted to help her succeed. So I suggested she check out MFP as I felt it was a better calorie counter than the one on the website we were currently on. Next morning I wake up to a super excited message "Lynda, I've started something and I think it's gonna be big! Wanna be on my team?" Immediate answer : YES! Knew nothing about what she was planning and how it would work but I needed that enthusiasm so I was in! Now, 8 weeks later, I've lost 22lbs, made some super awesome friends, been inspired and hopefully was able to inspire a few of you.

So, what does this challenge mean to me? It means I'm not in this alone. It means that I have the strength to succeed. It means I can challenge myself and make myself better through hard work. It means I am capable of change. It means I deserve to like not just my appearance but the person I am regardless of my looks. It means that I can do this. It means I will do this. It means I AM doing this.

Is there anyone that has stood out? Yes. Without sounding like a cheesy-miss america-contestant let me say honestly that every single one of you have inspired me in one way or another. But above all else my girls Karie and Renu for the constant communication and support.

Thank you to all of you for your support! I look forward to seeing everyone's progress as we move into the next challenge.

Much love,
Lynda

renubhat_82

Emotional Challenge:

This challenge started right about when I would normally give up a diet. I was a few weeks in, tired, hungry and feeling like I was doomed to fail but destined to keep trying. At the time I was involved on a few message boards on another website and only used MFP for the calorie counter mobile app. Anyways I got to chatting with this chickie named NewLife_11 and felt like I just clicked with her. She seemed to be in the same spot I was in emotionally and I really wanted to help her succeed. So I suggested she check out MFP as I felt it was a better calorie counter than the one on the website we were currently on. Next morning I wake up to a super excited message "Lynda, I've started something and I think it's gonna be big! Wanna be on my team?" Immediate answer : YES! Knew nothing about what she was planning and how it would work but I needed that enthusiasm so I was in! Now, 8 weeks later, I've lost 22lbs, made some super awesome friends, been inspired and hopefully was able to inspire a few of you.

So, what does this challenge mean to me? It means I'm not in this alone. It means that I have the strength to succeed. It means I can challenge myself and make myself better through hard work. It means I am capable of change. It means I deserve to like not just my appearance but the person I am regardless of my looks. It means that I can do this. It means I will do this. It means I AM doing this.

Is there anyone that has stood out? Yes. Without sounding like a cheesy-miss america-contestant let me say honestly that every single one of you have inspired me in one way or another. But above all else my girls Karie and Renu for the constant communication and support.

Thank you to all of you for your support! I look forward to seeing everyone's progress as we move into the next challenge.

Much love,
Lynda

Lynda,

Very well written, thanks for those lovely words..:flowerforyou:

You inspired all of us... As always, I like reading your posts.. you have the talent of putting the right words at the right time.. :-) 22 lbs is amazing..cheers to you..Yay!!!

LoveNevrNds

MY GOALS THIS WEEK ARE:

Cardio part 2: ( 1 point)
Burn at least 500 calories 6 days this week
Stretch at the end of each workout this week

Wednesday-
Thursday- Completed
Friday- Completed
Saturday- Completed
Sunday-Completed
Monday- Completed
Tuesday- Completed

Strength:( 4 different strength workouts = 4 points)

160 bicep curls
Thursday - 60
Saturday - 60
Monday - 60
Tuesday - 60

100 Front Shoulder Raises
Thursday - 25
Saturday - 25
Monday - 25
Tuesday - 25

100 push-ups
Thursday - 25
Saturday - 25
Monday - 25
Tuesday - 25

100 squats
Thursday - 25
Saturday 25
Monday - 25
Tuesday - 25

NewLife_11

Emotional Challenge:

This challenge started right about when I would normally give up a diet. I was a few weeks in, tired, hungry and feeling like I was doomed to fail but destined to keep trying. At the time I was involved on a few message boards on another website and only used MFP for the calorie counter mobile app. Anyways I got to chatting with this chickie named NewLife_11 and felt like I just clicked with her. She seemed to be in the same spot I was in emotionally and I really wanted to help her succeed. So I suggested she check out MFP as I felt it was a better calorie counter than the one on the website we were currently on. Next morning I wake up to a super excited message "Lynda, I've started something and I think it's gonna be big! Wanna be on my team?" Immediate answer : YES! Knew nothing about what she was planning and how it would work but I needed that enthusiasm so I was in! Now, 8 weeks later, I've lost 22lbs, made some super awesome friends, been inspired and hopefully was able to inspire a few of you.

So, what does this challenge mean to me? It means I'm not in this alone. It means that I have the strength to succeed. It means I can challenge myself and make myself better through hard work. It means I am capable of change. It means I deserve to like not just my appearance but the person I am regardless of my looks. It means that I can do this. It means I will do this. It means I AM doing this.

Is there anyone that has stood out? Yes. Without sounding like a cheesy-miss america-contestant let me say honestly that every single one of you have inspired me in one way or another. But above all else my girls Karie and Renu for the constant communication and support.

Thank you to all of you for your support! I look forward to seeing everyone's progress as we move into the next challenge.

Much love,
Lynda

Lynda- All I can say is your my Girl!!!

momof2_0710

Thank You!

I have a question how do you up your calories. I tried and it didn't work for me. I know I did something wrong but I just don't know what. Can someone help? Do I need to change where it says my weight loss goal or something( ie. lose 1lb a week)? I need to change my calorie intake. Thanks in advance.

Jenn

Go to your goals page-- when it asks you if you want to go with the recommended or custom, choose custom. You can input the appropriate info, and save it there. Hope that helps!

NewLife_11

I need anyone who is going to continue to go sign in on the spreadsheet I created for the new group ASAP. I would love to try to get it organized by this evening. I posted a topic called "SAHMU Regroup" Check it out there.

♥Amy♥

Cardio Part 1:
Wednesday: 368 calories burned
Thursday: 380 calories burned
Friday: 439 calories burned
Saturday: No exercise
Sunday: 248 calories burned
Monday: 648 calories burned
Tuesday: 230 calories burned

Cardio part 2: ( 1 point)
Do something different each day in addition to my regular stuff (like a different workout video, different exercises that I regularly avoid, etc.)
Burn atleast 300 calories per day.
Wednesday- Goal completed
Thursday-Burned over 300 calories, but didn't do anything different
Friday-Goal completed
Saturday- No exercise
Sunday- Burned 248 and didn't do anything different
Monday- Goal Completed
Tuesday- Burned 230 and didn't do anything diferent

Strength:( 4 different strength workouts = 4 points)

200 crunches
Wednesday- 100 crunches completed
Thursday- 50 crunches completed
Friday- 50 crunches completed
*COMPLETED*

100 lunges
Wednesday- 25 Lunges completed
Thursday- 50 lunges completed
Friday- 25 lunges completed
*COMPLETED*

100 push-ups
Wednesday- 50 push-ups completed
Thursday- 25 push-ups completed
Friday- 25 push-ups completed
*COMPLETED*

200 squats
Wednesday- 50 squats Completed
Thursday- 50 squats completed
Friday- 25 squats completed
Monday-75 squats
*COMPLETED*

Food: (1 point)
Stay under Carbs atleast 4 days.
Wednesday-Completed
Thursday-Completed
Friday-Completed
Over on Saturday & Sunday
Monday-Completed
Tuesday-Completed
*COMPLETED*

momof2_0710

Wondering if I lost any weight this week if I did I will be so happy because I would finally reach my 1st mini goal. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hope everyone has a good weigh in for our final week. Good Luck ladies!!!

amyelizbradley

LAST check in for this challenge, so here it goes!

Tu. 9/13 (posted on team Black & main thread)
CARDIO: no
Calories Burned = 0

CARDIO Part 2:
Goal =
Add a minimum of a 100 calorie burn each day playing with my kids
Burn an average of 500 calories/ day
Go for a walk with my husband every day that he does not work (approx. 4 days)
Completed? no
STRENGTH:
200 sit-up's (200 completed)
100 lunges (150 completed)
100 push-ups (100 completed)
200 squats (200 completed)

FOOD:
Under Carbs? yes (but adjusted loss per week calories to accomadate a TOUGH day)

Need MORE sleep!!! Ditto comment from yesterday & also need less stress! I'll post my weigh tomorrow AM...

losinit_4_good

Final SAHMU Weigh In

Starting: 261
Starting SAHMU: 241
Week 8: 226.6
Weekly +/- : -.9bs
Total +/- : -34.4lbs!

Goal: Eventually, 140lbs. Or thereabouts. IT's hard to say because I haven't been that small for years. And I've never been that weight and healthy... so we'll see. But my main goal is to keep going strong. So I focus on every lb lost and make it a goal to never gain it back. so with that I say goodbye to 34.4lbs! and thank you to all my fellow SAHMU-ers for helping me lose it!

losinit_4_good

CArdio part 1: I ddin't post daily due to interent issues at home but I made sure to update as often as I was able. does that count?

Cardio part 2: ( 1 point)
burn 2000 calories this week while rebuilding strength in my ankle.
Wednesday- 205
Thursday-447
Friday- 273
Saturday- 420
Sunday- 594
Monday- 369
Tuesday- 0

YAY! I did it and had a little over 300 calories burned to spare!!! Thanks for the encouragement gals!

Strength:( 4 different strength workouts = 4 points)

Calistenics everyday! 50 situps, 50 Pushups, 50 leg raises/ leg and 50 reverse crunches! Will modify and add in more exercises as I am able but don't want to commit to anything that will strain the left ankle so no jumping jacks or stairs for me yet.
Wednesday- complete
Thursday - complete
Friday- complete
Saturday - completed
Sunday - complete
Monday - complete
Tuesday - complete... so sore....

Food: (1 point)
Stay under on calories, carbs and fat everyday. Can I do this? yes I can!
Wednesday- complete
Thursday - complete
Friday- complete
Saturday - complete
Sunday - complete
Monday - complete (but damn it was hard!!!)
Tuesday - yup!

Emotional: completed yesterday

So that's what: 5 points? I claim 5 points for the Green Team!!!

circusmom

Cardio 1: no points
I didn't post daily, first there were internet issues, then I just didn't have time to sit down and type

Cardio 2: 1 point
Added biking to my workout, not a bad workout, burned a lot more calories

Strength: 4 points
Completed all my goals, and then some. (Amazing how much energy you have to burn when your pissed off!)

Food: 1 point
Met my goals for the week. (Changed calorie goal to 1500 from 1200 on Sat morning)

Emotional: 1 point
Posted yesterday

circusmom

Now for my Wed weigh-in:

I upped my calories Saturday morning to 1500, to see if the reason I haven't been losing in the last weeks is because I haven't been getting enough fuel to burn, so here we go.....

Starting weight: 152
Starting SAHMU: 134
Final weight: 128
Weekly: -2
Total: -6

I'm so glad I didn't see a gain, I think I would have sat down on the bathroom floor and cried!!!

NewLife_11

STARTING SAHMU - 233.8
WEEK 1 -228.2
WEEK 2- 228.2
WEEK 3 - 224.2
WEEK 4 - 221.8
WEEK 5 - 221.8
WEEK 6- 221.8
WEEK 7 - 219.4
WEEK 8 - 217
WEEK 9- 216.4

TOTAL LOSS- 17.4 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ladies for your kind words, I got back home at 4:30 Am this morning. My sister has 3 daughters here ages 1,2 and 4 along with my 17month old I have my hands full. She is sleeping while I take care of them, she is going through a hard seperation right now and last night she finally decided to leave. I am so exhausted but I will be on and off today as I find time. Have a great day.

bella_babe_86

Cardio- done
Cardio2-done
Strength-done
Food- stayed under carbs every day
Emotional-done

8pts.
Wk 7 wt- 244.9
Wk 8 wt- 242.3
Total loss--2.6 lbs
60 day challenge weight loss-15.7 lbs

bella_babe_86

STARTING SAHMU - 233.8
WEEK 1 -228.2
WEEK 2- 228.2
WEEK 3 - 224.2
WEEK 4 - 221.8
WEEK 5 - 221.8
WEEK 6- 221.8
WEEK 7 - 219.4
WEEK 8 - 217
WEEK 9- 216.4

TOTAL LOSS- 17.4 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ladies for your kind words, I got back home at 4:30 Am this morning. My sister has 3 daughters here ages 1,2 and 4 along with my 17month old I have my hands full. She is sleeping while I take care of them, she is going through a hard seperation right now and last night she finally decided to leave. I am so exhausted but I will be on and off today as I find time. Have a great day.

Glad everything is OK and WTG on the loss!!!

♥Amy♥

Here's my weigh in info:
Here's my weigh in:
Starting MFP Weight 177 (My heighest weight was 223 when starting in my journey in September, 2010)
Starting SAHMU Weight 141
Week 1 Weight 141
Week 2 Weight 138
Week 3 Weight 138
Week 4 Weight 137
Week 5 Weight 135
Week 6 Weight 135
Week 7 Weight 133
Week 8 Weight 131

2 lb. loss
Overall loss during challenge: 10 lbs.

Without all of you ladies encouraging me to work harder (by trying to have bigger calorie burns like you all), there would have been no way that I would have had a 10 lb. loss. Thank you so much!!!


As for this week's points, here goes:
Cardio 1: 0 points
Cardio 2: 0 points
Strength: 4 points
Food: 1 point
Emotional: 1 point

Total of 6 points for the week.

losinit_4_good

STARTING SAHMU - 233.8
WEEK 1 -228.2
WEEK 2- 228.2
WEEK 3 - 224.2
WEEK 4 - 221.8
WEEK 5 - 221.8
WEEK 6- 221.8
WEEK 7 - 219.4
WEEK 8 - 217
WEEK 9- 216.4

TOTAL LOSS- 17.4 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ladies for your kind words, I got back home at 4:30 Am this morning. My sister has 3 daughters here ages 1,2 and 4 along with my 17month old I have my hands full. She is sleeping while I take care of them, she is going through a hard seperation right now and last night she finally decided to leave. I am so exhausted but I will be on and off today as I find time. Have a great day.

Go Karie Go! That loss is phenomenal!!

Glad your sister has you for support. I hope everything works out for her. Good luck with all those kids today

bella_babe_86

Final SAHMU Weigh In

Starting: 261
Starting SAHMU: 241
Week 8: 226.6
Weekly +/- : -.9bs
Total +/- : -34.4lbs!

Goal: Eventually, 140lbs. Or thereabouts. IT's hard to say because I haven't been that small for years. And I've never been that weight and healthy... so we'll see. But my main goal is to keep going strong. So I focus on every lb lost and make it a goal to never gain it back. so with that I say goodbye to 34.4lbs! and thank you to all my fellow SAHMU-ers for helping me lose it!

Thats an amazing loss!! I love that you have a goal...but the number isnt all that matters to you! Stay focused, you are doing a great job!

momof2_0710

I hit my 1st mini goal today!!!!!! Yayyyy. I had to check a couple of times to make sure it was correct.

Starting MFP Weight:163
Starting SAHMU Weight: 160
Week 1 Weight: 157
Week 2 Weight: 156
Week 3 Weight: 156
Week 4 Weight: 156
Week 5 Weight 154
Week 6 Weight: 154
Week 7 Weight: 152
Week 8 Weight: 151
Final Week: 150

Total loss: 10lbs

Thank you ladies for the support and motivation. I also finished JM's 30DS and loss a total of 9lbs and 14.5 inches lost! Wow I can't believe it. It took me forever to finish but I finally finished last night. I will post before and after pics in my profile later. I will let you know when I do. I can't wait to start round 2! Thinking for round 2 I will finally start doing insanity!

LoveNevrNds

Here are my final results -
Starting MFP Weight: 286.5
Starting SAHMU (7/20): 283
Week 1 Weight (7/27): 280.2
Week 2 Weight (8/3): 279.2
Week 3 Weight (8/10): 276.6
Week 4 Weight (8/17): 276
Week 5 Weight (8/24): 277
Week 6 Weight (8/31): 273.6
Week 7 Weight (9/7): 274.4
Week 8 Weight (9/14): 272
Weekly loss: 2.2
SAHMU Total Loss: 11

The best part of it was the measurements. From the beginning of the challenge to now I have lost:

Bust: -2"
Waist: -3.5"
Abdomen: -4"
Hips: -1.5"
Thighs:-4.5"
Arms: -.5
Body fat: -5.8%

That is a grand total of 16 inches lost!!! Woohoo!!!

amyelizbradley

STARTING SAHMU - 233.8
WEEK 1 -228.2
WEEK 2- 228.2
WEEK 3 - 224.2
WEEK 4 - 221.8
WEEK 5 - 221.8
WEEK 6- 221.8
WEEK 7 - 219.4
WEEK 8 - 217
WEEK 9- 216.4

TOTAL LOSS- 17.4 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ladies for your kind words, I got back home at 4:30 Am this morning. My sister has 3 daughters here ages 1,2 and 4 along with my 17month old I have my hands full. She is sleeping while I take care of them, she is going through a hard seperation right now and last night she finally decided to leave. I am so exhausted but I will be on and off today as I find time. Have a great day.

Congrats on the total loss! :bigsmile:
Whew! You do have your hands full... there must be a calorie burn for that!

amyelizbradley

Here are my final results -
Starting MFP Weight: 286.5
Starting SAHMU (7/20): 283
Week 1 Weight (7/27): 280.2
Week 2 Weight (8/3): 279.2
Week 3 Weight (8/10): 276.6
Week 4 Weight (8/17): 276
Week 5 Weight (8/24): 277
Week 6 Weight (8/31): 273.6
Week 7 Weight (9/7): 274.4
Week 8 Weight (9/14): 272
Weekly loss: 2.2
SAHMU Total Loss: 11

The best part of it was the measurements. From the beginning of the challenge to now I have lost:

Bust: -2"
Waist: -3.5"
Abdomen: -4"
Hips: -1.5"
Thighs:-4.5"
Arms: -.5
Body fat: -5.8%

That is a grand total of 16 inches lost!!! Woohoo!!!

That's a SERIOUS happy dance!! :happy:

amyelizbradley

I hit my 1st mini goal today!!!!!! Yayyyy. I had to check a couple of times to make sure it was correct.

Starting MFP Weight:163
Starting SAHMU Weight: 160
Week 1 Weight: 157
Week 2 Weight: 156
Week 3 Weight: 156
Week 4 Weight: 156
Week 5 Weight 154
Week 6 Weight: 154
Week 7 Weight: 152
Week 8 Weight: 151
Final Week: 150

Total loss: 10lbs

Thank you ladies for the support and motivation. I also finished JM's 30DS and loss a total of 9lbs and 14.5 inches lost! Wow I can't believe it. It took me forever to finish but I finally finished last night. I will post before and after pics in my profile later. I will let you know when I do. I can't wait to start round 2! Thinking for round 2 I will finally start doing insanity!

Way to go!!!!