FIT LIFE CHALLENGE- WEEK ONE [CLOSED]

xBeautifulBreakdown

I opened this topic for us to post All Things Week One haha. This is the first time I have ever started a challenge so I am open to suggestions. If you have a thought, a question, need some motivation, recipe ideas or anything this week feel free to post it on this thread.

We have already posted our weight on the other thread so we will weigh in next week and post our weight loss results.

I posted this info on the other topic but here it is as a guideline for this week:

OK everyone, I am too excited to wait so lets shut this thing down! We have 16 Teammates, 15 Ladies and 1 Gentleman, We are coming together from all the US and even one teammate from the UK. I am so excited about taking this journey with all of you!

Make sure to add all of our Team Members, get to know each other!

xBeautifulBreakdown
mummy2steven
daram05
NewImproved2011
Whitneylol
lemonadem
Kaimana94
lorika1977
aquasw16
Trillian73
AMoore33
pa_jorg
deb_sully
carolmmd
mh4611
PositivePower


Our Week One challenges will be simple, our main focus is to get to know each other this week. We are going to be each others Virtual Family for the next 15 weeks : )

Challenges:

Diet: Make your food diary available for friends to see.
Fitness: Workout at least 3 times this week, just get active and have some fun : )
Life: SLEEP. haha seems like a lot of us are tired and stressed so get 7-8 hrs of sleep EVERY NIGHT this week. Drop whatever you are doing at bedtime and catch some ZZZs

MAKE SURE TO MESSAGE ME YOUR CHALLENGE SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE FORUM. You can search "Fit Life Challenge" in the forum to keep up to speed with whats going on.

xBeautifulBreakdown

And please welcome sidddiq as well!

PositivePower

Hey there Friends :happy: I am loving this site soooo much. It has really motivated me to stay on track. I have been active here for 2 months and I love all the support and info I am getting. I am really excited to have some more friends who are serious about this journey! Infact I have a few friends that I am getting ready to delete since they haven't logged on in a month. I want to focus on the Positive are you surprised - based on my Positive Power name:happy:

I have been struggling and the weight is coming off slow. I blame some on my age, but am always tweaking things to try to get it right. I am Finally getting some results and it feels good. I have been down this road more times than I can say, so I am just looking forward, doing the right thing and trying hard to not beat myself up when I slip.

I like the challenge of opening your food diary to all your friends.....since I haven't done that yet :ohwell: But I will

I look forward to getting to know you all and offering lots of support!!!! I expect a push a shove or kick in the butt when neccessary!

So I decided to start reading positive quotes they really help - so my first one is.............................................................................
"IF YOU THINK YOU CAN YOU CAN ~ IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T YOUR RIGHT"
We CAN and we will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's Go

Judy:flowerforyou:

xBeautifulBreakdown

Hi Judy, we have all been down this road so many times I am happy that we have a long term challenge to work on rather than a short term. I have had probably a hundred "Day One"s well this is the last Day One ever. : )

mummy_gerdes

hi all!

so glad i joined this challenge - its my first one on here and im really excited now!! i think it will be exactly the motivation i need. my food diary is already open to my friends so thats one part of the challenge done!! not sure about the exercise this week though i am suffering really bad with my asthma at the moment. my gp has given me 6 tablets a day to try and get my breathing under control!! but does walking a pushchair withtoddler in it count? im going to try and get out today and do some mild walking but it wont be what i want to do. any more suggestions are really welcome!!

good luck to us all!!

PositivePower

hi all!

so glad i joined this challenge - its my first one on here and im really excited now!! i think it will be exactly the motivation i need. my food diary is already open to my friends so thats one part of the challenge done!! not sure about the exercise this week though i am suffering really bad with my asthma at the moment. my gp has given me 6 tablets a day to try and get my breathing under control!! but does walking a pushchair withtoddler in it count? im going to try and get out today and do some mild walking but it wont be what i want to do. any more suggestions are really welcome!!

good luck to us all!!

Gosh Claire - I know how you feel I have asthma too - however it is under control with my Advair inhaler. I also have an emergency one when I am short of breath. I hope you are feeling better soon, once you are we have to get your lungs in shape and get you moving I am going to have to learn your lingo but walking a push chair (stroller) :happy: burns calories too!

Speaking of working out - I enjoyed my wine last night, went to bed late up early to get my son to football and was going to skip some of my work out plan. Now that I am talking to you.....I am going for it and will report back. My plan is to go to spin class and then come home slip on my new running shoes and give them a try. I am taking a running class and starting out slow. I think it's my only choice, since at this point I can't run more than 2-3 minutes at a time:laugh:

I'll catch you later - what exercise are you doing today????

AMoore33

Hello everyone! I am new to the site and am super excited to be a part of this challenge. I've made my food diary open to friends and am in the process of adding everyone taking part in the challenge. I am certainly open to suggestions on the foods I'm consuming. I often struggle to stay under on carbs but seem to do well with total calories. I will eventually get around to putting information on my profile.

I had a great time walking with my daughter and playing basketball with my son this morning. It's certainly an easy way to get in half an hour of "easy" excersise. I will focus on getting in a bit more strength training in this week. I have only been doing light cardio since joining.

The sleep part of the challenge will be my biggest struggle. My husband and I work different shifts so we see each other when we can which can make for odd sleep schedules. I'm going to resolve to get more sleep this week though!

lorika1977

Hello ladies,
I am excited to join this group as well .... I love this site and the people here, I love the fact that I can write about my issues without sounding vain ... We are all in the same boat.
To answer Judy's question, this morning I went to the gym and did an hour of Body Combat. This is a boot camp type of class, really intense. I am proud to report that I have been going to the gym every day this week with serious burns each time.
I have never been part of a weight loss group, always doing things on my own, so I feel this is a good change for me.
Good to meet you all here and let's see where this journey takes us ...
Loredana

deb_sully

Like the rest of you, I am excited with a capital E!!! But I know what you mean about being down this road before. It gets old, doesn't it? Lose weight, quit and put it right back on. Once upon a time as a single mom, I was built just right but I lived on cigarettes and Dr. Pepper. Now I eat more healthy and have quit smoking only to put on over 50 pounds. I vow to do this right this time. Life style change, here I come. Judy, thanks for the positive quote. Loved it!!

xBeautifulBreakdown

I am so happy to meet all of you, I usually diet alone, which is maybe why I keep failing at making the lifechange necessary. It will be so nice to have a nice group of friends to get and give support and encouragement to. I KNOW that we can do this, and I hope that we will all be different in someway when January 1st rolls around. The sleep challenge will DEFINITELY be the toughest challenge for me this week. I am a "night person" I usually stay up till 1 or 2 am every night. After 5 months of being unemployed I finally landed a great job and start on Monday, I will be working at 7am which means I will have to be up by 5am at least. My body is really going to have to get used to that. I am kind of excited bc I always wanted to be a "Morning Person" and now i have no choice in the matter haha.

Hope everyone has a great day today, count those calories and get lots of beauty sleep : )

PositivePower

WOOOO HOOOO - I did it even though I didn't want to!!! Just like I promised, I went to cycling class and then came home put on my new running shoes and went to the park and ran 2 mins walked 1 minute 7 times! Burned 700cals total!!!! I bought a heart monitor a few weeks ago and love it!

I am alittle challenged with the computer, but getting better all the time. I figured out on my own how to show my diary to my friends. Yikes....... I am going to a baby shower today.....wish me luck with that. I have been pretty much under control lately, but you know how it goes.

Well I guess I should go get some jobs done before I have to go talk about babies :happy:

Have a Great Day

PositivePower

Hello ladies,
I am excited to join this group as well .... I love this site and the people here, I love the fact that I can write about my issues without sounding vain ... We are all in the same boat.
To answer Judy's question, this morning I went to the gym and did an hour of Body Combat. This is a boot camp type of class, really intense. I am proud to report that I have been going to the gym every day this week with serious burns each time.
I have never been part of a weight loss group, always doing things on my own, so I feel this is a good change for me.
Good to meet you all here and let's see where this journey takes us ...
Loredana

Yeah!!!! You GO Girl!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!

xBeautifulBreakdown

WOOOO HOOOO - I did it even though I didn't want to!!! Just like I promised, I went to cycling class and then came home put on my new running shoes and went to the park and ran 2 mins walked 1 minute 7 times! Burned 700cals total!!!! I bought a heart monitor a few weeks ago and love it!

I am alittle challenged with the computer, but getting better all the time. I figured out on my own how to show my diary to my friends. Yikes....... I am going to a baby shower today.....wish me luck with that. I have been pretty much under control lately, but you know how it goes.

Well I guess I should go get some jobs done before I have to go talk about babies :happy:

Have a Great Day

700 Calories is INSANE. Great job! How was the baby shower?

PositivePower

I did great at the shower! They had cuccumber sandwiches and egg salad pin wheels, all that fancy stuff. I had a few finger sandwiches, almonds, alittle salad and lots of fruit. I skipped the pasta salad, croissants and most important dessert!!!! Cake balls dipped in chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brownies too!!!

It was hard to count it all so I just winged it. I had too many carbs...but oh well! I wanted some wine when I got home but managed to fight that one off.

My daughter will be home tonight so we are planning to catch up on some DVR stuff. I don't see her much since she has school work and most important a boyfriend.

I am planning a trip to the gym in the morning.....Where are all our other friends???????????????

Have a good night all

Time2getFit4Life

Feel free to look at my diary I'm not stamping them to show on my page but the food should still show. Skipped dinner tonight went out to a concert and didn't want to eat out!!

mummy_gerdes

hi everyone!! well its day 2 - sounds like we all did really well yesterday so congrats to everyone - especially those who avoided temptation!! thats one of my biggest downfalls - especailly when i go round to the in laws for lunch (today!!) she always brings out something so chocolatey and then insists i ahve some!! i am going to takwe round a weight watchers toffee pudding today which should give her an idea that i am completely serious! as for exercise today - well my asthma is still getting me down but i have a friends childs 5th birthday party today at a soft play centre so will be running - or walking probably around after a load of kids!! keep up all the good work!

mummy_gerdes

must also add that i didnt get my sleep last night!! i didnt manage to sleep until 12:30 - my stomach was so sore! and then my poorly boy was sick at half one and didnt get to sleep until half three after i cleaned him up then hubby comes in from work at 6 let me sleep until quarter to eight so all in all not a great first night! hope you all did better. xxx

xBeautifulBreakdown

must also add that i didnt get my sleep last night!! i didnt manage to sleep until 12:30 - my stomach was so sore! and then my poorly boy was sick at half one and didnt get to sleep until half three after i cleaned him up then hubby comes in from work at 6 let me sleep until quarter to eight so all in all not a great first night! hope you all did better. xxx

Aww how is your baby feeling? Tonight is a new opportunity to try for some more sleep. No worries, we will get it right : )

xBeautifulBreakdown

Blew it yesterday, went over my calories and am having a hard time getting to sleep tonight. I usually have one night a month where I can't sleep for the life of me.Does anyone else have this problem? I will end up staying up until 5 or 6 am that ONE night a month and it seems that night is TOnight haha. I struggle with staying on point with my calories and getting enough sleep. The challenges this week are simple but I am having a hard time with them, I need to get focused and do it right the rest of the week.

So many of you did great yesterday and I am inspired by you to do just as great today : )

mummy_gerdes

baby is ok thanks. he is still coughing and being sick at night im going to take him to the drs soon i think. i will have a good nights sleep tonight as my lovely mother in law is having him for two nights!

PositivePower

Wow Julie - I bet you are sleeping now It's time to get up and get to the gym I have some late nights but not that bad. Last night was good. I watched a show and a half with my daughter before I feel asleep on the couch. I woke up about 11:30 and went to bed... so I think I got over 8!!!!! It's foggy here today so it would be nice to stay in bed, but I have a gym class at 8:30. I need my MFP time and coffee!!!

Have a Great Day!!!!!! Make good Choices!!!

lorika1977

I am so happy to meet all of you, I usually diet alone, which is maybe why I keep failing at making the lifechange necessary. It will be so nice to have a nice group of friends to get and give support and encouragement to. I KNOW that we can do this, and I hope that we will all be different in someway when January 1st rolls around. The sleep challenge will DEFINITELY be the toughest challenge for me this week. I am a "night person" I usually stay up till 1 or 2 am every night. After 5 months of being unemployed I finally landed a great job and start on Monday, I will be working at 7am which means I will have to be up by 5am at least. My body is really going to have to get used to that. I am kind of excited bc I always wanted to be a "Morning Person" and now i have no choice in the matter haha.

Hope everyone has a great day today, count those calories and get lots of beauty sleep : )

Waking up early morning will definately help you! I can imagine as a single mom and unemployed, the stress must have been really high, but the light is in sight. Excited for you for this great new start! Just don't be too harsh on yourself ... things happen in time

lorika1977

Blew it yesterday, went over my calories and am having a hard time getting to sleep tonight. I usually have one night a month where I can't sleep for the life of me.Does anyone else have this problem? I will end up staying up until 5 or 6 am that ONE night a month and it seems that night is TOnight haha. I struggle with staying on point with my calories and getting enough sleep. The challenges this week are simple but I am having a hard time with them, I need to get focused and do it right the rest of the week.

So many of you did great yesterday and I am inspired by you to do just as great today : )

I have these once in a while nights ... what puts me to sleep are audio books ... get those from the library for my kids and when I can't sleep I listen to "King Arthur and his knights" . I know that if I stay in front of the TV or computer, I will not fall asleep. At least I just stay in the dark and rest even if I am not sleeping. Eventually the zzz's come .... Try to make some tea or warm milk too. Hope you'll get your sleep soon

lorika1977

Had a long week - worked out every day, did a lot of chores around the house and now I am sore ... but it's a good sore, the sore you have when you know your muscles had worked.
So, my dear MFP friends, it's time to relax today... It looks like it's going to be a nice day out, maybe we'll go for a hike.
I enjoy this fall, the apple orchard, the upcoming Haloween - kids are cute in their costumes, bon fires outside after dark .... life is good! I love having that feeling again ... I had a pretty rough year, both my dad and father in law passed shortly one after another, and the depression took a part of me. I wanted the "feeling good" feel back so badly and just restarting my weight loss journey put me back on track.
You all enjoy your Sunday!!!

mummy_gerdes

hi everyone - just saying if i dont check in for a couple of days im still here - just beng really ill atm. was up all night last night. keep up all the good work. xxx

PositivePower

Hey Fit Gang~ Julie I hope you got some sleep and your first day of work is fantastic!!!! Did you pack a lunch???

Loredana - I so know how you feel. I have been working out hard for 2 months and I love that good sore feeling! Infact I am feeling it now after a weekend of body works class, cycling and walk run training. It sounds like I am such a work out freak and I have turned into one, but still have quite a ways to go before I look anything like a skinny gym rat :happy:

I also understand your struggle with the passing of you Father's :frown: I watched my Mom have a horrible stroke last Halloween. We were in the middle of going through their things and packing to move them closer to my Sister and I. After calling 911 she was rushed to the hospital where I met them, my Dad is in a paraplegic and my sis has little kids she had to get home. I was met by a chaplin.............which is never good, anyway sad story short, she passed away on November 19th. During that time we moved my Dad into his new home. He is doing really well and loves his new place. We have a caregiver for him as much as he can afford. Then my sister and I handle the rest. I go 2 nights a week and put him back to bed, sundays I get him up in the morning then come back and get him to bed, make sure he has all his meals etc. It is an extra stress for sure. But he has a great attitude! That is where I got my Positive Power from!

Sorry that was alittle bit of a downer....I am talking too much again! I hope you all have a great day. We have to figure out how to get our whole group together!!!!!! I only see a handful of us here :frown:

I better get to work - I have my running class tonight and can't wait to hear the successes you have today. Claire FEEL BETTER

Judy

Time2getFit4Life

hi everyone - just saying if i dont check in for a couple of days im still here - just beng really ill atm. was up all night last night. keep up all the good work. xxx

I sure hope you feel better!!

Time2getFit4Life

Todays workout already complete now just working on my water intake and food. I have been sleeping well the last 2 nights which is great I think getting up early and getting the kids off then working out and staying up throughout the day is really helping because a few nights last week my sleep pattern was all out of wack!!

Judy feel free to talk as much as you want I love your positive energy.. Sorry for the lost of your mom last yr and as the time draws near feel free to lean on us we are here for you. Glad your dad is doing great!!! Have a wonderful Monday!

mummy_gerdes

thanks guys - feeling a bit better now managed to keep some (junk) food down but it was all i fancied! feel really guilty now though. going to have some soup and a pitta for dinner so hopefully that will be proper comfort food! xxx

pa_jorg

I am so happy to meet all of you, I usually diet alone, which is maybe why I keep failing at making the lifechange necessary. It will be so nice to have a nice group of friends to get and give support and encouragement to. I KNOW that we can do this, and I hope that we will all be different in someway when January 1st rolls around. The sleep challenge will DEFINITELY be the toughest challenge for me this week. I am a "night person" I usually stay up till 1 or 2 am every night. After 5 months of being unemployed I finally landed a great job and start on Monday, I will be working at 7am which means I will have to be up by 5am at least. My body is really going to have to get used to that. I am kind of excited bc I always wanted to be a "Morning Person" and now i have no choice in the matter haha.

Hope everyone has a great day today, count those calories and get lots of beauty sleep : )

Good luck at your new job! Seems like this is the perfect time for you to start a new challenge.


I've been on MFP since May and have lost 20 lbs since then (plus 8 lbs before I joined). This site has been so helpful for me. I know many of us are in the same boat where we lose a few pounds and then gain it back and it becomes a cycle. However, something feels really different about the journey this time around. I think it has a lot to do with MFP and all the built in support! Plus, something about the math on the diary helps me stay on track (most days, lol) better than I ever did keeping any other type of food diary.

I'm really looking forward to new friendships and dealing with some issues on this challenge. I'm at the point where I really need to figure out who I am so I'm optimistic this group will help that since we're all here together. I'd like to suggest adding "life coaching" type questions a few times a week in addition to the weekly goals. I'd be happy to put them on my MFP blog if others are interested. Let me know.

So far so good on the 3 challenge pieces for the first week. My diary is open for friends, I've worked out twice already this week and have been sleeping well. Yay!

mh4611

Hi everybody! Sorry it took so long for me to post. I have had 2 bday parties and a wedding to attend this past weekend. I am new to mfp and I am just strating to daily log my today. I knew it would be too much for me to start right before my chaotic weekend! I have lost 20lbs since my post prego weight and I am planning on losing the next 30lbs using mfp! I opened my diary to friends already and i have my workouts scheduled for this week. The sleep challenge is going to be the hardest for me. I have 5.5 month twins that arent quite sleeping through the night yet. (but we are working on it!)
Well, I am looking forward to hearing from everybody and I hope everyone has a great week!