**CLOSED SKINNY CHICS & A ROOSTER CLIMB THE SEVEN SUMMITS CH
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Hope I'm not too late! I'm Jackie, I'm 31 years old and have been married to my hubby for a little over 11 years. We have two boys, 10 and 8, and a daughter, 4. I was always really active in high school. It didn't matter what season it was, I was playing some sport and constantly moving. I could eat whatever I wanted and it was never a problem. Then I went to college, stopped playing sports, and put on 40lbs in the first semester. It was downhill from there. I never really stopped eating whatever I wanted, and after having 2 children and 3 back surgeries in two years I weighed about 270. I stayed there until I was pregnant with our daughter, then went up to 285. After having her I lost a little, then about 4 months ago topped out at 292. I refused to hit 300 and that's where this began. I'm now down to 275 (I've gained 3lbs in the past week, but am back on track) and intend to keep going. I will be below 200 again! I am looking forward to doing as much as I can toward these challenges and thank JJ for inviting me!
You are not too late Jackie, we are excited to have you join us! Welcome from the 100+ thread!0 -
Hello all,
I am Carla. I am a 53 year old retired teacher and principal from Windsor Ontario. I have 2 children (son Darryl 27 and daughter Jessica 24). Darryl lives in Winnipeg now that he is married so I miss him and my lovely daughter-in-law very much. I am presently approximately 246 pounds (not sure as there is no scale here so I had to weigh myself at a Walmart with one of the scales they were selling). I am on my retirement trip until October 21st so will do what I can but will have to post results when I have internet access (not on the cruise part). I love being part of this group. The love and motivation I get here and we give each other is phenomenal. I do not always respond to posts, but I read them all and even if they are addressed to someone else, i get so much out of them. Thanks JJ for coming up with this idea and "Let's start climbing!"
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Howdy Chics!
Glad to be here for the October challenge. I'm going to have to take the time to actually read the instructions (something we Men HATE doing). My name is Greg and I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (it's our Washington DC). I am married (19 years) and have one super-duper daughter age 13. I've been fat pretty much my whole life. I've gone up and down several times, but feel really good about MFP and this community of fellow "releasers." I'm really hoping to get my weight/lifestyle under control once and for all. I'm doing it for myself, but also for my family who need me, and for some strange reason, want me around for many years to come. I take great pride in providing for my family and need to be healthy in order to be able to do that.
I enjoy fishing and gaming (XBOX) and going to the movies with my family. I'm hoping to lose some weight and add, cycling, running, skating, swimming and tennis to that list. By next summer I really hope to be able to do all those things (well, maybe not the ice skating part...that will have to wait for winter).
Anyway, thanks so much for putting up with my rooster'ish ways and good luck to everyone for a successful October!0 -
Howdy Chics!
Glad to be here for the October challenge. I'm going to have to take the time to actually read the instructions (something we Men HATE doing). My name is Greg and I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (it's our Washington DC).
Anyway, thanks so much for putting up with my rooster'ish ways and good luck to everyone for a successful October!
Hey Greg, I didn't know you were a fellow Canadian. BTW, I love the new picture.0 -
Does anyone else have the song "Climb Every Mountain" from the Sound of Music stuck in their head? :bigsmile:
So...with much fanfare and excitement...I am posting the link to the fabulous spreadsheet so you may all go admire it and bask in Cynthia's amazing skillz:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al-BCfEpKScodFI2cVhfNUh5cENGVTg4RlRzcDNIeFE#gid=0
I think Renee is onto something with printing it out and keeping it with her to fill in. Hopefully, we will all be adding in so many quick little workouts to our daily routine we won't be able to keep track without a way to write it down! :bigsmile:
Brisa condensed everything down to this for a quick and dirty cheatsheet:
Mt. Kosciuszko 7,310 ft.-Australia-Nurture Summit-Water!
One 8oz glass of water = 1 foot up the mountain
Water, herbal/green tea, flavored zero calorie waters/Gatorade/propel etc. all count
Soda, juice, coffee, black tea and milk do not count
Vinson Massif 16,060-Antarctica Endurance Summit Running/Walking/Swimming!
Running/Walking 1 mile = 32 feet up the mountain
Swimming in 25 yd. pool: One = 1 foot up the mountain
Swimming in Olympic pool: One length = 2 feet up the mountain
Water Aerobics count as dancing, not swimming
Mt. Elbrus 18,510-Europe-Exploration Summit-Exercises!
1 Push-up = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Sit-up = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Lunge = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Squat = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Pull-up = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Jumping jack = 1 foot up the mountain
1 Stair = 1 foot up the mountain
Kilimanjaro 19,334 ft. -Africa-Wisdom Summit-Compliments!
Genuine, specific compliment about another participant in a post = 10 feet up the mountain
(1 compliment per participant per week)
Acknowledge that a compliment posted about you is true and you agree with it = 20 feet up the mountain
(This is unlimited)
Post a compliment that was given to you spontaneously and unsolicited in real life and agree that it is true =30 feet up the mountain
(This is limited to 2 per week)
Compliment to yourself, an honest, specific compliment about something you like about yourself = 40 feet up the mountain
(2 per week per participant per week)
This is not the place for jokes or sarcasm
Denali 20,335ft -North America-Discipline Summit-Biking!
Biking/Cycling 1 mile = 16 feet up the mountain
Biking/Cycling 330 ft. = 1 foot up the mountain
Bike on the street, a stationary bike or a recumbent bike
Aconcagua 22,841ft-South America-Celebration Summit-Dancing!
1 minute dancing = 1 foot up the mountain
1 minute dancing with any partner = 2 feet up the mountain
Includes club dancing, dance classes, bogeying in the living room, water aerobics, zumba and regular aerobics (either in a class or on a video or Wii at home).
Mt. Everest 29,029ft-Asia-Power Summit-Strength Training!
Every 10 reps with 1-9 # weight = 1 foot up the mountain.
Every 5 reps with 10-19# weight = 1 foot up the mountain.
Every 1 rep with 20-49 # weight = 1foot up the mountain
Every 1 rep with a 50# or greater weight = 1.5 foot up the mountain
Can use a machine at the gym or at home, free weights, or kettle bells, as well as milk jugs, cans of soup and small children you might have lying around the house. There must be some weight lifting involved in these exercises; you cannot use only your own body weight. What you use for that weight is up to you, you only need to be able to say how much the weight was and how many reps you did.0 -
Can we count spin under the biking? That spreadsheet is pretty intense looking!!! (although it didn't seem to load properly...)
I lost 8.5 inches (YAY) and 2lbs (BOO) in the September challenge. I'm hoping to have even better results this month!
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Well here we go!
We are gathered at the towns that are the gateway to the mountains, where teams of climbers organize their gear, gather supplies and hire yaks, mules, sherpas/porters, pilots, medics and cooks to help them on their climb.
For Denali, we are in Talkeetna, a small bush town that was the model for the show Northern Exposure. For Kilimanjaro, we are in Arusha, a beautiful place located inside Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania. For Everest we are in Kathmandu, Nepal, which features no fewer than eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. For Aconcagua we are in Penitentes. For Mt. Elbrus we are enjoying the beautiful Baksan Valley. For Vinson Massif we have just completed our flight south from Chile to the Union Glacier camp on Antarctica. And for Kosciuszko we are in Thredb.
As a housekeeping note, I will be gone and out of touch with the internet for much of tomorrow, starting at about 9am West Coast time. If you have any questions or need anything before I get back, Becky and Cynthia know as much as I do at this point. Sorry for the bad timing but this was planned before I took on the challenge.
So who is going to be the first to put a foot on the mountain? :bigsmile:0 -
Can we count spin under the biking? That spreadsheet is pretty intense looking!!! (although it didn't seem to load properly...)
I lost 8.5 inches (YAY) and 2lbs (BOO) in the September challenge. I'm hoping to have even better results this month!
Lets getting moving people!
Whoops! Yep spinning counts for bicycling, I forgot to mention that. Same conversion as for September challenge.
SPINNING: 45 Minute Hill Class
............ Beginner = 10 miles = 160ft up the mountain
............ Intermediate = 11 miles = 176ft up the mountain
............ Advanced = 12 miles = 192ft up the mountain
SPINNING: 45 Minute Flat/Speed Class
............ Beginner = 12 miles = 192ft up the mountain
............ Intermediate = 13.5 miles = 216ft up the mountain
............ Advanced = 15 miles = 240ft up the mountain0 -
Spreadsheet looks great!0
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Ok. Wish me luck. I am just about to head out my front door for a 10KM (6.2 Miles) walk. The furthest I've gone to date is 8K, so this will be a challenge! I will be doing a loop of a portion of the Rideau Canal (a World UNESCO heritage site) that's just a few blocks from my house.0
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Darn it! For some reason I got the idea in my head that Sunday was the 1st. Woke up and saw the date on my phone, and my second thought (the first was "my cousin's wedding is today!") was that I never officially signed up for the challenge. So I'm officially begging to join :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: but I totally understand if I have to skip this month. Best of luck everyone, and have fun!0
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Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10K! I didn't think I could do it. If you had told me 4 months ago that I would go for a 10K, brisk walk I would have literally spit beer in your face from laughing so hard. It took me an hour and forty three minutes, but hey that's just time I would normally have spent sitting in front of the TV or gaming on my XBOX.
For the Oct challenge I think the formula to enter my walk would be 6.32 X 32 = 106MB......does that make sense? My math skills have never been what you would call.....um, good.
@Carla: yes, there seem to be a few of us Crazy Canucks in this group. I guess Tim Horton's (our equivalent of Crispy Cream) has been good to all of us! LOL Actually, Crazy Canucks would be a good team name for a future challenge.0 -
hi, i'm not sure how the fantastic spread sheet works
i dont think i saw my name on it, should i put it under OPEN?
what am i converting my 1152 meters swimming to?
also confused about entering the reps, what weight am i entering, i use 3 kilo weights
thanks for your help!
and wow greg - you walked 10 k today! the most i've done is 3 miles and it's taken me ages to work up to that well done in only 4 months....when my leg is feeling better i hope i can at least get back to my 3 miles in an hour!0 -
5k done. My fiancé was nice enough to do it with me. Having tons of fun at the "gift of life" run! And did it in 45 minutes. That's not very fast but considering that it use to take me 1 hour to walk 1.5 mile, it fast for me! Be back to log in spreadsheet later.0
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hi, i'm not sure how the fantastic spread sheet works
i dont think i saw my name on it, should i put it under OPEN?
what am i converting my 1152 meters swimming to?
also confused about entering the reps, what weight am i entering, i use 3 kilo weights
thanks for your help!
and wow greg - you walked 10 k today! the most i've done is 3 miles and it's taken me ages to work up to that well done in only 4 months....when my leg is feeling better i hope i can at least get back to my 3 miles in an hour!
Tina let Cynthia add your name to the spreadsheet. Just hang on to your data until she does and enter it then. Hopefully sometime today if she has the time.
Your swimming 1152m = .75 miles. .75 x 64 = 48ft up the mountain
3 kilo weights = 6.6 pounds so every 10 reps at that weight = 1ft up the mountain
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Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10K! I didn't think I could do it. If you had told me 4 months ago that I would go for a 10K, brisk walk I would have literally spit beer in your face from laughing so hard. It took me an hour and forty three minutes, but hey that's just time I would normally have spent sitting in front of the TV or gaming on my XBOX.
For the Oct challenge I think the formula to enter my walk would be 6.32 X 32 = 106MB......does that make sense? My math skills have never been what you would call.....um, good.
@Carla: yes, there seem to be a few of us Crazy Canucks in this group. I guess Tim Horton's (our equivalent of Crispy Cream) has been good to all of us! LOL Actually, Crazy Canucks would be a good team name for a future challenge.
GREG!!!! Walk on! That is awesome, and that is a really good time for walking that distance. Well done!
That is how you calculate for walking and running yes, but check your calculator again. I get 202MB when I multiply 6.32 x 32, but my math skills are about the same as yours.0 -
5k done. My fiancé was nice enough to do it with me. Having tons of fun at the "gift of life" run! And did it in 45 minutes. That's not very fast but considering that it use to take me 1 hour to walk 1.5 mile, it fast for me! Be back to log in spreadsheet later.
45 minutes for a 5k is awesome! What are you talking about its not very fast? Its faster than me!
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5k done. My fiancé was nice enough to do it with me. Having tons of fun at the "gift of life" run! And did it in 45 minutes. That's not very fast but considering that it use to take me 1 hour to walk 1.5 mile, it fast for me! Be back to log in spreadsheet later.
it takes me 1hour (and some times 1 hour and a few minutes) to walk that, my goal is 45! well done!0 -
sorry Knotty - how do we log sit ups?
i'm exhausted from the spreadsheet 0 -
Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10K! I didn't think I could do it. If you had told me 4 months ago that I would go for a 10K, brisk walk I would have literally spit beer in your face from laughing so hard. It took me an hour and forty three minutes, but hey that's just time I would normally have spent sitting in front of the TV or gaming on my XBOX.
GREG VIRTUAL HIGH 5!!!! Cause we Rock!!!!!!0 -
Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10K! I didn't think I could do it. If you had told me 4 months ago that I would go for a 10K, brisk walk I would have literally spit beer in your face from laughing so hard. It took me an hour and forty three minutes, but hey that's just time I would normally have spent sitting in front of the TV or gaming on my XBOX.
For the Oct challenge I think the formula to enter my walk would be 6.32 X 32 = 106MB......does that make sense? My math skills have never been what you would call.....um, good.
@Carla: yes, there seem to be a few of us Crazy Canucks in this group. I guess Tim Horton's (our equivalent of Crispy Cream) has been good to all of us! LOL Actually, Crazy Canucks would be a good team name for a future challenge.
Greg amazing work and can I just say MMMMmmmmmmm Timmy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man do I miss a large double cream coffee. I don't miss the donuts so much (not that I would turn down an old fashioned sour cream glaze) but the COOOOOOFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
I haven't had a cup today....maybe i should turn on my machine.....0 -
Greg- Will you be skating on the canal come winter?
Steph- I could send you a can of Timmy's coffee after all if we can send it to the soldiers we can send it to England right!!
Carla - I'm in Alberta
I have been up and down my stairs 3 times so far this morning adding up the feet.0 -
Wow Brisa and Greg, I am so impressed. 10K and 5K. You both rock and are my new heroes. I see something like that in my future..
Hey, I just realized, this is a compliment, or is it 2? I will need to log this.
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For the Oct challenge I think the formula to enter my walk would be 6.32 X 32 = 106MB......does that make sense? My math skills have never been what you would call.....um, good.
JJ or Cinthia, wouldn't Greg have walked up 198 steps? If 32 feet is 1mile? I was about to enter my 3.1 miles from the 5k but checked his out first, and was there is no why my 5k is 99 steps if his 10k 6.2 miles is 106 steps. Help please.
Greg, don't short change yourself sir. You rock too much!!!!!!!!0 -
@Brisa: I think my calculation was wrong. I should have entered 202 for my walk this morning. I just did another mile so I've upped it to 234.
BTW, awesome job on your walk!
@Bonnie: it is one of my goals to strap on a pair of skates this winter. I've never been an avid or strong skater, but it is something that I think I could do and I'd really like to. I know people in my neighbourhood who skate to work on the canal in the winter. Oh, and good job on the stair climbing. I hadn't thought of that, but I could totally do that in my house and get some cals burned.
@Steph: I don't actually go to Tim Horton's very often (I don't drink coffee and/or eat donuts), but there is one just up the street from my house. Actually, I guess that's not really saying much cuz there's a Tim's up the street from everyone's house here in the Great White North! No wonder everyone's overweight.0 -
Greg and Brisa...You two are amazing!!! The only time I've ever walked that far at one time was while I was in Mexico and I was sightseeing, so the walk didn't bother me at all
I'm so proud of both of you, your times, and your resilience!
Wolfie and Becky...the spreadsheet is beautiful! It took me a couple of minutes to figure it out, but it looks so great! I'm not sure the rep calculator is working right, and I tried to fix it, but the number it is giving still seems like a lot.
So, yep, I've logged all I did at the gym. We'll see if I get some more in later today. I know I will get a lot of walking in, but if I turn my pedometer on my phone, the battery will likely go dead before I even get through one haunt...oh well, we shall see what we shall see!0 -
I'm going to finish logging for the day shortly. I look forward to when I get up in the morning seeing what you all accomplished (I'm (and Jane) 5 - 8 hours ahead of most of you). Logged my zumba. Did a load of walking at the wedding show but I have no idea how many mailboxes that would be :laugh: Snuck in an extra 16oz of water:drinker: a wee bit ago (so actually I will be up in a couple of hours) just because of our challenge!
I am so proud of all of us. It is amazing what we can accomplish with the willpower, support and motivation of others. Looking forward to partying on the peaks! :flowerforyou:0 -
Hi! Sorry I am so late to introduce myself, but things have been super hectic for me.
My name is Lexie, and I am 35 with 2 sons, 8 and 4. I have been married to my husband for 3 1/2 years and in a couple of weeks we will have been together for 10 years. I am a high school math teacher (13 + years), and I still love it. I have 3 American bulldogs (90+ pounds each), who are a part of the family. I grew up very athletic, playing basketball, volleyball, softball, and ski racing. I was never skinny, but I was always "thick". I didn't start getting out of shape and really gaining weight until college. My eating was the same, but worse, and I wasn't working out any. Plus, I grew up in Juneau, Alaska, where the only fast food was McDonalds and Taco Bell. At 18 I started my freshman year at Florida State University, and fell in love with Krystals and Krispy Kreme...two things that were not that good for me. In 2005 I lost close to 70 pounds, but then I got pregnant with Lincoln, and gained it all back. When my husband joined the army and was deployed, I gained 30 pounds in 2 months, and I was at my heaviest, 330. That is when I said enough is enough. It has been a long process and I have fallen off many of wagons. But, I am feeling better than I ever have and I keep finding my way back on this crazy path. I am super thankful to all of you, because without many of you I know that I would not have been able to stick it out as long as I have. I am looking forward to this challenge to get me going again!
Today was a good day! I worked out for 50 minutes, swam for 30 minutes, and did a bunch of sit-ups and push-ups. I am about to go to the spreadsheet and figure it all out...wish me luck! Talk to you guys later 0 -
Becky....I lost 3.5 lbs in September. I some, how missed :sad: the post on measurements. I will do them for October.
JJ…. Are my figures correct for the Summit challenge?
I went to the gym today and did
Nurture Summit /Water = 4 glasses = 4 feet
Endurance Summit /Swimming = 8 laps = 8 feet
Exploration Summit/Push-ups = 2 sets /20 reps = 40 total = 40 feet
Discipline Summit/Spinning class for 3 mile = 48 feet
Celebration Summit/Water Aerobics = 30 min with sister = 60 feet0 -
Good evening everyone! The spreadsheet is fan-freaking-tastic. Cynthia, you do amazing work. Today was a busy one as I got up first thing this morning and headed out to my grandson's first soccer practice. My son thought it was going to be his first game but it wasn't. I was wondering how he was possibly going to have his first game when he hadn't even had practice yet. Then I got some walking in ( a total of 3.5 miles) then my Curves workout, then we went to a friends to help her get her pool ready for winter (yes Cynthia we have to shut our outdoor pools down in the winter here) and finally went to the airport to pick up my son. Yay he is home for a week. I am so happy except that he will probably make me run and run and run this week. LOL And I will be happy to do it:happy: . So, because he is home we (meaning he and my hubby) decided that tomorrow we should have all the family over for brunch after church. Somehow I think I will be doing most of the cooking. But again, happy to do it especially because that means I can controll the menu. Anyway, sorry I started rambling there I forgot what I was doing. Have a great night all.0
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