TEAM HIDDEN TREASURES - WEEK 2 (CLOSED GROUP)

femmemusicale

Hi Team - Got Plan B done, plus good on water and calories. So, that's a success!

However...really struggling with hunger these days. I'm not sure if it is because I lowered my calories recently (since reaching the next lower threshold) or maybe I'm not making great choices. I have noticed that I've been eating more carbs lately, and those tend to be a trigger for me. Not sure exactly where to go from here. Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions from my team would be MOST welcome.

Thanks!
Noelle

trimom63

One-Eyed-Jackie reporting for duty!!

Here's my favorite part--my daughter helped me re-measure myself tonight. Since July 25th I've lost 4 inches from my waist (measured at navel) and 3 1/2 inches from my hips. 1 1/2 inches from my thighs, and 5 1/2 inches from my belly (measured at 2" above navel). No wonder my jeans fall off unless i wear a belt!! I knew I was loosing weight (41 pounds so far), but this really made me understand that i am actually doing it. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

JACKIE!! That's fabulous!! I'm SO impressed!!! Love the one-eyed-jackie reference...made me giggle!!

trimom63

Jill are we supposed to continue with your challenge ?
It is rainy and miserable here in Maryland today and tomorrow. My daughter goes to an adventure camp called north bay in chesapeake bay next week I have to get all the gear for kayaking etc for her hopefully will keep logging and exercising.

You're doing great, Renu!! Hey, if you feel like you can push one exercise to the next level on a daily basis...GO FOR IT!! Really!! I mean, how are you going to know if you can do it unless you just try?? You know from Sept, we're all about trying to push it to the next limit!!!

trimom63

However...really struggling with hunger these days. I'm not sure if it is because I lowered my calories recently (since reaching the next lower threshold) or maybe I'm not making great choices. I have noticed that I've been eating more carbs lately, and those tend to be a trigger for me. Not sure exactly where to go from here. Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions from my team would be MOST welcome.

Thanks!
Noelle

Oh Noelle, I struggle with this more than I care to admit!! I make SURE that I always have water or tea around me and I'm not shy about swiggin' it down...sometimes something hot makes it even more effective!! It's said that sometimes you aren't REALLY hungry, you're actually thirsty..and it looks like you're just drinking the minimum water...maybe up that some? I also keep some lunchmeat in my fridge at work as well as string cheese....anything with some protein! It doesn't look like you're making awful choices...just your choices aren't keeping you full? If you're having carbs, make sure that the carbs have a good fiber content too!! One last thought....are you keeping busy? I know that when I'm not busy enough, I get "hungry"...well, it's actually just boredom (or procrastinating doing something I really didn't want to do!!).... Just some thoughts!!! And I'm NOT going to tell you to eat carrot and celery sticks....hahahah!!! I would have liked to bop someone for telling me that one time!!!

trimom63

Everybody that has checked in so far....you're all doing an outstanding job!! I'm so proud of you all!!

My day today....
Cals under
Water over
Sodium...under....hey, I'll take any little victory I can get even if it's not part of our challenge!! heh, heh!!
Challenge exercises....done....including the 2 extra miles from yesterday!!

Superb day everyone!!!!

Monica_has_a_goal

Under cals
Over water

Exercise suspended and taking the day off today instead of Sunday.. It was over 100 degrees or very close to it.. I didnt have the strength to exercise since I do most of mine outdoors!

jaeone

Day 3 - 1 minute bear walk, 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks, 50 Crunches, 50 Split Squats, 1 mile walk, DONE

Water over
Cals under
100 crunches!!

jaeone

Sodium under!!
YAY! JILL!!

PandaFit450

Arr! me sea loving wenches!! I see some of yous are getting tired!! I have me 'cat' in hand - do not make me use it!!!
Keep picturing how you want to look at the end of your journey - will you be slimmer? fitter? more toned?
Ask yourselves, what do you want more - that image or a rest????? Arrr!!!

Jennie (Mathlete99) is feeling a little sea-sick at the moment, so may be a tad quiet for a couple of days - don't worry, she's still working!

Todays exercises -

PLAN A (Low Impact)

2 sets of 20 Sitting or Standing Jumping Jacks , 3 sets of 15 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, 3 sets of 20 Kicks, 2 sets of 20 Side Bends and today you need to walk for 10 - 15 minutes. Remember to walk one more than you did yesterday!

PLAN B (Mid Impact)

2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

PLAN C (High Impact)

3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed) + 2 Extra Miles jog, walk,run

WEEK TWO TEAM CHALLENGE - Each person is to do 300 Crunches extra for the week. Let’s burn that belly fat away! *Feel free to do these exercises in sets if you are unable to do them all at one time. Please do your best as you are much stronger than you believe.

Shiver me timbers!!!

jmh35slh

One-Eyed-Jackie reporting for duty!!

Here's my favorite part--my daughter helped me re-measure myself tonight. Since July 25th I've lost 4 inches from my waist (measured at navel) and 3 1/2 inches from my hips. 1 1/2 inches from my thighs, and 5 1/2 inches from my belly (measured at 2" above navel). No wonder my jeans fall off unless i wear a belt!! I knew I was loosing weight (41 pounds so far), but this really made me understand that i am actually doing it. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

JACKIE!! That's fabulous!! I'm SO impressed!!! Love the one-eyed-jackie reference...made me giggle!!

HAHAH thanks Jill! if you only knew how true the "one-eyed' commet is!! I'm blind as a bat with coke bottom glasses! LOL! I live in my contacts.

scapez

GREAT JOB...I know it's gotta' be hard trying to conquere 2 MAJOR projects at once...I'm really proud of the job you're doing@

Thank you very much! I've been 'at this' since May, so I figured it was time to tackle the smoking now. Surprisingly, it's going pretty well so far. I'm on the patch (have done this before -- MANY times!) so that really helps with the cravings. Patch or not they still come at times - it'll hit me out of the blue all of a sudden - my brain goes "time to smoke!" then I remember I'm not smoking...kind of a let down when that happens. The only cure for that is time.

That said, I haven't been feeling very motivated this week. I didn't do yesterday's exercises - and the plan is to get yesterday's and today's done today. I've just felt 'off' all week - not sure if that's physically or mentally driven. Maybe I'm just bored. Of course I don't plan on quitting or giving up, but exercise is pretty much ALL I do. I don't have a guy in my life, don't really have a very active social life - and like I said, I'm just bored. Or maybe it's the fact that the days are growing shorter and it's getting cooler. Not sure.

Ok, I'm done whining now. :sad:

femmemusicale

GREAT JOB...I know it's gotta' be hard trying to conquere 2 MAJOR projects at once...I'm really proud of the job you're doing@

Thank you very much! I've been 'at this' since May, so I figured it was time to tackle the smoking now. Surprisingly, it's going pretty well so far. I'm on the patch (have done this before -- MANY times!) so that really helps with the cravings. Patch or not they still come at times - it'll hit me out of the blue all of a sudden - my brain goes "time to smoke!" then I remember I'm not smoking...kind of a let down when that happens. The only cure for that is time.

That said, I haven't been feeling very motivated this week. I didn't do yesterday's exercises - and the plan is to get yesterday's and today's done today. I've just felt 'off' all week - not sure if that's physically or mentally driven. Maybe I'm just bored. Of course I don't plan on quitting or giving up, but exercise is pretty much ALL I do. I don't have a guy in my life, don't really have a very active social life - and like I said, I'm just bored. Or maybe it's the fact that the days are growing shorter and it's getting cooler. Not sure.

Ok, I'm done whining now. :sad:

It seems like you are really taking time to focus on yourself right now, and that's great! It is easy to get distracted by work, other people, relationships, etc., and to forget to put energy into being healthy, whole, and happy as individuals. I know I struggle with that a lot. Plus, with the colder, darker weather coming on, motivation can be really hard to find. For me, I use this time of year to reflect back on the previous months and to see the changes in myself (hopefully good ones) that have happened. Maybe you can do that, too, especially since you are doing such a good job!!

When I feel a little bored or restless, I look to trying a new workout routine (recently tried jazzercise, and going to try zumba soon), or look to community ed classes to do something fun or different (I've taken a self defense class, cooking classes, dance classes, etc.). They are usually pretty cheap and can help you meet interesting people and learn cool stuff. If you're sporty, you could always look for a local community sports team in the winter - probably would be basketball or volleyball, or something else indoors. Here in Minnesota, they have curling leagues, but I would rather do 5 miles on my treadmill without the tv on before I do curling. ;-p

Hang in there, though! You're on the right path in so many ways! KEEP GOING!!!

femmemusicale

However...really struggling with hunger these days. I'm not sure if it is because I lowered my calories recently (since reaching the next lower threshold) or maybe I'm not making great choices. I have noticed that I've been eating more carbs lately, and those tend to be a trigger for me. Not sure exactly where to go from here. Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions from my team would be MOST welcome.

Thanks!
Noelle

Oh Noelle, I struggle with this more than I care to admit!! I make SURE that I always have water or tea around me and I'm not shy about swiggin' it down...sometimes something hot makes it even more effective!! It's said that sometimes you aren't REALLY hungry, you're actually thirsty..and it looks like you're just drinking the minimum water...maybe up that some? I also keep some lunchmeat in my fridge at work as well as string cheese....anything with some protein! It doesn't look like you're making awful choices...just your choices aren't keeping you full? If you're having carbs, make sure that the carbs have a good fiber content too!! One last thought....are you keeping busy? I know that when I'm not busy enough, I get "hungry"...well, it's actually just boredom (or procrastinating doing something I really didn't want to do!!).... Just some thoughts!!! And I'm NOT going to tell you to eat carrot and celery sticks....hahahah!!! I would have liked to bop someone for telling me that one time!!!

Thanks for your thoughts, Jill! And, I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one. Boredom (lack of being busy) is definitely NOT the issue. In fact, probably the opposite. I'm always running from place to place that I tend to shove food in as quickly as possible so that I can get back to whatever is happening next. I think I've read that eating too fast can make you feel hungry...because you feel like you really haven't eaten at all. So, I'm going to try to slow down a little bit at meals and see if that helps.

Water is a good idea, too! I always struggle with enough water, so I'm going to try to push it the rest of this week. I hope that'll ease the hunger pangs a little. Off to get a cup of hot green tea.....

Thanks again!!! :-D

PandaFit450

GREAT JOB...I know it's gotta' be hard trying to conquere 2 MAJOR projects at once...I'm really proud of the job you're doing@

Thank you very much! I've been 'at this' since May, so I figured it was time to tackle the smoking now. Surprisingly, it's going pretty well so far. I'm on the patch (have done this before -- MANY times!) so that really helps with the cravings. Patch or not they still come at times - it'll hit me out of the blue all of a sudden - my brain goes "time to smoke!" then I remember I'm not smoking...kind of a let down when that happens. The only cure for that is time.

That said, I haven't been feeling very motivated this week. I didn't do yesterday's exercises - and the plan is to get yesterday's and today's done today. I've just felt 'off' all week - not sure if that's physically or mentally driven. Maybe I'm just bored. Of course I don't plan on quitting or giving up, but exercise is pretty much ALL I do. I don't have a guy in my life, don't really have a very active social life - and like I said, I'm just bored. Or maybe it's the fact that the days are growing shorter and it's getting cooler. Not sure.

Ok, I'm done whining now. :sad:

Sherri - you are one of the reasons why Jill and I took on the August challenge - let alone the September/October!! You were always so active/so positive! You have helped us heaps during our hard times - we hope that we can help you overcome this 'very temporary blip' in your progress!! You have come so far and achieved so much!!

Look at the bigger picture - where do you want to be??? You can achieve this - promise xx

spgabby86

Well I forgot again...to post my results yesterday...so here they are

WEEK 2 ~ DAY 3
WATER - DONE
UNDER CALORIES - DONE
CHALLENGE - DONE

Tread - 20 mins 2.14 miles 257 calories

PLAN B (Mid Impact)

1 minute bear walk (2 MINS)
50 Squat Kicks
50 Jumping Jacks (100 total)
50 Crunches (150 toatl - 210 crunches completed for this weeks challenge)
50 Split Squats
1 mile walk, jog, run (2.14 miles in 30 mins)

PLAN C (High Impact)
50 Toe Touches

3 sets of split squats & 100 jumping jacks

ARR!

PandaFit450

WEEK 2 - DAY 4

3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups + 2 Extra Miles run - DONE
Under Cals - DONE
Water - DONE

Weekly Challenge - 100 crunches DONE (300 total!!)

A very busy day :smooched:

ashley26704

I'm extremely tired right now.
Tough day.
Plan B: 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers (Done.)
Water: Over
Calories: Under.
Great going everyone.

littlemount

W2/D4-
2 sets of 20 jumping jacks
3 sets of 20 HSKT
3 sets of 20 kicks
3 sets of 20 side bends

50 crunches

Walked[ leisurely] 30-45 minutes

Water-72oz
calories- under.

Need to increase my endurance from tomorrow , today was a very lazy day for me glad I awakened my muscles with gary's low impact plan.

jmh35slh

W2D4

This salty sea dog is tired and grumpy.

Water-done
Plan A-done
forgot to do Jill's challange of 1 exercise from Plan B
Didn't get a chance to walk more than 10 mintues today
60 crunches

Gonna' hit the rack
One-Eyed-Jackie

spgabby86

Week 2 ~ Day 4

WATER - DONE
UNDER CALORIES - DONE
CHALLENGE - DONE
Extra 300 crunches - DONE!

Treadmill 30 mins 2.20 miles 266 calories
Leslie Sanson - 1 Mile walk
100 Jumping Jacks
100 Crunches

HIDDEN TREASURE
PLAN C (High Impact)

3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed) + 2 Extra Miles jog, walk,run (3.20 MILES)

BLC - Thursday, October 13th: 3.1 miles walk, bike or run & 3 sets of 15 swimmers

Save Note
Treadmill 30 mins 2.20 miles 266 calories
Leslie Sanson - 1 Mile walk
100 Jumping Jacks
100 Crunches

HIDDEN TREASURE
PLAN C (High Impact)

3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed) + 2 Extra Miles jog, walk,run (3.20 MILES)

shiver me timbers~I think I'm tiered!

luvmybeebees

Hello teammates!!

I am reporting for 2 days, sorry! I took some migraine meds a few days ago, and i think they stayed in my system longer than I anticipated...so grumpy yesterday that I gave my family a break and went to bed!! LOL!

Week 2, Day 3
Challenges done
Water met
50 crunches done
I mile done - run/walk combo

Week 2, day 4 ( a MUCH better day!)
Challenges met
water met
50 crunches done
Extra exercise was tricep kickbacks

Have a wonderful Friday!!

scapez

It seems like you are really taking time to focus on yourself right now, and that's great!

Great, yeah. Lonely? Yeah.

Plus, with the colder, darker weather coming on, motivation can be really hard to find.

Definitely a factor.

Thanks for the other suggestions...will consider. And thanks for your input.

scapez

Sherri - you are one of the reasons why Jill and I took on the August challenge - let alone the September/October!! You were always so active/so positive! You have helped us heaps during our hard times - we hope that we can help you overcome this 'very temporary blip' in your progress!! You have come so far and achieved so much!!

Look at the bigger picture - where do you want to be??? You can achieve this - promise xx

I try to be positive and usually am...sometimes I get a little down. I'll be ok.

scapez

Ok, reporting for Days 3 and 4 (had to make up Day 3 today - still owe a mile though)

Cals: Under both days
Water: 64 oz on Wednesday, over today
Plan B for both days (less one owed mile)
Cigs: Still 0 :smokin:

Goodnight, all! :yawn:

jellybean1971

Week 2 ~ Day 4

WATER - DONE
UNDER CALORIES - DONE
CHALLENGE B - DONE
Extra 100 crunches = 300 total DONE!

trimom63

I'm too pooped to pop tonight!! Sooooo, I'm just going to make this short and sweet....I see everbody is kicking booty....although there seems to be a vein of "tired" and "grumpy" running through (including myself to an extent!!)....It's mid-month...we still have barely over 2 weeks left...we can do it!! Just think how energized and "ungrumpy" you'll feel when you actively finish STRONG!!!

My Day:

Cals under...check
Water over...check!
All Challenge exercises....most difficult...done!!

I'm off to la-la-land...ready to close my eyes!! Hugs to you all!!

Monica_has_a_goal

:happy: Food
:happy: water
too hot to exercise.. i'll double up tomorrow

once again it was 105 degrees

femmemusicale

Hi Team -

Sorry to report that yesterday (Thursday) was a "fail" for me...but not intentionally so. My boyfriend surprised me by picking me up at work and telling me we were going to a fancy dinner and to the big show in town (Cavalia). We actually had a little rough spot for a bit because he couldn't understand why I was "upset" about the surprise, and I couldn't quite get across to him that I hadn't planned the calories for a splurge. I tried to make good choices at dinner, but then pretty much gave up during intermission at the show. Plus, we didn't get home until almost midnight, so my good intentions of doing the challenge after work also went up in smoke.

Today, the scale reads 2 lbs heavier and, while I am grateful for the sweet surprise, I'm frustrated that I couldn't keep it together and make better choices. So...time to get back on track! I'll be doing yesterday's and today's challenges after work, and I'm going to try to keep calories low for the rest of the week to compensate.

Hope everyone is hanging in there this week! :flowerforyou:

trimom63

Hi Team -

Sorry to report that yesterday (Thursday) was a "fail" for me...but not intentionally so. My boyfriend surprised me by picking me up at work and telling me we were going to a fancy dinner and to the big show in town (Cavalia). We actually had a little rough spot for a bit because he couldn't understand why I was "upset" about the surprise, and I couldn't quite get across to him that I hadn't planned the calories for a splurge. I tried to make good choices at dinner, but then pretty much gave up during intermission at the show. Plus, we didn't get home until almost midnight, so my good intentions of doing the challenge after work also went up in smoke.

Today, the scale reads 2 lbs heavier and, while I am grateful for the sweet surprise, I'm frustrated that I couldn't keep it together and make better choices. So...time to get back on track! I'll be doing yesterday's and today's challenges after work, and I'm going to try to keep calories low for the rest of the week to compensate.

Hope everyone is hanging in there this week! :flowerforyou:

Where a great surprise is just THAT, it really IS hard to operate without a plan isn't it? You DO know that you can make up the exercise part anyway right...or count that as your rest day and do the exercises from yesterday on Sunday! In order for this lifestyle to work, flexibility IS needed...I've found that out many times over...and who could possibly turn down a WONDERFUL surprise from their SO like that? The big part of this to me, Noelle, I your honesty!! If you're not honest about what happened, and have a plan to get back on track, it affects the team, but MOST importantly (by FAR) is it affects YOU!! People that aren't honest about their efforts (or lack thereof) are just fooling themselves and will have NO results!! Sooooo....bottom line, thank you for your honesty, get back on track today, and move on!! You're fine!!! Hugs!

spgabby86

Hi Team -

Sorry to report that yesterday (Thursday) was a "fail" for me...but not intentionally so. My boyfriend surprised me by picking me up at work and telling me we were going to a fancy dinner and to the big show in town (Cavalia). We actually had a little rough spot for a bit because he couldn't understand why I was "upset" about the surprise, and I couldn't quite get across to him that I hadn't planned the calories for a splurge. I tried to make good choices at dinner, but then pretty much gave up during intermission at the show. Plus, we didn't get home until almost midnight, so my good intentions of doing the challenge after work also went up in smoke.

Today, the scale reads 2 lbs heavier and, while I am grateful for the sweet surprise, I'm frustrated that I couldn't keep it together and make better choices. So...time to get back on track! I'll be doing yesterday's and today's challenges after work, and I'm going to try to keep calories low for the rest of the week to compensate.

Hope everyone is hanging in there this week! :flowerforyou:

WOW what a wonderful surprise...hey don't let the weight/scale ruin a WONDERFUL DAY...This is what I often call "real life" in Real life we all fall short every now and again...so don't feel bad...as far as the exercise you can always make that up...and remember even when we do EVERYTHING RIGHT we don't always lose some times we gain...and according to JM (Jillian Michael) we have to trick our bodies every now and again...so count it ALL JOY...Sure hope you enjoyed yourself...and now it's time to put a BIG :happy: SMILE on your FACE for a job well done this week...don't let 1 day off Define who you are, what you've accomplished and where you will be by the end of this challenge. :drinker: :flowerforyou: :smooched: