November Turkey Trot 10 lb Challenge

blueviolet20

I'm a bit late coming into this, but I think I can do it this time.

carolinagirl7

Awesome job everyone! Everyone's success is so inspiring!
Down a pound this week, 4 total so far this month to an even 200 pounds. Onederland here I come!
26 miles completed this week! A combination of cycling, yoga, walking and swimming.
Just needed to brag...I bought clothes from the misses section...Unbelievable, I thought the day would never come
Have a good week everyone!

luvmybeebees

Hello everyone!

Only got 8 miles in this week :sad: Hubby was out of town, so I couldn't get in the workouts I wanted to. BUT this coming week will be better!

Weight 128.6...keep losing/gaining the same pound!

Take care!

sarahkova

so this weekend I didn't do that great...but I tried to continue to count my calories and eat my fruits and veggies...I did eh...but here is the kicker...I was down .2 today..usually I am UP 2 (water weight from lack of water intake...) but I was down by .2...hopefully that means this week will be a great loss week!

I especially thought it would be bad since I was not home yesterday and we had fast food for breakfast and apple bees for lunch...I tried to stay as "healthy" as possible though

carhicks

Well, not even close to getting in 5/6 servings of vegetables per day. I get 5 fruits and vegetables, but the best I did was 3 veggies in one day. I have done fine with all the other challenges though. How is everyone else doing with the veggie thing? Carla

sarahkova

I do better with veggies when I eat a huge salad for a meal...while this challenge is to get in 5 veggies, my goal is to get 5 fruits and veggies in because I rarely get 5 in...so am attempting to just get the 5 in steering more towards veggies but making sure I get in the five.

zumbawhit

Awesome job everyone! Everyone's success is so inspiring!
Down a pound this week, 4 total so far this month to an even 200 pounds. Onederland here I come!
26 miles completed this week! A combination of cycling, yoga, walking and swimming.
Just needed to brag...I bought clothes from the misses section...Unbelievable, I thought the day would never come
Have a good week everyone!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

youuluvashh

Week 2 Challange

10/5 - 0
10/6 - REST DAY!!
10/7 - 45 BootCamp = 6.4 miles, 20 Eliptical = .7 miles // 104 oz. // Under Calories
10/8 - 45 BootCamp = 6.4 miles, 30 C25K =1.8 miles // 104 oz. // Under Calories
10/9 - 60 Eliptical = 2.13 miles // 72 oz // Under Calories
10/10 - 0
10/11 - 0

Total Miles: 17.43
Miles Left: 2.57

youuluvashh

Week 3 Challange

10/12 - 60 Eliptical = 1.7 miles // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: ??
10/13 - REST DAY!!
10/14 -
10/15 -
10/16 -
10/17 -
10/18 -

Total Miles: 1.7
Miles Left: 18.3

sboo

Week 3 Challange

10/12 - 60 Eliptical = 1.7 miles // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: ??
10/13 - REST DAY!!
10/14 -
10/15 -
10/16 -
10/17 -
10/18 -

Total Miles: 1.7
Miles Left: 18.3

Do you mean November? youuluvashh? 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, etc.... (:

sarahkova

Family has been here from out of town so we have been eating out a ton keeping with in my calories, and doing great with water and veggies, but ummm my sodium hasn't been pretty! shooting to do well the next few days!

youuluvashh

Week 3 Challange

10/12 - 60 Eliptical = 1.7 miles // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: ??
10/13 - REST DAY!!
10/14 - 60 Eliptical = 1.83 // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: No
10/15 - 60 Eliptical = 1.8 // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: No
10/16 -
10/17 -
10/18 -

Total Miles: 5.33
Miles Left: 14.67

zumbawhit

Just totally lost a bet to jrdoty... FOR THE RECORD: In case you were confused, it's 100 miles this month... not 200. LOL! I would like to attribute this misunderstanding to being an overachiever... not to my blonde roots. LOL!!!

charismanoodles

Sigh, I have done barely any exercise but I have been tracking my eating and am still losing weight, so, kinda of yay?

arwaleenah

Week 3
12/13/14- 0 workout miles
11/15- 60min-8.58 miles under calories
11/16- 85 min-12.16 miles under calories
11/17-

cherubcrnp

I need to sit down and add up all my miles and put them on the chart. I have been under calories all week as usual and drink my water every day too.

I have changed my profile pic to one that was taken last week. The pictures from last year are in my profile

Pam

Tani316

Never considered keeping track of my miles before but I'm really enjoying seeing all I've accomplished. This week I've been waging war with a cold but I've stayed under my calories and done about half my miles. I think my newfound exercise regimen has stopped the cold from swallowing me whole like it usually does.

Also, I love that my body has adjusted so quickly to being super active. Even though I'm trying to get extra rest my body is just itching for my usual bike rides and trips to the track.

Thanks jrdoty!!! Great idea!!!

Athena413

Just totally lost a bet to jrdoty... FOR THE RECORD: In case you were confused, it's 100 miles this month... not 200. LOL! I would like to attribute this misunderstanding to being an overachiever... not to my blonde roots. LOL!!!

WHOOP WHOOP! Free glass of moscato for me! :happy:

Athena413

So it's Thursday, which means it's time for me to post next week's mini-challenge. BUT...next week involves...DUN DUN DUUNNNN: Thanksgiving!!!

The good thing about this is that there is AWESOME FOOD!

The bad thing about this is that there is AWESOME FOOD!

:huh:

So what is the mini-challenge for this week, you ask? PLAN AHEAD!!!!!

Weigh in day is the day after Thanksgiving - naturally most people are going to make HORRIBLE food choices this day because there's just too much good stuff, and pie, and gravy, and pie, and awesomeness, and pie - to choose from! Not to mention the fact that you might have 2 dinners in one day! And then Friday is weigh-in day. :noway:

Some of you are going to "gain" weight next week, but it's probably just water weight, so don't freak out. Some of you are going to maintain next week and be stressed about meeting the 10 lb. goal. Others of you are going to LOSE weight next week because you're going to plan ahead and make awesome choices and drink plenty of water and stay faithful to your workouts. I know you can do it!

SO - get out your planners, see when your scheduled dinners are, schedule workouts around family time, decide ahead of time what/how much you're going to allow yourself to eat, and then just stick to it. I know some people aren't good planners, but the holidays are the time when we must plan the most, or else gaining is inevitable. You all have done so well this month, so keep up the great work! :drinker:

And don't forget to weigh in tomorrow!!!!!

zumbawhit

Lucky for me, Thanksgiving is the one holiday that we don't go anywhere. We don't wake up early, we don't make tons of food, we don't deal with in-laws, multiple houses, or divorced parents. Yep. Thanksgiving around here is pretty sweet!
So, the plan for me:
Same ol, Same ol.

Now, can you make me plan my budget for BLACK FRIDAY?????? WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Athena413

You guys don't do ANYTHING for Thanksgiving? Knowing his family, that really surprises me!

carhicks

Well, I am Canadian, which means we already did Thanksgiving in October. I guess that is cheating, but I hope to drop a few more pounds this month so that will help. I have not been able to get in 5 servings of vegetables per day so I guess I blew that one, but if I add fruit and vegetables together, I did okay. Sodium is good, only over once. Water is not a problem at all and I am onto my second 100 miles. So far having a great month. Thanks for the challenge it is great incentive and motivation. Everyone is doing great. Carla

youuluvashh

Week 3 Challange

10/12 - 60 Eliptical = 1.7 miles // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: ??
10/13 - REST DAY!!
10/14 - 60 Eliptical = 1.83 // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: No
10/15 - 60 Eliptical = 1.8 // 16 oz // Over Sodium // Veges: No
10/16 - 0
10/17 - 45 Bootcamp = 6.4 // 33.8 oz // Under Sodium // Veges ??
10/18 -

Total Miles: 11.73
Miles Left: 8.27

jilleencaizzi

down 2.9lbs this week!! water challenge met on 4 days stayed under my calories every day and fruits and veggies met and my sodium was down!! Happy Friday!!

MoLivesLuvsLifts

11/11 48 oz water / 0 veggies / under on sodium / 1 mile
11/12 64 oz water / 0 veggies / over on sodium / 0 mile
11/13 80 oz water / 1 veggies / under on sodium / 0 mile
11/14 64 oz water / 3 veggies / over on sodium / 0 mile
11/15 48 oz water / 4 veggies / over on sodium / 0 mile
11/16 48 oz water / 0 veggies / under on sodium / 0 mile
11/17 64 oz water / 1 veggies / over on sodium / 2 miles

November totals:
9 out of 100 miles

I really haven't been motivated to workout this month. I'm going to have to get my butt in gear or I'll definitely GAIN on Thanksgiving. Looks like everyone is doing well. Keep it up! The month's not over yet!

sarahkova

so everything seemed to go well except for sodium this week...and for all the eating out we did (family in town) I still managed to lose 1.2 lbs! not too shabby! I am at exactly 301. my Fingers are CROSSED I can do well on thanksgiving I am taking my water bottle with me! I want to be under 300 next friday!

zumbawhit

You guys don't do ANYTHING for Thanksgiving? Knowing his family, that really surprises me!

Nope. His parents are ok with it, and my grandparents on my mom's side agree (because they've dealt with the multiple divorced fighting parents thing)... but the rest of the family gets pretty pissed. But we just decided that we can't let them dictate our lives. It's frustrating because I can't do anything with any one family member without all the others getting mad that we didn't do it with them. Ugh. Anyway, that's a different story we can share over a glass of moscato. :bigsmile:

On a side note... I show a slight gain this week. HOWEVER, I'm going to take that as a loss, because I consistently show a 4 pound gain once a month which would actually put me at more like 147-8... which would make about a 1.5 pound loss this week! At least, that's what I'm going with!!!

sboo

Doing well, I accomplished 35.71 miles this week.
Water has not been a problem.
Veggies, sometimes. I try to do 5-6 serving a day.
1.2 pounds lost.

I can see Onederland in my sights. (:

I am planning not to eat a lot at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving will not be at mom’s house this year, so my favorites from mom I want have to worry about over eating. Lol

blueviolet20

Well, I don't know what I'm going to do for Thanksgiving. My weight is up from lack of sleep, schedule change, and eating to keep up my energy (plus some) I'll do what I can to turn it around so that hopefully by Thanksgiving, I can be at a decent weight.

Athena413

Well, I am Canadian, which means we already did Thanksgiving in October. I guess that is cheating, but I hope to drop a few more pounds this month so that will help. I have not been able to get in 5 servings of vegetables per day so I guess I blew that one, but if I add fruit and vegetables together, I did okay. Sodium is good, only over once. Water is not a problem at all and I am onto my second 100 miles. So far having a great month. Thanks for the challenge it is great incentive and motivation. Everyone is doing great. Carla

Sorry - you'll have to forgive my arrogant American mind! I forget there are people on here from other countries! :blushing: