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Waist Removers Challenge (CLOSED GROUP)

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  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member
    Hey Team!!

    Just as a heads-up.... we all kind of struggled with weights this week. Even though we all worked hard (or as heard as I could....sorry) we are not going to make our 1% goal.

    Leigh (achampionsheart) lost the most from Saturday to Saturday (-3.5) which brought her back to where she was the week before. Marj (pkiddy) lost 0.3, Maureen lost 2.0 (woo hoo), MarchelleLynne lost 0.8 and I lost 0.6. Best news -- NOBODY GAINED!!!

    This week -- let's really take a stand!! Let's set a goal for ourselves and see if we can do it!!

    My goal this week is 45 minutes of exercise 5 days this week, 100 ounces of water each day, NO CHOCOLATE and lose 1.0 lb.

    We all worked really hard this week, and it's progress.

    My goal for this week is to survive it! My boss (he runs the pilot program that is my new job) is located out of state and is coming for a visit. Which means 2 days of meetings (and lunch and dinner with the team daily), then I have a full day networking event (at least I will be walking around all day) and I have to lead some classes, which he decided to observe. Plus he is going to spend a day "shadowing" me to see what I do. Apparently my results have been good so far. No pressure there!

    On another note, we got our tickets today for the Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw show in August 2012. That's right NEXT August! There are 20 of us going and it will be a blast. Best of all, by then my "seat" will fit in the seat!!
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member

    On another note, we got our tickets today for the Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw show in August 2012. That's right NEXT August! There are 20 of us going and it will be a blast. Best of all, by then my "seat" will fit in the seat!!

    JEALOUS!!!! I live about 30 minutes away from where KC grew up.... in fact, his dad used to coach at the high school next door to where I used to teach.... and i've never made it to a concert!!!! Lucky, lucky you!!!
  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member

    On another note, we got our tickets today for the Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw show in August 2012. That's right NEXT August! There are 20 of us going and it will be a blast. Best of all, by then my "seat" will fit in the seat!!

    JEALOUS!!!! I live about 30 minutes away from where KC grew up.... in fact, his dad used to coach at the high school next door to where I used to teach.... and i've never made it to a concert!!!! Lucky, lucky you!!!

    It's our 6th in a row (except in 2010 when he didn't tour.) We got to a lot of concerts, but this is the only one where I get a t-shirt! Next year's show will have me in an XL (or dare I dream a L) instead of the XXL or XXXL!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    Hey Team!!

    Just as a heads-up.... we all kind of struggled with weights this week. Even though we all worked hard (or as heard as I could....sorry) we are not going to make our 1% goal.

    Leigh (achampionsheart) lost the most from Saturday to Saturday (-3.5) which brought her back to where she was the week before. Marj (pkiddy) lost 0.3, Maureen lost 2.0 (woo hoo), MarchelleLynne lost 0.8 and I lost 0.6. Best news -- NOBODY GAINED!!!

    This week -- let's really take a stand!! Let's set a goal for ourselves and see if we can do it!!

    My goal this week is 45 minutes of exercise 5 days this week, 100 ounces of water each day, NO CHOCOLATE and lose 1.0 lb.

    We all worked really hard this week, and it's progress.

    My goal for this week is to survive it! My boss (he runs the pilot program that is my new job) is located out of state and is coming for a visit. Which means 2 days of meetings (and lunch and dinner with the team daily), then I have a full day networking event (at least I will be walking around all day) and I have to lead some classes, which he decided to observe. Plus he is going to spend a day "shadowing" me to see what I do. Apparently my results have been good so far. No pressure there!

    On another note, we got our tickets today for the Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw show in August 2012. That's right NEXT August! There are 20 of us going and it will be a blast. Best of all, by then my "seat" will fit in the seat!!


    tim mcgraw and kenny chesney are awesome....bruce springsteen is touring next year too...would love to catch both shows...but one would do=)
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    WEEK 6: BURN THOSE CALORIES!!!

    1. 20 burpees per day for Team 69ers, Waist Removers, Mind over Matter, and Flab-u-less. 30 burpees per day for Power Hungry. (30 per day for Team MM too!) These are our penalties for not reaching 1% loss :sad:

    BURPEE video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_TBHno0Os&feature=related


    2. Nutrition--reach at least 75% of daily calcium goal.

    3. The four teams with the highest percentage of calorie burns will win advantages, so burn, baby, burn!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    PRE POSTING FOR MONDAY DEC 5TH

    TALLIES:
    118 MIN. WORKOUT

    20 BURPEES
    JUMPING JACKS 55
    DONKEY KICKS 55
    SQUATS 55
    JUMPING ROPE 110

    28 MIN HIP HOP DVD
    70 MIN STRENGTH TRAINING (BREAKDOWN: 100 SQUATS, 150 BENTOVER D'BELL ROWS, 1OO REPS ON THE PEC MACHINE, 15 MIN. OF JUMPING/JOGGING IN PLACE)
    104 OZ WATER
    685 calories burned

    GOOD LUCK TO ALL THIS WEEK....YOURE ALL CHAMPS
  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member
    Did my 20 burpees (modified to squat/pushup/squat/pushup). I also did 50 bicycle crunches, 30 donkey kicks and 20 leg lifts. My legs hurt now! Tomorrow, I will do some exercises for upper body and we will see how it goes. I also got in a 15 minute walk today. The calcium will be a bit of a challenge. I am lactose intolerant-so the dairy really did a job on me yesterday and I only got to 75%-with 50% coming from a vitamin. I will have to get a calcium supplement-which is something my son's GI doctor has told me to do for awhile now. (For me, not my son. If it were him, we would have some!)

    The exercise is 197 calories.
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    I'm lactose-intolerant too, so my calcium will be coming from a supplement... i never realized how low I was, so I guess this has been a good challenge for me!! :happy:

    I took a 40-minute walk today to ease the soreness in my legs :sad: , and did modified burpees.... tomorrow will be a "rest day" for my husband's Christmas party, then I'll be back to regular workouts on Wednesday.

    Water: 112+
    Burpees: check
    Calorie Burn: 304
    Calcium: 81%
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    i wound up having 128.9 oz water
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    TUESDAY TALLIES:

    859 CALORIES BURNED
    128 OZ WATER

    WORKOUT:
    70 MIN. STRENGTH/WEIGHTS (100-120 REPS OF TRICEP PUSHDOWNS, 200 STANDING LUNGES, 100 DUMBBELL CHEST PRESSES, 10 PLANKS)
    20 BURPEES
    ELLIPTICAL 25 MIN
    JAZZ DANCE 28 MIN DVD
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    Posting early for wednesday:

    Tallies:
    128 oz water

    Exercise:
    20 burpees
    jazz dance dvd-24 min
    treadmill: 30 min.
    salsa dvd-24 min

    55 crunches
    55 squats
    110 jumping jacks
    55 jump ropes

    will post cals burned in a few
    739 cals total=)
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    Tuesday:
    water -- check 112+
    Rest day for me, so no calories or burpees... they will get made up, tho. Calcium was under, too.

    Wednesday --
    water -- 128 and counting
    burpees -- 30 (20 + 10 for Tuesday)
    calcium -- yes
    calories burned: 677 (plus whatever I burn doing crunches and burpees)
    woo hoo.... I'm feeling G-O-O-O-O-O-D!!!!!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    thursday tallies:

    128 oz

    1085 cals will be burned
    burpees yes
    calcium yes, everyday

    tricep ext: 100
    stepups: 200
    bench press 70 lbs: 100
    dumbbell dead lifts: 100/15 lbs

    treadmill 35 min (running and walking)
    hip hop/jazz dvd 52 min
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    You are killing it!!! Way to go Leigh :bigsmile:

    Thursday:
    water -- 104
    burpees - 20
    calcium... I'll add a supplement and get it over
    calories -- 377 per HRM for my frigid run!! Plus burpees!!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    thanks Cristy...i forgot to take my dvds with me tonight to the gym, i deducted that from my cal. burn
    i did run twice on the treadmill tonight for 12 min each.....WOOT WOOT..... and i did my weights
    72 min.
    48 oz water
    weights and burpees
    715 cals

    trying to stay honest here=)

    i am also at exactly 200 lbs!!
  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member
    I have been having all kinds of challenges with my computer-and my time!

    I did make my calcium at 75% or more every day with the help of a supplement. I did find that oranges had lots of calcium too! I did my burpees every day, along with leg lifts, bicycle crunches,21's and swimmer's presses on alternate days. those I could do as soon as I woke up. I made sure to go for at least a 15 minute walk every day, trying to go further every day. My calorie burns were:
    Sunday-115
    Monday-197
    Tuesday-197
    Wednesday-278
    Thursday-197
    Friday-224

    Having 12-13 hour days all week made it challenging to get that in. Thank goodness for lunch time! I talked one of my teammates into walking with me at lunch to make sure I did it!

    Now my boss is gone back home and things should settle down for the next few weeks-at least as far as work is concerned.

    I will post info in the AM for updated weight and Saturday plans. I think I will hit the gym then go do some shopping. Aggravation burns calories, doesn't it?
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    no exercise today...had a family get together and im pooped from hosting...will workout in the morning
  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member
    Hi Everyone!

    I lost 3 lbs this week! I'm down to 215!!

    I will get my calcium in today, and I did my burpees, bicycles, lifts,21's and swimmer's presses. I am starting to enjoy some of those calesthenics. (Spelling doesn't count here!)

    I am going to an outdoor mall today, and will be walking around for hours, so my anticipated calorie burn for today will be 609.

    Hope everyone had a good week!
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    Week 6 Report:

    Burpees -- all completed (and we officially hate them!!)

    Calcium -- everyone was at 75% or better at least 5/6 days
    Weight:
    TNGirlyGIrl 160.00 (this was my Christmas goal!!)
    pkiddy 157.00
    MaureenDonahue 215.00
    achampionsheart 200.00 (next week onderland!!)
    MarchelleLynne 206.4

    Calorie Burns:
    TNGirlyGirl 2252
    pkiddy 3112
    MaureenDonahue 1702
    achampionsheart 4579
    MarchelleLynne 2723
    Total 14368/5 = Average 2873.6

    It's been a good week!!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    GREAT JOB....AND GREAT BURNS BY ALL.....

    MAUREEN...YOU ROCK.....GREAT JOB......

    looking forward to another great week
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    WEEK 7: Just Breathe!!!

    We came in 1st in weight-loss before the advantages were handed out!!! :bigsmile: Even after other teams earned some advantages, we still came in 2nd this week -- that earned us a 1 lb. advantage for next week!!! WAY TO GO!!! Let's keep up the burning and losing!!!!

    Recap:
    Nutrition - meet or exceed your baseline (before exercise) protein and fiber goals everyday
    Fitness: daily yoga -- there is a link to the suggested chart at the episode

    www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MotivationMatters/view/episode-7-just-breathe-177987

    If you can't read this, I will try find a link to a larger/printable version.

    Time to de-stress, relax and enjoy the Holiday Season!!

    In order to not fall behind on the weight-loss aspect of our journey, though, we will have a TEAM CHALLENGE as well:
    45 minutes of cardio, at least 4 days this week!!
  • Pkiddy
    Pkiddy Posts: 145 Member
    I just read the recap posted by TNGirlyGirl on how our team did and 1.) OUR TEAM TOTALLY ROCKS!!!! and 2.) OUR TEAM TOTALLY ROCKS!!!. :-) Excellent job by everyone, this next week we will TOTALLY ROCK once again!!!
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    I just read the recap posted by TNGirlyGirl on how our team did and 1.) OUR TEAM TOTALLY ROCKS!!!! and 2.) OUR TEAM TOTALLY ROCKS!!!. :-) Excellent job by everyone, this next week we will TOTALLY ROCK once again!!!

    we TOTALLY ROCK.......another great week ahead....=)
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    monday tallies:

    50 min weight/strength training
    50 min. treadmill (running/walking)
    28 min. hip hop dvd
    20 min yoga stretches

    water: 128 oz
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    Monday:
    water: 112 oz
    nutrition: close on both protein and fiber (I'm calling it good if we are 80% or better)
    yoga: buahahahahahha that was too funny. I'm not known for my grace or balance!! :laugh:

    Also completed 60 minutes of cardio (Elliptical -- and I killed it!!! Worked harder than I'd ever done =)
  • maureendonahue
    maureendonahue Posts: 468 Member
    Monday: water at 72 oz. 15 min yoga complete, along with 30 min. of cardio. Made protien and fiber too. Tomorrow is a 13 hour day-but I am leading a 3 hour class in the morning and again in the evening, so I will be moving around a lot, plus I will try to sneak out for 30 minutes to go for a walk. I am near the ocean and it i supposed to be a nice (although chilly!) day.
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    monday tallies:

    50 min weight/strength training
    25 min. treadmill (running/walking)
    20 min yoga stretches
    400 stepups

    water: 112 oz
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    **note to Cristy

    i am in another challenge that requires me to keep track of calories, fat, carbs and sodium this week.....i wont be able to track protein or fiber.....if there is another way that i can broaden how many categories i do ill do it

    **tuesday tallies

    128 oz water
    20 min yoga
    50 min weights
    55 squats
    110 jump ropes
    55 jumping jacks
  • achampionsheart
    achampionsheart Posts: 1,020 Member
    wednesday tallies:

    fiber and protein: im going to guess that since i ate bread that has grain and fiber in it ive probably come close to getting my fiber goal met

    calories burned 801

    40 min on treadmill
    30 min on elliptical
    24 min jazz dvd
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    **note to Cristy

    i am in another challenge that requires me to keep track of calories, fat, carbs and sodium this week.....i wont be able to track protein or fiber.....if there is another way that i can broaden how many categories i do ill do it


    Just track the macros for your other challenge... if you're reaching those, that's good enough. We have to be realistic -- the real goal here is to make sure we're eating healthy!!
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