Skinny chicks and a rooster November challenge (closed)

inkredibleshrinkingwoman

i'm doing the flash challenge today - as that's been my MO all month, late but accomplished

not sure how much i lost this month, but definitely met at least the 5lb goal

i'm at 70.5 gone today which is better than i expected by this point, and i think a lot of it has to do with the challenges

thank you steph! i am IN for december as best as i can - we go up to the inlaws and then home to america in january (where i will probably NEED a challenge to ward off all the eating i'm going to do!) so please keep me informed!

x

RENAEJAE

I'll keep popping in here for December challenge details. Not quite sure what the plan is but if I know Becky she will be sending us all the 'skinny' on it.

No lbs dropped for the entire month of Nov -gggrrrrr - but I have lost several inches so no complaints.

stephaniezoundi

MY GOALS FOR NOVEMBER:

1. Lose minimum 5lbs
2. complete 20 days of the 30DS (I'm away for a week which is why its not the whole thing!)
3. Burn 10% more calories than I did in November (again away for a week so this is a real challenge!!!) (23498 cals)
4. Be 10+/- cals of my daily allowance (currently 1500)
5. Try 4 new foods this month

1. Lost 7lbs so I am pleased - that said 2 days after Nov 1st weigh in I was up 7lbs so I have relost those 7 and no new ones.
2. Fail - it will be great on the days I can't make it to the gym but I would get bored doing it everyday
3 . No clue to be honest!
4. With the exception of my week away yep I have done this 6 out 7 days in the week
5. Yep - I tried 5: dried apricots,mango, passion fruit, three bean salad, and something else I can't remember at this time!

I have also lost a total of 6inces...very unevenly...3 off 1 thigh...that said it now is the same as the other one!!

carhicks

My goals for November:

1. Log everything I eat. Even those things I eat late at night after I have signed out for the night.
2. Lose 10 pounds
3. Do at least 5 different fitness things each week (i.e. Zumba, water aerobics, weight training, swim lengths, bike, walk the dog etc.)
4. Be under my calorie goal 6/7 days each week.
5. Do the weekly challenges during November.

I did log everything I ate, sometimes the next morning, but I did log it. I realized that if I didn't log, I was only cheating myself, not fooling anyone else.
I lost the 10 pounds I had hoped. It took until this morning, but I made it.
I did 8 or so different things for exercise each week. I found it made me want to exercise more often and not get bored.
I was under my calorie goal all but 3 days for the month, so that was awesome.
I did the weekly challenges for the most part. I was not successful at them all, but I did try.

Overall I felt really good about the month. I also put in 215 miles this month running/walking/swimming/elliptical. These challenges really keep me motivated. Thanks for the mini challenges also Steph. I did not do squats, crunches, arm extensions etc. before these challenges and now they are part of my regular routine. Thanks

k2quiere

Goal check for November:

1. Lose 10 lbs....only lost 5.4, saying only regarding goal, but I am very happy with this fact because it feels like much less!
2. Increase water to 16 glasses every day...TOTAL FAIL!! I have drunk less water since we started this challenge than I ever have before
3. Complete 15 minutes on elliptical.....Did 16 minutes today just for good measure!!
4. Walk the lake trail at least 3 times.....Would have made it 4, if not for the time change. The 3rd time was only 5 miles because I had to turn around so as to not get stuck in the woods in pitch black.
5. Lose another half inch in all areas....I lost at least .25 in all areas but my thighs (I think they're now building muscle up because I use them so much), and I lost 2 inches in my waist!!!

Thanks for this challenge Steph!

Oh, and as for the flash challenge, the only thing I didn't get was the jumping jacks just because I was lazy after my regular workouts. 200 calf raises and 100 squats plus 200 crunches.

andilynn82

November goals:
1. Lose 5 lbs
--I lost 6.2!
2. Drink 10 glasses of water per day
--Nope. I'm definitely drinking more on average though, and I've pretty much cut out my morning Diet Pepsi.
3. Do at least 15 minutes on the exercise bike per day
--Not even close.
4. To get more sleep
--I didn't do a good job keeping track of this, but I'd say no, overall I didn't get more sleep than usual.
5. Be under my calorie goal 6 days/week
--Looking back, there's more days than I thought when I didn't log (or didn't finish logging), so I probably didn't meet this goal.

Since I did so badly, I'm going to keep these as goals for December in addition to the new challenge. I'm pretty excited about the 6.2 pounds though, especially since I lost the last pound or so over the week of Thanksgiving!

Thanks Steph for an awesome challenge! I really liked the mini challenges too - I didn't always get them done, but they got me moving more than normal

inkredibleshrinkingwoman

Goals:
1. lose 5 lbs
i'm trying to go back and figure it out, but it's 7 (or more?)

2. truly try to mix up my cardio, not just do the same thing every day
um, well, i quit the pool last week so it was just walking and my Gazelle - so half fail

3. make an effort to do more strength training
fail - damn,i definitely did more the month before

4. make an effort to cook more involved meals for myself
yes

5. try to get to sleep earlier!
super fail, what's wrong with me that i can't go to sleep before midnight, it would certainly help when i wake early to exercise!!!


thanks again steph for this challenge, i appreciate all your effort!

and congrats to everyone on their weightloss and goals being met

i cannot believe it's December!! - i feel this will be the hardest month of all with all the parties and the holiday - good luck to all!!

penny_eclipse

Goals:
1. lose 4 lbs *fingers crossed*
I lost 6.5lbs and am now just 1.5lbs from goal

2. to really try to work out at least 5 days a week...even when I have tons of coursework on
Havn't managed this, but have managed to do more cycling/walking whenever I can, and have gone to a few extra and new classes so overall my exercise has gone up

3. try to make an effort to do things like sit-ups/press ups on cardio only days
hahahaha no...this hasn't happened, I've been too sore and tired from exercise...

4. keep my protein levels high, and my carbs in check...
definitely been on this one. changed my goal ratio thing to 30% protein, and it appears to have worked.

5. try to keep sleep a priority as it helps everything
ish...whenever possible (she says after pulling an all nighter on monday and only getting to bed 40hrs later so is still recovering...), but generally i have been a lot better with forcing myself into bed...

Thank you steph! It's been so helpful, now I just need to get over the december issues and try to get at goal for xmas...eeek!?

Good luck everyone and Happy December xxx

meerkat70

I don't think I managed any of my November goals, but I feel quite sure December will be better! (Can someone point me at the thread?)

inkredibleshrinkingwoman

I don't think I managed any of my November goals, but I feel quite sure December will be better! (Can someone point me at the thread?)

yes me too, is there a thread??

meerkat - hope your mom is ok....look at you at 92, you're so close!! well done even if it hasnt been a great month

and Bobbie - love your new photo

someday i'll post a photo for now, enjoy the lovely view here in Ireland

lombrica

MY NOVEMBER GOALS:
1) To beat that 100 pound release mark! It's beat me too much... this month, I will conquer it! (103, 103, 103!! ha, ha, ha)
2) Find my home back at the Gym! I miss her and I know that she misses me too... Visit her at least 5x a week.
3) Log my food again... all of it... every day. No excuses! (Been off track since vacay, need to restart!)
4) Find one gratitude or beauty in each day and post it...
5) Practice one new Stress Relief technique at least one time per week.

Review:

1) Did it, did it, did it, DID IT!!
2) I did find my home at the gym again, but not 5 days a week... soon though we will resume our love affair.
3) Logging - most of the month I did pretty well... but upon hitting the 102 mark, welp, kinda failed. Not been eating right either.
4) Posting Gratitudes... pretty good overall, but at a point I forgot, See, if I would have kept up with the spreadsheet, woops!
5) Stress Relief - I did focus on this but didn't really try new things, kinda stuck with easier ones adn just didn't do enough!


December:

It's ready to go... I guess the only good part of being snowed in in Wyoming is that I am getting it posted now. Please forgive me, but I am not on my own computer and therefore don't have my list of everyone's real names vs screennames. Please let me know and I will get everyone's names into the spreadsheet tonight. Will try to get out to each of you and send you the link for the challenge also... THANKS EVERYONE!

lombrica

OK... I think I have sent invites to everyone in this thread... not a whole lot of us?? BUT - December challenge is open!

Ziggie13

OK... I think I have sent invites to everyone in this thread... not a whole lot of us?? BUT - December challenge is open!

Thanks Becky...I was busy in November and couldn't post much. What is the December challenge?

Becky did you go to Cheyenne, Wyoming?