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Hm... so is this how I sort myself into Ravenclaw?
I'm Brittany. I'm 22 years old and a huge Potter fan (as you might tell from my profile pic, I even have a Ravenclaw robe on lmao)!0 -
Hm... so is this how I sort myself into Ravenclaw?
I'm Brittany. I'm 22 years old and a huge Potter fan (as you might tell from my profile pic, I even have a Ravenclaw robe on lmao)!
Yep, that's as easy as it is! And nice - I love your pics!
I'll send you a message in a few minutes with more info on how things work in terms of the challenges and weigh-ins, and, since we're officially on a weigh-in day, if you want, go ahead and post your current weight and end of month goal weight for March to get started.
And just for reference, Lottee and I share Head of House duties for Ravenclaw, so you might see information from either of us.
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Great list Lottee! I've done pretty good this week with the fiber - although I usually do. I've learned to love the higher fiber foods. Now, if I could just learn to unlove the higher fat and sugary foods! :laugh: Fridays are always my easier day - no classes, no urgent homework, jeans day at work - this is a great day! Hope you all enjoy it!0
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Thanks Lotte ( I didn't realize and avocado was high fiber which is nice since I've been eating them since they are about to go bad.0
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Hello All!
Thanks for that list! I've been eating pears since the ones I bought last week are finally ripe *happy dance* . Had a good day yesterday worked out and earned my sushi at the end of the night and beat my step goal of 7500 by 1045 (8545 wooohooo!!) Hope everyone is having a great Friday. It's crazy here at work and bound to get even more so as the day goes on. Happy Friday everyone!
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Great job on the steps, Ayla! Is that with the fitbit?? I usually do around 3,000 on a work day but earlier this week I was hitting over 6,000... one of the small benefits of having no co-worker around... you have to run around like a chicken with their head cut off!0
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.........................This is a rant...................... My feeling were hurt and I want to vent and I feel I dont get judged here.
Today I was talking with my cousin who recently became a vegetarian her claim was if you are an animal lover how can you eat them. You meaning the meat eating population not me personally. When I said I am allergic to most plant based protein * I am allergic to soy peanuts beans lentils all the legumes and have a nut intolerance....* also I am allergic to grains and corn not including rice and eat meat because I want to be healthy and to live. I eat happy animals that were pastured raised grass fed wild caught or hunted by friends of mine. She told me that I am different because I don't really have a choice. It hurt my feelings I have many paleo lifestyle friends on MFP That eat animals and still love them. The argument that If I wouldn't kill it myself I shouldn't eat it. Would that make me a better person to gut my kill with my hands...would you except my food choice then Because I would. I would thank that powerful beast for making it possible for me to live and I do thank my food. I think about where it came from how it lived and what it took to bring it to my table into my belly. Im not good at debating but noteveryone can be a vegan.
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I was a vegetarian for 10 years....I tried vegan for about six months and it was a challenge. I totally love the vegetarian lifestyle and if someone told me today that I had to give up all my meat and go back to it.....I wouldn't have any problem with that. However I don't believe it's right for anyone to try and push their eating beliefs off on anyone else or make them feel bad for the way they eat. No one should do that, but especially not a friend or family member. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that but all you can do is just keep doing what you do right? :flowerforyou:0 -
Oh and by the way after a loooooong period of doing nothing and not watching what I eat I'm back. :bigsmile:
I have missed keeping myself accountable....and I let the fact that I got to my goal weight make me think I could just stop EVERYTHING. SOOOOOO wrong. I have put back on about 8 pounds that I would like to lose again....and maybe a few more this time. I am currently doing the Brazil Butt Lift and will be restarting my C25K, as I am signed up for my very first two races ever (One is called Run for your Lives and sounds AMAZING because it's a 5k with 12 obstacles....and the whole time you run you are being chased by zombies!!!!! [well...people dressed as zombies]).
I also have a friend hooking me up with Turbo Jam and plan to use some of that as well. I'm not going back onto a super strict eating plan.....just simply trying to log my foods, watch my calories and step up my exercise again. And my Saturdays are my "Freebie" days where I won't log my foods and if I want to indulge on something....that's the day I will do it.
So, Ravenclaws......I'm sorry for abandoning you and wonder if I might be allowed back into the house? :flowerforyou:0 -
ScarlettDawn7, Welcome back! If you want to weigh-in every week and so on, the spreadsheet is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnaZ2CBZ3MgTdGxWaWE5OVU0dkQzRE9hRko0S0huT3c#gid=0
But if you just want to do the challenges or lurk in the common room then that's ok too! And the 'Run for your lives' sounds amazing! I right want to do it!
KnitChick89, welcome as well! Hope you enjoy the house, I def think Ravenclaw is the place to be!!
Karinane - welcome back!!
Looks like March will be a great month with lots of returnees and newcomers as well!
In other news- my parent meeting the other day (which i was worrying about) was a parent who'd heard I was leaving and came to try and change my mine! So sweet! Was overcome, but I'm def leaving still, had to beg her not to tell the kids yet though- that is always the hardest part of leaving any school...
Happy weekend Ravenclaws!0 -
OK.... Challenge time!!!
Food challenge: No unauthorised snacking... Plan your snacks in advance and stick to them, nothing else in-between meals! One OWL every day you only eat as planned.
Exercise Challenge: Practice your least favourite exercise this week! One OWL for every day you do this. For example - burpees are the bane of my life, I always skip them when they're meant to be part of my circuit, but not this week! Going to do twenty every day. I am. I am. I AM! Other good ones which often stress people out are pull-ups, push-ups, squats etc. It doesn't matter if you still can't do them at the end of the week, just that you have tried!
Spirit Challenge: Post! It might be a good idea to make your first post about which exercise you are going to try and do, so that we can share the pain and advice if anyone has any.0 -
Good morning Ravenclaw! Welcome to all newbies and returnees. Its always fun to see new faces!
Love the food challenge this week! Unauthorized snacking is always my downfall. Maybe this will help break the cycle for me.
As for the exercise challenge, the treadmill is my least favorite (so boring!) but that's the one I do when I have time to workout - so does it still count?
I took a quick peek at the scales this morning and I will be down a pound if I can get through today without any binges :ohwell: I weigh in on Sundays so wish me luck!!0 -
Great job on the steps, Ayla! Is that with the fitbit?? I usually do around 3,000 on a work day but earlier this week I was hitting over 6,000... one of the small benefits of having no co-worker around... you have to run around like a chicken with their head cut off!
Yes! I love my FitBit! It keeps me moving. I do mostly desk work unless its really really busy so this is definitely helping up my activity. Today I'm pacing behind the desk to up my steps and get started on the walking challenge. I only made 5316 yesterday but I'm definitely going for 7500 again today.I don't believe it's right for anyone to try and push their eating beliefs off on anyone else or make them feel bad for the way they eat. No one should do that, but especially not a friend or family member. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that but all you can do is just keep doing what you do right? flowerforyou
This is absolutely right! I'm a vegetarian but I totally understand other people eating meat. It's a personal choice and has nothing to do with anyone else but me. I'm sorry they made you feel bad. What you do or don't eat is up to you, no one else has a say. *hugs*
Alright Challenges! Planning should be interesting. I'm definitely guilty of unplanned snacking. OK for the exercise I'm going to choose Squats. I hate them and they hate me so I suppose they qualify for this challenge. Hope every ones weekends are going great! Happy Saturday! Ayla 0 -
planks- regular and side . . . I hate the damn things. I will do each kind every day though (grrr)- should help the abs
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I DID IT! 298.6!!! I AM OFFICIALLY IN TWO HUNDRED-VILLE!!!
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YAY!
Oh, that's so awesome. I don't remember when I weighed below 300 pounds. Wow, that must have been back in college. Maybe in another 50 pounds I can start scuba diving again! I'm so excited! :bigsmile:
It feels good to meet my month goal. I came close in January but I actually did it this time. However, my exercise has completely fallen off the grid. I only got in 35 minutes of walking- sheesh. I used to do 60 minutes of zumba no problem. I better make that a priority tomorrow. As far as exercises that I hate, everything you listed could be mine. But since I don't know what half of them are, and I'm definately not hanging off of anything, I think push-ups will be my nemesis this week.
And the planned snacks are a great idea. I usually do this anyway, but there are those "special" days that food arrives and you realize you put something in your mouth. :blushing:
Happy Saturday my fellow Ravenclaws!0 -
Back above 265 :frown: Even though I made many excellent chioces this week and got my OWLS (5) and points (90) in, I made four very bad choices: 2 slices of pizza as a SNACK, a bunch of Chinese food, and a big fruit smoothie,and a lot of desserts and sides at my church's fish fry last night. If I would have done just one of these this week, it wouldn't have affected much of anything. But I did at least one of these every day this week. TOM made the damage even worse. :grumble: the good news is, though, that I drank a LOT of water this week, most days getting in 9 cups! :drinker:
With that stuff behind me this week, I'm determined to get back on track and lose what I gained and pray that I can do enough to reach 260 by the end of the month :glasses:
Korkster: that's FABULOUS!:flowerforyou:0 -
Congratulations Korkster! You have made fantastic progress!! :drinker:I DID IT! 298.6!!! I AM OFFICIALLY IN TWO HUNDRED-VILLE!!!
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Good morning from Thailand!
Wow Korkster that's amazing! Go you! Keep it up, you're doing so well!
Some great ideas on the exercise front- Azsuzi, I think the treadmill definitely counts, anything which you hate! i am going to do burpees (done three this morning, am aiming for twenty a in one go by the end of the week, sigh) but I might also get on the Stepper at the gym later- that kills me, good one to include!
MomofJandA- harcore choosing planks! I used to hate them, Jilian michaels kind of pushed me through that though! There's so many planks in all her videos, even in the yoga one which I sometimes use as a cool down, that I had to get over my fear, or give up! They'd still have been my second choice, after burpees though!
Bkackhawkgirl- the water IS important so pat on the back for that! As for bad choices, we all do it, just maybe try to make slightly less of them this week, and less the week after that? Baby steps! My choice for this week was not to reach for the M&Ms as a fall-back snack (as they come in small packets, and have nuts in, in my head they're a 'healthier bad choice', which is OBVIOUSLY not true!!!! This week I only fell for them once though, when I was offered them every day, so I'm improving!!0 -
Back up to 104 Ibs as of yesterday
, Didn't really do a lot last week on my four days off but spent the time with my boyfriends family and had a lot of fun with my boyfriend with no arguments. . 0 -
I have just realised that I did burpees this morning, when my week doesn't start til tomorrow for the challenges. An extra day of burpees?! NOOOOOO!!!!0
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I DID IT! 298.6!!! I AM OFFICIALLY IN TWO HUNDRED-VILLE!!!
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YAY!
Woohooo!!! Way to go Korkster!!! :drinker:I have just realised that I did burpees this morning, when my week doesn't start til tomorrow for the challenges. An extra day of burpees?! NOOOOOO!!!!
Awwwww just think of it as extra calories burned?
Yesterday was a good day, between the walking at work and my workout at home I made 11,049 steps!! *happy dance* Got my 10,000 steps badge. Now I have to get the 15,000 steps badge. My cardio boxing class kicked my butt and there were squats!! :sad: Going for a ride today with my dad for my easy day and perhaps a walk of some kind to keep my steps up. Hope everyone has a Good day! Happy Sunday! Ayla 0 -
Happy Sunday Ravenclaw! Started my morning out with a less-than-stellar handbell choir performance - I had missed the last 2 rehearsals, another member broke her knee so we had to cover her part, a third member totally missed our practice this morning and barely made it in time to play... Definitely not our best showing!
So this morning, I'm up 2 pounds over my sneak peak yesterday :sad: . I think I'm going to wait and see what tomorrow looks like before I post my weight for the week. Hopefully it's just water retention and will be back down tomorrow.
Lots of little things to get done today, so I'm off to get them started. Have a wonderful day!0 -
Hi all,
My week was crazy busy and pretty dismal. Its midterms so yuck! I cheated a couple of times this week which is unusual. I generally stick to my food but have trouble exercising. This week it was both. I haven't been to the store yet and ran out of this and that so I was just picking up food in town. I ate french fries(chips for my European friends) for the first time in 2 months. I also had waffles, fried chicken and cookies. I need to go to the grocery store so I can get back on my regular meals. Unfortunately that is going to have to wait until after work. Exercise was also poor this week. I managed all three of my strength days but only 2 cardio days. Though I did get in 90 mins of cardio on Wednesday.
Fortunately my cheating was minimal and I still managed a small loss. I've logged in and set my goal for march. I'm shooting for 12 pounds which I hope isn't out of reach. This weeks challenge is going to include some lunges, because I hate them so much, and some more running. I try to run three times a week but it is my least favorite thing to do. But you know the first rule of ZombieLand is you have to do the cardio.0 -
**Thank you Lottee and Kelly for the welcomes!**
I had just seen the challenges and I shall stick to fruits, veggies and coffee for snackage (I have a 2 yo and a newborn, so mama will fall asleep while watching my 2 yo if I don't get mah coffee)!
As for my least favorite exercises, that would be cardio! More specifically running, jump roping etc. I'll probably jump rope, since it's easier to do at home with my children. Love the challenges!!! It's just what I need to help me get motivated!!!0 -
Cardio is very important for ZombieLand. I have the same issues, jazzgnat, if I don't go to the grocery store. I think the only thing I have been successful with in restaurants (especially when I'm busy) is going to Applebees and picking off their "under 550 calorie" meals. Some meals are around 250 calories, and they're all pretty good. You can call ahead and do "pick up" if time isn't a luxury. That may help keep you away from the fried foods. Sushi also works, and of course salad is a big plus. I've also run to the store to pick up one item of carrots or salad if I can't do the full thing just so I can have some greens in the house. The rest of the food may be bad, but not as bad when half your plate is salad.
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Hi all, weighing in today at 185.9, down 1.1lb. Not huge, and not as big a drop as the scales were showing yesterday, but about the same amount I managed to lose in February so March is already looking better! Am hoping the loss from yesterday will show up on the scales next week, and then some...
Have a good week, Ravenclaws!0 -
Hey guys, weighing in at 58.8kg this week, so only .2kg down. Really not much of a change, but I'm hopeful this week will be better. I've just started a full time job, and I'm still adjusting to the hours, and last week I made crappy food choices, buying all my lunches. I've also switched over to more of a desk job whereas before I was on my feet/walking for hours.
I'm starting to get to the point where people are seeing me as a "thin person" and it's kind of weird. In fact it's really weird and awkward. My friend at work is always calling me skinny. Thing is, I'm not skinny yet. I'm sort of borderline slim, in my own eyes. I look *way* better and healthier than I did before but I know I have a long way to go before I'm happy with my body and start maintaining rather than losing. And my BMI is 24.5, so yeah, I still have a ways to go. But undeniably there is a difference. Over the weekend I went clubbing for the first time in ages and I got hit on about 5x more than usual (not that that was particularly welcome but all the same). I guess I kind of just wish my self image had caught up to way that other people are apparently seeing me now :frown: .
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Love seeing everyone on here! Had a busy weekend, so I can't say that I met my challenges yet, but I'm looking forward to it now! As for the exercise....um, I think I might just have to steal momofJandA's idea. Ew.
CONGRATS KORKSTER!! That's amazing milestone! Great job! May you never see the 3-s again!
Oh, and Matchamatcha, I know that feeling! I'm nowhere near as thin or healthy as you are from the numbers you have there, but I keep hearing the word 'skinny' thrown around or friendly joking remarks about how I'm going to blow away in the wind, and trust me, it's flattery, nothing more, because I do look way better, but I'm nowhere near skinny at this point. But it's nice The weird thing is that I don't know how to take the extra attention sometimes, especially when it's references to me being hot or pretty or anything of the like. I just feel like people are trying to be nice and it's not genuine, but *sigh* - Maybe that comes from years of believing I wasn't, yeah?
Anyway, off to work now. Odd schedule this week (mid-shift today, day shift tomorrow and wednesday, then back to evenings thurs and fri....)
Hopefully I'll be on to chat more with everyone! Have a great week!0 -
Hey matcha - I know how you feel. I still see all of the flaws that my clothes hide from view, but on the other hand, my clothes look so much better on me now that other people really recognize the progress I've made! Self-image is a tough barrier. I've known some beautiful people who are not able to see their own beauty because of their own negative self-image. The best thing you can learn to do is graciously say "thank you" when someone compliments that way you look. That's all you have to say.I'm starting to get to the point where people are seeing me as a "thin person" and it's kind of weird. In fact it's really weird and awkward. My friend at work is always calling me skinny. Thing is, I'm not skinny yet. I'm sort of borderline slim, in my own eyes. I look *way* better and healthier than I did before but I know I have a long way to go before I'm happy with my body and start maintaining rather than losing. And my BMI is 24.5, so yeah, I still have a ways to go. But undeniably there is a difference. Over the weekend I went clubbing for the first time in ages and I got hit on about 5x more than usual (not that that was particularly welcome but all the same). I guess I kind of just wish my self image had caught up to way that other people are apparently seeing me now :frown: .
So, I'm logging my weight this week with no change. Saturday I was down a pound. Sunday, my weigh in day, I was up 2 pounds from Saturday! So today I'm down a pound again - since it's between the 2 weekend weights, I'll go with it. Darn it! I was really hoping to post a loss this week... Oh well - off to study for a test! Hope you all have a great day!0 -
Hello!
Finally a loss! Down to 243.8 this morning so on track for my EOM goal. Got my bike ride in yesterday and I made my step goal by 200% earning my first 15,000 step badge. I got to 13,500 and decided to do laps around the coffee table until I got 15,000. Going for 7,500 today since it's my inside workout today. It's my Friday sooo Wooohoo! Hope everyone has a great Monday! Ayla 0 -
Finding it hard to work out! My newborn just will NOT go to sleep today unless he is in my arms -.- I'm thinking of just napping with him right now while my 2 year old is napping since my newbie kept me up all night as well. I didn't get my jumprope on yesterday, but I DID start the Insanity video with my husband and got almost halfway through the first video lol. My calves are KILLING ME!
Keeping to the snacking thing though, which is also murderous since I know that I have two boxes of Thin Mints and some chocolate graham crackers in my cupboard (darned husband getting me my fave graham crackers!!!!!!!!!! lmfao)!!!!!!!!!0
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