Ravenclaw Common Room
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Wow! Saturdays are really slow around here! Where are all the Ravenclaws? We're getting ready to watch Titanic to mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. We decided to try to time it so that they hit the iceberg in the movie at about the same time they really did hit the iceberg 100 years ago - that's 11:40 pm GMT -3. That's pretty nerdy, isn't it? :blushing:0
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@azsuzi- I think that's an awesome idea and yes I am a major nerd! I mean I am an engineering major haha
Today has been kind of hectic. I just now got to where I can sit down and relax. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!0 -
And an update - we managed to time it perfectly!! When they were logging the time in the movie, we were at the same exact time - 100 years later. That little detail somehow made it all the more moving. May they rest in peace.Wow! Saturdays are really slow around here! Where are all the Ravenclaws? We're getting ready to watch Titanic to mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. We decided to try to time it so that they hit the iceberg in the movie at about the same time they really did hit the iceberg 100 years ago - that's 11:40 pm GMT -3. That's pretty nerdy, isn't it? :blushing:0 -
You guys, I finally started losing again! :happy: :drinker: After like... 6 weeks? of no loss I've lost half a kilo and I'm down to 58.4kg. I was so happy I actually did a little victory dance. My "internal injuries jeans" (sitting down or eating was dangerous in those things) that I bought a couple of weeks ago, are now just tight-fitting, not painful.
And congratulations Kelly on reaching Onederland!
@MomofJandA - I completely know what you mean. I've realised that I have very little ability to judge my appearance objectively. It doesn't matter how many people tell me I look good. Some days I think I look good and others I just see flaws. I try to find something I like about how I look and focus on that.
Something to think about - when I look at other people, and what makes them attractive: it's not so much how good looking they are, or how slim they are, it's presentation and personality. And confidence. I think there's really a lot to be said for faking it til you make it.0 -
Weighing in today with a 1 pound loss. Yesterday I was showing a 2 pound loss but I was a bit lazy about my food choices and snacking, and the scale has no sense of humor. This morning my hubby decided to make eggs, sausage and pancakes. HOLY COW!! Nearly 800 calories for breakfast! Guess I need to get off my butt and burn some calories today!
Have a great Sunday everyone!0 -
Hello everyone! I am getting ready to make Spinach and Kale Chips so I can have salty snacks to nibble on when I get the craving. 0
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And an update - we managed to time it perfectly!! When they were logging the time in the movie, we were at the same exact time - 100 years later. That little detail somehow made it all the more moving. May they rest in peace.
It is nerdy, but in the very best of ways :flowerforyou: And I can imagine it really was moving in the moment, too. It's hard to even comprehend it, isn't it?0 -
I've been pretty hit and miss with activity in the common room lately, but hopefully I'll find my way in here and nestle up on a couch to have a chat more often.
I got the job promotion that I wanted (yay!), so I'll be spending this week getting things tied up in my old role and hopefully start moving my things over to my new office. The good news (I hope), is that I'll be on a regular schedule, and I'll have my evenings and weekends off, so maybe that'll make it easier to be more consistent here.
As for house business, I haven't seen any posts recently about our new prefects or challenges - is that right? If we don't have any yet, I'll use Bron's awesome lists for suggestions and get some up for us ASAP. Hope you're all having a great weekend! 0 -
I've been pretty hit and miss with activity in the common room lately, but hopefully I'll find my way in here and nestle up on a couch to have a chat more often.
I got the job promotion that I wanted (yay!), so I'll be spending this week getting things tied up in my old role and hopefully start moving my things over to my new office. The good news (I hope), is that I'll be on a regular schedule, and I'll have my evenings and weekends off, so maybe that'll make it easier to be more consistent here.
As for house business, I haven't seen any posts recently about our new prefects or challenges - is that right? If we don't have any yet, I'll use Bron's awesome lists for suggestions and get some up for us ASAP. Hope you're all having a great weekend!
Congrats on the promotion!0 -
Yay Kelly - congrats on the promotion!I got the job promotion that I wanted (yay!), so I'll be spending this week getting things tied up in my old role and hopefully start moving my things over to my new office. The good news (I hope), is that I'll be on a regular schedule, and I'll have my evenings and weekends off, so maybe that'll make it easier to be more consistent here.
As for house business, I haven't seen any posts recently about our new prefects or challenges - is that right? If we don't have any yet, I'll use Bron's awesome lists for suggestions and get some up for us ASAP. Hope you're all having a great weekend!
I haven't seen any prefect announcements or challenges posted for the week - I just realized that! It would be great if you could post some for us! :flowerforyou:0 -
Congrats to our Prefects from last week: brittlynn07 and LadyBezoar! Very nice job with your challenges!
Also congrats to our highest weight loss % from last week: _gwen!
Since it's so late, I'm going to post our challenges rather than having our prefects decide (sorry!). Hope these work for everyone:
Food: Soda Challenge! Replace at least one soda (or other sugary drink/coffee/other liquid weakness) per day with an extra cup of water. For each day you do this, you earn one OWL!
Exercise: Incorporate the activities from this living room workout video each day for some extra fitness minutes and toning work using nothing more than your living room couch: http://fitbie.msn.com/fit-life/?videoId=61b382a7-4f0f-4f1b-9447-06da610a9a7c For each day you include these exercises, you earn 1 OWL!
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Hey Ravenclaws!!!
Just signed up for my first race of the season (and the first one since ankle surgery in December). Its the Susan G.Koman Miles of Hope 5K- my mom is a stage 4 breast cancer survivor so it is close to my heart. My personal goal is to finish in under 28 minutes (my slowest trail run time from last year- although its not a trail run). I looked at last year times and the first place female finisher was at 19:10. I feel like I'm pretty good at a 8-9 minute mile, but there's no way in hell I can ever see myself running a 6 minute mile- so I'll just continue to try to beat my last time ;-)0 -
I hurt myself the other day, so am going to do a lower impact workout today. Happy Monday!0
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Happy Monday, Ravenclaws!
My work schedule this week is almost normal (only two long days of travel) so I hope I'll be able to make better food choices and even have some time for the gym. My knees are pretty swollen from Friday still but I'm thinking about going to a yoga class tonight for a full body stretch to start the week off right.0 -
Hey everyone!
Things have been crazy for the past few days - I'm on vacation and had to finish up things before Ieft, then spent a day in airports because of a canceled flight, but I finally got to my destination - yay! Getting lots and lots of exercise, and there are lots of healthy food options. Tried a new exercise class today - DRUMS ALIVE - if you ever see it, try it - it's cardio centered on banging on thoe big fitballs with drumsticks, with music - lots of fun!
@Kelly - congrats on your promotion!!
@momofJandA - good luck on our race! When is it?
@Matcha and azsuzi - congrats on getting the scale moving!0 -
I hurt myself the other day, so am going to do a lower impact workout today. Happy Monday!
Ouch! Are you okay?0 -
Hey everyone!
Things have been crazy for the past few days - I'm on vacation and had to finish up things before Ieft, then spent a day in airports because of a canceled flight, but I finally got to my destination - yay! Getting lots and lots of exercise, and there are lots of healthy food options. Tried a new exercise class today - DRUMS ALIVE - if you ever see it, try it - it's cardio centered on banging on thoe big fitballs with drumsticks, with music - lots of fun!
Awesome! Sounds like a blast - glad you're still going strong even on vacation.
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HI! DW & I had a crazy weekend and I came back sick so... today is my Monday. Happy whatever today is to everyone!0
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Hello All,
I love Harry Potter and watch one of the movies pretty much every other week. I nearly gave a fangirl squee when I stumbled onto this group. I have to say sheer genius to the Headmistress for combining the world of Harry Potter with MFP in such a clever and seamless fashion.
I look forward to interacting and sharing my journey with you all and learning about your journey’s too.
Take care,
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srp2011- race in Sat. 4/28
Need to get in more calories tooday- but getting blood work done in the afternoon and have to be "fasting" OMG I'm starving- maybe I shouldn't have run this morning, but I figured dinner would be "bad" so I wanted to bank those calories- we'll see what happens- I know I'm eating something as soon as the blood is out of my arm though!0 -
Hello All,
It's getting more and more difficult to write into MFP. Also more difficult to lose weight. I'm actually working out more, but it's tough to beat the scale. As per previous recommendations, I've measured other areas. I'm only going to track those monthly though. No need to get obsessive.
On the bright side, I did lose this weekend. So close to 50! And I feel it too. Went hiking with my brother yesterday. Quite fun, and not as exhausting as it would be if I had hiked earlier. One of my co-workers invited me for a hike on Saturday, so I'm going to see if I can work it in.
Have a great day all! If you get a chance, watch Cabin in the Woods. Not your typical scary movie... it's like the Galaxy Quest of horror... sort of. *LOVED* it!0 -
Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a good one! I went for a gorgeous hike thismorning, then biking through some of the most beautiful scenery in the southwest - one of my fvorite places in the world :-)
Welcome Datenshi!
@korkster - congrats on the loss and hope you get a chance to hike this weekend!0 -
Hey everyone! I hope everyone had a good day! I just made some skinny texas cheese fries (thanks to skinnytaste.com) that are amazing!!!0
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Oh my - I just realized that I didn't drop in yesterday! I don't remember the last time that happened to me! Glad to see there's a lot going on in the common room. You all keep me inspired every day - even when I'm AWOL. Have a good night everyone!!0
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Hello everyone! I've been doing well with the food challenge, I normally drink a couple sodas a day, but I am trying to replace them with water and the last couple days I have had success with it! 0
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Hello everyone! I've been doing well with the food challenge, I normally drink a couple sodas a day, but I am trying to replace them with water and the last couple days I have had success with it!
Great job! I also have been doing well with replacing water/drinking more water. Off to go have a nice lunch and then back to get in my work out 0 -
I seem to be conquering the soda challenge pretty well this week. I usually have 2 cups of Diet Dr.Pepper a day and I've been keeping it to either 1 or none. Of course it helps that I ran out at home so can't have any at dinner until I go shopping!!!
The scale is annoying the hell out of me this week. I've gained three damn pounds since Saturday and honestly don't know how/why. Been under calories, cardio every day, watching sodium, under carbs, on paper everything looks good . . . but in black and red it says +3 lbs :explode:0 -
Happy Hump-Day, Ravenclaws! I have always wondered if Wednesdays should have a theme song... Any nominations?0
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Are you "starving" your body? How much water are you drinking? If I go beyone 8 cups a day, it seems to help flush the system.
I'm in a funky mood this morning. Don't know how to shake it. :grumble:0 -
Wow, I have a massive headache. And I'm doing the wrong thing by drinking a mini can of Coke. o.o I can't help myself!0
