Ravenclaw Common Room
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Everyone can have a bad day every so often, and honestly, it can sometimes be really good for your weight loss because your body starts to think it doesn't need to hold on so tightly. I would not recommend doing it often, of course, but it never hurts to indulge and enjoy yourself when you have the right occasion. At least, that's my way of thinking.
So far this week I've done pretty well with not snacking on anything other than veggies when I get home, and I'm hoping this will be long enough to make me stick with it. Yay for challenges! Also doing pretty decent on the 30 minutes per day, which is a pretty nice accomplishment for me.
I have my doubts that this weigh-in will be spectacular due to other issues and bad timing, but either way, as long as I don't gain too much, I'll be thrilled.
Looking forward to Thanksgiving next week! Not only do I get the day off (:D), but I'm going to let myself enjoy it. I doubt I'll eat as much as I ever have, and I won't be losing my mind with it, but I'm going to eat what I want and be full. Maybe I'll take a walk with my parents that night. 0 -
I agree it's good for your mind to indulge once in a long while!
It's Friday already? Where does time go. I seem to have less and less free time to come online during the day.0 -
Another successful day with the food challenge! Tomorrow is a big day, and it starts at 7am. I hope I have enough energy to make it. Have a good night!0
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I am weighing in at 101 Ibs today, I am not sure how many OWLS that I have gotten and I have 490 House Points.0
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Happy Saturday Ravenclaw!! interesting day yesterday. i got pulled to my old department yesterday d/t their short staffing. it was crazy busy so the boss bought pizza since no on could go for lunch break. i didn't eat any and i also avoided the wonderful looking brownies someone brought in. was sorta nice to be with my old coworkers again. i didn't have time for a workout after work before my dinner plans unfortunately. i suppose i didn't do all that badly with dinner compared to what i used to do, but went WAY over and didn't even attempt to calculate calories. another blown weigh in tomorrow i suppose. had a really nice evening and really did enjoy the dinner (cup of french onion soup, crab cake salad, home made fries, 2 light beers :drinker: ).
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Psb13, perhaps your body over compensated because you skipped lunch. I have this problem sometimes, which is why I pack extra healthy snacks just in case I need them. Good job on resisting the brownies.
Today's weigh in: 330.4
house points: 120
food OWL: 4 (no food after 9pm)
exercise OWL: 7 (butt clenches, 30 reps 3x a day)
spirit OWL: 7
Now I only get 1790 calories to eat, when I was having difficulty with 1850. I'm off, busy day.
Happy Saturday everyone!0 -
Good morning Ravenclaw and happy Saturday! I did fairly well last week with my after lunch snacking - until yesterday. :grumble: Lots of various treats in the office and then a baby shower. None of the treats that I ate were very satisfying, so I don't understand why I continue to sabotage my efforts with them. The good news is, with my successes the rest of the week, I lost the weight that I had regained last week!
Today's weigh in: 151.5
food: 5
exercise: 5
spirit: 6
OWLs: 16
House Points: 190
Yikes! I just realized that I haven't posted this week's challenges!! I'll do that next...0 -
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November Week 4 House Challenges
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Food: In the states, this is the week of the Thanksgiving holiday - typically filled with lots of good food and overeating. So, the food challenge this week is to make sure that for each meal or plate you have be sure to have a portion of healthy veggies with it. That way you'll fill up with healthier food rather than just stuffing yourself. (thank you Korkster for this challenge) **Note: the USDA recommends that you fill 1/2 of your plate with fruits and veggies and 1/2 with protein and grains.
Exercise: Since this will be a busy week for many of us, the exercise challenge is the make sure you fit at least 1/2 hour of some kind of exercise into each day even if you don't have time for a full workout. For instance, if you'll be visiting with friends and family all day or spending Thanksgiving on the couch watching football, try doing 6 5-minute bursts throughout the day or taking 3 10-minute walks.
You can start on these challenges after you weigh in. Have a good weekend Ravenclaw!!0 -
Great job with the challenges, guys! Good ways to help keep us on track. Just stopping by to say hello before I start my workout and then start sorting clothes and getting some laundry and other housework done (woo, fun day, yeah? lol). Weigh-in tomorrow for me, but good luck to everyone!
And congrats again, Sue, on your loss!
(p.s. In the spirit of thankfulness, I'm terribly thankful for you and everything you do to keep us moving and informed. You're the best!)0 -
Announcements from the Great Hall:Ok, guys! Here's the results for Week 2!
Slytherin won the Quidditch Match for this week!
Hufflepuff's still in the lead for the House Cup!
Great work in all the Houses! It was really close in some areas
**New solutions are still in the works for our Prefect Badges and House/Quidditch Cups. Feel free to post suggestions in the 'Signatures' thread here in our group (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/399124-signatures).
Keep up the great work, everyone! And welcome again to all the new students! We love having you
And thanks Kelly :flowerforyou:0 -
SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which means its a new week for me and by golly I'm going to kick this week's BUTT!
Today's Stats:
exercise (30 minutes)- +1
Food (veggies at every meal)- +1
Spirit- +1
House Points- 60
Weekly Stats:
OWLS- 3
House Points- 600 -
Im excited for this up coming weeks challenges. I dont know why I never think of doing some sprint exercises when my life gets to busy for an hour work out. This week is gona be good.0
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It was such a busy day that I almost forgot to check in. I hope everyone had a good Saturday!0
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Looks like we're gonna need to recruit some serious exercisers, up our own efforts, or keep better tallies on the walking and other misc. activities we do. We're trailing by quite a lot in house points compared to the others.
Maybe it's our bookworm nature? >.> *is looking for excuses*0 -
I've been SWAMPED at work and school so I have completely thrown exercise by the wayside. I have kept up with food though.
Weekly weigh-in:
Weight: 143.5
Owls: 7
House Points: 50
I promise to have more house points next week... it will be much easier since I have no papers due and 2 days off from work!!0 -
Had a loss for the week. Down to 132.2.....was hoping to have a loss before next weeks holiday lol.
OWLs:
Food:7 (I was a good girl and logged everyday what I ate lol)
Spirit:2 (Trying to get back on track. Doing better but....still have work to do lol)
Exercise:3
Total OWLs: 12
House Points: 1950 -
Hi guys, weighing in at 63kg / 138.8lb today.
Yay! Finally a loss. I think it might be because I'm sick at the moment, but whatever, I'll take it 
. It also brings me past my 10kg lost mark which was my initial goal when I started on MFP. 
I got my first noticing moment (I can't figure out how to phrase that better lol) last weekend as well - haven't seen my cousin since June and she was like "OH MY GOD! You've lost so much weight!" :happy:. That felt good. I've had a couple of friends say something, but I've talked to them about being on a diet and they see me all the time, so it was nice to hear that it's noticeable from someone who hasn't seen me in a while.
Anyway, I now intend to get down to about 53kg... which is about 22.5 on my BMI. So, I'm hoping that I can get to that by next Christmas. I'm well aware by now that weight loss is a slow process for me and the key is persistence. And I'm cool with that, because I've actually reached the point where I'm really happy with my body now. I don't feel gross or like I'm busting out of all my clothes, which is where I was at when I started on MFP, I've actually gone down a size, and I'm just ~comfortable. I've realised that me continuing on and aiming to lose another 10kg is more about health than appearance and that's a nice realisation to come to .
I'll be participating in the challenges and so on for this week as well, now that I'm feeling better and I'm done with uni for the year as well.0 -
Happy Sunday my fellow Ravenclaws!
Another busy day for me, need to tidy up the house and do some family visiting today. My weigh-in is tomorrow morning so I'll check in with all my stats then.
I hope everyone has a great day!0 -
Honestly, I'm *really* pleased with this week's results. I didn't hit my mark every day for my challenges, but I only missed two days of each, which isn't bad at all. AND, I genuinely thought I'd either gain or just maintain this week, and I actually lost a good amount of weight! Woooo! Now the trick to reach my monthly goal is trying to lose .7 pounds in 11 days....with two Thanksgiving dinners in the middle...
Weigh-in: 230.6 (down by 2.4 - woot!)
House Points: 287
OWLs: 15
Spirit: 5
Food: 5
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Hi Ravenclaws!
Here is my weigh in, end of TOM, so my weight is still at 216.8 Sigh, still have water weight, rings are tight.
House Points= 505
Owls, Excersise 7 did 20 burpees a day
Food, 0, too swamped at work, and did not read challenge until later in the week. Also had a bood food week, the worst since joing MFP. It is amazing I did not gain weight.
Sprit - I think I checked in at least 3 times, so total
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Checking in!
Weight: no change (277) :mad:
House points: 371
OWLS
exercise/food: 1
Spirit: 3?
Total: 4
Really, really going to work on getting those OWLS this week!!0 -
Wow - its been quiet on here today... I hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday! I spent a good part of the day watching the HP movies with my son. Tomorrow, I have the surgery done on my other eye and when I get home, we're all going to watch both parts of DH back to back. :bigsmile:
Have a good night Ravenclaw!0 -
Wow - its been quiet on here today... I hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday! I spent a good part of the day watching the HP movies with my son. Tomorrow, I have the surgery done on my other eye and when I get home, we're all going to watch both parts of DH back to back. :bigsmile:
Have a good night Ravenclaw!
Hi Ravenclaws!
Another busy day. Had an impromptu family get together today, which I saw as a pretrial for how things will go on Thanksgiving. It was a success! Stayed away from the pie, and even played tennis with my cousin. I'm actually looking forward to the holidays now!0 -
Sorry for the repeat. I had a lot of difficulty posting tonight.0
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Sunday was GORGEOUS up here in the north. We raked leaves (sore arms to prove it). I also hopped on the treadmill for a half hour last night, so already building up the house points!0
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Good Morning Ravenclaw!
Here are my Stats for last week!
Week Three Ravenclaw Challenge:
Exercise OWL - 4 OWLS
Food OWL - 7 OWLS
Spirit OWL - 6 OWLS
Inter-house Challenge:
Weigh-In: 228 lbs (7 lbs loss...Woo Hoo!)
Exercise Minutes - 165 minutes
I hope everyone has a great day!0 -
good morning Ravenclaw! really bad day yesterday. i worked overtime in the ER during the day, went for groceries afterwards (got lots of yummy healthy stuff), then spent the evening in a different ER with my husband. got home a little before midnight after eating about 550 calories all day!! stopped for fast food on the way home d/t starvation/ease of access/stress. totally blew what would have been a really good day.
weekly stats;
weight 173 which is a 1.2lb loss
OWLS: 19
*checkin-7
*food-6
*exercise-6
HP: 224
not a bad week, but i'm not loving how this week started ( 0 OWLS and 0 HP yesterday)
hope everyone has a great week. best of luck with your surgery sue :flowerforyou:0 -
Checking in. I have gotten to the point where I am pretty much considering myself to be in a maintenance phase. My ultimate goal was to get my weight in between 130-135 and keep it there. So, I don't really have any more to lose....not really sure where that puts me with the Ravenclaws? Do I get to stay around for challenges, and OWLs, and house points and just make my monthly weight goal to stay in my little 5 pound range or will I get booted? :sad:0
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I checked in yesterday, just on the wrong thread!
Weight lost, 1.2 lbs, CW - 183.0
I think I have 1 spirit point, for 1 OWL
90 minutes of exercise.
Time for my nap0 -
Today's Stats (Sunday/Monday):
exercise (30 minutes)- +1
Food (veggies at every meal)- +1
Spirit- +1
House Points- 30+60=90
Weekly Stats:
OWLS- 6
House Points- 1500
