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Sorry it's so late this week. I'm slowly getting back into a routine I can stick with! Here's the challenges:
WEEK 2:
(Starting after check-in between 1/6-1/9
and ending with check-in between 1/13-1/16)
OWL (exercise): Planks! http://www.howcast.com/videos/388-How-To-Do-the-Plank-Pose I suggest setting a goal in seconds. Even 30 seconds or a minute can be REALLY tough at first!
Each day you reach your daily goal you earn 5 OWLs, you earn 3 OWLs for reaching half way to your goal, and 1 OWL for trying but not reaching half way.
NEWT (food): New recipe for the new year! Find a new recipe (big or small) just to shake things up
5 NEWTS if you try a new recipe this week.
SPEW: Earn 1 point every time you post something encouraging or motivating or how your day is going in the Common Room (ANYTHING BUT A CHECK-IN POST COUNTS TOWARD YOUR SPEWs).
Up to 5 points possible per day, 35 points possible for the week.
***Remember to double check the dates for this challenge! Don't start early and lessen your progress for the current week!
OH! Here's the blog link, too: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/january-gryffindor-owls-newts-1850910 -
I set my plank goal at 30 seconds. I just did 2- 1 minute planks. About died, but I did it!!!:smokin:0
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Checking in! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, and are ready to make this an awesome week :P
Last Monday: 178.6 lbs
CW: 174.6 lbs!!!
Newts: 0 points
Owls: 30 Points
Spew: 0 Points
House Points: 01/02 - 01/08 = 180pts0 -
good morning fellow gryfs, i hope you all have a glorious day! set small goals but acheive big ones!!! i know you can do it!!!!!!!!0
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good morning fellow gryfs, i hope you all have a glorious day! set small goals but acheive big ones!!! i know you can do it!!!!!!!!
Well said! I agree, make today a great day! ^_^ 0 -
heyhey everyone ;D
i'm new, just joined today. so here's my CW: 127.6
looking forward to some challenges ^^0 -
Added 20 seconds to my planks today!! I am going to try to increase each day by at least 10 seconds and try to be at 2 minutes by end of week.
How is everyone else liking planks? Ready to lynch Bron?0 -
Good morning Lions!! I want to see everyone out on the pitch today. Let's get going and kick some tail!!0
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good bloody morning! has anyone seen my broom? i cant seem to find it and i dont want to be late for practice!!! HELP!!!0
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Hi, I've juse seen this and would like to join Gryffindor. I'm not sure what kind of challenges and things will be part of the group but I really want to get involved. 0
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Added 20 seconds to my planks today!! I am going to try to increase each day by at least 10 seconds and try to be at 2 minutes by end of week.
How is everyone else liking planks? Ready to lynch Bron?
Thanks for putting THAT in people's heads, Mindy! Lol!0 -
Hi, I've juse seen this and would like to join Gryffindor. I'm not sure what kind of challenges and things will be part of the group but I really want to get involved.
Welcome! The official rules are in the first thread of this group, and this week's challenges are this:
WEEK 2:
(Starting after check-in between 1/6-1/9
and ending with check-in between 1/13-1/16)
OWL (exercise): Planks! http://www.howcast.com/videos/388-How-To-Do-the-Plank-Pose I suggest setting a goal in seconds. Even 30 seconds or a minute can be REALLY tough at first!
Each day you reach your daily goal you earn 5 OWLs, you earn 3 OWLs for reaching half way to your goal, and 1 OWL for trying but not reaching half way.
NEWT (food): New recipe for the new year! Find a new recipe (big or small) just to shake things up 5 NEWTS if you try a new recipe this week.
SPEW: Earn 1 point every time you post something encouraging or motivating or how your day is going in the Common Room (ANYTHING BUT A CHECK-IN POST COUNTS TOWARD YOUR SPEWs).
Up to 5 points possible per day, 35 points possible for the week.
***Remember to double check the dates for this challenge! Don't start early and lessen your progress for the current week!
OH! Here's the blog link, too: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/january-gryffindor-owls-newts-185091
Let me know if you have any questions!0 -
Planks are EVIL, I have two workouts, upper and lower body, and planks are the one exercise I really really hate.OWL (exercise): Planks! http://www.howcast.com/videos/388-How-To-Do-the-Plank-Pose I suggest setting a goal in seconds. Even 30 seconds or a minute can be REALLY tough at first!
I hate them because they're tough, which means it's something that's doing me good. So.. Thanks Bron (through gritted teeth! :bigsmile: )0 -
Hope everyone is having a positive week so far. I have been feeling really motivated this week and playing around with a lot of new recipes based on this weeks newts, my G/F has even bought into it this week and i'm cooking a really tasty home cooked low calorie meal tomorrow night, very excited. Haven't been able to do much exercise so far this week (weird hours in work) but I plan to kick some *kitten* this weekend in the gym.0
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i hope all my fellow gryffindors have had a wonderful day and a glorious evening! LOVE YOU ALL TONS!!!!! XOXOXOXX0
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Hi Gryffindors! It's good to see so many of you in the Common Room, and doing the OWLs! Who all's tried a new recipe so far? A friend on Facebook is posting a recipe tomorrow that she says is really good. Something with spinach, so I'm sure it'll be good. I'm going to try it this weekend.
I think I'm slowly finding my stride. When I put so many expectations on myself to do this or that in exactly that order or exactly at that time, I set myself up to fail at every mishap that I can't control. My new motto is a mix (or the sum) of 'Victory is achieved one choice at a time' and 'Find a happy medium.' Sometimes the happy medium is more than good enough, but I don't let myself see that when I try to do too much at once (which is the story of my life).
So, in saying that, my plank goal for the rest of the week will be one minute per day. I know how hard they are, and I know this will be a struggle for me to do all at once. So I have three more days left this week, and doing AT LEAST one minute of planks per day is not so much to ask in the grand scheme. I'm going to push myself to make the time.0 -
AND here is Week 3's challenges (don't forget to wait until after you check in for Week 2 to start them!):
WEEK 3:
(Starting after check-in between 1/13-1/16
and ending with check-in between 1/20-1/23)
OWL (exercise): Break Exercises! Decide whether you'd like to do this while you watch TV in the evening, or maybe while you're at work or home all day: At every commercial/bathroom break, take a few minutes to do any combination of push ups, sit ups, lunges and jumping jacks. You could pick a number of breaks you'll do this for or a number of each exercise to do each time as your goal, or a combination of both.
Each day you reach your daily goal you earn 5 OWLs, you earn 3 OWLs for reaching half way to your goal, and 1 OWL for trying but not reaching half way.
NEWT (food): LOG EVERYTHING! Every day, bad or good. This might be easy-peasy for some of you, and really hard for some of you (including me) that have veered a bit off track. Just be honest. It's good practice
5 NEWTS per day, 35 NEWTS total possible for the week.
SPEW: Earn 1 point every time you post something encouraging or motivating or how your day is going in the Common Room (ANYTHING BUT A CHECK-IN POST COUNTS TOWARD YOUR SPEWs).
Up to 5 points possible per day, 35 points possible for the week.
***Remember to double check the dates for this challenge! Don't start early and lessen your progress for the current week!
And the link to the blog these are posted in: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/january-gryffindor-owls-newts-1850910 -
So, in saying that, my plank goal for the rest of the week will be one minute per day. I know how hard they are, and I know this will be a struggle for me to do all at once. So I have three more days left this week, and doing AT LEAST one minute of planks per day is not so much to ask in the grand scheme. I'm going to push myself to make the time.
i know you can do it Bron!! i have faith in you!! and what you put your mind to0 -
It's not the one minute of planks that takes the time, it's the half an hour it takes to persuade yourself you want to do it! :bigsmile:So, in saying that, my plank goal for the rest of the week will be one minute per day. I know how hard they are, and I know this will be a struggle for me to do all at once. So I have three more days left this week, and doing AT LEAST one minute of planks per day is not so much to ask in the grand scheme. I'm going to push myself to make the time.
i know you can do it Bron!! i have faith in you!! and what you put your mind to
But yeah, you CAN do it, I know you can. Go GRYFFINDOR PLANKS!!!0 -
Hello Gryffs! After taking a break for the month of December (and my honeymoon in January!) I'm back and more motivated than ever!
CW: 163.0 lbs
GW: 148.0 lbs0
