Hufflepuff Common Room
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Wow! I love hearing about all the cultures. My kids are like the 1st generation Americans on my in laws side. My mil was born in Germany during WW2 and my fil was born in France! My family has been here for much longer than that. America is truly a big melting pot.0
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Welcome to our new members, it is exciting to see our house grow.
Here are my stats for the last three days
11/11/11
Newts: 8 (6waters, 2 fruits)
Owls: 0
House Points: 22
11/12/11
Newts: 4
Owls: 1
House Points: 50
11/13/11
Newts: 0? I had vegetable soup, all vegetables, and a tiny bit of chicken breast, however I did use canned chicken broth, and tomatoes so I am thinking these were processed and I do not get to count the soup, am I right?
Owls: 0
House Points: 0
My weight for this week is 162.0, 8 )0 -
Does water count towards Newts points, or just the food this week?0
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My weighin is 151.0...up .8 from last week.
( I figured it would go up since I stayed up so late every night and snacked because I was so tired. This week doesn't look any better as I have a bunch of stuff to get ready before I head out for a weekend backpacking trip. 0 -
morning here are my stats-
11/11: 3 NEWTs 3 OWLs 101 HP
11/12: 2 NEWTs 3 OWLs 92 HP
11/13: 1 NEWTs 3 OWLs 109 HP
weight in today at 297.4
i'm dreading the clean eating challenge. i've already off to a horrible start with eating a breakfast sandwich. i've been planning my meals but i've been using frozen lunches and not having enough veggies.0 -
11/13
Newts: 10 (3 fruit - 7 water)
Owls: 0
HP: 0
Not feeling so good this weekend. Took a break from everything active. Feeling better today, going to get back in it. I've already done one set of pushups (ouch!).
A question: Do almond butter and cheese count as clean foods?0 -
morning here are my stats-
11/11: 3 NEWTs 3 OWLs 101 HP
11/12: 2 NEWTs 3 OWLs 92 HP
11/13: 1 NEWTs 3 OWLs 109 HP
weight in today at 297.4
i'm dreading the clean eating challenge. i've already off to a horrible start with eating a breakfast sandwich. i've been planning my meals but i've been using frozen lunches and not having enough veggies.
You can do it! It's just one week. Who knows, you may find you enjoy having more veggies in your diet and it will become a habit for you.0 -
November 10-12 Stats:
OWLs - 12
NEWTs - 40
House Points - 396
Weigh-In - 162.0
New Week - 11/13/11 Stats
OWLs - 0
NEWTs - 2
House Points - 40
Lazy bum yesterday... Ate gallons of processed junk. Ugh! Back to normal now...0 -
Feeling lazy waiting for my DIRTY FOOD to cook in the oven (sorry guys but food is not my strong point).
In response to the discussion about culture/heritage I know that my mum's side of the family were travellers with a carnival or circus or something and mum's parents settled in Essex although mum tells me that she used to go and travel with the others and work with them during school holidays. Mum was one of nine children and elected to move out and live with her grandparents because the house was too chaotic for her. Her dad fought in WW2.
Dad grew up in Sheffield and his side of the family tree has been traced back to some kind of knight from long ago which sounds exciting but I don't know anything else about it. I know that we also had relatives who were slave traders. Not our greatest moment. Dad's dad was caught up in the miner struggles, also fought in WW2 and his mum worked in factories during the same war.
er...that may not be so interesting but never mind, I've written it now so I'll post it.0 -
I am still at 172. this week I plan to have this number change by next monday. I am refreshed and ready to get skinny. Sorry for all my absentness. I plan to be a better hufflepuff though. All the birthdays are out of the way now.0
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Feeling lazy waiting for my DIRTY FOOD to cook in the oven (sorry guys but food is not my strong point).
Bah- ha-ha! Eating DIRTY! LOL!
I found your family history interesting.
ENJOY YOUR DIRTY FOOD!!0 -
Stats for the 14th.
OWLs - 1
NEWTs - 0
House Points - 30
Has anyone started Christmas shopping yet? I need to start mine!0 -
Has anyone started Christmas shopping yet? I need to start mine!
No, I'm making everyone hats.0 -
does oat meal, chobani greek yogurt and frosted mini wheats count as eating clean? frosted mini wheats are my go-to-meal and i've fallen in love with the great selection chobani has.
culturally i'm mexican-american whatever that means. parents were born in california, grandparents born in california & texas, great grandparents were born in nex mexico/mexico but their parents were germany and native indians.0 -
Speaking of cultures, it would be interesting to hear about everyone's culture and heritage if you all didn't mind sharing.
I'm mostly British, German, and Norwegian i think, but i'm also 1/4 Colombian. My great, great grandma was a native Colombian head hunter
My grandpa knows how to shrink heads, too, and I know he's told some of my cousins, but if he ever told me how, I forgot. 0 -
Stats
11/13/11 start weight is 200.0 pounds
NEWTS 8 OWLS 2 House points 30
11/14/11 NEWTS 4 OWLS 0 House points 100
Clean eating is hard, it is something I have been striving towards, but only recently discovered there was a name and tons of information for what I was trying to achieve. I still have trouble trying trying to identify certain foods as "clean" I will continue to eat whole grain products (with nothing artificial added I can read on the ingredients), greek yogurt (chobani), cheese and almond butter (natural). Can anyone tell me if these products are considered clean?0 -
hello everyone
here are my stats for today
11/14
newts: 0 (I had veggie soup but did use canned tomatoes and chicken broth)
Owls: 1
House Points: 33
What a great food challenge, I think all of the food I eat is dirty with the exception of salads.0 -
these are my stats:
oh wait i don't have any cuz i don't know what they meeeeeean cuz i don't know what's going on here. someone let me in the know0 -
Here is some more links:
http://www.cleaneatingonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48:how-to-eat-clean&catid=36:how-to-eat-clean&Itemid=54
http://www.everydiet.org/diet/clean-eat-diet
http://www.eatcleandiet.com/
http://www.thefitshack.com/2008/04/15/what-does-eating-clean-really-mean/
**** Be honest with yourself and you make the call if it is clean. More than likely if all's you have to do is heat it up, it probably isn't clean. But some sites list yogurt/toast/oatmeal - just go for the most natural/least additives.0 -
Hey Hufflepuffs! It's my birthday so I am just checking in to remind you to check in! Lol I need those weights and house points! Thanks!0
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these are my stats:
oh wait i don't have any cuz i don't know what they meeeeeean cuz i don't know what's going on here. someone let me in the know
I will message you all the details and you can get started on the challenges tomorrow. It's my birthday so give me about an hour. Welcome to the Hufflepuffs!0 -
OWLs = 1 SET OF 10 PUSH-UPS (Any style)
NEWTs = 2 PER EACH CLEAN MEAL/SNACK YOU EAT
HOUSE POINTS = 1 PER 1 MINUTE OF EXERCISE
Molly posted this... It may help.
Our exercise challenges are reported in OWLs with food challenges being reported back in NEWTs. We take part in month long 'inter house' competitions against the other houses (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) and this month's is exercise minutes. 1 house point for every minute of exercise you do. Some people prefer to post weekly totals at the end of the week (including exercise minutes, despite it being a month long challenge) but some prefer to do it on a daily basis. It's up to you how you report back
I'm in England with most of the other Huffles being in North America, at least 5 hours behind me and so I always get a little confused about how long challenges last for :laugh: :blushing:
For me, 'my challenges' run Sunday to Saturday, because the following day the new challenge starts, but as I said, I get confused about when the challenges actually start but that's because of my time difference. I'm pretty sure they're Sunday-Saturday though, because the follow day is the start of a new challenge which is posted earlier that weekend.
We compete against the other houses for exercise minutes (as mentioned), as well as weight loss and this is calculated in percentage. Your weekly weight has to be posted sometime between Friday and Sunday (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) and if you've lost weight, that loss, along with any other losses are calculated into a percentage and then we see who wins!
I hope this hasn't made things 10 times more complicated :laugh: Welcome!
**Queeda - I posted after you. Ugh! :0)0 -
these are my stats:
oh wait i don't have any cuz i don't know what they meeeeeean cuz i don't know what's going on here. someone let me in the know
I will message you all the details and you can get started on the challenges tomorrow. It's my birthday so give me about an hour. Welcome to the Hufflepuffs!
hey, thanks!! i'm excited!0 -
OWLs = 1 SET OF 10 PUSH-UPS (Any style)
NEWTs = 2 PER EACH CLEAN MEAL/SNACK YOU EAT
HOUSE POINTS = 1 PER 1 MINUTE OF EXERCISE
Molly posted this... It may help.
Our exercise challenges are reported in OWLs with food challenges being reported back in NEWTs. We take part in month long 'inter house' competitions against the other houses (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) and this month's is exercise minutes. 1 house point for every minute of exercise you do. Some people prefer to post weekly totals at the end of the week (including exercise minutes, despite it being a month long challenge) but some prefer to do it on a daily basis. It's up to you how you report back
I'm in England with most of the other Huffles being in North America, at least 5 hours behind me and so I always get a little confused about how long challenges last for :laugh: :blushing:
For me, 'my challenges' run Sunday to Saturday, because the following day the new challenge starts, but as I said, I get confused about when the challenges actually start but that's because of my time difference. I'm pretty sure they're Sunday-Saturday though, because the follow day is the start of a new challenge which is posted earlier that weekend.
We compete against the other houses for exercise minutes (as mentioned), as well as weight loss and this is calculated in percentage. Your weekly weight has to be posted sometime between Friday and Sunday (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) and if you've lost weight, that loss, along with any other losses are calculated into a percentage and then we see who wins!
I hope this hasn't made things 10 times more complicated :laugh: Welcome!
**Queeda - I posted after you. Ugh! :0)
this was really helpful. i'm excited and it makes me super motivated!! i'm competitive, so i feel like this group is just what i need. 0 -
LOL...I made a potato/kale soup yesterday. I was glad I read the challenge before I made it, because I would have added chicken broth and canned tomatoes to mine as well. A little bit less taste that my soups have, but it came out pretty good(I had veggie soup but did use canned tomatoes and chicken broth)
Jenn...Thanks for the websites for additional information. Your timing couldn't have been better for me. I try to strive for the least additives...but it can be tough anymore!
And to all, I have truly enjoyed reading everyone's history, a very diverse group indeed.0 -
Yay I love it when my Hufflepuffs help out! Thank you Jenn and Molly :flowerforyou:0
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Most of us have been together since the Hufflepuff House re-opened. We are pretty close, some like me are over sharer's, we are here to help each other get healthy. We are all at different stages. Welcome! Keep track of everything! :0)0
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I'm going on a backpacking trip this weekend...Going to get lots of house points for us...but my clean eating may suffer...going to try to figure out a way to eat healthy without having to lug around 10 lbs of veggies. Any suggestions?0
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Hey Hufflepuffs! It's my birthday so I am just checking in to remind you to check in! Lol I need those weights and house points! Thanks!
Happy Birthday. Love the picture.You look fabulous!0 -
Just wanted to say, I am sore after those 10 wimpy girl push-ups I did yesterday--Holy cow, how long has it been since I have done any upper body work? Waaaay too long evidently.0
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