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11/26 stats
HP 55
newts 3
owls 0 just glad I got some HP's today
Weight still at 200.0---I WILL be posting a loss next week...Okay that is really laying it out there considering I am going to be out of town for weigh in next weekend!
bumflapassass and charlotte great job with the weight loss this week!
msrobinson--I love zumba, but I feel as uncoordinated as you felt with the weights!: The feeling of being a dork gets less and less as you continue the weights and settle into a routine. I am going to get the WII version of Zumba for Christmas smile:
Queeda--never seen Twlight, but you are peaking my interest
Jenn hang in there...you'll be back to your normal routine soon
Everyone have a great Sunday!0 -
Charlotte, I am sooooo addicted to Zumba. I actually pout like a kid when I have to work at night and can't go to class. Hope you enjoy it-it's a great workout!
omg i love it!! its great and the time dosnt drag on atall as when im on the cross trainer it half an hour seems like forever :laugh:
yesterdays points
owls-0
newts- 1
hp-0
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Hello all of my MFP friends, I hope everyone had a greeaaat holiday. I didn't celebrate a holiDAY, I celebrated a holiWEEK!!!! I was scared to step on the scale this morning, and it was what I expected. I am up three pounds. I am thinking of this as a temporary gain, and am going to work hard this week to get back to a loss status. Why does it take three weeks of hard work, carefully planning meals, watching what you eat, exercise and exercise, to lose three pounds but just a few days of "bad" eating to put it right back on? *Sigh* How many of you live outside of the US? Well, just wanted to say hi to everyone. I have not been on in a few days, and as far as my stats: I did not earn any, well probably some newts, but no exercise points. Well, I will be back on track tomorrow. Take care everyone.0
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Announcing new Prefects! Bumflapassassin and Carolinagirl7
So Bumflapassassin please choose a exercise challenge and post the requirements plus the OWLs and Carolinagirl7 please post a food challenge with the NEWTs! Thank you ladies0 -
Happy sunday everyone!
Tomorrow I'm having another cheat day as I'm out in the evening with some girlfriends, and we're having pizza etc for dinner.
Suzie, I'm outside of the US. Across the pond in England :drinker:
Well done Bumflapassassin and Carolinagirl7 on becoming our new prefects.
Sunday is my rest day so no OWLs, NEWTs or House Points for me I'm afraid. Gained 1lb too, so hugely disappointed. Grr. Hoping to be back to 158 by the time I reweigh myself on Tuesday.
That's all from me until Tuesday, take care and much love to you all
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I can't believe I'm a prefect already...so honored!
the challenge for the week is something that affects me directly on a daily basis, but I think it is an appropriate for all us especially after a holiday weekend.
Drum roll please: the weekly challenge is...
Ever wonder how you gain weight overnight? It is usually related to the amount of sodium (Na) you consumed the day before. Sodium is a nutrient that is in every food that we eat. Most of our processed foods provide us way more than than we need. One tsp of table salt gives in 2325mg daily of Na, more than the recommended daily amount (RDA).
If you are an individual that can completely process it out of your body, you are fine, and I am jealous. Most of us are unable to eliminate out the entire amount of Na. This leads to fluid retention, which can ultimately lead to high blood pressure, heart, kidney and liver damage.
Below is an article about sodium levels and tricks to curb it.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
The RDA is 2300mg of Na daily and 1500mg for those individuals who have high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic kidney disease or are black. MFP is generous and allow us 2500mg daily. The challenge will be based on Na intake for the entire day. Lets focus on keeping our Na in the green and NEWT's will be awarded based on the following daily values.
If you consume greater than 2500mg of Na that is 0 NEWT's
If you consume 2300mg-2500mg of Na daily that is 2 NEWT's
If you consume 2000mg-2299mg of Na daily give yourself 3 NEWT''s
If you consume 1501mg-1999mg of Na daily give yourself 4 NEWT's
If you consume 1500mg or less than 1500mg of Na daily give yourself 5 NEWT's
Try not to go to far below 1500mg. drastically lowering levels below 1000mg daily can lead to confusion, drowsiness, increased thirst, dry mouth, and muscle cramping.
Trickier than it sounds, I have spent the past 6 months shopping around, reading labels and learning which foods I can and can not eat without gaining weight (a Chinese restaurant meal will give me 5 pounds of fluid within a few hours of eating it). After 6 months, I can still screw things up and miss a Na source. For those of you challenged by Jenn's clean eating challenge 2 weeks ago, this can be a good first step towards eating clean.
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Hello hello,
Numbers for Sunday:
OWLS: 0
NEWTS: 1
House Points: 120
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So for the OWL challenge I have done some research into strengthening exercises for the core muscles and I have selected 8 exercises to form a mini-workout.
1 OWL for each set completed ::: OR ::: 10 OWLs if you complete the full workout in one go (i.e. not throughout the day; my understanding is that you get more out of it if you do it all at once).
This means that you can choose what you want to do if you don't like or can't do all of the exercises in the list.
The exercises:
1. The Plank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQmRINu4jU (I reckon around 30 seconds is a good amount of time to hold this. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
2. The Side Plank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUkvGOLwB3c&feature=related (Aim to hold for at least 30 seconds. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
3. Hip Lifts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hx6uAsnELc (10 per set)
4. Bicyle Crunches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEQYehfYnAw (10 per set but I suggest that you do them much slower than the dude in this viedo)
5. The V-Sit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_1KGrBx2T4 (Again, aim to hold for at least 30 seconds. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
6. The Kneeling Swimmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGaXHrwJ1x4 (10 per set)
7. The Superman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6UVRS7PW4 (10 per set at whichever level you feel comfortable with)
8. The Bridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOPkM2pzznc (10 per set)
You do not need to do them in this order.
I hope this is not too complicated or boring for everyone but apparently a strong core can help with bad backs and your overall performance when working on your fitness. Comments/suggestions welcome 0 -
I can't believe I'm a prefect already...so honored!
the challenge for the week is something that affects me directly on a daily basis, but I think it is an appropriate for all us especially after a holiday weekend.
Drum roll please: the weekly challenge is...
Ever wonder how you gain weight overnight? It is usually related to the amount of sodium (Na) you consumed the day before. Sodium is a nutrient that is in every food that we eat. Most of our processed foods provide us way more than than we need. One tsp of table salt gives in 2325mg daily of Na, more than the recommended daily amount (RDA).
If you are an individual that can completely process it out of your body, you are fine, and I am jealous. Most of us are unable to eliminate out the entire amount of Na. This leads to fluid retention, which can ultimately lead to high blood pressure, heart, kidney and liver damage.
Below is an article about sodium levels and tricks to curb it.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
The RDA is 2300mg of Na daily and 1500mg for those individuals who have high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic kidney disease or are black. MFP is generous and allow us 2500mg daily. The challenge will be based on Na intake for the entire day. Lets focus on keeping our Na in the green and NEWT's will be awarded based on the following daily values.
If you consume greater than 2500mg of Na that is 0 NEWT's
If you consume 2300mg-2500mg of Na daily that is 2 NEWT's
If you consume 2000mg-2299mg of Na daily give yourself 3 NEWT''s
If you consume 1501mg-1999mg of Na daily give yourself 4 NEWT's
If you consume 1500mg or less than 1500mg of Na daily give yourself 5 NEWT's
Try not to go to far below 1500mg. drastically lowering levels below 1000mg daily can lead to confusion, drowsiness, increased thirst, dry mouth, and muscle cramping.
Trickier than it sounds, I have spent the past 6 months shopping around, reading labels and learning which foods I can and can not eat without gaining weight (a Chinese restaurant meal will give me 5 pounds of fluid within a few hours of eating it). After 6 months, I can still screw things up and miss a Na source. For those of you challenged by Jenn's clean eating challenge 2 weeks ago, this can be a good first step towards eating clean.
Good luck everyone!
We have had sodium challenges before but I absolutely LOVE the way you set this one up. It will be a true challenge! Excellent choice!0 -
Hello hello,
Numbers for Sunday:
OWLS: 0
NEWTS: 1
House Points: 120
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So for the OWL challenge I have done some research into strengthening exercises for the core muscles and I have selected 8 exercises to form a mini-workout.
1 OWL for each set completed ::: OR ::: 10 OWLs if you complete the full workout in one go (i.e. not throughout the day; my understanding is that you get more out of it if you do it all at once).
This means that you can choose what you want to do if you don't like or can't do all of the exercises in the list.
The exercises:
1. The Plankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQmRINu4jU (I reckon around 30 seconds is a good amount of time to hold this. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
2. The Side Plankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUkvGOLwB3c&feature=related (Aim to hold for at least 30 seconds. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
3. Hip Liftshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hx6uAsnELc (10 per set)
4. Bicyle Cruncheshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEQYehfYnAw (10 per set but I suggest that you do them much slower than the dude in this viedo)
5. The V-Sithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_1KGrBx2T4 (Again, aim to hold for at least 30 seconds. If it's too difficult, hold for 10, rest and repeat x3)
6. The Kneeling Swimmerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGaXHrwJ1x4 (10 per set)
7. The Supermanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6UVRS7PW4 (10 per set at whichever level you feel comfortable with)
8. The Bridgehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOPkM2pzznc (10 per set)
You do not need to do them in this order.
I hope this is not too complicated or boring for everyone but apparently a strong core can help with bad backs and your overall performance when working on your fitness. Comments/suggestions welcome
I like this challenge a lot! Great choice. Love the variety!0 -
I didn't know this was the challenge but my sodium was around 1200 today so 5 newts for me! Yay I know I don't count in the Prefect race but I'm still accountable to all of you! I plan on doing some planks before I go to bed also!
Edited to add: I have the biggest interview of my life on Friday! It's in New York so I am leaving Wednesday night and I won't return until Saturday morning so excuse my absence. I need the Hufflepuffs to cross their fingers, toes, and anything else you can plus send good vibes and wish me luck and pray if you believe ( no offense to anyone). I really want this job and it would be an excellent opportunity for my family plus a pay raise!0 -
Good morning everyone! love the challenges and here are my stats from last week
11/24
0owls 2newts 47hp
11/25
0owls 0newts 0hp
11/26
1owls 1newts 46hp
11/27
1owls 0newts 127hp0 -
Good morning, Wow!! what great challenges this week CarolinaGirl and Bumflapassess, I can't wait to get started, will have to watch the videos tonight --thanks for including the links.
Good luck Queeda, Hope you knock them over in your interview.0 -
Bad week....I didn't indulge in a single dessert and I didn't over eat on Thanksgiving (much) but I still gained a few pounds...it was that loaf of homemade bread and most of a pint of homemade apple butter I put on the bread that did me in. Whoops. 152.0
Good luck Queeda! You'll do great!
Great challenges this week.0 -
*Walks into common room with head hung LOW, trying to aviod eye contact*
Ugh! 4 days and 7# gain. Grumble... grumble grumble. Might have something to do with the 3 Thanksgivings I had and no healthy food all weekend!!
I did terrrible! * I am sure TOM and input/output problems are adding to the number, so hopefully I can drop a few quick ones this week. Weighing in at 173.2. Ugh! The shame. (LOL!)
Back home and to my norms.
Congrats to those Americans who did better than me!
*** Yay for Monday!! ***0 -
Hi Hufflepuffs! If you haven't "weighed in" yet please do so by like 11:59pm please and thank you. I love the Hufflepuffs SO much! XOXOXO0
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Hi Hufflepuffs! If you haven't "weighed in" yet please do so by like 11:59pm please and thank you. I love the Hufflepuffs SO much! XOXOXO0
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OK, sorry Queeda, I did weigh in but I think I forgot to post it, my weight for this week was 163.8 lbs.0
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I was under sodium again today! 2,102 but still under. I am VERY proud of that 0
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My stats for today 11/28
Newts: 4
Owls: 0
House points: 0
Well, not being a morning person by nature, I struggle to get out of bed early enough to exercise before I go to work, which is a fairly new thing for me, I think I started in September. I am not always successful, and this morning I was not. I told myself I would HAVE to exercise when I got home. Instead, I looked at all of the video links posted for our weekly challenge--great exercises!!! I am ready to try them tomorrow, unfortunately, no exercise points for today. I have never really paid attention to sodium intake, other than I try to drink extra water if I have a salty meal, so I am really looking foward to the sodium challenge as well. Great job again with the challenges guys.0 -
Hi! I just joined this group and I'm not 100% sure what I should be doing... Does the new week start tomorrow? Thank you fellow Hufflepuffs!
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Queeda--I think I posted but I remained stagnant at 200 pounds (I did gain about 3 pounds, but got the fluid back off by weigh in!!). Best of luck...positive vibes...and yes even a prayer heading your way from me regarding your interview this week. Try to have a little fun while you are in New York.
Jenn--Good attitude about getting yourself back on track. you can do it.
I spent Thanksgiving eating about 3x more than I normally eat...then spent the weekend pushing my exercise regimen to make up for Thursday. I knew today I took on too much when I was sick to my stomach after my walk/run (haven't had that happen in a long time). I walked 2 miles to/from the gym and then I proceeded to add an entire mile for a total of 3 miles (5 miles total). I currently run one lap and walk 2 laps...AND then I went to do some arm weights/core work and even squeezed in a few of the challenge exercises today...and tomorrow, I know I should rest but it is my favorite spinning class...and I am going to miss a whole week of class, so I really want to go...Wow...am I really ranting about exercising too much...I thought I'd never see the day! Exhausted, sore but feeling great in a strange way!
stats for 11/27
HP 113
newts 5
owl's 0 (too sore)
stats for 11/28
HP 136
newts 5
owl's 4
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:bigsmile: Welcome Emily, you are just in time for the new challenges. They run for one week and typically start on Sundays. Due to the holiday, we got started a wee bit later this week. Queeda is our Head of House and you can look back through the last few posts for info on this week's sodium challenge and exercise challenge. The challenges will help you earn NEWTS and OWLS which Queeda tallies to select prefects. Be sure to post your starting weight, current weight each weekend, and your exercise minutes each day for the House Challenges-which we kick butt in
My stats for yesterday:
O Newts or Owls
30 House Points
For today:
0 Newts or O Owls
60 house points
I think I posted my weigh in-but just in case: 137.5. I haven't been monitoring my sodium-looks like maybe I should!!0 -
Well, not being a morning person by nature, I struggle to get out of bed early enough to exercise before I go to work, which is a fairly new thing for me, I think I started in September. I am not always successful, and this morning I was not. I told myself I would HAVE to exercise when I got home. Instead, I looked at all of the video links posted for our weekly challenge--great exercises!!! I am ready to try them tomorrow, unfortunately, no exercise points for today. I have never really paid attention to sodium intake, other than I try to drink extra water if I have a salty meal, so I am really looking forward to the sodium challenge as well. Great job again with the challenges guys.
Be patient, and stick with it. It is a great habit you are attempting to form. I managed to make myself a morning person for about a year now. Up by 5 am and to the gym by 530am on the weekdays. I struggled getting out of bed for months, forcing myself to go, some days on only a few hours of sleep. (battling shift work change from nights to days). I finally told myself, I can lay here, be miserable and delay the inevitable or I can get up and workout. It is now like second nature to me.0 -
hello my points
11/27
owls-1
newts-0
hp-407
11/28
owls-0
newts- my sodium was 252 but shall have to go back and check how many points
hp-572
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Hello my beautiful Huffles, I'm back!
I haven't been on MFP properly since Sunday, so I felt like I missing a limb :laugh: Welcome to our new member Emily! I hope you enjoy being part of Hufflepuff as I do.
I really like the challenges, especially the food one regarding sodium. The exercise challenge is great too!
Yesterday I had a cheat day and didn't log anything due to having a girly day with some friend's at a friends house, and then a night out in the local town. We were dancing in a club for around 6 hours, so I'd like to log part of this as my exercise contribution towards house points. I haven't logged it in my MFP diary though, does that matter? To be fair, I'll put it as 240 minutes of dancing, rather than all 6 hours!
I'll post my stats for today later once the day is over! How was everyone's Thanksgiving? I feel like I haven't spoken to you all properly for such a long time
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Hi Hufflepuffs! If you haven't "weighed in" yet please do so by like 11:59pm please and thank you. I love the Hufflepuffs SO much! XOXOXO
sorry i forgot to weigh myself i'm completely out of it this week. i'll not going to weigh myself until 12/1 because that's when i'm going to take my measurements.
skinny and carolina- i'm not a morning person either. the days i can get up and work out before i go to work i do but if i can't get up earlier i don't stress. it takes time for your body to get used to resetting your circadian rhythm.0 -
my todays points
owls-0
newts- sodium was 182 so 5 newts somone correct me if wrong :laugh:
hp- 316
welcome emily!0 -
Hello Hufflepuffs! If you are not already my friend please add me! So you can see my updates about the group and I can support you in more ways than one.0
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I didn't manage to complete any of the OWL exercises, but I did get in 45 minutes of walking so I hope that makes up for it!
OWLs - 0
NEWTs - 4 - 1570 of sodium
House Points - 45
I can't believe it's almost December! This is a really silly question from me, but in the US/Canada, do you have advent calendars? :laugh:0 -
Queeda great job to date with the sodium. I feel like any decrease in levels is a victory. When I was strongly advised to decrease my levels, I had such a hard time complying, but I discovered that I started eating healthier "by default".
Charlotte...it would be correct. 5 newts, it seems to be a very low sodium consumption. If it is your baseline, nothing to worry about, and don't change your habits, but if you are decreasing the levels just for the challenge, please bring your consumption up to at least 1000mg.
I have patients who drop their sodium levels that low for medical reasons (there is a diet called the RICE diet)and their levels drop down to about 300mg daily with medical supervision, and the side effects can be scary if your not prepared...mental confusion and muscle weakness/cramping are the effects of lowering your consumption that low, that fast over a short period of time. I don't want anyone experiencing those side effects just because of the challenge I posted.
Molly, yes we have have advent calenders in the US. Growing up, we always had one we used. Since I am now on my own and do not have children, I have not used one in years
Welcome to the group Emily!
11/29 stats
HP 116
newts 4 sodium somewhere in the 1700's
owl's 0--I have the exercises down though, and look forward to adding them while I am out of town!0
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