2 week challenge
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Happy Monday! Geez am I sluggish today!! I guess that's what happens with the time change! Still made it to the gym though, so I'm happy about that
I'm doing my 7 day cleanse this week, so I should be great for the STAR challenge, haha! I did an initial weigh in and measurements, so next Sunday I will be able to see the difference. Yesterday was fruit day, today is vegetable day w/ a potato BF made oil-less home fries with the potatoes for breakfast this morning and then I have veggies to munch on all day, salad w/ the soup for lunch, and I'll make a spaghetti squash stir fry for dinner!! Plenty of food for the day
I got a PLATINUM star the the challenge this week, even with over indulging on wine this weekend:)
I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to get back at it today!!0 -
Hi ladies! So I totally failed the star challenge. 2,041 calories over my goal. I was doing okay during the week, but I went way overboard on Friday. I thought I could make up for it on Saturday because I was doing a long run in the morning, but I didn't create enough of a deficit. Sunday was another overboard day for me--I was doing okay early in the day but then my husband brought home a bunch of yummy stuff for dinner and I caved. But am glad I logged it all, and I will just have to do better this week. I know that I'll go over on the weekends, even with extra exercise, so I really need to stick with my goals during the week. The good news is that the scale stayed the same, so I guess I didn't do too much damage.
Shander--great job on the star challenge! And sounds like you'll be in good shape this week. I always felt so good after fruit and veggie cleanses. And I think that you need to upgrade "BF" to something more fitting
alex--great job hitting your goals!
Beeps--glad to hear the stiches are out! That'll make it much easier to lift.
Chloe/Ashley--that is too funny about your name, I had no idea. But yeah I think you're going to have to stick with Chloe now, I don't think I can think of you as an Ashley! Love the new pic of Jackson! He is such a cutie. And yes, we definitely deserve that nightly wine after 9 months of pregnancy....
That's all I can see/remember. I hope you all had a great weekend!0 -
Hey ladies. Quick check in. Not sure how my weekend ended up calorie wise and I am sort of doubting I will go and back log. We'll see. So I may or may not be reporting in for the star challenge. Maybe I'll estimate and quick add..... Anyways, had some pizza and beer Friday. Saturday was race day so I burned almost 700 calories during the race. Race went well, I ran about a 10 minute pace and was just a little sore yesterday. Plus walked a mile round trip walking to and from and another mile later to walk up to grab takeout for dinner. We had mimosas after the race and just sort of sipped on cocktail the rest of the day. But I didn't eat a ton, so maybe I was close to even. Yesterday wasn't terrible, but I had a couple drinks and a small steak for dinner and did not work out. I had plans to lift, but I've had a minor "injury" in the buttocks region. Getting old sucks. I hope my "injury" does not prohibit me from running today. I brought my bag, so we will see. And I just realized I forgot my HRM, watch and music. Crap. May have to swing by the house on my way back from plan filing and grab them.....
Hope you all have a great week!0 -
....time change....ughhhhh....may kill me.....
....I lift, today, but feel ZERO energy to do so.
BOOM!0 -
I get a GOLD* for *star* challenge, though....
Ris - what is your weekly calorie goal?? (Somehow it is NOT in my chart.)
Better - are you in the March *star* challenge? (Can't recall.)
I've dropped my calories by 700 per week because, yep, scale didn't budge last week (much). No bueno.0 -
I am in for the star challenge, but unsure if I will report last week. I'll take a look later on and let you know if I am. :ohwell:
OK, here I go with TMI for my "injury". Does heavy lifting give anyone else issues with hemorrhoides? My sister (a dr.) suspects this could be a contributer to my current issue - excessive intraabdonimal pressure. Her husband has similar issues and heavy lifting makes him have flare ups. Just wondering if I should take it easy on the lifting this week......or next. :sad: Leave it to me to have a non-injury "injury"..........:blushing:0 -
Hmmmmmmmmmm, never heard of that, but stranger things are true!?!?
Better - the thing about "heavy lifting" is that volume can easily do the trick, too....so, instead of lifting 100 lbs x 5 reps, lifting 50 lbs x 10 reps will yield results! Maybe tone DOWN the AMOUNT of weight you are lifting and pick UP the number of reps you are doing?!?!?!?
I always presume hemorrhoid (I had to look up THAT spelling because THAT spelling looks WEIRD TO ME!) is because of NOT ENOUGH WATER.....are you drinking TONS OF WATER??0 -
I have been toying with lower weight higher reps. I actually did some of that last Thursday along with all my gymnastics stuff. And my issus started shortly after I think?
I drink no less than 10 glasses of water a day. I've always had issues, but never like this. I won't be lifting till probably Wednesday or Thursday, so maybe I'll just do a little.....0 -
Morning ladies!
I am feeling the time change BIG time this AM. Must find the energy to lift at lunch today... sigh.
Weekend was actually really good eating wise. Managed to eat out Sat-Sun and stay almost at my calorie goal. Skipped lunch yesterday which helped too. I took my mom to Victoria BC for her bday, so while we did eat A LOT we walked almost 6 miles/day.
I actually managed to get a platinum star for last week, which says to me it's time to lower that calorie goal (I think I set it when I was still trying to ease into things) so Beeps, can you lower me to 10,000 for this week and here on out?
Better - sorry about the "injury" it really sounds awful. Getting older really blows.
Shand - I'm excited to hear the results of the cleanse!
That's all I can see/remember. Have a great week ladies.0 -
I am 1000 over cals for the week. Sadly, it was 822, then I poured just enough wine to get a silver star.
1000 over isn't too bad, but it's more than 100 per day. I think I need to cycle more, so that I can have the splurge days.
I worked out, cardio/jog on Saturday, strength-training on Sunday. I got a massage yesterday and that felt good.
For some reason I am in a terrible mood, I seemed to be fighting for a couple days, but now it seems to have taken hold,like a cold or something!
I think I will keep to the 1400 per day for the coming week.
And Ashley, I think your sister the dr probably knows. I treminded me though, my sister said glassblowers have terrible hemorrhoids.
And I remember reading "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the soldiers have hemorrhoids, and I was in highschool and just thought you got them from sleeping on the ground! but probably it was the bad food?!
Did they start with pregnancy?0 -
I of course did my own medical research,
and apparently there can be a link between lifting and the big H. And I have had issues with them/that for a long time. They got worse with pregnancy, and have come and gone since. I ran at lunch and was not in pain during and now am hurting a little but not terrible. Probably will lay off any heavy stuff this week. What to do instead??? Might kick up the yoga. I really wish I had a good DVD. Anyone have a good online video they like? 0 -
I got 10,799. Looks like I was aiming for 10,000, so I don't know what that means. Honestly not as bad as I thought it could have been......0
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I actually liked Bethany Frankel's yoga. It was a few years ago on exercise tv, not sure if you could find it on youtube or something!0
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*STAR* CHALLENGE report for FIRST week of March:
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Wow, you all had a lot to say today! Umm...I was busy recovering from the flu and did not log last week. No star for me. I did get in to workouts this weekend. :-) I slept in today. Stupid time change. :-)
I like the Bob Harper Warrior Yoga.
I can't see much else.0 -
Whoops! I was spacy this weekend due to excitement. I finally broke my plateau and am now below 130 lbs!!!
My calories last week: 5759, total. I just wasn't hungry at all yesterday.
My goals for this week are the same. I need to stop drinking so much pop! I am averaging twice per day.0 -
I do need to post goals....and then I need to FOLLOW-THROUGH....
1. DRINK MORE WATER. I realize that, due to stingers in finger-tips, pants up/down in washroom breaks has become challenging....so, I avoided all my drinking! Too bad....because I need to get back to 12-16 glasses per day. Bottom line, I EAT LESS WHEN I DRINK MORE.
2. BRUSH MY TEETH. A lot. Often. For whatever reason, this really helps me NOT eat.
3. USE PROTEIN SHAKES. It is a complete b*tch that as soon as I "go off" protein shakes/bars, in favour of "real food", I EAT TOO MUCH. I guess that is just the way it is, with me....and while the "clean-eating" folks might not like it, I prefer a LOWER weight and if it takes FAKE food for me to get there....so be it.
The end.
(PS - I am back to 1,400 calories per day - or 9,800 per week....as I suspected, when I go ABOVE that, I just maintain or I gain....NO BUENO.)0 -
Oh yeah....the 2 week challenge!
1. 5 workouts. Not sure how this will look this week. My issue is mostly better, but I don't want it to flare up again.
2. Stay within my calorie goal for the week. Log the weekend so I know what needs to happen on Sunday to do damage control as applicable.
3. Limit my after dinner snacks to 100 calories or less. Only drink more than those calories if they are left. Don't eat or drink just because I have the calories to do so.
4. I'm going to bimonthly weigh ins, so next week will be my weigh in.
I impulse ate 3 pieces of chocolate yesterday before lunch and it totally screwed my day up. Mondays are typically my lowest day. I have a birthday dinner tonight at a tapas place, so I really could have used some spare calories. I need to get back on the diet horse!0 -
Yeah, I can see I am playing the same game, Ashley, I will eat up all that I have, forgetting that I need to bank some for later...
I am going to try working out just four times per week-2 strength and 2 cardio.
Is it your birthday, Ashley?0 -
Whoops! I was spacy this weekend due to excitement. I finally broke my plateau and am now below 130 lbs!!!
My calories last week: 5759, total. I just wasn't hungry at all yesterday.
My goals for this week are the same. I need to stop drinking so much pop! I am averaging twice per day.
Congrats, that's exciting!0 -
Is it your birthday, Ashley?
No my friend's was last week and she is doing a joint dinner with one of her friends. I'm mildly excited. I've got yoga so I'm not getting there till late and the restaurant is like 20 minutes from my house. I'd rather sit on my deck and have some wine with my family. :ohwell:0 -
Hi ladies! Just a quick check in as work is a little crazy today. My two week goal is just to stay within my calories. It theoretically should be easy as they're set to maintenance, but I've been giving myself passes to overeat and I need to fix my mindset. I'm going away for a bachelorette weekend this weekend, which will involve a lot of booze and eating out, so I really need to bank some calories early in the week.
Beeps--my weekly goal for the star challenge is 14,210.0 -
...also, 4) eat the same thing, daily. THIS WORKS FOR ME. As soon as I get even a little bit "experimental", ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. I really need to have the same salad, for lunch, the same protein shake, after workout, the same 2 x yogurts for afternoon snack, and then a sensible, small-portion supper. THE END.0
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Yesterday went very well...it was a SOLID "day 1" and other than poor sleep, last night, no remnants of the fast remain!
I am keeping to low calories for the remainder of the week, and I am staying completely LOW-carb for this week, too.....it p*sses me off that me-and-carbs just do NOT get along....meaning: I LOVE them, but my waistline refuses to cooperate when I'm loving them....0 -
Beeps - I think you're okay if you stay with the protein shakes, it's the bars that have all the real garbage in them & of course the water thing is hugely important for many reasons
I am doing surprisingly well going off sweets. I even had to make cookies for an open house at the new dance studio of a ballet company I take classes at & I was totally fine with it. Today we are celebrating a co-workers birthday with cheesecake (whimper) but I am going to resist. Now, if I could just lay off the bread - we had bagels in the house this week, holy crap I love a good bagel with cream cheese. One thing at a time I guess. 0 -
abigail1977 - I am sure you are right about "garbage" in protein bars....but a protein bar, instead of a meal, means I'm saving 300- or 400- calories (i.e. NOT ingesting...protein bar = 230 cals and my average supper, for example, would be 600- cals, or more!). And, even BETTER, I feel FULL after the protein bar, whereas, with a supper, I may not (i.e. I may be satiated, but I'm not satisfied, and I go dig around in the pantry an hour later....).
Water DOES help me, huge....I usually drink a ton and I am back to drinking a ton!
For me, FIRST, I have to get rid of any/all BLOAT before my body can really start moving off the bodyfat. So, I am hoping this week is about "moving off bloat" (maybe 2- or 3- lbs worth!) and then next week (and ongoing....), I can get back to moving off bodyfat at a measured rate (i.e. I don't expect 2 lb loss per week, or even 1 lb loss per week, but 0.25 - 0.4 lb per week loss would be NICE!)0 -
You are so right, Beeps! I think there's even more to it, because of what I was reading about stress on the brain and taking away decision-making takes stress away from the brain, frees up self control and other brain level things:happy:
Weigh-in was pretty good, even down from last week.0 -
oh, Beeps, for Star Challenge I am at 1400 per day like you:happy:0
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I'm here keeping up with all of you, just not much time to respond! Totally bombed the star challenge last week I think I was 1500 cals over. Doing ok this week, not great, but ok!0
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...I am soooooooooo tired that I want this dinner thing to be canceled. It has already been postponed until 7 pm. I missed my lunch-time work-out due to (unscheduled) meetings.
Ugh.
I just want to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. This time change is NOT agreeing with me (yet!).0
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