Week 3 - CHALLENGERS

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  • m00nflwr
    m00nflwr Posts: 103 Member
    I too like to step on the scale around every other day. When this challenge started I just did on our weigh-in days for a change. But I haven't had a stupid battery in my scale for a week now. I don't like it one bit but haven't had a chance to track one down. I weighed in at the gym on Tuesday and it's not the same... wrong time of day, wrong clothes, etc

    so I guess I wait until our weigh-in on saturday
  • kackie
    kackie Posts: 676 Member
    Okay...I did a bit better today, but am still struggling with carb cravings and wine cravings....have to get a grip!

    Challenge exercises: YES (OUCH...2 days of tricep dips in one day was not the best idea!)
    Walking challenge: YES
    Water: 12 GLASSES
    Double crunches: 60 today to make up from yesterday, so 120/210
    Under Calories: NO!!!!!!!!!!!:noway:

    Tomorrow is a new day.............
  • cantobean
    cantobean Posts: 287 Member
    Thursday:

    exercises: yes
    under calories: yes
    water: 12 cups and counting
    running: nooooo. Ack! Almost a week of no running now!
    double crunches: 20 today, so 90/200. Um...that means I have 110 to do in the next 2 days. Ha! It's going to be a great weekend.
  • carriel1976
    carriel1976 Posts: 129 Member
    Today was so-so...

    Exercise challenge- yes
    Double crunches -60 so 305/300!
    Water-yes
    under calories -NO:(
    Walking challenge-no:(
  • tbhoover
    tbhoover Posts: 402 Member
    Thursday

    Exercise Challenges - Half...gonna get them done tomorrow
    Water- 16 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Check
    Walking Challenge: 5 = 25/130 = 105 remaining
    Calories Burned: 1030 = 8493/32500 = 24007 remaining
    Exercise Minutes : 210 = 1408/1950 = 542 remaining
    Double Crunch -60= 240/300
  • quietlywinning
    quietlywinning Posts: 889 Member
    Thursday:
    double crunches: 40. Ouch.
    Exercise Challenge: no, long work day
    Water- 12 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Yes
    Walking Challenge: 1/2 mile and then the rain came back!
    Burned something like 33 and the crunches, which I forgot to time, but that might be another 33 lol.
    Minutes: 10
  • onefitsurvivor
    onefitsurvivor Posts: 108 Member
    Today I did 60 more double crunches. That makes it 245/300
    I drank 14 glasses og water and stayed under calories by 300 or so. I also was able to walk 3 miles and get my challenge exercises done. I feel really good about today

    Great job! You should feel good -- be proud!
  • onefitsurvivor
    onefitsurvivor Posts: 108 Member
    Wednesday:
    Double crunches – 60 (180/300)
    Exercise challenges -- yes
    Water -- 12 cups
    Under calorie goal -- no
    Walking Challenge: 3.2 mi walk
    Burned 141 (4522/32500 = 27978 remaining)
    Minutes 53 (919/1950 = 1031 remaining)

    Thursday:
    Double crunches – 0 (180/300)
    Exercise challenges -- no
    Water -- 12 cups
    Under calorie goal -- yes
    Walking Challenge: 5.58 mi walk/run
    Burned 501 (5023/32500 = 27477 remaining)
    Minutes 92 (1011/1950 = 939 remaining)

    Kelly
  • shapestocome
    shapestocome Posts: 399 Member
    Thursday:
    double crunches:50. 100/300 - I better get some crunchin' done :smile:
    Exercise Challenge: Yes -- Did Wed, Thurs, and Friday
    Water- 8 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Yes 759 cals!
    Walking Challenge: 3.5
    Burned 800 calories: 8755/32500
    Minutes 120: 1297/1950

    On Thursday I got caught up on the exercises and my friend and I walked to the zumba class and did zumba and then walked home. So although not a lot of miles, I did lots of exercise!

    I am leaving this afternoon for States for bowling so I won't be able to weigh in tomorrow or Sunday - no scale - so I guess I can just miss this week and weigh in next week. Or I can weigh in Monday but I don't want to hold up the scores.

    I am not sure if I will have internet access or not - so not sure about logging but I will try!

    Dorie
  • Shelle68
    Shelle68 Posts: 421 Member
    Thursday: Day 5

    Water- 15 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Yes
    Workout Challenge- Not yet
    Walking Challenge: 0
    Burned 0 calories: 1257/31225
    Minutes: 195/1950

    Crunches: 0/180 EPIC failure on this one!
  • Shelle68
    Shelle68 Posts: 421 Member
    Thursday:
    double crunches:50. 100/300 - I better get some crunchin' done :smile:
    Exercise Challenge: Yes -- Did Wed, Thurs, and Friday
    Water- 8 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Yes 759 cals!
    Walking Challenge: 3.5
    Burned 800 calories: 8755/32500
    Minutes 120: 1297/1950

    On Thursday I got caught up on the exercises and my friend and I walked to the zumba class and did zumba and then walked home. So although not a lot of miles, I did lots of exercise!

    I am leaving this afternoon for States for bowling so I won't be able to weigh in tomorrow or Sunday - no scale - so I guess I can just miss this week and weigh in next week. Or I can weigh in Monday but I don't want to hold up the scores.

    I am not sure if I will have internet access or not - so not sure about logging but I will try!

    Dorie

    have fun, Dorie!
  • kackie
    kackie Posts: 676 Member
    Happy Friday!

    Walking Challenge: 2.5 miles and I RAN them today. (And I needed to after the past week of eating over my calories a few times!)
    Challenge exercises: YES
    Under calories: YES!!!
    double crunches: 30 today, forgot my running total. Post it tomorrow!
    Water: 12 glasses!

    Have a great time, Dorie! It's a challenge to eat well and post while traveling, but that's why this is a "CHALLENGE", right?

    I like the different exercises that we are doing on our challenge, even if I don't always think they are fun while I'm doing them. It's nice to mix it up and these exercises have given me some different ones to add to the mix. Don't you all feel like you're getting tighter in some "key" areas? I can certainly FEEL the areas that we are working!!!

    Have a good weekend, Everyone!:drinker: Kackie
  • onefitsurvivor
    onefitsurvivor Posts: 108 Member
    Friday:
    Double crunches – 60 (240/300)
    Exercise challenges -- no
    Water -- 13 cups
    Under calorie goal -- yes
    Walking Challenge: 3.1 mi walk
    Burned 174 (5197/32500 = 27303 remaining)
    Minutes 59 (1070/1950 = 880 remaining)

    Kelly
  • quietlywinning
    quietlywinning Posts: 889 Member
    Friday
    double crunches: 20
    Exercise Challenge: yes
    Water- 12 cups
    Under calorie goal today - Yes
    Walking Challenge: 1.5 miles
    Burned 272
    Minutes: 42

    It's supposed to be back up to the 50s tomorrow and not rain, so hopefully I will be back outside! Everyone who is posting is doing great - Have fun, Dorie!

    I got Thursdays exercises done except the 2 mile walk, so will try to catch up on that tomorrow so I can have points. :laugh: I like points! I sure hope the scale will finally give me "points" tomorrow. :blushing:
  • Shelle68
    Shelle68 Posts: 421 Member
    Friday Day 5

    Water- 15 cups
    Under calorie goal today - No
    Workout Challenge- Terrible!
    Walking Challenge: 08
    Burned 662 calories: 1319/31225
    Minutes: 40 Min = 235/1950
  • tbhoover
    tbhoover Posts: 402 Member
    I am away from the.scale today but I will report my weigh in tomorrow!
  • quietlywinning
    quietlywinning Posts: 889 Member
    Argh......still no weight loss. I'm about to try sleeping pills (OTC) for a few nights to see if I can overcome the insomnia, but I really hate to do that. BUT I have read a couple of studies that say sleep is required for weight loss, and I KNOW it is required for sanity, and helps with stamina and concentration, too!! I've been clock-watching again for the past week when my girls are sleeping. Blah. It's something to blame for this plateau, anyway!

    I think I'll measure today. Maybe that will make me feel a little better???
  • m00nflwr
    m00nflwr Posts: 103 Member
    sleep is definitely important for weight loss
    lack of it causes stress on your body

    have you tried things like melatonin or chamomile?

    I hope you can get some sleep soon!

    I FINALLY got a new scale battery. I guess my old one had been dying for a while because now the letters are much darker and it got to my weight a lot faster. I lost 2 pounds since Tuesday!!!! I am so glad and relieved that this is all working. I've taken back my life and my time this month and making myself a priority.
  • shapestocome
    shapestocome Posts: 399 Member
    Hi everyone - I do have internet connection and I have been logging. I also did my exercise challenges for today. I did them in my room last night when we got back to the hotel. I think my MIL thought I was a little crazy but she knows how I am and loves me anyway! I did go over my calories and didn't drink enough water but I am hoping today is a little better. We are just getting ready to go eat and I am going to have a salad of some sort. I think I have about 700 some calories left so we will see.

    I bowled terrible today but that is another story. We bowled six games so got a little exercise in! :smile:

    quietlywinning - the plateau has got to break sooner or later -- hang in there you are doing great :smile:

    Kackie -- YES, it is definitely a challenge!

    Okay, I will chat later gotta run!
    Dorie
  • onefitsurvivor
    onefitsurvivor Posts: 108 Member
    Saturday:
    Double crunches – 60 (300/300)
    Exercise challenges – yes, all caught up
    Water -- 13 cups
    Under calorie goal -- yes
    Walking Challenge: 3.42 mi run
    Burned 317 (5514/32500 = 26986 remaining)
    Minutes 36 (1106/1950 = 844 remaining)

    Quietlywinnin – Hang in there. You’re doing everything right and should see results any day now. Try to relax and get a good night’s sleep! M00nffwr – great job on the loss! Way to take control! Dorie – congrats for getting the exercises done in your hotel room. Now that’s dedication. You should do fine since you have 700 cals remaining. Good luck bowling!

    Kelly
  • quietlywinning
    quietlywinning Posts: 889 Member
    Saturday

    Water- 14 cups
    Under calorie goal today - yes
    Workout Challenge- yes and got 2 miles in for Thursday plus 1.5 more
    Walking Challenge: 3.5 but only 1.5 counts for the overall challenge
    Burned 402 calories and I've lost track of my total.......will have to go back through last week's thread.
    Minutes: 100

    Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. I have used melatonin before, and it helped. I didn't get any today. I'm out of money for awhile....bills come first. I got lots of fresh air and sunshine today and am set for a hot bath with homemade bath salts.

    I'm glad you have internet access, Dorie!
  • shapestocome
    shapestocome Posts: 399 Member
    Friday:
    double crunches:50. 150/300
    Exercise Challenge: Yes - did Saturdays
    Water- 10 cups
    Under calorie goal today - No!
    Walking Challenge: 4
    Burned 494 calories: 9249/32500
    Minutes 63: 1360/1950

    Saturday:
    Exercise Challenge - did yesterday
    Water 8 cups
    Under calorie goal: Yes - 383!
    Walking Challenge 5
    Burned 702 calories: 9951/32500
    Minutes 63: 1423/1950

    So as you know I am away this weekend and I took my exercise clothes cause I figured I would do some of the exercise challenges in the room but I didn't take sneakers cause it was supposed to rain so I didnt think I would walk. Well, the hotel has a nice fitness center so I asked around my friends to see if anyone brought sneakers and one of them had a pair that was just about my size. So I put them on after dinner and went down to the fitness center and I jogged 5 miles on the treadmill!! Without stopping -- the farthest I ever ran before was 3 miles about 30 minutes but I did 63 minutes- FIVE miles!! I know it isn't fast but I was so proud of myself for being able to do it at all! So I burned 702 calories! YAY!

    Okay, now I am going to bed -- have to get up and bowl tomorrow!
    Have a great night all!
    Dorie
  • kackie
    kackie Posts: 676 Member
    Happy Sunday, everyone!

    CONGRATULATIONS, Dorie, on running 5 MILES! That is awesome:flowerforyou:

    I am finishing off my Double crunches for the week, so: 210/210

    Got my walking in, water in, challenge exercises in, but have been struggling the past few days...actually since my time out of town last weekend... with staying under calories because I am having wine with my DH in the evenings, and that isn't working for me! I end up eating more than I plan so I have to get back to NO WINE for a while so I can get back on track. My scale is telling me that for sure, SO...just have to DO IT!

    So simple...but some days, SO hard!:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: Kackie
  • Shelle68
    Shelle68 Posts: 421 Member
    I am so glad this week is over. I cant wait to start a new week. I have been going through some pretty heavy personal issues that is causing alot of ups and downs for me. But I am sticking with the "trying" part of it. I am really hoping to focus more this coming week AND hopefully get this NEW 3 day back pain gone. Urghhh!!

    Saturday Day 7

    Water- 12 cups
    Under calorie goal today - No
    Workout Challenge- Terrible!
    Walking Challenge: 16 total for week
    Burned 662 calories: 1319/31225
    Minutes: 40 Min = 235/1950
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