Smokin' Hot Green Pepper's ~ Week 3

kelly_a

Post your wt and minutes exercised...keep up with the water and fruit challenge. This week our challenge is to get in at least 3 servings of veggies a day. Good luck with your lifestyle change pepper's....if anyone can do this, WE CAN! you are all such great ladies and bring tons of support and motivation here! :flowerforyou:

magglett

Hi there Peppers ... just want to drop a quick note ... my computer is being wonky ... maybe a virus or something ... my techie friend will be checking it out for me but not 'til next week so not sure when I can get back on. I'm heading out of town for a few days so I'm hoping to have this fixed up after I get back. Honestly ... what ever is going on is making this computer sooooo slow. Please don't count me out if I'm not on for a while ... I'll be back as soon as I can.

kelly_a

magglett that's fine...we'll be here. hope the pc gets fixed soon and it's nothing major...enjoy weekend away! take care *hugs*
kel

PlumCrazyGirl

Ok, 3 veggies.
Thanks.

Barb

MissVitaVonCherry

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evgal

morning peppers,
must have been having a blonde momment, i thought it was friday yesterday!!!:blushing: :blushing: :blushing:
i've been looking @ the scale all week & was anxious to see if i was losing, but i wanted to wait the week, i was afraid if i wasn't losing or god forbid gained, for sure hit the snack cabinet:laugh:
so i lost 3 lbs
exercised 995 mi./16.3 hrs mostly walking
ate melons,strawberries,banna,oranges,apples,peaches,cranberry jc
got all the h2o in
but not getting all the calories in, i've been ranging 800-1000 without exercise, i'm supposed to eat 1300
i'm not trying to cut them out but i'm not hungry, even the day i had the 900 cal lunch :blushing: :blushing: i didn't go over came out to1396 but with excercise was supposed to eat 1750!! how accurate do you think the calorie counter on this page is?
3 veggies sounds like a good challenge
karen

kitn621

afternoon peppers! well, the rain has not let up and i really should have stayed home today.....anyone else's life on hold b/c of aunt flow? i will not make this mistake again. really looking forward to the weekend and the next 2-3 normal/dry weeks...

HI kitn!! :flowerforyou: good that your keepin busy there! hey, are you a GT fan?

sindy ~ a carb is a carb is a carb...and we all know there are good ones and bad ones. yup, sugar is in fruit, but it is a natural sugar...however, there are some fruits that have lower "glycemic' levels....those would firstly be your berry fruits, and all of them! and maybe slightly better would be the melon family. next would be the tomato's, then the citrus clan....and then the peach/plum duo, and grapes are good. now the higher ones are banana, 23.7and pears 25.1. i say don't worry bout it, but i do try to stay with the lower ones, even tho nanners are my fav. something i learned from JM Master your Metabolism, is to have your fruits earlier in the day, and preferably not after 3pm......b/c of the sugar content. this way you have all day to burn off the sugar/carb when you are likely more active....well, for some of us, and then not for those of us who workout in the eve. i would just do what works best for you and be careful with the diabetes. congrats on being mindful of this. my mother is diabetic insulin and she is a horrible patient. she doesn't check her blood levels, and has not changed her diet one bit. it is very tough to see her do this to herself, but it is her choice. good luck and let us know if you switch anything up

you guys wanna go with a veggie challenge starting tomorrow? like, 3 servings / day????

** ALSO ** don't forget to post your exercise/workout minutes so we can keep track for the 200 HR month challenge!! woot woot, go SHGP's!! wishin ya all the best tomorrow! keep on keepin folks!

Kell-Yes I am a GT fan...why???? you gonna give me some tickets??? lol :bigsmile:


Ladies.....so excited to report that I weighed in at 126.0!!! woohoo...back to where I was a month ago...it just took me to get back into watching my food intake a bit better! :bigsmile:
But gonna be doing some good exercising this weekend so hoping for better results next week. I love the challenge this week b/c we eat veggies at every meal so I know I can meet this goal a bit better!
I did ok with the fruit last week.....I got in usually 1-2 fruits at least so its better than nothing!
I hope you all a great day...I will check back in later in the day...maybe a couple of hours or so...wishing everyone a great and lovely Friday....and cant wait to see what everyone posts!! lots of love to you all!

sindyb9

Good Morning Pepper's,
This was a very long week for me. I had 3 different fruits everyday except 1, drank 8 - 9 glasses of water everyday, I exercised for 272 mins. or 4 1/2 hours this week, Ok now will tell you the weight, last Friday was 202, TODAY :bigsmile: 198 pounds that is a 4 pound loss for the week, I could not believe it, I got off and back on a couple of time to make sure it was correct. :drinker: :laugh: :sad: :bigsmile:

WTG evgal, 3 pounds is great :drinker:

Magglett, hope you get your computer working.


Well hope everyone had a positive day with weigh in.

Love the new veggie challange, will keep the other two it really keeps me on track

Check back in a little while. Happy loosing Pepper's :bigsmile: :drinker:

m2kjenn

Wow!!1 Everyone is doing so great.

I stayed the same on weight this week 139.8 - pretty typical for me, I usually drop weight every 3 weeks.

Exercise - 250 minutes

Will do great with the veggies challenge, still good on my water.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Jenn

jacque509

ok so no wt loss actually gain 2 pounds,
exercise-64 min
well def need to step my game, well after last night I def need to get serious. My poor ds was told by her cariologist if she didn't get her heart rate under control somehow beside with the medicine they can only give her 5 years, she is only 44, it is breaking my heart. I just want to hit her over the head and say get moving, stop eating crap! but who am I to talk, so now after seeing this morning scale and my week total of exercise I realize I could be in the same boat. So pray for me SHGP I need to get serious in a bad way!

kitn621

BTW: I did my 3 hrs of exercise overall......so count me in for 180 mins. Between all the gardening and walking at the fair I know that is what helped me out this week!

WTG sindy....that is a wonderful weight loss.

Jacque...sorry about ur sister...I hope she can find a way to get her heart rate under control and you two can use each other as support!

Jenn-great Jenn. No weight gain is better than weight gain. And like you said...your boby is on a pattern and you see loss every 3 weeks...so keep up the great work!!!!

ladies I forgot to mention this...but my baby will be 5 yrs old in 10 days....AHHHH!! shes my only one and we wont have anymore and I am just so sadden at how grown up she is. Shes supposed to be my baby forever! what happened!!!!
and then yesterday she had an accident on her bike and busted her mouth up....its swollen, cut and bruised and all she wanted to do was be babyed and loved...I LOVED IT!!!!! (not that she got hurt but that I got to hold her, rock her, and love on her) Hoping she feels better soon bc she says she doesnt want to go to softball tomorrow and everyone make fun of her. :brokenheart: how does a 5 yr old worry about what others think? :frown: shes so sweet!

kelly_a

mornin pepper's! wishin you all a good Friday and an even better weekend! will be here off and on today.....just keep sending your stats and i'll log them as they come. just want to remind everyone that if you want i can record your starting MFP wt....kinda gives you an over all look at your progress.

i am down 1.6 this week to 176. gettin closer to my *personal* mini goal of no longer being obese...i did good each day with the water and fruits, need to work a little harder on my exercise, only at 2.25 hrs this week......i'll do better from now on!

evgal ~ i learned early on that the calories here are pretty close, but some are way off. so, i compare everything i eat. some values could really make a diference in your daily totals.....and if we are to be watching our calories, i want the most correct info. i have added many of my own foods. but i also weigh most everything i eat too. yes, very time consuming, but once i get a better visual on things, that wont' seem so obsessing...great job on the 16+ hrs of exercise! great for the heart, lungs, and flexibility!

kitn ~ wonderful you are down!! happy for you! lil changes here and there add up. that is the first thing i notice when i start eating healthier, i feel better physically and mentally, and now i want to feel that way, every day! plus, the scale shows proof too! re GT, do you remember a few yrs back when the Iowa wrestlers and Tom Brands came to VT??? well, those 3 wrestlers are all within 25 miles of me....AND, one of them was from our school, North-Linn. i was his bus driver for wrestling for over 5 yrs, and I still drive for wrestling and his coach! small world!

sindy ~ woot woot, you are in the 190's girl!! YIPPY! i knew you could do it! aren't you excited!! nice job on the workouts!

jenn ~ i show a .1 loss for you!! every little bit counts! keep up workout routine! you're amazing!

jacque ~ 2 lbs isn't really that much. it could be water. that is scary about your sis, i hope things improve for her...she can do it! girl, i will surely say some prayers for you....i totally understand your struggles. right now i am doing pretty good, but in the back of my mind i have this fear of 'going back' to my unhealthy ways. i think making small changes along the way has helped me the most. over time these minor modifications have begun to reprogram the way i look at food, and done so without the pressure of a sudden life change. never underestimate the positive you are building, with even the slightest improvements! you CAN bounce back from a slight setback or an indulgent weekend, we all can. being healthy can take time, planning and mostly devotion. however, like most other areas in our lives, the upfront commitment reaps long-term benefits. positive changes start with the choices we make every day!! here's to you jacque...i know you can do this, you are worth it! ** hugs ** the pepper's are here for you no matter what!

MissVitaVonCherry

:flowerforyou: Morning all! well I weigh 220 (Yay havn't seen this number since in about 5 years!)this morning which is a 4 pound loss I think form last week. But that is most likely dues to me dueing sick and not able to keep much down. But a loss is a loss for me:) LOL :happy:
Evgal-WOW so many workout hours! you go girl!
Jacque-hope that your sister can find a way to calm her heart. I know you are a great support system for her! I feel it!
miss kitn- I know what you mean about the little one! my oldest is turning 7 this monday which is hard for me to understand!:)LOL
Jenn- it sounds like you know how loosing works with your body! I wish I had that ability:) LOL
Sindy good jobo on the loss!:bigsmile:
PROUD OF ALL THE PEPPERS!
~E

ittybittybadonkadonk

Good morning Peppers

Happy Friday Everyone :flowerforyou:

Since my weigh ins are on Wednesday's i will post here on Fridays .... 205 lost 2 pounds....since i lost track of my excercise for the month of sept i will start from yesterday oct 1st..... 205 minutes (2 day total)

Congrats to the people who loss weight and for the ones who didnt dont give up just try harder ....

kelly_a

karen ~ lil confused on your wt.....on 9/25 you mention 225/224, then the next day you put 185. just wanna make sure i have the numbers right for the chart. thanks!
kel

angiemcnett

Good morning ladies. My weigh in for today is 208.8. I exercised for 520 minutes from 9/25 - 10/1. I am really glad the challenge for this week is veggies. I need help eating mine. I am going to have to go to the store for some raw veggies as of right now I can't stand the smell of cooked veggies. I hope this passes soon. My boys(husband & son) are not being encouraged to eat their veggies like they need to. Hope everyone has a great day!

ittybittybadonkadonk

:flowerforyou: Morning all! well I weigh 220 (Yay havn't seen this number since in about 5 years!)this morning which is a 4 pound loss I think form last week. But that is most likely dues to me dueing sick and not able to keep much down. But a loss is a loss for me:) LOL :happy:
Evgal-WOW so many workout hours! you go girl!
Jacque-hope that your sister can find a way to calm her heart. I know you are a great support system for her! I feel it!
miss kitn- I know what you mean about the little one! my oldest is turning 7 this monday which is hard for me to understand!:)LOL
Jenn- it sounds like you know how loosing works with your body! I wish I had that ability:) LOL
Sindy good jobo on the loss!:bigsmile:
PROUD OF ALL THE PEPPERS!
~E

aweeeeeeeeee our kids have the same bday .... my daughter will be 4 on Oct 5th

kelly_a

kitn ~ oh your poor lil girl...that had to hurt...those precious mothering moments... cherish i almost gotta beg for hugs now from my teen boys! my youngest is a SENIOR!! :sad: it is so tough..spend as much time with your kids while you can. i am thankful my 19 yr old still lives here, but he will move out next summer for 3rd yr college.... and he would love to live in CO so he can snowboard.....:frown:

HI megan!! 205/2 days!! :drinker: great!

Miss V ~ congrat on the 4 lbs girl!! you'll be in the 100's in no time!! hope you are feeling better. lots of colds and flu starting here. feel like i should wear a mask on my bus! :ohwell:

kelly_a

hi angie!! you are down this week!! that is great for expecting! you feeling pretty good otherwise? sorry to hear about your stove, glad it wasn't bad...i need to clean mine too! hope you can get out to the farmer's market. ours are starting to end here. so, are you due in April? that will be here before you know it! my youngest was born in April, and i SO enjoyed having the spring off! :flowerforyou:

angiemcnett

I am feeling great! I am due 5/11/10. I hoping to go a little bit early. I find the more time I spend in the pool swimming; the better I feel. I hope as long as I eat about 2000 calories a day and not eat my exercise calories I will only gain a little weight during my pregnancy. I am aiming for 11 pounds, which is in the recommend amount for obese people like me. We will see. I really do need the challenges to help me eat healthier. I usually lose my weight by exercising it off without the permanent eating changes. Then as soon as I fall out of the habit of exercising I gain my weight back plus extra. I am really trying to do better because it is not only me that my eating habits are affecting now. I am off to do some more swimming. Have a great day!

CrystalT

Good morning Peppers!!!

Magglett, hope your pc gets fixed quick. We’ll miss you!!

Congrats to everyone who’s lost!! That’s awesome!

Jacque, that’s really tough about your sis. My dad is very stubborn about his eating habits and it is hard to watch. He just keeps eating all the junk he wants although he’s diabetic and he’s had a bypass. I hope your sis wakes up and starts taking care of herself. Maybe you getting serious will inspired her. Good luck!!

I’m giving up on last week and starting fresh today. I weighed in at 233 (which almost made me cry even though I was expecting it). I won’t be letting myself do that again. I have no exercise to report, but I will make it up this week. We’re going for a bike ride tonight and I’ll either go for a ride or do C25K on both Saturday and Sunday. Then, I promise to keep it up through the week. I want to ride Monday and Wednesday and do C25K on Tuesday.

sindyb9

WTG Pepper's :drinker: Everyone is doing great, even if you gain or did not loose you are still trying. It is hard to stick to everyday, but we all can do this.

I am so excited to be out of the 200's because I know that number will never come back on my scale :bigsmile:

I dont look at this as a diet, I feel it is a life change and I want to be healthy for me. I am starting to feel more like I have more energy everyday. So on to this weeks challanges. 3 veggies a day this one is going to be tough but I am up for it. I am stay with the fruit, water and exercise challenges too.


Thank you everyone for all the great support. I enjoy being a SHGP and glad we are in this together.

Have a great afternoon, check back in later have to get back to work :drinker:

PlumCrazyGirl

Today’s weight
163.6
I was hoping for more…but…. As it’s been said, a loss is a loss.

Exercise
20 minutes walk
15 minutes run
30 minutes curves

Hopefully our families will see our new changes and incorporate changes in their life.

What I’ve learned this week – it’s OK to ask and/or accept help from others. My ego, pride and need to be self reliant caused me undue stress.

My other big “a-ha” moment this week – has been accept successes. I’m been critical in my thinking “it’s not good enough.”

ittybittybadonkadonk

Good Morning Peppers:

Happy Saturday Everyone:

I got my 3 veggies in yesterday but only 1 fruit (oops) lol.... and my total for excercise is 315 minutes (total for 3 days)

Hope everyone has a great weekend :flowerforyou:

kelly_a

let me know if i need to change anything on the chart. will be doing the * SHGP's 200 hr Exercise Challenge * chart soon!

PlumCrazyGirl

kelly
change the name to balcott
starting MFP weight was 172

today's exercises
75 minutes walk.

gotta go....looking at a van...used, cash sale, but it's all I can do

evgal

kelly, not sure where 225 came from lol but my begining wt was 185 now 182. last week was my ist weigh in.so looks like i'm aweek behind everyone,
karen

jacque509

Hey all!! Its Saturday night and not to bad of a day. I was in class all day, but i went prpared and took a cutie and apple to eat during the breaks, had a pretty good lunch. Was so happy to get out early enought to make to the Y before they closed. Got a 53 min work out in before they closed. Doing good on the water and vegatables. found coleslaw made out of carrots and brocholi , it really dressed up my salad for dinner tonight. I know its drastic but I kept telling myself all day if I do nothing else I must exercise.
Kelly-love the chart, next week is gonna be better.
OMG I think its Crystal I got to thank but if its someone else Please be forever thankful about the skinnycow talk I bought yesterdy, they are sooooo good!!
talk to ya all later

kelly_a

Happy Sunday Pepper's!

been busy since Fri afternoon....we started out winning our Homecoming game, but ended up with a loss, 17- 20. my ds was so upset, i felt bad for him. they at least scored on one of his long catches. and...my oldest ds's g/f won homecoming queen!! it was so exciting!! will get a pic of that on here soon. yesterday i started cleanin my bedroom closet out...UGH :ohwell: few bags of clothes goin to goodwill. this is kinda weird, but i do have some fav 'fat' clothes that i am donating. dh and i went to the local steakhouse here...and i really did indulge nothing was clean, but i figure that is 2 meals in 2-3 weeks, pretty darn good. i just gotta keep doin this...it is working. and i know once i get to exercising more, i am gonna reshape my body, that's when ppl really notice for me. anyway, i had 6 fried shrimp w/sauce, baked potato w/butter and sour cream, a small salad with black olives, onions, cheddar cheese, croutons, ranch dressing, cottage cheese, a pasta salad and a diet pepsi. i was a lil concerned at how my body would react to all of this, but i was only a little uncomfortable for a couple of hours, and of course pushed the water when i got home. back to clean this am, and ready to make it a great week......

barb ~ good luck with the van today, hope it all works out. seems like lately we are having problems with our vehicles, tires/brakes for the truck, tires for 3 cars and one also needs a tie rod and another rack and pinion. i don't complain much tho, as i am lucky that i drive the bus most of the time, and the school pays for it's fuel and repairs.

jacque ~ i too have room for improvement.....gonna try a little harder this week with the exercise, and hopefully that will boost my motivation some. you did very well Sat. YIIPPY for you! :flowerforyou:

ok Smokin' Hot Green Pepper's ! just a reminder of all the GOOD, healthy challenges we are doin here ~
our current challenge is 3 sevings of veggies each day

you can continue if you wish ~
8 glasses of water each day
3 servings of fruit each day, diff colored

and....
our ** TEAM ** exercise challenge ~~ we are working towards 200 hours of activity!! currently we are at 39.9, almost 40 hrs. if we stay at that level, we will be near 120 hrs at the end of our challenge....CAN WE DO THIS???? let's get movin'!! :bigsmile: BRING IT TEAM!!! :drinker:

ittybittybadonkadonk

Good Morning Peppers:

3 veggies for me yesterday...3 fruits for me yesterday...100oz of water for me (but thats everyday) and 360 hours of excercise since Oct 1st....

Have a great sunday everyone ....

PlumCrazyGirl

Ok group -- today's update --

Exericse
13 min run
30 minute walk

At 7:30am this morning I did my employer fitness test. Here's the breakout --

Waist measurement - 36 inches. Must have 29.5" for maximum points. Needless to say I ddin't get much points.

Push-ups/1 minute timed test -- 32 -- must do 30 for maximum points. Anything over does not give you more points. I stopped after 32 w/approx 15 seconds to go. I could have kept going but wanted to save energy for run. Push-ups - no sweat - easy as pie for me.

Sit-ups/1 minute timed test -- 43 -- must do 40 for maximum points. Anything over does not give you more points. I stopped w/approx 5 seconds to go - wanted to save energy for the run. Sit-ups - no sweat - easy as pie for me.

1.5mile run -- 13min/15 sec -- that's a 8.76 minute mile.
WHOA.... after my run, I nearly puked up my pre run protein shake. I knew I had to run SUPER fast to pass. For maximum points in the run, I would have to run 11min/49 sec -- that's a 7.66 minute mile.
My normal 2 mile runs 3days/week I think I'm doing a 9 minute mile.

Passed by 2 points -- so I barely passed.
From the previous test in Feb, I dropped 2.5 minutes off run and 1 inch off waist. No change in push-ups or sit-ups. In Feb I had failed w/10 points under passing score.

New standards in Jan -- must have 35.5 inch waist or smaller to pass. If larger, automatic failure of the entire test.

Thus, I not really excited over my passing score because I need to be smaller for new standards.
I'm glad I passed but realized I won't pass in Jan unless I can get my waist smaller.

However, let's face it -- I PASSED THE DAMN THING. And didn't eat any homemade cookies brought into the office.

Barb

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