4 out of 5 challenge week 3 jan 11 *always open*

missheidi

Ok, this is a thread I was part of on My food diary a couple of years back. I can't pay for mfd right now, and I like mfp, so I thought I'd start it here.
Here's the deal: there are five goals:
1. log all food and drink
2. stay within calories
3. exercise 30 minutes
4. drink your water
5. do something for your mind. this can be spiritual, or just relaxing at home with your kiddos. whatever improves your spirit or mind.
6. you can have your own optional goal of your choosing, like an extra 15 min of exercise or something, but this does not count toward grace days.
The challenge starts every monday, please check in by sunday night for the next week. Every night, log onto the thread to report what you did that day. If you met at least 4 out of the 5 goals, you are still in the challenge. If you meet all five goals for three consecutive days, you earn a grace day to use when you flub. Each challenge member is responsible for keeping track of their own grace days. Grace days can be banked as well. If you are really on top of things, it is possible to earn two grace days a week.

We will start a Friday weigh-in/check-in this week on the 8th.
If you mess up a day and don't have any grace days, just join us again on the next sunday night, but keep in touch on the thread.

if you have questions, you can message me.

Have fun, stay focused!

Peace and health,
Heidi

missheidi

ladies i am so sorry to post this so late. Our furnace bit the dust and it's been a bit stressful at our house the past few days. so here is the new challenge, all the goals are outlined in the post.

pelizares

not sure what you mean by log into thread. but I am in

debnu1

I am starting fresh this week. My goal is to get at least one grace day this week!! :bigsmile:

Chocolickkyss

Apparently I posted on last week's threads, Debnu1 thank for directing me in the right direction.

Another victorious day!

Monday's totals:

Completed 50 minutes of Jilian's "No More Trouble Zones" dvd
Logged all my food
Stayed w/in my allotted calories
Drank 10 glasses of water
Chit chatted on the phone w/friends and family

Chocolickkys: 2 workouts completed this week


As of today, 2 passes (grace days) have been earned and if I go 5 for 5 tomorrow I will have earned my 3rd pass. I think I just found my motivation to workout tomorrow, I hope it lasts when that alarm clock goes off in the morning.

Chocolickkyss

I didn't realize we did weigh ins on this thread so I didn't post on Friday but I didn't see anyone else weigh in either.

Sw (at the start of this thread)=130 lbs
Cw=127 lbs

for a loss of 3 lbs this week.

Hope everyone else had a great weight loss week.

j_g4ever

Drank 2 quarts of water
Ate within my calories
Ate to loose
Worked out for 45 mins
And I had time to myself while sleeping ahhh i love taking naps.

hey that is 5 I keep doing that I will have a grace day.

jrbowers83

Hey everyone. I had a really rough week last week, so kind of slacked off posting to this thread. Well, I've been sticking with the program. I did something to my back, so I thought I was gonna have to go for 4 of 5 and skip the workout each day, BUT I discovered yoga burns some decent cals, and isn't hurting my back. So did that for an hour today.

So, today I:
logged all my food/drinks
stayed under my cals
drank 90oz of water
exercised for 70 mins.
vegged on the couch during DD's nap times trying to heal my back

Yea 5 for 5.
So couple of questions. 1. I do my weigh-ins on Tues. Should I just post those numbers here Fri. or weigh again Fri?
2. Do the "passes" roll over from week to week. If so, that's awesome, cuz I def have good weeks and bad weeks lol

Choco-great job on your weight loss! 3 lbs in one week is a real feat.

debnu1

Today I

Ate to lose
Exercised for 30 minutes
logged all my food
drank my water
got up early and actually exercised today, it feels good to get back in the groove!

j_g4ever

Today I

Ate to lose
Exercised for 30 minutes
logged all my food
drank my water
got up early and actually exercised today, it feels good to get back in the groove!

wonderful job!!

missheidi

not sure what you mean by log into thread. but I am in

yep, that exactly! just letting us know you are with us!

missheidi

Yea 5 for 5.
So couple of questions. 1. I do my weigh-ins on Tues. Should I just post those numbers here Fri. or weigh again Fri?
2. Do the "passes" roll over from week to week. If so, that's awesome, cuz I def have good weeks and bad weeks lol

Choco-great job on your weight loss! 3 lbs in one week is a real feat.
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yes, grace days bank. so you can have quite a stock of them. see below for the weigh in question.

missheidi

hi ladies!
5/5 today

logged everything
stayed way w/in my calories
worked out for 70 min, although i didn't quite finish my weights. grrrr on new years resolution people at the Y making me wait forEVER for the machines i needed! I got frustrated.
drank an actual gallon of water
Big Bang Theory!!! w00t!

ok, here's my thought on the weigh in. I have stopped weighing for a little while. at least a month. I was getting seriously obsessed so i took the scale to a friend's house. If you want to report weight, why don't we just say how much we were up or down for the week? is that more comfortable? let me know, and do whatever you feel best about.

Chocolickkyss

Missheidi, I have a question regarding how to use the grace days. For example, if I complete 4 of the 5 challenges but want to use a grace day, how does it work and does that mean I'm still on task to earn another grace day? I may be confusing your but as an example say I'm 5 for 5 for the challenges for two consecutive days but on the third day I go over my calories and want to use a grace day. By using the grace day on the third day does it qualify me to earn another grace day or does it just keep me in the challenge for the week.

If i'm confusing you I apologize but unsure how to best explain it.

j_g4ever

Ate to loose
Tracked everything I ate
Drank 2 plus quarts of water
worked out for 45 mins
Had some relaxing time to myself

2/5 thus far. Very excited to get my 5/5

Chocolickkyss

2day is a special day, it is a day that everything will go my way, 2day is the day that I was born, Its my birthday yall, I GOT IT GOING ON, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S BIRTHDAY!!! From January to December everyone has a day they wanna remember, whether turning 21 or 95, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, come on and get live, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!. I turned 37 today and I'm feeling and looking good.

I began my day w/many text messages and phone calls with birthday wishes from friends and family. I went to the gym and ROCKED IT. I was able to burn 361 calories on the treadmill and 284 on the elliptical for a total 645 calories. After that I spent about 10-15 minutes in the sauna (pure bliss) and topped it off w/a banana & strawberry protein shake. I'm feeling real good.

I'm on target to go 5 for 5 and earn my third pass (grace day)

Thus far, I've done the following:

Completed 75 minutes of cardio (treadmill & elliptical)
Logged my breakfast, AM Snack, Lunch & PM Snack
I have over 1200 calories remaining (including exercise) for dinner
Drank 10 glasses of water
Going to dinner w/a friend to celebrate my birthday

I'll check in later once I've logged my dinner and determined if I remained w/in my allotted calories.

Have a great day.


I posted this in last week's thread, so, just copied and pasted it here.

Chocolickkyss

Thank you to everyone who extended birthday wishes to me. I truly enjoyed myself today. I'm just gettin in from the Cheesecake Factory and because I did my research prior to going I was able to eat a nice hearty meal and stay way w/in my allotted calories (I didn't even have to use my exercise calories)

Tuesday's Total:

Burned 645 calories by completing 75 minutes of cardio (treadmill & elliptical)
Logged all my food
Stayed well w/in my allotted calories
Drank 14 glasses of water
Went to the cheesecake factory to celebrate my birthday

Chocolickkyss: 5 for 5 and I have earned my 3rd pass (grace day)WooHoo!

I really hope people haven't forgotten about the challenge b/c I have not seen very many posts lately.

jrbowers83

Hi there. I forgot to post yesterday,so I will do it this morning. I really wish we could set ourselves some kind of an alert to come in here and post ya know? Oh, I'll put one on my phone lol.

Ok so yesterday I,
Logged all food
Ate within cal goals
Worked out for 45 min
Drank 128 oz water (that's ONE gallon)
Read my Bible before bed

5 for 5 2 days in a row. Yea!

Chocolickkyss-Happy late birthday! Really interested in what you found healthy to eat at the cheesecake factory? I love that place, but it's SOOO hard to choose something -they have such an extensive menu.

Chocolickkyss

Hi there. I forgot to post yesterday,so I will do it this morning. I really wish we could set ourselves some kind of an alert to come in here and post ya know? Oh, I'll put one on my phone lol.

Ok so yesterday I,
Logged all food
Ate within cal goals
Worked out for 45 min
Drank 128 oz water (that's ONE gallon)
Read my Bible before bed

5 for 5 2 days in a row. Yea!

Chocolickkyss-Happy late birthday! Really interested in what you found healthy to eat at the cheesecake factory? I love that place, but it's SOOO hard to choose something -they have such an extensive menu.

Jrbowers, thank you for the birthday well wishes, late or not, they are definitely appreciated.

I always have the Black peppered shrimp dish which consists of spicy shrimp, white rice (I asked for brown but they don't make it), black beans, plantains and a mango salsa. When I looked up the nutritional information I found that the entire meal was approximately 1100 calories, so, I just immediately placed half of it in a to-go box. Although the plantains are fried they don't give you very many so I don't even think the portion equates to a whole plantain. I'm sure the white rice is packing alot of calories and carbs. The shrimp is in a spicy sauce so unsure about how it's made. The best I could do in those circumstances was to cut the meal in half and enjoy. Since they give such hearty portions, half the meal along w/my glasses of water filled me up. I probably will have the other half of the meal for lunch tomorrow.

missheidi

i didn't post last night either, but i finished logging this morning so i'll do it now. i like the idea of putting a reminder on your phone, i need to do that for several things, actually. *mental note*

so for tuesday i got 4/5
logged everything (bleh)
went over on calories by 230, thus the 4 for 5
cleaned the front room for three hours, getting all of the rest of the misc. christmas done and away and things back where they are supposed to be. there is still a box of books somewhere, but ken will have to find it bc he put it away. anyway.
BIGGEST LOSER! my fave show of all time.

Chocolickkyss

Missheidi, I have a question regarding how to use the grace days. For example, if I complete 4 of the 5 challenges but want to use a grace day, how does it work and does that mean I'm still on task to earn another grace day? I may be confusing you but as an example say I'm 5 for 5 for the challenges for two consecutive days but on the third day I go over my calories and want to use a grace day. By using the grace day on the third day does it qualify me to earn another grace day or does it just keep me in the challenge for the week.?

If i'm confusing you I apologize but unsure how to best explain it.

missheidi

Missheidi, I have a question regarding how to use the grace days. For example, if I complete 4 of the 5 challenges but want to use a grace day, how does it work and does that mean I'm still on task to earn another grace day? I may be confusing your but as an example say I'm 5 for 5 for the challenges for two consecutive days but on the third day I go over my calories and want to use a grace day. By using the grace day on the third day does it qualify me to earn another grace day or does it just keep me in the challenge for the week.

If i'm confusing you I apologize but unsure how to best explain it.

Chocolickkyss,
that would keep you in the challenge but not qualify for another grace day, so since you got 4/5, you might as well save your grace day. (by the way, my 5 y.o. son says chocolick. makes me laugh whenever i see your screen name.)

Chocolickkyss

Despite not sleeping well last night and being extremely tired this morning, I got up and completed today's workout. I gave it my best shot and was glad when it was over.

Wednesday's Total:

Completed 40 minutes of the Biggest Loser's "Power Sculpt" dvd
Logged all my food
Stayed w/in my allotted calories
Drank 10 glasses of water
Just received the next Netflix disc of The Wire so about to say good night to MFP so I can go watch

Chocolickkyss: 5 for 5 and is working on her 2nd pass (grace day) of the week and 4th total. I'm trying to bank them while I have the momentum b/c I'm sure my day is coming where something goes terribly wrong.

jrbowers83

Today I:
Logged all my food
Drank 9+ glasses water (still working on it)
Stayed under my cals
Exercised for 50 min
went for a RUN outside with the kids

Okay 5 for 5 again. That 3 days, so I earned my first pass.

Chocolickkyss

Today I:
Logged all my food
Drank 9+ glasses water (still working on it)
Stayed under my cals
Exercised for 50 min
went for a RUN outside with the kids

Okay 5 for 5 again. That 3 days, so I earned my first pass.

Congrats Jrbowers on earning that first pass. Just think if you keep going strong by Saturday you could earn another. Keep up the good work.

jrbowers83

Thanks choco It feels good knowing I'm staying on track and accountable to someone besides myself. I've been going through a lot of crap right now, so this healthy lifestyle is the one thing that kind of keeps me going :laugh:

j_g4ever

Ate to loose
Logged all my food
Exercised for 45mins on the treadmill
Had time to myself while also being with my hubby just vegging
Drank 2 quarts of water

3/5 im so close come to me baby. he he

missheidi

3/5 im so close come to me baby. he he
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if you have 3 5/5 days, you got a grace day. that's all you need, not 5 of them.

missheidi

5/5 today
logged everything
drank 12 c of water
ate to lose
worked out for an hour
church.

love to you all, hopefully will be able to reply more tomorrow.

mrsgiffin

ok hey! I have been logging everything in for this week under week 2.... I feel like an idiot!!! But Oh well here is mine from yesterday. I really tried to log it in but my internet was not working so.

stayed under my calories
did jillians 30 day shred level 2 and wanted to die!!!!
drank like 10 cups of water
logged everything in that I could, and then logged everything else in this morning
went to work but really did not work because the boss was on a trip!!

debnu1

I am so out this week! So much for getting a grace day. I start a BL competition in my city on Tuesday so I started giving myself excuses to not be good--they got the better of me. For some reason I started thinking that I want to weigh more Tuesday not less so I am already playing the wrong game. :ohwell: I am going to be sooo good next week you won't believe it!