4 for 5 challenge *always open* week of Jan 18 week 3

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.


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

j_g4ever

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missheidi

5/5 today, although i didn't really think i would. yay!

Choco, i almost always fall off over the weekend, i don't know what my problem is. this week, i am making a 6th goal for myself to stay in over the weekend. there.

ok,
1. logged
2. drank 9 cups h20
3. worked out 45 min. still getting over this cold apparently. i ran out of gas much quicker than i anticipated.
4. ate to lose
5. wandered around target and world market w/hubs. no kids! woot!

2bskinnyagain1978

I owuld like to sign up for the nex challenge .. how do I do it exactly just log in tom with all my goal? Thak You

mammakisses

Hey I would love to join. Sounds like a fun and motivating challenge.

j_g4ever

ate healthy
logged all my food
exercised for 1/2hr
Had time to myself playing on the wii
drank 3 quarts of water.


1/5

missheidi

ate healthy
logged all my food
exercised for 1/2hr
Had time to myself playing on the wii
drank 3 quarts of water.


1/5

did you eat to lose? if you did, you got 5/5 and only need two more days to earn a grace day!

missheidi

Hey I would love to join. Sounds like a fun and motivating challenge.

welcome! if you would like to tell us a little about yourself, feel free. if you have questions, you may either post them here or pm me.

missheidi

I owuld like to sign up for the nex challenge .. how do I do it exactly just log in tom with all my goal? Thak You

go ahead and jump in now, it's early enough in the week. the easiest way is to just read some of the other posts in the evening and follow the trend. if you have questions, pm me or post them here.

debnu1

AHA I found you!! I fell completely off the wagon last week. I had somehow convinced myself that since I am starting a BL challenge today I could eat everything and anything I wanted--gorge myself so that My weighin today will be more. Yes its going to be more, so hopefully it will come off fast, as my faulty thinking has been telling me it will. I will officially start up on this board tomorrow. My goal is to log everyday and get the 4/5 everyday. I think I can do it. I know I can. My plan is to be the biggest loser this year. 30 lbs gone, here I come!!

:flowerforyou:

Chocolickkyss

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Chocolickkyss

Missheidi, I'm confused as to when the new week actually begins. I've been starting my weeks on Sunday or Monday so i'm not sure how to go about counting the days to earn my grace period. I know I've earned 4 passes (grace days) b/c I've exercised, drank at least 10 glasses of water, logged my food, remained w/in my calories and done something for myself everyday since beginning this challenge but just needed some clarity.

Here are my totals for the last three days:

Sunday's Totals:

20 minutes of Core Rhythms dvd and 10 minutes of Melt It Off dvd
Logged all my food
Remained w/in my calories
Drank 10 glasses of water
Watched football and relaxed

Monday's Totals:

35 min on the stairmaster and 25 on the elliptical
Logged all my food
Remained w/in my calories
Drank 10 glasses of water
Watched The Wire


Tuesday's Totals:

45 min of Jillian's No More Trouble Zones and 75 min of walking around the park
Logged all my food
Remained w/in my calories
Drank 10 glasses of water
About to watch the Biggest Loser

Chocolickkyss: 3/7 and has earned pass (grace day) number 5. I must admit I've started 2010 very strong in the healthy lifestyle arena I really hope it will last throughout the year.

missheidi

the week starts on mondays Choc. so, even if you had 5/5 on sat and sunday, since the week starts over on monday, monday wouldn't be the third day. does that make sense? so, we start over every monday.

for tuesday, (i'm running a little behind)
1. logged everything
2. ate to lose
3. exercised for an hour
4. drank all my water
5. watched the basketball game w/hubs. GO SHOX! i'll catch up w. biggest loser later this week.

missheidi

AHA I found you!! I fell completely off the wagon last week. I had somehow convinced myself that since I am starting a BL challenge today I could eat everything and anything I wanted--gorge myself so that My weighin today will be more. Yes its going to be more, so hopefully it will come off fast, as my faulty thinking has been telling me it will. I will officially start up on this board tomorrow. My goal is to log everyday and get the 4/5 everyday. I think I can do it. I know I can. My plan is to be the biggest loser this year. 30 lbs gone, here I come!!

:flowerforyou:

deb, that was very silly of you.

debnu1

I agree, especially since when I weighed my self today I was up 5 lbs from last week. Lets hope it is all water weight and will come off quickly. I enjoyed my splurge, but I also realized that I missed eating healthy...So here's to my new beginning!

Chocolickkyss

Since Monday's start the new week I didn't earn the pass last night but will tonight since I've already completed today's workout, drank 8 glasses of water, logged all my food, remained w/in my calories and doing something for myself is easy since it's only me I have to worry about. I'm single w/no kids or pets. I won't officially count it until after I have eaten dinner but I'm on track for my 5th pass and I'm feeling real good about it.

j_g4ever

I'm going to use Monday as my grace day.

I will be back later to give you my list for today

Chocolickkyss

Wednesdays Totals:

58 min of P90X's Kenpo X
Logged all my food
Remained w/in my calories
Drank 12 glasses of water
Going to sleep early b/c I'm exhausted

Chocolickkyss: 3/7 and has earned my 5th pass (grace day) and still have four banked from previous weeks.

debnu1

Today I am back on track!!

I ate to lose by 400 cals, yay exercise!
logged all my calories
Drank plenty of water
walked the treadmill all through my taped Biggest loser, I love that show. (85 mins)
Sat and read my book

It feels good to be back in the game again!
:flowerforyou:

j_g4ever

Ate to loose
Logged all my food
Exercised for an hour burned 1,088 calories
Drank 4 quarts of water
Had time to myself while watching TV with my hubby and playing on the laptop

1/5

missheidi

logged,
ate to lose
worked out for hour and 15 min
drank a buttload of water
biblestudy.

Chocolickkyss

Thursdays Totals:

50 min of Jillian's "Blast Fat Boost Metabolism" dvd
Logged all my food
Remained w/in my calories
Drank 14 glasses of water
Talked on the phone w/friend and will watch some tv before bed

Chocolickkyss: 4/7 (5 grace days banked)

debnu1

ate to lose
logged all food
drank my water
did the 30 day shred, as I woke late and didn't have more than 30 mins
laid on the bed and vegged for a half hour while my son took a nap. Boy that felt good!

j_g4ever

did an hour of cardio
ate to lose
logged all my food
drank 4 quarts of water
had times to myself while sitting on my bum and doing nothing

2/5

missheidi

taking yesterday as a grace day, i just didn't have time to log, and i don't feel like recreating it. so i still have one in the bank. and if i'm really cool, i can earn another one for a cushion!
the spring semester has started and i have a hellish schedule. please feel free to post the thread for the new week if you don't see it up, just put a note in the old one. I will do my absolute best to stay on top of things. :yawn:

i don't know if i lost this week, i didn't have time to boot up the wii fit this morning, and i couldn't find the tape measure (i just saw it too.) so i will measure in the a.m.

see everyone laterz when i post.

missheidi

here is the new thread link, ladies.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/77826-4-for-5-challenge-always-open-week-4-jan-25

aisser

:sad: :brokenheart: I didn't loose any weight this week I don't know why I stayed under my calories and worked out at least 30 min, a day,My scale doesn't have the 173.5 just the 173 guess I will have to wait until Thursday when I weigh in next week can't do it on Friday because I will be on my cruise.:happy:
Couldn't figure why people quit posting on the other Thread now I know.

debnu1

Today I

Ate to lose, including the piece of chocolate cake, mmm
logged all my cals
exercised for 85 mins, I am a machine!!
Drank my water
laid around and read a book and let the kids watch TV for a bit. It was nice to not be hung onto for a little bit.

aisser

I wasn't happy with my weigh in yesterday so I stepped on the scale again this morning and I have lost a lb.:happy: Not going to log it in until Thursday when I weigh in I know it is on Friday but won't be able to on Friday. :flowerforyou: Good luck on everyone's weight loss. Will post tonight if itisn't to late if so Will check in tomorrow.

missheidi

i was totally out as of friday. my jaw was really bothering me and i didn't have the energy to work out, then saturday i got sick all the sudden. so starting over tomorrow!