FEBRUARY CHALLENGE- WEEK ONE- JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3, 2013

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Carmennorth
Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
All right, everyone...... Let's get this challenge started..... This will be a February challenge with a winner announced the first week of March... I changed the week to run from Monday to Sunday- this challenge will start tomorrow..... Please make sure to have your weekly points up by the Tuesdayof the new week starting next week.... I will keep the running totals...

Week One Challenge
1. Record ALL FOOD in your MFP every day for the week (One Point if you record everything- be honest)
2. If you stay under your calorie goal for 5/7 days, give yourself one point
3. Drink 3 Glasses of Water (Give yourself One Point)
4. Give up one of your bad habit foods for this week- post what that food is- MINE IS ANY KIND OF POTATO CHIP-One point if you stay away from it for the whole week
5. Work out for 6 hours (360 minutes)- any type of exercise will count! One point for this
6. 300 Jumping Jacks, 300 lunges, 300 sit ups- One point for this
7. Weigh yourself on Monday for your baseline, and Sunday for final weigh in- if you have lost weight- give yourself 4 points, If you maintained, give yourself 2 points, if you gained- 0 points

The most points you can have is 10- I would love to have many of us at 10 points by next week! Good luck to all of us!!!!!!

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  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,587 Member
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    1. Log ALL food:
    2. Under calories:
    3. 3 glasses water:
    4. Avoid take aways:
    5. Workout: 0/360 minutes
    6. Jumping Jacks: 0/300, Lunges: 0/300, sit ups: 0/300
    7. Weight: Monday 87,6kgs
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
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    so excited for the new challenge. these are really keeping me focused b/c i'm a little competative! ;)

    1. log all food - check
    2. stay under calorie goal 5/7 days - most likely a check
    3. 3 glasses of water (a day i'm thinking) - check
    4. avoid ice cream and sweets - gonna be tough
    5. workout 360 minutes - gonna be tough since my workouts are usually only 40 minutes 6 days a week. i'm gonna have to throw in some extra walks to meet this goal.
    6. 300 jjs, lunges, and situps - most likely a check
    7. wiegh in this morning: 118 lbs
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,587 Member
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    1. Log ALL food:
    2. Under calories:
    3. 3 glasses water: Monday,
    4. Avoid take aways:
    5. Workout: 0/360 minutes
    6. Squats: 20/150; Stairs: 60/300; Lunges: 0/300; Sit ups: 0/150
    7. Weight: Monday 87,6kgs

    I adapted # 6 a bit as I can't do jumping jacks but the other things I added are good for my fencing.
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
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    Hello there!!!! Sounds like a good challenge for me!!!

    1. Log all foods
    2. Stay under 1600
    3. 3 glasses of water: no problem for me, I drink about a gallon a day
    4. NO SWEETS!!!!!!
    5. Workout 60 mins a day: Can I roll over to another day I do less than one hr. I lifted this morning for about 40 mins but I am teaching Zumba tonight for one hour. On days I dont teach I might just do my lifting for 40 mins.
    6. JJ 0/300 Lunges 30/300 Sit ups 0/300 (did planks and reverse sit ups this am does that count?)
    7. Weight: 133lbs (glad I found this challenge after weighing this morning since early Jan.)
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
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    Do we post on here everyday or just once a week? On Mondays?
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,587 Member
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    1. Log ALL food: Mon, Tue,
    2. Under calories: Mon, Tue,
    3. 3 glasses water: Mon, Tue,
    4. Avoid take aways: Mon, Tue,
    5. Workout: 75/360 minutes
    6. Squats: 60/180; Stairs: 180/240; Lunges: 180/300; Sit ups: 60/180
    7. Weight: Monday 87,6kgs
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,587 Member
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    Do we post on here everyday or just once a week? On Mondays?

    I try and post multiple times during the week as it keeps me accountable and I can see my progress. I guess it is up to you...
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
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    I usually post 1-2 times a week in the weekly thread, but the bulk of what I post is in my MFP daily summary...... I will absolutely record my results here at the end of the week.. and the 360 minutes of training is any way you can do it... Today I worked out for 47 minutes, yesterday was an hour.... etc.... Good work so far everyone!!!!!!
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
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    Carmen, where is your daily summary thread? Should we check it out? So far so good!!!
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
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    1. Log all foods - DONE!!! Well, have to log dinner tonight but I will.

    2. Stay under 1600 - So far so good!!!! I still have 600+ cals for dinner so I think it will be accomplished. :) No Super Bowl food for me.

    3. 3 glasses of water: no problem for me, I drink about a gallon a day. More than done!!!

    4. NO SWEETS!!!!!! - Yeah!!!!!!! And I had tons of tempations at home, work and eating out.

    5. Workout 60 mins a day: Can I roll over to another day I do less than one hr. I lifted this morning for about 40 mins but I am teaching Zumba tonight for one hour. On days I dont teach I might just do my lifting for 40 mins. 310/360 might be short here unless I get cracking today. I do have to work on some choreo for my zumba classes. Will update tonight or tomorrow.

    6. JJ 300/300 Lunges 300/300 Sit ups 300/300 DONE!!!

    7. Weight: 133lbs (glad I found this challenge after weighing this morning since early Jan.) Weight as of Sun 2/3/13 in the morning 130lbs!!!!! Woohoo!!!
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
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    1. Record ALL FOOD in your MFP every day for the week - 1 point
    2. If you stay under your calorie goal for 5/7 days - 1 point
    3. Drink 3 Glasses of Water - 1 point
    4. Give up one of your bad habit foods for this week- post what that food is- 1 point - this was super hard for me
    5. Work out for 6 hours (360 minutes)- i was short by 11 minutes :(
    6. 300 Jumping Jacks, 300 lunges, 300 sit ups- 1 point
    7. Weigh yourself on Monday for your baseline, and Sunday for final weigh in- if you have lost weight- no change in weight - 2 points

    TOTAL = 7 points

    not bad...would have liked to have done the last 11 minutes of working out. if you count stuff like cleaning house i made it...but if you only count real workouts, i was short. darn.

    also not stoked to NOT lose any...but expected it all the same...and at least i didn't go up next week will most likely be my losing week. the trick is going to be working out now that i feel like i'm getting sick. :( yuck.
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
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    1. Logged all foods, so time consuming but worth it! 1 point
    2. Stayed under calorie goal, 1600 all 7 days. 1 point
    3. Drink 3 glasses of water...1 point
    4. Give up bad habit-no sweets- easier than I thought. 1 point
    5. Workout 360 minutes - was short 10 minutes. I am on same boat with vzevens, but was not "official" workout. 0 point
    6. Did all 330 JJ, lunges and situps - 1 point
    7. Lost 3.4lbs 4 points

    Total 9 points Yeah!!! :drinker: Ready for the next challenge!!! What is it? :flowerforyou: