Weekly Challenge Welcome Everyone!
rachaelaldora
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Hi yah! I hope you're all as excited about the next three months as I am!
I'm just an average person like everyone else not entirely happy with where I am and moving towards where I want to be.
So I figured why not start a "challenge" group, this isn't necessarily a challenge against other people if you don't want it to be. It can simply be a challenge against yourself- for those who are competitive its a huge help working with and against others in a supportive friendly manner! I'm one of those competitive types. Ive already had a few messages of people wanting to compete for the sole reason of competing! YES THATS THE SPIRIT!
So if anyone is like me they indulged over the weekend, I myself gained an entire two pounds... Causing this challenge. Together we will get our behinds in gear! I know this post is a little late; I wanted to give some time to people to enter... And if you're entering late- still stay and join us!
I want everyone to commit to this weeks goals.
Garbage- commit to one food that you will avoid for this week. until when the next weeks challenge comes up!
Moving- One thing you promise to commit to doing that gets your moving, it can be as easy as parking at the far end of a store
Inspiration- what is one quote you can use to motivate yourself or others.
So let me start:
Garbage- Chocolate =( I have organic dark mint chocolate screaming my name that i promise you i wont touch this week.
Moving- I promise to start my running interval program I've been meaning to do
Inspiration- " It has nothing to do with motivation, this is all about consistency. No one wants to change from what their comfortable with and no one can stay motivated at all times... You can be consistent though. Stay consistent even when motivation fails to be by your side and you will partner with success" -me
I'm just an average person like everyone else not entirely happy with where I am and moving towards where I want to be.
So I figured why not start a "challenge" group, this isn't necessarily a challenge against other people if you don't want it to be. It can simply be a challenge against yourself- for those who are competitive its a huge help working with and against others in a supportive friendly manner! I'm one of those competitive types. Ive already had a few messages of people wanting to compete for the sole reason of competing! YES THATS THE SPIRIT!
So if anyone is like me they indulged over the weekend, I myself gained an entire two pounds... Causing this challenge. Together we will get our behinds in gear! I know this post is a little late; I wanted to give some time to people to enter... And if you're entering late- still stay and join us!
I want everyone to commit to this weeks goals.
Garbage- commit to one food that you will avoid for this week. until when the next weeks challenge comes up!
Moving- One thing you promise to commit to doing that gets your moving, it can be as easy as parking at the far end of a store
Inspiration- what is one quote you can use to motivate yourself or others.
So let me start:
Garbage- Chocolate =( I have organic dark mint chocolate screaming my name that i promise you i wont touch this week.
Moving- I promise to start my running interval program I've been meaning to do
Inspiration- " It has nothing to do with motivation, this is all about consistency. No one wants to change from what their comfortable with and no one can stay motivated at all times... You can be consistent though. Stay consistent even when motivation fails to be by your side and you will partner with success" -me
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OK so Garbage is...Any baked goods inc bread, croissants, pan au chocolat etc....Baaaaaaaaad bad baked yummy things!
Moving is...I promise to undertake at least 3 walks this week of 5 miles or over, as well as 3 individual yoga sessions of 30 minutes
And finally my Inspirational quote.....Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu0 -
Yay a challenge!
Garbage: Taco bell (yes I still stuff my face with taco bell, lol).
Moving: Jogging 3 times a week for at least 10 minutes.
Inspirational Quote: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it," Alan Kay.0 -
Garbage: Chocolate
Moving: Kids are on half term for 2wks, so moving wont be a problem
Inspirational Quote....thinking on that one0 -
It'll be hard giving up chocolate!!
It already is now that i decided i wont have any haha
an awesome quote that i just seen
"if your 8 year old self met you, would they be proud?"0 -
Garbage- [Sigh] Nothing Fried. Hiding the Wesson oil.
Moving- I will try to improve my time on my 2.2 mile route. Hopefully under 35 minutes!
Inspiration- Joining this group will keep me accountable.
Hi Everyone!!! Add me :-)0 -
Garbage: I am already on week three of no pop! yahoo! This week's goal is no more chips. Ugh!
Moving: Goal is to work out at least 5 days for an hour each.
Inspiration: "Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." Mark Twain
"Never, never, never, never give up." Winston Churchill
"The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!" Marvin Phillips
"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today ad we don't know where the hell she is." Ellen DeGeneres0 -
I'm late to every party
. But here goes this weeks challenge .
Garbage- Hm. I will not eat sweets this week, and I will only have one soda a day...which isn't cutting it out I know but it's better than four..
Moving- I will be at the gym three times this week. This means I will either have to go Friday morning or Thursday after work as well as Wednesday.
Inspiration- I have a quote in mind, but I want to get it right so I'll update this when I get to work, I have it hanging at my cubical.0 -
There's not much garbage left in my diet since I quit sugar, so the only thing left is ...
Garbage: alcohol -- I'll not have a cocktail M-F this week
Moving: My workouts this week are 30 flights of stairs (done yesterday), strength workout (tonight), Wed. day off, Thurs. walk 3 minutes/jog 2 minutes X 3, Fri. walk 30 minutes, Sat. strength again moving up to 2 sets of 15 reps.
Inspiration
Inspiration: "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the deafening sound of my own awesomeness." -- Archer0 -
I would like to be a part of this challenge.
Garbage: Anything with flour no bread, no pastry, after I just stuffed my face this weekend with hotcross buns!! Felt so guilty after eating them... :sad:
Moving: I will aim to get in at least 4 days of workouts at the gym and at home this week. Have only been managing to get in 2 days mostly for the past few weeks.....:frown:
Inspiration: " I'm not there yet but I'm closer than I was yesterday"...0 -
Garbage- carbs (rice, potatoes, bread) trying to limit myself to just my english muffin in the morning.
Moving- promise to stick to the new walking routine that my mom and i are starting
Inspiration- Walk On Everyone.0 -
Keep everyone posted in this forum with the weekly goals. I haven't had chocolate and I ran a mile today in 11.26 minutes.
That's great for me since I haven't ran since a year ago actually!
Keep up the work!!0 -
Garbage - Butter Croissants
Moving - Walk 10 blocks to get home instead of taking the train a stop closer to my house
Inspiration - You can do it!!!0 -
Garbage: This is hard for me because I gave it all up all ready...lol Ummm, I guess I will give up ranch dressing. I love to add it to my salads even if just a tad.
Moving: I am doing Insanity, so I promise to do it 6 days this week.
Inspirational Quote: To Change your body, you must change your mind - picture on Pinterest0 -
Hmmm ... I wouldn't call it 'garbage' but I'm jettisoning the red wine at 500+ cals a bottle; which also usually involves a plate of tapas. That's probably my extra 1000 daily calories, right there!! I know I can't give up on alcohol entirely, so it's restricted to socially-engaged skinny vodka tonics. And a pint of water as a chaser. Better for the waist, head and skin.
Moving ... 35 mins on the rower (350 cals) plus the return walk to the gym (150 cals)
Inspiration? Well, I don't know how inspiring this is but I totally live by it "The key is to keep company only with those who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best" - Epictetus. Or as my chum says, "Life is too short to spend with folks who squish your happy"
And how many people here use the mobile app for this site? Did you notice what kind of permissions it requires? Seriously, if the CIA invented a decent weight-loss app they'd have no more problems with those pesky public surveillance issues.
Here's to July 3rd, folks - let's look Fab for the Fireworks.0 -
garbage~ I will not eat my kids easter candy
moving ~ I will add 30 minutes of hula hooping to my daily routine
inspiration~ The body is your Temple. Keep it Pure and clean for the sould to reside in . BKS Iyengar0 -
Garbage- No Breads, nothing containing bread. Bread is out.
Moving- Walking at least 30 min each
Inspiration - "I will beat her. I will train harder. I will eat cleaner. I know her weakness. I know her strengths. I've lost to her before, but not this time. She is going down. I have the advantage because I know her well. She is the old me." not sure by who0 -
No alcohol M-F: two days down, three to go. Woot!0
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Garbage: Chocolate and Soda
Moving:To walk up 10 flights of stairs daily
Inspiration: My body is my temple I MUST take care of it0 -
No alcohol M-F: two days down, three to go. Woot!
AWESOME WORK!!! Keep it up!0 -
How is everyone doing on their personal weekly challenge?
I have run 2.4 miles in two days (I haven't run in a year) , and still haven't had that chocolate! Which is constantly calling my name, LOL!0 -
Garbage to give up: Processed sugars
Moving: Turbo jam videos at least 3X (already did Tuesday and very sore today)
Inspirational Quote: Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
~Peter De Vries0 -
Hi
I woke up feeling dreadful this morning ate a bacon sandwich consisting of TWO slices of bread = Epic FAIL!!!
Sorry.0 -
Hi
I woke up feeling dreadful this morning ate a bacon sandwich consisting of TWO slices of bread = Epic FAIL!!!
Sorry.
Thanks for being accountable! The main thing is you realized and move on. Done let one set back make the rest of your week
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Been at it, two days of no flour, this morning I almost caved when I was told it had no more oatmeal porridge and their bake was looking good and calling my name, I had to fight myself and took fried fish and steamed spinach/bhagi instead.
I went to the gym on tuesday (I did 25mins on eliptical machine and abs) and wednesday (did 1hour of zumba), today I plan on hitting the gym again.... I joined a new gym closer to home and I am loving that spare time it saves me....0 -
Three days down with no alcohol. A kudzu root supplement seems to really help me if anyone else has a struggle with this. It could be a total placebo effect, but I don't care as long as it works.
On a side note: I saw the Sentricon (termite killer) ad on the side here, and it was just showing a woman who is either super thin or the photo is squeezed horizontally, and the caption was "Today she dies." I thought it was going to be a public service ad for help with eating disorders. Yeesh.0 -
I know I am so late to this party but here it goes:
Garbage- Dr. Pepper (worked out well because I gave it up Sunday and have been pop free for 4.5 days now)!
Moving- Working out 20 minutes 5 days a week. I have three down, so only two more to go! It really helps having a stationary bike at home my husband bought me!
Inspiration- I don't really have a special quote because I find most of them motivational but what my kids tell me is "Mom, we know you can do it because you can do anything!" that really helps push me!0 -
I gave up soda this week and hope to stay away from it more permanently.
I am aiming to climbing the stairs 2-3 times more than normal at work.
"In the Middle Ages, they had guillotines, stretch racks, whips and chains. Nowadays we have a much more effective torture device called the bathroom scale." Stephen Philips0 -
Inspiration? Well, I don't know how inspiring this is but I totally live by it "The key is to keep company only with those who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best" - Epictetus. Or as my chum says, "Life is too short to spend with folks who squish your happy"
Lol squish your happy....that's great :laugh:0 -
i HAVEN'T EATEN MY BUTTER CROISSANTS & I'M WALKING FROM 86TH ST ALL THE WAY TO 96TH ST.
I'M GONNA KEEP IT UP EVERYDAY IS A BETTER & EASIER DAY.
LET'S GET THESE POUNDS OFF.0 -
I met the challenge for this week. Completed all my physical training and had no alcohol Mon-Fri! So I'll just reiterate my inspirational quote, "Pardon me, I can't hear you over the deafening sound of my own awesomeness!" (Archer)
Huge high fives and chest bumps to everyone else who met the challenge.0
