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  • marcelka77
    marcelka77 Posts: 476 Member
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    amazing news ....congratulation !!!!

    Ok i cycled to and from work ;)
    no crunches and squats today ...but done 135 of boath

    had breakfast every day ;) and was very very good foodwise (although it was my b day today - no naughty cake or doughnut :-)) )
  • drizzy_obsessed04
    drizzy_obsessed04 Posts: 26 Member
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    happy birthday!!
  • debk68
    debk68 Posts: 140 Member
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    Hey Orangies where are you !!! I was truly unfocused this past week as well. Its super easy to fall back into the old habits!!
    Today went for a bike ride with my daughter for about 90 minutes, at the end I realized that the brake was rubbing against the tire! No wonder it was sooo hard!!
    What was your success for today? Think small if you need to!
  • dreamingofhealthy
    dreamingofhealthy Posts: 109 Member
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    Hey Orangies where are you !!! I was truly unfocused this past week as well. Its super easy to fall back into the old habits!!
    Today went for a bike ride with my daughter for about 90 minutes, at the end I realized that the brake was rubbing against the tire! No wonder it was sooo hard!!
    What was your success for today? Think small if you need to!

    Great positive encouragement Deb!!! My success yesterday was only having two beers instead of 5 or 6 that I wanted to have last night. A friend came over and brought my favorite beer.... SO I couldn't not have one... or 2! But I capped it a 2! I am refocused today and have a good plan for the week! Good Luck all Oranges!!!! :love: :wink:
  • marcelka77
    marcelka77 Posts: 476 Member
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    I was feeling totally gated today ...gained 0,4 lb ....

    but with new week new resolution - and i hope next week I will be much more happier


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    Hey Orangies where are you !!! I was truly unfocused this past week as well. Its super easy to fall back into the old habits!!
    Today went for a bike ride with my daughter for about 90 minutes, at the end I realized that the brake was rubbing against the tire! No wonder it was sooo hard!!
    What was your success for today? Think small if you need to!

    Great positive encouragement Deb!!! My success yesterday was only having two beers instead of 5 or 6 that I wanted to have last night. A friend came over and brought my favorite beer.... SO I couldn't not have one... or 2! But I capped it a 2! I am refocused today and have a good plan for the week! Good Luck all Oranges!!!! :love: :wink:
  • marcelka77
    marcelka77 Posts: 476 Member
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    btw dreamingofhealthy love your new icon!!!
    Hey Orangies where are you !!! I was truly unfocused this past week as well. Its super easy to fall back into the old habits!!
    Today went for a bike ride with my daughter for about 90 minutes, at the end I realized that the brake was rubbing against the tire! No wonder it was sooo hard!!
    What was your success for today? Think small if you need to!

    Great positive encouragement Deb!!! My success yesterday was only having two beers instead of 5 or 6 that I wanted to have last night. A friend came over and brought my favorite beer.... SO I couldn't not have one... or 2! But I capped it a 2! I am refocused today and have a good plan for the week! Good Luck all Oranges!!!! :love: :wink:
  • marcelka77
    marcelka77 Posts: 476 Member
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    Hi lovelies,

    Wow what a commitment from all of you !!! I am so pleased with your efforts I hope you will like this week's challenges .

    This is our third week challenge !!!! Have fun and get healthy!

    There is lbs reward for each part of this challenge

    max 8 lbs

    Exercise
    1. 4 days out of 7 of 30-45 min cardio or strength exercise sessions to be spread out during the week as it suits you best!

    sessions of jogging, fast walking, cross-trainer or treadmill,Zumba, Aerobics, Dance, DVD , Gym etc.
    (moderate cleaning doesn't count ;) !!! )

    1 lbs advantage for everyone who succeed to do at least 4 sessions!!!


    2. Try something new or something you didn't do for a while - independent exercise of your choice for 30 min session at least!!! I know its getting harder to come up with something new :-)) ... so don't worry too much it can be anything interesting unusual - special you would like to share :-))

    If you lack inspiration, you can try swimming, clubbing (DANCING!!!), another class at your local gym, or that new DVD , take tennis rackets and go play tennis with kids in park ... or football ... I found out trampoline extremely hard in 0 challenge :-) and since I went to work last week I repeated it 2x and love it :-))

    1 lbs advantage for everyone who succeed

    3.
    so this week we will concentrate on abs and booty and upper body strength !!! And main challenge Crunch and squats

    At least 135 squats and 135 crunches spreaded in 3 days and as new exercise try 135 push ups again spreaded in at least 3 days


    1 lbs advantage for everyone who succeed 2 lbs for most BUT DON'T OVER DO


    4. Don't forget to take a day rest! Your body needs it.


    5. For the WEEK 2 FOOD challenge, I thought we might still keep it BASIC ( I think we will always keep it basic ) ! Let's take this week to focus on 5 A DAY and cooking and preparing dish with veg and/or fruit - let other inspire you with their choices and recipes ! I know from looking into diaries - there is so many of you skipping it , but girls (as far as I know we don't have a man in our challenge) come on this is not good for us.

    there is NO excuse girls and having 7x your 5 a DAY is the only way to get 1 lbs advantage (sorry there is only medical excuse not to have a fruit /veg - please let me know if you need exception)


    Keep drinking water - even if it is not our topic!!! I hope you picked up some good tips. I hope you got inspired with fish recipes and will keep eating 2x a week fish or other meals that include omega-3 fatty acids as a highlight. And I hope breakfast is your meal for ever .

    cooking challenge
    Also, I will be doing Cooking Challenge for week 3. It will run from today may6th - may 13th . I need the pictures and ingredients of 1 dish you were having this week for yourself. It has to have at least 2 portion of 5 a day . I will be judging on healthiness, calorie amount and presentation .

    You must send picture + recipe here
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/980731-cooking-preparing-food-challenge-5-a-day

    Best recipe will get 2 lbs advantage for week 3 weigh in and everyone who post picture will get 1lbs



    To sum it
    4/7 sessions of exercise 1lbs advantage
    1 session of something special - let us know what - 1lbs advantage
    135 Crunches 135 squats 135 push ups - spread in 3 days - 1 lbs for the everyone who manage to do all + extra 1 lbs for person with most of all
    7x your 5 a day foods - 1 lbs advantage
    recipe - 1 lbs for everyone who post recipe extra 1 lbs for best recipe

    1 last lb is for person who motivates you the most in your team . This person is going to be voted by other members of team.
  • debk68
    debk68 Posts: 140 Member
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    I gained like I knew I would :angry:

    Today i rode my bike to work, and did zumba will do the crunches & squats in the morning. I think if I get up 15 min earlier I can get those in.
    that would be my success. My knee started hurting and I just kept on peddling, it went away.

    Yesterday I rode with my daughter and I rode my other daughter's mountain bike. That is a lot harder than a regular bike!


    Have a great day everyone!!!
  • dreamingofhealthy
    dreamingofhealthy Posts: 109 Member
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    I too put on about a pound GRRRR:explode: ... I kinda knew I would too.. I hurt my shoulder at KB last week... so I haven t been very active the last several days trying to get it better so I don't do lasting damage. I am hoping to get in a bike ride today, but meeting at the school and karate for the kid, not sure I will have time before dark!

    I didn't complete any challenges. I tried on the breakfast but fell short. Good Luck all.... :heart:
  • debk68
    debk68 Posts: 140 Member
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    Ok, so I wasn't going to ride my bike today. I get off of work at 2 and the weather said 50% chance of rain between 1-2. So I thought, no, not going to. Well, the reality is a 50 % chance of rain also means 50% chance of no rain. So I took the chance. Coincidentally the song on my Ipod shuffle was I Take My Chances by Mary Chapin Carpenter. It it drizzled on the way to work and then was sunny on my way home!

    Now, it is downpouring, but I don't care, cuz I still rode my bike to work today!
  • dreamingofhealthy
    dreamingofhealthy Posts: 109 Member
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    Way to go Deb!
  • debk68
    debk68 Posts: 140 Member
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    Anybody still here :cry:
  • dreamingofhealthy
    dreamingofhealthy Posts: 109 Member
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    Team,
    I am very sorry, but I can no longer stay captain of the orange team. I can not dedicate the time to this added logging. My work load increased almost double with this promotion, I am struggling to keep on top of everything else going on. It looks like they are working to restructure the teams.

    Good luck and again I am very sorry! Best of luck on your goals. I hope to keep you all on my FL and motivate you thru wall posts.