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  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi, wow everyone is doing so well with the challenge this week. That bear walk will be interesting with my bum!!, not sure I'll be able to stay up for a whole 2 mins, I think i'll break it into 1 mins intervals! I'm not looking for to this workout because last time my thighs really hurt!
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Right there with you Shel! I always thought my legs were strong, but clearly they could use some help. I will be doing it as a circuit- probably two rounds of each. 1 min bear walk, 50 jumping jacks, 25 lunges, 25, squats, etc. and then I will fall face first into my bed.

    DON'T FORGET TO STRETCH!! It's especially important to stretch when you are doing these legs and arms and back exercises that you aren't used to. Make sure you get a good stretch for each muscle group- it will help with not just the pain, but increase strength and tone quicker.
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hiya,

    Hows everyone?

    Wow, just finished the workout and omg that Bear Walk rubbish (lasted a just over a min and collapsed) well the person who thought that it is a good idea is mad!

    Tuesday Update

    Legs Workout DONE plus been golfing so mega tired now. Split the rest of the exercise into 2 circuits to break things up.

    Portions of F & V

    Raspberries = 1
    Strawberries = 1
    Carrots = 3 (OMG thats nearly 400g today)
    Green Beans = 1

    Total 6 Portions

    Night Night. x
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Holy bear walk! Shelley, you weren't kidding. Those were murder- especially if you don't have enough room to do it properly and end up having to turn around a ton of times.

    Did today's challenge, also drank 100 oz of water (I know it's not relevant anymore, but I am trying) and I ate my veggies:

    3 cups of romaine
    3 servings of celery
    1 serving of iceberg
    1 serving of green peppers
    2 servings of strawberries

    I am so proud of all of you. I know we all have challenges in our life, whether it be discipline, choices, or TIME, but we keep working towards our goals.
  • maryj2367
    maryj2367 Posts: 219 Member
    MARYJ2367
    Wed 8/1 - completed my exercise , drank 100 oz h20 also did my 120 minutes of walking, did alot of packing and carrying
    Thur 8/2 - completed my exercise, drank 100 oz h20 also did my 120 minutes of walking did alot of carrying Fri 8/3 - completed my exercise, drank 100 oz h2o also did my 120 minutes of walking and extra walking at the fair.
    Sat 8/4 - completed my exercise, drank 100 oz h2o also did my 120 minutes of walking
    Sun 8/5 - completed my exercise, drank 130 oz h2o also did my 120 minutes of walking and 2 hours of dancing
    weight 191 no loss no gain
  • maryj2367
    maryj2367 Posts: 219 Member
    MARYJ2367
    Monday 8/6 i drank over 20 cups of water did my 49 minutes of zumba, my daily workout and walked 120 minutes.
    f/v i had bananas= 2
    watermelon=3 cups
    cabbage=1 cup
    potatoes= 1 1/2 cup
    =i guess 8 f/v
    tuesday 8/7 i drank alot of fluids today water tea powerade zero.alot i walked my 120 minutes and did the daily exercises
    f/v i had bananas=2
    potatoes=1
    raspberries=1/2 cup
    lettuce= 5 cups
    apple= 1
    nuts=1 1/2 cups
    = i guess 11 f/v
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Here we go- today and tomorrow's challenges!

    Wednesday 8/8 - Total Body (15 min)
    Complete as many rounds possible in 15 minutes. Allow yourself 30 second rest between each different type of exercise.

    Dumbell push up row - x 8
    Lying Knee Raised Crunch - x 8 OR clay if moderate x 8 (x12 if advanced)
    Overhead Squat - x8
    Pull up or Row followed by a Burpee x4 (beginner) x6 if moderate or x 8 if advanced

    All exercises are shown in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK0uNBvjPhk

    Thursday 8/9- ABS

    Do 3 sets of 10

    Butterfly Crunches - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=5ZBXpwsJHT0&NR=1

    Windshield Wipers - (side to side is 1 rep)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=3RjBYZJVytw&feature=endscreen

    Bird Dogs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS332XrXLzc&feature=related

    Torso Twists - This video has 2 versions - the first one shown is with your legs on the ground. Do this version.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePe8OemOZh0

    Alternate Toe Touches -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QAMiK8Fqsk&feature=related
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Help next week?

    I will be on vacation starting Saturday and will have limited access to the boards. I have the MFP app so I can continue to log, but I won't be able to check the boards everyday and post the daily/weekly exercises. Can one of you please volunteer to do that for me starting on Sat through next Sat?

    I will still need everyone's weigh in on Sunday and weekly/daily challenge results in order to update the spreadsheet for Belinda. Thanks!!

    Mal
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    WEEK 1 SCORES:

    Olympians: 41 points (ahelgers10 -5 pounds)
    Less IS More: 38 points (Malibootie -3.2 pounds)
    Slim-2-win: 35 points (mommy2ajs -2.6 pounds)
    Shakers: 34 points (allnamesraken -2.2 pounds)
    ALL-IN: 29 points (BetterWithAge -0.5pounds)
    Fat-Bullies: 28 points (Canidoit11 -4 pounds)
    Pound-Droppers : 24 points (everyone gained)
    Movers: 23 points (lil_pixie -2 pounds)
    Vicious & Delicious: 22 points (no change in weight)
    Fit-Fine&Divine: 11 points (Lilpe5512 -1.4 pounds)

    Congrats to the Olympians who won week 1 with a score of 41 points. They also had the biggest loser. Ahelgers10 dropped an amazing 5 pounds in our short first week!
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi Mallorie, I'll volunteer on checking the boards and posting. Wow we did really well super impressed!!!! Well Done for the biggest loser for the team Mali, you're setting us a super example as our captain! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi All,

    Heres my progress for the day.

    The workout was tough but i got through it, watching the video a few times!! Plus done some extra jumping jacks and skipping.

    Fruit and Veg Progress for Wednesday

    Strawberry = 1
    Raspberry = 1
    Carrot = 1
    Sweet Potato = 2
    Tomato = 1
    Portobello Mushroom = 1
    Onion large = 1

    Total 8.

    Have a great day xx
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Thanks Shelley!! I did NOT do so well yesterday. I DID eat my veggies, but I could not get through the workout. My arms are still in pain from the bear walks or something and I got caught up babysitting my niece. Excuses, excuses- but not good ones. Tonight I'm gonna rock the abs! And do my C25K.

    Veggies for Wed:
    Celery- 1 serving
    Veggie Wrap- 1 half (2 servings)
    Veggie Burger- 1 pattie (2 servings)
    Strawberries- 2 servings
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi, I know what you mean my thighs really hurt, i feel absolutely shattered today, i'm finding the hardest part of this is the exercises. Really tough. I try and battle through it, but its really hard going, plus some of them i have no idea what they are, so its really tough. Hopefully the abs will be better tonight. Liking the Fruit and veggies thou! Still sticking with the water on glass 4, i aim to get 8 in a day now.
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    Sorry I have been such a crappy teammate this week I am a Union representative actually I am a Vice President of a very large local in California. One of our biggest units AT&T (who happens to be my employer) is in the middle of bargaining a contract covering 1/2 of the USA. Long story short we went out on a 2 day strike.It's been a rough couple days for me being an officer I have to be available 24/7 while on strike so I only got a couple hrs sleep here and there the last 3 days (we had to prep) so with that said everyone is back to work and the bargainers are back at the table bargaining and I am back focusing on our weight loss journey .. So here are my numbers for tues and weds as u can see I didnt eat well if we were counting coffee and bagels we would have scored big time as I was living in a world of coffee doughnuts and bagels...( Yes I did eat a stupid doughnut and I don't even like them haha)

    Tues-
    1 Banana
    2 servings mixed veggies(carrots,broccoli)
    1 serving grapefruit

    Exercises done they were tough....

    Weds
    1 Banana
    2 servings mixed veggie carrots broccoli
    1 serving grape tomatoes

    exercises done I did them 1/2 assed but done

    I will focus on my fruits and veggies the remainder of the week try to catch up on some lost points ....
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Pen, sounds like you are working a ton. Good for even trying to stay on topic!

    I did my daily, I ate my veggies, and I TRIED to do my C25K. Unfortunately, I only got about halfway through before the lightning and thunder made me run home for cover. The rain was fine, but when fire may fly from the sky and hit me? Yea, I gave up!

    Lunch:
    2 bowls of salad (4 servings)

    Dinner:
    1 bowl of salad (2 servings)
    2 servings of refried beans
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    Thursday
    1 nectarine
    5 servings veg(peas broccoli carrots)

    Total 6 servings

    I did not do my exercise yesterday I just was too exhausted :( If I do it today with today's exercise would we get points? I might look at other teams and see if anyone has asked that yet.. Have a great day everyone
  • maryj2367
    maryj2367 Posts: 219 Member
    MARYJ2367
    wednesday 8/8 i drank over 20 cups of water did my 49 minutes of zumba, my daily workout and walked 120 minutes.
    f/v i had 1 banana
    cranberries 1/2 cup
    nuts 1/2 cup
    8 cups lettuce
    =i guess 10 f/v
    thursday 8/9 i drank 11 cups of water plus powerade zero 2=32 ounce bottles120 minutes and did the abs exercises
    f/v i had 2 bananas
    1/2 cup of blackberries
    mixed veggies 2 cups
    1 nectarine
    carrots 1 cup
    grapes 1 cup
    = i guess 8 f/v
  • maryj2367
    maryj2367 Posts: 219 Member
    MARYJ2367
    wednesday 8/8 i drank over 20 cups of water did my 49 minutes of zumba, my daily workout and walked 120 minutes.
    f/v i had 1 banana
    cranberries 1/2 cup
    nuts 1/2 cup
    8 cups lettuce
    =i guess 10 f/v
    thursday 8/9 i drank 11 cups of water plus powerade zero 2=32 ounce bottles120 minutes and did the abs exercises
    f/v i had 2 bananas
    1/2 cup of blackberries
    mixed veggies 2 cups
    1 nectarine
    carrots 1 cup
    grapes 1 cup
    = i guess 8 f/v
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi, Mary your such a inspirations look at all those portions of F&V, Water and Exercise!!! Amazing.

    Heres my progress for Thursday

    Exercise - FAIL - Sorry, I was so tired my body just said no.
    F&V
    Strawberrys = 2
    Sweet Potato = 1
    Tomato = 1
    Cauliflower = 1
    Green Beans = 1
    Carrot & Sweet = 1

    Total 7 Portions


    Heres my progress for Friday
    Exercise = DONE

    F&V
    Tomato = 1
    Courgette = 2
    Carrot =2

    Total 5 Portions

    Night Night, Im exhausted and I have tennis at 9am in the morning! Have a great evening. xx Shel xx
  • malibootie
    malibootie Posts: 614 Member
    Keep it up everyone!! I am off to the beach for the week. I don't know how much I'll be on the boards (if at all) but Shelley is going to post the challenges for me cause she rocks!!

    I am going to do my best while at the beach to be careful with what I eat, and keep up with some working out. however, I WILL be enjoying some "fatty food" just in moderation!
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi Everyone, Hope you're all having a lovely weekend, its lovely sunny and hot in the UK (surprisingly). Today I have played tennis, I won all 3 matches and served much better than last week (no double faults) and just done my leg exercises, wow i have a sweat, i have realised i don't have much balance. So fruit and veggie will be pretty low (sorry).

    Melon and Grape = 4 (a huge pack but very refreezing)
    Tomato = 1

    I'm sticking to the Vodka and Diet Coke no wine tonight.:drinker:

    Shel xx
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Hi Ladies, It's weigh in day! Please let me know the following:

    Weight today-
    If you completed the daily challenges this week-
    How many of the Fruit and Veggies portions you had for the week!

    I managed to lose which i'm pleased, the hard work is paying off. I didn't manage not to drink wine last night so i had a blow out night and lunch today but i'm back to little miss strict.

    Hope you have a lovely sunday. Take care xx
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    Ok crappy week for me sorry I will do my part this going forward...


    mon 5 f/V yes exercised
    tues 4 F/V yes exercised
    wed 4 F/V yes exercised
    thurs 6 F/V no exercise
    fri 1 F/V yes exercised
    sat 1 F/V yes exercised

    Total 21 fruits & vegs 5 days exercise


    Weight 237 for a loss of 2 lbs :) I don't know how hahahaa.........
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Thanks Pleyem, great loss for the week, i think you did well especially what was on your plate last week.


    So heres the challenge for the week

    Week Challenge:
    Sodium.... Stay under your sodium for this week. Your team can earn 1 point for each day you are under. That means each person can earn 6 points and every team can earn an extra 30 points in this team challenge.

    Oh and the exercise for Monday.....

    Monday - 8/13 - legs
    Tabata video (4 min workout) do twice if you are advanced

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSUudxOTnI
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    Thanks... I changed my diary so I can see my sodium intake and then I went back to see how I normally do on sodium. Looks like I won't have a problem with this weeks challenge well the sodium part hahaha...
    Have a great day everyone
    Penny
  • lclowe0808
    lclowe0808 Posts: 62 Member
    Weight = 167.4 on 8/12

    I got my veggies in (attribute that to the loss)

    I was doing different exercises than posted....I will do better this week
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    I saw the exercises for tomorrow so I thought I'd post I am sure Shelly will be posting in the AM but with time difference I figured might help....Looks like a killer


    Tuesday - 8/14 - hardCORE
    You can break these up into reasonable sets for yourself. Please keep them as one workout though.

    Start with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfuU3TSsFM

    55 crunches/sit ups
    30 right oblique crunches
    30 left oblique crunches
    40 bicycle crunches
    40 bridge
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    Oh thank you Pleytem, this looks super tough!!!!
  • lclowe0808
    lclowe0808 Posts: 62 Member
    Did the exercises for Monday/Tuesday. Where DO they find all these cool exercises.

    Hope everyone is having a great week.

    Linda
  • pleytem
    pleytem Posts: 79 Member
    I didn't see wednesday exercises posted so I went to find them here they are-

    Happy Hump Day!
    Surprise work of the day is a free choice day You earn your team points by completing 30 mins of any type of exercise. Only catch is cooking and cleaning don't count.

    Have fun awesome day everyone !!

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