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Twihards Sparkling Summer Challenge Week One
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Day 3
Water 3/7
Food 1271 remaining
Cardio 96/109
Crunches 70/96
didn't get any cardio in today, i've had a migraine all day then still worked over an hour
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Day 3
110/102 cardio
96/96 crunches. (or as Twi would call them, 'crutches'!
92 banked calories
"I didn't even believe in vampires before I was one.'
Bree Tanner, the second short life of Bree Tanner, page 9
----it's too bad her time had to end!
I agree. She would have been a great addition to the Cullen clan.0 -
Day 3
Water 10/8
Cardio 156/109
Crunches 72/96
Food 97 cals in bank
"You'll always be my Bella, you'll just be a little more durable."0 -
No quote for the day but here is a pic we have all been waiting for.
http://gallery.twilightersanonymous.com/displayimage.php?album=331&pid=15074#top_display_media0 -
Day 3 and 4
Water 11/8 + 10/8+12/8 + 10/8 It's really easy to get the water in when the weather is hot, hot, hot! (Like Isle Esme)
Food running total 264 * 260 * 171 * 86 I like this banking thing. It turns out I am a bit of a miser!
Cardio 105 + 62+ 43 + 60 = 270 /109 minutes
Crunches 48+ 48+ 48 + 48= 192 /96
Quote
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Preface, p.10 -
Day 4 check in
Water 4/7
Crunches 192/96 ( wow, amazing how mopping my floors works the abs, and gosh my floors are so clean! )
Cardio. 157/109
I think this is my favorite Quote from Twilight the movie.
Bella: Are you going to tell me how you stopped the van?
Edward: Yeah, ummm, I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can google it.
:blushing: There is something about the way he says 'google' that is just, well, exciting!
Thank you ladies for sticking with our challenge, you are all doing fantastic! I am finding it very enjoyable, and am so glad to be here.
I have some secret ideas for next week's challenge!
Just 1 more day to the weekend.
xxoo
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Day 4
Water 4/7
Food 1358 remaining
Cardio 96/109
Crunches 70/96
My "bank" has jumped because I've switched back to the pound a week goals instead of the 1.5 that I was trying at the beginning of the week because of the migraine all day yesterday & the "hangover" i've been dealing with all day today
and a quote:
might as well add a pic too. This is the only time I've successfully used the colorization feature on photoshop & had it work
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"The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse." (Jacob)
Had to put the quote first after those awwesome photos, thanks shell!
Day 4
Water 8/8
Cardio 244/109
Crunches 96/96
Food cals 106 in the bank
NSV Yesterday, I was in side plank position, legs together, when Kath noticed a gap of light between my thighs. And today when I wore a skirt with bare legs my thighs didn't chafe as I walked. Thigh burn no more!0 -
Quote
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Preface, p.1
It may be ironic, but that is the exact way I feel about our beloved Twilight series! :sad: :brokenheart:0 -
Day 1:
Food 1/7 with 1000 calories banked
Water 1/7
Cardio 85 minutes
Crunches:0
No NSV so here is a quote from the one we all want to hear from the most.
“Do I dazzle you?" I voiced my curiosity impulsively, and then the words were out, and it was too late to recall them.
But before I had time to too deeply regret speaking the words aloud, she answered "Frequently." And her cheeks took on a faint pink glow.
I dazzled her.
My silent heart swelled with a hope more intense than I could ever remember having felt before.” ~ Edward in Midnihgt Sun
On a Midnight Sun note... I REALLY wish she'd finish that book.0 -
Day 5
Water 5/7
Food 1488 remaining
Cardio 131/109
Crunches 70/96
and quote/inspiration
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Day 5 and 6
Water 11/811/8+ 11/8 + 10/8+12/8 + 10/8
Food running total *287*264 * 260 * 171 * 86 I haven't finished my diary for tonight, but I hope to have some leftover calories.
Cardio 57+60+105 + 62+ 43 + 60 = 270 /109 minutes
Crunches 48+48+ 48+ 48 + 48= 280 /96
Quote
That’s Edward. He’s gorgeous, of course, but don’t waste your time. He doesn’t date. Apparently none of the girls here are good-looking enough for him.
Jessica Stanley, Twilight, Chapter 1, p.22
NSV
Susie told me today that our Zumba instructor said that the two of us are the best in class.:bigsmile:0 -
Day 6
Water 6/7
Food 1435 remaining
Cardio 229/109
Crunches 80/960 -
Days 5 and 6
Water 12/8 + 10/8
Cardio 381/109
Crunches 120/96
Food 302 calories in the bank! (Looking forward to using them Day 7)
Quote (this always makes me smile)
"...so I started into Sense & Sensibility, only to remember after I began chapter three that the hero of the story happened to be named Edward. Angrily, I turned to Mansfield Park, but the hero of that piece was named Edmund, and that was just too close. Weren't there any other names available in the late eighteenth century? I snapped the book shut, annoyed..."
Comparing that to Edward's thoughts and sensations in the parallel passage of Midnight Sun is a treat!0 -
For the week:
Cardio. 182/109
Crunches. 192/96
Water 100% thanks to the decaf substitute allowance
Calorie banking, well if we don't count my splurge day, I came out with 23 calories to the good. I was very, very, very, very, bad on splurge Friday.
I watched New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn this weekend since I was feeling under the weather. Such a nice marathon! gave me ideas for our week 2 challenge!0 -
Week 1 Summary:
Water: 64 oz each and every day
Food: - 125 calories (I'm struggling and hubby's birthday didn't make it any easier!)
Cardio: 345/109 (A high number thanks to my prepping and painting yesterday.)
Crunches: 116/96
"Like everything in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given." - Carlisle Cullen, New Moon, Chapter 2, p.35
I chose this quote from Carlisle because it's kind of my motto these days. I'm struggling with a lot of things and I'm just trying to do the best I can with what I have to work with.
Had to edit to add my NSV: Today carrying in a big 24 pack of bottled water, I was tossing it around with ease to get it in the pantry. I commented to hubby that it's little things like that where I see the strength training is actually working.
Looking forward to next week!!
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For the week
Water 6/7
Food 1642 remaining
Cardio 229/109
Crunches 96/960 -
Week's End:
Water 100%
Cardio 381/109
Crunches 120/96
Food +18 calories
Yay, I loved reading the quotes (yes Twi, Carlisle is amazing!) and look forward to next week's challenge.
I think banking is paying off! Looking at a week's calories really seems like a good idea, because it's liberating while giving you incentive to be good.
Quote:
"I'll be the first to admit that I have no experience with relationships," I said. "But it just seems logical...a man and woman have to be somewhat equal...as in, one of them can't always be swooping in and saving the other one. They have to save each other equally...."
"You have saved me," he said quietly.
"I can't always be Lois Lane," I insisted. "I want to be Superman, too."0 -
End of Week One
Water 110 % (I really only said that to bug Sue, "There is no such thing -- 100% is 100%!"
Food 155 calories still in the bank even though I went over two days.
Cardio 270 /109 minutes
Crunches 280 /96
Quote
His fingers were ice-cold, like he’d been holding them in a snowdrift before class. But that wasn’t why I jerked my hand away so quickly. When he touched me, it stung my hand as if an electric current had passed through us.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 2, p.45
I really enjoyed this first week of the challenge. Onward!0 -
Week One - End Report
I was good on food -- stayed under most of the time but still was over by 26 calories for the week.
Had I only known.... ah well
Water I was good on for every day but yesterday.
Cardio - 155/109 minutes
Crunches - 0 - I am so sorry, it just wasn't a good week exercise wise.
NSV: I can get into a size 8 pants at New York and Company. They're still slightly snug but they zip up and I can sit down and breathe without fear of splitting them.0
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