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Carmennorth
Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
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Carmen's Week One (I stunk this week up!!!) Total Points
1. Record ALL FOOD in your MFP every day for the week (One Point if you record everything- be honest) =0
2. If you stay under your calorie goal for 5/7 days, give yourself one point =1
3. Drink 3 Glasses of Water (Give yourself One Point) =1
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 =0 (Darn Superbowl)
5. Work out for 6 hours (360 minutes)- any type of exercise will count! One point for this =0 Only did 300 minutes- BOO
6. 300 Jumping Jacks, 300 lunges, 300 sit ups- One point for this =1
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 =2 (I hate maintaining)

Carmen's Running Total Points=5 (wow, I am lame)

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  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    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!!! Ready for the next challenge!!!
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
    Week 1:

    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

    Week 1 TOTAL = 7 points

    Running TOTAL = 7 points
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Week 2:

    1. Record all your food in your MFP Diary: 0 didnt log on Sat and Sun :(
    2. Drink 8 cups of water EVERY DAY - very easy for me 1
    3. 400 Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope, 400 Sit Ups, 300 Lunges/push ups - didnt make it. :( 0
    4. Walk/Jog/Run For 5 Miles (One Point For This) : no time for this either. :( 0
    5. Do at least 30 minutes of any type of exercise for 5 days. 45mins to one hour 6 days this week 1 point
    6. Record your last week's points on my February Weekly Points challenge (One Point For This) - 1 point
    7. Weigh in on Sunday- If you lost weight give yourself 4 points, maintained= 2 points, and gained weight= no points weight this morning 128.6 I managed to lose another pound. yeah!!! 4 points

    Total - 7 points :flowerforyou:
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
    Week 2: (I was sick all week)

    1. Record all your food in your MFP Diary - 1 point
    2. Drink 8 cups of water EVERY DAY - bombed this b/c i had such a bad sore throat - 0 points.
    3. 400 Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope, 400 Sit Ups, 300 Lunges/push ups - did make this - yay - 1 point
    4. Walk/Jog/Run For 5 Miles (One Point For This) - bombed this - 0 points.
    5. Do at least 30 minutes of any type of exercise for 5 days - couldn't exercise b/c sick - 0 points
    6. Record your last week's points on my February Weekly Points challenge (One Point For This) - 1 point
    7. Weigh in on Sunday- If you lost weight give yourself 4 points, maintained= 2 points, and gained weight= no points weight this morning 115.4...down 2.6 lbs. yeah!!! 4 points

    TOTAL points = 7 points

    Accumulated points = 14 points
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
    1. Record all your food in your MFP Diary (I did 6/7 days last week) so.... hoping this will keep me going. (One Point For This) 1 point
    2. Drink 8 cups of water EVERY DAY (One Point For This) 1 Point
    3. 400 Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope, 400 Sit Ups, 300 Lunges/Push Ups (not at once, just over the week). (One Point For This) I did not finish the lunges- argh- 0 points
    4. Walk/Jog/Run For 5 Miles (One Point For This) - 1point
    5. Do at least 30 minutes of any type of exercise for 5 days. (One Point for this- but you have to do this for 5 days- if you do an hour of exercise three times a week- this will not count) If you incorporate yoga/pilates into one hour, give your self one bonus point. - 1 Point
    6. Record your last week's points on my February Weekly Points challenge (One Point For This) Easy One Pointer
    7. Weigh in on Sunday- If you lost weight give yourself 4 points, maintained= 2 points, and gained weight= no points - I did lose, finally! 4 Points

    Weekly Points= 9
    Running Total= 14 Points...
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Week 3:

    1. Record your food in MFP every day- 1 point
    2. Drink 8 cups of water every day- 1 point
    3. Give up one food for the entire week- post it here by Monday, and if you make it..- 1 point (sugar)
    4. Complete 300 minutes of cardio or weight training- 1 point
    5. Complete 2 hours of any type of stretching- yoga, pilates, ballet, yogalates, you get the drift- 1point
    6. Walk/Jog/Run 0 points
    7. Weigh yourself next Monday- Give yourself 4 points for a loss, 2 points for a maintain, 0 points for a gain - 4 points lost close to one pound
    8. Post your cumulative points on the score thread from last week- this should be an easy point- 1 point
    9. 300 Situps, 300 push/pull ups, 150 Lunges with weights.... - 0 point

    weekly total: 10 points
    Cummulative: 26 points
    :flowerforyou:
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
    Week 3:

    1. Record your food in MFP every day- 1 point
    2. Drink 8 cups of water every day- 1 point
    3. Give up one food for the entire week- post it here by Monday, and if you make it..- 1 point (ice cream)
    4. Complete 300 minutes of cardio or weight training- if i count my walking as cardio then 1 point...if not 0 points...so i'm going to say .5 points
    5. Complete 2 hours of any type of stretching- yoga, pilates, ballet, yogalates, you get the drift- 0 points
    6. Walk/Jog/Run - 1 points
    7. Weigh yourself next Monday- Give yourself 4 points for a loss, 2 points for a maintain, 0 points for a gain - well, i had stayed the same as of my regular weigh in on Friday...but gained .6 as of this morning (but i forgot to weigh in before breakfast)...so i'm going to say 1 point
    8. Post your cumulative points on the score thread from last week- this should be an easy point- 1 point
    9. 300 Situps, 300 push/pull ups, 150 Lunges with weights.... - 1 point

    weekly total: 6 points
    Cummulative: 20 points
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
    This week was a bad one for me... I have realized that when I record my MFP, I actually do much better- I did not do it this week, and basically fell apart.. Monday is a new day!


    1. Record your food in MFP every day- 1 point NO
    2. Drink 8 cups of water every day- 1 point YES
    3. Give up one food for the entire week- post it here by Monday, and if you make it..- 1 point (mine is potato chips- again) NO
    4. Complete 300 minutes of cardio or weight training- 1 point for this YES
    5. Complete 2 hours of any type of stretching- yoga, pilates, ballet, yogalates, you get the drift- 1point NO
    6. Walk/Jog/Run 10 miles NO
    7. Weigh yourself next Monday- Give yourself 4 points for a loss, 2 points for a maintain, 0 points for a gain..... MAINTAIN
    8. Post your cumulative points on the score thread from last week- this should be an easy point- 1 point YES
    9. 300 Situps, 300 push/pull ups, 150 Lunges with weights.... - 1 point. NO

    Weekly Points=5, Running Monthly Total is now 19. Argh.
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
    Nice job, alf 1163!
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
    Week 4: i didn't actually do bad with food or exercise per se but i had a gain. can PMS make you gain a pound and a half? very deflated and upset. :(

    1. Post your last week's results on the February results thread- 1 pt
    2. Drink 8 cups of water every day- 1 pt
    3. Weigh yourself next Monday- 4Points for a loss, 2Points for a maintain, 0 Points for a gain - 0 pts
    4. Do at least 45 minutes of cardio for at least 5 days- this is all about daily activity, so prepare for it! - not sure i'll swing this. i try to do at least 40 minutes of a workout at least 5 days, but it's not all cardio - 0 pts
    5. Record your food in MFP EVERY DAY- 2 pts
    6. Run/Walk 5 Miles- 1 pt
    7. Do 350 Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope, 350 Sit Ups, and 250 Lunges- 1 pt
    8. Do 200 Pull Ups/Push Ups- 1 pt

    total: 7 pts
    running total: 27 pts
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
    My Week Four Totals are as follows...

    1. Post your last week's results on the February results thread- 1 Point (1)
    2. Drink 8 cups of water every day- 1 Point (1)
    3. Weigh yourself next Monday- 4Points for a loss, 2Points for a maintain, 0 Points for a gain (4)
    4. Do at least 45 minutes of cardio for at least 5 days- this is all about daily activity, so prepare for it! 1 Point (1)
    5. Record your food in MFP EVERY DAY- 2 Points for this if you do it every day, 1 Point if you do at least 5 days (1)
    6. Run/Walk 5 Miles- 1 Point (0)
    7. Do 350 Jumping Jacks/Jump Rope, 350 Sit Ups, and 250 Lunges- 1 Point (0)
    8. Do 200 Pull Ups/Push Ups- 1 Point (0)

    Week's Total = 8
    Running Monthly Total =27
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Hello!!!
    1. Posting, 1 point
    2. Water, yes, 1 point
    3. No scale at my dad's house so 0
    4. Cardio, short by a day, traveling, 0
    5. Record food, 5 days, 1
    6. 5 miles, no, 0
    7. JJ, lunges, situps, yeah! Behind still sore, did them one day, 1
    8. PU, short by 75. Yikes 0

    Total this week: 4 points :(
    Cumulative: 30 points
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Week 4:
    1. Posting: 2 points
    2. Exercise at least 30 mins for 5 days, yes, 2 points
    3. Log in foods, 5 days, 2 points
    4. Do a different exercise, yes, painting the outside of my dads house for at least 3 hrs for two days in the Caribbean heat, 2 points
    5. Couldn't find a scale, 0
    Total this week: 8 point
    Cumulative: 38
    Thank you for the challenge!!
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
    Week 5:

    1. Add your weekly points to our running totals- 2 points
    2. Work out at least 30 minutes a day (any type of work out will do) for 5 days... 2 points
    3. Record your food in the MFP diary- if you get all 7 days, 3 Points (if you get at least 4 days, 2 Points) - 2 points, i didn't log everything on Saturday and Sunday.
    4. Try out one type of exercise you normally do not do- and post it here- 0 points
    5. At the final weigh in, if you have lost any weight 4 Points, Maintained- 2 Points or Gained- 1 Point.... 4 points

    Weekly Total: 10
    Running Total: 36
  • Carmennorth
    Carmennorth Posts: 71 Member
    All right everyone....

    I will give you one more day to tally your points and then announce the winner.....

    Ciao
    Carmen

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