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Skinny Saturday Challenge!

FabulousFifty
FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
:flowerforyou: Do you need a weekend boost? I sure do! Many times the weekend is a challenge to get through and we end up undoing everything we worked so hard for through the week. Take the Skinny Saturday Challenge and finish your weekend with a smile on your face! Here's what it entalis:

Think double, double, double! :happy: :happy:
Double your exercise~
Double your water intake (within healthy limits)~ :drinker: :drinker:
Double your willpower to stop eating after dinner and log every tidbit that crosses those lips! :bigsmile:

Just let us know now if you are in....then check in and out when you can tomorrow to let us know how it is going and encourage someone else. Grab a buddy and make the c ommitment! :heart: There is power in numbers....I know one thing for sure.....

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IN! :bigsmile:
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  • tammyhoff2004
    tammyhoff2004 Posts: 89
    I'm so in on this Skinny Saturday Challenge! Sounds like good, clean fun!!!
  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    thoff: Ok girl...it is on!:laugh:
  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    I'm in too! Saturdays are my most challenging day as I'm not at work.:smile:
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    I am sooo in...looking forward to it...did no real exercise today other than shopping at the mall and I feel like cheating even logging those calories, but we were gone about 6hr....so.....better than nothing......anyhow, will give it a great SAT go
  • naturalShar
    naturalShar Posts: 39
    I'm definitely in......I think I gained a pound and hope to lose it again by weigh in on Sunday:grumble:
  • onyxlibra7
    onyxlibra7 Posts: 93
    I'm IN! =)
  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
    I'm so going to try to keep up with ya'll...I need to shake things up, down, and all around! Thx Fab....hope you're doing well & all heal up....sure sounds like it:wink:
  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    :happy: OK onyx, naturalshar, timbotina and sunshine....Let's do it and do it right~Check in early and let us know what your plan is......remember, get an exercise in early and chug that water! Set the tennies out tonight and fill up that water jug! :drinker: Bring it on Mr. Saturday....we're are armed and ready for ya! :laugh:
  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    I'm so going to try to keep up with ya'll...I need to shake things up, down, and all around! Thx Fab....hope you're doing well & all heal up....sure sounds like it:wink:

    :flowerforyou: Yay for hooah! Salute to you and your family this weekend! We appreciate your sacrifices for our freedoms!
    I am healing up pretty well. Thank you for checking on me! :heart: One week post surgery....can do stretches and floor work.....miss my cardio. I know being accountable will help me not to gain while in recovery. It would be really easy to pack on a few pounds while on the couch....no can do! It was too hard to get it off...AND....I deserve to be healthy, fit and happy....so do you! :heart: Let's do this!:drinker:
  • Fredder15
    Fredder15 Posts: 21
    This sounds great! May I join in too?? We will kick Saturday's butt! :happy:
  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    I'm in London so I guess I'm up before most of you as I'm sure most of you are in the US. I've begun a new eating plan. I'm trying to eat clean for the next fortnight. NO sugar, no white flour, no processed foods....eeeeeek. It's gonna be hard but I need to do it as I've been gaining weight even though I've been stickingt o my cals and exercising like crazy.

    Saturday plan - I've just had my oatmeal made with water and natural agave syrup to sweeten (sooooo bland & boring, I know):huh: I also had some blueberries which cheered me up.

    I'm off for a run shortly then I plan to stick with fish and veggies for lunch and rice with prawns and veggies for dinner. I'm off shopping for the day so I'll bring some healthy snacks so I'm not tempted by all the lovely cakes, cookies, candies and ice-creams that will be on offer.

    I'll post back later to let you all know how I got on.

    Good luck guys - have a very sensible and low calorie Saturday.
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    Good morning one and all challangers....I am going to head right down to meet Jillian Michaels this morning (she lives in my basement, HA!!)...then have breakfast...all hopefully before the kids get up....then I think we are going to go for a bike ride, or maybe a walk/run....then swimming a little later before we head out to the Fourth festivities.....have a great SAT. ladies...:drinker
    Glasses of water to you all.:
  • Fancy_Nancy2
    Fancy_Nancy2 Posts: 545 Member
    I am in. I didn't work out yesterday we had to go shoping in st. Clould. So today we are going to the beach and latter today I will go workout. So any beach day is hard to be a skinny day I am so thankful for these skinny days.
  • onyxlibra7
    onyxlibra7 Posts: 93
    Morning!! I'm struggling with trying to figure out EXACTLY what workouts I'm going to get in due to the fact that I'm working today BUT...they WILL BE DONE. I'm thinking my first workout will be a 30 min walk outside and this afternoon I'll hit up the TURBOJAM CARDIO! That's good right? I usually do the eliptical at my gym but that means I have to drive to and from, and I'm short on time today. But I'll let u guys know...I may do the gym this evening..I miss my eliptical.lol Have a kick @$$ Saturday everyone!!
  • naturalShar
    naturalShar Posts: 39
    Good morning all! Its 9 a.m. here and I just finished an hour of tae bo. I will be walking on the treadmill for an hour later,then running some errands.
    I've had 2 big 24 oz. cups of water so far.

    I'm hoping to have 2 1/2 hours of working out by the time this day is over!
  • AliceLMS
    AliceLMS Posts: 2,425 Member
    Hot!Hot!Hot! Perfect weather for shakin the bacon! (Oh thats so bad!) I'm in!
  • kintegra
    kintegra Posts: 1,026 Member
    I came home from camping just so I could work on myself today! Today its LOTS & LOTS of yardwork! And a BEAUTIFUL day here in Illinois! A bit humid, but that will only help my calorie burn! HRM in place - heading out for the workout in the sunshine!

    :drinker: :bigsmile: :drinker: :bigsmile: :drinker:

    Kelly
  • RushinBruisette
    RushinBruisette Posts: 2,109 Member
    I will do my darnest to be in!! Gonna be hard with it being a holiday weekend and everyone is pulling me all over the place. Thank goodness for my droid!! Happy Skinny Saturday all!
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    I will do my best! TOM came today and I"m not feeling 100%:grumble: , but the Tour de France is just getting underway and is always a great source of inspiration for me. Planning on riding after today's stage. :happy:
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    Workout with Julian is done, went for my walk/jog with the kids....now to start supper and hopefully get a little swim in before this evenings fireworks....9 8oz glasses of water down....starting on #10 :drinker:
  • pmjsmom
    pmjsmom Posts: 1,926 Member
    :smile: I'm in! I've done double the exercise already and plan on more walking later. I've already had LOADS of water and a good healthy breakfast.

    I'm glad I found this thread this week because I need to get some dishes fixed for tomorrow and, while they are healthy choices, I still don't want to do any mindless nibbling!:noway:

    Also might be going to a baseball game tonight and REALLY don't want to blow it with the food there!
  • naturalShar
    naturalShar Posts: 39
    Just finished another 41 minutes of Tae bo. Aside from the walking from completing errands,I don't know if I'll be walking on the treadmill for an hour. My calves,thighs and hamstrings are sooo sore:frown: but I think I've had a good week,tomorrows' weigh-in is looking good!
    I hope everyone is having much success this Skinny Saturday!:bigsmile:
  • RushinBruisette
    RushinBruisette Posts: 2,109 Member
    I'm still truckin along, I'm at at 9 1/2 waters so far, headed home soon to get my groove on with just dance on the wii
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    I burned so many calories today (500 doing 50min Tubro Jam and 300+ for more than 2 hours of house cleaning) so I can actually eat 2000 calories today, WOW!

    I have friends coming over and I'm making pasta (yea, that easy but I put all my energy into 3 low-fat appetizers - PHOTOS to be posted later if they are a success) so that will eat up a few cals but also they are bringing dessert so I’m happy I can actually have some b/c I have calories to spare.
  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
    I'm so going to try to keep up with ya'll...I need to shake things up, down, and all around! Thx Fab....hope you're doing well & all heal up....sure sounds like it:wink:

    :flowerforyou: Yay for hooah! Salute to you and your family this weekend! We appreciate your sacrifices for our freedoms!
    I am healing up pretty well. Thank you for checking on me! :heart: One week post surgery....can do stretches and floor work.....miss my cardio. I know being accountable will help me not to gain while in recovery. It would be really easy to pack on a few pounds while on the couch....no can do! It was too hard to get it off...AND....I deserve to be healthy, fit and happy....so do you! :heart: Let's do this!:drinker:

    O.k. remember Fab...when I told you that I was having sympathy pains (for your predicament)?! Well my SSC has turned out to be a total bust! Got the ankle propped up, but that's not doing anything for my aching joints....Texas tunder storms for several days now, absolutely love 'em but they don't like me much, and I can feel 'em in my bones...ouch.

    Headache too....
    I ran the boys out of the house...they're at the movies.

    Perhaps I can make up this mess tomorrow....Super Skinny Sunday...pray for me:ohwell:
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    No evening swim....heading to town a little early with the husband and kids to walk around town and see whats going on before the fireworks...going to wear my HRM to see whats up.....
  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    Well done guys. You all seem like you've had pretty successful Super Skinny Saturdays. I particularly admire you all as I know it's 4th of July weekend over there in the USA and from what I understand of it there is usually loads and loads of food around, everywhere.

    I have had a successful day. Got the workout out of the way at the start of the day - good move:wink: and have stayed well within my calories. Have also done lots of hopuse work and walking around shopping (which I haven't logged)

    I started eating clean today too which surprisingly hasn't been as difficult as I'd expected. I'll tell you though, once you eliminate all processed foods and all sugar it really doesn't leave much to snack on hence the fact I still have hundreds of calories left and not way of eating them. Oh well :smile:

    I'll be back next week for another highly successful super skinny saturday. Happy 4th of July :smile: :smile: :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    Poor hooah! :flowerforyou: Take care of yourself. Listen to your body and rest. You can have a skinny whatever day when you feel better.


    Good for you sunshine...eating clean is a great habit.

    Thanks for checking in all and I wish you well this weekend! Enjoy the weekend and thank a soldier! God bless you!:heart:

    I have had lots of temptations as it is a celebration weekend....ate some potato salad and a grilled Italian sausage at dad's house but only at half. Got some stretching in this morning and planning on doing it again this evening. Sat outside for a parade so I hope I sweat off a few pounds...but actually, it was a beautiful day in the midwest and definitely not typical 4th of July weekend weather. Counting my blessings. Home for the night and plan on eating a healthy supper with hubby and drinking alot of water. Overall not my best Skinny Saturday but definitely better than it would have been if I didn't know you were here waiting on my results. Thanks for the accountability MFP buddies. You rock and totally inspire me to be better each day! :flowerforyou:
  • kdhmiller
    kdhmiller Posts: 10
    I'm in! I upped my milage from 3 miles to 5 on the treadmill, and am going to take the kid out in the stroller in a bit!
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    Poor hooah! :flowerforyou: Take care of yourself. Listen to your body and rest. You can have a skinny whatever day when you feel better.


    Good for you sunshine...eating clean is a great habit.

    Thanks for checking in all and I wish you well this weekend! Enjoy the weekend and thank a soldier! God bless you!:heart:

    I have had lots of temptations as it is a celebration weekend....ate some potato salad and a grilled Italian sausage at dad's house but only at half. Got some stretching in this morning and planning on doing it again this evening. Sat outside for a parade so I hope I sweat off a few pounds...but actually, it was a beautiful day in the midwest and definitely not typical 4th of July weekend weather. Counting my blessings. Home for the night and plan on eating a healthy supper with hubby and drinking alot of water. Overall not my best Skinny Saturday but definitely better than it would have been if I didn't know you were here waiting on my results. Thanks for the accountability MFP buddies. You rock and totally inspire me to be better each day! :flowerforyou:
    Right back at ya!!:drinker:
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