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I was just curious if we log our exercise directly on the spreadsheet or message the captain. I did 50 mins on the elliptical last night and 50 squats. Would I wait to report the number of squats and exercises I completed to the captain at the end of the week?0
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Amanda you could message me if you would like. I can keep track for you. I would like to know how challenges are going also so you get recognized for your hard work.I was just curious if we log our exercise directly on the spreadsheet or message the captain. I did 50 mins on the elliptical last night and 50 squats. Would I wait to report the number of squats and exercises I completed to the captain at the end of the week?0
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Summary (stolen from another team
4/7 sessions of exercise
1 session of something new - let us know what
350 squats or more squats
2 dishes with fish
recipe
Monday
Cardio - 60 minutes
Something new - not yet
Squats - not yet
Fish Dish - not yet
Fish pic & recipe - not yet
I am planning on making all of the challenge requirements unless there is jumping involved then I will ask for a modification. Is the challenge stuff not "required" though for the challenge? I keep seeing people post they are not going to do this or not going to do that, won't they be eliminated? I don't understand why people won't even try, if you have an allergy I can obviously see not eating something or if you are physically unable to do an exercise, then that is understandable, but this is a "challenge" not a continue to do whatever you want and log it here. Just my 2 cents and ranting a bit.
Happy Tuesday!!!!
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I agree with you Donna, I just roll my eyes and skip over the messages with people making excuses. After all the only person they are cheating is themselves and I don't want to get caught up in their negativity. We all have likes/dislikes, aches and pains and busy lives but I think we also all want the same goal ~TO GET HEALTHY~. I will spend my energy trying everything and giving it my best effort instead of (or at least before) I complain about it. That being said I better get going on the fish dishes, I don't know how to cook so I need a lot of prep time. :laugh:0
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Tuesday
Cardio - 45 minutes
Something new - not yet
Squats - 75
Fish Dish - yes made tuna salad
Fish pic & recipe - not yet
Let's go blue team! 0 -
Yah one fish dish done
Made fettucini alfredo with grilled prawns and peppers....yum. 0 -
Cardio -30-45 x 3 days
Something new - not yet
Squats - YES x 3 days
Fish Dish - yes x 1
Fish pic & recipe - not yet
I have the squats broken up into sets like 2 sets of 250 -
2nd fish dish done! Was going to make tuna sandwiches for lunch but I forgot the tuna mix in the fridge. Turned it into tuna casserole with carrots, coleslaw and cheesy english muffins....generic I know but I really can't cook. How's everyone doing with their challenges? The cooking ones are really hard for me, I would much rather heat up a frozen pizza then plan an actual meal (don't you pity my kids? LOL ) 0
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Yay! Everyone is doing good on the fish I have one down too 0
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Do we post pictures of our fish for it to count as the 1 lb advantage? I love fish but love it in sushi even more! I have no idea how to make it so we get the take out.. hope that counts. I have sushi twice this week. It's so expensive so it's normally just a treat but felt the need to eat it twice just for the purpose of this challenge.
Cardio:
Monday - 50 min ellipical
Tuesday - 40 min Jillian Micheals workout
Wednesday - 45 min brisk walk while carrying heavy 3 month baby
Thursday - 40 min Jillian Michaels workout
Friday - no exercise
Saturday - 35 min elliptical & 18 min lateral cardio machine
Something new - Went to gym and used elliptical machine
Squats - 365
Fish Dish - Sushi twice
Now I cannot wait for tomorrows weigh in to see some results! I hope everyone else is having a successful week!0 -
Ok Blue team!!! Its Sunday night and time to get me your weigh ins and all of your stats from challenges!! Hope everyone had an awesome week!!!! 0
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We need to post all recipes for the challenges in the correct link. Just click on link that says pic/recipe for food challenge. I will let marcela know that you completed this.Do we post pictures of our fish for it to count as the 1 lb advantage? I love fish but love it in sushi even more! I have no idea how to make it so we get the take out.. hope that counts. I have sushi twice this week. It's so expensive so it's normally just a treat but felt the need to eat it twice just for the purpose of this challenge.0
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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 second week challenge !!!! Have fun and get healthy!
There is lbs reward for each part of this challenge
max 7 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
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so this week we will concentrate on abs!!! And main challenge Bicycle Crunch.
How to Properly do a Bicycle Crunch
Lie on your back on a mat with knees bent, feet on the floor, and hands behind your head (don’t clasp your fingers). Press your lower back into the mat and tighten your ab muscles as you lift your head, shoulders, and upper back off the floor and simultaneously move your right elbow and left knee toward each other while straightening your right leg (don’t let it touch the ground).
Draw your right knee back up and immediately move your left elbow and right knee toward each other while straightening your left leg; that’s one rep. Continue to move continuously, as if pedaling a bicycle. Do 3 sets of 15 reps 3 times a week. (so 135 )
1 lbs advantage for everyone who succeed 2 lbs for most Bicycle Crunches - BUT DON'T OVER DO IT!!!
<b> And we please keep doing squats - why to have abs to kill for without nice booty :-)</b>
so Best Butt Exercises For Women: Squats
Squats are one of the best butt exercises you can do to build a nice round booty and sexy legs. Make sure you keep your abs tight, back straight, weight on heels, and sit your butt back. - there is only 140 to do - try to spread them in at least 3 days!! but of course if you can and want do more . (There is no advantage lbs for squats this week.)
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 breakfast and cooking - preparing breakfast - 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 a week breakfast is the only way to get 1 lbs advantage (sorry there is only medical excuse not to have a breakfast - 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
cooking challenge
Also, I will be doing Cooking Challenge for week 2. It will run from today april 29th - may 5th . I need the pictures and ingredients of 1 breakfast you were having this week for yourself . I will be judging on healthiness, calorie amount and presentation .
You must send picture + recipe here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/973760-cooking-challenge-for-week-2-breakfast The requirement this week is breakfast.
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 new - let us know what - 1lbs advantage
135 Bicycle Crunches spread in 3 days - 1 lbs for the everyone who manage to do 135 Bicycle Crunches an extra 1 lbs for person with most squats
7xbreakfast - 1 lbs advantage
recipe - 1 lbs for everyone who post recipe extra 1 lbs for best recipe0 -
Cardio -30-45 x 2 days
Something new - not yet
Squats - YES x 1 days
Fish Dish - yes x2
Fish pic & recipe - not yet
I have the squats broken up into sets like 2 sets of 25
Here is the rest of my week. cardio total 5 days, squats x 4 days, fish x 2, no pic or recipe lost 2.2lbs Ready for week 2.0 -
Is anyone else having a problem understanding the challenge portion on the spreadsheet? I work with spreadsheets all day long so maybe it is just my issue since I didn't create it....but when I follow along with the challenges I see most of us should have 3, 4 or even 5 lb advantages for the week yet only one is given marked on the spreadsheet. I also notice that everyone is filling it in differently e.g. work out 4/7 days, some put minutes but that is not accurate when you look at the logs for everything they have done that week and some just say "yes" and others put how many days out of the week....well, which is it? AAHhhh :explode: I would like more continuity. I don't understand where our group is in the standings and where each individual is at with points, I spend more time analysing it then doing my squats (counter-productive ...lol) Anyone else with the same issue or do I just need therapy?0
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lol no therapy needed, I get the same way, ok maybe we both need therapy. I am in another challenge and it works much better (spread-sheet wise) because only the captains have access and they log everything in from the group thread, but that is much more work for the captains....0
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Excellent work YoYoTired for being in the top 5! :drinker:0
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Hi Blue Team.
How's everyone doing with the challenges this week? Any struggles or victories? Let's stay connected to keep our team motivated!0 -
I really liked this weeks food challenge. Breakfast is my favorite type of food and it was easy to complete. Only lost 1.5 pounds this week but my 3 month old daughter is sick and I only got to work out 4 times this week. Hopefully next week will be another big week! Hope everyone is having success!0
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Only lost 1.5 pounds this week
That's excellent, especially when you have to tend to a little one who is not well. Way to go!0 -
Sorry I didn't do the breakfast recipe. I start my day at 3 am and don't have time to make breakfast in the morning. I meant to do it this weekend, but we are selling our house and had 3 showings starting at 9 am.
Did we lose a few team mates?? Hopefully if we did, the rest of us can step up our game, and make up for them!
GO BLUE! (kinda hate saying that...I'm a Buckeye (Ohio State football fan) and our biggest rivalry is Michigan, hense the not a GO BLUE fan)0 -
I don't even eat breakfast so this challenge was really tough. I managed four out of the seven days but even then it was only yogurt or a cereal bar (nothing worth taking a picture of :laugh: )Sorry I didn't do the breakfast recipe. I start my day at 3 am and don't have time to make breakfast in the morning. I meant to do it this weekend, but we are selling our house and had 3 showings starting at 9 am.
Yes, I believe we have lost a few more and our Captain is over extended at the moment (family, work, challenges etc...) Hopefully everything settles down and she is able to continue with us. It's hard juggling all of these external duties as well, we should get lb advantages just for remembering to log in....lolDid we lose a few team mates?? Hopefully if we did, the rest of us can step up our game, and make up for them!GO BLUE! (kinda hate saying that...I'm a Buckeye (Ohio State football fan) and our biggest rivalry is Michigan, hense the not a GO BLUE fan)
Oh another challenge just for you..hahaha! I'll take a GO "B" TEAM instead!
Keep up the good work everyone. New challenge is posted in Week 3 Topic.
**Summary**
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 lb advantage for most motivating person on your team (voted by team-mates) so lets get chatting :happy: great opportunity to get to know each other.0 -
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.0 -
Okay so I finally tried something really new.....ZUMBA!! I am not a fan! I have no coordination and definitely no rhythm....why do people enjoy this??? Felt like awkward gym class over again
(so glad no one filmed it ~ lol)
I also hate pushups but I'll save that rant for another day..
How are you ladies doing with all of the challenges?0 -
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I've never tried Zumba but I am definitely not a fan of push ups! I can only do the lady style and even then I absolutely hate them! I still haven't figured out what my something new will be this week but I've been taking long walks with my baby up lots of hills and this burning a good amount of calories. What is everyone else doing for their something new?0
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Okay girls here's the next set of challenges!
To sum it up:
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
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Who is still active in the blue team?0
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Who is still active in the blue team?
If you are still interested in being a part of the challenge go to the "merging teams" forum and post that you are in. The consensus is that we need to merge and remove those who can no longer participate.
I hope most of you will continue and best wishes to those of you who can't. I hope we can all still stay connected and support each other as friends.
Best wishes everyone
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