The Red Team Loft !
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Happy Monday Ladies!!!!!!
I hope you found yourself feeling great after week 1 and you continue on into week 2 with a great attitude!
Please remember to update me with your info by this evening (for last week)0 -
Week 1 Update:
This morning I weighed in at 213.4 lbs. That is a 2.3 lb. loss since last Monday! :happy:
As for the challenges:
1. Tuesday - 35 minutes on the elliptical
Thursday - 30 minute spin class
Friday - a 30 minute walk
Saturday - I participated in a 5k - finished in 53 minutes
I also took a 45 minute Aqua Zumba class
2. The spin class was my something new.
3. I met the squat challenge. I finished the week out with 75 squats on Saturday and 50 on Sunday.
4. Wednesday was my day of rest.
5. I had swordfish for dinner on Wedesday. I also threw a tuna packet on my salad on Thursday.
I did not submit a fish recipe. The swordfish was just broiled in the oven with some spices. Nothing fancy.
I'm feeling fantastic! Hope y'all are doing well and keeping up the fight!
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Good Evening Red Team!
We have wrapped up week 1 and are part way through week 2! I hope you are all feeling successful! How is this week going?
I tried a new machine at the YMCA today and boy do I feel it in my legs! I'm not sure what it was called but I am planning to try it again.
Here is what I need you to each keep track of this week!
Weigh In on Monday 5/6
Did you work out 4 out of 7 days?
Did you try something new?
135 Bicycle Crunches?
Did you do any squats?
Did you REST?
Did you eat Breakfast all 7 days?
Did you summit a picture and a recipe?0 -
Good Morning Team! I hope you are all having a great week so far. I am home bound today. My older boy is home sick today, so no gym for me. I just posted my breakfast challenge recipe....y'all should check it out! I'm going to go do a Walk away the pounds DVD in a few mins. But I will do 15 Crunched before hand and 15 after.
This week I'd like everyone to try to be a little more active if possible. The support of your teammates is so important. I know each of us have our own struggles in life but the best thing to do is remember : Your HERE, and that is what counts! You are trying, so keep it up Ladies!!!0 -
Hi Red Team,
How is going for everyone? My first 2 days were not so great this week but I got back on track yesterday. Team captain I was wondering how many people are actually on are team? Is there any way to post the names of the active members on our team so maybe we could friend each other to offer our support? Keep up the good work everyone!!
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Ladies these are your teammates:
mjharman (Marsha)
BlairW_13 (Blair)
cherylmaxfiel (Cheryl)
huanu (Cathy) (currently inactive--Please come back!)
kassiebby1124 (Kassie)
TryingAgainIn (currently inactive--Please come back!)
SweetEli1003 (Elissa)
healthy4meN2013 (Tess)
Please friend each other and give as much support as you can. Together we can kick this weight!0 -
Good Morning Ladies! We have half a week left to kick some weight; lets do this!
Elissa Last week I was having a bit of a hard time too, I'm glad you got back into the swing of it.
Today I still have my older boy home (stomach bug) and now my 2 year old has it......so no Gym again unless I go later which I might. But I am planning on doing a WATP DVD again if I dont go to the Y. I did 3 miles with the DVD yesterday....Have any of you tried Leslie Sanson Walk Away The Pounds?
Do any of you have a favorite smoothie? Wanna share the recipe?
this makes a tall drinking glass
1/2 c. Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 c. Blueberries (I use frozen)
1 c. Strawberries (I use frozen)
1/4 c. water
Blend for 3 mins. I also 1/2 way defrost berries. Pretty darn yummy for 140 calories & 11.5 Proteins!0 -
Good Afternoon!!! Ladies how's the week going for you? Are you logging your food this week? How is your exercise going?
I hope your all feeling like LOSERS (in a good way!!) I know from the posts I can see on MFP on my phone you ladies are doing a wonderful job!!!
Don't forget that Monday I need the following. Please copy/paste this into a private message with it filled in with your details.
Weigh In on Monday 5/6
Did you work out 4 out of 7 days?
Did you try something new?
135 Bicycle Crunches?
Did you do any squats?
Did you REST?
Did you eat Breakfast all 7 days?
Did you summit a picture and a recipe?0 -
Happy Week 3!!!!! Come on ladies lets keep the momentum!
This week I will need you all to keep track of the following:
1. Did you work out 4 out of 7 days?
2. Did you try a NEW exercise?
3. Did you do 135 of EACH of the following: Crunches, Squats, & Push ups?
4. Did you have a rest day?
5. Did you remember to drink water?
6. Did you each AT LEAST 5 fruits and Veggie servings on all 7 days?
7. Did you submit a picture and recipe of a meal with at least 2 fruit/veggie servings to the cooking challenge?
Ladies--Please friend each other if you have not done so yet! Support and encouragement really help! Please see the post above with a message with all your teammates in it.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 -
Hi Red Team! I hope you are all losing! How is your exercise going? I am still struggling with the Challenge exercise's. I've got doing regular exercise down and am doing pretty good with the logging. I am find out that some foods are really bad for me! And others I can eat a lot of for nearly no calories!0
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Good Morning Red Team!!!!!
How are you doing this week? Are you logging your foods? How about your exercise, are you getting it in?
I just got in form the YMCA, I did the cross trainer machine today; and I feel GREAT! Now I am off to the grocery store to fill my place with more yummy healthy foods.
Those of you with children in the house.....are you changing how the whole family eats including the kids? I have been blessed with 2 children (boys) who LOVE fruits and veggies. Thankfully neither of our children have a weight problem....well my 2 year old is actually small of his age. I hope that all of you are transitioning well into the healthy eating.0 -
Hello Red Team! Happy Mother's Day to those who are mothers! I hope you are all having a great week! How is your exercise going? My exercise has been going good; I really enjoy going to the YMCA but I am just as happy doing WATP's DVD's on days I can not make it to the Y! How is your logging going? Are you finding that some foods you really enjoy are not great for you? MY logging has been very slackish; I'm hoping this doesnt mess up my scale moving downward. I have found that some foods I really enjoy are not a good fit for me anymore, I knew they weren't good for me...but I didn't realize just how bad some stuff was. Did you eat all your fruits and veggies? My children are really enjoying all these fruits and veggies; not the brussel sprouts.
Please don't forget to get the following sent over to me by tomorrow night please:
Your Weight
1. Did you work out 4 out of 7 days?
2. Did you try a NEW exercise?
3. Did you do 135 of EACH of the following: Crunches, Squats, & Push ups?
4. Did you have a rest day?
5. Did you remember to drink water?
6. Did you each AT LEAST 5 fruits and Veggie servings on all 7 days?
7. Did you submit a picture and recipe of a meal with at least 2 fruit/veggie servings to the cooking challenge?
Again Happy Mother's Day!0 -
Happy Monday Team RED!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 ourforth week challenge !!!! Have fun and get healthy! I am so sorry I am extremlly bussy this week so first part staying same as last week
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 WEEK4 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 sugar (this is of course sugar - sweets - chocolate ) and cooking and preparing desert- treets - let other inspire you with their choices and recipes ! - of course you can have fruit !!!
i konow its going to be hard for some so 5x no sweets only way to get 1 lbs advantage
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 . And 5 x a veg or fruit is must,
cooking challenge
Also, I will be doing Cooking Challenge for week 4. It will run from today may13th - may 20th . I need the pictures and ingredients of 1 dish you were having this week for yourself. It has to be a dhealthy desert - treet food - no sugar . I will be judging on healthiness, calorie amount and presentation .
You must send picture + recipe here
Best recipe will get 2 lbs advantage for week 3 weigh in and everyone who post picture will get 1lbs
Motivation
1 lbs for team mate who inspire you most
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
inspire others0 -
