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Elizabeth_in_MN
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This challenge ends Wednesday November 28th (the week before American Thanksgiving...that's an accident) but YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME! (Act now, but this offer WILL last, and thanks to MFP, it is only 10 easy payments of FREE!).
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul). And be forewarned...the Luv joined MFP and will be a contestant for real!
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
This challenge is fantastic, mainly because of the people who participate (we are a supportive bunch), but also it keeps getting tweaked by participants' suggestions to make it better.
For more information about this rocking challenge, check out the full (and delightful!) directions in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1100231-healthy-holistic-health-2-week-1-results-check-in
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul). And be forewarned...the Luv joined MFP and will be a contestant for real!
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
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- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:
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- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 7
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Nap in hammock-AMAZING!!!
2. Haircut
3. Manicure
4. Antique shopping
5. Birthday-lunch/dinner
6. Pumpkin patch
7. Decorated for Fall
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y running -I missed 2 days
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 3
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): Y
- or if you gained weight (0 points): N
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: 15 minutes-kettlebells0 -
Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 3
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 2
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 4 days
1. 20 min on elliptical
2. completed a big step with my daughter and her list for colleges
3. cleared my calendar to work with erica on college stuff
4. I did a fast walk
5.
6. my husband and i took a drive together and then went to my son's soccer game TOGETHER!
7.
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): from 150.8 to 149.4 = 1.4 pounds
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points): gained. 149.2 to 149.6 I'LL KEEP TRYING
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: try to get the fruits & veggies more consistent & log for 7 days in a row.0 -
i made a mistake with weight. I GAINED FROM 149.4 TO 149.6
I cut and pasted from last week and left the weight loss in the wrong category.
SORRY!!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):7
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Shopping with my grand daughter
2. Snuggling and watching cartoons with my grand daughter
3. A 2 hour hike through the nature trails..beautiful this time of year with all the colors
4. Quality time with my daughter
5. Had a great phone conversation with my son (a huge step forward)
6. A day off to relax
7. Ealry to bed a few nights and had an amazing sleep
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
- maintained your weight (5 points): Maintained
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: To get rid of the one thing in life that is causing me the most stress!!!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 4
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. MFP charts
2. Played hokey from work for the last hour
3. Hair cut and colored for fall
4. Bought new lipstick for said hair
5. Visited new spiritual fellowship
6. Tried nordic walking
7. Got tickets for Garrison Keillor (and he held the door open for me!)
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y (stupid knee exercises.
- Pounds lost: 2.9
-Challenger Choice for next week: 4 more days of stupid knee exercises. Otherwise I am fairly certain that I will stop altogether.0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):2
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Went on an extra long walk and had already gone to the gym in the morning;)
2. Made an extra yummy batch of stuffed green peppers!
3. Bought apples!!! Love my Honeycrisp!
4. Went to a wedding fair with my daughter!
5. Worked with the trainer! Worked my arms:) OUCH!
6. Loaded Pandora onto my new phone:)
7. Bought and tried a different kind of yogurt! It was pretty good!
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Yes!
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points): up 2 pounds. Reflecting back too much salt this week!!!
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: to get at least 10,000 steps a day if not more!
Have a wonderful and health filled week everyone!
And as always Thank you Elizabeth!!!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 4
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 4
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1.W: Therapied
2. R: Took three pregnancy tests and told my husband some exciting news.
3. F: Made a pre-natal appointment
4. S: Hugged and kissed my sweet god-daughter.
5. Sun: Relaxed with husband while watching football AND took a BIG nap with my head on his lap
6. M: Soaked my blistered foot
7. T: Took a BIG nap,
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Nope! Goal was 4 days of 100 minutes of reading or writing for my dissertation. There was too much excitement between the half-marathon and the discovery that I am in the process of procreation.
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 0.2
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Same as last week. 4 days of 100 minutes of dissertation-related reading or writing
Last week was pretty exciting! I ran a very hilly half-marathon at a solid 12 minute/mile (5 mph) pace in one of my favorite cities. I also found out that I am pregnant. Well, how about that!
Perhaps needless to say, my goal will no longer be to lose weight. (At 144 lbs and 5'6", I am doing okay.) If I maintain or gain a smidge, I will be happy.0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 4
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. finally saw Dr. for small but nagging health issue
2. Girls' evening
3.
4. dinner with friends
5. coffee in front of the fire by myself
6. breakfast with girlfriends
7. treated myself to a pair of boxing gloves!
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 3.6
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: attend 2 boxing classes in one week0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 4
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 6
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 4
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1.W: Therapied
2. R: Took three pregnancy tests and told my husband some exciting news.
3. F: Made a pre-natal appointment
4. S: Hugged and kissed my sweet god-daughter.
5. Sun: Relaxed with husband while watching football AND took a BIG nap with my head on his lap
6. M: Soaked my blistered foot
7. T: Took a BIG nap,
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Nope! Goal was 4 days of 100 minutes of reading or writing for my dissertation. There was too much excitement between the half-marathon and the discovery that I am in the process of procreation.
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 0.2
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Same as last week. 4 days of 100 minutes of dissertation-related reading or writing
Last week was pretty exciting! I ran a very hilly half-marathon at a solid 12 minute/mile (5 mph) pace in one of my favorite cities. I also found out that I am pregnant. Well, how about that!
Perhaps needless to say, my goal will no longer be to lose weight. (At 144 lbs and 5'6", I am doing okay.) If I maintain or gain a smidge, I will be happy.
BRAINONASTICK!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! how exciting for you! is it your first? I do mean the pregnancy and not the half...lol I already congratulated you on that!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 0
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 3
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 3
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Good study time
2.Dinner with my folks
3. Marathon Expo fun!
4.Great training run!
5. Applied for a job
6. Ice cream!
7. Cooked for the week!
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 1.4
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Achieve my final long training run before my half marathon!0 -
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 2
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 1
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 4
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported):
1. Date night
2. Visit with family
3. Shopping
4. Dinner at favorite Mexican Restaurant
5. Watched Football (Go Colts and Broncos)
6. Reading
7. Dinner with Family
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y (Limited eatathons)
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points): Maintained
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here: Same as last week...family visiting so numerous opportunities for "eatathons". My goal is to log each day, make decent food choices, and have fun.
Good luck everyone!0 -
For everyone who is already awesome and a part of this challenge, please use the template below for reporting (using the template makes data entry easier for this sad mathematically challenged soul). And be forewarned...the Luv joined MFP and will be a contestant for real!
- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts): 7
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c) servings of fruit (3 pts): 6
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts): 5
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts): 7
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts): 4
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day): 3
- Additional self-care* (3 pts each day for self-care items reported): 7
1. Play with LEGO
2. Finished reading a book
3. Reading
4. Practice Tai Chi
5. Attend new spiritual gathering
6. Reading
7. Fixed my iPhone
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y - I got my flu shot!
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound): 1.3 pounds lost
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
- Next challenger's choice: Create a positive work environment for myself0 -
Okay I'm late but here goes:
8 cups of water - 6
2 servings of fruit - 2
3 servings of vegetables - 5
avoided sugary snacks - 3
logged all food - 6
Exercised 30 mins - 2
Exercised 45 mins - 3
Self care: 6
Wednesday - a new WINE magazine
Thursday - went to bed early
Friday - went to the gym
Saturday - RUSH movie with hubbs and little guy
Sunday - cleaned up the Laundry room
Monday - our Anniversary
Tuesday - nothing
Challenge - lose 2 pounds - FAIL
Weight - maintained
This week challenge - no more Bejeweled at work! (I'm sure there's a connection to weight loss)0 -
Guess who?!?!
Also - congrats, BrainOnAStick!! YAY for pregnancy! Woot woot!
I never would have imagined that the challenge would be a forum for pregnancy announcements. Wahoo!0 -
Excellent once again!0
