Cindyinpg's October 2013 Challenge

Cindyinpg
Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
Cindyinpg's October 2013 Challenge

Major Goals:

1) To eat ice cream every day in October.

On days when for some unforeseen reason, I cannot have ice cream, I will have at least one moderate serving of one or more of the following:
- S'mores Pop Tarts
- Dairy Milk Cookie Crunch Chocolate Bar
- Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Butter
- Potato Chips
- French Fries
- Cheeseburgers
- Pizza
- Donuts

2) In addition to the ice cream, I will fulfill my macro/micro/fiber goals by incorporating the following:

- Chicken breast
- Variety of green salads
- Fiber One Cereal
- Peanut butter
- Protein Powder

3) to lose 2-4 lbs during the month.
I am getting close to goal and want as painless as possible transition into maintenance.

4) Weight train faithfully on Mon, Weds and Fridays .
Just started the Allpro beginners routine 3 weeks ago.

Minor goals: (copied over from Brainy Burro, because they are awesome)

5) to help demolish the silly myths by orthorexics and food shamers.

6) to show that you can still enjoy foods you like while losing weight.


Will also periodically post my progress, random musings and pics of ice cream.
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  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Awesome Goals!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day One:

    Starting stats:

    Starting Weight:180 Height 5'11"
    Goal: 176 (Healthy BMI for me... Yay!)

    Starting measurements:
    Bust 38, Under Bust 32, Narrowest part of waist 36, Widest part of hips 44, Biceps 12, Calves 16.
    I figure my TDEE using a Bodymedia Fit. Ranges from 2500-3500
    Macros 50/25/25 Fiber:40 grams+
    Salt/Sugar: Don't wanna know, don't care.

    I aim for an average deficit of about 600-700 calories a day to lose 1lb a week. I know the math doesn't work, but that's what been working, so *shrugs*

    Tuesday's are my Saturdays and one of my two weekly evening kickboxing classes, so it's a high calorie day.:drinker: I'm going to do a version of the Warrior Diet today and have most of my calories tonight. Fiber One for breakfast, protein shake for lunch, homemade lasagna and a side salad for dinner with angel food cake, strawberries and Cheeky Monkey ice cream for dessert. Pics to follow!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Bodymedia Summary for Oct 1st:

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    MFP Diary Summary for Oct 1st

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    Cardio: 60 minute High Intensity Kickboxing Class, Walking Dogs, Recumbent Stationary Cycle.
    Strength: None Today
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 3099
    Today's Deficit: 823
    Cumulative Deficit: 823

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapman's Black Jack Cherry Frozen Yogurt (with strawberries and angel food cake).
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    No fancy pics today. Will take weekly screen shots of progress on MFP and Bodymedia.

    Cardio: 30 minutes: Elliptical
    Strength: Week 5 Day 1 All pro beginners routine.
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2510
    Today's Deficit:368 (little low, but tomorrow is kickboxing again..:drinker: )
    Cumulative Deficit: 1191

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapman's Peanut Butter Crunch (with a tablespoon of chocolate sauce and a cookie crumb and peanut butter crust).
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Today's Ice Cream: Chapman's Peanut Butter Crunch (with a tablespoon of chocolate sauce and a cookie crumb and peanut butter crust).

    ^^^ this

    You are setting the bar so high for awesome ice cream ideas!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 3 Summary
    Cardio: 120 minutes: Recumbent Bike & Kickboxing
    Strength: None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2790
    Today's Deficit: 536
    Cumulative Deficit: 1727 (on target)

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapman's Peanut Butter Crunch (with a tablespoon of chocolate sauce and a cookie crumb and peanut butter crust). Again. :drinker:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Awesome day - Especially the Kickboxing!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 4 Summary
    Cardio: None
    Strength: None:( delayed until tomorrow, sore from kickboxing... )
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2479
    Today's Deficit: 1143 ( low but banked for possible weekend overage, if needed/wanted)
    Cumulative Deficit: 2870

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapmans Peanut Butter Crunch in a waffle cone.
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Today's Deficit: 1143 ( low but banked for possible weekend overage, if needed/wanted)
    Cumulative Deficit: 2870

    @Cindyinpg - This is where it gets really cool! this ^^^

    Awesome job!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 5 weigh in: (because I weigh in on Saturdays): 179
    Cumulative loss since challenge start: 1lb :bigsmile:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 5 Summary

    Cardio: None
    Strength: Week 5 Day 2 Allpro routine 35minutes
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2434
    Today's Deficit: 245 (gosh, was bit hungry and lazy today:blushing: )
    Cumulative Deficit: 3115

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapmans Peanut Butter Crunch in a waffle cone. Again. :drinker:
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  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 6 Summary

    Cardio: None
    Strength: None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2385
    Today's Deficit: 44( lousy, but not a surplus:blushing: )
    Cumulative Deficit: 3159 (good thing I banked some on Frida, typical weekend for me, actually: near maintenance.) Still on target for my goal of a weekly deficit of 3500-4900ish for a 1lb minimum loss. :smokin:

    Today's Ice Cream: Substituted a FAMILY size Dairy Milk Cookie Crunch chocolate bar. ( Meant to eat 9 squares, but finshed the entire thing while reading about the evils of sugar addiction on today's forums. :laugh: )
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    You eat ice cream == You rock! :drinker:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 7 Summary

    Cardio: 30 minutes Stationary Cycling
    Strength: Allpro beginners routine Week 5 Day 3.
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2860
    Today's Deficit: 913
    Cumulative Deficit: 4072 (about right for 7 days)

    Today's Ice Cream: Thought I was buying my usual Breyer's Strawberry and Cream Swirl to go with my strawberries and angel food cake, but unknowing bought the new Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks. :drinker: Best mistake I made all week!
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Day 7 Summary

    Cardio: 30 minutes Stationary Cycling
    Strength: Allpro beginners routine Week 5 Day 3.
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2860
    Today's Deficit: 913
    Cumulative Deficit: 4072 (about right for 7 days)

    Today's Ice Cream: Thought I was buying my usual Breyer's Strawberry and Cream Swirl to go with my strawberries and angel food cake, but unknowing bought the new Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks. :drinker: Best mistake I made all week!

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  • LadyKT
    LadyKT Posts: 287 Member


    Today's Ice Cream: Thought I was buying my usual Breyer's Strawberry and Cream Swirl to go with my strawberries and angel food cake, but unknowing bought the new Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks. :drinker: Best mistake I made all week!

    Drool.....:blushing:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Week 1 Summary:
    From Bodymedia Weekly Reports
    Nutritional Summary:Looking at the weekly average, macros are quite well balanced: although fat could be higher. Sugar and sodium are high, but who cares?:drinker: Got lots of fiber in. :smokin:

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    Activity Summary:
    My overall daily activity is down from my usual and not sleeping as well either. Not a bad week, but could be much better. I'm challenging myself to have better numbers next week.

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  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Totally dig all the charts and graphs! - Excellent! :drinker: :drinker:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 8 Summary

    Cardio: 55 Minutes Kickboxing Class, 60 minutes Elliptical/stationary bike.
    Strength: None today.
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 3407
    Today's Deficit:1073
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 5145
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 1073

    Today's Ice Cream: My new favourite: Breyer's Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks, with my old favourite: strawberries and angel food cake. :drinker:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 9 Summary

    Cardio: 30 minutes Stationary Bike
    Strength: Week 6 Day 1 Allpro beginners routine
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2827
    Today's Deficit:481
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 5626
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 1554

    Today's Ice Cream: My new favourite: Breyer's Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks, with my old favourite: strawberries and angel food cake. Again.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 10 Summary

    Cardio: 55 minutes kickboxing
    Strength: None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2422
    Today's Deficit:305
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 5931
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 1859

    Today's Ice Cream: My new favourite: Breyer's Raspberry Cream Swirl with Chocolate Chunks, with my old favourite: strawberries and angel food cake. Yet again.
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Great structure -Great Job! :smile:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 11 Summary

    Cardio: 45minutes Stationary Bike
    Strength: None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2613
    Today's Deficit:758
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 6689
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 2617

    Today's Ice Cream: Chapmans Peanut Butter Crunch in a waffle cone.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 12 Summary

    Cardio: 30 minutes Stationary Bike
    Strength: Week 6 Day 2 Allpro beginners routine
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2607
    Today's Deficit:891
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 7580
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 3508

    Today's Ice Cream: was stuck at work, so I had a puny chocolate instead. :sad: Saving for snacks in front of tomorrow's Walking Dead premiere and my 'eat all the foods to never eat' mini challenge on Tuesday, anyway.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 13 Summary

    Cardio: 30 minutes Stationary Bike
    Strength: None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2669
    Today's Deficit:637
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 8217
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 4145

    Today's Ice Cream: was stuck at work, AGAIN, so had a Dairy Milk Cookie Crunch chocolate bar.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 14 Summary

    Cardio: None
    Strength: Week 6 Day 3 Allpro beginners routine.
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2449
    Today's Deficit:515
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 8732
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 2: 4660

    Today's Ice Cream: Blackjack Cherry in a waffle cone.
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Great Job - Love the ice cream! :drinker:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 15 Summary

    Cardio: 55 Minutes Kickboxing, 30 minutes Stationary Bike
    Strength:
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2917
    Today's Deficit:557
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 9289
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 3:557

    Today's Ice Cream:Breyer's Raspbery Swirl w/Chocolate Chunks, angel food cake and fresh strawberries.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 16 Summary

    Cardio: None, barely got off the couch. :yawn:
    Strength: Week 7 Day 1 Allpro routine
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2450
    Today's Deficit:364
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 9653
    Cumulative Deficit For Week 3921

    Today's Ice Cream:Breyer's Raspbery Swirl w/Chocolate Chunks, angel food cake and fresh strawberries. Again.:blushing:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Day 17 Summary

    Cardio: 55 Minutes Kickboxing
    Strength:None
    TDEE using Bodymedia: 2539
    Today's Deficit:931
    Cumulative Deficit For Challenge: 10,584
    Cumulative Deficit For Week:4852

    Today's Ice Cream:Breyer's Raspbery Swirl w/Chocolate Chunks in a waffle cone.