13 WEEK HOLIDAY ELIMINATION / POINT CHALLENGE

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  • FindingSamMon
    FindingSamMon Posts: 993 Member
    I don't know how I made it another week. Sorry to see you go Donna. I will do my best to kick this week's butt! I didn't have any time for anything this weekend and now I'm back to work. I'll try my best to keep up but the holiday season is so busy. The craziness of planning the office party is behind me so I won't be pulling any more 12 hour days in the office which will hopefully lead to more workout time.
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    I am amazed by all of you who work outside your home and still manage to keep up with these challenge requirements; I don't think I could manage that!

    For today:
    "We are all strangers to our hidden potential until we confront problems that reveal our capabilities." - Apoorve Dubey

    To me, this meant that since I've confronted my own laziness, apathy, and bratty I-should-be-able-to-eat-anything-I-want attitude, I have seen the potential to change my body! :happy:
    Now, I have to confront the problem of being consistent FOREVER! :noway:

    I choose to believe that WE CAN DO THIS!!!

    edit to add...even with TOM scheduled to arrive in a day or so! (Why does this always happen to me on a major core-work week?!)

    Oh...points:
    Water: 35
    Sodium: 35
    Workout: 40
    Support: 7
    Smack: 5
    Good Habit: -10
    Bad Habit: -10

    Total: 102
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    My Monday stats are below:

    #1 90 mins (5 mile advanced walk with LS & circuit training) / 799 cals (30/45 work outs still to go and 42 cals still to burn)
    #2 16 mins HIIT today (15 mins HIIT x 3 days still required)
    #3 Goal Stretch - 6 mins today (5 mins x3 days still to do)
    #4 REPS - 70 new core reps done made up of straight leg ankle crunches & double knee crunches & 25 sit ups done. (30 NEW core reps PLUS 75 full sit ups still to do)
    #5 EM's for bonus points - 10 mins / 10 points (only runs Mon - Fri) - walked to/from shop for office messages 8 mins but will take my 5 points & I did jump rope for 5 mins outside of my workout while waiting for my daughter to come out of swimming.

    And my points for last week:
    Water: 35
    Sodium: 35
    Workout: 45
    Support: 2
    Smack: 0
    Good Habit: -10
    Bad Habit: -10

    Total 137 points.


    .... And my encouragement for today.

    The more I practice, the luckier I get - unknown

    I'm taking from this that the harder I work at it the fitter I get and the more I can do ... It's not luck but pure grit that will get us to our goals. :bigsmile:

    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE. (which is just mine)

    @Pam - I know how you feel, working and fitting all these challenge requirements in is some juggling act ... but hey, we are doing it because we are pushing ourselves to do it. And I hear you on the timing of the core exercises :laugh:

    @Ali - you are amazing the way you always get your maximum points in - you are one determined lady :flowerforyou:

    GO SHARKS GO.
  • barkingbetty
    barkingbetty Posts: 347 Member
    Congratulations on a great week, Sharks! I'm sorry that we had to lose such a supportive Shark this week :cry:

    Here are my points for last week:
    Water: 5 points per day = 35
    Sodium: 5 points on 4 days = 20
    Workout minute points = 35
    Positive posts = 3
    Smack Talk = 0
    Bad habit = -10
    Good habit = -10

    Total 73 points :noway:
    I will do better this week, including earning lots of extra movement points for our team!

    My motivation for the day:
    "If you can dream it, you can do it." Walt Disney

    I dream of being in good shape, feeling healthy and looking good in my clothes (and looking good naked for that matter) :laugh:
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    I am amazed by all of you who work outside your home and still manage to keep up with these challenge requirements; I don't think I could manage that!


    I so agree with Pam here! I work from home most of the time and spend my day sitting in front of my computer working on translations, so for me it is "easy" to rearrange my schedule to accommodate the workouts. (I actually find it harder at weekends when the kids are home all day!) Also I have more time to come on here and enter information in the spreadsheet, so PLEASE don't feel bad about that Mary! It provides a very pleasant break from pages of French! :laugh:

    And Melissa - my dream this week is to see the second number on the scale be a 6 and not a 7 this week! I have been hovering around 170 for the past 3 weeks, would love to even see 169.9 this week :laugh:

    Would be better if I hadn't just eaten a load of pringles :mad: at myself! My husband bought the tube for my daughter who has refused to eat anything all day and yet loves Pringles. I think she managed about 5! Needless to say I ate more than that :embarassed: - and now that tube is open! When hubby comes back in I am going to have to get him to HIDE it and only get it out for Hannah :noway:

    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE. (Just a few points). Also Sheri sent me a PM and told me to add our thanksgiving bonuses to our week 8 points since she had forgotten to put in an extra column and other teams had already added theirs in, so I have done that. The Sharks are doing well on the points table too :bigsmile:

    And I am a victim of my own success - ever since I got that first week of full points, I have pushed myself to repeat it. This means I even do 60 minutes of workout on days when we don't "need" to for the challenge! I honestly would have stopped at 30 minutes on Sunday if I didn't know that the points week was almost over and I had done everything else so well! :huh:

    What I want to know is WHY I can not get the same self-discipline without the points motivation! I have had bread EVERY day since we have been "allowed" too! One day I might get self-discipline sorted ... maybe :grumble:

    Keep going Sharks! I :heart: this team.
  • kristinc06837
    kristinc06837 Posts: 630 Member
    Way to go sharks on dominating last week! You guys are doing so awesome!

    We have had a cold snap up where i am at that has been highs of 6 degrees! Not so much fun for this mama! But at least it is supposed to start warming up a little and then snow . . . ugh lol I am already counting down the days till spring!

    Have a great week sharks!
  • barkingbetty
    barkingbetty Posts: 347 Member
    Here are my workouts for Sunday and Monday:

    SUNDAY: No workout, not even stretching. Just fun with friends :drinker:

    MONDAY:
    Workout 90 minutes (60 min. bike and 30 min. circuit training)
    Calories: 708
    HIIT: 15 minutes (used bike for this, and yes, my butt was numb!) :ohwell:
    Stretching: 5 minutes
    Reps: 25 full sit ups AND 25 new ab reps (Roman chairs)
    EM: 10 minutes = 10 points (Did 10 extra minutes on the bike for this - numb!)

    I am so tired from the weekend's debauchery and today's workout that I will be in bed by 8 pm I'm sure :yawn:
    Have a great evening, Sharks! Stay healthy :happy:
  • barkingbetty
    barkingbetty Posts: 347 Member
    Sharks, I have two questions.

    1. Is there a daily maximum for extra movement points? For example, if we do 15-20 minutes EM in one day, can we count 15-20 bonus points?

    2. Are we still counting calories for ONLY the 90/60/45/30 minute workouts, or can we include calories burned for EM and/or HIIT. I haven't been counting calories burned during EM or HIIT, even though I can see them when I log the activities. I want to be sure that I'm doing it right. :happy:

    Thanks, and I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    Melissa, I haven't heard about a maximum for EM points...

    And yes, we only count calories for the regular workouts...

    Here's my Monday:

    workout: 30 minutes with Leslie...170 calories
    HIIT: 15 minutes
    stretch: 5 minutes (this is soooo much better than 10 minutes!)
    new core reps: 100
    sit-ups: 50
    EM: 15 minutes (5 min each - stepstool w/ arm raises, HIIT, rebounding)
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    @ Melissa - 85 minutes of bike :noway: No wonder your butt was numb :laugh: Hope you're not in too much pain today :flowerforyou: WELL DONE though - VERY impressive :bigsmile:

    I don't think there is any maximum for the EM points - I'll send a message to Sheri to check, but just keep going and get as many in as you can in the meantime! All helps towards weight loss anyway :love:

    And, yes, Pam is right that you ONLY count workout calories, not the extras like HIIT etc. :cry: (BUT it all counts in ways that really matter :bigsmile: )

    @ Pam - I agree ... 5 minutes of stretching is so much better than 10 minutes :laugh: Totally do-able! :heart:

    Here is my MONDAY:

    WORKOUT: 60 minutes (30 minutes circuits - I have got to Week 4 of Ripped in 30 now - very proud of myself! Have given up before this stage in the past :happy: ; and then 32 minutes of 2 Fast Miles with Leslie Sansone) (OK - so actually that makes 62 minutes! I can add up really :laugh: )
    Calories burned: 516
    (Still need to do a 30 minute and a 90 minute workout)

    REPS: 50 full sit-ups. (Still need to do 50 more of these)

    Then I need your advice on the rest - I missed that the new reps were supposed to be CORE ones. So I did more of a new one that JM had introduced me to in the Workout I did. They were jumping jacks but with forward leg raises. I guess the leg raise part was working the abs. Can those 25 reps I did just before going to bed count as new core reps? I certainly worked them! If not I might add 5 minutes to my EM. Let me know what you think! I will put it on chart as 25 new core reps for now, but can change it.

    STRETCHING: Did my 5 minutes
    (3 more 5 minutes to go)

    HIIT: Did 15 minutes
    (2 more lots to go)

    EM: Once I got my clean laundry sorted I carried it 2 items at a time into the bedrooms they belonged in. Took me 17 minutes (normally would only take less than 5 if I had carried in piles) - so I am claiming 10 EM minutes here.

    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE!
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    @Ali - hope your daughter is feeling better today :flowerforyou: Regarding the reps, I say go with counting them as new core reps. I am so impressed that you are almost fully through ripped in 30 ... I have not tried it yet. Well done you.

    My Tuesday stats are below:

    #1 60 mins (Biggest loser power walk & circuit training) / 639 cals (30 min work out still to go / calorie burn requirement met)
    #2 15 mins HIIT today (15 mins HIIT x 2 days still required)
    #3 Goal Stretch - 5 mins today (5 mins x2 days still to do)
    #4 REPS - 30 new core reps done: Waist clinchers each side & 40 sit ups done. (All NEW core reps done, 35 full sit ups still to do)
    #5 EM's for bonus points - will add these later.

    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE.
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    And my encouragement for today ...

    Just keep going ..... sometimes you just have to suck it up and lay your own road to success ...

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  • nonnalynn
    nonnalynn Posts: 651 Member
    My laptop is back! AND my phone! I am A SHARK again!!! You guys ROCK!!!! Hope I can add to your numbers this week....shoveling snow may not lend itself to HIIT, but I know I got a workout...and it's gonna snow all day again today! YAY!

    I logged on this morning like a kid on Christmas to see the "new" challenge. And the top status on my homepage said, "nonnalynn has logged in for 225 days in a row!" HAHA (I usually erase them except for multiples of 50...) myfitnesspal is my homepage, and each time my parents used the internet on my computer, it logged me in! I chuckled and THEN I saw my pink shark avatar next to several posts...I thought "WHAT?!? Did my mother comment on my pals successes?!?!" LOL. Myfitnesspal went and changed up my newsfeed while I was gone.

    I will post my progress later today, but I wanted to express my feelings on your awesomeness.....
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    and my feelings on being eliminated against my will...
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  • FindingSamMon
    FindingSamMon Posts: 993 Member
    Monday Stats:
    #1 - 45 minutes Turbo Jam - 526 Calories burned
    #2 - HIIT - 15 minutes done
    #3 Goal Stretch - 10 minutes done (this is the easiest part of the challenge for me)
    #4 REPS - 50 new core reps done (still experimenting with reverse plank moves), 25 sit ups done
    #5 EM's for bonus points - While collecting the garbage for garbage day, I collected from a room and walked it to the main spot one bin at a time (normally I do all the rooms on one floor and carry it all down or up at one time)...I hope that makes some sense, I haven't finished my coffee yet.
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    My encouragement for today:

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    You are ALL people who wake up and work hard! KEEP GOING!
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    Monday Stats:
    #1 - 45 minutes Turbo Jam - 526 Calories burned
    #2 - HIIT - 15 minutes done
    #3 Goal Stretch - 10 minutes done (this is the easiest part of the challenge for me)
    #4 REPS - 50 new core reps done (still experimenting with reverse plank moves), 25 sit ups done
    #5 EM's for bonus points - While collecting the garbage for garbage day, I collected from a room and walked it to the main spot one bin at a time (normally I do all the rooms on one floor and carry it all down or up at one time)...I hope that makes some sense, I haven't finished my coffee yet.

    Great EMs Samantha! And yes you make sense even before you finish your coffee :laugh: One question though - how long did it take you to do it. 5 minutes? 10? We need to note on the chart how many minutes - you get 5 points for every 5 consecutive minutes of EMs (and everyone NEEDS to get AT LEAST 15 minutes in this week). I have added the rest to the chart, and will add your EM minutes when you let me know how many.

    Nothing on Sunday, I presume.
  • FindingSamMon
    FindingSamMon Posts: 993 Member
    Nothing Sunday, I think it took me about 10-15 minutes....Let's say 10 minutes.
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    Thanks! I'll enter that.
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    My laptop is back! AND my phone! I am A SHARK again!!! You guys ROCK!!!! Hope I can add to your numbers this week....shoveling snow may not lend itself to HIIT, but I know I got a workout...and it's gonna snow all day again today! YAY!

    I logged on this morning like a kid on Christmas to see the "new" challenge. And the top status on my homepage said, "nonnalynn has logged in for 225 days in a row!" HAHA (I usually erase them except for multiples of 50...) myfitnesspal is my homepage, and each time my parents used the internet on my computer, it logged me in! I chuckled and THEN I saw my pink shark avatar next to several posts...I thought "WHAT?!? Did my mother comment on my pals successes?!?!" LOL. Myfitnesspal went and changed up my newsfeed while I was gone.

    I will post my progress later today, but I wanted to express my feelings on your awesomeness.....
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    and my feelings on being eliminated against my will...
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    You're funny! I like your tantrum girl...

    and I LOVE how close we are to the finish line!

    and to change the subject, I forgot to report my yoga from Sunday...60 minutes - 254 calories.
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    Thought for the day:

    If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done!

    (Sounds simple enough, huh?!) :laugh:
  • barkingbetty
    barkingbetty Posts: 347 Member
    Yay Nonnalynn! So glad you are back, and I LOVE your tantrum girl :laugh:

    Thanks, Pam, for answering my questions :smile:

    Here is today's inspiration:

    Life is a song - sing it.
    Life is a game - play it.
    Life is a challenge - meet it.
    Life is a dream - realize it.
    Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
    Life is love - enjoy it.:flowerforyou:

    Have a great day!
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    Tuesday:

    workout: 60 min (35 min circuit; 25 min with Leslie)...386 calories
    HIIT: 15 min
    stretch: 5 min
    new core reps: 75
    sit-ups: 50
    EM: 15 min (5 each - HIIT, rebounding, arm reps)

    ...and I am worn out!

    edit: I always forget to say that I put my stuff on the chart!
  • vhuber
    vhuber Posts: 8,779 Member
    Sharks we are coming for ya!!!!! You better be MOVING it!!!!!
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    Sharks we are coming for ya!!!!! You better be MOVING it!!!!!

    Dream on Verda :bigsmile:

    @ Donna, it is great to have you back .... we missed you :drinker:

    My encouragement for today:

    "Failure doesn't come from falling down, it comes from not getting up" - so get up and keep going Sharks.

    Also my good MFP friend posted this yesterday to me and I thought it was just great:

    Hang tough ...
    The storms will come and the winds will rise and the gusts will threaten to pull you from your roots. Let the winds come, let them rage, and know that you will not break in the breeze, you will bend. Bend. Always bend because you are made of more strength than you know, because you are better than the breaking ... Tyler Knott Gregson

    And my EM's for yesterday Did a 30 minute walk separate to workouts, just to clock up some minutes - so 30 EM's for Tuesday.
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    My Wednesday stats are below:

    #1 30 mins (Circuit training) / 297 cals (All w/o's done/ calorie burn requirement met)
    #2 15 mins HIIT today (15 mins HIIT x 1 days still required)
    #3 Goal Stretch - 5 mins today (5 mins x1 days still to do)
    #4 REPS - 40 sit ups done. (All NEW core reps done, All s/u's done)
    #5 EM's for bonus points - will add these later.
    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE (just mine - Ali and Pam are so darn efficient :flowerforyou: )
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    Great work everyone!

    Here is my TUESDAY:

    WORKOUT: 60 minutes (40 minutes circuits and 20 minutes aerobics)
    Calories burned: 736
    (90 minutes still to go.)

    REPS: 50 full sit-ups; no new core reps today.
    (All sit-ups done. Still need 75 new core reps.)

    STRETCHING: 8 minutes done (I got carried away :noway: :laugh: )

    HIIT: yes, 15 minutes today
    (2 more lots to go)

    EM: Filled the water filter with a small cup and squatted each time I went to fill the cup up from the bucket. However, since this only took about 3 minutes, I then had to do more squats and some jumping jacks to make it up to 5 minutes! :huh: However, 5 minutes EM done!

    SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE (just mine!)
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    My support for today:

    TOM has arrived with a vengeance! (just in time to cause issues with my weigh-in!)
    My head is *trying* to hurt, my back hurts, my stomach hurts, I'm nearly homicidal...and I have a million things to do!
    So, if you are dragging today or feel down or just don't have any energy...know that you probably still feel better than me!
    :laugh: :sad:
  • jaajh
    jaajh Posts: 1,262 Member
    Sorry to hear you are struggling Pam :flowerforyou: Hang in there girl ... it will pass and tomorrow can only be better :love:

    I have been struggling this week with my inability to STOP snacking :sad: So when I read the following quote a friend had sent me, it made me smile. Another one from Winston Churchill (well, I'm British!!!)

    "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
    – Sir Winston Churchill

    I seem to fail daily during my mid-afternoon slump (although it was this morning the snack bug got me today :noway: I'm normally fine in the mornings!) Trying REALLY hard to go NOWHERE near a biscuit tin this afternoon :huh: And I WILL keep on going ... "with no loss of enthusiam":bigsmile:

    So let's all hang in there and KEEP ON GOING!! On that note, I am off to smack talk on some other team's page (that will occupy me a little while longer :laugh: )
  • pamcuster
    pamcuster Posts: 770 Member
    Thanks, Ali!

    I don't guess Churchill was trying to be a comedian, but that quote struck me as funny! (possibly because if I don't laugh, I may cry today!)

    At any rate, you're right...we *WILL* "hang in there and KEEP ON GOING!"

    :heart: I love you guys! :heart:
  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    Hope you are feeling better Pam :flowerforyou:

    Just adding my Em's for today - walked to the post office - 15 mins = 15 points. Ran up and down stairs for 5 mins = 5 points (it nearly killed me though). Total 20 points.

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