Weekend Challenge (for Monday 7/28)

kistinbee
kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
edited September 19 in Motivation and Support
Okay...thought I'd start this. We should do it everyweekend to help motivate each other to lose over the weekend, rather than my normal gain! So...

Weight today (Friday 7/25)--167.5 pounds

Challenges this weekend--yep...tonight I'm helping throw a surprise 21st birthday for one of my best girlfriends and first off won't have time to workout, and second...I KNOW I can't say no to drinking with her. SO...I'm going to just try and drink lots of water all day and even more tomorrow. Plus, since I probably won't be able to get up for my normal Saturday morning Spin class, I will plan on hitting up the gym later tomorrow and running my little (well...will one day be little) butt off!!! That's the plan. Saturday and Sunday should be no problem to stay within my allowed calories. And I will probably hit up the gym on Sunday too since I can't get there today. Wish me luck!!! And I wish you all luck as well!!!

I'll check back tomorrow and share my disasters of this evening! :drinker: Have a GREAT Friday and let's work on losing this weekend!!!:flowerforyou:

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  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Okay...thought I'd start this. We should do it everyweekend to help motivate each other to lose over the weekend, rather than my normal gain! So...

    Weight today (Friday 7/25)--167.5 pounds

    Challenges this weekend--yep...tonight I'm helping throw a surprise 21st birthday for one of my best girlfriends and first off won't have time to workout, and second...I KNOW I can't say no to drinking with her. SO...I'm going to just try and drink lots of water all day and even more tomorrow. Plus, since I probably won't be able to get up for my normal Saturday morning Spin class, I will plan on hitting up the gym later tomorrow and running my little (well...will one day be little) butt off!!! That's the plan. Saturday and Sunday should be no problem to stay within my allowed calories. And I will probably hit up the gym on Sunday too since I can't get there today. Wish me luck!!! And I wish you all luck as well!!!

    I'll check back tomorrow and share my disasters of this evening! :drinker: Have a GREAT Friday and let's work on losing this weekend!!!:flowerforyou:
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    SO...no one's going to join me this weekend?? :cry:
  • Livi_Loves_Pink
    Livi_Loves_Pink Posts: 754
    I'll join! =)

    This week I callenge myself:

    To not over eat at sunday dinner. I always have a hard time stopping when I'm full because the food is right there on the table in front of me, just begging me to have seconds.

    To go for a long bike ride on saturday. I haven't done this in ages and I really need to. I've been walking most days which is good, but I wanna build up my endurance on the bike too.

    And not to eat all the yummy cookies my mother-in-law baked! She just got a new stove(after living without one for 6 years) and she's gone a little baked-good-crazy.
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Yay Livi! Usually there's a TON of people doing this every weekend...maybe they'll join later!?! Who knows. If it's just us, that's fine! Let's DO it!!!!!:flowerforyou:
  • mhosner
    mhosner Posts: 264 Member
    Why not; I'm IN!

    Weigh in (Friday 7/25) -- 162.6

    Relay for Life tonight. YIKS food everywhere. Like going to the fair. How can you not eat :laugh: :tongue: Walking the track though. So hope to counter the food. :blushing:

    Saturday home; I eat when I am home all day. Bored why not get up and check the fridge. Kids want a snack, why not eat something now also.. YUCK

    Sunday BBQ with family. They all are overweight and eat a ton of junk. So I will have to make a safe dish to have there for myself. I work out normally in the morning so as long as I can push myself extra should be ok.
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Wooohooo melody!!! Glad to have you join us!!!
  • Busy_Wife08
    Busy_Wife08 Posts: 6
    I'll join...I'm not sure what I should put though...I will keep track of my calories and exercise for 1 hour every night this weekend. I will also aim to drink NO soda...even diet, and drink at least 5 cups of water a day.

    I can't weigh myself yet cause I'm at work =)
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    These weekend challenges were originally started because it's easy to fall out of the normal healthy habits that we use during the week. SO...this is a challenge to stay the same, if not lose, weight over the weekend and NOT gain. Just so you guys know what it's about!

    BusyWife...good to have you join us!!!

    Good luck friends!:flowerforyou:
  • hoolihan
    hoolihan Posts: 27
    oooh!
    I'm right there with you! I have a two day bachelorette extravaganza this weekend!
    We're headed out in a limo to "wine country" from 10-6 p.m. God help me! Then we are going to a club. In the morning we're going for brunch. This could be a disaster!

    I vow to only taste a couple tablespoons worth of each wine, to drink enough water, and stay away from the cheese table.
    I will dance my booty off at the club to sub for my cardio, maybe carry a couple "tipsy" friends to the bar for my resistance training(jk...but maybe not lol)

    on sunday for brunch I will have fruit and toast (and probably a mimosa)
  • mhosner
    mhosner Posts: 264 Member
    oooh!
    I'm right there with you! I have a two day bachelorette extravaganza this weekend!
    We're headed out in a limo to "wine country" from 10-6 p.m. God help me! Then we are going to a club. In the morning we're going for brunch. This could be a disaster!

    I vow to only taste a couple tablespoons worth of each wine, to drink enough water, and stay away from the cheese table.
    I will dance my booty off at the club to sub for my cardio, maybe carry a couple "tipsy" friends to the bar for my resistance training(jk...but maybe not lol)

    on sunday for brunch I will have fruit and toast (and probably a mimosa)

    Yiks! I wish you luck. Workout when you can; if you can. Dancing is a great way to lose weight. Bust out your moves :tongue: and move, move, move. More dancing you do more water you will want to drink and maybe less :drinker: and still have a great time. Enjoy! I think someone posted a couple days ago; lower calorie drinks. Keep those in mind when ordering from the bar and you will do fine.
  • natalie424
    natalie424 Posts: 320
    Yay! I didn't see this post earlier.

    My plan for the weekend is...

    Friday
    --Walk 2 miles + BL Power Sculpt Level 2
    >DONE!
    --25 modified pushups
    --Drink lots of water
    --Remain within calories
    --Cookout tonight w/friends--the menu includes grilled fish, potatoes, and salad.... AND Corona Light (99 cals each)... I will have two or three with lots of water in between! Luckily my friends are healthy eaters!

    Saturday
    --Walk 3.5 miles
    --25 modified pushups
    --Drink lots of water
    --Remain within calories

    Sunday
    --Walk 3 miles + BL Power Sculpt Level 2
    --25 modified pushups
    --Drink lots of water
    --Remain within calories

    Good luck everyone! Check-in Monday?
  • mamakitty
    mamakitty Posts: 249
    I love this idea!!!! Great way to set and goal and be accountable for it.

    I am on call all weekend, I never know when and how much I will have to work. But my goal is to get to the gym for 1hour + Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
    I should not have a problem staying in my calories because husband and son will be gone, so less temptations.
    Should be a good weekend.
    Good luck to all.
  • 2day4ever
    2day4ever Posts: 178
    So . . . I've been feeling guilty b/c I kind of dropped out of the 20-somethings challenge. :ohwell: But, if you'll have me, I'd really like to to commit to this weekend challenge . . .

    Here are my goals:

    NO alcohol
    NO soda
    NO caffeine
    One hour of exercise every day (Friday is done already -- whooo hoooo!)
    Eat all my calories all 3 days

    Weight on Friday: 164

    Will be travelling on Monday so I don't know if I can post then but will do so if I can . . .

    Thanks for starting this! Good luck to everyone!!!!:flowerforyou:
  • mhosner
    mhosner Posts: 264 Member
    Did pretty good last night at the walk. The girls wanted to walk and let me tell you - 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year old girls don't walk very fast. So I only did 6 laps around the track. Which is only 1 1/2 miles, in an hour. YIKS. But something and it was for a good cause. I had 8 nacho chips dipped. Half a bag of popcorn not sure how to put that in for yesterday in food log. But my down fall is pop and I had a can of mt. dew. So overall not bad, but yes bad!
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Good morning! Last night was fun! I drank WAY too much, went WAY over on calories and danced my butt off! This morning had a late start but ran for an hour at the gym. Will probably eat minimally today making up for last night and tomorrow back to normal eating ALL my calories for the day. Gonna try and run again tomorrow!

    Hope everyone is doing well! Let's see a loss on Monday!!!:drinker:
  • natalie424
    natalie424 Posts: 320
    Glad you had fun, Kristin... I'm impressed that you ran for an hour! Good for you!

    Today I did BL Cardio Max DVD! I'm making pizza tonight using turkey pepperoni and low fat cheese! YUM!

    I plan to go for a short walk after dinner.. and hopefully 25 modified push ups.

    Happy Saturday! :)
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Thanks Natalie! Yum...your pizza sounds wonderful! I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm only up half a pound from yesterday so I'm sure I can lose that again before the weekend is up. It's probably water anyway!

    Well...I'll check back tomorrow!:flowerforyou:
  • Briana_XD
    Briana_XD Posts: 5
    Ahh, I wish I would've stuck to this. I tend to eat like a beast on Saturdays, especially if I do good for the rest of the week. I consider it a reward to myself. Today I rewarded a bit TOO much. I had a graduation party and a block party. And I'm a veggie, so the only thing that I could eat was complete junk. Everything remotely healthy had meat in it. I feel like crap now =/.
  • natalie424
    natalie424 Posts: 320
    Sunday update...

    I'm really sore from yesterday, but I managed to do BL Cardio + Sculpting DVD. I'm planning a walk after dinner. I also need to drink extra water today! I feel sluggish and I think I didn't get enough water the past couple of days.
  • northernmama705
    northernmama705 Posts: 47
    Sunday confession.....

    Well, I met most of my goals for yesterday. As you may remember we had my BIL's memorial golf tourney..5th annual to honour him (he died from cancer at 39)

    I did walk MOST of the 18 holes which was a good hilly walk/workout
    I did stick to lite beer....but drank more than I should have:devil:

    I did not count calories at dinner and misbehaved for sure (skipped dessert though)

    However, this is a one time per year tourney and a great day with family and friends remembering a wonderful guy!

    The greatest news is in this ONE day tourney we raised close to $30 000! Half of the proceeds are going to our local chapter of KidSport which funds sports opportunities for underpriviledged kids and half goes to the James D. Smyth Pediatric Stroke Fund at SickKids. (fund my sister established in his memory as their son had a stroke when he was 4)

    Overall a great day for great causes....Today we are packing so my goal is to drink tons of water (I am a wee be dehydrated today:tongue: and do 30 day SHRED. Probably all I can manage today but will go to spinning tomorrow for sure.
  • natalie424
    natalie424 Posts: 320
    I am so glad the golf tournament was successful! That is such an awesome thing that you guys do each year. Don't worry about not counting your calories... it was more important to spend the day enjoying your time with your family and friends remembering your BIL, and raising money for children in need.

    You will get back on track today! :smile:

    What do you think of the Shred? I have a few Biggest Loser DVDs that I like a lot. I've been considering getting the Shred.
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Good morning! Well...I gained! :explode: Not quite sure what happened. Saturday I weighed in and was up only a tad bit from Friday, Sunday I was up a bit more, and this morning even MORE! What is going on! Again...been having issues going to the...um...restroom. I actually had ended up taking a laxative last week Thursday which took care of things, but now haven't gone again since Friday. SO...not really sure what is going on with my body. It's VERY strange and VERY frustrating! So...I'm wondering if that has something to do with it. So...Friday I was at 167.5, Saturday I was at 168, Sunday I was at 169, and this morning I'm at 169.5! :explode: That's 2 pounds gained over the weekend!!!!!!!:explode: :explode: :explode: I am SO mad. I did go over Friday, but Saturday and Sunday I was under AND burned TONS of calories! So...can't really explain what is going on, but I'm pretty darn mad!!!!:explode: :explode: :explode:

    Hope everyone else had a good weekend!
  • natalie424
    natalie424 Posts: 320
    Kristin... I totally understand your frustration. I hope your "issue" gets better!

    Overall, I had a good weekend. I stayed within my calories and exercised each day... Although I am still sore from Saturday. I am down a pound from last Monday... :bigsmile: bringing my total since joining MFP on June 23 to 10 lbs. :bigsmile: I'm very excited about that number! It's 2 digits... YAY! :bigsmile: Let's do this again next weekend!
  • kistinbee
    kistinbee Posts: 3,688 Member
    Thanks Natalie! It's just so darn frustrating when I've been doing so well and working out and eating only the allowed calories! And I just know that if my body wasn't packing all this stuff you know where...then I'd probably be consistently losing! ARGH!:explode: I seriously just want to cry! I don't know what I'm going to do! I know that if nothing happens today, I'm going to take another laxative tonight...but I can't make that a habit! This is supposed to happen normally! And I feel SO miserable after a couple days like this!:sad: I just hope I can figure it out!!!!
  • mamakitty
    mamakitty Posts: 249
    kistinbee,
    fiber fiber fiber. eat some koshi that always does it for me.

    My weekend was good. I did not weigh myself, but I was good on my calories and worked out extra.
  • mhosner
    mhosner Posts: 264 Member
    Well my good week-end needed bad. My oldest daughter broke her arm and we haven't been able to sleep. She was in a lot of pain and we didn't know what they were going to do with it until today - so glad that we are just casting it and it will be fine. But the last 2 nights have been long without sleep. What happens when you aren't sleeping; you order in. Too top it off my monthly visitor is here so I am a walking zombie.
  • mamakitty
    mamakitty Posts: 249
    do you think it is water weight? Try drinking tea.
  • hoolihan
    hoolihan Posts: 27
    Well,

    I read thru all the "good" and the "bad" experiences everybody had for the weekend challenge. I faired pretty well. Didn't go over calories but drank too much with the girls. I might have foiled my plans if I had had a slice of the (I apologize already, but it was a bachelorette) "penis" cake. Actually, it was pretty easy to resist.:noway:

    I deffinately didn't drink enough water tho so now I am bloated. I usually do the "poke-around-the-ankle" routine to check for excess water; sure enough, there it is.

    But! I danced for hours and we also walked MILES going from bar to bar!:drinker:

    Got home on Sunday and swam for about an hour.

    In no way was my weekend acceptable in nutritionally/exercise-wise, but I made it out with just a hangover and a couple blisters on my heels.

    Famous words of whom?? Don't remeber but "If you fall off your horse you gotta get right back on the saddle":tongue:
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