PART 2 January 3-month Challenge, to start on 1/7/2011 from

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  • CarthagoDelendaEst
    CarthagoDelendaEst Posts: 154
    Hey everyone, had a horrible week, probably the worst since starting on MFP. Stress and illness got the better of me and I was so close to quitting. But I've stuck with this for too long to quit now. I put 1lb on, which I can deal with because it means I've still lost 10lbs!

    Hoping for a 1.5lb loss next week to make up for it! Have great weekends!

    Three Month Goal: 149lbs (to lose 17lbs)
    Week 1 (1/7) - 166lbs
    Week 2 (1/14) - 163lbs
    Week 3 (1/21) - 162lbs
    Week 4 (1/28) - 161lbs
    Week 5 (2/4) - 159.5lbs
    Week 6 (2/11) - 159.5lbs
    Week 7 (2/18) - 159.5lbs
    Week 8 (2/25) - 155lbs
    Week 9 (3/4) - 156lbs
    Week 10 (3/11 )-
    Week 11 (3/18) -
    Week 12 and the END (3/25)
  • Stefani74
    Stefani74 Posts: 448 Member
    This week's Mini-Challenge results

    1) 4291 total calories burned M-F
    2) Under calories everyday
    3) Water in everyday but one

    Was a great week and down from 146 last Friday to 143.4 yesterday!! WOOHOO!!

    Bring on next week's challenge!!
  • nakitadawn1212
    nakitadawn1212 Posts: 135 Member
    Three Month Goal: 125 lbs!
    Week 1 (1/7) - 135
    Week 2 (1/14) - 134
    Week 3 (1/21) - 132
    Week 4 (1/28) - 131
    Week 5 (2/4) - 130
    Week 6 (2/11) - 132
    Week 7 (2/18) - 129.5
    Week 8 (2/25) - 129.2
    Week 9 (3/4) - 129.2
    Week 10 (3/11 )-
    Week 11 (3/18) -
    Week 12 and the END (3/25) -

    I apologize to you guys! I have not posted mini-challenges =( I had a terrible week of eating and I did not get to exercise as much as what I wanted, but I managed to not lose or gain, so that is a perk! This week I will be much more dedicated... I want that scale to hit 125 so bad!! I am going to be VERY strict on my diet this week. Hope every one has a great week!
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    Here is the spreadsheet from WEEK 9!! Some are missing weights so I plugged in a maintain for the week.

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    TOP LOSERS FOR THE WEEK!
    1. DAXLEX
    2. STEFANI74
    3. MOM2BOYS2011

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    Let's toss around some mini challenge ideas to start Monday! =)
  • mamarundrc
    mamarundrc Posts: 1,577 Member
    Great job to everyone last week!

    I was just logging in my exercise for the day and realized I am at almost 3000 calories burned. Even if I get rid of my dancing from last night which is not something I normally do, I still burned 2000 calories. It is amazing how much I can do when I decide to get off my butt and move.

    So for my own mini challenge next week I am going to set a goal to burn 1) 2000 calories for the week 2) since I had no problem staying under on carbs last week I am going to aim to stay under on sodium (which is routinely over for me) as well as overall calories 3) drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water.

    Good luck these last few weeks to everyone! Hope everyone can get a little closer to their personal goal!
  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Well ... last night's getting active just plain didn't happen ... it was a horrible week and I gave up. But today has been great so far. Eating is right on track, I've done some Wii Zumba, went to get tickets at the casino for the Jeffrey Steele show tonight, dropped a $20 in the 2 cent machine while I was there and walked out with $260. That rarely happens but I'm happy that it did :happy: I'm thinking I might just take the hubby out for dinner before the show. I hope all of my MFP friends are having a great weekend.

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  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
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  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    Happy Monday everyone!

    I personally had a BAD eating weekend from Friday dinner through Sunday dinner. I didn' t log my calories and I did NOT make it to the gym at all since Thursday. I don't want to say I "needed" this but it felt good to take a break and just live my life. I look at this diet/exercise situation as a job. It is NOT something I enjoy and even though I do well almost always, it is still VERY tough. One day I just want it to be a lifestyle and not a j-o-b.

    With all that said, I am going to get back at it today. I already logged my healthy breakfast and I have a Zumba class set up at my work tonight! My hangover is pretty much gone and I am feeling better and more motivated!

    I was down at my parents this weekend and I had a friend (who is very competitive and never compliments me) say when she saw me Friday night, "HEY SKINNY MINI!" that made me feel really great because she is always a criticizer!! My dad ( who is the most honest man I know) told me I looked great and he usually is the one who says "oh it looks like you've gained weight.. and in the past has been straight up mean to me about my weight) He even asked for ADVICE on working out and eating right. He has lost about 35 pounds and has been plateau'ed at 205 for the past 3 months he said. I told him to seek out a nutritionist or a personal trainer. He does the SAME thing every day in terms of diet and exercise. I told him he needs to switch it up. It made me feel good though that he asked for my advice! I must be doing something right! Final NSV from the weekend was a compliment from my bf. We went bowling Saturday night and he texted me the next day (when he was gone golfing) that I looked hot last night and he couldn't stop staring at me =) THIS IS WHAT I've been waiting for =)

    Happy Monday everyone.. What mini challenges do we want to do? MINE is going to be: 1. under calories for the day, 2. 500 calories burned per day on the treadmill someway or another, 3. 100 oz of water
    Feel free to join in, substitute another cardio for the 500 a day or add YOUR own ideas for YOUR challenge! What will work for you!? For me , focusing on carbs last week was more stressful than I realized so I'm going to just to calories this week.
  • LurayneMarie
    LurayneMarie Posts: 342 Member
    Wow Kerri its sounds like you had the best of both worlds this weekend! You had a breakout and enjoyed the indulgence AND got amazing compliments from everybody! Not fair!!! :)

    This week Im definitely going to work on this whole water retention thing. I'm fairly sure 90% of my weight is just water...(heehee wishful thinking) but I know I dont drink enough H2O so Im guessing I've quite a bit of retention going on.

    So my mini challenges for this week are:

    1.Drink 100oz water daily
    2.Under sodium daily (2,300mg)
    3.Burn 2,800 cals this week

    I, along with countless others (judging by the statuses yesterday and today!) had a really crap weekend. Made one silly decision to get fast food after a night out drinking saturday night and it really messed up the whole weekend :( Didnt get exercise in and practically no water so I was a complete disaster!

    Funnily enough, Kerri, Ive realized that Im also treating this whole thing as a 'job' and I feel like, come Friday evenings, Im 'free' and finished 'work' so I can go home and go mental for the weekend and then back to 'work' on Monday! Weightloss doesnt work like that apparently! I need to be on duty at the weekends too! WILL I EVER LEARN?!?!!?!?! Aarrrrrgggghhhhh!

    Ok. Happy Monday everyone....fresh start :)
  • CarthagoDelendaEst
    CarthagoDelendaEst Posts: 154
    I think my fresh start will begin on Wednesday. I'm way over my calories already and it's only 2pm. I'm stressed out and fretting over a test I have tomorrow. I don't really mind about this week's WI being crappy to be honest.

    Wednesday will my day - start of Lent :-)
  • DianaM1020
    DianaM1020 Posts: 98 Member
    Hey everyone!

    It did look like we all had a bad weekend! I only got one workout in and went out to eat every day!

    My goals for this week:

    1. 2,200 calories burned this week- no more than 500 cals in one workout since i'm trying not to burn muscle
    2. at least 2 weight lifting days
    3. Under NET 1350 EVERYDAY
    4. At least three bottles (24 oz each) of water a day!
    4. I want to weigh in at 137 no matter what it takes this week!!!

    Thanks everyone!
  • DianaM1020
    DianaM1020 Posts: 98 Member
    Also, if I weigh in at 137 this week, 136 next, I can meet my goal of 135 by the end of the challenge! I HOPE!
  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    My weekend wasn't too shabby. Saw a nice show on Saturday night with the hubby which is always nice. I wish we went out more often. My feet are still screaming at me but I'm sure I'll eventually get used to the orthotics. I ignored the pain and did some Zumba and some walking because I just miss being active so much. The cabin fever blues are the pits and getting active seems to be the only cure I know of that works. Hope everyone is enjoying this day ... it’s a sunny day here and it's my lunch hour ... two things that make me happy.
  • DreeDub
    DreeDub Posts: 289 Member
    My weekend wasn't too bad. I was home alone all weekend while the beau was up north with his uncles! Typically that would mean I'd run to the store and by some comfort foods and splurge for the weekend...BUT...something came over me (i think the weather slowed me down) and I didn't run to the store for food at all...I ate what we had in the house...which was all healthy! Yesterday however I did splurge a little bit with some nacho dip Keith made and brought home with him...so tasty. Other than that splurge...I had a pretty great weekend. Massage & then a movie (Burlesque) on friday night; hair cut, cleaning, school work and another movie (Life as we know it) on Saturday/night. More school work and then relaxation on Sunday :))) Oh and I also worked out on Friday and again on Saturday...Rest day Sunday ;)

    This weeks goals...hmmmm...not sure.
    Let's go with:

    1) eat 1260 calories a day
    2) limit sugar to mostly only natural sugars (not a set number...trying to gauge that this week)
    3) burn 3500 calories this week

    Good luck to everyone...hoping to see a big loss this week b/c my 3 month goal is 125 but I'm not looking like I will reach it :(
  • Lola_B
    Lola_B Posts: 19 Member
    Hi everyone!

    My weigh in day is usually Monday, so I'm still getting used to doing a Friday weight in. But, I'm down a little over a lb this week so yay!!

    I'll be traveling abroad for about 1.5 weeks and probably won't have access to the net. I'm really nervous about all the yummy temptations (and the relative lack of accountability). Hopefully, though, all the walking will help out.

    Good luck to everyone!!
  • DreeDub
    DreeDub Posts: 289 Member
    Goals for Week of March 7-11:

    1) eat 1200 net calories a day
    2) limit sugar to mostly only natural sugars (not a set number...trying to gauge that this week)
    3) burn 3500 calories this week

    Monday's results:

    1) ate 1124 Net calories
    2) over sugar by 28 grams but ALL of it was from Kashi cereal, milk, and fresh fruits :)
    3)burned 666 or 3500 calories for the week
  • cupcakelover103
    cupcakelover103 Posts: 197 Member
    Hey everyone :)
    I'm going to start doing the mini challenges today, it's tuesday here already but from now until friday here are my three goals
    1) under calories each day
    2) Gym each day
    3) Reach out to a friend/the boyf when you're feeling stressed.

    And that's it :) I recently weighed myself and i havent lost any weight for about 3 weeks now. To be honest though, i'm surprised that i didn't gain. I've been going through a really tough phase at the moment, and i'm finding it hard to crawl out. I'm hoping everything will turn out okay and i'm just going to soldier on. I'm not going to reach my '3 month goal' weight, but i think i set it a bit too high in the beginning so that's okay.

    Wishing everyone luck with this week, let's make it count!
    And Kerri that txt from your boyfriend is so cute!
  • cupcakelover103
    cupcakelover103 Posts: 197 Member
    Todays mini challenge
    1) Under calories by about 50 :)
    2) Went to the gym and did body pump for the first time (OMGOSH, my arms are killing) and then had a quick walk on the treadmill
    3) Instead of stress/lonely eating by myself, i had a good chat with the girls :)

    SO all in all a good day, i have spinning tomorrow too which i'm looking forward to :)
  • DreeDub
    DreeDub Posts: 289 Member
    Hey TEAM!!!

    This is supposed to be my last week of the INSANITY program but I'm having a bit of an issue with getting the whole week done b/c I'm out of town from Friday (6am) til Sunday afternoon. My week is a crazy busy too b/c we have parent-teacher conferences this week at school...ick! So here's what my schedule looks like:

    Monday (typical) work til 4:00 then complete Insanity workout
    Tuesday work til 3:30, prep for conferences, conferences from 5-7:00, home to complete Insanity workout
    Wednesday workout at 4:45 a.m., work til 3:30, visit family, Volleyball at 7:45
    Thursday work til 12:40, conferences from 1-3:30, tan, groceries for the weekend, Insanity workout
    Friday: Up at 5 a.m. to pack car for Indianapolis

    This weekend I will be in Indianapolis for the Big Ten men's basketball tournament so this is what my weekend will consist of:
    Friday: leave at 6 a.m., arrive in Indy around 11:00 (getting breakfast on the way) start drinking/tailgating at noon and continue to eat/drink for the remainder of the afternoon/evening (minus U of M game at 2:30 when I'll have a tiny break)

    Saturday: up at ???, get ready, head to a bar for lunch and then drink/eat the rest of the day/night...hopefully hit up another U of M game (if they win on Friday)

    Sunday: up at ????, head home...stop for lunch on the way home

    Any advice on getting through this weekend without gaining 20 pounds?!?!?!??!?!? EEEEKKKKKK...it's such a FABULOUSLY FUN WEEKEND but i'll feel so guilty!!!

    Not sure why I felt the need to share my life for the week but I'm just looking for support...I will gain over the weekend...I'm sure of that!!!
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    I think you need to just have fun with this weekend girl!! You deserve it. He will be there to kick your *kitten* when you return. Sometimes you need to just enjoy life!! You've done SO well you can take 2 days off and your body will carry you through it. It'll burn those calories off soon enough. Don't stress!! This is life!

    (I hope no one is mad that I'm not being more strict with her!)
  • cupcakelover103
    cupcakelover103 Posts: 197 Member
    Just posting my mini-challege results for the day :)
    1) Under cals by about 30
    2) Did spinning in the morning at the gym (i'm SO sore from this and body pump, that i'm taking pilates in the morning, and maybe a swim in the afternoon)
    3) Instead of night/stress eating, i've started a new painting for my room

    Hope you all had a great day!
  • DreeDub
    DreeDub Posts: 289 Member
    Goals for Week of March 7-11:

    1) eat 1200 net calories a day
    2) limit sugar to mostly only natural sugars (not a set number...trying to gauge that this week)
    3) burn 3500 calories this week

    Monday's results:

    1) ate 1124 Net calories
    2) over sugar by 28 grams but ALL of it was from Kashi cereal, milk, and fresh fruits :)
    3)burned 666 or 3500 calories for the week

    Tuesday's results:
    1) over calories by 200+ :(
    2) sugar was fine until I ate a cookie when I got home last night :(
    3) no calories burned

    ROUGH DAY HUH?!?!? It was a super long day with work all day and then parent-teacher conferences at night. By the time I got home at 8:00...a workout wasn't even considered...and I was in bed by 9:30!

    Today is a new and better day :) Started the morning with a little Core Cardio & Balance (Insanity) and burned 441 calories :) And my meals are planned through the afternoon...dinner tonight is at my older brothers house...MMMMMMMMM gonna be something good and then I'll burn it off at volleyball later tonight :))

    Have a great day everybody!
  • DreeDub
    DreeDub Posts: 289 Member
    Just posting my mini-challege results for the day :)
    1) Under cals by about 30
    2) Did spinning in the morning at the gym (i'm SO sore from this and body pump, that i'm taking pilates in the morning, and maybe a swim in the afternoon)
    3) Instead of night/stress eating, i've started a new painting for my room

    Hope you all had a great day!

    Sounds like you had a really great day :)) Keep up the hard work! That soreness from spinning and body pump will go away...just keep working :))
  • CarthagoDelendaEst
    CarthagoDelendaEst Posts: 154
    OK so I'm back on track now. And boy it feels good.

    I feel so ill from eating badly again...my body can't handle it so why would I want to punish myself!

    I should be, hopefully, going to my first session of Zumba tonight! It's included in my gym membership, so no extra fees to pay! Ace!

    Have a lovely day guys!
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    Welcome back =)
    I have zumba tonight too! can't wait!!

    Mini challenge from yesterday: 1. just over my calories, 2. no treadmill but I did do a great workout, 3. 64 oz water! 0/3 :( lol
  • mamarundrc
    mamarundrc Posts: 1,577 Member
    So far for this week: My mini challenge results

    Monday: 1) 383 cals of 2000 for the week burned 2) over on sodium (by less than 100 mg) but under for overall calories 3) 64 + oz of water consumed

    Tuesday: 2) 0 cals burned 383/2000 for the week 2) Under on sodium and overall calories 4) 72 oz water consumed.

    Wednesday is only half over and I know I am going to be over on sodium based on what I ate today and what is in the crock pot cooking. This week has been an eye opener on how hard it is to cut out sodium from a diet when you don't have a ton of fresh ingredients available. Will post the results later today.
  • mamarundrc
    mamarundrc Posts: 1,577 Member
    Mini challenge: 793/2000 cals burned (410 today) 2) over on sodium, under on overall cals 3) Only 48 oz water consumed.
  • cupcakelover103
    cupcakelover103 Posts: 197 Member
    Mini challenge results for thursday
    1) under cals by 68 2) went for a swim today :) 3) didn't feel much stress at all today to be honest

    Weigh in tomorrow! eeeek!
  • lucybp
    lucybp Posts: 193
    Hello everyone,

    Sorry for not being an active participant this week. I've had to take a few steps back. I've had quite a few things added to my plate, however I am striving to remain active and control my eating during this stressful time. This is quite meaningful because I usually fall off the deep end when I'm overwhelmed.

    I met with my nutritionist last week and I heard what I already knew ... I've been eating too many carbs. This is one of my weakest areas. Well, this week I've been doing a lot better 'carbwise' ... but I'm honestly struggling to eat all of my calories. Not trying to starve myself and I don't feel like I am - my body won't let me. It's just weird. I'm sure it won't last long because this is not an issue for me. Didn't get fat by staying under my caloric intake in the first place :)

    I just wanted you all to know how inspiring you continue to be. I've been reading your progress, comments and memorable quotes and although I've been sitting in the back of the room this week ... it's been quite inspirational.

    So thanks! And let's keep on keeping on :)
  • lucybp
    lucybp Posts: 193
    Also wanted to add that I saw the 70's this morning!!! For the first time in a long time I'm excited about weighing in on Friday ... Now let's just hope I'm still in the 70's on Friday :)
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