Harry Potter Weight Loss Challenge - Slytherin

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  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    Hello, friends! I am sad to say thanks to some TOM bloating and shabby food choices over the past week, I am up some pounds. Nonetheless, I am not counting this as a gain. I expect, as usual, it is water weight, and I hope to finally report a loss this weekend. So for me, still no loss. Sigh.

    P.S. Sorry for being absent again on Sunday. The only time I was on the computer this weekend was when I was writing my paper.
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    We lost 0.62% this week. We're still waiting on Hufflepuff to post but it looks like another Ravenclaw victory this week. Posting so far:

    Ravenclaw: 0.70%
    Slytherin: 0.62%
    Gryffindor: 0.29%

    I know we can take it back from Ravenclaw and we were very close. I had to delete four members from the group, and will likely delete a few more if weights aren't in for Week 4 soon. Here are this week's challenges from the main board, in case you missed it:
    Food Challenge:
    Try to get in 5 servings of Fruits and Veggies per day (if that is hard for you, try to add at least 1 of each more than what you normally have).

    Exercise Challenge:
    In addition to your usual workout routine, try to walk for at least 15 more minutes at least 5 days this week!


    I plan on posting our loss each week on the main board by Monday night at 11:00 PM Eastern Time (GMT -05:00). I feel that this is more than reasonable since weigh-in day is supposed to be Sunday. I know some of you weigh in at places other than home, so that gives us some leeway.

    I'd like to keep this board active, so if anyone has ideas about how to approach that, go for it!

    Your New Head of House,
    Laura
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
    I agree- let's make this board more active. How can we do this? I am thinking of posting workout accomplishments- What new things can you do now that you could not before or Favorite memories from the HP books.
  • Fattack
    Fattack Posts: 666 Member
    Just weighed in - sorry I'm late, it's been a holiday weekend in the US and the UK too, so maybe that's why so many of us hadn't weighed in by deadline?
  • DeathIsMyGift
    DeathIsMyGift Posts: 434 Member
    I agree about making this board more active. I've decided to start....

    Yesterday I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and then lifted some weights. Nothing big obviously but something is better than nothing. Regular bench press (50 lbs), arm rows (20lbs), standing bicep curls (15lbs) and tricep extentions (20lbs). Like I said, it wasn't a ton of work outs with a lot of weight but it felt good afterwards and yep, feeling it today. I also reached a milestone (for me anyway) last night. I beat my record for girlie push ups (from the knees). My highest in one set was 15, last night I did 20. So I guess the weight lifting IS working because I"m getting stronger. GgggRrrrrr


    Now for some Harry Potter talk.....
    Correct me if I'm wrong but did the last book allude to the fact that Luna and Neville ended up together or did I just make that up in my head because they're both adorable? I'm PRETTY sure that's what J.K was layin' down.
    Everytime I watch Deathly Hallows Part 1 I look forward to the part where Luna's dad tells the story of the 3 brothers. I find it fasinating. I guess that's why I chose the Deathly Hallows symbol as my "HP Tattoo". "He greeted Death like an old friend....."
    One more thing.....I love that Harry and Ginny named one of their kids after Snape <3
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    Just weighed in - sorry I'm late, it's been a holiday weekend in the US and the UK too, so maybe that's why so many of us hadn't weighed in by deadline?


    If by chance another long holiday weekend comes up we can adjust posting time a smidge. We were the 3rd group to post totals and we didn't do that until Tuesday afternoon Eastern time, so the others didn't change much from routine either, and honestly, I wouldn't want to go much beyond Tuesday evening.

    Still weigh in if you want to stay in the challenge but you're gonna be late--you just won't affect our reported weekly percentage for the week in question, but you'll be a factor for the next week's! Remember, house cup is given at the end to the house that lost the most (percentage wise) overall, so missing a week's deadline isn't detrimental to you or the house.
  • pixieofdoom
    pixieofdoom Posts: 356 Member
    So workout accomplishments - yesterday I got up at 5am and went swimming. Not for long, only 20 mins or so but I really hate mornings so I was really proud of myself. Then I did a full day at work, went from there to Curves and did the circuit then I went to the other gym and did 35 mins on the cross trainer.

    Then I went home and pretty much had dinner, lay on the sofa then went to bed early. I was really tired (I'm very unfit). I have been to Curves already today though as I'm working tonight

    Not sure if I have the willpower to keep that up but I'm going to try! My BMI has dropped by 2% this month so quite proud of that too!

    How's everyone else's week going?
  • stressd1mom
    stressd1mom Posts: 151 Member
    I rode my bike for 50 Tuesday night! I remember when I first started out I was lucky if I could make it 10-15 tops & I was all red faced & huffin & puffin! I was pretty proud of myself!
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76

    How's everyone else's week going?


    Well, I started a summer class at a new college and it's mega-stressful. A lot of ground to cover in one month. But, I made it a personal goal to ALWAYS take the stairs, including the stairs to the fourth level of the parking garage where I'm usually stuck parking. This is a big deal for me because 1) Elevators have always fed my lazy habit 2) The stairs are outdoors, and we've had record breaking heat in Kentucky this week... by the time I walk from the end of campus where my class is and up the stairs to my car, I'm dripping with sweat. Anyway, I'm happy to report that I am doing fantastically with that goal.


    On the diet front, I decided to go down to the calorie amount needed to lose 2 lbs a week (from 1.5lbs a week) because I wasn't happy with how my weight loss went in May. I am not as hungry as I thought I'd be, and we'll see on Sunday if it makes a difference.
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    Correct me if I'm wrong but did the last book allude to the fact that Luna and Neville ended up together or did I just make that up in my head because they're both adorable? I'm PRETTY sure that's what J.K was layin' down.
    Everytime I watch Deathly Hallows Part 1 I look forward to the part where Luna's dad tells the story of the 3 brothers. I find it fasinating. I guess that's why I chose the Deathly Hallows symbol as my "HP Tattoo". "He greeted Death like an old friend....."
    One more thing.....I love that Harry and Ginny named one of their kids after Snape <3


    I always thought (or perhaps hoped) that Luna and Neville would end up together. According to the HP Lexicon site (I checked because I was curious) JK said in her Open Book Tour stop at Carnegie Hall that Neville ends up marrying Hannah Abbott, and she becomes the landlady of the Leaky Cauldron. Hmm...

    I also LOVED how they did the story of the three brothers in the movie. I thought it was very good.

    Snape's death scene is so touching, and I like that Harry honored him and his sacrifice by naming his kid after him.
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    A quick way to go for all of my Slytherin friends posting about awesome fitness and diet efforts! I have tons of confidence for us heading into our next weigh in!
  • happybunnysbabe57
    happybunnysbabe57 Posts: 191 Member
    I hope we do good this weekend. i am kicking butt this week. last weigh in i gained, and i dont like gaining even if its a little but it did kick me back into it.
  • ActiveFaith10
    ActiveFaith10 Posts: 230 Member
    Im back!! Sorry guys, I've been overseas on acryise wig no interne access, do t k is my current weight but probably gained a couple lbs on the cruise, soo ready to get back in the swing of things, way too excited to lose weight to be eating badly and not exercise:) goo slytherin!
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    Tomorrow is weigh-in day! I can't wait to see us kick major butt! It's been a crazy week for me, starting a new summer class, a new job, and two new shadowships--I'm exhausted. So, I'm going to go off to bed and dream of victory tomorrow morning on the scale! Goodnight Slytherin!

    Also posting the challenges for this coming week that Uno just posted on the main board.
    Food Challenge:
    Try using different herbs, vinegar, citrus juices etc. as your spices instead of soy sauce and other sauces. A salad with either balsamic vinegar or one tbsp olive oil and one tbsp lemon juice is delicious! Add 1/4 cup parmasean cheese and some whole grain crackers as crutons and you have a very healthy and delicious cesar salad! Plain baked chicken with rosemary or red pepper flakes and garlic is delicious also! Experiment a little! :)

    Exercise Challenge:
    Try to up the intensity of your workouts 2-3 days this week! If you generally walk, try walking faster for a few minutes or do a little jogging. If you are strength training, try upping the reps some or increasing the weight. Just enough to stress your body a little bit but not to make you super sore. :)
  • LondonCalling
    LondonCalling Posts: 4 Member
    Oh my goodness, Harry Potter and weight loss all in the one place! I almost died and went to heaven when I saw this topic!
  • DeathIsMyGift
    DeathIsMyGift Posts: 434 Member
    No loss this week but I guess it makes up for the 4lbs I lost last week. Boo, oh well. I'm still working out everyday and staying under my calorie goal so I should see a decrease next week. Sorry ladies.
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    I am down 1.4 lbs, which was nice after last week's zero loss.

    I have officially removed four members who hadn't weighed in since week 2. Two more are slated to be removed tomorrow as this will mark their third week of not weighing in.

    Four members didn't weigh in last week and I hope that they come back! If we lose them, we'll only have twenty of us left! :(
    Here's the spreadsheet one more time. If you can't access it, message me or post on here and someone will get your loss posted for you. I've also backed it up on my hard drive in case we have meddlers try to access it again.

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtS2gL_AVKG8dEJLNWtWSWVrYWNUdEJGamZwcHgzOHc&hl=en&authkey=CKz0rLoE#gid=0
  • Ante_Up
    Ante_Up Posts: 141 Member
    I lost was half a pound again this week. That's 2 weeks in a row at half a pound :/
    I know I should be happy, at least it's not a gain and any loss is a good loss, but I still feel a little frustrated with my results. I've eaten within my calorie range everyday but 1, and this past week I upped my workout from 2 miles to 4 miles a day to try to boost my weight loss after only losing half a pound last week, but it doesn't seemed to have made any difference.

    This week I'm not going to snack at all after supper, and I'm going to eat less of my workout calories back. Hopefully I'll see a better loss next week!
  • Charice
    Charice Posts: 188 Member
    Sorry guys, up a pound this week. After no loss last week it is somewhat discouraging. I had a luncheon I had to go to yesterday...I did OK on calories, but I'm sure it was waaaay high in sodium, so I am hoping it is mostly water. Anyway, I am starting a new exercise regimen this week so hopefully that will help. I hate plateaus! Carry on Slytherin!
  • mjtbb
    mjtbb Posts: 77 Member
    Weight this week is 213, only one pound loss a week but at least is still going down. I actually reached 212 middle of the week but yesterday was my Anniversary and even though I only went about 100 calories over I'm sure the sodium was off the roof. We went to a Japanese restaurant which I know has tons of sodium in their food. On the good side I ate only half my rice, none of the noodles all the veggies and protein. I was extremely full and would probably won't eat the rice the next time. Hopefully, all the weight gain is sodium retention and it will be gone come Tuesday, my official weigh-in day.

    I can't reach the spreadsheet with my computer so please someone add my weight and thank you!

    I was not very good in the excersise part during the week. My leg is really hurting a lot so I have shun the excersise for a bit but yesterday I did some Wii to make up for going out and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to try to do at least 3 times a week next week even if the leg hurts. What the heck, it always hurts anyway!

    Melanie
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    Got you, Melanie.
  • pixieofdoom
    pixieofdoom Posts: 356 Member
    1.5 pounds down this week. Would have been more but had an over indulgent weekend. Back on track next week!
  • arwensb
    arwensb Posts: 275 Member
    No change for me this week..weight the same as last week.
  • happybunnysbabe57
    happybunnysbabe57 Posts: 191 Member
    i am at 145.5 now i lost 2.4lbs since last week. the biggest news is that i made it halfway. my half way was 25.7lb down, i am 25.9lbs down and i only have 25.5 to go. i am so excited and cant wait for it to be gone also..
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    I'm down .4 lbs.. soooo.. 148.4. :) Yaay I'm back to losing again!
  • Claire739
    Claire739 Posts: 114
    i stayed the same! which isnt bad considering i had a bad week and on friday had put on 2lbs so im pretty happy to have lost it all by sunday :) roll on next weigh in!
  • stressd1mom
    stressd1mom Posts: 151 Member
    I am down 2.6 lbs this week! On the down side, when I was biking last week I was 40 minutes in & my flywheel busted. :(
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    I'm going to wait until Tuesday afternoon to post our final percentage. So many non-weigh ins... I'm holding out a little longer.


    I hope no one is angry with my Monday at 11:00 rule and has quit because of it. :(
  • lailenm
    lailenm Posts: 203 Member
    No change for me this week. D:
  • laurabeerotten
    laurabeerotten Posts: 76
    Welp, the tally went:

    Gryffindor - 0.422%
    Hufflepuff - 0.407%
    Ravenclaw - 0.396%
    Slytherin - 0.393%

    We lost 12.4 lbs as a group.


    WE NEED TO RALLY THIS WEEK!


    There were nine team members who hadn't weighed in when I posted our percentage at 2:30 PM EST today, and we were the last group to post so I waited as long as I could. Hopefully they're all on vacation and are coming back to join us soon! :)
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