Team 9
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Hi All I have been crazy busy and traveling but I am here! I logged in all my minutes last night for last week and I will try to do better keeping up daily this week. Here's to a great week for all of us!0
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OMG that Accountability Challenge for this week .. I will float away!
Cannot even try the Roadblock 1 ... so sorry team, I cannot this week again, get 35 points for us that it would give our team. I'll try, really try, to drink all that water though!0 -
@Nikion901 I believe in you. Just start early in the day and if it gets boring add some flavor to eat, sliced berries or lemon, cucumbers and mint.
Weekend was hard but I said accountable, logged all my food on Saturday and on Sunday I took a break and fasted. So no food to report.0 -
vazquezmom7 wrote: »@Nikion901 I believe in you. Just start early in the day and if it gets boring add some flavor to eat, sliced berries or lemon, cucumbers and mint.
Thanks ... I won't have any issues with the Omega-3 and Mufa - Nutrition Challenge ... but I cannot do that video for Roadblock 1 and I'm not certain at all that I can drink 15 cups of water in a day for the Accountability Challenge ...
Now you .... I think you can handle that video!0 -
Weigh-in day! I'm back down after being up last week, so basically I'm back where I started
Oh well, it is what it is and I'm determined not to end the challenge at the same place as I am now.
I don't really eat egg recipes much, just hard-boiled with breakfast sometimes or poached. I'll have to dig to find something to post.
Luckily I eat nuts and avocados almost everyday so that part will be easy! Water should be okay, I usually drink a lot if I'm paying attention. But I find when I'm out all day or busy I forget so I'll have to make sure I remember!0 -
Memere101 left the challenge . She's having medical issues so that leaves you out of a leader. So I will be taking care of your spreadsheet and checking on your post daily. If anyone wants to be a co leader for the team send me a message. As a co leader you just need to check here daily and message me for problems or concerns and check in our leader thread every week.0
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Melodieccurn wrote: »Memere101 left the challenge . She's having medical issues so that leaves you out of a leader. So I will be taking care of your spreadsheet and checking on your post daily. If anyone wants to be a co leader for the team send me a message. As a co leader you just need to check here daily and message me for problems or concerns and check in our leader thread every week.
I set up the spreadsheet for Memere101 for week 2 going forward ... it has calculations for the miles already built in and places for the major challenges ... so anyone taking over as co leader can easily fill in the items that need to be added ... such as the details miles to go and amount of minutes we each need, and assign the weekly points from what we all post on the challenges parts, and any little details ... good luck.
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Well, Team 9 ... I am doing horrible at my weight loss and exercise efforts. Something triggered an overeating binge like I haven't had in many months and I have gained weight since the challenge started. At first I blamed a slight increase in weight on being water-logged as I have been experiencing edema in my feet and legs ... enough of it so that my shoes don't fit and it hurts my feet to walk on them. But then real large overeating set in and I find myself up even more this week than last ... I am definitely going in the wrong direction here.
If I do not get my eating back under control this week, I feel that this one will be my last one as part of your team. I really feel like will be dragging you down in the challenge with my poor performance and that you will de better without me on the team.0 -
Melodieccurn wrote: »Memere101 left the challenge . She's having medical issues so that leaves you out of a leader. So I will be taking care of your spreadsheet and checking on your post daily. If anyone wants to be a co leader for the team send me a message. As a co leader you just need to check here daily and message me for problems or concerns and check in our leader thread every week.
I really hope Memere101 is OK.
Nikion901 you're part of the team, and we all have ups and downs, don't give up on us, you can do it!0 -
@Nikion901 please do not feel that way. We all go through times where you want to throw in the towel, but push past it. If you have gained, maybe do better food logging or change your set calories. I also on occasion have been known to binge, but the difference this time is that I log the episode as ugly as it is and hop back on,my eating plan the rest of the day. Hang in there! :-)0
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Nikion901
We all have bad days and weeks and this week is rough I think for everyone. Thanks for doing that with the spreadsheet . I am pretty much spreadsheet stupid. I can do the basics but that's it.
Laurab384 is going to be the leader for the duration and I really thank her for stepping up!0 -
@Nikion901 Please don't leave the challenge! We are here to support each other! I'm sure we've all had experiences of feeling out of control. I'm also trying to get back to my March 1 weight after gaining last week (too much junk food and beer too many days in a row and now I'm paying the price). But it's never too late to make a fresh start!
If the whole week's challenges are too overwhelming try focusing just on what you can do today. The water challenge may help you this week as drinking more water generally helps reduce edema.
Is there something in your day that's triggering the binge? Maybe you feel to restricted during the day? Or maybe there's a food in the house that is harder to resist? (These are two big triggers for me. Just yesterday I had to throw out a bunch of candy left from my son's birthday because I couldn't stop grabbing "a bite or two" every time I passed it!)0 -
Melodieccurn wrote: »Nikion901
We all have bad days and weeks and this week is rough I think for everyone. Thanks for doing that with the spreadsheet . I am pretty much spreadsheet stupid. I can do the basics but that's it.
Laurab384 is going to be the leader for the duration and I really thank her for stepping up!
Thanks Melodie! I'm happy to help out and hopefully our team can stay on track!
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@Nikion901 I'm having the same issue, but hanging in there. I have not been faithful to tracking, but each day, well, actually each minute, can be a new start. Don't leave the challenge,we're all here for you.0
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Good morning Dream Achievers!
How is everyone doing on their roadblocks?
I've done the egg workout a couple of times now (Though I held my phone as I didn't have an egg!) It's a fun little workout and only 5 minutes. I'd encourage everyone to try it!
I haven't posted an egg recipe yet because I haven't had time to look for one. Tbh I don't eat eggs very often. How about you guys?
Here's to a great day!
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Thanks for the encouragements to stay with the challenge even though I am doing so badly in the fitness department, and have a set back in the weight department as well.
But here is some good news, this mornings weigh-in shows I dropped a couple of pounds since yesterday morning ... and I was running to the porcelain convenience, it seemed, every few minutes. I did get in my cup of water per .50 pound of weight so maybe that's what did it because today I am somewhat less water logged in my legs and feet and was able to put shoes on today. Now ... here's the tricky part, now that I do have shoes on, I should go for a walk. And, drink another 15 cups of water today!
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That's great to hear @Nikion901! Here's hoping things keep moving in the right direction! 0
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This water drinking business is a little more challenging than I thought. I can't sit at my desk for more than 30 minutes without having to get up and go to the bathroom!0
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TEAM 9 ..... TEAM 9 ..... TEAM 9 ..... LISTEN UP - ...- LISTEN UP -
I know you already know this, I know you do!
However I want to double check it with you ...
Our spreadsheet is up and customized for you
It's waiting and ready for your keystrokes
Tell it ... every day is good, but by Sunday Night is the goal:
1 - Daily activity minutes
2 - Did the Roadblock 1 and/or 2 ... remember the rules
3 - Extra point Activities ... optional but fun and easy to do ...
.......Nuttition Challenge and Accountability Challenge....
Our LEADER ... the great and wonderful @laurab384 will do her part too
.....Tally our points values
.....Report to the 'Big Cheez' Melodie
.... Fill in the blanks for the new Golden Ticket
.....so you will be reminded of what to do ....
And remember dear Team 9 members all -
- we get extra credits for doing more miles (duh, minutes) than required!
We are the Goal Achievers ... we can do this.
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I missed my run this morning, woke up this morning to a layer of ice covering everything!
Spring cannot come fast enough! I'll have to try to get a work out in later this evening.
I've been hitting my water goal but I also have to pee all the time!! I hope our bodies will get used to the extra water in a couple more days. I can't really tell if I can feel a difference yet (besides in my bladder!) but I'm curious to see what the scale says next week.
Omega-3s - I saw this link posted somewhere else and thought it might be helpful for anyone struggling to find foods with omega-3s
http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/your-omega-3-family-shopping-list
I didn't realize brussels sprouts were a source! My kids love them, I think I'll roast some tonight with canola oil for dinner. yum! 0 -
Yep, there are a ton of different foods with omega-3 and MUFAs ... the ones I've been having this week are those already in the pantry/fridge ... walnuts, almonds, olives, avocado, peanut butter, blueberries and nut oils. There is also a tin of my favorite sardines waiting for me for later this week.
@issy62087 --- I had a hard time on day one with the water challenge because it necessitated me to drink an additional 5 cups of water a day over what I normally drink ... but I've done it for 2 days now and am well on my way today to make it day 3. And, although I too have been running to the porcelain convenience much more often, some of it has to do with the rapid water loss I'm having from my swollen feet and legs ... over 4 pounds as of this morning. ... So, it does drive out the edema ... interesting, no?
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Good Morning everyone!
Just a quick reminder to please post your activity minutes in the spreadsheet before Sunday night. Or you can send them to me and I'll update it for you.
We still have a long way to get to our goal so let's get those minutes in! 0 -
Yes ... this morning, when I was updating, I took a look at more of the tabs besides our team tab ... being 'nosey' and saw that Team 9 is at the bottom of the cumulative score after week 2. We've only earned 558 points in the first two weeks, Team 4 is ahead by about 50 points and most of the others are about 300 points ahead of us. The team with the highest cummulative score after week 2 is Team 1 with over 1300 points ... gosh, maybe we will be eliminated? After all ... this is the Amazing Race and in the TV version, teams get eliminated.0
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Sorry Team, was down with the flu and could hardly move out of bed. Didn't want to let you down especially that we really need the points. I couldn't exercise, so instead was walking slowly as much as I can these past 3 days when I started getting a bit better. Yesterday, pushed myself to walk for 55 minutes, and today I'm sore and aching all over.. couldn't get more than 10 minutes total
Will need around a 100 minutes tomorrow to reach my quota. Maybe will break it into 5x20-minutes, hope will be stronger tomorrow.0 -
Sorry Team, was down with the flu and could hardly move out of bed. Didn't want to let you down especially that we really need the points. I couldn't exercise, so instead was walking slowly as much as I can these past 3 days when I started getting a bit better. Yesterday, pushed myself to walk for 55 minutes, and today I'm sore and aching all over.. couldn't get more than 10 minutes total
Will need around a 100 minutes tomorrow to reach my quota. Maybe will break it into 5x20-minutes, hope will be stronger tomorrow.
Do not hurt yourself ... get well!
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Sorry Team, was down with the flu and could hardly move out of bed. Didn't want to let you down especially that we really need the points. I couldn't exercise, so instead was walking slowly as much as I can these past 3 days when I started getting a bit better. Yesterday, pushed myself to walk for 55 minutes, and today I'm sore and aching all over.. couldn't get more than 10 minutes total
Will need around a 100 minutes tomorrow to reach my quota. Maybe will break it into 5x20-minutes, hope will be stronger tomorrow.
That's awful! Let your body rest, you need to take care of yourself! Hope you get well soon!0 -
Happy Easter team!
I think I've had my fill of chocolate now
Time to get some exercise and burn off all of this sugar!
Thanks to everyone who's been posting their minutes!0 -
Hi everyone ... just a tip about this weeks challenge for Egyptian Food ... it is so very flavorful, so very similar to Eastern Mediterranean (and some are like the Greek food, even in name!) ... here is a link to an interesting article on Wikepedia that has a list of food I know you will be able to find easily.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_cuisine0 -
Thanks Nikion901! I don't know anything about Egyptian cuisine so this will be an interesting week!
We seem to be down to 11 team members this week. And with over 6642 miles to go that's 604 minutes each! I know we'll have to dig deep to reach that goal but I believe in us! Remember activity doesn't just have to be a killer sweat session. A 15 minute walk at lunch or 30 minutes of yoga after dinner all count. Let's all try to fit a few more activity minutes in wherever we can!
Oh and it's weigh-in day tomorrow! Don't forget to post your weights!!0
