TEAM TWO
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I'm so excited to be headed to Hawaii!! I am however, like Joanna, a little nervous on the hiking piece. I don't have the ability or time to do a walk in the morning and it is for sure dark by the time I get home. My husband also doesn't like me walking around downtown St. Louis so walking at lunch is out. We will be at the beach though starting Saturday afternoon/ evening, so I'm hopeful we will get it in before Sunday night. As for the videos, I am planning on doing 2 each morning and should be able to finish it on Thursday morning that way. I can't promise I'll get the 5 of 7 under calories done, but I'm going to try my best. As for minutes, I probably will have to skip my lunch workouts so that won't help.2
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energyseeker wrote: »Not having a good day emotionally and have overate and been lazy which doesn't help matters. Planning to exercise during the Voice and then will catch up with all our weekly challenges in next couple days. Stay strong Team2beat!
Hope tomorrow is a better day too. Just got in a ridiculous argument with the husband and going to bed mad. I know that's not a good thing but sometimes it's just too much to try to be the bigger person.2 -
@lbenson2006 Hope you can rest well tonight and your hubby apologizes to make your tomorrow a better day. I've gotten in 80 minutes of exercise and feel better already. Watched the short video while moving to get 5 minutes. Goodnight all!1
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the hiking challenge. (So glad the rope jumping challenge is over. I hated it.) Wish I could hike for those of you who have a hard time getting it done. 4 miles is a short, easy hike for me. I'll probably end up completing the challenge at least 4 times this week. I have tons of outdoor trails I like to run/hike on!1
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Thanks @jdelaroy! I will definitely bear that in mind.
@energyseeker and @lbenson2006 , hope you both feel better soon.
So the challenges are certainly going to be that for me, a challenge. But then, that's why I'm here
For challenge #1, I spent all morning racking my brain trying to figure out how to get it done. I can't walk with the baby since I don't have a stroller (long story) and it hurts to carry him for long distances. Also, my husband doesn't get home until it's already dark so I have no one to leave him with. So I decided to walk around my yard instead while he slept, I mean, that's outside right. When I googled, it said it should take about 20 minutes to complete a mile. Took me 26 minutes. Completed a total of 1.17 miles in 30 minutes. In a bit of pain now, but hopefully I'll sleep it off.
For challenge #2, I did 2 of the videos as a warm up before doing some weight lifting. It's the first time I lifted weights in months. Used 10 lb DBs since I'm basically starting from scratch again. Feels good to get back to strength training though.
For challenge #3, I have a problem. Because I'm exclusively breastfeeding and still establishing milk supply, I do not want to be too far under calories so I intend to keep it at maybe 50 below or so. Now that's not the problem. The problem is #1 and #2 cause me to burn even more calories than I'm already burning. For example, today I've already burned 2200+ calories and that doesn't even include breastfeeding in which I burn about 500 more for the day. That is a crazy amount of cals to eat! I'm trying to figure out how to fit it all in without eating unhealthy food. Anyone has any suggestions?
Sorry about the extremely long post!!!1 -
@lbenson2006 I hate those fights with the hubby. Hope it blows over fast. The beach sounds like a great place to do a hike.
@jamaicanlady Great job getting that mile in, in the back yard. So to help with the calorie counting part of MFP, they don't really have a breast feeding option. So change how much weight you want to lose to a lower amount. I believe they go by 500 calorie increments. (This will allow for the calories burned for feeding the little one) Once you log your exercise in on MFP it will add more calories to your total. This will help you stay under your calorie limit for the challenge. As to what you should be eating that could be a hard thing. Maybe eat what you would normally eat, add a little extra in, or give yourself a treat.
Yesterday, I had to take my car in for some unplanned work. Ended up walking home (3 miles), then had to walk and pick up the kids from school (2 miles round trip) So my 4 mile hike is done. Woo hoo, now to dance my butt off!3 -
...Yesterday, I had to take my car in for some unplanned work. Ended up walking home (3 miles), then had to walk and pick up the kids from school (2 miles round trip) So my 4 mile hike is done. Woo hoo, now to dance my butt off!
This is a case where something that would normally be an inconvenient nuisance ended being a total win. Great team challenge story!4 -
...Yesterday, I had to take my car in for some unplanned work. Ended up walking home (3 miles), then had to walk and pick up the kids from school (2 miles round trip) So my 4 mile hike is done. Woo hoo, now to dance my butt off!
This is a case where something that would normally be an inconvenient nuisance ended being a total win. Great team challenge story!
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Hello team 2
today i did 3 miles, the first mile i walked it at the garden of the company where i work before in the break time, it is small place with flowers and different kind of trees, it is not given any caring but it still a garden4 -
belle_reve9 wrote: »
...Yesterday, I had to take my car in for some unplanned work. Ended up walking home (3 miles), then had to walk and pick up the kids from school (2 miles round trip) So my 4 mile hike is done. Woo hoo, now to dance my butt off!
This is a case where something that would normally be an inconvenient nuisance ended being a total win. Great team challenge story!
I agree!!
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Day 1 of 5 under calorie goal. Today and tomorrow mandatory overtime at work, not much time for snacking which is good. It gets dark so early now, probably won't get my hike in until later this week or weekend. First 2 Muve videos danced to twice.
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I have managed to get the first two videos done twice today. I apologize for not getting on the stick yesterday, I ended up at the ER Sunday with an infection under my nail bed. I didn't even know that was possible! The end of my finger was swollen like a cherry tomato, got hot and was pulsing. I do NOT recommend this situation at all. I am feeling better today, so I was able to concentrate more and stay under my calorie goal, YEAH!1
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hi guys , how are you all
we are in the 4th place , but we still have time to advance more , so what suggestions you suggest , i'm sure we can do better , yesterday i was tiered so i didn't go to the gym, instead of that i walk and that is countable as minutes of exercising , it's an example to exchange hard exercises with easier exercises
if any of you can provide us of exercises that we can do it while we are setting , or laying on back , or doing house work , etc
we shall motivate each other more , this is the an important factor in team work
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I do NOT recommend this situation at all.
I am sorry this happened to you @Annampea , but this comment made me laugh! I have finished all videos as I know I have my hiking to do this weekend. I haven't been as active lately, sorry about that! Unfortunately I have a very sick doggie at home. Fingers crossed that that the treatment she is on will help. It's been tough the last 4 days with her.1 -
Kim - that's awesome using exercise to help you feel better....wish I would always have that kind of motivation. It was rough in the morning and still tense but he did end up calling not too long after I got to work and apologized so I apologized for my part.
Jenilla - I totally wish you could do some hiking for us. Lol. Of course I would not have volunteered to do some jump rope for you because I hated that too! Lol. One of these days, maybe there will be a challenge right up my alley to where I can express the same sentiments!!
Tameika - Amazing job finding a solution to start working on the hike challenge. Just please be super careful getting back into this. It is definitely not worth hurting yourself over. You need to make sure stay healthy, especially for the sake of your little one. One suggestion on the food, try to think of some higher calorie healthy foods that you might be able to add to salads or some other foods. Adding fruits to oatmeal, or black beans, nuts, and avocados to a salad. If I think of other things I'll post them too, but that is still one thing I struggle with is making healthier food choices. Baby steps!! Lol
Jen - awesome job getting the 4 miles in and not cursing under your breath the whole time. I'm pretty sure it would have been the straw that broke the camels back for me instead of seeing it as an opportunity!! Amazing job having that super attitude and using it to your advantage!!
Sabreen - great job getting in 3 of the 4 miles and thank you for the pep talk. I have been struggling lately with being so busy and stressed. I will probably have to skip the gym today again too and know I will be super busy tonight and tomorrow night but hopefully I can make it up later.
Anna - all I can say is YIKES!! Lol. Definitely sorry you are dealing with that. Good job getting back on track though!!
Joanna - I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. That is such a terrible thing to go through, especially when you know something is wrong but don't know exactly what. I hope the treatments she's getting do help. With our basset, he had gotten bad over a year ago and we thought it would have been the end but we were able to get him on several medicines and a shot every two weeks and got to have him around for another year relatively healthy. Will be thinking about you.4 -
Well I made it under calorie goals 2 days in a row. I wasn't expecting to yesterday after I indulged in chili cheese fries, and a shake. I ended up only drinking 1/4-1/3 of the shake. Then I made sure I did some extra walking in after work. (I let the kids play at the playground after school while I walked.) I even ended up playing tag with them for about 10 minutes. I then had a really light supper, ended up eating more veggies then I normally do.
Today, I am hoping to get in some videos and stay under calorie.
@sabreena86 I like the idea of what other exercises can we do. I like to add in exercise while I am cooking. If I have things simmering or needing to be stirred on the stove, I will do walking, or incline push ups, maybe even some squats. I will also walk in the living room while watching TV. When I first started doing this, my kids thought I was nuts. Now they ask to see how many steps I have and will follow me back and forth for a few minutes. Sometimes, I will even run up and down the stairs 2-3 times during a commercial break.
Hope some of my suggestions help!3 -
Hey teammates! Just started a ‘Keep Myself Accountable For My First Half’ Instagram page. I’m probably going to need a lot of encouragement. Haha! If anybody wants to join my little journey…. veronica_is_running2
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Think I overdid it a bit on Monday. Yesterday I definitely did not feel good. So I ended up only doing 2 of the videos and a stretch routine. I've decided to break up my 30 minutes walk into two, since I started feeling pain about 18 minutes into it on Monday.
So, so far today I've done 2 of the videos, a strength routine and 15 minutes walk (0.62 miles). I'll do the other 15 minutes in an hour or so.
I'm struggling to keep under calorie goal today, but I WILL do it. Fridays and Sundays I tend to be over, so can't afford to go over on any other days.
Thanks for the advice @jdelaroy, I did that and also added breastfeeding as an exercise.
Great ideas @lbenson2006! I love all of those.2 -
AMAZING RACE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
DON'T FORGET THE "WEIGHT-TAB" ON THE SPREADSHEET WHERE YOU CAN DO YOUR WEEKLY WEIGH-IN!
ALSO, PLEASE POST ON THE SPREADSHEET AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO A CHALLENGE, PLEASE PUT A "ZERO".
IF YOU HAVE NOT EXERCISED, PLEASE PUT A "ZERO" IN FOR THAT DAY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE NO REPLACEMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING HAWAII!
MAHALO!
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...I like to add in exercise while I am cooking. If I have things simmering or needing to be stirred on the stove, I will do walking, or incline push ups, maybe even some squats.
LOL, I do Sumo squats now. I hadn't even heard of them before this challenge, but I thought they were so cool that I just spontaneously do a couple now and then whenever I'm just standing around at home and the thought crosses my mind. I bet I'd be a much better skier (or at least be in less pain) if I kept it up.
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Can't believe 3 days under calories done. I have done a mile of walking outside but the weather hasn't been cooperative. Will most likely need to do a hike this weekend3
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Under calorie goal day 2 of 5. Muve video dance challenge complete.2
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Well, I was planning on doing the last set of videos tomorrow but I am seriously thinking I need to skip my workout and go into work early tomorrow. That makes me so sad. I'm pretty sure I'll have a big fat 0 for tomorrow, then the bulk of the day Friday and Saturday will be spent in a car. As for the calories challenge...I have been stressing eating like you would not believe. Right now I would have to do good the rest of the week...which is pretty unlikely. I feel I am being a pretty bad leader this week. Hopefully I can make some of the time up once we get to Florida. Kinda scary that they are already saying no replacements this week, so let's stay 20 strong. We still have some empty spots, so please fill in the spreadsheet as soon as you can and remember to put 0s where applicable. Thanks guys!!!1
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Don't stress it Lesley!! We are all having fun and that's all that counts!!3
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4 out of 4 days under calories. Today was close though ... I ended up with only 20 calories to spare!!3
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Hi Team 2. Back to civilization and home sweet home.
Caught up with logging minutes, working on challenges, hoping to complete all.
Welcome new members and hope all members are well.
Life sometimes gets in the way of good health intentions but consistency and what we do in the long run always prevail...
We must get back on the horse just ONE more time than falling off...
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How do you all deal with stress and anxiety...I am failing this weeks food challenge as well because adulting is hard and food is comfort (horrible I know)0
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I workout to deal with stress and anxiety! I run or cycle or using the punching bag or jump rope!! I find after a good workout I am much more relaxed and can let things go. Also, since I have started Yoga on a regular basis I am able to deal better with the stress and tend to let things go easier and faster! I hope things get better soon for you!3
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Home today with a sick son, had a fight with the bf that lasted the whole night, and morning. I dealt with it by eating chocolate chip cookies for lunch. Now my youngest 6 is throwing a temper tantrum outside my bedroom window because she has to wash off the marker she used to write on her door. This is the 3rd or 4th time she has done this in the last 3 weeks. Maybe this time she will learn. Going to go heat up leftovers for dinner, and do a bunch of pacing in the living room. If that doesn't help with the stress I will go walk in the snow.
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@jdelaroy- sorry about your stressful day. Hope tomorrow is stress free.
I've been under calorie goal 3 of 5 day goal. Walked outside 2 miles in 30 minutes at moderate pace after work today.0
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