Burnin Thru Augus(Closed Group)

AUGUST CHALLENGE NEWS UPDATE! The 100 mile team challenge can be done anyhow you like run, jog, walk, bike, swim. Doesn't matter. IT DOES Need to be extra. So if you typically bike 10 miles a day anything above that would count. Remember it's all about extra and pushing more! Keep up the great work.

Well then we got this in the bag! I Love Love Love my spin bike I certainly can do extra for someone else!

Thanks or checking Captain!

Angel

"n plus i work all day, im a single parent... and college starts on monday. Idk who im going to find the time then when I can hardly find it now.... "

I feel your pain sweetie. I used to be a single parent, college student, and full time job. Good news is I know you can do it!!! I'm still doing but I'm married now. Stepping down as captain is honorable in my book because I've always had a problem having too much on my plate and not backing off. I'm working on that. My life is getting ready to have an overflowing plate soon with both work, grad school, and kids and DH, but I am going to remain committed to you all and myself. I can't let myself down this time.

I've already gotten 6 of the 10 in for our challenge!! WOO HOO!

I'm sorry I didn't check in yesterday. I pulled a thigh muscle yesterday and babied it all night. Thank goodness, it feels better today I was so scared I wouldn't be able to do my workout.

3 checks for yesterday. Mountain climbers were interesting.

Done with my 21's and jumping jacks. Did a 13 mile ride today, I average 7-8.

Keep up the good work Ladies!!

Angel

I hope the recipe did not have to be an original. I used this last night from the extreme makeover show and loved it.

12 corn tortillas (I substituted whole grain tortillas)
1 lb. ground turkey breast or ground chicken
4 oz. light cream cheese
4 green onions, sliced thin
2 cups grated low fat Monterey Jack cheese, or lite Jack-Cheddar mix
1, 15 oz. can green enchilada sauce
1 small can pitted black olives
2 Tbsp. diced Ortega chilies (optional)
Nonstick cooking spray
Fat free sour cream
Lettuce, shredded

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 x 13" baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. In small bowl mix ground turkey, light cream cheese, green onions and chilies.
3. Spread 2 Tbsp. turkey mixture and 1 Tbsp. cheese on each tortilla. Roll up and place in baking dish.
4. Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas. Top with remaining cheese and olives, bake for 30 minutes.
5. Serve with shredded lettuce and fat free or lite sour cream.

Serves: 6
Calories per serving: 425
Calorie equivalent: 4 oz. protein, 2 carbohydrates, 1 fat

Recipe courtesy of California Health & Longevity Institute

Here's a recipe.

Chicken Stuffing Bake
8 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.20 25 45 Ingredients

1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced fat condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup 1% milk
1 package (6 ounces) stuffing mix
2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
2 cups fresh broccoli florets, cooked crisp not mushy
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded low fat Swiss cheese, divided

Directions
In a large bowl, combine soup and milk until blended. Add the stuffing mix with contents of seasoning packet, chicken, broccoli, celery and 1 cup cheese. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup (prepared with reduced-fat reduced-sodium soup, fat-free milk and reduced-fat cheese) equals 247 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 658 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 22 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Now I'm just all confused as you issued a challenge? Or was that another challenge from Gary?

I think that was from Gary because the last time I checked we didn't have any peni on our team!!!!! LOL (my stupid Add Smiley isn't working)

Yep! We're behind you Joyous!

Just to help Joyous catch up, I have been good on everything all week and caught up to today on all my exercises. I have done 5 1/2 extra miles (I pledged 5) and hope to do a couple of more to add to the total.

Everyone is doing wonderful! Go Team!

I'm having a blast with all of you. I love being on this team!

Congrats to our new Captain!

All 3 checks yesterday. I Hate jumping jacks but I did them.

Do we really have them again today?!?!?! Can you hear the whine in my voice? LOL No problem, I'm not letting a silly exercise get the best of me!!!

Love to you all,
Angel

Hey guys! Ya'll are awesome! I'm going to post what I have for every one tonight so ya'll can check to make sure it's correct. I don't have some weights from last week. I'll be sending out messages.

Note on points: The scoring has changed. They are done on a percentage bases now (which is really good since we are down members). The new max number of points for a week without weightloss is 210.
- There is a max 100 points for the daily exercises with 5 points bonus if we all complete them. So, if all but one of us does the exercises, we will have a score of 95% which equals 95 points. If we all do them, we will have a score of 100% which equals 100 points plus we get 5 bonus points.
- Team Challenge works the same way. Max 100 points per week with 5 bonus points.

The big change is how weight loss points are calculated. They are no longer awarded per pound lost. Rather they are awarded on percentage of weight lost. So someone that weighs 200lbs and loses 2lbs will receive 1 point. Someone that weighs 150lbs and loses 2 lbs will receive 1.3 points. This is actually a more fair way to award points as it is (on average, generally) easier to lose weight when heavier.

We are earned 226 points for last week but that is without 7 weigh-ins so it could go up.

Congrats Joyous!!! You will do GREAT!!!

I did complete the challenge for Day 4 and I was under calories and over water!!!

On to day 5!!! I will check in later on that one