Biggest Loser Challenge

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  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    WAY TO GO PANTHERS!!!!! Here's to another great week!!
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    It is so hard to believe that today is already Wednesday. Good luck each team on your challenges. To be honest I'm struggling each day to reach my goal but I guess it wouldn't be a challenge. If I wasn't......
  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    OMGoodness!!!! I said that I would drink 10 cups of water a day and stay under on my carbs... Well, carbs have not been too hard.. Water...oh my.. Last night I realized at 8:30 that I had only had 3 cups of water. I couldn't dare let my team down so I sat and drank 7 more cups between 8:30 and 10p.... Well teammates....I thought of you all night while I was up and down to pee...:) Working on cup 6 already today.. Not gonna have a repeat of that..:) Hope everyone is having a great week!!
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    OMGoodness!!!! I said that I would drink 10 cups of water a day and stay under on my carbs... Well, carbs have not been too hard.. Water...oh my.. Last night I realized at 8:30 that I had only had 3 cups of water. I couldn't dare let my team down so I sat and drank 7 more cups between 8:30 and 10p.... Well teammates....I thought of you all night while I was up and down to pee...:) Working on cup 6 already today.. Not gonna have a repeat of that..:) Hope everyone is having a great week!!

    I had my fiber one cereal for breakfast, a salad for lunch & a fiber one brownie for afternoon snack & sure enough I'm over on that darn sugar. I'm going to have to work my butt off tonight to get the sugar under. I'm going to be working out forever tonight to get enough sugar credits....
  • rosem1124
    rosem1124 Posts: 17
    working hard to get my eight glasses of water......omg im only at 3 glasses so far ....least i have several hours left.. wish me luck
  • krevelle65
    krevelle65 Posts: 189
    Only one more day obessing about sugar. :)
  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    OMGoodness!!!! I said that I would drink 10 cups of water a day and stay under on my carbs... Well, carbs have not been too hard.. Water...oh my.. Last night I realized at 8:30 that I had only had 3 cups of water. I couldn't dare let my team down so I sat and drank 7 more cups between 8:30 and 10p.... Well teammates....I thought of you all night while I was up and down to pee...:) Working on cup 6 already today.. Not gonna have a repeat of that..:) Hope everyone is having a great week!!

    I had my fiber one cereal for breakfast, a salad for lunch & a fiber one brownie for afternoon snack & sure enough I'm over on that darn sugar. I'm going to have to work my butt off tonight to get the sugar under. I'm going to be working out forever tonight to get enough sugar credits....

    That's a HARD goal. Seems my sugar is always over... I wish there was some way to differential healthy and processed sugar. I don't mind going over if it's because I ate an apple and a banana, but its the processed stuff I need to watch...

    I just drank my 10th cup of water for the day, so I'm good for the night..:)

    Have fun earning all that sugar you already ate..:sad:
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    OMGoodness!!!! I said that I would drink 10 cups of water a day and stay under on my carbs... Well, carbs have not been too hard.. Water...oh my.. Last night I realized at 8:30 that I had only had 3 cups of water. I couldn't dare let my team down so I sat and drank 7 more cups between 8:30 and 10p.... Well teammates....I thought of you all night while I was up and down to pee...:) Working on cup 6 already today.. Not gonna have a repeat of that..:) Hope everyone is having a great week!!

    I had my fiber one cereal for breakfast, a salad for lunch & a fiber one brownie for afternoon snack & sure enough I'm over on that darn sugar. I'm going to have to work my butt off tonight to get the sugar under. I'm going to be working out forever tonight to get enough sugar credits....

    That's a HARD goal. Seems my sugar is always over... I wish there was some way to differential healthy and processed sugar. I don't mind going over if it's because I ate an apple and a banana, but its the processed stuff I need to watch...

    I just drank my 10th cup of water for the day, so I'm good for the night..:)

    Have fun earning all that sugar you already ate..:sad:

    I agree if you have a salad and an apple you are done or just about done with your sugar for the day. Just saying it isn't fair. I want my sugar....sugar is always a sore subject but this challenge has made it a very long week. Now, off of the soap box and wooohoooo to our teams & our challenges. Can't wait to see our outstanding results & acheivements tomorrow....
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    Only one more day obessing about sugar. :)

    My ultimate thorn in my side "SUGAR"
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    Teams that had team mates eliminated last week for not checking in for more than 2 weeks in a row. Your team points will be adjusted to reflect the number of team mates that you have. Example: normal pts. for completing the challenge is 3 pts. per team mate x 8 members=21 pts. If you have 4 team mates then each of your challenge will be worth 5.25 pts. to total the 21 pts. We have 2 new participants this week and they have joined the Gutsy Grizzlies Team. So, make them feel welcomed.
  • JudyMama
    JudyMama Posts: 37 Member
    As Tina mentioned, we have two new team members to Gutsy Grizzlies. They are hershie123 and rosem1124. Please welcome them!!! hershie123 and rosem1124, remember your stats are due to Tina tomorrow. I hope you rock this week!!! :glasses:
    Judy
  • tlrunyon
    tlrunyon Posts: 127
    Workout minutes: 320
    Height 5'0"
    Weight - 126.8
    Waist - 35
    Hips - 37
    Wrist - 6
    Forearm - 8

    My goal of not eating my exercise calories may have worked. Either that, or all the cardio I'm doing...not sure, but I'm down 1.4lbs! Yeah!! Go MMFA's!!!!

    Hope everybody had a great week - cheers to the upcoming weeks ahead:drinker:
  • krevelle65
    krevelle65 Posts: 189
    Biggest loser challenge 
    July 8 2011 - Oct 8, 2011
    August 19, 2011
    Height: 5'6"
    Weight: 251.2
    Waist: 39.0
    Hips: 55.0
    Wrist: 6
    Forearm: 10.0

    workout/exercise  419 minutes
    Walking, swimming challenges from August challenge group 

    Friday 103 minutes
    Saturday 75 minutes
    Sunday 20 minutes
    Monday  32 minutes
    Tuesday 69 minutes
    Wednesday 59 minutes
    Thursday 61 minutes 

    Below on sugar all week, challenge met
    Unfortunately over on sodium all week,  
  • butters1
    butters1 Posts: 1,540 Member
    i missed 2 days of my goal of 30 minutes exercise each day. still i racked up 357 minutes for the week, the best in awhile.

    The scale was not happy despite that - +2 pounds to 199. i'm so bummed.

    no measurement change either.
  • hershie123
    hershie123 Posts: 5
    August 19, 2011

    Height: 5'2"
    Weight: 193
    Waist: 42.7"
    Hips: 47"
    Wrist: 6 1/2"
    Forearm: 8 3/4"

    ....and I met this weeks goal of NO SODAS! Yay!!!!
  • jjbranc
    jjbranc Posts: 27
    August 19

    Ht. 5'5"
    wt. 139.6 lbs.
    Hips 37
    waist 27.5

    fore arm and wrist same
    exercise minutes-913

    met goal
  • bhurley1424
    bhurley1424 Posts: 927 Member
    :bigsmile: August 19

    Height 5"4"
    Weight 166.5 (still can't believe this - nearly fell off the scale) :noway:
    Hips - 43.5
    Waist - 36
    Forearm - 10
    Wrist - 6
    exercise minutes 92 :sad:

    I met my goal for the week. :bigsmile:
  • twotfluty
    twotfluty Posts: 51
    Height 5'7"
    Weight 195.8 (yay! even with 4 days travelling and being provided with food)
    Wrist 6.5
    Waist 35.5
    Hips 44.0
    Arms 10.5
    Thighs 28.0
    Bust 34.5

    I did not meet my goal of staying under sodium levels, but I DID discover that I need to work on that! I had no idea (I just found out how to track it)
  • spgabby86
    spgabby86 Posts: 323 Member
    GO TEAM SEXY SIZZLERS....

    Total Workout mins 325 - Total Calories burned 3184
    SW - 157.6
    CW - 155.0
    hEIGHT - 5' 0
    WAIST - 35
    HIPS - 42.8
    RIGHT WRIST 6 & LEFT WRIST 6
    FOREARM (R) 9.5 & LEFT 9.5
    NECK 13.0


    I did meet this weeks challenge of NO CANCY for the week OMG and not adding Sugar to my already sweeten cereal...that was not easy either...cereal is just not cereal without added sugar - I also changed up my exercise and I think that helped with those 3lbs I loss this week...I've not been this size since about 2003!
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    Workout minutes: 40mins :x Busy week!
    Height 5'8"
    Weight - 224
    Waist - 38
    Hips - 49.5
    Wrist - 6.75
    Forearm - 10.5

    Oh, I did not meet my goal :(
  • tsumpter
    tsumpter Posts: 491
    I've seen a couple of you make this one your challenge last week & it is a real good one. So, here it goes it will be the challenge for this week. The team challenge is not to eat your exercise calories. Good luck everyone.
  • amorgan101187
    amorgan101187 Posts: 129
    sorry team about the exercise calories .. but i wont be meeting it, just wanted to tell you that in advance : ( i dont mean to bring the team down. However, ive been losing weight consistently and I always eat some of my calories back not all but normally at least half. My cousin who is a fitness trainer and runs her own bootcamp says this is the common misunderstanding people have to not eat them back and that your body needs these extra calories as energy, especially since MFP already factors in your working out into your calorie goal when you set your goal. I personally always eat mine back because i cant only eat 1200 calories and I want to continuing eating them since thats what works for me (everyones different)... so ya sorry in advance team.. i dont mean to bring us down on the charts but I have 4 lb to lose in by sept 4 and im so far on that track.
  • wanttogetskinny
    wanttogetskinny Posts: 194
    Height: 5’6
    Weight: 142
    Waist: 29.5
    Hips: 37.5
    Wrist: 6
    Forearm: 8.75

    ....so no changes.

    Did not make my goal to stay under 150g carbs.

    188 min. exercise
    Sorry to my teammates - I'm obviously stuck in a plateau.
  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    My stats..

    Weight 176.2
    Measurements unchanged...

    minutes of exercise - 330

    Met my challenge of staying under on carbs and drinking 10 cups of water a day...

    Thanks:)
  • Amberlin
    Amberlin Posts: 118 Member
    Biggest loser challenge check in for August 19, 2011

    Weight: 169
    Waist: 33.5
    Hips: 43.5
    Wrist: 6
    Forearm: 10

    Exercise @ 445 minutes

    I did meet this weeks challenge. I am not sure I can commit to not eating back any of the exercise calories. 1200 a day with all of my exercise seems a little extreme. I will try to only eat half of my calories back as my goal for this week.
  • Charlotte012
    Charlotte012 Posts: 139 Member
    Don't be sorry AMorgan, I agree with you, and I can tell that I will not meet the challenge either. I sometimes lose a thousand calories on a workout and I just can't eat only 1200 calories a day that way. I'm then starving, dizzy, tired, and I can't work. This is how my body works.

    I know some other members of the Unstoppable Panthers are uncomfortable with this challenge as well so I just want to say to my members that even if this puts us down in the ranking, we should do what we think is best for us. So I encourage you to set up our own challenges and keep up with how you're doing (which is : fantastic!!).

    sorry team about the exercise calories .. but i wont be meeting it, just wanted to tell you that in advance : ( i dont mean to bring the team down. However, ive been losing weight consistently and I always eat some of my calories back not all but normally at least half. My cousin who is a fitness trainer and runs her own bootcamp says this is the common misunderstanding people have to not eat them back and that your body needs these extra calories as energy, especially since MFP already factors in your working out into your calorie goal when you set your goal. I personally always eat mine back because i cant only eat 1200 calories and I want to continuing eating them since thats what works for me (everyones different)... so ya sorry in advance team.. i dont mean to bring us down on the charts but I have 4 lb to lose in by sept 4 and im so far on that track.
  • Merrinoel
    Merrinoel Posts: 36 Member
    Ht: 5' 7"
    Wt: 186.6

    Waist: 34.5"
    Hips: 43"

    Forearm: 10"
    Wrist: 6.25"

    Exercise minutes: 365

    Did not meet challenge of carbs below 150 everyday. :-(

    Sorry, Sizzlers. Spgabby, awesome job! Congrats and keep up the great work!
  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    OK, guys, have thought about this a lot today and I am not going to do the not eating back your exercise calories challenge either. I know everyone's journey is different, but I have dealt with obesity my entire adult life, and this journey toward health began 3 and a half years ago.. It took me a long time, and only recently have I begun eating a healthy amount of food each day, and that includes replenishing my body after strenuous workouts... Since I began eating back my exercise calories I feel better, have SO much more energy, and have actually lost more weight.. For me, I will be taking steps back instead of forward to participate...

    Having said that, I totally respect Tsumpter's choice as moderator to choose whatever challenge she wants, and appreciate your willingness to put all this together and keep us going each week. I applaud and appreciate you. I know this is a controversial subject and we all have different opinions. So..here's to a GREAT week for everyone. No matter your goal or challenge, just keep pressing on!!!

    My challenge this week will be to eat less processed sugar and continue to drink 10 cups of water daily..

    Here's to a great week!!
  • xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx
    xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx Posts: 875 Member
    Weight: 183.8
    Height: 5ft (yes Im a short *kitten* hehe)
    Waist: 36.5
    Hip: 40.5
    Forearm: 10.75
    Wrist: 6.75
    Bust: 44.5
    Thighs: 25
    Exercise (mins): 240 mins
  • xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx
    xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx Posts: 875 Member
    Weight: 183.8
    Height: 5ft (yes Im a short *kitten* hehe)
    Waist: 36.5
    Hip: 40.5
    Forearm: 10.75
    Wrist: 6.75
    Bust: 44.5
    Thighs: 25
    Exercise (mins): 240 mins

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