Sexy in Six Week 2 ***closed group***

peanut613
peanut613 Posts: 438 Member
edited October 1 in Motivation and Support
Hey guys! Great job in week one, many of you busted your booties for some serious weight loss! Without further delay, I present your week 1 results!

Team Green: We lost a total of 25.6 pounds, making us the team with the biggest loss! We had a total of 43 days we met our challenge, giving us a FINAL SCORE of 34.2!!!! Great job Green Team! The biggest loser on the green team this week was Bachooka with a whopping 5 pound loss!

Team Purple: A total weight loss of 20.4 pounds, coming in second place! You logged completed challenges for 47 days, giving your team a FINAL SCORE of 29.8! Nicely done, Team Purple! Your MVP this week was kristyann86 with an impressive 5.8 pound loss. Nice!

Team Blue: Coming in third place this week, you guys lost a combined 18 pounds. You completed the challenge a total of 48 days, giving you a FINAL SCORE of 27.6!! Canidoit11 logged a huge 6.2 pound loss this week! **caidoit11 had the biggest loss of everyone this week!!!!** Way to go!

Team Pink: There were a few big gains this week, putting your team in last place. You pulled in a total loss of .2 pounds. You completed the challenges a total of 43 days, giving you a FINAL SCORE of 8.8! Dezedeze had the biggest loss on the team with 2.8 pounds. Great job!

If anyone has any questions with the way scoring is done or if you think there are any errors, please email me! Many people logged their weight change incorrectly, so I'm not sure if you were using a mid-week weigh in or if I have incorrect data. Anyone interested in their specifics for the week, let me know!

****Week 2****
So here we are, the second week of the challenge! Can Team Green hold their place at the top of the pack? Will Team Pink come back swinging from their loss? Let's find out!!! Good luck to all teams and to each individual!

The challenge I want everyone to reach for this week is one of my biggest struggles, and one many people have a rough time with: WATER!!! This week, I want everyone to drink 8+ cups of water.
*Note* the water can be flavored, but it DOES NOT COUNT if it has calories and sugar!!! I want you to really push to get as close to pure, plain water as possible!

The questions for this week go to:
Monday: AB2720
Tuesday: almille
Wednesday: bachooka
Thursday: leamatthew
Friday: Bella1Hub

Have a great week, everyone! Don't forget your 8+ a day and the questions of the day!
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  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    GREAT JOB GREEN! WE ROCK!!! All teams, keep up the good work. We are doing fantastic. Great job all team winners, and a big shoutout to caidoit11 who really rocked it! Let's keep up our awesomeness girls!
  • tjutrostina
    tjutrostina Posts: 94 Member
    Good job everyone!
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    Yay!!! I'm a winner!!!

    K for the water thing... Can I count my tea? I don't use sweetener...
  • peanut613
    peanut613 Posts: 438 Member
    Yay!!! I'm a winner!!!

    K for the water thing... Can I count my tea? I don't use sweetener...

    Tea still has calories! While it's not many (and I'm sure tea helps boost the water intake) it will not count. Try to push yourself to drink plain water, or a flavored water that has NO calories or sugar.

    We're trying to really push ourselves this week with the water consumption! I know it'll be hard for me since I usually drink tea and coffee!
  • ranewell
    ranewell Posts: 621 Member
    Thank goodness for lime and lemon juice!! lol. CONGRATS to all the big losers (winners...lol), You all rocked it! Looks like I'm steppin up my game this week! I am doing a 5 mile/day challenge, so that will help! Keep up the good work!!! And, thanks peanut for all you do :)
  • kaleighmorgan
    kaleighmorgan Posts: 79
    Great job everybody!! Let's step up our game, Pink Team :) I'm in it to win it this week (since I'm both in town with a real laptop AND I now know there's a weekly discussion group), so I'm ready to drop some pounds.

    Let's see it, ladies! :)
  • kristyann86
    kristyann86 Posts: 140 Member
    WOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOO GO TEAM PURPLE!!! 2ND PLACE :-) not too far behind!
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    Yay!!! I'm a winner!!!

    K for the water thing... Can I count my tea? I don't use sweetener...

    Tea still has calories! While it's not many (and I'm sure tea helps boost the water intake) it will not count. Try to push yourself to drink plain water, or a flavored water that has NO calories or sugar.

    We're trying to really push ourselves this week with the water consumption! I know it'll be hard for me since I usually drink tea and coffee!

    Ugh... I hate water...
  • Hope228
    Hope228 Posts: 340 Member
    Congrats ladies!
  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    I know this may be stupid..... but does powerade zero count. It doesn't have sugar or calories :happy:
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    But the carbs in it will still be there correct...?
  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    But the carbs in it will still be there correct...?
    Under carbs it has less than 1g
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    hmmm... I dunno... But I'm gonna assume that if my tea (which is zero calories) is a no go... your powerade will be as well. :P
  • sakus32
    sakus32 Posts: 101
    Great job everyone!!!! I'm definitely gonna turn it up this week and not only hit my 8 a day . . . . . but AT LEAST 11 minutes of sweating per/day :) PURPLE POWER :)
  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    hmmm... I dunno... But I'm gonna assume that if my tea (which is zero calories) is a no go... your powerade will be as well. :P

    But she said tea has calories..... I can't do this challenge, I need all the help I can get. lol
  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    Water suggestions: MiO makes water enhancers. They have no anything in it (at least for the recommended serving size) and it tastes wonderful. I try to drink my water mostly plain, but I usually have about half of my daily water intake with MiO in it to change things up a bit. http://www.kraftbrands.com/mio/

    Lemon is also a great (natural) water addition. I love water with a bit of water in it. I've also read that you can cut the lemons and peel them, then freeze them and use them as ice cubes in your water. I haven't tried that yet, but it sounds wonderful. http://www.livestrong.com/article/16266-lemon-natural-diuretic/

    And, ladies, you can still have your tea, coffee, powerade, whatever - just have it in ADDITION to your 8 glasses of water a day. C'mon, we can do this.
  • peanut613
    peanut613 Posts: 438 Member
    **********ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ**********

    LADIES, water is water!!!! Tea doesn't count, coffee doesn't count, gatorade and powerade don't count. Neither do diet sodas, coffee, juices, etc. WATER!

    As kimi said, there are water additives that have 0 calories, 0 sugars... You can look at your local grocery stores for flavored water. I'm drinking a grape water right now that has NO sodium, NO sugar, NO carbs, NO calories, NO caffiene, etc.

    This is a challenge, meaning it won't be easy. We are all supposed to be drinking 8 glasses a day, this is NOT a hard challenge! I'm not asking you to run a marathon every day. I'm not asking you to do anything you shouldn't be doing already. I can understand not liking water, I don't particularly care for it either. BUT this whole challenge is about PUSHING each other and ourselves to be healthier and lose weight. Switching to water will help. If you are unable or unwilling to TRY, then email me and you can quit the challenge. But you'll only be cheating yourself out of the support system to be a better, healthier you.

    It's water, ladies. Water.... Please don't complain about it. Either do the challenge, or don't.
  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    I love water with a bit of water in it.

    HAHAHA!!! :laugh: Laughing at myself. If that isn't a sign that we are all supposed to be drinking more water then I don't know what is. I meant, "I love water with a bit of lemon in it" but water with water works too :wink: , that is what we are supposed to be drinking after all.
  • klyvers512
    klyvers512 Posts: 37 Member
    I like water...I'm game for this challenge.
    C'mon team PINK...let's get it together!
  • Bella1hud
    Bella1hud Posts: 530 Member
    I love water and usually don't have any difficulty in getting in several glasses, however tomorrow and Tuesday my family will be in the car 4 hours each way for a short visit to Niagara Falls. And when we are there we'll be doing the touristy stuff and doing lots of walking so I won't always have a washroom handy lol. Hmmm I'll have to figure something out, it would be just too ironic to be around so much darn water and not being able to drink my daily quota! :tongue:
  • kaleighmorgan
    kaleighmorgan Posts: 79
    I do love me some water :) I just have to remember to log it!! I was telling my team, I usually drink upwards of 10+ glasses a day but I NEVER log any of it...

    Upside to this challenge for all you ladies who DON'T LIKE water:
    1) less dry skin
    2) less chapped lips
    3) less water weight
    4) a fresher, more "glowing" look
    5) less sluggishness

    So be excited! All you have to do is drink a little water and these results just happen all by themselves! :D
  • BrightEyedandHealthy
    BrightEyedandHealthy Posts: 35
    I'm definitely down for drinking plenty of water. I've always had no problem drinking it all day. ANYWAY...

    I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    For me I was always active and ate what I wanted. During highschool I stopped playing sports and gained a tiny bit of weight then freaked out. I began starving myself and got really skinny and unhealthy and had very low self esteem. I met a guy in highschool that completely turned that around and I was so much more confident and happy and in love. I gained weight like crazy for the next few years. It was a combination of college stress, work stress, and that "love" weight. that made me get to where I am now. I've never lost weight in a healthy way and realized I needed to this year. I started backing out on plans with people because of my body and feel self conscious in front of my new bf and that's just no way to live life. So that's my getting fat story I guess. LOL sorry for asking a question that requires a long answer but interested to hear your stories :)
  • peanut613
    peanut613 Posts: 438 Member
    I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    Well, after high school, I guess my metabolism slowed and I went from like 125ish to closer to 145. That point in my life, I was in a pretty bad place. I've shared with my MFP friends before, that was the point in time when I was no longer talking to my family, living with an abusive boyfriend, and was suffering with depression so bad that I was suicidal. Anyway, the stress and depression led to an unhealthy relationship with food. I would binge, then not eat for days. It wasn't pretty. After that, things got better. I met my (now) husband and we had a baby. During my pregnancy, I gained a modest amount of weight. Once she was born, I kept gaining. This May, we went on vacation for our annivesary. Not long after we got back, I weighed myself. I was 175. I had never seen the scale so high. A week or so later, I walked a 5K in DC for Susan G Komen. My gf that I walked it with was talking to me about "skinny *****es". Well, she IS one whether she knows it or not! I remember telling her that I *KNOW* what to do, I just needed to care enough to do it. A few days after that talk, I was doing my makeup in my bra and underwear. I happened to look over and see what my body looked like in the mirror. I don't know what clicked, because I had seen myself in the mirror before, but I was disgusted. For some reason, at that moment, I knew I needed to do something. I'd used MFP's app before, so I redownloaded it and this time I checked out the online site. Needless to say, I stuck around for more than just the week I usually last on diets.
  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    Great question! :smile: Let's see, I had lost a lot of weight and then I got off my strict diet, had a breakup, and started slowly gaining it back. Then got into a new relationship and gained more. I was dangerously close to my starting weight prior to the first big weight loss and the new jeans I had just bought because my last pair were getting too tight were also getting too tight. It was either do something about the weight, or buy new jeans... again. I knew I didn't want to go full back on that diet again. Even though it worked, it was too hard to keep. I knew I needed something that would give me some willpower and help me control myself. I'm one of those that, without calorie counting, will buy 100 cal snacks and then eat like 5 of them in one sitting *ugh!*. I had done calorie counting before and it had worked. So, I thought of calorie counting. I wanted something that I could use my phone with for days I am on the go, and had a website attached. I happened to open up MFP which was already on my phone, but I had never really used and didn't know it had a website attached, and there it was, something along the lines of 'Log onto our website at www.myfitnesspal.com'. I did... and I was immediately hooked. The rest is history. I have logged on every day since that day. 80+ days later, and nearly 20lbs lighter, I think I am a lifetime MFPer. (And the 'new jeans' are getting too baggy on me. I haven't tried the size down pair yet, a little afraid too, but I'm guessing that if they don't fit already, they will soon).
  • nikip6454
    nikip6454 Posts: 33
    I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    In high School and college I weighed about 120, anytime I would gain weight I could lose it super fast, my "ceiling" weight (the highest I would allow myself to get before working at losing it) was 130. As I entered my mid-twenties I hung out around 130 and my "ceiling" moved to 140. I never actually hit 140!

    I got married in June 2010 and weighed 125, I wanted to weigh less but I did nothing to get into shape. Then I got pregnant in July/August. I swore I would gain too much. I tried to be healthy but gained 50 lbs. I thought it would come off easily--I heard plenty of stories about losing it all in the hospital and breastfeeding being a miracle diet. Nope not here, I lost 25in a week and nothing since.

    I went back to work in maternity pants and am still in them! My kid is four months old! I had to do something! I wanted to join Weight Watchers. I checked out the site, there were several promotions at the time but I didn't bite. I went back on a couple days later and the promotions were over. I heard about MFP on What to Expect and thought I would use it until WW had another sale. I haven't check WW, I am happy here!

    Wow that is long!
  • arcticbear
    arcticbear Posts: 161 Member
    WOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOO GO TEAM PURPLE!!! 2ND PLACE :-) not too far behind!

    Yes - go TEAM PURPLE - and congratulations KristyAnn on such a brilliant loss!
  • arcticbear
    arcticbear Posts: 161 Member
    QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    I ended up in hospital with a suspected stroke - and very high bp. It wasn't a stroke. But later my blood tests also showed high cholesterol. My doctor recommended this site and here I am. I never used to weigh myself so I couldn't tell what was a good weight or not. I know when I was a teenager I weighed 140lb, because I remember that being 10 stone. Otherwise I went on dress size. Anyway, the dress sizes crept up, so now - or, thanks to MFP, two weeks ago- I was in the highest mainstream size (22). BEcause I am so tall, people always say I'm fine - meaning it kindly I'm sure. This site has got me believing I could lose lots of weight, so I am fining myself realising I could do MORE about it each day. I am shocked to be over 200 pounds and I am starting to wonder about making a bag to carry the equivalent weight around with me. I am in the middle of a revelation basically!!!!!

    And it's goooooood!
  • lwdllc
    lwdllc Posts: 234 Member
    QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    A friend of mine had picked up a book called The Beck Diet Solution. I had been heavy my whole life and relied on the typical "I'm big boned excuse" after all, I lived a VERY active lifestyle, what I did not realize until reading the book, is just how bad my relationship with food was. Over the next 5 months I went from 212 to 175, and finally bought some new clothes~ I stopped actively dieting at this point and over the next year lost another 10 lbs just from the better habits I had acquired from the program. Now I'm ready to pick up again and get under 150 for the first time in my adult life.
  • sakus32
    sakus32 Posts: 101
    I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    I realized that I had to lose weight and quickly when I couldn't even crouch down or kneel down to tie a patient's shoes or help them put on TEDS hose because my knees were too stressed from my fat a@@. It was embarrassing huffing and puffing in front of your patient who is 90 years old and having them ask you if you're ok. I knew at that moment I had to take control.
  • totustuusmaria
    totustuusmaria Posts: 182 Member
    So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

    I don't know. I just woke up one morning had a waffle with syrup and butter and realized... i suck and i hate myself and i want to change. Heard about a girl on tv who lost weight using a free weight loss program online (don't know which one). Googled that. Found MFP. Signed up. And the next 34 lbs are now history!
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