SAHM ORANGE TEAM

No help from me with the weigh-in this week I am afraid. 184. Sorry.

No help from me with the weigh-in this week I am afraid. 184. Sorry.

It is totally ok Louie! You have been doing such a great job! I had a one lbs gain and then stayed at the same weight for two weeks, and this week I have lost 3 whole lbs. Just sick with it, the important thing with this challenge is that we stick with it and don't get discouraged by no loss. Hang in there! And great job this week on points, you are awesome!

Woo hoo! I know it's not much, but I'm down a pound. As long as it goes down...especially on my B-Day... its a GREAT day!

Ooop! I thought I posted this already!!

WEEK 7 Challenge:

(Karie, please add a week 7 section to the calorie spreadsheet. I'm not familiar with google docs and I'm scared I'll screw it up. lol!)
Nutritional Challenge:

Calcium – meet or exceed your calcium goal every day. Worth 1 point



Strength Challenge:

Build muscle tone in your arms as well as bone strength to help prevent osteoporosis

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/get-healthy/fitness/8-arm-exercises-for-women

Complete full workout (all 8 exercises, 3 x a week, with one day’s rest in between workouts) each workout = 1 point for a maximum of 3 points.

Added bonus, keep this as part of your routine to see some serious definition within 4-6 weeks!!



Cardio Challenge:

Burn Baby Burn! Cardio this week is all about stairs, stairs, stairs! Did you know that jogging up and down stairs for 5 minutes burns approx 130 calories? Add some stairs into your normal routine. 5 minutes x 3 days this week (do it on your rest days from the strength challenge!) each workout = 1 point for a maximum of 3 points.

(If stairs are too high impact substitute another exercise that burns a similar amount that is outside your regular routine. I just like stairs because it's such a fast way to burn a decent chunk of calories)


Calorie Challenge:

Set your goal in the spreadsheet created by Karie don’t just meet it, exceed it! If you’re up for a challenge, increase your goal by 5% from last week. Remember something as simple as running those stairs will significantly boost your calories for the week = 1 available point



Emotional Challenge:

We’ve all been working hard for weeks. We’ve all lost weight. And hopefully, we all feel empowered by our demonstrated self control, we feel connected to our fellow SAHMUers and we feel optimistic about the future. But at the same time, I’m willing to bet we all have moment’s where we feel like giving up. Why? Because this is HARD!!! So this week’s challenge is to write yourself a note. Something short and sweet that you can keep in your wallet, or stick to your mirror, something you can pull out to remind yourself of how far you’ve come. Think of that girl you were before starting your weight loss journey. Think about how much better you feel now and give yourself a freaking compliment! Cuz you deserve it!!! Worth 1 point.



Commitment Challenge:

Log on to MFP every day! Check in on the calorie burn spreadsheet daily once you have completed your workouts. Keep on track of your points and report in daily to show all your fellow teammates how committed you are to your team (not to mention making it easier on your captain to add up the final tally)! Post an encouraging note on the main thread or your team thread everyday! Report daily 7 days a week to earn 1 available point.



Total Available Points: Max 10

Nutrition – 1 point

Strength – 3 points

Cardio – 3 points

Calorie – 1 point

Emotional – 1 point

Commitment – 1 point

I am just having one of those days that just starts off on the wrong foot and I can't seem to get back in the right frame of mind. This morning's weigh in, and the arrival of TOM are certainly not helping matters. Thanks Tasha for your encouragement. :-)

Will we have a spreadsheet for points again? I found that very helpful in keeping track. :-)

You guys are great, keep at it !

Yes, I will be making a new spreadsheet for this week, I will post the link tonight.

I hope your day gets better. I bet your discouraging weigh in this morning was because of TOM, I always gain 2 lbs with TOM and magically it is gone within a day of the end.

Here is the spreadsheet for week 7 points. Let me know if you have any questions!!!

Hahaha! Let's try this again!!! Here is the week 7 link... oops!!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmhMLWVSEmRxdFJRWUlnUVo3dVFVaU5lMFdlT2hjTHc&hl=en_US#gid=0

The points spreadsheet for this week is on view only btw, can't edit it :-)

I created a new Week 7 Thread, come and say hello.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/332604-sahmu-60-day-challenge-week-7-closed-group

Right guys I'm off on holiday! Hope you all have a great week and i'll catch up when I get back! :-)

I just realized that I didn't post yesterday...there goes that point. And I know I am posting late today, but really I've only been home for about 15 minutes! I had to drive to the north end of CO to pick up my son from his dad's house after I got off work. I am so thankful for a 3 day weekend!

I hope you all had a good day today!

Sorry all.... been away from the computer all weekend! Went on a mini vacation, and came back to find that there is a fire in the next town over. On top of that, my fence decided to try to fall over. EEK! Hope everyone had a better holiday weekend than I did!

Are we using last weeks challenge for this week? Just wondering. :flowerforyou:

SAHMU 60 Day Challenge
Final Week


Cardio: Enter in you calorie burns each day = 1 point

** I am hoping that everyone by now has a routine and that they are excited about exercise. So this week I would like everyone to set a goal for themselves. What will you commit to? Your post today and everyday will read:
I will show you what my goals will be

Cardio part 2: ( 1 point)
Add atleast an extra 100 calorie workout to my routine everyday, something new.
Burn atleast 500 calories per day.
Wednesday- Goal completed
Thursday-
Friday-
Saturday-
Sunday-
Monday-
Tuesday-

Strength:( 4 different strength workouts = 4 points)

200 sit-up's
Wednesday- 50 sit- ups completed

100 lunges
Wednesday 25 Lunges completed

100 push-ups
Wednesday 25 push-ups completed

200 squats
Wednesday- 25 squats Completed

Food: (1 point)
Stay under Carbs atleast 4 days.

Emotional challenge: (1 point)
What has this challenge meant to you? How has it helped you? Anyone that stands out on your team?


** I hope this works for everyone, share your goals here and on the main thread. You all have done an amazing job!! To those of you who are wanting to continue our challenge, I am so excited about it!