Ravenclaw Common Room

Morning all! (It's Saturday morning here in BKK) I have a question about the house challenge... Let me explain... Yesterday (the first day of the challenge for me) I swam for 30 minutes and boxed for 30 minutes. I log both of these as cardio. I also did 30 minutes of weight training with my trainer. I don't log these because it's pure strength training and, according to mfp, doesn't count (which makes me mad because it's waaaay harder than 30 mins swimming!!) So, when I record exercise minutes for the challenge, do I count cardio minutes logged here, or total minutes? Total minutes is better for Ravenclaws obviously, but I don't want to cheat!!

Day two of challenge for me, but yesterday I was OWLs: 2, Housepoints: 60 (or maybe 90)!!

You can log strength training by minutes under cardio and then it will count on MFP

Good morning fellow Ravenclaws!! SO sorry I've been MIA for the past few weeks. WIth the hubby gone restoring power to hurricane victims and me battoning down the hatches and then clean up from the hurricane, getting the boy ready for the first day of school and getting back into the swing on things...it's been out of control BUSY around here. So, this is the first oopotunity I've had to get into the common room to see what's been going on lately.

I guess I should start by weighing in....last time I reported, I believe I was 175...today I'm 174. And I'm setting my September goal for 4 pounds again. I'd love to see the one 160's by the end of the month, but I'll settle for a "170" on the scale.

As for the Inter-house challenge that started, I haven't had a chance to really read all the rules, not to mention I haven't been keeping up with the challenges...and probably won't until after this holiday weekend. So...on Tuesday I will officially start participating!

Until then...cheers to you all and hope you have a fabulous weekend!! Stay safe to all who are in the gulf region and experiencing TS Lee! May the wind and rain damage be minimal.

:flowerforyou:
Liz

Happy Labor Day Weekend Ravenclaws! :glasses:

Sorry I've been so quiet. I had a work deadline yesterday, and I've been spending my evenings going through discovery documents for my civil case. (I'm suing a construction company for installing a failing storm water system that floods my house.) I'm attending a Records Custodian Deposition next Friday because the construction company isn't producing all of their documents. Naughty, naughty. I also know that I am glad I never wanted to be an attorney. What a slow process with dreary procedures and paperwork. :ohwell:

If you wonder where I am, that's what's going on at the moment.

Meanwhile, I attended an informative lecture on Thursday that gave me some suggestions on what to tweak in my fitness plan. I literally drug my boyfriend to go with me (he wants to lose weight too, but...) I was hoping he would get some benefit from the lecture, but I sold it as support for me while I'm losing weight. So he went, grumbling all the way. By the end of the lecture he was very enthusiastic and wanted to make some changes to his diet. Double win.

I installed a break timer on my work computer this week. I've set it to go off every hour, give me three desk exercises and then a reminder to get up from my desk and move. I use that time to drink my water, walk down the hall, and get a refill. It seems pretty effective. It's a free, open source application called WorkRave. http://www.workrave.org/download/

Weigh in day tomorrow, and the first Sunday of the month. Time for photos and measurements. I'll report my weekly numbers tomorrow.

Oh, and another new scale, but I think my progress will look much better this week.:happy:

*week of 8/28 OWLS*
House Spirit/Posts - +7
Rainbow meals - +6 (today's not over yet)
Targeted Exercise - +5 (WorkRave-Take regular desk breaks, today's not over yet)

*September exercise minutes*
Month to date total = 60
9/3 stats - Walking - 30, weight training 30

happy saturday to all. getting a bit humid here for me for biking...also having trouble with my bike chain. it keeps coming off and once it jammed causing me to fall-minor injury to my wrist and major injury to my pride!! might have to do an inside workout today. i actually slept in until 9:15 and didn't get my usual early morning workout in.

EXERCISE: 3 (swimming, Karate, skating)

FOOD: 3

Water - yes?

HOUSE SPIRIT: 3

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House Points: 2768 (since Monday)

that's 46 hours of exercise if you mean 2768 minutes!!! if isn't a typo, that quite impressive!!

Hey Ravenclaws! It is a blisteringly hot day at Mizzou today. But,

I walked to the football game, so 1 OWL
I have drnak my weight in water today due to the heat, so 1 OWL
and I'm writing in here, so 1 OWL.

I need to work out today (maybe?) so I'll try to get some house points for us.
Also, the rec is closed today, and I have church tomorrow, so I will weigh myself Monday morning.

Have a good day y'all!

I just went to http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/hogwarts-september-inter-house-challenge-ravenclaw-house-144095 and gave it a vote so it shows up in the Popular Blog Posts section.

Woo Hoo! Go Ravenclaw!

September goal weight : 195

It's been raining nonstop today and my gym is closed for the whole weekend! Such a bummer, but I'm hoping to get back in there on Monday when they open to get some house points.

Does our original post saying our goal count as an OWL for that day for posting?

good morning Ravenclaw!! happy sunday to all. sorry to say that my beloved bicycle is in the hospital. having trouble with the chain. my schedule this week won't allow much riding and it's supposed to be a rainy week here so i figured this was a good week to have her checked out. i'll have to find something else to hold my interest while i earn House points. :ohwell:
hope everyone is having a great weekend. to all of my friends in the US-have a wonderful Labor Day weekend...watch those points at your picnics!! GO RAVENCLAW!!!

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House Points: 2768 (since Monday)

THIS was wrong - I was looking at the wrong numbers

After roller skating this evening this is 1429.

I don't think I can imagine nearly 3000 minutes in exercise....

is this minutes or calories burned? to earn House Points we need to track our exercise minutes-not calories burned.