*CLOSED* September Challenge (AggieCass & Friends)
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Hey all!!! SO.....I lost 1 pound this week!!!!! Woo-hoo!!! Go me!!!! I will measure in a bit and update the chart - met my goals most days and I am ready to have an even better week this week!!!! Happy Labor Day to all!!!! I know I am sure enjoying my extra day off!0
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I am getting REALLY frustrated with my computer and trying to upload my information for this challenge. I have an old computer and it is not allowing me to download the document, on some days I can't open my hotmail messages and on other days I can't open my gmail messages. I'm not going to let that stop me or allow it to frustrate me enough to drop out of this group....sooooo....I'm just going to list them on here for now so I can be held accountable by all of you.
1.) Weight/Inches: Last Monday 148/ forgot last week's inches
Today 143.2/133.5 inches
* I was on my period last Monday. My weight before I started my period was 145----so I would only count for myself a 1.8 loss (YEY!!!)--- rather than nearly 5 pounds.
2.) Exercise: 5/6 days CHECK
3.) Water: CHECK
4.) Calories: NO
* I did not eat much last week (TOM) so I didn't come close to eating all that I should have. Before my period I tend to want to eat everything. When I am on my period, I usually have a hard time eating at all---weird. Most days I did not eat back ALL my exercise cals. I ate some of them. I simply wasn't hungry. I usually do eat them back.
5.) Extra Challenge: 2 days---sorry...I really forgot...oops
I'll be on it this week!!!
I think that is everything!! Have a great week everyone!!!! Let's go get em ladies!!!!0 -
I am getting REALLY frustrated with my computer and trying to upload my information for this challenge. I have an old computer and it is not allowing me to download the document, on some days I can't open my hotmail messages and on other days I can't open my gmail messages. I'm not going to let that stop me or allow it to frustrate me enough to drop out of this group....sooooo....I'm just going to list them on here for now so I can be held accountable by all of you.
1.) Weight/Inches: Last Monday 148/ forgot last week's inches
Today 143.2/133.5 inches
* I was on my period last Monday. My weight before I started my period was 145----so I would only count for myself a 1.8 loss (YEY!!!)--- rather than nearly 5 pounds.
2.) Exercise: 5/6 days CHECK
3.) Water: CHECK
4.) Calories: NO
* I did not eat much last week (TOM) so I didn't come close to eating all that I should have. Before my period I tend to want to eat everything. When I am on my period, I usually have a hard time eating at all---weird. Most days I did not eat back ALL my exercise cals. I ate some of them. I simply wasn't hungry. I usually do eat them back.
5.) Extra Challenge: 2 days---sorry...I really forgot...oops I'll be on it this week!!!
I think that is everything!! Have a great week everyone!!!! Let's go get em ladies!!!!
Wow great job ... I also cannot figure out how to get stuff posted on the document so I will list it here ...
Weight: 238.8 (down 1.2 pounds but still up from my best weight)
Inches: ummm still havent done them yet
Calories: 5/7
Exercise 5/7
Water: 7/7
15 min challenge:6/7
I probably would have had a better loss... but this weekend I have really been horrible food wise. Not clean at all.. very processed and alot of junk food. After today whatever is left is getting thrown out. I have a habit of doing this when the hubby goes away for the weekend... at least I still got my run in yesterday!0 -
Hey everyone- just checking in to say I won't be able to weigh in until late this evening since I'm travelling. I'll post later!0
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Hello friends!
I lost 2 lbs this week and will take inches in the morning (i already ate and forgot to measure first
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i did awful on my goals this week did the challenge one day and didn't reach all three of my goals any days :-(...between feeling crummy and thinking i was pregnant it was NOT a good week. Starting today i WILL do better this week!
I'm so excited to see everyone's progress.
Also, due to the holiday and some people having technical difficulties, we will postpone the award recognition until tomorrow morning. Get your info in tonight!
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The challenge for this week is Push Ups! The goal is to do as many push ups as you can with good form (not girl push ups). If you can't do them on hands and feet, elevate your body. The easiest form is against a wall with your feet several feet away from the wall. The next modification is with your body at a 45 degree angle (like with your hands on a bench or a coffee table). The next variation is using stairs or a low step so that your body is at a 30 degree angle. The next level is "standard" push ups with hands and feet on the floor. If this is too easy, you can put your feet on a stair or bench (or swiss ball) to make things more challenging. Pick a level that is challenging but where you can still maintain good form (straight line from your shoulders to your toes).
After your find your appropriate level (no knee's push ups...this isnt good for your back and doesn't incorporate your core!) here is what you will do:
Monday- do as many push ups as you can
Tuesday- wall squats...two sets for a minute each (or as long as you can hold it with your legs making a 90 degree angle)
Wednesday- do five more push ups than you did on monday
Thursday- wall squats...two sets adding 15 seconds longer than you did on tuesday
Friday- Rest Day
Saturday- do five to ten more push ups than you did on wednesday
Sunday- wall squats...two sets adding 15 seconds to what you did on thursday
for the challenge we will just be recording the number of days you completed the challenge, but you probably want to record your own progress to know what to do for the next day.0 -
I lost 1 pound this week. It may be more but because of TOM i cannot tell. I also lost 1 inch. Looking forward to this weeks' challenge. The first thing i noticed was push-ups, are you kidding me? I cannot seem to keep my behind from sticking up in the air despite training from my husband and army son. However, i will put my butt into it and go for it. It must happen. Push-ups it is! Lets go team, we can do this!0
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Hi all ... I did my weigh in and measurements and can't complain too much about the past week. I didn't hit my calories every day nor did I hit the challenge every day. Crazy week with school and being back to work after vacation. BUT I did drop 2.2 pounds (I've been at a plateau gaining and losing the same 4 pounds for 8 weeks now ... so hopefully I will show a loss again next week .. that would be sweet!!). Anywho, I also lost .5 inches and I did my measurements for last month and I lost a total of 1.75 inches from when I measured in the beginning of August. Everyone is doing an awesome job and hope you all are off to a great start to this week
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Hi all,
I met 2 0ut of the 3 challenges. I drank my water and exercised. I did not eat all my calories but I did better.
QUESTION: DO YOU subtract your BMR from your exervise. So if you burn 600 calories an hour do you subtract BMR/24 = hour BMR?
I am just curious
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~~~~~~Week One Challenge Winners~~~~~~
Congrats to the following ladies for their awesome work this week!
Ladies who met all three goals (calories, exercise, water) the most days (seven was the most):
Dawn (runningaggie)
Claudia (claudiav05)
Joanne (soccermum75)
Jessie (ashkay2)
Kayon (candykay89)
Apryl (aprylcross)
Ladies who participated in the challenge the most days (seven was the most):
Dawn (runningaggie)
Joanne (soccermum75)
Jenn (jalysons)
Kayon (candykay89)
Christine (sailorsbabydoll)
Kara (kiwikara)
Person who lost the most weight: Apryl (aprylcross) Lost three pounds or 1.93% of her starting weight
Person who lost the most inches: Dawn (runningaggie) Lost 5.5 inches of 2.96% of starting inches
Congrats again to all of our week one challenge winners!
All new awards will be awarded next Monday so really push yourself to do your best this week!
One last thing, please make sure your email is correct on the google doc, that is what I am using to send the emails to the group.
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." ~Oprah Winfrey0 -
Great job, everyone, and good luck with the upcoming week! I'm loving this challenge, and really looking forward to the push-up challenge for the week! Although I have to say....adding an extra 5 to 10 push-ups is no small feat, considering I only eked out 16 on Monday.
Let's make this week great!0 -
Great job, everyone, and good luck with the upcoming week! I'm loving this challenge, and really looking forward to the push-up challenge for the week! Although I have to say....adding an extra 5 to 10 push-ups is no small feat, considering I only eked out 16 on Monday.
Let's make this week great!
16 isn't too shabby...what level did you do them at (where were your hands/feet?). Good form is KEY!
I did 20 hands and feet push ups and 10 with my hands on a bench (about a 30 degree angle)...shooting for 35 total tomorrow. Today I'm doing the wall squats in my office :-) I'm going to hit 7/7 on the challenge this week!
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Great job, everyone, and good luck with the upcoming week! I'm loving this challenge, and really looking forward to the push-up challenge for the week! Although I have to say....adding an extra 5 to 10 push-ups is no small feat, considering I only eked out 16 on Monday.
Let's make this week great!
16 isn't too shabby...what level did you do them at (where were your hands/feet?). Good form is KEY!
I did 20 hands and feet push ups and 10 with my hands on a bench (about a 30 degree angle)...shooting for 35 total tomorrow. Today I'm doing the wall squats in my office :-) I'm going to hit 7/7 on the challenge this week!
Bring it ladies!
I did them from hands and feet, no angle. I was up to 20 at one point, I've apparently been slacking. I need to get back to doing push-ups everyday like I was.
And I'm totally with you -- I can do 7/7 this week! On all challenge aspects! I'm pumped! We've got this!0 -
Congrats to all of the winners and to all of us for perservering! Have a great short week, all!0
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Those wall sits made my legs burn!! Loved it!0
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This challenge must have some kind of vodou! On Monday, I only managed 16 push-ups, but today I got through 21 --- it was the first time I've ever been able to do more than 20 at a time. It may have only been 1 better than 20, but still....felt pretty good! Especially since my weight training yesterday was upper-body focused, my arms should have been jello!0
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I am envious of all of you who can do push ups ... I managed 12 .. no incline ... feet on the floor, etc. which for me is awesome. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit intimidated about trying to do 17 tonight but we'll see where that goes. I did manage the wall squat and initially thought .. hell that's easy. Yeah, no. By the end of the second minute my legs were shaking .. it felt pretty darn good though. I am definitely going to meet all 7 days of the challenge this week ... that's my goal anyway
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Congratulations to everyone and keep on pushing ladies!!!! Hope everyone is toning up their arms with all of these push-ups - I have to say push-ups are my weakness - so I am working on this:)0
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I am envious of all of you who can do push ups ... I managed 12 .. no incline ... feet on the floor, etc. which for me is awesome. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit intimidated about trying to do 17 tonight but we'll see where that goes. I did manage the wall squat and initially thought .. hell that's easy. Yeah, no. By the end of the second minute my legs were shaking .. it felt pretty darn good though. I am definitely going to meet all 7 days of the challenge this week ... that's my goal anyway
Happy Wednesday all!!
Hey, 12 is great! When I first started working out, 26 lbs ago, I could only do 9. MODIFIED. Yes, as in "girl" push-ups, hands and knees. You're going to get through 17 and feel like superwoman! I did this morning 0 -
Yall are doing fabulous with this week's challenge...i was half expecting some resistance to not doing "girl" push ups but i'm really impressed. The combo of push ups and wall squats are killer...keep pushing!
I'm so PROUD of all you lovely ladies!
(and the scale budged so im in a FABULOUS mood today!!!!!!)0 -
I DID 18 PUSH UPS LAST NIGHT ... NOT GIRL ONES .. THE REAL ONES!!! Can I get a hell yeah??!! That's 6 more than on Monday!!! I was super excited ... I tried to explain to the dog why but he just looked at me ...
So far so good ... feeling awesome this week ... keep it up everyone!!!0 -
I DID 18 PUSH UPS LAST NIGHT ... NOT GIRL ONES .. THE REAL ONES!!! Can I get a hell yeah??!! That's 6 more than on Monday!!! I was super excited ... I tried to explain to the dog why but he just looked at me ...
So far so good ... feeling awesome this week ... keep it up everyone!!!
HELL YEAH!
I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my week. It's Thursday and the scale is still ominously pointing to 159. Which is fine, but strange. I'm used to watching the scale slowly tick up throughout the week and the drop on Sunday/Monday. Why is it behaving so strangley? Keeping a consistent weight? It's almost like drinking all this water is doing something....
But seriously, I am trying to figure out my exercise for the rest of the week. I've done an awesome job so far (if I do say so myself!) but I don't know what to do about a rest day. I'm getting into antsy exerciser-mode. I just did two strength days in a row, so I should take a break today...but my schedule is off. I usually do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for strength, but because of travel on Monday I did Tuesday and Wednesday. So do I plow through my four days and do today and tomorrow with no rest? Or do I rest today, do tomorrow, and just count one strength day lost for the week? (Weekend strength training is not an option).
Sigh. Workout schedules are hard!0 -
I DID 18 PUSH UPS LAST NIGHT ... NOT GIRL ONES .. THE REAL ONES!!! Can I get a hell yeah??!! That's 6 more than on Monday!!! I was super excited ... I tried to explain to the dog why but he just looked at me ...
So far so good ... feeling awesome this week ... keep it up everyone!!!
HELL YEAH!
I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my week. It's Thursday and the scale is still ominously pointing to 159. Which is fine, but strange. I'm used to watching the scale slowly tick up throughout the week and the drop on Sunday/Monday. Why is it behaving so strangley? Keeping a consistent weight? It's almost like drinking all this water is doing something....
But seriously, I am trying to figure out my exercise for the rest of the week. I've done an awesome job so far (if I do say so myself!) but I don't know what to do about a rest day. I'm getting into antsy exerciser-mode. I just did two strength days in a row, so I should take a break today...but my schedule is off. I usually do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for strength, but because of travel on Monday I did Tuesday and Wednesday. So do I plow through my four days and do today and tomorrow with no rest? Or do I rest today, do tomorrow, and just count one strength day lost for the week? (Weekend strength training is not an option).
Sigh. Workout schedules are hard!
I was pretty excited ... too bad the dog didn't share my enthusiasm. Oh well.
I am a water hog as I average about 190 ounces a day ... it's the one thing that I can say truly helps me. Workout schedules are hard .. I just recently mixed mine up so I could add some consistent strength stuff .. If I were you, I'd plow through them if you can't fit one in on the weekend but that's me. Some weeks I take a rest day and others I don't .. just depends on how I feel .. and if I don't take a rest day then it's usually because I'm out on my bike and I refuse to rest if I get 2 hours to be by myself on the road!0 -
I DID 18 PUSH UPS LAST NIGHT ... NOT GIRL ONES .. THE REAL ONES!!! Can I get a hell yeah??!! That's 6 more than on Monday!!! I was super excited ... I tried to explain to the dog why but he just looked at me ...
So far so good ... feeling awesome this week ... keep it up everyone!!!
HELL YEAH!
I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my week. It's Thursday and the scale is still ominously pointing to 159. Which is fine, but strange. I'm used to watching the scale slowly tick up throughout the week and the drop on Sunday/Monday. Why is it behaving so strangley? Keeping a consistent weight? It's almost like drinking all this water is doing something....
But seriously, I am trying to figure out my exercise for the rest of the week. I've done an awesome job so far (if I do say so myself!) but I don't know what to do about a rest day. I'm getting into antsy exerciser-mode. I just did two strength days in a row, so I should take a break today...but my schedule is off. I usually do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for strength, but because of travel on Monday I did Tuesday and Wednesday. So do I plow through my four days and do today and tomorrow with no rest? Or do I rest today, do tomorrow, and just count one strength day lost for the week? (Weekend strength training is not an option).
Sigh. Workout schedules are hard!
I was pretty excited ... too bad the dog didn't share my enthusiasm. Oh well.
I am a water hog as I average about 190 ounces a day ... it's the one thing that I can say truly helps me. Workout schedules are hard .. I just recently mixed mine up so I could add some consistent strength stuff .. If I were you, I'd plow through them if you can't fit one in on the weekend but that's me. Some weeks I take a rest day and others I don't .. just depends on how I feel .. and if I don't take a rest day then it's usually because I'm out on my bike and I refuse to rest if I get 2 hours to be by myself on the road!
LOL! You know, I never had trouble get my dogs excited about my workout achievements. As a matter of fact, they would get so excited for me when I was doing my pushups that they simply couldn't wait to congratulate me and would run over and start drooling all over my face, followed by the cats who would decide when I was on the "up" part of the pushup that my body was making the perfect shelter for them and "oh-wouldn't-it-be-nice-to-run-under-her-and-take-a-nap-now?"0 -
I havent been able to work out this week. I'ved tried so hard but I'm getting sick and TOM came to visit. My energy is at 0% and we have been wedding dress shopping from the time I get out of work until 8 at night. Then its home a quick bite and bed.
I have managed to stay in my calories the bad way because I havent had a lot of time to eat much. I have lost 2lbs even with TOM and eating out twice.
I WILL work out in the morning. And I WILL work out this weekend to try to reach my calories burned goal.
Once this dress is bought by next week I'm ALL IN!0 -
Alright, I have to admit something. I'm owning this challenge this week in terms of calories and water. I've also successfully completed all the daily challenges this week. And I have reached a conclusion: I HATE PUSHUPS. I also hate wall sits. I cuss and spit and swear and get SO mad doing them... but then I feel like SUCH a bad *kitten* when I finish them!!
Hope y'all are kicking *kitten* this week!!0 -
Alright, I have to admit something. I'm owning this challenge this week in terms of calories and water. I've also successfully completed all the daily challenges this week. And I have reached a conclusion: I HATE PUSHUPS. I also hate wall sits. I cuss and spit and swear and get SO mad doing them... but then I feel like SUCH a bad *kitten* when I finish them!!
Hope y'all are kicking *kitten* this week!!
Hahahahahahaha!! I love this ... your attitude is awesome!! I hate pushups too but I gotta tell ya .. I like the wall squats ... I feel so flipping strong doing them and I love the way my legs look .. .even when they're shaking!0 -
Question: This might be clear to everyone else, but how are so-called "cheat days" considered in the challenge (don't like the term, but don't know what else to call them)? I schedule to allow myself one day per week to eat over my typical net so long as I stay within maintenance net or lower. For instance, yesterday I ate 338 calories over my net goal, but still had a 262 calorie deficit. Therefore, I'm still on track for how I plan my week. Is this a daily I achieved my calorie goal or not?
Thanks ahead for clarifying! I just don't want to accidentally cheat in logging the challenge!0 -
Alright, I have to admit something. I'm owning this challenge this week in terms of calories and water. I've also successfully completed all the daily challenges this week. And I have reached a conclusion: I HATE PUSHUPS. I also hate wall sits. I cuss and spit and swear and get SO mad doing them... but then I feel like SUCH a bad *kitten* when I finish them!!
Hope y'all are kicking *kitten* this week!!
This is awesome and I'm right there with ya. Really killed it this week and hope you guys did the same!0 -
Attention: I have a confession. I let myself down and I'm sorry if I let anyone else down. I have TOM right now and I have not worked out all week. I have not done the challenge besides drink all of my water and stay in my calories. I wore easy tones but that doesnt count.
I vow to not miss any workouts or challenges from this day forward.
I am buying my wedding dress today so there are no more excuses or resons to not come home after 10pm every night!
This challenge is on now!0
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