Ravenclaw Common Room

Afternoon Ravenclaws!

My 1st weigh in for September, 65.3kg / 143.9lb. I'll try to do it Sunday or Monday every week. ***My goal for the end of September is 63.8kg.*** It's only 1.5 kg, but I've honestly just been hovering around this weight for too long, and I just want to move on asap. I'm starting a boot camp thing at my gym this week, so I'm hoping to put on a bit more muscle as well as do lots of cardio, so a smaller goal should allow for any muscle mass I gain hopefully.

Today I have 3 owls, and 15 house points.

Hi Ravenclaws! Bleugh to back to work today- the weekends go far too fast! Sunday was a bad day (too lazy after big night out on Saturday ha ha) but am back on it today so my stats for this week so far are:

Points since Friday (inc. Fri):
Water challenge: 4 OWLS
Exercise challenge: 3 OWLS
House spirit: 3 OWLS

Exercise minutes for house competition: 200. (90 on Fri, 50 on Sat, 0 on Sun, 60 today).

Can't remember if I said my goal but for September my goal is 178lb.

Hope everybody's Monday was better than mine!!

I learned from a cardiologist last week that taking glucosamine (as well as a number of other medications) lowers your metabolism. If you don't exercise, you will gain weight. He was quite adamant about this. Not "may" gain weight, "will" gain weight. He said that if you have joint pain, it will help, but you have to exercise or the weight gain will put more stress on your joints, counteracting the effect.

I didn't know that. I am taking glucosamine for my joint pain. The last couple of weeks I haven't been as diligent as I would like about walking. Guess what? The scales show it.

I've been consistent for the last few days, I hope I can keep it up this week. My motivation to walk in the morning lately is to relieve my back pain and sciatica. 30 minutes seems to get the blood flowing and engage my core muscles enough so I don't hurt for the rest of the day.


*Progress towards week of 9/4 OWLS -9/5 update*
House Spirit (post ) - +1
Food (64 oz water) - +1 (I blasted this with 114oz, outside working in yard)
Exercise (Move) - +1 (pressure washed deck)

*September exercise minutes*
Month to date total = 80
9/5 exercise minutes - Walking - 30

Good morning! My september goal is 253 lbs.

my goal for the end of September is 199.9!! (well, 199.8 cuz my scale only has 0.2's)

i know it's a small goal, but i just had a huge loss... since September 1st, I've already lost 3.6 lbs without even really doing anything different, so i have a feeling i might not lose next week. (fingers crosses that my body ignores the big loss and just keeps going LOL)

posted twice.

Good Evening Ravenclaws!

Don't you just hate it when all you want to do is one thing but it seems like there's always 100 things that NEED done before you can actually do what you want? That's how's it's been for me lately. It's not an excuse; it's just how I've been feeling.

Anyway....weighing in at 279.8 which is up a bit again. Now that I've gotten some of the crazy out of the way, I'm focusing again on logging my food and getting back to scheduled exercising. This includes working for OWLs and keeping track of House Points. I love this challenge and group of people and I really want to get re-involved.

On a more random note, I've been SO bummed I haven't gotten my Pottermore email yet! Has anyone else gotten in? I was 'selected' but I haven't gotten the go-ahead email. I know it's only one more month but I'm so excited!!

'For Ravenclaw, the cleverest would always be the best...'

I am right there with you on Pottermore. My roommate and I have been checking our emails probably five times a day! A few of our friends have gotten in and from we've seen, it's absolutely amazing.

It is only another month, but I stayed up to 4am to answer that question, dangit! Hopefully we'll get our emails soon!

my weight is still 159 no change. and my goal for sept is 150.

Question. I want to weigh 140 by Halloween thats 10lbs in sept and 10lbs in oct. I find that reasonable but my family tells me thats is unhealthy and an unreasonable goal. I should make it 140 by Christmas.

What do you guys think?? How much are you planning on losing?

So yesterday I decided as a bit of prep for my first boot camp class tomorrow I would do some push ups. I used to do around 70 push ups every second day, but haven't kept up with that for at least a month. I made it to 32, and was feeling pretty good about myself. I thought hey, my fitness hasn't slipped that much. WRONG! Lol. This morning I ached so much, and just hanging out my washing today I was like ouch ouch ouch.

So while I'm really excited to start boot camp, I'm also very worried now . I'm so unfit now. This is going to be really really hard. :sick:

So yesterday I decided as a bit of prep for my first boot camp class tomorrow I would do some push ups. I used to do around 70 push ups every second day, but haven't kept up with that for at least a month. I made it to 32, and was feeling pretty good about myself. I thought hey, my fitness hasn't slipped that much. WRONG! Lol. This morning I ached so much, and just hanging out my washing today I was like ouch ouch ouch.

So while I'm really excited to start boot camp, I'm also very worried now . I'm so unfit now. This is going to be really really hard. :sick:

While boot camp is going to be hard, think of how great you'll feel afterwards! We're here if you need to share stories of your pain though; OUCH!

I'm excited to be back at school after Labor Day weekend, it's much better for me to have a schedule and access to a gym than to be a lazy bum at home. Plus while I was back home, we had a family discussion about why it is really important for us (as a family) to work out. High cholesterol runs on both sides of my parents, so my sister and I really need to watch out to keep that low!

Not much to report. I planned to work from home yesterday, but still had to go in to the office because the clever IT department changed the software policy requirements for remote access this weekend. I had to go in to get the updates installed on my computer so I could work remotely. Bah!

*Progress towards week of 9/4 OWLS -9/6 update*
House Spirit (post ) - +2
Food (64 oz water) - +2 (NSV for water! 12 glasses of water and I didn't have to wake up in the middle of the night to pee!)
Exercise (Move) - +2 (walked, used WorkRave for breaks)

*September exercise minutes*
Month to date total = 110
9/6 exercise minutes - Walking - 30

So today was the first day of school (no kids just staff). So new routine starts. I got up at 5:00am (yes that reads 5am!!!!) nursed Ava, changed, went out and ran 4.5 miles in the pouring rain!!! It was early, cold, dark, and wet!!!!! Not my favorite-the rain was fine I actually like running in the rain, but I get freaked out in the dark. I always think someone's going to jump out from behind the bushes, grab me, and rape me. So it begins . . .

Today's Stats:
Exercise: 1 OWL
Food: 1 OWL
Spirit: 1 Owl

Weekly Stats:15 Owls and House points =235

Morning Ravenclaws! Busy day for me. Class, then I'm leading a Bible Study (don't judge), dinner date with some friends, and homework. Hoping I can fit in some exercise somewhere!

hey your among friends were all ravenclaws. we would never judge.

Good to know. Too many judgmental people on here I've found. Glad to know we are one.

got stuck at work late then after groceries and picking up daughter, it's now 8:40pm and dinner is just now cooking!! my plan was to go to the gym after work-guess that's out since they are closed now!! hopefully better day tomorrow. that chicken better cook fast-starving and feeling like grabbing the fastest thing that will fit into my mouth!!!

I decided I despise treadmills - they are NO FUN! I got on one today - while my son was in his class at my local gym thinking I'd burn more calories than I do in the pool. Wrong - BIG WRONG!!!! I was miserable - and burned a quarter of what I normally do in the pool.

So I am going back to swimming - they can shove their hamster wheels!