Sixers Spring Clean Challenge- Week 3

redsox....staying the same is sooooo much better than the gain.....take that puppy....
lauryn....how about a mani and pedi, or go to one of the spa places where you can get a massage for $40. can't remember the name now. shanell do you remember?
drtamm...check you stats. i think there is a booboo. if you lost great job.
pedal...super, movin' in the right direction.......
cass....yea, i have been having that trouble too. talking to doc about it next week.
ajasiak....yes, what are you eating? it does make up for most of the reasons why we lose and don't lose.

well, had a super workout, burned over 1000 calories. been listening to jillians podcasts while working out and she said she likes to keep people at 85% of the HR for 30 mins, at least 3 days a week. i have to work up to that amount, but, today i was between 80-85, i saw what a difference it made in the calories burned. she was also saying that if you had to choose between BMI and the scale. go with your BMI. that is what tells you if you are healthy. just because the scale is saying you still have 5-10-15 pounds to lose doesn't mean it will make you anymore healthy. a thin size 4 person can still be unhealthy. so that is what i think i will strive for. it made sense to me. and she said that cleaner eating is also a factor. those last few pounds could be the extra muscle you have built.

off to clean up and than think about lunch.....

later

love the dollar in the jar idea too. will have to begin that next challenge.....maybe an extra dollar on workout days too....hummmm

Putting a dollar a day in a jar might be the only way I can afford (budget) to do anything for myself :laugh: I do like this idea. I don't usually carry cash, so occasionally I will have to go to the bank and ask for $20 in ones. :huh:

And I think I'll take a spaghetti sauce jar, cut a hole in the lid (and smooth out the edges of that hole... safety first) and DECORATE my jar. Paint it or marker it or decoupauge it. Make it my pretty sparkly (oooh, glitter!) jar to motivate me (and also keep the contents hidden, because it's nice to be pleasantly surprised when opening a piggy bank).


Maybe I need to start "paying" myself for all my hard work.

$0.10 for having a happy day, smiling at others and being bright and encouraging
$0.25 for every day I work out (I work out religiously M-F during lunch)
$0.25 for every day I drink 8+ glasses of water.
$0.50 for every day I 'make' calories (within 100 +/-)
$1.00 for every day I run (at least 5 min+)

Yes, I think I like this idea. I think I need to go get a few rolls of quarters and a few rolls of dimes today (or Friday after work but before the bank branch closes).

What other "payments" should I add in?

hehehe....So this is what I'll do!

.25 for drinking 1 gallon of water a day
.50 for working out at least 45 mins
1.00 for "making" my calories (1200-1300)
.25 for washing my face and brushing my teeth at night. ( I know its weird, but I go to bed a lot of times without doing it and that needs to stop!)

So I could earn $2.00 a day! Over the course of the remaining 4 weeks that could be $56.00! Which is just right for when I reach my goal and buy my iPod Shuffle!! They are only about $50.00....

OH and I'll give myself $1.00 for each pound I lose!!!

Lauryn I love your idea of decorating the jar!! So even if its just you and me doing it...lets do it together!

Good afternoon ladies! Sorry I wasn't able to get on this morning...BUSY day at work! I've gained 1.5 pounds so far...this is crazy to me! But you should see my belly...definitely looks like there's something growing in there! :laugh: I promise to take pictures one of these days. Gonna have to go buy my first pair of maternity pants probably this weekend...CRAZY! I go back to the doctor tomorrow to hear the heartbeat and the normal checks. I'll let you know how everything goes. AND...as of today, I am out of the first trimester!!!!!!! YAY!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Anyways...back to some work for me. Hope you are all have a fabulous day!!!

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AmyLou

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Cathy

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Robin

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Kristin

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Cassidy

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Katie

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Connie

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Katy

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oh... this is a big one for me...:grumble:

0.50 - NO SODA

:flowerforyou:

If I did a No Coffee day (probably the equivalent of your No Soda), I'd have to pay myself $5. I'd also have to pay everyone else $5 for putting up with me!!! :grumble:

.25 for washing my face and brushing my teeth at night. ( I know its weird, but I go to bed a lot of times without doing it and that needs to stop!)

Cass, I added this one too. I have the same horrible bad habit.




I'm going to use a dry-erase marker to write all my payments up on the bathroom mirror so I see them daily and remember them.

ohhhh, need to make my list. our electic company mailed out little cardboard piggy banks, saying how much you can save when you change the light bulbs from the regular kind to the new engergy savers. to put your savings in the piggy bank, so the decorating idea is great. i am taking that piggy bank and redo it. it's funny i almost threw it out yesterday while cleaning.....super ideas love it.

off to compose my list, and decide on how to decorate it. we should post pics of our banks.

kistin....great job on the gain. boy, that felt weird. good luck at the doctor.

later

How would a self-reward jar work? I mean, if it's YOUR money, then surely you'd have it, regardless? I like the idea, but am failing to grasp it- it's been a long day

Taking money out of a (currently) joint bank account (or even my own bank account) won't feel the same.

And with me, I'm a saver. I won't buy myself 'luxuries" like a mani/pedi or a massage because that is "wasted money" I could keep in the bank or put in savings, etc.

But if I set aside the change now, and reward myself daily with quarters (:laugh: ), it will feel differently when I go to spend that money. It will feel like money earned. It will feel like a reward for hard work. It won't feel like money I'm taking from the budget for myself. It won't hit my bank statement. It won't impact anything (other than when I initially pull it out, but a little here and a little there and I won't notice it coming from the bank).

It IS a slightly childish concept, but I need a reward.

I agree 100% with Lauren and Pdx....I don't spend money on myself. I'm a saver...but this will be a fun way of doing something for me...and when you save 2 dollars at a time, it will be with the knowledge that you earned it and you get to spend it how you want....

This will be money earned with sweat and pounds and inches!!! And that will be the sweetest treat!!!! :drinker: