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  • tdotwitch
    tdotwitch Posts: 25 Member
    OMG!!!! SO frustrated these days cuz something always seems to be wrong with me. If it's not my knee, then I'm too dizzy to even sit up, or it's my stomach refuses to keep anything in. Every time I start to work out something happens. Does anybody else have a problem like this?
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Good morning. ..My fantastic group. . . . . Sorry I have not been posting much on here. . . You guys are so awesome. . I will be posting a message to please come here and talk. . . I would like to get to know one another better. . .

    We still can post favorite recipes on Mondays. . I would love that. . .

    Today I am asking. . . HOW was AUGUST. . . . what things would you like to improve on this month??? I will be posting the challenges everyday. . .There is the pygmy series and the Bushman. . . I really would like to form a team out of the 200 club members that I can submit to Gary. . .

    That would really push it to the next level here. . If you want to do that let me know we have to form groups of 10. . . I would have to submit them today. . .

    Just a thought we don't have to do that. . everyone can just do the challenges if they want to, but it is a lot of fun. . . I had a great team for August. .

    Hope you all have the best of a day. . .I will be checking in later. . .

    If you do either of challenge execise groups today. . Please let me know.

    SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
    WEEK 1 – BUSHMEN SERIES (Advanced)
    Week One Daily Exercise Challenge
    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus Points.
    Welcome to 300 Week You will do 6 exercises at 50 reps as quickly as possible 3 times this week. These are not to be broken up into segments. You are the BUSHMEN it’s time to push yourself!
    Day 1 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
    Day 2 - 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 2 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 2 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 2 sets of 15 Shoulder Shrugs (weighted)
    Day 3 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
    Day 4 - REST YOU DESERVE IT!

    *******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise!*********
    Week One Weekly Team Challenge
    Each team member in order to get the weekly team bonus points must all log every day and not go over their target calories and log at least 64 oz. of water each day. If each team member does this all 6 days your team will be awarded 5 Bonus Points. *Feel free to do these exercises in sets if you are unable to do them all at one time. Please do your best as you are much stronger than you believe.

    SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
    WEEK 1 – PYGMY SERIES
    This should be done in addition to your normal workout routine. This is a challenge and is not a replacement!
    Week One Daily Exercise Challenge
    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus Points.
    WELCOME BACK FROM YOUR DAY OF REST WE’RE STARTING WEEK #1 YOU ARE A PYGMY WARRIOR!
    Day 1 Exercise Challenge - 30 Squat Kicks* and 50 Jumping Jacks
    (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSu-wci9uTo )
    Day 2 Exercise Challenge – 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses + 1 Extra Mile jog, walk or run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwzaUXK6gs) * You may use cans of soup, tomato juice or bottles of water if u don’t have weights
    Day 3 Exercise Challenge – 50 Crunches* + 20 Mountain Climbers
    (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8u58hPam4 )
    Day 4 REST YOU DESERVE IT!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    PS. . . . I will be posting updated weights later today. . Sorry it has taken me some time. . . Everyone is doing so incredibly well. . . I am proud of each and everyone of you!

    FIRE IT UP today! Push yourself. . . do something you haven't done!!!:smile:
  • nrtenagrl
    nrtenagrl Posts: 138 Member
    Hello! hello! The month of August started off great. I was going to the gym five days a week then the third or fourth week (bad memory!)my knees really buckled and I took a rest for two day, then I got sick, not hospital sick, but none the less I was in bed for two days and took almost a whole week to feel normal again. If that makes sense that would be my explanation of how I didn't finish off great. I was bumbed and felt disappointed in myself, Mfp Friends really helped me out by offering encouragement and I got off my but once more and started walking. My total weight loss was five pounds for August, I think it's ok. This month I would like to continue going to the gym and walking with my kids as well as get a hold of my eating habits. That is so difficult but I will persevere! My goal this month is to find low impact exercises and loose eight pounds!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Hello! hello! The month of August started off great. I was going to the gym five days a week then the third or fourth week (bad memory!)my knees really buckled and I took a rest for two day, then I got sick, not hospital sick, but none the less I was in bed for two days and took almost a whole week to feel normal again. If that makes sense that would be my explanation of how I didn't finish off great. I was bumbed and felt disappointed in myself, Mfp Friends really helped me out by offering encouragement and I got off my but once more and started walking. My total weight loss was five pounds for August, I think it's ok. This month I would like to continue going to the gym and walking with my kids as well as get a hold of my eating habits. That is so difficult but I will persevere! My goal this month is to find low impact exercises and loose eight pounds!

    Sorry you had such a rough month, but 5lbs. . that is awesome. . Good job. . .
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    WEEK 2 –PYGMY SERIES (Advanced)

    Week One Daily Exercise Challenge
    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team
    members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus
    Points.

    Welcome to Week 2 you are the PYGYMY TRIBE it’s time to push yourself! Make modifications as
    necessary and use water bottles, soup cans or my favorite Tomato Juice cans as weights! They really do work!

    Day 1 - 1 minute bear walk, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Crunches, 25 Split Squats, 1.5 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 2 – 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 3 - 1 minute bear walk, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Crunches, 25 Split Squats, 1.5 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 4 - 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 5 - 1 minute bear walk, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Crunches, 25 Split Squats, 1.5 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 6 - 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 7 – REST YOU DESERVED IT! BTW If you did all the walking congratulations you completed 4.5 miles. A 5k is only 3.1 Still sure you can’t do a 5K? Next week we’re going to see!

    *******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise!*********

    Week Two Weekly Team Challenge

    Same water and calories challenge plus Walk, Run or Jog an extra mile this week. (This is a mile above days 1, 3, 5) IF you choose you would 1 mile for daily and 1 mile for weekly on days 1,3,5. For each day you do an extra mile your team will get an additional bonus point. 1 point per day per participant)

    IF YOU ARE FEELING TIRED AND SORE THAT IS TERRIFIC! THAT MEANS THAT WEAKNESS IS LEAVING

    YOUR BODY AND YOU ARE GETTING STRONGER! IF YOU FEEL NOTHING THEN YOU EITHER NEED TO INCREASE YOUR RATE OR WEIGHT OR MOVE TO BUSHMEN!

    Keep going strong!

    SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
    WEEK 2 – BUSHMEN SERIES (Advanced)

    Week TWO Daily Exercise Challenge

    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team
    members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus
    Points.

    Welcome to Week 2 you are the BUSHMEN it’s time to push yourself! Make sure you begin each exercise challenge with a 4 minute tabata workout.

    Day 1 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 2 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 3 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 4 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 5 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 6 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 7 – REST YOU DESERVE IT! Week 3 we’re are stepping it up to another level! BE PSYCHED!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    I treated today as an extension of my weekend, but I'm excited to jump into the challenge tomorrow! I'm going to do Day 1 on Sunday this week to make up for it, just to challenge myself.

    How's everyone else doing?
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Dear 200 CLUB,

    I have just finished plugging in the numbers from our start date and through AUGUST. . So here is where you can view it. . We are going to start a new one for SEPTEMBER> > > So what I need is your weight last THURSDAY, and SUNDAY. . . Thanks. . . Then I will be posting the current one for SEPT>

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AraEP_DcwI6IdFRQV1lCTy05N2owN3V6WXBDSmYtckE#gid=0

    You guys are shaking things up. .

    Okay so this is WATER WEDNESDAY. . .. MINIUMUM 8 GLASSES. .. who can do it???
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Butternut and Goat Cheese Lasagna:bigsmile:

    Ingredients:

    4 medium butternut squash (about eight pounds)

    2 sweet onions, slivered

    3 inches of ginger, roughly chopped

    1/2 cup plus 4 T. canola oil

    4 T. thyme, plucked

    1 T. cinnamon

    1 tsp. cayenne pepper

    2 T. ground coriander

    1 T. agave nectar

    Salt and pepper, to taste

    1 package phyllo dough, thawed

    1 cup olive oil

    1 cup soft goat’s cheese (Chevre)

    4 T. honey

    1 cup toasted pecan pieces



    Procedure:

    1) Preheat oven to 375°.

    2) Slice each squash in half and remove seeds with a spoon. Place on baking sheet and drizzle with 1/2 cup canola oil. Sprinkle liberally with salt and

    pepper. Bake for 45 minutes, or until fully cooked and can be mashed with a fork.

    3) While the squash are baking, sauté sweet onions in remaining canola oil on medium-high heat, until translucent. Add ginger and cook until ginger

    softens. Remove from heat.

    4) When onions have cooled, add thyme, cinnamon, cayenne, coriander and agave.

    5) Remove squash from oven (leave oven on) and cool. Scoop flesh into a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir in onion mixture, and add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

    6) Gently roll out thawed phyllo. Gently place six sheets of phyllo into a 9”x13” casserole dish. Using a pastry brush, brush phyllo with olive oil. Scoop in butternut mixture and flatten out. Layer goat’s cheese on top, cover with six more sheets of phyllo and brush. Bake in 375° oven for 30 minutes, or until top begins to brown and flake.

    7) Remove lasagna from oven and top with pecans; drizzle with honey just before serving.


    PS: I will get back to you on the nutritional info as it was not provided. . and I am probably going to use noodles instead of the phyllo dough.
  • I don't have a recipe, but LOVE Subway's Veggie Delight Sandwich and you can't beat celery with peanut butter as a late afternoon pick me up! My scale says I am 20 pounds down, but no one has noticed but my husband :-( maybe with the next 10!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    FRIENDS. . . . Okay. . .FUN time. . Introductions please. . . FIRST NAMES if you want to . . . if not cool. . .I'll start. . .>>>>ERICA (((( A.K.A. Jade. . ))))
  • My name's Lesly and Im so close to 199 I just can't wait!!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    I'm Bronwen! I'm a long way off from 200 but I LOVE the weekly challenges!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
    WEEK 3 –PYGMY SERIES (Advanced)

    Week Three Daily Exercise Challenge
    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team
    members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus
    Points.

    Welcome to Week 3 you are the PYGYMY TRIBE it’s time to see what you are really made of! You wanna be a BUSHMEN one day right?
    Make modifications as necessary and use water bottles, soup cans or my favorite Tomato Juice cans as weights! They really do work!

    Day 1 - 10 Globe Jumps, 10 Burpees, 25 Toe Touches, 25 Squat Kicks, 2 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 2 – 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 3 - 10 Globe Jumps, 10 Burpees, 25 Toe Touches, 25 Squat Kicks, 2 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 4 - 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 5 - 10 Globe Jumps, 10 Burpees, 25 Toe Touches, 25 Squat Kicks, 2 mile walk, jog, run

    Day 6 - 2 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 2 sets of 15 wood chops, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 lawnmowers

    Day 7 – REST YOU DESERVED IT! BTW If you did all the walking congratulations you completed 6 miles. A 5k is only 3.1 You've now walked 2 5K's this week! See I knew you could do it!

    *******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise!*********

    Week Two Weekly Team Challenge

    Same water and calories challenge plus 500 crunches/sit ups for the entire week! No groaning you can do this!
    Make sure you perform abdominal stretches after the crunches. They are key to a quick painless recovery. You can do the crunches anyway you want 100 a day, 50 in the a.m. 50 at night or all 500 in one day. Its up to you!


    *Modification for Burpees - get down on the floor on your hands and knees (four on the floor) and then quickly go to standing position and raise your hands above your head and then immediately return to the 4 on the floor position and repeat.

    SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
    WEEK 3 – BUSHMEN SERIES (Advanced)

    Week THREE Daily Exercise Challenge

    Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team
    members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus
    Points.

    Welcome to Week 3 you are at the 1/2 way mark! RAISE YOUR SPEARS! Make sure you begin each exercise challenge with a 4 minute tabata workout.

    THIS IS ANOTHER SPARTAN 300 Cardio Workout Series.
    Attempt to do all of these series at one time. If possible do not break these up along the day.

    Day 1 - 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 50 Windshield Wipers, 50 Kick Squats (don’t pop those knee joints), 50 Globe jumps (each jump up counts as one), 50 Lunges (25 each leg)

    Day 2 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 30 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 3 - 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 50 Windshield Wipers, 50 Kick Squats (don’t pop those knee joints), 50 Globe jumps (each jump up counts as one), 50 Lunges (25 each leg)

    Day 4 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 30 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 5 - 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 50 Windshield Wipers, 50 Kick Squats (don’t pop those knee joints), 50 Globe jumps (each jump up counts as one), 50 Lunges (25 each leg)

    Day 6 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of Woodchops, 30 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 7 – REST YOU DESERVE IT! Week 3 we’re are stepping it up to another level! BE PSYCHED!

    *******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise!*********

    Week Three Weekly Team Challenge
    Same water and calories challenge plus walk, run, jog 5 miles this week all at once. No break , No stopping
  • nvhajjar
    nvhajjar Posts: 13 Member
    Nicole =)
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Hello. . my amazing group.. . . everyone here has been doing an amazing job. . . . I just want to say I would love suggestions for fun days we can have here on our thread. . .

    We have our recipe day . . . I vote today. . is post a fun picture day.

    funny-pictures-cat-excercise-bike.jpg

    Hope you are all having a great Saturday. When I receive all the weights tomorrow. . I will be posting the new spreadsheet. . If I haven't gotten your weight. .you will find that the weight just won't change across the board. . Thanks for being so patient with me.:bigsmile:
  • mjtbb
    mjtbb Posts: 77 Member
    My first name is Melanie.

    I'm sorry I haven't been around. With the summer vacation I was kind of busy. Lately I have been on a Harry Potter fan fiction site and I can't seem to stop reading. I love to read and it is amazing how talented some people are on that site. I feel silly as I'm 45+ years old but I love to read all those cute romance stories that young people make. It reminds me of when I was young. I'm also back at work with more strict hours so my "puter time is a whole lot more limited. I got to do other things like work and cook and pick up/drop my daughter at school and activities. But I still log in everything and keep up with my calorie intake so the important stuff is been done.

    I'm very excited as I reached "onederland"! Sometime in the last couple of weeks. My goal is 197 as that will be 15% weight loss but I'm having some issues with my scale. I got to 199 and then it went up to 201 the next day then it came back down to 199 two days later. I thought "okay, I gained some water weight and now is okay" well I got some weird weights after that. went down to 198 then back up again the next day (I know I'm not supposed to weight everyday but I do as I like to see how some things I ate affect my weight loss). Then 197 and then back up to 199. Anyway, I don't know what to think but since the higher weight is 199 now, at least I know I did reach onederland. My official weigh in is on tuesdays so I'll see what it says then. My husband jokes that tuesdays the gravitational pull is less so thats why I weight less on my official day and then it goes up a couple of pounds for the rest of the week. Weird... In any case the difference is about 2 pounds so I'll take it as a range.

    I need new clothes, people are finally telling me to go shopping as everything hangs off of me. I just laugh because it makes me feel great even if I look like crap in my really baggie clothes. My job is pretty casual so I can get away with it for now but since fall is coming I might have to do some shopping since my winter clothes really look bad. At least a couple of pants that don't like like "hammer time" pants. I told hubby to check the attic for my old clothes. I'm sure I can find every size needed there.

    Anyway, I'll try to post more often as I'm still going thru this journey like all of you and even if I reached onederland I still have a long way to go!

    Mel
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