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  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Here's my stats for the week....

    9/18/11 Sunday
    CW: 137.5
    GW: Oct 1 = 135
    OWL: 1 point per pile kick = 120
    NEWT: water instead of soda = 35
    HP (exercise minutes) =
    Monday to Sunday = 55 minutes


    I think it's funny.... I drink diet soda all day long, breakfast, lunch, dinner and all times in the middle. The NEWT challenge was exchange a soda for water. Big challenge for me, but I think there was some strange hand in this whole thing! It was a busy week and I never got to make my lunch so I had to go out for lunch every day. I pick my lunch spots based on who has a fountain soda machine! Subway, Quiznoes, Togo's, Soprano's, and a small little mom and pop place.... all 5 had non working fountain soda machines or non working diet soda drinks!! So no soda for lunch all week! How strange is that....

    I think that's a great coincidence :)
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    time to measure up!!!

    st (8-1) w 33 h 35 b 37
    10/1 goal: w 28/30 h 30/32 b 34/36
    8-8 to 8-22 same as start
    8-29 w 32 h 35 b 361/2
    9-4 w 311/2 h 341/2 b 36
    9-12 w 31 h 34 b 36
    9-19 w 30 h 32 b 34


    owls: Plie Kicks.... did 438
    newts: drank 2-4 glasses more of water than normal so 35
    hp: minutes of exercise: 2125

    kicking *kitten* and taking inches!!!
  • nattiepeach
    nattiepeach Posts: 40 Member
    Hello Griffindors!!

    CW: 161.9 lb - down 2 pounds!! Yay!!
    GW: 158.4 lb by Oct 1st

    OWLS: 30
    NEWTS: 25

    HP: 290

    xxx
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    CW: 176
    Owls: 10 (didn't really care for those plie kicks)
    Newts: 35 (I don't drink sugary drinks, so I did the daily challenge - 10 cups every day)
    HPs: 103
  • tbelivea
    tbelivea Posts: 94 Member
    Good Morning Gryffindor :D

    Last Monday: 164.0 lbs
    Today: 162.6 lbs!
    Oct 1 GW: 160lbs

    Newts: 12 glasses of water per day (personal best) x 4 Days = 20 Points

    Owls: 0 Plie Kicks = 0 Points

    House Points: Monday 12th Sept to Sunday 18th Sept totalled 707 Minutes = 707 Points
  • la_nanita
    la_nanita Posts: 409 Member
    Last Monday: 158.2 lbs
    Today: 159.4 :( I am sure that this is due to pre-TOM
    Oct 1 GW: 150lbs

    *Newts: 10 glasses of water per day x 5 days = 50 Points

    *Owls: 30 Plie Kicks = 30 Points
    I seem to start well with the owls but then I just completely forget about them. Grrrr

    *House Points: Monday 12th Sept to Sunday 18th Sept totaled 535 Minutes = 535 Points
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    WEIGHT this morning - 123lb, which means I lost only 0.2lb this week, even though I've been around 122.5lb for the past four or five days! Still, to my surprise, I've already surpassed my October goal weight of 124lb! :bigsmile:

    35 NEWTS - No longer have sugary drinks, and they taste even more disgustingly sweet to me now so that's a permanent change, so on each day of teh challenge I either replaced a glass of wine with a large soda water, or drank my recommended amount of water. :)

    45 OWLS - Didn't really get into this exercise, only kept it up for three days; I do get masses of other exercise but I know it's not really in the spirit of the challenge to choose not to do it, so I'm sorry about that.

    991 HOUSE POINTS - That's still averaging over two hours a day, helped by a 13 mile hike!

    GOALS
    Start of September 127
    Start of October 124

    WEIGHTS
    25th July 130
    1st August 129.5
    10th August 128.5
    15th August 127.9
    22nd August 127
    29th August 127.3
    5th September 125
    12th September 123.2
    19th September 123
  • amandapratt
    amandapratt Posts: 177 Member
    Weight: 153.6
    Newts: 50
    Owls: 35
    House Points: 542
  • I've been very very busy so I apologize for my absence. But the good news is I've lost 6 lbs since I started, and since I started the Gryffindor Common Room- I've lost 3 lbs!!! So proud of myself!!
  • Checking in late, so sorry.
    Weight - still the same 129.5
    Owls - 35
    Newts - 35 did the water challenge since I only drink water and tea sometimes.
    HP - 240

    Have a great week Gryffindorians!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    OWLs & NEWTs for Week 4 of the September Challenge (9/23-10/2):

    This is the last week for our September Inter-House Challenge! Prefects will be announced tomorrow as well as the updated standings between Houses (as soon as I get all the numbers in)!

    You guys are doing WONDERFULLY, so let's keep it up and finish strong!!!

    OWL (exercise): Seated Drop Kicks (http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/fitness-plan-two-weeks-oct06#slide-1)
    I wouldn't try to switch legs in between each rep for this one, it seems a little complicated to do it that way. Instead, I would probably do as many as you can do on one side, then switch. Just to keep it simple, you'll earn 1 OWL for every one you do.

    As an example, if you do 25 drop kicks on the right side, and 20 drop kicks on the left side, you would earn 45 OWLs total. If you have questions, please ask.

    NEWT (food): Post a recipe sometime this week! Either something you already love, something you just found, or something you've just been wanting to try. If you have time, also make one of the new recipes we all post. You will earn 5 NEWTs for the week for posting a recipe, and 5 more NEWTs if you try a new recipe this week. 10 NEWTs total possible.

    Good luck this week!

    ***Don't forget! You have until Monday to post your results from Week 3, so don't feel pressured to start the new challenge for Week 4 before you finish Week 3!***
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    yay i am so excited for next weeks owls!!! i do these already at least once a week. should i maybe do something else to make it fair?
  • lojoend
    lojoend Posts: 21 Member
    Check in
    Weight: 186.3
    OWLS: 0
    NEWTS: 0
    HP: 400
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    yay i am so excited for next weeks owls!!! i do these already at least once a week. should i maybe do something else to make it fair?

    Don't worry about that, it all helps our House average :)
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    yay i am so excited for next weeks owls!!! i do these already at least once a week. should i maybe do something else to make it fair?

    Don't worry about that, it all helps our House average :)

    sounds good to me! i will be kicking major *kitten* this coming week. like i said i already to these at least once a week and when i do them i usually do about an average of between 50 and 100. we will rock this week!!!
  • Letty_c
    Letty_c Posts: 278 Member
    Check-in!!!
    weight: 218.6
    owls: 400
    newts: 5
    HP: 155
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Hello Griffindors!!

    CW: 161.9 lb - down 2 pounds!! Yay!!
    GW: 158.4 lb by Oct 1st

    OWLS: 30
    NEWTS: 25

    HP: 290

    xxx

    You can totally keep posting your weights in kilograms if you like, sweetie! I just calculate percentage lost, so it makes no difference :)
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Hello Griffindors!!

    CW: 161.9 lb - down 2 pounds!! Yay!!
    GW: 158.4 lb by Oct 1st

    OWLS: 30
    NEWTS: 25

    HP: 290

    xxx

    You can totally keep posting your weights in kilograms if you like, sweetie! I just calculate percentage lost, so it makes no difference :)

    Nevermind. Please do post in pounds if you don't mind!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    PREFECT TIME!!!:

    Oh, man are you guys amazing! I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, but if you ever have any questions please ask them here or PM me. Also, here are our Gryffindor guidelines for anyone who needs a refresher (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/the-guide-to-being-a-successful-gryffindor-144313).

    Our prefects this week are:

    Peariel (for weight loss percentage) and MindyBlack (for OWLs & NEWTs)! Congrats to you both!

    Here are your badges, wear them proudly (paste this in your signature, but change IMG to img): 316180_581934039153_179201885_32311725_821292401_n.jpg

    Kelsue35, you had the biggest percentage of everyone, but I'm not sure it's fair to the people who are doing weight, since you're doing inches. You still did AWESOME this week, tho, so I'm naming you an honorary Prefect. There's a third badge in that pile up there for you :)

    Everyone else, you're all doing AMAZINGLY! Keep pushing, and make me proud!

    Here's the chart:

    297094_583768712453_179201885_32327281_523320899_n.jpg

    We've had some moving around of the Heads of Hufflepuff and Slytherin House, so the weekly results are still on hold for this week. We should have them up by Monday, but I'll keep you posted.

    Don't forget to check in for Week 3 on by Monday, and check out the Week 4 OWLs & NEWTs!
  • realia
    realia Posts: 169 Member
    This my first time reporting so sorry if I get things wrong. The OWLS will be 0 because I completely forgot to check what the OWLS were.

    Second week:
    Weight 184.2
    Cw: 185.6 (BOOOOO)
    OWL: 0
    NEWT: water replacing sugary drinks: 7x5=35
    HP: 60

    Third Week
    SW: 185.6
    CW: 184.8 (subject to change since my weigh in is tomorrow morning)
    OWL: 0
    NEWT: 35
    HP: 160

    I hope I'm doing this right. haha
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    YAY! We rolled our thread! Just in case you all need to see this week's challenges and Prefects, here ya go:
    OWLs & NEWTs for Week 4 of the September Challenge (9/23-10/2):

    This is the last week for our September Inter-House Challenge! Prefects will be announced tomorrow as well as the updated standings between Houses (as soon as I get all the numbers in)!

    You guys are doing WONDERFULLY, so let's keep it up and finish strong!!!

    OWL (exercise): Seated Drop Kicks (http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/fitness-plan-two-weeks-oct06#slide-1)
    I wouldn't try to switch legs in between each rep for this one, it seems a little complicated to do it that way. Instead, I would probably do as many as you can do on one side, then switch. Just to keep it simple, you'll earn 1 OWL for every one you do.

    As an example, if you do 25 drop kicks on the right side, and 20 drop kicks on the left side, you would earn 45 OWLs total. If you have questions, please ask.

    NEWT (food): Post a recipe sometime this week! Either something you already love, something you just found, or something you've just been wanting to try. If you have time, also make one of the new recipes we all post. You will earn 5 NEWTs for the week for posting a recipe, and 5 more NEWTs if you try a new recipe this week. 10 NEWTs total possible.

    Good luck this week!

    ***Don't forget! You have until Monday to post your results from Week 3, so don't feel pressured to start the new challenge for Week 4 before you finish Week 3!***
    PREFECT TIME!!!:

    Oh, man are you guys amazing! I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, but if you ever have any questions please ask them here or PM me. Also, here are our Gryffindor guidelines for anyone who needs a refresher (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/the-guide-to-being-a-successful-gryffindor-144313).

    Our prefects this week are:

    Peariel (for weight loss percentage) and MindyBlack (for OWLs & NEWTs)! Congrats to you both!

    Here are your badges, wear them proudly (paste this in your signature, but change IMG to img): 316180_581934039153_179201885_32311725_821292401_n.jpg

    Kelsue35, you had the biggest percentage of everyone, but I'm not sure it's fair to the people who are doing weight, since you're doing inches. You still did AWESOME this week, tho, so I'm naming you an honorary Prefect. There's a third badge in that pile up there for you :)

    Everyone else, you're all doing AMAZINGLY! Keep pushing, and make me proud!

    Here's the chart:

    297094_583768712453_179201885_32327281_523320899_n.jpg

    We've had some moving around of the Heads of Hufflepuff and Slytherin House, so the weekly results are still on hold for this week. We should have them up by Monday, but I'll keep you posted.

    Don't forget to check in for Week 3 on by Monday, and check out the Week 4 OWLs & NEWTs!
  • Letty_c
    Letty_c Posts: 278 Member
    I'm going to jump early on the whole recipe thing so I don't forget but I love spinach and artichoke dip.... and I loved this recipe personally and according to me it was better the next day

    Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
    from skinnytaste.com
    Servings: 15 • Serving Size: 1/4 cup • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 2 pts
    Calories: 73.3 • Fat: 4.4 g • Carb: 3.4 g • Fiber: 0.9 g • Protein: 5.2 g • Sugar: 0.6 g
    Sodium: 244.7 g
    Ingredients:
    13.75 oz artichoke hearts packed in water, drained
    10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed
    1/4 cup chopped shallots
    1 clove garlic
    1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt
    1/2 cup light mayonnaise
    2/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
    4 oz shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
    salt and fresh pepper to taste
    olive oil spray
    Directions:
    Preheat oven to 375°.
    In a small food processor, coarsely chop the artichoke hearts with the garlic and shallots.
    Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Place in an oven-proof dish and bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes, until hot and cheese is melted. Serve right away.
    Can be made one day in advance and stored in the refrigerator before baking. Makes about 3 3/4 cups.
  • AshleyNicole8686
    AshleyNicole8686 Posts: 103 Member
    K Here are my numbers for week 3, i'll just jump in here if that is okay :):
    I have:
    Owls: 60 ( sorry kind of lost my fire!)
    Newts: 2 ( again, sorry)
    HP:2125 min
    SW:116
    CW:114
    GW:108
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    YAY! We rolled our thread! Just in case you all need to see this week's challenges and Prefects, here ya go:
    OWLs & NEWTs for Week 4 of the September Challenge (9/23-10/2):

    This is the last week for our September Inter-House Challenge! Prefects will be announced tomorrow as well as the updated standings between Houses (as soon as I get all the numbers in)!

    You guys are doing WONDERFULLY, so let's keep it up and finish strong!!!

    OWL (exercise): Seated Drop Kicks (http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/fitness-plan-two-weeks-oct06#slide-1)
    I wouldn't try to switch legs in between each rep for this one, it seems a little complicated to do it that way. Instead, I would probably do as many as you can do on one side, then switch. Just to keep it simple, you'll earn 1 OWL for every one you do.

    As an example, if you do 25 drop kicks on the right side, and 20 drop kicks on the left side, you would earn 45 OWLs total. If you have questions, please ask.

    NEWT (food): Post a recipe sometime this week! Either something you already love, something you just found, or something you've just been wanting to try. If you have time, also make one of the new recipes we all post. You will earn 5 NEWTs for the week for posting a recipe, and 5 more NEWTs if you try a new recipe this week. 10 NEWTs total possible.

    Good luck this week!

    ***Don't forget! You have until Monday to post your results from Week 3, so don't feel pressured to start the new challenge for Week 4 before you finish Week 3!***
    PREFECT TIME!!!:

    Oh, man are you guys amazing! I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, but if you ever have any questions please ask them here or PM me. Also, here are our Gryffindor guidelines for anyone who needs a refresher (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/the-guide-to-being-a-successful-gryffindor-144313).

    Our prefects this week are:

    Peariel (for weight loss percentage) and MindyBlack (for OWLs & NEWTs)! Congrats to you both!

    Here are your badges, wear them proudly (paste this in your signature, but change IMG to img): 316180_581934039153_179201885_32311725_821292401_n.jpg

    Kelsue35, you had the biggest percentage of everyone, but I'm not sure it's fair to the people who are doing weight, since you're doing inches. You still did AWESOME this week, tho, so I'm naming you an honorary Prefect. There's a third badge in that pile up there for you :)

    Everyone else, you're all doing AMAZINGLY! Keep pushing, and make me proud!

    Here's the chart:

    297094_583768712453_179201885_32327281_523320899_n.jpg

    We've had some moving around of the Heads of Hufflepuff and Slytherin House, so the weekly results are still on hold for this week. We should have them up by Monday, but I'll keep you posted.

    Don't forget to check in for Week 3 on by Monday, and check out the Week 4 OWLs & NEWTs!

    aww thank you for the honorary prefectness. i completely understand what you mean by the fairness of it. however i am signature ignorant. no clue how to even put anything in as a signature. HELP!!!! like i know i have to post the link thingy and lower cae the img but were exactly do you create your signature? on my profile or where?

    ignore me i found it. im just retarded lmao
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    lets see if it worked..... grrrrrr it didnt (this is edited lol) i guess i do need help
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    lets see if it worked..... grrrrrr it didnt (this is edited lol) i guess i do need help

    Ok, click on the community tab and find Signature (it will be with the blue words with orange yellow triangle things).

    Copy the link above and paste it in the Signature box. BEFORE you click save, change the IMG at the beginning and the end of the link to img (just change it to lowercase). Then click save.

    It's confusing at first, but once you get it, it comes in quite handy :)
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    yay i finally got it after like 20 tries lol
  • missb92
    missb92 Posts: 200 Member
    CW: 153.8 slight gain this week :(
    GW Oct 1st: 150

    OWLS/NEWTS: 35
    HP: 110

    having a bad day today aswel... im eating everything in sight! :((
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    My recipe for the week: Black Bean Quesadillas

    It's not so much a recipe as a few things I throw together to make a very quick and easy nutirtious meal.

    This is for one individual but you can make about 6 out of one can of beans.

    1- 8 inch flour tortilla 110 cals. 2.5 g fat
    1 oz pepper jack cheese 100 cals 8g fat
    1/4 cup seasoned black beans canned 70 cals 1/2 g fat
    1 teaspoon olive oil 40 cals 5 g fat
    2 T salsa 10 cals 0 fat

    Toal calories 330, fat 16 grams

    Heat skillet (I use cast iron) add 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place tortilla in skillet. Add shredded or crumbled cheese and beans. Fold in half and brown both sides slowly and evenly. When brown and cheese is melted remove from skillet and serve with salsa. I like to dip mine in salsa but my son puts his inside.

    You can tweak the recipe, using low fat cheese but I have never found low fat pepper jack, also whole wheat tortillas would be great.

    Bon Apetite!:drinker:
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    Can anyone give me a link to add a gryffindor crest? I am so lame. I followed the directions exaclty, I thought. I downloaded 2 pics to my computer, then added them to facebook. I copied the URL and added to my signature line changing the IMG to img. I am not sure what I did wrong. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't actually post it on my page, just in my profile pics. Do I actually need to put in on my wall? Any other ideas about what I might be doing wrong?

    When I added the prefect badge from the link it worked like a charm (pun intended).
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