Summer 2009 WILL Be Different Challenge!

hey guys!

so how are you all doing after our second weigh in, are you where you want to be or do you have a little bit more work to do? we are all here together with the one goal, so lets stick with it

some more challenges, some old, some new, some easy, some not so much!

if you want to change/suggest new challenges just jump straight in, i was thinking for week 3, these could be the challenges . . . .

1. drink 2 litres / 64 oz of water EVERY DAY! drinker
(some people have this down to a fine art, some are still struggling with it, so lets try real hard to do it for a whole week again :blushing: )

2. set your goal for April 30th (see previous posts) :flowerforyou:
(set any kind of a goal you like, be it weight loss, fitness, exercise minutes, fitting into those jeans (we all have a pair like that! lol) or something that you think will motivate you, and when you have decided on a goal, work out realistically what you need to do in order to meet that goal, i think sometimes if we have a plan in our heads it can be easier to stick to and see where we are going with it)
(oh and i think JoJo is going to keep a track of our progress and report back on 30th April, is that right JoJo hun? thanks so much for the great idea :flowerforyou: )

3. get moving
i want everyone to try to add 10% more exercise into their week this week!
(can you all look back at how your exercise went last week, and try to add 10% more exercise to it? so if you did 5x 30 mins, that would be 150 minutes exercise done, so then you would add another 15 minutes into your week? does this make sense? if anyone needs help calculating your percentage just ask, im a maths nerd! lol if we can increase our exercise we can be healthier, fitter, and lose more weight! yippee!

WELL DONE OVER THE LAST WEEK, JoJo calculated that we have lost a total of 43.6 POUNDS! :drinker: that is amazing, really well done everyone, keep up the hard work

*** our 3rd official weigh in will be next THURSDAY! *** lets stay motivated! :drinker:

WE WILL DO IT!

SUMMER 2009 WILL BE DIFFERENT!!!

So tomorrow I am leaving on a 4 day road trip to visit my grandmother who lives in a nursing home. I will be staying in a hotel so all my meals will be in restaurants....I'm scared :noway:

I have been searching the boards for tips while traveling and have read some good ideas (go to a grocery store nearby and stock up on fruit and veg for in-between snacks, etc)...but am wondering if anyone in this group has any tips???

I should mention that the hotel I'm staying in doesn't have a gym..so i think i'm gong to bring some weights from home....

i'm traveling with my mom who is definitely not watching what she eats so there's going to be a LOT of temptation....but I'll be coming home on Wednesday night...just in time for Thursday weigh-in..which I'm hoping will keep me motivated. I really don't want to post a gain next week!

Any help would be greatly appreciated! :flowerforyou:


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Just watch your portions size and quit eating the minute you feel full. And chose your food wisely.
YOU CAN DO IT "YES YOU CAN"

stick with your water, it can really help you to stay full for longer, and flush out all those toxins

when you are eating out, ask for potatoes/veggies without butter and salt, get sauces/gravy on the side, or avoid them altogether, stay away from the bread rolls, you could have a starter and salad instead of a big main course

had a bad weekend, ate about 1500 yesterday, so a little over what i normally allow myself and had no exercise, then today i had about 1800, but just burned off 250 calories there, so i dont really know if i was good or bad, my head is a bit muddled today! :grumble:

how is everyone else doing? :flowerforyou: