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A little late, but PREFECT TIME!
If you don't see your info on the chart, you just missed the cut off for this week's chart. Your info will count towards your starting weight for October, so don't worry!
Our Prefects from the last week of September are:
Jls1661 (for weight lost) and Kelsue35 (for Owls/Newts)! Great work, both of you!
Here are your Prefect Badges (copy this link into your signature and change the IMG to img):
Here's the chart:
You all make me so proud! I challenge you all do a little more than you did this month and bring that House Cup to the Gryffindors!
I can't believe I almost forgot! I want to name our Quidditch Captain for the most weight lost for the month!
The Quidditch Captain for September is MindyBlack! Great job, girl!
Here's your badge:
Paste this link in your signature and change the IMG to img:
***ALSO! If you're close to your goal and don't want to lose any more weight, feel free to let me know if you'd like to track inches or something like that to participate from now on! Even if you only contribute House Points, I'd be more than happy to have you stick around. Please just let me know.
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October Week 1 OWLs & NEWTs!
WEEK 2:
(Starting after check-in between 10/7-10/10
and ending with check-in between 10/14-10/17)
OWL (exercise): Woodchops (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhATg1-b9g&feature=relmfu). You earn 1 OWL for each rep. Let's rack them up, Gryffs!
NEWT (food): Now that it's officially Fall, try dusting off (or googling) a typically Fall recipe and incorporating that into your meal plan this week. It can be anything from pumpkin cookies (check out my blog for a delicious, low cal recipe!), to a nice hot soup, to maybe a light version of a turkey dinner (and everything in between). You earn 5 points for making a Fall recipe, 5 points if you share it in the Common Room, and 5 points if the recipe includes an in-season veggie that you haven't had for a while/haven't tried before. 15 points total max for the week!
Also, posted here in the October challenges blog:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/gryffindor-october-owls-newts-153770
***Also, I would appreciate some food challenge suggestions! I want your opinion of things that you've liked that we've already done, things you'd like to do, things you DON'T like to do, etc.
Do you like repeating a few food challenges or would you like more variety? Do you like more things you have to do a little every day, or things you just do once or twice a week?0 -
I'm so excited to be a prefect!!! Already sent an Owl home to tell the folks!!!0
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Thanks for the cool badge.:bigsmile: I didn't even know this was a possibility. Does this mean I get to make people practice in the rain and mud?0
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Thanks for the cool badge.:bigsmile: I didn't even know this was a possibility. Does this mean I get to make people practice in the rain and mud?
It sure does! You have to whip us into shape!
It was a last minute decision, tho, you haven't been out of the loop. The Head of Ravenclaw sent me a link to some badges and asked it I could make them match our other stuff so she could award one of her students with Quidditch Captain. I thought, why not? Plus, they turned out really cool! 0 -
****N***O***T***I***C***E****
This week's check in is the results for our first week in October!
Before we get too far in, I want to update everyone's info.
I NEED THE FOLLOWING WHEN YOU CHECK IN THIS WEEK:
1) Goal weight for October 31st (or Halloween)!
***If you are at your goal weight and would like to instead track inches, or some other unit of fitness like calories burned or miles walked or something else that would motivate you personally more than just OWLs, NEWTs and House Points, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS.
2) Your weight from the weekend of 9/30-10/3 if you have not already given it to me.
***If I don't get this from you, your weight will not be counted until you've weighed in for 2 weeks in a row, just to remind you.
3) Whether or not you are able to earn House Points. If you aren't ABLE to, please let me know ahead of time for the week.
***This is a new guideline to make the averages more fair for people who may be sick or injured.
Thanks Gryffindors! Also, give me feedback on my questions about NEWTs above, if you have time please!0 -
Good Morning Fellow Gryffindors!!!!!
It's time for check-in
October Goal 213
CW: 217
OWLS 60
NEWTS 20
HP 2400 -
Goal Weight: 177 lbs
Last Week's weight: 182.6 lbs
Current Weight: 182 lbs
Weight Loss: .6 lbs
NEWT: 15
OWLS: 60
HP: 900 -
Check in time
My october goal wasn't met so im carrying it through and gonna get it by halloween...FACT!
Last week: 158 (after a VERY bad weekend!)
GW Oct 31st: 150
CW: 153.4
HP: 100
No owls or newts
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My Harry Potter related NSV
Today at church my friend passed me a note that said, "Being Prefect has done wonders for you". Now this friend is actually in the fitness business. She is going for her bachelor's in exercise physiology or something of that nature so she is my non MFP go to person and one of my Bff's. Naturally I share my struggles and successes with her. She is a pretty hard critic too, so it really meant a lot coming from her. Just had to share.0 -
Check in time.
SW:171
CW:168
Goal for Oct 31: 165
Newts:0
OWLS: 620
House Points:9600 -
st (8-1) w 33 h 35 b 37
10/1 goal: w 28/30 h 30/32 b 34/36
10/31 goal: same as 10/1 but with my booty being what it is now. if i hit my goal before 10/31 i think i will just start trying to burn a certain number of calories if that is ok.
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
9-26 w 30 h 32 b 331/2
10-2 w 29 3/4 h 32 b 33
10-9 w 29 1/4 h 32 b 32
owls: toe touch crunch--- 830
newts: was still way under for 6 days and still under for day 7 but not under as much as usual or as i wanted to be so 30 pts here
hp: 1715 minutes of exercise
another week down of kicking *kitten*, cant wait to start this week0 -
OWLS- 65
NEWTS- 5
175. gain of 2.
This week I did really awful with my food choices. I am mad at myself, but it's a new week and I am going to choose right and keep it up. I blame it on my birthday week.
My new goal for oct 31 will be 165. Ambitious goal, but I think it will kick my butt into gear.0 -
Check-in...
Weight - unchanged
OWLs and NEWTs - none; I was on travel
House Points: 138; I did actually run twice while I was out of town, so I felt pretty good about that!0 -
I may be too late for my check in since I usually check in on Fridays....
This is my check in for Friday, the 7th:
Weight - 184.7
Owls - 0
Newts - 20
HP - 4800 -
Lost 1/4lb.
1) Goal weight for October 31st (or Halloween)
121lb (because that is my most bloated day in the TOM cycle; I'll be lucky if I don't weigh more than I do now!)
2) Your weight from the weekend of 9/30-10/3 if you have not already given it to me.
122lb, but you should already have this
3) Whether or not you are able to earn House Points. If you aren't ABLE to, please let me know ahead of time for the week.
Yes, I can earn house points.
OWLS - 0 Bought a selection of seasonal Autumn veg (eg sprouts, carrot onion and swede) but not had chance to do anything with it yet.
NEWTS - 0 I have an exercise routine and do other stuff that works for me, and I keep forgetting to do this; I'm not going to be earning many newts!
House Points - 130 Unwell and busy; taking a few days off formal exercise.
GOALS
End of October 121
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
26th September 124.2
3rd October 122
10th October 121.750 -
0 lost
Hp: 285
I forgot to check the owls and newts sorry!0 -
Hello all!!! Monday check in.
CW: 171 (gained a half pound so feeling really really really undeserving of my prefect badge
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GW for Oct 31: 165
OWLS: 310
NEWTS: 25 (had a rough week and overindulged in wine and such a few days...sorry)
HP: 340
Ever since I had my run in with the spiders my weight (and mood) have been up and down, up and down. Hopefully this week I'll get myself back on track.0 -
Sorry I didn't see the NOTICE. My goal weight for October 31st is 180. Baby steps!! 0
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Happy Thanksgiving Gryffindor
Last Monday: 159.0 lbs
Today: 159.6 lbs ..... a 0.6 lb gain >_<
Oct 31 GW: 155.0 lbs
Newts: 0 points
Owls: 0 Points
House Points: Monday, Oct 3rd to Sunday, Oct 9th totalled 350 Minutes = 350 Points
Crappy results due to illness, injury and not drinking NEARLY enough water I'll do better this week! 0 -
Hi all! In light of some personal issues over the last week, I need to skip my weigh-in for this week. Sorry team.
Here are my other numbers:
Oct 31 GW: 149 lbs
Last Monday: 154.2
Going to try to recommit myself this week... Hopefully it will help me keep my mind off things too.
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Forgot to add this to my previous post.
Goal weight for October 31: 208 (I seem to be losing weight glacially, but I am losing inches it would seem)
Weight for 9/30-10/3: 210.8
Weight for 10/7-10/10: 210.8 (see what I mean about glacial weight loss?)
Bronwen, pls let me know if you need additional info from me.0 -
I think some of you are confused about me posting the next week's OWLs & NEWTs on Wednesday/Thursday of the week.
When I post those, it's to give you heads up of what's coming for the NEXT week, and to let people who weigh in before Monday a chance to start the challenges when it's convenient for them. The Inter-House rules state that anyone can weigh in ANY TIME between Friday and Monday of each week, just to remind you.
Just glancing through, TourThePast- you said you got some seasonal veggies but didn't use them and so earned 0 points. The seasonal recipe NEWTs are for THIS WEEK that just began yesterday, so you still have plenty of time to complete that.
The challenge you should be posting about is getting within 100 calories above or below your daily goal, and toe touch crunches. I'll try to really make it clear when I post these from now on. I'll remind you individually if I have the wrong info for you sometime today.0 -
You guys are doing wonderfully! I wish I could respond to you individually, but right now life is not allowing it.
When you guys do less than the full amount of OWLs or NEWTs or House Points, I'm NOT mad or disappointed in you. I get the feeling that some of you feel like you're letting me down.
I'm so proud of each and every one of you for sticking with me and just doing your best despite what life throws at us. It's fun to be competitive, even motivating! But every little bit helps, and I understand that everyone's different.
I don't get to tell you all as much as I want to, but please know this. I love our Gryffindor family very much!
Also, here are my stats for this week:
CW: 256.6
HP: 183
OWLs: 50
NEWTs: 10 (my food was all over the place this week!)
Goal for 10/31: 250 (again. I'm gonna bust through it this time!!!)0 -
Just heard that this week we should have been posting "toe touch crunches" and "within 100 calories" - apologies for not paying attention.
I had checked your blog (which is oddly not linked on your profile, but is helpfully in your sig line) but glazed over the list of dates because despite being perfectly numerate in every other way, I appear to have a long standing numeric dyslexia with dates in the American format. As a Brit, no matter how much I tell myself it's not, 10/3 always reads as 10th March, as much as... well "10th March" reads "10th March" to you! :bigsmile:
I'll make sure I get it right next week, on the plus side, I will get credit for my Autumn veg. Meanwhile please change my NEWT score to 20 this week. It would usually be more than that, but I had three days of eating TWO THOUSAND calories a day!0 -
I earned all my NEWTS last night. I love spaghetti squash, and I consider that a fall vegetable (since thats generally the only time I can find it). And thanks to skinnytaste.com found an awesome recipe to use it in that I absolutely love! It is way filling and low in calories (bonus). Plus she makes it in individual pans so it was easy for me to make a single serving.
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna - serves 4. Per serving - 291 cal. 13.7 fat, 21 carb, 19.5 protein
-2 cups marinara sauce (i use her recipe for quick marinara, let me know if you want recipe It's a great pasta sauce base as well as pizza sauce)
-3 cups cooked roasted spaghetti squash (cut squash in half, scoop out seeds and fiber. Place on baking sheet, cut side up and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook at 350 for about an hour or until tender.)
-1 cup part skim ricotta
-8 Tbs parmesan cheese
-6 oz part skim shredded mozzarella
Preheat oven to 375.
In 4 individual 5x7 baking dishes, ladle 1/4 cup marinara on bottom of each dish, top with 3/4 cup of cooked spaghetti squash and spread evenly. Top each with 1/4 cup ricotta. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of parmesan and .75 oz of mozzarella on each. Add another 1/4 cup marinara, 1 tsp parmesan, and .75 oz of mozarella on each.
Cover with foild and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and edges begin to bubble, unvcover and cook an additional 5 minutes.
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Just heard that this week we should have been posting "toe touch crunches" and "within 100 calories" - apologies for not paying attention.
I had checked your blog (which is oddly not linked on your profile, but is helpfully in your sig line) but glazed over the list of dates because despite being perfectly numerate in every other way, I appear to have a long standing numeric dyslexia with dates in the American format. As a Brit, no matter how much I tell myself it's not, 10/3 always reads as 10th March, as much as... well "10th March" reads "10th March" to you! :bigsmile:
I'll make sure I get it right next week, on the plus side, I will get credit for my Autumn veg. Meanwhile please change my NEWT score to 20 this week. It would usually be more than that, but I had three days of eating TWO THOUSAND calories a day!
Got it, love. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us 0 -
My goal is to be 112-113 for Halloween. I put on a couple of pasta lbs this weekend! I normally am 2 tired and busy with my little boys by the time I do Turbo fire or Chalean Extreme and then run 3-5 miles to do much else but I love the recipe challenges and tallying up my hours of HP each week I doubt that I will ever win anything because I really don't have anything to loose, inches or lbs my goal is 110. But maybe maintenance points in some way? Idk. It's fun for me just adding up my HP Thanks for letting me be in! 0
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Jamie, that sounds fantastic! I might have to try that soon!
I earned most of my NEWTs last night, too. I've already used pumpkin this season (for my cookies), but I tried it in something new. I kind of made this up as I went, but it turned out so yummy I thought I'd share.
Hearty Pumpkin Soup
1 10.75oz can of condensed cream of chicken soup
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
3 tbs garlic powder or to taste
1 tbs onion powder or to taste
1/2 tbs curry powder or to taste
A tiny bit of nutmeg
Pepper to taste
1 tbs sour cream
Put the soup and pumpkin in a sauce pan and heat gently. Once it combines some, add one can (the chicken soup can) of water to make it thinner like soup.
Add the spices to taste and continue heating it until its hot enough for you. Once you dish it up, add the sour cream in a dollop on top and swirl it into the soup with your spoon as it melts.
It sounds really weird, but my roomie and I loved it. It was hearty, and a good balance of savory and sweet. Plus it was pretty filling! We had it with grilled eggplant sandwiches and it was awesome.0 -
My goal is to be 112-113 for Halloween. I put on a couple of pasta lbs this weekend! I normally am 2 tired and busy with my little boys by the time I do Turbo fire or Chalean Extreme and then run 3-5 miles to do much else but I love the recipe challenges and tallying up my hours of HP each week I doubt that I will ever win anything because I really don't have anything to loose, inches or lbs my goal is 110. But maybe maintenance points in some way? Idk. It's fun for me just adding up my HP Thanks for letting me be in!
Honestly, I don't mind people being in the challenge just to earn House Points and OWLs and NEWTs. Fitness is more important to me than the number on the scale for our group (tho God knows I still have a lot of pounds that just need to go! lol).
If concentrating on exercising gets you where you'd like to be on the scale as a bonus, I think that's awesome. I'm so glad you have fun doing it!0
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