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Yep - the food challenge is going to be tough. But its definitely one that I need! I'm really going to miss my after dinner weight watcher fudgecicle treat - BUT - I do have a suitable substitute that I will put into play this week. For any of you looking for healthy alternatives, give this a try...
Cut fresh bananas in half, stick popsicle sticks in them and throw them in the freezer. They're amazingly satisfying.
Problem are for me: also the belly area. We should all take up belly dancing! I hear its a great ab workout!!
Have a happy Friday Ravenclaw!!
I do bellydance and I love it! I have a few dvd's I do at home, and I also use the moves I learn to just do some freestyle bellydance. I however am going to work my two tied problem areas (arms/abs) by starting the 30 Day Shred tonight. I will need it, for tomorrow I am wedding bound and see myself indulging in a small piece of wedding cake. But, if I couldn't indulge once in a while I'd go crazy and eat a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's in one sitting or something, and I told Ben and Jerry when I started this diet that I couldn't see them anymore. They cried a little, but really it was for the best. I'd hate to go back on my word and have another fling with them :laugh:0 -
Happy Saturday Ravenclaw! Time to weigh in everyone!!
I'm still 154 - still 1/2 pound 'til I can say I've lost 50 - grrr... Hoping the food challenge this week will fix that! :laugh:
Food: 6
Exercise: 6
Spirit: 7
OWLs: 19
House Points: 130
Let's get those weights in! Only 2 of us have weighed in so far this weekend. There's only 1 more week until the end of the October Challenge. Let's show them the Ravenclaw spirit!!0 -
Ok ok, I'm weighing in! I am down exactly one pound since last week....from 140.3 to 139.3. Considering I am down to less than 10 pounds to lose total, I am satisfied with a pound
This week's OWLs:
Food:6
Exercise:7 (I always park in the back of the lot at work)
Spirit:6
Total OWLs: 19
House Points: 2380 -
finally have my home internet up and running!! didn't have time to check in from work yesterday. tomorrow is my weigh in day. not sure what to expect. i had a really nice (but expensive) nsv today. i had a 30% off coupon for Kohl's (a department store in my area). they were already having a big sale so i took my coupon and went to town with it!! i am so used to hating shopping because i can't find anything i like that fits. so today....EVERYTHING FIT!!! it was sooo much fun replacing my winter wardrobe. i didn't want to buy too much as i hope to be a smaller size next winter, but nothing i had fit. i have never enjoyed shopping so much before!! :bigsmile:0
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Oopsie, I forgot to check in yesterday.
For some BIZARRE and MYSTERIOUS reason I have lost 2 lbs this week. TWO! WHOLE! POUNDS! weighed in at 175.4
This is inexplicable purely by the numbers as I have been eating lots and lots calorie wise and it has been in no way healthy at ALL. So I expect a few weeks of no loss (or a bit of gain) otherwise there's something funky with my estimated intake (Totally possible) or with my BMR calculation (that would be awesome - higher metabolism than MFP thinks? Yes please!) and I can eat more.
Today:
Food: 0
Spirit: 1 (hi there)
Parking: 1
So far:
14 owls!0 -
Hi, Here is my weekly check in.
Weight = 220.00 a loss of 2.6 pounds
House points for workout minutes 706
Owls
food =7
Excersise 2
Spirit - 4
total 13 - did not do well this week work is crazy0 -
Busy day on the Olympic peninsula. Tomorrow will be busy planting rhododendrons.0
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ummmmm - @tameko2 - I had you at 175.4 last week. Is this right?For some BIZARRE and MYSTERIOUS reason I have lost 2 lbs this week. TWO! WHOLE! POUNDS! weighed in at 175.4
....because THIS week was 173.5 so yes that was right and I flubbed typing in this weeks weight.
And now that I look ati t again I'm kind of blown away - I just figured I'd be in the 170s through the rest of hte year. Maybe I still will be but that is getting so close to 169 that i'm stunned
I actually feel more or less good right now - I mean there are tons of girls my weight or smaller joining every day to lose 30 lbs (or whatever) and I certainly still want to lose that eventually, but my body confidence is generally really high. I have lots of belly flub still and some nasty loose arm skin but I look pretty good compared to before and I weigh less now (or at least I am a smaller size) than I did when I met my boyfriend 5 years ago.0 -
Here's my check in for this week.
Not much exercise this week, so I don't have much to add to our house points unfortunately. I've been resting a sore knee and hoping to get back working out next week.
Weight - 248.4
Exercise - 5
Food - 7
Spirit - 2
House Points - 250 -
My weigh-in will be a little delayed since I've decided to switch my weigh-in days to Sunday for several reasons. I'll post all of my OWLs and info together at the same time to keep it simple.
Hope to see us do awesome this week! We need one of those cups!0 -
Well I for sure won't earn my food OWL for today. I had a wedding to go to and I knew it was going to be a day of indulging. I tried to balance it out a little with extra exercise but still went over my calories. But I'm not going to beat myself up over it. It will take more than one day of alcohol (it was worth the calories :drinker: ) and wedding feast and cake to derail this lean mean weight losing machine! If I can't enjoy a day here and there occasionally where I don't worry so much about calories and just try to enjoy myself, I am more likely to fall off the wagon and start gaining again. Therefore, I had a good day, had some good wine, and will begin my repair work tomorrow......after I don't have such a headache :ohwell:0
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This thread completes my soul. After not making it in time for the first Pottermore registration, I've been angry with myself.0
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Thanks tameko and congratulations!! You are doing so good! How many OWLs and House Points did you earn last week?
ummmmm - @tameko2 - I had you at 175.4 last week. Is this right?For some BIZARRE and MYSTERIOUS reason I have lost 2 lbs this week. TWO! WHOLE! POUNDS! weighed in at 175.4
....because THIS week was 173.5 so yes that was right and I flubbed typing in this weeks weight.
And now that I look ati t again I'm kind of blown away - I just figured I'd be in the 170s through the rest of hte year. Maybe I still will be but that is getting so close to 169 that i'm stunned
I actually feel more or less good right now - I mean there are tons of girls my weight or smaller joining every day to lose 30 lbs (or whatever) and I certainly still want to lose that eventually, but my body confidence is generally really high. I have lots of belly flub still and some nasty loose arm skin but I look pretty good compared to before and I weigh less now (or at least I am a smaller size) than I did when I met my boyfriend 5 years ago.0 -
Hello Yakisoba. You're welcome to join us! We welcome all Ravenclaws. Information on the Hogwart's Inter-House Challenge for October can be found here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/hogwarts-october-inter-house-challenge-ravenclaw-house-153993This thread completes my soul. After not making it in time for the first Pottermore registration, I've been angry with myself.
Other than that, just drop in and post and let us get to know you! If you have any questions - feel free to ask!0 -
Hi all, checking in for this week:
Weight: 180.0 (a tiny loss, am annoyed, but my fault because I've not been logging and assuming its ok...)
House points: 540
Exercise OWLS: 5
Food OWLS: 3
Spirit OWLS 1 (will try and be more spirity!!)
Hope everyone else does better than this! THe food challenge this week is awesome, am really going to try and push myself to do it... Have a good week Ravenclaws!0 -
good morning and happy sunday to all!! here for my weekly results. let me preface this by saying that i don't know if this is just me coming off the plateau i seem to have been on for 2 months, or just a fluke. i weighed myself 4 times, waited 1/2 hour, moved the scales and reweighed 3 more times just to be sure!!
weight 174.6 which is a 2.8lb loss
OWLS: 20 total
checkin-6
whole grains-7 (not a big deal for me as i normally eat them daily)
parking-7
House Points: 225
i'm a little afraid of gaining back my loss since it's so hard to believe!! don't know how i'll do with the no junk food this week-my nightly skinny cow treat is the highlight of my day!! best of luck to us all!!
editing to add my trouble spot to work on for the week is abs.0 -
Weight: 146.5 (no change)
Eating wise, I was fine all week, but exercise got by the wayside because of school projects and in-laws visiting.
House Points: 131
Exercise Owls: 3
Food Owls: 2
Spirit Owls: 4
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That is a fantastic loss Penny! Don't be afraid of it - embrace it!! I have found that when I say "I don't believe it" I seem to self-sabotage somehow and blow it. Pat yourself on the back and give yourself a high-five!! Then keep on doing what you're doing - it looks like its working.i'm a little afraid of gaining back my loss since it's so hard to believe!! don't know how i'll do with the no junk food this week-my nightly skinny cow treat is the highlight of my day!! best of luck to us all!!
I know what you mean about the nightly skinny cow treat. I look forward to my weight watchers snack size fudge bar every night too - its like my one little indulgence for a day well done. But in all the diet juggling we've done for my husband, I found that frozen bananas are quite good and they have just the right texture to satisfy. So I went out yesterday and bought a bunch of bananas for this week - now I just need to prepare them so they're frozen before the week's out! :ohwell:
Happy Sunday Ravenclaw!!0 -
i stayed the same this week :sad: 199.4 but at least i'm still UNDER 200
it's probably because i've been working out more, but keeping my calories pretty much the same. i've been feeling more hungry than usual, and i don't feel like i should be fighting it. i eat pretty healthy, so i don't think i should feel guilty about eating all of my exercise calories back, it's not like i'm working out and eating a tub of ice cream afterwards. but i did measure, and i lost about a half inch from some problem areas, so i guess something's working :bigsmile:
exercise minutes: 465
food challenge: 7 :drinker:
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Hi Spirit check in! taking a rest day today, only did a light walk, have to cook for the week and work also. have a great day0
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Hey there,
Weighing in at 168 this week. No change from last weigh in which I'm actually okay with since I indulged big time last weekend and gained a few pounds because of it. I've managed to get back to current weight. I also have 1380 house points to contribute too.
Hoping to get rid of this cold so I can get back to the gym this week, however woke up with pain in my neck and shoulder. Can't even turn my head to the left. Hoping I only slept on it wrong because I can't think of anything else I could have done to injure it.
Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!! Hugs to all!!0 -
I'm seriously excited to see my weight loss this week! I've had a couple rough weeks, and I was feeling stuck, but it seems like everyone was right and pushing through it worked. Whatever was holding on to me (water?) seems to have come off as well.
Congrats to everyone else on getting through another week a little bit healthier than before, too.
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Weigh-in: 236.0 (3 pound loss!)
Food: 2
Exercise: 7
Spirit: 5 (that's all I counted - think it's right)
Total: 14
House Points: 452 (*updated - I forgot to add in my work-walking)
Problem area for this week will be tummy/arms combo, similar to others. Oh, being a woman is grand, isn't it?
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And I know I still have a few weeks to go, but I can't wait to see the 220s. I honestly don't even remember being there. It's been probably ten years, I would guess, but I genuinely don't recall that weight. It feels like I jumped straight from 210 to 240. Shows how much I was paying attention to myself, right?
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If you missed the post on my page, I'm not taking the job I first interviewed for on 10/10. Too much drama, and that was just to get them to make me a formal offer. They wanted me to walk out on my current job, wouldn't answer my basic employment questions, the recruiter actually lied to me twice, gave me misinformation on numerous occasions, and then stopped responding to me completely. This is all before I even start working. I'm not looking because I dislike my current position, I'm looking because my contract ends in March. But for now, I'm not so desperate for work that I'll dip my toes in that mess.
Totals for week of 10/16
House Spirit (post ) - +6
Food (whole grains) - +7 - this was a gimme, I eat oatmeal every day
Exercise (park and walk) - +0
13 OWLs
exercise minutes = 60
Weight loss = 1 lb, weighed in at 186.2.
*Progress towards week of 10/23 -10/23 update*
House Spirit (post ) - +0
Food (no junk food) - +0
Exercise (problem area) - +0
*exercise minutes*
October Month to date total = 225
Week of 10/23 exercise minutes = 30
10/23 exercise minutes - 30 min walking0 -
Gwen, that sounds slightly nightmareish, especially if it's just for a potential employer... I hope you find something that works out better.
I got righteously sick off of something earlier today - probably McDonalds. Yeah, I know that's a bad idea in general, but I wanted my darn Monopoly tab things [which weren't even on the things when I got them - fail]. Boyfriend is keeping me farrrrr away from them now. [and making sure I don't eat bad snacky food things this week, too.]
Weighing in at 155.0. I was 154.0 yesterday... but didn't drink water. *curses*
OWLs got thrown out the window with my schedule - this is bananas. I'm trying to follow them, but don't keep track.0 -
Am weighing in at 103 Ibs (Don't remember what I weighed in at last week).
Have no OWLS for the week and have 270 House Points.
Will do better with my OWLS and House Points this week I hope. 0 -
Checking in. Had a very indulgent day yesterday, went way over on calories even with doing extra exercise to try and cover it. But it was a wedding and I knew it would happen. Not going to let it shake me though....I am still very committed to my diet and weight loss.0
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Weigh in Oct. week 3:
weight: 154.2 (down 4 lbs, but last week's weigh in was off)
house points: 307
OWLs: total: 9
food: 4
exercise: 4
spirit: 10 -
Sorry I didn't weigh in last week... my mom was visiting and everything gets chaotic when she's around.... anyway
I've only gone down .5 since my last weight in two weeks ago... I'm at 147.
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sorry for the late weigh in, I have been very absent minded as of late
I am 140.8 this week
and I didnt' get any owls
but i did 705 for house points.
I hope everyone is having a great week so far.0
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