Ravenclaw Common Room

Oooooo it so nice reading this blog. Im back for the week and excited to jump into week 3 since it is only tuesday. I had jelly beans today but tomorrow I am getting back on track being out of town has really got me eating like I used to. I missed you guys.

Hiya Ravenclaws! I took a couple weeks for myself, but I'm back and now the proud owner of a scale! Woot! No more relying on the rec for me!

So what are the challenges for this week?

@Bethany - you can always find the challenges on the thread link in my signature if you forget. This week:

Food: No Junk - just say "no" to junk food
Exercise: Work on your personal problem area 10 - 15 minutes each day

Welcome back!

Awesome. Thank ya Kindly!

So I have 39 House points for today, and since I jsut found out about the challenges, I wasn't working on either of them, so zero OWLS for me today.

Glad to be back though. I missed you guys!

Hello All!

I'm new to MFP, and my friend recommended this community. So I thought I'd drop in and say "hi" while I figure out how this all works.

Korki

welcome Korki!! this is the BEST group!! keeps me motivated!! i haven't been feeling well the past couple of days and haven't been keeping track of food and haven't been exercising. i'm feeling much better today and back on track.
i remember thinking the other day "that would make a good exercise challenge"...if only i could remember what it was!!
sue, i'll put my thinking cap on and get back to you on the exercise challenge.
hope everyone has a geat day!!

So I decided to take a week off of running. Between me being sick, the kids being sick, and the weather its just not happening. As I was laying in bed at 445t this morning listening to the rain, trying to decide to get up and run or not, I thgouht maybe my body needs a bit of a rest. I've been kind of in a plateau these last couple of weeks, even though I'm under cal. every day and exercising my *kitten* off, so . . . maybe a week off of running will kick my body into losing again when I start up on Monday. Does that make any sense at all?

Today's Stats
Exercise (abs)- +1
Food (no junk)- +1
Spirit- +1

Weekly Stats:
OWLS: 12 HOUSE POINTS: 225

So I decided to take a week off of running. Between me being sick, the kids being sick, and the weather its just not happening. As I was laying in bed at 445t this morning listening to the rain, trying to decide to get up and run or not, I thgouht maybe my body needs a bit of a rest. I've been kind of in a plateau these last couple of weeks, even though I'm under cal. every day and exercising my *kitten* off, so . . . maybe a week off of running will kick my body into losing again when I start up on Monday. Does that make any sense at all?

Today's Stats
Exercise (abs)- +1
Food (no junk)- +1
Spirit- +1

Weekly Stats:
OWLS: 12 HOUSE POINTS: 225

Yes, it does make sense, I am learning that you need to change up work out routines and intenisty every 30 days.

Evening Ravelclaws! Just got back from seeing Joseph Gordon-Levitt (he's an actor, was in Inception, 500 Days of Summer, 10 Things I Hate About You, Angels in the Outfield, 3rd Rock from the Sun...). He did a presentation at my school about his company hitRECord, and it was AWESOME. I got there four hours early so I could get front row seats... which I got.

So because I was standing in a line all evening, no exercise for me. On the upside, no Junkfood, so +1!

Happy Wednesday Ravenclaw!!

I felt so crappy when I left work yesterday that I forgot to drop off my new prescriptions on the way home, did no exercise whatsoever and totally blew off my homework. I wonder if it was that muffin I ate....

Since starting paleo that carby stuff really knocks me on my *kitten*.

Good luck on your sugury

good morning Ravenclaw! seem to be having trouble getting back into the swing-still not feeling great. sounds like several of us are struggling this week. i'm setting my mind to getting in at least a lame workout tonight!! don't wanna get too far out of things and never find my way back!! COME ON RAVENCLAW!!!!
have a great thursday everyone...the weekend is ssssssoooooooo close :happy:

Ok, didn't check in yesterday. Had a bit of a personal crisis. Work hours are getting overwhelming (I'm working 50-60 a week). When I'm home all I'm doing is either working out, cleaning, or making dinner. I overindulged this weekend and introduced toxins into my system that haven't been there for a long time. At work last night it finally all caught up with me.....I got dehydrated and just about passed out. I am exhausted physically, and I need to take a few days off of the exercise to let my body recover. I'm trying to get extra sleep and skip on the things I normally might cheat on so I can get the bad stuff out of my system again and don't just collapse at work. My workload this week is even more demanding than usual. So, I probably won't have any exercise OWLs (or not many). I hope to get back on track beginning of the week with some workouts, but not overdoing it like I was.

Sounds like a tough week for many of us. Work is kicking my butt too, and I'm so relieved that my big midterm is done. I have to exercise some more tonight.

Thanks for the many warm greetings!

I'm in good spirits today, and noticed that I was strangely getting a kick out of eating celery today. Usually I eat it during lunch, and after a couple of chomps it's gone. But today I had to run an errand, so I thought to bring my celery with me while I was driving in the car. I tend to have idle hands, and occasionally need to munch on something.

I think I spent about a full 30 minutes eating 2 stalks of celery. The juices, the celery strings... I've never had so much fun eating celery before. So I thought I'd share my random food thought for the day.

As an aside, I know I'm late into the game, but I was curious on where to find how to earn OWLS. I see that you all are reporting what you've earned, but I'm not sure where the assignment is. Is there a link?

going to the football game tomorrow and i'm logging tomorrows food in now.
question...plain soft pretzel no toppings or salt...junk food or not??