Nutrition in November Week 6
jennmoore3
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O.K. Guys, I finished it. I am going to need some ideas for next week... I am trying not to duplicate challenges from past weeks, unless you guys don't mind.
Weigh day is today!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqxTXEpIQxabdGR1U05jNGVkMTBLTi1kWmFvZk9RWEE&hl=en_US#gid=0
Week 6:
1. Invite someone to work out with you. Anyone, kids, dogs, parents, friends… Sometimes the gym will let you bring a friend to “try” it out. Check it out next time you go. Walk around the block with the kids. They get to see the fall colors, and you all are learning to get fit. Play I spy as you walk!
2. http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while-sleeping Check this site out for info on sleep and weight loss. Try to keep a record of how much sleep you get. From what I have read getting up at the same time every day and going to bed the same time is also better then swinging your hours.
3. Invest in a pedometer. They really are great to track how much you are walking. You can get a average of steps over a week or so, then try to step it up a notch.
4. Vitamins anyone? What are you taking? Do you think they are working? What have you taken that doesn’t work?
5. What are your plans to stay on track for the holidays? Are you cooking? Or going to someone’s house? Maybe we can come up with heathy er items to cook? Let’s brain storm!
6. Steps. Lets see how many steps we can do. You can count every step in your home, work, everywhere. Even the 1 step into the house, ect. You can get a stool and go up and down it. Let’s shoot for 200 steps a day!
7. Share your creative workouts? When you are short on time, how do you fit in a workout?
8. 100 jumping jacks a day. Get that blood pumping! Do them on a commercial break, if you have to! LOL
9. Walk, bike, jog... Let’s keep track of how many miles we do this week. If you have a smart phone, runkeeper is a great tool. Or track it on the treadmill. Brisk walking is, oh about 20 minutes for a mile. FYI. Share your total, or share daily, it doesn’t matter.
10. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet. It really helps with the sodium count, and makes you “regular”. lol
Weigh day is today!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqxTXEpIQxabdGR1U05jNGVkMTBLTi1kWmFvZk9RWEE&hl=en_US#gid=0
Week 6:
1. Invite someone to work out with you. Anyone, kids, dogs, parents, friends… Sometimes the gym will let you bring a friend to “try” it out. Check it out next time you go. Walk around the block with the kids. They get to see the fall colors, and you all are learning to get fit. Play I spy as you walk!
2. http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while-sleeping Check this site out for info on sleep and weight loss. Try to keep a record of how much sleep you get. From what I have read getting up at the same time every day and going to bed the same time is also better then swinging your hours.
3. Invest in a pedometer. They really are great to track how much you are walking. You can get a average of steps over a week or so, then try to step it up a notch.
4. Vitamins anyone? What are you taking? Do you think they are working? What have you taken that doesn’t work?
5. What are your plans to stay on track for the holidays? Are you cooking? Or going to someone’s house? Maybe we can come up with heathy er items to cook? Let’s brain storm!
6. Steps. Lets see how many steps we can do. You can count every step in your home, work, everywhere. Even the 1 step into the house, ect. You can get a stool and go up and down it. Let’s shoot for 200 steps a day!
7. Share your creative workouts? When you are short on time, how do you fit in a workout?
8. 100 jumping jacks a day. Get that blood pumping! Do them on a commercial break, if you have to! LOL
9. Walk, bike, jog... Let’s keep track of how many miles we do this week. If you have a smart phone, runkeeper is a great tool. Or track it on the treadmill. Brisk walking is, oh about 20 minutes for a mile. FYI. Share your total, or share daily, it doesn’t matter.
10. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet. It really helps with the sodium count, and makes you “regular”. lol
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Wow, just looking at the list, I can see that I am negligent in a number of areas.0
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I am already planning on having to exercise a lot more this week to balance out the extra food. Tuesday, I have a 5 course dinner and wine thing at a local resort. Wednesday is a pizza tasting date to plan a baby shower, and Thursday is a dinner and sales speech at a dinner club. Overall, it will be light lunches and breakfasts for a few days.0
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I like the challenges this week! Thanks.0
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well, I am pretty disappointed in myself. I didn't loose any this week but I know it is my own fault. Can't blame anything except stress and laziness. One think I realized is that I have to exercise before I destress or I get too lazy. LOL!
Overall in October I lost 9 lbs and 6.5 inches. I am not going to be where I hoped to be when I pick up my man but I will be under 200. I have 45 days! I am moving next weekend so If I don't post it will be because I didn't get a chance to jump online.
Wow, Moving, Job Hunting, preparing for my reunion!! Talk about adding stress!! Wish me luck!0 -
I lost 3lbs this week, TOM was visiting last week so I think it took three pounds when it left this week.0
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Today's weigh in..... 187.6!! Another 2.2 down!! 10.8 lbs lost so far in this challenge :bigsmile:0
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Forgot to post weight - no change this week.0
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I put in my weight on the spreadsheet as usual...bu the percentage did not change....am I doing something wrong?0
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Great challenges.
I'm sooooo pleased, I'm finally overweight. Rather than obese that is. I went to the gym today and to the sauna, and weighed afterwards, so some of it might be fluid loss, but the scale showed BMI 29.4, and that has made me one happy bunny.0 -
I put in my weight on the spreadsheet as usual...bu the percentage did not change....am I doing something wrong?
Congrats! That is wonderful!0 -
Great challenges.
I'm sooooo pleased, I'm finally overweight. Rather than obese that is. I went to the gym today and to the sauna, and weighed afterwards, so some of it might be fluid loss, but the scale showed BMI 29.4, and that has made me one happy bunny.
I am close to being over weight, too. Good job!0 -
A BIG THANK YOU to you Jenn!
You do a great job keeping this thread going...
just wanted to let you know I appreciate the time
you put into it!
Pam0 -
A BIG THANK YOU to you Jenn!
You do a great job keeping this thread going...
just wanted to let you know I appreciate the time
you put into it!
Pam
Thanks so much Pam!0 -
For holidays the best advice for me is portion control just taking small bites if there is a lot of choices. We are alone at thanksgiving and so I am not making that many options and I make individual choc soufflés for dessert no left overs, and it is small amount no whip cream on top and only 300 cal but you don't feel like you haven't had a treat. We live far away from relatives and kids so that by itself can be hard so if I try to diet that day I know it will cause more problems.
We are going to my cousins for xmas and then just plan to follow my portion control plan.0 -
Just knocking things off my to-do list for the challenge. Today I invited two guys from work to walk with me. It turned more into a challenge of who could jog the fastest. I did not win. I also looked at the sleep disorder and weight link. Today was a strange day to look at it, because it is the end of daylight savings time here, and we all get an extra hour of sleep (or as my son reminded me - the bars are open an extra hour. - Oh to be 23 again)
I have gotten in the jumping jacks and fruit so far this week.
As to vitamins - I take 1200 mg of calcium each day, but that is it. I am sure I will have weak bones and don't want the to weaken more.
My plans to stay on track for the holidays are threefold:
moderation in portion size
avoid between meal snacking
and keep logging in so I can see how much exercise I need to burn off WHEN I fail at the first two items. I had to say when, there is no doubt I will fail once in a while.
Enough for now, I am going to get into sleep mode. G'Night0 -
looking forward to this weeks challenges!! Great job Jen!!
my weight is up for the first time. I'm up two lbs. will just try harder this week!!
Hugs to everyone!!0 -
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great challenges this week! thanks Jenn!0
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1. I bring my dogs on workouts twice a week. Everyone else I invite declines.
Damn lazy family, LOL.
2. Gotta check out the sleep thing.
3. I know I'm late on this, but I will catch up and look for a pedometer.
4. I take a prenatal multi-vitamin; I am trying to get pregnant. I also take a Glucomannan capsule with 16oz water 10 minutes before a meal I didn't plan like when my parents say come out to dinner with us. It makes me feel full so I eat less of whatever restaurant crap I ordered. It really does work. No matter how good those sweet potatoe french fries are I am just tooo full.
5. I will likely cook this holiday, so I will cook healthy and make a no sugar added coffee cake. It's made with fat free sour cream, sugar substitute and applesauce to cut calories. Also, I will take the Glucomannan to make it easy for me to consume less.
6. There are no stairs in my lfe so ix-nay on that. I tried to join the stairway to heaven challenge this week, but my knees can't handle the variation for no stairs.
7. I bicycle to work 3 times a week. I only work 2.2 miles away,and I can bike it in the time it takes to drive.
8. Ok I totally forgot about the jumping jacks, I will start today. oOPs
9. Wow I exercised 11 miles this week. It feels great to count it out, I never think of it in these terms, usually just think of minutes exercised. I only have a dumb phone so no apps for me.
10. I bought some honey crisp apples because everyone's been raving about em on here, I can't wait to try em.
Thanks Jenn
Congrats to everyone keeping it up!
As of 11/04 I weighed 206.6 lbs, a total loss of 7.6 for this challenge, thanks for the support everyone.0 -
Here's the cinnamon swirl coffee cake from splenda's website. No copyright infringement intended:
I use off-brand sweetner, fat free sour cream, and a "healthier" butter spread instead of the suggestions below. It's not super moist, but my family likes it. I started making it because my dad-in-law is diabetic and there are few premade desserts out there for him, let alone ones he likes.
Cake Batter:
3 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 1/3 cups SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
1 egg
1/4 cup egg substitute
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups light sour cream, divided
Filling:
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a nonstick bundt pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
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Sift cake flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a medium-sized mixing bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener and egg. Beat until smooth. Add the egg substitute and vanilla. Beat briefly to incorporate. Add applesauce and half of the sour cream. Beat until smooth. Add the sifted flour mixture and beat at medium speed just until smooth. Add remaining sour cream and blend just until incorporated and batter is uniform. Set aside.
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Make Filling: Place 1/4 of cake batter in a small bowl. Add brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir well.
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Place 1/2 of the remaining cake batter into prepared pan. Top with filling. Swirl with knife. Top with remaining batter.
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Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean
NUTRITION FACTS
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving Calories: 200 Calories from Fat: 80 Total Fat: 9g Saturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 40mg Sodium: 180mg Total Carbs: 27g Dietary Fiber: 1g Sugars: 5g Protein: 4g0 -
I will weigh in tomorrow. I've been stuck at 174-176 again. Going to switch it up next week. I also dont thiink I have been eating enough! Not giving up!
As for challenges, I wouldnt mind if we repeated some. I know it's hard to come up with new ideas. There are some great recipes and workouts ideas at fitnessmagazine.com.
Going for a long walk with the dog now! Everyone have a GREAT week!0 -
Idea for next week...What about 30 minutes of Dancing per day. It is high in Cardio, not something that the body is normally use to so it could change up the routine and confuse the body?0
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Thanks for extending the challenge to another month, Jenn! Will try my best to complete each weekly challenge!
1. Invite someone to work out with you. -Convinced my sister to join me for my 2nd Insanity Fit Test yesterday, and in return she taught me a new dance routine she learned from her gym cardio dance class!
2. http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while-sleeping Check this site out for info on sleep and weight loss. Try to keep a record of how much sleep you get. From what I have read getting up at the same time every day and going to bed the same time is also better then swinging your hours. -Great info! I'll try to get in as much sleep as I can!
3. Invest in a pedometer. They really are great to track how much you are walking. You can get a average of steps over a week or so, then try to step it up a notch. -Planning to save up to get a HRM or a cheap Pedometer soon.
4. Vitamins anyone? -My mum takes Royal Jelly and she says it improves her overall health. She's trying to get me on it too...but its quite pricey.
5. What are your plans to stay on track for the holidays? -Probably going to spend the holidays at my friends and relatives house...gonna rely on smart food choices and portions to stay on track!
6. Steps. Lets see how many steps we can do. You can count every step in your home, work, everywhere. Even the 1 step into the house, ect. You can get a stool and go up and down it. Let’s shoot for 200 steps a day! -Great idea!!
7. Share your creative workouts? When you are short on time, how do you fit in a workout? -When I'm watching TV or Youtube, I get some weights and do bicep curls/arm extensions, or simply drop to the floor for some tricep dips, reverse ab crunches and bicycle crunches.
8. 100 jumping jacks a day. Get that blood pumping! Do them on a commercial break, if you have to! -Hehe will try to!!
9. Walk, bike, jog... Let’s keep track of how many miles we do this week. If you have a smart phone, runkeeper is a great tool. Or track it on the treadmill. Brisk walking is, oh about 20 minutes for a mile. FYI. Share your total, or share daily, it doesn’t matter.
10. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet. It really helps with the sodium count, and makes you “regular”. -The produce section of the supermarket is my favourite section now...love picking up new fruits and veg to try.
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@mabellebam GREAT JOB reporting in! I am so excited to see people get involved. I am sure it motivates Jenn when we do this.
I would like to add my sneaky workouts. At work I do calf raises whenever I am standing around. I also do chair push-ups. I have a chair with arms and I push down on them to raise my backside from the chair.0 -
Malumyangel
Thanks for the coffee cake recipes. I love to eat (obviously, or I wouldn't be here) and this sounds like just the ticket.0 -
my week:
I finally got a friend of mine to going the gym with me. We have been working out together for 6 out of the last 7 days! YEAH!!! I currently take a daily vitamin pack from GNC. I don't have the name off hand, but if you are interested, I'll look it up. I think it works well for energy. Sleep: I have always been the kid who sleeps anywhere anytime. After kids, I have been the same way. I had twins so sleep was get it when you can. I get into bed every night at 9, read till 10 and lights out till 4-4:30 am. Even when I'm off work. I have a stepper, and I wear it every day. it is so amazing to see how many steps I take on a busy day at work. Some days I go 15,000 steps and others are 5,000. Just depends on if I am scrubbed in standing in 1 place or if I am running all over at work. For the holidays, I plan on upping my workouts, and I will try my best not to eat a ton. We have certain holiday foods only cooked at them so when they are around it is so hard to eat in moderation! Steps: I have joined a stair challenge on here, so I will log my total at the end of the week. I have been averaging 400-500 a day so far. It is amazing how many I can rack up going up and down the steps in my home!
I think everyone on here knows my "bathroom" workouts. lol If you want ideas, feel free to ask me! Some days it is the only workouts I get to do. I forgot about the jumping jacks so I'm going to get on it later tonight! For fruit and veggies, I have been craving apples, and sadly been eating canned veggies, because the fresh ones here have looked like pure crap.0 -
O.K. I just discovered the group section... So... I am off work tomorrow, so I will figure out how to create our group there for all of us to chat there. Downfall is it won't be restarted every week, so the thread might get long. just make a note of where you last posted, like the page number and then you can pick up right where you left off.0
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OK our new group name is: NUTSO FOR NUTRITION! Find us there!!! Woot Woot!!!0
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I tried to find the group, I couldn't find it.0
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I couldn't find it either. I'm probably doing something wrong.0
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