I'd like to join if there's still room in the house. I thought - wow I wonder if they have a sorting hat and if they take my wants into consideration! lol

Pretty new to MPF (few weeks) but ready for some challenges.

Mom of 4 kids (10, 10, 6 and 4) I htink I love Harry Potter the best Trying to lose 15 pounds by the time we go down to Orlando and go to Universal for the first time to the WWOHP!


Terri

First of all, welcome, Terri, and welcome back, momofJandA!

I can send you some welcome info either in a few minutes (if I have time before work) or after work, but a good starting point is this blog post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/kellyisfat/view/hogwarts-january-inter-house-challenge-ravenclaw-house-193681

Also, for both of you, our new tracking system for weigh-ins is a spreadsheet that Sue created. :flowerforyou: It's really easy - just find your name and the columns for the right week (this coming weekend will be week 4 and the last for January) and enter your info. Since we're partway through the week, it might be easier for you both to just weigh in this weekend (any day Fri - Mon, so long as you pick the same day each week) and start with the February goals, etc.

Challenges are also listed on the spreadsheet to the right, so I would recommend (like Sue said) to save this link as a bookmark where you need it or email it to yourself so that you can always get back to it:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnaZ2CBZ3MgTdGxWaWE5OVU0dkQzRE9hRko0S0huT3c

Afternoon Ravenclaws! Ankle is still swollen, but not as badly. My arm joints are what really hurt today. Goodness it's like everyday something new hurts. So still no workouts for me.

I have to work during lunch on Wednesdays, but luckily I was able to sneak away and get a smoothie at a cafe in the building. I checked the nutrition facts for all the smoothies they had and chose the one with the least amount of calories. It was still around 450, but it was a huge smoothie and completely filled me up. Plus I asked them to only use real fruit, not the fruit puree that has tons of sugar so in reality, it was strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, and grape juice. It was pretty tasty and I'm still full three hours or so later.

Hope everyone's day is going well!

Bethany, that sounds absolutely amazing o.o Kinda making me want a smoothie.

And yay, Ashley! I love those days! Hope it keeps going your way. Oh, and congrats on the exercise I've been seeing you log, too!


I decided to start looking at the BMI calculators online again to see how close I was getting to the next rung down (overweight), and I am only 8 pounds away! I'm super, super pumped about it, too. Feels weird to say that I can't wait to be overweight, but I really can't. Would love to set it as a February goal, but it might be expecting too much considering I have some birthday celebrations coming up that month that will throw it off.

We'll see, though!

Ok guys... prepare yourselves, I feel an essay coming on! (fee free to skip this post if you can't be bothered!!)

Waaah what a bad week!! Monday was bad, because I was too lazy to eat well, and convinced myself that because I'd exercised, I could eat what I want. BAD idea- over by about 500 cals.
Tuesday and Wednesday- full school days, two parent's evenings, my sisters birthday and a friends birthday. As a result, have been out of the house for 18 hours a day, so haven't exercised, and haven't even logged as I knew I was eating crap. Gah, must be more accountable. Today better, exercise wise, still crummy food though. Tomorrow I WILL DO BETTER!!!!
(as an aside, parents evening attendance was about 40%. That really saddens me- why can't some parents be bothered to show an interest in their children?!)

Didn't even know that my exercise points weren't on the spreadsheet for last week (sorry Kelly!!), I remember posting them but thinking my computer was acting wierd and not responding, but was too busy to follow it up. A shame as I did 300 mins of exercise last week- was quite proud of myself lol!


Anyways, these are my various thoughts of what's been going on in the forums over the last few days...

Aszuzi- We're going into the Year of the Dragon, a good one for powerfreaks! I'm always confused by the time difference as well- am used to Europe being seven hours behind me, but forget that the US, especially the west coast, must be nearly a full day behind us!

Bethany- def going to steal your crafty idea! Amazing! Is you polar heart rate monitor waterproof? I swim a lot so I'd want to use it then as well. Just in the process of getting my ipod waterproofed (amazing technology!!) so I can swim even more! Hope you're ankles feeling better!

Various- I'm also well up on my lowest weight last year, but I logged my gain over christmas, so now when it says 'has lost blah blah', I'm still well higher than I should be! Oh well, baby steps!!

Ayla and tboothgenthe- welcome! Let us know if there's anything you need to know (although the excellent Kellyisfat will have filled you in perfectly I'm sure!)

Gwen - well done on passing your exam! I have no idea what it means, but it sounds pretty snazzy!!

MomofJandA- hope you're ankles healing well as well! We are a bad ankled bunch- I have pins in both mine as well (bike accident aged 14).

Aaand finally, go us for winning the Quidditch cup a few weeks ago! Let's try and do it again this week (although I will not be helpful if I carry on eating and behaving like this! Oh well, at least I logged today!!

Bethany- def going to steal your crafty idea! Amazing! Is you polar heart rate monitor waterproof? I swim a lot so I'd want to use it then as well. Just in the process of getting my ipod waterproofed (amazing technology!!) so I can swim even more! Hope you're ankles feeling better!

I'm not sure if my HRM is waterproof or not. I was wondering the same thing, but I'm going to say no. I'd hate to put it in the water and have it never work again. I'm sure there are HRMs out there that are waterproof though.

My joints don't hurt nearly as badly today as they have been, which is a nice welcome. They stil hurt, but not the blinding pain like I was experiencing. My ankle is still swollen though, so no improvement there.

It's Thursday people! Two more days for Saturday, and I'm excited.

My new job has a lot of hours to work, and a lot of temptations to eat out. Luckily I've been able to avoid the latter.

As I approach the big 3-0, I wish I had taken pictures or had done more measurements. I feel like my clothes are bigger, but I don't see anything noticeable in the mirror. Then I start wondering if my mind is playing tricks on me...

I've got a long way to go so I'm not worried or anything, but I now understand how some fuss over that one pound. On the bright side, I can look back and say I'm 29 pounds lighter than before, and that's how it going to stay.

Pretty awesome.

Hello, hello.

500 cal over one day...not great but if that's the worst of it, you're still doing all right.

I had a bad eating day today - I'm not sure a vegetable other than potato crossed my lips - my husband is home for a few days, and unfortunately I do eat differently when he's home. sigh! However, I'm to the point where my body has readjusted somewhat and gives my brain better signals (or vice versa?) -- so I have been filling up quickly on the fatty foods and not eating as much. I might be actually at or under calories today (NOT fat..but calories maybe.) It's been a trying week here, so I'm taking the positive and ignoring the rest. It's a miracle I haven't been on a total binge this week, between TOM coming and my husband home with big problems here.

SO GLAD tomorrow is Friday. Looking forward to a FUN conference Fri and Sat with some AMAZING ladies!!

LA

korkster- I think saying you lost 29lb sounds awesome, be proud of that!
Azsuzi- I did see your food diary and thought it was unlike you! So annoying when you eat mindlessly like that and then realise what you've done. I did it again today. Sigh.
On the plus side, I did lay a great competitive game of tennis today, and it was my school sponsored cycle ride so got a fair bit of cycling in as well. Food provided though, always my downfall...
Happy Friday Ravenclaws!

Happy Friday Ravenclaws!

My joints barely even hurt today. This new pain reliever my doctor has me on is really working. The only downside is that it makes me REALLY sleepy. I went to bed at 9:45 last night and slept until 8 this morning! And that was after taking a two hour nap yesterday afternoon! Today I'm struggling to stay awake again. I went to Starbucks this morning and used up about half my calories in hopes of getting enough caffiene in me to last me until I can get home again, but I don't think it's working. :yawn: .

Azsuzi: totally understand about the mindless eating. Yesterday i ate two mini bagels. I was hungry, but one really filled me up, yet I stuck my hand back in the bag and ate another one. We'll get the hang of it. At least you only ate half the box instead of all of it. I've done that before. So at least our self control is getting better!

Hope everyone has fantastic weigh ins this weekend!