QUESTIONS & PROBLEMS only (please)
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This thread is to be used ONLY if you are having an issue or a problem with something related to our 13 Week Slender & Sexy by Summertime Challenge.
Briefly post your question or issue here and one of the team captains will get back to you as soon as we can. Once this thread gets going, you might also want to take a few minutes to read some of the questions and issues - to see if your problem has already been addressed.
THE BLOG is only for viewing what this week's exercise challenges are. You CANNOT leave a comment on the BLOG. At the top of the BLOG just underneath the large title SLENDER & SEXY BY SUMMERTIME CHALLENGE you will se 4 tabs.
HOME / ENTHUSIASTS / CHALLENGERS / OLYMPIANS . These correspond to the different levels of exercise challenges that you all signed up for in the beginning of this challenge. Click on whichever tab for YOUR group.
Here is the link for the blog: http://www.sexybysummertime.blogspot.com
THE GOOGLE DOC SPREADSHEETS are for you to post your points each day. Each person will post their own information to the google docs spreadsheet. On the far left hand column of the google doc spreadsheet, if you hover your mouse over each item, a pop up box will appear with a little "cheat sheet" to remind you of what goes in that box. There will be a new TAB on the google docs spreadsheet for each week of this challenge, as well as a separate TAB for weigh ins. Please do not type in any of the colored areas of the spreadsheet - those usually contain formulas and if you do, you will delete the formula. Please ask a team captain if you do not understand how to complete the spreadsheet.
Depending on which "team" you are on, see the different links below. Please be sure to use YOUR TEAMS google spreadsheet.
TEAM AMAZING_GRACE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGV0QkxhdVA3SEFmTGlaajR4MkN5V0E#gid=26
TEAM THEGREATYAYA:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGpvbnVlSHMyRVllMWFtdlA0WkVGVWc#gid=3
TEAM TESSANHARRIS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGRaTm5OWExxdUNWLUhKVUZDbFpwVkE#gid=5
There will be a new weekly thread here on the MFP group for you to post and to encourage the others in the challenges. Be sure that you are posting to the correct week #'s thread.
Briefly post your question or issue here and one of the team captains will get back to you as soon as we can. Once this thread gets going, you might also want to take a few minutes to read some of the questions and issues - to see if your problem has already been addressed.
THE BLOG is only for viewing what this week's exercise challenges are. You CANNOT leave a comment on the BLOG. At the top of the BLOG just underneath the large title SLENDER & SEXY BY SUMMERTIME CHALLENGE you will se 4 tabs.
HOME / ENTHUSIASTS / CHALLENGERS / OLYMPIANS . These correspond to the different levels of exercise challenges that you all signed up for in the beginning of this challenge. Click on whichever tab for YOUR group.
Here is the link for the blog: http://www.sexybysummertime.blogspot.com
THE GOOGLE DOC SPREADSHEETS are for you to post your points each day. Each person will post their own information to the google docs spreadsheet. On the far left hand column of the google doc spreadsheet, if you hover your mouse over each item, a pop up box will appear with a little "cheat sheet" to remind you of what goes in that box. There will be a new TAB on the google docs spreadsheet for each week of this challenge, as well as a separate TAB for weigh ins. Please do not type in any of the colored areas of the spreadsheet - those usually contain formulas and if you do, you will delete the formula. Please ask a team captain if you do not understand how to complete the spreadsheet.
Depending on which "team" you are on, see the different links below. Please be sure to use YOUR TEAMS google spreadsheet.
TEAM AMAZING_GRACE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGV0QkxhdVA3SEFmTGlaajR4MkN5V0E#gid=26
TEAM THEGREATYAYA:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGpvbnVlSHMyRVllMWFtdlA0WkVGVWc#gid=3
TEAM TESSANHARRIS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuNcw4U_pKc-dGRaTm5OWExxdUNWLUhKVUZDbFpwVkE#gid=5
There will be a new weekly thread here on the MFP group for you to post and to encourage the others in the challenges. Be sure that you are posting to the correct week #'s thread.
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Do the total calories burned & minutes working out count for points at the end, or are they more just goals?0
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I know earlier you said you can "work ahead" on exercise or catch up later if needed.
Can I enter what I did today for tomorrow, since I don't use Sunday as my rest day and today was April 1?
EDIT: Never mind. I just saw the answer on the other thread. I will log the miles I walked and ran today for tomorrow, and going forward only log miles on the day I walk/run them. Thanks!0 -
Do the total calories burned & minutes working out count for points at the end, or are they more just goals?
No. The points aren't really calculated on that because everybody is working on different "levels" of challenges. Everyone that completes their challenges gets 5 points. That way it is a little more "even" for everybody involved. At the end of the challenge, people that finish their walking challenges will get extra points for that as well.
You will also get points each week for each pound that you lose.... so hopefully that helps. The calorie goal and minutes exercised are just "goals" that we are shooting for each day/week.0 -
I was wondering if we were going to have team discussion boards0
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Before i start - how do you suggest logging the challenge exercises? Calisthenics? Circuit training?0
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Before i start - how do you suggest logging the challenge exercises? Calisthenics? Circuit training?
log them as calisthenics0 -
I was wondering if we were going to have team discussion boards
Yes. I think that is a good idea... otherwise WEEK #1 thread is going to be out of control with almost 60 people commenting on it. I"m getting those up right now.0 -
Another question...is there a place to enter each days minutes exercised and calories burned to keep a running tab on the burn to reach our goal? I didnt see anything on the spreadsheet and wasnt sure if we are just keeping up with this on our own0
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Question: What classifies as drinking "water"? I typically only log water if I drink plain water or decaf tea/coffee. I do not log a bottle of water with a packet of Crystal Light. What does everyone else do? :drinker:0
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Another question...is there a place to enter each days minutes exercised and calories burned to keep a running tab on the burn to reach our goal? I didnt see anything on the spreadsheet and wasnt sure if we are just keeping up with this on our own
Your exercise diary page of MFP will keep track of your total calories burned I believe for the day and the week. Other than that you will each keep track of it on your own - there isn't a place on the spreadsheet for it.0 -
Question: What classifies as drinking "water"? I typically only log water if I drink plain water or decaf tea/coffee. I do not log a bottle of water with a packet of Crystal Light. What does everyone else do? :drinker:
I usually consider water to be water - with 0 calories. I know that a lot of people can't drink that much "plain water" so the crystal light packet is probably ok. I would only count tea or coffee if they have 0 calories - but that's just me.0 -
Another question...is there a place to enter each days minutes exercised and calories burned to keep a running tab on the burn to reach our goal? I didnt see anything on the spreadsheet and wasnt sure if we are just keeping up with this on our own
Your exercise diary page of MFP will keep track of your total calories burned I believe for the day and the week. Other than that you will each keep track of it on your own - there isn't a place on the spreadsheet for it.
Good deal.
"32,500 calories burned (this averages out to 500 calories a day, 5 days a week)
1,950 minutes exercised (this averages out to 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) "
I just didnt know if we were having accountability on this portion of the challenge0 -
Another question...is there a place to enter each days minutes exercised and calories burned to keep a running tab on the burn to reach our goal? I didnt see anything on the spreadsheet and wasnt sure if we are just keeping up with this on our own
Your exercise diary page of MFP will keep track of your total calories burned I believe for the day and the week. Other than that you will each keep track of it on your own - there isn't a place on the spreadsheet for it.
Good deal.
"32,500 calories burned (this averages out to 500 calories a day, 5 days a week)
1,950 minutes exercised (this averages out to 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) "
I just didnt know if we were having accountability on this portion of the challenge
I was going to keep track of that in the daily stats that we post at the end of the day and just subtract from the total so I can keep track easily -- I hope that is okay.0 -
Is it too late to join? I weighed myself this morning and am already tracking food/water. I really need the motivation, but if it's too much hassle I understand. Thanks!
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The walking challenges, does it include the walking we do in the day? To and fro from work etc?0
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Another question...is there a place to enter each days minutes exercised and calories burned to keep a running tab on the burn to reach our goal? I didnt see anything on the spreadsheet and wasnt sure if we are just keeping up with this on our own
Your exercise diary page of MFP will keep track of your total calories burned I believe for the day and the week. Other than that you will each keep track of it on your own - there isn't a place on the spreadsheet for it.
Good deal.
"32,500 calories burned (this averages out to 500 calories a day, 5 days a week)
1,950 minutes exercised (this averages out to 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) "
I just didnt know if we were having accountability on this portion of the challenge
I was going to keep track of that in the daily stats that we post at the end of the day and just subtract from the total so I can keep track easily -- I hope that is okay.
That's fine.0 -
The walking challenges, does it include the walking we do in the day? To and fro from work etc?
YES!! As long as you can keep track of your "mileage". It is a challenge of miles - so you always need to keep track of how many miles you walk, or jog, or run, or bicycle, or roller skate, or ......
well, you get the idea..... 0 -
Because some people actually started this challenge yesterday - I went ahead and changed the "week" on the google docs to be from Sunday - Saturday instead of from Monday - Sunday.
I'm sorry I didn't think about that when I set it up. The exercises are set up to be 6 days worth of exercising - and most people take sunday as a rest day.... so feel free to enter the points for Sunday if you did drink water (points for 8+ and 12+), and if you did come in under your calorie goal.0 -
I didn't get all my info logged in one place until today. Am I still allowed to be part of the challenge?
Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter0 -
Because some people actually started this challenge yesterday - I went ahead and changed the "week" on the google docs to be from Sunday - Saturday instead of from Monday - Sunday.
I'm sorry I didn't think about that when I set it up. The exercises are set up to be 6 days worth of exercising - and most people take sunday as a rest day.... so feel free to enter the points for Sunday if you did drink water (points for 8+ and 12+), and if you did come in under your calorie goal.
Hi Teresa -- I just wanted to let you know that Sunday isn't calculating in the total at the bottom of the spreadsheet.
Dorie0 -
Hi Teresa,
Would you please take a look at my spreadsheet when you have a second. I believe one of my team members tried to enter data in the colored field and messed it up. Check out Misty2ann's column please.
Thanks!
Nance0 -
I have a question on the spreadsheet. I was going to enter the way it showed like
An example of a daily post would be like this:
day #1 exercise challenges - DONE
water today - 13 cups
under calorie goal today - yes!
and walked 6 miles towards my walking challenge.
but I notice everyone else posted points which is way to confusing to me. So which am I to do?0 -
Nevermind..I figured it out that the points need to be put in :-)0
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Hi Teresa,
Would you please take a look at my spreadsheet when you have a second. I believe one of my team members tried to enter data in the colored field and messed it up. Check out Misty2ann's column please.
Thanks!
Nance
spreadsheet's should all be "fixed" now. Sorry about that. I was rushing to get out the door last night.0 -
I noticed that some people put points in on Sunday, the 1st. Is that what we were suppose to do or did it start on the 2nd?
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Do we just enter the miles walked for the Walking box?0 -
I noticed that some people put points in on Sunday, the 1st. Is that what we were suppose to do or did it start on the 2nd?
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Do we just enter the miles walked for the Walking box?
You are not losing your mind.... hehe. Originally we said that we were starting on Monday, but then some people contacted me because April 1 was actually Sunday and not everybody takes their "rest" day on Sunday. So I changed the spreadsheet week to be from Sunday to Saturday instead of how it was. You can go back and put your points in if you were under calorie goal, drank the water, etc. for Sunday. sorry for the confusion.
also, YES - you only enter the miles walked (or biked, or jogged, or whatever) in the walking challenge box.
Let me know if you have any other questions.0 -
Is the weigh in day Saturday or Sunday? I'm seeing different things...
Thanks!!! 0 -
Is the weigh in day Saturday or Sunday? I'm seeing different things...
Thanks!!!
Weigh in is still on Saturday....0 -
If I do challenge exercises on a different day, do I enter the points on the day I did them, or the day they were posted for? i.e. If I do Saturday's exercises on Friday, when do I enter those points?0
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If I do challenge exercises on a different day, do I enter the points on the day I did them, or the day they were posted for? i.e. If I do Saturday's exercises on Friday, when do I enter those points?
Saturday's exercise points go down under Saturday - no matter which day you did them. :happy:0
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