Trim for Turkey Day starts today! Join if you want!
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Hi everyone I hope you all had a great weekend! I am so glad to see so many new faces! The more the merrier! We all want to be smokin hot on Turkey day! I want to say sorry for not getting on this weekend. LIfe is pretty crazy for me. We are usually super busy on the weekends. We live in Germany cause that is were the Army says is home. We travel a lot on the weekends and go sight seeing. This weekend I was bad. I did not eat well at all. Saturday I had lunch at Mcdonalds. First time in like 2 months. Then I went to a pampered chef party and tried the two things we made but did not over indulge and then I got lazy and ordered pizza for dinner. Then yesterday we went somewhere fun but had a huge German lunch which is not super healthy. I had Schnitzel which is fried and Pommes which is french fries. Oh were they yummy but the scale showed it today and I was up almost two pounds. I know weight flutcuates but geeze. Also expecting a visit from aunt flow this week so might be in par to that. SSo today I have been super busy and need to get my butt in gear. My oldest went back to school today. Then I had my first math quiz in over 9 years. Ahh math is my worst subject. Now I am waiting for my little one to wake up so I can run some errands or shall I say walk, lol. Well Hope you all have a happy Monday! We will all weigh in on Thursday and start a new challenge. Any takers on what you want to do next week.0
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@thomspons81702 -- I hope you did GREAT on your math quiz! I am a math tutor, so, I absolutely love the subject. It's my favorite, and I love to see others do well.
I drank normally yesterday -- I didn't try to drink any more water than usual, but I wrote down what I drank, and I was shocked! It seems I generally drink about 90-100oz without even thinking about it? That's pretty crazy! In any case, I definitely made my 80oz! 0 -
Good morning-or should I say afternoon?- everybody! I went to the gym today and took a kickboxing class... I burned 637 calories!!! I have a new favorite for breakfast, too... Organic granola cereal, mixed with yogurt and green grapes! Yummy and very filling... I drank almost half of my water already, but have a feeling I'll surpass it easily later on today.0
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I would like to join your challenge...
My weight today: 226.6
My goal by T'day: 210
I'm taking it slow and easy!0 -
oh, and as to the water challenge...I am half way there today!0
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So, I drank all my water and then some... It was almost TOO easy. Would someone mind helping me check my math? I think I either got wrong, or I'm just naturally more thirsty than most people.
According to my calculations, I need to drink about 69 oz since I weigh 169. Yesterday I drank about 90 oz water plus 2 cups coffee, 2 glasses of Crystal Light, and 2 glasses of wine. AND I woke up 2x in the night PARCHED! What am I doing wrong here?
Caffeine and alcohol are both diuretics, so you may need more water to compensate. If you are constantly feeling thirsty even on days where you don't consume caffeine and or alchol, you may want to get a glucose tolerance test to rule out diabetes, as excessive thirst is one of the symptoms of that condition.
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So, I really am sucking at the whole dinking water. I have such a hard time thinking about it. I think so far since joining I have only hit my goal once. Things were pretty stressful this weekend though, so hopefully it won't be as hard. I wish I had some kind of fanny pack water holder so I took it with me everywhere. LOL Owell!
I still have time today and tomorrow is a new day!
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OK, today I drank all of my water plus a glass - but I worked out and had coffee, so I think that's still right. I thought I drank a lot of water, and I do, but not quite enough or as much as a I thought. :drinker:
I've been pretty good with the diet and exercise - minus a wine tasting party I went to this past weekend. I'm hoping I've at least lost 1 lb for the weigh in on Thursday! Clothes feel a little loser already. We'll see.0 -
I'm heading off to the gym for another class... I managed to make it to my water quota, but I know that I'll be drinking more before my day is over! I made a chicken tamale casserole from Cooking Light in advance, so all I have to do when I get home is be a BUM!
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Is it too late to join??? I really need a group to keep me motivated... I never drink water and this is a great challenge for me..
My current weight is 168
Goal weight for Turkey day: 144
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Count me in as well! I will need to drink 12 glasses of water daily and I will try my best.:drinker:
Current weight: 147
Goal Weight for Turkey Day: 137
Overall Goal Weight: 1250 -
Thanksgiving is my birthday time. The 22nd. I would
love to lose 20 pounds by then. It would be a lovely gift. And if it turns out more then horray!
I just started my new personal program so this is a great time. Thank you. kc
257.8 8-30
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237. pounds at least
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Today was a a great, got a wonderful walk in this morning, made good food choices and am proud of myself. I drank a ton of water, way more than I have to. My calories were over by 80 but I am not worried because I walked another 1/4 mile while waiting to pick up my son from football and didn't log it. I also joined the 100 push-up challenge and can only do girlie ones but did my first day of week 1 and I am so sore. Oh my, I am sore. LOL0
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Caffeine and alcohol are both diuretics, so you may need more water to compensate. If you are constantly feeling thirsty even on days where you don't consume caffeine and or alchol, you may want to get a glucose tolerance test to rule out diabetes, as excessive thirst is one of the symptoms of that condition.
Good luck
First of all, thanks to everyone for the advice. How silly of me not to realize that I'm drinking diuretics! *slaps forhead* Also, I have had a glucose tolerance test, and I'm actually hypoglycemic. Could that have the same effect?
Either way, I'm upping my water to approx 100 oz, and seeing how that does me.0 -
got in all my water yesterday, and have a good start for today!0
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hey guys! my gym opened today for the start of school, so i can finally get my butt back in gear! i did half an hour on the elliptical this morning and then i am going to do the shred this afternoon. so happy to be back home where i can get back on my routine!
i am pretty good about water - i have a 20oz bottle which i usually drink 4ish of a day - but have been bad while on vacation, so i am glad to have this challenge the first week back!
pep - good to see you are back to walking! are the toes totally healed?
resa - glad to see you again! i love the cardio dvd with the kids idea, that is adorable
hope everyone has had a good start to their week!0 -
Yay! I'm so glad to see you on here, sudzie!!! I started off the day with a yummy breakfast, now off to work out. Hope everyone has a great morning!0
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It's half way through the day and im already done with my water intake but going to push to have more... Yay i really didn't think i would have met my goal :drinker:0
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Way to go, tammie!
I finished with my workout... And burned over 600 calories! Definitely a "good day" for me! So far I'm WELL within my calorie limits, and am half way there with my water quota!0 -
I can sure tell that everyone's keen on this challenge! Great positive comments sure help to motivate the rest of us. I have had 2/3 of my water for the day and will have no problem downing the rest before bed. Enjoy your evening!
Take care,
Deborah
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got all my water in, and had a pretty good food day as well feeling very good with my first day back to the gym!
doing the shred in the morning because i dont have time to go to the gym tomorrow
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Got in all my water, and then some :drinker:
I'll be back thursday for check-in. Great job everyone!! :bigsmile:0 -
@ pepamint83 congrats on giving up soda that many days. I have long since stopped drinking reg soda and only have diet. Now, I've stopped drinking it all day long and just have one or two a day - but I find it difficult to make the final break. I actually like water, but sometimes, a girl just wants a little variety. I keep meaning to start making iced tea, but maybe I should try crystal light again - haven't had it in years.
I'm ALMOST meeting my water goals - I seem to fall about 1 glass short in the evenings and don't want to chug a lot right before bed. I'm starting off with 3 glasses, but I'm falling off mid-day. Going to try another water load after lunch.
thanks so much yeah i never drank regular soda but sadly have been drinking diet since i think i was 3 (o god) so this has been really hard for me but ive been having the iced tea which i luv and highly recommend its mostly water so u get ur daily water in and i can drink 1 or 2 soda bottles full (wat i make my crystal light in) let me know if the switch helps....also water with lime or lemon makes water more berable and dont think im crzy but a slice of cucumber makes it really good to.0 -
pep - good to see you are back to walking! are the toes totally healed?
yup :drinker: :drinker: i think they are :bigsmile: i mean theres once and a while they hurt but im walking at least an hour again big part of the pain was getting the shoe on. im thinking of a bike ride tom we will see how the weather here in NYC holds up cause its all over the place right now. thanks for the support still feel like an idiot but wore really cute sandals to school yesterday and brought the walking bottle with iced tea so i feel pretty good.0 -
Hello,
I think most of the country has gone to bed by the time I find the time to get on this site. I try to run in as soon as the kids go to bed.
Today was day 2 of this challenge for me. I did great until an hour ago. I am 7 gm over my fat and allotment and just at my calories. How bad is that and will it stop weight loss?:flowerforyou:0 -
Hey kcwriter, I am still up and here, enjoy your run! 0
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I'm still awake! It's only 8:17 here in Alaska... 0
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Ok so I know I am super late on starting Trim for Turkey Day but better late than never. I did this last year and was doing great but fell off the wagon :frown: So here I am again. It does really seem to help when you start a challange with everyone else it's great motivation!
SW 163
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Tomorrow is weigh in, right?? Here's hoping I've lost 1 lb at least. I restarted MFP a couple of weeks ago after being on holiday, having guests, etc. I decided to go with the 1lb loss a week calorie level and see what happens. I'm nervous b/c I still have it in my head that I must be starving to lose weight, even if I exercise. Here's hoping my little experiment doesn't let me down. (Before I had MFG set to 2 lbs a week)
Water challenge has been a little tough - those last two glasses always come at the end of the evening. Not good! :drinker: :drinker:0 -
too late to join??? *insert begging puppy dog face here* :laugh:0
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