went for a 6 mile run this morning- YEAH!!! its the longest I have ever run, didn't stop once!!!!, and there were some mighty hills on the new route. I wasn't even dying at the end- could have gone longer. I might just be a "runner" after all.

I don't know what the challenges are this week either

Gained a pound... and it was worth all the partying I did this weekend. Starting new.

I'm not sure if Bronwen has made an announcement anywhere yet or not, so I'll just post here to let you all know since you're my peeps and all. :flowerforyou:

As of June, Bron is stepping down as the Headmistress for Hogwarts for personal reasons. She asked if I was interested in taking over, and I accepted. Sooooo, unless something has changed that I am not aware of, I think Lottee is going to take over as Head of House for Ravenclaw full-time, and I'll just be here hanging out as a member and helping her out as needed.

My main goal is to get back to posting the house-to-house results, etc., so hopefully that'll be something we can do to get the houses working together again. I think we're still having trouble in at least one house, but until then, we'll compete with the ones we do have participating.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions/concerns. Hope you're all having a great week!

Hi Everyone,

I've been at a conference since Friday, which has been a real challenge, but I have been trying to make some better food choices than I usually do, and I've been doing a ton of walking - even chose to walk over taking a cab a couple of times when my feet were killing me :frown: So hopefully the scale won't be up too much, and it will come off quickly.

@kelly - congrats on your 'promotion' to Headmistress :drinker:

@momofJandA - I think you are definitely a runner

Happy Tuesday! I had an amazing day yesterday, so I'm hoping today will be just as great. Keep up the good work everyone!

Hola Ravenclaws!

@kelly - Congrats on the Headmistriss gig!!! I will reiterate everyone else's sentiments in that don't leave us behind...lol.

Was at home yesterday with a sick daughter. She is better today and I am back to work in an optimistic, energized mood. Not sure why, I just am. :happy:

I got a lot of cleaning done this weekend and found a great website based on the book the Happiness Project that I am going to use. Still plugging away at eating well but find it hard to log on weekends since I often can't always plan ahead although I am eating good and am more likely well under my calories goal. I am going to try and fix that this coming weekend.

I hope you all had a great start to your week and it gets even better! :flowerforyou:

Datenshi

@kellyisfat- Congrats on headmistress!!

I started summer school yesterday and I'm still trying to adjust to sitting in a classroom for 2 hours straight. The best thing about summer school is that I can use the gym on campus for free and go to Zumba classes!

Good morning and Happy Wednesday everyone! It sounds like people are having a good weed so far, yay! Keep it up! I am having the worst craving for peanut butter right now...Today might be an eat a lot/exercise it off day. Have a great day all!

Good morning Ravenclaws!!!
Didn't get a run in today (on national running day no less!) Little Miss became quite the needy little miss at 5:15am just as I was about to walk out the door. I guess I should be happy that she woke up before I left and therefore didn't spend an hour crying (DH will NOT get up), but early morning days when I don't get to work out really annoy me :grumble: I lose sleep and NOT calories

Hi Brittlynn,
I can relate, it seems like the home work is never ending some days (ok, most days) . Just don't' forget to take care of you, as the summer session wears on.

Good morning Ravenclaws!!! Nice 8 mile run this morning with a pace of 8:38 a minute. I swear if I could just get that pace down to a 7 minute mile . . . but at 5'2" my short legs just won't go any faster :grumble: :blushing:

Hey ravenclaws!

Super quick just to say hi and hope you're all ok! I've had a horrific week- grandparent in hospital, I had to fly home to see them, then fly back because it's exam period and I wasn't allowed anymore time off work. I will scroll through the posts later to catch up and get us all back on track with challenges and so on. Right now though, after a sisxteen hour sleep, I am going to get some sleep and try and readjust to real life. Sleeeeeepy X

Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last day of classes with kids (2 weeks left of school though).
@Lottee- sorry to hear about your grandparent, hope things get better soon

Another 8 miles today- looking forward to a rest day tomorrow

In house news (I promise to be more hot on this from now on!!) the spreadsheet is ready for your input this weekend. This week, please put in your June target as well as the normal weight, house points and OWLs. If you could also all double check your June starting weight- I copied them across but might have changed a digit or two!

For challenges this week, aim for the following:

Exercise:
Stretch! This is something so many people miss out, and it's so important! For at least five minutes before your workout, and five minutes after, stretch. It's best to google stretches appropriate for you, as most people need different stretches. Anything which normally aches or twinges after an exercise needs stretching. (Pro-tip: every fitness expert I know says the stretches on Jillian Michaels and most other exercise DVDs are nowhere near enough, so if you already do these, do more!). One OWL for every day you add some stretching to your routine.

Food:
Different protein sources! One OWL for every day you change the protein source in one of your meals to something other than your usual sources. For example, I'm going to try and not eat chicken 5 times a week! Will be trying different types of fish I think.

Spirit:
POST!

Enjoy your weekend Ravenclaws x