No More Excuses - Week 3

AmandaJ
AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
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Congratulations to JustJack with biggest percentage lost so far.

I am still waiting on lots of weights, will update the chart this evening.

Thanks to Yvonneh :smile: the challenge is to move an additional 10 minutes a day. This means if you plan to exercise 30 minutes then you need to 10 more minutes sometime during the day. It doesn't have to be all together, heck it can be two minutes here and two minutes here till it adds to 10. I know I and at least one other is going to continue to do the push-up challenge also. Good luck!!!!!
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  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Joining the gym last week was huge exercise progress for me, now I really need to watch my calories this week. Let's do it!!!!
  • willow12
    willow12 Posts: 12
    Yip-ee Week 3

    Samantha... same here, little time to post!! Dont be upset... its a new day/ week & a chance to make good choices... :smile:

    tigermom.. great idea think I will do the same. ... could be our weekly "add- on" challenge :wink:

    Week1- 20 pushups
    Week 2- 10 mins of EXTRA w/o or exercise

    Amanda you & me both on the cals, :flowerforyou: THANKS:flowerforyou: for taking the time to work on a chart for our group !!
  • littlebigbird
    littlebigbird Posts: 88
    Hi - so after losing a pound each week for the last few weeks and not feeling I deserved to - it was payback time today. I gained 2!!! Eek - will have to work my butt off this week to lose them again. I know exactly what I did wrong, so no excuses. I exercised well but didn't stick to my calories - so I have nobody to blame but myself.

    Congratulations to everyone who lost. I hope I'll be joining you in celebrating next week.
  • Naokoheart
    Naokoheart Posts: 161
    I like the look of this challenge,gives me an excuse to jump onto the treadmill,
    or the elliptical for an extra 10 minutes. ;D
  • littlebigbird
    littlebigbird Posts: 88
    Yes - great challenge. I'll be able to walk upstairs at work more and do a bit of dancing around my living room!! :laugh:
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Littlebigbird, you gained 2 pounds, I wouldn't beat myself up too badly. Look at your ticker! WTG!!
  • littlebigbird
    littlebigbird Posts: 88
    Thanks Amanda. It might be just the wake-up call I needed to get myself back on track!
  • kdsmith
    kdsmith Posts: 250
    I love the 10 minute challenge, I am going to continue with push ups as well!!
    Kim
    ps...we already had Thanksgiving in Canada and I lived through it by playing with all the younger children while everyone ate appetizers and then just eating one plateful of food and a small piece of dessert. It felt great not needing to fall asleep due to overeating after the meal!! Sometime told me to visualize all week how I was going to eat so that I had a plan to follow.
  • tigermom79
    tigermom79 Posts: 740
    I love the 10 minute challenge, I am going to continue with push ups as well!!
    Kim
    ps...we already had Thanksgiving in Canada and I lived through it by playing with all the younger children while everyone ate appetizers and then just eating one plateful of food and a small piece of dessert. It felt great not needing to fall asleep due to overeating after the meal!! Sometime told me to visualize all week how I was going to eat so that I had a plan to follow.

    Great Job! I like the idea of one plateful!!! I am going to make that my mission for Thursday. I may even set myself a smaller plate than everyone else to limit portions! That's my plan!!!!

    Just got off the treadmill. I wasn't going to do it today but after the no loss for the week, (and I had some ice cream), I figured I better. Feel a little better because I did.

    For the rest of you that didn't have the success you wanted. HANG IN THERE! We all have downfalls, and hurdles, but we can get over them because we know what is waiting for us on the other end.......Healthy, active, and beautiful people!!! !:happy: Let's learn and move on! NO MORE EXCUSES!!
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Ann, thanks for the inspiritation!!!!!!

    Having a good day, getting housework done, was going to go for a walk today but it is pouring and had the youngest dd for decided against it. Focusing on my calories this week and today is proving to be good.

    If anybody would like to see changes on the chart, please post what you would like different so the team can discuss it. I made the chart but it can definitely be changed. We are a team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • justjack51
    justjack51 Posts: 340 Member
    Does this mean I have immunity this week?

    Smoked (and sliced up) my 1st Turkey today, soaked it overnight in brine. The local grocery story was selling them for 40 cents per pound. Turned out great.

    I took 4 oz of the turkey, put it in between two slices of pepperidge farm thin sliced bread with a little BBQ sauce. Surprisingly it was just as good as any brisket sandwich on a bun, and just a filling. Had a little corn and stuffing with it, the whole meal was under 500 calories 7g of fat, 42 protein, and best of all, I have about 5 lbs of leftover turkey.

    I see lots of turkey in my future, turkey salad, turkey on toast, turkey quesadilas, leftover turkey......................
  • cah0806
    cah0806 Posts: 112
    Amanda - I think everything you've done looks great. A big thank you!:flowerforyou:

    I hope everyone has a great week! If you didn't do well this past week, tomorrow is a new day. Love the challenge...I agree with you who said to keep up the push-up challenge. I didn't realized I needed such work in that area.

    I dread Thursday also...I think cooking does me in b/c I taste test while I am cooking constantly. Anyway we'll see how it goes. Have a great night everyone.

    And yes, justjack, I think we'll keep you.:bigsmile: Oh heck, let's keep everyone. Our team is great!! I better go...I feel a cheer coming on.:laugh:
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Justjack, you are stuck with us. We are keeping you!

    We are going to my in-laws Thursday and I am responsible for a cherry crisp, apple pie, pumpkin pie and I am going to make that pumpkin ribbon bread that is posted here in the recipes section. Looks delicious, and I will be happy I get cream cheese!!! LOL
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I am now at 155! I had an awesome weekend! I hope everyone else did too!
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    actually just in case let me weigh in with u tommorow morning so i can make sure i didnt gain anymore back this weekend, i was weighing 155 on thursday so i dont want to start the week innaccurate.
    I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I am now at 155! I had an awesome weekend! I hope everyone else did too!
  • yvonneh
    yvonneh Posts: 64
    wks777 - That's great! What a great feeling it must be!

    And great for everyone. Regardless of whether or not we lost this week, if we just keep sticking to it, we'll reach our goals.

    Speaking of goals, I wanted to share something with you guys in case some of you want to try making one yourself. I've made up a slogan to keep me on track. Or perhaps it is a mantra, and I already feel it helping me focus. I've got 36 pounds to go, and with the calories/exercise program I set up on MFP, I should lose about 1.5 pounds a week, or 6 pounds a month. My birthday is in February, the halfway point. So I wrote down my goals for each month, then realized I had a rhyme: "Halfway by my B'day; All the Way by May." Just like our group's name, "No More Excuses" I think this is just the sort of thing that can help me resist those yummies at work, or take that walk even if I'm tired.

    I wish everyone a great week! And I like the idea of picturing yourself all week being in control on Thanksgiving.
  • amaline
    amaline Posts: 84
    Hey everyone. Congrats to all those who had losses!

    I had no loss at all :frown: BUT my jeans feel looser so I'll take it! Feeling happy and healthy so that's what counts.

    I like our exercise challenge. I am going to start taking the stairs instead of the elevator every day - that's 7 flights 4 times a day. Phew!

    Good luck to you all staying strong through the holidays! That's one good (or bad depending on how you look at it) thing about being in China - no holiday food tempations. Back home Christmas is in Summer so although we do have a lot of food it's generally BBQ and Salad and in my family it's plenty of Seafood so it makes it easier to be healthy.
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Yvonneh, I love your saying, that is so cool!

    Whitney, WTG on your weight loss!
  • tigermom79
    tigermom79 Posts: 740
    I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I am now at 155! I had an awesome weekend! I hope everyone else did too!

    Wonderful!!!! Did you do anything special or extra, or just stuck to the plan?
  • justjack51
    justjack51 Posts: 340 Member
    I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I am now at 155! I had an awesome weekend! I hope everyone else did too!

    Uh oh, I hope i don't fall below the yellow line now.
  • TNTPete
    TNTPete Posts: 701 Member
    Sorry for my delay!! I weighted 161.5 yesterday but ate pizza which automatically adds a couple pounds (I think the salt) the next day so I am using Saturdays' weigh-in as today was 164.5 too much change from all week... If I weigh in Tuesday with 164ish I will post a message to change my weigh in..

    BUT I did put on my size 10 pants and YEAH -- they fit! So, feeling pretty good.
  • kdsmith
    kdsmith Posts: 250
    I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I am now at 155! I had an awesome weekend! I hope everyone else did too!

    You deserve your 5 pounds lost because you wore me out just reading about all of your exercise this past week!!!
    Kim
  • 11kimberly11
    11kimberly11 Posts: 65 Member
    Hi all, I stayed at 154. At least its not a gain! This week will be tough with Thanksgiving LOL
  • willow12
    willow12 Posts: 12
    I saw this on the 10 minute workout topic.... from laurajp

    "My 2009 new years resolution was to stop and do as many pushups and sit ups and I could for 1 minute each, three times a day. I cannot tell you how the combined six minutes a day has made me stronger and more fit. I've always worked out (strength and cardio, 3 times a week), but this just really gave me and extra push. Within the first month I started to see results in my strength. Now I've had to increase to 2 minutes each, 3 times a day....I can Easily do 50 man-style pushups! My arms are nicely toned, but still girly. Although I still have some belly fat (4 kids), my waist has lost another inch. It takes no hardly any extra time--just two minutes when you get up, sometime during the day, and after dinner."

    Thought it was SUPER inspiring & very doable!!!

    CONGRATS justjack51 & all that have lost this week!
  • dariahrose
    dariahrose Posts: 12 Member
    Sorry all,

    Was not by a computer yesterday. This week I weighed in at 227 which is a loss of 3 lbs :)

    I'm happy with the loss, but wish the numbers were a little higher. I feel like I'm getting sick :( If nothing else, that will help with calorie consumption.

    Looking forward to taking a stab at the challenge for this week. Hope everyone has a good week!
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    Happy Monday Team! Make it a great day!!! :flowerforyou:
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    Put me down for 159 :( gained almost all of it back this weekend, both my parents arent going to be here for thanksgiving so we had it early this weekend.
    But im ready for a great week of LOTS of cardio!
  • littlebigbird
    littlebigbird Posts: 88
    Happy Monday everyone - and congratulations on some amazing losses . .. and some fanastic attitudes from those who have stuck.

    I really feel for all of you over the pond who are facing the challenge of Thanksgiving. We don't "do" Thanksgiving over here, but from watching TV and listening to all of you talking about the traditional holiday foods, I really admire your determination to stick to your plans - it all sounds completely yummy and sooooo not recommended by WW!! :tongue:

    The week has started well calorie-wise, and I put that down largely to the inspiration I'm getting from all of you. Thank you!! :flowerforyou:
  • SlimmingdownSusan
    SlimmingdownSusan Posts: 28
    Amanda, can you change my weight to 175? That's what I was at yesterday.

    So my 10 min. of random exercise turned into a couple hours of raking pine straw and picking up tree limbs in my yard. I figure that counts for something, b/c I worked up quite a sweat on this chilly Nov. day.

    I also made a very naughty pumpkin dessert, but I allowed myself to only have a few bites. I've stored the rest away for my company coming in tomorrow, and also going to give some away to the neighbor.
  • Naokoheart
    Naokoheart Posts: 161
    Oops I forgot all about the challenge for today,I will make sure to do it tomorrow
    after class! =]
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