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Oops, sorry about the lack of a posting on Friday...I had to go out of town unexpectedly. So this week is a freebie from challenges :-)

You should definitely have it checked before continuing to run. I tried to "run through" a patella tracking injury last spring. BAD idea. I visited an osteopath who completely helped me with the discomfort but I still have quite a bit of quad strengthening to do before it's advisable to resume even a moderate running…

Week 6 challenges - FOOD: Under your calorie goal for Friday, Saturday AND Sunday (the dreaded weekend!) EXERCISE: 3 days of resistance / strength training (min. 30 minutes)

Well, as predicted, my Thanksgiving festivities added up and I'm back at 162.2. Sigh. Anyway, I will be more diligent this week. I did, however, complete both challenges for once.

Sure, no problem :-) :-)

I updated the chart...just the 3 of us seem to be hanging in but that's ok!

My daughter (17) is a basketball player. We watch the WNBA whenever we can.

Week 5 Challenges: FOOD: 4 home-cooked dinners (not fast food or restaurant) EXERCISE: 180 minutes of cardio (any type)

I didn't make the challenges, although I came pretty close with the exercise. I ended up eating out way more than I'd planned and that messed up my food intentions.

I'm 159.8 this morning! LOL! Barely hanging on below 160...with Thanksgiving ahead of me...hmmmm.

I have been hovering around 159 for a few days so I'm anxious to see whether I can hold onto the sub-160 range through what's probably going to be a rather indulgent Thanksgiving weekend.

Week 4 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6) challenge: FOOD: Two meatless days (ovo-lacto is fine) OR under the calorie goal for all 7 days (similar to last week) EXERCISE: 7 consecutive days with 30 minutes of cardio exercise (including walking, your choice) OR practice yoga 4 times / 30 minutes

Well, I'm down to 161.5 but I didn't get either challenge this time :-(

Alright! So here are the weekly mini-challenges for Week 3 (Sept. 22-Sept. 29): FOOD: under your net calorie goal for 6 out of 7 days OR under sodium target for 7 days EXERCISE: 20-30-40 challenge - each day, do 20 pushups, 30 crunches and 40 jumping jacks OR 100 stairs (up) daily

Oh, and I did not get the food challenge BUT I managed to do the exercise challenge.

Okay, weigh-in time! I'm down a hair to 163 even (the scale briefly flickered at 162.8...but I am giving it the benefit of the doubt! LOL!)

Great! I updated those challenges. Can you see the spreadsheet ok? I am going to the gym tonight...and I have been keeping up my vow to walk to work every day in September. I think I will be able to do the 4 different cardio exercise part, but I'm not even trying to do the 100 stairs because my knee just won't permit it. I…

Ok, I'm going to start a new thread "Age of Aquarius Challenge (Closed)" for future posts. I will try to post the spreadsheet (or list if I can't get the spreadsheet thing to work) later today!

Well, that's depressing...I'm up .4 since last week :-( I realize that everyone's weight goes up and down all day, but I had increased my activity level so much and done a fairly good job with my food intake so I was expecting to lose rather than stay the same. Sept. 16 weight = 163.2

I'm 5'8" and my goal is 135-140 lbs. That's when I look my best.

PS - this is going to be a really challenging weekend for me...meeting up with a couple of girlfriends, one of whom I haven't seen since I was in high school. It's all about damage control rather than perfection at this point :-)

REMINDER - this challenge closes tomorrow night at midnight so if you want in, post your birthday and starting weight by then. For everyone who followed Week 1 of the challenge, let me know your weight on September 16 and whether you met the food and exercise mini challenge for that week. I have to go out of town so I…

I'm walking at least 30 minutes a day no problem - I think I've got that one in the bag. I've already blown the 8 p.m. thing...I'm actually pretty proud of my efforts despite one night when I couldn't really help it because my dinner guest couldn't arrive until just after 8 p.m. I'd like to get used to not feeling the need…

I had a setback tonight when my dinner guest couldn't arrive until...wait for it...8 p.m.! LOL! Oh well...I did actually learn some new kung fu stances today and went for a long walk, so I'm not going to beat myself up too much. Tomorrow it's back on the plan!

My favourite is a tablespoon of peanut butter or a hard-boiled, peeled egg with salt and pepper. Or Triscuits, but I have to be careful with those because I love crunchy, salty things.

Saturday evening bump!

We can totally do this! I am starting to wake up every morning feeling really purposeful about eating healthy, not doing the starve/binge routine I usually do, getting some exercise. It's so helpful to know that even if I can't talk in person to the people in this group, there are other people working together on the same…

Hi from Halifax! I can relate to your issues with calorie intake and bingeing. I read this thread yesterday and it really opened my eyes: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/175241-a-personal-view-on-exercise-cals-and-underfeeding I'm sending a friend request if you are interested.

Hi Richard, I'm new here myself. So far so good! By the way, I was just in London last month for the first time--loved it! :-) I'll send a friend request.

Once the group closes, I will post a spreadsheet with both the Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 stats (weigh-ins and weekly challenges completed). That is, if I can figure out how to post a spreadsheet between now and then :-) BTW way to go Apryl546!