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1) What wand wood, wand core, wand length, and wand property (swishy, bendy, etc) chose you at Ollivander's? Spruce with dragon heartstring, 12 1/2 inches, unyielding. 2) Do you think your wand is a good fit for you based on what Pottermore tells you about it? Why or why not? I'm not sure. I read the descriptions, and I…

1) What House did you sort yourself in to (either with quizzes or your own judgement) BEFORE Pottermore? Ravenclaw or Gryffindor 2) What House did the Pottermore Sorting Hat put you in? Gryffindor 3) Is this what you were expecting (if not the same)? Why? No - I've always been a bookworm, so I figured that would win out…

Yaay! You look great!

Thanks for putting the spreadsheet together, Bron!

CW: 213.25 OWLs: 3 pts (I did do some arm circles!) NEWTs: 0 SPEW: 0 (sorry, very busy week!) HP: 43 (Tae Kwon Do on Saturday morning) Eating got off track a bit this weekend - I stayed away from solid grains, but I did have two beers at the Super Bowl party I went to (and two cups of cranberry juice and rum) and ate WAY…

Sounds good to me :)

Checking in... CW: 214.5 OWLs/NEWTs: none SPEW: 1 I think HP: 85 (my belt promo test on Friday and regular TKD class Saturday) Arm circles... maybe I'll earn some OWLs this week after all! NEWTs doesn't really apply for me; after my morning tea I drink water all day now. And I'll try to be better about posting. GO GO…

I'm very sorry for your loss. :(

Checking in... CW: 216.0 (w00t) OWLs/NEWTs/SPEW: none (sorry!) HP: 36 (Tae Kwon Do on Saturday) My main focus right now is on my eating. I still do my TKD class once a week (and I test for gold belt this Friday!), but exercise has not been my primary focus. I am going to start doing bodyweight exercises soon (February) and…

I would put myself in the "average-to-stocky-frame" category. When I was 14, I weighed about 140, and I was as thin as I've ever been. Not sickly-thin, but in-shape thin. I had spent that whole summer riding bikes with my best friend and eating less (unintentionally), and it showed. I can also say that in my 35 years I've…

2 cups chopped iceberg lettuce, topped with homemade guacamole (1 whole avocado), 3T fresh salsa, 1/4 cup 2% milk sharp cheddar cheese, and 3 slices of bacon, crumbled. 460 calories. (I'm doing a paleo + dairy thing.)

Checking in... Current weight: 219.25 \m/ OWLs and NEWTs: none (sorry!) House Points: 45 (Tae Kwon Do on Saturday) Go go Gryffindor!

Ugh. I lost a few lbs last week but put most of them back on over the weekend. Must eat better this week! Last Monday: 225.25 lbs Today: 225 lbs No OWLs, NEWTs, or SPEWs House Points: 40 minutes (Tae Kwon Do on Saturday) Here's to week 2 being better!

I'm back from the craziness that was December and the Christmas hols, and dismaying that I have gained back all the weight I lost last summer and then some. But I have new resolve, and as of Sunday I am tracking my food and making healthier choices. If it's not too late I'd like to submit my January starting weight -…

CW: up 2 lbs (ugh) OWLs and NEWTs: none House Points: 43 (Turkey trot last week) I've been battling general fatigue and soreness, from what I don't know. Should have run today but didn't; hopefully I can get out on Wednesday and run a bit. Gotta get back into the swing and start tracking my food again...

Sorry for the late check-in... crazy work day today. No change in weight, no OWLs or NEWTs, and no exercise last week :( The fates were conspiring against me. I am running a turkey trot this Thursday, so there's that...

CW: no change OWLs/NEWTs: none HPs: 276 Keep on plugging!

Current weight - no change OWLs/NEWTs - none House Points - 120 Trying to do better with tracking this week!

Check in... Weight - no change OWLs and NEWTs - none House Points - 74 - the weather was messing with me last week!

I know I'm late checking in, yesterday was crazy. Weight: up 2 lbs (pretty sure it was the chili I had for supper - water retention!) OWLs and NEWTs - none HPs - 98 (missed a run due to bad weather) Hope to do better next week! Missed my run yesterday because I overslept, but I got it in today!

Checking in... Weight - no change (I think I've lost some inches or fractions of inches, judging by the skirt I'm wearing today, though) OWLs and NEWTs - none House Points - 168 Keep plugging along...

Forgot to add this to my previous post. Goal weight for October 31: 208 (I seem to be losing weight glacially, but I am losing inches it would seem) Weight for 9/30-10/3: 210.8 Weight for 10/7-10/10: 210.8 (see what I mean about glacial weight loss?) Bronwen, pls let me know if you need additional info from me.

Check-in... Weight - unchanged OWLs and NEWTs - none; I was on travel House Points: 138; I did actually run twice while I was out of town, so I felt pretty good about that!

Check-in! Weight: no change OWLs: 40 NEWTs: 0 House Points:186 I'm on travel this week but still got my run in this morning!

Check-in! Weight: 210.8 (down from 211.25) HP: 145 OWL: 0 (looked like a cool exercise, just didn't have time to do it!) NEWT: 10 (managed to track well for 2 days...)

Check-in: Weight - no change. OWLS and NEWTS: none - I saw the post too late. House Points: 72 Started running again this morning. I'm hoping to run 3 days a week for about 1/2 hour each day, and do TKD on Saturdays.

Check-in time! Weight: 211.25 (down from 212) House Points: 45 OWLs: 8 NEWTs: 5 And a NSV - I'm wearing a skirt that I haven't been able to wear since last fall. It's a pencil skirt and until today my waist and hips were too big to allow me to wear it. I tried it on this morning for grins and it fits perfectly! Woohoo! I…

Checking in... forgot to do it yesterday with the holiday! Weight - no change (still 212) OWLs - 10 pts (20 crossover crunches) NEWTs - 2 pts - must do better! House points - didn't really exercise last week; will do better this week! Good morning Gryffindors!

Question about the inter-house challenge - we get one point per minute of exercise? So if I run for 30 minutes, that's 30 points? Is that amount capped per week?

For the food challenge - can we add fruit next week? So one serving of fruit or veg per meal? Just a thought - I don't typically eat veg with breakfast or lunch (except the lettuce and tomato on my sandwich, and not enough to count as a serving) but I often have some fruit (apple, banana, cantaloupe, etc) with my…