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November Week 3 Mini Challenges
Monday November 16 FOOD: Today is the start of the April Life's New Journey 2015 challenge. So I would like to take this week to review a few food basics. If you want to lose weight or adopt a healthier lifestyle, then the most important first step is to remove or reduce sugars and simple carbs from your diet. These foods…
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November Week 2 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - keep your calories below your target amount. It might also be a good day to re-evaluate your targets. Are they working for you or do they need a little bit of tweeking. For the fun of it try eating everything today with the wrong hand (LOL) Cardio - Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate…
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November Week 1 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Review your calorie intake and try to avoid empty calories such as food high in sugar. If you are a soda drinker make today a soda free day. Cardio- go for a 30-45 minute brisk walk/ jog. Make sure to get your heart rate up. Strength- 125 crunches (three…
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October Winners
Hello, I just realized that I have not done the week 1 Winner report yet. My sincere apologies. For the first week of October, there were 81 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 37 people that lost (total of 50.9lbs), 8 people stayed the same, 19 people did not record, and 17 people gained (total of…
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November Challenge 2015
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! flowerforyou Two years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I…
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November Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! flowerforyou Two years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 23 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I…
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October Week 4 Mini Challenges
Monday Food: Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc) Strength: Do 120 crunches (3 different kinds) Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water.…
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October Week 3 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Today try to analyze whether you are eating empty calories also know as "no nutritional value". The first thing that comes to mind is soda. If you are a soda drinker, lets make today a soda free day!!! Cardio- do a 2 mile or 30 minute brisk walk. Strength- 100…
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October Week 2 Mini Challenges
Monday Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc) Strength: Do 3 sets of 10 crunches with 10lb weight Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water…
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September Winners
IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! For the first week in September there were 95 participants on the spread sheet and of those, there were 43 people that lost (total of 60.6lbs), 11 people stayed the same, 12 people did not record, and 29 people gained (total of 44lbs) Top 25 Losers~~~~~~~~ jswalsh721 -2.80% -4.0lbs curiouschemist…
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October Week 1 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you are not eating empty calories. Give up one of your comfort foods today. Cardio: do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity. ( maybe a brisk walk or interval training) Strength: it is crunch Monday- do 150 before midnight tonight. (3…
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October 2015 Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I knew that I…
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September Week 3 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Today try to analyze whether you are eating empty calories also know as "no nutritional value". The first thing that comes to mind is soda. If you are a soda drinker, lets make today a soda free day!!! Cardio- do a 2 mile or 30 minute brisk walk. Strength- 125…
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August Winners
Week 1 Winner Report For the 1st week of August, there were 153 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 82 people that lost (total of 137.1lbs), 15 people stayed the same, 36 people did not record, and 20 people gained (total of 36.4lbs). Great Job Everyone. Top 25 Losers~~~~~~~~~~~ abelcat1 -2.94% -6.0lbs…
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September Week 2 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: Stay within your calorie limit and have a no refined sugar day (fruits and vegetables are ok) Cardio: Do 125 jumping jacks. See how many you can do without stopping for the first set and then spread out the rest throughout the day. Strength: Do 150 crunches (3 different kinds). Again see how…
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September 2015 Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I knew that I…
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September Week 1 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: stay within your calorie limit and give up one of your must have foods (sugar in your coffee, soda,butter on your toast etc) Cardio/Strength: Do 10 jumping jacks followed by 20 crunches and repeat 10 times. Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today. Tuesday Mini Challenge:…
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August Week 5 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - keep your calories below your target amount. It might also be a good day to re-evaluate your targets. Are they working for you or do they need a little bit of tweeking. For the fun of it try eating everything today with the wrong hand (LOL) Cardio - Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate…
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AUgust Week 4 Mini Challenges
Here is the mini challenge for August Week 4. Enjoy!! I am going to get a little philosophical this week and want you to think of three things before you eat. They are: 1) Why are you eating?-(Are you bored?,Are you sad?,Are you really hungry?,etc) 2) What are you eating?-(Are you eating nutritional food?,Are you staying…
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August Week 3 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you are not eating empty calories. Ask yourself "Is this good for me"? Cardio: do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity. ( maybe a brisk walk or interval training) Strength: it is crunch Monday- do 150 before midnight tonight. (3 different…
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August Week 2 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you are not eating empty calories. Give up one of your comfort foods today. Cardio: do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity. ( maybe a brisk walk or interval training) Strength: it is crunch Monday- do 150 before midnight tonight. (3…
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July Winners
July Week 1 Winner Report Sorry for the delay. For the first week of July, there were 148 participants on the spread sheet. Of that, there were 72 people that lost (total of 1;76.7lbs), 21 people that stayed the same, 21 people that did not record, and 34 people that gained (total of 52.1lbs). Great job. Top 25…
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Let's Get to Know You
Hello Everyone, As some of you may know I was away on holidays for a couple weeks and have been struggling to find my motivation. This morning I have been reading lots of forums and figured it was time to get serious again. In saying that, I think it is also time to get to know everybody in the group. I have some pretty…
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August 2015 Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I knew that I…
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August Week 1 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - keep your calories below your target amount. It might also be a good day to re-evaluate your targets. Are they working for you or do they need a little bit of tweeking. For the fun of it try eating everything today with the wrong hand (LOL) Cardio - Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate…
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July Week 4 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - stay within your calorie limit. Make today a now sweets day. Fruits are ok but no candies, chocolate, or sugar. Cardio - Do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity Strength - you know it's Monday and that is crunch day. Lets do 125 +1. Water - drink at least 64 ozs. Tuesday Mini…
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July Week 3 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food: Stay within your calorie limit and have a no sugar day. Cardio: Do 125 jumping jacks. See how many you can do without stopping for the first set and then spread out the rest throughout the day. Strength: Do 150 crunches (3 different kinds). Again see how many you can do in the first set and…
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July Week 2 Mini Challenge
Happy Monday to All, I hope you all enjoyed last weeks mini challenges. It was great to see so many participants. If there is anything in particular that you are looking for please let me know. Monday Mini Challenge: Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Today try to analyze whether you are eating empty calories also…
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July 2015 Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I knew that I…
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July Week 1 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - keep your calories below your target amount. It might also be a good day to re-evaluate your targets. Are they working for you or do they need a little bit of tweeking. For the fun of it try eating everything today with the wrong hand (LOL) Cardio - Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate…
