General Diet Plans and Questions - Doing our own thing~October 3 point challenge

You girls know the rules. You get 1 point for your food, 1 point for your water and 1 point for your exercise. That is a total of 3 points daily that you can accumulate.

The great thing is, this is a SELF-DIRECTED challenge. Meaning, you pick your own guidelines. This is an example of a GOOD plan:

Food - A specific calorie range, or WW point range, or even something a little more simple...just make it real...
Water - Eight 8oz glasses a day
Exercise - 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week

This is an example of a plan that will get you a GIANT WEDGIE:

Food - Under 4000 calories for the day
Water - One with a splash of vodka
Exercise - Reaching for the remote or walking to the fridge.

So...I will start. And because we all know our own bodies, these guidelines will be all over the chart for each of us!

Food - 1350 - 1600 calories a day or 24-29 points (yes I am doing WW, but I still like to be a little more specific than that.) I count points AND calories.

Water - You guys KNOW that I think water is the Debil. But I will TRY TRY TRY to drink 40 oz a day. That is 5 eight oz glasses. That is as good as it will get girls. I hate that crap. And as you may have seen from our last 3 point challenge...I lost that water point MANY MANY days. LOL, so I will try harder this time.

Exercise - I am planning on doing 30 minutes of cardio 3 nights a week and weights 3 nights a week and one free day. So, Sunday is my free day, and I would feel bad about taking an exercise point on my free day without doing something...I will do some yoga on Sunday. That would be nice...

Ok, there is my plan. C'mon everyone! I know that there will be some exceptions, like Jello and Dyan who have things happening this month. So, we will be keeping track of points, etc...but it really wouldn't be fair to those of our group who aren't able to fully participate for all 31 days to have any type of prize, per say....so we are doing this just to kick each other's butts into high gear. Big pump before Thanksgiving and Christmas!

:D
Tiff

Dear Tiffany:

I'm in.

Water: 64 oz. day minmum (I drink it all day long so I have to challenge myself to drink more)

Food: 1600-1900 daily

Exercise: Walking 4-05 times a week for 45 minutes and weights 30 mins. 3x a week.

Wish me luck!!

What the heck, I'm in.

Water - 48-64oz a day.
Food - In my WW range.
Exercise - Any structured or a 30 min walk.

WW pts is the easiest way for me to count but I do reserve the right to bank. A trip to the gym counts as exercise whether it's weights or cardio, but I need another "informal" option, hence the 30 minute walk. Water - 48 is acceptable for me for the colder months because there's also herbal tea, which I don't count as "water" but does boost my fluid intake.

Best wishes to everyone for a great challenge!

Don't write me off just yet there Tiffany girlie!! :cool:

I'm in as long as I'm physically (and mentally :rolleyes: ) able.

Food: 1600 - 1700 calories a day.
Water: At least 64 ounces a day.
Exercise: Gym 2-3 times a week plus home treadmill or exercise videos (gotta love that Richard Simmons) on other days.

Yes, I can do this!

I'm in for this.....

Water - 64 oz minumum

Calories - 1600 or less

Exercise - 30 minutes/six days per week - Sunday rest

For as long as I'm able.....

Food: 1200-1400 calories
Water: 48 oz
Exercise: 5 days a week, something structured....video or weights

OK, I know I said I wasn't going to do this one, BUT, I want to lose some weight before my next trip to Vegas on November 15.

Water - 8-8 oz
Food - 1400-1600 cals
Exercise - at least 30 mins of walking every day

Is this just going to last for the month of October?

Yup !:D Starts today, ends October 31st. Come on HUntress, you can do this. Just think about how good your gonna look on your vegas trip :smug:

I'm confused I just posted my details to the #5 Thread so I will just say I did everything I was supposed to and today I get

3 points...

My brain is so-o-o tired.

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Tuesday, Day 1

3 points.

Whew. :^:

Tuesday, October 1st

Exercise - 30 min on the Orbitreck

Food - Under 1100 (using Fitday..still don't like to journal)

Water - 64+ (I stop counting once I get 64 down)

Day One - 2 points

Weds.October 2nd-day 2, 29 more to go

3 points
Food-1883, under limit
Exercise-2 miles walk this morning
Water-64 oz.+, i too stop counting after 64, but it's probably like 90 or something

Hey What About an Extra Point for Doing Something That Makes Us Feel Good Each Day?

It seems to me and I am included here that we are all working our butts off trying to do this challenge yet once we put down the food, have you noticed, that a lot of us are feeling the feelings, and there seems to be self-esteem issues croping up like weeds all over the place.

Is any one game for an extra point a day for not beating ourselves up and feeling totally poopoo about our bodies each day? Here we all are doing something solid and positive and I have been reading the posts, mine included, and we are saying things about our bodies, that we would slam someone else across, the room, if they said it within hearing distance...at least I would. I am too damn old to be made fun of or ridiculed by other so I'm also not allowed to do it too.

This should be the hardest point to attain right on a daily basis now, but we owe it to ourselves to try...and I sure would like my 3FC buds to go along with this so we can support each other.

Wednesday - 3 points.

Nurse, I agree with everything in your post, especially about how that point would be the absolute hardest to earn.

Day 2

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

I'm game about the extra point. So go ahead and post it if you like. We'll consider it "extra~credit"

Wednesday - October 2nd

Water ~ 64+

Exercise ~ 1 hour of Yoga

Food ~ 1144 calories

Feel Good Point ~ Will start tomorrow. Although when I'm doing well on my three points it's a lot easier to be kind to myself. (More insentive to keep up the three points, right? - It all works together!)

Oct 1 ~ 1pt
Oct 2 ~ 1pt
good thing that water point is easy for me to earn:p

Sorry it took me so long Dyan

Oct 1 - 0
Oct 2 - 0

Day 2 - 2 points

BARELY eked out that food point. :smug:

Total extra credit points: 1, from day 1.
After supper I was mentally dissatisfied, but I knew I'd had PLENTY - so I hopped into the shower to take my time and actually use some of the X bottles of shower gel and smelly lotion I have. It worked! I was content and at peace and it felt good.

Hey Babe-o's!!!


Today's Total: 3, Cumlative total to date: 9
Food: 1 point
Exercise: 1 point
Water: 1 point

Hope I can get through one more day:dizzy:

Love DNW

P.S. I miss Tiffany already:(

Thursday ~ October 3rd

Food ~ 1054 Calories

Exercise ~ 30 Minutes Weight Lifting

Water ~ 64+

Feel Good Point ~ 1

Thursday - 3 points.

Have to pass on the feel good point for the day though. :(

Thursday ~ 2 (food and water)

Day 3

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Thursday, Oct 3 - 1 point (food)

LJ

Day 3 - 2 points!

I gotta get in gear with exercise!! Raining today... Doesn't look too promising, unless I get in some mall walking.

Day 4 - Still on track

Today's Points: 3; Cumlative: 12
Food: Just Under the Wire: 1876
Exercise: This is my rest day - so I don't get a point
Water: 64 oz. but rarely
Feel Good Point: 0

I'm glad Tiffany;s back. Oh well..hopefully I can make it through the weekend.

Love you all!
DNW

Friday 10/4 ~ 1pt (exercise)

Friday ~4

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

10/5-Day 5

Today: 3 pts.

Food, Water, Exercise


Cumlative 14 (Had to take 1 point off yesterday because I had 94% fat-FreePopcorn last night and went over my 1900 cals. limit..oh well i'm human and i keeping it honest)

Day 4 - 1 point

Day 5 - 1 point

I was close to my food point both days - but not quite. Important lesson: count before you eat, not after. :-/ Ah, well.

Day 6 - Oct. 6

Food: 1 point
Water: 1 point
Exercise: 1 point

Friday, Oct 4 - 0
Saturday, Oct 5 - 2 (food, exercise)
Sunday, Oct 6 - 2(food, exercise)

Still battling with that debil water............

day 5/Saturday ~ 2
day 6/Sunday ~ 0

Friday, October 4th

3 points

Saturday, October 5th

1 point (food)
(had only one cup of water to go and fell asleep on the sofa. It was after midnight when this sleeping beauty awoke so I couldn't count it):(

Sunday, October 6th

1 point food
(do I get to count exercise, it's my day off. Ifing I do I get two points for the day.

Day 6 - 1 point - for exercise :o

For the record, I think I had my water, but I can't be sure because I wasn't careful about measuring. :?: Teach me to pay attention.

Day ~5
Food: Free day
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 2

Day ~ 6

Food:0
Water: 1
Exercise: 0

Total: 1

Here are the totals as of this morning, days 1~6 ( Out of a possible 18)

Cafe: 9 + 1 extra credit
DNW: 17
Dyan: 15
Huntress: 5
Jello: 16
Semo: 14 +1
Tiger: 7
Tiff: 0*


*indicates: missing some days

IS there room for me to join

Sure! We set the challenge from the 1st to the 31st, but you can start counting anytime. It's all about challenging ourselves to keep motivated. See the 1st posts in the thread to for more information.

~Cafe

opps. what days are u missing for me? i try to keep an running total on my posts to make it easier.

HI, I this seems to be a great way to keep you honest with your accountability-- which is something I really need especially since I have problems sticking to a eatting plan. So here is my goal for october

Food - 1647 or less ( I am using webmd which counts calories and food exchanges- this is how many calories they said I needed to lose wieght ) stay within my food exchanges
Water - 64 oz day
Exercise - 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week

Friday:
Food - 1
Exercise - 1
Water - 1
TOTAL - 3 :D

Saturday:
Food - 0 :( Pobody's Nerfect
Exercise - 1
Water - 1
TOTAL - 2

Sunday:
Food - 0 Ooh, these weekends! :(
Exercise - 1 New toy! Bought an exercise ball! What fun!
Water - 1
TOTAL - 2

Tig ~ Never mind :foot: , I found your post!!

I edited my ealier post to reflect yours and Jello's correct tallies.
Sorry ladies.....my bad :^: .

IML (Its my life): Welcome!! We're just a group of women trying to do what we know works! I am trying to keep track of the tallies, so I have added you to my speadsheet. You are now "officially" One of us! WHO-HOO!

Post your scores the following day. So you'll post Monday scores on Tuesday morning or Monday night. I will try to let everyone know how they're doing on Mondays.

So let's do this!

Oct7-day 7

Today: 2, Cumlative: 19
Food: 0 (I was over 52 calories)
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Day ~7
Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Oct 7 ~ 2, H2O&exercise

I am off to a good start

food-1
exercise-1
water-1

total 3

Monday:

Food - 1 :)
Water - 1 :)
Exercise - .... oops. :(

Total: 2

Monday ~ October 7th

3 points

Day 7 - 3 points

(my first 3 pointer in this challenge! Woo-hoo!)

October 8-Day 8

Food, Water, Excercise-3 pts.

Monday, Oct 7 - 0
Tuesday, Oct 8 - 0

Oct 8 ~ 2
figures i get exercise going and food flips out

Day 8 ~ 2 points

Tuesday ~ October 8th

3 points

Wed Day ~8

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

wed- day 2

total 3points

Tuesday - 3 points!

Back on track! :cool:

Wednesday, Oct 9 - 0

wed- 3 points

Wednesday (day 9) ~ 3 points

Wednesday - 3 points!

Wed Day ~9

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Wednesday - Oct 9th

Food ~ 0 Think I went over, slipping back into old habits and not journaling on fitday.:( Just couldn't seem to get enought to eat but it's time for Aunt Flow AGAIN. Yuck.

Exercise ~ 1

Water ~ 1

Oct 9th ~ 2

I start out every day journaling my food, but then get busy during the day, lose track. I'll be so glad when it's HABIT!

October (9 &10)days 9-10

October 9: 2 only; food over by 140 cals.
October 10: 1 point only, rained out with exercise(though I could have treadmilled at the gym!), and food sucked again today over 200 calories.

Told you that devil's right at my heels, oh well tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

Love you all!!

Thurs ~ Day 10

Food: 0
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 2

Oct 10 ~ 1 (water)

Oct. 10-- 2 points ( exercise and food)
need to work on the water thing.

Thursday, October 10

Water - 1 (as usual)
Exercise - 1 (gym)
Food .... It was pouring and dark and windy and foggy and Rich was out in that somewhere and I was worried and so I turned to my friend the fridge and.... :(

Total - 2 points

Day 10 ~ 2 points

food, water.

DNW - glad to see you around! You know, not everyone on the other thread is doing Kathy Smith. I hope that didn't scare you away. Maybe you're just busy lately. Hang in there, and kick the devil in the teeth!

Thur ~ Oct 10th

2 points ~ Water and Exercise - Dang PMSing!!!!!!!!!

Ow-w-w-e-e-e; you still get your period Semo....I am so-o-o jealous!!!!!! (Seriously I am...I'd give anything for a little estrogen that was not manufactured!!)

Day 11-October 11

3 points: Finally back on track.

Gotta go...where the **** is Tiffany???????????????????/

:mad:

Yep I still have em, and would gladly give em to ya. Been on HRT for two years and still going strong.

Friday ~ 1 point exercise

fri and sat

2 points

10/11-Fri. - 2 point

10/12-Sat.-1 point
10/13-Sun. - "0"

Oct 11 ~ 2
Oct 12 ~ 1
Oct 13 ~ 0
Today ~ BLAST OFF!

Friday - 2 points
Saturday - 2 points (Darn chinese food)
Sunday - 1 lousy stinkin' point. :mad: Grumble.

Nurse, you can have my PMS and periods too. I'll give Aunt Flo your addy. Mine hit like gangbusters on Saturday. Yuck.

Friday - 3 points
Saturday - 2 points
Sunday - 2 points

eh, missed my food point 2 days. :o

Fri Day~ 11

Food: 0
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total : 2

Sat Day ~12
total : 3

Sun DAY ~ 13
Total : 0

Tally so far.....Days 1-13 (out of possible 39 points)

Cafe ~ 26 + 1
DNW ~ 29
Dyan ~ 31
Huntress ~ 5*
IML ~ 15 (out of a possible 21pts)
Jello ~ 29
SEMO ~ 26 + 1
Tig ~ 17

* indicates: missing points

Friday ~ 1 point

Saturday ~ BIG FAT ZERO

Sunday ~ BIG FAT ZERO

sun o

oct 14 ~ 2pts
darn food got away from me. it didnt seem like that much during the day, but when i saw it all wrote down.....ek.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

I did not handle all the bad news yesterday very well.

Monday - 0

:stress:

Monday October 14 - 3 points

Monday Day ~ 14

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Monday ~ BIG FAT ZERO

Tuesday, October 15

Water - 1
Exercise - 1 (Gotta love that Richard Simmons! :rolleyes: )
Food - 0 as in Oh well....

Total - 2

oct 15 ~ 1

Day 15

Food: 0
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

total: 2

Day 15 (tuesday)

2 points

no time for walkies yesterday. :(

October 14 & 15-2 points each day; unable to exercise due to feeling crappy but going tonight no matter what!

October 16-2 points, no exercise again....my bad

Wednesday - 1 point

At least I like my water. :^:

Wednesday - 2 points

no food point :o

Day 16

Food: BIG FAT 0
Water: 1
Exercise: 0 ~ very disappointed in myself!

Total: 1

October 17-Day 17

3 points: finally got back on track, but right now I'm starving..it's 10:30 Pm, I will drink a cup of peppermint tea, and think about what a great dinner I am going to make for DH tomorrow night.

Love you all very much!!!!! Dyan take it easy on yourself...you're going thorugh a bad time....it's OK to be human...I'd be eating my face off.

Thursday - October 17

Water - 1
Exercise - 1
Food - 0 Who the :censored: invented chocolate anyway!?!


Total - 2

16th ~ 1
17th ~ 0 :devil:

Day 17

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3 Back on track and feeling good.

Day 17 ~ Thursday: 1 point.

I don't know exactly how to count what I had for dinner - swedish meatballs made with ground turkey and sour lean. It wasn't bad but because I didn't know what the points were I ate what I wanted... Until I figure it out (with the recipe) I can't count a food point.

Day 18 - 3 points

However I am starving, think I'll drink some iced tea....oh god will I make it to 31st?

Day 18
3 for me :D

Tuesday ~ 1

Wednesday ~ 2

Thursday ~ 2

Friday ~ 1

Geez didn't realize it had been so long!:snail:

Sat-Oct. 19-Day 19


Enormously large big fat zero "0".

See now I know when I get to hungry I eat my face of the next day. Now I have no skin to put my make-up on...where is Michael Jackson when you need him??????????

I was really apigy today....you can't even imagine...but 4,300 calories is the whole story simplified...and st-u-u-p-i-i-d me I just couldn't let the success be...oh well Miss Food Harlot...tomorrow is another day....I'm all sugared put so tomorrow is all veggies and protein....and long walks with water.

Love you all!

Saturday ~ 2 points

Today I'm going for three!

Sunday ~ 2 points

18 Friday ~ 2
19 Saturday ~ 2
20 Sunday ~ 2

Friday - 2 points (by the skin of my teeth)
Saturday - 1 point
Sunday - 1 point

I'm never going to beat my first half total doing this! :mad:

Sun. 20th-20th day

...too sick from eating all that sugar to exercise or drink water. And talk about a downward mood swing, yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ah-h0h yes..."0" for Sunday, the 20th..forgot that.

Day 19:
1 for Water

Day 20:
Big fat 0 ~ so much for not getting any 0's on the second half...

Tally so far.....Out of a possible 60 points.....

Cafe ~ 38 +1
DNW ~ 41
Dyan ~ 44
IML ~ 15 * (out of a possible 42)
Jello ~ 38
Semo ~ 35 + 1
Tig ~ 27

Friday ~ Day 18: 2 points
Saturday ~ Day 19: 0 points
Sunday ~ Day 20: 2 points

Monday the 21st ~ 2 (darn cake got me)

Monday, October 21

Just 1 little point for water...

October 21-21st day
2 points only-no exercise again...achilles heel tendenitus acting up

Sunday October 20th - 2 points. Water and Exercise. I missed my food point by about 200 calories.

Monday October 21rst - 2 points, Water and Exercise. I missed that dang food point again by about 120 calories.

But I am getting closer!!!
Tiff

Day 21

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Monday ~ 2 points

Monday, Day 21 ~ 3 points

Monday the 21st ~ 3

:strong:

Tuesday ~ Day 22 ~ 1 point

Tuesday ~ 0 points (came close but no prizes)

Day 22-1 point

Day 22

2 points, was doing so well w/ food, until my :censored: sister orderd a pepperoni pizza at 9 at night!! ARGH :headache:

Tuesday - 3 points OMG!!! WOO HOO!!!!

Wednesday - 2 points. Just shy of the water and I don't want to drink any more, so I will eat that point, so to speak. I am kind of sick to my stomach and done eating for the day, so I am saying in advance that I got the food point.

day 23-1 point

22nd ~ 3
23rd ~ 3

:strong: woo, woo, woo, woo

Day 23

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Tuesday ~ 2 points

Wednesday ~ Day 23 ~ 3 points!

Thuesday-Day 24-2 points, sooner or later I will be walking and lifting again...

Thursday the 24th ~ 2 (lost the food point, drats!)

Thursday ~ 1 point

Day 23

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Hey It's My Life....Where are ya? I hope all is well with you!

Day 24
3 for me......




Day 25

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total: 3

Friday 1 measley water point was off in calories by 200.

day 26-1 water point, food off by 120 calories, forget the excercise

Thursday - 2 points

Friday - 1 point

Saturday - 0 points :eek:

I 'm joining .I just balloned back up 25 lbs in 3 1/2 weeks.
STARTING TOMORROW:
64 oz WATER
AT least 30 minutes on the treadmill
Smart Eating
335/160/185

day 27- 1 measley water point; food over by 120 calories....pity isn' it?

Sat. Day 26 ~ 2
Sun. Day 27 ~ 1

25th ~ 2
26th ~ 1
27th ~ 0
today...only way to go is UP

Tally Update ......Out of a possible 81 points....

Cafe ~ 49
DNW ~ 50
Dyan ~ 61
Jello ~ 47
Semo ~ 42
Tiger ~ 40
Tiff ~ 16 (out of possible 24, re-joined Day 20)


FYI**** Challenge ends in 4 days.....hope everyone did as well as they hoped!

It's Jello, back from the dead with just a second or two to post some numbers. I promise to post on our regular thread soon....

Tue, 10/22 - 1
Wed, 10/23 - 1
Thu, 10/24 - 1
Fri, 10/25 - 1
Sat, 10/26 - 1

Whew thank God for water!!!

Sunday, 10/27 - are ya' ready ... 3 points!!!!!!! :D

Hi to Sparrow! Welcome! Where in PA are you?

Friday ~ 1 point

Saturday ~ 1 point

Sunday ~ 1 Point

Sunday - Day 27 - 1 point

Thursday - 3
Friday - 2
Sat - 1
Sun - 1

Sorry for not posting that earlier!

Mon.-Oct.28-3

monday the 28th, 1

Monday, Oct. 28...

3 points!!

On a roll!

Day 28 (Monday)

Food: 1
Water: 1
Exercise: 1

Total:3

day 29-oct. 29

Finally at last without further ado-3 points, finally got my *** out and walked this morning!!

Tuesday, October 29

3 (count 'em) points!!!!!

Wooooo Hoooooo!!!!

oct.30-day 3-another 3 point day. Go Carol. Go Carol, Go Carol!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, October 30

2 points.

Went way over on food. Apparently this train outta' Funkytown has a club car.... :rolleyes:

Last day-1 point for water only.....knew I coudln't do the 3 pointer for long..oh well...so what are we doing for November...same drill?

tues~2
wed~1
thur~2

The October 3 point challenge - in like a lion, out like a lamb.

1 point for water.

Then I had a choice: exercise or dive into the Halloween candy.

:( I made the wrong choice.

Total for October 31 - 1 point.

Okay Ladies.....that Jig is up! Out of a possible 93 points here are the totals........

Dyan ~ 69
DNW ~ 58
Jello ~ 56
Cafe ~ 49* (missing days 28th-31st)
Tiger ~ 46
Semo ~ 42
Tiff ~ 16* out of possible 36 (missing days 28th - 31st)

I will edit as I get missing days from people and post on reg thread when this is truly updated!
:D

October 28-1 water point, food was over by 46 calories....Did I really need the last 46...not-t-t-t!

Pretty sure that I didn't get any points for the missing days.

:(

Semo...I love you for trying anyway...maybe I will suck with the wieght loss next month...who knows....let's call November the Holy Moses 3 Point Challenge...what do ya' think gals?

Also Dyan thanks so much for keeping score.