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Winter '09-'10 Challenge
Don't miss out on the fun and WONDERFUL Prizes - a NEW habit! AND a "virtual award"!!!!!!!!!
About our new Challenge - This challenge will begin on 11/15 (the day after our current challenge ends). The challenge will end on 2/15 (90 days later). The reason for a 90-day challenge is that research says it takes 90 days of doing a particular behavior to form a "habit." NOTE: although challenge begins on 11/15, everyone can save her space now. Anyone who wants to be part of the Winter Challenge will post ONE (1) message indicating her interest. NOTE: this is not a thread where we discuss stuff with each other. Each of us gets just ONE (1) post & we edit that everday to post our progress. In our original post, we will include whatever information we want and indicate the new habit that we want to form. [For me, it will be eating 6-9 servings of vegetables/fruit per day.] We can earn up to two (2) points/day. One (1) point for posting and one (1) point for actually doing our proposed habit. At the end of the challenge (February 15) the person with the most points will win our virtual award – http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:S.../06/winner.jpg From the day of winning until the end of the next challenge (the Spring '10 Challenge), the winner will post our virtual award as part of her signature (or as her avatar if she prefers). She will be known far and wide as the WINNER of the Winter '09-'10 Challenge until there is a new winner to take the trophy from her. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Lynn |
Begin challege on Nov 15 at 149 lbs. End of week 1 on challenge = 152 lbs. End of week 2 on challenge = 153 lbs. End of week 3 on challenge = 152 lbs. End of week 4 on challenge = 154 lbs. End of week 5 on challenge = 157 lbs. End of week 6 on challenge = 154 lbs End of week 7 on challenge = 156 lbs End of week 8 on challenge = 153 lbs End of week 9 on challenge = 156 lbs - recuperated & went back up to pre-flu weight :( End of week 10 on challenge = 154 lbs End of week 11 on challenge = 157 lbs My goal - eat fewer than 1200 calories/day; have at least 1 glass of vegetable/fruit juice/day; exercise at gym at least 60 min/day; exercise at least 3 miles/day. January 1 - cals - 1,125; veg juice - yes; exercise - 4+ miles; points = 2 January 2 - cals - 1,216; veg juice - yes; exercise - 8+ miles; points = 1 January 3 - cals - 1,078; veg juice - yes; exercise - 11 miles; points = 2 January 4 - cals - 1,132; veg juice - yes; exercise - 5 miles; points = 2 January 5 - cals - ++++; veg juice - yes; exercise - 13.11 miles; points = 1 January 5 - cals - 1,147; veg juice - yes; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 January 8 - cals - xxxxx; veg juice - yes; exercise - 5.5 miles; points = 1 January 14 -cals - ++++; veg juice - no; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 January 15 -cals - xxxxx; veg juice - no; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 January 19 -cals - 995; veg juice - no; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 January 20 -cals - 1154; veg juice - yes; exercise - .67 miles; points = 2 January 23 -cals - ++++; veg juice - yes; exercise - 12 miles; points = 1 NEW program - NEW stats - I WILL get to 150 lbs by the end of this Challenge! My NEW goal - eat according to Crack the Fat Loss Code (CFLC); have at least 70 oz of of water/day; exercise at least 3 miles/day. January 24 - wt - 156 lbs; CFLC plan - yes; water - yes; exercise - 12 miles; points = 2 January 25 - wt - 154 lbs; CFLC plan - yes; water - yes; exercise - 11 miles; points = 2 January 26 - wt - 153 lbs; CFLC plan - yes; water - yes; exercise - 13 miles; points = 2 January 28 - wt - 153 lbs; CFLC plan - no more; water - no; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 My NEW new goal - (I think it also might be my OLD goal) eat fewer than 1200 calories; exercise at least 3 miles/day. January 29 - wt - 152 lbs; cals - 862; exercise - 0 miles; points = 1 January 30 - wt - 152 lbs; cals - 1331; exercise - 6 miles; points = 1 January 31 - wt - 154 lbs; cals - 1006; exercise - 12 miles; points = 2 February 1 - wt - 151 lbs; cals - 1305; exercise - 12 miles; points = 1 February 2 - wt - 152 lbs; cals - ++++; exercise - 10 miles; points = 1 February 4 - wt - 154 lbs; cals - ++++; exercise - 25 miles; points = 1 February 5 - wt - 154 lbs; cals - ++++; exercise - 14 miles; points = x February 10 - wt -157 lbs; cals - xxxx; exercise - xx miles; points = x UNCLE! I have failed miserably at this challenge. Better luck to me next time. Total Points = 85 |
This spot is for ME. I think I will choose to drink 8 glasses of water every day. I'm still not able to exercise, which is what I would really like to do.
11/15........no......0 |
I'll join. My challenge is going to be about getting more EXERCISE and becoming more active. Will work out the details later.
I have decided that I will get some kind of activity in every day, working up to a goal of 5 days X 30 mins exercise, plus 2 days of daily living activity by the end of the challenge. To start with I am going for 3 days X 20 mins exercise/week, plus 4 days daily living activity. Week 1 Starting weight 244 Points this week: 8 Weight lost this week: 3 pounds Week 2 Starting weight this week: 241 Points this week: 0 Weight lost this week: 3 pounds Week 3 Going to jump back in here. We just got a treadmill, so I am trying to make it my new habit. Starting weight this week: 238 Points this week: 13 Weight lost this week: 0 pounds Week 4 Starting weight this week: 238 Points this week: 10 Weight lost this week: 2 pounds Week 5 Starting weight this week: 236 Dec 21/09 ... 30 mins treadmill ... 2 pts Dec 22/09 ... slept in, oops ... 1 pt Dec 23/09 ... 30 mins treadmill ... 2 pts Points this week: Weight lost this week: Total weight lost: 8 pounds |
I'll join, too! I need to get off my duff and MOVE, and that's my goal... it's small (but we have to start somewhere, yes?)... TBA
11-4-09 - Okay... I'm going to commit to at LEAST 2 Sun Salutations every day and at LEAST 10 minutes of walking, be it tapes or the great outdoors. It doesn't sound like much, but it's a tremendous step for me! 11-15 - I forgot! (don't deserve a point) 11-16 - got off to a NO start yesterday! I'm going to try today! I pulled out the walking tapes this morning... that's a step in the right direction! (1 point) 11-17 - okay, okay... Thursday is my last tax class, and I'll have some time to do something other than studying. I promise myself!! Don't shout LOSER just yet! :) (don't deserve a point) 11-19 - at least, I got my sun salutation stretches done! That's a start!! (1.5 pt.) 11-21 - stretches done (1.5 pt) 11-24 - Blech! I haven't done anything except the sun salutation stretches.... Those feel so good, I don't object too much! (1.5 pt.) 12-6 - In my mind, I've always thought that I'll be able to exercise once I get to 220# and can bend again... well, it's tentative, but I'm showing 225.4 this morning (tentative because it varies from day to day... and tomorrow is the official HatedScaleDay. So, soon? (1 pt.) |
Here's my spot!
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changing my goal, I need to challenge myself more, New Goal: improve my upper arm strength, by doing push-ups on my toes, not knees T=toes/K=knees, need to be able to do one more each day, and then to be able to do 12 perfect pushups wow pushups are hard, too hard. need to edit my goal, New Goal- To help me build up my upper strength, so I can do those pushups Strength training M-W-F, Cardio Tues-Thurs, Yoga-Tues and Abs-F
:carrot: Weight Goal for this Challenge is: 186-20lbs. :carrot: Week 1-Weight 206 11/15-11/21 14pts/14pts Week 2-Weight 203 11/22-11/28 14pts/14pts Week 3-Weight- 202 11/29-12/05 14pts/14pts Week 4-Weight-202 12/06-12/12 14pts/14pts Week 5-Weight-201 12/13-12/19 14pts/14pts Week 6-Weight-198 12/20-12/26 14pts/14pts Week 7-Weight-??? 12/27-01/02 14pts/14pts Week 8-Weight-202 +4 Holiday Lbs 01/03-01/09 14pts/14pts Week 9-Weight-200 still 2lbs to go! 01/10-01/16 14pts/14pts Week 10-198 -2 01/17-01/23 14pts/14pts Week 11-198 01/24-01/31 14pts/14pt Week 12-??? 02/01-02/07 10pts/14pts Week 13- 198 02/08-02/14 12pts/14pts Total Points 11/15-2/15 176pts/180pts :D Total Weight Loss 8lbs : :carrot: :D :carrot: |
Strength Training/Exercise
My New Habit: Alternate days of upper (U) and lower body (L) strength training/exercise.✔
Starting Weight: 142 Pounds Nov. 15 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 13 ✔U2 .....Jan. 10 ✔U2.....Feb. 07 ✔U2 Nov. 16 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 14 ✔L2 ..... Jan. 11 ✔L2.....Feb. 08 ✔L2 Nov. 17 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 15 ✔U2 .....Jan. 12 ✔U2.....Feb. 09 ✔U2 Nov. 18 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 16 ✔L2 ..... Jan. 13 ✔L2..... Feb. 10 ✔L2 Nov. 19 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 17 ✔U2 .....Jan. 14 ✔U2..... Feb. 11✔U2 Nov. 20 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 18 ✔L2 ..... Jan. 15 ✔L2..... Feb. 12✔L2 (Ouch!) Nov. 21 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 19 ✔U2 .....Jan. 16 ✔U2..... Feb. 13✔U2 (Ouch, again!) 142 Pounds.........137 Pounds........135 Pounds.......131 Pounds 14 Points.............14 Points...........14 Points..........14 Points Nov. 22 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 20 ✔L2..... Jan. 17 ✔L2..... Feb. 14✔L2 Nov. 23 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 21 ✔U2.....Jan. 18 ✔U2..... Feb. 15 Nov. 24 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 22 ✔L2..... Jan. 19 ✔L2..... Nov. 25 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 23 ✔U2.....Jan. 20 ✔U2..... Nov. 26 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 24 ✔L2..... Jan. 21 ✔L2..... Nov. 27 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 25 ✔U2.....Jan. 22 ✔U2..... Nov. 28 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 26 ✔L2..... Jan. 23 ✔L2..... 139.5 Pounds......136.5 Pounds....135 Pounds 14 Points............14 Points...........14 Points Nov. 29 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 27 ✔U2.....Jan. 24 ✔U2..... Nov. 30 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 28 ✔L2..... Jan. 25 ✔L2..... Dec. 01 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 29 ✔U2.....Jan. 26 ✔U2..... Dec. 02 ✔L 2 ..... Dec. 30 ✔L2..... Jan. 27 ✔L2..... Dec. 03 ✔U 2 ..... Dec. 31 ✔U2.....Jan. 28 ✔U2..... Dec. 04 ✔L 2 ..... Jan. 01 ✔L2..... Jan. 29 ✔L2..... Dec. 05 ✔U 2 ..... Jan. 02 ✔U2.....Jan. 30 ✔U2..... 137.5 Pounds......?????Pounds....133 Pounds 14 Points............14 Points..........14 Points Dec. 06 ✔L 2..... Jan. 03 ✔L2..... Jan. 31 ✔L2 ..... Dec. 07 ✔U 2 .....Jan. 04 ✔U2..... Feb. 01✔U2..... Dec. 08 ✔L 2 ..... Jan. 05 ✔L2..... Feb. 02✔L2 ..... Dec. 09 ✔U 2 .....Jan. 06 ✔U2..... Feb. 03✔U2 ..... Dec. 10 ✔L 2..... Jan. 07 ✔L2..... Feb. 04 ✔L2..... Dec. 11 ✔U 2..... Jan. 08 ✔U2..... Feb. 05✔U2..... Dec. 12 ✔L 2 ..... Jan. 09 ✔L2..... Feb. 06 ✔L2..... 137 Pounds........136.5 Pounds....133 Pounds 14 Points............14 Points..........14 Points Total Points: Nov. 15 ~ Feb. 15=178/188 Pounds Lost:11 |
spot for me!
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Starting winter challenge @ 182 lbs.
My new habit - changed my mind, I need this more. Exercising on the Wii every day. 11/15/09 - done - 2 11/16/09 - no - 0 didn't check in either 11/17/09 - done - 2 |
MY PLACE, please and thank you! :D
Ooooh! I just realized what my new habit needs to be! Drinking eight glasses (or 64 oz.) of water a day! I really slack off on that one, and it makes a huge difference when you actually do it every day! Yay! I have my goal!!!!!!! 11/16 - Just now guzzling down my last 8 ounces; it's been a watery day!!!! 11/17 - did it! 11/20 - did it on the 18th & 19th; forgot to check in. Grrrrr. Did it today. 11/21 - nope, darn it. |
Save this spot for me, please. I have GOT to force myself to exercise...maybe walking daily.
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I decided that the habit I want to have is to do some kind of exercise or physical activity every day. Because of my work schedule (12 hour shifts) on work days it is hard to fit in much of anything else (mostly just time for work, eat, get ready to go to work and work). But I figure that even if it is just as little as 5 or 10 minutes of something ~ that is more and better than just sitting on my rear.
11-15-09 - checked in, but nothing I guess that I could count (unless being up and down following Maddie around for 3 hours counts for anything?) 1 point |
I think I'll join you ladies - I think I'll choose 64 oz. of water and 30 minutes of exercise daily.
November: 15. :( 16. :( 17. :( 18. 2 points 19. 2 points 20. 2 points 21. 2 points 22. 1 point (forgot to post daily) 23. 2 points 24. 2 points 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. |
Count me in!!
:carrot: Yes, count me in on this challenge. I'm new to the site. But, my first habit to change is lowering my intake of caffine! Switching from coffee to no-caffine herbal tea in the morning (heelllooo headache for the next three days!)
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11/26/09 Starting way late but am going to start as it will help to motivate me I think. During my trip, while I was sick and not eating a lot, what I did eat was often not the right things. Thank God I had already started on medication but I still feel I need to get back on track with eating properly for consistently stable blood sugars. So I want to make and keep the habit of eating the right number of carb servings to do this. I did't count carbs today, unfortunately (gotten out of the habit) but I do know my weight was 161 this am. 1 pt. ETA: forgot to say that I can have up to 12 carb servings/day and that is without meds. Now I am on meds and I don't know if that changes things but I am just keeping to that as a daily goal for now as it should help with weightloss too.
11/27/09 160 lbs, 11 carb servings. 2 pts 11/28/09 159.5 lbs, 8 carb servings. 2 pts 11/29/09 158.5 lbs, bs high but think it might be the cough drops I use in the night, 11 carb servings but high on calories today. 2 pts. 11/30/09 158.5 lbs, bs only slightly high, calories ok, 11 carb servings, 2 pts. 12/1/09 159 lbs, 12 carb servings 2 pts 12/2/09 159 lbs, whoops, over on carbs (and calories!) 1 pt. 12/3/09 159 lbs, 12 carb servings 2 pts 12/4/09 158 lbs, over 1 pts. (corrected) 12/5/09 159 lbs., a little high 1 pt. 12/6/09 159 LBS, bad day..way over on calories and carbs! 1 pt. 12/7/09 158.5 lbs. 10 carb servings 2 pts 12/8/09 158.5 lbs, dr visit..lost 2 lbs on his scale...A1c 6.6, but went way over today on cal and carbs. 1 pt. 12/9/09 159.5 lbs, over on everything!1pt 12/10/09 161.5 LBS over and forgot to post 0 pts 12/11/09 161.5 lbs., think a little high 1 pts. 12/12/09 160.5, been a crazy day and I lost track. 1 pt. 12/13/09 160 lbs. did fine all day but messed up badly in evening when we starting eating my homemade Christmas bread! :-( 1 pt. 12/14/09 160 lbs. 12 carb servings! 2 pts. 12/15/09 158.5, little over 1 pts 12/16/09 157!! YEA!! calories high kinda high but carb servings good. 2 pts. 12/17/09 157.5 uh-oh :-( 1 pt. 12/18/09 161.5!!!! YIKES! little high 1 pt 12/19/09 161 lbs. didn't track all day but think went over 1 pt. 12/20/09 161.5!! 1 pt 12/21/09 161.5! Christmas eating is defeating me!! 1 pt 12/22/09 162!! But did well today. 2 pts 12/23/09 161.5 lbs, BAD day!! 1 pt 12/24/09 162 lbs! bad 1 pt missed posting yesterday but it was a bad day for dieting!0 pt 12/26/09 166!!! still not good 1 pt. 12/27/09 164.5 lbs. not good. 1 pt. 12/28/09 165.5!! 1 pt 12/29/09 165 better but still high 1 pt 12/30/09 165 1pt 12/31/09 forgot to post 1 pt. Well, I realize it's the holiday season but it is still frustrating to know that I gained 6 lbs in Dec!! The good news it is that I dipped lower this month than I have been in a long time, so hopefullyi I can see that number again soon! 01/01/10 165.5 1 pt. 01/02/10 166!! 12 carb servings. 2 pts!! :-) 01/03/10 164 lbs little less than 11 carb servings 2 pts 01/03/10 162.5 lbs. 10 carb servings 2 pts 01/04/10 164 not good and forgot to post. 0 pts 01/05/10 164.5 leaving on another long trip soon so will probably be too busy to post for a while. Will post when I have service on the road. carbs good 2 pts. 01/06/10 164, good day 2 pts 01/07 102.5 traveling unable to post carbs too high 0 pts 01/08/10 164 carbs high 1 pt. 01/09/10 163.5 think carbs high 1 pt 01/10 no internet but weight was 163 and too many carbs 0 pts 01/11/ 162 unable to post yesterday as internet not working..over on carbs but am adding another goal ..I want to exercise (probalby walk at least 30 min.) 01/12 163.5 walked 30 min. did well today 2 pts 01/13 162.5 walked 33 min but went over a little bit on carbs. 1 pt. 01/14 160.5 walked 31 min. carbs good 2 pts. 01/20 158.5 walked about 6 min. have a bad cold. carbs good. 1 pt. 01/21 161.5, no exercise, carbs slightly high I think. 0 pts 01/22 160.5, no exercise, carbs ok, 0 pts 01/23 160.5, walked 5 min kinda slow, still sick, carbs high 0 pts 01/24 162, another bad day. 0 pts 01/30 158, very poor (and limited!) internet service, but wanted you to know I am doing pretty well. Just started back walking (30 min) but have been carefully watching my calories and carbs and doing well with both. I'm not in this so much for the challenge prize as for the accountibility anyway. 1/31 159 ate out yesterday and got too many calories but carbs were ok and I did walk a lot. Today have not walked except with shopping. I am happy though cause I lost 6.5 lbs in January!! Yea!! |
Originally Posted by PrairieChick: I just joined this morning! Yippee!! Congratulations on your 7 lb. loss for the first week of "Crack"!!!! :carrot: I know the first week was hard, I felt like a rabbit by the end of the week, but it's going to get better from here on out. I'm on week 5 because I'm not counting the special week for Thanksgiving we did. So really this is my 6th week. Doing great! I've lost 13 pounds!! :dancer: This is so amazing!!! I never dreamed I'd lose this menopause fluff that I put on almost two years ago. Never hungry, never want desserts. I did have a legal fudgesicle on my B day and enjoyed that. Usually skip the last snack at night cause I'm too full. DH is so supportive of me. We've gone out to lunch a couple times and he always asks where we can go so I can stay on the program. Been out to breakfast and always bring home the huge delicious muffin and stick it in the freezer for him for later. Have to see what forums to join, they all look like fun. Think I'll do the 50+ at least. Then I'll see about any others. Have to learn how to maneuver around this site. You have a great week!! Keep on Crackin!! See ya lighter!! Carol |
Originally Posted by Carolis60: Awesome on you Loss! :hug: Check out this "Crack/Conquer" weekly thread that I started here.... http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/carb...14-2009-a.html YES, the 50+ is a great group, I have joined that one.... NOW...unless you are going to join in with the Challenge...hint, hint, hint - we might want to carry this conversation on the "CRACK" thread, OK? ;) See ya Lighter! :broc: Kim :comp: |
Well, we are about 1/2 way through this challenge. How is everyone doing with the new habit?
I am eating more vegetables & drinking vegetable juice every morning. My juicer cap dropped and broke, but I've been drinking V-8 while I wait for the replacement cap. Lynn |
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