100% to Easter Challenge
 

I've done 100% challenges on other threads, and they really work quite well. I'm not talking about getting on the scale (since it moves so slowly the closer you are to goal), just eating healthy and exercising daily. I want to be 100% in mindful eating and exercising to Easter. 61 days till Easter. This is day 1 of the 61 days. Anyone want to join me? :)

Day 1 done and over. :)

calories: 1340
exercise: 1 hr. - dance class

On to day 2. Only 2 more months till Easter eggs and bunnies. :bunny: And I shall reach my goal!

Here's to a great day! :)

Yesterday:

1,500 calories consumed, no junk food
1,200 expended through exercise (step aerobics with weights, weight lifting, and ab exercises)

I always estimate low on exercise calories. Better to be under than over.

I only work out three days a week, so today is an off day for me.

Hi Powerhouse, Great Stats!

Day 2 - cals: 1393
Exercise: 70 minutes

We're doing this! :D

Feeling great and strong today! Day 3 :) Just got off the treadmill - 55 minutes! Woo Hoo! :bunny2:

Hey! I'm ging to join in.

Day 3 - 1500 calories each day so far and did 30 minutes of cardio. I'm going to add in weights too once I figure out what to do!

2,500 healthy calories yesterday to make up for my exercise. (I'm not looking to lose any more weight at this time.)

Normally I would go to the gym today, but I have to work very late, so it will be tomorrow instead. I go three times a week, but sometimes I have to shuffle the days a bit.

Day 4 here! :) Yesterday I had 1370 cals & exercised for 55 minutes. Wow, now it's officially less than two months till Easter! The months are flying by. Let's stay strong over the weekend! :bunny2:

Hi Lisa! Glad you could join us. I think I better start doing some strength training, too.

PP, that is so awesome that you know how to handle your exercise routine and calorie count! I usually do the same old thing, which is probably why it's taking so long to get to goal.

For day 4, I ate 1480 cals, and exercised for 30 minutes.

If I join could today be my day 1? Stats will be posted later

Welcome, Bella & moviegirl!

Today is day 7 of being 100% to Easter. Feeling great! On Sat., I had 1420 cals. & walked for 50 minutes. On Sun, I had 1480 cals & walked for 50 min. I want to do better today, since it's Monday. (I allow myself a litte more cals and gentle exercise on weekends.)

Bella, how's the weather in Palermo?

moviegirl, what genre do you like?

Day 8. Yesterday I had 1490 cals and exercised for 30 minutes.

Let's keep going~~~
It doesn't matter if you messed up a long the way, just start over. Easter will be here before you know it.

Tyla: I love all sorts. My netflix queue is a study in split personalities or is that schizophrenia?

Yesterday: I ate: 1674
I did Turbo Fire EZ 55 and 537 Kettlebell swings with a 20lb bell.

Sunday: I did Fire 45 from the Turbo Fire series, Push 3 from Chalene Extreme, Core 20 from Turbo Fire, the beginner running program from WH that I'm working on to get back to running.
And I ate: 1459 Cal

moviegirl, I love movies, too. But my favs are comedies and romantic comedies. Loved Hangover 1.

Yesterday: 1550 cals.
exercise: 45 min.

May I join 2 days late? I love this idea!

I'm in for this challenge, too! I've been needing to up my motivation and accountability.

So I've been thinking about my own personal "100%" as in, what constitutes 100% for me. As a featherweight (and recovering compulsive eater) I feel like my vision gets blurry when I focus only on the numbers of what I eat and how much I exercise.
I focus on actions that I can complete, rather than numbers I have to stay under or over. The most successful weight-loss streak I've ever had was in the spring/summer of 2006 and this is the plan that I followed. I'd love to take the lead-up into Easter as an opportunity to go full force and check-in at 100% every day.

My personal 100%: (each element worth 20%, ranked in order of difficulty)

1. Accountability - Post. Whether I feel like it or not.

2. Drink - 100 oz (3 liters) per day

3. Yoga - The one exercise that never fails. No injury or sickness can keep me from sitting on the mat, and even if that's all I do, at least I'm on the mat and not shoving food in my face.

4. Stop - No eating after 8PM. There are very few exceptions, but as a habit and general rule, no good food takes place after 8.

5. Thin - Keep calories to a healthy minimum.

Sorry I haven't been here for a while. My computer crashed. But I'm ready to get back in control. Let's do this!

I'd love to join this thread if that is okay. I'm new to this site and just figuring things out, but i love the idea, and I need the accountability.

For my 100% I need to:
1. log my food/calories
2. exercise daily - it has been my hardest to do b/c I want to go all out and then flake
3. 120oz H20
4. 2 alcoholic bev. weekly
5. no eating after 7pm
6. do measurements/photos weekly - I hate to see them, but it helps me

My goals are to post my calories
Post minutes of exercise.
Drink 10-12 glasses of water

HAPPY MARCH 1ST, EVERYONE!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME. LET'S TO DO THIS TOGETHER!

Yay, Tyla! Glad you're back.

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100
1. Accountability - 20
2. Drink - 20
3. Yoga - 10
4. Stop - 20
5. Thin - 20
(could have done more yoga, but made nighttime sleep a priority instead. Both beneficial activities.)

3/1/12 - 152.8 :)

I'm glad I'm back, too. :D Did well today.

Cals 1393
Exercise: 40 min
Water: 12 glasses

Good luck to all!

Tyla ~ Hurray for all that water!

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6

A - 1. Accountability
D - 2. Drink
Y - 3. Yoga
S - 4. Stop
T - 5. Thin

I'm planning on taking a yoga class this month. I register next week. Hope I like it. I usually workout on a treadmill, elliptical and other cardio.

Doing great today so far.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Yay, Tyla!!! Yoga is the one exercise that never fails me. Hope you love it, too.

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - A bit frustrated this morning. I was expecting a lower number, but must remember that any movement downward is a good thing. Was kind of low on the cals (which is why I was expecting lower...) so might try bringing them up a bit today.


A - 1. Accountability
D - 2. Drink
Y - 3. Yoga
S - 4. Stop
T - 5. Thin

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4*

*:( to say the least... I was experimenting and thought that I might lose more if I upped cals... Ummm, not so much. Hoping that most of the gain is from bloat, though. Lesson learned. Staying optimistic.

3/2
cals: 1300
exercise: 40
water: 12

3/3
cals: 1250
exercise: 30
water: 12

3/4
cals: 1290
exercise: 50
water: 12

Let's keep going for the gold.

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4* - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/5/12 - 153.6

A - 1. Accountability
D - 2. Drink
Y - 3. Yoga
S - 4. Stop
T - 5. Thin

cals: 1493
exercise: 40
water: 12

Alexis, Do you take yoga? Have you been doing it long? Has it made you lose inches? I've signed up for a yoga/core class. Tomorrow is the first day. I hope I like it.

Hurrah for a yoga class!!! Yep, I take yoga and have practiced in some form or other for close to 10 years. I used to do it from a book in my dorm room in college, so this is something of a fixture for me. I absolutely love it, but only just recently started taking classes with other people (at a suggestion from my therapist, actually)
It's super and I feel that the benefits are almost more mental than physical, so I couldn't tell you how many inches I've lost. I can tell you that whenever I'm steadily losing yoga is ALWAYS part of my plan. Hope that you love that yoga/core class. I'm in a stretch where I'm trying to take 3 classes a week for 4 weeks in a row (harder than it sounds!-- have to split it between 2-3 studios)


2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4* - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/5/12 - 153.6 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADY(S)T)

A - 1. Accountability
D - 2. Drink
Y - 3. Yoga
S - 4. Stop
T - 5. Thin

cals: 1385
exercise: 120 minutes (yoga and a line dancing class to top 40 songs)
water: 12

Well, today was my first yoga class. It's a mixed group, so there were quite a few who knew what they were doing. I gave it my best shot and was pretty proud of myself at first. But when they were starting to place their knees on their elbows and lift their feet, I thought I was in the wrong class. But the instructor, who is really nice, told me to stick with it -- that I was doing good for the first time. I was actually sweating and shaking when it was over. I do like the downward dog and the child's pose, however. Those are more my speed.LOL I forget the names of the other poses. I do think this will be good for me mentally, too. I always seemed to be stressed. Today, after class, I was pretty calm. I go back on Thursday.

Congrats to you for taking 3 yoga classes per week this month. Kudos to you. I can imagine how hard that is!!! Keep up the great work with you ADYST goals.

My line dancing class is fun. We dance to all kinds of songs. I go mostly for the laughter, fun and endorphins, plus I'm moving continuously.

Tomorrow I go back to my elliptical/treadmill routine.

Don't quit on the yoga, Tyla! It's an ongoing proceses. I STILL sweat and shake in class. It means you're doing it right. (I haven't done the "3 classes a week" thing yet, though. Right now it's just a goal I'm working towards.)

That line dancing sounds like fun, too. :)
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GRRR!!! I'm super frustrated that I seem to have stalled out after the freak gain. Trying to stay focused, but argh, how difficult.


2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4* - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/5/12 - 153.6 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADY(S)T)
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5



A - 1. Accountability
D - 2. Drink
Y - 3. Yoga
S - 4. Stop
T - 5. Thin

Sorry to tell you that after class today I dropped the course. I think I need a more basic class, since I had no clue as to the terminology of each pose. Plus I just wasn't having any fun. I'll be looking for a new class.

Sorry about the weight gain and it's stand still. Keep drinking the water. It will flush out.

Consistency is the key to weight loss. We shall do this thing!

yesterday's
cals: 1450
exercise: 30
water: 12

hey tyla! Sorry to hear that you dropped out, but it doesn't really sound like a beginner class at all. Hoping that you'll give yoga another chance sometime, though!
Yes, we WILL DO THIS!!!

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Sadly, I did not do well yesterday at all. Ate past cut off and close to 5000 cals (binge eating, much?) No bueno, Batman.

Have made myself a recovery plan and am getting right back up and on the horse. Drinking hot tea now and planning on going to a yoga class tonight. Was reading through old motivation threads and I like this quote:
"Get back up and finish what you started."

GO!!!


2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4* - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/5/12 - 153.6 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADY(S)T)
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5
3/7/12- 153.2 - 60% = 3/5 :(
3/8/12- 157.4 -

TGIF!!! I LOVE MY FRIDAYS.

Yesterday's
cals: 1493
exercise: 60 min
water: 12

Alexis, I haven't given up on yoga. I checked out several dvds from the library, and will do one today. I actually am looking forward to it.

Sorry about the binge. But I like the saying, "Get back up and finish what you started." I have to get serious about getting to my goal. I've been floundering, but I'm happy to say it's been 10 days that I've been binge-free. I'm usually stressing about something when I go overboard. Do you feel that something is stressing you? I think that yoga class tonight is perfect.

Have a great ASYST weekend! :)

Tyla~ I used books and DVDs when I first started yoga. I think that's part of the reason why I felt so secure in my first actual class with other people. Keep at it!!!
lol about the "stressing" part. Not losing quick enough was the major cause of my stress! :rolleyes:
I feel ya on the "getting serious part". I feel like I've just barely been treading water. On the one hand, I don't want to end up cutting cals so low that the deficit is not sustainable, but then again, nothing's ever going to move if I don't start making changes. Might try a few days of solid, on-plan eating and see what happens.

Have a great weekend, too! Remember: weekends are the most important part.

2/29/12 - 154.6 - 90% out of 100 = 4.5/5 (AD(Y)ST)
3/1/12 - 152.8 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/2/12 - 151.6 - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/3/12 - 151.2 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADYS(T))
3/4/12 - 154.4* - 100% = 5/5 (ADYST)
3/5/12 - 153.6 - 90% = 4.5/5 (ADY(S)T)
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5
3/6/12 - 153.2 - 100% = 5/5
3/7/12- 153.2 - 60% = 3/5
3/8/12- 157.4 - 100% = 5/5
3/9/12- 155.2

I just remembered that tonight I was invited to go out with the girls to Happy Hour at the Cheesecake Factory. I might just have a glass of wine and stay for an hour. I don't want to ruin today's calorie count. I'm telling you this for accountibility's sake. I'll let you know how it went of Monday.