The Great Featherweight One Week Challenge - September 18-24
 

OK, I'll throw out this week's challenge.

I will stick to my calorie budget EVERY DAY!
I will exercise 6x this week
I will go to bed by 11 pm
I will drink green tea every day

I started last week doing pretty well, but fell off on the weekend. I'm going to work on this. So far today I've exercised and kept my eating in line.

I do all but the "bed by 11" part, lol... Where in Texas are you? I'm in Brenham (but no Bluebell for me....)

I have been slacking in every department lately so I need to accept a challenge.

I will walk 6 times this week for at least 20 minutes. I need to eat less ... maybe 1500 cals would do.

And so, for today ... I'm batting .500 ... I did walk but I'm over calories. Better tomorrow? Sure can.

Red Hat - I live in Georgetown, up by Austin. I used to go through Brenham a lot when I lived in Houston & came up here to see my family. I love Bluebell ice cream! I can't eat it, though, or I won't stop.

Count me in....I will have to tweek the days a little...I'll make it the 19th-25th, because it's already 10pm here (I'm accepting a little late in the day).

-I will run 3 times (3-4 miles)
-I will go to kickboxing and "lift" classes (2)
-I will track all of my calories
-I will DRINK at least 64 oz. of H2O everyday

Now is that too much to ask of myself? HA...that's why it's called a "challenge," right?!

Good Luck to everyone....

Count me IN as usual!!

Monday and Tuesday under my belt are good food wise, now 5 days to go... Can I make it to 7 full days on plan?? I sure hope so :tantrum:

Hi, I just joined today-- I hope it's not too late to partake in your challenge...:)

My goals are as follows:

-strength training (3 sessions)
-cardio (180 minutes)
-1300 cal per day

Best of luck to everyone!

cheers,
elizabeth

Welcome Elizabeth! Welcome sassafras! Let us know how you do on your goals. We'll cheer you on.

I've had a pretty good day food wise. Kept to the calorie budget and exercised in the morning. My weight hasn't changed more than 2 pounds up or down for a few weeks now. It's got to give sometime.

Well, I've walked both mornings so far but I can't seem to get my food under control. No matter what I plan in the morning, in the evening I eat until I'm at about 1900 cals ... hmm ...

My goals for the week:

1. Mentally count calories & stop eating when satisfied
2. Exercise every day -This morning I did the weight training circuit. This afternoon is my Tai Chi class.
3. Keep a positive, successful way of thinking. "I can do this!"

Heya, everyone!!

Here's the gist of my accomplishments for today:

- 1 strength training session (ca. 60 min)
- 40 minutes of cardio
- 1,200 calories

Yay! (And NO it wasn't easy.)

Stay tough; stay focused. I'll check back in tomorrow.:)

I haven't even entered my stuff from yesterday into fitday yet! Oi bad nibbling day. However I did walk, work and go see my ailing Mom (she's much better).
A full day and full of bad food choices :)

Today so far:

Breakfast: egg beaters, 5 saltines; lunch: chicken, veggies, peach; dinner: homemade tacos.

I just finished a 1/2 hour aerobic video and went to the gym.

I'm back in control! :)

Yesterday and today are good for me, although I did have 2 granola bars today, I'm still well within my calorie range...

I didn't exercise yesterday but today I am off to jog in a few minutes...

I'm a little over my calories for the day...I hope the scale god won't be too angry in the morning. Did ab work and PT exercises for the leg. I love ab day!

You're in good company, Becky-- I went over my calorie allotment today, as well. No worries, though; I had a lot more energy compared to yesterday, and maybe 1,300 cal a day is too harsh a reality for my body to accept... In any case, good luck with the "scale god". :)

Stats for today:

-60 minutes of cardio
-1550 calories (It was all good...)

Cheers to all!

elizabeth

Today's going to be a great day!

1. It's Friday.
2. I'm in control.
3. I'm seeing my results for the day in advance. I will exercise (Tai Chi class & gym) and I will eat right.

Ok, time to take action and go to the gym.
Have a great weekend, everyone!

Had a good workout this morning, did back and chest and some shoulders... It's a lot in one session for me but it's only the second time I make it to the gym this week... I hate when life gets in the way and I can't make it to the gym :mad:

Tomorrow I have plans to jog in the AM, get my mom to dye my hair, do house work, yadda, yadda, boooring stuff... I will try my darndest to stay focused this weekend, we have no plans so it should be easier... but then I eat because of boredom, there's no happy medium is there:faint:?

Did yoga and rode the stationary bike this morning. My eating has been pretty healthy and just barely inside the calorie limit. Tomorrow is my "official" weekly weigh-in day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. This is the beginning of the weekend, however. I'm not going to blow it this time! I WILL keep to my goals!

Heya... I've only got one minute to spare this evening, so here goes:

-60 minutes of cardio
-1675 calories (...)

I'll report again on Sunday. By the way, I'll be going out to dinner tomorrow, so please, please wish me luck and self-control. (Or, whatever-- I'll live.:p )


Looks like everyone's doing swell. :)

cheers,
elizabeth

I can't seem to get to fitday this week so I don't know my calorie counts but I have managed to get extra walking in each day and the scale is behaving very evenly.
Now if I could just wedge a little weight lifting inbetween things ...

Here's to a great weekend!

1. I'm in control.
2. I'm going out for a walk now and burn some calories
3. I'm going to have a great weekend. (It's too hard to start over again, and I want that scale to move downward.)
4. I had a great week. Yay!!

Good luck, Featherweights. We can do this together!
Dena

Today is the 24th, right? So I did half and half with the challenge. I have walked each day but my food has not been good.
The scale is stuck but that's better than going up, right?

Ok then ... if I can stay this active and watch my food ... the scale will go down, right? On to the next challenge!

I'm stuck, too, Susan, but it's a beautiful fall day and I don't care. I think I'll take a cue from you and Dena and do some walking today. I'm going to my niece's birthday party, so I'll have to be careful.

Elizabeth - hope you maintained on your dinner out. If not, I hope it was worth it.

Heh... no, I didn't maintain; yes, it was worth it. No regrets.

Stats for this week:

- cardio: 160 minutes (goal was 180)
- strength training: 1 session (goal was 3...)
- # of calories consumed per day: ca. 1500- with the exception of yesterday (goal was 1300)

cheers!:)

elizabeth

1. Eating under control
2. Exercise: worked out to an aerobic video for 1/2 hour, then went to the gym for an hour.
3. Goal: To have a great day