Hey there Challengettes.

Welcome to Week 2. So how are those bods shaping up??? Anyone up for a major fat burning week?

That means any which way to speed up our metabolism and burn all those potential points that are looming under the HOLIDAY PASSOVER / EASTER guise. )

What works for you? What can you do just for this week both exercise and eating wise to help your body out?

I'll add more...

Weighed in yesterday and am hopefully on the downward mode... 130.4 . How are you guys doing?

well patch, other than doing lots of exercise and saying to myself-
does that chocolate easter bunny really need his ears taken off - I have no idea what to do to keep that metabolism burner faster.

I have made a positive correlation between eating after say 8 and weight gain. Those points don't count because they often don't get journaled. Right?

I can't wait for passover seder dinner. I love the traditions, I love the haroset, horseradish and gefilte fish. Its the brisket I can do without.

These next few weeks are challenging for me: Persian New Year - actually pretty healthy food (look at this month's WW mag for examples), Passover Seder and Easter. I am not bringing any choc in the house until March 30 and its alll going with our middle aged friends who will gleefully run through the garden looking for eggs. Maybe that will help the metabolism, running and searching for eggs?


did okay this week, down a lb. so I'm saying bye bye to the 30's baby.

lala

I've been keeping up the exercise (except this week with a toothache that aches much more when I exercise), but it is munching and portion control that has been my downfall. I'm going through a real busy time at work, working literally around the clock and through the weekends. I blew off my WI last week, but am going tonight, no matter what the scale has to say.

I'm back on the exercise trail after a two-week break due to a cold and any other convenient excuse I could find.

Don't usually have a hard time sticking to a routine because it makes me feel so good. It's the eating that's become a problem - specifically, junk food and BLTs that sneak in and don't get recorded.

This week, I have resolved to record everything I eat - the good, the bad and the ugly. And to exercise a minimum of 4 days.

Patch: Congrats on the loss!

I've been focusing more on getting my protein in with my meals and moving more. It's definitely paying off...since I've been doing this my weight has been coming down.

Went today for my meeting and weigh in and lost another .2 bringing my weight to 137.8--I still can't believe it. I'm also making an extra effort to do more walking. My older son walked with me on Sunday and we even jogged a few laps in between and I felt good.

Next week will be challenging as it's a short week for me work-wise...I'm off Thursday-Monday, so I have 5 days that I really need to watch and keep myself busy and not snack. I don't normally "eat" my activity points because it's something I'd rather not rely on because it's up and down. Here's how my week went:

Wed: 19
Thur: 24
Fri:19
Sat: 27
Sun: 23
Mon: 21
Tues: 20

Exercise: 4x (walking) and yoga (1 hour)

Hello out there. Well, I'm doing ok in the exercise department but with this miserable cold weather my state of mind is definately suffering. I just did nothing last night but I will definately get my butt on the treadmill tonight for a good solid run. I can hardly wait to start running outside again - I really need the change of scenary.

I posted my points on the Thin4Life thread - not sure why - but I definately don't feel like re-typing them. So, thye are there if you want to peek.

So, yes, Patch - here's to a major fat-burning week! Let's do it!

Kena

Not a good week. Gained 1.5 lbs. Thought I would have gained even more. Below are my points, sort of. I'm not sure I recorded all the munching out.

Range: 18-23 (But you wouldn't know it)

Thurs 24.5
Fri 20
Sat 26
Sun 24
Mon 21
Tue 25
Wed 23 so far

Melissa - Major congrats on the loss. Wow. Look at you girl!

Myra - hang in there - I've been there too. Actually I'm there now!!

been hiking and walking up a storm, but if I dont' curtail the eating it won't help.

So far this week

Monday - nope
Tuesay - nope
Wed - 4 mile major hike
Thur - 3 mile walk
Fri - planning on doing a 3 - 4 mile hike
Sat - 4 mile walk planned
Su - resting

Melissa, wow, that's great! I don't think I'll ever see the 130's again, but would love to be in the 140's. Re: next week, that will be a challenge for me too. My sister is visiting, and we're going to Mexico over Easter.

Patch, same here; my points averaged 27 per day from the start of the challenge. Am trying to focus on exercise more, though!

Kena, hope the weather clears up for you soon! Can you put a TV in front of the treadmill to fight the boredom? Have heard there's a new "thing" out for treadmills, kinda like spinning classes; don't know if they have a video, though. At any rate, it wouldn't be like the outdoors..

Lala, smart move, to give away the chocolate. Sounds like y'all have lots of fun stuff planned for the holiday! Hope your cold is better by then.

Seasaw, those BLTs get to me too. I can't pass up the samples at Sam's, for ex., and most of them are high fat. (I do count 'em, usually, but probably underestimate their points.)

Myra, your points weren't bad at all! I'll bet that little gain was just a water thing or something, which will disappear at your next wi.

Last week:
Fri.- 2 miles, weights
Sat- 3 mile fast walk
Sun- 2 mile walk, 1 hr. kayak
Mon- 4 miles
Tue- 2.5 miles
Wed- 2 miles
Thur- weights
Goals for the coming week: Average 23 pts, up the walks to 3 miles daily.

Jan