Just for A Week Challenge (Second Edition)
 

Yo! Listen up! We know what it's all about, so less said the better! Short me-me reports as well as long me-me reports encouraged!

Let's kick some :dance: b*tt this week by declaring challenges to ourselves and sticking to 'em!! :drill: If there's a snafu, we don't wanna hear the excuses ... we just wanna keep on slogging! :drill:

As my heroine, the intrepid Queen Vicky saith, "We ain't interested in no freakin' failure discussions!"

I absolutely PROMISE this is the longest post I will do this week!

Yo, Challengers, WE CAN DO THIS, WE REALLY CAN!

:drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill:

My Boot Camp Challenge to Me-Me!
 

Amarantha's Daily Goals

1) No more than 1800 calories

2) Gym each day open

3) No cupcakes

Amarantha's challenge last week produced a weight loss of .4 pounds. She be also building muscle and good habits that will lead to larger gains in the future. She be calling last week a rousing success! Woo-hoo!

:drill:

Wildfire's report from other thread
 

For inspiration ...

And on Day 6, Morrigan posted:

Well aren't we a fabulous bunch of losers! Congrats Amarantha and Morrigan! :cb: :cb:

Goals for this week: :chin:

• Keep calories under 1800 (this can be net of exercise) preferably in the 1500 range
• Take my multi-vitamin every day
• Drink 6-8 glass of water
• Use the treadmill every day
• Aim to keep carb total under 50%
• Sleep at least 7 hours per night
• Plan meals ahead

I would like to see a two-pound loss next Sunday, but I will be happy with a one-pound loss.

Here's my plans for the coming week:

1. At least 8 glasses of water per day.
2. Plan all meals and snacks.
3 Keep calories around 1500-1800 per day.
4. No mindless stress-eating. No empty calories!
5. If I can't do my regular workouts, I'll do something abbreviated--no blowing it off!

Good luck, everybody!

Day One
 

Reporting a successful Day One, ending with calories at 1607! Did my exercise, took my vitamin, drank my water, meals planned for the week....just have to get to bed by 10pm!

Just six more days...we can do THAT! :drill:

My Day One Report

Calories? 1800; Goal Met? You Bet!

Gym? Closed!

No Cupcake? Nary a nibble!

Gym Days Completed Since Joined (Personal Goal: 365)? 22

Note: I got to exactly 1800 by counting out the pieces in a bag of Power Bar nibblers ... there are 22, so they are less than 10 calories each (bag is 210). I was at 1750 calories but hungry. I ate five and counted them 50 calories.

Yes, Wildfire, WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Eydie: Here is the magic wand! :wizard:

:drill:

Hahoo! I'm in.

Simple goals - water - 64 oz a day for this week (or next six days since I'm a day late). Limit tea to 4 cups a day - 2 green, 2 regular.

Vigorous yard work at least one half hour a day except when raining.

Walk or pool another half hour a day. Substitution of ski machine or exercise tape allowed.

Food - get back to more fruits/veggies. Cut back on sweets/carbs. Moderation in all.

Positivity and joy in all I do.

No excuses - I am a Queen of the Royal Court.

6 days of simplicity...

- 48 oz. of water daily
- no sweet breads, no chips
- 1/2 hour of movement at least.

-W-

So far so good. The only bad thing was I indulged in a few small peppermint patties and as I was walking on the treadmill, it occurred to me that I was only breaking even--that is, burning the calories in the peppermint patties. It really illustrated how I could be ahead of the game if I could cut out 200 calories or so a day.

Brief brief ...
 

Post-last night's post, I can report that I carried the evening off in fine fettle. Did gym already. Full report this evening, traveling now and this challenge is what's keeping me on track. Woo-hoo! No excuses, as I won't need 'em this week!!! :drill:

PFC :queen: Punkin reporting for duty, SIR! :drill:

Today, quite a winner so far ~

I started the day with 12 minutes of elliptical elation and a successful 2 fer 2 in the meal and snack department. Must get more water in though!

Goal for this week - 15-20 minutes of elliptical elation every morning and some sort of activity after work - either more elliptical, yoga, weight lifting, house cleaning (you get the picture - anything other than sitting on my hiney).

Sound off, 1, 2
Sound off, 3, 4
Sound off, 1, 2, 3, 4 I don't wanna be fat ANY MORE!!! :drill:

(yea, I'm silly, so indulge me)
Terri

Day Two
 

Calories are only at 1277, and I'm done for the day. A little low after I take off 200 on the treadmill, but I think that's okay. Yesterday was higher than usual, but still under 1800, so it will all balance out. I'm quite full, too...had an omelette for dinner.:T

Vitamin - taken!
Water - done!
Carbs - 44%!
Treadmill - next on agenda!
Meals planned - yesterday!
Sleep - No Problem!

Five more days - we can do THAT, too! :drill:

Ah, if all days were like this one, I'd have this whole gig beat.

Water - 88 oz (goal - 64) plus 4 cups tea
Exercise - Walked and gardened above goal
Food - at approx. 1700

Attitude - Great!

Correction/This is Day 2
 

Yo! Welcome aboard (or is that the navy?) to Anagram, Punkin and Ms. W, who visiteth the boot camp for the first time and a big :wave: to returnees, including ME-ME!!!

In the spirit of brevity, I shall report I've been AMAZINGLY FOCUSED AND ON-TARGET today ... may I also say to :queen: Anagramatic that there's no IFs about it ... we're lean, mean royal :queen:s and we've accepted the challenge and we're gonna do it one day at a time (at least until Sunday!) :drill: We've got the gig beat, Anagramatic, the gig is ours! :)

Ahem, forgot brevity for a sec!

My Day Two Report

Calories? 1675; Goal Met? Was there ever a doubt?

Gym? Yes!

No Cupcake? Yes, I had NO cupcake!

Gym Days Completed Since Joined (Personal Goal: 365)? 23

SOUND OFF! (To quote :queen: Punkin) or would that be OVER AND OUT!

:drill: :drill: :drill:

Reporting in for day 2!

So far, not so bad...

~ Exercise - none due to a.m. headache (fear of head exploding while on elliptical and extra time spent having to clean it up made me abstain).
~ Food wise - not too shabby... shall make a good dinner tonight too as I have lovely, wonderful, scrumptious artichokes.
~ Attitude - A OK, still feel like I can do this!

:drill: PFC Punkin'
(aka Terri)

Day 3/Tuesday
 

Hmmm. Day 3! Here 'tis and JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY REMIND ALL CAMPERS THAT WE CAN DO THIS!!!! IT IS NOT A QUESTION, IT IS A FACT! :drill: (BTW, I think this is a female drill sergeant, just add hair ... her name is Sgt. Vic)

My Day Three Report

Calories? 1790; Goal Met? WELL, OF COURSE!

Gym? You bet!

No Cupcake? Check!

Gym Days Completed Since Joined (Personal Goal: 365)? 24

Posting this kind of early, but done with eating for day and going to bed to read!

:drill: :drill:

Day 2 - Pretty good.

Exceeded goal in walking, gardening, water.

Did not exceed goal in calories - about 1700 ish again today, healthy, well balanced, etc.

Attitude - positively positive.

Weigh in tomorrow - feeling confident despite Easter weekend. Two whole days op gives me all sorts of confidence.

Day Three
 

Done!

(how's that for brief? :D)

Still doing well despite being surrounded by food. Did a reception last night and I have a lunch for 50 people today. It'll be a long day and I'll report in later to say if I had the energy for working out!

Weigh in morning - or should I say reward morning?

Demon scale said 211 (twice) this morning. First read said 210.8 and put me in shock. I think it was 213.2 last week so that would be down 2.2. Swoon!

Survived the day and had a couple of "indiscretions" along the way---but nothing too bad, just a couple of cookies! No big deal and I'm back to the business at hand. In spite of being exhausted when I got home, I hauled my carcass onto the treadmill and walked 3 miles and then weeded a bit in the garden.
Looking forward to doing a full workout tomorrow!

Day Four
 

Had a run-in with a chocolate egg. The egg won. So, as tired as I am and would love to have a bath and go read in bed....I'm lacing up my sneakers and getting on the treadmill. No one can do this for me! If it's to be, it's up to me....or however the saying goes.

Anagram, congrats on two (point two!) :dance: :dance: pounds gone!

And Amarantha with loose jeans! :cb:

Okay, girls, just three more days till results day! Let's go for it! :drill:

Is it to late to jump in this week? Just heard about this great thread. I set new goals for myself after a difficult Easter.

My goals:

1. Keep under 1800 calories per day, after exercise.
2. Minimum of 30 minutes of exercise each day
3. Keep daily fats below 25%
4. Get down to 190lbs. from the current 192.

So far, so good this week. Did 35 minutes on the bike after figuring out that I can read 3FC journals while on the bike. I cannot believe my co-ordination :dizzy: Off to aerobics tomorrow.:strong: Thanks for the great words of encouragement.

Amended Day 4 Report!
 

Day 3 for me was pretty good as well. Ate healthy, didn't count though. Gardening was five minutes shy but walking was over goal. Watered me as well.

Loose jeans rule! Punkin, hope you're feeling better today.

PFC Punkin' back from being MIA! :drill:

No excuses yesterday - I was eating for comfort and made some bad choices. Today while feeling better I thought of other ways I could've handled it all and feel better prepared for the next time!
Multiple grilled cheese sandwiches don't make you feel anywhere NEAR as good as one cup of sugar free hot chocolate with a bit of kalua!

Isn't it all about learning????

:cb: to Anagram for booting 2 fluffies to the curb and a hearty hoRAA and welcome to Simcoe! :wave:

Terri ( :queen: o' Friday)
(my military gear is crushing my tiara!)

Wow I love this thread
 

Can I join in???:wave:

Since it is very late in the week my goals are as follows:

Calories between 1200 -1500
Pilates 20 min daily
Cardio 30 min daily
1500 ml of water daily

How is that for now:strong:

Can I ask a question, what day of the week does this officially start on.

You gals are awesome!!!!!!:twirly:

Miss W reporting, Maam!!!

Day 2 - top notch
Day 3 - a bite of cake... as there was no chocolate in the house. (lengthy explanation elsewhere)
Day 4 - so far so good :D

Attitude: Improving every day.

-W-

Day 4...so far so good also. Off to aerobics tonight. I tried soy nuts for the first time today:T Actually, pretty good...worked well for the salty/crunchy craving.

Cheers.

Excellent workout today!:D Walked 4 1/2 miles on the treadmill, mowed grass for an hour [with a walk-behind mower!], and 40 min. of joyful bellydancing. I am GOLDEN!

:wave: Simcoe! Glad you joined us! It's never too late to start!

:wave: Hockeychic! Always room for more! We start the week on Sunday.

Goals met for the day, with just the treadmill to conquer. Calories at 1305 and plan to burn a few hundred of those off. Last night I switched my treadmill program from the Beginner Hills program to the next level....one long incline, plateau, and decline. Holy crow did my legs burn!

WE CAN DO IT! Just two more days! :drill:

(and I must add we're doing a fabulous job of it!)

Back from aerobics...did the tai-bo thing tonight.:o Met the goals I set today, but was up to 26% fat instead of 25%. This is a tough one, but only about 5% was saturated. Kept up with the water, too.

Calories about 1185 and burned about 350 tonight. Yikes!! Maybe a should have a snack:cbg: Anyway, congrats everyone on keeping goals...here's to a healthy tomorrow.

Day 5!
 

Day four - pretty good. Not as good as 1, 2, or 3 but nothing outrageous either. Walked, gardened,watered, just (probably) a bit higher on calories than I would have had if we had eaten at home tonight. Soldiering on.

Friday!

So far, so-so... I guess I'm still fighting something, but I shall keep to the battle plan!

Of course, after my a.m. phone call from "my guy" I don't have a craving in the world... perhaps there's no room for food with all the butterflies in there... :lol:

Plan o' the day - grocery shop for next week's nutrients!

Welcome Hockeychic! The more the merrier! :wave:

Terri
(aka PFC :queen: Punkin o' Friday - here, hold my gun while I adjust my robes and take the throne)

Day Six Report:

Calories in the 1300s but still need some dinner, so I'll update on that goal!

Gym: Yes, 27th day!

Avanti, pals!

Day 5 down for me. Happy with goals. Calories 1800 ish,'nuff water, did pool instead of walk, gardened. Ate only "good for me" foods.

My halo is so shiny!

Day Six done!

Bought a magazine that has an excercise routine in it using those toning cords made of stretchy tubing that have a handle on either end (happen to have one) and I'm going to start it tomorrow along with my treadmill time. And Yoga! Aw heck...I think I'll do a whole "spa" routine and eat healthy, excercise, and pamper all weekend. :yes: Sounds good.

One more day! We can do it! :drill: