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| Games & Challenges | ***June***Weight Loss Challenge--Sign Ups Always Welcome! | Jun 08 2009 18:55 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call June 2009 Excercise Challenge!!! | Jun 04 2009 21:34 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | Jun 01 2009 22:34 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl Age: 49 Okay, so I "fell off the wagon" when I went on vacation & never quite managed to climb back on for the second half of the month. Thank goodness June is ahead of us http://caloriecount.about.com/juneweight-loss -challenge-sign-ups-always-ft140757 |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 28 2009 13:55 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 21 2009 13:45 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | May 10 2009 15:14 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl Age: 49 Hope everyone has a glorious Mother's Day! |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | May 09 2009 17:49 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bahai99: Bahai...I looked at your posts. You do seem to be stuck...I've read articles about hitting a plateau, and you seem to have done so. Question is, what have you tried to break through the plateau? I mean, if you tell us what approach(es) you took in February, March & April, one of your challenge mates may have a plateau shattering suggestion...without knowing what you've tried, all I can do is commiserate with you--'cause it pretty much stinks when the scale doesn't budge. |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 09 2009 17:35 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 08 2009 23:40 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 07 2009 21:58 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 05 2009 01:15 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | May 04 2009 01:18 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl Age: 49 Got so distracted soapboxing, I forgot to record this week's weigh-in...looks like I cleared that sodium induced water retention!!! Whoo-Haw |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 03 2009 18:22 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | May 03 2009 13:41 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mischiefdm: Mishief...am not nearly as experienced or "organized" a calorie counter as many who use this site, in fact, I'm really kind of a "newbie"...I think your calorie ratio intake plan sounds intriguing (know it's important to balance our intake, but that's about as far as I've taken it). I tend to be a bit more basic in my approach...more calories burned, fewer calories consumed. HOWEVER, despite the debate over whether time of day has anything to do with how effective a calorie burn is, I'm planning to add some of my exercise in first thing in the morning; right now I do most of it in the evenings. I know you can find an expert who says almost anything, but I was reading a piece in the March (?) Women's Day magazine and one of the cardiologists in the article felt that morning exercise can help burn calories more efficiently all day. That sounds "right" to me--burn a few hundred calories & get a jump start on the day! It may all be in my head...but if I BELIEVE a.m. exercise will promote more (more efficient) calorie burn, then it will...if nothing else, my belief may subconconsciously help modify my behavior through out the day (to be more active, more resistant to temptation). Scientifically speaking, it shouldn't matter when you burn off a calorie...it still takes 3500 burned to equal a one pound weight loss. Practically speaking, if I'm only burning more calories because I added an a.m. exercise session, that will still help me achieve my goals! Have to climb down off my soapbox now (does that count as exercise?)--there's a recument bike & a Universal machine at the gym that are calling out my name Best of luck to you, and the rest of this month's challengers!! |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 03 2009 00:11 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! May 2009 Exercise Challenge | May 01 2009 21:17 (UTC) |
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Time to stretch...this month, I'm in for 1500. Thanks to our super time keepers...Best of luck to all! |
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| Games & Challenges | ***April Weight Loss Challenge***Sign Ups Always Welcome! | May 01 2009 20:58 (UTC) |
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Ladies...('cause that's what we all were this month)...this was quite a challenge. For those of you who made it through, good job. As a fellow challenger, I know the road can be rough. Anybody who is up for another challenge (and hasn't already found it), I posted a May Weight Loss Challenge here. Hope to see lots of familiar names, but if you don't take up the May Challenge, best of luck to you in you solo endeavors. |
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| Games & Challenges | **May Weight Loss Challenge**Sign Ups Always Welcome | May 01 2009 11:57 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl New goal, new game plan--it's great to get a fresh start!!!!! Let's burn some pounds |
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| Games & Challenges | ***April Weight Loss Challenge***Sign Ups Always Welcome! | Apr 30 2009 12:09 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl Not the rousing success I had hoped for this month; still can't account for the weight rebound--but made some progress overall. Have "revised" my approach for next month and am looking forward to the May challenge
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 29 2009 03:09 (UTC) |
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| Motivation | Look For a Little Extra Motivation? | Apr 29 2009 01:06 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 26 2009 19:39 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | ***April Weight Loss Challenge***Sign Ups Always Welcome! | Apr 26 2009 12:37 (UTC) |
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Name: AKgrl Hmmm...was at 176.8 yesterday. Must have somehow offended the water retention gods... ...perhaps if I offer them a sacrifice of additional gym time?!?!?! |
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| Foods | Gum chewers | Apr 25 2009 23:56 (UTC) |
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Congrats on 10 days smoke-free. As a former smoker, I know how tough it can get. My favorite was (and is) Dentyne Spicy Cinnamon Sugarless Gum. Have always liked cinnamon & this gum has a very rich flavor...I feel like it holds up well, but I never just "parked" a piece in my mouth. One of my other "saviours" as I was quitting were Altoids--the curiously strong Cinnamon and the curiously strong Peppermints are just over 3 calories per piece. Don't know about you, but my craving for a smoke (and for food for that matter) always seemed a lot less if I had a strong, clean flavor in my mouth (like after brushing teeth). Hence my penchant for strong flavored gum and the breath-takingly strong Altoids...I still use both to combat the occasional "I really NEED a cigarette" or "A Hershey's bar won't hurt me--I'll just do an extra hour at the gym..." impulses. Again, kudos to you on your smoking cessation efforts! |
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| Motivation | no motivation! | Apr 25 2009 17:19 (UTC) |
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Original Post by annakayyy: Annakayyy...please feel free to join the "April Weight Loss Challenge--Sign Ups Always Welcome"...the "May Challenge" will be posted for sign ups early next week. This is a one month commitment...you pick your weight loss goal and then post your progress each week. A little accountability (&sometimes a little extra encouragement) when you need it. As for the "good suggestions" for exercise, I try to throw something "fun" in each week, like a Zumba Dance Class or a Yoga session at my neighborhood YMCA...yes, I do "standard" exercise 5-6 days a week (rowing, weights, etc.), but I've found activities that feel like "playing" keep me motivated to move! Good luck to you!
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 25 2009 16:45 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 25 2009 00:35 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 24 2009 01:28 (UTC) |
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| Games & Challenges | ***April Weight Loss Challenge***Sign Ups Always Welcome! | Apr 22 2009 17:56 (UTC) |
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Greetings All! Did a quick update today at lunch time...we have lost a few little lambs along the way (I mean challengers, not extra pounds). Hopefully the lost lambs will find their way back by next Sunday. We are making good progress...if I didn't need them for my own weight loss efforts I'd be tempted to wish away the days between now & Sunday just to see the results. Some of us have already reached our April goal--Congrats!! Good inspiration for the rest of us |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call!! April 2009 Exercise Challenge | Apr 22 2009 00:50 (UTC) |
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Hope so see some familiar names on the boards! Have added a link below:
What tips do you have for the changes.
So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)