A New Year, A New You***Week Seven***Come Join Us!!! (Is a good weekly challenge to keep yourself on track!)

The "A New Year, A New You" challenge is for those wanting to start off the New Year right and provide each other with the motivation and dedication needed to reach our goals.

Weeks 1-5 results are in the Group Forum.

Week 6 - 2/5/09 -2/11/09 Results

Carlyn - 87pts

Tealparadise - 78pts

Lizzie - 44pts

Week 7 - 2/12/09 - 2/18/09

Please report the following information:

Member Name:
Height:
Starting Weight:
Goal Weight:

You can either report your calorie goal, workout minutes, calories burned, and calorie deficit daily or weekly. I will be tallying all points but feel free to also do it yourself if you would like. Also, please try to have all things reported at least by the Saturday after the week so I can go ahead and get the results posted. 

If you choose to report weekly, you will need to report your daily calorie goals at each weigh in (Thursdays) beforehand in order to earn the points.

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This challenge is points based.  There will be various opportunities to earn points but it is not necessary to participate in all the options.  You can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your goals.  Please try to report your points earned each day in a new post.  The points will be tallied after each week's weigh in.

POINTS WILL BE EARNED AS FOLLOWS:

POUNDS LOST:  5 points earned for every pound lost. (ie. 1.2lbs lost = 6 points earned, maximum of 2lbs = 10 points applicable)

Pounds Lost points can only be earned on weigh-in days (Thursdays). Also, when you post your weight on Thursdays please make sure to put your starting weight AND the previous weeks weight to get the appropriate points.

CALORIE GOAL:  3 points earned for every day you reach within a 100 calories of your calorie goal.  The calorie goal needs to be reported the day before in order to earn points.  (ie. If your calorie goal is 1500 and you consume between 1400-1600 calories, you earn 3 points)

Please be sure to report your daily calorie goals the night before, first thing in the morning on the day of, or at the weekly weigh-in for the following week.  If the daily calorie goal is not reported beforehand, points will not be awarded.

WORKOUT MINUTES:  .5 point earned for every 10 minutes of workout you do. (ie. 55 minutes of exercise = 2.75 points)

Please report your workout minutes daily when you report your other stats or at each weigh-in.  If you report at each weigh-in, please list each day separately.  

Please list what kind of workouts you did along with your minutes to earn points.  Daily activities will not be awarded points.

CALORIES BURNED:  .5 point earned for every 100 calories burned by exercise.  (ie. 300 calories burned = 1.5 points)

Please report your calories burned daily when you report your other stats or at each weigh-in.  If you report at each weigh-in, please list each day separately.  

Please list what kind of workouts you did to burn calories to earn points.  Daily activities will not be awarded points.

CALORIE DEFICIT:  .5 point earned for every 100 calorie deficit you have each day. (ie. A 400 calorie deficit = 2 points, a maximum of 1000 calorie deficit = 5 points applicable)

Please report your calorie deficit when you report your other stats or at each weigh-in.  Please list the calories you burned for the day minus the calories you consumed to verify your calorie deficit.  (ie. 2300 calories burned - 1900 calories consumed = 400 calorie deficit)

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A New Year, A New You group has been created:

http://caloriecount.about.com/new-challenge-g 640

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/22/09

Workout Minutes 90 today, total for week = 90=4.5

Calories Burned  today 460(Calisthenics, treadmill) total for week = 460=2pts

Calorie Deficit  2210(burn)-1725(intake) = 485 deficit today, total for week 485=2pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1600, actual calories ate today 1725= 0 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 0pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/23/09- 1600

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/23/09

Workout Minutes 60 today, total for week = 150=7

Calories Burned  today 600(treadmill jog/walk) total for week = 1060=5pts

Calorie Deficit  2390(burn)-1857(intake) = 533 deficit today, total for week 1018=5pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1600, actual calories ate today 1857= 0 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 0pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/23/09- 1400

Well, I hope we didn't lose everyone who originally joined. In any case, I am trying for at least 60 points this week. Go me!

1/22

sorry, totally missed a day

calorie goal/actual: 1200/1068

burned: 1688, no workout

deficit: 628

weight still 165!...i dont get it.

1/23 

calorie goal/actual: 1200/1183

burned: 2880

1.5 hr workout (YAY, back in the gym after a week of being a total slacker)

burned working out: 502

total deficit: 1697

((18 years old, daily calorie usage = 1820 w/out exercise ))  Rawr! Tell me if I'm still doing it wrong (apart from obviously exercising too much today!)  I just reread the Original Post and realized I should include more junk!  Don't want to hinder you when you so kindly and efficiently took this challenge over!

Member Name: Phylicia
Height: 5'7"
Starting Weight: 151 originally, 146 for the start of this week.
Goal Weight: 128

1/23/09:

Calorie Goal: 1400

Calories Consumed: 1327 3pt

Workout Minutes: 120 6pt

Workout Calories:1105 5.5pt

Calorie Deficit: Max.  Argh overkill.  5pts.

Points Today: 19.5

Points This Week:  27.8

Tomorrow's calorie goal is 1400 

(this gym day was a fluke, friends asking me to go after I'd gotten back, I probably won't even exercise tomorrow since it's saturday)

I just wanted to reply now to get in the forum.   I will be posting mine at the end of the week

1/23/09:

Calorie Goal: 1500

Calories Consumed: 1800

Calories Burned:2057

Calorie Deficit:257

Workout Minutes:90

Workout Calories:337

Started a new semester so it has been crazy the past week or so.  I have exercised, but have not counted my calories.  So I am starting up again on Sunday the25th.  My calorie goal for week#4 is 1500.

1/24

calorie goal/actual: 1200/1292

burned 1793, no workout

deficit:501

I was NOT aware that a breakfast sausage 1/2 the size of my open palm and 1/2 cm thick could possibly pack a whopping 200 calories!  I was quite upset.  It tasted nasty too.

((18 years old, daily calorie usage = 1820 w/out exercise ))

Starting Weight: 151 originally, 146 for the start of this week.
Goal Weight: 128

1/24/09:

Calorie Goal: 1400

Calories Consumed: 1470 3pt

Workout Minutes: 40 2pt

Workout Calories: 325 1.625pt

Calorie Deficit: 675 3.375 pt  <

Points Today:10

Points This Week:  37.8

Tomorrow's calorie goal is 1400

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/24/09

Workout Minutes 0 today, total for week = 150=7

Calories Burned  today 0, total for week = 1060=5pts

Calorie Deficit  1860(burn)-1436(intake) = 424 deficit today, total for week 1442=7pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1400, actual calories ate today 1436= 3 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 3pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/25/09- 1400

Yesterday wasn't the best in the world point wise. I had my older son and we spent the whole day out. I was going to walk when we got home but was so exhausted I fell asleep with my toddler at like 7:30-8pm. Hopefully can make it up today!

1/24/09:

Calorie Goal: 1500

Calories Consumed: 1403

Calories Burned:1720

Calorie Deficit:317

Workout Minutes:0

Workout Calories:0

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/25/09

Workout Minutes 60 today, total for week 210=10.5

Calories Burned  today 408, total for week = 1468=7pts

Calorie Deficit  2190(burn)-1308(intake) = 882 deficit today, total for week 2324=11pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1400, actual calories ate today 1308= 3 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 6pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/26/09- 1600

Did really good on eating today trying to make up for yesterday. I don't know if making 60 points this week is going to happen or not but anything is possible if I keep everything up at this rate. Thank you everyone for keeping this up with me!

((18 years old, daily calorie usage = 1820 w/out exercise ))

Starting Weight: 151 originally, 146 for the start of this week.
Goal Weight: 128

1/24/09:

Calorie Goal: 1400

Calories Consumed: 1880 (urgh!)

Workout Minutes: 45   2.25pt

Workout Calories: 340   1.7pt

Calorie Deficit: 280   1.4pt

Points Today: 5.35

Points This Week: 43.15

Tomorrow's calorie goal is 1400

I totally crashed today.  I didn't even realize how much I was eating.

1/25/09:

Calorie Goal: 1500

Calories Consumed: 800

Calories Burned:1915

Calorie Deficit:1115

Workout Minutes:75 yoga

Workout Calories:195

I didn't feel good today.

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/25/09

Workout Minutes 90 today, total for week 300=15

Calories Burned  today 965, total for week = 2433=12pts

Calorie Deficit  2710(burn)-1896(intake) = 814 deficit today, total for week 3138=15pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1600, actual calories ate today 1896= 0 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 6pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/27/09- 160

((18 years old, daily calorie usage = 1820 w/out exercise ))

Starting Weight: 151 originally, 146 for the start of this week.
Goal Weight: 128

1/24/09:

Calorie Goal: 1400

Calories Consumed: 1418

Workout Minutes:0

Workout Calories:0

Calorie Deficit:402

Points Today: 5.01

Points This Week: 48.16

Tomorrow's calorie goal is 1400

Anyone else use CRON-o-Meter to try to measure foods?  I had this organic pizza thing today, ricotta and shrimp and salsa on a pita-ish crust (It was SO yummy) and I put all the ingredients into the system and it spat back a number that I felt was too low for how full I was after....  I even added 2 tablespoons of olive oil just assuming that the pita had it in there  b/c it was a bit oily.

1/26

goal/actual 1200/1201

burned: 3379

2 hour workout

deficit: 2178

I just realized that I missed 1/25. I'll get that on here tonight.

Original Post by tealparadise:

 

 

 

 

Anyone else use CRON-o-Meter to try to measure foods?  I had this organic pizza thing today, ricotta and shrimp and salsa on a pita-ish crust (It was SO yummy) and I put all the ingredients into the system and it spat back a number that I felt was too low for how full I was after....  I even added 2 tablespoons of olive oil just assuming that the pita had it in there  b/c it was a bit oily.

The only one I have tried is the one on CC. But what I do is usually add an extra hundred to be safe which sounds like what you did with the olive oil so I would'nt worry about.

My home internet is down so I am trying to do my best using (sparingly) my b/f's laptop.

1/26/09:

Calorie Goal: 1500

Calories Consumed: 1315

Calories Burned:1720

Calorie Deficit:405

Workout Minutes:0

Workout Calories:0

Member Name: Carlyn
Height:5'3"
Starting Weight:129.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:115 Hopefully by early March.

1/27/09

Workout Minutes 135 today, total for week 435=22

Calories Burned  today 621, total for week = 3054=15pts

Calorie Deficit  2310(burn)-1634(intake) = 676 deficit today, total for week 3814=19pts

Calorie Goal reported yesterday-1600, actual calories ate today 1634= 3 Total points for calorie goals so far this week = 9pts

Weigh In 1/8/09:  127.0

Weigh In 1/15/09:126.4

Weigh In 1/22/09:125.8

Calorie goal for 1/28/09- 1800

Well, I made my 60 point goal I think next week I am going to try for 90. I think we should all try setting a good personal point goal on Thursday and see if we can meet it. I will also have the points posted hopefully no later than Sunday for Week Four. Thanks everyone!