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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 20 2013 13:19 (UTC) |
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640/1250 - hr pilates on Friday, 75 mins walking Sunday |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | May 20 2013 13:14 (UTC) |
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clevelandkat: What's your calorie deficit? That's often more important to help you determine if you need to increase your calorie intake. The general recommendations from people on this site it to not have a deficit in excess of 700-800 calories. It seems that when you go over that your body is more likely to try to hold on to the weight. This is the theory of your body going into "starvation mode" where it believes it needs to hold onto the weight because you're losing too quickly. In general 1500 calories might be enough but it you're exercising and have a calorie burn of 2500 for the day, your deficit would be over that 800 mark. You'd only need to have one 200 calorie snack to offset that. This is one of those things that there's not a lot of scientific research done of this but the number of people who change their approach to this on CC and follow this rule almost always post updates about how this has helped them break thru plateaus. Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 156.4 Overall change for challenge: -.4 Was very busy on Friday and weighed myself but forgot to post. Got TOM on Saturday so not worrying about what the scale says at the moment. |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 16 2013 18:30 (UTC) |
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495/1250 - 30 mins digging in the dirt (2 days ago) and 75 mins walking today I'm really goofing off this week! Twice I've just said "I don't wanna..." and skipped spin class. Really need to get my act together! Yesterday was our half way point! Hope you're all doing better than me! ;) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 14 2013 02:31 (UTC) |
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390/1250 - 30 mins pilates, 1 hr flamenco dancing |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | May 13 2013 13:18 (UTC) |
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Sue: The weekend loss is awesome! Yay! Kari: Sorry to hear about the injury. :( Hope you're feeling better this week! Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 156.8 Overall change for challenge: 0 Mother's Day celebrating? Probably. I need to focus. I'm going to log my food this week which I haven't been doing for awhile. Telling myself that I'm just getting really good at maintaining isn't really helping. ;) |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | May 10 2013 12:35 (UTC) |
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Monica - This week might be a small loss but 9lbs is great for 6 weeks! That is a good week! :) Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 154.6 Overall change for challenge: -2.2 Didn't make much of an effort this week so I'm actually pretty happy that I lost a little. :) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 08 2013 14:48 (UTC) |
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300/1250 - 45 mins digging and planting yesterday, 50 min spin class this morning |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 07 2013 01:32 (UTC) |
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205/1250 - 1 hr flamenco dancing. |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | May 06 2013 13:07 (UTC) |
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Hang in there tbrews! Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 155.4 Overall change for challenge: -1.4 Pretty much ate out most of the weekend. It wasn't horrible but ate better yesterday and I'm sure I'll be better at the end of this week. That quick drop at the end of last week was surprising anyhow and didn't think it would stick. I'm not worried. I'm in the right mindset today. :) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 03 2013 21:07 (UTC) |
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145/1250 - 45 mins digging and planting new shrubs. It was about 2 hrs but I think only 45 mins was really working type exercise. |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 03 2013 17:03 (UTC) |
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tillypie: You're not late joining! People join whenever they want as long as you keep in mind the goal resets each month with a new thread on the 1st and plan accordingly it's all good! Welcome to the group! :) And welcome giftedorc too! Always nice to see new faces. :) 100/1250 - 50 min spin class again |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | May 03 2013 12:50 (UTC) |
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@clevelandkat: I agree that you often need to focus on non-pound related accomplishments to focus on. I was thinking that on Monday when the scale wasn't moving. In another CC group we used to have a topic every couple of months that was "positive thinking" kind of things. One that works for me is at the end of each day think of one positive thing, no matter how small, that you did that gets you 1 step closer to your lifestyle change goal and celebrate it and write it down. At the end of the week you have a list of things you did that helped and worked. It's often the little things that you do each day that get you to your goal but when the scale isn't cooperating those little positive things can get swept aside. @tbrews and sheleyde: Yay! It's so great that changes in your lives are working for you! Great week! :) Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 153.8 Overall change for challenge: -3 I think this is a combination of finally losing some water weight from TOM (I don't usually take this long to balance out after TOM) and that this week I decided my only task was to stop giving in to the munchies at night. I was also very busy this week and though I ate healthy and adequate amounts for meals, I realized yesterday that I haven't been snacking between meals for the past 3 days because I've been so busy. So all good for today! I'm glad things are turning around for many of this week. :) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call May 2013 Exercise Challenge! | May 02 2013 03:01 (UTC) |
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Sorry to be late posting the new thread! So excited for 3 people to have reached or exceeded their goals last month! And here I am to start it off for May. 50/1250 - 50 min spin class |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call April 2013 Exercise Challenge! | Apr 29 2013 15:19 (UTC) |
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1000/1250 - 50 min spin class, 25 min pilates @tropicalchic: Though I've been doing this for more than a year, I still fall short often. It can be hard to start or restart a new habit and work it into your life as a permanent thing. And managing to exercise 800 mins is a great accomplishment! Particularly if you're going from zero or even half that. There's always next month to try again. Don't let it discourage you! I've found with goals that you need to know yourself. If shooting high and missing motivates you to keep trying, then go with that. But if shooting high and missing makes you feel like a failure, then reassess and pick a lower number because exercising 3-4 hrs a week is not a failure! It's awesome! :) |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | Apr 29 2013 12:48 (UTC) |
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Don't get discouraged tbrews! I know how you feel this round. Don't seem to be moving anywhere but up. Having a plan of attack is the key. Now I need to take my own advice.... ;) Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 157 Overall change for challenge: +.2 I think my scale is stuck. ;) |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call April 2013 Exercise Challenge! | Apr 26 2013 17:38 (UTC) |
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925/1250 - 50 min spin class |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | Apr 26 2013 13:14 (UTC) |
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ekai: Maintaining during a busy week when you're not in control of the food served is also a great accomplishment! Don't diminish that! I hope the events included some fun ones! Think about the day you're at your goal weight and maintaining thru a week of events will be something to celebrate. Remember that life staying/eating at home where you can control everything is good for weight loss but isn't always best for a social or happy life. We need those events and outings. That's why this is a lifestyle change not a diet. We're learning how to live differently. :) Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 157 Overall change for challenge: +.2 I expected to drop yesterday or today due to end of TOM and because I was eating well this week but the scale isn't moving. Hopefully it will be different on Monday. |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call April 2013 Exercise Challenge! | Apr 25 2013 21:52 (UTC) |
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875/1250 - 1 hr spin class and 20 mins pilates on Tues, 1 hr pilates yesterday @tropicalchic: Good to see you back! :) And it's great too see so many people expecting to meet or exceed their goals! Yay! :) @taylordee: You can join anytime but the challenge resets the first of each month. So you've only got 5 more days for this round. If you think you can make 750 for the next week that's great! :) |
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| Motivation | Spring into Summer - 13 week challenge | Apr 22 2013 13:18 (UTC) |
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janie: Hang in there!! Though I haven't usually had period of time longer that 1-2 weeks when things seems to go haywire, I know it's hard to stick to it and stay motivated when times are tough. I love your "not quitting" statement. That's truly the key! We all have bad days and weeks but don't give up! Here's one of my favorite quotes: "Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" - Mary Anne Radmacher Week 1 - Apr 1: 156.8 Apr 5: 156.2 Change: -.6 Start Weight for challenge: 156.8 Today's Weight for challenge: 157 Overall change for challenge: +.2 No change but I have a reason at least for the quick gain. TOM showed up Friday night. So I probably have another couple days. |
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call April 2013 Exercise Challenge! | Apr 22 2013 13:08 (UTC) |
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735/1250 - 40 min squatting/catching for my daughter's softball pitching practice Sarah Ann: Very glad to have all the immediate danger/craziness end here in Boston. It was unfortunate to be stuck at home all day on Friday (it was 75 degrees and sunny out - the first truly warm beautiful Spring day!) but I was relatively close to the manhunt action. Not close enough to be searched by swat teams but close enough to hear the sirens and helicopters all day. Trying to return to normal now! petite_chicago: That's awesome that you're enjoying the running so much! Yay! I know the feeling of finding an exercise you love! :) |
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