Weekly Challenge

[Penni60 45]

Hey some of us are challenging each other to eat better, drink our Water, and get in our exercise. This is somewhat like Ediets.com challenges with some variations. Below are the guidelines. NOT RULES!!! There is an added challenge to do a random act of kindness at least once a week but as many as you can get in would be awesome.

1. Log-in daily and give a brief update of your day--meals, water intake, helping others, feelings, etc. Anything you want to share.

2. This Challenge will run Monday through Monday.

3. Weigh in once a week ONLY! Typically on Mondays but only once a week.

The challenge will start tomorrow August 16th and run till the October Bash in Vegas.

Wanna have prizes?

1. Most weight lost

2. Stayed as close to eating properly

3. Most Exercise minutes

4. Most creative with exercise routines

5. Motivation Queen

If you guys think of others then chime in.

By the way, all this is just a suggestion. So, give us some input on the challenges.

YES, NO, YOU ARE NUTS!

Best of luck to all participants!

[La_madam 20]

Good Morning

This is a great idea..I just got off the scale and posted on the weekly scale challenge a loss of a 1.5 lbs. Not bad since I'm in full swing with my period and feel like a bloated pig right now but I know it is from all of the exercise I have did last week. I really kicked my exercise in to full gear last week.

I'm all up for this challenge.

My starting weight is 224

Today I will drink all of my Water, eat healthy with good food choices and no snacking and EXERCISE (water aerobics/walk) 45min-60min

Best of luck to everyone else. I wish you all success!!

[nightingale2u 42]

Great idea Penni! Journaling food has a bad affect on me... for some reason it brings back the old days of "dieting"... BUT... I really would like to be accountable for activity/exercise. I don't usually have a problem getting Water in now that I don't drink diet pop anymore... my major problem is exercise and Portion Control. Sooooo...

I will post daily on exercise... starting with today. Hopefully that will get my butt moving! I won't measure or count calories... but I will keep track of good food choices and bad ones and will try to curb the carbs and evening snacking.

I go in for my first fill August 27th... hopefully that will help me with hunger and portion control. Until then... I need to move it to lose it!

Looking forward to kicking butt this week!

Darcy

[Alexandra 55]

God this would kill me. I don't even want to try.

Good luck everyone!!

[Chris S. - L.I. 0]

This sounds like a great idea since I need to be accountable to someone besides myself. (I know some banders personally that still go to WW just to be accountable to someone even though they can't eat the amounts a regular WW should eat.) I have been up and down a pound for way over a month. Only lost 2 pounds since my last fill 2 months ago. I have been making a lot of bad choices. Sept. 2 will be my bandaversary and I hope I will at least be at 52 pounds by then. I am at 50 1/2 today yesterday 51 1/2. There's that da*n pound again. I am going on the 31st for a video esophagram and possible fill. I am also afraid if I get a really good restriction I will be pissed. I like being able to "get around the band" and eat more then I should by drinking while I eat when I go out to dinner. Any one else here fighting mentally with the band like I am? Sorry for the long post.

PS. I did join the gym and think I have gained some muscle so I'm not sure if that is the reason for not losing. I also see a difference in my clothes but I do want to see a difference in the my scale.< /p>

[New Hope 37]

O.K., count me in. I guess I can't count my bike ride on Saturday. Bummer!

How about some males jumping in on this?

[nightingale2u 42]

WOO HOO Michelle!!!! COngratulations on the weight-loss! I bet the Water aerobics are building muscles everywhere and boosting the metabolism even more!!! WTG!

Alex... I think this challenge could be about ANYTHING that you might want to do in your life. Shoot... it could be about finding something positive to say about yourself everyday???? Come on girl... ya know we love ya... and now that you posted... well... I'm afraid we can't let you leave.

Chris... I'm sorry about the battle you are having with your band... I am newly banded so I may not be a huge help but I hope that with all of posting daily we can pass on a little group energy to help you out.

Well... I am pretty fricking tickled with myself right now! I hauled my butt down to the basement... stretched... did 40 ab crunches (ouch) and 10 modified pushups and plopped my hiney on the treadmill for 32 minutes and 1.75 miles! YAY! I feel awesome and sweaty and stinky! I feel so wonderful after exercise... makes me wonder why I avoid it???? ANyhoo... my plan is to do free weights and floor exercises three times a week and alternate walking/cardio 3x a week. One day of rest???? We'll see! In the meantime am going to watch for a used home gym as I am just not very good at exercising in front of people.

See ya'll tomorrow!

[New Hope 37]

I vote no prizes, just a big pat on the back from our fellow bandsters. Plus, since I can't make it to Vegas, you'd have to send my prize by UPS. Being the considerate person that I am, I'm just helping you save your $$ for the shipping charges. I know gold bricks are heavy! :rolleyes:

[DeLarla 22]

Hmm, did I actually start this? I just wanted a one day challenge to get back on track. So I'll stick to my original challenge, which Michelle and Penni accepted, of exercising, a Protein shake, a decent lunch and a small dinner.

So far this damn challenge managed to get my butt out of bed. If I didn't challenge you guys, I would have kept laying there. But I walked my dogs to the park and back (30 min today) then did some arms on my Total Gym.

Then I had my low cal Protein Shake (didn't add chocolate syrup.)

I'm behind on my Water, but the day is young. I brought a can of tuna for lunch, plain.

So far, so good.

[New Hope 37]

Private Marie reporting for duty...

Breakfast - one egg, one vegetable sausage patty

lunch - tuna salad, 2 low-fat Ritz crackers

dinner - grilled pork chop (1/2), steamed broccoli/carrots, fat-free choc. pudding

Exercise - 11 miles bicycling (9 to 11 mph)

Good Deed - took ice Water to Water dept. crew digging up my back yard

Water - did o.k., but need to do better

This little challenge kept me from grazing today!

One day down, and six more to go.

[hagerteresa 3]

I vote to keep the prizes and Marie I'll happily ship yours if you win. Bummed you won't be there.

I am joining THIS challenge.

food today:

1 egg, 1 vegetarian sausage (morning star)

1 24 oz. iced white chocolate mocha with carmel (all sugar free)

1 chicken soft taco made fresco style from taco bell

1 cup of arm roast mixed in gravy and 1 sauted small zuchini

5 hersheys minatures

Having a tough time getting all my Water in but have recently discovered getting kool-aid mix and making it with splenda. Very yummy and no sugar or calories. Not sure if this really replaces Water or not but it helps me get more fluids in. Not sure if I'll get on here to do this daily. I just started another grueling 4 weeks of my last chemistry class ever but I'll try to often. I only weigh once a week already on wednesdays and no fill yet and none planned. Happened to glance at my weight while getting a depo shot today and I had lost 1.1 lbs since last wednesday when I had that plateau week but since today isn't my official weigh in day, I am will wait for the official scale reading till then. Best of luck to you all, Teresa

[New Hope 37]

O. K. , Teresa, but can I really trust you about those prizes? I'm going for the gold!

You amaze me! You've lost so much weight and you're around fabulous foods every day. Either you cook, or your bed-n-Breakfast, or your hubby & house gueast. I can't imagine being around all of that and behaving myself. You are one strong woman! Congratulations!

Oh, P. S. You're supposed to do a good deed each day. But I don't think you'll have any problem. You'll just have to narrow down your to-do list. Best of luck on Chemistry!

[La_madam 20]

Michelle here checking in

Yesterdays food

Breakfast : 1 hamburger patty

lunch: six deli rye triscuit crackers with sliced cheddar cheese

Dinner: small salad and 1 spoonful of beef stroganoff

water: 72oz of Water

exercise: none ...I had a MAJOR female problem yesterday but all is well this morning

I'm off to TJ this morning to help my friend go see Dr Ortiz about her flipped port, I may be spending the night down there if it is truly flipped if not she will ge a fill we will shop and I will be home

Hope everyone has great day!

[DeLarla 22]

HELP ME. I think what my husband did with the Harley and F-ing our finances up is eating me alive, cuz last night was bad. I'm reading your portions and need help.

I did fantastic till I came home. Ate Pringles & dip. Then made one of those Caesar salad in a bags but added pounds of shredded cheese. Then ate a huge ice cream bar and a wad of Doritos, like my band didn't exist. Then I started eating chicken and finally got the golf ball and finally stopped. I'm pretty scared right now because regardless of what my band is doing, my head hasn't changed.

I woke up wishing I could call in sick today for some "me" time, but I wouldn't dare. But I just read my horoscope, and that's exactly what it said to do, so I just told the boss I have a splitting headache and I'm not going to work. I could gag at the way I ate last night - not because it's only one night, but because it's a step away from my old behavior, plus I put 2.5 pounds back on a week ago and it's creeping up 1/2 pound at a time.

Maybe I'll find an OA or AA meeting. I'll drive all my fat clothes somewhere, either the resale shop or Safe Nest. I've been saving (hiding) a piggy bank stuffed with several pounds of silver, which was supposed to be my mad money to save for a vacation, but I'd feel better cashing it in to cover bills (thanks, Chris.)

I wish we could all be together today cause I could really use a big, fat laugh!

Oh, I'll probably be calling you all today because I'm striving for an all liquid day. I hope I can do it... if I can stick to liquids one day, I think I can get back on track.

xoxox

[DeLarla 22]

Wait Michelle, take me with you!!!! I want a new port, I really, really do. My darn incision isn't healing. I have an appointment for a cat scan this week to see what's going on with the hard lump that keeps leaking. But I'm desperate for a fill... wait, take meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to TJ!!!!!!!!!!!!