Summer Club 2009

[pjlla]

Okay..... here is my combined Friday post, Friday weigh-in and weekend challenge post!

I am UP .6 lb today! I can't STAND it! That frustrates me so much! I worked so hard this week. But I am going to channel my anger and frustration into working harder! Hopefully it is just water weight or some sort of TOM issue (I think I am perimenopausal, so I am never sure what is going on with my body!). And next week hopefully I will see a nice healthy loss on Friday morning!

Okay Summer Club participants... your weekend challenge, if you choose to accept it, is as follows:

It is a two part food and exercise challenge.

Part one is exercise. I challenge to to incorporate something new into your exercise this weekend. For example.... if you don't usually exercise on the weekends, I challenge you to work out, for at least 15 minutes, both Saturday and Sunday.

If you DO exercise on the weekends, I challenge you to throw in something new. If you are a strictly walking/running type, try 15 minutes of Yoga or strength training each day. If you love yoga and Pilates, try 15 minutes of brisk walking or running each day. If you are usually a coach potato on the weekends, I challenge you to move briskly for 15 minutes each day.... run the stairs in your house, lift weights, do the Wii Fit with your kids, take a bike ride, shoot hoops, rake the yard.

If you already do ALL of this, then challenge yourself to run further/faster, lift more, hold that position a few more minutes. Get the idea???

As for the food challenge: I challenge you to add one new, healthy food that you have never tried (or haven't tried in a long time) to your menu AT LEAST once this weekend.

If you never eat carrots or broccoli, try them either raw or steamed. How about asparagus (in season right now and delicious) or brussel sprouts (not in season, but available)? If you never tried cottage cheese, buy some (low fat is great) and add some fruit (I love it with pineapple) and give it a try.
I am going to try mashed turnips and carrots this weekend. I haven't tried turnip since I was a KID and my parents made me eat it. But my Mom and Dad eat it frequently and rave about it. So I am going to buy one tonight and give it a try. I eat most veggies, so it is hard for me to find one that I don't like/don't eat.

Get the idea?? Any questions, let me know, but this is just a "try something new" weekend challenge, so pretty much anything goes. Just come on over here and let us know what you did and how it went. Maybe you will develop some new routines (or maybe not), but at least you tried something new!

Good luck!.......................P

 

[ohMom]

Morning folks! here's a little spring for you to brighten up your attitude and think positively and with confidence as you journey closer yet to your summer goal!


well that was warm and fuzzy, huh? not sure where that came from, well maybe I am. it's going to be a great day for us! and i'm not really a morning person

i STILL missed my day. i'm going to have to put a reminder on my outlook calendar and the reason I picked thursday is, it's the day before my WI and a day i seem to struggle with. and yesterday I struggled and still forgot! I maintained this week, fine and good, but i want a loss next friday, so bring on the weekend challenge. I prefer a food challenge

and----ta da! ---- i'm going out for my LW (long walk) in an hour or so, and that will be day 5 of 5 so i did it!

i have been on sparkpeople quite often, not right now but there was a time i used it daily. i go in spurts and get bored easily what can I answer for you? and I believe sparkpeople recipes allows you to enter a recipe and get nutrtionals?

 

[zigzagzerr]

I'm not really on a particular program. Just a "get off my butt and don't eat a bunch of junk" plan. BTW, my birthday is June 18th. when's yours?

That's a great plan!!! I like it.

My birthday is June 17th!

And DH's birthday is June 19th and we have that as a goal/deadline to lose 20 pounds each!

Lot of June birthdays -- mine is June 22! We'll have to celebrate bigtime.

Okay..... here is my combined Friday post, Friday weigh-in and weekend challenge post!

I am UP .6 lb today! I can't STAND it! That frustrates me so much! I worked so hard this week. But I am going to channel my anger and frustration into working harder!

Sorry for your gain -- keep walking down the path, though. You'll get there!!

Morning folks! here's a little spring for you to brighten up your attitude and think positively and with confidence as you journey closer yet to your summer goal!


well that was warm and fuzzy, huh? not sure where that came from, well maybe I am. it's going to be a great day for us! and i'm not really a morning person

Thanks for the warm fuzzies! It sure is a gorgeous looking day, maybe spring is coming!


Scale came in at 0.6 lbs down this week. That gives me a total of 6 lbs from when I started in February. More importantly, my clothes are not strangling me anymore, which is always good news....

For our weekend challenge:
I'm planning to pick up an exercise video at the library this weekend, so I can try something new. And if the weather cooperates (which I'm hearing it may not), I'd love to get outside on my bike for awhile.

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

 

[ohMom]

pjlla, i think we were typing at the same time, that's why i hadn't seen the posted challenge before my post...lol

ok for something new, i'm going to try the Sat morning class at the fitness center than stay for yoga. tomorrow should be a day off as I DID IT! my 5th workout is done....it was actually quite nice out this morning and I was very pleased with my pacing. yay!

as for a new food...gonna have to think on that one. i don't usually grocery shop on the weekends, i'll have to see what i have in the back of my pantry....that's a good thing anyhow!

 

[acename]

For the weekend challenge I having my Dh pick up Jillian Michaels 30 day shred tomorrow at work (he works at Best Buy). I'm also going to drag out my yoga dvd tomorrow. I need a good stress reliever to keep from eating and I think that might do it.

Food is going to be little bit more difficult for me too. I don't go to grocery on the weekends and the nearest good one is about 20 minutes away (I'm way out in the country). I have some ground turkey in the freezer though. I may pull that out and find a new recipe for it.

I'm actually starting to enjoy working out a little. I found a work out in FIt tv that I like. It's dance so it's a lot of fun. I worked out for 50 minutes today, which is a lot.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[pjlla]

Food is going to be little bit more difficult for me too. I don't go to grocery on the weekends and the nearest good one is about 20 minutes away (I'm way out in the country). I have some ground turkey in the freezer though. I may pull that out and find a new recipe for it.

I've got you beat. I am a full 30 minutes to the nearest regular grocery store and 40-ish to the nearest Walmart and Target! I feel your pain! (Especially back was gas was nearing $4/gallon!)

So I bought my turnip yesterday. I will peel it and get it cooked up with the carrots (and maybe some onion) later and serve it up all mashed together for dinner. I will make the kids have a taste (just like my mean parents did when I was a kid), but I don't have any false hope that they will actually like it. But I am hoping that I will.

Not sure what to serve with it. With DH working out of town 5 days a week since Jan. 1, I am out of the routine when it comes to making dinners. And I didn't defrost anything. I guess I'll go hunting in the freezer!

So I have taken care of my food challenge, but I'm not sure what to do for my exercise. I may drag the old "cardio-glide" out of the basement and give it a try. DH got it at a yard sale ages ago and it has sat taking up space since then (unless I ditched it at last fall's yard sale?? I can't remember!). My neighbor and I are hopefully going to go walking later. We have a couple of nice routes around here, about 1 hr each, that have plenty of hills, so it is a good workout (and we walk fairly fast). Perhaps I will try to do a full 15 minutes of Wii yoga first. I'll let you all know what I did.

ANYHOOO... I had joined a BL contest at school. I didn't realize it ended yesterday and I didn't weigh in first thing in the morning because I was running late (and because I knew I would be UP). The school nurse said I could weigh in on MOnday instead. So I REALLY have some motivation to stay STRICTLY on program this weekend! I won our last BL challenge last winter/spring by a long shot, but it was a longer challenge, I was HIGHLY motivated by an upcoming WDW trip, and I was just starting my weight loss journey (again), so the weight was coming off more quickly. This time I'm sure I will be in the bottom few. But at least I have lost a little!

Hope everyone has an enjoyable and healthy weekend!................P

 

[dizcrazy]

Hi Everyone, it's Chris! My day to post!

So, I was down 1 lb today at WW. A bit disappointing but I ate a piece of pizza last night and the WW leader said that once again, I probably ae to much salt. I never thought pizza was really salty but everyone in the meeting said yes, it was.

Weekend challenge!
I am going to try yoga today (either on Demand or on the Wii.)
As for food . . . I bought some cereal with flax seed oil. This is an item I would have NEVER thought about buying before. DH almost fell down when he saw it in the cabinet! But we tried it this morning and it was actually pretty good!

Have a good weekend and I hope everyone is up to the challenge!

 

[acename]

So the excercise challenge is good. Jillian just kicked my tail. I'm sure that if I do this work out for 30 days I'll be shreded for sure. I also did 20 minutes of yoga.

I found a recipe that sounds good. It's turkey and lentil chili, which are two ingredients we hardly ever use. It's a rainy day so I think we'll try that tonight.

How's the challenge going for everyone else?

 

[pjlla]

Just chiming in about the challenges....

I tried the turnip last night for dinner. Let's just say it won't become part of my usual selection of veggies. Anyone have a recipe for a large quantity of mashed turnip/carrots?? The kids each ate the required 1 tsp., DH actually ate a little and had a little more. I did eat two servings (topped with "I can't believe it's not butter" spray and salt) and it was filling. Just not loving it.

If I go out today I may hit the grocery store and try one more new veggie.

I did my usual walking yesterday (although I walk more on the weekends anyhow) and then I topped it off with a full 16 minutes of Wii Yoga and I tried almost every new position that I had unlocked. I was really feeling it in my hips by the afternoon. Hopefully if I do it again today I will unlock some new ones again.

If I have time I may try new muffin recipe today. I tried something like it a few weeks ago, but I didn't bake it long enough. (That's what happen when you are a terrible cook and you try to make things up as you go along!)
I'll let you all know if they are any good!..........................P

 

[dizcrazy]

Wellll, I tried yoga and I honestly think I would like it if I had a beginner DVD (or TV show or YouTube) that I could follow. I only know a few poses and I had such a hard time following along. Can anyone recommend any to me?

We're painting two ceilings this morning - can i count that as exercise? I know my upper arms will be getting a workout!

 

[acename]

Just chiming in about the challenges....

I tried the turnip last night for dinner. Let's just say it won't become part of my usual selection of veggies. Anyone have a recipe for a large quantity of mashed turnip/carrots?? The kids each ate the required 1 tsp., DH actually ate a little and had a little more. I did eat two servings (topped with "I can't believe it's not butter" spray and salt) and it was filling. Just not loving it.

If I go out today I may hit the grocery store and try one more new veggie.

I did my usual walking yesterday (although I walk more on the weekends anyhow) and then I topped it off with a full 16 minutes of Wii Yoga and I tried almost every new position that I had unlocked. I was really feeling it in my hips by the afternoon. Hopefully if I do it again today I will unlock some new ones again.

If I have time I may try new muffin recipe today. I tried something like it a few weeks ago, but I didn't bake it long enough. (That's what happen when you are a terrible cook and you try to make things up as you go along!)
I'll let you all know if they are any good!..........................P

I had sort of the same experience with my turkey and lentil chili. It was okay, and we'll eat it until it's gone, but I don't think I'll make it again. I will say that it was very filling though. Very hearty.

I did 30 day shred again today and 15 minutes of yoga on Wii FIt and while I'm super sore, I feel really good. i think if I do these for 30 days I should see good results. Jillian is tough! The yoga is certainly a stress reliever. I'm also getting more flexible, which will be good in the long run.

 

[SnowWtch]

Didn't get to weigh in today. My mom's in the hospital with kidney stones and I lost track of time. Besides, it wouldn't be good. I ate half a stuffed crust pizza on Thursday so I'm sure I gained a bit from that. I'll write more when I get a chance. Work is really picking up now so I don't have as much time as I usually do. When new students and parents get financial aid award letters my phone lights up trying to explain everything.

 

[pjlla]

Well.... I didn't do stellar in regards to the challenge yesterday. I didn't get a chance to exercise before the day got away from me, so I added a few extra minutes to my Wii Fit program this morning to make up for it. And I was going to try to "doctor up" the remaining turnip and re-try it on my family, but they were not happy, so it is still sitting in the fridge. But I did well on Saturday. Oh well.

Anyone have any ideas for next weekend??

I had a "sneak peek" weigh-in today because I had to weigh in for my BL contest at school. I loved what I saw and hopefully it will be an even lower number come my official weigh -in on Friday!........................P

 

[acename]

I've done really well the last two days with food and exercise. i've worked out for about 45 minutes both days and I've kept my calories down. My only problem is getting obsessed with the scale. I know I should only weigh-in once a week but when I see the scale in the morning, I don't know, I'm just compelled to step on it. If I see the slightest change I get really discouraged. Today I was up a pound. I think I know why, our supper last night was a little too salty plus it had a lot of beans so I was pretty bloated, but it's still hard to see that higher number.

Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I was thinking of just hiding the scale under my bed until weigh in day. What do you all think?

 

[pjlla]

Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I was thinking of just hiding the scale under my bed until weigh in day. What do you all think?

Not a bad idea.

I try to be a "strictly Fridays" weigh-er, but somedays it is hard. But as I said somewhere here on the WISH boards, it is truly a double-edged sword to weigh myself daily. If I am DOWN, I feel great, but I sometimes get that feeling that I can cheat or skip a workout and still be okay. If I am UP, then I can get very discouraged and want to throw in the towel, which can lead to overeating and/or skipping workouts!

So either way, I shouldn't weigh myself during the week. Some people on weigh once a month! I can't imagine doing that. But I do try to stick to just once a week.

I think that "hiding" the scale, or at least putting it away so it is not sitting right there, is probably a great idea. Maybe I'll go put mine away right now!.....................P

 

[joy@disney]

Hi Everyone,

It has been a few weeks since I posted. Life has been crazy. We planned a last minute mini-spring break vacation, and that threw everything off for me.

I worked out really hard the week before our vacation and was able to drop a total of 3 pounds. Then we started our road trip: Drive in the car, McDonalds, drive in the car, Subway (a little better), drive in the car, snack foods. I think you get the picture.

Anyway, our trip was nice, I did swim in the pool one day, but when I had gotten home, I had put on 4 pounds.

So my WI day was today, and I have lost 1 pound, which gets me right back to where I was when I started this challenge with you all.

Soooo....I am getting right back on the horse. I have ridden my exercise bike (30 minutes) the last two days. And have started back to eating right today.

Just send me some happy thoughts, that I can keep it up this week while the kids are still home on Spring Break. Hope everyone else is having a good week.

 

[pjlla]

Joy, I hope you had a great road trip. I love road trips! I am hoping to plan a short trip during my kids' April vacation.... just not sure where yet. DS isn't the best rider (over 4 hours he starts to complain and gets car sick easily), so my original idea of Niagara Falls (8+ hrs) is probably not going to happen. Montreal would be even COLDER than NH, so no appeal there. We've done NYC and Washington, DC. Atlantic city is over 7 hours. Other than Boston (which is an easy 90-ish minutes), nothing is really sounding too great.

ANYHOOO.... I came over to see how everyone is doing on "hump" day. Plus it is April Fool's Day... any pranksters out there? DD played a great trick on her friends last year... she told them she was moving away. She is such a great actress she even worked up a tear or two. She finally had to tell them it was an April Fool's Day prank when THEY started crying!

This year wasn't quite as good. She was bringing in an extra credit poster she has been working on. She made her friends believe it was a regular homework assignment and that they missed it! (They are all straight-A students, so this was really a big deal to them!)

Well, I'm way off track now. Just wondering how everyone is. I am eating well and moving well this week. Not sure what has happened lately to boost my motivation, but I am definitely feeling more motivation than I have in many, many months!

I've got an easy idea for a weekend (Friday-Sunday) challenge if anyone is interested... or if you have an idea, share it! Anyhow, let me know if there is any interest in another challenge.................P

 

[acename]

pjlla I'd love a challenge! They seem to keep me motivated and change things up a little.

I actually had a good wednesday. My daughter and I went to the zoo with another girl and her kids, so I got some good walking in, up hills and pushing a stroller. I won't consider it a work out but since it's my rest day I thought it was good. After the zoo we went to Chili's to eat. I was happy to find something I really loved on their guiltless menu. It was a grilled chicken sandwich with buffalo sauce on a whole grain bun with steamed brocoli with a little parmasean on it. It was great and I was craving buffalo sauce so it worked out well. Everything on their guiltless menu has less than 750 calories which I thought was pretty good for a meal out. I worked it into my calories and since lunch was late I didn't need a big dinner.

Anyway, hope everyone else had a good wednesday too!

 

[acename]

Check-in day for me. I'm only half a pound down today. But it's still in the right direction.

I'm going to the grocery today and I'm going to try to get at least one fruit or vegatable I've never had before or think I don't like. I'm also going to work out with 30 shred and either walk or do yoga, depends on if it rains.

Hopefully next week will have an even bigger number.

 

[dizcrazy]

Check-in day for me. I'm only half a pound down today. But it's still in the right direction.

Great job Ace! DOWN is better than UP!


I am up for a weekend challenge, especially since Easter is next weekend and all of that candy and good food will be enough of a challenge for me that weekend!