DOWN for the Holidays! (Page 9)

turtlegirl - 2012-10-25 9:16 PM

Soda....thats my mega challenge. Ok I"m going to try to go to iced tea first. 

FYI before I joined this I had two cupcakes.  Stupid school bake sale got me again!!

tnickerson - 2012-10-25 7:45 PM
I'll cook up some ground turkey breast, onions, & mushrooms and keep in the fridge.  Mix it in with some egg whites, stirfry with whatever veggies you have on hand, or my favorite is to mix it with tomato sauce and serve over steamed broccoli slaw instead of pasta.  Good stuff!  I also keep a list of basic items that are "clean" by my desk and when I'm hungry and don't know what to fix, I'll look at it for ideas.  Hungry Girl has some great ideas for lower calorie versions of popular items (but not always clean ones)  You can still get good ideas though.  If I'm really stuck for something to eat, I'll grab an apple and a handful of nuts or a single serve string cheese.

brettboy05 - 2012-10-26 7:22 AM  Wishing my sense of smell wasn't working today.

Challenge accepted Mr. Donut.

CubeFarmGopher - 2012-10-26 6:56 AM

I am kind of proud of my lunch/meals for today. 

10am:  sliced apple & 2 hard-boiled eggs

12pm:  Sandwich (Potato Bread, Roast Turkey, Slice of cheese, spinach) / Green Beans

3pm:  baby carrots & cheese sticks

 

Goal is to focus on keeping my water intake up near a gallon and using hot tea to redirect from my soda desire.

 

StartingToTri - 2012-10-26 5:26 AM

Do we have a spreadsheet going yet?

jschmitchicago - 2012-10-24 1:38 PM

Name: Jen

Basics: Married (to jowisc here on BT) with a 3-year-old fur baby (dog variety).

Height: 5'4-ish (perhaps just a touch under)

Current: Need to officially weigh in on Friday (been avoiding the scale!), but probably around 135/136

Goal: Ideal training weight = 127; goal for this challenge = 131

Activity: Starting with my coach again next week, so I'll be doing plenty of s/b/r during pre-season. My big goal is to incorporate strength/core training at least 2x/week (build to 3x) and stretching 5x/week.

Nutrition Plan: Cut out the crap! I'm gluten free so that somewhat limits my carbs. My goals for this challenge are "clean eating" during the work week. No snacks or sweets. Bring my breakfast and lunch to work AT LEAST 3x/week but ideally 4x/week. I will probably allow myself one cheat meal or snack on the weekend because I know myself and it backfires if I'm too strict. 

 

StartingToTri - 2012-10-26 6:25 AM

Friday weigh-in day!

It's been a good week for me ... surprisingly because I've been pretty stressed.

This summer I hit my highest weight in a long while -- 161 -- due to depression, stress and other such fun things.  I finally started to get my act together and control what I could (meaning: training and nutrition) and dropped a few pounds, bringing my weight down to about 158.  Another few weeks of that and when I started this challenge I was at 155.

This morning?  152.  Whodda thunk it??

I'm telling you - positive reinforcement/results are the best way to keep this stuff going.  If I can keep on track, I can still hit my goal of ending the year lighter than what I started at (149).

Thanks for all the encouragement!  You guys are great.  

ChiLakeShore - 2012-10-26 9:21 AM

10/19: 145.8

10/26: 143.6.  -2.2 lbs

 

Had a good day of eating yesterday. Ran 3 chilly miles this morning.

 

BigDH - 2012-10-26 10:10 AMas it appears that no one with skills is able to do this I have made a feeble attempthttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An7ZkKfHG1L1dDJBeE5VOXNodzJDN21PVVdIM0RheGc#gid=0

cathyd - 2012-10-26 8:36 AM

How do I access the spreadsheet Darren?

joemac3 - 2012-10-26 9:20 AM Good morning everyone. The goal for today is some yoga as well as a run on the dreadmill and some weights and core. Let's see how it goes. As far as nutrition I defiantly need to increase my water intake. On a side note. I have found that gum works great for keeping my food cravings at bay.

ChiLakeShore - 2012-10-26 9:21 AM

10/19: 145.8

10/26: 143.6.  -2.2 lbs

 

Had a good day of eating yesterday. Ran 3 chilly miles this morning.

 

AbbieR - 2012-10-26 10:49 AM

TODAY'S CHALLENGE....weekends are sometimes harder than during the week as you might follow a different schedule or more dinner parties, kids sporting events, etc....and of course Halloween!

Today I challenge you to think of a mantra to repeat to yourself when you are surrounded by temptation!  A word or phrase to remind yourself to stay on track.

Mine is...."Eating (insert food item) is NOT GOING TO make me look better in a bikini!"

Nathanm74 - 2012-10-26 10:37 AM Great job guys and gals! 193.2 this morning. I've been charting my weight (because I'm an engineer and I can't help myself. So far I am beating my 1 lb/wk goal by avaraging 1.2 lb/w since the beginning of August.

Nathanm74 - 2012-10-26 7:43 AM Does anybody have any suggestions for my lunch time workout today at the gym? I have an open day. It would be a swim day, but I'm taking the week off from the pool due to stitches in my hand (see previous post about a basement remodel!) I don’t’ want to run, because I’m going to be attempting a new 10K pr tomorrow. I biked yesterday. I’ll do core at home. What say you for killing some fat cells?