Omega
Moderator
I take the attitude of the more the merrier. If anyone new would like to join this challenge you can. Just copy my scoresheet setting your own start weight and goals for 15th May and 15th June.
Copy the "Sunpoints phase" section too and fill in your own info regarding the current mini challenge.
We weigh on Fridays and the mini challenge week runs from Monday to the following Sunday.
I will try to post the next weeks mini challenge by the Saturday.
As I see it this is the current situation regarding all contestants.
Let me know if I have got anything wrong.
Where weight is given in Kg - I simply multiply by 2.2 - If you would like a more accurate conversion post in pounds as well.
===========start weight========goal weight===end weight
-----------------15-Mar-----sunpoints---15-June
---------------------------------------------------
iluvgymnastics....... 136.0-------012.0--------125.0----------134.5
JonnyG................. 217.0-------026.0--------190.0----------206.2
lisamcrn................ 163.0-------???----------???.?-----------151.6
mermaid................ 159.8-------022.7--------147.4----------154.8
Omega.................. 155.0-------N/A----------137.0----------136.6
plebian.................. 190.0-------102.0--------178.0----------185.5
The only point of a challenge is to motivate us to reach our goals and a key part of that is having obtainable goals. I suggest that you may wish to reconsider the mid May and mid June goals in the light of current weights.
Feel free to update them over the next few days so that everyone has something that they currently believe is attainable to shoot for.
In Jennbabe's absence I will distribute different points for the challenges that I set. Jennbabe may want to convert these into her points on her return. It retains flexibility for her to decide on a conversion rate. I am in an awkward position as it is definitely not my intention to annex it from her. I will call my points sunpoints as we are all looking forward to summer.
I have ignored the points that Jennbabe associated with the first mini challenge. I would prefer to look at the sunpoints situation alone - that way - we restart from the same place. I suspect that this will optimise the motivation that can be gained from following the challenge.
This means that we all start from a clean sheet. Let me know if anyone would prefer that I acted differently with this.
I firmly believe that both diet and exercise are required to healthily control our weight successfully.
Mini Challenges
1
The first mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 14th April until Sunday 20th April. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges. Good ideas are always worthy of repetition.
Dietary aspect:
Many of us don't consistantly get enough water each day. It's important for our bodies to be properly hydrated for many reasons. One of those reasons is that it helps our bodies to function well, helps our skin, and the biggest reason for us is that when we're dehydrated, our bodies hold on to the water it has, causing water retention, making the number on the scale higher. When we're properly hydrated, that excess water is flushed out of our systems. Proper hydration also helps prevent constipation--along with fiber.
So this week's dietary challenge is to drink at least 1oz (29.5735ml) of water for every 2lbs of your weight. 2 sunpoints for each day. For those of you doing metric, just round down to the nearest whole number. For example, if you weigh 200 lbs you divide it by 2, giving you 100. 100 X 29.5735= 2,957.35. So you'd drop off the .35 and drink 2,957ml of water per day. Or, 1kg= 32.53ml of water.
If someone drinks their full water allocation each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect:
I will give 0.5 sunpoint for every 15 minutes of exercise completed during the week. The weekly maximum is 5 hours.
If someone did 5 hours of exercise (or more) across the whole week I would give them 10 sunpoints.
Any form of exercise is acceptable - cardio or strength. I personally do a lot of exercise walking and this certainly counts.
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
2
The second mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 21st April until Sunday 27th April. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I again freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges.
Dietary aspect:
Fiber is important in any diet, whether you're trying to lose weight or not.
This week's bonus is to eat at least 25g of fiber each day. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has their fiber each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
3
The third mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 28th April until Sunday 4th May. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I again freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges.
Dietary aspect:
Protein is important in any diet, whether you're trying to lose weight or not.
Studies have shown that getting enough protein is an important componant to losing more fat and less muscle. The following article goes into more detail.
Protein + Exercise May Promote Weight Loss
Remember, meat isn't the only way to get protein. Fruit, vegetables and legumes (lentils and beans) also have decent amounts of protein. You can also get protein from protein shakes or protein powder. Dairy and eggs also have protein.
This week's bonus is to eat at half your weight in lbs in grams of protein. So if you weigh 200lbs, you should eat at least 100g of protein per day. You should get most of your protein from lean protein like chicken breast, fish, lean cuts of beef, etc, as opposed to fatty protein. Generally, 1oz of lean meat has about 5g of protein. So you would need to eat about 20oz of lean meat to get 100g of protein. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has their protein each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
4
The fourth mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 5th May until Sunday 11th May. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise.
Dietary aspect:
I am sure that we have all heard of the concept of at least 5 portions of fruit or vegetables being central to adopting good nutrition.
Why Eat 5 A DAY - 5 A DAY
Portion Sizes - 5 A DAY
Some interesting information about fruit and veg:
Discovery Health :: Truth About Food
My challenge to you for this week is to make sure that you have 5 portions of fruit or vegetables each day. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has sufficient fruit and veg each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
The wonderful thing is that fruit and veg generally contain fibre and some protein – so if you are trying to continue the good habits that you have developed in previous weeks – some food ticks a number of boxes.
Also – since fruit is naturally sweet – it can help to satisfy sugar cravings.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
Copy the "Sunpoints phase" section too and fill in your own info regarding the current mini challenge.
We weigh on Fridays and the mini challenge week runs from Monday to the following Sunday.
I will try to post the next weeks mini challenge by the Saturday.
As I see it this is the current situation regarding all contestants.
Let me know if I have got anything wrong.
Where weight is given in Kg - I simply multiply by 2.2 - If you would like a more accurate conversion post in pounds as well.
===========start weight========goal weight===end weight
-----------------15-Mar-----sunpoints---15-June
---------------------------------------------------
iluvgymnastics....... 136.0-------012.0--------125.0----------134.5
JonnyG................. 217.0-------026.0--------190.0----------206.2
lisamcrn................ 163.0-------???----------???.?-----------151.6
mermaid................ 159.8-------022.7--------147.4----------154.8
Omega.................. 155.0-------N/A----------137.0----------136.6
plebian.................. 190.0-------102.0--------178.0----------185.5
The only point of a challenge is to motivate us to reach our goals and a key part of that is having obtainable goals. I suggest that you may wish to reconsider the mid May and mid June goals in the light of current weights.
Feel free to update them over the next few days so that everyone has something that they currently believe is attainable to shoot for.
In Jennbabe's absence I will distribute different points for the challenges that I set. Jennbabe may want to convert these into her points on her return. It retains flexibility for her to decide on a conversion rate. I am in an awkward position as it is definitely not my intention to annex it from her. I will call my points sunpoints as we are all looking forward to summer.
I have ignored the points that Jennbabe associated with the first mini challenge. I would prefer to look at the sunpoints situation alone - that way - we restart from the same place. I suspect that this will optimise the motivation that can be gained from following the challenge.
This means that we all start from a clean sheet. Let me know if anyone would prefer that I acted differently with this.
I firmly believe that both diet and exercise are required to healthily control our weight successfully.
Mini Challenges
1
The first mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 14th April until Sunday 20th April. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges. Good ideas are always worthy of repetition.
Dietary aspect:
Many of us don't consistantly get enough water each day. It's important for our bodies to be properly hydrated for many reasons. One of those reasons is that it helps our bodies to function well, helps our skin, and the biggest reason for us is that when we're dehydrated, our bodies hold on to the water it has, causing water retention, making the number on the scale higher. When we're properly hydrated, that excess water is flushed out of our systems. Proper hydration also helps prevent constipation--along with fiber.
So this week's dietary challenge is to drink at least 1oz (29.5735ml) of water for every 2lbs of your weight. 2 sunpoints for each day. For those of you doing metric, just round down to the nearest whole number. For example, if you weigh 200 lbs you divide it by 2, giving you 100. 100 X 29.5735= 2,957.35. So you'd drop off the .35 and drink 2,957ml of water per day. Or, 1kg= 32.53ml of water.
If someone drinks their full water allocation each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect:
I will give 0.5 sunpoint for every 15 minutes of exercise completed during the week. The weekly maximum is 5 hours.
If someone did 5 hours of exercise (or more) across the whole week I would give them 10 sunpoints.
Any form of exercise is acceptable - cardio or strength. I personally do a lot of exercise walking and this certainly counts.
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
2
The second mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 21st April until Sunday 27th April. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I again freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges.
Dietary aspect:
Fiber is important in any diet, whether you're trying to lose weight or not.
This week's bonus is to eat at least 25g of fiber each day. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has their fiber each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
3
The third mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 28th April until Sunday 4th May. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise. I again freely admit to having cut and pasted aspects of this from other challenges.
Dietary aspect:
Protein is important in any diet, whether you're trying to lose weight or not.
Studies have shown that getting enough protein is an important componant to losing more fat and less muscle. The following article goes into more detail.
Protein + Exercise May Promote Weight Loss
Remember, meat isn't the only way to get protein. Fruit, vegetables and legumes (lentils and beans) also have decent amounts of protein. You can also get protein from protein shakes or protein powder. Dairy and eggs also have protein.
This week's bonus is to eat at half your weight in lbs in grams of protein. So if you weigh 200lbs, you should eat at least 100g of protein per day. You should get most of your protein from lean protein like chicken breast, fish, lean cuts of beef, etc, as opposed to fatty protein. Generally, 1oz of lean meat has about 5g of protein. So you would need to eat about 20oz of lean meat to get 100g of protein. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has their protein each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
4
The fourth mini challenge that I am setting for us runs for 1 week from Monday 5th May until Sunday 11th May. It comes in two parts - the first part being dietary and the second part pertaining to exercise.
Dietary aspect:
I am sure that we have all heard of the concept of at least 5 portions of fruit or vegetables being central to adopting good nutrition.
Why Eat 5 A DAY - 5 A DAY
Portion Sizes - 5 A DAY
Some interesting information about fruit and veg:
Discovery Health :: Truth About Food
My challenge to you for this week is to make sure that you have 5 portions of fruit or vegetables each day. 2 sunpoints for each day
If someone has sufficient fruit and veg each day of the week they will earn 14 sunpoints.
The wonderful thing is that fruit and veg generally contain fibre and some protein – so if you are trying to continue the good habits that you have developed in previous weeks – some food ticks a number of boxes.
Also – since fruit is naturally sweet – it can help to satisfy sugar cravings.
Exercise aspect: – same as last week
This means that everyone has the opportunity to earn up to 24 sunpoints over the next week.
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