Weight-Loss ACCOUNTABILITY THREAD - The Purple Team Thread

Weight-Loss
Monday 14/07

1 Breakfast bar

Oats, made in a liquid breakfast carton of milky stuff. (that contains the fibre of 2 wheat bix) 1 tsp sugar.

1 can tuna with microwaved sweet potato

Chicken (skinless), honeyed sweet potato, onion, spinach and marrow bake, served with quinoa and mixed salad,

2 squares dark chilli chocolate

  • Got in fibre
  • Got in water
  • Exercise: 1 hour yoga, 2km run, 20 minutes cycling

Tuesday 15/07

Oat bran porridge with lowfat milk

Mixed salad with tuna (mix of oil and lemon juice for dressing... 1 tblspn altogether.)

1 Apple

1 Meal replacement shake, made with lowfat milk

1 slice toast with cashew butter

Baked potato with spinach, beetroot and chicken thigh (skinless)

2 pieces of candy

6 Cookies (my bf bought a bucket... wtf??)

  • Got my fibre in
  • Got my water in
  • Got my fruit and veg in
  • Exercise: 20 min cycling, 20 min running

Wednesday 16/07

100% bran cereal with lowfat milk

Apple

2 blocks dark chocolate

Meal replacement shake made with lowfat milk

Lowfat lowcal hot chocolate made with water

1 tsp cashew nut butter

  • Fibre:
  • Water:
  • Exercise: 20 min cycling, 20 min walking
 
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ooo, just checking in to say,

Yay! I lost 4.4 pounds over the past week!

Absolute bliss!!! :)
 
Since I have been posting data all along I will catch up first before a posting for the challenge with data since Monday.

Friday 11/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 30,162
---Distance = 11.66 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
oatibix
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese
ham, tomatoes, cucumber
1 banana
2 pears
2 apples
4 clementines
strawberries
sugar free jelly
sugar free jelly made from gelatine, blueberries, sugar free apple squash
sugar free gum
some WW sweets

Saturday 12/07/08 - my 22nd wedding anniversary:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 30,956
---Distance = 11.96 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
baked potato, quark
roast pork, gravy, carrot, onion, cauliflower, parsnip, apple sauce
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
2 clementines
sugar free jelly
sugar free gum
some WW sweets

Sunday 13/07/08:

Recalculated my water requirements and decided that 2 litres of water a day would probably be ok for my current weight.

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 30,346
---Distance = 11.73 miles

My Food / Drink:
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
3 * Shape no fat yoghurt
baked potato, cottage cheese
roast chicken breast, gravy, carrot, onion, cauliflower, broccoli
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
1 plum
sugar free jelly
sugar free jelly made from gelatine, grapes, sugar free apple squash
sugar free gum
some WW sweets
 
Monday 14/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 33,608
---Distance = 12.99 miles

My Food / Drink:
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
coco pops
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese
dusted salmon, tin of baked beans
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
2 plums
2 clementines
strawberries
sugar free jelly
some WW sweets

Tuesday 15/07/08:

Drank extra water as I am sick of all the water retention I have had this week due to TOM.

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 34,096
---Distance = 13.18 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
coco pops
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese
dusted salmon, mange tout, fine green beans, carrots, onion, cauliflower, celery
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
1 plum
1 peach
home made sugar free jelly made with gelatine, cherries and cherry & berry squash
some WW sweets

Wednesday 16/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 31,892
---Distance = 12.33 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
coco pops
3 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese, 1 slice of cooked ham
pork loin steak, tin of baked beans
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
1 plum
1 peach
2 clementines
sugar free jelly
home made sugar free jelly made with gelatine, grapes and apple squash
some WW sweets

Thursday 17/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 31,090
---Distance = 12.02 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
coco pops
3 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese
dusted salmon, parsnip, carrot, onion, mange tout, green beans, celery, cauliflower
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
3 plums
2 clementines
sugar free jelly
sugar free gum
some WW sweets

Friday 18/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 30,719
---Distance = 11.87 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
honey shreddies
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese, cooked ham
chicken breast, fry light, pasta sauce, onion, courgette, peppers
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
3 plums
2 clementines
1 peach
sugar free jelly
sugar free gum
some WW sweets

Saturday 19/07/08:

At least 3 hours exercise walking.
Pedometer readings at end of day:
---Steps = 34,448
---Distance = 13.32 miles

My Food / Drink:
2.5 litres of cold water
some diet cola
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
honey shreddies
2 * Shape no fat yoghurt
cottage cheese
dusted plaice, tin of baked beans
1 banana
2 pears
1 apple
3 plums
1 peach
sugar free jelly
sugar free gum
some WW sweets
 
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Thanks ladies. I feel like I totally deserve this and everything weight-wise is going so smoothly... okay, not smoothly, but I DO enjoy actually looking after myself, no matter how much it feels like hard work.

My yoga instructor has a saying:

It's just sensation, don't label it as bad, just feel it for what it is. (or something like that!)
 
GREAT JOB ANKE!! Sorry I haven't been around too much this week to congratulate you sooner!

I've been workin my butt off and have only logged on to check if anyone had questions.

Hope you're all doing well. Don't forget to post your stats before MIDNIGHT EST tonight!

Have a great Saturday!
 
I cannot help but notice that a few people have still not posted their results. I do hope that they remember - as posting is vital if we are to retain our lead.
 
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I cannot help but notice that a few people have still not posted their results. I do hope that they remember - as posting is vital if we are to retain our lead.
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err, umm... sorry about this week guys. I was not able to check in until now (Monday morning). Promise I'll do better this week! Also didn't get the bonus :(

But hey, we're still in the lead.... and this weeks gonna rock!!!!
 
So the water drinking shouldnt be a problem for me as i have carried on drinking since we did this first time round :hurray:

Go team purple
 
We are all only human Anke (as my weight demonstrates - with all the cereal that I have been eating).

The water drinking shouldnt be a problem for me either Sarah. I try to do this every day too.

I have already done over 9 hours of exercise this week - so I am going to update my scoresheet now to show it. At least if I have computer problems or I forget (always possible as I am going away at the end of the week) our team will get the points that I have earned so far.

It would be great if we all updated as we went.
 
Yep, good plan Omega, I'll be doing the same this week!

Unfortunately I REALLY struggled to get my water all in yesterday and Sunday. Back on the bottle today though! :p
 
Hi guys - ya know, I'm the host of the contest and I feel so guilty when I don't hit the challenges that I create!

But yesterday - I had such a hard time getting my water in. In fact, I think I only ended up with about 33 oz.

My day started at 7 am going to the laundromat and doing 11 loads of laundry by myself for 2 and a half hours. Came home, got ready for work and then had non-stop appointments yesterday at work from 11 am til 9 last night. It was a long day.

But, I am human - and that doesn't mean I can't hit it every day here on out. I have a busy schedule set up for today as well, but I'm just going to force myself to drink the water all day!

Hope you guys have a great day!

Margaret - you go girl with 9 hours in already! I wish I could say the same! Or that I had that time! :hurray:
 
I really need to make a plan to exercise today, I'm slipping and I can feel it... I don't want to slip too far!
 
If truth be told - not only do I have to walk a lot to get any weight loss at all - but at the minute I am fighting my own battles with food temptation from cereal. One of the only ways that I can stop myself from eating is by going out walking. Yesterday morning I walked to Twickenham (nearly 6 miles away) and back to get two bags of shopping. My legs have become very strong with all the walking that I do on a daily basis - so I didnt need to sit down when I was there.

I just wish that I could stop eating cereal like it was junk food. After 17 months I am so ready to get to my goal weight.

I am truly fortunate to be able to take time out from working while I do this. I know that I could never have got my project off the ground if I was having to try and do all this and work too.
 
Aww, just ban those shreddies from your home... for this last stretch, you can do it! Add in something else yummy, some sort of fruit?? Good luck!

I went to the gym this morning! Whoop! Not full steam yet, but I'll build it up again quickly!
 
Thanks Anke. Banning food from your house is easier said than done if your husband wants to eat cereal and will not stick to weetabix. Truth be told - he often puts temptation directly into my path by asking me to fetch him a bowl of cereal.

He is very sweet and supportive - happy for me to take time out to do such a big project and buying an expensive treadmill - it is unreasonable for me to expect him to change his cereal habits. It is a major temptation though!

I am so much better at persuading myself to walk an extra mile than I am at keeping my hands off certain foods.

Well done for getting out to the gym.
 
Leila - I'm sorry to see that you have been having a particularly difficult week. We all have those from time to time. keep trying with the project. Things will turn around.
 
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