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Does the time spent squatting count towards your 2 hours a week exercise or is it 2 hours of other stuff on top of that?
 
Personally I am not counting my squats in my exercise hours but I expect most people will.
 
You guys might as well give up on the squats. I have this challenge in the bag, lol. I am well over 1,000 squats and counting, alot of them with weight added. Unfortunately I have been eating everything in sight it seems.
 
LOL -- my goal for the squats challenge is simple: Beat everyone else who is still in the 300+ club. I figure it's a reasonable challenge for me. :)
 
I still havent found any time for squats or lunges this week. My exercise time is already pretty full... It looks like a number of people are doing really well with it though. :) Well done.

On the positive side - I have hit all my exercise targets for the week. I have also continued to hit all my water targets for the week too. I havent been counting calories or nutrition - but my food has been pretty good apart from yesterday. The only problem with yesterday was that I ate healthily and it would have been ok - but I bought these pears... They were absolutely yummy and before I knew it I had eaten five of them... Portion control continues to not be one of my strong points...

Starting today I am having to check that I hit my fibre target for another challenge (Amazing Race on ADF). LOL - it was that or 3 hours of swimming and I know which I have a better chance of achieving. Hitting the fibre target will hopefully get me into the swing of posting on fitday again ready for next week in this challenge.
 
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I am new to the forum and looking for the kind of support in your challenge. can i join this challenge late time - w/o competing to win rather just for the support?
 
Sounds like a lot of people are doing great on the squats n lunges! Mr love- you may wanna look at Trusylver... no joke: shes crazy. She logs up to a thousand of them per DAY. Nuts. I've done like 400 total so far, lol. And ONLY squats- HATE lunges... I was at work on Monday at the pool hall, and while I was brushing some tables I decided, ohhh what the hell, I'm the only one here! Started doing some squats, got some "extra" in, right? PSH. I felt redic, cuz I turned around and yeahhhh. there is a law office across the street from us, our windows look into each others. Oh man. I hope noone saw me. Get SOMEONE wondering, I'm sure!
Everyone keep up the good work! We're only into week number 2, and theres not a lotta noise in here... keep pushin!
 
I hope I am not tooooo crazy lol, I have seen a good loss this week after the gain last week due to salt. PM has been sent for my check in, It will be interesting to see the results this week when today happens tomorrow for most members :jump:

On a good note my nutritionist apointment went well today and my goal of 82 kg (180.7 lb) is the lowest my weight should go.
 
lol at the squats at work Jess393...everytime I got to the bathroom at work, if there's nobody else in there, I do 10 squats....it all adds up! I'm averaging around 70 a day at the moment, but its getting easier than it was at the start of the week. I'm not really "in it to win it" but want to push myself.

Good to hear you've had a good loss this week Trusylver - its all worth it when the lbs start tumbling. I'm a bit demotivated as I'm the same weight as last week but I know I'm battling against the long lasting effects of Christmas overindulgence so am actually grateful not to be putting on weight and I know if I stick at this it will start to show in week 3..4...5...somewhere down the line hehehe.

We definitely need some more posting in this thread - come on folks!!! Are you all workign too hard at the challenge to type?!?!? I know you can manage both!
 
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although my total sounds high, when you fit em in while waiting for or doing other stuff during the day as jay said they add up.
 
Trusylver, have you seen a change in body shape with doing the squats? Or is it just this week that you started? When I had a trainer for a month last summer, he made me do 270 squats with kettle bells each session and said that I would really see a difference in my bum and thighs. I had to stop the sessions due to lack of cash and unpredictable work schedule but I'm wondering if you have seen this with normal squats at home?
 
With my squats at home although they have added weight in the form of a weight vest or one of my kids it is still more of a form of cardio for me. For strength my heavy sets at the gym make the difference. Without the challenge I squat twice a week, 1 day heavy (up to 140 kg), 1 day with ligher weight (60 kg) for speed and power. with a warmup using body weight squats along with some squats when doing a cardio day.

As far as shape goes I have large quads and glutes but but that is genetic more than anything else, there is little fat in those spots, I carry my fat round the middle.
 
I have just sent this to Plumphope.

- Did you do at least 2 hours of exercise over the week?

Yes - I did my normal 6.5 miles on the treadmill every day (which takes over 1hr30 each day) plus some other exercise.

- What was your result with squats and lunges?

A negligible quantity. I knew up front that I would not have the time to do this in addition to my normal exercise schedule and I am not mentally in a place where I can substitute other exercise for my normal exercise schedule.

I am still in the game but came in last this week.

I did drink my full allocation of water every day though.


- What's your new weight?

9st 6.2lbs i.e. 132.2 pounds. :)
This is a weight loss of 2.2 pounds across the week. :hurray:
 
Thanks to everyone who has already sent in their results!! Remember, only a few more hours to report how you did!!! New grid will be released tomorrow after I get home from school!!! :hurray:
 
What a day..wow what a day. First let me say I was actually disappointed at my weight being only 386. I was hoping for more but perspective is an odd thing. You sometimes lose it. It's 4 pounds. That is great and I have to remember that. I'm doing well but I did slip I think in what I had been eating.

As per the challenge so far I'm posting my diary here as well.

1 half cup of oatmeal
1 large salad, light on the dressing (real light)
Cut chicken, rice and pineapple, 1 and 1/2 cups
1 wendy spicy chicken sandwich
1 5 piece spicy nugget
1 container of sweet and sour
1/2 medium fries
drinks were splenda sweetened tea and diet sodas only..


As you see at the end, I emotional ate cause of work. It's hard for me to explain here what is going on but it really tore me up inside. Instead of doing the right thing, I gave in and ate with my emotions. At least I held it back some...I am ok now, just been a hard day.

Least there is tomorrow.
 
Well done Addie!

I managed 525 and it was hard going at the start!!!! Going to see if I can keep them up though throughout the rest of the challenge :D
 
Week three day 1 food log attached

water: 3 litres
Exercise: 1.5 hours
Squats: 30 moderate weight, 200 light weight


calories were withing range
fat: on target
protein: on target
carbs: on target

as per nutritionist set goal
 
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