Weight-Loss Purple Team Thread

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Okay, but what if you only drink enough to get 1 point instead of 2 points?
 
The Week 2 task posting explained that:

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/thre...ple-Party-Games-Challenge?p=883244#post883244

Omega said:
Week 2 task

Many of us don't consistently 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 fibre.

So this week's challenge is to drink at least 1oz (29.5735ml) of water for every 2lbs of your weight. 2 points 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.

I remember only too well how that can translate into quite a lot of water if we are on the big side.
I will therefore allow people to claim a reduced level of 1 point if they didnt manage it - but managed to drink at least 2 litres. This should encourage people to at least have some water and not just quit without trying - convinced that they could never do it...

I do however think that logging food like we have done in week 1 is very important to keep us aware of what we are really having... I will therefore give 1 point if you continue to log food in your team thread.

That makes a total of three bonus points that you can claim every day.

If I manage to drink my full allocation of water on 4 days and manage to have at least 2 litres on 2 days plus logged my food on 5 days - I would anticipate that this would be shown on my scoresheet as something like the following
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I had a pretty sucky weekend of food. :( I know that the weekends need a lot of improving for nutrition. Something I need to work on for sure. I think sleeping in is a big part of my issue.

SATURDAY:
- KFC (take out friend chicken) tenders and potato wedges
- Handful of chocolate chips
- Canned ham, pineapple, and macaroni & cheese (homemade)
- Frozen yogurt
- Water (4) 16.9floz bottles
- Exercise (rest day)

SUNDAY:
- Chicken tenders and onion rings
- Handful of chocolate chips
- Hamburger and pasta
- Slice of carrot cake
- Water (5) 16..9floz bottles
- Exercise: 30 minutes / Jillian Michaels 30DS
 
Sunday food

2.5 litres water
diet cola
sugar free butterscotch
1 tin apricots
250g Total 0% yoghurt
2 bowls weetabix, skimmed milk, sweetener
3 sausages, chilli sauce, baked beans

exercise
walking
1 hr salsa lesson
 
Monday food

diet cola
3 litres water
500g total 0% Greek yoghurt
2 tins apricots
baby figs
1 small plum
5 bananas
salmon, sweetcorn, peas
sugar free butterscotch

exercise
1hr light aerobics
walking
2 hr hardcore zumba
 
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I don't usually track the names of the food, but the macronutrient values. But in order to get more points, I'm going to try it the other way ...

Food for Sunday.
Vegetables - Mix Veg
Pineapple
Almonds
Coffee
Skim Milk
Vitamins
Strawberries
Protein meal-replacement drink
 
Playing catchup....

Saturday
Muffins
cheese
Peanut butter
Bounty Bar
chicken fajitas with sour cream
2 litres of water, some diet pepsi

Sunday
Muffins
cheese
peanut butter
Twix bar
Kinder chocolate egg
raspberry muffins
Lasagne

2.5 l of water, pepsi max

Exercise: 30 minutes (walking)

Monday

Breakfast
Almond and Peach Muesli with skimmed milk

Lunch:
Blueberries with low fat vanilla yoghurt
2 slices pumpkin seed crisp bread with reduced fat peanut butter
3 in 1 coffee

Dinner:
Braised steak with mushrooms and rice

Exercise: 90 minutes (walking, strength circuit)

Drinks:
2.5 l of still water
2 l of still water with 25 ml sugar free apple squash for flavouring
sugar and caffeine free pepsi
 
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Horrified to find out last night that I wasn't counting the calories correctly for my steak. I used to buy these small steaks when I was dieting before, they were around 300 calories which had been perfect. I didn't even THINK to weigh the steaks I've been eating this last week, and I found out last night that the steak I ate was 14oz which is over 700 calories.

I'm going to cut/weigh and separate my remaining steaks tonight. I refuse to let this get me down. Normally I would have thrown in the towel and quit, but not today.

This is why I liked packaged foods, or whole foods, you can generally figure out their calorie content. With meat you have to weigh it, find out the cut, and also figure out the calories once prepared. It's so tricky.

I find that days off are difficult. I sleep in, I feel lethargic and unmotivated. It wasn't until now (5:00 PM) that I actually pulled myself away from my iPad and my blankets and got changed into my workout clothes. I have no excuse not to exercise, aside from my right foot aching slightly in the pinky toe joint. Like hell am I letting that get in my way. So I'm gonna go exercise and then figure out what to eat for dinner!

Monday
Food
2x toast w/ cheese whiz - 250
Small bag of chips - 140
Cereal bar - 130
Frozen dinner - 300
Yogurt - 100
Steak - 300
Veggies - 120
Banana - 100

Exercise
100min walk

Water
710ml
710ml
710ml

2130/4050
 
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SUNDAY FOOD
1/26

Brownies
Reuben
Curly Fries
Pepsi
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ice Cream
Chocolate Chips
Kit Kat

Water - HAHAHA, I had none

Why did I eat like hell? Well, mostly because I ate like crap on Saturday and kind of had a food hangover and wanted to get rid of it by eating the hair of the dog, so to speak. Note to self - it didn't work, HAHAHA

MONDAY
1/27

Slice of Italian Sub (don't ask)
Broccoli Salad
Nacho Supreme Velveeta Skillet

Water - 48 oz
 
Monday food:
Blueberries
Corn
Cranberries
Mango
Cashews
Coffee
Skim Milk
Vitamins
Strawberries
Persimmon
Protein meal-replacement shake
Chicken Tenderloins with Rice and Vegetables in Sweet & Spicy Sauce
Salad
 
Tuesday food

3.5 litres of water
diet cola
sugar free butterscotch
500g total 0% Greek yoghurt
2 tins apricots
3 pork loin steaks
tin of baked beans with chili sauce
raspberries
250g low fat yoghurt
grapes

exercise:
walking
3 salsa classes and social salsa dancing
 
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Tuesday
Food
2x toast w/ cheese whiz - 220
Small bag of chips - 140
Cereal bar - 130
Frozen dinner - 300
Yogurt - 100
Small bag of sun chips - 100
Steak - 330
Veggies - 120

Exercise
100min walk

Water
500ml
250ml
500ml
710ml
500ml

2460/4050
 
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Tuesday

Breakfast
crispbread
skinny cow cheese triangle
WW mature cheese slice
peanut butter

Lunch
WW Spaghetti Bolognaise
crispbread
peanut butter (I'm addicted to peanut butter at the moment, not sure why)
low calorie caramel coffee

Dinner
oak smoked haddock
vegetable rice

Drinks
2 cups of coffee
4 l of still water
1 l of still water with apple squash
sugar free, caffeine free pepsi

Exercise
30 minutes
 
Tuesday Food
Green Beans
Triple Berry (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
Cranberries
Mango
Banana
Coffee
Vitamins
Nuts - mixed
Meal-replacement protein shake
 
Was running late so I didn't have time to make breakfast, so I grabbed a sub. It's mostly healthy!

Wednesday
Food
Ham sub - 150 (only ate half)
Small bag of chips - 140
Cereal bar - 130
Asian Pear - 50
Yogurt - 100
Grilled cheese Panini - 450
Cinnamon Bun - 410
Honey Dip Donut - 190
Mini Homestyle bun - 110
2 mini pizza - 360
Steak fries - 240

Exercise
20 min walk

Water
500ml
500ml
710ml
500ml

1210/4050

Not a very productive day, it went downhill, I'll be adding to my journal about it. Chalked it up to a cheat day, since I'm still under my BMR by 500 calories. I did learn, though, that I feel full on smaller portions. I can't eat like I used to.
 
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Wednesday

water 2.5 litre
diet cola
sugar free sweets
vegetable soup made with ham stock, carrots, swede, onions. potatoes
250g Total 0% yoghurt
1 tin apricots
2 banana
3 sausages, baked beans, chili sauce

exercise
walking
1 hr zumba
 
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