Weight-Loss WL competition TEAM GOLD

[Korrie]

Welcome to your team thread, TEAM GOLD!!!

I'll make this short and sweet: this competition runs till March 22, 10 wks. There will be a prize for the single member who loses the biggest percentage of weight. AND for the winning team that brings in the most overall points. ALSO, while I am asking that you post the number of lbs lost in your chart...that is for fun, its is only the % of loss that will count.

POINTS:
5 points for every % lost (please give yourself 2.5 points if at the end of the challenge you end up with a half % (1.5% =7.5points)
1 point for every 30 mins of exercise ONE HOUR MAX.
Points for mini challenges may vary.
*mini challenges start week 2*

% CALCULATOR:



TEAM GOLD MEMBERS
IJUSTWANNABEFIT
SAN
QUERUS
OMEGA
TRANSPARENT
JUSTINA


SCORE SHEETS:

Jan. 11 starting weight: ___________
Goal weight loss: _________

Jan. 18 ___(#lbs lost AND current weight) ___
ex. points _____

Jan. 25 ________
ex. points____
mini chall. points _____

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: _____
MTHLY EX. POINTS:____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:_____


Feb. 1 ____
ex. points___
mini chall. points___

Feb. 8 _______
ex. points:_____
mini chall. points: _____

Feb. 15 ______
ex. points: ____
mini chall. points: _____

Feb. 22:_____
ex. points:_____
mini chall. points:____

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: _____
MTHLY EX. POINTS: _____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: _____



March 1 ______
ex. points: _____
mini chall. points: _____

March 8 ______
ex. points: _____
mini chall. points: ____

March 15: _____
ex.points: ______
mini chall. points: _____

March 22: _____
ex. points: ______
mini challenge points: _____

MTHLY % LOST: _____
MTHLY EX POINTS: _____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: ____

TOTAL % LOST: ______
TOTAL EX. POINTS: _____
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: ______

TOTAL POINTS :_________


***NO CHATTING TILL EVERYONES SCORESHEET HAS BEEN POSTED!!! THEN JUST EDIT YOUR ORIGINAL SCORESHEET EVERY WEEK **

**SANS SCORESHEET IN ON PG 3**

 

[Omega]

SCORE SHEET FOR MARGARET:

Jan. 11 starting weight: 11st 13.0 or 167 pounds
Goal weight loss: 17 pounds i.e. 1% per week

Jan. 18: 11st 11.4 i.e. 165.4 which is 1.6 pounds (0.96%) lost.
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day

Jan. 25 11st 9.4 i.e. 163.4 which is 2 pounds lost this week, 3.6 pounds (2.16%) lost in total
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. 14 points i.e. 2 every day

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: _____
MTHLY EX. POINTS:____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:_____


Feb. 1 11st 8.6 i.e. 162.6 which is 0.8 pounds lost this week, 4.4 pounds (2.63%) lost in total
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. 7 points i.e. 1 every day


Feb. 8 11st 8.0 i.e. 162.0 which is 0.6 pounds lost this week, 5.0 pounds (2.99%) lost in total
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. 7 points i.e. 1 every day

Feb. 15 11st 8.4 i.e. 162.4 which is 0.4 pounds gained this week, 4.6 pounds (2.75%) lost in total
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. 0 points no mini challenge announced

Feb. 22 11st 5.2 i.e. 159.2 which is 3.2 pounds lost this week, 7.8 pounds (4.67%) lost in total
ex. points 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. 12 points i.e. 2 on every day except Sat

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: _____
MTHLY EX. POINTS: _____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: _____



March 1 11st 3.2 i.e. 157.2 which is 2 pounds lost this week, 9.8 pounds (5.87%) lost in total
ex. points: 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. points: 10 points i.e. 2 food logs and 2 extra walking

March 8 11st 1.8 i.e. 155.8 which is 1.4 pounds lost this week, 11.2 pounds (6.71%) lost in total
ex. points: 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. points: 10 points i.e. 2 * pilates "hundreds - level 2" on each of 5 days (Sun->Thurs)

March 15 10st 13.8 i.e. 153.8 which is 2 pounds lost this week, 13.2 pounds (7.90%) lost in total
ex. points: 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall. points: 21 points food/exercise/water logs *7 plus 4 days of 80 squats plus 3 days of additional exercise.

March 15 10st 13.8 i.e. 153.8 which is 0 pounds lost this week, 13.2 pounds (7.90%) lost in total
ex. points: 14 points i.e. 2 every day
mini chall 1. 14 points i.e. 2 every day for food logs
mini chall 2. 12 points i.e. 2 every day for pushups (missing Sunday when I forgot)
mini chall 3. 7 points i.e. both pictures shared.

MTHLY % LOST: _____
MTHLY EX POINTS: _____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: ____

TOTAL % LOST: ______
TOTAL EX. POINTS: _____
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: ______

TOTAL POINTS :_________


GOLD!

 

[Quercus]

My Diary

QUERCUS'S SCORE SHEET:

Jan. 11 starting weight: ___345.0___
Goal weight loss: ___299.2_
Jan. 18 ___337.4 -7.6 -2.2%___
Exercise daily points for January (Starting 11th): 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
ex. points __14_

Jan. 25 _334.8 -2.6 week -10.2 contest -14.4 total__
ex. points__14_
mini chall. points __14__

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: __2.96%/10_
MTHLY EX. POINTS:_28_
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:_14___


Feb. 1 _330.0 week -4.8 contest -15___
ex. points_8__
mini chall. points_7__

Feb. 8 __329.4 -.6_____
ex. points:_14____
mini chall. points: _7____

Feb. 15 ___329.0___
ex. points: __14__
mini chall. points: _____

Feb. 22:__325.4___
ex. points:_8____
mini chall. points:__14__

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: __-4.6 -1% 5___
MTHLY EX. POINTS: __44___
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: __29___



March 1 __328.0____
ex. points: __12___
mini chall. points: _10____

March 8 ___324.8___
ex. points: __14___
mini chall. points: ___0_

March 15: __328.0___
ex.points: ___14___
mini chall. points: __14___

March 22: __324.2___
ex. points: __14____
mini challenge points: __9___

MTHLY % LOST: ___1.1__
MTHLY EX POINTS: __54___
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: __33__

TOTAL % LOST: __6____
TOTAL EX. POINTS: __126___
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: __76____

TOTAL POINTS :_____232____

 

[Justina]

Justina's SCORE SHEET:

Jan. 11 starting weight: 271 lbs
Goal weight loss: 30 lbs

W1

Jan 11 - 30min body sculpting excercize + squats/sit ups + 30min walking (2)
Jan 12 - 1 hr walking (2)
Jan 13 - 60 mins on eliptica + 5 mins cool down (2)
Jan 14 - 30 mins on bike + 30 mins eliptica (2)
Jan 15 - 30 mins bellydancing (1)
Jan 16 -30 mins belly dancing + 60 mins Eliptica (2)
Jan 17 - 30 mins treadmill + 10 mins eliptica + 20 minutes bike (2)

Jan. 18 6 lbs lost & current weight is 265 (2.21%)
ex. points 13

W2

Jan 18 - 60 min walking - 2 l water (4)
Jan 19 - 60 min walking - 2 l water (4)
Jan 20 - 60 min walking - 2 l water (4)
Jan 21 - 45 min belly dancing + 15 min body sculpting + 2l+ water (4)
Jan 22 - 60 mins eliptica & 20 mins treadmill + 2.5l water (4)
Jan 23 - 45 mins belly dancing 15 mins body sculpting 5 min streching + 2l water (4)
Jan 24 -60 mins tradmill (walking) + 2 l water (4)

Jan. 25 lost 2.5 lbs & current weight is 263.5 lbs (0.94%) [overall: 8.5 lbs lost & 3.13%]
ex. points 14
mini chall. points 14

W3

Jan 25 - youtube misc exercise 1 hr (mini challenge - check) (3)
Jan 26 -Walking 2 hrs (mini challenge - check) (3)
Jan 27 -Walking 2 hrs (mini challenge - failed - accidentally drank ice tea with sugar) (2)
Jan 28 - Eliptical 65 mins (mini challenge - check) (3)
Jan 29 - Stretching 30 mins (mini challenge -check) (2)
Jan 30 - Eliptical 65 mins (mini challenge - check) (3)
Jan 31 - Eliptical 60 mins (mini challenge - check) (3)

Feb. 1 - lost 4.5 lbs & current weight is 259 lbs (1.71%) [overall: 12 lbs lost & 4.43%
ex. points 13
mini chall. points 6

W4

Feb 1 - nothing
Feb 2 -1 hr walking/ challenge check (2)+(1)
Feb 3 -50min elliptical, 10 mins bike + housework /challenge check (2)+ (1)
Feb 4 - 1 hr walking/ challenge check (2)+(1)
Feb 5 - 1 hr walking/ challenge check (2)+(1)
Feb 6 - 1 hr walking/ challenge check (2)+(1)
Feb 7 - 30 mins/ challenge check (1)+(1)

Feb. 8 lost 2 lbs & current weight is 257 lbs (0.77%) [overall: 14 lbs lost & 5.17%
ex. points: 11
mini chall. points: 6

W5

Feb 8 1 hr walking (2)
Feb 9 30 min walking (1)
Feb 10 40 min elliptical & 20 mins walking (2)
Feb 11 65 min treadmill (2)
Feb 12 30 min walking (1)
Feb 13 30 min walking (1)
Feb 14 60 min elliptical (2)

Feb. 15 gained 5 lbs & current weight is 262 lbs [overall: 9 lbs lost & 3.32%
ex. points: 11

W6

Feb 15 - 1hr treadmill (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 16 - 1 hr elliptical (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 17 - 1.5 hr walk (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 18 - 1 hr elliptical (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 19 - 1 hr elliptical (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 20 - 1 hr body sculpting workout (2) + 10 min challenge (2)
Feb 21 - 1 hr elliptical + 10 min challenge (2)

Feb. 22: lost 3 lbs & current weight is 259 lbs [overall: 12 lbs lost & 4.43%]
ex. points: 14
mini chall. points: 14

W7

Feb 22 - 1 hr walking (2)
Feb 23 - 1.5 hr walking (2) - logging my food on the thread (2) extra exercise (3)
Feb 24 - 1 hr 40 mins (2) - logging my food on the thread (2) extra exercise (3) + new fruit persimmon (1)
Feb 25 - nothing nada zero zilch....
Feb 26 - 1 hr treadmill (2)
Feb 27 - 1 hr elliptical (2)
Feb 28 -30 min walking (1)

March 1 lost 2 lbs & current weight is 257 lbs [overall: 14 lbs lost & 5.17%]
ex. points: 11
mini chall. points: 10

W8


March 1- 30 min walking (1)
March 2- 30 min walking (1)
March 3- 1 hr elliptical (2)
March 4- gym - 1hr (2)
March 5-body sculpting DVD (30) + WALKING (30) (2)
March 6-none
March 7- gym 70 min elliptical (2)

March 8 lost 2.5 lbs & current weight is 254.5 lbs [overall: 16.5 lbs lost & 6.09%]
ex. points: 10
mini chall. points: 10

W9

March 8 - 1 hour walking (food log + squats)
March 9 - 2 hours of cleaning! (food log + extra exe.)
March 10 - 1 hour gym (food log +squats)
March 11 - 50 min toning + 60 min elliptical (Food log + extra exe)
March 12 - 1 hr gym (Food log + squats)
March 13 - oops nothing (Food log)
March 14 - 1 hr yoga DVD (Food log + squats)

March 15: gained 1.5 lbs & current weight is 256 lbs [overall: 15 lbs lost & 5.54%]
ex.points: 12
mini chall. points: 19

W10: i DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOG IT HERE - BUT BELOW ARE THE RESULTS:

March 22: current weight is 257 lbs
ex. points: 10 points
mini chall 1. 14 points - food logs
mini chall 2. 10 points - push ups


TOTAL % LOST:5.17

TOTAL POINTS :_____

 

[transparent]

SCORE SHEET FOR TRANSPARENT:

Jan. 11 starting weight: 283.8lbs
Goal weight loss: 20-30lbs

Jan. 18 1.8lbs(#lbs lost AND current weight) 282lbs
ex. points 11pts

Jan. 25: 280.0lbs
ex. points: 13
mini chall. points 10

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: 1.34%/6.25pts
MTHLY EX. POINTS:24
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:10


Feb. 1 279.6lbs
ex. points: 10
mini chall. points: 3

Feb. 8 273.2lbs
ex. points:12
mini chall. points: 7

Feb. 15: 275.4lbs
ex. points: 12
mini chall. points: N/A

Feb. 22: 269.4lbs
ex. points:10
mini chall. points:14

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: 3.64%, total lost 14.4lbs, which means total % loss so far 5.07%
MTHLY EX. POINTS: 44
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: 24


March 1 273.4lbs (dag nabbit SODIUM)
ex. points: 12pts
mini chall. points: 10pts

March 8: 272.2lbs
ex. points: 6 pts (sorry, had a stomach virus, nuff said)
mini chall. points: 10pts

March 15: 277.6lbs (can't explain it, won't even try)
ex.points: 10pts
mini chall. points: 15pts

March 22:271.4
ex. points: 8
mini challenge points: 24

MTHLY % LOST: 0.73%
MTHLY EX POINTS: _36pts
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: 59pts

TOTAL % LOST: 4.37%
TOTAL EX. POINTS: 104pts
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: 93pts

TOTAL POINTS :_217

I think I did this right, if not, somebody send me a shout-out and I will fix it.

 

[ijustwannabefit]

Kris's Score Sheet

Jan. 11 starting weight: ____196.8_____
Goal weight loss: ____185 (11.8lbs)_____
Jan 11 walk/run 35 mins & salsa 25 minutes
Jan 12 cardio 60 mins
Jan 13 dance 20 mins & walk 45 mins
Jan 14 walk/run 65 mins
Jan 15 weight lifting DVD 1 hour (and ran around with kids at the fun factory for 3 hours-wow, I am tired today!)
Jan 16 walk/run 50 mins and 1 hour playing 'football' with my 3 yo
Jan 17 aquafitness 45 minutes, 20 minute lunch time workout

Jan. 18 __193 (-3.8 lbs)___
ex. points __14___

Jan 18 walk/run 45 mins 15 minutes of yoga right before bed WATER:2L+
Jan 19 walk 1:15 WATER: 2L+
Jan 20 swimming with kids 45 mins 20 mins salsa babies WATER: 2L+
Jan 21 walk/run 60 mins WATER: 2L+
Jan 22 feeling sick-took a full rest day WATER: 2L+
Jan 23 walk/run 40 mins + 20 mins treadmill hill workout WATER: 2L+
Jan 24 lane swim 15 minutes & aqua fitness 45 minutes WATER: 2L+

Jan. 25 ___191.4 (1.6)_____
ex. Points___12____
mini chall. points __14___

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: ___5.4 lbs_= 2.74%_
MTHLY EX. POINTS:__26__
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:___28__

Jan 25 60 mins walk/run, mini challenge FAIL
Jan 26 60 mins walk, mini challenge FAIL
Jan 27 30 min dance & 30 min walk, mini challenge SUCCESS!!
Jan 28 60 min walk/run, mini challenge FAIL
Jan 29 no workout today, mini challenge SUCCESS!!
Jan 30 60 min walk/run, mini challenge FAIL
Jan 31 30 min lane swim, 45 min aquafit, mini challenge FAIL

Feb. 1 __193 (+1.6) __
ex. points_12__
mini chall. points__2_

Feb 1 walk/run 60 mins, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 2 walk 60 mins, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 3 rest day, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 4 walk/run 60 mins, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 5 60 min step DVD, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 6 30 mins playing 'football' @ youth centre with my son, 60 min walk/run, mini challenge SUCCESS!
Feb 7 60 mins lane swim and aqua fitness, mini challenge SUCCESS!

Feb. 8 __191.6 (-1.4)_____
ex. points:__12___
mini chall. points: __7__

Feb 8 30 min walk
Feb 9 60 min hill walk
Feb 10 30 min dance
Feb 11 60 min walk/run
Feb 12 45 min fun factory with little kids, 30 min resistance
Feb 13 60 min walk/run
Feb 14 15 min lane swim & 45 min aqua fit

Feb. 15 __191.4 (0.2)____
ex. points: ___12_
mini chall. points: _____

Feb 15 60 min walk/run, mini challenge 5 min
Feb 16 1 hour 50 min walk, 1 hour swimming, mini challenge 10 min
Feb 17 Rest day, mini challenge 10 min
Feb 18 Sick - no real exercise (hosted skating event for 2 hours plus set up and take down) mini challenge 10 min
Feb 19 60 min step, mini challenge 10 min
Feb 20 5 hours b-ball, 60 min walk/run, mini challenge 10 min
Feb 21 5 hours football, 45 min aquafitness, mini challenge 5 min

Feb. 22:__189.8___
ex. points:_10____
mini chall. points:_12___

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: __1.6 lbs (%)___
MTHLY EX. POINTS: __46___
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: __21___


Feb 22 walk 60 min
Feb 23 walk 90 min
Feb 24 sick
Feb 25 sick
Feb 26 sick
Feb 27 sick
Feb 28 45 min aquafit and 30 min walk @ lunch mini challenge: 2

March 1 _189.8_____
ex. points: __4___
mini chill. points: __2___

Mar 1 nothing
Mar 2 walk 2 hours
Mar 3 rest
Mar 4 walk/run 1 hour
Mar 5 30 min lunch workout
Mar 6 walk/run 1 hour
Mar 7 nothing

March 8 _189.9_____
ex. points: _7____
mini chall. points: _0___

Mar 8 nothing
Mar 9 walk 1 hour
Mar 10 rest day
Mar 11 30 min walk/run
Mar 12 30 min HIIT mini challenge: 50 squats and 10 min skipping
Mar 13 30 min walk/run
Mar 14 45 in aqua fitness and 15 min lane swim

March 15: _189.9___
ex.points: ___7___
mini chall. points: _2___

Mar 15 walk/run 30 min
Mar 16 walk 2 hours
Mar 17 swimming with kids 60 min
Mar 18 walk/run 60 min
Mar 19 step aerobics 60 min
Mar 20 walk/run 60 min
Mar 21 aqua fitness and lane swim 60 min

March 22: __189.8 lb___
ex. points: ___13___
mini challenge points: ___0 arg-can't find the info __

March 22 walk/run 60 min
March 23 walk 2 hours 15 min
March 24 flag tag and other games with kids 60 min
March 25 walk/run 60 min
March 26 step class 60 min
March 27 walk 60 min
March 28 walk 60 min


MTHLY % LOST: _187.8_lbs___
MTHLY EX POINTS: _____
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: ____

TOTAL % LOST: ______
TOTAL EX. POINTS: _____
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: ______

TOTAL POINTS :_________

 

[anna.banana]

Anna's SCORE SHEET:

Jan. 11 starting weight: __215___
Goal weight loss: __20 pounds_
Jan. 18 __-5lbs now 210lbs ___
ex. points 12

Jan. 25 ______209.4__
ex. points__14
mini chall. points ____14

MTHLY % LOST/ POINTS: ____2.6%/ 12.5
MTHLY EX. POINTS:____26
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS:_____14


Feb. 1 ___209.4_
ex. points_12__
mini chall. points___0

Feb. 8 ____208.1___
ex. points:__12___
mini chall. points: ___4__

Feb. 15 _____206.5 _
ex. points: ___10_
mini chall. points: _____0

Feb. 22:_____205
ex. points:____12_
mini chall. points:___8_

MTHLY % LOST/POINTS: _4.4lbs, total 10 lbs total % lost= 4.65
MTHLY EX. POINTS: ___46__
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: ___12__



March 1 ___205___
ex. points: __12___
mini chall. points: ____6_

March 8 ______
ex. points: ___10__
mini chall. points: ____

March 15: _____
ex.points: ___12___
mini chall. points: _____

March 22: ___202.5__
ex. points: __14____
mini challenge points: ___4__

MTHLY % LOST: _____
MTHLY EX POINTS: ____36_
MTHLY MINI CHALL. POINTS: ___10_

TOTAL % LOST: __5.81%___27.5points
TOTAL EX. POINTS: ____108_
TOTAL MINI CHALL. POINTS: ______36

TOTAL POINTS :__108+36+27.5= 171.5_______

 

[Quercus]

6 outstanding members for the winning team!

Day 1:

I came in under calories today, I exercised for an hour today, and I'm going to bed hungry. My weight should be down in the AM as I have worked hard, eaten well, and had some, shall we say, digestive assistance.

 

[anna.banana]

Nice one Quercus, I also had a good day, with an hours exercise, and low cals. Awesome!

 

[Omega]

Hi Team

Well done on the exercise both of you. Also on bringing your calories in at the right level.

I'll bet the rest of our team did all sorts of brilliant things too. It would be great if they posted what they have done.

As you know - I did my exercise.

My calories and food weight would be a little lower on Friday as I simply wasnt hungry at supper time so I decided not to bother with my regular supper time treat of blueberries and 0% Greek yoghurt.

No need for anyone to go to bed hungry. There are plenty good things for us to eat which bring our calories in at a level for amazing weight loss.

I will probably end up chatting about them a bit in this thread - just in case everyone in our team hasnt heard that they can boost things along...

For instance I boosted up my water to the calculated level of 1 ounce of water for every 2 pounds of bodyweight... I have been lazy about having it and only bothering to count that I have 2 litres.

Having the correct amount of water does help things.

Also - although I missed my supper time treat - I had a fair amount of skimmed milk and 0% yoghurt during the day (both of which contain calcium). I didnt check but I am pretty sure that I would hit my calcium target of 1000mg of calcium per day. Dietary calcium boosts weight loss too.

I was rewarded this morning with a lower number at the scales. I have lost 1 pound since yesterday. Lets hope that I can keep it down.

 

[Omega]

I have now done more than an hour of exercise for Saturday. 2.5 hours actually.

Firstly - we walked for 15 minutes.
Then we did an hour long salsa lesson.
It was a private lesson with our salsa teacher.

Our teacher has travelled the world teaching and dancing. LOL he has even danced in the Rio carnival!!!
We have a private salsa lesson every Saturday to work on our routine bringing in extra tricky moves...
This has been brilliant and brought Rod swiftly on from the beginner level and reminded me of things that I half remembered from a lot of Latin American dancing that I did when I was a child... I kind of forgot a lot of things in the two decades of severe morbid obesity...
We have five other dance classes (with other people) that we do during the week - and of course practice dancing...

Our teacher also happens to be a personal trainer and runs the most hard core Zumba classes that I know of. I have done Zumba with lots of other teachers and he puts us through the toughest workout.

Anyway - we did an hour of Zumba after that. It was full of high intensity stuff...

Then there was another 15 minutes walk to get us back home.

My step count is unlikely to get as high as yesterday. I am not planning on much more exercise today but at over 16,000 it is over the 15,000 limit that I set myself every day.

 

[Justina]

Hey you guys, you are doing so well! YAY! *Happy dance*

I did well yesterday. I started my detox....still doing it - it ends today...that means no solid food since lunch yesterday.
This is just a 24 hour thing - to kick start my diet - I normally do this 3-4 times a year.
I also managed to do some excercize - I found some body sculpting videos on youtube - & did 30 mins + some extra sit ups.
Plus went out for a walk for half an hour.

Have a great a day all of you

 

[Omega]

I love you tube.

If you are finding videos on you tube that reminds me to share some of my favourite Zumba tracks...

Maybe I shouldnt link to my main forum - so I will quote a posting of mine from there with tons of them in...

I love going to Zumba classes. I've been to three this week! each an hour long so that is a fair bit of exercise...

The music is so distinctive - but I only hear much of the music in the Zumba classes...

I've just started trying to track down my favourite Zumba tracks on youtube - so will link here those I find as I find them.

It will certainly give anyone an idea of what to expect at a Zumba class before they brave it into the room.

Different teachers seem to teach different steps to the same track so that tends to change from class to class...

I apologise to anyone that speaks the languages involved - but I don't and am bound to spell everything wrong...

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I really like this link because the steps are almost identical to those I was doing at my class yesterday... lol the only real differences are that we do two extra sections of jumping jacks before they start doing them... then we kick to the side when we get to the Z-arms bit...

L'amore



this is pretty fast and the jumping jacks sections are tiring......

lol on Wednesday this week Zumba Boys actually used this as a warm up!!!!!!

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This track is my absolute favourite - but we do different steps...

Zumba He Zumba Ha



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Wiggle Wiggle


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Mueve La Colita



we do this track very similar to this clip - the differences being

- in the chorus bit when you move your arms in circles in front of you - we clap 2 or 3 times (it varies - but you can hear the time to clap) instead of looking like you are slapping something as it has on the clip - then we jump to turn 90 degrees - so we do that to the 4 sides...

- we start the hip circles a bit earlier about a minute before the end
- as soon as it goes "swari swari" and we bend our knees and slowly go downwards doing hip circles
- then we slowly rise doing the hip circles when he is saying "ariba ariba" etc

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Wigi Wigi



I really enjoy dancing to this track... We do it at the Zumba Boys North East classes. It really is lots of fun - but we don't do anything like they do...
It is a whole room free for all where you go where you like around the hall - just doing the same steps.

The steps are as follows:
right step / wiggle wiggle /
jump / wiggle wiggle /
ziggy (right rock forward on a diag across) zaggy (right rock back on a diag across) ziggy zaggy /
turn in a circle putting the right foot forward, step down with the left turning, step the right foot back, step down on the left turnng /
4 travelling steps in any real direction you like
repeat the whole thing for the whole track...
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Danza Maozinha



the steps are the same as we do - but at the walking round in circles times (you can hear the step beats distinctly) the teacher shouts "penguins" out and we had to step like penguins lol

lolol - when I went to the zumba class in Sunbury the teacher didnt shout "penguins" - and I was the only one who wanted to walk around like a penguin......

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Waka Waka



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Danza Kuduro



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Kali Aji Salsa



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Mi Chica Sexy



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Que Te Pica



we do very similar steps to this. the main difference is that we drum our feet as we wiggle...

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Conga



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Remenea



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Hella Decale



we use this one to slow things down a bit...

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I'm Sexy And I Know It



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Follow The Leader



At the the chorus bit we jump the same amount of times but doing turning around the full circle maybe two times, then at the clap clap we change direction and go round in circles the other way etc...

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La Colegiala



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La Bomba



we do exactly the same criss cross thing as in this clip - but the rest of it includes a lot of dancing and running from right to left... LOL at Zumba Boys North East it ends up like a giant game of chase with everyone running three steps to the right and clapping then three to the left and clapping... LOL The teachers often both end up running off the stage into the wings...

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Beat It (Michael Jackson)



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If You Wanna Dance With Me



this looks just like the routine we do

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Mi Chiquitita



we do almost the same steps as this

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Pegate



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Mama do the hump



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Pause



we do exactly the same as this clip... I think that a lot of people do as there seems to be quite a lot of videos for this track with identical features...

this one is definitely slower than average....

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Hey Baby



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zumba samba



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Sheila Ki Jiwani



This Bollywood track is one that we use at ZBNE

It is pretty exhausting the way that we do it...

During the chorus you turn first to the right and go jump jump then hop hop hop hop (turning round to the left hopping on the same leg)
then to the left jump jump hop hop hop hop (turning to the right)
you continue that for the whole chorus - you can hear the beats to jump and hop on

The seperate verse is a bit more restful with stepping (a bit like Irish dancing with one leg bending a lot more than the other) and moving your arms up and down from head level to above for a few bars then moving your hands up and down in front of your chest while similarly stepping for a few bars - then repeat...

that chorus is so tiring though!!!


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Baila Pa Emociona Calypso



we do pretty much these steps

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Everybody Get Up



we do pretty much these steps (arms more horizontal than on a slope)

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Smooth (Santana)



We actually do the killer arm thing to this slow record....
It may be an absolute slowdown compared to the rest - but you really feel your arms by the end.

Put your arms out totally horizontal and keep them there for ages doing little circles forward and back and wiggling your fingers. Every so often flap like wings in little controlled flaps and occasional big flaps up from there but keep going back to those little circles. They kill in the last minute...

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Bouger Bouger



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Lovumba



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I Love Salsa



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Fuego



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A La Nena Le Gusta



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The FB page for ZBNE (that do lots of brilliant classes) has some tracks so I am linking it...





I will add more as I find them... Most of them have foreign names and we don't get told the names of the tracks...
I will replace if I find clips of people doing the same steps that we do to the track...

I have found a track from January / February (when I was sorting out the house down south) of someone going to a ZBNE zumba class. Chris is my main zumba teacher......



lol at 2 mins 20 you can see a clip from danza maozinha with everyone walking like penguins...

The teacher in the final clip is the teacher who has just led me through an hour of zumba.

 

[Omega]

Justina - Well done for doing some exercise yesterday. Be sure that you count the time for those extra situps... The time all counts (up to 1 hour each day) towards our team's points. We want to be rewarded for all our hard work.

My friend Kara (used to be KaraCooks here) is firmly in favour of an occasional detox and the IF approach... I must admit that I do not do that kind of thing. The main reason is that I like my food too much... A few years ago, I was rushed into hospital for an emergency operation. I was "nil by mouth" for a couple of days - and my stomach believed that my throat had been cut... I was begging my husband to bring food into the hospital... I cooked myself a meal the minute I got back home...

Anyway I just thought that I would say that it is a recognised healthy approach to weight loss and should not be confused with the unhealthy diets that were prohibited for this challenge. I just know that a member of one of the other teams was mischievously implying in another thread that someone was doing that.

I can imagine that you will be looking forward to eating. Try to hit your nutrition targets when you do start eating... Our bodies need the right amount of protein, fibre etc to function well - and hitting those targets definitely help weight loss.

What exercise are you doing today?

 

[Omega]

Transparent and Ijustwannabefit - what exercise have you done each day? how are you going?

 

[Quercus]

342.8 this morning which is -2.2 from yesterday. I'm about to go get on the rump destruction device known as my spin bike.

I drink a ton of water most days.

In the field I try to drink as much as I can, but when it's cold out it is much more difficult to drink as much. In the heat of the summer I can drink 10 bottles of water for every time I need to go to the bathroom when doing tough field work. I think that will improve as there will be much less of me out in the heat this summer!

Last summer I worked from May through August on a proposed 62 mile pipeline system through a lot of rough terrain. One coworker blew out his knee on that project about a month in. I suppose I kept eating the same calories afterward and put on 40 pounds between August and December.

LET'S GO TEAM GOLD!

 

[Omega]

Well done Quercus on the weight loss.

My husband couldn't believe how much water he should be drinking - but after that he had health problems and needed to lose weight fast and was happy to do all that I had been suggesting... One thing is certain - it calculates out to a huge number for the bigger person.

We will soon get rid of those unwelcome 40 pounds that you gained.

 

[Omega]

I lost a lot of weight on this forum and actually got to my goal weight...

I became hooked on the challenges and did lots of them. I found the competitive aspect helped to keep me totally on track.

I actually maintained it pretty nicely too - but very few if any challenges on this forum were really appropriate for people that do not want to lose any weight. Things got so that there were no challenges here for me.

The last couple of years have been pretty tricky for me - in that my husband had to have 5 operations during 2011. This was particularly scary as his BMI was over 62 when he needed to have the first operation.
Then in 2012 we needed to uproot and move 300 miles as my parents are now 90 and 95 and I was worried about them (and finding the travel back and forth to be getting too regular and too onerous)...

It has been a tough couple of years and it isnt really surprising that I have gained some weight...

I decided that I want to knock my weight back down before it gets out of hand. Challenges are the best way for me - so I am here to knock off 40 unwelcome pounds too... I know that I will never get that done in the next 10 weeks though.

 

[Quercus]

We'll stick this out and lose what we can Omega. When the 10 weeks is up you and I can compete with each other and hopefully others. I'll still have plenty to lose whe ni make my contest goal.

30 minutes spin bike. That really sucked. I need to eat as it's been >18 hours since I've eaten.

 

[Omega]

I will keep racing down the whole 40 pounds... You make sure you keep up with my exercise levels and we will make a great race of it. We will both be the real winners with over-clocked weight loss like you wouldnt believe...

LOL I know all the tricks...

Well done for doing the 30 minutes spin bike. Are you going to do 30 minutes of some other form of exercise and if so what?

First - you should eat something.

18 hours is a very long time to go without food.

I think that I went about 15 hours this morning and I was starving... I ate about 10pm last night and then simply wasnt hungry so didnt have my blueberries and yoghurt later on...
My morning was pretty constant exercise from not long after I got up - and I couldnt have faced it after food. The good thing is that exercise triggers metabolism in the same way that people often talk about breakfast doing that - so exercise first thing is quite good.

By the time my zumba finished - and I walked home I was absolutely ready to eat. I had a lovely big bowl of weetabix, sweetener and skimmed milk.