[Daphne's Mommy]

Okay girls, here we go!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, post your starting weight (or PM me with it) The "weekly challenge" this week is to drink 64oz of water per day. If all of us meet this goal, we will get our first badge, so make sure and log your water intake.

Feel free to post measurements, before pics, etc. if you think that will help you. I plan to come in each day and post my food log/excersize for that day, and would love for you guys to join me, I think it keeps us accountable and is super helpful!

Go team blue! I'm excited to start losing weight with all of you!

~Shannon

[MichelleB]

MichelleB
Day 1, Week 1

Starting Weight: 144.2 pounds (I already lost 4 pounds from when I decided to do this challenge! It's going to be harder to lose my 10 pound goal but I'm happy to be starting at 144 rather than 148!)

Breakfast -
1/2 an everything bagel with no type of spread on it
(135 calories)

Lunch -
Healthy Choice meal and a cup of yogurt
(520 calories)

Dinner -
PBJ on baker's rye, sweet corn, applesauce, whatchamacallit bar (oops! couldn't resist)
(950 calories)

Weekly Challenge - Water (20 oz at 8:45 am), Water (20 oz at 12:15 pm), Water (20 oz at 3:00 pm), Water (20 oz at 8:30 pm) = 80 oz total

Excercise -
60 min brisk walk while babywearing

MichelleB
Day 2, Week 1

Breakfast -
Slim-Rite Shake
(230 calories)

Lunch -
Turkey and swiss sandwhich with tortilla chips and cheese. This was bar food and the best option I could find
(about 900 calories)

Dinner -
Three beef tacos
(500 calories)

Late night snack: One Bud Light (150 calories)

Weekly Challenge - Water (20 oz at 7:15 am) Water (20 oz at 10:00 am) Water (17 oz at 5:30 pm) Water (17 oz at 7:00 pm) Water (17 oz at 9:30 9m) = 91 oz total

Excercise -
Ab Ripper X, Stretching

MichelleB
Day 3, Week 1

Breakfast -
1 Quaker Oatmeal Packet - Banana Bread (150 calories)
Mixed fresh berries with a tablespoon of vanilla yogurt (130 calories)

Lunch -
Greek Salad (300 calories)
Ice cream bar (160 calories)

Dinner -
Pei Wei - Mongolian chicken with brown rice (500 calories)
12 oz Michelob Ultra Light (100 calories)

Weekly Challenge - Water (20 oz at 8:15 am) Water (20 oz at 10:30 am) Water (20 oz at 12:30 pm) Water (20 oz at 3:30 pm) Water (20 oz at 5:30 pm) = 80 oz total

Excercise -
Fridays are my day off!

MichelleB
Day 4, Week 1

Breakfast -
Cereal with Skim Milk

Lunch -
6 inch Chicken Sub and Baked Lays
Hotdog, a little pasta, and cookies later at a party too....

Dinner -
Turkey sandwhich and a cookie

Weekly Challenge -
Water (17 oz bottle - 5 times throughout the day = 85 oz total)

Excercise -
None - busy day!

MichelleB
Day 5, Week 1

Breakfast -
Cereal with Skim Milk

Lunch -
PBJ on Rye, Applesauce, Turkey dog circles with ketchup

Dinner -
Salad, Bread, and Pasta at Zazios
Mini ice cream sandwhich at home for dessert (110 calories)

Weekly Challenge -
Water (20 oz bottle 4 times) = 80 oz total

Excercise -
KenpoX - 60 minutes

MichelleB
Day 6, Week 1

Breakfast -
SlimFast Cappucino Delight Shake (190 calories)

Lunch -
Healthy Choice Meal and a vanilla yogurt (320 calories)
Banana and some blueberries for a snack

Dinner -
Scrambled Eggs and hashbrowns, 1 sausage, 1 piece of bacon, 1 piece of ham, small greek salad

Weekly Challenge - Water (20 oz.) at 9:00 am, Water (20 oz.) at 12:30 pm, Chugged 24 oz. at bedtime! - 64 oz. total

Excercise -
Walk - 30 min.

MichelleB
Day 7, Week 1

Breakfast -
Slimfast - Cappucino Delight (190 calories)

Lunch -
Random Leftovers!!
Little bit of eggs, meat, hashbrowns, and a burrito!

Dinner -

Weekly Challenge - Water 20 oz. at 9:00 am,

Excercise -
Stroller Moms Group Exercise- 60 min.

[plastikstars]

Starting weight: 145.8

I'm going to join you Shannon and post up a food and exercise log. I think it will help motivate me to make better food choices.


7/21 (Wednesday)

Food log:

3/4 C multigrain cheerios w/milk
1/2 blueberry bagel w/ I can't believe it's not butter spray; 2 eggs, scrambled, w/slice of cheese
turkey sandwich (cheese slice, wheat bread, honey mustard), 10 small pretzel sticks, 1 vanilla wafer
rice cake w/ peanut butter
granola bar
1/2 serving tuna casserole (blech) w/lemonade
1/2 C ice cream
7 multigrain saltines

Water log:

8 oz
16 oz
10 oz
12 oz
10 oz
16 oz
8 oz

reached daily 64 oz goal

Exercise log:

Power90 cardio 1-2; ab ripper 100

[Daphne's Mommy]

Shannon
Day 1, Week 1

Starting Weight: 179lbs (gained 3lbs since I started slacking, end of last challenge)

Goal Weight: 157lbs (pre-preggo weight)

Breakfast -
Tall vanilla latte (190 calories)

Lunch - (350 calories)
Turkey Sandwich
--Oatnut bread
--Light mayo
--Turkey
--Lettuce
--Onion
--Tomato


Dinner - (530 calories)
1/2 cup white rice
Sweet 'n sour chicken (homemade, not fried)
Fresh Express cole-slaw


Snacks -
Chewy Granola Bar (90 calories)

Excercise - None today.

Water: 64oz! That was HARD!!

TOTAL: 1160 calories

[Daphne's Mommy]

Originally Posted by MichelleB

MichelleB
Starting Weight: 144.2 pounds (I already lost 4 pounds from when I decided to do this challenge! It's going to be harder to lose my 10 pound goal but I'm happy to be starting at 144 rather than 148!)

Good job Michelle!!

[~my2beauties~]

Starting weight: 190lbs
Goal weight (for this challenge): 180lbs

7/21:
Breakfast: 1 bowl Life cereal with skim milk
Lunch: ham sandwich: ham, lettuce, cheese, mustard
Snack: cottage cheese, iced coffee at Starbucks (very little sweetener in it though).
Dinner: roast chicken, potato salad
Snack: blueberries
Water: I did the 64 oz. And yes, it was hard! I normally drink lots of water regardless and add a lemon slice to it, but I kinda went crazy yesterday and just kept drinking it, but I missed out on my milk because I drank so much water!
Exercise: went for short walk. Nothing too strenuous though.

7/22:
Breakfast: 1 cup cottage cheese
Lunch: 1 european weiner, potato salad, ham and cheese, baby carrots
Snack: blueberries, strawberries, and a little bit of some sort of parfait desert (I was at my Grandma's and she insists I eat a lot whenever I go lol but I tried to cut back on my portions)
Dinner: pierogies and green salad with 1tbsp ranch dressing and cottage cheese on the side
Snack: blueberries
Water: I did the 64oz, but a lot of that was from milk (I really love my milk).
Exercise: Went for a 20 minute walk (ugh). I was so busy yesterday that I didn't have time for anything more. Sorry girls.

7/23:
Breakfast: Life cereal with skim milk
Lunch: chicken salad sandwich and one left over pierogy
Snack: time flew by so didn't even think about eating a snack
Dinner: Homemade curry chicken with carrots, celery, zucchini, cauliflower over rice, but I only had a very small amount of rice (trying to cut back on carbs).
Snack: blueberries
Water: Drank well over 64oz
Exercise: Unfortunately we're trying to get our house ready for an open house this weekend, so I had to skip the gym today . When Jon gets home from work and after dinner, we're going to go for a walk with Rachel though.

7/24: Because I was at a kid's birthday party, today was not a good day in terms of food, water, or exercise for me. Sorry girls .
Breakfast: Bowl of Life cereal with skim milk
Lunch: 1/2 of ham/cheese wraps, 1 chicken wing, veggies
Snack: cake I had a slice of cake at the birthday party I was at.
Dinner: Tofu and pork in spicy sauce over rice, 1 carrot
Snack: Nothing
Water: I feel awful, but I'm not going to lie, girls. I didn't get my 64 oz of water I feel like I'm dragging you all down. I was at a birthday party and just completely forgot to drink while I was there. You'd think of all times I'd have even more water since we were outdoors in the heat....
Exercise: None

7/25:
Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg, piece of ham on an english muffin
Lunch: had a late breakfast so didn't even have lunch. I know, not good
Dinner: 1 homemade hamburger made with extra lean ground beef, 1 corn on the cob, and green salad with 1 tsp of ranch dressing.
Snack: lots of blueberries (yes, we still had some, but they're finished now lol)
Water: I did double the amount today. Does this count since I wasn't able to get my full 64oz yesterday??????????? My stomach hurts now because I drank so much water lol
Exercise: Went for a really nice long walk at sundown with Rachel (Jon was too lazy to come grrrrr). Was walking for over an hour (and a lot of it uphill too)!

7/26:
Breakfast/Lunch: Dim sum for my dad's birthday.
Dinner: Salmon, 1 small bowl of rice, pork in a tomato sauce, gai lan (chinese vegetable)
Snack:
Water: Went well over the 64oz today. I was smart today and remembered to bring my water bottle with me when I went out in the sun.
Exercise: Went for a good, long walk with Rachel and Jon up many flights of stairs and uphill (Jon was wearing Rachel) to get to his parent's house. I will be going back to the gym on Wednesday again. This past week has just been way too hectic with so many things going on that I haven't been able to get in much exercise. I know, stop making excuses, Stephanie

7/27:
Breakfast: 1 bowl of Life cereal with skim milk
Lunch: Ham sandwich with mustard and lettuce and green salad with 1 tsp of light italian dressing
Snack: Leftover piece of salmon from last night's dinner
Dinner: Tuna casserole and 1 cob or corn
Snack:
Water: Just over my 64oz
Exercise: Went for a walk

[MichelleB]

Ladies -

Here are my workout plans for the week in case any of you need ideas...

1) 45-60 min. walks with Jace in my babyhawk....I can walk pretty quickly with him in a carrier plus the added "resistance" has to help, right?

2) 45-60 min. walks with Jace in his stroller including time for stroller exercises like shown below:

YouTube - Stroller Exercises to Stay Fit!

3) Twice a week I'd like to be able to workout without the baby either at our gym or by doing a P90X video at home (those things are super super hard). I don't think I can rely on DH more than 2x a week to watch Jace while I work out.

4) Crunches every night before bed....we'll see how many I can do now....no clue!

Since the first two options include the baby, I think I can realistically try to work out 5x a week.

Originally Posted by ~my2beauties~

Starting weight: 190lbs
Goal weight (for this challenge): 180lbs

Breakfast: 1 bowl Life cereal

Lunch:

Snack:

Dinner:

Water:

Exercise:

You'll do it! Neither of us did the challenge before but I think this will keep us on track...

[Daphne's Mommy]

Steph, I think you'll find the challenge really helps. I started the last one at 192 and got down to 176 by the end of it. (As you can see, I gained 3 back)

Anyways, you were the person I most identified with during all the "how much weight have you gained?" threads when we were all pregnant, because I think we started out about the same size and we were gaining right about the same amount of weight. I know it's discouraging, and it feels like sooo much weight to lose (I gained 62 lbs) but it will all come off in the end!

The food journal, along with excersize will really help.

Melissa, you are kicking butt on the water! I've hardly had any so far today and it's already 11am. I better step it up.

[~my2beauties~]

Originally Posted by Daphne's Mommy

Steph, I think you'll find the challenge really helps. I started the last one at 192 and got down to 176 by the end of it. (As you can see, I gained 3 back)

Anyways, you were the person I most identified with during all the "how much weight have you gained?" threads when we were all pregnant, because I think we started out about the same size and we were gaining right about the same amount of weight. I know it's discouraging, and it feels like sooo much weight to lose (I gained 62 lbs) but it will all come off in the end!

Thanks, you give me hope that I can do it too because funny enough, I always seemed to identify with you during those threads during pregnancy as well!! I have confidence that I (and you girls) can and will do this!!

GO TEAM BLUE!!

[Daphne's Mommy]

Breakfast - (150 calories)
Bowl of cheerios
1% milk


Lunch - (415 calories)
Chicken breast sandwich
--boneless skinless chicken breast, baked with garlic, lemon zest & cooking spray (110)
--Orowheat Bread (200)
--1 Kraft single (70)
--Lettuce
--Onion
--Tomato
--Mustard
--Low calorie Mayo (35)
Pressed in my panini maker without any oil. YUMMY!

Dinner - (310 calories)
Subway 6" Turkey sandwich


Snacks - (400 calories)
Popcorn

Excercise -
6 mile walk with Daphne

WATER: Got my 64oz today!

TOTAL: 1275 calories

[MichelleB]

One day down! Way to go ladies! I actually thought about my food choices and activies all day which I never did before this challenge....I did cave in and had a candy bar for a snack before dinner yesterday though! I ended the day within my target calorie intake though (based on fitday.com's recommendation in order to meet my weight goal) and I did exercise too.

And ALL of us got our numbers in early! Glad to be on a team with you gals.

[Daphne's Mommy]

Originally Posted by MichelleB

One day down! Way to go ladies! I actually thought about my food choices and activies all day ...

And ALL of us got our numbers in early! Glad to be on a team with you gals.

DITTO! I think our team is going to kick butt!

[plastikstars]

7/22 (Thursday)

Food Log:

1/2 C multigrain cheerios w/milk
strawberry yoplait
1/2 turkey, cheese wrap w/ pretzel sticks, 1/2 glass lemonade
granola bar
wingstop (chicken strips, some fries, carrot sticks)

Exercise Log:

Power90 Sculpt 3-4
1 mile walk (lol, Layla started crying halfway through, had to turn around )

Water Log:

24oz
8 oz

lost count, but I did reach 64 oz

[plastikstars]

Originally Posted by Daphne's Mommy

Melissa, you are kicking butt on the water!

LOL, to be honest this isn't really a challenge for me. I normally drink lots of water all day.

Michelle, I also felt the same way about my food choices. Knowing I would have to post what I ate on here helped keep me away from the junk snacks better. My daughter's birthday is next week and my son's birthday the following week so you can count on cupcake being in my food log then though, lol.

Steph, you can do it! It just takes some work but it's worth it in the end!

Is it weird that I feel much more motivated this time around?

[~my2beauties~]

I just want you girls to know that I am just updating that one post I made each day with my food intake, so if you don't see more posts with my food/exercise log, it's because I'm just updating the one near the top.

[Daphne's Mommy]

Originally Posted by plastikstars

Is it weird that I feel much more motivated this time around?

No, it's GREAT! I do too.

[plastikstars]

7/23 (Friday)

Food Log:

rice cake w/peanut butter, strawberries
pretzel sticks
1/2 grilled chicken sandwich w/ a few fries
granola bar
1/2 grilled chicken sandwich

Exercise Log:

Power90 3-4 cardio; Ab Ripper 100
2.5 mile walk

Water Log:

16 oz
16 oz

64 oz reached

[TXMomTimes3]

I don't mean to butt in, but I notice that a few of you are doing Power 90 and p90x. I was curious what your reviews are on this series. Worth the $? Advice? Dh and I have discussed getting it, but I didn't want to shell out the $ before getting some feedback.
TIA!

[MichelleB]

Originally Posted by TXMomTimes3

I don't mean to butt in, but I notice that a few of you are doing Power 90 and p90x. I was curious what your reviews are on this series. Worth the $? Advice? Dh and I have discussed getting it, but I didn't want to shell out the $ before getting some feedback.
TIA!

We have P90X but I can't really say if its worth it because I haven't used it enough. It was kind of an impulse buy that my husband got. I will tell you that even though I am trying to tone up and lose weight now, I do think that I'm in relatively good shape and these DVDs are super super hard! Much harder than any other exercise video I have. I do like that there are so many different videos though so that you can target lots of different areas. The AB Ripper one is short....only 20 minutes I think, but most of them are 45-60 minutes long. I plan to do a P90X routine a couple times a week so we'll see how my results shake out!

[plastikstars]

P90X is more like the step after P90. DH does P90X but I'm not ready for it yet because it's a lot harder and a lot more work. I plan on moving onto it once P90 is to easy for me. I think P90 and P90X are worth the money. You will get results you just have to stick with it. I did P90 after having my first DD; it helped me drop the baby weight and then some. I got the lowest I have been in years thanks to it.

The Power90 workout consist of Sculpt 1-2, Cardio 1-2 w/Ab Ripper 100 and Sculpt 3-4, Cardio 3-4 w/ Ab Ripper 200. You are supposed to do it 6 days a week (I only do 5 because I don't want to burn myself out so fast). You alternate Sculpt and Cardio + Abs every other day starting with Level 1-2. Once 1-2 is too easy you move onto 3-4.

I can't offer advice on P90X since I haven't done it but DH did get in great shape thanks to it.

ETA: I would purchase them from Ebay. You can get them for cheaper and quicker than from beachbody.com.