Team Dreaming of a Light Christmas: Shygemini & CherriTerri

WOOHOO! :happydance:

Me and Cherri together.. watch out other teams! :danceparty:

Starting weight: 265 lbs
Current weight: 223.0 lbs
Challenge goal: 210 lbs
Ultimate goal: 175

Weigh-ins
Nov 12th: 220.0 lbs - loss of 3lbs ...2 points
Nov 19th: 220.4 lbs - gain of 0.4lbs...0 points
Nov 26th: 219.6 lbs- loss of 0.8 lbs.... +2 points
Dec 3rd: 220.0 lbs- gain of 0.4lbs....0 points
Dec 10th: 222.0 lbs- gain of 2 lbs.....0 points
Dec 17th: 219.6lbs...loss of 2.4 lbs....+2points
Dec 24th: 218.4 lbs ...loss of 1.2 lbs...+ 2 points
Final Weigh-in Dec 31st:

3hrs of Weekly Exercise (put a symbol or smilie for each 1/2 hour completed)
Legend: @ = 1/2 hour
Wk 1: @@@@@@@@@@ 10 points for 3 hours + 4 points for rest = 14 points
Wk 2: @@@@@@@@ 10 points for 3 hours + 2 points for rest = 12 points
Wk 3:@@@@@@@ 10 points for 3 hours + 1 = 11 points
Wk 4:@@@@@@@@@@@@
Wk 5: @@@@@@
Wk 6:
Wk 7:
Wk 8:

Weekly Bonuses (put symbol or smilie for each day completed)
Wk 1(2 L water)::fantastic: 3 points x 1 = 3 points
LEGEND: D= Diary, C= Calorie Goal
Wk 2 (2050-2350 calories): Mon=DC Tue=D Wed=DC Thu=DC Fri=DC Sat = D Sun = DC [(5x5) + (2x2)] = 29 points
Wk 3(5 fruits/veggies): Mon = 7 Tues=7.5 Wed= :( Thu = 5 Fri = :(
Wk 4: NONE
Wk 5: Mon = Bfast Tues= Bfast Wed = Bfast, Tbl Thurs = Bfast Fri = Bfast
Wk 6: Mon, Tues, Wed
Wk 7:
Wk:8:

Week 1 points = 19
Week 2 points = 41

YAY!! We are going to kick some butt!! :lol:

Starting weight: 303 lbs
Current weight: 255
Challenge goal: under 250
Ultimate goal: hmmm, I have not decided yet

Weigh-ins
Nov 12th: 252.5
Nov 19th:
Nov 26th:
Dec 3rd:
Dec 10th:
Dec 17th:
Dec 24th:
Final Weigh-in Dec 31st:

3hrs of Weekly Exercise (put a symbol or smilie for each 1/2 hour completed)
Wk 1: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Wk 2:,

Wk 3:
Wk 4:

Wk 5:
Wk 6:
Wk 7:
Wk 8:

Weekly Bonuses (put symbol or smilie for each day completed)
Wk 1: :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: :flowers:
Legend for my week 2 D=diary C=calorie goal
Wk 2:DC DC D DC
Wk 3:
Wk 4:
Legend for week 5 B=breakfast T=Table
Wk 5: BT B
Wk 6:
Wk 7:
Wk:8:

Darn - Now I really have to haul some @#$. :blush:

Come and get us!! Lol. Best of luck!!!

this week will be a challenge exercise-wise for me since i'm away for 3 days but i'm going to endeavor to get the 3 hours in before friday... :jumping:

What ever exercise you get in this week is great Shy.

I'm going to try for at least a half hour daily and that should add up to 3 hours. :lol:

yay cherri! :happydance:

Great start! :)

I'm counting my walking to and from work as exercise...hope that is ok with everyone. It is afterall exercise, even though it is only 10 minutes each time. Therefore every 1 1/2 days i have 30 min of exercise from that, in addition to my gym workouts.

Anything that raises your heart rate is exercise...even if it is only 10 mins at a time... that counts!

You are doing such a great job on the exercise Shy, wish I was following your example :blush:

Don't worry I'm adding the 15 of cycling from the other day to 45 min of water aerobics - it all counts to make 30 min segments!

So does anybody think 6 hours of shopping counts for anything? I was on my poor feet the entire time! :wacko:

LOL - I think shopping burns slightly more than 200 cal/hr so I think it should count for 0.5 or 1/3 - what does everyone else think???

terri you are doing great! you have got your water in everyday, and you have done 1 hour of exercise so far...very good! :huggs:

For the shopping, yes i think it would count as walking...of course you are not walking the whole time, but it would definately count for something...not sure exactly how much...hard to say!

Use your instincts on the shopping thing. I think it should count for something. If it were me I would put it down for an hour, but then I hate shopping so i don't know what 6 hours feels like. I'm one of those people that run in the store and right back out on schedule...I'm a planner. Actually it's probably that i work in a mall so it's kinda like going to work :(

:cheer: YOU CAN DO IT Shygemini & CherriTerri, WOOOT!! :D

OK on the shopping debate - when my friend and I go to the mall we tend to move pretty quickly (bargain hunting. lol). One time we went with her brother and his then girlfriend (now wife). We had gone around the mall twice before she even left the first store. After that he finally believed us that shopping is exercise and that was when I was near my heaviest weight! I think Cherri should be able to count at least 2 hours (1/3) since
that burns about 410 cal which is more than just walking for one hour.

Calories Burned for Activity: Non-food Shopping [Tag It!]
Standing or Walking
205 calories per hour

Calories Burned for Activity: Walking [Tag It!]
To Work or Class
357 calories per hour

Calories Burned for Activity: Walking The Dog [Tag It!]
268 calories per hour

That's great info Nic! Thanks for that. I walk my dog 4-5 times a day...glad to see it's doing something for me :lo:

i am exhausted...i was just running all over campus doing various errands...another 1/2 hour of exercise done for sure but all i want to do now is sleep :lol:

Oh no Shy!! Don't tucker yourself out too much before your weekend away!

yeah Shy - save your energy for the important stuff ;)

Love the added Ticker Cherri - you'll be able to visit me in no time.

YAY Shy, you got your 3 hours of exercise in this week! great Job!! :happydance: :happydance: :happydance:

hehe nic and terri! :D i walked home and i think i'll take a little nap and rest before i am off for the weekend, then i'll feel better! the good news is that i got my pay for sept and oct, yay :happydance:

and terri, thanks! i felt i needed to as i won't get any of the bonus points this week for water drinking :lol: you are doing so good with both water and exercise :huggs:

Thanks Shy, I want to up the exercise next week as I think next week's challenge will be a bit difficult for me. I don't really count calories at the best of times, maybe I should actually try for once though.

Have a great time this weekend, I know you have been looking forward to it. I want to hear all about it when you get home!

great job this week teammate! :happydance: :danceparty:

yes i had a fantastic weekend, i ate whatever i w anted, and i came home 3lbs lighter...isn't life funny? :lol: i did get in quite a bit of walking as well...and i even managed to drink 2L of water on one day! :wacko:

I'm glad you had a great time Shy. That's awesome on the water!! And even more awesome on the 3 lb weight loss!!

So today was my first day at counting calories and it has been interesting. It is a bit weird to be totally accountable for what i am putting in my mouth. The good news is, my intake was 2217 which falls right in the middle of my goal of 2100 to 2400.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

awesome !!! :happydance:

see how that range works for you this week with your exercising and weight loss and we will tweak it from there :cheer:

Sounds like a good plan Shy, It's hard to come up with the right amount. Every site I went to was so different. I just picked one and went with it.

Hm yeah, it is sometimes hard to know what you should be doing...ultimately it depends on your body and what is best for you.

I made myself a new ticker, what do you thinK? :D I figure she's going to have to be working pretty hard to keep warm in all that snow..i see it as a graphical reminder of how i need to work hard to get to my goal.

She's going to have to run like crazy to keep warm in shorts in all that snow!! :D

It's a great new ticker Shy. We are all getting quite festive here lately. :cheers:

we totally are, i love it! :happydance:

thanks terri :huggs:

Hey Cherri, I hope all is well with you...haven't seen you in awhile! :huggs:

Hey Purps, I am back. Been going through hell the past couple of weeks. Totally nasty situation at work that I can't even talk about. Lawyers and such are involved and it is going to stretch out for months before it is finished.

I need to get back to a normal life though and not fixate on the crap that is going on so I am going to try to get back to exercising and such.

You can do it Cherriterri! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

so glad to have you back terri :huggs: