Ginger: WOW 3 Results

Does WOW 3 seem like forever ago? Still...take a quick minute to celebrate our progress - and Sporty's victory!

Sporty: Week 30 (09/06/07)

Ironically, I maintained for maintenance week. Accomplished all goals from last week. Ready to hit it hard for Last Lap Part I.



This week's goals:

1. Last Lap I

2. Focus on hunger comfort zone eating

3. Journal all foods

4. Commit to staying focused - don't get lax

Sporty: You've got to check this out

I saw this book 2 years ago and decided it was lame - a sissified take on Body for Life. I was wrong.

This book was written for us. I'm still reading it, but I had to put it down - to blog - to ask everyone to check it out. Body for Life for Women, is a refinement on the original Bill Phillips book but with a gender-specific focus. It talks about a plan of action for each hormonal milestone we're facing. For example we're all in milestone 2: The reproductive years. Alot of this stuff we already know, but it is presented with a fresh, research based, real-world tested, woman focused approach.

More to follow but just had to let you know. Find this book - seriously.

Sporty: Bonus pts for Last Lap I, etc

The plan -

• Diet Plan - WW points
• Bonus pts - Devotion w/ journaling

Ginger: Calling All DJs

Hola bloggers,

I'm looking for upbeat music. Specifically stuff that talks about female identity...self confidence etc. Old or new, it doesn't matter.

Here's what I have so far:

1. Video, India.Arie
2. Pretty Baby, Eric Benet
3. Doo Wop (That Thing), Lauryn Hill

What would YOU add to my playlist?

--Update

4. Unpretty, TLC
5. You Gotta Be, Des'ree

Last Lap 2007 (Part I)

(Part I): Thu Sept 6 - Wed Oct 17 (6 weeks)

Diet - 7 days/wk for max of 35 pts

• Earn 5 pts for each day you follow your diet i.e. WW core, WW points, Vegan, etc

Good Health Guidelines 5 days/wk [1 pt each] for a max of 25 pts

• 8 (8oz) cups Water
• 2 svgs Milk products/Milk substitutes/Calcium supplements
• 2 tsp Healthy Oils (olive, flax, canola, sunflower, safflower)
• 5 (1/2C) svgs Fruit/Veggies
• Multivitamin

Exercise [3pts each] for a max of 39 pts

• 5 days of cardio @ 30 min
• 3 days of strength @ 4 muscle groups
• 5 days of mind-body @ 10 min

Blog [10 pts]

• 1 weekly post to blog to check-in, give status update on your goals, etc

Online Food Log [10 pts]

• 5 days of food entries posted to online log

Bonus [up to 6 pts/week]

• 1 hr of strength/cardio/mind-body on your "off day" (6 pts) OR 1-6 days of Daily Personal Goal (1 pt each day)
  

Sporty: Who's in?

Who's in for Last Lap 2007?

Any feedback on or tweaking of the guidelines?

How Much Are You Willing To Lose?

And we're off! Let's raise the bar in September!!

8.8lbs
(net loss Aug 12- Aug 30, 2007)

Posh: Life and a Progress Report

Was totally unprepared for the events of this week. Started off with a Family Fun Day and a Sabbath Pot luck that guzzled quite a few of my WW bonus points for the week. Was hanging on by a thread…. Had 6 points left for the week and was in a must exercise to earn points space. Then my 11 year old returned home and life picked up pace. Classes started back and with them lecture preparations. Pace of life suddenly picked up. Thing is, I knew it was coming but didn’t put much thought into it…just figured since I was doing so well, no extra plan was needed. Yeah, well…lost control of the week around Monday evening.

Despite that surprise ending, this challenge taught me a few things. I learned that following good healthy guidelines (plus not eating crazily) and my 5 weeks of exercise were a great way for maintaining. Also, I learned that the diet & exercise combo can really bring good results.

Gonna take this week to refocus and make some plans for the next challenge…Plans will include:

1. Planning out a supper plan that works for my CORE diet, as well as for my 11 year old
2. Planning out a lunch/snack plan for Wednesdays when I’ll be at work for a few long hours.
3. Planning out a very, very quick preparation lunch for Mondays and Thursdays when I’ll be returning home a little after lunchtime and will be very, very, very hungry.

Progress Report:

Not sure what conclusion these results will lead to, but here they are:

I'm looking forward to the next challenge. I've got 9.2 lbs to lose to meet goal for 2007! I can do this. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....! Or better yet-- Philippians 4:13!

How much are you willing to lose update:
Aug 12: 209
Aug 30: 208.2

Ginger: Traineo Update [August]

Still 155 lbs. Actually, I'm back up to 155.

Onward!

Ginger: Happiness + Fulfillment

God wants you to move through this day with a quiet heart, and inward assurance that He is in control, a peaceful certainty that your life is in His hands, a deep trust in His plan and purposes, and a thankful disposition toward all that He allows. He wants you to put your faith in Him, not in a timetable. He wants you to wait on Him and wait for Him. In His perfect way He will put everything together...see to every detail...arrange every circumstance...and order every step to bring to pass what He has for you.

Roy Lessin, co-founder of DaySpring Cards

Sporty: Week 29 (08/30/07)

Last Week:
Completed all goals/ Removed 1 lb/4 lbs to go/ Food log.


This week:
1. Focus on staying within hunger zone
2. Exercise - cardio (5), strength (2-3), mind/body (5)
3. Stay within weekly points
4. Journal all foods
5. Committ to staying on program

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Update for "How much are you willing to lose"
Initial: 248
Start: 220
Current: 212
Removed since start: 8lbs / 24lbs to go

Sporty: Muscle & Fitness Hers

Check out this magazine when you get a chance.

Good workout and nutrition advice.

Sporty: The Kite Runner by Khaleed Hosseini

Modern day "dark ages" with Hitler like enthusiasm, vengeance and insanity is the backdrop for The Kite Runner.

This book, like A Thousand Splendid Suns, is set in war-torn Afghanistan and shows the destruction that occurs when religion is used as a weapon and as a tool to justify human depravity and evil.



Beyond the setting though, is a story that really moved me..."I became what I am today at the age of twelve" is the first line in this coming of age story about Amir and Hassan, childhood friends .... there were literally times I had to close the book because I needed to brace myself for what was coming next. The Kite Runner is about friendship, sacrifice, guilt and forgiveness but it is also about defining moments and how we allow them to shape our lives.

The Kite Runner is one of those books that people will continue to talk about and even use as Republican propaganda to justify the war. Regardless of the reason, it is another "must read".

*Update*
Kite Runner movie to be released November 2, 2007.

Sporty: Week 28/Month 7 (08/23/07)

Thanks Ginger for encouraging us to include diet in the WOW challenge. It has really helped motivate me to try to stay within my weekly points. Strange how having to check something off when others can see sometimes makes a difference. In this case it's helping me release the pause button and avert the rewind button - as was my pattern.

Last week:

• Weight: Lost 2 lbs. Made it to WOW 3 weight goal of losing 9 lbs
• Last week's goals: Completed
• Food log: Last week's log

This Week:

• Weight target: Lose 5 lbs (208) in the next 4 weeks to hit 40 lbs milestone.
• Goals: Practice hunger comfort zone eating, WOW challenge, Earn 30 activity points, Eat home food Mon-Fri except work meetings, Stay within weekly points, committ to staying on track.
• Exercise Plan: Plan

Sporty: A Thousand Splendid Suns

I just finished bawling my eyes out.......A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a heartwrenching novel about survival, hope, love and lost. The story, as told by two women, is set in Afghanistan during the last 30 years, has opened my eyes to a world I do not know. I was filled with emotions of guilt and gratefulness for the freedoms I am fated with ... feelings of kinship, hatred, horror, helplessness .... a desire to do.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is gutwrenching, tragic, revealing and relevant... with similiar themes to those in Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance...a must read.

Posh: I started Core Diet this week...

I'm starving and all I can think about is food.

Sporty: Let's put some $$$ on this

For some increased motivation let's put some money into "How much are willing to lose" challenge.

Here's what I'm thinking:

1. If you make your goal - you keep your money.

2. If you do not make your goal - you pay one dollar ($1) for every pound short of your goal. For example, if your goal is 32 lbs, and you get to 30 lbs, you'll pay $2 (2lbs x $1). The money will them be split among everyone who got to goal for an end of year treat.

What do you all think? Ready to put your money where your mouth is?

P.S. That's right Posh I'm talking to you.....I'm also planning for you to wear your underwear on your head in Curepe at high noon. LOL!

Sporty: Week 27 (8/16/07)

Back on track with diet and exercise intensity! Stayed within points and burned 3400+ calories. Lost 5 lbs. Looking forward to staying on track!!!!

Last Week:
Achieved all 6 goals.


This Week:
1. WOW challenge
2. Burn 3500 calories
3. Stay within weekly points
4. Eat "home food" Mon-Fri except for work meetings
5. Recommitt to staying on track

Sporty: Posting our Food Logs?

I think Ginger or Posh suggested that it would be helpful to post our food logs. I think the logic was to help us stay accountable and to share ideas. Anyone interested?

Here's mine: Sporty's Food Log

Also what plan did everyone select for the diet part of phase 3? I decided to go with WW points.

Good luck with phase 3 everyone - we can do this!