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*** NOTICE ***
Three things.
1. As of October 6th 2006, new registrations for this Challenge closed. Although you certainly may follow what we are doing and we certainly wish you the very best, the host (PRSUNSHINE) established a deadline for this Challenge and it has passed.
2. This mini challenge has a different site for EACH day (combined on weekends). If you are part of this Challenge, you need to do these things:
You need to use the search bar towards the top of your SparkPeople page and search for "6 weeks mini" EVERY DAY, scroll down about half a screen, and you'll see a whole list of 6 weeks mini challenge links.
*** GO TO THE RIGHT BOARD FOR TODAY'S DATE! ***
Otherwise, we don't know where you are, who you are, or what you're doing.
3. Finally, general guidelines for participants in this Challenge are in a blog on my SparkPage, which you get to by clicking on my photo.
Come join your group! We're not here anymore...
Milissa
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ROBINC1117
10/5/06 9:13 A
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Day Two:
All eight glasses of water...1100 calories, 15 minutes of strength training, and five minutes of gentle stretching.
1/2 of a soda and NO FAST FOOD!! Yea!
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Reporting on Day 2:
1. Stretch: 10 min @ Low impact aerobics
2. Cardio: 30 min @ Low impact aerobics
3. abs – 15 min @ Low Impact aerobic class
4. water – 7 glasses
5. Had no soda; no wine
6. Ate breakfast; 3 meals in total
7. Yes, not eating 2 hours prior to bedtime
8. No writing down – recorded exercise and nutrition online @SP
Updated goal: 1080/120/960
Re your tip of the day: I prefer walking to running as I tend to have a heel problem plus I need to build up my endurance.
Note I did find the site again re Day 2! Thanks.
Linda
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PRSUNSHINE
10/4/06 2:31 A
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| BEACHGIRL: YOUR ANSWER WILL BE ANSWERED TOMORROW ON MY POST OF THE DAY.
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SILVERFEATHER
10/4/06 2:24 A
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BEACHGIRL111982
I'm usually under my calories too!! Some days I only eat around 700 or 800 cals! Other days I'm over. Is this really bad? Will it affect my weight loss?? Cos i don't feel like eating more...
Can anyone anwser this??
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I just weighed in for the week, I do it at work on Tues night shift. I am down 2 pounds, vey excited I walked 1.5 miles today, did the streghth training and ate 1005 calories.
Hope this is posted on the right day
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BLUEANGEL97
10/4/06 1:35 A
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| Oh yeah yesterday I did 20 minutes of Tae Bo and about 40 pushups and 20 crunches during commercials of my tv shows.
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BLUEANGEL97
10/4/06 1:34 A
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Ok everyone, here is my info for today:
STRETCHING: Did stretching as part of aerobics class but not sure how many minutes and did post-workout stretching for 10 minutes
CARDIO: 40 minutes total--25 minutes of high/low impact aerobics with a non-stop psycho instructor and walking/jogging for 15 minutes (one mile)
STRENGTH TRAIN: none today b/c my strength train days are M,W,F.
CRUNCHES: did 2 sets of regular crunches at 20 reps per set and 2 sets of leg raises (they work the whole core at once they way I do them) at 15 reps per set
WATER: I made my 6 glasses (my goal is 8 so still working on that)
MEALS: I do poorly in this area b/c I'm not used to eating 6 times a day. To me a meal is like, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Today I think I ate about 4 times counting my little snacks.
BREAKFAST: I ate my breakfast this morning (it's about the only thing I do consistently). Today I had a bowl of Fruity Cheerios and 1% milk (which are great by the way if you like sugary cereals like I do and you're looking for a healthy alternative to froot loops) and a yogurt.
EATING BEFORE BED:  not too good today b/c I had a late work out and have to go to bed earlier than usual but had to get something in after the workout.
Ok I'm not sure I did this report correctly and if not I'm sorry, but I'll look at how everyone else is doing theirs tomorrow. I just wanted to get it done before I went to bed.
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Day 2
1.Stretch:5 min.
2.Cardio:Ran for 20 minutes straight, on a cross country track with lots of hills! Went 1.75miles.
3.Strength:Nothing extra today.
4.Water:8 glasses
5.Soda:1
6.Granola bar for breakfast,two meals and 2 snacks. In my calorie range.
7.Quit eating 2 hours before bed.
8.Wrote it all down on SP.
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Day 2 Progress:
1. Stretch: about 20 minutes total over 3 sessions
2. Cardio: 60 minute elliptical, 30 minute bike, 45 minute aerobic class (at different times of day)
3. Strength: A "lite" full body lifting during aerobics class
4. Water: 14+ glasses
5. No soda or alcohol
6. I ate breakfast, lunch, a few snacks, then dinner. I went over calories I believe. I stop tracking towards the end of the day. :(
7. Bed isn't for 3 hours, so I may grab a post-workout snack and call it a day
8. Keeping track on SP!
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FLAGSTAFF
10/3/06 11:46 P
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Here are my results for day 2
Stretch- yes, before and after workout
Cardio and strength- 60 minute circuit DVD at home with ab work included
Water-8 glasses
Breakfast- always. This morning 1 egg,WW Eng muffin and pear
Dinner only 1.5 hours before bedtime
Progress report- not in a formal notebook
No alcohol or soda
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KATIEWHITE82
10/3/06 11:44 P
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Stretch: 10 minutes
Cardio: None (My son has been sick the last two days)
Strength training: 30 minutes
Crunches: 4 sets of 25
Water: 11 glasses
Eat breakfast and how many meals: Yes, and 4 meals
No eating 2-3 hours before bed: Ate at 6:30 went to bed at 10
Progress sheet: Keeping track of everything on this website.
I am hoping my son feels better tomorrow so i can get back to doing my cardio.
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Hello all!
Had a pretty good day
Got up and did a Ab tape and a yoga tape(counts as stretching)
Ate breakfast,stayed within my calorie range(though high end)
Worked 2 jobs today so no cardio. I will consider this my day off, back at it tomorrow
Glad to see we are all doing good
Keep it up!!!!
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Hi ladies,
Not a good day for me today. My daughter just had her first baby and I am going to her house and help her. I did good on food, but no work out. I will work out tomarrow before I go to her house. Good luck to all of you. You are all doing great. Darla
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Like the rest of you, I really appreciate the challenge--it's great for my motivation.
1. Stretch: yup, about 10 minutes total
2. Cardio: ran/walked then cycled, total of 49 minutes
3. Strength: Legs, arms, chest, back today
4. Water: 10+ glasses
5. No soda or alcohol
6. I ate breakfast, plus 3 other smallish meals. A little high on calories.
7. Stopped eating about 1.5 hours before bed
8. I'm continuing to keep my progress notebook
Good night, all!
Catherine
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MOMOF9102
10/3/06 11:02 P
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My Progress: Day 1 for Me
1: Stretch: How long? About 10 minutes before working out.
2: Cardio: Did you meet your cardio goal (how long)? Today was a relaxing day for me. I did 15 minutes of Cardio.
3: Strength Exercise: Did you do your abdominal exercise? I did 25 slow sit-ups and 15 minutes of total body toning.
4: Water: Did you meet your water intake for the day (how much)? Yes, 8
5: Limit your sodas and alcohol: Did you have any? None.
6: Eat Breakfast: Did you eat breakfast today? How many meals did you have? Breakfast: 1 hard-boiled egg and 1 piece of wheat toast. I had 3 meals today.
7: Did you stop eating between 2 to 3 hours before going to bed? If not how long did you eat before going to bed? Yes stopped eating @ 7:00 going to bed @ 10:30
8: Keep a progress sheet: Did you wrote what have you done for the day? I kept track on the website.
I think I can, I think I can!!!!!!!
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PRSUNSHINE
10/3/06 10:59 P
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Ladies most of you are doing so great. Lets keep it up.
Rebecca: Try to eat the food plan that they have here.
Everyone should read tomorrows post. IT IS A MUST.
especially for those that are not eating much.
Good night for those who are about to go to sleep.
I will check my mail later on.
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MORIARN_89
10/3/06 10:56 P
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Here is my info:
1. I did 5-10 minutes of stretching.
2. I hiked 40 minutes in the morning.
3. I worked on the total gym tonight for 15 minutes, including ab work.(2 sets of 15)I am working on my form.
4. I have drank over 10 glasses of water.
5. I am following the diet plan and calorie count on the sparkpeople website.
6. No soda or alcohol.
7. I ate breakfast and ate 5 meals today.
8. I haven't eaten since 7pm.
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| Lucky you, you have the beach to walk on. I hope you have someone to walk with. I'm happy that I walked on the treadmill 36 minutes and did 5 minutes of weights. I usually do 2-3 miles of walking through out the day at work.
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VINTAGECHICK
10/3/06 10:55 P
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My Progress for Day 2
1: Stretch: How long? About 10 minutes total, before work outs.
2: Cardio: Did you meet your cardio goal (how long)? Today was a relaxing day for me. I did 10 minutes of yoga instead.
3: Strength Exercise: Did you do your abdominal exercise? I did the 15 min Ab video on this site.
4: Water: Did you meet your water intake for the day (how much)? Yeah about 12
5: Limit your sodas and alcohol: Did you have any? 1 can of diet soda
6: Eat Breakfast: Did you eat breakfast today? How many meals did you have? I had breakfast- 1/2 cup granola, raisins and milk. I ate 4 small meals and a snack.
7: Did you stop eating between 2 to 3 hours before going to bed? If not how long did you eat before going to bed? Yes stopped eating @ 7:00 went to bed @ 10:30
8: Keep a progress sheet: Did you wrote what have you done for the day? I kept track on the website.
This is awesome!
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WORKOUTGAL
10/3/06 10:51 P
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Hi,
Had a good day. stayed on plan. Threw away all the chips in the house and gave away the ones that have not been open yet to friends. My son gave us 3 boxes of chips.Didn't have time to walk as far as I wanted to. The rest of the week isn't going to be any better. Hope to walk the beach Thur.Well have to go. Bye all.
char
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LYNSIELOU
10/3/06 10:41 P
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1. No stretching happened here.
2. 20 mins on the stationary bike
3. 2 sets of 10 crunches
4. About 4 glasses of water
5. 1 can diet coke
6. Yes I had breakfast, and I've had 5 meals today.
7. I haven't eaten since 5pm (supper)
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WORKOUTGAL
10/3/06 10:23 P
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Stretch: How long? 10 min
2: Cardio: Did you meet your cardio goal? yes. Walked 40 min. water arobics 60 min
3: Strength Exercise: Did you do your abdominal exercise? 3 min 2 reps of 15
4: Water: Did you meet your water intake for the day (how much)? Drank 10 cups of water
5: Limit your sodas and alcohol: Did you have any? No soda or alcohol
6: Eat Breakfast: Did you eat breakfast today? How many meals did you have? I had breakfast , oatmeal b ar, I had 3 meals and 1 snack of fruit
7: Did you stop eating between 2 to 3 hours before going to bed? Yes stoped eating at 9:00 p.m. , 2 hours before going to bed.
8: Keep a progress sheet: Did you wrote what have you done for the day? I kept track on the website.
So far this is really helping me to stay on track. This is what I need. Thanks Lu
char
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ADOPTMOM1
10/3/06 10:22 P
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Ok, I posted yesterday's on Day one so I'm not going to repost. I'm studying for a huge test at the moment. Here's today's (10/3) stats:
Stretch: Did at least 10 minutes of yoga poses after my cardio
Cardio: 30 minutes on the bike
Strength: did full workout yesterday so only did 3 sets of crunches (15) today.
Water: Just finished my 10th glass tho' 2 were decaf green tea. I count it.
Soda/Alcohol- don't drink it.
Breakfast- fiber 1 cereal, strawberries and skim milk
Stop eating: ate a pear about 8:30- It's now 10:20 so I'll at least get 2 hours in before bed.
Progress sheet: I log everything on SP and keep a journal in my purse when I'm not home.
I may not get to post the next 2 days but I'll read the challenges and log my progress after I get my test taken. Wish me luck. It's a graduate course and I haven't taken a test in several years!!!
Tami
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MARYLANDMOM2
10/3/06 9:58 P
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Checking in for day 2:
1: Stretch: How long? 10 minutes, just once though.
2: Cardio: Did you meet your cardio goal (how long)? Walked 45 minutes
3: Strength Exercise: Did you do your abdominal exercise? 4 sets of 15.
4: Water: Did you meet your water intake for the day (how much)? Drank 10 cups of water
5: Limit your sodas and alcohol: Did you have any? No soda or alcohol
6: Eat Breakfast: Did you eat breakfast today? How many meals did you have? I had breakfast today – 1 hardboiled egg , 3 egg whites, pear and lowfat yogurt. 5 meals total
7: Did you stop eating between 2 to 3 hours before going to bed? If not how long did you eat before going to bed? Stopped eating at 6:30, went to bed at 9:30.
8: Keep a progress sheet: Did you wrote what have you done for the day? I kept track on the website.
I hope this challenge is what keeps me motivated. I really feel great when I can stick with something. Thanks for this Lu!
Christie
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WORKOUTFRIEND
10/3/06 9:54 P
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Hello I am checking in for the night. Time is what I also need to work on. But I can do this. I want to lose wait.
1. stretch: 10 min total
2. cardio: 15 min walking
3. strength: 2 sets crunches,
4. 8 glasses water
5. No soda, alcohol
6. ate 3 small meals plus 1 snack (1071 calories)
7. Ate a snack at 8 pm I will be going to bed at 10:30
8. writing every thing done.
I am off to do some crunches before bed.
Michelle (workout friend)
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Let me try again--I have tryed to send this 2 times now and because storms are coming in it has not gone.
Had a good day -- realized I need to drink my water to keep losing, and need to keep exerciseing - can not stop for one day because I come up with an excuse not to do the next day. Need to keep exercising even if it is only 20 mins a day.
Stretch 5 mins
Cardio 32 mins
water 12 glasses
No soda or alcohol today or anyday don't drink it
3 meals and a snack
Ate at 5:30 and snack at 6:30
All food and exercise tracked in Spark
I am coming along little by little -- it will come I am sure and I am feeling better about myself since I started the challenge. Need to keep seeing myself below 200 and having a smile when I go see my doctor.
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BEACHGIRL111982
10/3/06 9:42 P
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| Ok I see everyone has stayed in their calorie range. I guess I have a small problem. I'm always under my lowest suggested calorie intake 1200. Its not buy much but if it will impact my weight loss its not good. Today I was 1,174 the last few days I've been eating this many calories exactly. I'm feel to full or like I'm over eating if I eat more then this. Any suggestions would be great thanks everyone.Keep up the good work.
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AFWIFEAND2KIDS
10/3/06 9:32 P
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Here is what I did today (10/3)
1: Stretch: no, I keep forgeting!
2: Cardio: 45 brisk walk
3: Strength Exercise: 7 boy pushups, when I started I couldn't even do 1
4: Water: 13 glasses
5: Limit your sodas and alcohol: no
6: Eat Breakfast: Yes, south beach diet breakfast burrito
7: Did you stop eating between 2 to 3 hours before going to bed? Yes. 4 hours
8: Keep a progress sheet: log it all into SP
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Just had to check in for tonight. I feel good about today! My daughter had a cross country meet which was held at a golf course. We could have parked up close, but I had my husband park about a mile away and we walked to the course. It was a beautiful Iowa day and the tree's were changing colors, so a perfect day for a walk. We also opted to not eat out on the way home and came home and had a salad!!  This challenge has helped me stay on track!! 
Hope you all had a great day! I enjoy reading how everyone did!
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MRSDURBIN1
10/3/06 9:22 P
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Stayed within my calorie range, did water aerobics with strength training and recorded all my foods on sparkpeople!!
YIPPEE!!
GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!
WE CAN DO THIS!!
Jessi
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| Check in for Tues: did everything EXCEPT exercise today. I was WIPED OUT today - even left the office early I was so exhausted. Planning on getting up at 5 tomorrow morning to go jogging/walking to make up for missing this evening. Good news: ate healthy, stayed within range, drank water, and am planning on getting AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep tonight. :)
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