Goal for each member of to earn 20 points a week.
How to earn points:
1)Weight Loss
Each week divide your starting weight by 100 to determine weekly goal.
Example: If you start off at 250.
250/100=2.5 lb goal for the week.
Hit the weekly target, get 5 points.
2)The minimum goal for water is 64 oz., but we are going for maximum weight loss, try to go for half of your body weight in oz.
Ex. If you weigh 250, your water goal is 125 oz.
But to challenge ourselves the minimum goal will be 100 oz for the daily or 700 oz. total for the week to win 5 points.
3) Exercise Minutes
This goal will change weekly so make sure you check the weekly challenges, for example, week 1 the goal is to hit at least 30 mins each day or a total of 210 mins for the whole week, hit this goal win 5 points :)
4) Team Participation
This is the easiest 5 points to win, just be sure to check in on the weekly challenge threads, the blog for tips and track your daily calories and exercises here on MFP(honestly everyone so that means good and bad days)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Water, water, water everywhere!
- Drinking water in the morning will give you energy – The water you drink first think will kick up your metabolism right away and the coldness seems to be a bit invigorating.
- Drinking water in the morning will start your rehydration – We lose our hydration at night from breathing out moist air and since we take nothing in and are losing water to digestion we really do get dehydrated.
- Drinking water in the morning will help you lose weight – When you drink water in the morning you will find that you have less appetite since you already have the water in your stomach fooling your brain into thinking that you are not hungry.
Welcome divas,
If you have blogger be sure to follow the blog so that you can get the weekly updates as well support from other team members. MFP can get a little congested so I thought it would be better to keep us organized here, be sure if you haven't already to check out the team pages to see what team you're on.
If you have blogger be sure to follow the blog so that you can get the weekly updates as well support from other team members. MFP can get a little congested so I thought it would be better to keep us organized here, be sure if you haven't already to check out the team pages to see what team you're on.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Destined To Be A Diva Challenge...
Welcome to our challenge page all you lovely divas.
This blog will be dedicated to empowering and motivating other sisters on this crazy thing called a weight loss journey. Through all the ups and downs we will be here to support one another because we are all are destined to be a
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Welcome to our challenge page all you lovely divas.
This blog will be dedicated to empowering and motivating other sisters on this crazy thing called a weight loss journey. Through all the ups and downs we will be here to support one another because we are all are destined to be a
.
This challenge will go from October 2nd, 2011 until December 24th, 2011. Just in time to debut our sexy, healthy bodies for Christmas, and what better gift to give ourselves this year than health?
Teams are still being set up and will adjust based on how many of us end up actually joining the challenge but all are welcome.
Ok divas here we go!
On 10/2 we will start our tag a long challenge with Shades of Brown, a 10 week challenge.Not sure how many people we will have yet so I don't know how many teams there will be, hopefully that will be up by tomorrow.
During the next 10 weeks you will be asked to challenge your self and to push a little harder each workout. Below are the guidelines I borrowed from Shades of Brown.
Teams so far and I will need team captains so message me if you're interested in being one, I need 2 currently but that may change.
Team D.I.V.A. is my team, each captain can come up with their own name, but should keep it tied to empowering sisters and weight loss.
Weigh-in (required): will be on Saturdays. Every member needs to weigh-in. You should do this by sending me a message on MFP or your team captain.
Water (optional): It is important to drink water when trying to lose weight so for this challenge we are aiming for 64oz a day, that’s 448oz a week. Please list the ounces you drank with your weekly weigh-in as demonstrated below. If you reach this number you will be awarded (5 points)
Workout Minutes (optional): It’s suggested that a person needs at least 30 minutes of exercise a day to stay fit, well were going to push our selves. For this challenge we will be doing 420 minutes a week. That’s an average of 60 minutes a day. You will check in each week with your logged minutes. If you reach your goal you will be awarded (5 points)
Weekly challenge (optional): Each week you will be challenged to push yourself in your workout. Completing this challenge will award you (5 points)
Personal challenge (optional): You will also be asked to set one personal goal each week. By completing this challenge you will be awarded (5 points)
Weigh-in example:
Weight: 230
Water: 448, +5 (if it’s less then 448 then, 1=100oz, 2=200oz, 3=300oz, 4=400oz)
Workout min: 420, +5 (if it’s less then 420, 1=100m, 2=200m, 3=300m, 4=400m)
Weekly challenge: +5
Personal challenge: +5
Side Note: Please try and remember to be prompt with your weekly check-in’s . Because we are in groups please remember that your team mates depend on you each week, so if you miss more then one weigh-in you will be taken off of your team. This assures their chances at a fair game.
Look for the thread Destined To Be a Diva to chat with each other through out the challenge. If possible I will also try to get a PalTalk chat set up as well where we can meet weekly to keep in touch and get suppot. Keep in mind that the threads only allow 20 pages of responses, so if we reach that number a new thread will be posted. It will have the same name just with a number after it starting with 2.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Week one : Choose a different exercise to try 4 days this week, try to do one for:
On 10/2 we will start our tag a long challenge with Shades of Brown, a 10 week challenge.Not sure how many people we will have yet so I don't know how many teams there will be, hopefully that will be up by tomorrow.
During the next 10 weeks you will be asked to challenge your self and to push a little harder each workout. Below are the guidelines I borrowed from Shades of Brown.
Teams so far and I will need team captains so message me if you're interested in being one, I need 2 currently but that may change.
Team D.I.V.A. is my team, each captain can come up with their own name, but should keep it tied to empowering sisters and weight loss.
Weigh-in (required): will be on Saturdays. Every member needs to weigh-in. You should do this by sending me a message on MFP or your team captain.
Water (optional): It is important to drink water when trying to lose weight so for this challenge we are aiming for 64oz a day, that’s 448oz a week. Please list the ounces you drank with your weekly weigh-in as demonstrated below. If you reach this number you will be awarded (5 points)
Workout Minutes (optional): It’s suggested that a person needs at least 30 minutes of exercise a day to stay fit, well were going to push our selves. For this challenge we will be doing 420 minutes a week. That’s an average of 60 minutes a day. You will check in each week with your logged minutes. If you reach your goal you will be awarded (5 points)
Weekly challenge (optional): Each week you will be challenged to push yourself in your workout. Completing this challenge will award you (5 points)
Personal challenge (optional): You will also be asked to set one personal goal each week. By completing this challenge you will be awarded (5 points)
Weigh-in example:
Weight: 230
Water: 448, +5 (if it’s less then 448 then, 1=100oz, 2=200oz, 3=300oz, 4=400oz)
Workout min: 420, +5 (if it’s less then 420, 1=100m, 2=200m, 3=300m, 4=400m)
Weekly challenge: +5
Personal challenge: +5
Side Note: Please try and remember to be prompt with your weekly check-in’s . Because we are in groups please remember that your team mates depend on you each week, so if you miss more then one weigh-in you will be taken off of your team. This assures their chances at a fair game.
Look for the thread Destined To Be a Diva to chat with each other through out the challenge. If possible I will also try to get a PalTalk chat set up as well where we can meet weekly to keep in touch and get suppot. Keep in mind that the threads only allow 20 pages of responses, so if we reach that number a new thread will be posted. It will have the same name just with a number after it starting with 2.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Week one : Choose a different exercise to try 4 days this week, try to do one for:
*Abs
*Upper Body
*Lower Body
*Cardio
Plus write a note in the thread about one example when you overcame a hurdle while working out.
Week two: Choose Two different exercises from each workout tab 4 days this week. Please share one low fat/no sugar/low carb recipe on the thread.
Week three: Choose three different exercises from each workout tab 4 days this week. Post One picture of your self when you are happy or something or someone who makes you happy.
Week four: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days . Post Please post a NSV, none scale victory on the thread.
Week five: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days, complete 6 miles of cardio through out the week. Post about what motivates you while your working out.
Week six: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days, Complete 8 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a positive mantra to say when your in need of encouragement. Example: I am beautiful, I am strong, no one can give me selfconfidence but me, this is why i will achieve my goals.
Week seven: Choose four different exercises from each tab 4 days, complete 8 miles of cardio through out the week. Post which workout dvd or program works the best for you.
Week eight: Choose four different exercises from each tab 5 days, complete 10 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a low cal alcoholic/ or nonalcoholic drink.
Week nine: Choose 5 different exercises from each tab 5 days, Complete 10 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a story about how your weight loss has changed you.
Week ten: Choose your own goal this week to push yourself. Post about your experience with this challenge.
Week two: Choose Two different exercises from each workout tab 4 days this week. Please share one low fat/no sugar/low carb recipe on the thread.
Week three: Choose three different exercises from each workout tab 4 days this week. Post One picture of your self when you are happy or something or someone who makes you happy.
Week four: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days . Post Please post a NSV, none scale victory on the thread.
Week five: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days, complete 6 miles of cardio through out the week. Post about what motivates you while your working out.
Week six: Choose three different exercises from each tab 4 days, Complete 8 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a positive mantra to say when your in need of encouragement. Example: I am beautiful, I am strong, no one can give me selfconfidence but me, this is why i will achieve my goals.
Week seven: Choose four different exercises from each tab 4 days, complete 8 miles of cardio through out the week. Post which workout dvd or program works the best for you.
Week eight: Choose four different exercises from each tab 5 days, complete 10 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a low cal alcoholic/ or nonalcoholic drink.
Week nine: Choose 5 different exercises from each tab 5 days, Complete 10 miles of cardio through out the week. Post a story about how your weight loss has changed you.
Week ten: Choose your own goal this week to push yourself. Post about your experience with this challenge.
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