Hello Challengers:

I am doing pretty good, I exercised four days last week. I would like to do five but I petered out. I am 24% of the way to the bronze medal so that is rather cool!

My week:

Tuesday: 40 minutes treadmill
Wednesday: 30 minute walk
Friday: 45 minutes treadmill
Saturday: 3.5 mile hike in wildlife sanctuary

This challenge is helpful to me because I just realized that I weasled out of doing any weights this last week . I will focus more on that this week. I just find them so boring. And hard!

I have lost four pounds since the challenge started 8/2 so I am hoping for a bit more before it ends! I believe we have two weeks left?

Keep on moving gang!

Orchid

I have been doing so well!! Walking, housework, lifting weights and bought an Alounger2 this weekend. The thing really works too!! Can't wait to see my progress, we shall see. The important thing is too keep moving, and doing it for long-term. On my fifth star, one more to go!!!

I'm nearly at the Silver medal in the President's Challenge. I have around 44,000 points now. (Walking 18 miles in San Francisco last Saturday helped!) I have the bronze medal attached to a gold chain around my neck. Great conversation piece! I plan to get the gold medal by years' end as a Christmas present to myself.

- ldcowboy

Did 3 hours at the mall, got the silver award!

- ldcowboy

My company has gone home and I can get my life back to normal!
I just updated my activity and am now working on my 5th star. Not so great in points last week but I still got the star!

I'm having a really tough time remembering to log my stuff - by the time I get home after having been "plugged into" my computer all day it just is that thing that never gets done....

Congrats to everyone on their medals, stars and feeling better!

Hey ya'll! Just got thru some tough housework,since it is raining cats and dogs outside! Moved the mattresses and DH vacuumed and I mopped under the bed, whew!! Dust bunnies beware!!!!
CRYSANIA-- HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!! My family forgets my bday also, and I know how you feel...Hope your bday wishes here help you some!!!
This thread is really helping to keep me motivated, WOO HOO!!!! Yippee!!!! Have a good Hump day tomorrow everyone!!!!

I got so excited I forgot to post, I just finished my fifth star, is it really true??? Yars it is!!!!

Congratulations Cowboy! Major accomplishment!!! Let's keep mov'in!

Orchid

1st Friday = 187.8 and my BMI was around 39%
2nd Friday = 186.2 Loss of 1.6 pounds.
3rd Friday = 189 pounds Gain of 2.8 pounds!!! BMI 38.5%
4th Friday = 190.2 pounds Gain of 1.2 pounds BMI 38.5%
5th Friday = 190.2 pounds BMI 39%
6th Friday - 190.8 pounds BMI 40.5% (but up to nearly 192 on Monday)

Measurements:

30th July: Bust=41; Upper W=36; Waist=39; Tummy=43; Thighs=47
6th August: Bust=40; Upper W=34; Waist=37; Tummy=44; Thighs=47
13th August: Bust= 41.5; Upper W=34; Waist=37; Tummy=45; Thighs=47
20th August: Bust=41.5; Upper W=34.5; Waist=39; Tummy=45;Thighs=47
27th August: Bust=42; Upper W = 34; Waist = 37; Tummy= 46.5; Thighs=47
3rd September: Bust = 42; Upper W = 36; Waist = 36.5; Tummy= 46;Thighs =47

Sigh!

Presidential Points for week one - 3794 - 18%
Presidential Points for week two - 4448 - 23%
Presidential Points for week three - 3880 - 14%
Presidential Points for week four - 1905 - 10%
Presidential Points for week five - 1901 - 9%

Running Total - 14929 - 74%

Nearly three quarters of the way to my bronze award - looking forward to the fencing and dancing season starting again - hopefully that will boost my exercise level considerably.

I now am only 2 days of exercise away from my 6th star and an active lifestyle award and I have managed to get under 180 pounds. I was really hoping to hit that goal before I went away and on Sunday I saw the scale go to 179.5, got on twice to make sure, so I’ve changed my profile!

I know I’m going to gain a bit while I’m away but I’m not going to worry about it.

5.4 inches and 7 pounds lost so far this challenge.

Week 5
Total minutes 457/points1621

1st Friday = 187.8 and my BMI was around 39%
2nd Friday = 186.2 Loss of 1.6 pounds.
3rd Friday = 189 pounds Gain of 2.8 pounds!!! BMI 38.5%
4th Friday = 190.2 pounds Gain of 1.2 pounds BMI 38.5%
5th Friday = 190.2 pounds BMI 39%
6th Friday = 190.8 pounds BMI 40.5% (but up to nearly 192 on Monday)
7th Friday = 199 pounds - abducted by Catalonian aliens and transported to Barcelona
8th Friday - 193.4 pounds BMI 39%

Measurements:

30th July: Bust=41; Upper W=36; Waist=39; Tummy=43; Thighs=47
6th August: Bust=40; Upper W=34; Waist=37; Tummy=44; Thighs=47
13th August: Bust= 41.5; Upper W=34; Waist=37; Tummy=45; Thighs=47
20th August: Bust=41.5; Upper W=34.5; Waist=39; Tummy=45;Thighs=47
27th August: Bust=42; Upper W = 34; Waist = 37; Tummy= 46.5; Thighs=47
3rd September: Bust = 42; Upper W = 36; Waist = 36.5; Tummy= 46;Thighs =47
17th September: Bust = 41; Uppwer W = 36; Waist = 36.5; Tummy = 47; Thighs = 47

Sigh!

Presidential Points for week one - 3794 - 18%
Presidential Points for week two - 4448 - 23%
Presidential Points for week three - 3880 - 14%
Presidential Points for week four - 1905 - 10%
Presidential Points for week five - 1901 - 9%
Presidential Points for week seven - 3442 - 16%

Running Total - 18471.9 92%
Fencing and dancing seasons have starting again - which has boosted my points for this week. Have done one week of induction since returning from Barcelona and hope the next seven days will see me lost at least the three pounds I put on since week 5.

Hey Gang!

I think the challenge officially ended last week and I missed it! It was a great challenge and so good to see us all moving. I had a bad two weeks during the hurricanes and didn't exercise or low-carb and managed to put on 7 pounds. But I am happy that four of that is gone now. So, I started the challenge at 229 and ended at 228, and I can live with that! I hope we do it again and I am 35% of the way to the bronze medal. I hope all the challengers are well, and moving ahead.

A special thanks to Monika and all she does to keep us on track and encourage us.

Orchid

What finishied already!! I thought I had another week to go. Anyway, thanks for organising this Monika, it has given me an incentive to move and count every bit of exercise that I do - interesting housework is nearly as good as walking for gaining points, even light housework. Not sure I entirely agree with that but it has made my house look a lot tidier and cleaner.

Happy to report that I got my bronze award yesterday and I'm looking forward to getting my silver.

Weight today has gone back down to 189.8 so I hope to be in negative territory again very soon.

Good luck everyone in your journey towards slimness.

Julie

Just passed the 60,000 point mark, plan to get the gold medal by Christmas and maybe by Thanksgiving! Walked 10+ miles last night at the mall.

-ldcowboy