Since this challenge board is mostly a sea of males doing one on one challenges, and we are frankly tired of reading about the daily slips and slides of the uncommitted on other boards, Savyart (Kyra) and I are kicking off a little 9 week challenge starting May 1, 2005 and running through July 1, 2005. We are setting fitness goals as usual, but the real focus is to rack up "perfect" days in accordance with our individual training and nutrition plans.

We've done our math ahead of time, so just executing our programs without cheating should get us to our goals. ;)

The real challenge is to see who has the highest number of consecutive "Perfect" days by the end of the challenge.

If you want to join in, post your proposed workout and nutrition program and your goals, and be sure to check in briefly at least three times a week with your "perfect or not" report.

Maggie's Challenge Guidelines

:bb: Training:

- Follow Beachbody's P90X "Extreme Home Fitness" DVD series using the "Classic" program
- P90X training is six days a week with one day off for recovery.
- Approximate calorie burn per P90X workout is 500-600 calories.
- Perform an additional 30 minutes of cardio (my choice of HIIT or LISS) three days a week on Tue/Thur/Sun for an additional 200-300 calories burned per session.
- I may shift a maximum of two scheduled workouts a week to alternate days if work commitments are too great. I must still complete the scheduled number and types of workouts I originally planned for the week by end of day Saturday.

:eat: Nutrition:
- Zig-zag calories: 1600-1700 calories on M/T/Th/F/Su and 1800-2000 calories on W/Sa for an average of 1721 calories per day.
- Six small meals a day on non-free meal days. (Big surprise, I know.) If a free meal is taken, total meals for the day may equal five instead of six in order to meet calorie targets.
- Take only 2 free meals each week. May be used on Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday in any combination.
- Calories must still be tracked for the free meals.
- Maintain macronutrient ratios at approximately 40-50% carb / 30-40% protein / 20% fat on non-free meal days.
- Absolutely NO trigger foods in the form of candy, cakes, pies, brownies, cookies, doughnuts, chips, salted nuts or boxed cereal (including Kashi GoLean and GoLean Crunch) permitted for the duration of the challenge, including free meals, unless they are healthy homemade versions with the proper macronutrient ratios.
- Raisins and unsalted nuts are permitted only as ingredients in recipes, not as standalone snack items.
- Substitutions of meals on the daily posted menu are permitted as long as the subbed meal is of equivalent quality and stats.
- Sugar-free Jello or popsicles and fibrous vegetables are permitted as extra snack options if needed.
- Drink a minimum of 16 cups of water a day.
- Take one Calcium 500 + D, one multivitamin, and 1 T. flaxseed oil or flax seeds daily.
- Assess nutrition plan every 2 weeks and adjust calories as needed to achieve 0.5-1.0 lbs of fat loss a week.

:eek: Goals:
- Target weight of 128-130 lbs in 9 weeks, or a scale weight loss of 7-9 lbs.
- Reduce body fat to 14-16%.
- Perform 8 full unassisted pull-ups.
- 60 consecutive perfect days!

:read: Reporting and Misc.:
- Daily post will include workouts performed, calories eaten, macronutrient breakdown, and cups of water drunk.
- If all parts of the plan were followed the previous day, I will add another day to the total of consecutive "Perfect" days I have in my tally. Failing to follow the guidelines above will reset my total to zero.
- Measurements and photos will be taken on May 1, June 1, and July 1.
- Scale weight will only be officially taken once a week on Saturday morning.
- No restarts although reasonable modifications for illness or injury are permitted.

Whoa! What a plan. I'm going to follow this...bookmarked already. I am impressed with the goals. Your focus on the consecutive days instead of just the weight, pics, measures, etc. is exciting. I LIKE it!

Woohoo! Here we go! I'm sure I have forgotten something...

Nutrition
* 40% Carb/ 40% Protein/ 20% Fat
* 6 days on track : 1300-1500 daily target for calories during.
* Free "Meal/Days" 1300 + calories earned (diet-power allows calories to be banked, and keeps a running tally) , 40/40/20 not withstanding.
*Free "DAY" is only for extreme circumstance
*Free "meal" is a dinner & dessert, and the rest of the days meals are on track and adjusted accordingly for it, to hit the appropriate tallies.
* No diet sodas, No Chips, No brownies, No Cookies will be allowed AT ALL, even on free days for the duration of the challenge.
* a minimum of 5 meals, a maximum of 6 meals a day
* Substitutions of meals on the daily posted menu are permitted as long as the subbed meal is of equivalent quality and stats.
* Daily multi-vitamin, CLA (x3), L-tyrosine (x2), Glucosamine sulfate (x2)
*minimum 90 fl oz of water per day
* extra vegetables (non-starchy) are allowed if needed
* Nutrition will be monitored via Diet Power, with a minimum score of 100% each of the 6 days and a B on "free" days. Calories will be earned and monitored, and reassessed every day by the program.

Training

* MaxOT for the next 9 weeks, 5 days a week
* BFL style cardio, 3 days per week (HIIT)
* 2 mile walks every non-cardio day that isn't weather prohibiting


Goals

* to get 60 days on my tally of perfect days
* as a numeric lbs loss goal is uncertain for me, I will set it with the knowledge I may not meet it, but that it isn't the most important part of this challenge. My aim is to lose 9 lbs of scale weight in the 9 weeks. (hopefully more, but, well... you know..... Me and my metabolism from hell.) Brining me from 172.5 (today) to 163 lbs.

Reporting

* Each day I will report in with my planed workout, my meals, macronutrient breakdown, water, and results from yesterday and well as my tally.
* If all parts of the plan were followed the previous day, I will add another day to the total of consecutive “Perfect” days I have in my tally. Failing to follow the guidelines above will reset my total to zero.
* Measurements and photos will be taken on May 1, June 1, and July 1.
* Scale weight will only be taken once a week on Saturday morning.
* No restarts although reasonable modifications for illness or injury are permitted.

This is an awesome idea for a challenge. I would like to join if you ladies will let me. I am just getting back from vacation,

( :eat: :eat: :eat: )

and need to go hardcore for a couple months. I will post my program tomorrow.

OOOOH. I just started my personal 12 week challenge and this would fit right in if you would let me.

I will post my goals tomorrow. I really need to think this out carefully. :claphigh:

Leftnut and Yvette--Feel free to hop on in whenever you have your plans ready to post. :tucool:

Yay!! :claphigh: You ladies are gonna make us proud, I'm sure of it!

Hey, did you guys intend for this to be a female-only challenge? I don't want to mess your thing up.... :confused:

Leftnut and Yvette--Feel free to hop on in whenever you have your plans ready to post. :tucool:

This challenge is open to anyone who wants to go hardcore for 9 weeks, male or female. :D

5/1/05 Report
Consecutive Perfect Days = 1 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 1/62


Workouts:
- P90X Kenpo (60 minutes)
- Cardio (Treadmill, 30 minutes, ~ 6 mph)
- Extra: P90X Yoga (49 minutes)

Nutrition:
- 1611 calories, 41.7% carb, 35.7% protein, 22.6% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Quick observation: There's something extremely empowering about getting things 100% right for the day. The element of competition and challenge is key; it completely solidifies your commitment to your training and diet plan and keeps you strong when faced with food temptations at work or the morning laziness that keeps you in bed instead of doing your planned workout.

Ok, here's mine. Causticmuse, yours looks great so I used it as a template.

LeftNut's Challenge Guidelines

:bb: Training:

- HIT training 3 days per week
- 12 exercises to failure per HIT workout
- Depending on recovery ability, the HIT workout may be modified to include fewer exercises and/or more rest days between workouts. This will depend on strength increases from workout to workout.
- OPTIONAL: Some form of sports-based exercise twice per week; i.e.- spinning class, playing soccer at lunchtime, etc.
- Once I have printed out my workout for the day, there will be no modifications. If modifications need to be made, they will be done for the next workout.

:eat: Nutrition:
- Calories: Approximately 2000 on non-HIT days, and about 2300 on HIT days.
- 6 meals per day. Days with a free meal may include 5 meals instead of 6.
- Clean meals will be restricted to foods that are on my own approved list (which is too detailed to include here – it’s basically BFFM). The “worst” thing I am allowed to eat is 2 cups of Corn Flakes (or similar cereal) with nonfat milk immediately following a HIT workout. All other foods are complex carbohydrates, good proteins, healthy fruits and vegetables, and good fats.
- 2 free meals each week, to be taken at any time. These may include anything, and each meal may include dessert.
- Days that include free meals will not surpass 3000 calories.
- Macronutrient breakdown: At least 1 gram protein per pound of bodyweight (but it will usually be higher). 15-20% calories from fat. The rest in healthy carbs.
- Each meal and all calories will be tracked with my own software. Some free meal calories will need to be estimated. If it has a Nutrition Facts label, it will be entered into my database.
- Drink at least 1 gallon of water per day.
- Daily multivitamin, and at least one tablespoon Udos or flax oil. If free meals are high in fat, I reserve the option to skip the oil that day.
- Nutrition plan will be subject to modification in order to sustain measurable fat loss. I am fairly lean already, so I have no idea how many pounds of fat I can lose per week or month.

:eek: Goals:
- Reduce body fat - defined lower abs, no visible fat on lower back sides (probably close to a true 8%)
- 30” at navel, 30.5” at belt line
- Slight increase or no decrease in arm, chest, shoulder, and thigh measurements
- 60 consecutive perfect days

:read: Reporting and Misc.:
- I will post to this thread at least three times a week and will report whether I have followed my plan perfectly. I will keep and report my tally of perfect consecutive days.
- I usually take daily measurements
- Reasonable modifications for illness or injury are permitted
- I will read these guidelines and goals at least once per day

Ok here is mine:
5/1/05 Report

Perfect Days = 1/62 :tucool:

Workouts:
- HIIT Cardio - running, 2.25 miles



Nutrition:
- 1310 calories, 45% carb, 37% protein, 22.6% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 146 fl oz

Great plan, LeftNut. I'm borrowing your optional 5 meals on free meal day line since I wind up comatose after a Chinese buffet meal with my family at least once a month. :lol:

:gl:

Great job on day 1, Kyra! Go us! :claphigh:

I'd love to join you! I started my own challenge, but yours is much more detailed. I really like the idea of listing "forbidden triggers" (thanks Maggie). :d_biggrin Something about having the rules in writing really helps me when the food negotiations start in my head. I’ll post my plan in a sec. . .

Hi all, I'd love to join your P & P challenge! I am very behind the times and have not got a digital camera or scanner to put up a pic but did have my day 1 photos taken today :o It'll just take a little while to l figure how to get them up. (Thanks for the email response Maggie :D )


So here's my plan-
NUTRITION :eat:
1500 cals 6 days per week and 1900 cals 1 day per week(usually Sat)
No trigger foods in the house (low fat popcorn, sweets, fat free chips, all other junk food items, cereal...)
No bread or peanut paste during weekdays when my husband isn't around to stop me from eating the whole jar/loaf
Ratios of 30-40 Carbs/40-30 Protein/30-20 Good Fats
5 meals per day (minimum 4 on 1900 cal day)
Starchy carbs and simple carbs at 3 meals only on 1500 cals days (must be included in pre and post W/O meals)
Eat last meal at 8pm
Minimum 3 litres of water per day

TRAINING :bb:
3 sessions of 8-15% incline walk/jog on treadmill 70mins (600-700cals)
1-2 sessions of HIIT (may take a rest day on one of these) 30mins Must vary machine each time from ellip-stepper-bike for HIIT
2 days of weights-1 upper, 1 lower 60mins each. Must up weight or push out one more rep for every exercise every session!!!

MISC :tu:
Strive for a perfect score!

BEGINNING STATS :d_redface
Height-5'7.5"
Weight-149lbs
BF-somewhere in the 30% range
Waist-31.24" YIKES!
Hips-39.75"
Chest-38"
Abdomen-35"
R.Bicep-11"
R.thigh-23.25"


YESTERDAY & TODAYS SCORE :claphigh:
2!!!
1st May-1800 cals, rest day
2nd May-1500 cals (36/44/18) 600cals burnt on treadmill

ARGHHHHHHH. My hard drive is slowly dying. It's gasping its last breaths (or last clicks, as the case may be) as I type. Hopefully I'll make it.

I just took "before" pictures. UGH. :( Ugh I say again. Nowhere to go but up. So here goes. . .


:db: TRAINING
*1 hour plus of allowed cardio for the first 30 days without rest (barring pain)
*After 30 days-6 days per week (Sunday rest)-1 hour cardio
*Bikram Yoga Saturdays 4pm (helps the injury)
*Weight workout (looking at Max OT)-4x per week, Butts and Guts does not count
*Increase running 10% per week

:eat: Nutrition
*NO CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, CRACKERS, CEREAL WITH SUGAR, POPCORN, CHIPS, LUNA BARS, ZONE BARS, LARA BARS
*ONE TALL SOY LATTE PER DAY-2 shots-NO COFFEE AFTER 10 AM
*Allowed carbs: Ezekiel cereal, hunger filler bread, brown rice, kamut pasta, Greens Plus Bars or Jay Bars (1 or less per day)
*Calories: approx 50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat-1700 low days-1900 high days
*2 free meals per week with calories tracked
*Track every bite on FitDay
*Plan every meal

:claplow: GOALS
*RUN 3 miles no pain
*Lose 10 pounds and 6% bodyfat
*Decrease thigh circumference

:read: REPORTING
*Daily post will include workouts performed and calories eaten and next day's plan
*If all parts of the plan were followed the previous day, I will add another day to the total of consecutive "Perfect" days I have in my tally. Failing to follow the guidelines above will reset my total to zero.
*Measurements and photos will be taken on May 1, June 1, and July 1.
*Scale weight will only be taken once a week on Friday morning.
*No restarts although reasonable modifications for illness or injury are permitted.

OK, here are my stats that I took on Saturday.
Height: 5'7
Weight: 138.2 Goal 128
BF% 20.3 Omron 21.8 Tanita Goal 18%

Plan: Following BFFM book

Workout: 4 Day weight training split 5-6 days cardio per week.

Weigh/measure/photograph weekly

Utilizing Dietpower to log all food. 1 cheat meal per week if all goals were met and enough calories were banked in Dietpower.

5-6 meals per day spaced no more than 3hrs apart.

1 Gallon of water per day

All vitamins taken daily (Multi, C, Calcium, Grapeseed Extract, Chromium, Joint Soother)

All Supplements taken daily (Glutamine, L-Carn., Creatine, ALA)


I have had 3 good days so far but since the challenge officially began of May 1st you can log me for 2. :claphigh:

May 1st: 46c/38P/16F 38 Min. Back/Bicep workout. 45 Min. Eliptical All meals and water on schedule.

May 2nd: 46c/45p/9f 30 Min HIIT Treadmill jog/walk
All meals and water on schedule

5/2/05 Report
Consecutive Perfect Days = 2
Total Perfect Days = 2/62

Workouts:
- P90X Chest and Back (60 minutes)
- P90X Abs (20 minutes)

Nutrition:
- 1657 calories, 50.4% carb, 33.8% protein, 17.2% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

:tucool:

5/2/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 2:tucool:
Total Perfect Days = 2/62

Workouts:
- MaxOT
*2 mile walk was missed due to weather, which was allowed per my plan.



Nutrition:
- 1327 calories, 39% carb, 41% protein, 21% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 146 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 126% (A++)

5/2/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 1
Total Perfect Days: 1/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05

I am going to modify my cardio guideline, and make all cardio/sports optional. With HIT, extra cardio is not recommended, and I need to give that plan more time to see what it does for me. I may need to adjust my calories down slightly for a few weeks to compensate for a lower activity level, we will see. I won't make any changes in that area until the end of this week.

05/03 Report

SCORE-3!!! :nod:

Training :bb:
-Great upper body workout-upped weights on bench press! One more rep on all other exercises.

Nutrition :eat:
-Followed all set guidelines
-1435 cals 32C/40P/28F

Forgot to write my goals so here we go
-Perfect score of 62
-I'm not setting any scale weight loss-my goal is to be consistent with my plan and the rest will follow!

Measurements and weight will be recorded every 4 weeks (or 5 if it's TOM when due to weigh in). No hopping on the scale at any other time. It does crazy stuff to my head!

Looks like we are all perfect scorers so far! Woo hoo!!! :claphigh:

5/3/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 3 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 3/62

Workouts:
- MaxOT
- HIIT Cardio, running


Nutrition:
- 1419 calories, 49% carb, 36% protein, 15% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 146 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 117% (A+)
__________________

This challenge is really helping me stay focused. Instead of being tempted by multiple lattes in a day I know that I’ve made a commitment and I don’t even go near Starbucks. (I’m saving money, too!) That goes for any other temptations as well. If I cheat, I’m only cheating myself and denying myself visible results.

(I’m 2 days in the hole. . .started yesterday.)

Days perfect=1 :nod:

Nutrition:
1614 calories-tracked on Fitday-40p40c20f
Meal0: tall soy latte & greens plus bar
Meal1: my own version of Cherry Garcia (HEY. . .did you ever try the 0% Greek yogurt in your smoothies? It has 16 grams of protein and 80 calories in a cup.)
Meal2: forgot about meal 2, fighting with coworker
Meal3:chicken avocado tortilla
Meal4:apples and almonds
Meal5:meatless meatballs in tomato bisque

Training:
60 minutes elliptical
1 hour weights, abs

5/3/05 Report
Consecutive Perfect Days = 3 :tucool:
Total Perfect Days = 3/62

Workouts:
- P90X Plyometrics (60 minutes)
- Cardio 2 (Stationary bike, level 2, 30 minutes)

Nutrition:
- 1633 calories, 52.2% carb, 32.1% protein, 17.5% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 21 cups water :d_eek:

I was VERY tempted to snack around 11:30 pm last night since I was still awake and it was 2.5 hours after my sixth meal, but knowing I was DONE for the day kept me from hitting the kitchen. And here's a funny story from the night before--I was 3 cups shy of my 16 cup requirement when I got home from work, but I forgot to drink more water at home because I went grocery shopping first, and then spent another hour cooking. I remembered right before I went to bed, which of course meant that I had to chug down THREE cups of water at 11:45 pm. I did it of course.

Needless to say, I also woke up at 2:45 am and made a dash for the bathroom as a result! :lol:

5/3/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 2
Total Perfect Days: 2/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Wow, I am surrounded by all of these lovely ladies in this challenge! :) Nothing new I guess. I am outnumbered at home, too: I have a wife, 2 daughters, and a female cat. I woe the day both girls hit puberty, and all of their cycles synchronize. :d_eek: Maybe I will need to line up a second residence for a few days every month. :p Just kidding around, ladies.

Great job to everyone so far. Keep it up! I agree, it is great to have a challenge like this to help keep me on track. I almost postponed this morning's HIT workout until tomorrow morning, and was starting to rationalize that my body could use the extra day of rest. I don't need much persuasion at 4:45AM. But, I had already printed out my workout last night, and it had today's date on it. So I got up and had a great workout. :tucool:

05/04 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days= 4 :jumping:

Workouts
70min incline treadmill (650 cals)

Nutrition
All authorized foods
1774 cals 35c/37p/28f (healthy non saturated)

I decided last night that I am going to add to my plan a zig zag in my calorie intake for the week. I don't want my body getting used to 1500 cals and my metabolism slowing down to get used to this amount, so hopefully having a higher day every two or three days which is compensated for by a low day during the week will stop this from happening! Therefore-Wednesday's will be 1700-1800 cals and this is compensated on Sunday when I will have a lower intake of 1300-1400. (Saturday will remain 1900cals)
From this day forth no more variations/substitutions etc etc...
My plan is now set in concrete! :nod:

Leftnut I must say that your transformation is really incredible!!! I mean seriously it's .....awsome!!! :tu:

HERE'S TO ANTOHER 58 DAYS OF PERFECTION AND A WHOLE LOT OF PROGRESS!!!!!!!!

By the way I'm keeping a close eye on all of your posts :nod:
We are in this for the long haul-no excuses for slip ups folks.
We can stick this out one day at a time guys!!!

Go us!!! :claphigh: :claphigh: :claphigh: :claphigh: :claphigh:

OK, I am 4 for 4 too! :claphigh:

Tomorrow is cinco de Mayo and everyone at work wants to go out for Mexican food tomorrow. :( That happens to be my favorite. :D I already decided that since it is not yet time for a treat I will bring my lunch and my BFFM book to work to review.

I need to read up and learn how to cycle my calories and carbs just like Jacqui. I will chart my new cycling goal as soon as I figure it out. ;)

What the hey… I’ve been having a rough time ignoring the little voices in my head so I’m going to join in – a bit late but this thread might be just what I need. I’d be in good company, that’s for sure. :tucool:

I just finished my masters degree and I hope this challenge helps me regain some of my sanity.

Current Stats:
Height: 5’10”+
Weight: 150 lbs
Body Fat: 19%

Training:
- Weights 3X per week
- HIIT Cardio 3X per week
- Walking 3 miles during lunch at least 2X week
- Tennis at least 1X per week but contingent upon finding a partner
- Swimming at least 1X per week

Nutrition:
- At least 5 meals a day
- Shooting for an average intake of 1700 calories w/ no more than 2100 on days containing cheat meals
- 2 free meals a week: Sunday nights and one other occasion so deemed a “cheat”
- Macronutrient range: 30-40% carbs / 30-40% protein / 20-30% fat
- No office food (crap) unless an obligatory occasion planned in advance and macro range still maintained... exception for veggies
- With exception of several almonds daily, no more nuts or nut butter… must… not… buy.
- Cereal is a breakfast food and will be eaten only at breakfast
- No alcohol
- One piece of fruit a day (apple or pear)

Goals:
- Reduced body fat
- Target weight: 145lbs
- 57/57 consecutive perfect days

Reporting:
- Daily check-in w/ previous day’s macro percentages
- Perfect day tally and restarts same as everyone else’s
- Scale weight and body fat measurements to be taken on Friday mornings (beginning next Friday)

BooYeah! :cool:

5/4/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 3
Total Perfect Days: 3/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Had a planned free meal with a friend at our favorite Thai restaurant yesterday. It wasn't huge, but it was very good. I managed to stay under maintenance calories yesterday. :tucool:

Jacqui, thanks for your kind comments, they are much appreciated. :)

Here's to another perfect day for all of us!

LeftNut out.

This challenge is not for me right now as I'm adding muscle and bulking. But it looks like a great one! I'll be keeping an eye on it. Best of luck to everyone!

5/4/05 Report
:tucool: Tally:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 4
Total Perfect Days = 4/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Shoulders and Arms (60 minutes)
- P90X Abs (20 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 2011 calories, 53.1% carb, 32.0% protein, 17.4% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 18 cups water

I had to squeeze the workout in at the end of the day, but it got done even though I was crawling into bed at 2:30 am as a result. Good thing I didn't set any required hours of sleep in my guidelines, hah!

It's amazing how much you can accomplish when you stop trying to make excuses and just follow instructions. :p

Ugh. :d_frown: I’m fighting off a respiratory thing, but I think with the sleep I’ve been getting, the food and the workouts (I swear they actually help your immune system) I’m actually winning the battle.

I decided that I will repost my goals and commitment once a week on the anniversary of my start date. It will be my renewal and my chance to add things if I need to.

(2)My Beginning Date: May 3

Days perfect=2

Nutrition:
Whew. Starving like Marvin today. :eat: Didn’t give in!
1873 calories-tracked on Fitday-30p50c20f
Meal0: tall soy latte & green plus bar
Meal1: Cherry Choc smoothie
Meal2: yogurt, Ezekiel cereal, protein
Meal3:Amy’s veggie loaf & rice cake
Meal4:apples and almonds
Meal5:chicken soup and fruit

Training:
11 minutes running 6mph!!! :claphigh: YAHOO! YAHOO! no pain!! No pain today either!! So I can keep going!!
7 more minutes on treadmill
42 minutes elliptical

5/3/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 4 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 3/62

Workouts:
- MaxOT
- 2 mile walk


Nutrition:
- 1329 calories, 38% carb, 44% protein, 18% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 144 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 112% (A+)

And this may sound stupid, but as I've been at MaxOT for a little bit now (couple weeks)...I think I might actually be seeing a little change.... *crossing fingers*

Great job everyone! We are past the midway point of week 1 already and everyone is ON it! :claplow:

If we all make it to 8 consecutive days, I think we will have done better than any other group I've witnessed. And if we all get to July 1...it would be some kind of cosmic miracle in the annals of fitness. :jumping:

:D I don't mean to take away from this challenege at all but I HAD to sneak something in here... I apologize ahead of time...


Jenaveev, I noticed your avatar, then checked your progress page to find even more stuff. I used to love G-FORCE when I was a little boy. I'd come home from Kindergarten and watch it every day with my friends. It was great - thanks for reminding me...


By the way... everyone on here is already doing sooo great so this should be an excellent challenge...


Good luck everyone - game on,

G (Gary)

Hi all!

Got to the gym this morning and all of the treadmills were taken-RRRRR!!! But I know that it's probably a good thing anyway to change it up. So I stuck it out on the elliptical for 30mins and then reclaimed my treadmill for another 50mins of incline sweating and panting...

Just finished my last meal so all that's going into this soon to be finely tuned instrument of a body is water and more water.

Maggie I'm super impressed with your 2.30am bed time. That's hard core!! Well done for achieving your goals for the day!!! :tucool:
In fact, thumbs up to all on this challenge!!! We can definately tough this out :tucool:

So here's my 5/5/5 report:

Consecutive perfect days=5/62 :claplow:

Workouts :db:
30mins elliptical
50mins incline treadmill (including 10 min cool down)

Nutrition :eat:
All guidelines followed
1500 cals 40c/40p/20f

Kyra I'm looking forward to buying some cocoa powder and trying that Cherry Garcia shake either tomorrow or the weekend. I've been dreaming about it since I read the recipe via Maggies site... :drool:

Looking forward to hearing how everyone elses day went :D

5/5/05 Report

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 1
Total Perfect Days: 1/57

Nutrition:
good to go...
1755 calories, 35% carb, 39% protein, 26% fat

Workout:
45 minutes elliptical

Cheers... :claphigh:

5/3/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 5 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 5/62

Workouts:
- MaxOT
- HIIT Cardio - ran it


Nutrition:
- 1344 calories, 38% carb, 40% protein, 22% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 144 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 112% (A+)

jacqui - hopefully you will like it - I'm addicted to them... :o

5/5/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 5
Total Perfect Days = 5/62
Weekly Weigh-In: 135.0 (Start: 135.4, Net change: -0.4 lbs)

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Yoga X (90 minutes)
- Cardio - Treadmill HIIT run (30 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1642 calories, 49.0% carb, 34.4% protein, 18.5% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 18 cups water

Woohoo! Two free meals coming up this weekend! I'm going to enjoy them so much more after a week of no cheats. :jumping:

5/5/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 4
Total Perfect Days: 4/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

:tucool:

It feels like I’ve been doing this for 3 weeks rather than three days, but onward and downward (on the scale, I mean). :d_wink:

I was thinking a lot about honor yesterday after Maggie mentioned it in one of her posts. I thought when I first read about the challenge that it was just another one of those internet threads that the posters eventually lose interest in—including me. Then, I read about honor.

I thought about honor when I walked past Starbucks yesterday and REAAALLY wanted another latte. The effect of the 5:15 am alarms has accumulated over the course of the week. I thought, “They’ll never know if I don’t post it”. That’s where I stopped the thought dead in its tracks. I will know. My honor will be diminished. It’s not just about getting results, it’s about being honest with myself and the others in the challenge. It’s a point of personal pride to post truthfully. No one on the thread cares whether I have 2 lattes in a day, but it’s a rule I set for myself. If I cannot keep such a simple commitment, what does that say about me and my discipline and resolve? It also does not speak highly of my character. So, no second latte, though I have thought about it every day. Then I remember honor and the thought is banished as quickly as it came.

(2) My Beginning Date: May 3

Days perfect=3 :claplow:

:eat: Nutrition:
GREAT DAY FOR FOOD. It was one of those days everything goes the way it should. I was never starving and ate exactly what I should have.
1660 calories-tracked on Fitday-30p50c20f
Meal0: tall soy latte & banana
Meal1: Cherry Choc smoothie
Meal2: oatmeal, blackberries & protein powder
Meal3: Boca Burger, chicken broth, ½ roll
Meal4: soy cheese, 1 pc hunger filler bread and a plum
Meal5: tomato bisque, meatless meatballs, and spinach with a brown rice cake (my favorite meal at the moment)

:bb: Training:
10 minutes running 6mph!!! 1 minute 6.2!
9 more minutes on treadmill
40 minutes elliptical
Weights: full body workout-1 hour

Right on, Jenaveev. I had the same thought this morning--Fridays are donut day at work, and there are tons of my favorite donuts in the kitchen. That is my biggest weakness. "No one in the challenge thread will know if I have a bite or half a donut this morning." I am proud to say I resisted.

BTW, Starbucks used to be a huge thing for me. White mochas are still my favorite. I haven't had one for a long time now, maybe I will include one with my free meal tomorrow or next week. It's amazing the amount of $$$ you save every month when you cut back.


I thought about honor when I walked past Starbucks yesterday and REAAALLY wanted another latte. The effect of the 5:15 am alarms has accumulated over the course of the week. I thought, “They’ll never know if I don’t post it”. That’s where I stopped the thought dead in its tracks. I will know. My honor will be diminished. It’s not just about getting results, it’s about being honest with myself and the others in the challenge. It’s a point of personal pride to post truthfully. No one on the thread cares whether I have 2 lattes in a day, but it’s a rule I set for myself. If I cannot keep such a simple commitment, what does that say about me and my discipline and resolve? It also does not speak highly of my character. So, no second latte, though I have thought about it every day. Then I remember honor and the thought is banished as quickly as it came.

Totally agree Jen!!! :nod:

And with that said -I have been thrown a slight spanner in the works in my challenge-although I know that I can work around it. ;)
From 30th May to June 5th my hubbie has surprised me with a vacation to Aruba!
The great thing is that the hotel has a fully equipped gym :claphigh: and I shall be taking my supplements with me and choosing the chicken salad no dressing and no croutons when we dine out. Yes that's right folks-there is no way I'm going to be spoiling any of my consecutive perfect days :nod: Being in a bathing suit most of the time with my fat rolls on my stomach clearly visible will be an excellent visual reminder of what my goals are too!!! :o And my husband is fully aware that I will be sticking like glue to my plan. However I will not be able to post on these days unfortunately. But there will be NO cheating, lying, or any of that nasty silly stuff because as Maggie, Jen and Leftnut were saying -it's about honor. And what sort of satisfatcion would I get out of it if I were going to fluff my way through it anyway? Zilcho, nada, niente, nichta, zip, squat etc...

So there you have it :D Progress report for today coming soon...

It's funny how a challenge that is specifically about following the plan perfectly and sort of checking daily tasks/goals off is so much more effective than one that is just about accomplishing a long-range numerical goal like "10 lbs fat loss", "5 lbs muscle gain", or "drop 5% body fat." Those goals are nice, but they allow for a lot of wiggle room on the path to reaching them. I confess that prior to this challenge, I have done more than my fair share of wiggling, especially in the last few months.

This challenge is so centered on the daily process of my plan that I am being forced to notice all of the occasions where just one week ago I would have let myself slide and have a piece of candy, a deli sandwich with white bread, a handful of raisins, or an Oreo and Nutter Butter with a few Pringles. There's very little wiggle room in "1600-1700 calories at 50/30/20. No foods from this list of forbidden items, even on free day. Planned workouts must be performed barring injury or illness."

The number-based goals are not immediately achievable, but the little daily tasks of eating planned, balanced meals, working out, and NOT cheating can be accomplished each and every day. It's tough, but you get a reminder that you are succeeding every time you post another perfect day and give yourself another point. You can't tell yourself, "Well, it's okay if I have a chip now; I still have 12 weeks to reach my goal of 10 lbs of weight loss." With this challenge format, there's no making up for the chip when the mere act of eating it equates to failure for the day. Do it and it's simply "You have failed to meet your daily goal. Return all of your collected points to the bank. Do not pass Go. Do not collect another tally point."

Until I started this challenge this week, I had no idea how many nibble allowances I actually gave myself each day, especially at night when the evening hungries arrived. It's a very sobering discovery to consciously recognize each and every occasion during the day when I am faced with a choice and to honestly admit that I would make the wrong one at least half the time without the challenge rules to set me straight. And I consider myself one of the better plan followers out there when it comes to hitting my workouts and sticking to my meal plans! :o

In the end, I think all of us challenge participants will learn a LOT about ourselves, our food-based feelings/urges, the rationalizations our lazy sides try to use on us to make us skip or put off workouts, and our everyday habits at home and at work.

Hello,

I'm joining the challenge late, but better late than never!

:bb: Training:
- BFL weight training and HIIT cardio, 6 days a week
- Swim or Dance or Exercise class a minimum of 4 hours a week
- Yoga sessions a minimum of twice a week


:eat: Nutrition:
- Six small meals a day, six days a week, using BFL guidelines.
- One free day a week
- Calories must still be tracked for the free meals.
- Absolutely NO trigger foods in the form of non-chocolate or non-mint candy, chips, soda, or fast food.
- Drink a minimum of 12 cups of water a day.
- Take one Calcium 500 + D, one multivitamin a day.


:eek: Goals:
- 56 consecutive perfect days! (starting Saturday, May 7)
- Scale weight loss of 10 lbs.


:read: Reporting and Misc.:
- Daily post will include workouts performed, meals eaten, and cups of water drunk.
- If all parts of the plan were followed the previous day, I will add another day to the total of consecutive "Perfect" days I have in my tally. Failing to follow the guidelines above will reset my total to zero.
- Measurements and photos will be taken weekly.
- No restarts although reasonable modifications for illness or injury are permitted.

Very well put Maggie-usually I would easily talk myself into making free day 'today', and give into the bread and peanut paste (my worst enemies) only to roll out of bed the next morning feeling bloated and what the hell, why stop at the 6 slices of bread with peanut paste let's go for the whole hog and talk myself into buying a big tube of pringles and a whole box of Snickers Protein Bars, all intended for my next free day of course but my unconscious mind has other plans and I've ripped into the Pringles within 1 hour of them being in the house and the bars are the next to go!
BUT NOT TODAY! And by the end of this challenge I know I'll be stronger than that little voice in my head :nod:
Just follow the rules. Simple!
So here's to another perfect day!

5/6/5 report

Consecutive perfect days=6 :claphigh:

Workouts
Lower body-my butt's feeling it already-woo hoo!

Nutrition
All guidelines followed
1485 cals 39c/41p/20f

:flex:

5/6/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 6
Total Perfect Days = 6/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Legs and Back (60 minutes)
- P90X Abs (20 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1604 calories, 46.4% carb, 36.0% protein, 20.6% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Almost at the one week mark now. I'm starting to feel a sense of momentum building as the good days mount up. It's actually getting easier as I go along now, though I haven't had a free meal yet in this challenge. This weekend will be the real test--I'm taking a free meal at dinner tomorrow (Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce banquet with my parents and boyfriend), and a second one at Mother's Day lunch with my parents. I may actually bake my mom some BFL-authorized lasagna (http://groups.msn.com/BodyForLifeWomen/recipeboard.msnw?action=get_message&mview=1&ID_Message=7911) and take it over along with some Breyer's ice cream ( :drool: ) instead of fighting the crowds and jacked up prices at a restaurant on Sunday.

I'm sure there will be doughnuts at the office tomorrow when I arrive, but luckily they are on my forbidden food list, so they shouldn't present any problems.

5/6/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 6
Total Perfect Days = 6/62 :jumping:

Saturday Weigh in : 171.5/172.5 - disapointing, because I was hoping it was more water weight than this. I need to just get over how much damage my vacation caused, but it's still causing me internal grief. :d_frown: Still, down is down, thank-goodness. But "dammit" just the same.

Workouts:
- MaxOT
- I didn't get my outside 2 miler in, but I wasn't feeling well, AND the situation was impossible. I feel it is fair to allow this as acceptable, since weather is allowed to interfere as well, and this was a highly unusual situation that could not be worked around.


Nutrition:
- 1315 calories, 45% carb, 38% protein, 17% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 120 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 122% (A++)

Now, saturday is my freeday. According to my own rules, since it's nothing "special" today, I'm only allowed a free meal and dessert, the rest of the eating must be on plan. And I'm suposed to have my daily cals by dietpower + the banked (unused but earned calories) to use on freeday. Ok, the thing is, my bank is MASSIVE. I have a daily allotment from dietpower of 1355. (I can earn more by exercising. This is determined by dietpower to help take me to my goal of weighing 159 by the 4th of July.) Whatever I earn through exercise is bonus, and whatever I don't use up that day is banked. My bank is at 2226. So that is a possible freeday of 3581 calories :d_eek:

That is NOT going to happen. My plan is to do my planned freeday and see what I have left - then to adjust dietpower's targets accordingly so it's lower throughout the week without such a massive over-run (much as I LOVE seeing the numbers....) I think it needs to end up without about 1000 calories less, so I can have a freeday at my maintenance calories.

I'm also frustrated by how it immediately likes to shift the "metobolic" tracking because my weight fluctuates so dramatically. It would have me eating 400 calories by the end of the week because of it, so I have to tell it to hold steady, which I kind of feel like I am losing out on some of the perks of the program because of it... :(

I dunno, maybe I'm just ticked at the scale this morning. I guess I was really hoping it would move more, and that more of this was water weight. I'm so sick of being this way. When i think of the perspective that 20 lbs from my goal isn't that much compared to when I was 220 lbs and 70 from that goal. That I'm close and to be patient....it kinda helps. But on the other hand you start to feel like "I'm so close, what the hell is my problem? Why can't I just *get there*?"

Either way, cruising along on the challenge. 1 week down :) 8 to go.

5/6/05 Report

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 2
Total Perfect Days: 2/57

Nutrition:
good to go...
1675 calories, 38% carb, 39% protein, 23% fat

Workout:
Gym - Back & Shoulders


Even though I've only been in the challange two days, I definitely understand what has been said above about walking away from some unwelcomed food choices when they present themselves. I often fall prey to the, "I'm doing so well, one bite, one piece won't hurt" mentality. I know I'd have much better results if I could stay the course and this challange is helping me in that respect.

Kudos to jacqui for planning to keep this up on vacation!
Keep it up everybody...

Cheers... :claphigh:

I gave myself the choice to have a free meal last night and didn't use it. I'm feeling sick from this upper respiratory infection and I think it may be diminishing my appetite. I'd be happy about that except it has run off with my energy too. I keep doing the workouts thinking that they will help me get better faster. I may be depleting what little energy I have so I may have to back off on Sunday.
All I wanted last night was watermelon. (I guess that would actually BE a free meal since it didn't fit into my plan.) It may have something to do with the fact that I'm constantly thirsty no matter how many gallons of liquid I consume. Hmmmm. . . maybe it's a strange chest cold thing. Yesterday I drank 2 quarts of non-caffeinated green tea and 3 quarts of water. I still feel like I just ate sand.

Tonight we're celebrating Mother's Day and taking my mom out to dinner. We're going to Flat Top Grill which I love. It's supposed to be my free meal, but we'll see how it goes. All I feel like eating is soup--spicy vegetable soup.

(2) My Beginning Date: May 3

Days perfect=4 YAHOOO! :jumping:

Nutrition:
1516 calories-tracked on Fitday-30p50c20f
Meal0: tall soy latte & banana
Meal1: Cherry Choc smoothie
Meal2: Ezekiel cereal protein yogurt
Meal3: Chicken Spinach Salad
Meal4: almonds & apple
Meal5: Odd, this one. . .watermelon, cherry tomatoes and three walnut halves so I could take my vitamins

Training:
11 minutes running 6mph.
14 more minutes on treadmill
35 minutes elliptical

It's amazing the amount of $$$ you save every month when you cut back.

Heeeheee. Very very true! I was calculating that I was spending at least 45 DOLLARS per week. Very scary. I'm now at about 20. Whew! Thank goodness.

Heeeheee. Very very true! I was calculating that I was spending at least 45 DOLLARS per week. Very scary. I'm now at about 20. Whew! Thank goodness.

$45? OMG! :d_eek:

You should set aside the extra $25 you are saving each week to buy yourself something really nice at the end of this challenge.

9 weeks x $25 = $225!

;)

5/6/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 5
Total Perfect Days: 5/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

I just had my last clean meal for today, and I have plenty of calories left to enjoy a nice big free meal tonight. Looking forward to it. :D

5/7/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 7
Total Perfect Days = 7/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Kenpo (60 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1917 calories, 41.3% carb, 32.2% protein, 27.4% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Had 4 clean meals before my free meal tonight at the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce banquet, and then had a great dinner of salad, rolls (!!), salmon, chicken breast, seasoned rice and veggies. Except for the bread and butter, it was almost too clean to be a cheat meal. :p

I hate cheesecake, so dessert was not a temptation, and I didn't even blink an eye when my table group won the bonus prizes of a huge box of Snickers and a bunch of lunch size chips. At least 8 Snickers and 10 bags of chips were tossed right in front of me at the table, but I didn't even consider taking any. :D

My calories at the banquest, though pretty clean, were high enough to get me out of meal 6, so I'm cutting things off at 5.

That list of forbidden trigger foods is becoming the most useful part of my guidelines.

Good night everyone, and keep up the fantastic work!

5/7/05 Report

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 3
Total Perfect Days: 3/57

Nutrition:
good to go...
1800 calories, 32% carb, 38% protein, 29% fat

Workout:
Cardio - 45 minutes

I've noticed that my fat intake is treading toward the upper-macro limit I set for myself. This coming week I'm hoping to keep it a bit lower.

Happy Mom's Day to any mothers here. I'm looking forward to a nice cheat meal with mine this afternoon.

:claphigh: Cheers...

5/7/5 Report

Consecutive Days Perfect=7 :claphigh:

Training
Rest day today

Nutrition
All guidelines followed
1900cals 38c/41p/21f

Went out for dinner last night and chose the chicken salad-one of many to come! :lol: I've realized that my favourite dinners out consist of Japanese (especially sashimi, sushi and tempura) and thin crust coal oven pizzas. I'm never really tempted by much else at all and I weaned myself off desserts in restaurants a long time ago. I used to really worry about what other people thought when I would ask lots of questions to the waiter, sauce on the side, no thanks no appertizer...But now I actually don't give a hoot. I'm meeting up with them for company not to stuff myself with food I don't care for. :D And anywy when I have the body of Monica Brant everyone will obviously no exactly why I'm asking for 'sauce on the side'. ;)

I tried out the Cherry Garcia shake and it is YUMMMMMMY :drool:
ANd surprisingly very filling. I'm going back to the shops today to get more cherry yoghurt so I can have another today :D But it just goes to show- why do I need crap junk foods in my diet when I can choose this yummy, healthy muscle building treat instead :nod:

Wow one week down already! What a brilliant job we are all doing :claphigh:

54 days to go!!! :db:

Hi Gang,

I am going to come clean. I started my plan on 4/29/05 and started tracking with you 5/1/05 after hearing about the challenge.

I was superior from start until 5/5/05. I even resisted the awesome temptation of the mexican food at work last Thursday. :tu:

I fell off the plan on Friday. I honestly don't know what happened. I was perfect up until lunch time. I have a problem of once I fall off a program I don't just hop back on it. I should have just stopped there, hit an extra cardio and left it as a cheat meal. Instead I continued to eat off plan until I went to bed. Saturday started great. I ate clean, drank a gallon of water before noon, and had the correct mindset. Then I took my mom out to a late lunch. I let her chose the restaurant since it was her Mothers Day treat. She chose El Torrito, a mexican restaurant. :confused: OK, I could have eaten a nice salad and an iced tea. NOPE, I ate a combo platter, and a basket of chips. And then the evil fat man sitting on my left shoulder tells me....."You f'd this day up so start fresh tomorrow" and I listened.

I am 5/62 now and 0 consecutive perfect days. I am not going to quit. As a matter of fact I am going to make the 55 days perfect. 55 perfect days for me would be quite an achievement.

My plan for the next 28 days:
Rotate calories and macronutrients every 4 days.
1. 1420 Cals 45p/35c/20f
2. 1520 40/40/20
3. 1620 30/50/20
4. 1720 30/55/15

Workout:
Sun: Quads/Cardio
Mon: Chest/Cardio
Tues: Cardio
Wed: Hams/Cardio
Thurs: Shoulders/Arms
Friday: Off or Cardio
Sat: Back/Cardio

I will do 5-6 cardio sessions per week. I will alternate from H.I.I.T and steady 65-75% HR.

I will take all my vitamins (Multi, C, Glucosamine/Chondrotin, Calcium, Grapeseed Extract)

I will take all my supplements (L-Glutamine, L-Carnatine, ALA, Creatine)

I am really sorry if I screwed up the challenge and didn't make it where everyone was perfect. I promise myself and you all that I will continue this challenge and make the next 55 days the best I can.

:gl: to everone else and I sure hope that I am the only was who has fallen.

5/7/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 7 (? - see bottom of post)
Total Perfect Days = 7/62 (?")



Workouts:
- none, was freeday

Nutrition:
- 3400 calories,
- All supplements taken
- 120 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 98% (A)

I have reset my target on DietPower. I dropped it to target lower because I had WAY TOO MUCH excess in the calorie bank to spend on freeday (it allowed me a total of over 3500 calories ) Not only was this excessive, but for some reason it gave me the excuse I needed to allow massive portions at my free-meal and dessert. Lets just say I came CLOSE to actually HITTING that total. How stupid is that? I feel like crap today too because of it.

I realize that what dietpower wants you to do is to maintain a certain level of eating all 7 days a week, and not to save those calories for freeday, but I like having freeday. It really is key to me staying on this program for so long. I need that one day where I can indulge, truly. The program should be able to accomodate this. I have since reset my target to a more aggressive level (-1.90 lbs loss per week) which should only allow a banked caloric value of 50-100 calories a day max, giving me a freeday more in the area of 2000-2400 instead of over 3500 calories. I think this will help keep in line the slumbering monster inside of me. One would hope.

*sigh* I hate it when I disapoint myself.



Ok - so - Freeday, I did what I said I would but I had massive portions at my freemeal - something I never did before... since I was within my caloric budget, it was allowed by my plan, but I plan on doing it differently next week. I'm iffy on calling it a day to add to my tally because I feel "bad" about what I did, and yet it didn't violate any of my P&P challenge rules..... What do you think? Can I count it?

Definitely. If you didn't break your plan, it counts. :nod: If you don't like that loophole in your plan, change it.

:tu:

What do you think? Can I count it?

Yvette, you are doing great and there is no reason to be sorry. You haven't messed the challenge up, you have helped keep it honest.

Just keep it in perspective--you are doing something right. A small slip-up like that is still far better than the way most people eat every week.

Kudos to you for sticking by the rules. :tucool:

And who's to say that 55 consecutive days won't win the challenge? It's entirely possible.

:)

I am really sorry if I screwed up the challenge and didn't make it where everyone was perfect. I promise myself and you all that I will continue this challenge and make the next 55 days the best I can.

5/7/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days: 6
Total Perfect Days: 6/62
Challenge Day: 6/62

Nutrition: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workouts: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Happy Mothers Day to those of you in this challenge who are moms!

I am glad I included the 3000 calorie limit for days that include a free meal. Last night I could have easily surpassed it, but knowing I had a limit kept me in check. I feel much better for it this morning. In the past, I have had some pretty massive free days. That can be fun every once in a while, but I have found it can be detrimental to fat loss when I am already at a lower bodyfat percentage.

Yvette I think it's great that you fessed up, and like Leftnut said- who's to say that 55 consecutive perfect days won't win the challenge? I'm interested in your macro and calorie cycling-I plan to do something similar in a few months, but first I'm going to complete this challenge and then crank my cals slowly back up to maintainence.

Kyra you can definitely count the day as perfect because you didn't break your challenge rules. Don't be disappointed in yourself-
there is no failure, only feedback :nod:

I think I'm a bit obsessed with this challange and the thread. I can't help having a peek every few hours to see who's logged in for the day :D

Okay, progress report coming later tonight... :db:

5/8/5

Consecutive perfect days=8 :jumping:

Workouts
Cardio-HIIT on eliptical

Nutrition
All guidelines followed
1390cals 38c/41p/21f

Roll on week two...

Wow, looks like Jacqui posted for today already. This is my post for yesterday. I get to the computer late on Saturdays and Sundays unless I have to work. Sorry for screwing up the chronology!

Days perfect=5 :tucool:

It's the first time I've gone to Flat Top Grill and didn't feel like eating. :d_frown: I left a lot of food in the bowls and didn't eat any rice or noodles. All I've wanted to eat are veggies, fruit and soup. I know I'm sick now.

I had to modify my cardio plan a little because of the injury I'm coming back from. (I was training for the Chicago Marathon last year and hurt my hip flexor during a half marathon--but I finished it anyway. Probably why I'm still having trouble. My physical therapist and I are very close. :d_biggrin ) I got a little overzealous with the running yesterday and it started hurting again. Apparently my threshold is below 15 minutes at the moment. The injury and the chest cold are forcing me to go a little slower. So, my hour of cardio had to be reduced to 36 minutes and Sunday will have to be a rest day if I want to be able to continue. The food is well beneath my limits because I barely want to eat.


Nutrition: :eat:
1531 calories-tracked on Fitday-19p44c21f
Meal0: tall soy latte & watermelon
Meal1: 1 plum and almonds
Meal2: 1 pc HF with soy cheese & plum
Meal3:
Meal4:
Meal5: *FREE MEAL* make-your-own stir fry 3 bowls (1 soup) 3 Kirin light

Training: :db:
15 minutes running 6mph.
11 more minutes on treadmill
10 minutes elliptical

1 hour full body weight workout

Yvette, you need to remember that this challenge is for yourself and not for anyone else. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get right back on your plan. That is all you can do.

Remember also that guilt is terrible to associate with eating. We all do it, but it's incredibly unproductive. You will have the most success if you simply forget about it and move on. Don't let yourself spiral. You're the only one that can stop it.

It's early in the challenge. Start by making the rest of the day you're in "perfect". Move on to tomorrow.

5/8/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 8
Total Perfect Days = 8/62

:db: Workouts:
- Cardio - Treadmill HIIT and LISS combo (30 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1709 calories, 42.3% carb, 34.1% protein, 24.5% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

It's a miracle. I spent the evening at my parents' house and didn't eat a single unplanned snack or meal. :) I brought my mother some homemade lasagna using Kyra's recipe, had some for meals 5 and 6, and didn't touch anything else, not even one of those lovely almond biscotti she keeps around from Sam's.

It's a good thing I took my second free meal earlier today (had some lovely Breyer's ice cream). It made it a lot easier to say no to extras at the house.

On to week 2!

Thanks for the encouragement Jenaveev. I dusted myself off and I am back and ready to go. :jumping:


Goal accomplished today!
Consecutive perfect days: 1 :o

Calories 1433
45p/35c/20f

Workout:

Warm-up - 5 minutes treadmill
Front Squats: 15x40 x 3 set supersetted w/ Plie Squats: 15/20 x 3 sets
Alt. Forward Lunges: 15x10 x 3 sets
Leg Extensions: 15x75 x 3sets

Cardio: 60 minutes Precor

I already feel so much better today just by sticking to my eating and workout routine. The last few days were not so great and I paid the price.

Tomorrow's workout goal:
Chest/40 Min. Cardio

Tomorrow's Nutrition goal:
1520 Calories 40p/40c/20f (I already have my food made/packed/ready to go)

Whoa! I wonder how I missed this thread! :confused:

Best of luck to you guys!!! :gl: This is a really great idea for a challenge! :D :tucool:

5/8/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 8 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 8/62



Workouts:
- HIIT Cardio, Ran it

Nutrition:
- 1315 calories, 46% C, 37% P, 17% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 126 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 122% (A++)


I'm having a grumpy day :(

5/8/05 Report

Woah... Mother's Day was not so good. I have to fess up and say I went over my targets w/ my cheats. I actually didn't realize how bad the damage was until I sat down and figured out what I ate. :d_confuse Guess that really speaks well of the importance of planning. Went out to eat with Mom for an early dinner. Though we didn't complain, the server thought it was taking too long for our food so the manager decided to comp us the whole meal... plus dessert! A nice gift for everyone. Also Sunday nights I hang out with a group of friends and we take turns cooking for each other. Even though I was stuffed, it didn't stop me from trying some of the food. Results: I'm back to '0' but I'm back and ready for this week.

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 0
Total Perfect Days: 2/57

Nutrition:
good to go...
2800 calories, 34% carb, 26% protein, 40% fat

Workout:
Gym - Legs & 30 minutes of cardio


Cheers... :claphigh:

5/8/05 Report

Yesterday became my rest day out of necessity. I flared up my injury and needed to rest this cold (which is still very present!) :d_frown: .


Days perfect=6 :jumping:

:eat: Nutrition:
1429 calories-tracked on Fitday-35p45c25f
Meal0: tall soy latte
Meal1: Strawberries/Ezekiel cereal/Yogurt protein
Meal2: chopped vegetables with baba ghanouj
Meal3: freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
Meal4: Chicken soup
Meal5: plum and watermelon

Training:
NONE-REST DAY

5/8/05 Report

Challenge Day: 7/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 7
Total Perfect Days: 7/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Happy Monday everyone. :rolleyes:

According to the numbers for last week, it doesn't look like I am losing much fat yet. I am going to leave my official plan numbers the same, but will be shooting for 1800-2000 calories per day this week. We'll see what that does. The number does seem low, but I need to keep in mind that I am not doing any cardio outside of my HIT workouts. I will be watching this closely; if the waist measurements don't start to go down within a week or two, I will probably need to ramp my calories back up a little and add some cardio. I know from experience that I can lose fat at higher caloric levels if I am doing about 3 cardio sessions per week.

Also, not sure I am getting enough recovery time after some of my HIT workouts. So I am going to work out every 3rd day, instead of exactly 3 times per week. I have noticed that I make the best gains on the workouts that have been preceded by 2 days of rest instead of 1. If I don't see significant differences over the next couple workouts, I will switch back to the previous schedule of Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.

5/9/5

Had my last meal for today and nothing else is passing these lips (except water)

Consecutive Perfect Days=9 :spaz:

Workout
Incline Treadmill 75mins (600 cals zapped!)

Nutrition
1495 cals 42c/38p/20f

I wish I could just press a fast forward button and get to day 62 to see the changes in my body :D Ahhh well, one day at a time, follow the rules and I'll get there... :flex:

Leftnut & Jacqui :tu: Thanks for the kind words.

5/9/05 Report:

Consecutive perfect days: 2
Total Perfect days: 7

Workout: 40 Min. Treadmill
20 Min. Chest workout

Tomorrow's goal: 60 Min. Cardio.

5/9/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 9
Total Perfect Days = 9/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Chest and Back (60 minutes)
- P90X Ab Ripper X (20 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1630 calories, 48.6% carb, 35.6% protein, 17.6% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

It's hard to believe that this challenge is already 1/7th (14.5%) over! :lol:

The first few days were rough, but I really feel like it's getting easier. Just as cheating here and there becomes a habit, so does NOT cheating at all except on the planned meals or days. I think I a creature of habit, so whatever I do for at least a week becomes my new norm.

My energy level is still pretty decent on P90X even with the extra cardio, so I'm keeping that in for now. As far as calories go, this is not the best week to gauge whether the 1600-1700 level needs to be reduced since I'll be a bit bloated due to my cycle through next Sunday. This is my third week of P90X phase 1, and I'll be going into a recovery week starting Monday. I will drop my low zigzag range down to 1400-1500 that week since I won't be doing any resistance training at all. I may bump up cardio to 6 fasted morning LISS sessions as well, depending on time constraints.

I just wanted to say great job guys. You guys have some dedication!

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 1
Total Perfect Days: 3/57

Nutrition:
1735 calories, 38% carb, 39% protein, 23% fat

Workout:
Gym - rest day

...Cheers :claphigh:

5/9/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 9
Total Perfect Days = 9/62 :jumping:



Workouts:
- MaxOT
- 2 mile outdoor walk with my dog :tucool:

Nutrition:
- 1284 calories, 43% C, 39% P, 18% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 136 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 120% (A++)

5/9/05 Report

Challenge Day: 8/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 8
Total Perfect Days: 8/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)


:( Dammit, I have caught some kind of throat/sinus thing. Ah, the joys of having children, the little human petri dishes. :p Nah, I love my girls. But all of us have got this thing, and it aint fun. Nevertheless , I still got up at DARK:30 this morning and barrelled through my workout. I am glad I did, because it was a good one--weights and/or reps went up on every exercise more than any of my recent workouts, and I decreased my rest times between exercises. :tucool: The extra day of rest between workouts must be a good thing. If the trend continues, I will keep this schedule.

:bb: 5/9/05 Report


Days perfect=7 :claplow:

:eat: Nutrition:
1200 calories-tracked on Fitday-30p40c30f
Meal0: tall soy latte
Meal1: cherry vanilla shake
Meal2: 1 HF/soy cheese & plum
Meal3: pea pods and chicken
Meal4:
Meal5: homemade Thai chicken soup and broccoli

Training:
11 minutes running 6mph
9 more minutes on treadmill
40 minutes elliptical

Got my perfect day in, but I feel like crappola. :d_frown: I’m eating so much soup I’ll probably never eat it again in my life. Nahhh. I love soup. I tried Maggie's broccoli and loved it! :d_biggrin

I think I’m a little more tired since it’s TTOM. I’ve had no cravings or strange urges to eat horrible food in gargantuan proportions, though. My ring barely fits so there are definitely some water issues despite my 1.5 gallon/day consumption of liquid.

I haven’t weighed myself yet since I started the challenge late. I get discouraged very easily from the number on the scale so I'll wait until Friday.

Hi all

I just did a really stupid thing- I had a massive post workout meal - 900cals!!! I was in la la land watching the Ellen Degeneres show and just kept going back to see what else I could nibble on. Which means my last 3 meals will have to be 100cals each for me to reach my target. This is doable but just really unbalanced! At least the big meal was after my W/O :d_redface and I'm still legally within my guidelines if I get in those last 3 meals at 100cals each-which I will :nod:

Today I just didn't have any energy at the gym either. I don't know if it has anything to do with it being TTM or it's because I'm choosing a lot of fibrous carbs over starchy ones. Hmmmm I suppose I AM also on a calorie deficit, so I can't expect to have too many gains in my lifting.

5/10 report coming later tonight...

Hey Jen-I forget to say that the scale and I don't get along very well either. I have decided to cut ties with it for the next 4 weeks, actually, what the hell, I've just made it 9 weeks!
I seem to be always disappointed with it and it de-motivates me to the point of giving in and having a huge binge week which is why I seem to be constantly on a mission to lose 25 pounds. :o
So I'm staying away from it and just focusing on how good I feel for eating right and working out-treating my body with respect! (And believing in the process). Maybe this could work for you too?

...I think I’m a little more tired since it’s TTOM....

...I'll be a bit bloated due to my cycle through next Sunday...


...I don't know if it has anything to do with it being TTM ...


:d_eek: Forgive me for pointing it out, but what the.....??? :d_eek:

I have heard of womens' cycles synchronizing when they live in close proximity, but I had no idea it happened in Internet message board threads. :confused: :p

:d_eek: Forgive me for pointing it out, but what the.....??? :d_eek:

I have heard of womens' cycles synchronizing when they live in close proximity, but I had no idea it happened in Internet message board threads. :confused: :p

:nod: Yup, it's the digital pheromones.

Days perfect = 3

I was going to sign up for an all-dance workshop weekend, but I ended up only going to the evening dances on Saturday, and still, I danced until 5 am! That fills up my dance quota for the week (but I'm still dancing!). I even stretched for 20 min with a friend of mine who is a yoga teacher, but I'm not counting that as yoga session. Sunday I spent the majority of the day sleeping, aka recovering from late night/early morning dancing, and cooking authorized meals for the next few days, so I made it my freeday. All the meals I ate were authorized, just only could get in 4. Monday night I faced my first food temptation, as there are always treats available for 50 cents during rehearsal, but I came prepared with my Stella bar. I was unprepared for free homemade brownies celebrating April birthdays, and I'm an April birthday. How could I resist homemade brownies baked for me? So I took a small brownie and wrapped it in the cellophane I used to originally wrap my Stella bar. I'm saving it for my freeday this weekend.

To My Birthday Brownie

You're in plastic wrapped
so tightly no scent escapes
to tempt my tastebuds


Saturday

Workout: HIIT cardio + 7 hours of dancing
Nutrition:
M1: Pork + brown rice + veggies
M2: Chicken + brown rice + veggies
M3: CC + strawberries
M5: CC + orange
M7: CC + blended berries
M6: Turkey sandwich on ww

Sunday: freeday - 4 authorized meals

Monday

Workout: UBWO
Nutrition:
M1: 4 egg white omlette sandwich w/ veggies
M2: cc pancakes w/ veggies
M3: turkey ham sandwich on ww
M4: turkey ham sandwich on ww
M5: turkey ham sandwich on ww
M6: bar

5/10/05 Report:

Consecutive perfect days: 3 :D
Total Perfect days: 8

Workout: 60 Min. Treadmill
Nutrition: 50/30/20 (c/p/f) 1568 Cals.

Tomorrow's goal:
Workout: 40 Min. Cardio./ Hamstring Workout
Nutrition: 55/35/15 1720 Cals

5/10/5 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days= 10 :claplow:

Workouts
70min upper body W/O

Nutrition
Ended up using my 1900 cal day today (which I usually reserve for Saturday) because of my ridiculously HUGE 900cal post workout meal. :o
Followed all guidelines - Need to add in a new guideline: calories should be proportionally divided between meals! :nod:
1890 cals 38c/42p/20f

I slept in this morning - didn't even hear my alarm go off. I'm a morning person and I never sleep in so I wonder if something is up. :d_confuse Subsequently, I missed my morning workout session. I'll need to squeeze it in sometime later this week as I already have plans for tonight.

5/10/05 Report

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 2
Total Perfect Days: 4/57

Nutrition:
1735 calories, 40% carb, 39% protein, 21% fat

Workout:
Cardio 45 minutes

...Cheers :claphigh:

5/9/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 10
Total Perfect Days = 10/62



Workouts:
- MaxOT
- cardio, HIIT on the bike

Nutrition:
- 1496 calories, 46% C, 40% P, 14% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 136 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 112% (A+)

Ok, do you all think it would be a violation of the challenge to skip freeday this saturday and save it for next friday and then also have my normal one on saturday (due to a conference I am attending out of town on fri/sat)? I'm contemplating whether that would just be pure stupidity on my part not only on behalf of the challenge but also on behalf of my screwed up metabolism....It's possible for me to NOT have to have 2 freedays, and I would instead have my normal freeday on that friday.....

Just curious what you all thought....exploring my options. :D

:d_frown: 5/10/05 Report

All my determination couldn’t get me to the gym yesterday and that is usually the last problem I have. I had so little energy and a fever so I had to leave work and go home and sleep. I feel much better today, but I feel that because yesterday should have been both a weights and cardio day that I should not take a “perfect” for it. My food was still on target, though. I’m leaving my tally at 7. :d_frown: (That is the right way to handle this isn't it? I don't want to go back to 0, but I will if it's the right thing to do.)


Start Date: May 3 (3)
Days perfect=7/62

:eat: Nutrition:
1591 calories-tracked on Fitday-33p44c23f
Meal0: protein shake & 1tbsp PB on HF
Meal1: tall soy latte
Meal2: 1 HF/soy patty & grapes
Meal3: chicken soup
Meal4: soy meatballs & watermelon
Meal5: homemade Thai chicken soup with broccoli & 2 shrimp

Training:
NONE-sick day!

As I’m heading into my second week a bit of my enthusiasm has drained. The second week is always harder for me than the first because the rationalizing voices get louder and the day to day grind starts wearing me down. That’s why this week is critical for me. The slacker wench in there isn’t convincing me of anything!

5/10/05 Report

Challenge Day: 9/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 9
Total Perfect Days: 9/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Jenaveev, if you are sick you should make an exception IMO. I'm sick too, and am staying home from work to rest up. If I had two scheduled workouts for today, there is no way I would do them both.

Ok, I go sleep now.

Maggie and I both posted reasonable exceptions for injury and illness. You can't expect to workout ill or injured. But you can still stay out of the cupcakes. If you didn't eat off track, even though you were sick and didn't work out - it's still a perfect day!

5/10/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 10
Total Perfect Days = 10/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Plyometrics (60 minutes)
- Cardio - 15 minutes HIIT run, 15 minutes LISS incline walk at 3.5 mph/10% incline (30 minutes total)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1691 calories, 47.7% carb, 33.5% protein, 21.1% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Yesterday was rough. I ate on plan with just one extra authorized snack of raw veggies and a dab of Just 2 Good Ranch dressing (40 cals for 2 T.--and it doesn't taste disgusting! What a miracle!), but having to do my plyo and cardio workouts at night after I got home from work at 10 pm was not fun. :( I actually had a two hour nap first, then sucked it up and did the workouts in the AM hours of the night. Talk about having to land on quiet cat feet!

I'm glad I got the workouts done in the end, but NEVER again will I do plyo/cardio at night. I can deal with yoga and the resistance workouts just fine, but I have a very difficult time dragging my butt up to do anything cardio related after 10 am.

While I'm here, I just want to thank everyone for continuing to plug away at this challenge with me. It's always tough to stick to your guns when you are on a mission to get in shape while the rest of the world is determined to live off of Dunkin Donuts and fast food. Being around a group of motivated, committed people like you all is a huge help. It's incredibly refreshing to do a challenge with folks who already know what they are doing, have their plans in place, don't need to ask a million newbie questions every day, and are just doing it instead of second-guessing everything and crying about not losing any weight after 5 days, LOL!

Have a wonderful, perfect day!

Days perfect = 4

The night owl in me re-emerges. Last night I went to the gym at midnight to get in my HIIT cardio workout...after 2 hours of dancing. Needless to say I was wiped at the end.

On a Midnight Gym Session

running while staying
in place, eyes glued to big screen,
ignore other eyes


Workout: HIIT cardio elliptical + 2 hours of dancing
Nutrition:
M1: cc pancakes + veggies
M2: eggwhite veggie sandwich
M3: CC + pear
M5: roast beef sandwich
M7: chicken sandwich
M6: bar

5/11/05 Report:

Consecutive perfect days: 4
Total Perfect days: 9

Workout: 40 Min. Treadmill
20 Min. Hamstring workout
Nutrition: 57/29/14 (c/p/f) 1699 Cals.

Tomorrow's goal:
Workout: 60 Min. Cardio./ 20 min Shoulder Workout
Nutrition: 35/45/20 1420 Cals

5/11/05 Report

Start Date: May 5
Consecutive Perfect Days: 3
Total Perfect Days: 5/57

Nutrition:
1800 calories, 37% carb, 39% protein, 23% fat

Workout:
2 mile walk

Cheers... :claphigh:

5/11/05 Report

I made it to the gym at O’ Dark thirty. Actually, that’s my favorite time to be at the gym. Everyone there means business. No one’s chatty and no one stands around messing with their pink iPods for twenty minutes WHILE their towel and water bottle is occupying the last treadmill. :D (heehee) Yeah, I feel like crap and I shouldn’t have gone. In fact, I’m exhausted and home from work today (5/12) because of it. I swear, I am NEVER sick, especially the kind of sick where I take days off of work. I figure I just need a full day of rest and I should be better.

I’ve decided not to take the sick days where I don’t do my planned workouts as “perfect” ones. I’m going to leave them in the brackets. Since I did a modified workout yesterday, I’ll take one. Everybody said it would be ok, but it doesn’t feel perfect to me. It seems also to diminish the days where I really have a hard workout and feel like I’ve accomplished something.

Start Date: May 3 (3)
Days perfect=8/62

:eat: Nutrition:
1669 calories-tracked on Fitday-31p40c29f
Meal0: greens plus bar and tall soy latte
Meal1: berry vanilla shake
Meal2: apple and almonds
Meal3: freshly squeezed grapefruit/orange/lemon/lime juice
Meal4: Thai soup
Meal5: Chicken Noodle Soup

:bb: Training:
35 minutes elliptical


This is such a great group! I’ve never posted to a board of determined, together people like this. It’s really encouraging and keeps me going when my own determination starts to flag. Thanks everybody!

5/11/5 report

Consecutive perfect days=11 :claphigh:

Nutrition
Followed all gudelines
1640 cals 40c/41p/19f

Workouts
75 mins on treadmill incline 8-15% (600 cals zapped!)

Today I got up and am sure that my stomach looks flatter. I think it has to do with the extra water I drank yesterday-nearly a gallon and a half. It probably flushed out all of the extra fluid I had from, yes, leftnut you guessed it, TTM.

Which reminds me!!! Speaking of water-did anyone catch 'The Contender' last Sunday night? It just goes to show you how silly it is for us (me in particular) to get all upset about what the scale says. In that episode one of the boxers weighed in heavy for his class so he went out jogging for a couple of hours wearing one of those sweat suits (made of plastic), came back and weighed in about 10 pounds lighter or something!!! :d_eek:
Just goes to show you not to get obsessed about the scale!
I was shocked!!!
I have stil not jumped on the scale and am sticking by my desicion to not get on until the end of the challenge. I will take measurements of inches though. I hope I'll be able to not sneek a peek! We'll see...

Kyra-I think you have to deide for yourself if you can last out a week without a free day-I know you've said before that the free day is what helps to get you through the week. Will you feel deprived on Saturday and will it increase the chances of you slipping?

That's it for now...off to do legs...

5/11/05 Report (did I forgeyt 5/10? I did good on it...)

Consecutive Perfect Days = 11 :cool:
Total Perfect Days = 11/62



Workouts:
- MaxOT
- 2 mile walk with my Dog

Nutrition:
- 1534 calories, 46% C, 36% P, 18% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 120 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 100% (A+)


Ok, I'm changing my challenge, I hope this is ok with everyone. It's going into effect on Sunday. I don't know how it will affect my trip next weekend, but I'll figure that out as I close in on it a little bit here.

I need to do this in order to get better results for the remaining 7 weeks - and I don't believe it's a violation of the challenge, if I still remain perfect to the new rules. (if you want to know why I am doing this I wrote a LOT on my blog about it.)

The workouts will still be the same:
Training

* MaxOT for the next 9 weeks, 5 days a week
* BFL style cardio, 3 days per week (HIIT)
* 2 mile walks every non-cardio day that isn't weather prohibiting

But the nutrition is shifting. I'm changing over to a 50/30/20 ratio. I also am going to give over to the dietpower program, and eat what it allots, this means I will have to move my freemeal to a day where my energy expenditure is high, so I am allowed to eat it with the calories allotted. I will allow myself 2 free meals in the week - to be planned ahead of time on Sunday, which will be my day off of exercise but not food.

Nutrition
* 50% Carb/ 30% Protein/ 20% Fat
* all days on track : eating all the calories that dietpower tells me to, for my target goal, which I set to a 2lbs loss per week (I doubt it will happen)
* Free Meals will happen 1-2 times a week, only on a high activity day where the calories would allow it. Generally on Saturday, and MAYBE Wednesday.
*No free days allowed. Only meals.
*Free "meal" is a dinner & dessert, and the rest of the days meals are on track and adjusted accordingly for it, to hit the appropriate tallies.
* No diet sodas, No Chips, No brownies, No Cookies will be allowed AT ALL, even on free days for the duration of the challenge. I am also adding no home made bread to the challenge. I am having to bake this often for my DH and it's near irresistable - even though it's healthy, it's a trigger, so I'm adding it to my banned list because I know I won't touch it then.
* a minimum of 5 meals, a maximum of 6 meals a day
* Substitutions of meals on the daily posted menu are permitted as long as the subbed meal is of equivalent quality and stats.
* Daily multi-vitamin, CLA (x3), L-tyrosine (x2), Glucosamine sulfate (x2)
*minimum 90 fl oz of water per day
* extra vegetables (non-starchy) are allowed if needed
* Nutrition will be monitored via Diet Power, with a minimum score of 100% each of the days and a B on "free" days. Calories will be earned and monitored, and reassessed every day by the program.

Goals and reporting will remain the same.

This goes into affect on sunday - I'm going to finish out the week as it is right now, and then switch - so the weeks are in full blocks.

5/11/05 Report

Challenge Day: 10/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 10
Total Perfect Days: 10/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

Had a bit of a rough day yesterday, but managed to get through it without letting my nutrition get off-track. I was home sick with the crud and a fever, so I slept most of the day away in a Nyquil-induced coma. But I made sure to get up and eat each scheduled meal, and I drank all of my water. I was also dealing with a tooth I fractured the day before, which made eating a real chore. I guess I'd better get used to it, because it probably won't be completely resolved for another week. I am going to need to have a surgical extraction and have either a bridge or an implant put in, and I need to schedule that procedure at a time when I won't have any gigs for a few days. At least it isn't one of my front teeth, which would complicate playing considerably.

5/11/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 11
Total Perfect Days = 11/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Shoulders and Arms (60 minutes)
- P90X Abs (20 minutes )

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1883 calories, 53.9% carb, 29.1% protein, 19.5% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 20 cups water :d_eek:

I'm no longer getting DOMS from my workouts in this third week of the P90X phase 1 program, but I'm feeling a bit tired in each workout as the moves become more familiar and I manage to squeeze out a few more reps each time I do a particular workout set. I had to eat half of my breakfast banana midway through my arm workout because I just felt so bonked out. :d_frown:

The three extra cardio sessions might be taking their toll on me now, especially since I choose to do HIIT two-thirds of the time. I may have to flip that ratio around and do only one HIIT session per week and fill in the gaps with more LISS.

I go into a built-in recovery week next week, and will get to lay off the resistance training for a bit and focus on flexibility and core strength exercises. Hopefully that will give my body enough time to rest up and bounce back.

Of course, I might just be bonking out due to low iron count from TOM and very low red meat intake in the past 3 weeks. (Sorry Leftnut...had to bring it up again. :P ) I might have to grill myself some lean eye of round steak in raspberry glaze tomorrow, but this weakness just blows.

And for some reason I was super thirsty Wednesday! I don't know what it was, but I felt like I could never quite quench my thirst for water. Protein intake wasn't super high the day before, and I didn't use creatine yesterday, so I have no idea what was up. :confused:

Savyart,

I think that sounds like a great plan. I use Dietpower too but only to track my macros and calories. I think I may have to try what you are doing. I always wondered if it really worked.

:gl:

Okay it's 9.30pm my time on the 12th, finished my last meal at 8pm so here comes my report...

5/12/5

Consecutive perfect days=12 :claphigh:

Nutrition
Followed all guidelines
1470cals 29c/46p/25f

Workouts
Lower body 60mins-upped all weights and did lower reps
BONUS 60min elliptical 60mins-had some energy to spare!

Posting every night/day and knowing that there is a group of us doing this together is really motivating me!!! I'm actually thinking about what my before and after pics will look like and am kind of looking forward to posting them :eek:

5/12/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 12 :cool:
Total Perfect Days = 12/62



Workouts:
- HIIT Run
- MaxOT rescheduled due to feeling ill

Nutrition:
- 1534 calories, 47% C, 36% P, 17% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 136 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 111% (A+)

missed MaxOT yesterday morning to not feeling well, rescheduled it in for saturday, which works out better anyway for my new program, since that will become a workout day, otherwise I would have had back to back days off. Not what I wanted anyway.

5/12/05 Report

Challenge Day: 11/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 11
Total Perfect Days: 11/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

I decided to postpone this morning's workout due to illness and my tweaked shoulder/lat. Hopefully I feel up to it tomorrow morning. I really hate missing workouts, but I don't want to miss even more of them so I had better take a break today. The HIT workouts really take a toll on my recovery systems, and I guess I should just try to let things heal up.

My nutrition program has been spot-on, though. :tucool: I attribute a lot of that to what some of you have been saying--knowing that I am accountable to this challenge has really kept me on track. I agree, it's a great group of people in this thread. Thanks for the motivation, folks! :)

4.6 pounds gone!! :spaz:

This my first weigh in since I started the challenge.

5/12/05 Report

:read: Stats:
Start Date: May 3 (4)
Days Perfect: 8/62

Yes, another sick day. Didn't do the planned workout because my condition is now bronchitis. My lungs feel a little better today, though.

:eat: Nutrition:
1735 calories-tracked on Fitday-33p44c23f
Meal0: 1tbsp PB on HF & strawberries
Meal1: tall soy latte
Meal2: chicken soup and 1/2 serving chai
Meal3: tofu and pico de gallo & salad
Meal4: chicken soup & gatorade
Meal5: banana & 3 pieces CA roll

I'm hoping this weight loss isn't just because I'm sick. I've been eating what I have planned and my appetite is definitely back. I'm really looking forward to getting back to the gym. I'm hoping I can go this weekend sometime if my lungs cooperate. I'm back at work today so I figure if I can make it to work, I can make it to the gym. Ok, maybe not today, but definitely by Sunday.

5/12/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 12
Total Perfect Days = 12/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Yoga X (90 minutes)
- Cardio - Stationary bike (30 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1679 calories eaten / -757 deficit
- 49.6% carb, 35.2% protein, 18.4% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

I was very hungry yesterday, which was probably due to a combination of having just had a high calorie day the day before, and starting the morning off with a whey/dextrose shake. Those shakes always make me carb hungry for the rest of the day.

I am going to change my weekly weigh-ins to Saturday morning as I seem to get more accurate readings after 5-6 full days of clean eating. The higher Wednesday zigzag also seems to cause a bit of water retention due to the increase in carbs. :)

5/13/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 13
Total Perfect Days = 13/62

* Weekly Weigh in : 170.0

Workouts:
- MaxOT
- 2 mile walk with my dog :tu:

Nutrition:
- 1331 calories, 47% C, 36% P, 17% F
- All supplements taken
- No Unauthorized meals or food
- 136 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 108% (A+)

5/12/05 Report:

Consecutive perfect days: 5
Total Perfect days: 10

Workout: 60 Min. Treadmill
15 Min. Shoulder workout
Nutrition: 43/36/20 (c/p/f) 1672 Cals.

5/13/05 Report:

Consecutive perfect Days: 6
Total Perfect Days: 11

Workout: 52 Min. Eliptical, 8 Min. Treadmill
15 Min. Back Workout
Nutrition: 37/50/13 1483 Cals.

5/14/05 Goal: Rest day. Eat only allotted Dietpower calories.

5/13/5 Report

Consecutive Days perfect=13 :claphigh:

Nutrition
All guidelines followed
1485 cals 42c/39p/19f

Workouts
75min incline treadmill (another 600cals zapped!)

Congrats on the loss Jenaveev!!! Everyone seems to be falling ill on this thread. :d_eek: What's going on? Hope you all make a speedy recovery :)

I got up this morning and measured my waist and it appears to be down 1 1/2 inches from my beginning stats!!!
I feel great staying away from the scale as I said I would, and just focusing on how my body feels! Best idea I've ever come up with :claplow:

Keep those reports coming guys...

5/13/05 Report

Challenge Day: 12/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 12
Total Perfect Days: 12/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

I'm starting to feel a bit better, and I decided to get my workout in this morning. It was much harder than usual, and I'm not back to 100% yet, but at least I did it. The best news is, my shoulder/lat seem to be fine from my tweak the other day. Looking forward to a good free meal tonight. :)

5/13/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 13
Total Perfect Days = 13/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Legs/Back (60 minutes)
- P90X Abs (20 minutes)

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1749 calories eaten / -538 deficit
- 53.1% carb, 33.3% protein, 14.7% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Weekly Weigh-In:
5/1/05 - 135.4
5/7/05 - 135.0
5/14/05 - 134.8 lbs

I'm holding pretty steady on the scale at the end of week two, but I'm making allowances for the last bit of water retention from this week. :) I took a few caliper measurements this week, and have gone down by 0.5-1 mm in my suprailiac, tricep, thigh, and abdomen areas, so things are heading in the right direction. I didn't take full body measurements, but I did check thigh and biceps--both are down by a quarter inch.

I may have to alter my plan slightly to allow for two "make-up" work out sessions a week as my work schedule is pretty demanding right now. I will still have to get in all of my workouts, but having the flexibility to move one or two of them if work gets in the way will be helpful.

I am officially shifting weigh-in day to Saturdays instead of Friday, however. Somehow I always drop a pound between Friday and Saturday. Go figure.

Congrats to everybody who lost inches and pounds!

I know I am officially in the zone when we have DH's cousin here and there are chips and homemade guacamole everywhere and I ate celery.


5/13/05 Report

Free meal option today, but I didn't take it. There was no reason since we weren't doing anything fun or special. I just ate my chicken soup.

Stats:
Start Date: May 3
Consecutive Days Perfect: 8 (5)

:eat: Nutrition:
1737 calories-tracked on Fitday-30p40c30f
Meal0: 1tbsp PB on HF tall soy latte
Meal1: cherry vanilla shake
Meal2: ezekiel cereal/protein/soy milk
Meal3: apple and almonds
Meal4: chicken breast w/cucumbers, tomatoes and spinach
Meal5: chicken soup

:bb: Training:
None again.

To work out, one must be able to breathe (or so my doctor tells me). I'll tell you, between this ridiculously long term injury and the sudden viral onslaught, I will NEVER, EVER take my gym time for granted again.

I was supposed to go out for dinner with DH and a bunch of his friends tonight, but instead I'm at home with Blockbuster rentals and a large bowl of chicken soup.

5/14/05 Report

Challenge Day: 13/62
Consecutive Perfect Days: 13
Total Perfect Days: 13/62

Nutrition plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)
Workout plan: perfect since 5/2/05 (day 1)

:tu:

5/14/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 14 :jumping:
Total Perfect Days = 14/62


Workouts:
- MaxOT
- HIIT run

Nutrition:
- 1609 calories, 43% C, 20% P, 37% F (freeday)
- All supplements taken
- 130 fl oz
- Diet Power Score 101 % (A+) *how weird is that on a freeday?*

5/14/05 Report
:tucool: Stats:
Consecutive Perfect Days = 14
Total Perfect Days = 14/62

:db: Workouts:
- P90X Kenpo

:eat: Nutrition:
- 1935 calories eaten / -390 deficit
- 54.6% carb, 29.2% protein, 20.0% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water

Weekly Weigh-In:
5/1/05 - 135.4
5/7/05 - 135.0
5/14/05 - 134.8 lbs

2 Weeks!!!! Kudos to everyone who is hanging in there! :claphigh: :claphigh: :claphigh:

5/14/5 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days=14 :claplow:

Nutrition
Followed all guidelines
1550cals 39c/44p/17f

Workouts
Rest day!

I'm loving this challenge!!! :jumping:

5/15/05 Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 15 :cool:
Total Perfect Days = 15/62


Workouts:
Day off of exercise
*Bonus 2 miler walk in the rain.

Nutrition:
- 1298 calories, 47% C, 34% P, 18% F
- All supplements taken
- No unauthorized foods
- 130 fl oz water
- Diet Power Score 105 % (A+)

5/15/5 Report

Consecutive Days Perfect=15 :claplow:

Nutrition
All guidelines followed
1390cals 40c/42p/18f

Workouts
HIIT on bike 30mins


:tucool:

5/14/05 Report

It's odd when there's a day I can't get to a computer, but yesterday was one of them. I've been auditing my own accounting practices and I think I've been confused. So. . .

Consecutive Perfect Days: 0
Total Perfect Days: 8/62

:eat: Nutrition (perfect since 5/3):
1871 cal 50c30p20f

:bb: Training:
No workout, though I believe I am at the very end of this