Thursday, September 3, 2009
Interesting to notice
How many of you have signed up for Spark People yet? And of those of you that signed up, how many have started using it? I noticed that just by tracking how much I eat, not purposely making changes, that I have dropped my overall daily calorie intake around 1000 calories a day! I had no idea I was eating that much. Now I am in a healthier level and will be ready to reduce the calories a little more come contest time. It's good to hold yourself accountable and see the trends.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Spark People user name
Hi all,
If you want to sign up for spark people, will you give me props as the referring person? My user name is Harpie19. Thanks.
If you want to sign up for spark people, will you give me props as the referring person? My user name is Harpie19. Thanks.
Body Fat Testing
Hi all,
I know not everyone is checking out this blog but it is the best place to post info.
If we want to be super on top of getting this contest and numbers worked out we can get hydrostatic body fat testing done. It is done in a water tank and gives you a break down of your weight and then what % is fat and muscle etc. We don't have to be that specific, but I did call a local hospital and they will do a group discount if we are interested. The discount price is 40 dollars at the start of the contest and 35 at the end. I don't want to make this expensive, but those who are interested for their own knowledge, just respond to this post and I will start setting up some times for us or a way for them to know our group and what to charge. :)
You need to bring a bathing suit and a towel to the hospital for that.
I know not everyone is checking out this blog but it is the best place to post info.
If we want to be super on top of getting this contest and numbers worked out we can get hydrostatic body fat testing done. It is done in a water tank and gives you a break down of your weight and then what % is fat and muscle etc. We don't have to be that specific, but I did call a local hospital and they will do a group discount if we are interested. The discount price is 40 dollars at the start of the contest and 35 at the end. I don't want to make this expensive, but those who are interested for their own knowledge, just respond to this post and I will start setting up some times for us or a way for them to know our group and what to charge. :)
You need to bring a bathing suit and a towel to the hospital for that.
More about Spark People
Morning,
I just wanted to let you all know on www.sparkpeople.com you can get points for tracking your nutrition and fitness and goals on their site. You even get points for reading articles and taking polls. You can then cash in these points for prizes. Sounds like fun to me. It is a fee site so there are a bunch of ad sponsors. If you can overlook those, then it is a very user friendly site to use. I am already seeing a pattern of me eating well all the way until dinner time and then I overconsume. I personally have also used the site to track my measurements and come up with mini rewards for following a plan.
For those who have joined this contest but just want to bulk up, there are fitness tracking goals under the myfitness section. I am really liking the site and all the things it offers. Please post to the blog when you have signed up so we can find each other there as well. :)
I just wanted to let you all know on www.sparkpeople.com you can get points for tracking your nutrition and fitness and goals on their site. You even get points for reading articles and taking polls. You can then cash in these points for prizes. Sounds like fun to me. It is a fee site so there are a bunch of ad sponsors. If you can overlook those, then it is a very user friendly site to use. I am already seeing a pattern of me eating well all the way until dinner time and then I overconsume. I personally have also used the site to track my measurements and come up with mini rewards for following a plan.
For those who have joined this contest but just want to bulk up, there are fitness tracking goals under the myfitness section. I am really liking the site and all the things it offers. Please post to the blog when you have signed up so we can find each other there as well. :)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Great tracking website
Hi all,
I found a great website for tracking your nutrition and calories. http://www.sparkpeople.com/
This is a very user friendly website. I played around with it this weekend. Terri Jo has also used it and recommends it.
I have never used a more easy food tracker to enter my food and calories. It is just hard to be honest about the actual portions I eat. :) It will total the calories, protein and fats for you so you can scroll to the bottom of the page and see what you have left for the day.
Entering the workout stuff is easy. I cannot find anything for Dragon Boating but I would use Kayaking for regular practices and maybe vigorous rowing for our race weekends.
Interesting point I found for me is that our race weekends we normaly burn around 300 calories with our races and warm up before hand yet, for me I eat around 3000 calories. Not great for the fitness goals. I will post this link as one of the main websites to visit on the right hand side of this site if you aren't checking things out right now. Get all your information in order now though. Start tracking your diet to see where you are at and what will have to change by the time we start our contest. :)
I found a great website for tracking your nutrition and calories. http://www.sparkpeople.com/
This is a very user friendly website. I played around with it this weekend. Terri Jo has also used it and recommends it.
I have never used a more easy food tracker to enter my food and calories. It is just hard to be honest about the actual portions I eat. :) It will total the calories, protein and fats for you so you can scroll to the bottom of the page and see what you have left for the day.
Entering the workout stuff is easy. I cannot find anything for Dragon Boating but I would use Kayaking for regular practices and maybe vigorous rowing for our race weekends.
Interesting point I found for me is that our race weekends we normaly burn around 300 calories with our races and warm up before hand yet, for me I eat around 3000 calories. Not great for the fitness goals. I will post this link as one of the main websites to visit on the right hand side of this site if you aren't checking things out right now. Get all your information in order now though. Start tracking your diet to see where you are at and what will have to change by the time we start our contest. :)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Start Date and reccomendations
Hi all,
So we are thinking a tentative start date to shed the pounds is Sept 16th with the 1st weigh in being at 18:30-19:30. We are going for 12 weeks to see who can shed the largest % of body weight. There are websites for in season foods in OR at this time of year, other sites that have useful information and diet plans to the right of these posts. If you are excited to lose weight and not sure where to start, take these weeks before the contest starts and do a food diary. Include portion sizes too.
A user friendly site is www.google.com/ig/ this also has an application for any of you who have an iphone. There is also an application that you can purchase for 30 dollars that will not only help you track your fitness and calorie goals but also help you with your daily tasks. If anyone is interested in that one, I am currently researching it to see if it is worth the cost. If there are any other web sites that anyone else thinks are helpful for diet diary and calorie counting please post.
So we are thinking a tentative start date to shed the pounds is Sept 16th with the 1st weigh in being at 18:30-19:30. We are going for 12 weeks to see who can shed the largest % of body weight. There are websites for in season foods in OR at this time of year, other sites that have useful information and diet plans to the right of these posts. If you are excited to lose weight and not sure where to start, take these weeks before the contest starts and do a food diary. Include portion sizes too.
A user friendly site is www.google.com/ig/ this also has an application for any of you who have an iphone. There is also an application that you can purchase for 30 dollars that will not only help you track your fitness and calorie goals but also help you with your daily tasks. If anyone is interested in that one, I am currently researching it to see if it is worth the cost. If there are any other web sites that anyone else thinks are helpful for diet diary and calorie counting please post.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Welcome!
Hey all,
Just wanted to give a shout out to you and say I am so excited to get going. This blog will have an Amazon store with recommended products if you want to purchase anything or just peruse the options of what other ladies are doing. This blog is for us to post about our challenges, wins and questions. I will try to keep the info short, fun and informative. I would like for all of us to post and get info on here. Can't wait to get started!
Just wanted to give a shout out to you and say I am so excited to get going. This blog will have an Amazon store with recommended products if you want to purchase anything or just peruse the options of what other ladies are doing. This blog is for us to post about our challenges, wins and questions. I will try to keep the info short, fun and informative. I would like for all of us to post and get info on here. Can't wait to get started!
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