Real Chicks Getting Fit

Week 10 Review Week 11 Goals

2012-03-10T11:30:00.000-05:00

Week 10 Review--
How much did you work out?
How were you calories?
Did you have fun?
Please share how you week went?

Week 11 Goals--
How can you rock out this week...?
Are you going to join the next challenge?

Week 11 Mini Challenge-- Veggie & Fruit Frenzy: Let go for 6 fruits and veggies every day. That is one more than the recommendation for the FDA.

Week 10 Mid Week Check in

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000-05:00

No Monkey Business

We are all about better fitness....

Also how has your week gone so far?

Any bumps in the road?

Any successes you care 2 share...?

Ready for Summer Challenge.

2012-03-04T21:32:00.001-05:00

I was considering sponsoring another challenge and my homegirls MAREN and SARAH are running the READY FOR SUMMER CHALLENGE...

So I highly recommend signing up and getting healthy with me over there. I will still post here over the summer. I am thinking maybe some sorta Dear Abby type stuff... or just a article or two a week..

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Week 9 Review Week 10 Goals

2012-03-03T12:00:00.000-05:00

We are now 2 months into 2012. How is it overall...? Do you feel like things are habits? Are you in the zone or in a fog?

Week 9 Review---Share your week.

Week 10 Goals---Share your plans for the next week.

Week 10 Mini Challenge-New recipe---Get outta a rut and try something new in the kitchen. Be prepared to share how it went... good or bad.

Check out the box of donuts. The PTA brings it about every 2 weeks or so.

How yucky is that...?

=SLIMMER SUMMER CHALLENGE SIGN UP=

Week 9 MidWeek Check in

2012-02-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

How would you rate your week this far in terms of
Food?
Fitness?
Family time?
Fun....?

Reminder

2012-02-28T19:00:00.000-05:00

I haven't been to every blog as school has me bogged down.
But here's a reminder.

I have heard that some1 made rude comments to some1 else. I haven't had a chance to get to the bottom of it but I would love some clarity.

Please email me at bigbutttheory(at)gmail(dot)com

We will get thru this.

Just remember that everyone

feels supported in their own way.

Week 8 Review Week 9 Goals

2012-02-25T12:00:00.000-05:00

Week 8 Review
Did you reach out to a friend in need?
Did you take care of yourself?
Did you hit your goals...?
What, if anything, would've made this week better?

Week 9 Goals

Fitness.... Are you logging enough cardio time? what kind of strength training are you doing...?
Food-....Do you plans your meals...? How many fruits and veggies do you shoot for daily?
Fun.... How will you have fun with this week....?
Friends... Are you giving support to others...?

Week 9 Mini Challenge--- Up your exercise minutes---> Push yourself a bit more. I know that I need to. If you feel you can't add time.... up your intensity. The goal is to shake things up physically.

Week 8 MidWeek Check in

2012-02-22T19:30:00.000-05:00

Hope we all feel better than the little guy in the gif above...

Happy Hump Day to all....

How much exercise have you logged this week?

If you have a buddy, have you checked on them...?

Please share and let us know how you are doing.

Week 7 Review Week 8 Goals

2012-02-18T12:00:00.000-05:00

Are the pieces starting to come together....?

Week 7 Review

How was the 7th week...?
Did you remain sweets free...?
How were your workouts?
How was your water consumption?
What do you think of the mini challenges?
What did you do for yourself that was fun?

--- Week 8 Goals ---

Please share how you will:

Be active...

Eat Right...

Find Support...

Have Fun...

Mini Challenge

Be a buddy... This is a touchy one sorta. Do you have a friend or family memberwho you think may need to be a bit more healthy. Invite them to do something fitness/health focused with you. This one is close to my heart because I had to get fit by myself for so long. NO one asked me to go on a walk, swim, or anything when I was heavy and not working towards better health. It feels awesome know to know that I am not alone. You could be that person to help someone else take the 1st step to better health.

Do you know these names...?

2012-02-16T14:15:00.003-05:00

Do you know these ladies....
Please take a minute and google them.
I was super impressed and had to share.

Olga Kotelko

Eileen Philippa Raschker

Mary Stroebe

Week 7 MidWeek Check in

2012-02-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

Glitters123.com | Checking In | Forward this Picture

Happy Hump Day to all....

How are the smaller plates going?

How much exercise have you logged this week?

If you have a buddy, have you check on them...?

Please share and let us know how you are doing.

Hope every one is doing well... and didn't eat ttoo much candy yesterday...

:-)

Week 6 Review Week 7 Goals

2012-02-11T12:00:00.000-05:00

Sliding downhill and doing it so fast.

Week 6 Review

How many goals did you reach?
What are you most proud of?
Do you have any words of advice?

Week 7 Goals

Are you keeping them the same...?
Are you switching it up?
What has become like a habit?

MINI CHALLENGE.... Eat with smaller platers and/or utensils....

Check SMALL PLATE MOVEMENT

Post 2 the LINKY!!

Weight Loss Buddy (Updated)

2012-02-10T21:22:00.001-05:00

I only counted 14 ladies who wanted buddies...
So I matched those 14 up using random.org.

Team 1
Stormy	bigbutttheory.blogspot.com	BigButtTheory
Erin	6monthtransformation.blogspot.com	Erin's 6 Month Transformation
Team 2
Nicole	colieskitchen.com	Colies Kitchen
Miss Haneefa	blackgirlgetsfit.blogspot.com	Black Girl Gets Fit
Team 3
Enz	the-4walls.blogspot.com	Downward Trenz
Cowgirl Warrior	wwforlife.blogspot.com	WW for Life
Team 4
Cassie	desperatechubbystudent.blogspot.com	Desperate Student
Nikki	weightlossgirltheroadtolesscake.blogspot.com	Weight LOss Girl:The Road to Less Cake
Team 5
Ericka	losinitby30.blogspot.com/	Losing It by 30
Emily	thingirlbreakingfree.blogspot.com	Thin Girl Breaking Free
Team 6
Amber	overcomingmysugaraddiction.blogspot.com/	Overcoming my Sugar Addiction
Stacy	babyweightescape.blogspot.com	My Escape from Baby Weight
Team 7
Blog Wobble	blogwobble.blogspot.com/	Blog Wobblr
Barb	barbslife.net	A Glipse into Barb’s LIfe

If you want a buddy leave a comment.
Also... If you do not want to share your email with the entire group just email it to me at bigbutttheory(at)gmail(dot)com and I will forward it on to your new buddy.

Also share on the comments what you would like to experience with you new buddy, expectations, thoughts etc.

Week 6 MidWeek Check in

2012-02-07T22:21:00.000-05:00

Glitters123.com | Checking In | Forward this Picture

How is everyone...?

I am still reading everyones blog so it takes me awhile.

I hope to have the buddy list done to match by Friday.

If you could describe your week in one word what would it be?

Also... if you don't like your word what are you going to do to change it...?

Week 5 Review Week 6 Goals

2012-02-04T12:00:00.000-05:00

And don't you ever forget it!!

Ok peeps... we hitting the middle week. Time to do what you have been doing only better. If you have called off the wagon... Dust your self off and get back on track..

Week 5 Review Probing Questions.

Best moment...?
Not so great moment....?
Any funny stories...?
Are you where you hoped you would be in this journey?
Tell why or why not?
Would you like a buddy for the last 6 weeks of the challenge...?
Anybody wanna chat online sometime...?

Week 6 Goals
WATER??
FOOD??
FITNESS???
FUN???

Mini-Challenge: All water all week. Modify as necessary. I would float away and I have needed coffee just to be awake driving to and from work.

Post 2 the LINKY!!

Week 5 MidWeek Check in

2012-02-01T21:00:00.000-05:00

Are you where you thought'd you'd be by this time...?
What have you done to make this week awesome?
What do you need form your fellow bloggers?
How is this week different than last week...?
Any ah-ha moments....?

Let's get it done....!

Don't Quit

2012-02-01T11:37:00.001-05:00

Week 4 Check-in, Week 5 goals

2012-01-28T12:00:00.000-05:00

What the heck.

Where did this week go?
What new exercise do you try?
Would you do it again?
What was the highlight of your week?
What made the week a bit rough?

What are you going to get done this week...?

MINI CHALLENGE--- Caffeine free.... Just as simple as it sounds. No caffeine. I am curous how well we do this one....

Week 4 Mid-Week Check in..

2012-01-25T17:27:00.000-05:00

Have you tried a new exercise yet...?
Please share your experience...

Also how has your week gone so far?
Any bumps in the road?

Any good news/stuff you wanna share..

The link will be open until Sunday at midnight.

If you haven't written a post about you or don't plan on blogging about it. Just leave a comment.

I can't wait to hear about everyone's experience.

Monthly Accountability Charts

2012-01-25T16:28:00.000-05:00

Monthly Accountability Charts (will open in a new window)

January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012

168 hours but no time to work out...?

2012-01-24T23:42:00.000-05:00

168 hours... that is how many hours are in a week.
How much can you spare for your health..?

You cannot afford to miss working out.
We all know about the benefits of daily exercise .
So how can you MAKE time to exercise in your week.

I made a workout time chart for the entire 2012. I want to exercise 10,000 or so minutes this year. This about 165hours... or a little bit more than 3 hours a week. To some that may sound like a lot but to others it is just a drop n bucket. I am starting January 2012 with a goal 500 minutes. Then each month after that I raise the bar by 50more minutes. My plan is to get to the end of the year with some real exercise time under my belt.

I know I will have obstacles and situations that arise, but I pray for the wisdom and support to be able to over come them.

Are you working out enough...? How much is enough.. well that is up to you.
The CDC recommendations vary based on your intensity level.

HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DO ADULTS NEED...?

I know how busy so many of us are, but I also believe we have to make ourselves a priority.
So let's work together to help eliminate any excuses, barriers, etc. So that we can all give ourselves the gift of better health.

If you need/want help with working out a schedule. Let me know... I would love to help in any way possible. Email me at bigbutttheory (at) gmail (dot) com .

Week 3 Update & Week 4 goals...

2012-01-22T00:02:00.002-05:00

Week 3 is winding down. 21 days behind us.

How was the 3rd week...?
Did you remain sweets free...?
How were your workouts?
How was your water consumption?
What do you think of the mini challenges?
What did you do for yourself that was fun?
Do can the challenge be improved?

I hope you are getting a chance to visit other bloggers.... There are so many great blogs out there.

Also... if you want to see more on this page... I welcome suggestions. I want to make this a great resource for us all.

Week 4 Find a New Exercise-- It is very important to switch up your workout routine to properly challenge you muscles and mind. Si this week pick a new exercise and try it out.

Weekly Mini-Challenges

2012-01-21T19:30:00.000-05:00

Weekly challenges are small, yet challenging activities to try to also accomplish during the week. The 1st week their will not be a challenge and the challenge ideas listed below are in no particular order.

No dates are associated with these mini-challenges. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

Week 2 "Non-Dominant hand" - If you’re right handed, put the fork in your left hand. You’ll slow down your eating pace considerably.

Week 3 "No Sweets" - No candy bars, no cookies, no ice cream. Anything that would be considers sweet and junk food.

Week 4 Find a New Exercise-- It is very important to switch up your workout routine to properly challenge you muscles and mind. Si this week pick a new exercise and try it out.

Week 5 Caffeine Free

Week 6 Only water all week.

Week 7 Eat with smaller utensils/plates etc.

Week 8 Be a buddy week.

Week 9 Up your exercise minutes

Week 10 New recipe

Week 11 Veggie & Fruit Frenzy

Weight Loss Badges

2012-01-21T13:23:00.000-05:00

Here you go fresh off the presses...

Weight Loss Badges
Use them as you see fit... for just the challenge or for your overall weight loss.

All can be found at : http://photobucket.com/RCGT

Copy URL to Grab the button:

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Let me know you if need a button code for the ones listed belwo.

Weekend Check in ... Check up...

2012-01-20T22:34:00.000-05:00

How has your week been?

Any advice for the fallen (like myself)...?

What are your plans for the weekend?

No linky... Just comment and leave blog Url if you have it.

Let's finish week 3 STRONG!!

Week 3 Goals & Wk2 Check in..

2012-01-15T14:40:00.000-05:00

The start of week 3 is upon us. I have tried to visit every blog but with 60+ challengers it is almost impossible. I hope you all take time to visit as many of our challengers as you can. Support is crucial and beneficial. I also hope that we are all starting to get into our healthy habits... If you hit a road block..just knock it down or work around it. Don’t let it stop you. If you can’t do everything... do something. Keep moving toward your goals.

How was week 2?

Did you have any a-ha moments?

What was your biggest success?

What was your biggest struggle?

What are you plans for week 3?

Food...Fitness...Fun How will you include all 3?

--Weekly challenge--

How was the non-dominant hand challenge?

This weeks’ challenge is NO SWEETS!

So let’s rock this week.

Remember you are worth the time & effort it takes to achieve your best life.

Remember to use the LINKZ and no comments please!

Mini Challenge #1...

2012-01-11T16:46:00.000-05:00

with the Non-dominant hand challenge....?

What do you think?

Is it harder than you thought?

No link just post comments....

SCC Week 1 Check in & Week 2 Goals

2012-01-07T14:40:00.000-05:00

So .... I know many of us have had our ups and downs but we are 9 days in to 2012. I look forward to hearing about your successes, your challenges, and your "a-ha" moments.

Things to discuss and/or consider...

What worked?
What didn't work?
What can you not wait to do again?
What are you never going to do again?
Discuss your biggest obstacles and how you over came them.
Did you receive enough support? Or do you need/ want more support?

Share what you feel comfortable. Remember you are not alone & we can relate help and support as much as you would like and/or need.

So the next question is....
What are your plans & goals for next week? What steps will you take to achieve your short and long terms goals?

Lastly.... this weeks MiNi CHaLLenGe chosen via random pick is:

Eat as many meals as you can with your non-dominant hand.

Here is the link for the study aptly titled: The Pull of the Past: When Do Habits Persist Despite Conflict With Motives?
The study reports that ...just change the hand you eat with if we want to stop overeating, a new study suggests. Switching from your dominant to non-dominant hand when eating can reduce your food intake by up to 30 percent, researchers from the University of Souther California find. That’s enough to “disrupt the physical sequence of action that is in automatic eating,” says study author David Neal, Ph.D. Changing hands is a type of environmental change that can help alter ingrained habits, CNN reported Sept. 20. “The general idea is that relying on willpower and self-control is often not very effectual,” Neal says. “It doesn’t get people to change health behavior.”The study appears online in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Let us know by sharing LINKING your check-in blog post(s) via

January Chart

2012-01-07T14:30:00.000-05:00

Click to get PDF of this...

Scale Issues

2012-01-07T13:37:00.000-05:00

Please check out the blog post I just wrote about the scale.

The Measure of Woman

and

the

way...

also I made a survey to gauge how often we weight ourselves.

Please take 10 seconds and answer my 1 question.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SLW6LK5

Our Greatest Fear

2012-01-04T23:48:00.000-05:00

I am not sure how many of you have heard/read this but I find it very appropriate as we begin our journey.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other

people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

—Marianne Williamson

Midweek CHICK Check-In --

2012-01-04T16:00:00.000-05:00

How is it going?

What has been you biggest challenge so far?

Got a success to share?

What can we do to support you?

Just comment. No linky.....

SCC Week 1 Goals & Plans

2012-01-01T18:43:00.000-05:00

Use the link below to link your post to your goals for the week if you have a blogged about it. The link will be open until January 4th.

USE THE LINKY.... DO NOT COMMENT :-)

Remember when you set goals they should be S.M.A.R.T. as taken from Wikipedia...

Specific: A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal.

To set a specific goal you must answer the six “W” questions:

*Who: Who is involved?

*What: What do I want to accomplish?

*Where: Identify a location.

*When: Establish a time frame.

*Which: Identify requirements and constraints.

*Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal.

EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, “Get in shape.” But a specific goal would say, “Join a health club and workout 3 days a week.”

Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set.

When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal.

To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as……

---------How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished?

Attainable – The third term stresses the importance of goals that are realistic and attainable. While an attainable goal may stretch a your abilities, time, etc in order to achieve it, the goal is not extreme.

An attainable goal will usually answer the question:

How: How can the goal be accomplished?

Realistic- To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work. A goal can be both high and realistic; you are the only one who can decide just how high your goal should be. But be sure that every goal represents progress.

Timely – A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there’s no sense of urgency.

A time-bound goal will usually answer the question:

When?
What can I do 6 months from now?
What can I do 6 weeks from now?
What can I do today?

By the way,I made a month accountability chart.

It can be found on the Resources Page.

Introduction please

2011-12-28T00:52:00.000-05:00

Please take a few minutes to introduce yourself and share what you feel comfortable.
It doesn't have to a long write up as your fellow SPRING CHICKS will be blogging and you will get to know them primarily that way.

This is a reference tool. Only put what you feel comfortable sharing.

Name:
Blog URL:
Email:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Age:
Location:

Also include your challenge goals in terms of your:

Starting Weight:

Target Challenge Weight Loss:

If you have posted this info on your blog already please include a link in this post.

Please complete this by January 3rd, 2012.

Challenge Update #1

2011-12-24T21:56:00.000-05:00

There are 25 challengers so far. I have added the blogs that have been given to me. If you do not see your blog on the blog roll please let me know. I am looking forward to losing pounds, inches, and stress and gaining friends, fun, and fitness.

I will have the introduction post/linky up before Friday. Feel free to complete it at your own convenience. The Challenge Weigh in is on Monday, but if you have a another weigh in day, its all good.

Just let us know and be consistent.

Spring "Chick" Challenge 2012

2011-12-22T01:35:00.000-05:00

Starts: Monday, January 2nd, 2012

End: Monday, March 19, 2012 (The last day of Winter)

We are starting 2012 off by breaking the shell of our old self and getting ready for Spring by becoming more fit and healthy.

So since for most this is a new thing doing a challenge, I want to have our 1st challenge be about building a strong foundation and seeing tangible results.

So here are the focus points for this challenge:

Commit to a NSV (non scale victory) to be assessed at the start and the conclusion of the challenge.

For example it could be:

losing inches
improving your 1mile time
fitting into a pair of your used to be favorite jeans.

Commit to a set of nutrition parameters and track via MyFitnessPal or Sparkpeople or WW. Whatever tracking works for you. IF you are on maintenance and do not really track. What nutrition goals do your have?

How many calories daily or weekly?
How much water will you drink daily?
What items, if any, will you limit?

Commit to a set of exercise parameters. These can be as loose or as flexible as you feel work for your personality, schedule, etc.

Think variety.
Start small and build.
Try to incorporate a variety of exercises as to avoid boredom

Commit to blogging at least twice weekly and 1 of those times must be you check in with a complete up date on your progress. All other blogs could include new insights, results of weekly challenges, or just letting others know how you are doing.
Commit to support... both giving and receiving. Check others blogs and comment as you feel motivated to do.

So... you think about the 5 focus points and get ready to SPRING n2 ACTION....

Then.... leave a comment and a link to your blog. I will have a initial stats post ready by January 1st.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.