Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge - Term 56

Maalea

Hi all!

We want to invite you to our 56th term of the Hogwarts Challenge! If you want some additional motivation to stay on track and have some fun while working towards your goals, come join us!

Term 56 will be an 8-week term themed around the 5th book in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! It is going to run from Friday, August 22nd (with full activities beginning on the following Monday) through Sunday, October 19th.

The list inside the spoiler tags will give you an an idea of the type of challenges you would see each week in our general categories, to give you an idea of the commitment involved. Completing these challenges earns points for your house as we compete (in a friendly way!) to earn the House Cup each term.

Spoiler Warning

MANDATORY Challenges:

Classroom - Quidditch (Exercise task, running the entire week):
Complete 40 minutes of exercise, with at least 10 minutes of flex, 10 minutes of strength, and 10 minutes of cardio throughout the week.

Classroom - Potions (Food task, running the entire week):
Eat the rainbow of fruit and vegetables this week.

Classroom - Defense against the Dark Arts (running the entire week):
This category may contain some trivia questions about Harry Potter, or some questions for reflection

Weigh-in: runs Friday through Sunday

OPTIONAL Challenges:

Room of Requirement (typically running Wednesday through Thursday):
Complete a 15-minute workout.

Hogsmeade (typically running Saturday through Sunday):
Take 30 minutes to relax this weekend and let us know what you did.

Arithmancy (running the entire week):
Stay under your calorie goal.

Alchemy (running the entire week):
Meet you daily water goal.

Certain weeks will also have:

Optional Quidditch matches (where you count minutes of exercise multiplied by effort to earn points)

Optional special events, such as a relay race events (one team member completes an activity and then the next person completes the next activity and so on, usually runs 2-3 days) or list events (sign up for tasks and complete them in any order within about a week).

Part-time and full-time students:

Everyone has different amounts of time to dedicate to the challenge due to work, family, or other commitments. To make the Hogwarts challenge enjoyable for all, we are introducing two types of participants:

• Part-time students are required to complete the mandatory tasks, where they will earn points for their team. They are not supposed to complete the optional tasks! If they complete them just for fun, that's perfectly okay, but they won't get any points for them.
• Full-time students are supposed to complete both the mandatory tasks and the optional tasks, and they will earn points for all of them. They don't have to do the optional tasks (they don't doncount for our attendance rules, and after all, they are optional), but then their house will suffer for it, because they miss the points.

This way, everyone can participate in a way that fits their schedule, without feeling overwhelmed or left behind.

You can also switch twice between these two types during the challenge.

(Of course, both part-time and full-time students can always excuse themselves from any task, mandatory and/or optional! Then they won't hurt their house when they cannot complete them.)

Announcement of Team Roster and Invites

The house roster and links to the Hogwarts Castle group and the houses' Common Rooms will be posted in this (new) MFP group: Platform 9 3/4 

So you'll have to join this group (best do it just after sending out your application) for any further information about your application and acceptance!

Application link: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfGQ5pU60x0wTG_Jmb0At6hDG-VVRHlaxHcTbzvO9PJ5WpO2A%2Fviewform

The team roster and further links to the Castle group and the Common Rooms will be posted around August 19th in the Platform 9 3/4 group. 

You'll have to join both the Castle group and your Common Room group, or communicate with a staff member if you are unable to do so, by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, August 21st!

Feel free to post any question about the challenge in the Platform 9 3/4 group.

We hope to see many of you join us for Term 56! 😀  

Impishme909

Can't wait for this term to start!!!

GrandmaJackie

Can’t wait till this term starts too 💯🎉

iLive2Walk

One of the best challenges on MFP! If you are a Harry Potter fan, don't miss it. It sure this journey a fun one!

I joined shortly after I started my weight loss journey, and with the help of this group, I reached my goal weight; I lost 90 pounds in the process! I love, love, love this group.

iLive2Walk

I started my weight loss journey in January 2023. Started just by walking, started with a mile and added a little more each week. I also started tracking my calories on MFP, I lost 15 pounds the first few months, but then was getting bored. This was my usual weight loss journey - I would get bored and then quit and gain it all back (and then some) just to repeat the process all over again. Then found the challenges page on MFP and the The Hogwarts Challenge was one of those that I tried. I am a huge Harry Potter fan. This challenge is so creative, it made losing weight so much fun. I also met a lot of wonderful people along the way.  

I started at 228 pounds - two years later I reached my goal weight and lost 90 pounds. I know that I wouldn't be where I am today without the help of this group. I have successfully maintained my weight for nine months now!

Follow the links above to register! Might just be the one of the best decisions you'll ever make!

Maalea

Just a few days more until the term starts! 😀

iLive2Walk

Acceptance letters go out soon! Sign up today - so much fun!