14 Weeks to Christmas Challenge!!

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  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
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    Hi everyone!

    How excited are we all about the 11th Week Challenge!? I can't wait to hear what it is...has anyone any thoughts on what they'd really like it to be so we can perhaps incorporate into the coming weeks!?

    Mimi xxx
  • Nita_Bita
    Nita_Bita Posts: 136 Member
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    Happy Tuesday :glasses:
  • Clew
    Clew Posts: 910 Member
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    Hello everyone! I haven't checked in for a while - hope everyone is doing well. So glad to hear you're okay, Bikinimission! And as always, hugs to you, Sarah. xo

    I don't weigh weekly, but my usual weigh-in day fell last week - I lost 2 pounds in September. Doesn't sound like much but I'm a VERY slow loser since hitting the 4-oh mark - and slower as time goes on and as I approach goal weight. I did hit my 25 pound mark with this loss though, so I'm a happy girl :happy: 10 more to go til I'm content (and reach Christmas challenge goal) and 20 more til I'm ecstatic!:laugh:

    I got my extra situps in most days but I did miss one I believe. I was running all day with the cub scouts though, so it's not out of laziness! Well, not exactly anyway. LOL

    I started Power 90 last weekend (Sept. 26) and it includes some yoga, so I'm going to cheat -- er, multitask, and count that as my new exercise. I will admit I've tried it before, but only for a day. I'm not really a fan ... but I'm giving it a shot.

    Looking forward to this week's challenge!
  • missyvanb
    missyvanb Posts: 14 Member
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    start weight: 142.00 Goal by Christmas 125
    Week One 9/21/2010..... 137.00 (-4) Challenge Failed
    Week Two 9/28/2010 140.00 (+2) Sit-up challenge FAILED
    Week Three 10/05/2010 137.6 (-2) FAILED did not walk Like I wanted
    Week Four 10/12/2010
    Week Five 10/18/2010
    Week Six 10/25/2010
    Week Seven 11/01/2010
    Week Eight 11/08/2010
    Week Nine 11/15/2010
    Week Ten 11/22/2010
    Week Eleven 11/29/2010
    Week Twelve 12/06/2010
    Week Thirteen 12/13/2010
    Week Fourteen 12/20/2010

    Total Loss so far 2lb
  • aprilgicker
    aprilgicker Posts: 395 Member
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    I got a new Digital scale for my weight loss. My old one was more to let you know that you moved up 10 lbs. So my new weight is 196.6.
    I pass the challenge.....my new thing was working out without the aid of a trainer. I passed, because my trainer moved away and I still went to the gym my 5 days and I still lost the 2 lbs for the week.
    Next week 194!:bigsmile:
  • carreen
    carreen Posts: 175 Member
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    Starting weight for Christmas Challenge: 208.8 lbs (as of 09/15 but started challenge on 09/18)

    Week 1: GW (for 09/21): 206.5 Actual weight: 207 (-1.8)
    Challenge: No Chocolate- Done!

    Week 2: GW (for 09/28): 205 Actual weight: 206 (-1)
    Challenge: 50 Situps - Did 6 of the 7 days!

    Week 3: GW 204 (for 10/5): Actual weight: 203.1 (-2.9)
    Challenge: New Exercise - Started "Group Active" at the gym - Done!

    Week 4: GW 201 (for 10/12)
  • bkrbabe57
    bkrbabe57 Posts: 395 Member
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    start weight: 212
    Week One 9/21/2010.....209 -3 Challenge met? yes
    Week Two 9/28/2010 ... 205 -4 Challenge met? yes (missed a couple of times but made it up the next day)
    Week Three 10/05/2010 ...205 0 Challenge met? yes I started Belly dancing class.
    Week Four 10/12/2010
    Week Five 10/18/2010
    Week Six 10/25/2010
    Week Seven 11/01/2010
    Week Eight 11/08/2010
    Week Nine 11/15/2010
    Week Ten 11/22/2010
    Week Eleven 11/29/2010
    Week Twelve 12/06/2010
    Week Thirteen 12/13/2010
    Week Fourteen 12/20/2010
  • kizzy_muss
    kizzy_muss Posts: 585 Member
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    start weight: 180
    Week One 9/21/2010.....180 Challenge met? no
    Week Two 9/28/2010 ... 180 Challenge met? no
    Week Three 10/05/2010 ...179.4 Challenge met? no
    Week Five 10/18/2010
    Week Six 10/25/2010
    Week Seven 11/01/2010
    Week Eight 11/08/2010
    Week Nine 11/15/2010
    Week Ten 11/22/2010
    Week Eleven 11/29/2010
    Week Twelve 12/06/2010
    Week Thirteen 12/13/2010
    Week Fourteen 12/20/2010
  • kschoono
    kschoono Posts: 344 Member
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    SW: 148

    C.W.: 145.5

    Week 1 Goal: 147, Actual: 147 (-1.0), Challenge Not met: Had a little bit of chocolate, but I burned off the chocolate calories by exercising.
    Week 2 Goal: 146, Actual: 146.5 (-.5 ) , Challenge Met: I didn't do 50 crunches daily, but I did make up for it when I did over 200 sits up at the gym.

    Week 3 Goal: 145 actual 145.5 (-.5) challenge met & it was fun to do some new exercises. :) However I need to lose more weight next week. I am happy w/ my 1/2 pound. :)

    Week 4. Goal: 144:


    Good luck everyone on our new challenge this week. :)

    Kathleen
  • diverdi
    diverdi Posts: 64 Member
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    My stats:
    Starting weight:160
    WEIGHT WEEK 1: 158 challenge no chocolate: Failed-only 1 Options hot choc though!
    WEIGHT WEEK 2: 158 challenge 50 sit-ups. Think I managed that
    WEIGHT WEEK 3: 156.5 challenge new exercise: Bought some dumbbells and have been using them each morning.
    Aim for week 5: 155

    I'm really pleased with this week for losing despite having no kitchen and needing to eat out a lot! Well doen Bikinimission for starting this thread.
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
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    Hey everyone!

    Oooh it's the start of a new week today! Have I missed what it is?! Ooh the excitement!

    I just wanted to share something...it's soo funny yet soo good...

    I read in a fitness magazine, if you find doing squats boring or a chore, then do them whilst you're brushing you're teeth in the morning and at night, that way you'll be doing WAY more squats than what you would normally do in a week and I tried it this morning! Omg! Proper squats, I managed 20 whilst I was brushing my teeth, which means 20 tonight which means 40 squats a day x 7 days OMG! Anyway I was quite bemused at myself bobbing up and down in the bathroom mirror. I thought it was a good tip!

    14th Week of Christmas - no chocolate!
    13th Week of Chrismast - 50 sit ups a day at least
    12th Week of Christmas - try a new exercise
    11th Week of Christmas............................................................:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    Happy 11th Week of Christmas!

    Mimi xxxx
  • bikinimission
    bikinimission Posts: 97
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    HELLOOOOO CHRISTMAS CHALLENGERS!!

    Can you belive we're on week 4 already? I tried to do a quick count to see how many of us are doing the challenge now but I stopped at 111 - WOW!

    Hope everyone enjoyed last weeks challenge? There's been lots of great ideas floating around here on the thread. Personally I tried Bodypump and loved it apart from the instructor who was a little creepy! I'm going to go again this week with a different instructor and hopefully it will become part of my routine. It's funny, I've been working out pretty regularly for the last few months with the 30 Day Shred and thought that Bodypump wouldnt be too hard after that but boy my arms and legs ached afterwards!

    Anyway, on to the week 4 challenge!!


    On the 11th week of Christmas MFP challenged me... TO TRY OUT A NEW HEALTHY RECIPE!

    Ok, I thought that this week we could turn the thread into a healthy recipe exchange! I'm sure that some of you cook from scratch a lot and I'm also sure that some of you don't so this challenge might be harder for some of you than others. The KEY POINTS for this weeks challenge are:

    1. You have to cook/bake/prepare a healthy meal or snack that you've never made before
    2. You must prepare the meal or snack using raw ingredients (sticking a ready meal you've not tried before in the microwave is cheating!!)
    3. You must share your recipe and your results to inspire the other Christmas Challengers!


    Ok, for those of you that are despairing about this week let me remind you that this challenge is only as difficult as you choose to make it. You don't have to spend a fortune to make a quick, healthy meal or snack from scratch and it doesn't have to be very time consuming either. Do a google search for inspiration or even try a search on these boards, you'll be surprised at how many cheap and easy ideas there are.

    I hope everyone enjoys this weeks challenge and also reading about the recipes that the other challengers have chosen. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing some healthy dessert recipes as I have a very sweet tooth :)

    Ok, finally, if you haven't already then it's time to post your Week 3 results below. Thanks to everyone who's already done so. Has anyone thought about having this as their signature?

    WEIGHT WEEK 1:
    WEIGHT WEEK 2:
    WEIGHT WEEK 3:
    AIM FOR WEEK 4:
    WHETHER YOU MANAGED TO DO TRY A NEW EXERCISE IN WEEK 3?

    Well done again to all the Week 1, 2 and 3 Challengers and good luck to everyone for this week. Happy cooking! I'll talk to you all soon!


    :) xxx


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  • slinky29
    slinky29 Posts: 18
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    WEIGHT WEEK 1: 169
    WEIGHT WEEK 2: 168
    WEIGHT WEEK 3: 166
    AIM FOR WEEK 4: 164
    WHETHER YOU MANAGED TO DO TRY A NEW EXERCISE IN WEEK 3? Yes I tried Zumba and it was really good fun and pretty knackering, will defo try it again.

    This weeks challange is right up my street as I love cooking.

    Good luck everyone.
  • rs1177
    rs1177 Posts: 124 Member
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    Hi everyone!
    I can't believe how much I am enjoying this challenge! One thing I really like about it is the fact that you can see how everyone loses weight at different rates...I was thinking this morning how years ago I went to Weight Watchers..and I would go in and get weighed and keep that number all to myself. Thinking that if I lost less than a pound, like say .8 what I lost this week, then I had failed. You always hear that 2lbs per week is ideal...well it's nice to see on here how different everyone is. Some of us are having a couple pound loss and others are losing more slowly, or maintaining, or even going up a pound or two. But we're not alone! This challenge lets us see how there is at least one other person having the same sort of results! And this makes me feel so much more relaxed on my approach! So thank you!!

    I started INSAINTY this Sunday. I have owned this for about 6 months or more, but just didnt want to attempt it after I put a video in to look at it...it just looked too hard and too much work for me! Well, I did it and I was right it is hard!!! It is so hard! I have been doing it every day since Sunday!

    I like this new challenge. I have been wanting to cook these sweet potato breafast bars from the 'Eating Clean' book so that is what I"m going to try! I think I will make them tonight or tomorrow night!

    good luck everyone with this weeks challenge!

    My results are in my signature!
  • amandapratt
    amandapratt Posts: 177 Member
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    SW: 173.8
    Week 1 Goal: 172.8, Actual: 173.0 (-0.8), Challenge Met: No, Had chocolate
    Week 2 Goal: 172.0, Actual: 171.6 (-1.4), Challenge Met: Yes, Did all days of crunches
    Week 3 Goal: 170.6, Actual: 169.8 (-1.8), Challenge Met: Yes, Used my mini-stairmaster while watching tv all week
    Week 4 Goal: 168.8
  • Shawna_831
    Shawna_831 Posts: 316
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    UGH is all I'm going to say! :angry:
    Sick all week and still feeling blah.:sick:
    Gained back 3 pounds :sad:

    Goal for this week: 170- lose the 3 pounds again.
  • fischro
    fischro Posts: 11 Member
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    Hi fellow Christmas Challengers. I had a very emotional week this week. My beloved jeep took a swim in the intercoastal this weekend. We were putting our boat in and once we had the boat off the trailer, the jeep slipped on all the algae and slipped right in the water:-( Not sure about what the adjusters are going to do yet but it was salt water. So not a good week, emotional eater and not a lot of working out. But I am back on the schedule again thanks to some motivation from Hockey247.
  • dmdaigle17
    dmdaigle17 Posts: 918 Member
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    WEIGHT THIS WEEK: -1.6lbs from last week!
    AIM FOR NEXT WEEK: -1lb
    WHETHER YOU MANAGED A FULL WEEK OF SOMETHING NEW/CHANGE IN WORKOUT?! Yes
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    Week One 9/22/2010***(-4) Challenge: No chocolate for week- Passed!
    Week Two 9/29/2010***(-3.6) Challenge: Sit-ups- Pass/Fail!
    Week Three 10/6/2010***(-1.6 ) Challenge: More jogging during walks- Passed!
    Week Four 10/13/2010*** ( ) Challenge: Healthy Recipe

    Goal by Christmas*** -14lbs
    Total Loss so far*** -9.2
  • bikinimission
    bikinimission Posts: 97
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    rcrews77 -- sweet potato breakfast bars?? I can't wait to see your recipe!
  • hockey247
    hockey247 Posts: 118 Member
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    I absolutely love this week's challenge and I can't wait to read all the great recipes!! I am going to start looking for something to make-- how fun!!!

    I did manage to lose the weight I gained last week and I really had to work at it too!

    WEIGHT WEEK 1: 163.5
    WEIGHT WEEK 2: 165
    WEIGHT WEEK 3: 163.5
    AIM FOR WEEK 4: 162.5 but I am secretly hoping for 161.5
    WHETHER YOU MANAGED TO DO TRY A NEW EXERCISE IN WEEK 3? Yes, Burn it Up ( Slim in 6)

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