Move it To Lose for May: CHALLENGE

MochaMixAZ

CHALLENGE: “Move it to Lose It” for May

Hello! This thread has been established for people interested in participating in a 4 week challenge for May.

The challenge will begin this Sunday, May 1st and run through May 29th. Challenge requirements are as follows:

1. The challenge will be limited to 14 participants so we can give an adequate amount of support to each other.
2. This thread will be our primary way to communicate. However, it’s recommended that you friend your fellow challenge participants. I will post a final list of participant names before Sunday.
3. You must check in and post on this thread at LEAST twice a week. More frequent is better, but at least twice. You can post anything: barriers, response to other participants, encouragement, mini-challenges, etc.
4. Not meeting the weekly challenges is NOT considered a failure, but incentive to focus for the following week. As long as you’re engaged with the group and trying to do the work, everyone will be supportive.
5. As the challenge-owner, I will personally email and message each participant on an ongoing basis to check-in. Others are encouraged to the same.
6. While this is not a pure weight-loss challenge, that is a likely side effect. This challenge focus is for consistency, goal-setting, and to kick it up a notch. It is suggested that you weigh prior to beginning the challenge so you can accurately report your total weight loss for May.


Challenge goals are as follows:

Week of May 1st: Burn a minimum of 1800 calories through activity and exercise. That’s 7 days to torch an average of 258 cals per day. Are you ready to get (and stay) in motion?!

Week of May 8th: Eat under you established calorie goals for 7 consecutive days. This can include eating back and up to the calories you’ve banked for activity.

Week of May 15th: Walk, Run, Swim, Elliptical, or skate at least 14 miles this week. That’s an average of 2 miles a day. You can also choose to bicycle, but the goal is increased to covering 21 miles in the week.

Week of May 22nd: To crank up our last week, burn a minimum of 2400 calories through activity and exercise throughout the week. Get creative, but most importantly: MOVE IT!

Sunday, May 29th: Final Check-in

Okay, so... .... ... <drum roll> Who's in?!?

dcberg00

Count me in! :-) Love this!!

Oooops. I thought this was my page.. but it's actually my husband's! I am jreese5226 requesting to be included!

deal01

I'm in. My birthday is May 29th and I want to lose atleast 20lbs by then. I know its alot but I am working hard already. I am game for this one. Excited to get started. My name is Deniese. Nice to meet you. And yes the positive posts and encouragements are very helpful.

jreese5226

I AM the one that wants in. :blushing:

Oh, and my name is Jessica!

jessebreanne

I would like to participate!

Brookelee30

Count me in.

peariel

I'm in! awesome challenge.

l3xii

COUNT ME IN!

l3xii

may 29th is my bday

deal01

Girl we need to stick together on this one. We can lose the pounds and celebrate our birthday. : )

tam120

I'm in! :bigsmile:

Sexymama34

I think this sounds great!!!..we all need each other for support:)..Count me IN!!!!

redxmasqueen

ME......ME.......ME........ME!!!!!

tiffanyjade09

I will

Mrz_Rich

I wanna do it!!!

ptillison

I am in on this one!!!

tiffanyjade09

okay we have everyone. are we going to take pictures and measurements?

FabOma08

Looks like you've probably already got your limit but I'll be following along with the weekly goals anyway.

MochaMixAZ

WOO HOO!! We have our BRAVE Challenge participants!!! Our final list includes:

dcberg00
deal01
jreese5226
jessebreanne
Brookelee30
peariel
l3xii
tam120
Sexymama34
redxmasqueen
tiffanyjade09
Mrz_Rich
ptillison
FabOma08

Here are a few instructions and a handful of key things to keep in mind:

1. Our official start is this Sunday, May 1st. Our official end date is Sunday, May 29th.
2. You should check-in and post to this thread at LEAST 2x a week and more frequently if possible.
3. Everyone should try to post on or before our kick-off day. In that post, please include your name and what you hope to gain from this challenge.
4. Taking and posting measurements and actual weight is completely optional. However, please post any pounds lost during the challenge.
5. While tomorrow (Saturday) is NOT included in the challenge, I issue a mini-challenge. To kick us off, can you torch 400 calories TOMORROW? C’mon – I know you can!!! Let’s do it… for no other reason than we CAN!

And for Sunday…. The official challenge commences. For the week, burn at least 1800 calories with activity and exercise. Make sure to log your exercise in your diary. In addition, during one of your weekly posts to this thread, please outline what you’ve done and if you hit the target.

I am so honored to be doing this with each of you. Best of luck, and let’s all support each other to get this done!!!

Brookelee30

My name is Brooke if my username doesn't give it away..... I wanted to do this challenge because it sounds fun and will be a nice mix to my diet routine. Good luck to everyone and I can't wait to see everyone's progress!

JessesGirl05

I'm Cassi and im in!

guess i was too late. never mind

themarketco

Anymore room left? Heck even if not....I'm in!
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jessebreanne

My name is Jesse. I am doing this challenge to up the motivation upon my return to MFP. I have decided for the most part to stop weighing myself and just go by how cloths fit to avoid the "spiral of shame" attached to not losing what I had hoped each week:)

However, in the spirit of this challenge I will weight today (168lb) and on May 29th to see how I did. I have no expectations for the end date exept to have completed every goal within the challenge. If I am in a smaller size on the 29th it will be a great accomplishment.

I am looking forward to having you all to chit chat about everyday challenges and triumphs on this weight loss journey and wish you all the best of luck. Feel free to message me anytime!

redxmasqueen

We can so do this!!! I accept your mini challenge. I hike every weekend so burning 400 tomorrow will be easy peasy!! You coming with me?!

Drealicious

PLease add me! i actually wrote out my own little calender for may to really do extra well this month, but it would be amaazzing to have a support group! im on here every day, and really could use some motivation

Mrz_Rich

Hi everyone!

I'm Sarah, and I'm SO excited to be part of the May: CHALLENGE!!! I started MFP in January in conjunction with an office "live healthy" challenge...I've lost 25 pounds but our office challenge ended today.

I feel like the May challenge will keep me motivated and accountable and that's just what I need!! Can't wait to get started - I will So burn 400 tomorrow!! Give me a challenge and I will get it done!!! Are we putting starting weights? I'm 253.6 as of this morning...and Iit would be AMAZING to shed 8 or more during May!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

dcberg00

Hello...
My name is Darryl and my wife accidentally signed me up for this challenge, however, I am more than willing to participate. I think it will be great to add some "spice" to the new lifestyle my wife and I have begun. Having these weekly goals is GREAT. Thanks for adding me and GO GET'EM EVERYONE!!!

ptillison

1/2 way to completion on the saturday challenge. I burned 208 calories this morning on my early morning bike ride. I love my new bike!!!

scmusicbiz

Sounds good to me. Is there still room? If so, count me in!

Steve

mamabearr

I'd like to participate, but it seems like it's full already ):

tiffanyjade09

I accepted to do this challenge because I would like to lose weight, but have a very hard time sticking to things. This morning my weight was 140.6 so hopefully by the end of May I will have lost 5-8lbs.