OFFICIAL youngings May Challenge

mamabearr

This is a challenge for us younger members from teens to mid-twenties. We will have weekly weigh ins with weekly challenges to try and meet. This will be our schedule.

Week 1- May 1st-7th: Stay under your calorie goal for the entire week. If desired, we can post our food/calories for the day in the thread.

Week 2- May 8th-14th: Work out 7 of 7 days for at LEAST 45 minutes. We can put what we've done each day on the thread.

Week 3- May15th-21st: No late night snacking, and cutting out the candies we eat. If temptation comes knocking, post in the thread for encouragement. OR if you don't snack, add 2 extra lbs to your weights this week.

Week 4- May 22nd-28th: Drink 10 cups of water a day.

Week 5- May 29th-31st (not really a week): Walk/run/bike 2 miles a day.



I'd like everyone to post their weight as of today, and how much they'd like to lose this month. Keep it REALISTIC. Don't expect to lose 15 lbs in May. I hope everyone enjoys themselves. And if anyone would like to co-run this with me, that would be great!

mamabearr

SW: 139
GW at end of challenge: 134

Renea_Kay

SW:255
GW (at end of May): 243

roqoru

Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190

I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?

Sigra

SW: 192
GW by May 31th: 188

Sigra

Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190

I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?

Don't eat out so much, looking at your diary you seem to go out for lunch every single day and fall around 1,000cal. Sometimes it's really difficult to make your own lunch because we don't have all the time in the world - but try doing something that will take 5mins or less to throw together. For example I do:
1cup Tuna
1 cut up Celery Stick
1tsp Relish
1/2tsp mayo made with olive oil
2 Corn or flour tortillas

Something like this takes me around 4mins to throw together before I need to head out the door. If it's absolutely necessary to go out because you were running late look to hit up Panera bread(as I see in your diary) and check out the salads they have, especially the Thai Chicken! It's 300calories and takes forever to eat!

I also like to toss a ton of Fruits and veggies into my lunch. Strawberries, Blackberries, Carrots, Grapes, Apples and Oranges. - Something from the grocery store also works like a single serving greek yogurt packets. - Even though it's not good for you, if I could I would probably eat around 900cal a day without a worry because all of these things can fill you up.

nmpresto

SW: 160 (the number that is the death of me, I am ALWAYS hovering around 160 grrrrr!)
GW: 155

Sigra

SW: 160 (the number that is the death of me, I am ALWAYS hovering around 160 grrrrr!)
GW: 155

I know what you mean! 192 is keeping my hostage.

paronomasha

Sounds good

SW: 220
GW: 210

paronomasha

Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190

I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?

Sigra's ideas are good. You could also try upping your calories burned. Since MFP operates on a calorie deficit system, increasing your exercise would give you a few more calories to eat per day.

scmusicbiz

Thank goodness I'm too old for this!

mamabearr

Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190

I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?

Sigra's ideas are good. You could also try upping your calories burned. Since MFP operates on a calorie deficit system, increasing your exercise would give you a few more calories to eat per day.

That's what I do, because I know that if I don't exercise, I'll go over my calories. So I try to burn a few hundred extra so I wont have to worry about going over as much. Although sometimes I do

mamabearr

OH AND we will have our weigh ins on Sundays and Mondays.

CMH24

Hey ladies! I'm in!!

SW: 155.8
GW: 150

funfitfoodie

Can I be in if I don't have access to scales until Tuesday?

mamabearr

Can I be in if I don't have access to scales until Tuesday?

Yeah that's fine. As long as you weigh in in the beginning of the week.

jjones649

CW: 197.4
GW: 189.9 (I just want to be under 190!!!!!! )

149Lore

I'm in girl.
SW: 190
GW: 179.

Bubbles_09

SW: 253 ughhh
Gw: 245

Charlotte012

Hello all ! Looking forward to doing this with you

SW : 195
GW at the end of May : 185

minniebee

Can I join?

SW: 164.2
GW: 155

I can lose 10lbs in May, right?

mamabearr

The smaller you are, the harder it is to lose weight fast. I'd say 10 lbs might be possible if you REALLY work hard.

mamabearr

Oh, for next weeks weigh in you will put your SW and then your week 1 weight.

tiffanyjade09

141.4 is my weight this morning probably because we went to ihop last night. Anyways, Amanda you know you can join that other challenge that I am in also!

tiffanyjade09

Opps forgot to put my goal. My goal is anywhere from 5-8lbs.

mamabearr

I know. I am in it! I was the second to last to make the cut loll

tiffanyjade09

Yay! I'm excited!

beethedreamer

SW: 185
GW: 179

I just want to be out of the 180s lol. school ends for me in like two weeks, so I'll have more time to devout to exercising

hush7hush

CW: 206
GW by May: under 200.

Chrisgriff32

Starting weight is 140. I want to weigh 135 by the end of May!

Bsong001

Count me in!

SW: 144
GW at end of may: 139