WAISTING A-WEIGH - AUGUST TEAM CHALLENGE ((CLOSED GROUP))

Hoteffinmess

Hello fellow team mates! I am Jill and I will be your team captain for the August Team Challenge!!

I started with 106 pounds to lose and I am down almost 40 now!

Let's do a quick roll call and introduce ourselves!

Captain Hoteffinmess
1 dmtorres96
2 dkjohnson
3 dajm456
4 powerthree
5 bubblesburst80
6 lhurtubise
7 Shiloh101
8 lilallen05
9 kerry1513
10 shevyface
11 LeeOnna
12 ashkas2
13 conchita962
14 hefinator
15 amandamiles69
16 catniss
17 mackenziestack
18 mcgowan0930
19 3trees
20 fldillon

brightycc

Hi Jill,
Sorry, I didn't hear from Gary yesterday and I already joined another team. Good luck to you all though.

conchita962

Hey Jill! I'm Dawn and ready to kick some BOOTY!!!! LOVE the Team name...I just went to see Jimmy Buffett last Tuesday !!!

Hoteffinmess

I'm really excited for this challenge!

I need everyone on the team to message me with the following information:
A realistic weight loss goal
Ideas for challenges:
2 Cardio Challenges
2 Distance Challenges
1 Food Challenge
2 Strength Challenges

LET'S WAIST A-WEIGH AND KICK THE CRAP OUT OF AUGUST!!

Leeonna

I am LeeOnna and looking to lose 35 pounds. I am excited and hope I can do this and lose some weight this upcoming month!

dajm456

Hi Everyone! My name is Mallory and this is my first challenge on mfp. I am super excited to get started and kick some butt! We got this!

SW (on mfp) 183
CW 179
GW 169 August Team Challenge
GW 140

Hoteffinmess

NOW THAT OUR TEAM IS COMPLETE, I NEED EVERYONE TO GIVE ME THEIR GOAL WEIGHT FOR THE END OF THE CHALLENGE! IF YOU HAVE ALREADY, THANKS! MESSAGE IT TO ME!

Shiloh101

Good morning, my name is Shiloh. This is my first challenge also, so I'm not sure how this works.

SW-162
CW-142
GW by end of August Challenge is 138
GW - 128.

Can't wait to get to know everyone better throughout August.

lhurtubise

Hi my name is Laqueeda! My goal for August is to loose 10lbs! I know I can do it! The challenges I have been in have really kept me going strong and I know this one will also! I started with 80lbs to loose and I have lost 15lbs so far!

catniss

Weight loss goal: 8 pounds (I tend to set goals too high and then get discouraged when I don't meet them, so I'm going to lower it a bit)

Challenges--does each team set it's own "in house" challenges or will all the teams be aiming for the same ones? Will there only be weekly challenges or daily ones as well?

Challenge suggestions:

Food=add 1 new, "healthy" food/ refrain from 1 "unhealthy" food

Cardio=add an extra 5 or 10 minutes to whatever form you do (so then it wouldn't matter if we were walking, running, biking, elliptical, rowing, etc since it would be based on time)

Strength, would core/abs fit in here? if so add in old school sit-ups--all the way up--no holding feet or hooking them under something

Not sure where this would fit in=try something new: new class, new DVD, new routine, new piece of equipement

Anna (Catniss)

Hoteffinmess

I am kinda new to this myself. I am waiting for explicit instructions from Gary. Right now I am taking challenge suggestions and making a list. We can choose before Sunday! Thanks for all the input!

powerthree

Hey Team!!
First challenge and I am ready to kick butt.......

I don't think MFP lets you go below 1200 calories which is what I am at on days I do not work out. Which has been about a pound a week loss. (though had two mini trips and two week ends with festival food) In the Month + I have been doing this. I think I could realistically bump it up to five pounds for a goal. (I hope I am able to blow that out of the water by doing 8-10) But I just want to be conservative and realistic)

I know I do not drink enough water --- So I am hoping that could be a challenge.

When should we weigh in for starting wt on the 31st or the first?

Hoteffinmess

***WOW DID I TOTALLY CONTRADICT MYSELF*** We should weigh in on the 31st so I can log our starting weights before the contest actually starts and I'm not scrambling to get the information in. Welcome to the team!

Reminder: I need everyone's CURRENT weight and GOAL weight!

Also in need of a few more suggestions for our challenges!
Get your water consumption up!! I'm not sure if that fits in, but use it as your personal challenge! I drink NOTHING but water with the occasional soda, beer, coffee and I think that has helped a lot!! Especially when you work out, you have to replenish your fluids... also the more water you drink, the less chance you have of becoming constipated and holding onto the weight.

MiriF

Hi all - Miri here! Just joined under the wire thanks to our Captain!

I set a goal of 8 pounds for August - I tend toward overly aggressive goals and I really need to stop demoralizing myself by doing that! So I am hoping 8 is a nice comfortable goal.

ETA: I just joined the site yesterday, I am looking forward to jumping in with both feet!

Hoteffinmess

Hi guys! I created an image to put in your signature if you wish! Edit your signature and put ... only make the the IMG are lower case!

shevyface

Hey team! My name's Sherry. This is my first challenge!! So excited, I'm ready to shed. I'm 23, 5'6, and currently 197.6 lbs

A realistic weight loss goal: 10 lbs! That's 2 a week for the month of August!

Ideas for challenges:
2 Cardio Challenges - a jump rope challenge or for low impact an uphill walk, where you go walking in a hilly area or up sets of stairs. Both for an extra challenge.
2 Distance Challenges - 1. add an extra 15 minutes to an outside activity 2. add a new outdoor activity, like if you ride bikes usually, try running instead for the same distance
1 Food Challenge - eating a fruit or vegetable of some kind at least once a day
2 Strength Challenges - 1, a push up challenge each week (knees or otherwise), because if everyone else is like me they really need to work on that! 2. some sort of lower body exercise, like calve raises

Hoteffinmess

Hi Sherry! Welcome to the team!! I have recorded your goal and adding some of your suggestions to the list for the team to choose from!

3trees

Hi Jill,

Thanks for organizing us! I'm 45 years old. Starting weight last spring was 193. Starting weight at MFP was 184. I'm currently at 175. I'm currently working through P90X (week 5) and training for a couple distance runs this fall.

My track record since last fall has been to lose about 1/3 pound a week. That's probably a bit faster than the rate at which I gained it. However, I'm happy to try to step it up in August. That's why I joined the challenge. I'm at 175#. Realistically, I think the most I can lose in a healthy manner in August is 5 pounds. If that seems too wimpy, you can call me out.

Challenges?

2 Cardio Challenges:
- I'll be running a few road races in August. I'd suggest we each try to find a local 5k or whatever distance floats your boat. Train a bit and then run/walk it.
- Check your heart rate about 10 minutes into a workout and make sure you're in the fat burning zone; then keep checking to stay in the zone for 30 minutes.

2 Distance Challenges - I'm not sure what this is?

1 Food Challenge - well here's 2:
1. No snacks after dinner.
2. Switch one item in your diet to a less processed form (white bread to whole
wheat; processed cereal to oatmeal or shredded wheat; juices with added sugar to those without or just water, canned
peaches to fresh, etc.)

2 Strength Challenges -
1. Do three weight lifting workouts a week
2. We could all start the 100 push-up challenge. There's a website for it. From knees or toes. It's a cool way to gradually build up to 100 push-ups.

I look forward to getting to know the group and seeing what we can inspire each other to lose this month.

Love the team signature (I hope it shows up!)

Sarah

Hoteffinmess

Hi Sarah! Welcome to the team. I am super stoked to Kick the Crap out of August!!! I'm still waiting for the rest of our group to give me their weight info and input on challenge ideas. I am still compiling our idea list.

MiriF

Just testing to see if the img worked in the signature!

powerthree

Like the team logo!!! I was kind of expecting a parrott

hefinator

Hello Everyone!!!!
I'm Holly, I'm an Aries, I like long walks on the beach, long bubble baths..... and FOOOOOOOD!!!

This is my first MFP Challenge, so hoping to get a big kick start into my weight loss. I have about 125 lbs to lose TOTAL, but am looking to lose 15 lbs in the month of August!! Since i'm just getting started in my weight loss efforts, and have so much to lose, i'm pretty confident I can make this goal!
Since i'm not sure how these challenges normally work, i'm not sure what to even suggest for challenges, but i'm sure whatever it is, i'm gonna do it!!

Good Luck Everyone!!

conchita962

Hey everyone! I'm Dawn...I'm currently at 172.6 as of Monday 7/25 I am participating in another challenge (10 days) and one of my goals was to NOT step on the scale for 10 days. Talk about tough!!!!! I have a tendency to be a little addicted to the scale to determine my success or not...so this is a DETOX for me

My goal is to lose 5 lbs for the August challenge.

Suggestions:

Food--1- Add 1 cup of fresh fruits and vegetables to daily meals.
2-Add protein to daily diet (example 20g or keep protein to 100g per day, etc)

Strength--I like the 100 push ups 100 sit ups 25 squats per day idea

Cardio--45 min of cardio 3x per week

Distance--not sure about this one.

Couple of questions...are we also including measurements??? And what is the quickest way to get to this thread? Do we check this thread daily? will there be emails with updates?

Thanks and good luck everyone!!!!

conchita962

I was looking for a parrot too! ahahhahaha

Hoteffinmess

NEW SIGNATURE!!


Make the IMG lower case!

Hoteffinmess

I have only heard from 8 out of 20 team mates! I need help reaching them all! I will post EVERYTHING here because I can't seem to send out a bulk message. Check here for updates! The challenge list is almost complete. I'll have the preliminary list up later this evening and we'll finalize it by the end of tomorrow.

dkjohnson

Hello team mates! My name is Debbie and I am 57 yrs. old. I can't wait to start the August Team Challenge!!

I started off at 251.6 pounds. I am down 34 pounds now!

My goal is to lose 10 pounds during the month of August.

Good luck to everyone!

Hoteffinmess

PLEASE READ THIS POST IN ITS ENTIRETY!!!!!


WEEK 1 STARTING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1

TEAM CHALLENGE:
Log every day and not go over calories, Monday - Saturday
Log at least 64 oz. of water, Monday - Saturday
**If each team member completes this EVERY day Monday - Saturday, we will earn 5 points**

DAILY CHALLENGES:
Monday - 100 jumping jacks
Tuesday - Walk, run, or jog 1 mile (IN ADDITION TO YOUR REGULAR EXERCISE)
Wednesday - 50 sit ups or crunches
Thursday - 40 up and downs
Friday - 25 pushups
Saturday - 25 squat lunges
**For each daily challenge you complete, you will receive 1 point. If all team members complete all challenges, we will earn 5 points**

WEIGHT LOSS:
You will receive 1 point for each pound lost during the week!

Now, I know we are all thinking "I can't do some of this".... DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF!!!
If you have to break them up into sets, do so, just complete the challenge!!! Also, if you need a modification of some of the exercises, feel free to ask me!

*********REMEMBER!!!! These challenges are NOT replacements for your regular exercise, this is in addition to it!**********

WE CAN DO THIS! LET'S KICK THE CRAP OUT OF AUGUST!!!!

GO TEAM WAISTIN' A-WEIGH!

lhurtubise

What are up downs?

3trees

lhurtubise, I was wondering the same thing. Figured they are like stepping up on a step and down, repeat.

Jill, I love the new image. Thanks for doing that!

catniss

I also don't know what an "up and down" is.

Do we post our daily results here?

How do I put the image on my profile? (complete idiot with the computer...)

I am SO excited about this! I've tried a couple of challenges before but never completed them, but in this case, with a team, I really think it's going to keep me motivated 'cause it's not just about me any more!

Good luck team!!!!