Healthy for the Holidays Challenge - 9/06 - 11/22

aab1

To all the familiar faces - thanks for joining the H4H Challenge; it's great to see you here!!..

To all the new faces - WELCOME!!! This challenge includes a great core group of individuals who are AWESOME in providing motivation, support and a cyber-shoulder to lean on. I hope that you'll find it just as beneficial!...:flowerforyou:


**************************Week # 1 Challenge*************************************
To kick off this 11-week challenge, I'm bringing it back to the basics.
Without a good foundation how can we succeed with achieving our goals?

FOOD - This week is all about the water. Drinking water throughout your day helps keep you hydrated and can reduce the amount of extra eating you might be tempted to do. Your challenge this week is to drink each day 10 glasses of water.

EXERCISE - Some of us might be looking for that little kick in the rear to get us going. Your challenge this week is to exercise at least 30 minutes each day.

Good Luck to All!!!

patty9013

If not too late I would like to join.
SW:194.5
GW: 185

oliviawink

Of course I'm in, I love you gals! :flowerforyou: And I know I will get to know and love so many other new-to-us women over the next few weeks too. The way we work our challenges is that different people take a week to post challenges. They can be regarding physical fitness, emotional or otherwise. The list below are the weeks that we have people signed up for, please speak up if the week I assigned you too doesn't work for you. If you would like to take a week, let me know, we have lots of free ones up for grabs!
9/6 - aab1
9/12 - Me
9/19 - singer201
9/26 - Leslieroyale
10/4 - swillis21
10/11 - alacarte
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15 - Me

:flowerforyou: I also want to welcome all our new people. You will find a tremendous amount of support, love and honesty here. Everyone is here to support themselves and each other in a healthier way of life. Lean on us with your struggles and share with us your successes. The key to developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is support!

oliviawink

weigh-in 9/6: 162.
GW: 155
NSV: decrease inches and increase muscle tone

I haven't taken measurements in a super long time. I will take them this week, post and then set a goal for inches lost.

agirl11

weigh in - 250.2

Goal - 235.0

NSV: I would absolutely love to be down to a size 16 in pants by my birthday which is the 24th of November. Let's see how this goes!!

Barrettmomof3

Weighing In for the start of this challenge. Going to kick butt this time!

CW (9/06): 213
HHC GW (11/22) : 198
NSV: Lose 4 Inches overall, exercise at least 5 times a week

Michelle228

You can count me in on this one too ! I enjoyed working with all of you on the last challenge and all of the support etc was a great thing to have . My starting weight for this one is 310... id like to get down to 280 by 11/22 My Nsv's for this challenge are to drop another 1-2 pant sizes, and to work out at least 3 times a week for 45 minutes Good luck everyone !

kris1085

Olivia you can sign me up to take one of the weeks for the challenge also if there is any still available ! Thanks so much ! ~

swillis21

CW: 145.8
GW: 132.5

NSV: Have some ab muscles! And have great energy! Both can only come from pushing myself in working out

For me I'm getting close to my ultimate GW of around 130, so idk if the lbs will start taking longer to burn off, but I'll give it my best shot! Thank you for the challenge ladies and I love this weeks, pretty good core focus! Water - 10 glasses and 30 min cardio ea day (I take Sundays off). And welcome to all the newcomers!!!

opalmel

I'd like to join. I'm new to MFP and would love the motivation and support of a group.
SW: 180
CW: 180
GW (11/22): 169
NSV: Exercise 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes.

jenniferjgayfield

I'm totally in...
CW 130.2
GW for H4H 127
Will post NSV's later...

Also, Olivia, I totally want a challenge week, 11/1 or 10/25 please Thanks!

Tissues

SW: 147.2 (is it possible to gain 4lbs in 2 days?! LOL... stupid TOM).
GW: well... I'll set it for 140lbs unless I get knocked up before then... either way I shouldn't gain that much in the beginning

Olivia, I'll also take a week if you need challenge volunteers.

I better get started on that water... :drinker:

kduey

I'm in

CW: 178 lbs
GW: 163 by 11/22

emariec78

Olivia, I can take a week if you need a volunteer.

I came up with my NSV challenge as well-its to do something besides running three times a week. And I'm going to include taking a rest day in that as I tend to feel like i need to exercise every day and probaly don't let my body recover enough.

helena98

Welcome to everyone! My name is Helen, and I'll be tracking everyone's weekly weigh-ins. Here's what you need to know:

1. It's up to you to weigh-in each Tuesday. We don't send reminder messages.

2. Everyone who weighs-in will be included on our group spreadsheet. Members who don't check in that week will be moved to "Inactive" status at the bottom of the spreadsheet. But don't worry! As soon as you start weighing-in again, we'll add you back to "Active" status.

3. This is an open group, and new members are welcome at any time! Just post your weight the day you join our topic thread, then post your weekly check-ins on Tuesday. Eezy peezy!!

I've already started the spreadsheet. The link is posted below. (You can bookmark this link to view it at any time.) Please check your information, and post a reply if anything needs to be changed, as I am the only one who can edit it. I still need SW's and GW's from a few of you.

I'll also post the weekly challenges at the top of the spreadsheet, so you won't have to scroll through all the postings to find it.

As of now, we are 35 members strong! 77 days until November 22nd! Let's get healthy for the holidays!!

SPREADSHEET LINK:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoomF1o6sg6LdEw2NV92dFQ5RDZqbm1Bek5xR1M4M3c&hl=en_US

helena98

Here's my info.

SW: 196.0
GW: 179.0 (I DREAM of seeing the 170s again!)
NSV: Track calories and stay within limits. (The ONLY way I've ever managed to lose weight, since I can overeat all day, every day!)

petiteerrant

I'm in Decided to post now because I'm in class all day tomorrow haha

Starting weight: 143
Current weight: 126.2
Goal weight: 115
Other goals: Build up more running endurance (run in Kensington Gardens at least once a week until the weather gets too cold), work out at least 5x per week, be able to hold plank pose for 3 consecutive minutes 3 times a week, and take 3 classes at Club Kensington.

singer201

H4H SW 156.2
H4H GW 150

Since I'm closing in on my overall goal weight of 145, I decided to lower my weekly loss goal to 0.5 lb./week and see what happens. Still following Primal Blueprint and keeping carbs <100g/day.

NSV's for this challenge: Fit well into size 10 jeans (maybe knocking on the door of size 8???). Work on toning and strength--10 regular pushups.

For you new-to-MFP and new-to-the-challenge people, I've been with this core group of challengers since last Valentine's Day 2/14/11, starting at 210 lbs. The support, camaraderie, and accountability the group provides has been a great help in my weight loss journey.

kathied41

SW: 286[9/2009]
CW: 232[9/6/2011]
Challenge GW:215[11/22/2011]

Just fit into a pair of jeans I haven't worn in 9yrs before I became disabled and gained the weight. Still have a long way to go. My long range goal is to fit into a bikini next summer at the ocean.

tammihart

I am new to the challenge thing but I will give it a try!
cw=205
gw=190

ceejay000

I am definitely in for this challenge!! If you don't have enough people yet, I could take a challenge week toward the end. I don't have my scale right now, but I'm going to go with my last weigh-in:

SW: 155
CW: 135
GW: 129 by the end of this challenge

I'm aiming kind of low, but I think it's getting harder for me to lose weight now. I set my goal at 1 lb/week when I was at 145, and I don't know if I want to go any lower with the calories, so we'll see what happens.

Good luck everyone!!:drinker:

ETA: I don't really consider this an NSV, but I would like to do a better job of getting in at least 8 glasses of water per day. This week's challenge will definitely help me with that!

IamBrande

I am in!! I've been looking for a challenge, and this seems to be perfect!!!

cw: 169
Gw: 150's

xreinvention

I'll have to think of an NSV for myself as well during this time. I'm not entirely sure what I want to do yet. Hmm.

----Nevermind, My NSV is to work on not feeling anxious about going out of my apartment to exercise. I'd really like to start the C25K program but I can't seem to make myself get outside of this apartment, I get super Anxious.

I love the "basics" challenge for this week. I really need to work on my water intake!

aab1

It's great to see the big response to this challenge! Thanks to the challenge 'regulars' for throwing out additional tips and how our challenges flow...I appreciate you filling in the blanks that I missed! :flowerforyou:

Helen - THANK YOU for taking on the spreadsheet! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!

My NSV - a duplicate from the last challenge - to get into size 12 with shorts, jeans & slacks.

(BTW - 8 glasses of water down...2 to go; time to leave the office, get home & go for a walk!!!)

jessicamarie81

Hi everyone!
SW- 156
GW- 149
The reason I'm shooting for this GW is because I want to be out of the 150's...on our last challenge I finally made it to the 150's...I'm going to see if I can shoot for the 140's now.
NSV- be diligent with exercise, since working thirds and getting overtime, I've been tired, but I need to fit in it since I have a sit down job...I can exercise on thirds, going to bring dumbells to work and work on strength training. Also another NSV...to focus on having a more plant based diet.

To all the newbies in this challenge, welcome! I have been with a lot of these ladies since our first challenge back in February...since then I have lost 25 pounds, you won't find a better group to talk with and share your experiences and struggles with. Good luck everyone!

bktries

I am fairly new, but am interested in the Healthy for the Holidays Challenge.

My current wt: 179.5.
Goal wt by 11/22: 170.
NSV: Be consistent with exercise 3 X per week and try to get more fruits and veggies and less breads.

kylakesgal

Starting weight for me is 141.8 and goal weight for challenge is 138. I don't have that much to lose now(thanks to these wonderful challenges) but for my NSV, I would like to tone up my arms and belly. My goal is to do strength training more. I love cardio but at this stage in the game, I need to step up the strength training! Used my son's weight bench for the first time tonight and loved it even if I can't bench press much weight lol. Good luck to everyone on the challenge. Stay plugged in because this is an awesome "Rockin" group of people:):)

oliviawink

Looks like we are all filled up for challenge people. Yipppppeeeeeee! I'll do my best to remind you all when your week is, but I'm not perfect and I might forget or lose my phone (with all the dates in it) or who knows what else.
9/6 - aab1
9/12 - Me
9/19 - singer201
9/26 - Leslieroyale
10/4 - swillis21
10/11 - alacarte
10/18 - Kris1085
10/25 - jenniferjgayfield
11/1 - Tissues
11/8 - emariec78
11/15 - Me

Reading all the "old vets" posts about their weightloss since the first challenge that Angela (kylakesgal) and Jess (jessicamarie) put up makes my heart swell. It really goes to show what a difference support makes, even in you've never even met your support team in person! I'm one of those with 23 lbs lost and a mere 17 to go.

Sandbug

Sorry to be so late posting this. It was a horrible day at work. UGH! I wanted to come home and exercise but I just could not make this happen this eve. So I have everything ready to go for my 5am work out tomorrow! I find it best if I get up early and exercise and get it over with so to speak.

I think I have a better idea of what an NSV goal is. This time around I am going to strive to do strengthen training at least 2x week. I really enjoy the walk/run that was introduced to me in the last challenge. So another NSV is to run for 15 minutes straight, no stopping with a hidden agenda to run 30 minutes by Christmas. A third NSV is to fit into a size 8 very comfortably. I am not sure of my clothes size now because everything is loose and I am afraid to go try on anything new. I don't want to stop this life changing process now. Ok I think that is it on the NSV for now.

CW: 158.0
GW: 147.0 ( I would like to be in those 140's and not linger at that 149.0 spot!)

For all those newbies- Welcome, this is a great group of people to work with.
For those returning- so HAPPY to be with you all again!!

hopelyss

Geez, looks like I'm running late already!

SW = 185.6
GW = 171

NSVs = complete the Insanity/Chalean Extreme Hybrid, fit into a size 12, exercise with my girls 3x a week.

I'm so excited for this next challenge!