New Year, New You Challenge

icandothistrish85

WooHoo! I am excited for this challenge! I'm Tricia from southern California. I have about 20 more pounds to lose to reach my goal of 175lbs (by my bday in January 2012). I run every weekday morning, strength train 3x per week, practice yoga 2x per week and go hiking once a week. I'm always on my phone, so it's easy for me to be a support buddy on the go! Feel free to add me, on here, facebook, follow me on Twitter, (everything is on my profile) whereever-whenever! LOL Ready for a Rockin' Walkin' October!!

GretchenReine

It is NEVER too late to join! Welcome to our newest team members! We've got this thing covered! Starting weigh in is on Monday, October 10th!

KRISTYK68

I would love to join!

GretchenReine

Excited to have you join us Kristy!!!

rolyprince

Count me in as well. If that's OK. I'm away in a couple of weeks so I would miss a couple of the early weigh ins but anything that helps me along on this journey I'm up for.

GretchenReine

Count me in as well. If that's OK. I'm away in a couple of weeks so I would miss a couple of the early weigh ins but anything that helps me along on this journey I'm up for.

Of course you can join us! We're happy to have you! If you miss a weigh in you just jump back in when you get back!!!

GretchenReine

Mediafire is having problems this morning so I moved the banner to a new site. Photobucket has always been rather reliable and I'm not sure why I didn't think of it before.

Here's the new link for the banner...


REMEMBER: Make sure you make the IMG lower case at the beginning and end of the link!

GretchenReine

We're up to 34 participants! This is so exciting!!!

The Challenge will start on Monday, October 10th and will run for 13 weeks, ending on January 9, 2012! This will get us through the holidays and give us a strong start to the new year.

Weigh-ins will be on Mondays...starting weight on October 10th...weigh in and miles every following Monday!

I can't wait to get this started!!!

Charlie175

I would love to be a part of this! I've been stuck at a plateau and quickly losing motivation because of it. I have about 20lbs left that I'd like to drop and this would hopefully get me a lot closer to that! Feel free to add me, looking forward to pressing on and killing this plateau.

GretchenReine

I would love to be a part of this! I've been stuck at a plateau and quickly losing motivation because of it. I have about 20lbs left that I'd like to drop and this would hopefully get me a lot closer to that! Feel free to add me, looking forward to pressing on and killing this plateau.

Awesome to have you join us! We've got a very energetic...very motivated group so far! We can do this together!!!

Leanne169

Would love to be in!

GretchenReine

Would love to be in!

I've got you on the spreadsheet! You're trapped now!!! I will send a friend request!

Leanne169

Really looking forward to it!

Beauty0619

question: will we upload our weight and miles or will we send them to you, gkeith1971?

GretchenReine

question: will we upload our weight and miles or will we send them to you, gkeith1971?

Either way. Everyone has access to the spreadsheet and anyone who can see it can edit it. I know some people are less comfortable with it then others and I'm more than willing to help them. I will do all of the calculations each week. :-)

GretchenReine

For anyone who didn't see my earlier post...mediafire which is the site that I had put the banner on is having issues. I'm not sure if it's permanent or not so I put the banner on photobucket. There is a post on the 3rd page with the link so you can save the new link and get rid of the old one. Once mediafire is back up and running I will remove the banner from there so we don't have it in a million places. :-)

GretchenReine

5 days til kick off! I'm so excited to start this challenge. I know it's a LONG challenge...but I need something long term. I"m doing an awesome 6 week challenge now that I'll be halfway through when we start this one. It'll get me up to Halloween which is like hell for me. I really feel confident that I'm in the right place mentally to do this. And with all of you working on this with me...I KNOW we can do this! Bring on the holidays!!! ;-)

zoe4friends

5 days til kick off! I'm so excited to start this challenge. I know it's a LONG challenge...but I need something long term. I"m doing an awesome 6 week challenge now that I'll be halfway through when we start this one. It'll get me up to Halloween which is like hell for me. I really feel confident that I'm in the right place mentally to do this. And with all of you working on this with me...I KNOW we can do this! Bring on the holidays!!! ;-)

Yes we are all in this together!!! And we can do it!!! I am really excited for this challenge. And I have a 4 day fall break from school so very excited to work out and train myself walking those 175 miles! Good luck to everyone

GretchenReine

5 days til kick off! I'm so excited to start this challenge. I know it's a LONG challenge...but I need something long term. I"m doing an awesome 6 week challenge now that I'll be halfway through when we start this one. It'll get me up to Halloween which is like hell for me. I really feel confident that I'm in the right place mentally to do this. And with all of you working on this with me...I KNOW we can do this! Bring on the holidays!!! ;-)

Yes we are all in this together!!! And we can do it!!! I am really excited for this challenge. And I have a 4 day fall break from school so very excited to work out and train myself walking those 175 miles! Good luck to everyone

Your 4 day break will be a great chance to get yourself into a routine! I'm jealous...I would so love a 4 day break from work! LOL The 175 miles should be easier for everyone since we added a week to the challenge!

GretchenReine

The Challenge: 8% weight loss and 175 miles between October 10th and January 9th! We're going to show those holidays whose boss! I'm so ready for this challenge. This is a great support system and a very motivated group!!! We've got this!

4 days til kick off!!!

Trillian73

I have a question about the miles part - should we count cycling (or stationery bike) miles, swimming, elliptical, etc. as well as walking/running miles? Just out of curiosity.

Lori

bmd1011

Finally found this

I would love to join! My bday is on the 11th, so this will be a great Challenge to join in and begin my 27th year with a bang!!! Anyone have a recommendation for a nice, cheap pedometer so I can record my miles??

GretchenReine

Finally found this

I would love to join! My bday is on the 11th, so this will be a great Challenge to join in and begin my 27th year with a bang!!! Anyone have a recommendation for a nice, cheap pedometer so I can record my miles??

Yay! I'm glad you found it! I meant to send you the link!!! You can get a pedometer at any place like target, Wal-mart any sporting goods. I love mine but it's not a very cheap one. Mine tracks my steps/miles per hour per day. I actually upload my data and it will show me what I've done and when since I got this thing. My son wants me to invest in one for him.

Not that the end date was planned...I really did pick 12 weeks initially...but it ends on the 9th which is my birthday. I'm way past your 27 though!!!

We've moved the start date up from the 17th to the 10th! I wasn't sure if you saw that or not!

GretchenReine

I have a question about the miles part - should we count cycling (or stationery bike) miles, swimming, elliptical, etc. as well as walking/running miles? Just out of curiosity.

Lori

Count all of it! Walking, swimming, running, biking, etc. I wear my pedometer all day every day and count all of my steps. It makes me pay attention big time! :-)

Gretchen

jlemoore

Gretchen... so tonight I did 35 minutes on my stationary bike... I did 20 bike miles.. so I convert my stationary bike miles into walking miles which would be 5 or 6 or do I say I did 20 miles on the bike, so I get 20 towards the goal of 175?

mom2nate08

Finally found this

I would love to join! My bday is on the 11th, so this will be a great Challenge to join in and begin my 27th year with a bang!!! Anyone have a recommendation for a nice, cheap pedometer so I can record my miles??

Yay! I'm glad you found it! I meant to send you the link!!! You can get a pedometer at any place like target, Wal-mart any sporting goods. I love mine but it's not a very cheap one. Mine tracks my steps/miles per hour per day. I actually upload my data and it will show me what I've done and when since I got this thing. My son wants me to invest in one for him.

Not that the end date was planned...I really did pick 12 weeks initially...but it ends on the 9th which is my birthday. I'm way past your 27 though!!!

We've moved the start date up from the 17th to the 10th! I wasn't sure if you saw that or not!

gkeith - What kind of pedometer do you have? I like the idea of uploading the data!

GretchenReine

Gretchen... so tonight I did 35 minutes on my stationary bike... I did 20 bike miles.. so I convert my stationary bike miles into walking miles which would be 5 or 6 or do I say I did 20 miles on the bike, so I get 20 towards the goal of 175?

LOL Ok, now your getting technical on me! Personally, I didn't know there was a difference. How do you convert it to "walking" miles. I would think this one was up to you! To me, a mile is a mile. If you're up for more of a challenge...and want to do more work...you'd put the 5 or 6 miles. But I don't think you'd be wrong doing the 20.

I wonder if anyone else has any thoughts???

Olivia9636

Hi I have just joined this site and would love to join this challenge if possible?

Thanks
Olivia

genene111

Hello:) I'm new too and would really like to join this group, is it to late?
I'm really like the idea of the group support:)
- Gigi

GretchenReine

Hi I have just joined this site and would love to join this challenge if possible?

Thanks
Olivia

Definitely! Weigh in is on Monday and we're in this for the long haul! 13 weeks! We have a great group here! I will send you a friend request!