April Lose 4% Challenge

shcap

Count me in

principessa133

I'm in! This is my first challenge too!

claremillerphoto

Yes please! I definitely need to refocus so this will be great!

Malaika946

This has got me excited, it will be my first challenge, I am in

legnarevocrednu

Sounds good! Totally in!

Kanohane

I'm in

micheleboone

Seem like a good challenge. I'm in!

roxyfoxy923

I'M SOOOOO IN!!!!!!

jonnyman41

I'm in too.

ritaboland

I'm in, i need some motivation to get me back on track!

katiew00t

I'm in!

dawn_eichert

I am all for this. Will check in on Sunday.

Good Luck All!!!!

Tracey0013

sounds fun

MeMountainMom

I am IN!!! Thank you for starting this challenge!

jessemerson86

Count me in too. I need some more accountability lately!

Though I'm at work Sunday mornings, so I'll probably do my weigh-ins on Fridays.

jessicaacampbell1

Oh yeah, down for another challenge.

vjhanson5

Wonderful idea, count me in also!

elly68

i'm in currenrly 230 so 9.2lb to lose might have a problem easter egg weekend but hey head down and go for it

purple_penny

IN! Need the challenge in order to keep on track. Otherwise, I'll keep saying I'll start tomorrow. 4% of 210 is 8.4.

jennyliveslarge

Im in!! add me please- jennyliveslarge thank you for the motivation!!!:happy:

CM9178

This sounds great, I'm in need of extra motivation and this sounds like something I could do. Thank you so much for posting!

Now where do we post our weight and 4% goal on April 1st, 2012?

just post it in this thread..

Kinda hard to follow or "participate" in my opinion though.

CM9178

Also, for some of us, 4% can mean 8, 9 or even 10 pounds, which is a large amount of weight to lose in 1 month (and not healthy either). The healthy amount to lose is 1, maybe 2 pounds per week. Also, unless you are doing some crazy crash diet and a ton of exercise, it isn't likely that you'd consistently lose more than 2 pounds per week.

2.5 or 3% per month might be a more reasonable/realistic goal for the majority of us.

steph2606

I'm so in!! :happy:

ergumm

I'm in! I'm just starting to change my life, and I'm very competitive, so this is just the thing to get me on the right track and keep me there!!! Thanks! :-)

DrivenDiva

Great Plan! I'm 100% in :happy:

mommyred35

Also, for some of us, 4% can mean 8, 9 or even 10 pounds, which is a large amount of weight to lose in 1 month (and not healthy either). The healthy amount to lose is 1, maybe 2 pounds per week. Also, unless you are doing some crazy crash diet and a ton of exercise, it isn't likely that you'd consistently lose more than 2 pounds per week.

2.5 or 3% per month might be a more reasonable/realistic goal for the majority of us.

I agree with you. I wanted to to the challenge too but I wouldneed to loss almost 11 lbs.

twilight_princess

just post it in this thread..

Kinda hard to follow or "participate" in my opinion though.

I don't get why you posted, if it's really hard to follow you can start your own easy to follow thread, it's just a challenge to keep people a bit more accountable if you have a target each week.

twilight_princess

Also, for some of us, 4% can mean 8, 9 or even 10 pounds, which is a large amount of weight to lose in 1 month (and not healthy either). The healthy amount to lose is 1, maybe 2 pounds per week. Also, unless you are doing some crazy crash diet and a ton of exercise, it isn't likely that you'd consistently lose more than 2 pounds per week.

2.5 or 3% per month might be a more reasonable/realistic goal for the majority of us.

The reason I chosed 4% was after doing other challenges I saw that this was achievable for everyone and not just aim for 5 or 10lbs which may be too easy or hard for some. If your 4% is 10lbs then you're probably larger and it can be more easy to lose that much when larger. Its not unhealthy to lose 8-10lbs in a month if you have that much to lose, at my most Ive lost 9.5 and know someone who lost 30 but then he was 450lbs.

It's really just a target as having something to aim for the month is good motivation. If its too much for you or you dont agree there are other challenges going on or start your own like me!

lovebug5502

I'm in! Great motivation and way to stay on track.

CM9178

Also, for some of us, 4% can mean 8, 9 or even 10 pounds, which is a large amount of weight to lose in 1 month (and not healthy either). The healthy amount to lose is 1, maybe 2 pounds per week. Also, unless you are doing some crazy crash diet and a ton of exercise, it isn't likely that you'd consistently lose more than 2 pounds per week.

2.5 or 3% per month might be a more reasonable/realistic goal for the majority of us.

The reason I chosed 4% was after doing other challenges I saw that this was achievable for everyone and not just aim for 5 or 10lbs which may be too easy or hard for some. If your 4% is 10lbs then you're probably larger and it can be more easy to lose that much when larger. Its not unhealthy to lose 8-10lbs in a month if you have that much to lose, at my most Ive lost 9.5 and know someone who lost 30 but then he was 450lbs.

It's really just a target as having something to aim for the month is good motivation. If its too much for you or you dont agree there are other challenges going on or start your own like me!

You are wrong.. just because you may weigh more doesn't mean you necessarily have more to lose, so it is ok to lose that much weight so quickly. For example, a guy may be 250 pounds, so 4% would be 10 pounds. But for his height and age, he may only need to lose 20 pounds or so... so losing 10 pounds in a month is still a lot, and not good.

My point about this being hard to follow is that it is just a bunch of people posting their updates all the time, plus people "joining in" so you can't really see what is going on unless you read through 20 pages of posts.. I originally wanted to participate, but aside from the 4% unattainable goal, it also seems difficult to actually see how everybody is doing. There should be a group for something like this, not a thread.