April Lose 4% Challenge

1…457910…21

Replies

  • charismanoodles
    charismanoodles Posts: 343 Member
    Ooooh, I'm in for sure, I'm going away in April so this will be a test to see if I can keep up my habits whilst on a tropical holiday
  • emdeegan
    emdeegan Posts: 219 Member
    in like flynn!
  • abbysmom814
    abbysmom814 Posts: 103 Member
    Count me in!
  • CCChaos625
    CCChaos625 Posts: 55 Member
    I am IN!!!! Need a lil more motivation to keep me going- 1/3 of left to go for my goal!!!
  • countrywildflower
    countrywildflower Posts: 42 Member
    ill join in
  • cath456
    cath456 Posts: 2 Member
    I'm totally new here - but I'm 100% in! Great motivation!
  • twilight_princess
    twilight_princess Posts: 270 Member

    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.

    Its true if you are 250lbs you may not have much to lose if your BMI is low, but most people on here have weight to lose and are motivated to lose it... its a challenge 4% is a good number, not too high but not too low.

    Like I said previous you are more than welcome to do a challenge any way you want to do so. Its just like a weekly weigh-in, what other way can you 'participate', you see how people are doing by reading the posts, I do and get motivation to do well when I see that others are.
  • brandyj89
    brandyj89 Posts: 29 Member
    im in!!
  • everinm
    everinm Posts: 19
    Nice to see more are joining this challenge!
    6849020.png
  • LReneeWalker
    LReneeWalker Posts: 213 Member

    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.

    Its true if you are 250lbs you may not have much to lose if your BMI is low, but most people on here have weight to lose and are motivated to lose it... its a challenge 4% is a good number, not too high but not too low.

    Like I said previous you are more than welcome to do a challenge any way you want to do so. Its just like a weekly weigh-in, what other way can you 'participate', you see how people are doing by reading the posts, I do and get motivation to do well when I see that others are.

    Its a fun challenge for some of us. It will mean around 9 lbs for me. If I dont make it so what, it was motivation to try. For those who dont approve, why bother posting on this thread? Why complain? Just move on! I am excited for this challenge!
  • cindyrey
    cindyrey Posts: 53
    I'M IN
  • autumnbottom8
    autumnbottom8 Posts: 74 Member
    i'm in!! Thanks!
  • twilight_princess
    twilight_princess Posts: 270 Member
    Its a fun challenge for some of us. It will mean around 9 lbs for me. If I dont make it so what, it was motivation to try. For those who dont approve, why bother posting on this thread? Why complain? Just move on! I am excited for this challenge!

    Thanks for the support! This challenge has really motivated me in March following a rubbish February, I've already done over 4% with a few days left. See you in April!
  • Katrina0207
    Katrina0207 Posts: 6
    im in

    Sounds like a good challenge 8.7lbs to loose in april
  • naturegirl135
    naturegirl135 Posts: 1
    I'm in!
  • wearywithchildren
    wearywithchildren Posts: 17
    Count me in too! Where do we go to check in?
  • pozitivenergy816
    pozitivenergy816 Posts: 16 Member
    I'm so in :-)
  • hdelamore
    hdelamore Posts: 206 Member
    I'm in! Though i;m not looking forward to trying to lose 6lbs! I find it difficult losing 1 a month as i get close to my goal weight!
    :)

    SW: 146lbs
    GW For 1st May: 140

    x
  • dcyr009
    dcyr009 Posts: 93
    I'm in.
  • sophsw
    sophsw Posts: 81 Member
    Am in too
  • jesusislove1526
    jesusislove1526 Posts: 442 Member
    I'm in. That will be 11 lbs for me, and just on track with my original goal.
  • jpmill79
    jpmill79 Posts: 74 Member
    Starting Weight – (Sunday 1st April)
    Goal Weight Loss –
    Week 1 –xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 9th April)
    Week 2 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 16th April)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 23rd April)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 30th April)

    Total Lost – xxx lbs. (Monday 30th April)
    Total % Lost – xx % (Monday 30th April)

    Thanks, I hope you’ll join me and good luck!

    ##CALCULATIONS##

    1. YOUR 4% goal is;
    (April starting weight) divided by 100 multiplied by 4 = goal weight loss
    e.g. SW 189lbs
    189lbs x 0.04 = 7.6lbs weight loss goal

    2. For the final weigh-in, to calculate how much you ACTUALLY lost is;
    (Total weight loss) multiplied by 100 then divided by (April starting weight) = % lost
    e.g. Weight loss = 9lbs
    9lbs/189 x 100 = 4.8% off starting weight
  • Bheller234
    Bheller234 Posts: 150
    I'm in! I won't be able to weigh in on Mondays though, i don't own a scale. But when i go to karate on Tuesday i can weigh in there and post my weight then.
  • tenas
    tenas Posts: 121
    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 whole purpose of the challenge is to motivate people. As long as people do their best it doesn't matter if they reach the 4% because any progress they make means they are better off then they were at the beginning of the month. I have been part of the March challenge and the person with the highest 4% goal in the challenge. After 4 weeks I'm down 12 lbs which puts me at 3.3%. I know I most likely won't get to 4% by Saturday and I'm OK with that because I'm 12 lbs closer to my ultimate goal of better health.
  • CharlieWolt
    CharlieWolt Posts: 15
    Count me in! Go team April.
  • imaginemoore
    imaginemoore Posts: 4 Member
    Count me in, too!!! Wooo Hooo!!! :wink:
  • sock_17
    sock_17 Posts: 99 Member
    Can I be in too please?
  • missyhut714
    missyhut714 Posts: 2 Member
    :smile: Yeah i am in
  • Sadiyyah70
    Sadiyyah70 Posts: 38 Member
    New to MFP and very excited! I'm in :happy:
  • Sinz2011
    Sinz2011 Posts: 59 Member
    IM IN!!! WOOHOOO

Categories