Summer Challenge

meeaham

My results for today:

Water: Didn't get in 32 oz, got in 24 oz (I guess that's better than nothing!)
New exercise: None, just ran on the treadmill today at the gym
Calories: I'm under! I'm at 5/7 for the week. Not too bad for my first week!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

andreamkelly

I weighed in at 224.4 this morning. Stayed under on calories and tried to get extra water. Bought two new exercise games for the WII, but was so busy with life (grandchildren and has 12 over for dinner on Sunday) didn't get a chance to try them out yet.

chichi128

this was one of the first weekends in a really long time that i didnt over indulge and i feel great. i was able to control myself which as many of you know is not an easy thing!! i feel like MFP community as really helped me with this because i know i have to be accountable for what im doing and when i see other people working just as hard i dont want to let anyone down. i finally bought a scale this weekend and im not sure if today is the day we're supposed to weigh in or tomorrow but im so excited to say that i lost 4.3lbs!! woop woop!! though small i will take anything ...26 more lbs to go by august 28th and i feel like i can really do this!! i have definitely been drinking more water..2 34oz bottles a day plus a few more glasses..staying under my calorie goal throughout the week and my new exercise has been starting the c25k

sooo i'll make it official..

sw 214
cw 209
gw (8/28) 184
dw 125-130

happy monday everyone!!!

Ceeceebigs

staying strong here....

added rowing as a new exercise for 10 minutes...

Sunday was my cheat day.....ate a bit too much....glad its Monday!

AstridParties

SW 172
CW 162
GW 150 (for now...will change once this milestone is met)

jillica

Weigh-in tomorrow! And I'm not being anybody's inspiration by saying this: I've GAINED WEIGHT!!! But this group is helping me get organized. Here's to a lucky weigh-in tomorrow so maybe I will be even.

zerbe6982

5/29 Update:
Water - No
Exercise - Yes (I added pushups to my routine)
Calories - Under

5/30 Update:
Water - Yes! Drank 6 cups instead of 4
Exercise - Yes (I added pushups to my routine)
Calories - Under by 46

5/31 Update:
Water - Yes! Drank 6 cups instead of 4
Exercise - Yes (I added pushups to my routine)
Calories - Under my calories; That's 3/7

6/1 Update:
Water - No ;(
Exercise - Yes
Calories - Over today; 3/7

6/2 Update:
Water - No ;(
Exercise - Yes
Calories - Over today; 3/7

6/3 Update:
Water - Yes; 8 cups today
Exercise - Yes
Calories - Under today; 4/7

daisymullins

weigh in time!
Have managed to drink a lot more water, stay under my calorie limit, but havent added a new exercize:(

today, i weighed in at 63kg (138.89lb)

EmmaM2211

Oooop didnt manage to stay under calories 5/7 days this week :-( and i'm up a pound this morning. But not so bad considering it's a bank holiday weekend here in the UK so been plenty of parties. I'll be happy staying the same tomorrow for weigh in then I'll be ready to kick butt properly with no more parties planned!!! Hope you're all awesome and looking forward to weigh in tomorrow!! xxxxx

daisymullins

whoops! thought it was tuesday today ahahaha!

raph97

Hi everyone,

It's the first time I write on any posting since I joined MFP. I like your idea to set a reachable goal and set a deadline.

My journey so far is very similar to a lot of you. I started mid-January with MFP and used it for 3 months almost on a daily basis, it help me loose almost 15 pounds. Then life got in the way, and I thought that I was able to manage my weight all by myself...to realize last week that I took back 7 pounds. So I am returning to MFP this morning and would like to join you all on the summer challenge.
I have registered for a 10K run on August 26th and would like to run it under 220.

Last week, I was 236, so I need to loose 17 pounds te reach my goal.

I'll write back tomorrow morning to let you know how I am going

llee1025

Week 1 Weigh in!

I'm down 2 pounds! New weight: 153 lb.

As far as challenges for this week...

I definitely drank more water, I started a system where I fill up 3 20oz bottles the day before and then it's easier for me to track how much water I have had throughout the day. I finished those water bottles 5/7 days.

For the new exercises... I started Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred

I did a poor job tracking my eating this week...oops. So, I can't say if I stayed under my calories or not.

blackpro

I'm in, starting today !

Noraclark

Count me in also!!!

happinessforevercm

I am in starting today as well!

sw: 136
gw: 121 (by end of august)

ginnylee74

I am in starting today if that's ok.:)

SW

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202.
GW

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187 by the End of August.

becsks

Hi everyone - I'm new to MFP and I love the idea and accountability of this challenge! Hopefully you don't mind if I jump in a week late.

My goal is to lose 12 pounds by August 31. My weight in is tonight, but I'm somewhere around 162. I'm aiming for 150 by the end of summer!

My goals this week are to:
-track every bite
-drink 8 glasses of water a day
-4 low-impact exercise days (I'm injured, but still need to MOVE)
-plan my meals and nights out in advance.

Excited to be on MFP and to join you all in this challenge!

branohockey

I had an up and down weekend. Friday I had a party to go to, I exercised extra to compensate and I came in under calories despite a 1000+ dinner/drinks evening. Then Saturday was a bust because I did not plan! ARGH! But Sunday was ok. I did not get a block of time to exercise because I had a child w/ 2 Lacrosse games at spread out times. So instead I walked fo rthe 20 minutes before each game and at half time and it added up to over 400 cals burned!

So there is a tip for everybody... you do NOT have to work out for a hour straight. You can break it up into manageable chunks and still get calories burned. Granted it might not be the perfect situation, but at least it's exercise. NO EXCUSES

Tonight I have a workout planned and then my evenings fall apart for the week. That means no excuses and I'll get up earlier to at least get time in on the treadmill.

No stopping me now!!!

MarieB

bbagnell13

I would love to join. CW-184 GW 165 (for now)

I am just reading the challenges from last week, but I have actually done pretty well with them!

Tuesday 5/29
water - 10 cups
Walked 1 mile
Calories under 1/7

Wednesday 5/30
water - 10 cups
walked 1 mile
calories under 2/7

Thursday 5/31
water - 6 cups
walked 1 mile
calories under 3/7

Friday 6/1
water - 8 cups
walked 1 mile
calories under 4/7

Saturday 6/2
Whew - BAD DAY!!
water-2 cups
calories OVER

Sunday 6/3
water - 3 cups
calories OVER

Monday 6/4
water -
walked 1 mile
calories -

Curvimami

CW: 205lbs

Goals for June:
- Lose 6 lbs (199 lbs and under 200!!! )
- Work out at least 4x a week
- Drink 10 glasses of water a day
- Eat every 3hrs
- Eat all calories and maybe some exercise cals (dont want to go into starvation mode)

Took forever to find and quote my post.lol...Weigh in tomorrow is not looking too good for me :-(

Curvimami

Tomorrow I will put together a spreadsheet of everyone involved so we can easily track our progress as individuals and as a group.

With that being said, here are your challenges for this week!

- I challenge you to drink TWO more 8-oz cups of WATER a day than you normally do
- I challenge you to find a NEW exercise that you do at least once this week
- I challenge you to stay under your calories at least 5 of the 7 days this week

BUMP

agregg145

I am just starting can I join in

Shelgirl001

I 'm in, for 15 pounds, also.

misticache

I'm in. Will you be setting up a group? I'm finding that the group thing is really cool and easy to keep track with all the forums I ramble on.

CW: 173.2 as of 6/4/12
GW: 150

I will keep an eye on the forum tonight for this week's challenge since I'm just starting today! Thanks for doing this and if it's not to late please add me to your spreadsheet!

daburnsie

Count me in as well. I'm joining a bit late. My goal is about the same. Somewhere between 10 and 17 pounds. I will check in tomorrow.:happy:

CelenaLeV

Count me in too!!!

CelenaLeV

My Goal is about 10 pounds a week...with 5 days a week for exercise...

branohockey

My Goal is about 10 pounds a week...with 5 days a week for exercise...

10lbs a week? That's a calorie deficit of 35,000 calories... Is this really what you are aiming for or is that a typo?

MarieB

JenniferEM2012

I just joined MFP on Wednesday and just found this. I was hoping that I could join, even though it is a little late. I weighed myself today and lost 3 pounds since I have started. I will weigh myself in again tomorrow as well. My goal is to lose 25lbs by August. I started at 200 even.

jenbroussard71

I'm in!