12 Weeks Until Halloween=Let's Do This!

firefly13

I keep setting little goals for little things, like "look better in suits before my new job starts" and "take the stairs every time" but I've never had a big goal. Not a realistic one at least. But now I do.

Halloween!

I've decided that I'm going to be Trillian from Hitchhiker's Guide the Galaxy. I'll be sporting the oxford socks, blue shorts and the three-armed white button-up. I want to love my legs in the shorts! I'm not even going to buy the blue shorts until I've lost a size or two, and with 12 weeks until that day...I think I can definitely do it!

Who's with me? Let's get some Halloween goals going!

hmo4

I keep setting little goals for little things, like "look better in suits before my new job starts" and "take the stairs every time" but I've never had a big goal. Not a realistic one at least. But now I do.

Halloween!

I've decided that I'm going to be Trillian from Hitchhiker's Guide the Galaxy. I'll be sporting the oxford socks, blue shorts and the three-armed white button-up. I want to love my legs in the shorts! I'm not even going to buy the blue shorts until I've lost a size or two, and with 12 weeks until that day...I think I can definitely do it!

Who's with me? Let's get some Halloween goals going!

I'm IN! I am going to beat my arc enemy by it's big day-yup CANDY and SUGAR, be gone. I can do it! Starting a thread then? What's the plan girl?:drinker: :flowerforyou:

Shanta1983

wow thats a good challenge Im down with it count me in so watz next

Shinemaria

Awesome, a goal! I need something to focus on. I want to be able to wear a sexy costume for Halloween and not even THINK about "oh i'm too fat for this".....i should be about 198 by then....that might be a lot for some people but for me it would seem soooo nice...

lbragg

Halloween is my birthday too! What is the challenge!?

skywalker

I'd like to be down another 10.5 lbs by Halloween (my halfway point). Less than one a week! Totally do-able!!!
Count me in!!! :drinker:

kath711

That sounds like a great goal by Halloween. I'd like to lose about 8 pounds by then . I'm in!

lmahloy

what a great idea! my goal is to lose 20 lbs by oct 30! then ill be my goal weight, and look better than i ever have!
i just want to say great job to everyone out there, way to stick to it!



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skywalker

So... Is this the idea? We set a personal 12 week goal and keep checking in? Start a new thread? Just asking... I love getting in on these challenges. They keep my motivation up :happy:

frogg2allegra

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I blame bad horror movies I watched growing up like Happy Birthday to Me, Hell night and the original The FOG. Count me in!

My Goal for Halloween: I want to lose 15 by Halloween.That's just over a pound a week. I CAN DO THIS!

Whoop whoop!
When should we weigh in?
Halloween is a Saturday, how perfect for a party for us to show off our successful selves.

barbarella

Yeah Baby! That sounds great! :flowerforyou:

I have Halloween in mind for my final goal but haven't focused on it at all.
I would love to be a sexy pin-up girl! Strut my stuff in style, uh-huh!

16 lbs. divided by 12 weeks = 1.3 lbs. per week.
Totally doable...... Yahoo! Let's GO! :drinker: :bigsmile:

Shanta1983

Man how she gone start a challenge and just leave us without the whats whats ya feel me we wanna know how this gone work....:bigsmile:

barbarella

She must have gone to bed already ..... it's late! :yawn:

We'll hit her up tomorrow.......... YUP! :bigsmile:

joelou

Can I join? It is great to have something to focus on. Would like to loose about a stone by then. We can do this :drinker:

CasperO

Wow,,, cool idea. Ok, my goal,hmmm... Interesting costume that requires a buffed out physique,,,

Think I could pull off the Spartan soldier thing like that movie "300"?!?! :laugh: :bigsmile: :sad:

Ok, maybe not. Maybe just your basic spooky looking serial killer. I've got the clothes,,, and most of the look. Hard to be scared of a paunchy looking serial killer - so I gotta stick with it.

I resolve - 200 pounds and 32" waist by Halloween!

That's 11 pounds in 12 weeks, which should be easy - but I'm down to 16% bodyfat now and they don't come off like they used to. Wish me luck.

skywalker

Wow,,, cool idea. Ok, my goal,hmmm... Interesting costume that requires a buffed out physique,,,

Think I could pull off the Spartan soldier thing like that movie "300"?!?! :laugh: :bigsmile: :sad:

Ok, maybe not. Maybe just your basic spooky looking serial killer. I've got the clothes,,, and most of the look. Hard to be scared of a paunchy looking serial killer - so I gotta stick with it.

I resolve - 200 pounds and 32" waist by Halloween!

That's 11 pounds in 12 weeks, which should be easy - but I'm down to 16% bodyfat now and they don't come off like they used to. Wish me luck.

Good Luck :drinker:

firefly13

Sorry for abandoning everyone haha, I'm on the east coast so I went to bed after my inspired post.

This is my first thread and now my second comment so I'm new here, but I say we all set our own goal and keep checking in. Do we need to start a new thread for this? I think we can stay here...let me know!

My goal is to lose 20 pounds by Halloween and tone up. I'm working out 5 or 6 days a week, focusing on intense cardio every other day and some serious total body workouts the other days, with either an abs or leg concentration. My upper body is doing alright, I used to be a softball pitcher so I just want to tone it back a bit and the total body workout will keep me covered.

I made my first smoothie this morning and it's delicious :-) A big weakness for me is oversnacking or letting myself fall into a trap. So MFP will be great for me (especially this thread!) because it keeps me accountable. I know I have a chocolate craving so I bought the silken chocolate tofu and will let myself dip some strawberries in it from time to time, but always in a reasonable amount. And I know that there are certain foods that I overeat like crazy (like cream cheese with bagels) so I'm just not going to allow them in the apartment.

Putting your goal weight or size in here, along with fitness plan and some strategies for eating healthier, is a fantastic start for this Halloween plan. Let's keep it going, I'm off to do my total body workout focusing on my abs!

firefly13

And for the spartan body seen in 300...here's the workout they used!

http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-workouts/workouts/The_300_Workout.php

barbarella

That sounds like the simplest way to go.......
Everybody check in here at least once a week.
List goals and weight progress. :flowerforyou:

166 today :noway: :grumble:
(blaaaah, UP 2 lbs.! I keep going up & down 2 lbs. the last 3 weeks)

148 by Halloween, 18 lbs. to go :drinker:

CASPER OH! Would love to see you in a Spartan 300 outfit!!!

BTW: There was a comedy on HBO last night (forgot the name of the movie).
With Kevin Sorbo (hubba, hubba) & others in Spartan outfits.
Some had painted on abs..... ha, ha! Always an option! :laugh: :bigsmile: :laugh:

hmo4

Well, I have been battling the last 10 pounds for months now. BUT THIS IS IT! I haven't weighed in lately-I only do it once a month, but I'm 145 now and want to lose the 10 by Halloween. Gonna be tough, I'm going away lots in September-all free food and drinks which makes it even harder, but I HAVE to do it! I need you guys to keep me motivated and kick me in the butt!:drinker:

carolinemacdonald22

can i be in??? i would like to lose 15 pounds by then!!

CasperO

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CASPER OH! Would love to see you in a Spartan 300 outfit!!!

BTW: There was a comedy on HBO last night (forgot the name of the movie).
With Kevin Sorbo (hubba, hubba) & others in Spartan outfits.
Some had painted on abs..... ha, ha! Always an option! :laugh: :bigsmile: :laugh:

Careful what you wish for lady,,, :laugh:

The movie was "Meet the Spartans",,, loved it. Very "Airplane"-"Scary Movie"ish. Just goofy.

kblu0816

I'd love to join. I need some sort of marker for my goal. So I want to say 15 pounds by Halloween. Don't know what I want to be yet. Was Marilyn Monroe last year which was a success since she was the size I am :laugh:

Good Luck to all

twotongal

Halloween

Yes, I would like to join this one.
I got a nice outfit in mind but I need to be 32 inch W 34 lower waist.


38in W now it is doable.

Eryn47

I'm so in!!! I love Halloween! Every year we have a big Halloween Party so this is perfect for me to focus on. I am almost at my goal weight but the last couple pounds just wount come off and I have ALOT of tonning to do! Yeah us, good luck everyone!!!!:bigsmile:

Shinemaria

By the way, anybody got any good costume ideas? lol I'm in college and it seems like the only requirement for a ladies' halloween costume is that it have the word "sexy" in front of it. (aka, sexy vampire, sexy pirate, sexy hot dog vendor, sexy television set -oooh that would really get the fellas huh? :laugh:) I don't know whether i can or even want to pull off showing that much midriff...

kath711

Sounds good, I'd like to lose 7 pounds by then so that's a little over 1/2 pound per week for me. Like Barbarella, I too keep bobbing up and down 2 pounds and can't seem to keep it off. Very frustrating!!
I also love Halloween. I enjoy some of the 90's flicks like Scream and Final Destination and I Know What You Did LAst Summer.
Did anyone catch the miniseries in the late spring called Harper's Island? I really enjoyed that. There's a movie coming out something like that soon but can't remember the name.

skywalker

Ok, I'm checking in. 178 lbs today. I know I said 10.5 lbs by Halloween. Why not just make it 11 lbs? :laugh:
167 by October 31st!!!
Good luck to everyone!!! :drinker: :drinker:

cc_campbell81

I'm in! I am so glad you thought of this. Every Halloween I've been thinking if I were a little more in shape then I could wear a sexy halloween costume to the halloween parties. I hope to be down 18lbs then.


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firefly13

By the way, anybody got any good costume ideas? lol I'm in college and it seems like the only requirement for a ladies' halloween costume is that it have the word "sexy" in front of it. (aka, sexy vampire, sexy pirate, sexy hot dog vendor, sexy television set -oooh that would really get the fellas huh? :laugh:) I don't know whether i can or even want to pull off showing that much midriff...

Last year I went as Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. Not too scandalous :-) There are a lot of ideas out there, you've got time to explore!

skywalker

I was Edward Scissorhands last year. Even won a few contests with it :happy: :happy: