The Three Part Challenge!!!

HeatherMN

Good evening!

Okay, so I know I really shouldn't be stepping on my scale more than once per week, but I did it this morning anyway because I had lots of energy and thought I'd see something good. Low and behold, down another pound!! I'm now 4 lbs. away from the Halloween goal and have been eating within my calories. There's still hope!

Hope you all are having a wonderful day! I'm about to head home to work out to burn off some of the stress from today!
Heather

ckholmes

Ya Halloween sounds perfect for the weigh in, I think it makes sense to stick with the goal dates.

How much did all of you make for a goal to hit for Halloween? I only ask because I didnt actually make one this time around so of course I want to make one for Thanks\\giving but have it be reasonable.

HeatherMN

Good morning!

I had made a goal of 6 lbs. for Halloween, but won't make it unless I miraculously lose 4 lbs. in the next two days. I'm not going to be too discouraged, though because I've already lost two lbs. this week and got past my plateau.

I promise I'll try REALLY hard to remember to give my officially weigh-in on Saturday morning!

Good luck, everyone.
Heather

allie5199

I set my first goal at 8 lbs, then Thanksgiving at 6lbs, and lastly christmas at 5lbs. As of monday I was about 3 lbs away from my first goal...which I'm busting my butt to reach!!! I think the most reasonable goal would be one pound a week, so I set mine a little higher to really challenge myself

Hows everyones week going? 2 more days...yikes

ckholmes

Thank you for the info.
Heather thats still great on losing 2lbs and breaking plateau, before our goal date, and we r weighing in a few days early , I'd be happy with the 2, Congrats to you!!!!:):drinker: :drinker:

Allie your so close to goal good luck tomorrow weighing in, you can do it, if not weigh in on Monday( hehe)
I feel the same as setting my goals higher, I feel It will keep me in check. So when I weigh in tomorrow and figure what my goals will be for Thanksgiving and Christmas.


Good Luck everyone tomorrow!!!! :>)

ckholmes

Ok it looks like Im the first to weigh in! And i stayed the same 257.2 Thats good for me for this week, I didnt log my intake in most of the week and candy has been floating past my face as well AND I had a salty dinner lastnite So Im good!

Well for my goal for Thanksgiving Im going to shoot for 7lbs and Christmas 8lbs and thats weighing in on that Monday and x-mas being that up coming Friday. Good Luck to me and all you lovely peeps.

Good Luck on your weigh in today everyone:drinker: I cant wait to check in and see how everyone did later!

shredder

Happy Halloween everyone!
Ok- this is the first of our 3 major milestones for the remainder of 2009.

Sadly I missed my goal which was to be at 182 today...I weighed in at 185.5 -3.5lbs since the 3PC began. I actually gained a pound since my last weigh in but I value the loss and will keeep steaming ahead full force.

My wins for this week...
I didn't weigh myself compulsively every single day.
I ate breakfast almost every day, which for me is a huge win.
I got a ton of compliments on my hair ( my least fav feature) as I just colored it a dark brown. Those felt good to hear...self esteem +4pts ha ha

CK- yeah- no gain is ALWAYS a win- great work.
How are the rest of you doing?
Good luck with the weigh ins today...I'll probably check in again this Monday to get me on track for the week.
Happy ghost hunting :bigsmile:
Shredder

shredder

We are onto our Thanksgiving phase of the challenge tomorrow and welcome any and all newbies to jump aboard and be a part of our awesome group:flowerforyou:

allie5199

Official Halloween weigh-in...151!!!! Which is exactly my goal...BUT I'm using a different scale so it might be a little off.

I'm going to weigh-in again on Monday with the scale I've been using so it's more accurate & so I don't binge on candy and goodies this weekend.

Good Luck to everyone!!!

ckholmes

comeon ladies lets way in ! Were here together step on that darn thing! :}

HeatherMN

Good evening, everyone!

Okay, I didn't get a change to get on the computer yesterday, but here's my official weigh in.

SW: 206.8
10/31: 203.8

So, I'm down three pounds this week. I missed the goal by 3.8 lbs. but hopefully I can make it up and still hit the November goal.

Wins: I did not eat any candy for Halloween AND I had success with my Peg Bundy costume at the bar last night.

Good luck everyone and keep up the good job!
Heather

allie5199

I weighed myself again this morning...Im at 152.5, so I'm pretty sure the scale at the gym was a couple pounds off. I'm more than happy with that number, but I'm gunna continue to bust my butt to see 145 at Thanksgiving!

HeatherMN

Good morning, everyone!

It's been pretty quite around here...I hope that means everyone has been busy exercising and eating right!

Is anyone else glad that Tracey finally got booted off Biggest Loser? I was impressed with how determined Rebecca was in her challenge against Rudy last night...You go girl!

I did the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD after watching BL last night and remembered why it's been so long since I've done that workout...tons of lunges and squats! But, I made it through and burned 298 calories.

Have a great day!
Heather

allie5199

So there’s a thread out there that proposes different challenges compete against each other each week for % weight loss. Would anyone in 3PC be interested in this? If so let me know...1st weigh in would be Monday. I'm just thinking this might be a good motivator for everyone...esp with our next two goal dates approaching quickly!

I hope everyones have a great week!!

P.S. Heather-I was pretty psyched Tracey finally got kicked off!

HeatherMN

Allie: I'd be game for a little friendly competition. That seems to be the best motivator for me.

Terrible but true story: When I was going to Weight Watchers several years ago, I would secretly compete against people who started the same time I did. I'd tell myself, "you need to lose 5 lbs. before her." Everyone would raise their hands at meetings when they met certain goals and my biggest motivator was being able to raise my hand more often or before others. The result? I lost 20 lbs. in 12 weeks...not a lot, I know, but I did it faster than anyone else in my group.

Anyway, so last night I went for coffee with a friend then a fajita dinner with my boyfriend. According to MFP, I should be eating 1600 calories per day. Last night I went over by about 500 calories. This morning, I was on Medica's Health Manager, which is offered by my company's insurance plan. It said I should be eating 2000 calories a day to lose weight. I'm not wondering which is more accurate. I've been in the situation before where I wasn't eating enough calories to lose and I'd hate to be at that point again. Any thoughts?

Hope you are all having a great day.
Heather

shredder

Allie- I LOVE that suggestion....holy cow... I say bring it
I figure the more accountability we have not only to ourselves and to each other, but now against a challenge group is awesome. I am soooo into this.
What are the details, rules etc???
We can still keep our groups personal weigh ins and figure with another challenge added we'll reach that Thanksgiving goal faster-

You guys are not gonna believe this but on Sunday when I stepped on the scale I was 192.5 freakin pounds. I was like what the heck!!!!
I weighted in at 186 this morning and have got to chalk the ridiculous gain up to Halloween. Yikes!
How about that for a fluctuation.
I'm going hard core on Monday with a detox of sorts....
Monday....Whey protein shakes all day!
Tues....Egg whites, grilled chicken and veggies.
Wed...Whey protein and fruit....
No wine, no white flour, going to the bones.
I know that if I see a significent wight loss in a short period, I'll be wicked motivated and blow our challeng group out of the water.
I know it's not the healthiest but it is only 3 days and I need a win soon!

shredder

Allie: I'd be game for a little friendly competition. That seems to be the best motivator for me.

Terrible but true story: When I was going to Weight Watchers several years ago, I would secretly compete against people who started the same time I did. I'd tell myself, "you need to lose 5 lbs. before her." Everyone would raise their hands at meetings when they met certain goals and my biggest motivator was being able to raise my hand more often or before others. The result? I lost 20 lbs. in 12 weeks...not a lot, I know, but I did it faster than anyone else in my group.

Anyway, so last night I went for coffee with a friend then a fajita dinner with my boyfriend. According to MFP, I should be eating 1600 calories per day. Last night I went over by about 500 calories. This morning, I was on Medica's Health Manager, which is offered by my company's insurance plan. It said I should be eating 2000 calories a day to lose weight. I'm not wondering which is more accurate. I've been in the situation before where I wasn't eating enough calories to lose and I'd hate to be at that point again. Any thoughts?

Hope you are all having a great day.
Heather

shredder

Heather hi...I'm trying to figure out a safe and achievable daily calorie allowance for you.
How tall are you and on a scale of 1-10 (10 being can jog on a treadmill level 5 for 15 mins straight), how active are you?

HeatherMN

Heather hi...I'm trying to figure out a safe and achievable daily calorie allowance for you.
How tall are you and on a scale of 1-10 (10 being can jog on a treadmill level 5 for 15 mins straight), how active are you?

I appreciate the help! I'm 5'6" and on your scale, I would be probably an 8 or 9. I can jog at 5 on the treadmill for about 10-12 minutes without stopping.

Thanks again for the help...I definitely need it!

allie5199

I'm soo excited you guys are interested in this challenge!!! Heres the details:
Our initial weigh-in is Monday (11/9). This is considered our starting weight. Then each Tuesday after that I will post on the challenge thread (and ours) everyones (1) SW, (2) last weeks weight, (3)current weight, (4) total pounds lost for that week, and (5) individual % lost. Then I'll determine the groups % lost. Whichever team lost the highest percentage wins that week. **I still need to find out how long it goes for (hopefully through christmas), and how it works if people are added after we begin**

Its really important that everyone weighs in on Monday so I can post on Tuesday.

We totally have this!!



Shredder-let me know how the detox goes...I'm interested in trying it before thanksgiving.

Heather-have you been following the 1600 diet so far? if so, has it been working for you? I'd probably stick with the 1600, esp if its been working.

cds2327

I'd love to join. Friday works best for me
Let's see if i remember everything!
Ok.... here we go!
SW-230
CW-219
Goal weight- Halloween--220
Goal Weight- Thanksgiving...210
Goal Weigh- Christmas... 200
My wins this week- No eating after my son's bedtime!

ckholmes

So there’s a thread out there that proposes different challenges compete against each other each week for % weight loss. Would anyone in 3PC be interested in this? If so let me know...1st weigh in would be Monday. I'm just thinking this might be a good motivator for everyone...esp with our next two goal dates approaching quickly!

I hope everyones have a great week!!

P.S. Heather-I was pretty psyched Tracey finally got kicked off!

Hey Everyone!

Allie...... that challenge sounds awesome! Count me in, Do I weigh in here on our group and you take from there or is there a different thread that I should weigh in on?

Hi Shredder, Heather,Tara, Aliciaann, Lynette and welcome cds2327

allie5199

Hey guys!!
I'll be the first to weigh in...151.5!!! Very excited...my mini goal is to get out of the 150s by next week!

My big WIN- over the weekend I fit into my smaller jeans (not my skinny "Goal Weight" jeans, but I'm out of my fat jeans!!!)

Ckholmes-yep, if everyone wants to weigh in on this thread I will take everyones starting weights and post one group weigh in on the other thread (if you want to check out the threat its "So, whos up for a challenge?" our team name is 3PC)

Welcome cds2327!!!

Can't wait to hear how everyones doing!

HeatherMN

Good morning,

My scale was not nice to me this morning, so my official first weigh-in for the new challenge is 205. I gained two pounds, but I know I can get it back off this week. Treadmill, here I come!

On the plus side, I went jean shopping and could comfortably fit into all of the jeans in my current size...I'm no longer squeezing into them, but slipping into them instead. I even tried on a smaller size and just need to lose a little more in the thighs and butt and I'll be in those! Woohoo! It was the most fun I've had clothes shopping in ages, even though I only bought a blazer and a new blouse.

I'm actually considering doing the Couch to 5K plan because I was training for a 5k earlier in the year but gave up because I didn't have anyone to run with. Guess what?? I dont need anyone to run with this year! I know I'll be participating in a 5K in June for the volunteer group I work with and it will be the very first 5K we're organizing, so I want to shine!

Have a great day!
Heather

shredder

Heather, that's so cool! Isn't it great to finally be rewarded through loose fitting clothes? Keep it up girl.
I was thinking about your cal allowance and at your height and fitness level, 1,600 daily seems good. Are you losing on that? Are you logging every single morsel of food?
It comes down to a very simple equation....calories in and calories burned.

There's 3,500 cals in one pound. You exceed your cals in a week by this and you gain. You cut 500 cals per day and burn 500 cals at the gym and you have the potential to lose 2 pounds a week. You know your body no matter what formula you get the answer from. Listen to it and make the best choice in the moment that you can.

Allie, great job on that number....I feel the 140's fast approaching for you!!!!!

ok....so I'm at 186.50 today.
Not great but not horrible.
Today I start my detox and will be running in to make the first of many after I post this. 3 days on this doesn't seem like much but I may be slightly nutty by Wednesday night :ohwell:
Already got in an hour at the gym with 700 cals burned...yeah baby.
I have to have a huge loss this week or I'm checking in to a mental ward!

cds- a huge welcome to you and good luck:flowerforyou: .
Looks like every one of us has a stake in this new challenge. Let's kick some honeybuns this week.
Allie what groups are we up against?

allie5199

We're competing against Visualize This & Beautiful Blues. I'm still waiting to hear from a couple people in our group, but I'm hoping to post everything by Tonight/Tomorrow morning...So stay posted and Ill keep everyone updated on what we're up against. also its a 12 week competition (ending Feb 1st)...which means after Christmas were gunna have to set some new goals :flowerforyou:

***everyone doing this competition should understand that this is a group effort...so if you "fall off the wagon" or stop posting then everyone's going to be affected. Everyone has off weeks where they dont lose or gain a little...dont let that bring you down, just go into the next week full force and WOW everyone!! I'm really excited...and I hope you guys are too!!***

***Also, if anyone wants to join our team after 11/9 please feel free!! I'll just add you to our roaster and your % lost will start from that point forward***

Heather -- I did the couch to 5K, and I loved it!!! Before I started it I had never run more than half a mile at a time in my entire life... but 2 weeks ago I completed my first 10K and now Im signing up for three 8K's over the next month. Good luck!!

HeatherMN

Shredder, thank you so much on looking into my calorie allowance. I truly appreciate the help. The 1600 calories was doing well when I stuck with it the first week, but I was terrible this weekend. I just need to kick the workouts up if I want to eat more!

Allie, thanks for inviting us on this new challenge and for keeping track of our team stats. I'm really glad the challenge goes until February, to help us get past the holidays. By the way, it's AWESOME that you've done so well with the running. I enjoyed it very much when I was training earlier this year, so I'm not sure why I quit. I know there is a 5K I'd like to participate in during the month of February because I did it last year, but only walked it. I'd love to improve on my time, even if I can't run the entire thing (the trail was snowy and icy last year).

Let's kick some serious butt on this challenge!!

Heather

ckholmes

Sorry Im late . I just got out of work and had to pick up kids ! but my weigh in this morning was 254.2!

I'm very excited about this challenge and I'm also glads it's running until Feb. it will keep me in check and still have a goal for myself and for my group. I'm in it for the long walk! I dont want to let any of you down!

i'm soooo excited I lost 3 lbs since our last weigh in on Halloween! Woot Woot

shredder

ck... you go girl!!!!
Where is everyone else.I sent Tara a friendly reminder today...guess I'll have to do the same with the rest of the gang.
We have to take this seriously guys. I am way competitive and really want this win for our team. Like Allie says, we go full force every week, right???

On my third protein shake oof the day and yes, this SUCKS!
I figure i have 5 hours till bed and will probably down another 2 shakes bring that to 5 total and about 790 cals....
wish me luck.

ckholmes

Yeah Competition! Shredder I'm pretty competitive also, this is for us (our team) I'm all for it!! I'm very excited! Thanks Allie for the great find for a group challenge, awesome move:drinker:


Shredder ....... for 5 shakes it's only like 790 calories? What kind of protein shakes are they?