*P*O*S*T*C*A*R*D* Pin-up’s Challenge! (NEW)
khaleesinoodlebelly
Posts: 165 Member
My favorite challenges on MFP have been The Pin-up Girls Challenge and the Postcard Challenge and currently they both seem to be defunct. :brokenheart: Soooo... I thought I would try to potluck them together and see what I come up with. I would love any and all to join! The first Challenge will start on Monday August 6th and go until Friday August 20th.
Here is how it will work:
All you need you need to do is post here (or message me) your starting weight on Monday, August 3rd and then your final weight On Monday August 20th! Feel free to mingle and share things you like about being you or what tips for fellow Postcard Pin-ups, etc.
What I figure we could do for the winner of the postcard, would more of a treasure chest in envelope form. I would start out the envelope to the first person with several fun /silly /perhaps pretty /hopefully inspiring /words /quotes /fortunes /pictures / advice/ whatever works in an envelope and doesn’t cost the next person more than a stamp. The next person swaps out at least one thing (more if you chose)—and adds their own—and away it goes to the next winner! So needless to say winners need to be committed for at least the month they win so they can promptly mail the postal prize on to the next person. Hopefully the USPS will be kind to us and not lose our mail :flowerforyou:
What do y’all think?
I really liked how The Pin-up Girls had a chart that kept track of people and their progress and kind of did it 10’s if I remember right? 10 sounds good since it will bring us a little into the new year.
Thank you to all who join! I am trying to hold myself more accountable to being here and staying on track so I can do something I have wanted to try when it comes around again in the spring… but that is enough about me.
Let the first *P*O*S*T*C*A*R*D* Pin-ups Challenge begin! May the scale be ever in your favor :drinker:
Here is how it will work:
All you need you need to do is post here (or message me) your starting weight on Monday, August 3rd and then your final weight On Monday August 20th! Feel free to mingle and share things you like about being you or what tips for fellow Postcard Pin-ups, etc.
What I figure we could do for the winner of the postcard, would more of a treasure chest in envelope form. I would start out the envelope to the first person with several fun /silly /perhaps pretty /hopefully inspiring /words /quotes /fortunes /pictures / advice/ whatever works in an envelope and doesn’t cost the next person more than a stamp. The next person swaps out at least one thing (more if you chose)—and adds their own—and away it goes to the next winner! So needless to say winners need to be committed for at least the month they win so they can promptly mail the postal prize on to the next person. Hopefully the USPS will be kind to us and not lose our mail :flowerforyou:
What do y’all think?
I really liked how The Pin-up Girls had a chart that kept track of people and their progress and kind of did it 10’s if I remember right? 10 sounds good since it will bring us a little into the new year.
Thank you to all who join! I am trying to hold myself more accountable to being here and staying on track so I can do something I have wanted to try when it comes around again in the spring… but that is enough about me.
Let the first *P*O*S*T*C*A*R*D* Pin-ups Challenge begin! May the scale be ever in your favor :drinker:
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I'm in!!!
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Sounds like fun! I'm in!0
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I'm in too!0
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I'm in0
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Today is wiegh in day!
&Yay we have some Pin-up's for Postcards (or postal goodness rather)! Just message me or post your weight here
Also @MuseumofAsh requested some additional challenges to get us to our goals. I thought it was a nifty idea! So feel free to participate with these as well! I thought I would stick to the basics since I am getting back in the swing of things.
Challenge One:
* Water!* : I know it sounds silly but I have never really been able to get into this one as much as I would like. And it should be so simple. They say to make permanent changes it is good to introduce these things gradually. So this challenge focus on getting your minimum water intake at 8 glasses of water a day! The people that are paid to know things about diet--like to tell us that often when we think we are hungry we may be thirsty--so try an nice cuppa H2o before meals and snacks to see if it helps what you eat feel more filling
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Want more?
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*Daily Calorie Goal* : Stay within the number you MFP(/or you) gave for you(/yourself to) get to your goal as many days as possible. I have heard when trying to lose weight once we lose control one day it is easy to lose track mentally of where you are wanting to be with things. From past experience I know how good it feels knowing I ended my day within my calorie goal--and even better when not hungry! A good way to stay in the calorie goal is to try to plan ahead. Even planning part of your day goes a long way! I know it is hard to fit in time but maybe find some fun in it. Cook! Or bake! MFP has this great recipe function that calculates calories and there are endless blogs/sites that have simple to adventurous recipies. Or wander your grocery store a little longer to see if there is something new and tasteful you would like to try and incorporate it into your meals/snacks.
Please feel free to share with us what you want to focus on for the next couple of weeks that will help you see the changes you want for you! Also I would love to hear more about anyone participating If you have time to encourage each other go for it It looks like we are going to be a small group and the best thing about smaller numbers is getting to know each other a little better. But if you know anyone that might be interested that didn’t see the post feel free to invite--anyone can join at any time! 0 -
I've never done anything like this and would love to give it a try In! 0
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I want to join! My weight today is 155. Waist is 30 at small part.0
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161 according to Wii Fit. I've been hovering in this range for a while and am looking forward to some success 0
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Weight is 226 this morning. Now I can hide the scale until we weigh in next :happy: That scale drives me nuts, it never wants to move! :laugh:0
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OK I will play this game. I just joined MFP a little less than a week ago. I consider my starting weight to be 240 and I would like to get down to 135. I am just really learning how MFP works. I also quit smoking on the 1st. To start I am going to focus on meal planning and staying at my calorie goals.0
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Oops, missed the weigh in! I'm at 186 this morning. I've been doing MFP for almost a month now and love it!
@Learning2Love- hiding the scale is a great idea! I'm going to do that until our weigh in on the 20th!0 -
Thank you for all the joining! if you were meaning to join and haven't yet feel free to join still!0
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MISSED THE WEIGH IN 230LBS0
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New week!
[161] ----> 158.5. Killed it this week! 0 -
Checking in Current weight is 2380
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I wanna join in. My starting weight is 179.0
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what if youre not trying to lose weight
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1st weigh in day!!
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hmm..I am a little stumped how to work in goals besides losing
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What are your goals that maybe we can work with? 0 -
its ok i'll look for something else0
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2380
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152 today. Goal this week exercise 5 times. No fast food0
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Ending at 226.5 :grumble:
Too many sweets and late night snacks. I need to work harder and stay focused!0 -
Thanks for the reminder to weigh in. I did bad and went off my diet a smidge and didn't log anything for awhile. Still at 186, which is better than gaining!0
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Our progress! Our first biggest loser is NatalieFamily3 with 3 lbs lost! Congratulations on all your hard work everyone! our next weigh in day for progress will be September 4 (i figure the day after labor day is better than the day of)!
I will have more words tomorrow! If anyone has any input on how to do this better let me know 0 -
So we arn't going to Weigh In again for two weeks. Ok That works for me. You might have to remind me to wigh in again.
The Pin Up Girl Photos are cute.!!0 -
Sorry I didnt make that more clear.
I was thinking we could weigh in every 2 weeks. So it is an ongoing progress thing. If that makes sense so we just weighed in on Monday, August 20th. So on September 4th we will see where our progress is from there.0 -
Hello All! I hope the extended weekend treats everyone well! Remember to weigh in on 9/4/12 to see your new progress!0
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Weigh In Day - 237 for me0
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Weighing in at 225.5. Not the best, but it's still a loss and I'm headed in the right direction!0
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