Holiday Challenge! November 6th - December 31st
lissa0040
Posts: 362 Member
Welcome to the Holiday Challenge!!
Here's how it will work. We will be working on the honor system. Weigh yourself to begin. Then you can either let us know your weekly loss OR you can state your start weight and current weight each week. You post your results each week on this board (more about that later.) Check back daily for bonus points! We will have nutrition quiz or bonus workout challenge.
The challenge will always include exercise, water, and staying under your calories:
The goal is:
Exercise for at least a half hour 5 days a week.
Drink 8 glasses of water 6 days a week
Eat clean (staying in the green) 6 days a week.
To report your numbers you just need to visit this conversation and reply. Each Day you meet the goal counts as 1 point. So if during a week you stay in the green 5 days, drink your water 5 days and exercise 5 days you would report it as follows.
Food 5/7
Water 5/7
Exercise 5/7
CW (current weight) optional
SW (starting weight) optional
OR WL (weight loss) 1lb
Bonus Points any points earned from quizzes or bonus exercises. The bonus points start new each week. There will be points up for grabs.
REPORT BACK EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T MEET ALL THE GOALS! DURING THE HOLIDAYS ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY.
At the beginning of each new week I will post a leader board for anyone that met all the goals and a flower for the top three who met the goal AND earned the most bonus points.
If you are new to the board and want to participate all you need to do is jump in. Introduce yourself and start keeping track.
Good luck everyone!
*****I am NOT a doctor! Please consult a physician before starting any fitness regimen.*****
Here's how it will work. We will be working on the honor system. Weigh yourself to begin. Then you can either let us know your weekly loss OR you can state your start weight and current weight each week. You post your results each week on this board (more about that later.) Check back daily for bonus points! We will have nutrition quiz or bonus workout challenge.
The challenge will always include exercise, water, and staying under your calories:
The goal is:
Exercise for at least a half hour 5 days a week.
Drink 8 glasses of water 6 days a week
Eat clean (staying in the green) 6 days a week.
To report your numbers you just need to visit this conversation and reply. Each Day you meet the goal counts as 1 point. So if during a week you stay in the green 5 days, drink your water 5 days and exercise 5 days you would report it as follows.
Food 5/7
Water 5/7
Exercise 5/7
CW (current weight) optional
SW (starting weight) optional
OR WL (weight loss) 1lb
Bonus Points any points earned from quizzes or bonus exercises. The bonus points start new each week. There will be points up for grabs.
REPORT BACK EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T MEET ALL THE GOALS! DURING THE HOLIDAYS ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY.
At the beginning of each new week I will post a leader board for anyone that met all the goals and a flower for the top three who met the goal AND earned the most bonus points.
If you are new to the board and want to participate all you need to do is jump in. Introduce yourself and start keeping track.
Good luck everyone!
*****I am NOT a doctor! Please consult a physician before starting any fitness regimen.*****
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Oh my GOSH! I love it! I will be here every day and I am going to KICK SOME BUTT with this!
Who's on board to play a little holiday challenge!!!!
My Starting weight is 330. That is as of this morning.
LOVE IT!!! :drinker:0 -
Um, what exactly is "clean eating"? I see it mentioned a lot.
I am definitely in.0 -
I am in!0
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Im in to0
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I answered the clean eating question in my friend request but then I thought I wonder if anyone else might appreciate an explanation... so here it is. "Clean eating" just means not going over your calories and making nutritious choices.You might have to eat 1600 calories a day. A "clean" way to get your calories might be with grilled chicken, veggies, low fat cheese, fruits, cottage cheese, oatmeal, popcorn ...stuff like that. The goal isn't to eat a whopper for 1,000 calories and a large fry for 500 and then some soda for 100 and starve for the rest of the day. I hope that makes sense! : )0
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I am excited that I lost 1.8 pounds and I am all set for a good week!0
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I am excited that I lost 1.8 pounds and I am all set for a good week!
Yaaaaaay!!!! Great job! :flowerforyou:0 -
Hey Mel,
Great job planning this out, thank you!
I am definitely in this game. I weigh in every Wednesday night with a group, so I hope that is not too late for my weekly check in with you guys. I joined weight watchers because I felt I needed some face to face support.
That said, I lost .6 lbs tonight.
Good luck everyone!
As Melissa says, " we can do this!".0 -
You crack me up quoting me! Good job on your loss! :flowerforyou:0
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I put my name down, but have come into a rough patch for the next few weeks. I will do my best to keep up with this however some things are going to be difficult.
My stats:
STARTED 11 September 2012
10kg mini goal {check} - 15 October 2012
20kg mini goal {in progress, 13.4kg down} - goal 24 December 2012
30kg mini goal - goal 1 February 2013
40kg mini goal - goal 1 May 2013
GOAL WEIGHT {yahoo!} - 27 June 2013 (Dad's/Husband's birthdays)
I'm currently living in Christchurch, New Zealand and in a couple of weeks we're moving to Nelson, back home. I have the mission on my hands to get our rental home cleaned and packed, gardens done (And it's going to be no easy feat!)0 -
start weight- (wasnt sure if I was supposed to use todays weigh in to start?)
cw- as of today 281.6 (lowest Ive been in a longgggggggggg while\)
exercise 1/ 7 days (walking)
water 0/7 rarely hit 8 glasses a day
food - 4/7 -all of these days were clean except for last night.....but I went over 1600 two days this week
will be working on exercise this week and more water....
Did I do this right??0 -
Hey Everyone!
If you finished last week's challenge report back to this thread with your results. I will be posting a daily challenge this afternoon as well.
Thanks!0 -
start weight- (wasnt sure if I was supposed to use todays weigh in to start?)
cw- as of today 281.6 (lowest Ive been in a longgggggggggg while\)
exercise 1/ 7 days (walking)
water 0/7 rarely hit 8 glasses a day
food - 4/7 -all of these days were clean except for last night.....but I went over 1600 two days this week
will be working on exercise this week and more water....
Did I do this right??
Yes you got it! Thanks!0 -
Food 6/7 (I went over on my sodium 1 day)
Water 1/7 (I struggle to drink 8 glasses...usually do between 6 and 7)
Exercise 7/7
CW (current weight) optional
SW (starting weight) optional
OR WL (weight loss) 1.2 lbs
I tracked Sunday-Sunday. I hope that was right.0 -
Food 7/7
Water 7/7
Exercise 7/7
CW 328
SW 330
Total loss is 2 pounds
I got 20 points for writing and essay
so total from November 5-12 is ...................(drumroll)...............41 points.
I am 1 pound away from my first mini-goal of 10% loss!
Sorry it took so long to update
this was SUCH a busy day at work!
hugs to all you great losers~!
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Hey here is this week's stats
Food - 4/7
Water - 7/7
Exercise - 6/7
Wt loss - .60 -
WELL---2nd week done and gone!
How did YOU all do???
Food 7/7
Water 5/7
Exercise 5/7
CW 325.6
SW 330
Total loss is 4.4 pounds
I had 41 from last week, this week I have...........................
39 points (one essay plus one question right in the quiz)
Total in the challenge
80 points
Rolling up my sleeves for this week...........it will be a challenge!0 -
Food 7/7
Water 0/7 (I struggle to drink 8 glasses...usually do between 6 and 7)
Exercise 7/7
CW (current weight) optional
SW (starting weight) optional
OR WL (weight loss) 2.8 lbs
I have no idea how to add my points.....0 -
your points are infinite!! lol...
keep up the great work.0 -
Im still in ladies..........heading to my other dds tomorrow and she has a scale im anxious to get on it....I have taken a piece of string and measured my waist to see if I lose any inches while Im here.....myexercising has gone up with walking the baby outside!! Willl update friday..........0
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Week 3, and this was the tough one! My after affects will show up this week :-(
Food 6/7
Water 5/7
Exercise 7/7
CW 324.6
SW 330
Total loss is 5.4 pounds
I had 41 from last week, this week I have...........................
39 points (one essay plus one question right in the quiz)
18 points this week (i don't think there was a challenge)
Total in the challenge
98 points
My weigh in is on Wednesdays----so tomorrow I will be reporting a gain. it's a couple a pounds, and I am OK with that...its a normal thing to flucuate some. I am forging ahead, full steam! How did y'all do???0 -
this is very hard with no scale......i dont like the uncertainty of it...........0
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this is very hard with no scale......i dont like the uncertainty of it...........
You don't have a scale? Did yours break? I usually go to amazon they have great prices and offer reviews of the product so you can make sure you aren't getting a piece of junk!0 -
great idea i have a follow up challenge.
90m of cardio daily 45 min of strength everey day or the next week BURN THE FAT OFF0 -
of corse thats only if your taking the aggressive get my ripped body back tance if your not motivated and willing to push your self you will crash quickley0
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Im still not at my home and my oldest dd does not have a scale here........but my youngest dd came for a visit overnight and she brought hers...Im pleased to say Im back down to 282 this week!!! 1 pound away from my lowest...and being away from home that huge for me..
for the week|:
down 4 pounds
walked 4 days this week
missed one day of journalling
started floor exercises 2 times this week
started to drink my water again at least 2 glasses per day so far
all in all a great week@0 -
...Im pleased to say Im back down to 282 this week!!! 1 pound away from my lowest...and being away from home that huge for me..
all in all a great week@
Oh My Goodness! That is a great number, and away from home too! Congrats!0 -
thanks its been a *challenge* lol0
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Week 4---I have to report my gain (but am happy to say that by my weigh-in coming up shortly, it will be gone)
Food 7/7
Water 5/7
Exercise 6/7
CW 326.4
SW 330
Total loss is 3.6 pounds
I had 98 points from last week.
This week I am at 18 points plus 20 for the trigger essay.
Total in the challenge
136 points
My weigh in is on Wednesdays----looking forward to this one!
Starting week 5---I am ready to roll!
How did YOU all do?
Melissa---what kind of great challenge do you have for us THIS week!
Let's go team!!!0 -
Food 6/7
Water 2/7
Exercise 6/7
CW (current weight) optional
SW (starting weight) optional
OR WL (weight loss) 1.0 lbs0
