Hello Everyone!

My friend Becs here on MFP loves her 100 day challenges, and has had absolutely amazing transformations after 2 of them. She has inspired and motivated me to start my own. I began my new and healthy life January 15th at 274 pounds, and have lost 54 pounds of fat/gained about 10 pounds in muscle. I have 25 pounds to lose but focused more on getting to 15% body fat as I'm weight lifting. Currently I'm at 23.0% Body Fat, down from 33.07%

I have a varied exercise routine. I don't stick to certain days I have to workout. I feel as long as I'm consistent and focused...what does it matter the day I workout. That being said I focus on weekdays mainly, as my life with 2 kids (including an infant), 2 jobs, and the only one in the family with a driver license makes scheduling difficult.

My workouts I fit into 5 days. I run intervals 35 minutes (jog 5.5 mph 90 sec and run 7.5-8.25 mph 60 sec) + lift weights for 30-35 minutes 3 days a week. The other 2 days I go out and do road runs. I am training for my first Half Marathon on October 5th, so the road runs are training for that. After the Half Marathon I will begin Stronglifts 5x5 and only do intervals 2 days a week. I'll still run outside 1 day a week for fun because I never tried running until this year and love it.

Goals:

September 3 - December 12 = 100 Days

Continuous:
1. Ignore calories and focus on Macros
2. Weigh in weekly but ignore it. (Wednesdays)
3. Measure once a month.

September:
1. Run 1 mile longer for each weekly long run (at 6 miles this week). Finish training by running 10 mile long run by 1st of October.
2. Interval run times are 60 sec jog/60 sec running by end of month.
3. Interval speed is 6 mph jog and 8.5 mph run by end of month.
4. Lose 2.75% Body Fat.

October:
1. Complete my Half Marathon October 5th.
2. Begin Stronglifts 5x5.
3. Lose 2.5% Body Fat.

November:
1. Lose 2% Body Fat.

December:
1. Lose .75% Body Fat.
2. Post photos.

Good Luck all.

Hey everyone!

I am also brand new and love this idea. It's so easy to say negative things about myself and it helps to keep the positive goal of feeling confident in my body at Christmas time as the main focus!

My mini-goals are:

*Not to have a beer after work
*Challenge negative self-talk with positive thinking and challenges

I am 38 years old from Massachusetts. I just found this group today and I'm very happy to be a part of it.

My goal for this 100 day challenge is to log my food every single day and to do some sort of physical activity at least 4 times a week.

I remember 10 years ago when I was 50 pounds lighter and trying to lose weight. I can't believe I was overweight and instead of losing weight, I let myself gain more. I need to get control over my life.

Hi everyone - glad I found this challenge. Looking for something to keep me going through the end of the year.
A little bit about me...(I feel like this is old school a/s/l :laugh: )

26 years old female from Northern Virginia - USA

I have been living a healthy lifestyle since age 15. Before then I was a very obese tween/teen - only exercise was walking to the kitchen. Discovered over the past 11 years is that this journey is for life. Weight has fluctuated all over since but never have returned to the weight I was at that age.

Rejoined in May 2014 after going through a period of weight gain. Put on pounds after my Dad passed in June 2013 from obesity related issues.

Goal for the next 100 days - I have 16 weigh ins between now and Christmas so I am setting my goal to be 16 pounds. Right now the scale has been averaging over a pound a week, so I feel like 16 is reasonable/doable/attainable.

How will I get there? I already login everyday but I want to get my macros better - more protein is what I struggle with. I follow IIFYM principles. I also will continue marathon training (race October 26th) and make sure I keep my fitness on point after race day.

Also - everyone/anyone feel free to add me as a friend

Ditto!

Hi

Im sky spain and living in uk now

I want to lose 20-30 kg in 100

Wish me luck

Day one is done check my profile -_-

I feel a bit exposed doing this, but... here goes! Safe place! And of course, please feel free to add me as a friend! I love buddies!

I'm 25 years old. I am in recovery for a binge/purge eating disorder and have been having a particularly difficult time with it since March. Today is the 2nd day of my incident-free streak with a new found sense of purpose, and I hope to make it much higher soon. I was recently diagnosed with a genetic heart condition - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which means that the muscles in my heart walls are hardened, which makes it harder for my heart to pump blood. Side effects include arrhythmias (which seriously freak me out), shortness of breath, high blood pressure, and can lead to sudden cardiac death. But! With proper treatment and healthful practices, I know that I can have a normal life! :flowerforyou:

Now with all that said, I am very motivated to get to a higher level of fitness and improve my cardiac health through this challenge. One problem: I absolutely hate cardio exercise. Give me weights to lift and I'll be happy, but tell me to run a mile and I will tell you to get bent.

My 4 goals for these 100 days:
* Reduce the amount of binging/purging significantly (I'd like to say eliminate, but I don't like to deal in absolutes)
* Increase my cardio endurance
* Be able to participate in 5k events on a regular basis
* Be able to swim 50 freestyle laps in a standard 25m pool

Hey everyone!

I've been on a weight loss journey for a couple years now, largely by counting calories and exercising more. I lost almost 60 lbs in the first 14 months, and have basically been plateaued since then (for about the last year). I'm getting incredibly frustrated since I'm still doing a lot of the same work I was. I have a trainer now, so I'm trying some new workouts but no go. I find I'm lacking motivation, so I'm joining this group and the challenge in hopes of getting the weight loss back on track.
My goal for the next 100 days is to begin losing weight again- to prove this I will lose 8 lbs. Small goal but big hurdle.
My mini goal for today is to do my new workout (I've been sick and got my wisdom teeth out last week, so haven't worked out in a week).
Max- 246 lbs
Current- 194 lbs
Goal- 150 lbs

hi Im April. Im 37 from wakefield in UK.
I have recently found some serious motivation to kick my own butt and make some serious changes and keep moving on my journey. I have just got to my second goal and would like to make my next by Christmas. So would like to loose 17lb. this will also take me to onederland.
I have a slight hindrance half way through with a holiday to Portugal at the end of October.
I do a fair bit of exercise, kickboxing, jujitsu and karate. and run x3 a week i have just started swimming once a week as well.
so intend to do my absolute best over the next 100 days.

Great idea. I've done mini-goals before and they are great to keep one motivated!

My mini goal for tomorrow: No added sugar - If I think I "need" something sweet I can have some a piece of fruit,

Oops! I thought I posted this in the mini-goal thread.

Anyway, looking forward to this challenge! I hope to in one-derland by the end of this challenge. I'm currently looking for full-time work since my daughter started kindergarten and once I do I'll be re-joining YMCA so I can get back to the regular workout routine I used to have. We had a family membership, but put it on hold six months ago as it didn't fit into our budget, and I am just not working out like I used to while I had it. I truly can feel that I'm not quite as strong as I was and I want that again! Before then I plan to make some effort to use the resources I have at home to put more into my workouts!

Hi - I'm Sue, 43 yrs old and need to lose approx. 50 lbs to be in the "healthy range" - I'm 5'4" and 50 lbs extra does not look very good on my size. My daily goal is to walk during a break at work each day and continue logging in. I am not interested in rapid weight loss, I want something that is gradual and a lifestyle change. I would love to be 20 lbs lighter by Christmas...so here I go.

Started my self improvement challenge on 09-01-14. I was at 181 and do not weigh in until Monday. My goal is to loose 30 lbs by Christmas. My biggest challenge is to avoid candy corn as the season is almost upon us and I am an addict. I have worked out every day this week so far and stayed within my calorie budget. Greetings to all.

Hi! I had no intention on joining a group or anything else, but it's time for me to stop this nonsense. My name is Vanessa. I'm 38, married, and the mother of 3. I've had weight issues my whole life and then in 2012, I discovered MFP! I did great for about 6 months, lost 40 pounds, started running, got in GREAT shape! I even made it to ONEDERLAND. Then I thought I'd take it to the next level and start lifting. After a couple weeks of lifting, I woke up one day in SEVERE pain all over my body. I thought I had torn muscles or something. Went to the doctor and they couldn't find anything wrong. I spent the next couple months in physical therapy. Still no improvement. Got tested for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, everything you can imagine and finally got diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The day the doctor told me, "There's nothing we can do. You will be in pain the rest of your life. No more weightlifting, no more running, stick to casual walking and water aerobics," I gave up on everything. Deleted my MFP account, fell into a deep depression, became suicidal, started smoking pot, pushed all my friends away, and didn't care any more. It felt like my life was over. I clawed my way out of it with the help of God, but still just didn't care about my weight or my health. I joined MFP again some months back, but could never get motivated again the way I was before. A few days ago, I was reading articles on line about sugar addiction and it's connection to fibromyalgia and something just clicked in me. I realized how much I was using sugar as a crutch. It's my "drug of choice." I decided I don't want to be this way anymore. I know it's possible for me to be happy and be healthy without heavy lifting and without being the superwoman I used to strive to be. I have to do this for my kids, because they need me. But first, I have to do this for me. I want to be "me" again. Hoping this group will be a motivation for me to stop letting this disease get the better of me.

Good luck everybody!

INTRO TIME!!!

I'm Steph I'm from Michigan - I want to lose around 50 pounds or so - Got down to my goal weight of 150 about 4 years ago and it crept back cause I lost WAYYY too fast last time. Slow and steady and PERMANENT this time

I'd LOVE to lose 20 pounds by Christmas!!!!

Currently: 196.4 (YES that 0.4 counts LOL)
Height: 5'7"
Goal by Christmas: 175 or less

I follow 5:2 and I'm SLOWLLLLY working on adding more exercise currently!!!

Hi Steph. I'm from Michigan also. It's nice to see someone from my neck of the woods on here.
I have 66 pounds to be where I want to be and would love to lose 30 pounds of that by Christmas.

Hi Everyone I am from Canada as well, I will be 40 in about 5 weeks and would love to be 130 by Xmas . I just switched back from strat days to shift work this is a good and bad thing as I have more time to work out when the kids are in school but hard to when working long days and eating during the night