Lenten Scale Diet: T minus 6 days... are you in?
emmaleigh47
Posts: 1,670 Member
Good day... I stole this idea from fellow MFP members emilysebastian and fzyfrog ...
The Idea: to break the hold that the scale has on us. Yeah sure that number when it goes down might motivate you ... but when it goes up it throws you off, right? Actually for me its the other way around, when the scale is down I am less motivated and slack off and when its up I think I need to try harder.
The Truth: GUESS WHAT... the scale does not run our lives. If we eat right, and get activity we should lose weight, right? How many times has that dumb scale derailed you?
The Plan: a Lenten scale diet .... if your not religious you can call it the 40 day scale diet if you would like. Last weigh in will be on March 8th ... March 9th hide the scale, throw it out, give it to your husband/wife ... I dont care what you do with it but DO NOT get back on any scale until Easter Sunday!
The Challenge: If you are part of a challenge, just inform your challenge you wont weigh in ... you will have an awesome weight at the end ... it will be worth it.
The Measurement: you are allowed to measure yourself ONCE per week if you wish ... personally I am not going to do this (if I get frisky I might measure every other week but I am going to try to do nothing)
The Goal: Track your calories in MFP - both food and exercise! Make excellent choices... based on your activity and food preferences!
The Celebration: Easter Sunday ... we will rock it ... have some great numbers and will no longer be slaves to the scale.
I would like to start an official challenge msg board ... to encourage all members. We can also share those NSVs that we all have and often overlook because we are slaves to that number of the scale.
So what do you say ... who's with me?
The Idea: to break the hold that the scale has on us. Yeah sure that number when it goes down might motivate you ... but when it goes up it throws you off, right? Actually for me its the other way around, when the scale is down I am less motivated and slack off and when its up I think I need to try harder.
The Truth: GUESS WHAT... the scale does not run our lives. If we eat right, and get activity we should lose weight, right? How many times has that dumb scale derailed you?
The Plan: a Lenten scale diet .... if your not religious you can call it the 40 day scale diet if you would like. Last weigh in will be on March 8th ... March 9th hide the scale, throw it out, give it to your husband/wife ... I dont care what you do with it but DO NOT get back on any scale until Easter Sunday!
The Challenge: If you are part of a challenge, just inform your challenge you wont weigh in ... you will have an awesome weight at the end ... it will be worth it.
The Measurement: you are allowed to measure yourself ONCE per week if you wish ... personally I am not going to do this (if I get frisky I might measure every other week but I am going to try to do nothing)
The Goal: Track your calories in MFP - both food and exercise! Make excellent choices... based on your activity and food preferences!
The Celebration: Easter Sunday ... we will rock it ... have some great numbers and will no longer be slaves to the scale.
I would like to start an official challenge msg board ... to encourage all members. We can also share those NSVs that we all have and often overlook because we are slaves to that number of the scale.
So what do you say ... who's with me?
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I am in! Not religious, but I love this idea!0
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i'm so ready
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bump - cause you already know I'm in!!! Non-Catholic person here, but I'm still gonna call it the Lenten Scale Diet, cause I like the word "Lenten"!0
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love it I'm going to try but I am a scales addict0
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Great idea! I try to only weight myself once a week, but I have to admit that I stepped on the scale at least four times last week!0
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bump - cause you already know I'm in!!! Non-Catholic person here, but I'm still gonna call it the Lenten Scale Diet, cause I like the word "Lenten"!
I dont know how I found you ... LOL but we are just too much alike for it to be an accident!
Your post made me giggle... thats why I called it the "Lenten"scale diet ... just a good title I guess!0 -
I've been trying like the ****ens to figure out what I was going to give up for Lent. I think this is a WONDERFUL idea! I have a tendency to weigh 2-3 times per week, and only record the loss on Fridays... but this sounds like a terrific idea! I'm IN!0
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Good peeps just migrate to other good peeps!! And every time I say or hear the word "peeps" all I can picture is biting the heads off a cute little yellow chicks of marshmallow-y goodness!!bump - cause you already know I'm in!!! Non-Catholic person here, but I'm still gonna call it the Lenten Scale Diet, cause I like the word "Lenten"!
I dont know how I found you ... LOL but we are just too much alike for it to be an accident!
Your post made me giggle... thats why I called it the "Lenten"scale diet ... just a good title I guess!0 -
I've been trying like the ****ens to figure out what I was going to give up for Lent. I think this is a WONDERFUL idea! I have a tendency to weigh 2-3 times per week, and only record the loss on Fridays... but this sounds like a terrific idea! I'm IN!
Ok I have to laugh .... MFP does allow you to say ****ens... haha haha haha!
Welcome to the group...
FZy: Those poor lil chickens... I hate those things... have you ever put them in the microwave... its a fun sight!0 -
Don't they swell up like a bad case of gout?0
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(sigh) Thinking about doing this... but, really, I am 2 pounds away from my first HUGE goal of hitting ONEderland! Hmmm....0
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How much will it be to see that you are not only IN onederland... but that once you reach it you will NEVER look back.
I know for me, a weight doesnt mean much unless I see it consistently? You know what I mean...0 -
I'm in...sounds liberating!0
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I knew we could count on you kac!!!I'm in...sounds liberating!0
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I knew we could count on you kac!!!I'm in...sounds liberating!
Ok I think we have to name the trio... seems like we comments alot of each other, do alot together... hehe kac I just feel like you belong here as part of the group.. 0 -
I'm in!!0
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Im in!0
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I'm with you! In February I decided to change to weighing in once a month, but this I think is even better!0
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I'm joining! 0
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This is going to be so tough. I'm am completely addicted to the scale. I know this is exactly what I need, so count me in!!0
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Hey Emma - I'm going to do this too. This will be wicked hard for me - I weigh myself several times a day, but I"ve been in a plateau and lately i'm getting really discouraged at what I"m seeing on the scale. So I think I can step away - with this support!
I'm not religious either, but Lenten is a pretty sweet word :laugh:0 -
Loving all the people who are doing this with us!!!0
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I'm in!!! I'm doing the Beach Ready Challenge, but I would love to just focus on making good decisions and not worrying about that darn number on the scale!! Great idea! Thanks so much!!!0
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I'm doing this too. I'm starting tomorrow though because my usual weigh-day is Friday. I'm weighing in tomorrow morning then I'm done till Easter. And I'm going to hoard a bunch of Cadbury Creme Eggs between now and then to celebrate my huge loss on Easter morning! OK, no I won't, but I should...I love those things and they're only around for a limited time!0
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I'm so in! I'm starting my eating habit change (I don't like the word diet!!) tomorrow, I'm easing into it I should say. March 8th I'll weigh and crack down!! I'm so excited!0
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I'm in!0
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I'm doing this too. I'm starting tomorrow though because my usual weigh-day is Friday. I'm weighing in tomorrow morning then I'm done till Easter. And I'm going to hoard a bunch of Cadbury Creme Eggs between now and then to celebrate my huge loss on Easter morning! OK, no I won't, but I should...I love those things and they're only around for a limited time!
I always hated those things... dont know why. Ummm I dont know if I would "hoard" them ... but if you wanna save a few in a special spot for a holiday treat I think that would be perfectly fine!
So glad to all of my friends who have joined... and super glad for all of the newbies! We are going to have such a happy Easter!!0 -
T minus 5 days ... woo hoo!0
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Okay, I'm in! More incentive to not eat all of that chocolate (though I *will* be buying some! Cadbury eggs and mini eggs... mmmm....) 0
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In!!! But I'm going to weigh in on Monday's...baby steps I'm afraid!0
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