OFFICIAL youngings May Challenge
mamabearr
Posts: 304
This is a challenge for us younger members from teens to mid-twenties. We will have weekly weigh ins with weekly challenges to try and meet. This will be our schedule.
Week 1- May 1st-7th: Stay under your calorie goal for the entire week. If desired, we can post our food/calories for the day in the thread.
Week 2- May 8th-14th: Work out 7 of 7 days for at LEAST 45 minutes. We can put what we've done each day on the thread.
Week 3- May15th-21st: No late night snacking, and cutting out the candies we eat. If temptation comes knocking, post in the thread for encouragement. OR if you don't snack, add 2 extra lbs to your weights this week.
Week 4- May 22nd-28th: Drink 10 cups of water a day.
Week 5- May 29th-31st (not really a week): Walk/run/bike 2 miles a day.
I'd like everyone to post their weight as of today, and how much they'd like to lose this month. Keep it REALISTIC. Don't expect to lose 15 lbs in May. I hope everyone enjoys themselves. And if anyone would like to co-run this with me, that would be great!
Week 1- May 1st-7th: Stay under your calorie goal for the entire week. If desired, we can post our food/calories for the day in the thread.
Week 2- May 8th-14th: Work out 7 of 7 days for at LEAST 45 minutes. We can put what we've done each day on the thread.
Week 3- May15th-21st: No late night snacking, and cutting out the candies we eat. If temptation comes knocking, post in the thread for encouragement. OR if you don't snack, add 2 extra lbs to your weights this week.
Week 4- May 22nd-28th: Drink 10 cups of water a day.
Week 5- May 29th-31st (not really a week): Walk/run/bike 2 miles a day.
I'd like everyone to post their weight as of today, and how much they'd like to lose this month. Keep it REALISTIC. Don't expect to lose 15 lbs in May. I hope everyone enjoys themselves. And if anyone would like to co-run this with me, that would be great!
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SW: 139
GW at end of challenge: 1340 -
SW:255
GW (at end of May): 2430 -
Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190
I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?0 -
SW: 192
GW by May 31th: 1880 -
Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190
I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?
Don't eat out so much, looking at your diary you seem to go out for lunch every single day and fall around 1,000cal. Sometimes it's really difficult to make your own lunch because we don't have all the time in the world - but try doing something that will take 5mins or less to throw together. For example I do:
1cup Tuna
1 cut up Celery Stick
1tsp Relish
1/2tsp mayo made with olive oil
2 Corn or flour tortillas
Something like this takes me around 4mins to throw together before I need to head out the door. If it's absolutely necessary to go out because you were running late look to hit up Panera bread(as I see in your diary) and check out the salads they have, especially the Thai Chicken! It's 300calories and takes forever to eat!
I also like to toss a ton of Fruits and veggies into my lunch. Strawberries, Blackberries, Carrots, Grapes, Apples and Oranges. - Something from the grocery store also works like a single serving greek yogurt packets. - Even though it's not good for you, if I could I would probably eat around 900cal a day without a worry because all of these things can fill you up.0 -
SW: 160 (the number that is the death of me, I am ALWAYS hovering around 160 grrrrr!)
GW: 1550 -
SW: 160 (the number that is the death of me, I am ALWAYS hovering around 160 grrrrr!)
GW: 155
I know what you mean! 192 is keeping my hostage.0 -
Sounds good
SW: 220
GW: 2100 -
Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190
I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?
Sigra's ideas are good. You could also try upping your calories burned. Since MFP operates on a calorie deficit system, increasing your exercise would give you a few more calories to eat per day.0 -
Thank goodness I'm too old for this!0
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Starting Weight: 195
Goal Weight by End of May: 188-190
I'll be honest, I have a real tough time staying under my calorie goal for some reason. Any thoughts, help, ideas?
Sigra's ideas are good. You could also try upping your calories burned. Since MFP operates on a calorie deficit system, increasing your exercise would give you a few more calories to eat per day.
That's what I do, because I know that if I don't exercise, I'll go over my calories. So I try to burn a few hundred extra so I wont have to worry about going over as much. Although sometimes I do
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OH AND we will have our weigh ins on Sundays and Mondays.0
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Hey ladies! I'm in!!
SW: 155.8
GW: 1500 -
Can I be in if I don't have access to scales until Tuesday?0
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Can I be in if I don't have access to scales until Tuesday?
Yeah that's fine. As long as you weigh in in the beginning of the week.0 -
CW: 197.4
GW: 189.9 (I just want to be under 190!!!!!!) 0 -
I'm in girl.
SW: 190
GW: 179. 0 -
SW: 253 ughhh
Gw: 2450 -
Hello all ! Looking forward to doing this with you
SW : 195
GW at the end of May : 1850 -
Can I join?
SW: 164.2
GW: 155
I can lose 10lbs in May, right?0 -
The smaller you are, the harder it is to lose weight fast. I'd say 10 lbs might be possible if you REALLY work hard.0
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Oh, for next weeks weigh in you will put your SW and then your week 1 weight.0
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141.4 is my weight this morning probably because we went to ihop last night. Anyways, Amanda you know you can join that other challenge that I am in also!0
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Opps forgot to put my goal. My goal is anywhere from 5-8lbs.0
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I know. I am in it! I was the second to last to make the cut loll0
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Yay! I'm excited! 0
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SW: 185
GW: 179
I just want to be out of the 180s lol. school ends for me in like two weeks, so I'll have more time to devout to exercising 0 -
CW: 206
GW by May: under 200.0 -
Starting weight is 140. I want to weigh 135 by the end of May!0
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Count me in!
SW: 144
GW at end of may: 1390
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