We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Halloween Challenge

ChristieisReady
ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
This year, Halloween is on a Saturday! Which means adults get to celebrate it, too! Halloween is my favorite holiday, by far. But Halloween costumes are extra-challenging for those of us in the upper size ranges.

As of today, Halloween is EXACTLY 100 days away, and I intend to be under 200 lbs by that day. That's 28 pounds, which is 2 pounds per week (plus 2 days).

Who want to join me in a Halloween challenge? Post the # of lbs you want to lose by H-day, and at some point, tell us what you want to dress up as. I'm still deciding.
«1

Replies

  • FitFabJenny
    FitFabJenny Posts: 26 Member
    I am in! I am hoping to hit 180 by then, which is 27 lbs (almost exactly the same goal as you!) My boyfriend and I were thinking of both dressing up as St. Pauli's girls - German beer wenches (the joke being in his costume, of course!)
  • crisalea
    crisalea Posts: 23 Member
    It sounds fun and very motivating. I want to be at 135 by then. That's 14 pounds away. As I get closer to my goal I find it harder to shed the pounds. Thinking about Halloween makes me realize that I have a reason to try harder to look my best! I don't know what I want to be. If I'm at my goal by then, then maybe something a little risqué.
  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    Yay! So... we'll all check in weekly? :)
  • opalle
    opalle Posts: 234 Member
    Count me in. Halloween is the biggest holiday of the year in our house. We decorate more than we do at Christmas.

    For me, I think 12 lbs is a realistic goal and would put me at 165.
  • Buppybup
    Buppybup Posts: 25 Member
    Would love to!! 10 pounds is a realistic goal for me (I'm breastfeeding so should only lose one pound a week) I will be around 184 pounds! :) Now I need to start thinking of costumes for me and my son!
  • MsWendyDarling
    MsWendyDarling Posts: 138 Member
    I'm in! My goal is to be at 160 by then, I'm 173 now. Totally attainable goal. I love Halloween!
  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    Ok, cool, that makes 5 of us! I think we should all check in on Wednesdays to track where we're at.
  • bashfulgemini81
    bashfulgemini81 Posts: 259 Member
    I would like to join! Im hoping to lose at least 30 lbs by then. Im still not sure about the costume yet. lol
  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    Yay! Welcome!
  • arathena720
    arathena720 Posts: 449 Member
    I'm in! I'd like to lose 12 pounds, which will be my goal weight, for a total of 22 pounds lost.
  • jmd543
    jmd543 Posts: 174 Member
    Sounds fun. I'll work toward losing 25 by the holiday. I'll probably wear a steampunk outfit I planned for last new year's eve, but I didn't go. I just need to felt a hat.
  • wildrosewood
    wildrosewood Posts: 63 Member
    My goal is 134 by Halloween, just 14 pounds away!
  • mandyP79
    mandyP79 Posts: 84 Member
    Im in but I'm not weighing. Not now anyways. I get easily discouraged by the scale. I plan to start weighing when I see results in the way my clothes fit. So, what I will do is post the weight I hope to be at around then. My goal will be 145lbs. My ultimate goal is 100 to 105. Im only 4'10.

  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    Ok, cool! That's just fine, mandy. Do what works for you. What do you think you want to dress up as?
  • kennagif
    kennagif Posts: 23 Member
    I would love to join! I definitely need the motivation and accountability.
  • kennagif
    kennagif Posts: 23 Member
    I would like to be 199, which is 26 pounds.
  • kacy87
    kacy87 Posts: 3 Member
    I hadn't even considered what I want to dress up as but that'll be great motivation! Ideally I'd like to lose 30 pounds and get down to 170-175 by then.
  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    I'd love to join. -27lbs would put me at 250, and I'd be ecstatic!
  • PuckTard
    PuckTard Posts: 29 Member
    Count me in! I'd love to be down at least 13lbs by then, which would put me at 167. In my head, I'm saying I want to dress up as Harley Quinn ... but we'll see if I have lost the weight to have enough confidence to pull it off.
  • NMorse1907
    NMorse1907 Posts: 90 Member
    I'm in! I am hoping to be in the 170's by Halloween, which is 27 lbs away!
  • 77irises
    77irises Posts: 11 Member
    I'm in. I'd love to hit 180 by then!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited July 2015
    Sounds like fun.
    Goal loss: 2 -10 lbs (not sure if I want to stop at 130 lbs or see what I look like around 122 lbs)

    I'm not 100% sure but either
    • Chi-Chi from Dragonball Z (if I do, my husband said he will dress up as Goku)
      &width=1200&height=1200&a.jpg
    • Ariel
      either
      41gli1KgqFL.jpg
      or
      61dL7mto61L._UL1500_.jpg
  • opalle
    opalle Posts: 234 Member
    Just curious if we want to set up a group for this instead of just a thread?
  • avila463
    avila463 Posts: 33 Member
    273a78mgz5fa.jpg
    Then we can all post our Halloween Pics...
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I would like to lose 13 lbs and there is rumor my yoga group will be dressing up as the spice girls
  • escorcoran72
    escorcoran72 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm in. Goal of 10 lbs by halloween. Will probably be a witch or black cat. Just signed up for a 6.66 mile Devil's Chase that morning. Can't wait.
  • Somebody_Loved
    Somebody_Loved Posts: 498 Member
    I would love to do this, also. My goal is 125.

    @shadow2soul - You would make a killer Ariel. Love your hair!
  • hotelsix
    hotelsix Posts: 44 Member
    I'm in - 30lbs by then is my goal :smiley:
  • HermioneDanger118
    HermioneDanger118 Posts: 345 Member
    Halloween is my favorite too! I'd love to be 200 but that's probably not super feasible as it's 40 lbs away. So I'll aim for 220. :)
  • HermioneDanger118
    HermioneDanger118 Posts: 345 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    I would like to lose 13 lbs and there is rumor my yoga group will be dressing up as the spice girls

    Spice Girls = AMAZING. Which one will you be?
This discussion has been closed.