"12 Weeks Weightloss Challenge" All Welcome
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Super impressed Aaron and Laura! Congratulations0
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Hello! I'm new to this group. Looking forward to Christmas...
Name: Jenny
Age: 41
Start weight: 164lbs or 11st 10
Week 4 weight goal: 11st 3
Week 8 weight goal: 10st 10
Week 12 weight goal: 10st 3
This is the goal. Shoot for the moon etc.
Weigh in on Monday each week
Week 1: 03/10: 11st 10
Week 2: 10/10:
Week 3: 17/10:
Week 4: 24/10:
Week 5: 31/10:
Week 6: 07/10:
Week 7: 14/11:
Week 8: 21/11:
Week 9: 28/11:
Week 10: 05/11:
Week 11: 12/12:
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Hello izzy214, I would like to join your 12 week challenge.
Starting weight 198.5 lbs
Goal weight 186.0 lbs
Thank you.
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Wow Gabriele! Glad you are ok! Hang in there and sending prayers for everyone struggling thru this. Stay safe!0
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I'd like to join the journey!
Name:Carrie
Age: 56
Ht: 5'10"
12 week goal: 12 pounds
Ultimate goal: 50 pounds
10/5/2015: 193
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Additional 2 weeks to get through the holidays
12/28/2015:
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Gabriele01 I am so happy that you are alright and of course we all will be praying for you and everyone in SC.
Stay strong and be safe.
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Hi there! I totally need to join this thread! I need help to stay focussed & motivated.
Age: 42
Ht: 5'5"
Cw: 195
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Welcome Newbies and Congratulations to all losers. A BIG WOW to Megbug-20lbs., fourterrys-17lbs., Laura-24lbs.!!!0
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AEB: Always Eat Breakfast.
There's a reason it's called breakfast... You're literally breaking the fast you began after dinner the night before. If you go about your day without refueling in the a.m., you'll be super hungry before lunch. Do you tend to avoid breakfast due to lack of time in the morning? Have premade options on hand, like these bake-ahead breakfasts. If the problem is that you aren't hungry first thing in the morning, take something substantial with you for mid-morning: yogurt or nuts. HG0 -
I'd love to join this group!
Name:Vonne
Age: 40
Ht: 5'3"
12 week goal: 20 pounds
Ultimate goal: 50 pounds
Current weight: 178
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Name: Saffy
Age: 48
Height: 161 cms
Start weight: 1st October - 66 kgs
Goal weight: 1st January - 59 kgs
1st October- 66 kgs
8th October- 65 kgs
15th October-
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Welcome Saffy & Vonne , thanks for joining.0
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Name: Craig
Age: 56
Height: 5'3"
12 week goal: 24 pounds
Goal Weight: 155 pounds
Start: 10/7/2015: 251.4
Week 1: 10/14/2015:
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Whole grains
Whole grains like oats and barley are loaded with nutrients and can help control your appetite. The short-chain fatty acids in whole grains stimulate fat cells in our stomachs to release leptin, the satiety hormone. And whole grain fiber also helps us feel full by slowing blood-sugar release and steadying insulin levels. JM0 -
Name: Tenisha
Weight: 287.9
12 week goal: 28 lbs
Goal weight: 259.9
Start: 10/8/15-- 287.9
week1: 10/15---
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Hey all!
Weight 178.6
12 weeks away to my goal of 164.6
This is my first week!
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Cutting Sugar Helps to Lose Weight
A low-carb diet and lifestyle based on the premise that eliminating sugar from the diet will achieve weight loss, fight obesity, and improve overall health. The belief that sugar — not just refined sugar, but the sugar processed by our body from complex carbohydrates and starches — is toxic for the body. By removing foods that are high in sugar from your diet will help achieve weight loss, lower cholesterol, increase energy levels, and be generally healthier. Sugar stimulates the body to produce excess insulin, which can cause it to store excess sugar as fat and increase cholesterol production.
Carbohydrates also inhibit the body’s ability to break down fat. According to research, carbohydrates, not fats, are the dietary culprits that cause weight gain. The glycemic index is the measure of the effect a carbohydrate food has on blood sugar levels. Foods with a high glycemic index include potatoes, corn, carrots, and beets. Foods with a low glycemic load include whole grain foods that are high in fiber. So go for a diet with a low glycemic index and include exercise to lose weight and increase overall health.
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Name: Claire
Age: 49
Height: 5'9"
SW: 224
GW: 190
Sept. 27 220.5
Oct. 4 217
Oct. 11 215.6
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
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Jas
5'4'
Start: 204.5
End: 190
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Name: Aaron
Age: 25
Height: 6'-0"
Start Weight (20th July):270
Goal Weight (11th October):230
27th July: 260.2
3rd Aug: 256.0
10th Aug: 252.4
17th Aug: 247.6
24th Aug: 245.0
31st Aug: 240.0
7th Sep: 238.0
14th Sep: 236.0
21st Sep: 234.0
28th Sep: 231.0
4th Oct: 229.0
11th Oct: 226.0
Goal weight loss for this week: 3 pounds
Weight loss so far: 44 pounds!
44 pounds lost for my first 12 week challenge! I will be starting another one following this post.
thanks for all of the support and the great thread izzy! And welcome to all the new people! 0 -
Name: Aaron
Age: 25
Height: 6'-0"
Start Weight (12th October):226
Goal Weight (11th October):205
19th Oct:
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Goal weight loss for this week: 2 pounds
Weight loss so far:
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Cultivate grit
Grit is the resolve and passion required on a daily basis to pursue a long-term goal. To cultivate grit, you have to commit to consistency no matter what. A fit person wakes up every day knowing she/he will do whatever it takes to stay on track—whether that means getting up an hour earlier to make it to the gym before work or squeezing in a power walk at lunch. The secret is focusing on the thoughts that drive and inspire you. If it helps to remind yourself how good you’ll feel post workout, for example, do that. If it motivates you to daydream about your future toned tummy, do that. Concentrate on exactly what you want to achieve and make every day count.
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Name: Neil
Age: 22
Height: 5'8"
SW: 190
GW: 166
Sept. 28 190
Oct. 5 186
Oct. 12 186
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Good Morning Everyone
Hope you are ready for a great week and a big weight loss for next week. Picture yourself stepping on the scale and it reading 2, 4 or 5 pounds lighter! That would be awesome. Take one day at a time and break it down into manageable segments such as 6 small meals a day. We can achieve anything we set our minds to.
Well, after 3 weeks of plateau. I am finally down 2 pounds.0 -
Weekly weigh in:
Height: 5'5"
Starting weight: 12st 7lb (175lb)
13 week (Christmas) goal weight: 11st 7lb (161lb)
28 Sept: 12st 5.5lb (173.5lb)
5 Oct: 12st 5lb (173lb)
12 Oct: 12st 4lb (172lb)
19 Oct:
26 Oct:
2 Nov:
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21 Dec:
Weight loss this week: 1lb. Slow and steady, but still going down, so that's something! After last week's illness, I've not been to the gym a lot recently, but I did fit in an extra pilates session, which made the world of difference to my aching lower back (always flares up when I'm under the weather). This week, and for the next ~5 weeks, my gym is running a challenge of "20 sessions in 40 days". That feels very doable, although I'm only at 2 sessions in 7 days so far. So, my commitment this week is to pick up the pace, and I'm scheduling gym sessions Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. That'll take me to 7 in 14 days, and on target. Within that, I'm also looking at what I'll be doing, because I don't want burnout or muscle ache to slow me down. Out of the 5 sessions, I'm thinking 3 cardio sessions (Tue, Fri and Sun), and 2 dedicated to strength (Wed and Sat). I'll still have my pilates as well, so that feels like I'm back to a pretty well-rounded exercise program, after the dip in frequency the last couple of weeks.
One thing, I've discovered that these mini-challenges - weight or exercise related - really do help me stay focused. Those long term weight goals seem so far off, and sometimes barely achievable (like, still 33lbs to go!), but a 12 week weight program, or a month of gym challenges, are so much more doable!0 -
Glad you are back and feeling better and 1 lb. down after being sick. Great! you are really setting great example for others to follow in the gym. It helps keep me motivated. Thanks.0
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Hi guys, I'm new here!
Wish me luck
Name: Anna
Age: 32
Height: 5'2"
CW: 217lbs
12 week goal: 22lbs
Ultimate goal: 107lbs
12/10/15- 217lbs
04/01/16- 195lbs
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Kind of discouraged today. I actually gained a pound last week. Honestly though, not surprised. Things are still so chaotic here. I've had so much on my mind (boiling all our water, helping out our neighbors, volunteering all over town...) I haven't been keeping my food journal. And when you're out running around all day you just end up eating whatever you can get your hands on whenever you can. So, I am committing to logging all my foods this week, and we'll see if things don't turn around.
On a personal note:
Next time you see a first responder, thank them for putting their life on the line for you!
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Hello All, I'm new here as well even though I have been using myfitnesspal for about a year.
I am starting my 12 week weight loss challenge today and it will run through the week of December 28th. It might seem crazy to start such a challenge with two major holidays coming up but I can do this. We can do this together.
Name: Pat
Age: 52
Height: 5'6"
CW: 293
12 week goal: 22 pounds
Ultimate goal: 160 pounds
Quick question: 1) are there any specific rules to the challenge and 2) what is "11st 7lb". I see this on soem other posts but not all.
Thanks all. Looking forward to being in the challenge with everyone.
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