[CLOSED GROUP] 36 Pounds Challenge - Welcome!

weightlosssw
weightlosssw Posts: 50
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Welcome to the 36 pounds challenge!!!

Ok, I tried to use the email feature to send you the first message, but it clearly does not work. I cannot add more than 1 person per email. So I will be posting all the information related to our challenge to this message board instead. Reply to this with a short comment to make this your topic, too - and you should be kept up-to-date when things get posted here.

First, please add the following people as your friends - these are all your 36 pounds challenge pals:

melbaby925
amomii
verair
mikeyken
MissKahli
fat351
echeindl
elmobabie84
DebGaDavey
kellicarter11
Kimmy546
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  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    So far we are 12 participants including me. I will add up to 3 additional people if I get contacted until August 1st, and then this will be a closed group. If you want to stop the challenge, please let me know and I will remove you from the list.

    Over the course of the 8 month, I will announce some additional fun parts of the challenge to keep things interesting and keep everyone motivated. But the first month, let's just focus on the basics.

    Here are the basic rules one more time:

    1. The challenge starts August 1st, 2011 and ends April 1st, 2012 = 8 month challenge.
    Everyone, make sure to get on your scale on August 1st, and record your weight. Whatever your MFP account shows as your pounds lost at 6pm on August 1st will go into my table as the entry point!

    2. The challenge is to lose weight, but slowly and healthy = 4.5 pounds/month
    Over the course of 8 month this means 36 pounds.
    I'll be recording your total weight loss (from your profile) in a table and send it out every month. If your weight loss is greater than or equal to 4.5 pounds you are good to go!
    If you lost less than 4.5 pounds or gained weight, you are doomed to do 3 extra exercise routines every week till the next weigh in (in addition to whatever you are doing already!!!). What kind of exercise? Read on.

    3. On the 2nd of each month, I will communicate the three biggest losers (=people who lost the most weight in the last month). Each of them will name one of the extra exercise routines that people need to complete.
    The exercise routine should be communicated by the 3rd day of the month.
    Each exercise routine needs to be doable without any equipment (e.g. walk extra 30 minutes, 30 extra crunches, etc.) and should not take more than 30 min per exercise. Keep in mind these exercises will be in addition to whatever people have set as their individual exercise routine.

    4. Have less than 36 pounds to lose? Participate until you reach your target weight and then maintain to avoid extra exercises.
    Make sure your profile is up-to-date, so I can see your weight loss target. Once you reach this target, the goal is to maintain rather than lose.

    Looking forward to the challenge!
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    DebGaDavey will be on vacation through August 8th, and will join the challenge then. As we all know losing weight on vacation is not really easy, so I will record her weight only on August 9th, and then she will get 1 pounds credit for the time lost, meaning she should have lost 3.5 pounds or more by September 1st in order to avoid the additional exercises :) Sounds fair to everyone?
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    I'd like to be one of the last 3 players please:bigsmile:
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    The challenge is now filled up. The last three participants are:

    Aprilstar480
    savvynurse
    AmerTunsi

    Please make sure to add them as friends as well!
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    Yeah!!! I love these challenges:bigsmile:

    So, we have weigh-in on the 1st of every month by 6pm... right? Is there any other requirements? Do we need to check in here to keep each other motivated or anything?

    Glad to meet you all... good luck:flowerforyou:
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    Yes, we should use this to motivate each other. After the first month, the exercises will start - for the people who are below the 4.5 pounds, so then they should be reporting their progress .... I will be posting a table with the progress once a month.
  • elmobabie84
    elmobabie84 Posts: 112
    cant wait!!! i'm also doing another challenge as well. hope that doesnt disqualify me!
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    cant wait!!! i'm also doing another challenge as well. hope that doesnt disqualify me!
    What other challenge are you doing?
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    nope, you can do as many challenges as you want :) what is the other challenge?
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    I'm doing 2 others... One is the Diamond Challenge and the other is Fit n Trim Challenge. We started the Fit n Trim one 13 weeks ago with about 17 players and I'm one of the final 5...pretty exciting:bigsmile:
  • elmobabie84
    elmobabie84 Posts: 112
    cant wait!!! i'm also doing another challenge as well. hope that doesnt disqualify me!
    What other challenge are you doing?
    my other challenge is called LOT TO LOSE CHALLENGE its for those of us that have 100+ to lose. We start friday. we just got our teams. i'm excited!!
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    cant wait!!! i'm also doing another challenge as well. hope that doesnt disqualify me!
    What other challenge are you doing?
    my other challenge is called LOT TO LOSE CHALLENGE its for those of us that have 100+ to lose. We start friday. we just got our teams. i'm excited!!
    That's awesome... these challenges are great! I've lost 14lbs so far in my first challenge (we have a month left) and it has really motivated me to bump up my exercise and eat good plus I've learned alot through the people on my team. As an example, I always thought water weight meant I drank too much water when in fact it's cause by retentions due to not enough water. I had no idea:ohwell:
  • elmobabie84
    elmobabie84 Posts: 112
    cant wait!!! i'm also doing another challenge as well. hope that doesnt disqualify me!
    What other challenge are you doing?
    my other challenge is called LOT TO LOSE CHALLENGE its for those of us that have 100+ to lose. We start friday. we just got our teams. i'm excited!!
    That's awesome... these challenges are great! I've lost 14lbs so far in my first challenge (we have a month left) and it has really motivated me to bump up my exercise and eat good plus I've learned alot through the people on my team. As an example, I always thought water weight meant I drank too much water when in fact it's cause by retentions due to not enough water. I had no idea:ohwell:
    YEP! and if you eat toooooo much salt that also causes water retention... i learned the hard weigh so i always try to drink more than 8-8oz glasses of water a day
  • savvynurse
    savvynurse Posts: 292
    Thank u for adding me
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    4 days till the first weigh in and the challenge begins ... after the challenge, we hopefully will all be 36 pounds lighter, or for the ones who want to lose less than 36 pounds, they will be at their dream weight.

    For all people who want to lose more, you all know it is one step at a time, so this will hopefully get you to your first (or second or third or ...) 36 pound milestone!

    Now let's start with some introductions. We have 15 participants (assuming everyone is still in). I suggest everyone writes 1-2 sentence about themselves - anything - diet related or not. Here is mine:

    Hi, I am about 36 pounds overweight, so I started the challenge to help me to get to my normal weight. By normal I mean to get a normal BMI, it might not be my dream weight, so I might want continue afterwards, but I would like to get a point where I am not overweight. I want to look good for myself, my husband and everyone else :) I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, so I want to eat healthy to keep the symptoms under control and plan to have children soon.
    I used to be thin when I was 20 something, but over the years I took more and more weight. It went so quick, and I am not happy with myself right now.
    I am pretty strong minded, so if I really set my mind to things, I know I can do this. And I hope I can motivate you along the way as well :) I need your motivation for sure!
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    I guess that was more than 1-2 sentences for me :)
  • savvynurse
    savvynurse Posts: 292
    Hi my name is Laura and I am approximately 20-25 lbs from
    Where i want to be. I'm tired of joining all these lose 10 lbs this month groups and feeling like a failure for not doing so. Hope to take it slow and steady and get to where I want to be. Do we need to post pics of our scales on the official weigh in day?
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    I want to keep it easy. On the weigh in day, everyone records their weight in the myfitnesspal. I can record the total weight loss from everyone's profile this way. I will put it all in a table and share with everyone. In addition, you can post your weight, and I will add it to the table. But posting the weight is voluntary. Recording the weight in myfitnesspal so I can record the weight loss is important!

    I agree, I don't want a one month crazy workout or starve myself challenge. This challenge is all about losing weight in a healthy way, so the pounds stay off for good. I feel ~0.5 pounds / week is a realistic goal, so that's why I came up with the 4.5 pounds / month.
  • elmobabie84
    elmobabie84 Posts: 112
    Hi my name is Paula aka Elmobabie (nickname from my husband bc i collect elmos, I'm 27 years old. I decided to go on a diet on June 19th, 2011 when i tipped the scale at 302lbs. That was the most I've ever weighed. Since i started my diet I now weigh 286. The main reason i decided to go on a diet was so that my husband and I can have children one day. I'm not getting any younger and i decided a long time ago that i wanted to have my first child by the time i was 30. So hopefully i'll be able to lose enough weight to accomplish my goal of having children.
  • mikeyken
    mikeyken Posts: 118 Member
    hi guys. I can't wait. My name is Michelle, but have been called Mikey by my family all my life. I am finishing up a competition at work for the biggest loser on Aug 9th. I want to keep motivated to complete my 1st goal of 50 lb loss. I've lost 21 lbs since I started trying to lose wt in May, (18 lbs since starting on MFP). I started at 225 and would really like to be down to 175 at least by the end of this challenge. I need to become a healthier wt to keep up with my children and be a better example for them to follow. My ultimate goal is 150. Seems unbelievable at this point, but I have seen some awesome stories on here that have kept my dreams alive. I hope we can all achieve some of our goals through this challenge.
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    Hi, I'm Kasi. I need to lose about 20lbs to be at the high-end of the normal range for my height so 36 would actually be about perfect I think. I'm a mom of 4 kids, I love to camp and do outdoors stuff. I'm simply trying to lose weight to feel good both inside and out. Good luck everyone... can't wait to get started:bigsmile:
  • melbaby925
    melbaby925 Posts: 613
    Hi Everyone - My name is Melissa, and I joined MFP toward the end of April with 123.5 pounds to my goal - which at the time was just a SWAG. I haven't figured out what my real target is, because I haven't been below 200 pounds in over 10 years. I figure I'll know what it is when I get there.

    Back in January, I couldn't walk a mile. Now I routinely walk 3-5 a day. I've started C25K, but I'm doing it at my pace, not the full schedule - but I hope to be able to run a 5K by the end of this year. Turns out that I like to run!

    I'm really looking forward to a fun, no pressure challenge that will keep us all in tune with each other and on the track to becoming healthy.

    Just a word of warning: I'm a gadget and app freak. I wear a bodybugg to track my steps and calories burned, Endomondo to GPS my routes while I'm out running/walking and track my mileage, C25K app to track my run schedule, and MFP for my food. So you'll see me post crazy stuff on occasion :) It's fun and keeps me interested! So if you're interested in any of these things, feel free to ask!

    Looking forward to a fun few months with you guys - and sorry for being a chatterbox and going over my 2-3 lines!
  • amomii
    amomii Posts: 5
    I'm Amy. My weight has been out of control for a few years and this past May I steped on the scale weighing in 100 lbs heavier than my ideal weight. I want to loose all 100 lbs before my 36th birthday. That gives me just over 2 years. I also want to stop feeling blah and start living again.
  • kellicarter11
    kellicarter11 Posts: 178 Member
    I have 15 Pounds to lose but I need help! I have no idea to eat right with just a microwave to cook, and even less of a clue what to do for exercise! I am going to participate in this challenge to hopefully get to my goal weight
  • verair
    verair Posts: 63 Member
    Hi, I'm verair. I'm 19 and about 33lbs overweight. I've always been overweight and I'm hoping that this challenge will motivate me to lose the weight. After I reach a healthy weight I'm going to start aiming for my ideal weight.
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    Welcome to all of you! It's nice to read all the introductions, now I know who I am going to lose weight with during the next 8 month! 3 more days ... I am going away over the weekend, will keep tracking my food with my phone, but might not respond to messages or post till Monday.

    Make sure you all record your weight on Monday morning. I will put together our baseline table after 6pm on Monday and post it.
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
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  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    Hi my name is Paula aka Elmobabie (nickname from my husband bc i collect elmos, I'm 27 years old. I decided to go on a diet on June 19th, 2011 when i tipped the scale at 302lbs. That was the most I've ever weighed. Since i started my diet I now weigh 286. The main reason i decided to go on a diet was so that my husband and I can have children one day. I'm not getting any younger and i decided a long time ago that i wanted to have my first child by the time i was 30. So hopefully i'll be able to lose enough weight to accomplish my goal of having children.

    elmobabie84 - welcome to the challenge! I think wanting to have children one day is a really good reason. It's the same for me - only I want them now :)
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    hi guys. I can't wait. My name is Michelle, but have been called Mikey by my family all my life. I am finishing up a competition at work for the biggest loser on Aug 9th. I want to keep motivated to complete my 1st goal of 50 lb loss. I've lost 21 lbs since I started trying to lose wt in May, (18 lbs since starting on MFP). I started at 225 and would really like to be down to 175 at least by the end of this challenge. I need to become a healthier wt to keep up with my children and be a better example for them to follow. My ultimate goal is 150. Seems unbelievable at this point, but I have seen some awesome stories on here that have kept my dreams alive. I hope we can all achieve some of our goals through this challenge.

    Welcome! Congrats on your loss so far! I think we can achieve our goals together!!!
  • weightlosssw
    weightlosssw Posts: 50
    Hi, I'm Kasi. I need to lose about 20lbs to be at the high-end of the normal range for my height so 36 would actually be about perfect I think. I'm a mom of 4 kids, I love to camp and do outdoors stuff. I'm simply trying to lose weight to feel good both inside and out. Good luck everyone... can't wait to get started:bigsmile:

    4 kids :) that sounds like you have a lot going on!! Good luck to you, too!
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