Team No Mo Junk in da Trunk, august challenge (closed)

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  • jeannette120
    jeannette120 Posts: 65 Member
    HI Everyone,
    My name is Jeannette. I'm 41, divorced and live in S. California. I have a long journey ahead of me but I am ready and will be successful! I had lap band surgery on May 23, 2011. On May 9th when I started my pre-op diet I was 415 pounds. Today I am 364. That's 51 pounds in under 3 months. For those who think having a lap band is the easy way out, it is anything but easy. It is not magic. It is a tool and it takes dedication to diet and exercise for it to be successful. I am very much looking forward to being on this team. This is my first challenge.

    Start weight: 364
    Goal weight: 350
  • kkwilban
    kkwilban Posts: 14
    Hey everyone!!! I'm so excited for my first challenge!
    CW: 174
    GW: 167
    Ultimate GW: 162
    (non-rounded out numbers I know :) )

    I am 25 year old medical student! On my last year and SOO ready to start a pediatric residency next summer! I joined MFP this spring after gaining 15 pounds during my hardest year of school... this was on top of 5-10 pounds since my most active time in college... so with 20-25 extra pounds hanging on my hips, i felt terrible about myself, none of my clothes fit - and i felt like such a hippocrite talking to patients about weight loss. MFP has been great to me! I am 13 pounds down...

    I live near Houston, TX with the love of my life! He works on an oil rig 1 month on 1 month off... so with him being gone now, I will have no distractions from meeting my goals! I'm really looking forward to challenging all of you!!!

    **So with our calorie goals -- does this include exercise, or straight calorie goals (no add back)? I'll keep looking for the best way to post all of our info -- It should come up on the "news feed" as we log our exercise, and also "stayed under calorie goal" comes up...

    I wish MFP had a little group spreadsheet we could edit (like a google doc :) )
  • jeannette120
    jeannette120 Posts: 65 Member
    I cant seem to be able to figure out how to add the banner. I cut and past the code under the image and it just ends up posting the code, no picture.

    Can someone help?

    Ok...I found the answer... when you cut and past the code be sure to change to lower caseand to lower case .
  • Effervescent17
    Effervescent17 Posts: 61 Member
    ups and downs look scary. :( lol
  • Mohooper32
    Mohooper32 Posts: 12
    SW - 212.8
    GW - 200

    Hey everybody, I am so pumped up to start this. Well my name is Monique and I have been so encouraged MFPers. This is my first challenge. Stay on me and Let's go hard!!!
  • Mohooper32
    Mohooper32 Posts: 12
    Way to go Jeannette. You are so right and I think you are approaching and doing the right things to get where you want to be. This journey is long and not a race. We are here to encourage and lean from one another! Now let's kick this out!!!
  • CaWaterBug8
    CaWaterBug8 Posts: 1,040 Member
    Hello everyone!
    Nice to meet all of you via this challenge! i am so excited to get to work with all of you and add this chalenge to REALLY kick the @$$ out of August. This is so awesome and I really hope that I can keep up w/ everyone.

    As for introducing myself, I am 19 y/o , soon to be 20 in October. I am also doing the Lean by Halloween Challenge and my goal weight by then is to be 135 #s. I am still trying to decide my goal weight for this challenge, as I did a couple of challenges and made some goals for my weight that I did not reach. Thus, I want to make my goal something attainable, otherwise it's not going to do me much good to have a goal. I work F/T and I go to school F/T but I am still on my summer break. If I've left anything else out then I will post it here soon. lol


    As another side note, I want to let everyone know that I will be gone until Sunday night (my time) so if I've left anything out, or if I've not responded to anything it's because I don't have internet connection.
    So see all of you lovelies soon!!!!!!! ;D

    PS AWESOME banners! <3
  • Gary6030
    Gary6030 Posts: 593 Member
    To verify with everyone the challenge begins on August 1st as day 1. We will rest on Sundays.
  • Gary6030
    Gary6030 Posts: 593 Member
    ups and downs look scary. :( lol

    If you can't do the burpees(ups and downs) feel free to do the modification. Its more important to keep moving then do something and hurt yourself.
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    The scoring is as follows.
    · 1 point for each pound lost per team member
    · 1 point for each team member who does their daily exercise challenge (1 point per member)
    · 1 point for the other weekly challenges (water intake, staying under calories etc.) Each week
    different challenge per member
    · BONUS POINTS
    o Daily Exercise – If every team member logs the daily exercise as doing it for all 6 days
    Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points
    o Weekly Challenges – if every team member log the weekly challenge as doing it for all 6
    days Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points
  • jeannette120
    jeannette120 Posts: 65 Member
    Yanicka,
    Are you going to check our diaries each day? Or do you want us to post here to let you know we did our diaries and exercised and met the daily challenges? Is there a format you want us to follow for posting like...

    DATE
    Calorie Goal:
    Calories Eaten:
    Exercise Calories:
    64 Oz water: Y/N
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Y/N

    Let us know. Thanks!
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Yanicka,
    Are you going to check our diaries each day? Or do you want us to post here to let you know we did our diaries and exercised and met the daily challenges? Is there a format you want us to follow for posting like...

    DATE
    Calorie Goal:
    Calories Eaten:
    Exercise Calories:
    64 Oz water: Y/N
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Y/N

    Let us know. Thanks!

    I was not sure but this a great idea.!!!! Thank you very much.

    I am ready for tomorrow....I hope you are too. Gary asked those who wish to take a picture tomorrow and again at the end of the month. There might me a prize for the best transformation. Perso I won't participate since it probably won't make that much a difference. I just want to lose 4 pounds. but if you wish, just send me your before picture.
  • serendipityrr
    serendipityrr Posts: 109 Member
    Hi guys!

    Nice to meet everyone!

    I'm Renee.
    I'm 41 and a mom of 2, a 17 year old boy and an (almost) 11 year old girl.
    I work fulltime, and am enrolled in school in the fall....I need a specific course to apply for my Masters...it's a boring one, but has to be done!
    I'm Canadian and I live in Newfoundland.....is anyone else here from Canada?

    I am on day 13 of the 17 day diet (love it), cycle 1.
    So far I have lost 10 lbs. It will slow down a bit now though so I have listed my goal as 10lbs for the month of August - fingers crossed!

    :wink:
  • serendipityrr
    serendipityrr Posts: 109 Member
    SW - 216 lbs
    CW - Aug 1 - 202.5 lbs
    GW - Sep 1 - 192.5 lbs
  • cklbrown
    cklbrown Posts: 4,696 Member
    Good morning! I completed my jumping jacks for today
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Good morning junkies. Today is the day. Day 1 Exercise Challenge - 100 Jumping Jacks. You do not have to do them all at the same time, just as long as it is done today. You can modify if you have to, just do your best. As soon as it is done just send me a email or write it in our tread. Love you all and let's have fun.
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Good morning! I completed my jumping jacks for today

    Super, someone is bright and early LOL

    Good job
  • morrowsarah
    morrowsarah Posts: 240 Member
    First of all thank you Effervescent17 for making the banners! They are super cute!

    I sent yanicka a message yesterday since I couldn't get to my computer, but I thought I'd go ahead and post my goals here today!
    CW is 186
    GW is 176 at the end of this challenge

    I want to try to work super hard to get to 170 by 9-13. That's my 31st birthday and I would like to be able to fit into some of my old clothes by then.

    To introduce myself, I live in Arkansas, I have four kids (11,9,7,5), I am ready for school to start-both for me and for the kids, I miss being in shape and being able to wear anything and everything!

    I'm pumped about this challenge....not looking forward to the jumping jacks today though, since I've had four kids anything to do with jumping isn't so good on my bladder!
  • knt32
    knt32 Posts: 61
    Done with my jumping jacks! I broke it up...50 before the treadmill & 50 after. Feeling good! :)
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Done with my jumping jacks! I broke it up...50 before the treadmill & 50 after. Feeling good! :)

    noted, good job
  • kiminita
    kiminita Posts: 150 Member
    so...can we have monday as a day of rest? i have only slept like 2 hours, need to meet a deadline for school...EEK
  • slybaby
    slybaby Posts: 125
    Hi team...hoping you all had a great day!

    Morning weigh: 152lbs
    Caloric intake: under
    Exercise: 50 jumping jacks are done
    Water: was tough but done!

    Have a great night!
  • DATE: Aug 1, 2011
    Calorie Goal: 2110
    Calories Eaten: 1480
    Exercise Calories: 494
    64 Oz water: Y
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Y - 100 Jumping Jacks done
  • elisabel
    elisabel Posts: 242 Member
    Mon 08/01/11 08:00pm
    DATE: Aug 1, 2011
    Calorie Goal: under
    Exercise Calories: 176
    64 Oz water: Yes and then some :)
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Yes - 100 Jumping Jacks done!!
  • slybaby
    slybaby Posts: 125
    did an extra 50...misread!!!!
  • kkwilban
    kkwilban Posts: 14
    DATE: Aug 1, 2011

    WEIGH IN -- 175 lb.
    Calorie Goal -- under :)
    Exercise Calories -- ~200 (2 mile walk plus jumping jacks)
    64 Oz water -- Y (plus some :) HYDRATE THIS WEEK!)
    Daily Exercise Challenge -- Y, 100 Jumping Jacks done ---> boy oh boy my pup did not like watching me do these :D

    CW: 175 lb
    SW: 187 lb
    GW: 167 lb
  • knt32
    knt32 Posts: 61
    under calorie goal & drank my 64 oz of aqua!
  • serendipityrr
    serendipityrr Posts: 109 Member
    DATE - Aug 1/2011
    Calorie Goal: 1460
    Calories Eaten: 1390
    Exercise Calories: 64
    64 Oz water: Yes!
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Yes!
  • cklbrown
    cklbrown Posts: 4,696 Member
    DATE: Monday, Aug 1, 2011
    Calorie Goal: 1200
    Calories Eaten: 1127
    Exercise Calories: 632
    64 Oz water: Yes (129 oz)
    Daily Exercise Challenge: Yes - 100 Jumping Jacks done!!
  • maroon98
    maroon98 Posts: 121
    Date: August, 1, 2011
    Calorie goal: 1200 ( not including exercise cals)
    Calories eaten: 1200 (not including eating my exercise cals!)
    64 oz of water: YES! (insert fist pump!)
    Daily exercise challenge: Done!

    Mischief managed :)
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