TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (January)
craigo3154
Posts: 2,572 Member
Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Craig @craigo3154.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Craig @craigo3154. 1
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Happy to be back on the team in January. Trying to continue the process without the accountability did not go so well for me through December. Happy to say that most of the craziness/busyness has slowed back down a little and I'm excited to be able to return to a more normal lifestyle again. Happy New Year! 0
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Looking forward to January! The end of December is kicking my butt so I'm ready to get back on track!1
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Hi team.... Doing it on my own didn't work real great... so hoping I can hit my target with the teams help. Starting tomorrow on logging in my food again1
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GardenMama129 wrote: »Happy to be back on the team in January. Trying to continue the process without the accountability did not go so well for me through December. Happy to say that most of the craziness/busyness has slowed back down a little and I'm excited to be able to return to a more normal lifestyle again. Happy New Year!PlummerBecky wrote: »Hi team.... Doing it on my own didn't work real great... so hoping I can hit my target with the teams help. Starting tomorrow on logging in my food again
Glad to have you both come back to the Big Butt Theory team and The Biggest Loser Challenge. Let's all get going together and have a great January! 1 -
Coheednkimbria wrote: »Looking forward to January! The end of December is kicking my butt so I'm ready to get back on track!
January is going to be better for both of us! I just know it. 3 -
I'm so glad to have found this group. Especially in the midst of holidays surrounded by the wrong types of food. I did end up gaining i believe, but it would have definitely been more if I hadnt been here1
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Glad to be back for January - hopefully 2018 is my year for reaching my goal lol x1
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Trying to do the whole weight loss thing on my own didn't get me very far, so here's hoping it will work better with a group structure like this. Thanks for having me! 2
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back again for January !0
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So excited for the new year!! I put on some weight the past couple of weeks. Ready to look and feel amazing!1
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Feel Free to add me to your friends... I only let Friends see my food log. I am hoping for support and success3
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So excited for the new year!! I put on some weight the past couple of weeks. Ready to look and feel amazing!
@ladyj22. Happy to have you in Team The Big Butt Theory in January. To do this, however, you MUST post a starting weight and a weigh in day.
Preferably post starting weight and a weigh in day in the Registrations thread. ( http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10624736/january-new-member-registration-starting-weights#latest ).
I cannot re-enrol you into the group without the starting weight and a weigh in day.
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Hey everyone! I feel 100% confident that this is my year to finally reach my goals! I'm looking to start thus year off strong. We got this!3
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Looking forward to getting started.1
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I'm excited to start! My son is 7 weeks old as of yesterday so I'm ready to get serious about losing the baby weight.1
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Hi everyone! Looking forward to getting to know the new folks this month 2
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Happy to be here. This is my first time being a part of this challenge.3
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Hi everyone! I’m just starting this challenge and looking forward to it. I have a baby who is 3 months old, so I’m ready to lose the baby weight (again - I have three older kids as well0
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Glad to recommit in January. December start great and got some hiccups. @craigo3154 Question: can I change my weigh day to Thursday? it was Wednesday.0
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Happy New Year Big Butt Theory x 3
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Gwenfromnyc wrote: »Glad to recommit in January. December start great and got some hiccups. @craigo3154 Question: can I change my weigh day to Thursday? it was Wednesday.
@Gwenfromnyc. Done.
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Username: Plummer Becky
Weigh in week: January Week 1 January 1st Happy New Year
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Week's weight: 186.5
Todays Weight: 184.8
I didn't see the folder up for week 1 results yet but I wanted to post this before I forgot this morning.
Hope everyone had a great New Years Eve . I know we can do this... One day at a time4 -
Username: Katevt78
Weigh in week: January Week 1
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Week's weight: 213.8
Todays Weight: 209.25 -
Username: thedestar
Weigh in week: Jan Week 1
Weigh in day: Mon
Previous Week's weight:
Todays Weight: 168
This is my first challenge with this group so I hope I'm doing it right!!1 -
Username: GardenMama129
Weigh in week: January Week 1
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Week's weight: 166.5
Todays Weight: 167.5
Sorry for the 1 pound gain. It was all about yesterday. Next week will be going back in the correct direction.
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GardenMama129 wrote: »Username: GardenMama129
Sorry for the 1 pound gain. It was all about yesterday. Next week will be going back in the correct direction.
We will all have our days that we go the wrong direction.. it is just a matter of continuing on and turn the corner
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@HASWLRS, @Bluetail6, @clynnwoodard, @Coheednkimbria, @enyagoboom, @Gwenfromnyc, @hooliemay, @karynclarke, @mari_moulin, @motheroftwins95, @my3boys424, @Nicoletime4me, @Nola818, @SAHNinja, @ShelleyMJ46, @GardenMama129, @PlummerBecky, @NerineLuna, @Bizgirl26, @rjones76, @baplumb, @FitLifeCrossroads, @thedestar, @jenniferrenie, @Ladyj22, @holly2e, @katevt78, @BigBigBertha, @lawerette, @MelsLeanDream
Hi everyone! Welcome back to all our returning members and a special welcome to all the new challengers! I am so happy to see so many of our older challengers who have returned after taking breaks.
My name is Terri and I am the team Captain. Our Co-Captain is Lisa (@HASWLRS ). So if you have any questions, please ask them here and your teammates, Co-Captain or myself will help. Please tag me with any questions (tag with: @wewillbskinny, or Co-Captain @HASWLRS). You can also ask one of the other moderators @craigo3154 or @jackinorrie. If you prefer, we can also be reached via private message with the same user ID's.
Please feel free to come on this page to introduce yourselves and encourage your teammates. If you have some good advice, let's share!
Briefly, I am married for 29 yrs; have three children - 1 boy and two girls; four grandchildren - 3 girls and a boy. Unfortunately, I have let weight creep on for about 20 years. Now, I am on a mission to get rid of this weight once and for all. I joined The Biggest Loser Challenge in April, and have lost 36 lbs so far. I would like to loose about 30 more pounds. This Challenge has made the difference for me. I have tried other ways to loose weight, but always let the weight come back. The most I have lost before was 33 lbs. So I am already past that! The accountability and support of this Challenge and The Big Butt Theory team has helped me so much. I hope it helps all of you as much as it has helped me.
--Yesterday, Sunday 12/31 started our weighins for January. The Biggest Loser Challenge follows the calendar Sunday-Saturday. Please post your weigh-ins here on this page. If you are late posting, please post anyway. We will accept your weight anytime up to 11:59pm on Saturday. Please post a weight even if you have gained a bit. There is no judgement here, only support.
If you miss a weigh-in, your next weigh-in will not be eligible to earn a placement in the challenge. If you miss two weeks you will be removed from the spreadsheet for the rest of the month. In that case, you will need to re-register for the next month if you want to participate.
We are all in the same situation, we are all trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle. The weightloss is an added bonus. Some days will go better than others, but remember weight loss is a marathon not a sprint. We will get to the finish line!
Remember weight loss is a marathon not a sprint. We will get to the finish line!
Here's to an excellent month!
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@HASWLRS, @Bluetail6, @clynnwoodard, @Coheednkimbria. @enyagoboom, @Gwenfromnyc, @hooliemay, @karynclarke, @mari_moulin, @motheroftwins95, @my3boys424, @Nicoletime4me, @Nola818, @SAHNinja, @ShelleyMJ46, @GardenMama129, @PlummerBecky, @NerineLuna, @bizgirl26,
@rjones76, @baplumb, @FitLifeCrossroads, @thedestar, @jenniferrenie, @ladyj22, @holly2e, @katevt78, @BigBigBertha, @lawerette, @MelsLeanDream
THE BIG BUTT THEORY Mini-challenge
Returning members just continue doing what you have been doing. You are doing great! All of you who took time off for the Holidays, it's time to start back now.
About the mini-challenge:
First and foremost is that participation in this trial is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this or not.
The mini-challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (ultimate accountability challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories on MFP. Stay inside your allocated daily budget. Do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch) 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass). Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
At the end of the week, those who have managed to keep to the plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized on our page as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".
This format is great as: No dietary restrictions. (fine for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, paleo, carnivore, etc...)Works with whatever diet plan you may want to follow. (keto, 5:2, 16:8, atkins, etc..). You set your own daily budget (MFP helps with this). You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10 mile run). It is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It also has frequent resets (as it restarts each Sunday).
The mini-challenge works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work.
Consistency and new habits have been shown to be the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
So if you want to participate just post here daily (Tracking yes /no; Calories yes/no, and Exercise yes/no with short description of exercise).
The mini-challenge starts for January starts tomorrow (Tuesday). The first week will be 4 out of 5 days to make the winners circle.
I hope a lot of you choose to participate.1
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