Hello, Summer Body! - a weight loss challenge
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Hi! My name is Kristen and I have been the host of 25 long term weight loss challenges, here on MFP, and now it's time to get ready for the next one! This new challenge is "Hello, Summer Body!" and goes for 16 weeks. It is from April 30 to August 20. Our weigh ins will be on Mondays (closing each week at noon CA time and re-opening every Thursday). You can weigh in early also (Thursday – Sunday) so our first weigh in starts this Thursday, April 26!
I'm a really informal host. The group will be pretty easy going, with a great mix of people posting and supporting each other along our weight loss journey. We won't have pressure either! Just accountability.
The topics we have are:
Motivational Quotes!
What You Do That Can Help Others...
NSVs
Exercise!
Articles and Videos
I'm Grateful For...
This and That
Mini Goals
Before and During our MFP Journey!
Food!
You don't have to participate in anything but the weigh ins, if you don't want to.
If you'd like to join, please go to:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/126718-hello-summer-body
Would you please post here also that you are going to join? That way this thread will bump up and be seen easily by others. Thanks!
Welcome to our challenge!
Kristen
P.S. Our group will only be public for a short time, for the privacy of the members.
I'm a really informal host. The group will be pretty easy going, with a great mix of people posting and supporting each other along our weight loss journey. We won't have pressure either! Just accountability.
The topics we have are:
Motivational Quotes!
What You Do That Can Help Others...
NSVs
Exercise!
Articles and Videos
I'm Grateful For...
This and That
Mini Goals
Before and During our MFP Journey!
Food!
You don't have to participate in anything but the weigh ins, if you don't want to.
If you'd like to join, please go to:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/126718-hello-summer-body
Would you please post here also that you are going to join? That way this thread will bump up and be seen easily by others. Thanks!
Welcome to our challenge!
Kristen
P.S. Our group will only be public for a short time, for the privacy of the members.
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carolemack wrote: »I am in!
Hooray! I got your message. :-) I'll respond SOON.1 -
I'd be in if it weren't for the motivational quotes.5
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Hi! My name is Kristen and I have been the host of 25 long term weight loss challenges, here on MFP, and now it's time to get ready for the next one! This new challenge is "Hello, Summer Body!" and goes for 16 weeks. It is from April 30 to August 20. Our weigh ins will be on Mondays (closing each week at noon CA time and re-opening every Thursday). You can weigh in early also (Thursday – Sunday) so our first weigh in starts this Thursday, April 26!
I'm a really informal host. The group will be pretty easy going, with a great mix of people posting and supporting each other along our weight loss journey. We won't have pressure either! Just accountability.
The topics we have are:
Motivational Quotes!
What You Do That Can Help Others...
NSVs
Exercise!
Articles and Videos
I'm Grateful For...
This and That
Mini Goals
Before and During our MFP Journey!
Food!
You don't have to participate in anything but the weigh ins, if you don't want to.
If you'd like to join, please go to:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/126718-hello-summer-body
Would you please post here also that you are going to join? That way this thread will bump up and be seen easily by others. Thanks!
Welcome to our challenge!
Kristen
P.S. Our group will only be public for a short time, for the privacy of the members.
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In!1
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Yay! I'm in!! So excited for another one of your challenges Kristen! Down over 25 lbs in your last challenge. Great format and amazing support from this group! This one is a winner people!!!
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I'm in!1
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I'm in. Sounds awesome!1
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I'm in as well!1 -
I’m in, too! Thank you!!1
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I'm in
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Just what I needed. I am in.1
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I've just joined but I'm very nervous as I am struggling on my journey right now.3
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I’m in!!!!! On my way to a week vacation in Cuba in one hour - no internet access there. Back on the 3rd May - definitely want to be part of this. Please include me!! 9lbs lost so far with 16 lbs to go so really need accountability and motivation after this vacation as I’m afraid I’ll get into old habits.4
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I've just joined but I'm very nervous as I am struggling on my journey right now.
The format for this challenge is low stress and easy to follow. Lots of support and suggestions to help each other. If you just want to do the Weekly weigh ins, that's ok too! That's one of the great things about this challenge. It's what you want/need it to be...and without the pressure.Personally, I think the Mini Goals are great and have been very helpful in the previous challange. One day at time time ❤ We can do this
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I'm in, thanks to @JustKeepSwimming2008 for suggesting this challenge. Newbie here, and I'm sure I'll have lots of questions (I apologize in advance)
What do we need the weekly poster for? (there was a sample of one) I'm confused!0 -
FYI, MFP is having some glitches in their programming or something with their last update which isn't allowing people to 'Bookmark' anything inside groups that people have joined. When you try you may get a popup message about "not having permission and vanilla.dicussion." something. I read it doesn't effect the ability to bookmark other threads...just the Group-Joined threads. Hopefully this will be fixed soon. I dont know if this will effect anything when this group is closed/private. But hopefully MFP will fix the problem soon!0
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I'm in.0
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I am just starting on my way to lose 50 pounds and need some help. Can't wait for this challenge. I started walking Saturday and going to make it a new habit.
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@neepex27 , not sure if this answers your question, but I'll give it a try! Each week(between Thursday and Monday @noon) we enter in our weights in the "Weekly Weigh In" thread for this challenge. Kristen posted a copy of the format she wants us to use each week in her original post. You would just copy/paste the format and enter in your info each week to reflect that week's weigh in. The thread is locked/closed at noon on Monday so make sure you get yours posted in time!
This is a sample of what mine would look like, and I would just copy/paste and continue to add to it each week when I weigh in:
Start of Challenge Weight: 172
Challenge Goal Weight: 150
Lbs to Lose for this Challenge: 22
04/30: 172
05/07:
05/14:
05/21:
05/28: <<<mini goal weight: 165 >>>
06/04:
06/11:
06/18:
06/25: <<<mini goal weight: 160>>>
07/02:
07/09:
07/16:
07/23: <<<mini goal weight:155 >>>
07/30:
08/06:
08/13:
08/20: <<<challenge goal weight: 150 >>>
Again, I would copy and paste this entire format and update it every week in the "Weekly Weigh In" thread. The 'mini goal weight' is optional and if you don't want to do them for yourself, you don't have to.
After the 'Weekly Weigh In' thread is closed, Kristen takes all the data and enters it into an awesome spreadsheet and posts it in the 'Weekly Charts' section. It will have your data, as well as the data from everyone who is part of the private group. Including SW, GW, weigh in weights, total losses, loss %, % to date, etc.
Long answer, but I hope that helps!
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I'm in!0
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I’m in!0
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I'm In! I need a long term group of people.0
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I’m all in for my health. Ayyeee0
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