-15lbs by Halloween

Alright...I've added everyone who requested that they be added. Plus I've sent the intro message to the new comers except for SKelley & msabbythompsor (apparently myfitnesspal only lets you send out 25 messages to new friends, or something like that). I will make sure to send the message to you guys tomorrow.

Selena

Hi everybody,

I tried to join another group with the same goal but it was closed, so I’m going to start my own.

CHALLENGE: -15lbs by 31 October

That’s a little over 11 weeks from now, which is doable. If you would like to join please just let me know. I will add you to the roster and send you some information (get to know you/stats). You can friend me if you would like.

More or less, let’s just motivate and challenge each other to push a little harder and do a little bit more to get rid of these pounds. Each week I’ll send out a mini-challenge to help us focus on a particular thing (ie. Water intake, eating veggies/fruits, etc).

Yay! Let’s get started.
~Selena

Alright! Even though it's a new day, myfitnesspal still won't let me send out messages to the new folks, so I'm just going to post it here. Read and heed. Send me a message with your stats and jump right in!

Hi and welcome to the -15lbs by Halloween challenge. I’m building the tracking chart right now, and I need some basic information:

Starting weight
Goal weight for the challenge
And for fun-if you plan on dressing up for Halloween, what are you going to be?

Weigh in can be any day you like (mine is on Wednesday), but I will try to update/post the chart on Fri/Sat. Let me know what day you are weighing in so I can make note. Because there are so many people, please feel free to bring corrections to my attention. It might be easier if you just send me your updates/corrections/weigh-ins via message so I don’t have to constantly search the thread. If at anytime you decide to quit, please let me know so that myself and the rest of the group can talk you out of it
Also if for some reason, you miss 2 weigh-ins, then to save space, I’m going to have to remove you from the chart. But you are always welcome to come back.

I’m excited about getting to know everyone! Good luck!
Sele

Yay! I'm so happy! It worked!!!! Bask in it's glory!!! J/K!

Good morning ladies, IT'S MONDAY :grumble: Lol

My weekend was alright, went hiking Saturday, which I needed. I need to train myself into working out on the weekends. I do so well during the week, then when the wkend rolls around all I want to do is relax, relax, relax! How was everyone's weekend?

I have received a couple of updates this morning/weekend and I'm happy to say that we are on a losing trend. So far we have lost 6.4 lbs as a group! And I'm sure that number will increase come the end of the week.

I hope that everyone did well with drinking their water last week.

Mini Challenge #1: WORKOUT differently!!!
I'm sure that everyone is already working out til their 's content, but are you making sure you are mixing it up? Your body has the amazing ability to adapt quickly to certain situation, exercise being one of them. Crosstraining helps you to keep your body guessing and makes it harder for your body to adapt so quickly. **The quicker your body adapts, the more efficient it becomes, the less calories you burn.** So change your workout up a little bit. If you always run, then maybe try swimming or biking. If you are the queen of Zumba'ing, then try a kickboxing class or circuit training class. ~~Of course, workout within your means, becaues I am not a Dr. of any sort.~~

MiniChallenge #2: Set a goal, and EXCEED it!
Set an exercise goal for this week and meet/exceed it! I'm looking to get 10 workouts in this week. You can set a time goal of 30-60 mins, 3-5x this week.

This week is going to be a good one! And each one of us is going to see a loss! Big or small, less than the week before is always good! :happy:

Selena