leni1us wrote: »

Welcome to all the newbies. This is a great place to get inspired and share your ups and downs. I too am trying to say good bye to the 170's, @lar25473. I started at 178 a few rounds ago. Way to much weight for a 5'2" person. Problem, for me, is a heavy travel schedule for work. Eating out everyday has always been a challenge but I not giving up. December is going to be our month!

I started out at 199 on the dot, which is not cute when you're only 5 ft 8. So...Im working towards somewhere between 135-145

Sorry - I kept thinking that Monday was the 2nd. Duh!

mram3582 wrote: »

Hi and welcome! @calistabrown You'll weigh in here and then I will add it to the team spreadsheet which anyone can view on the BL Homepage along with any of the teams. This challenge starts on Dec. 2nd and you will weigh in on your chosen day of week.

The format for weigh in is:

username
Month/Week of challenge
Previous Weight (or starting weight if new)
Current Weight

Perfect! Thanks for clarifying

Hello Team Flab-U-Less and Welcome to December!

Along with the main challenge we are also going to be running (Optional) Mini-challenges again this month: Question of the Week and Daily Posts

First and foremost is that participation in these challenges is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. If you don't want to participate in these challenges, you don't have to, the choice is yours, but I would like to encourage you to participate as it seems to help keep us on track and thinking about our goals on a daily basis and it's encouraging to see other's successes and struggles so that we realize that we are not alone!!

The Daily Posts 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.

#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget.
#3. Try to 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)
#4. 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
#5. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).

****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".

A side note as there has been a bit of confusion for new members in the past, this is not the same as the official results, which are weight based, this is just another tool to help you reach your weight loss goals.

**REMEMBER**
You set your own daily budget.
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, activity is activity, anything that gets you up and moving!).
Is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Can continue beyond weight loss.

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 in a circle each week).

It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work. Remember, this is a judgement free zone, everyone has good days and bad days, but the way to get to the finish line is by being honest and when we have a bad day, picking ourselves up and carrying on the next day!

Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.

Your posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday/Date)

Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals/Day/Comments: (Tell us a brief description about your how your day went or your goals for the day)

The Question of the Week Challenge is a fun participation booster and we will be using it sometimes just as fun and sometimes it can help to foster new ideas for others as we all are different and have different experiences so sharing ideas can help someone else with motivation of freshening up their routine even!! Keep on the lookout for these questions.

Please post your weight on your scheduled weigh in day, as if you miss weigh-ins, you may be eliminated from the challenge and we don't want to see that happen!!

Your posts should look like this:
Username:
Week: November Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Just type PW & CW if you'd like (or if it's easier, you could keep a note on your PC desktop to make it easier to copy and paste from week to week.)

Please, please setup your posts in that format as it really makes it much easier for me to track your progress for the challenges and the weight loss!!

I'd like to help us be as successful as possible and if I can help in any way, please let me know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, I look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!

I am committed to this group and to help where I can, and please let me know if I can help in any way!!

Your Captain: Melinda

@evangsimmons170 since you're already in the challenge for Nov. your weight will roll over and you aren't expected to weigh until your normal day. No one gets dropped from the challenge unless they haven't weighed for 2 consecutive weeks or they request to be removed.

Good morning all, excited to be starting my first challenge!

@ashlee_hawkins811 you may either keep the current start weight that you have listed (recommended), you can change the start weight to today's weigh in, but your 1st weigh in won't be until Sat. 8th.
@evangsimmons170 yes, your pw will be the last weigh in for Nov. I really just use the pw to make sure that I haven't made a mistake or missed something somewhere anyways.

Gee,hope I get this correct. Exercies=yes
Track= yes.
Calories=yes
May we say yes x 3? Flab U Less teammates let me know if I am doing this incorrectly.I have been Stuck for a long time but not giving up as I usually would.Let's see if this helps,could be fun.

@mram3582, just letting you know that you are doing a great job as acting team captain

Welcome to the newbies! You all have chosen to be a member of a group whereby you are given all the encouragement and support to achieve your weight loss goals. My name is Lali and this is my 6th year as a Mfp member. Last year I lost 50 lbs and I am now 19 lbs away from my goal.This is not easy and I will not give up.This is a lifetime commitment.