TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (January)
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December 28
Tracking: ✅
Calories: ✅
Exercise: ✅ (Run/Treadmill/Yoga/Tai Chi)
Steps: 19,793
Water: 72oz5 -
MelsLeanDream wrote: »Hi everyone. My name is Mel and I live in Western Australia. I have been overweight since I had my last child almost 6 years ago and have yo-yo'd a lot over that time. When we moved over here I took time off work to spend time with my children as an at home mum. I work most nights which helps me stay active, but I am going back to casual teaching this year. I was a part of this challenge for most of 2018 but fell off the wagon with a huge crash. Ready to kick 2019 off with a bang.
Great seeing you back with us, Mel!!!2 -
GrandmaJackie wrote: »December 28
Tracking: ✅
Calories: ✅
Exercise: ✅ (Run/Treadmill/Yoga/Tai Chi)
Steps: 19,793
Water: 72oz
Hi, Jackie!! We meet again. There you are, getting a head start on the mini challenge!! You are competitive and keen so I would expect nothing less!!1 -
Username: pkg1998
Weigh in day: Sunday
12/30/18 weight: 233.4 lbs
Time to get over this cold and get my butt in gear and start getting healthy.2 -
Username: pkg1998
Weigh in day: Sunday
12/30/18 weight: 233.4 lbs
Time to get over this cold and get my butt in gear and start getting healthy.
Our first weigh-in for the January Challenge! Pam, I have your starting weight as 220.6. If that is right, then you have gained 13 pounds in a week, which would be mostly water, of course. So, drink up, and start moving as much as your cold allows you to do. (hugs)0 -
12.30.18
PhatStax69
Weight 237
Weigh In Days Friday
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Hi everyone My Name is Heevenlee. I have been at this weight loss and health thing a while now. I have type 1 diabeties as well as cerebal pausy right side bascally can;t use my right hand spelling is a little off just an fyi as I type with one hand. This year has been the worse for me I have an operation that keep me out of the loop and gained most of my weight back sadly. I am hopping that this challange will help me get back to where I used to be. I am a stay at home wife and we have 3 amazing doggie babies. Hot Rod doxie, Peanut terrior and our newest addition Bella mini doxie. If it wasent for these 3 don't know where I would be
Username: Heartie2Heartie
Starting weight 130
Weigh in Day Wed will post on Sudays if that makes it easier2 -
@Heartie2Heartie, Heevenlee welcome to our challenge! I joined this challenge again because I too need the motivation it brings. Our captain @HASWLRS does an excellent job helping motivate us.
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Heartie2Heartie wrote: »Hi everyone My Name is Heevenlee. I have been at this weight loss and health thing a while now. I have type 1 diabeties as well as cerebal pausy right side bascally can;t use my right hand spelling is a little off just an fyi as I type with one hand. This year has been the worse for me I have an operation that keep me out of the loop and gained most of my weight back sadly. I am hopping that this challange will help me get back to where I used to be. I am a stay at home wife and we have 3 amazing doggie babies. Hot Rod doxie, Peanut terrior and our newest addition Bella mini doxie. If it wasent for these 3 don't know where I would be
Username: Heartie2Heartie
Starting weight 130
Weigh in Day Wed will post on Sudays if that makes it easier
Welcome, Heevenlee. Sounds like you have a lot going on in your life! I am hoping being part of this group will be what you need to get back on track. If your weigh-in day is Wednesday, please post on Wednesday if at all possible. The week ends on Saturday, so Sunday would be too late.3 -
Welcome to Day #1 of the January Challenge!! We have quite a few new team mates, so for this first week, I will be posting weigh-in reminders beforehand until we all get the hang of it. After the first week I'll post reminders if you have forgotten!!
Sunday weigh-in crew:
@eminater, @mommy2ajs and @MelsLeanDream1 -
Results for December Week #4:
Team The Big Butt Theory lost the most weight the last week of December by almost double the next team (26.9 pounds vs. 14.5 pounds), but it didn't get us in the top three (we must be a bigger group!). Individually, there were no accolades either, but we did have five Big Butts lose over 0.5% of their body weight:
@CCzMini - 1.70%
@nomorewombat - 1.44%
@eatingfoodles - 0.94%
@mikea2g - 0.64%
@lozenger1984 - 0.53%
Well done to all five of you!
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Hello team! My name is Mikayla and I am a 21 yo from NY. I’ve been apart of the mfp community since September. I had great success where I dropped from 165.4 to 158.8 over a few months but fell off track since Nov. In December I came down with a nasty virus which put me out of commission and on a diet of chicken noodle soup and toast for about 2 weeks. My current weight is sitting at 163.4.
I’m hoping 2019 will be a new start for me. I have a few vacations planned, but I’m hoping the time I’m not away I can kick my butt (pun intended) into the healthy high gear. Good luck everyone!1 -
12.30.18
Everything went well today.
Calories and exercise in check.
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MINI CHALLENGE
DATE: Sunday, December 30, 2018
Logged food: Yes
Under calories: Yes
Exercised: Yes - 30 minutes walk/jog/run down and back my street while my kids chased me in their little car / 30 minutes chopping wood
Steps as of posting: 12,6631 -
Question for anyone with a Fitbit or Fitbit type device.
How accurate do you feel the calorie burned number is? I’ve read other threads and it seems very individual, but just thought I’d get some opinions here.
Mine says on an average day with about 1 hour of working out (cardio and weights) I burn 4400-4800 calories. I’m 6’4” and 247 so my BMR is about 2140 and MFP sets my calories at 1990 to lose 2 pounds per week. I am starting to feel comfortable eating more of the calories back from exercise, but not close to half yet because I’m worried about a large discrepancy. Since I got the Fitbit im seeing a +1400 calories from exercise and it seems a bit crazy.
Anyway, curious about your experiences with this.
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Results for December - The Grand Finale!!
The top two Biggest Losers for the month of December were both from team The Big Butt Theory!!! Congratulations to @nomorewombat for finishing first with a loss of 5.49%, and to @eatingfoodles for finishing second with a loss of 5.06%!! Very well done, you two!! Gold stars all around!!
As a team we fell off a bit near the end, and finished out of the top three. However, we did have a number of Big Butts that had a great month.....
The following lost over 2% of their body weight during December:
@nomorewombat - 5.49%
@eatingfoodles - 5.06%
@lozenger1984 - 3.02%
@mikea2g - 2.86%
@swauters - 2.56%
@aminor55 - 2.07%
@AlainaS0721 - 2.02%
The following lost over 1% of their body weight during December:
@xr8_kiwi - 1.85%
@khadl07 - 1.54%
@CCzMini - 1.42%
@heaz10 - 1.37%
Not a bad showing at all, for the most glutenous of all the months!!
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December 30, 2018
Logged: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes. 55 minutes of yoga and stretching ❤️2 -
Question for anyone with a Fitbit or Fitbit type device.
How accurate do you feel the calorie burned number is? I’ve read other threads and it seems very individual, but just thought I’d get some opinions here.
Mine says on an average day with about 1 hour of working out (cardio and weights) I burn 4400-4800 calories. I’m 6’4” and 247 so my BMR is about 2140 and MFP sets my calories at 1990 to lose 2 pounds per week. I am starting to feel comfortable eating more of the calories back from exercise, but not close to half yet because I’m worried about a large discrepancy. Since I got the Fitbit im seeing a +1400 calories from exercise and it seems a bit crazy.
Anyway, curious about your experiences with this.
Thanks in advance!
Hey, Mike. I seldom use my Fitbit to measure calories burned for a walk or a run, but when I have, it is a lot higher than what my Garmin or the MFP database would say for the same activity. I don't have the two accounts liked either.1 -
It's great seeing a lot of you attempting the mini challenge right out of the gate!! Seeing as I have Chinese food ordered for tomorrow's night's dinner and an Irish Cream cheesecake cooling on the counter, my mini challenge attempt will start on the 2nd of January!!2
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It's great seeing a lot of you attempting the mini challenge right out of the gate!! Seeing as I have Chinese food ordered for tomorrow's night's dinner and an Irish Cream cheesecake cooling on the counter, my mini challenge attempt will start on the 2nd of January!!
I am starting the mini challenge Jan 1. There is no way I am logging everything tomorrow. Just being realistic.0 -
It's great seeing a lot of you attempting the mini challenge right out of the gate!! Seeing as I have Chinese food ordered for tomorrow's night's dinner and an Irish Cream cheesecake cooling on the counter, my mini challenge attempt will start on the 2nd of January!!
I am starting the mini challenge Jan 1. There is no way I am logging everything tomorrow. Just being realistic.
You are a better woman than I. I am figuring on leftovers for the 1st and of course, french toast casserole for breakfast....that is why I said the 2nd!!2 -
@HASWLRS, Chinese food and Irish cheesecake sounds delicious! Plus French toast casserole, sounds like a winner. All my holiday functions are over, woot hoot.1
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So excited to start this! I'm weighing in on Mondays, so I guess my first official weigh in is tommorow? I have had the worst indigestion & stomach problems the last couple weeks and I attribute it to letting my diet go to crap after Thanksgiving. Looking forward to feeling better & happier again.2
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Okay last week (week 4 of Dec.) - 293.6 still doing okay not losing much or gaining but I'm back on the straight and narrow today!! We are going on week of sickness which is sinuses so nothing smells good...its hard to eat healthy. We will do it this week!!2
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Hi! I'm Brandi, a 34 y/o from Tennessee. Due to being less active and not keeping track of calories (mostly drinking too much soda) I Have gained more weight than I am comfortable with. I have spent a lot of time complaining about my weight. Now, I'm ready to do something about it. I would like to lose 30 lbs and go from there.1
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12.30.18
logged food: no. I wasn't quite ready to start today.
exercise: yes, I walked the dog with my daughter 2x around the neighborhood.
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Mini Challenge:
I'm taking today as my free day. I did 4 hours of Zumba yesterday, with 19k steps. I needed a rest day! lol
I did, however, drop 3lbs since my last weigh in, so...that's awesome!
Last weigh in: 181
This morning: 178
Goal for January: 168
My big goal is to get down to 150lbs by April. That's only 28lbs, which should be completely doable! I just need to stick to it!3 -
December 29
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: Yes
60 min yoga 🧘♀️ & meditation 🧘♂️
Steps:10547
Water: 88oz1 -
Hello, another newbie here. My name is Harry. I live in the Philly area and have been struggling with my weight all my life. For me the losing weight is a challenge that I am up to. Keeping it off, or staying on track is the hard part. I am 59 y/o and weigh 375 (as of this morning, in spite of having a weigh-in yesterday of 370.9). I look forward to the support and accountability hopefully I will receive here. So many other things to say....0
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Anyone want to be fitbit friends as well?0
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