12 Week Challenge - 9/23 to 12/16
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So first win of the week! Went to book club to discuss "Educated". (Highly recommend) Book is so hard I really wanted a large pour of wine but alas, did not. Stuck with my La Croix. Yay! Logged my light dinner and hit my daily food goal. Off to the gym today. Hope everyone has a great day!3
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@dynamite11721 That is an awesome goal!!! I was there a few years ago and it was the best influence EVER!!2
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I know this is late, but I'm in too! This is already similar to what I'm doing, but I've hit a little bit of a plateau and need to ramp up my workouts.
Highest weight: 320
Current weight: 250
12 Week Goal Weight: 220
Final Goal Weight: TBD
Weigh In Schedule:
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I’m in!
I don't want to post my weight, so I'll just post how many lbs I've lost / gained or if I weigh the same.
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: -0.5
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Thank you to everyone that has joined!!! How is it going today?? Please share tips, recipes, workouts, and emotions!! We are here for it all.1
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I was just given a 10-day cycle of steroids for a mystery illness....and I'm really worried about it derailing my eating!1
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SW: 200 lb
12 Week Goal: 190 lb
9/23: 198
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@kjdancin1896. Sometimes they will mess with you, but the most important thing right now is to get better. Hope you knock this "illness" out, and then worry about getting back on track.2
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CYCLING (based off of Polar M400)
Duration : 01:00:49
Distance : 12.99 mi
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I'm like to play along as well
Started at 288 Ultimate goal is lose 70 lbs over time so the 12 weeks should put me towards 250
Balance diet w my focus on portion control.....and no football snacking late at night1 -
Count me in!!
Highest weight: 175
Current weight: 171.5
12 Week Goal Weight: 150
Final Goal Weight: TBD
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 171.5
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I have a super busy desk job and many times I work 7 am - 7 pm and work through my lunch. I’m really trying hard to break that habit and go outside and move around on my hour lunch. Also need to cut back my OT.
Today I actually left at 4 pm and went for a walk! I have to just make time for myself. I’ve given wayyyy to much of my time to my job.
They don’t deserve me! Lol but it’s stressful, and I’m a stress eater- so this is probably my most important lifestyle change is to cut down my hours and my work stress!!3 -
Sheks41191 wrote: »I know I'm late but I'm joining lol...
My plan for the 12 weeks is as follows:
1500-1600 calories per day
Exercise 3 times a week minimum
1-2 cheat meals a week
Starting Weight: 102.4 kgs
Current Weight: 97.7 kgs
12 Week Goal Weight: 90 kgs
Final Goal Weight: 75 kgs
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 97.7 kgs
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hi, i think we have almost identical goals Mine ore literally starting at 100 kg, 12 week goal 90 kg, final goal 75 kg. lol (In pounds for me that is 224, 199 and 166.)
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I’d love to join, never done a challenge before but think it might help if I have some accountability.
Current weight: 180lb
End of challenge goal: 156lb
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 180lb
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I want to start jogging again so will do this but any ideas on healthy eating, healthy meals etc. I’d love to hear them x2 -
Congrats on your commitment to healthy living! I've been jogging on and off for about 20 years now and I have found no better starter plan/resource for running than coolrunning.com. There are no shortage of apps available to track your run plans as well. That said, I am not a huge fan of apps in general and am much more comfortable with websites and PDF schedules than fancy apps integrated into a smartphone.
As far as your healthy eating tips, do it and log it. Everyone seems to know what healthy eating is, as in is 'a' better than 'b', but many people do not innately know caloric content of foods. There are quite a lot of foods that were shocking to me what a portion looks like. Logging helps with getting a grasp on your body's fuel needs and cleans up your intake. Even if you don't total up your days, logging individual items is key.
I know for me, when I am logging, it is much easier for me to pass up spontaneous office cake "because its so-and-so's birthday" if I know future-me may be looking back on a log and wondering what my plan's sticking points are.
As for low-carb/low-fat/6-meals/intermittent fasting debate, a lot of it is noise. It comes down to calories.
You WILL have a preferred method (what works best for your body) if you try all of them for yourself and you will only know what works and what does not if you have data for your efforts.
TLDR: welcome to the challenge; log everything - everyday
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kmparker218 wrote: »Thank you to everyone that has joined!!! How is it going today?? Please share tips, recipes, workouts, and emotions!! We are here for it all.
Well I found the squat rack in the gym. It's been a while. Sadly my working weights were not far off my warm up weights from 1-2 years ago. Only one way to fix that! Now I'm back I've no excuse, just stick with it. :feeling determined:2 -
Height: 4’11” Age: 66
Highest Weight: 175.8 (9/23/2016)
Current Weight: 120
12 Week Goal Weight: 110
Ultimate Goal Weight: 110
Weigh In:
9/23 120.0
Hi, Hope it is not too late to join. This challenge is perfect timing as my goal is to be at my ultimate goal weight by year’s end. Today is my 1,100 day of logging into MFP. I follow the keto way of eating with a limit of 20 total carbs per day. Sugar and sweets are my issue, so I have learned to make my own treats with sugar alternatives. My plan for the challenge is to follow strict, clean keto with no cheats. The challenges are Halloween, grandkids birthdays, my mom’s birthday, my birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I have been active for the last 6 months and plan to continue to take line dance and Zumba classes 3 - 4 days a week and weight train 3 times a week using the Fitbod app.
I am retired so following a healthy lifestyle is much easier with the time available to cook and workout.4 -
@runningjen74 Way to go on getting back under the bar and knocking out some squats! Squats are one of my favorite weight lifting exercises, but sadly I have fallen off as well. I have absolutely no excuses either because I have a squat rack that is sits disassembled in my garage from my move last year.
Those 'warm up' weights you are using (even if it is just the bar) is not sad, it's great; is a bar (and some) more than you did yesterday. Also, as you increase those weights by 10# (or 5 kg) every session you'll get to your old weights in no time and you'll have reinforced correct lifting rather than chasing an arbitrary weight and fudging the technique.
Totally inspiring! I may have to put together a squat rack over the weekend!2 -
I hope it's not too late to join! I've been trying to lose weight but I kept losing control and ate a lot of late-night snacks due to stress. I would like to join a community to keep myself accountable. I don't really mind my weight (it's in a healthy range) but I would like to look fitter. I really hope I succeed this time!
Current weight: 52.5kg
End of challenge goal: 48kg
Weigh In Schedule:
9/27: 52.5
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Highest Weight: 194
Current Weight: 185
12 Week Goal Wt: 170
Ultimate Goal Wt: 125-130?
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 185
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I'd like to join in. This is my first MFP challenge. Eeek!!
Highest Weight: 247
Current Weight: 238
12 Week Goal Weight: 210
Ultimate Goal Weight: undetermined
Weigh In:
9/23: 238
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I need to be 65kg by 15th December as I have surgery coming up in Jan so let's go!
Maintain an average of 1350 calories per day
Walk 10k steps daily
6 glasses of water - 250ml x 6
Work out 5 days a week
Fast18 hours daily
Highest Weight:89kg
Current Weight:73kg
12 Week Goal Weight: 65kg
Final Goal Weight: 65kg
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 73.6kg
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Hi Family!! Thank you so much to everyone who has joined the challenge. Tomorrow is weigh in day!!
How was your week??
Any success stories or challenges we can help you with?
Share some tips and tricks that worked for you this week?
My week: this was a very hard week and it was only week one. I had a lot of stress come my way this week and stress leads to uncounted/unwanted calories. However I never stopped! I’m excited to weigh in tomorrow to see my progress. My goal 2.5lbs a week!1 -
@kmparker218 My week: Dentist - hubby in Vancouver - 4 kids at home - busy at work - mom broke her hip! What is going on?? So overwhelmed - stressed out!!4
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@fourathomej you got this! Anyone have any tips to manage stress??fourathomej wrote: »@kmparker218 My week: Dentist - hubby in Vancouver - 4 kids at home - busy at work - mom broke her hip! What is going on?? So overwhelmed - stressed out!!
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For managing stress eating - the best thing that works for me is pre-tracking and pre-making my meals and snacks... that way when I need something to "reach for" it is already there and worked into my targets2
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12 Week Goal Weight: 250
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Weigh In:
9/23: 279.5
9/30: 273.4
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Goal - try to drink more water.7 -
I’m in!
SW 236.3
CW 226.5
GW 205.0
UGW 160
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 226.5
9/30: 221.8 (-4.7lbs)
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Highest Weight:168 LBS
Current Weight: 164 LBS
12 Week Goal Weight: 150 lbs
Final Goal Weight: 130 lbs
Weigh In Schedule:
9/23: 164
9/30: 163.25 -
HW: 170.4 lbs
CW: 170.4 lbs
GW: 150
UGW: 135
Weigh In:
9/23: 170.4
9/30: 166.8
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