Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge: 8-week challenge [April 3rd - May 31st]
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Term 29 Application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevLm_uJI8jycEuB4X_vyhvAOb4L9qLNJ3KcNVBdBGCmEkfzQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
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Looking for a fun challenge to motivate yourself? Join us at Hogwarts to help get in shape and work towards your weight loss goals! Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is approaching its 29th term, and we're opening up the application to anyone would like to apply.
Term 29 Information
- Term 29 will be a 8-week term themed around Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- The term will run from Friday, April 3rd (with starting weigh-in beginning that Friday and the full activities beginning on Monday) through Sunday, May 31st.
- Owls with the acceptance or wait list notification should go out on Monday, March 30th through Tuesday, March 31st (and should be received by the end of Tuesday, March 31st)
- If you do NOT join by 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, April 2nd or respond to the prefect that PM'd, then your spot will be given to someone on the wait list. So make sure to respond to your acceptance PM to hold your space.
General Information
- We have a variety of challenges including food/dietary challenges (Potions), trivia (Defense Against the Dark Arts), and physical challenges (Quidditch), in addition to special challenges to match the theme. Some are mandatory, some optional. You can see an example for a mandatory weekly challenge below.
- We also have a weekly weigh-in every Friday through Sunday.
- We require a certain amount of participation each week and you may be expelled for missing too many challenges without giving appropriate notification to your prefect.
Example for the weekly Classroom Challenge (mandatory):
After Ron and Harry rescue Hermione, they become best friends. This is a good thing for Harry, as his first Quidditch match includes a hexed broom and a highly unusual way of catching the Snitch!
Quidditch
Harry’s first Quidditch match becomes extremely challenging when he is nearly bucked off his hexed broom.
Stay on your broom! Keep your balance and try something that’s difficult for you.
Scoring (possible 4 points):
- 2 points - Complete a workout of at least 10 minutes that challenges your balance on two different days this week (like https://www.self.com/gallery/balance-exercises or https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/sports-endurance-workout-stamina-speed-and-agility-workout). (Total 20 minutes.)
- 2 points - Complete an exercise or workout that you find difficult for at least 10 minutes on two different days this week. (Total 20 minutes.)
Potions
Professor Snape has been acting strangely, and Harry sees that he’s been bitten by Fluffy.
For this challenge, we want you to take care of your health. You never know when you’ll be bitten by a three-headed dog!
Scoring (possible 4 points):
- 2 points: Meet a macronutrient goal (protein, fat, or carbs) for three days this week. (Days do not need to be consecutive.) Let us know what goal you met.
- 1 bonus point: Meet a macro goal for an additional two days this week. (This can be the same macronutrient for a total of 5 days, or it can be the first macro for three days and a second one for two days. You must complete the original task to be eligible to earn this point.) Let us know what goal you met.
- 1 bonus point: Meet a micronutrient goal for two days this week. (eg. Meet/stay under on your sodium or meet/exceed your iron goal.) Let us know what goal you met.
Defense Against the Dark Arts
For our new students - Do NOT post answers in this thread - please PM the answers to your prefects and they will let you know if you are correct (or tell you to guess again). Once you have been told your answer is correct, please post in this thread that you got the correct answer. (Ex: SLYTHERIN, DADA correct for 2 points)
1) How does Harry catch the Snitch and win his first Quidditch match?
2) When talking about Fluffy and what Fluffy is guarding, Hagrid mentions that the item concerns Dumbledore and another person. What is the name of that other person?
This will earn you 2 points.
The admin team for this challenge is made up entirely of volunteers. We give hours of our time each week because we love Harry Potter and are also working towards a healthy lifestyle. It really helps us out if it's easy to get in contact with you (email is easiest these days), and we would appreciate a commitment to the eight weeks of this term. We know that emergencies and unexpected events can occur, but please only apply if you believe you will be able to commit to being part of the challenge from April 3rd to May 31st!
You may contact @fitphoenix or @Maalea (Hogwarts Deputy Headmistresses) to confirm that your application was received. (Make sure to send us a friend request first, or we won't see your PM.)
The earlier you apply, the better chance you have of getting in. We hope to see you at Platform 9 3/4!
Sincerely,
Fitphoenix & Maalea
(Deputy Headmistresses)
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So glad to have something to look forward to at the beginning of April! Can't wait to return to Hogwarts.0
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can't wait to return .. if I ever needed a focus its now!!1
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There are still open slots!0
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Hoping to see some new faces this term along with all our returning ones.0
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Contemplating joining....0
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We plan to have a more relaxed term this time, but it will be nice to have something "normal" as a distraction from all that is going on.
You can still apply, there are seom open spots left!0 -
Less than a week to go!0
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@Maalea and @fitphoenix, I have decided that I would like to join, but I need to ask a question first, to see if I am eligible. You see, I don't actually like Harry Potter (not a fan of any fantasy, really). I was going to use my son as my source of information for the trivia questions, but when I asked him, he said that sounded like cheating. So, with that full disclosure, am I eligible to join?0
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@Maalea and @fitphoenix, I have decided that I would like to join, but I need to ask a question first, to see if I am eligible. You see, I don't actually like Harry Potter (not a fan of any fantasy, really). I was going to use my son as my source of information for the trivia questions, but when I asked him, he said that sounded like cheating. So, with that full disclosure, am I eligible to join?
Sure! Many students use Google or the Harry Potter wiki pages, asking your son is not much different.1 -
Fingers crossed I will get my OWL!!0
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@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .1 -
@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .
Yes, of course you are welcome to join! Just fill out the application form (link in the first post) so that we know your preference for a house.0 -
Yeah!! An owl arrived 🎉🍭🎊0
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@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .
Yes, of course you are welcome to join! Just fill out the application form (link in the first post) so that we know your preference for a house.
@Maalea
I applied yesterday. Tomorrow is start day, will I hear back today?
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denisseerios wrote: »@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .
Yes, of course you are welcome to join! Just fill out the application form (link in the first post) so that we know your preference for a house.
@Maalea
I applied yesterday. Tomorrow is start day, will I hear back today?
You should have already gotten a friend request from some of the staff?
As soon as you accept it, they will send you a message with more information and the invite to join. (Messages usually work only if you are friends with the person who sends it, therefore the detour with the friend request.)0 -
denisseerios wrote: »@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .
Yes, of course you are welcome to join! Just fill out the application form (link in the first post) so that we know your preference for a house.
@Maalea
I applied yesterday. Tomorrow is start day, will I hear back today?
You should have already gotten a friend request from some of the staff?
As soon as you accept it, they will send you a message with more information and the invite to join. (Messages usually work only if you are friends with the person who sends it, therefore the detour with the friend request.)
I haven’t received a friend request yet. 😔
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denisseerios wrote: »denisseerios wrote: »@Maalea and @fitphoenix
If there are any spots left, I would like to join. Being stuck at home with no gym is driving me crazy. I could use both the motivation and the distraction .
Yes, of course you are welcome to join! Just fill out the application form (link in the first post) so that we know your preference for a house.
@Maalea
I applied yesterday. Tomorrow is start day, will I hear back today?
You should have already gotten a friend request from some of the staff?
As soon as you accept it, they will send you a message with more information and the invite to join. (Messages usually work only if you are friends with the person who sends it, therefore the detour with the friend request.)
I haven’t received a friend request yet. 😔
@denisseerios - I have sent you a PM, it should have come through now that you are on my friends list. Please reach out to me if you did not receive it!1 -
Hi, I just came across this challenge looking for the right accountabilitygroup and I NEED it for the coming 2 months!! Can I please still join??0
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merelvdham wrote: »Hi, I just came across this challenge looking for the right accountabilitygroup and I NEED it for the coming 2 months!! Can I please still join??
Yes! Please use the form in the first post.
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Hope you will accept my application too! (even if it was a little late)0
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Generally: Now that the term has started, we won't be monitoring this thread anymore regularly. You can still apply, though, just use the link in the first post! Please allow for a few days to hear back from someone from the staff.
If you don't want to join the challenge now, but would like be informed when the next term starts, or just hang around, you can join the Hogsmeade Village group:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/125437-hogsmeade-village
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