Healthy for Halloween

inskydiamonds
inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
edited October 1 in Motivation and Support
Our initial weigh in and measurement day will be September 5th (this coming Monday).

The goal:

Lose 15 pounds or more by HALLOWEEN, Monday October 31st. (of course you can still join us if you have less to lose! )

We will also take measurements of only : Neck, Waist, Hips, and Thighs. (MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT Required, but can be motivational on those weeks where you don't see a loss on the scales!)

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT IS TO POST A WEIGH IN EVERY MONDAY.... and also measurements if you choose...but they are not required.
Share your first weigh-in on September 5th. I have preemptively put this challenge up NOW so that people see it and are aware next Monday for the weigh-iin.
Anyone's welcome to join at any point during the challenge.

You come back to this thread to post your results. I will be making a spreadsheet of the loss every week!

I will try to post daily challenges for us. They are not "required", but are there if you want to do them. EVERYTHING WILL BE POSTED ON THIS THREAD!


So, JOIN US! Everyone is invited!
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  • dam529
    dam529 Posts: 7
    Sign me up! I've got a cute costume I'd like to be able to breathe in :)
  • Me too! :laugh:
  • spikess
    spikess Posts: 113 Member
    i'd like to join in too. think this might kick start me back into exercising!
  • Count me in too :)
  • blueillusion3
    blueillusion3 Posts: 151 Member
    would love to join :)
  • nybor101
    nybor101 Posts: 477 Member
    YAY!!!!!!!
  • kris1085
    kris1085 Posts: 1,436 Member
    I am deffently in for this challenge !
  • purple1butterfly
    purple1butterfly Posts: 645 Member
    I am also up for this challenge. I have seen a costume i really want to buy but i will not buy it till i am smaller in size. I will take my measurements on the 5th. I have join a few groups so i hope this will keep me on track.
    Thank you Insky for doing this again
  • lovetowrite73
    lovetowrite73 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Of course, I'm in!
  • maeadair
    maeadair Posts: 496 Member
    Me Too! :-)
  • Me tooo!! :)
  • purple1butterfly
    purple1butterfly Posts: 645 Member
    I am also up for this challenge. I have seen a costume i really want to buy but i will not buy it till i am smaller in size. I will take my measurements on the 5th. I have join a few groups so i hope this will keep me on track.
    Thank you Insky for doing this again

    I have taken a picture of my current self (it is in my profile pics) so i can look back after we have done this challenge to see the difference.
    Is anyone else going to do this?
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    I am also up for this challenge. I have seen a costume i really want to buy but i will not buy it till i am smaller in size. I will take my measurements on the 5th. I have join a few groups so i hope this will keep me on track.
    Thank you Insky for doing this again

    I have taken a picture of my current self (it is in my profile pics) so i can look back after we have done this challenge to see the difference.
    Is anyone else going to do this?

    That's a great idea! I'm going to!
  • firemama
    firemama Posts: 66 Member
    Yipee!! I'm in!!! Can't wait to be a hot mom trick or treating with my kids!
  • DinahMoeHumm
    DinahMoeHumm Posts: 10 Member
    Iiiii think I would like to try this :S
    I have a tendency to forget things, but I'd really like to try one of these. Halloween is my favourite day of the year and it would be nice to have another thing to make me happy that day. Also I've fallen off the tracks a little, so maybe this will help. I'm going to try to just lose 10, though. It's taken me since February to lose 19 so far so I don't want to set an daunting goal.

    I'm looking forward to this c:
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Don't forget to weigh in on Monday September 5th!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Since tomorrow is the first day of the new challenge, I'm going to post the optional challenges for the week today!

    MONDAY
    Post your weigh-in
    What are your plans for Halloween this year? Are you going to dress up? As what?

    TUESDAY
    Drink 12 8-oz cups of water
    Stay under your calories

    WEDNESDAY
    Exercise for 30 minutes
    Eat back 1/2 of your exercise calories
    Stay under calories
    Drink 8 8-oz cups of water

    THURSDAY
    Eat at least 4 servings of fruit/veggies
    Stay under calories
    Drink 8 8-oz cups of water

    FRIDAY
    Go for a walk until you're breaking a sweat
    Drink 8 8-oz cups of water

    SATURDAY
    Cardio for an hour
    Stay under calories
    Drink 8 8-oz cups of water

    SUNDAY
    Do something for yourself today and relax
    How do you relax?
  • skschuler
    skschuler Posts: 181 Member
    I'm in! just have to find that measuring tape:heart:
  • purple1butterfly
    purple1butterfly Posts: 645 Member
    My start weight 181.9lb (82.5kg)
    09/12 =
    09/19 =
    09/26 =
    10/03 =
    10/10 =
    10/17 =
    10/24 =
    10/31 =
    Goal weight is 166.9lb (75.7kg)
    i will post my measurements on later
  • nybor101
    nybor101 Posts: 477 Member
    I'm going to weigh in differently for this challenge. Instead of first thing in the morning I will weigh at night I feel that it is a more realistic number. GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!!!!!
    :bigsmile:
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Today begins the Halloween challenge, me starting at 169!
    I did pretty ****ty on the last challenge, so I really need to kick my butt into gear and do something different.

    Measurements:
    Neck: 12.5
    Waist: 28
    Hips: 42
    Left Thigh: 23.5
    Right Thigh: 24

    And what do I want to be for Halloween?
    I'm going to dress up as EVE from Wall-E in a costume that I'm basing on this:

    aa_costumes.jpg
    (the one on the left)

    My boyfriend's going to be Wall-E.

    :D
  • kris1085
    kris1085 Posts: 1,436 Member
    I am weighing in at 184.0 this week ! I am going to dress up but not quite sure as of yet for halloween .
  • firemama
    firemama Posts: 66 Member
    Weighing in....151.4 When I get my tape measure I'll send my my measurements in.

    Good luck all....
  • rlittle2
    rlittle2 Posts: 79 Member
    Back on track with this challenge!

    SW: 134.1

    Measurements:
    Neck: 13"
    Waist: 27.5"
    Hips: 38"
    Thigh - Left: 23"
    Thigh - Right: 23"

    I have not dressed up for Halloween since I was a little kid. This year may be different!!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    If you didn't weigh-in today, you can do it tomorrow!
  • lovetowrite73
    lovetowrite73 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Starting weight: 146.
  • nybor101
    nybor101 Posts: 477 Member
    So yesterday morning first thing I weighed in at 147. Last night gym clothes on I weighed at 150.7. So my starting weight for this challenge is 150.7.:bigsmile:
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    I hope some more people hop on! You can join this challenge anytime :)
  • Hey, I'm in!!

    The long weekend and the start of school on Tuesday really set me back this week.

    Starting Weight: 165.5

    I hope by Halloween I can lose about 8 pounds.
  • skschuler
    skschuler Posts: 181 Member
    I forgot to post my starting weight - it's 155.6
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