Hi again everyone! So....Sunday, Feb. 28th, officially kicks off our March Challenge! This challenge runs from Sunday Feb. 28th to Sat. April 3rd (This challenge will have 5 weeks) . So the 1st weigh ins will be those people that chose Sunday as their weigh day. Sorry for the confusion, it keeps things equal.
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.[/color]

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 team Captain,
Melinda@mram3582

Stefbomb2020
Saturday
183.4 lbs

Wow I'm happy to get into this group...

Hey team!!! So excited for this challenge! We got this y’all 😎

Sugarplumfairy89
Sunday
144

IWillBeSlim35
February week 1
Weigh in day Sunday
PW: 192lbs
CW: 190lbs

Daily Post 2/28

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, walked dog 25 minutes
Goals/Day/Comments: Great first day

I'm rejoining the challenge this month after almost a month off due to medical problems. I'm glad to be back but to be honest weighing in and seeing that I have regained 8lbs was pretty rough, since it's several months of progress lost. I'm mad at myself for not getting back on track sooner but I'm pretty stubborn so I'm just gonna do it over again and better this time.
Thank you @mram3582 and Team Flab-U-Less for taking me back!
Restart weight: 159.0 (she whimpers while typing this) Weigh in day: Friday

Plummerbecky1
Monday Weigh-in day
197.1

Went to the Casino yesterday and ate horribly.. but today is a new day .. just jumping back on the wagon and going

Evening everyone getting my daily post in.
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes. 1 hour of dog walking and 1 hour of housework including hoovering whole house, although I only logged the dog walk.
I’m trying to up my exercise so that’s my goal for this whole month.
I’ve lost 12lb in the last month if I can do that again this month that would be fab.
Hope everyone else’s day has been great.

Daily Post 3/1

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, walked dog 25 minutes
Goals/Day/Comments: Yucky day but still walked Nikki

Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes. 30 minute lunch walk, 30 minutes treadmill, 15 minute arms

Day/Goals/Comments: today was a good day all around

Track: Yes
Under Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, a Youtube step session
Goals/Day/Comments: Going to go to a lower workout time this week, feeling burned out.

Monday
Track yes
under yes
exercise no
comments. Rinse and repeat lol

Today hasn’t been great but here’s my daily.
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: apart from work no

Had a bad day but it’s one day not the end of the world.
Tomorrow is a new day 😊

Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes. 30 minute lunch walk, 30 minutes treadmill, 12 minute abs
Day/Goals/Comments: another good day!

Daily Post 3/2

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, walked dog 15 minutes
Goals/Day/Comments: didn’t have time to get more of a walk in