Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge (Term 53): 8 weeks, January 17th - March 16th

Maalea
Maalea Posts: 16,848 Member
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Hello, everyone! We'd like to invite you to he Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge!
If you want some additional motivation to stay on track and have some fun while working towards your goals, come join us!

Term 53 will be an 8-week term themed around the third book in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The term will run from Friday, January 17th (with full activities beginning on the following Monday) through Sunday, March 16th.

The list inside the spoiler tags will give you an an idea of the type of challenges you would see each week in our general categories, to give you an idea of the commitment involved. Completing these challenges earns points for your house as we compete (in a friendly way!) to earn the House Cup each term.
MANDATORY Challenges:
  • Quidditch (Exercise task, running the entire week):
    Complete 30 minutes of flex, 30 minutes of strength, and 30 minutes of cardio throughout the week.
  • Potions (Food task, running the entire week):
    Eat the rainbow of fruit and vegetables this week.
  • Defense against the Dark Arts (running the entire week):
    this category may contain some trivia questions about Harry Potter, or some questions for reflection
  • Weigh-in: runs Friday through Sunday

OPTIONAL Challenges:
  • Room of Requirement (typically running Wednesday through Thursday):
    Complete a 15-minute workout.
  • Hogsmeade (typically running Saturday through Sunday):
    Take 30 minutes to relax this weekend and let us know what you did.
  • Arithmancy (running the entire week):
    Stay under your calorie limit for as many days as you manage
  • Alchemy (running the entire week):
    Meet your water goal for as many days as you can manage

Certain weeks will also have:
  • Optional Quidditch matches (where you count minutes of exercise multiplied by effort to earn points)
  • Optional special events, such as a relay race events (one team member completes an activity and then the next person completes the next activity and so on, usually runs 2-3 days) or list events (sign up for tasks and complete them in any order within about a week).


Owls with the acceptance and friend requests should go out on Monday, January 13th through Tuesday, January 14th (and should be received by the end of Tuesday, January 14tth).

*** While everyone who applies to join Hogwarts will be sorted into a house, if you do not respond to the prefect who contacted you within a reasonable time frame, then we will assume you no longer wish to participate in the challenge and remove you from the roster so that late applicants can be sorted.

Therefore, we ask those who received an owl on January 13th and 14th to please join the castle and common room groups by 11:59 pm ET on Friday, January 17th. ***
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Application link: https://forms.gle/VxwGNQykvAfn2RmT7


Feel free to contact a member of the staff with any questions. You may also contact @Kisame29 or @Maalea (Hogwarts’ Headmistresses) to confirm that your application was received.

We hope to see many of you join us for Term 53. :)

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  • Impishme909
    Impishme909 Posts: 1,353 Member
    I can't wait!
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,735 Member
    Me too! Love this group. ❤️
  • sydditt
    sydditt Posts: 1,176 Member
    It’s starting! Can’t wait to get back…
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 1,955 Member
    @jennywren93 :), here's the link 🤍
  • jennywren93
    jennywren93 Posts: 33 Member
    Thanks so much @mkksemail ! I can't wait!
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,412 Member
    I am excited to get back on track with the holidays over now!
  • sydditt
    sydditt Posts: 1,176 Member
    Best fitness challenge on MFP. Owls will go out this week!
  • Jilldawgg
    Jilldawgg Posts: 6 Member
    I'm going to give this a try. Sounds so fun!
  • Maalea
    Maalea Posts: 16,848 Member
    Jilldawgg wrote: »
    I'm going to give this a try. Sounds so fun!

    Welcome! :D
  • Impishme909
    Impishme909 Posts: 1,353 Member
    Jilldawgg wrote: »
    I'm going to give this a try. Sounds so fun!

    If you haven't, you should!
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,412 Member
    edited January 13
    Owls will be going out in the next couple of days so keep an eye out ;)

    And there is still plenty of time to join! The challenge doesn't start until NEXT Monday (January 20th) but we like to get everyone in the castle a bit earlier so feel free to still send in an application so you can be sorted! And there will be some things posted a bit earlier too (but those tasks can be completed after the 20th too).
  • dodieneatfreakwannabe
    dodieneatfreakwannabe Posts: 1,383 Member
    I can't wait! It seems like forever since term 52. :D
  • sydditt
    sydditt Posts: 1,176 Member
    Owls are going out this week!! Only a few days left until the start of term…!
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,412 Member
    Owls (aka PMs with which house you were sorted into) have gone out! :)

    If you applied and haven't heard from someone, please post here or you can send me a message so we can look into it! (Note - I often do not get PMs from people that I am not friends with on MFP, so if I don't respond I might not have received it so you may need to send me a friend request first).
  • jdkz
    jdkz Posts: 1 Member
    edited January 16
    I am a late applicant (just applied this morning) but am hoping to receive an owl for term 53 at Hogwarts! 🌟
  • dwoods3031
    dwoods3031 Posts: 14 Member
    edited January 17
    Dang it! I'm so mad I missed this; it sounds like a blast. Is there any way to get an email or MFP message when you do this again or should I just look for it after March 16th?
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 1,955 Member
    It's not too late, @dwoods3031, send in your application :). See you in the castle! 💜🔮🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️🧹✨
  • sydditt
    sydditt Posts: 1,176 Member
    Definitely not too late. The official start is Monday
  • sydditt
    sydditt Posts: 1,176 Member
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