October Challenge and Support Group
Shalimarmandy
Posts: 409 Member
Last month I managed the September Shredders. It was a great experience! Lots of weight lost on our team so I'm looking to do it again this month! I'm looking for about 20 MFPs to join us in trying to lose 10 pounds in October. Most people didn't lose 10 but it was still a great experience. Our weigh in day is Friday (if you weigh in on another day just let me know). We will have nutritional and exercise challenges each week to aid in losing those 10 pounds. You must be willing to support your teammates by just being an active mfp! I'll take the first 20 mfps who think they can dedicate themselves to one month of ramping it up to burn off those pounds. Send me a friend request or privae message with your October starting weight and I'll set up a spread sheet to track our data and create a new thread for us to chat on!! Oh last month our team created the name September Shredders and I created the graphic below, it would be great if we could come up with a creative name for October too! Let me know if you have any ideas!
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Sent :-)0
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Loss-Tober-Fest
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Hello, I would love to join your team and take the challenge. I am having a hard time losing the weight I need to and I think this type of challenge may help me. Please feel free to check out my profile and add me as a friend if you would like to. You need to come up with a name like Halloween Hotties or something like that.
Bev0 -
Cute!! I like it!Loss-Tober-Fest0 -
Loss-Tober-Fest
Ahahaha that's great0 -
I am so excited for this month0
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Same here Rocki21 glad you are staying in for another month!0
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Still have room for about 10 more people if anyone else is interested
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I am so dedicated to your groups they are so much fun0
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I'd like to join if there is still room. I was on here last summer and lost a lot of weight and made some good habits. Then I got pregnant and miscarried (not planned - my oldest is 20 YO). LOL. So I came back. I have a new name since I forgot my last password. mystamina 0
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I'd love to join! I'm just starting my weight loss journey and this is exactly what I need for exercise motivation! :-)0
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Thanks Rocki!!!!!0
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Still have some spaces open! I guess this is what happens when I leave gathering the a new group until the last minute! But hey that give you a chance to join!0
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Hi y'all! I'm Tricia and I'd like to join the challenge! I'm working on losing 20 more pounds before my 27th birthday in January 2012. I've already lost 80lbs in the last 10 months. I run 10 miles every weekday morning, strength train 3x per week, practice yoga 2x per week and I hike once per week. I've sent friend/support buddy requests to everyone on here, looking forward to an awesome Rockin' Walkin' October!0
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So far this is who we have
bevsdietfor2011
FWBP
icandothistrish85
Jaunelle
Kelleman1
Ken1994
Kerryc9
Kisnell1981
Littlefootlt11
prettyandslimming
Rocki21
Shalimarmandy
Pending starting weight
kwoodgate
Straitfanatic0 -
I'm new and willing to join 0
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I'd like to join the group! Sounds like fun!! My weigh in day is Tuesdays though if that works. Name's Tina by the way 0
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I would love to join as well...I had to have a total hyst almost 8 wks ago and I'm all healed and need to get back at the weight loss that's stated. Thanks :flowerforyou:0
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WELCOME!!!!
pjfmaui73
wantnofat
flamegirl72
Just need a starting weight - Your most recent weigh in will do 0 -
Be sure to friend our group mates....
Littlefootlt11
FWBP
Kerryc9
Jaunelle
Kelleman1
prettyandslimming
bevsdietfor2011
icandothistrish85
Shalimarmandy
Rocki21
Kisnell1981
Ken1994
Pending a starting weight....
flamegirl72
kwoodgate
pjfmaui73
Straitfanatic
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WEEK 1 CHALLENGE!!!
We are getting a late start - completely my fault I was out of town for the weekend! This friday is the first weigh in day (if you only weigh in a certain days just remind me!). This week's challenge is to create a plan for the month... Some people already have plans and that's great! If not think about what you have been doing ... what has worked and what hasn't and create a basic outline of what you want to do this month.... If you haven't been exercising at all be sure to start trying to work something in even if it is only walking for a few minutes at a time. Post your plan so others can get ideas for things to include in their plan. As for nutrition... I'm going to start with what has turned out to be the hardest thing for people (including myself) to do.... DRINK 8 glasses of water for the remaining days this week!
MY PLAN
I was working out regularly and I have slacked off and haven't worked out for the past week and I am feeling it. I've been tired so It's time to get moving again. I love my zumba so I need to get back to it! Also the weather has begun to turn so I think I'm going to start taking some walks with my dogs - they will love it!! I also need to start cooking again... I have stopped cooking (mostly because I'm tired - probably due to lack of exercise lol) so I need to plan some meals this weekend and hit the grocery store and ignore the lean cuisines 0 -
I'm still interrested. I didn't see my name on the list. My starting weight is 189.
My goals for this month:
Walk my "hyper" dog everyday for 30 min.
Go to the YMCA three times a week and do 45 min. of aerobic activity in the "zone" while I am there. Weight train three times a week at the Y.
Limit myself to one glass of juice a day - so I will be drinking more water!
Limit myself to 100 calories or less for dessert. No more 300 calorie ice cream drum sticks.
journal everyday on mfp to keep myself honest. :happy:0 -
My plan is to do 100 jumping jacks & strength training (squats,crunches,side reaches, modified push-ups) 3x a week
Drink 8 glass of water
& Try not go over my 1200 limit0 -
have you found your 20 yet? i'd like to join...but do i have to do 30 ds or can i do one of her other dvds?0
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My goals for the month:
**Measure EVERYTHING that goes into my mouth. No "a few chips here" and "a bite of that there." If I chew it, it gets recorded
**Do some form of cardio every single day. If it's nice out, get the butt up and run! If it's crappy, I have the new Zumba videos which I have yet to touch, the library 50 yards away has many workout DVDs and Netflix has great ones too
**Do some sort of weight training 3 times a week. DVDs, just some free weights on my own, push ups, sit ups, anything muscle-building!
**No eating after 7:00. I always have a wonderful day of food logging and end up within my calories... and then around 8 or 9 I go ahead and binge on something! Gah! No more!
Oh and if these goals are met then there will be weekly "prizes"
If all met on the 14th: New food scale
If all met on the 21st: New scale
If all met by Halloween: New winter boots
Here we go!0 -
I had a bad week last week food-wise, ugh, and gained a few pounds from where I was. I hate that.
My goal for October:
-Work out at least 6 days a week, if not 7.
-Elliptical, walking, running/walking combo... I don't want to get bored, I have to switch it up!
-Stay at or under my calorie goal
-Lose at least 5 lbs! When I make it to 175, I'm getting my 'skinnier' clothes down from the attic! I can't wait, I have NO clothes to wear! I wore them at 180, but I want to make sure some of them will fit, so I gave myself 5 more lbs
-I would love to lose 10 lbs and see 170 lbs, but we'll see! I'll be happy with 5!0 -
HI, I would love to be part of the October Challenge. I just got started up again with MFP and need support. My starting weight was 138.4. If it's not to late to add me, please do! I need the support and love to support others by being accountable to each other. Good luck regardless!!
Evenbettter0 -
Let me know if you have any more room! I'd LOVE to join this for the month of October! Thanks so much! 0
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Hi everyone!!
my goals for this month:
-run at least for 15 minutes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays
-do some type of strength training (30ds, weights, I don't know) at least once a week
-avoid fast food, soda, candy
-stay under my food limits on MFP
-stop eating when bored/stressed
-drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
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This is what I need SUPPORT! Is there any room left?0
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