The 14 Day Challenge

THISisTARRAN
THISisTARRAN Posts: 487 Member
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
In the grand scheme of things how long is 14 days? Do you remember 14 days ago? If you think about it 14 days is a very short amount of time, sometimes it passes us by without us even realizing it. So I propose a challenge, it is only 14 days and its very easy. Anyone can do it-- so join if you want! We can use this same thread.
We will weigh in 3 times. Starting Weight: today, Mid way: December 11 The end: Dec 18.
The challenge: For the next 14 Days you will do 3 things:
1. 30 minutes of cardio
2. Stay under your calories
3. Drink 8 cups of water
*****If you want to join, please stay with it- I'll keep us updated and let everyone know who the biggest loser is midway! Please post here if you want to join, your name, your starting weight (today) and how much you hope to lose by the end of this 14 days and a little bit about yourself******

My name is Tarran, I'm 26 years old and the mother of one beautiful little girl && I have a pretty awesome boyfriend too! Today I weighed in and I've had some REALLY off days for the past 2 weeks so I'm bloated with water bc of sodium and so my goal for this challenge is to lose the water weight and a couple pounds. I'm setting a high goal for myself of 10 lbs because I need to stay dedicated. Feel free to set a normal goal for yourself (2-6 lbs).
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  • BackToPreBaby
    BackToPreBaby Posts: 81 Member
    I'm in, if that's okay!
    I'm Jenny, 27 years old . I have a beautiful 18 month old son and unfortunately, my career as a gourmet baker makes it hard to stay away from the "Sweet" stuff.
    I am in. 14 days here I come!

    My goal for the 14 days is at least 5 pounds.
  • THISisTARRAN
    THISisTARRAN Posts: 487 Member
    My starting weight (this mornings weight) is 226 (normally I'm 219).
  • THISisTARRAN
    THISisTARRAN Posts: 487 Member
    I'm in, if that's okay!
    I'm Jenny, 27 years old . I have a beautiful 18 month old son and unfortunately, my career as a gourmet baker makes it hard to stay away from the "Sweet" stuff.
    I am in. 14 days here I come!

    My goal for the 14 days is at least 5 pounds.

    Awesome Jenny! What is your starting weight? I am making a chart, if you don't want to post it- that is okay.
    My daughter is 18 months old too- almost to the day.
  • XtyAnn17
    XtyAnn17 Posts: 632 Member
    IM Totally in!! SW today 278.6
  • XtyAnn17
    XtyAnn17 Posts: 632 Member
    sorry 277.8 i remembered the wrong weight. lol. so officially its 277.8
  • THISisTARRAN
    THISisTARRAN Posts: 487 Member
    sorry 277.8 i remembered the wrong weight. lol. so officially its 277.8

    Awesome-- Glad to have you!!! =)
  • Pokee1
    Pokee1 Posts: 368 Member
    Sounds like fun. I'm going to try to ramp it up early on this week. I'm celebrating Christmas with my family on the 17th and will definitely be over my calorie count!
    I've packed on 20 pounds in the last 6-8 months and am ready to get rid of it. My goal will be 7 pounds in the two weeks.
    Starting weight 140.6
  • sm423
    sm423 Posts: 208 Member
    Challenge accepted, lol! My name is Stephanie. My SW is 182.3 and my goal is to lose 3-4 pounds by the end of 14 days. I am a mother of three, two boys and a girl. My husband is in the military. And we have two mastiffs. :) Good luck on the challenge everyone.
  • BackToPreBaby
    BackToPreBaby Posts: 81 Member
    My starting weight today is 122.2 lbs. I've gained close to three lbs this week i think water retention....
    Very upset about this.
    But, it's better than the 182 lbs I started at right? lol :)
  • BackToPreBaby
    BackToPreBaby Posts: 81 Member
    Girls, be sure to add me if you want, it can be easier to get in contact with us all together on the home screen :)
  • countrygirl75
    countrygirl75 Posts: 112 Member
    bump
  • iceqieen
    iceqieen Posts: 862 Member
    sounds good :)

    5.12
    1. 30 minutes of cardio - done
    2. Stay under your calories - done
    3. Drink 8 cups of water - done

    SW: 211 lbs

    Name's Rosa. Would be happy with 2 lbs loss per week, but we will see :)
  • I'm in! Starting weight today is 214.0 lbs.
  • Count me in! My starting weight is 169 lbs. My goal is to lose 4 lbs. I am 28 years old, married and the mother or 3 boys! Good Luck, I hope we all reach our goals!
  • erinserin
    erinserin Posts: 79 Member
    Im In :)

    Im Erin, Im 27, I have a gorgeous 15 month old daughter and my starting weight is exactly 70kg (Which is 154lb).

    My goal is to be 68 by the end of this challange which is 2 kg or 4.5lb :)

    Good luck everyone!! :)
  • I have read a lot of challenges on MFP, and being a lazy person, I didn't want to do a long commitment. This seems like a short challenge I could get into. Thanks for the idea! :smile: I would love to join, since I seem to have plateau lately and would love the competition aspect of it.

    SW (today): 135lbs
    14 days later, would like to be 130lbs (setting the bar too high perhaps?? I normally only lose 1 lb every 2 weeks, if I am lucky)
    1. Check on 30 minutes cardio (elliptical)
    2. I seem to be doing okay with calories today (I hope, although I am not a big breakfast eater, so the majority of my calorie gain is the latter part of the day)
    3. This is the tough one. Currently negative 2 cups of water (since I am on my 2nd cup of coffee for the day. :tongue: )

    Confession: I have been slacking off a lot lately, and I know it sounds like an excuse, I am under a bit of pressure with some work, (hence, the exorbitant amount of coffee on some days), and I don't think I drink enough water.
  • Great idea! I'm in! Weight today 166.5.
  • Sure sounds fun! My name is Yvonne and I yo-yo diet. I really wish I would stick to it. My SW 273 and hope to lose 3lbs at least.
  • femme62209
    femme62209 Posts: 327 Member
    I'm in!!!

    Hey everyone, my name is Molly and I am a sophomore at THE Ohio State University studying English Pre-Education and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies :) My starting weight for this 2-week challenge is:: 188.2 lbs. I'm hoping that in 2 week I'll be able to get that down to 185! My weight loss has slowed down quite a bit over the past 4 months but I'm still chugging along and trying my hardest!!! Good luck everyone :)
  • gainingalife
    gainingalife Posts: 35 Member
    Hey I'd love to join! Good challenge :)

    My names Rebecca, starting weight 159, looking to lose 4-5 pounds.
    Need this motivation to get my a into g and exercise way more!
  • Ok I'm in. Just did 35 minutes of cardio. I need another challenge to keep me motivated especially since the holidays are here. Starting weight 271.0
  • THISisTARRAN
    THISisTARRAN Posts: 487 Member
    Welcome one! Welcome ALL! I'm excited for this! All of us need as much support and motivation as we can get! So far I am at 72 ounces of water, and I'm under calories, just gotta see what I can do for dinner and stay under. I'm about to drink a green tea- does anyone else drink green tea? I drink it cold and sometimes I add splenda.

    I just came off of two weeks of not doing well. I'll probably be checking in everyday. Tonight I plan on running to get my 30 minutes of cardio exercise in & I'm going to do my kettle bell!

    Thanks to everyone who has joined so far!
  • Browny43
    Browny43 Posts: 124 Member
    I'm in....I'm Amanda from El Paso, Tx....weight this morning was 276....did cardio this morning and hoping to make it to the gym tonight. Weather is crazy!!!
  • TNoire
    TNoire Posts: 642 Member
    Tarran knows me but for those of you who don't my name is Tina I graduated High school almost 12yrs ago at 135lbs, thing was I had a bad habit of smoking and quit and replaced that habit with FOOD, i never seen myself getting bigger cause everyone around me was always bigger so I got comfortable and didn't think anything til March 2009 when my doc looked at me and said I really don't want you to even think of having kids til you get some weight off, I was up to 330lbs! So off I went & in 19months I dropped 156lbs as of last fall (2010) I was down to 176lbs 14 shy of my goal, then stress of buying/selling houses came and I didn't track/workout hardly cause I was SO BUSY! & STRESS! As of last month I was back up to 218lbs in the last month I was able to drop another 6lbs!

    I am getting back on track so we can continue to try and have a family & get in shape like I used to be so I can do more things with my hubby and our future kids and live a long healthy life together! We will be celebrating our 7yr wedding anniversary Feb 14th next year!

    So as of when I weigh'd in 4 days ago I was down to 212.5 roughly (using the wii fit board don't have a scale)

    So I am here for this challenge, water is a toughy on me, mainly cause I had a ultrasound a month ago and the amount of water I drank...... yeah I get that feeling im drowning if I drink to much now but here is to the challenge!

    Thanks Tarran =)

    ps.. 2-5lbs would be nice maybe more? lets wait and see =D
  • cayadear
    cayadear Posts: 79 Member
    Calla. 25. Current weight: 132lbs. My goal for the next 14 days: 7lbs.
  • Sounds simple enough.
    Name: Kelly. 23 years of age.
    Currently 109 & hope to be at 107 by the end.
    :indifferent:
  • im so in too! Im 21 My starting weight is 202. i really hope to lose atleast 5 pounds in 14 days. I need lots of encouragement becuase lately ive been slacking off reall bad so this is perfect for me. count me in
  • BethN77
    BethN77 Posts: 12 Member
    I just saw this & would like to join. It's about 6pm. I haven't had a single glass of water today, have eaten 2 meals, and haven't done any cardio. Am I too late? If not, my name is Beth, I'm 34yo, & mother of 5. My weight right now is 129.4. My goal weight for this 14 days is 125#.
  • SarahBrown1979
    SarahBrown1979 Posts: 229 Member
    In the grand scheme of things how long is 14 days? Do you remember 14 days ago? If you think about it 14 days is a very short amount of time, sometimes it passes us by without us even realizing it. So I propose a challenge, it is only 14 days and its very easy. Anyone can do it-- so join if you want! We can use this same thread.
    We will weigh in 3 times. Starting Weight: today, Mid way: December 11 The end: Dec 18.
    The challenge: For the next 14 Days you will do 3 things:
    1. 30 minutes of cardio
    2. Stay under your calories
    3. Drink 8 cups of water
    *****If you want to join, please stay with it- I'll keep us updated and let everyone know who the biggest loser is midway! Please post here if you want to join, your name, your starting weight (today) and how much you hope to lose by the end of this 14 days and a little bit about yourself******


    My name is Sarah, I'm 32 yrs old and getting married May 19th 2012! I need mini goals like this to keep me going! So thanks for starting this challenge! I've been on here since Aug and only have lost 14 lbs. All told I have lost 22 lbs since June when Kevin proposed. Hoping I will lose another 60 lbs by the wedding date (wishful thinking but I think I can do it)! My big thing is sodium also and I drink a lot of water!

    Today I worked out for 45 mins, under my cal's (didn't go into my exercise cal's) and I've had 64 ozs of water so far today!
    My goal in the next 14 days is to lose at least 4 lbs in the 14 days!

    Start weight today: 284lbs
    Dec 11th goal: 282lbs
    Dec 18th goal: 280lbs
  • SarahBrown1979
    SarahBrown1979 Posts: 229 Member
    In the grand scheme of things how long is 14 days? Do you remember 14 days ago? If you think about it 14 days is a very short amount of time, sometimes it passes us by without us even realizing it. So I propose a challenge, it is only 14 days and its very easy. Anyone can do it-- so join if you want! We can use this same thread.
    We will weigh in 3 times. Starting Weight: today, Mid way: December 11 The end: Dec 18.
    The challenge: For the next 14 Days you will do 3 things:
    1. 30 minutes of cardio
    2. Stay under your calories
    3. Drink 8 cups of water
    *****If you want to join, please stay with it- I'll keep us updated and let everyone know who the biggest loser is midway! Please post here if you want to join, your name, your starting weight (today) and how much you hope to lose by the end of this 14 days and a little bit about yourself******


    My name is Sarah, I'm 32 yrs old and getting married May 19th 2012! I need mini goals like this to keep me going! So thanks for starting this challenge! I've been on here since Aug and only have lost 14 lbs. All told I have lost 22 lbs since June when Kevin proposed. Hoping I will lose another 60 lbs by the wedding date (wishful thinking but I think I can do it)! My big thing is sodium also and I drink a lot of water!

    Today I worked out for 45 mins, under my cal's (didn't go into my exercise cal's) and I've had 64 ozs of water so far today!
    My goal in the next 14 days is to lose at least 4 lbs in the 14 days!

    Start weight today: 284lbs
    Dec 11th goal: 282lbs
    Dec 18th goal: 280lbs
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