Lose 10 pounds challenge in Jan

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  • traintk
    traintk Posts: 22
    SW - 159 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • slimmerchick
    slimmerchick Posts: 189 Member
    The only problem I have with this challenge is it's inaccuracy and the possibility of someone getting bummed out from what they think are lack of results. The challenge should be Body transformation, not weight loss.
    Please let me explain why.
    Lets say you want to loose 25 lbs. So you start cutting back on your calories. You then decide to take up some sort of exercise program. Lets say Cardio with some weight training. This way you tighten your muscles while loosing body fat which will net much quicker results.
    Heres where the problem comes into play. ( I am also using my own personal experience here ).
    Even though you are loosing Body Fat because of Calorie cutting, you are actually weighing more on the scale for the next few weeks. This is because you are weight training. Muscles are heavier than fat. So, You will loose the Challenge by the weight gain or no change in weight you are seeing, yet you will look better in the mirror and your clothes will start to fit better.

    So I would recomend the Challenge to be a "Body Transformation" Challenge. This way the winner would be the person who transformed there body in that period of time.
    The other problem with this type of Challenge is that the more overweight you are, the quicker the pounds come off in the beginning. So if someone has 80 pounds to drop, and someone else has 20, The person weighing more will loose much more in the same time period. Which may get a little frustrating to the person with less weight to loose because although they may be working just as hard, they are not seeing the same results.

    I dont want to come off as nit picking. I just want to see everyone succeed in there goals and clarify and, or suggest along the way. I hope no one minds :)
    Good luck to all!

    I don't want to get into an argument on here :noway: but the initial weight gain from training is (I believe) caused by water healing the muscles, they don't weigh heavier than fat - 1lb = 1lb whether it be fat, muscle or feathers. This 'gain' is lost after the muscles get used to training.

    Having said all that, I was gonna dust off my 30DS DVD today but am now wondering whether to bother lol!
  • I also want to give this a shot

    SW - 183 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • SW - 194.2 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • SW 173.4 (Sunday Jan1)
    Week 1 xxx (Sunday Jan 8)
    week 2 xxx (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 xxx (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 xxx ( Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost xx (Thursday Feb 1)
  • Kaddyshack21
    Kaddyshack21 Posts: 225 Member
    Here we Go!! ( Sorry I just emailed you) Whoops!!

    SW - 261 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)

    As long as we are talking about personal pet peeves. Here is mine. We LOSE weight. We don't LOOSE weight. I know it's retarded to get caught up in spelling but it irks me to no end. LOL off my chest. LETS ROCKS THIS CHALLENGE!!!
  • ADTeachTX
    ADTeachTX Posts: 204 Member
    SW - 258.2 lbs (Monday Jan 2)...I'm a little late
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • butterfly1445
    butterfly1445 Posts: 81 Member
    I would like to try this once more, now that life is less crazy.

    SW - 133 lbs (Monday Jan 2)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • ziadog
    ziadog Posts: 4 Member
    Count me in,,, lets get this weight under control in 2012!
  • SW -261 (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • Am in! Will log in my reading as of 8 January!
  • Count me in!


    SW -140 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • Gotta lose that Christmas over indulgence... Thanks for the 'shove'! :happy: :flowerforyou:

    SW - 172.2 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • tmleonard3
    tmleonard3 Posts: 10 Member
    I have been only losing about 6lbs a month so I would love to try for 10lbs.

    SW - 155.5 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • SW - 287 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • kd80538
    kd80538 Posts: 97 Member
    SW - 126.8 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)

    Here's to an amazing start to 2012!!
  • kolar3
    kolar3 Posts: 1 Member
    Lets do this!
    SW -210 (Monday Jan 2nd)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
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  • omna379
    omna379 Posts: 15
    SW - 244 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • jancasey
    jancasey Posts: 4 Member
    :happy: Will begin steps toward 10 lb. wight loss in January, today. Not very familiear with this system. Current weight 248.8
  • juliehohe
    juliehohe Posts: 9 Member
    SW - 157.7 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • SW – 308lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • SW - 201 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • licha75
    licha75 Posts: 391 Member
    SW - 231.8 lbs (Sunday Jan 1) ---Yuck, I gained 10 pounds during the holidays! :(
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • Good luck everyone! I'm sure if you go to the gyms they're going to be crazy for the first few weeks of Jan!
  • jlbiles
    jlbiles Posts: 283
    Still have several who have signed up who have not posted their start weights.
  • dyiaane
    dyiaane Posts: 271 Member
    I would like to join.

    SW - 130 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • vhenao
    vhenao Posts: 8
    I would like to join.

    SW - 162.2 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • Verysalty
    Verysalty Posts: 26 Member
    I'm in!

    SW -190 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • cokidag
    cokidag Posts: 2 Member
    SW - 203.6 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
  • MsMouseMouse
    MsMouseMouse Posts: 92 Member
    I would love to join in if I am in time.

    SW -191 lbs (Sunday Jan 1)
    Week 1 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 8 )
    Week 2 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 15)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 22)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs (Sunday Jan 29)
    Total lost - xx lbs (Thursday Feb 1)
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