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April Lose 4% Challenge

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  • Posts: 44 Member
    Sounds great, I'm in, too!
  • I am in.
  • Posts: 21 Member
    Me too :)
  • Posts: 21
    I'm in too! :D My first challenge ^_^
  • Posts: 270 Member

    I believe you post your starting weight on the 29th and then each week so the 9th etc.

    That said I'm in, first challenge and I look forward to kicking it's butt!

    I too am looking forward to kicking butt, glad to be host to your first challenge.

    The first weigh is on sunday 1st, then the week after that every Monday.
  • Hi,

    This will be the 3rd time me doing this challenge. It seems to have really motivate me in March so why not try and aim for the same next month.

    There is no particular exercise needed to be undertaken just weight loss in any fashion you like, the goal is for on 30th you to be 4% lighter than you were on the 1st (formula below).

    Each week members should just post how much you’ve lost and muse about how you’ve done it. Weigh-ins is on Monday, for the next month.

    Starting Weight – (Sunday 1st April)
    Goal Weight Loss –
    Week 1 –xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 9th April)
    Week 2 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 16th April)
    Week 3 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 23rd April)
    Week 4 - xxx lbs. and xx % lost (Monday 30th April)

    Total Lost – xxx lbs. (Monday 30th April)
    Total % Lost – xx % (Monday 30th April)

    Thanks, I hope you’ll join me and good luck!

    ##CALCULATIONS##

    1. YOUR 4% goal is;
    (April starting weight) divided by 100 multiplied by 4 = goal weight loss
    e.g. SW 189lbs
    189lbs x 0.04 = 7.6lbs weight loss goal

    2. For the final weigh-in, to calculate how much you ACTUALLY lost is;
    (Total weight loss) multiplied by 100 then divided by (April starting weight) = % lost
    e.g. Weight loss = 9lbs
    9lbs/189 x 100 = 4.8% off starting weight
  • Count me in! this will be my first challenge on here :)
  • Posts: 74 Member
    I'm in, love a challenge!!
  • I'm in! Also my first challenge :)
  • I'd like to join!
  • Posts: 27 Member
    Joining my first challenge! :)
  • I'll throw my hat in the ring for my first challenge too. Do I have to join a group for this or just post my weigh-ins?
  • Posts: 1,795 Member
    Im in , Ive only been at this a week and April will be my first whole month.
  • Posts: 16 Member
    I would like to join please.
  • I'm in! been slacking off lately
  • Posts: 89 Member
    I'm up for the challenge!
  • Posts: 6 Member
    Im in! I've lost 4% of my body weight since starting 5 weeks ago :) So bring on another 4%!!!
  • Posts: 270 Member
    I'll throw my hat in the ring for my first challenge too. Do I have to join a group for this or just post my weigh-ins?

    Hi there, glad to be host to your first challenge. Just post weigh-in.
  • Posts: 2
    Yes, I'd like to join in - I've been aiming for 1lb a week, but a bit of a boost would be great (4% would be 6lbs). Count me in please!
  • Im in for this. I need something to help me get started and away from the fact that Im not a bad person for carrying extra weight.
  • Posts: 45 Member
    SW 183.6 4%=7.3lbs
  • I'll try it :)
  • Posts: 83 Member
    I am totally in! :-)
  • Posts: 15 Member
    I'm up for this! :)
  • Posts: 8
    I'm in :happy:
  • I am always up for a challenge -- count me in!
  • Posts: 44 Member
    This sounds great, I'm in need of extra motivation and this sounds like something I could do. Thank you so much for posting!

    Now where do we post our weight and 4% goal on April 1st, 2012?
  • April Challenge, count me in!
  • Posts: 215 Member
    I'm in!
  • Posts: 39 Member
    I'm in!
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