~*~* May Challenge- 5 plus pounds TEAM BLACK ~*~*

MAY CHALLENGE SPECIFICS

The goal of the month is to lose 5 pounds (or more) while staying accountable with our intake and calories spent throughout the month.

On the first, and then every Tuesday following, we will weigh and report to the group page (or original thread if group page not working).

On this page we will put on May 1:

1. Team COLOR
2. Current weight
3. Month's weight goal

There will also be available a "challenge" for the teams. By completing the challenge, each team will be able to earn bonus for weight loss or calories for the week.

During the week, team members should be in contact with other team members for encouragement and support. (Remember there are some people who value being anonymous, so if someone on your team is sticking just to weight loss/exercise and not sharing their life history, that is okay). Try to send encouragement to each team member as often as possible.
Every Tuesday after that we will log:

1. Team COLOR
2. May 1 weight
3. May 8 weight (and add a date to every week after 15, 22, 29)
4. weight difference*
5. Calories burned that week*
6. If you completed the challengE

Look for the challenge for the next week as you report!

Our wonderful stats/math people (thank you) will then take the information provided on the * spots and come up with team averages. Wednesday morning we will post the top five teams in each category with their numbers. We will post after the first week the winners for the week and the winners for the month totals... so every week your team has a new start!
(Team leads please let me know if there are any people on your team who are not participating so we will not average them into the statistics.)

Please note-

Calories burned should be only reported if it is actually caused by effort, sleeping with a heart rate monitor on and logging the time DOES NOT COUNT! If you have questions over what counts as calories, please discuss it with your team members. I trust you can work together to be honest in your reporting.

Second, remember we are in this for the long haul. Please be healthy. Eat at least 1200 calories and do not do any type of exercise that your doctor would not approve of.

Third, if you do not report, for whatever reason, you are out of the challenge. If you know you will be away from the computer all day on Tuesday, report on Monday.

I hope this is clear enough. We will see if the group sites are up (hopefully) for weigh in on Tuesday. If not, please put your info on the original thread.

Good luck to all! FIVE POUNDS FOREVER!!!
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Well thats great. I have been on the wii and did some jogging, boxing , steps and hula hooping to burn some calories. I have also done some wall push ups to try and complete my challenge. I managed 10 which is good considering i hate any exwrcises like that, though i am a long way off doing them on the floor :-D

MamaBear, I'm so happy I found you through this challenge! You have some awesome stick-to-it-tiveness that I find so motivating! Your perserverance is intoxicating!

My challenge for myself is to find a balance between making exercise a part of my day where it doesn't feel like something I want just "get over with"...but also acknowledge the days where it does feel fun and my body desires the work out. I don't know if that makes any sense at all. Like when I'm weightlifting-- I love to look at my body in the mirror and see where my body is changing and that I'm slimming down. It makes me push harder and sweat more. But when I'm doing cardio, I just want out of there period. No amount of good songs on the ipod or a good tv show can take my mind away from the exercise.