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June Winners
Week 1 Winner Report For the first week of June there were 211 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 119 people that lost (total of 239.4lbs), 19 people stayed the same, 49 people did not record, and 24 people gained (total of42.5lbs) Congratulations. Top 25 Losers~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cyrka2012 -6.33% -10.00lbs…
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Spread Sheet Links
I have been asked to post the links to the spread sheets in the forum for easy reference. I have not done it in the original post because it is not a public spread sheet and I need to control who has access to it. Sorry for any inconvenience that may pose. Here is the link to the July spread sheet.…
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June Mini Challenges
Monday June 1 Ahanksa Wrote: FOOD: To finish out the discussion from last week on organic foods, I want to share with you the "Dirty Dozen Plus". This is a list of fruits and vegetables which are high in pesticides. Nearly all of the data used to determine the pesticide level in these foods took into account how people…
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Fitbit Friends
I am a fitbit addict and wondering if there is anybody else that would like to add me as a friend and maybe do some challenges. My URL is //www.fitbit.com/user/26S4RB
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May Winners
1st Week Report: There were 175 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 98 people that showed a loss (total of 201 lbs), 17 people stayed the same, 36 people did not record, and 24 people showed a gain (total of 44.4lbs). Congratulations to all. Top 20 Losers~~~~~~~~~~~ vianevillanueva -3.97% -6.0lbs…
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June 2015 Challenge
"Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to enjoy life. I knew that I…
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May Mini Challenges
May 1 Ahanksa Wrote: FOOD: Today's food advice is to get you to prepare for Monday. I wanted to encourage as many people as possible to get more fruits and vegetables in their diets and to reduce eating meat. Meatless Monday is an international campaign that encourages people to give up eating meat one day per week. Eating…
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April Winners
Week 1 Report There were 150 participants on the spread sheet for the first week of April. Of those there were 87 people that lost (total of 165.6lbs), 10 people stayed the same, 32 people did not record, and 21 people gained (total of 34.4lbs). Great job everyone. Top 20 Losers~~~~~~~ nooblemcnugget -4.05% -5.3lbs…
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May 2015 Challenge
New Month, New Challenge "Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 25 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and most of all to…
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Spreadsheet Information
Hello, We have a lot of new participants this month so I just thought I would write a little blurb about the spreadsheet. - The spreadsheet is a Google Document and you need a Google Account to open it and I must give you access. - It is for the entire month. - If you participated last month, you will find the spreadsheet…
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April Mini Challenges
Hey everyone...this is the first group post for the Life's New Journey 2015. I put these out every weekday to all who are friends with me. Please friend me if you want to see it. Regards, ahanksa FOOD: Today is the start of the April Life's New Journey 2015 challenge. So I would like to take this week to review a few food…
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April 2015 Challenge
"I'm Back" - New Month, New Challenge "Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! I have been away for a couple months and have found that I really need the accountability and support of the people in this group to succeed. Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children…
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"Life's New Journey" April Challenge
Well March is gone and April is here. Which means it's time for a new challenge. A year and a half ago I decided it was time to get healthy. I wanted to be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 21 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil my grandchildren (don't have any yet), and…
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April Challenge
New Month, New Challenge "Life's New Journey" Everyone's Invited!!!!! :flowerforyou: This is a personal accountability and motivational challenge. Two years ago I decided it was time to get healthy, so I could be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 23 years (they are the lights of my life), be…
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November Week 3 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - keep your calories below your target amount. It might also be a good day to re-evaluate your targets. Are they working for you or do they need a little bit of tweeking. For the fun of it try eating everything today with the wrong hand (LOL) Cardio - Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate…
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November Week 2 Mini Challenge
Hello All, Monday Mini Challenge Food: Stay within your calorie limit. Make today a no sugar day. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc) Strength: Do 3 sets of 10 crunches with 10lb weight Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz)…
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November Week 1 Mini Challenge
Hello All, The Challenge this week is the same as last week, so if you did it last week do the same but try to increase the amount of weight that you use. Monday Mini Challenge Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250…
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November 2014 Challenge
New Month, New Challenge "Life's New Journey" Everyone is Invited!!!!! This is a personal accountability and motivational challenge. Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy, so I could be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 23 years (they are the lights of my life), be around to spoil…
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October Week 4 Mini Challenge
Hello All, The Challenge this week is the same as last week, so if you did it last week do the same but try to increase the amount of weight that you use. Monday Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie…
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October Week 3 Mini Challenge
Monday Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc) Strength: Do 3 sets of 10 crunches with 10lb weight Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water…
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October Week 2 Mini Challenge
Monday Food: Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits. Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc) Strength: Do 120 crunches (3 different kinds) Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water.…
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October 2014 Challenge
New Month, New Challenge "Life's New Journey" Everyone is Invited!!!!!:flowerforyou This is a personal accountability and motivational challenge. Three years ago I decided it was time to get healthy, so I could be around to torment my children like they have tormented me for 23 years (they are the lights of my life), be…
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October Week 1 Mini Challenge
Welcome to Week 1.... Monday Mini Challenge: Food - stay within your calorie limit. Make today a now sweets day. Fruits are ok but no candies, chocolate, or sugar. Cardio - Do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity Strength - you know it's Monday and that is crunch day. Lets do 125 +1. Water - drink at least 64…
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September Week 4 Winners
Hello All, Another week done. For the 4th Week of September, there were 116 participants on the spread sheet. Of that, there were 43 people that lost (total of 61 lbs). 14 people stayed the same, 34 people did not record, and 25 people gained (total of 38.8lbs). Top 25 Losers~~~~~~~~~ CherryChan81 -2.68% -4.8lbs jancie84…
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September Week 5 Mini Challenge
I am going to get a little philosophical this week and want you to think of three things before you eat. They are: 1) Why are you eating?-(Are you bored?,Are you sad?,Are you really hungry?,etc) 2) What are you eating?-(Are you eating nutritional food?,Are you staying within your calorie limit?,Is your body going to…
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September Week 3 Winners
Hello All, Another week has come and gone. Where does time go???? For the 3rd week of September there were 116 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 50 people that lost (total of 84.2lbs), 17 people stayed the same, 29 people did not record, and 20 people gained (total of 29.6lbs). Well done. Top 25…
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September Week 4 Mini Challenge
Monday Mini Challenge: Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Review your calorie intake and try to avoid empty calories such as food high in sugar. Cardio- go for a 45 minute brisk walk/ jog. Make sure to get your heart rate up. Strength- 125 crunches (three different kinds) Water: Drink at least 64 ozs Tuesday Mini…
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September Week 2 Winners
Hello All, For the second week of September, there were 119 participants in the challenge. Of those, there were 56 people that lost (total of 103.7lbs), 11 people stayed the same, 32 people did not record, and 20 people gained (24.6lbs). Top 25 Losers~~~~~ mad14vic -3.70% -6.8lbs Nancygirl4ever65 -2.85% -6.2lbs…
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September Week 3 Mini Challenges
Monday Mini Challenge: Food - stay within your calorie limit. Make today a now sweets day. Fruits are ok but no candies, chocolate, or sugar. Cardio - Do 30-60 minutes of increased heart rate activity Strength - you know it's Monday and that is crunch day. Lets do 125 +1. Water - drink at least 64 ozs. Tuesday Mini…
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September Week 1 Winners
Hello All, For the first week of September there were 120 participants on the spread sheet. Of those, there were 54 people that lost (total of 90.2lbs), 19 people that stayed the same, 26 people that did not record, and 21 people that gained (total of 39.7lbs). Top 25 Losers~~~~~~~~~~ m_o_ -2.987% -7.0lbs karenleona -2.57%…