Weight-loss Challenge begins HERE on 4/23/06!
 

Hi Ladies,

As promised, here is the challenge. Its modeled after one I did at ediets.com (which is a great website if your serious about losing weight). I'm going to lay down the rules, and feel free to jump in at any time and start the challenge with us. I'll be keeping track of points, and I hope someone else will keep track as well. To test it out, let's go for a month, until 5/23/06 and lets see how we all did!

Rules:

You get one point for doing the following things:
-Drinking at least 64 oz. of water for that day
-Sticking to your healthy mealplan (or within your caloric intake)
-Exercising at least 30 minutes that day
-Noting all food intake in your food journal
-Checking in on the board


So you can get up to 5 points per day. Plus we can have a weekly challenge, which can give you extra points if you participate.

Everyone got it? Everyone ready?

Let's start tomorrow! :D

Count me in :)

This is right on time!!
 

I joined WW (again) this past Wednesday and was planning to start my Body-for-Life 12-week challenge tomorrow!

So, ladies, count me in! :D

Count me in too!

Today is DAY 1 of our challenge! Has everyone begun?

Feel free to spread the word too, anyone can join our challenge anytime! :)

Good luck to all of you !!

I'm in but I went out to eat after church :( . I'll be in the game for real tomorrow though :D

I just read about it today, but I am in effective tomorrow.

yay, i'm in!

I've started recording my food intake on FitDay.com, and i packed my lunch and gym clothes so there's no excuse for me to miss out on day 1.

good luck everyone!

EDITED TO UPDATE: 4/24 earned 3 points
1 point for checking in
1 point for 30 minutes of exercise (walk around the pond)
1 point for My Food Journal

I'm late but I'm definately in!!!

I'm in! I've been keeping a food journal through Fitday since December. I am excited to see the results!

I'm in too!:D

Ok, Im checking in for 4/23:

1 pt for exercise
1 pt for eating healthy
1 pt for food journal
1 pt for checking in

Total: 4 pts

:D

I'm definitely in. Unfortunately, I had a big lunch . . . but I got my exercise in today!

1 pt for food journal
1 pt for exercise
1 pt for checking in
1 pt for sticking within my caloric intake

Total: 4 pts!

Four (and a half) points, baby!!!
 

Checking in - 1 point
Exercised - (I sweated so hard, I messed up my 'do :rolleyes:, that gives me a half point, right?) - 1 (and a 1/2) point
Followed Diet - 1 point
64oz of Water - 1 point

Okay just checked in today but will begin with a big 5 points tomorrow! Good luck everyone!

I'm late but count me in too

4/24
 

Water- 1 point
Checking in- 1 point

Total: 2 pts

OK, now I see how this works. Count me in. I don't like the way I look anymore in my clothes and I refuse to buy a larger size.:(

4/25
 

Checking in- 1 point


I've got to do better:(

4/25 earned 2 points:
1 point for food journal
1 point for checking in



BlueReign, i know EXACTLY how you feel! that is what prompted me to get on the ball!

4/25:

1 pt for checking in

1 pt for caloric intake

1 pt for exercise

1 pt for food journal

Total: 4 pts!

Checking in--1pt
64oz water--1pt
Exercise(30min)--1pt
Total points today: 3

These past two days have been hell...but I'm gonna do better tomorrow!

4/25: 1pt Checking in

4/26: 1pt Checking in

04/25 and 04/26
 

3 points for yesterday (didn't check in or keep food journal)

4 points for today (didn't excercise, but I'm finally getting this food journal thing down).

Pray that I can keep up the momentum

checking in for 4/25
1 point for drinking 64 oz of water
1 point for checking in.
4/26
1 point for checking in
1 point for drinking 64oz of water

4/26
 

Water- 1 pt.
Food- 1 pt.
Checking in- 1 pt.
Exercise- 1 pt.

Total: 4 pts.

3 points (4/26)
- 1 point for checking in
- 1 point for food journal
- 1 point for exercise

keep up the good work, everyone!

4/26

1 pt-checking in

1 pt-exercise

1 pt-food journal

1 pt-caloric intake

Total: 4 pts

Count me in, better late than never.

Check in 4/28

4/27
 

checking in - 1pt.
water - 1 pt.
total: 2 pts.

Catch up
 

4/23 4 pts

-Drinking at least 64 oz. of water for that day
-Sticking to your healthy mealplan (or within your caloric intake)
-Exercising at least 30 minutes that day
-Noting all food intake in your food journal

4/24 2pts

-Drinking at least 64 oz. of water for that day
-Noting all food intake in your food journal

4/25 2pts

-Sticking to your healthy mealplan (or within your caloric intake)
-Noting all food intake in your food journal

4/26 2pts

-Sticking to your healthy mealplan (or within your caloric intake)
-Noting all food intake in your food journal

4/27 1pt :(

-Noting all food intake in your food journal

Checkin' In
 

I'm foreshadowing for today so that I can check in. Since I don't have a computer at home, I can't check the boards after 5, but I'm not done eating (or drinking) at that time. So I'm foreshadowing. I promise if it's wrong, I'll adjust on Monday.

4/28 5pts!!! YAY!!! :)

-Drinking at least 64 oz. of water for that day (more than halfway there now)
-Sticking to your healthy mealplan (or within your caloric intake)
-Exercising at least 30 minutes that day
-Noting all food intake in your food journal
-Checking in on the board

I have had a ROUGH week. :( Mentally and emotionally, I'm through. I had not one, but TWO bad eating days this past week. I weighed in at WW on Wednesday and I'd lost 2.2lbs :), so that's good. But my mind has me in a bad place right now and all I want to do is eat. I'm trying to get a handle on it. I was WAY off plan yesterday, but I'm back on it today. I'm participating in Take Back the Night, so I'll get my exercise in (we're marching). But it's also the source of my emotional turmoil.

If anyone here is battling depression or another mental illness and would like to discuss how it affects our eating habits PLEASE PM me.

Have a good weekend, y'all!!!

Good book!!
 

Diary of a Fat Housewife by Rosemary Green

I just started this book the other day. I like it. I've read the reviews (many negative), but I am enjoying hearing about her struggle. I can relate to some things, but so far, not to EVERYTHING. Still, I think we can all relate to at least part of her journey. Like I said, I just started reading, so if it gets worse, I didn't know. :)

4/27:

1 pt-checking in

1 pt-food journal

1 pt-exercise

Total: 3 pts.

i'm in, too!
 

i have finished the last of my chocolate overload cake. . .
count me in starting today!

Good Luck All!!!
 

Yeah!! I am here!! I did not realize the thread had started!!

I have been going on for almost 2 weeks :D

Since I am starting this thread today here it goes!

4/28
1 pt for checking in

1 pt for caloric intake

1 pt for exercise

1 pt for food journal

1 pt for 64oz

5 points!!!

BTW Glamour magazine has a 3 month Body by Glamour challenge, you can keep track of your food, your excercise and progress. I am on, its pretty cool :cool:

http://www.glamour.com/

April 27
Checking in-1 pt
Water 1 pt
April 28
Checking in 1-pt
Water 1 pt
Food journal 1 pt

4/28:

1 pt-exercise

1 pt-logging in

1 pt-food journal

Total: 3 pts. (I ate like a hog last night! :( )