This Challenge ended a year ago

About this Challenge:

Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week, so 20lbs in 12 weeks is totally doable! Let's start making healthy habits together!

Final Challenge Progress Results

betseyville Total Progress: 11.67 %  (Down 22.4 lb)
huffmann Total Progress: 10.34 %  (Down 18.3 lb)
alclfree Total Progress: 9.43 %  (Down 25.0 lb)
Brande12 Total Progress: 9.28 %  (Down 18.0 lb)
misty5 Total Progress: 8.70 %  (Down 12.7 lb)
amber2sacramento Total Progress: 7.74 %  (Down 14.1 lb)
socrzy Total Progress: 7.21 %  (Down 18.0 lb)
cathywj Total Progress: 7.17 %  (Down 13.0 lb)
matren12 Total Progress: 6.77 %  (Down 17.8 lb)
ronelg Total Progress: 5.88 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
birdsilla Total Progress: 5.78 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
volleyballbus Total Progress: 5.54 %  (Down 15.0 lb)
dtorell Total Progress: 5.52 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
pangalacticgargleblaster Total Progress: 4.79 %  (Down 6.6 lb)
Susan727 Total Progress: 4.56 %  (Down 14.0 lb)
Lbennett317 Total Progress: 3.92 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
pvahey Total Progress: 3.79 %  (Down 7.5 lb)
Crystal 416 Total Progress: 3.75 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
stumpfollb Total Progress: 3.62 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
SilverThread Total Progress: 3.35 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
PaullieJ Total Progress: 3.00 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
Georgiamor Total Progress: 2.94 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
dw13 Total Progress: 2.90 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
jdideon Total Progress: 2.78 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
ssheehan331 Total Progress: 2.67 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
KCA1017 Total Progress: 2.62 %  (Down 5.4 lb)
tpartain Total Progress: 2.50 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Garifo Total Progress: 2.48 %  (Down 4.8 lb)
MandyL21 Total Progress: 2.41 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
angelwolf69 Total Progress: 2.37 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
Coachg307 Total Progress: 2.22 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Marie71092 Total Progress: 2.21 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
fightthefat Total Progress: 2.08 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
sexxzy1 Total Progress: 1.95 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Megaboo82 Total Progress: 1.82 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
ravenswired Total Progress: 1.70 %  (Down 3.9 lb)
Rsam Total Progress: 1.69 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
jojo57 Total Progress: 1.43 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
neidlins Total Progress: 1.40 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
portulaca Total Progress: 1.30 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
lisaba Total Progress: 1.22 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
chatterbug45 Total Progress: 1.08 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Celticquill Total Progress: 0.97 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Tia60 Total Progress: 0.79 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Kim7670 Total Progress: 0.75 %  (Down 1.8 lb)
nina12342 Total Progress: 0.75 %  (Down 1.1 lb)
keano845 Total Progress: 0.60 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
poppylove15 Total Progress: 0.58 %  (Down 0.8 lb)
hnybnch80 Total Progress: 0.91 %  (Up 2.5 lb)
Scuretonbailey Total Progress: 0.97 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
mbj Total Progress: 1.50 %  (Up 2.8 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 3

Cut Sugary Drinks by 1/2

Guidelines:
Sugary drinks (soda, fruit juice cocktails, sweet tea) are simply empty calories. See if you can cut them in half this week!
90% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 27 Feb 12 by chatterbug45
"No sodas! "
Successful: 22 Feb 12 by ravenswired
"I cut out all sugary drinks"


Weeks 1 to 3

Exercise - Start at 10 minutes

Guidelines:
Even 10 minutes of exercise is worth it! Take the stairs, take a walk on your lunch break, race your kids to the car. Exercise at least 10 minutes each day.
84% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 12 Mar 12 by ssheehan331
"I have started working out at least 4 - 5 days a week for at least 30 ..."
Successful: 27 Feb 12 by chatterbug45
"Bought the dance videos for my wii. Gonna shake my groove thing!"
Failed: 27 Feb 12 by jojo57
"started off first 3 days tread mill 10 min am...fell of when went back ..."
Successful: 26 Feb 12 by pvahey
"My 11 year old and I are walking in our neighborhood most days so that ..."


Weeks 1 to 6

Eat from the Healthy Menu

Guidelines:
Order at least one meal from the Healthy or Reduced Calorie Menu at your favorite restaurant. Show your taste-buds healthy tastes good too!
76% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 16 Mar 12 by Susan727
"use Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine."
Successful: 15 Mar 12 by pvahey
"Eating from the healthy menu, as well as, not eating out as much"
Failed: 22 Feb 12 by ravenswired
"Have not eaten out"


Weeks 1 to 12

Use Your Food Journal

Guidelines:
Be aware - write down everything you eat.
78% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 19 Mar 12 by chatterbug45
"Busy week. No computer during spring break."
Successful: 22 Feb 12 by ravenswired
"Every bite I log"


Weeks 2 to 12

Learn from your Journal

Guidelines:
Look for areas of improvement. Make at least one change based on last weeks food journal.
80% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 19 Mar 12 by chatterbug45
"Pass on the Sour cream and cheese!"
Successful: 15 Mar 12 by pvahey
"The RDI calculations from FatSecret was not working for me in losing w ..."


Weeks 3 to 12

Cut Sugary Drinks Completely!

Guidelines:
Three weeks of practice, now let's cut them all! You can do it! All Sugary drinks need to go! Drink diet, limit pure fruit juice to 6oz per day.
80% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 19 Mar 12 by chatterbug45
"Can't drink diet.... but no sodas, no juice. Just a little creamer in ..."
Successful: 16 Mar 12 by Susan727
"Mostly water these days. Maybe 1 Diet Pepsi per day and orange juice."


Weeks 4 to 8

Exercise - Bump it up to 30 minutes a day

Guidelines:
We've started a habit - now let's get more serious. Exercise at least 30 minutes per day.
56% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 16 Mar 12 by Susan727
"Walk 1 mile per day."
Successful: 15 Mar 12 by pvahey
"I may not walk one day a week, but I also up to 40 minutes, and two days ..."


Weeks 4 to 9

Exercise - An hour 4x's a week should do it.

Guidelines:
Down to a fine art - do what it takes to exercise at least one hour 4 times this week.
44% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 16 Mar 12 by Susan727
"Walk 1 mile per day."


Weeks 6 to 12

Cut back on breads and pastas

Guidelines:
Substitute at least one portion per meal with a vegetable dish - no cheese!
75% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Weeks 9 to 12

Set an Exercise goal

Guidelines:
We're 9 weeks in - set an exercise goal for the remainder. Run a 5k? 100 sit-ups? Join a cycling class? Find something you like and commit!
64% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 14 May 12 by dtorell
"I start training for the color run in a week!"


Latest Challenge Posts

Preparing for a 388 mile bike ride
That sounds fun! A perfect goal for the fitness goal mini-challenge in later weeks.
by fightthefat on 22 Feb 12 09:56 PM

Recent Challenge Participant Activity

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weigh in Celticquill recorded a weigh in at 213.0 lb.
Joined Group lisaba joined Group Bodybuilding.
weigh in lisaba recorded a weigh in at 136.0 lb.
Challenge post reply
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weigh in birdsilla recorded a weigh in at 153.0 lb.
Joined Challenge huffmann joined Challenge Fall before Fall. (10% challenge).
Cook book entry birdsilla added LittleMamaMickey's Noodleless Zucchini Lasagna recipe to their cook book.
weigh in huffmann recorded a weigh in at 156.5 lb.
weigh in sexxzy1 recorded a weigh in at 193.0 lb.

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 15 May 2012.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 14 May 12
duration: 12 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 97
privacy: Public
administrators: fightthefat
created: 18 February 2012

All Mini-challenges:

1. Cut Sugary Drinks by 1/2 ( weeks 1 to 3 )
2. Exercise - Start at 10 minutes ( weeks 1 to 3 )
3. Eat from the Healthy Menu ( weeks 1 to 6 )
4. Use Your Food Journal ( weeks 1 to 12 )
5. Learn from your Journal ( weeks 2 to 12 )
6. Cut Sugary Drinks Completely! ( weeks 3 to 12 )
7. Exercise - Bump it up to 30 minutes a day ( weeks 4 to 8 )
8. Exercise - An hour 4x's a week should do it. ( weeks 4 to 9 )
9. Cut back on breads and pastas ( weeks 6 to 12 )
10. Set an Exercise goal ( weeks 9 to 12 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 12:

All Participants 1.80 %  (Down 352.8 lb)

Week 11:

All Participants 1.67 %  (Down 327.2 lb)

Week 10:

All Participants 1.57 %  (Down 306.2 lb)

Week 9:

All Participants 1.50 %  (Down 292.5 lb)

Week 8:

All Participants 1.44 %  (Down 281.6 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 1.34 %  (Down 262.4 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 1.21 %  (Down 236.4 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 1.11 %  (Down 216.9 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.96 %  (Down 188.2 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.86 %  (Down 168.1 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.63 %  (Down 124.0 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.35 %  (Down 68.1 lb)


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