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Challenges > Can We Give Up Soda for 12 Weeks? I know we can!

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About this Challenge:

Over-consumption of soda/sugary drinks is a leading cause of obesity in the US. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GIVE UP SODA FOR 12 WEEKS

Final Challenge Progress Results

Americanpersian Total Progress: 16.42 %  (Down 36.2 lb)
nlittles Total Progress: 8.38 %  (Down 16.0 lb)
Sqquee Total Progress: 8.22 %  (Down 16.6 lb)
poppypowah Total Progress: 8.16 %  (Down 16.0 lb)
Bird Mad Girl Total Progress: 7.73 %  (Down 17.0 lb)
tommie405 Total Progress: 6.71 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
fairfield59 Total Progress: 6.38 %  (Down 13.3 lb)
jezabele13 Total Progress: 6.20 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
Ootoro Total Progress: 5.92 %  (Down 9.3 lb)
13blackkatz Total Progress: 5.80 %  (Down 12.2 lb)
jeamme12 Total Progress: 5.50 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
aavill09 Total Progress: 5.29 %  (Down 8.2 lb)
BevoBill Total Progress: 5.17 %  (Down 9.0 lb)
lesliecowey Total Progress: 5.11 %  (Down 11.6 lb)
Sglass1019 Total Progress: 4.92 %  (Down 13.0 lb)
balbrecht007 Total Progress: 4.82 %  (Down 10.6 lb)
Team_duarte23 Total Progress: 4.82 %  (Down 7.9 lb)
TpocketT60 Total Progress: 4.80 %  (Down 8.4 lb)
robynrork Total Progress: 4.65 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
azpackermommy Total Progress: 4.30 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
BMarshall33 Total Progress: 4.27 %  (Down 5.4 lb)
dharmendrathakar Total Progress: 4.05 %  (Down 6.6 lb)
project190 Total Progress: 3.96 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
stormbreaker123 Total Progress: 3.81 %  (Down 8.8 lb)
pinkflirt Total Progress: 3.55 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
Bookworm4jc Total Progress: 3.50 %  (Down 10.4 lb)
bugcakes Total Progress: 3.33 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
stumpfollb Total Progress: 3.25 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
ivorygirl60 Total Progress: 3.19 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
cboulton Total Progress: 2.87 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
Chocohaulic Total Progress: 2.74 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
amyc32874 Total Progress: 2.46 %  (Down 3.2 lb)
Alinagrasa Total Progress: 2.30 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
nina.bici Total Progress: 2.29 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
Missykay82 Total Progress: 2.27 %  (Down 5.4 lb)
AnilaBilal Total Progress: 2.16 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
chichi91 Total Progress: 2.10 %  (Down 4.5 lb)
jennygirl81 Total Progress: 1.99 %  (Down 3.8 lb)
Jadeh907 Total Progress: 1.57 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Tracy Anna Total Progress: 1.47 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
totaltubs Total Progress: 1.30 %  (Down 3.6 lb)
3oosies Total Progress: 1.27 %  (Down 2.9 lb)
Quondrajeanyne Total Progress: 1.26 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Poulougirl6 Total Progress: 0.85 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
robyndeguzman Total Progress: 0.83 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
yakemomoses300 Total Progress: 0.79 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Finnfan Total Progress: 0.77 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Blu31 Total Progress: 0.32 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
toknee Total Progress: 0.27 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
chane16s Total Progress: 0.18 %  (Down 0.2 lb)
AshleighR1992 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
nintendofan Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
bougieburke Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
bmounce Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
chaham Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
smw721 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
SandiNBell Total Progress: 0.33 %  (Up 0.5 lb)
Misha1107 Total Progress: 1.03 %  (Up 1.6 lb)
skharper1974 Total Progress: 1.07 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
karbear45 Total Progress: 1.32 %  (Up 2.5 lb)
kkarolina352 Total Progress: 1.37 %  (Up 1.8 lb)
luzusama Total Progress: 1.54 %  (Up 3.2 lb)
dgdunn Total Progress: 1.78 %  (Up 4.0 lb)
julianalogy Total Progress: 2.11 %  (Up 3.4 lb)
cls1992 Total Progress: 3.85 %  (Up 10.9 lb)
aferrell7185 Total Progress: 6.58 %  (Up 15.0 lb)
joyreneedavis Total Progress: 7.53 %  (Up 14.0 lb)
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Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 12

Have to have caffeine? Choose coffee or tea.

Guidelines:
Instead of soda, drink coffee or tea for caffeine. Black and green tea are high in antioxidants; sweeten with local honey instead of sugar.
84% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 21 Apr 13 by karbear45
"lost track of all challenges and myself. I am on day 21 of no soda, ho ..."
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Successful: 15 Apr 13 by Misha1107
"At home I am good mon-Friday :/"
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Failed: 14 Mar 13 by dgdunn
"Started off good, then I let circumstances pull me back in."
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Failed: 23 Feb 13 by Tracy Anna
"No. A coworker didn't know about my challenge and brought me a soda...hard ..."
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Weeks 1 to 12

Drink more water!!

Guidelines:
Be on your way to a healthier, leaner body! Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water each day, throughout the day. (64 to 80 oz)
86% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 21 Apr 13 by karbear45
"Need to kick this up a notch or four!"
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Failed: 15 Feb 13 by lesliecowey
"having trouble with headaches because of less soda so ive been drinking ..."
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Successful: 07 Feb 13 by Jadeh907
"All I have been drink is water or water with crystal light "
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Successful: 06 Feb 13 by joyreneedavis
"also added lemon to my water "
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Latest Challenge Posts

Actually had a dream about drinking Mountain Dew
..and the odd part is I kept thinking "Why am I drinking this?!?" Strange because I haven't had a real hard time giving up the soda.. o well
by BevoBill on 18 Feb 13 11:20 AM
my challenge
I've always drank diet soda. This challenge has been awesome. Not only have I noticed that I don't feel so bloated from the carbonation in the soda but I've also noticed a huge difference ...
by balbrecht007 on 11 Feb 13 04:13 PM
Propel zero energy packets
I add this to my water, no carbs, no calories, tastes great but not over-powering in taste. Done with soda!
by totaltubs on 01 Feb 13 07:14 PM
Goodbye, Sodas!
I've already been doing this for a couple of days now. My go-to substitute is Unsweet Tea, sweetened with Stevia. Trying to implement more water.
by Rowltyd on 01 Feb 13 04:49 PM
been giving soda up for lent 2 years in a row..
Try Perrier. Also i bought a soda stream and used real water and bring it to work. It really helps me eliminate soda craving.
by robyndeguzman on 01 Feb 13 02:25 PM
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Recent Challenge Participant Activity
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weigh in penelope.85 recorded a weigh in at 345.5 lb.
Food Diary Americanpersian updated their Food Diary.
Food Diary penelope.85 updated their Food Diary.
weigh in Sqquee recorded a weigh in at 180.4 lb.
weigh in fairfield59 recorded a weigh in at 194.6 lb.
New Journal Entry
Americanpersian recorded a journal and a weigh in at 176.2 lb.
"join me in my journey of being healthy and fit. Let's lose those unwanted pounds of fat. Your input and encouragements are greatly appreciated Thank ..."
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weigh in SandiNBell recorded a weigh in at 155.0 lb.
New Journal Entry
13blackkatz recorded a journal and a weigh in at 208.0 lb.
"start atkins again"
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Sqquee recorded a journal and a weigh in at 181.2 lb.
"Had the weight wrong earlier today. Should be in the 170's next time I weigh in! I haven't seen those guys in like nine years! :)"
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weigh in Americanpersian recorded a weigh in at 177.6 lb.
Joined Challenge Sqquee joined Challenge Beach Body.
Joined Challenge Americanpersian joined Challenge Body Transformation Challenge.
Joined Challenge cls1992 joined Challenge An Apple a Day Keeps the Fat at Bay.
weigh in jezabele13 recorded a weigh in at 118.0 lb.
New Journal Entry
cls1992 recorded a journal.
"I've gained 10 lbs in 30 days. What is that all about. I don't understand how I can gain so fast and lose so slowly. So discouraging. Today I am putting ..."
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weigh in cls1992 recorded a weigh in at 303.8 lb.
weigh in julianalogy recorded a weigh in at 164.0 lb.
Joined Challenge fairfield59 joined Challenge Salad-for-Dinner. 3 Nights Only..
weigh in aferrell7185 recorded a weigh in at 233.0 lb.
weigh in poppypowah recorded a weigh in at 177.7 lb.

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 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Saturday 27 April 2013.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 26 Apr 13
duration: 12 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 148
privacy: Public
administrators: robynrork
created: 24 January 2013

All Mini-challenges:

1. Have to have caffeine? Choose coffee or tea. ( weeks 1 to 12 )
2. Drink more water!! ( weeks 1 to 12 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 12:

All Participants 1.07 %  (Down 322.5 lb)

Week 11:

All Participants 0.99 %  (Down 299.4 lb)

Week 10:

All Participants 0.92 %  (Down 279.4 lb)

Week 9:

All Participants 0.87 %  (Down 264.1 lb)

Week 8:

All Participants 0.86 %  (Down 259.5 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 0.82 %  (Down 247.3 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 0.83 %  (Down 251.0 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.68 %  (Down 206.1 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.55 %  (Down 165.7 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.47 %  (Down 143.5 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.41 %  (Down 123.2 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.25 %  (Down 74.5 lb)


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