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About this Challenge:

No marathons or counting - just fitting into my jeans! Exercise 30 minutes a day for 4 weeks! Simple, common sense first step

Final Challenge Progress Results

javaqueen Total Progress: 6.10 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
kash13 Total Progress: 4.85 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
captainawesome Total Progress: 4.35 %  (Down 9.5 lb)
kabro Total Progress: 3.51 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
BorgQueen316 Total Progress: 3.34 %  (Down 10.2 lb)
Emma H Total Progress: 3.25 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Dianne Barnard Total Progress: 3.02 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
LeslieA Total Progress: 2.90 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Artaya Total Progress: 1.76 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Charlie21 Total Progress: 1.72 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Sousani Total Progress: 1.71 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
orilove Total Progress: 1.68 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Kisulia Total Progress: 1.57 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
1avery1 Total Progress: 1.48 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Tracys Total Progress: 1.30 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
proudgrannie Total Progress: 1.29 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
vgardi Total Progress: 1.11 %  (Down 2.8 lb)
squirrel_1904 Total Progress: 1.06 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
vktoplay Total Progress: 1.00 %  (Down 2.2 lb)
carladawn Total Progress: 0.98 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Sarah9nascar Total Progress: 0.94 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
busymumofthreeplusdog Total Progress: 0.92 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
nikeit Total Progress: 0.91 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
renge1 Total Progress: 0.85 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
cparker Total Progress: 0.79 %  (Down 1.2 lb)
pretiprinces17 Total Progress: 0.66 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Panabode Total Progress: 0.65 %  (Down 1.9 lb)
dontwant2befat Total Progress: 0.63 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
not_so_likely Total Progress: 0.57 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
mmeoc17 Total Progress: 0.54 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
giddygirl Total Progress: 0.18 %  (Down 0.2 lb)
ginajmu Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
monkeysmom2004 Total Progress: 0.20 %  (Up 0.4 lb)
acastiglione Total Progress: 0.22 %  (Up 0.3 lb)
Paige E Total Progress: 0.61 %  (Up 1.5 lb)
clicklbd Total Progress: 0.93 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
Carmel8sons Total Progress: 1.05 %  (Up 2.5 lb)
jessybob Total Progress: 1.44 %  (Up 4.0 lb)
mag_gi_gie Total Progress: 1.67 %  (Up 1.8 lb)
Rowdyshell Total Progress: 1.88 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
fat_sheep Total Progress: 7.36 %  (Up 10.6 lb)
Rinnie84 Total Progress: 11.05 %  (Up 17.6 lb)
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Completed Mini-Challenges

Week 1

Exercise 30 minutes a day

Guidelines:
Do 30 minutes of exercise each day - your choice - report results daily
75% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 04 Oct 08 by nikeit
"Made it all week - this is the mini-challenge that was an error - will ..."
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Successful: 04 Oct 08 by Artaya
"did atleast 30 min on tredmill followed by the rest of my workout"
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Failed: 04 Oct 08 by Sousani
"Missed one day."
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Successful: 04 Oct 08 by BorgQueen316
"Walking and Jazzercise"
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Weeks 1 to 4

Exercise 30 minutes a day (your choice).

Guidelines:
If you exercised 30 minutes a day you passed this challenge and probably fit into those jeans! It is the first step to getting where you want to be and doing something that is possible to keep up for the rest of your life - unlike cutting out everything you love or trying to run a marathon! COMMON SENSE, FOLKS!!!!
60% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 25 Oct 08 by Paige E
"I walked six days for at least 30 minutes each time and on the last day ..."
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Successful: 25 Oct 08 by javaqueen
"This was a terrific challenge for me. It kept me motivated to get on my ..."
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Successful: 25 Oct 08 by Sousani
"One day I could not, but 6 days, several more than 30 minutes. "
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Successful: 20 Oct 08 by nikeit
"SUN1-spent a couple hours walking around the botanical gardens-what a way ..."
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Latest Challenge Posts

Time to post results for week 3 tomorrow!
Hey Gang, Tomorrow it is time to post results for week 3 of the common sense challenge. I wasn't quite successful this week - missed 1 day of exercise.:cry: But I think 1 day out of 21 is great - this ...
by nikeit on 17 Oct 08 09:55 PM
Starting Today....forever
I am going to incorporate healty menus and receipes in my diet planning. I will modify other diets to meet my needs. Need to be thin again.
by roxiejean on 27 Sep 08 12:05 PM
Common Sense Challenge
Exactly why I started this one!!!!
by nikeit on 27 Sep 08 10:42 AM
does this count....
I look at the challenge this way - if you consider an activity exercising for YOUR lifestyle, then it is exercise. Only you can answer that. That is why I set it up like I did. For some people this ...
by nikeit on 27 Sep 08 10:14 AM
New to this group!
I'm so happy you joined up - Good luck!
by nikeit on 25 Sep 08 09:59 AM
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Exercise Diary Sousani updated their exercise diary.
Food Diary Sousani updated their food diary.
Weigh In Charlie21 recorded a weigh in.
Food Diary Charlie21 updated their food diary.
Food Diary dontwant2befat updated their food diary.
Weigh In monkeysmom2004 recorded a weigh in.
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dontwant2befat recorded a journal entry.
"I did ok this week. Not a hugh number on the scale but I do feel better and my mood is better then it was this weekend. I am grateful that my cousin ..."
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Weigh In orilove recorded a weigh in.
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monkeysmom2004 recorded a journal entry.
"So this week the only thing I have to contribute to my weightloss is being sick. Cause last Saturday I was up to 198...so I've lost almost 6lbs in 4 days. ..."
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Food Diary Carol130 updated their food diary.
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Charlie21 recorded a journal entry.
"UGH! So stressed so I'm constantly hungry & eating mindlessly. Need to hit the treadmill ASAP!!!! "
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Weigh In Carol130 recorded a weigh in.
Exercise Diary dontwant2befat updated their exercise diary.
Joined Challenge Carol130 joined challenge Pre-New Year's Resolution: Lose 20 lbs!.
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 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Sunday 26 October 2008.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 25 Oct 08
duration: 4 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 66
privacy: Public
administrators: nikeit
created: 20 September 2008

All Mini-challenges:

1. Exercise 30 minutes a day ( week 1 )
2. Exercise 30 minutes a day (your choice). ( weeks 1 to 4 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 4:

All Participants 0.53 %  (Down 65.9 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.38 %  (Down 47.7 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.28 %  (Down 35.4 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.37 %  (Down 46.3 lb)


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Me...needing to lose weight
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MY BEFORE PICTURE & NEVER AGAIN SIZE
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STRONG ANOUGH FOR ANYTHING
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