This Challenge ended 9 months ago

About this Challenge:

Lets try to lose 40 pounds by end of Sept. Aim for the moon.. land on the stars. For good habits and supporting each other.

Final Challenge Progress Results

birdpray Total Progress: 13.02 %  (Down 32.8 lb)
a1994 Total Progress: 12.04 %  (Down 20.8 lb)
rickof17 Total Progress: 9.95 %  (Down 22.0 lb)
Ute21 Total Progress: 9.65 %  (Down 25.0 lb)
ProjectDropHoodie Total Progress: 7.80 %  (Down 14.8 lb)
Hibernia Total Progress: 7.18 %  (Down 14.0 lb)
San Francisco Total Progress: 6.91 %  (Down 15.0 lb)
alicelr27 Total Progress: 6.25 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
JakeAnthony Total Progress: 4.14 %  (Down 10.5 lb)
ljibucher Total Progress: 3.59 %  (Down 6.2 lb)
trackstar515 Total Progress: 2.49 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
ceciofal Total Progress: 2.49 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
silver2319 Total Progress: 2.17 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
madmanzero Total Progress: 2.01 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
Jairia Total Progress: 1.82 %  (Down 3.1 lb)
SkinnyDelia Total Progress: 1.29 %  (Down 3.2 lb)
msdoddie Total Progress: 1.27 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
JayneMac92 Total Progress: 1.18 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
louanagirl Total Progress: 0.83 %  (Down 1.6 lb)
IFR301 Total Progress: 0.48 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Brianna Marie Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
shellsjoy Total Progress: 0.28 %  (Up 0.5 lb)
Brookah34 Total Progress: 0.40 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
jillcookie3 Total Progress: 1.60 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
Imdoc Total Progress: 1.70 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
Slim4me4 Total Progress: 2.09 %  (Up 4.4 lb)
Vickiefay1 Total Progress: 2.13 %  (Up 5.0 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 2

Find a buddy!

Guidelines:
First and foremost find someone to buddy with. The idea is to watch for your buddy (just like the buddy system). Send them a message, check their journal (if it's public), give words of encouragement and tips that have worked for you.
62% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 13 Jul 12 by rickof17
"I need a buddy"
Successful: 08 Jul 12 by SkinnyDelia
"Got my work out buddy. Challenging to go to the gym on the holiday week. ..."


Weeks 1 to 12

Track Everything You Can!

Guidelines:
Tracking your food and exercise can be more helpful than you think. Most people can't remember what they had for breakfast. Track as much as possible so you can see the foods that are assisting in your weight loss and vice versa.
77% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Weeks 1 to 12

Drink Your Water!

Guidelines:
Yes.. I know.. drinking water isn't for everyone. Truth is it helps! Drink at least 64oz a day.
75% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 19 Jul 12 by shellsjoy
"yes it does help a lot... drinking pop(soda) and juice are calories, I ..."
Successful: 14 Jul 12 by Ute21
"I drink lots of water....No problem here."
Successful: 04 Jul 12 by Brookah34
"I always have a waterbottle on me and feel lost without it"


Weeks 1 to 12

Calorie Intake

Guidelines:
Most RDIs are designed to lose 1 pound per week which would take forever to hit goal for many of us. Eat between 50-70% of your RDI.
69% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 04 Jul 12 by Brookah34
"Right now in my weightloss journey Iam not ready to go that low on my ..."


Weeks 1 to 12

No More Late Night Eating

Guidelines:
Work hours are rough and sometimes it's hard to determine what would be the best time for you to stop eating for the evening. Stop eating two (2) hours prior to going to sleep.
72% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 04 Jul 12 by Brookah34
"I struggle with this because I dont have a job where I have to be up early ..."


Weeks 1 to 12

Watch the Sodium

Guidelines:
Sodium does not directly make you gain weight but it will make you retain water. Try to keep your daily sodium intake under 1500mg. Have more than 1500mg? Drink more water..
60% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 04 Jul 12 by Brookah34
"I dont track my sodium but I do drink lots of water so Im not worried ..."


Weeks 1 to 12

Exercise

Guidelines:
If you haven't started putting exercise in your weight loss routine, start walking 2-3 times a week for about 30 minutes. Remember to keep your body guessing and progressively increase number of days and time length throughout this challenge. Even if you walk slowly.. some movement is better than none.
82% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 19 Jul 12 by shellsjoy
"walking hurts my knees, so I stick to riding my bike for about 30 minutes"
Successful: 04 Jul 12 by Brookah34
"I walk almost everyday (I am a dog walker) I try to do heavier cardio ..."


Weeks 1 to 12

Journal/Forum

Guidelines:
Record a journal entry or post to the challenge forum at least once a week. Talk about your challenges throughout the week, new things you've tried, new information that you've learned or maybe even just ask a question.
66% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 30 Jul 12 by SkinnyDelia
"Life has been pretty hard. Loads of changes. I am trying to get the food ..."


Latest Challenge Posts

Teeny Challenge for 7/12/12-7/19/12
That is a really good way to look at it. Definitely something I would recommend sharing with people in the challenge. Food for thought.. lol
by ProjectDropHoodie on 26 Jul 12 03:26 PM
"Here's to the Losers!" By Heidijoy
Me too! I had to share solely for that reason.
by ProjectDropHoodie on 19 Jul 12 07:33 AM
Deleting Participants..
:? Wish I could force everyone to do what they came here to do but I can't. I'm going to start going through progressions and if there are no weigh-ins.. I'm going to delete that participant. ...
by ProjectDropHoodie on 18 Jul 12 10:55 AM
Start of Week 3..
Congrats Everyone! I see we are starting off with some pretty good progress overall! Keep up the good work and stay focused. It is very easy to get bored.. I've been going through my own issues with ...
by ProjectDropHoodie on 17 Jul 12 03:27 PM
Calorie intake minichallenge
The fatsecret/calorie counter app RDI calculator is set to figure your RDI to help you gain or lose up to one pound per week. You can enter your own choice instead. Then that becomes your "RDI& ...
by San Francisco on 12 Jul 12 11:04 PM

Recent Challenge Participant Activity

View:  all activity | journals | calendar | posts | photos | kitchen | tips
weigh in ceciofal recorded a weigh in at 196.0 lb.
weigh in Ute21 recorded a weigh in at 236.0 lb.
weigh in Slim4me4 recorded a weigh in at 218.6 lb.
weigh in birdpray recorded a weigh in at 192.4 lb.
weigh in jillcookie3 recorded a weigh in at 212.0 lb.
New Journal Entry
Imdoc recorded a journal and a weigh in at 181.0 lb.
"HUH... funny, follow your intake and, "hey look!" I dropped 2 lbs in a week. Go figure. :p"
View journal entry | Add comment   (a week ago)
weigh in ProjectDropHoodie recorded a weigh in at 222.8 lb.
weigh in Imdoc recorded a weigh in at 183.0 lb.
Journal entry comment
birdpray commented on Marty70's journal.
"Very good, keep building on it, I know it pays off big time."
View journal entry | View comment   (3 weeks ago)
weigh in Jairia recorded a weigh in at 160.1 lb.
Exercise Diary rickof17 updated their Exercise Diary.
Food Diary rickof17 updated their Food Diary.
Joined Challenge Imdoc joined Challenge Beach Body.

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 25 September 2012.

The posting of Topics and Photos, and Participation in this challenge is available to All fatsecret Participants.

Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 24 Sep 12
duration: 12 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 61
privacy: Public
administrators: birdpray
ProjectDropHoodie
created: 28 June 2012

All Mini-challenges:

1. Find a buddy! ( weeks 1 to 2 )
2. Track Everything You Can! ( weeks 1 to 12 )
3. Drink Your Water! ( weeks 1 to 12 )
4. Calorie Intake ( weeks 1 to 12 )
5. No More Late Night Eating ( weeks 1 to 12 )
6. Watch the Sodium ( weeks 1 to 12 )
7. Exercise ( weeks 1 to 12 )
8. Journal/Forum ( weeks 1 to 12 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 12:

All Participants 1.44 %  (Down 188.5 lb)

Week 11:

All Participants 1.41 %  (Down 184.7 lb)

Week 10:

All Participants 1.36 %  (Down 178.3 lb)

Week 9:

All Participants 1.26 %  (Down 165.5 lb)

Week 8:

All Participants 1.24 %  (Down 162.5 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 1.15 %  (Down 151.3 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 1.15 %  (Down 150.2 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.99 %  (Down 129.8 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.76 %  (Down 99.0 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.73 %  (Down 95.9 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.55 %  (Down 72.2 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.33 %  (Down 43.2 lb)


Latest Photos



6/11/2012 I'm on the right!
by jennielee15
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I miss this body :( I was 145lbs here
by oficialmissa@gmail.com
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Beginning
by SkinnyDelia
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me and my baby
by katharin
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