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Parsimo
Parsimo
This Challenge ended
a year ago
About this Challenge:
This is a simple plan.
Some discipline needed to follow.
Gently become fitter and thinner by tipping the balance.
Final Challenge Progress Results
dudecowboy
Total Progress:
2.82 %
(
5.8 lb)
leiv
Total Progress:
2.23 %
(
4.0 lb)
Vkx0772
Total Progress:
2.14 %
(
4.0 lb)
umee
Total Progress:
1.55 %
(
2.7 lb)
fabnotfat
Total Progress:
1.29 %
(
2.3 lb)
Brande12
Total Progress:
1.04 %
(
2.0 lb)
megatype
Total Progress:
0.98 %
(
2.6 lb)
hc75
Total Progress:
0.53 %
(
1.0 lb)
ellean
Total Progress:
0.24 %
(
0.4 lb)
Xicano
Total Progress:
0.09 %
(
0.3 lb)
Mima92
Total Progress:
0.46 %
(
1.0 lb)
Roberta Toma
Total Progress:
1.69 %
(
2.4 lb)
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Completed Mini-Challenges
Weeks 1 to 2
Track your progress for 7 days
Guidelines:
The idea behind this challenge is to learn what you eat and how how much you burn. Fill out the Food Diary and Exercise Diary every day for a week. After a week calculate your average net calories for the week. You can do this from the Diet Calendar. Add up all the Net calories for the week and divide by 7 (the number of days).
87% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
06 Mar 12 by
Xicano
"Can't wait for the next step. "
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Successful:
05 Mar 12 by
Mima92
"will start on this today and see results...."
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Week 2
Tip the Balance
Guidelines:
Now that you have an idea what you eat, your next challenge is to tip the balance in your favour. Goal: on average burn 250-500 more calories than you eat for one week As in the first challenge: Fill out the Food Diary and Exercise Diary every day for a week. After a week calculate your average net calories for the week. You can do this from the Diet Calendar. Add up all the Net calories for the week and divide by 7 (the number of days). The challenge is to keep the average in your favour. Eat good foods, exercise to burn more than you eat. Tips: - this plan isn't about starving yourself, it's about the balance of exercise and diet. - eat well: quality lean foods, take a daily multivitamin - moderate exercise most days of the week (e.g. 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5-6 days a week)
66% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
12 Mar 12 by
dudecowboy
"Half way there! I found this week tougher than the last. I know what ..."
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Failed:
07 Mar 12 by
megatype
"Yes because I lost weight, no because I really wasn't following the plan. "
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Weeks 3 to 4
Steady State
Guidelines:
Keep the balance in your favour! Goal: on average burn 400-600 calories more than you eat. You can continue this challenge until you reach your target weight. The goal is to: 1) put good fuel in your body, 2) exercise to tip the balance without losing muscle, 3) be consistent. It will take some discipline to tip the balance in your favor. You can do it!
66% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
19 Mar 12 by
dudecowboy
"One more week!"
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Latest Challenge Posts
My journy
I've been very sick for two years being in and out of the hospital but now I'm slowly getting better any truly need my life and body back! I just need a push in the right direction. I've a ...
by
Angel.baby
on 27 Feb 12 05:16 PM
Welcome to the Parsimo challenge!
Greetings! Welcome to the Parsimo challenge :) In case you’re wondering the name Parsimo comes from the word ‘parsimony’. When there are many explanations for something, usually the simplest explan ...
by
dudecowboy
on 26 Feb 12 03:24 PM
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at 177.4 lb.
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Challenge Ended
This challenge ended on Tuesday 27 March 2012.
The posting of Topics and Photos, and Participation in this challenge is available to Challenge Participants Only.
Challenge Info
status:
Completed
ended:
26 Mar 12
duration:
4 Weeks
reporting:
Once a Week
participants:
24
privacy:
Public
administrators:
dudecowboy
created:
18 February 2012
All Mini-challenges:
1. Track your progress for 7 days
( weeks 1 to 2 )
2. Tip the Balance
( week 2 )
3. Steady State
( weeks 3 to 4 )
Rolling Challenge Performance:
The week to week running total weight lost
Week 4:
All Participants
0.47 %
(
21.7 lb)
Week 3:
All Participants
0.35 %
(
16.2 lb)
Week 2:
All Participants
0.27 %
(
12.4 lb)
Week 1:
All Participants
0.17 %
(
7.8 lb)
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