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This Challenge ended a month ago

About this Challenge:

Sudden reductions in calorie intake cause our bodies go into survival mode which lowers metabolism. Why sabotage ourselves!!

Final Challenge Progress Results

IanThomson Total Progress: 11.98 %  (Down 23.0 lb)
onmyway Total Progress: 11.11 %  (Down 25.2 lb)
lcs60 Total Progress: 10.91 %  (Down 18.0 lb)
wyskiewicz Total Progress: 9.49 %  (Down 15.0 lb)
Vinchenx Total Progress: 9.33 %  (Down 20.8 lb)
5Five Total Progress: 8.95 %  (Down 17.0 lb)
yosra Total Progress: 8.57 %  (Down 13.2 lb)
AlgaeGirl Total Progress: 8.53 %  (Down 15.0 lb)
Sandra42077 Total Progress: 8.25 %  (Down 12.5 lb)
big loser Total Progress: 8.20 %  (Down 21.0 lb)
jwenger Total Progress: 7.90 %  (Down 21.0 lb)
kay_willow Total Progress: 7.50 %  (Down 13.2 lb)
kandeez Total Progress: 7.25 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
cherrelle86 Total Progress: 7.11 %  (Down 15.0 lb)
Aienei Total Progress: 6.25 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
amytech Total Progress: 6.23 %  (Down 9.8 lb)
poohzz Total Progress: 6.09 %  (Down 14.0 lb)
jgar6 Total Progress: 6.08 %  (Down 9.2 lb)
Libek Total Progress: 5.94 %  (Down 8.2 lb)
ErinNickel Total Progress: 5.84 %  (Down 12.4 lb)
vf123 Total Progress: 5.79 %  (Down 10.8 lb)
xAmandaaax Total Progress: 5.48 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
sweetsandi2005 Total Progress: 5.35 %  (Down 13.0 lb)
cecekingskid Total Progress: 5.30 %  (Down 11.4 lb)
Healthy32 Total Progress: 4.78 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
Elizabith Total Progress: 4.31 %  (Down 5.5 lb)
momof4kids Total Progress: 4.08 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
DaveWalsh1 Total Progress: 3.90 %  (Down 9.0 lb)
slimnfit Total Progress: 3.87 %  (Down 7.5 lb)
greeningm Total Progress: 3.69 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
Pangeleta Total Progress: 3.44 %  (Down 7.5 lb)
roxchick83 Total Progress: 3.43 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
KathrynM Total Progress: 3.35 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
landtree829n Total Progress: 3.21 %  (Down 8.4 lb)
HeatherH Total Progress: 2.93 %  (Down 6.6 lb)
Starrynight0621 Total Progress: 2.83 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
theewhoshops Total Progress: 2.79 %  (Down 4.5 lb)
goldygates Total Progress: 2.56 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
lacin5224 Total Progress: 2.43 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
Jplatford Total Progress: 2.43 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
MercuryBlue Total Progress: 2.41 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
imany21 Total Progress: 2.40 %  (Down 3.6 lb)
MightyFull Total Progress: 2.29 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Redlornie Total Progress: 2.20 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
lunchbox85 Total Progress: 2.14 %  (Down 4.2 lb)
faydra6410 Total Progress: 2.06 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
pudgygrl Total Progress: 1.97 %  (Down 3.8 lb)
yizbah Total Progress: 1.94 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
fezzab Total Progress: 1.86 %  (Down 3.3 lb)
babeegurlblue Total Progress: 1.78 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Joelly Total Progress: 1.72 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
rachelnm Total Progress: 1.70 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
icca419 Total Progress: 1.61 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
abbyamour Total Progress: 1.57 %  (Down 3.4 lb)
bnna Total Progress: 1.44 %  (Down 1.9 lb)
ekaterini Total Progress: 1.39 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
dacspace Total Progress: 1.38 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Ermoriel Total Progress: 1.32 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Giggles26 Total Progress: 1.32 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
ar_nyc Total Progress: 1.27 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
hoboko-rmt Total Progress: 1.27 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
kturns71 Total Progress: 1.22 %  (Down 2.4 lb)
Shortybread Total Progress: 1.20 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Lindsey Loo Total Progress: 0.97 %  (Down 2.2 lb)
Chelsi Total Progress: 0.84 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Petiny2 Total Progress: 0.84 %  (Down 1.4 lb)
i82much Total Progress: 0.79 %  (Down 1.8 lb)
ggio0427 Total Progress: 0.74 %  (Down 1.6 lb)
baileybrittany Total Progress: 0.73 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Karilene Total Progress: 0.65 %  (Down 1.9 lb)
thisiscnn Total Progress: 0.64 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
marce Total Progress: 0.60 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
earth5 Total Progress: 0.54 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
mindymolli Total Progress: 0.50 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
30poundstogo Total Progress: 0.34 %  (Down 0.6 lb)
loveyloplove Total Progress: 0.27 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
david5 Total Progress: 0.20 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
skiffi14 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
kellie H Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
chupes2000 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Sakeena Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
violinathena Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
mjbracco Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
HSWAN Total Progress: 0.25 %  (Up 0.4 lb)
nui Total Progress: 0.38 %  (Up 0.5 lb)
emorris2 Total Progress: 0.56 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
Joleen Total Progress: 0.76 %  (Up 1.8 lb)
Jacky Total Progress: 0.92 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
mms0823 Total Progress: 1.08 %  (Up 1.4 lb)
Gonegirl Total Progress: 1.10 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
hope_cool Total Progress: 1.37 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
mitz Total Progress: 1.58 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
lilpizi Total Progress: 2.13 %  (Up 2.6 lb)
whollybologna Total Progress: 2.30 %  (Up 5.2 lb)
lola3 Total Progress: 2.35 %  (Up 5.0 lb)
tictac Total Progress: 2.67 %  (Up 4.0 lb)
Natasha Beamon Total Progress: 2.99 %  (Up 5.0 lb)
ssr Total Progress: 3.33 %  (Up 5.0 lb)
lmyn88 Total Progress: 4.89 %  (Up 7.0 lb)
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Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 12

YOU SLEEPING BEAUTY

Guidelines:
*GO TO BED EARLY ENOUGH TO NOT NEED AN ALARM CLOCK !* Without ample amounts of sleep (7hrs+) our bodies CANNOT repair nor optimize metabolism -- you will stay fat. If you are waking by an alarm clock, you are not getting enough sleep -- simple as that. This is one of the most CRUCIAL nuggets of health information around yet hardly anyone takes it seriously. If you refuse (no excuses) to get to bed early, know that EVERYTHING ELSE will be much harder for you -- let alone losing some weight. This is one of the foundations for your weight-loss. GOOD LUCK!
60% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 12 Oct 09 by onmyway
"Had to take something to help me sleep a couple of times, but have managed ..."
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Successful: 04 Oct 09 by MercuryBlue
"Made sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep, and probably only failed on ..."
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Failed: 02 Oct 09 by tictac
"will try"
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Failed: 18 Aug 09 by HSWAN
"Today is Mom's 65th Birthday. I did some special things for her & slept ..."
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Weeks 1 to 12

"AND KNOWING IS *HALF* THE BATTLE !" -- G.I. JOE

Guidelines:
*JOURNAL YOUR FOOD* Did you know that some donuts and muffins contain a whopping 500+ calories?! Speaking of whoppers, that delicious Double Whopper w/ Cheese (1010),(King Size Fries (580), Dutch Apple Pie (320), & a sabotaging TOXIC "diet" soda (0) gives you 1910 calories; that's almost a day's worth of energy in ONE meal! Use a "nutritional information" website to educate yourself. It's not necessary to adopt an oppressive calorie-counting regiment, but do not lose track of what's happening.
69% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 26 Aug 09 by mindymolli
"its really helpful seeing what you actually consume throughout the course ..."
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Failed: 05 Aug 09 by theewhoshops
"I hate eating out because i feel awful afterward and unsatisfied. My p ..."
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Successful: 30 Jul 09 by earth5
"Journaling is HUGE. Didn't do it for two days and the scale saw the re ..."
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Successful: 25 Jul 09 by Libek
"I always do this!! Weight Watchers yo."
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Weeks 1 to 12

ARE YOU GHANDI ?

Guidelines:
Coming soon...
34% Successful

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Weeks 1 to 12

OF CHAMPIONS

Guidelines:
Coming soon...
29% Successful

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Weeks 1 to 12

CRUISE CONTROL

Guidelines:
Coming soon...
26% Successful

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Weeks 1 to 12

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Guidelines:
Coming soon...
26% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 29 Jul 09 by MightyFull
"Drink 64 oz water daily - not counting coffee, tea, soda, milk, etc. "
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Weeks 1 to 12

EYE OF THE TIGER

Guidelines:
Coming soon...
29% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 24 Aug 09 by faydra6410
"Know it says coming soon but I feel like rocky with my workouts! LOL"
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Weeks 2 to 12

WARM TURKEY

Guidelines:
GIVE YOURSELF A REWARD ON A REGULAR BASIS. Most cannot say the have never, and will never, cheat on their weight-loss program. With the "cheating" comes regret and a lot of other self-esteem annihilating feelings. This is a major obstacle since quitting is often the end result. Remember, this is about over-all change. Unless you have the indomitable will of Ganhdi
79% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 30 Jul 09 by earth5
"Gotta go have ice cream with the lil one, so more salad and fiber on those ..."
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Latest Challenge Posts

Results
I have missed so many challenges by just a number of ounces, but was thrilled to see today that I am closing this challenge having lost 25.2 lbs! I did it! It wasn't always easy, especially as my weight ...
by onmyway on 12 Oct 09 09:00 AM
HIIT - high intensity interval training
I've researched it to -- it's true. I always go for intensity over duration. High intensity exercise builds muscles -- which is key to raising metabolism.
by landtree829n on 05 Aug 09 08:37 AM
Warm Turkey
Dang girl you've got this all figured out! Good for you! Those are great rewards! I'm not working right now, so I figure I need to save my money and do my own mani/pedi. I do need some new summer clothes ...
by mms0823 on 31 Jul 09 12:24 PM
mini challenges
I didn't know that! Thanks for the info.
by mms0823 on 30 Jul 09 11:18 PM
MINI-CHALLENGE CORRECTIONS
I made a mistake. :doubt: I didn't realize that I could only ADD new Mini-Challenges, not EDIT them, after the main Challenge has started. The "coming soon..." Mini-Challenges have to stay ...
by landtree829n on 30 Jul 09 11:58 AM
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lola3 recorded a journal entry.
"I am not doing so well..haven't been on here in a long time....and haven't been following program.... I can't seem to find my motivation:("
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MightyFull recorded a journal entry.
"Working on getting back into routine. Carrying alot of weight - extra weight -- and need to be moving it on off! "
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Joined Challenge MightyFull joined challenge Kicking the Night Munchies.
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vf123 recorded a journal entry.
"no meeting this week, which means no weigh in this week, probably a good thing because the emotional eater was on high alert this week, i over indulged ..."
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Exercise Diary wyskiewicz updated their exercise diary.
Exercise Diary Redlornie updated their exercise diary.
Weigh In HSWAN recorded a weigh in.
Exercise Diary MightyFull updated their exercise diary.
Exercise Diary mindymolli updated their exercise diary.
Weigh In Lindsey Loo recorded a weigh in.
New Journal Entry
lunchbox85 recorded a journal entry.
"Another great wake up weight loss entry, the lbs keep coming off despite some crazy weekend antics. I think the 5 days of healthy eating and morning and ..."
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Weigh In mindymolli recorded a weigh in.
New Journal Entry
mindymolli recorded a journal entry.
"Last night i took the plunge and joined a slimming world group. It seems a bit complicated but the basic information i could glean from it was that you ..."
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Buddies ekaterini and sarahlynn24 are now buddies.
Diet Tip
MightyFull submitted a diet tip.
"Enjoy your cravings today, for tomorrow you are back on track! "
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Weigh In mitz recorded a weigh in.
Exercise Diary Ermoriel updated their exercise diary.
Food Diary Ermoriel updated their food diary.
Weigh In Ermoriel recorded a weigh in.
Weigh In icca419 recorded a weigh in.

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 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 13 October 2009.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 12 Oct 09
duration: 12 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 149
privacy: Public
administrators: landtree829n
created: 07 July 2009

All Mini-challenges:

1. YOU SLEEPING BEAUTY ( weeks 1 to 12 )
2. "AND KNOWING IS *HALF* THE BATTLE !" -- G.I. JOE ( weeks 1 to 12 )
3. ARE YOU GHANDI ? ( weeks 1 to 12 )
4. OF CHAMPIONS ( weeks 1 to 12 )
5. CRUISE CONTROL ( weeks 1 to 12 )
6. TRICKS OF THE TRADE ( weeks 1 to 12 )
7. EYE OF THE TIGER ( weeks 1 to 12 )
8. WARM TURKEY ( weeks 2 to 12 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 12:

All Participants 1.75 %  (Down 491.6 lb)

Week 11:

All Participants 1.60 %  (Down 450.7 lb)

Week 10:

All Participants 1.52 %  (Down 425.8 lb)

Week 9:

All Participants 1.43 %  (Down 403.0 lb)

Week 8:

All Participants 1.25 %  (Down 351.7 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 1.20 %  (Down 336.8 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 1.07 %  (Down 300.1 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.92 %  (Down 259.7 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.80 %  (Down 226.0 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.66 %  (Down 186.1 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.50 %  (Down 140.8 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.20 %  (Down 56.5 lb)


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