This Challenge ended 7 months ago

About this Challenge:

This challenge will be to walk on the treadmill or outdoors for 30 minutes - five days a week. Let's walk it off together.

Final Challenge Progress Results

t069257 Total Progress: 9.81 %  (Down 16.4 lb)
vikeenan Total Progress: 8.24 %  (Down 20.6 lb)
aandw1000 Total Progress: 7.77 %  (Down 13.6 lb)
sw21204 Total Progress: 7.53 %  (Down 12.8 lb)
jewelyluv Total Progress: 6.97 %  (Down 20.0 lb)
brandtsam Total Progress: 6.29 %  (Down 12.6 lb)
Caleesa1979 Total Progress: 6.00 %  (Down 12.0 lb)
crawleyrocket Total Progress: 5.97 %  (Down 8.8 lb)
princevm Total Progress: 5.95 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
inhisimage Total Progress: 5.80 %  (Down 14.2 lb)
JamJ Total Progress: 5.38 %  (Down 13.6 lb)
meg52675 Total Progress: 5.29 %  (Down 17.2 lb)
LolaLentil Total Progress: 4.96 %  (Down 14.6 lb)
annamakkar Total Progress: 4.85 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
Doodlehead Total Progress: 4.63 %  (Down 10.6 lb)
Bossy Re Re Total Progress: 4.59 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
danni86 Total Progress: 4.57 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
caterpillar Total Progress: 4.31 %  (Down 5.6 lb)
SeemaR Total Progress: 4.14 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
SaxmanUSA Total Progress: 3.78 %  (Down 8.8 lb)
byfaith165 Total Progress: 3.74 %  (Down 8.6 lb)
ajninasop Total Progress: 3.66 %  (Down 4.7 lb)
88elizabethcady88 Total Progress: 3.59 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Lisa6168 Total Progress: 3.43 %  (Down 10.4 lb)
mellowrunner Total Progress: 3.29 %  (Down 4.6 lb)
Alotta Turner Total Progress: 3.24 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
mkd170 Total Progress: 3.17 %  (Down 9.0 lb)
Lady_Heart Total Progress: 3.11 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
cryan251 Total Progress: 2.78 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
sparklesjcs Total Progress: 2.78 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
scela7 Total Progress: 2.76 %  (Down 8.8 lb)
djmartin34 Total Progress: 2.59 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
Dadsafrantic Total Progress: 2.53 %  (Down 5.2 lb)
Danny_Gardner Total Progress: 2.50 %  (Down 5.4 lb)
Bblue1 Total Progress: 2.48 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Yolani Total Progress: 2.45 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Natasha cannady Total Progress: 2.33 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
vera3625 Total Progress: 2.32 %  (Down 6.6 lb)
lilylou1980 Total Progress: 2.28 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Lynne Best Total Progress: 2.28 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
dinalucia08 Total Progress: 2.23 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Theladyfatima Total Progress: 2.14 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
Kymberlee8 Total Progress: 2.11 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
kgb0504 Total Progress: 2.11 %  (Down 3.2 lb)
Iwillbhealthy Total Progress: 2.07 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Tennis Mama Total Progress: 1.83 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Lekkerrr Sus Total Progress: 1.83 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
jl89 Total Progress: 1.70 %  (Down 2.8 lb)
Shorty7183 Total Progress: 1.60 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
dannifatso Total Progress: 1.56 %  (Down 2.2 lb)
Crackersandmilk Total Progress: 1.53 %  (Down 2.1 lb)
hatlady Total Progress: 1.29 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
night_rose Total Progress: 1.25 %  (Down 3.8 lb)
Diana Harris Total Progress: 0.98 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Caro18 Total Progress: 0.91 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
rachel28892 Total Progress: 0.73 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Aim2xl Total Progress: 0.61 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
gemmanicholl Total Progress: 0.55 %  (Down 0.7 lb)
Sherri Mae Total Progress: 0.45 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Netdude Total Progress: 0.38 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
hear48 Total Progress: 0.27 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
Rose MG Total Progress: 0.18 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
eissal23 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Lilmama1978 Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
LindaSueHen Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Edardj Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Humeiras mum Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
freakintrickassbitch Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
J.T.M. Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Kokum Total Progress: 0.11 %  (Up 0.2 lb)
Pixytink Total Progress: 0.71 %  (Up 1.3 lb)
Rualda Total Progress: 1.31 %  (Up 3.1 lb)
annaprovenzano Total Progress: 1.33 %  (Up 2.4 lb)
Joleen2012 Total Progress: 1.79 %  (Up 5.0 lb)
5by1110 Total Progress: 2.31 %  (Up 4.2 lb)
yfinley Total Progress: 2.34 %  (Up 4.8 lb)
Shazzyb Total Progress: 2.53 %  (Up 3.8 lb)
huwana Total Progress: 2.94 %  (Up 4.4 lb)
Leowife Total Progress: 3.47 %  (Up 6.1 lb)
Estrella10911 Total Progress: 3.85 %  (Up 5.0 lb)
Katrinasoready Total Progress: 4.10 %  (Up 6.8 lb)
fearlessleader1 Total Progress: 7.38 %  (Up 18.0 lb)
Moxie13 Total Progress: 8.86 %  (Up 18.3 lb)
Beautee Total Progress: 10.42 %  (Up 25.0 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 8

Drink at plenty of water during your workout.

Guidelines:
Make sure you walk 30 minutes in each day.
80% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 31 Oct 12 by JamJ
"Ran (6.4 mph avg) 1.2 miles on Monday"
Successful: 24 Oct 12 by vikeenan
"Walked 11 hours on Sat and 5 on Sunday, and an hour more today"
Successful: 21 Oct 12 by hear48
"Not sure I walked every day or for 30 min. but much better than last week ..."
Successful: 19 Oct 12 by Shorty7183
"I did better at the actual walking than I did with recording it! I guess ..."


Week 2

Let's try record our food intake this week.

Guidelines:
Avoid all high calorie treats and snacks.
63% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 22 Sep 12 by JamJ
"Forgot what I ate for lunch yesterday..."
Successful: 22 Sep 12 by sw21204
"still not getting the walking exercise, but I avoided all non-fruit sweets ..."
Failed: 21 Sep 12 by brandtsam
"While I avoided high calorie foods and drinks, I did not record all of ..."
Failed: 21 Sep 12 by jl89
"I guess I forgot about this part lol. However, I don't think I ate a whole ..."


Latest Challenge Posts

Walk walk walk
I didn't walk today but I worked an active shift last night for 8 hours including 2 hours of cleaning at the end so I feel the day off is justified. I think I did more exercise by staying on my feet ...
by crawleyrocket on 23 Oct 12 05:01 PM
scales not moving this week, starting to feel discouraged!
Thanks J. I appreciate the support. I've made a little more progress but it's not going as well as it had been in the last few months. But i'm working at it; everyday, a little more. i just ...
by meg52675 on 11 Oct 12 09:38 PM
Walked 15 miles first week
I really don't know how to post my miles!!
by mellowrunner on 02 Oct 12 09:21 AM
Pedometers are our friend ...
Way to go Vikeenan. Pedometers are great for tracking real time results. Keep it up.
by Tennis Mama on 01 Oct 12 08:14 AM
Let's Walk It Off Together
Thanks for the encouragement Tennis Mama, as always! And seconded on food journal - I just passed the 10lb mark and it's almost all due to keeping track of what I eat when I eat so I'm less t ...
by vikeenan on 26 Sep 12 12:13 PM

Recent Challenge Participant Activity

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sw21204 commented on their journal.
"I have a tendency to get migraines and, although I actually prefer the taste of red wine, I think red wine gives me headaches (or it seems that way - ..."
View journal entry | View comment   (4 minutes ago)
New Journal Entry
sw21204 recorded a journal.
"Three days of being good. Unless you count the wine, which was so worth it. "
View journal entry | 2 Comments   (24 minutes ago)
Joined Challenge sw21204 joined Challenge Active Zone.
Buddies Shazzyb and sarbearsmom are now buddies.
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Shazzyb commented on Avid_eva's journal.
"You indulge on Mondays, but still manage to lose 50 lb !! Amazing !! It's great you can indulge without having to worry about how much you still need to ..."
View journal entry | View comment   (8 hours ago)
Food Diary sw21204 updated their Food Diary.
Buddies sw21204 and Sk1nnyfuture are now buddies.
New Journal Entry
Shazzyb recorded a journal and a weigh in at 152.7 lb.
"Lost 2.75 lb. that might sound good but seeing as I put 4 lb on the week before I'm not that impressed. Now 10 stone 12.75 lb Lost so far = 10.25 lb ..."
View journal entry | 6 Comments   (a day ago)
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sw21204 replied to chaticon1's post - Vegetarian Meals.
"I've tried making black bean burgers without a lot of success. Morningstar Farms puts out a good frozen one called Chipotle Black Bean Burgers. Sams Club ..."
View this post | Add a reply   (2 days ago)
Cook book entry sw21204 added wintersmith's Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) recipe to their cook book.
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Shazzyb replied to coffeebiscuit's post - back and stomach cramps when you first start dieting - is it normal?.
"I think the main reason is because its such a drastic change from what you are used to, hence the cramps. Why not try 1200-1500 and do some exercise and ..."
View this post | Add a reply   (2 days ago)
weigh in mellowrunner recorded a weigh in at 141.5 lb.
Cook book entry Edardj added Helewis's Spicy Tofu recipe to their cook book.
New Journal Entry
Edardj recorded a journal and a weigh in at 334.2 lb.
"Worked out four time at the gym. Not as active during the day as I should be ... watched food close ... although I need more meat for my diet and hem ..."
View journal entry | Add comment   (4 days ago)
weigh in hear48 recorded a weigh in at 187.0 lb.
Joined Challenge Kokum joined Challenge Pull the Sweet Tooth for 30 Days.
Joined Group hear48 joined Group 9th Law Diet.
Journal entry comment
Edardj commented on petuniak's journal.
"You are seeing that it is a lifestyle thing. When I was younger it was a get the girl thing ... you know ... looking good! At night I find that we are ..."
View journal entry | View comment   (a week ago)
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SeemaR commented on riocaz's journal.
"So admirable ! Congratulations !"
View journal entry | View comment   (a week ago)
weigh in SeemaR recorded a weigh in at 184.0 lb.

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Sunday 04 November 2012.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 03 Nov 12
duration: 8 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 152
privacy: Public
administrators: Tennis Mama
created: 02 September 2012

All Mini-challenges:

1. Drink at plenty of water during your workout. ( weeks 1 to 8 )
2. Let's try record our food intake this week. ( week 2 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 8:

All Participants 1.05 %  (Down 318.6 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 1.10 %  (Down 332.1 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 1.10 %  (Down 331.3 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.99 %  (Down 300.3 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.91 %  (Down 276.1 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.67 %  (Down 203.7 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.55 %  (Down 166.3 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.31 %  (Down 94.9 lb)


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