This Challenge ended 7 months ago

About this Challenge:

Eating right and exercising should make loosing 10lbs in 6 weeks an obtainable goal.

Final Challenge Progress Results

razorx Total Progress: 7.35 %  (Down 14.6 lb)
wytchywayz Total Progress: 6.92 %  (Down 22.0 lb)
Fatboyslim1 Total Progress: 6.36 %  (Down 21.0 lb)
gzbsds Total Progress: 5.84 %  (Down 10.8 lb)
KRueb Total Progress: 5.14 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
DSigurani Total Progress: 4.00 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
Beth Diary Total Progress: 3.85 %  (Down 5.5 lb)
Megs6616 Total Progress: 3.85 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
Amaton Total Progress: 3.77 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
mstarie Total Progress: 3.31 %  (Down 5.6 lb)
Amy61166 Total Progress: 2.60 %  (Down 6.2 lb)
jjnor1 Total Progress: 2.01 %  (Down 4.3 lb)
dhockey Total Progress: 1.80 %  (Down 3.4 lb)
thebbdiva Total Progress: 1.79 %  (Down 2.5 lb)
Fredwood Total Progress: 1.70 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
airguitarpro7812 Total Progress: 1.68 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
BBKING Total Progress: 1.67 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Sluka5 Total Progress: 1.58 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Kaorustalker30 Total Progress: 1.41 %  (Down 2.2 lb)
Michelle68 Total Progress: 1.36 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
amgon1011 Total Progress: 1.30 %  (Down 1.8 lb)
allanakimberly Total Progress: 1.28 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
susantw Total Progress: 1.19 %  (Down 1.8 lb)
cryan251 Total Progress: 1.19 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
Babalon Total Progress: 1.18 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
daeyna Total Progress: 1.16 %  (Down 2.2 lb)
jlmh67456 Total Progress: 1.14 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
bduble Total Progress: 1.02 %  (Down 1.6 lb)
mc1003 Total Progress: 0.99 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
viteach Total Progress: 0.92 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
hungry-mama Total Progress: 0.86 %  (Down 1.2 lb)
down29 Total Progress: 0.57 %  (Down 1.3 lb)
WEINAND74 Total Progress: 0.56 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
tmiller1103 Total Progress: 0.54 %  (Down 1.1 lb)
Cinderella08 Total Progress: 0.23 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
michy huerta Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Lou Fay Pope Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
CoachKaz Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
dottydr Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
kvela Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
7220fran Total Progress: 0.07 %  (Up 0.1 lb)
KaylaShianne Total Progress: 0.11 %  (Up 0.2 lb)
ledmom Total Progress: 0.48 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
pauljrob Total Progress: 0.82 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
Stormy123 Total Progress: 1.00 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
Cbkaz5 Total Progress: 1.02 %  (Up 2.0 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 6

Do 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week.

Guidelines:
Do at least 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week. Burn a minimium of 300 calories within the 30 minutes.
56% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 04 Sep 12 by michy huerta
"powerwalk on break 2 times a day"
Failed: 01 Sep 12 by Amy61166
"Unfortunately I did not start cardio routine yet. "
Failed: 27 Aug 12 by Michelle68
"Took my son to college and had a mini family reunion this past week. I ..."
Successful: 26 Aug 12 by Babalon
"I don't actually know if it was the right amount of calories burned but ..."


Weeks 1 to 6

Do resistance training 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes.

Guidelines:
Use weights, bans, kettle bells, or machines to tone and strengthen.
37% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 01 Sep 12 by Amy61166
"Did not start training yet either."
Successful: 27 Aug 12 by Amaton
"60 minutes at the schoo's weight room."


Weeks 1 to 6

Eat at least 1200 calories a day.

Guidelines:
Cut your calorie intake, but do not go below 1200 calories.
81% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 01 Sep 12 by Amy61166
"Doing well here."
Successful: 27 Aug 12 by Amaton
"2000 calories in chicken breast red meat on & off protien drinks..gatorade ..."
Successful: 27 Aug 12 by Michelle68
"I ate too much. I have to get serious about what I put in my mouth. I"


Latest Challenge Posts

BodybuggSP calorie management system on groupon today for $99
I bought one and am waiting for it to arrive. I think this will make weight loss, counting calories, workout calories burned so easy. Check it out. And it downloads everything through Bluetooth to your ...
by Michelle68 on 31 Aug 12 10:35 AM
How is the challenge going? Q: on calorie count for workout
To get the best measure of how many calories you burn in a workout a polar heart rate monitor does the trick. I have heard a lot of good things about the body bugg. Anyone have one? I bought one on g ...
by Michelle68 on 29 Aug 12 02:01 PM
Weight training
I see that 50% of challenge participants are completing the weight training. Resistance and strength training burns your calories throughout the day. Think of the time you invest in weight training as ...
by Michelle68 on 24 Aug 12 10:09 AM
thanks for the challenge!
I have found that it is ok to eat some of your favorite foods, but just be aware of portion sizes. I love Cheerios and coffee in the morning and I thought I was going to have to give this up when I got ...
by jharsh on 22 Aug 12 12:20 PM
Cardio
We have a 3.6 mile loop near our house, so I try to get that done in an hour a few times per week. Just about every day during my lunch hour, I get 40 minutes in doing intervals on the elliptical and ...
by jharsh on 22 Aug 12 12:08 PM

Recent Challenge Participant Activity

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jlmh67456 replied to bridgielee's post - my transformation.
"way to go! you've done a wonderful think for all those that love you, as well as proven to yourself how worth it YOU are! keep up the maintenance, you've ..."
View this post | Add a reply   (a day ago)
weigh in jlmh67456 recorded a weigh in at 165.0 lb.
weigh in Cbkaz5 recorded a weigh in at 221.4 lb.
New forum topic
jlmh67456 submitted a new topic - yea!!!.
"finally out of the 170's!!!! first time in a few years! can't wait to see the 150's again! :) "
View topic | Add a reply   (3 days ago)
Group post reply
jlmh67456 replied to their Group post - newly diagnosed.
"thank you so much! nice to have the support here....it helps keep me going"
Group: Yes... I have Diabetes | View this post | Add a reply   (3 days ago)
New Journal Entry
jlmh67456 recorded a journal and a weigh in at 166.0 lb.
"feeling pretty good. easier to breath getting some of the belly off, however have had some aching in my liver the last 24 hours :( we'll see what ha ..."
View journal entry | Add comment   (3 days ago)
weigh in wytchywayz recorded a weigh in at 304.0 lb.
weigh in Lou Fay Pope recorded a weigh in at 133.0 lb.
Food Diary razorx updated their Food Diary.
Exercise Diary razorx updated their Exercise Diary.
weigh in razorx recorded a weigh in at 167.0 lb.
weigh in hungry-mama recorded a weigh in at 139.2 lb.
weigh in viteach recorded a weigh in at 220.0 lb.
Exercise Diary jlmh67456 updated their Exercise Diary.
New Group topic
jlmh67456 submitted a new Group topic - newly diagnosed.
"all new to me - long story, but here i am. a few other health concerns added to this dx complicate it a bit and makes keeping my blood sugars controlled ..."
Group: Yes... I have Diabetes | View topic | Add a reply   (3 weeks ago)
Food Diary jlmh67456 updated their Food Diary.
weigh in WEINAND74 recorded a weigh in at 184.0 lb.
weigh in liral3 recorded a weigh in at 128.0 lb.
New Journal Entry
sjh recorded a journal and a weigh in at 178.0 lb.
"i am finally doing it"
View journal entry | Add comment   (a month ago)
weigh in 7220fran recorded a weigh in at 143.5 lb.

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 02 October 2012.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 01 Oct 12
duration: 6 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 92
privacy: Public
administrators: Michelle68
created: 14 August 2012

All Mini-challenges:

1. Do 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week. ( weeks 1 to 6 )
2. Do resistance training 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes. ( weeks 1 to 6 )
3. Eat at least 1200 calories a day. ( weeks 1 to 6 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 6:

All Participants 0.96 %  (Down 164.0 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.92 %  (Down 156.8 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.81 %  (Down 138.5 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.68 %  (Down 116.0 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.54 %  (Down 91.3 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.22 %  (Down 36.7 lb)


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