This Challenge ended 6 months ago

About this Challenge:

This is the first step to developing healthier eating habits. Every month, we will be giving up something.

Final Challenge Progress Results

beets_yum Total Progress: 5.49 %  (Down 9.0 lb)
cream Total Progress: 4.65 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
chrissykriz Total Progress: 2.22 %  (Down 4.8 lb)
hadyboo113 Total Progress: 2.22 %  (Down 4.2 lb)
HeatherH Total Progress: 2.11 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
RealtorInTx Total Progress: 1.72 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
mizchristina77 Total Progress: 1.63 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
Jendypendy Total Progress: 1.62 %  (Down 3.5 lb)
JabberyJess Total Progress: 1.59 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
happinessandlove Total Progress: 1.13 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
smartypit Total Progress: 0.87 %  (Down 1.9 lb)
malindo Total Progress: 0.86 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
pkistler1 Total Progress: 0.69 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
ggw69 Total Progress: 0.58 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
briala Total Progress: 0.53 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
slkwhitis Total Progress: 0.50 %  (Down 0.7 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 4

30 minutes of exercise, or at least 1 mile/day

Guidelines:
please drink as much water as you can, & try to walk everyday.
66% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 24 May 09 by RealtorInTx
"No cake, but dog-gone those Chocolate-covered peanuts! 1st sweets I've ..."
Failed: 04 May 09 by happinessandlove
"too sick to walk, but eating well and did not eat any cake :)"
Successful: 01 May 09 by Jendypendy
"Easy Breezy! Walked the dogs for an hour plus on the days I didn't get ..."


Latest Challenge Posts


Recent Challenge Participant Activity

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New Journal Entry
beets_yum recorded a journal entry.
"One of the exercises I did a couple weeks ago was to imagine a goal that I knew I would meet. I knew I could get down to 144 and I imagined that then I ..."
View journal entry | 3 comments   (about a day ago)
Forum Post Reply
beets_yum replied to MrBrianSmall's post - portion control! ack!.
"Of course sometimes I can't eat all veggies and so I also do count my cheese cubes. I generally try to fill up on healthy stuff and, as a secondary line ..."
View this post | Add a reply   (a day ago)
Journal Comment
beets_yum commented on fallen angel's journal.
"Low fat yogurt has calories, but if you get a plain one it doesn't have much in it that's bad for you. You do need some cals to fill you up--especially ..."
View journal entry | View this comment   (2 days ago)
Food Diary beets_yum updated their food diary.
Exercise Diary beets_yum updated their exercise diary.
Weigh In beets_yum recorded a weigh in.
Weigh In ggw69 recorded a weigh in.
Diet Tip
beets_yum submitted a diet tip.
"Plan ahead. Make extra, portion it out and freeze. And plan ahead--have snacks and satisfying, nutritious quick grab foods you like in the fridge/pantry. ..."
View this tip   (a week ago)
Buddies beets_yum and debbra are now buddies.
New Forum Topic
beets_yum submitted a new topic - "Why Exercise Doesn't Lead to Weight Loss" - Study Dispels Idea that Exercise "Revs&q.
"Very interesting read. I've read before that diet has WAY more of an impact on weight loss than exercise but never read a very good explanation of why ..."
View this topic | Add a reply   (2 weeks ago)

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 26 May 2009.

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

Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 25 May 09
duration: 4 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 18
privacy: Public
administrators: malindo
created: 20 April 2009

All Mini-challenges:

30 minutes of exercise, or at least 1 mile/day ( weeks 1 to 4 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 4:

All Participants 1.54 %  (Down 51.0 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 1.25 %  (Down 41.5 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 1.15 %  (Down 38.3 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.75 %  (Down 25.0 lb)


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