Whats confusing about hitting the edit button? I think its confusing to search through a 200 page thread. So what are we going to, repost the whole thing everytime we update?

Welcome! We're glad to have you!

The process of editing your original post is not confusing. But if people want to come in, talk about their day, how they did, etc...and then another person comments on it, I don't understand at all how the thread will make sense.

If you just meant to update our weights in the original posts, that would work fine so you could quickly see how things were going.

let's say i come in and edit my post before you get a chance to read what my post said before. that would be confusing. let's say you said something in your post, and i had a question about it. i have to go back and edit my post to ask the question? okay, say i do that. then you edit your post to answer it. nobody would know what i was asking about in the first place. maybe it's just me, but i think a lot can get lost if we go back and keep editing our posts. also, at the end of it all, i'm going to want to go back and see what i did, notice what i did poorly with and celebrate my accomplishments (as well as those of others). hope that clarifies why i think it'd be a bit confusing! perhaps it's just a personal thing...

I think stuco's way makes sense. I have been in challenges in this forum before, and we did it the way he is referring to.
But it's not so confusing
Say there are 20 people in this challenge.
So there will only be 20 posts to look for when adding things up. This will be on the first few pages.
Every week, we would include our starting weight, and current weight, so you could see how much I have lost.
If you have a question, a new post would be fine.
He is referring only to our origional posts, where we posted our stats.
And if you want to congradulate someone, or yourself, or talk about what's been going on in the week, a new post is fine for that too.

Either way, I dont care. It's primarily for the people who start the challenge, in case they are trying to keep track. It's just a more clean approach. Nothing fancy.

oh okay, i think i understand. so we're just going to edit our stats in the first post rather than reposting every time something changes. that would indeed make lots of sense. am i getting that right? thanks for your patience

you got it!! And like I said, either way is fine, as long as we decide before monday

Ok....so when your weight changes, or on Monday weigh in's, just update your first post. If you want to talk about your day, how you're doing, etc then make a new post.

So hows everyones week going?? It seems as if I've lost all motivation. Ill be good in the morning, i'll exercise and eat healthy, but by around 10 or 11 i just start pigging out. I just hope I can lose SOMETHING by Monday!

Ok, I'm going to join. I hope that's ok. I'm from Australia so i'll have to convert everything.

User namenmyway
Name/Nickname: Emma
Male/Female:F
Age:21
Are you in HS or College: I'm at university, but I think that's equivalent to college in USA
Year:4th year of 6year medicine course
Height:5'4"
Current Weight:157.3 (71.5kg)
High Weight:189 (86) - when my daughter was 3 months
Ultimate Goal Weight:132 (60kg)
Goal Weight for this comp:147 (67kg)
Plan to achieve goals:
- Exercise DVD every day (salsa, tae bo, hotpants or dance)
- 2 serves fruit, 3 serves dairy, 3 serves carbs, 2 serves protein, 5 serves vegies
This plan has got me down 25kg already (>50lbs)

Thats exactly what I meant. I should have been more clear, sorry guys. I just thought we should update our original posts with our stats and if you have other discussion, you can just start a new post. Hope everyone is doing well.

Yay! We are all on the same page now!

I've just been not so motivated. It's my last week before classes start and I don't want to get serious...dumb.

Angelica and Kandazzle, I totally understand how you're feeling about lack of motivation. I just went through weeks of that, but I picked myself back up. You know what pushes me to really get to my goal? Getting dressed. When I am getting dressed for the day and the clothes are not fitting me comfortably or I know I'll have to walk around sucking my stomach in all day... that's when I'm like "I'm seriously going to stick to this!" Day after day of being unhappy in my own clothes, it all adds up and I've had enough. It gets so bad that I won't go out anywhere because of how I look. And that is not good. So for this past week I've been going to the gym daily and really sticking to eating less.And I'm already feeling slimmer. I just can't wait for the day that I don't have to worry about the roll on the top of my jeans. No more muffin top!!

I don't know if anyone can relate with the getting dressed thing, but that's really what gets me to want to workout and end up looking great in any outfit.

I find when I visit these forums daily, I tend to stay on track also. Just seeing people's before and after pics inspires me. Find something that really pushes you. Maybe you want to look amazing for the holiday get togethers? Or feel good being naked? Or just feel comfortable in your own clothes? Whatever it is, keep it in mind and just reach for your goal!

nessa, i totally agree. i have my "skinny jeans" from high school that i'm desperate to fit into again. i'm tired of having to sit a certain way to hide my pudgy tummy. soon, i won't have to!

as for me, i'm trying to eat MORE. first year of college was rough, and i was awful at balancing my time. end result? i ate an average of 700 kcals a day. so my metabolism is pretty screwed up right now, but i'm really trying to get it back on track so that i can start losing more weight. it's really rough... i'm working out 5 or 6 times a week, sweating like a pig, and eating healthy food. but i'm still not losing much at all... it's crazy how the body seems to have a mind of its own!

good luck to you all

Yeah, the clothes thing does help. It's hard to feel fat in some stretch men's gym shorts...I need to get dressed in real clothes every day!

My new jeans are getting here tomorrow and they should fit (perhaps a tiny bit tight). They will be an inspiration. I plan to lose enough weight so that they don't fit by Halloween.

I know what you mean about the clothes. I have these size 5 jeans that fit me last year and dont even go up past my knees now. And it sux when going to school in the morning and having absolutely nothing to wear just because nothing fits right. I really wanted to get to the 140's by Sept so that I could go back to school shopping and get some nice stuff without being concerned about my belly but with it being only 15 days away, I dont really see that happening..oh well I guess I'll just have to keep working at this during school as well..i guess that's what this challenge is all about