Welcome to our 6 week Halloween Challenge!!

I wish you all the best of luck on this challenge! Its bound to be a fun time!! Remember, There will be a postcard of congrats going out to the biggest looser on each team, as well as one prize going to the biggest overall looser!!
No drop outs this challenge guys!! We're all in it to win it!!

I will also issue a new mini-challenge every week to help keep things spicy!! a winner from each team will be announced for bragging rights! The first week, we'll have enough momentum going, so no mini-challenge this week, but look for it starting next Friday!

Your 8 teammates are:

J road
Cparker4
Gordo2Flaco
GetFitNik
M_marie
Twiist
fatgirl2phatgrl
Derrick


Here is your chart, please post and remember to update on the ORIGINAL thread every friday! Also, no "chit-chatting" until the 18th or when all charts have been posted (if earlier than the 18th)

Start weight Sept. 18 ____
Week 1 Sept. 25 ______
Week 2 Oct. 02______
Week 3 Oct. 09 _____
Week 4 Oct. 16 ______
Week 5 Oct. 23 _____
Week 6 Oct. 30 _____

Personal Goal :
Actual Loss:
Percentage loss :


Divide number of pounds lost by the starting weight.
Step 2 Multiply the answer to step 1 by 100
Step 3 Example: 40 /330 x 100 = 12.12%


GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!

I am totally pumped!!!!! HERE WE GOOOOOO!!!!!

Start weight Sept. 18 125.2
Week 1 Sept. 25 128.5 UGHHHHHHHH!!! darn beach!!!!!
Week 2 Oct. 02 126.5
Week 3 Oct. 09 128 GRRRR WHHHHHHHAT THHHHHHHHEEEEE. grr.
Week 4 Oct. 16 125.4
Week 5 Oct. 23 125.0
Week 6 Oct. 30 123.4

Personal Goal : lose 10 lbs
Actual Loss: 2 lbs
Percentage loss :

Start weight Sept. 18: 186
Week 1 Sept. 25: 181lbs
Week 2 Oct. 02: 181lbs
Week 3 Oct. 09: 177lbs
Week 4 Oct. 16: 177lbs
Week 5 Oct. 23 178lbs
Week 6 Oct. 30 173lbs

Personal Goal : -12lbs
Actual Loss: -13lbs
Percentage loss : 6.98%

Start weight Sept. 18 : 165
Week 1 Sept. 25 : 163 (1.21%)
Week 2 Oct. 2: 163
Week 3 Oct. 09: 162
Week 4 Oct. 16 ______
Week 5 Oct. 23 _____
Week 6 Oct. 30 _____

Personal Goal : lose 15 pounds
Actual Loss:
Percentage loss :

Start weight Sept. 18 - (179.5)
Week 1 Sept. 25 - 179.5 -- No loss, just maintained. :-|
Week 2 Oct. 02 - 178
Week 3 Oct. 09 - 180.5 -- Period week and I had lots of soda yesterday and I had pizza and chicken wings :-(
Week 4 Oct. 16 -- 178.5
Week 5 Oct. 23 -- 178.5. Well I think I don't have an issue with maintaining my weight :-| Now I have to push to actually LOSE then maintain.

Week 6 Oct. 30 _____

Personal Goal : To Lose 8 Pounds
Actual Loss:
Percentage loss :

Wooo! Let's do this Spooktaculars!
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Start weight Sept. 18 ~~~ 317.2
Week 1 Sept. 25 ~~~ 309!!
Week 2 Oct. 02 ~~~ 304
Week 3 Oct. 09 ~~~ 299!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Week 4 Oct. 16 ~~~ 295
Week 5 Oct. 23 ~~~ 293
Week 6 Oct. 30 ~~~ 287

Personal Goal : Lose 20 pounds
Actual Loss: 30pds on the dot!!
Percentage loss : 9%

Start weight Sept. 18 - (366)
Week 1 Sept. 25 - (357.4) (-8.6 LBS)
Week 2 Oct. 02 - (350.6) (-6.8 LBS)
Week 3 Oct. 09 - (347.5) (-3.1 LBS)
Week 4 Oct. 16 - (343.5) (-4.0 LBS)
Week 5 Oct. 23 - (340.2) (-3.3 LBS)
Week 6 Oct. 30 - (341.8) (+1.6 LBS)
Personal Goal : Lose 20 pounds
Actual Loss:
Percentage loss :

Ok so other people are chit chatting in their thread so I figured we can too.

How was everyones first day??

Mine was ehhhhh. Went over my calories. I actually ate 2100 calories today. I almost started to binge but I stopped myself. Like I had the snack cake in my hand but talked myself out of it, lol So I'm happy about that. I only did 30mins on the stationary bike today. I'm definitely stepping my game up tomorrow though.

I also wanted to add, Twiist made my signature picture (thanks again!), so if anyone wants to use it for your sig then be my guest. REPRESENT!!!!!!!! WORD! LOL...haha

I'm taking a cool picture for everyones entertainment tomorrow so check back for that.

Congrats on the self control Nik!

Day one was pretty good for me. Have not been able to go shopping yet so I did the best I could with what I had.

Yesterday I ate:

Breakfast : 3/4 cup dry cereal
1/2 cup 1% milk
Banana

Lunch : Salad
2 tablespoons low cal dressing
1/3 cup sliced peaches (in water, no sugar)

Dinner: Grilled chicken
1/3 cup whole grain rice
1/3 cup sliced peaches

Not that I plan to write everything I eat in every post but I was impressed with myself considering Friday is normally pizza night (my favorite food) and I could easily finish most of one myself, not to mention all soda I drink everyday. But today I only drank water, no sugar, no caffeine, which would explain the headache I had all day and still have!

I did exercise. In fact I moved my elliptical machine and free weights out of the basement and into my living room. (very attractive!) I figured I might actually use them. I only did 20 mins on the elliptical because I was spent from dragging it up the stairs myself. Well, that and I couldn't stop sneezing. Maybe it was the half inch of dust that had accumulated on it from lack of use! LOL!

Good Luck on day 2 everyone! Go spooks!

Hey guys! Good first day for me as well. I will be continuing to post my food for the day in my journal on here... but i wanted to share two thiiiings.

1) Went to Red Lobster last night and i reeeeaaaally wanted to have a sunset colada. It is or... i guess was my favvv alcoholic drink. pinacolada flavor with strawberry syrup and yummmm. My bf was like... well you never drink them anymore just have one! I said... uh... well... i want it but.... grrr. NO! I CANT. I have a weightloss team and i cannot let these girls down!!!! so i passed it up. So just for shits and giggs... i looked up calorie content of one of those suckers this morning.... 360 calories in ONE!!! WHewwwwie.
So i skipped that one!!

2) got the woodgrilled shrip, scallops and chicken dinner. asked for NO BUTTERY GARLIC sauce on ANYTHING!!!! got broccoli as my side, and allowed myself 1 biscut


other than that my lunch and breakfast was very light today and the snacks were healthy if i had one at all.


worked out today as well!

GOOOO SPOOKTACULARS!!!

My first day was FANTASTIC!! I went for a 3 mile hike early in the day, then at night I went for a quick jog. I only drank water, which sometimes I drink iced tea which I figure isn't bad at all cause it's unsweetened no calories or sugar..just caffeine which boosts metabolism anyway right!
Anyway, for some reason I just wasn't that hungry yesterday so my calories were a bit low.

I'm a bit nervous today because theres a bar crawl tonight and I don't want to overdo it with the alcohol! I'm tempted to just not go but then I'll let my friends down..ahhh..don't know what to do!

Oh, btw getfitnik I'm gonna use the signature THANKS!! it's super cute!!

Wazzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap???

Everyone is doing great! Keep it up!!

Marie, I'm proud of you for not getting your fav drink! Now that's willpower, haha

Gordo2Flaco- My aunt used to call me Gordita! Now, I don't know my mexican side much, but, Gordo is for a guy right? Hmmm. I could be totally wrong, lol

cparker-3mile hike & a jog? You go girllllllll! You better not drink too much! Don't let us down, don't let yourself down! Keep up the good work!

Ok so I took my pictures today, I will post them whenever my friend can put my screen name on them, lol I tried to do it myself but my computer won't let me. Yeah, I'm working with a major piece of crap computer. Ugh!

I believe that you are right Nik. Since I am a guy...and I am Gordo, I think it work for me! LOL!

Seriously....I go to work at an orphanage in Guatemala every summer with my church and the orphans gave me the nickname "Gordo". It bothered me at first but when I didn't go this year and I heard the kids were upset because Gordo was not there.....it made me feel alot better about the nickname. But that said one of my goals is to surprise the kids by losing a bunch of weight. Hence the screen name Gordo2Flaco, fat to skinny! Kinda lame I guess but it was the best I could come up with, on the spur of the moment.

lol! Wow. That is kind of funny though. Awww they miss you! I think it's great that you do that w/ your church. That would be so cool if you could go back and surprise them like that!! Extra motivation eh?

Ok so I have a question for yall...

Do any of you have a routine? As far as eating or exercise for this challenge? Or is everyone kind of just going w/ the flow?