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Well, it was doable.... And done. I officially weigh myself Monday mornings. I have been real consistent losing about 1.5 pounds a week lately. I guess I was due for a drop because I lost 5 pounds from my previous Monday weigh in. 248.2lbs. I bet that it has been 8 years since I weighed this little. I haven't jump roped yet but my other two goals have both been met for every day or exceeded already. My new weight goal for this challenge is to not take my success for granted and stay under 250. I have already lost 10 pounds this challenge and want a steady consistent loss. I can go overboard on some things and want to make sure this is sustainable. Thanks to anyone and everyone who reads this!

Congrats! That is awesome

Keep going! I bet you will get your twenty this week!

I haven't said it too much yet, but NF just plain rocks. It is so great to have defined goals it there and people who are awesome in the rebellion. Nice to see people who are legitimately working, trying, failing and retrying.

So... For some reason I hadn't noticed there were any replies... My apologies for non response. Two of my goals are going really well so far! My goal of jump roping at least 4 times a week has only been 3 times (and sadly 1 time this week... Random excuses are there but yeah just once) The diet part is so critical though it is almost funny. I've been really good about following my calories and entering them. Yesterday morning, before my cheat day, I already weighed 251 which was my goal for the six weeks. I always fluctuate a ton though so I think I won't consistently with that for another week or two. It was just really exciting to see the number I wanted. I'm thinking now that I'm gunning for under that 250. It has been about 8 years since I weighed that much! Fingers crossed!

Well the quick recap... 28 years old. found that my health wasn't what it used to be... didn't like it and am changing it. Boom. currently I am 258 lbs (down from 275 before the last challenge) I am 6' and have a very solid heavy build. My goal is to be less than 225 lbs by the time I turn 30. I now have 18 and a half months left. The first few pounds were easy to lose but I want to make sure I can reach my goal early and maintain. So my goals for this challenge... First: I really want to maintain what I currently have been doing. I want to make sure that I can do a good job with a little steady weight loss that is easier to keep up and not lose momentum with. I would like to lose another pound each week with one floating pound in there somewhere. So for those with less of an inclination to ever want to do math, that should be 7 pounds. reward: con+3 cha+3 meet or exceed 7 lbs: 3 points to both con and cha lose 4-7 lbs: 2 points to both con and cha lose 1-3 lbs: 1 point to con and cha because even just a little bit can continue to help Second: I want to set a good schedule that I can follow for eating right. I really have had much success using myfitnesspal and want to continue to do so. I have slowly morphed into the following routine each week... One cheat day (calories are literally free and possibly negative. This day can range from 2K to 6 or maybe even 7k calories) 2 really close days (my goal is around 2200 calories but if I am below 2500 on two of those days, that is quite close) 4 really good days (these are the days that I get close to my 220 but don't go over). I have enjoyed this but want to be a bit better about watching this and defining it. reward: wis+2 sta+2 6 weeks following the schedule: 2 to wis and sta fall short one of the weeks: 1 to wis and sta fall short 2 weeks: 1 really big sad face and +1 to sta fall short 3 weeks: 2 really big sad faces Third: I want to start getting some cardio in and doing some exercise. I have enjoyed doing some sporadic jump roping and would like to make that a more common thing. since I do travel a lot and sometimes find myself without capability to jump rope or literally just don't have time with red eye flights and 7 hour drives (on a deadline), there are substitutions allowed. I want to specify the substitutions though since I am sometimes a technicality guy... The following activities still count: running for the same time period, swimming for the same time period, stationary biking for the same time + 50% (since I haven't ever done this one a lot, I tend to just go slower), or if my pedometer goes over 15K steps in a day. I normally average only 6700 steps in a day. The few times I have gone over 15K were halloween with kids, hiking or camping trips or when I was on my feet for 16 hours straight at work once... I really don't want to do that last one again though. so the official goal: 4 days a week with 15+ minutes of continuous jump roping. reward: str+5 24 times exercised: 5 big points to str 20 -23 times exercised: 4 points to str 17-19 times: 3 points to str 12-16 times: 2 points to str 5-11 times: 1 point to str 1-4 times: shame on me for making this goal and not following through more than one week... unless injured then.. well still a sad face. If you read this, Thanks! If not, than this text is irrelevant and you missed out.

Well, I have been terrible about updating and checking in... But I have done crazy well in at least the weight loss category! That is even with going on a cruise, family reunion and travelling two weeks. Only 1 full week at home. I have lost 17 pounds during this challenge!!! That being said, I increased my water intake, never had less than 2000 calories in a day and had one cheat day a week (normally between 4000 and 6000 calories...) I think it was actual legitimate fat that I lost! My belt is a few notches closer and my shirts are feeling a little looser. I couldn't be more thrilled with my success so far. This is the second time in my life that I have ever really worked on losing weight. The first was when I was getting married and here I am five years later. I have been able to add my calories on myfitnesspal every day! My wife has helped me a ton with homemade things and that has been huge. I have an A on both those two categories! I fell short on two weeks with the stretching... not much to say here... I did pretty good with jump roping several times a week and would stretch with that but I did fall short on my goal here. I give myself a C here. I need to figure out a better way to work on this one... Maybe an event or a long term goal that I look forward to would be something big... hmmmm I have two weeks to think about it. That is is for now everyone. I am just thrilled! 257... woot!

I've lost 5 lbs so far! I've only missed entering my calories one day this whole challenge so far. I haven't had all days below the limit, but I'm tracking it! I've been a little less consistent with the stretching. That being said... I'm three inches closer to my toes!

Well, happy so far! Doing good on the goals and tracking my progress well.

That is a good thought. I love a few different flavors and normally chew after I eat but have never used it to keep from snacking. That is a great idea!

Too low has never been my problem. If I ever finish the day and see I have more than 300 calories left, my brain instantly says.... "hmmm , apparently I'm starving". Hitting a range would be more satisfying than just getting below a target though... Much to think about, you have given me.

Battle for today... In the airport... Skittles and cheese cubes in the united lounge... Must. Resist. The. Snacks.

Had a great week last week. Only one day did I go over the allotted calories... That is leaps and bounds better than the past. So, woot. I have yet to weigh myself since the start. I've decided that I will weigh myself at the three week and six week marks. Oh and stretching is good too... Nothing very exciting to report about that. Consistent though! I've kept up with the jump rope. That has been quite fun to do. I never really enjoyed distance running but jumping for a while suits me just fine. I actually went for 18 minutes Thursday. It was because I forgot to start my timer and I almost collapsed after but... Yeah I did it.

For me, acdc fits the bill.

Good luck on quitting smoking! I'm sure you can do it! Congrats on the 11 lbs so far.

What a great way to keep track of things... Back story: Used to work out a lot. I mean a lot... Towards the end of college and the next five years I just kinda stopped. I never changed my eating habits though. I'm currently a local scoutmaster and noticed that I'm, for the first time in my life, not stronger and faster than the boys. That was a wake up call for me. It led me to think about my two little sons and I want to be able to hike, run, wrestle and play sports with them even as they get older. So that is why I want to get healthier. Currently: I'm 6' 275lbs and while keeping the height the same, I want to lose some weight.

So far so good! I have been able to mark my calories every day and stretch as well. Haven't lost 12 lbs yet, but it is only my third day... On a little bonus note, I've picked up my jump rope and been having fun with it. I'm about two weeks into jumping every day. It was a lot harder than I remember. The timing especially has been rough as I try to jump for longer periods. I was excited because I was able to jump for more than 100 jumps straight. This may not seem like a lot but I had a few days in a row where I was only getting to 50 or 60. Just a little mid week report... Things going well

Hi y'all, For the first challenge, I started to work out more and pay attention to my health. That is a HUGE improvement over where I was. I didn't see much improvement however. I went the easy route on the first challenge and completely ignored food and ate all the terrible stuff that I usually do. I decided that I wouldn't keep trying outrun my plate. I wasn't really trying that hard but... it was time to look at how I eat. Main quest: Improve overall lifestyle by losing 60 lbs before I turn 30 and make better dietary choices. I have 20 months left. Quest 1: Lose 12 lbs Con-4 wis-1 A- 12 lbs con 4, wis 1 B- 8 lbs con 3, wis 1 C- 5 lbs con 2, wis 0 D- <5 but still something con 1 Quest 2: Improve flexibility by stretching. 6 inches from touching my toes currently. This will take quite a while as I have always had trouble with stretching. For this goal, I want to make consistency the main aspect. I want to stretch 5 days a week. Dex 4 A- stretch 5 days a week. 4 B- Fall short one week. 3 C- Fall short two weeks 2 D- Average of 4 days per week 1 Quest 3: Using MyFitnessPal, enter calories every day. Best case would be to have less calories than the goal set. Since I have been inconsistent at best I will have consistency be part of the goal. Str 3 Sta 3 A- entered at least 6 times weekly and 4 days a week with good numbers 3,3 B- entered at least 6 times weekly and 2 days a week with good numbers 2,2 C- entered at least 5 times weekly and 1 days a week with good numbers 1,1 D- entered at least 6 times weekly Sta 1

First Challenge Been a fun start!

So I haven't been able to give an update till now... while I didn't have flawless success... I made great improvements. My overlaying goal was to get some semblance of a routine. I did write well with that. That has been my most difficult thing for a while now. Quest report out: 1-lost less than five pounds. It doesn't matter where you are at, it only matters which direction you are headed... 2- my stretching was not incredibly successful... I guess my goals were hard to reach... ba dum tiss. Yeah that was a painful stretch... whew, ok I got that out of my system. Seriously though, I'm about the same place that I started. I think I just need more time consistently stretching. 3- worked out an average of four times per week. I was thrilled with this result since I was doing zero... Overall, I consider putting forth consistent effort and starting to keep fitness on the forefront of my mind a HUGE improvement. Thanks all!

Hey man, How has it gone?

Just got back from a cruise vacation today... Worked out half the week that I was gone. That gave me three workouts this week and five the week before. Still traveling but I plan to update better later!

For dexterity I'm making sure I stretch every workout. Back when I was serious into working out, I used to do yoga just to prevent injury and improve dexterity. Right now twice a week I spend the whole workout on stretches. It seems to be helping some but I think it might take me longer than I hoped to reach my goal...

Sorry about your wrist! I hope it feels better. Stay consistent and things will continue in a good direction I'm sure!

That is genius. I have started taking stairs instead of the small escalators done times but that would be a great way to pass time in the airport. I like the idea of walking the hotel. I've been debating what to do for cardio to start since treadmills make me want to cry. (Not really but I just don't like them) Thanks!