90 Day Weight Loss Challenge

[CoachMarcus]

I'm starting a 90 Day Weight Loss Challenge on January 1, 2016.

My goal is to lose 20 pounds. I previously lost 60 pounds from May 2011 through December 2012 and would like to trim down a bit more.

Anyone interested?

Track your starting weight on Day 1 and your ending weight on Day 90.  This group will be here to encourage and support each other, while also holding each other accountable.  Feel free to share your successes and challenges, along with any helpful tips.  You can also ask questions. 

[Dominique]

Thanks for clarifying, @RubyH! I’m not a native English speaker and I’m used to yearly/monthly/weekly meaning once a year/month/week. I’m aware of the existence of high frequency training, but once an hour sounded a bit extreme to me 

[RubyH]

Thats okay @Dominique, I lhave Finn and Norwegian ancestry, I have been learning some Norwegian but cannot get my head or mouth around the Finn language. My father was a Norwegian emigrant and my mothers father emigrated from Isojoki, Finland in 1900. So I undersand the language barriers pretty well. The Aussie language is an aberration of the English language to start with and we tend to slip into our own slang very often. I should have been clearer in my statement. Glad that you asked. We are working our arms, shoulders and chests in training tomorrow which is good as most of my work is leg work, cycling, walking . and elliptical so I am looking forward to it. My doctor has imposed limits on me as to how far I am allowed to push myself, I am not allowed to work my heart over 125-130 beats per minute and I'm to stop immediately I have any pain anywhere, a bit cautious, but my heart is improving, the exercise is doing it good as is the LCHF diet, I will not go back to my old ways, this is a lifestyle I can live with.

Have a good day,

Ruby

[CoachMarcus]

Why 10,000 steps a day?

It turns out that the 10,000 steps a day recommendation originated in Japan back in the 1960s. Dr. Yoshiro Hatano and a team of Japanese researchers undertook studies, which showed the average person takes about 3,500 to 5,000 steps per day and that if people were to increase their daily steps to 10,000, they could burn up to 500 extra calories per day and possibly lose up to 44 pounds in a year.

It took over twenty years for the modern pedometer’s popularity (or devices like Fitbit and other fitness trackers) and Dr. Hatano’s research on 10,000 steps/day to impact North America. With obesity rates increasing steadily, it wasn’t until the 1990’s that other researchers and consumers began to take a second look at Dr. Hatanos’ 10,000-step research. 

[Princess_Ren]

This is awesome.. Are you still doing this

[RubyH]

Greeting all

USW June 1, 2013, 84kg, 185.2 lbs

CSW Apr 9, 2016,   61.6kg, 135.8 lbs

CW  Apr 16, 2016, 61.9kg, 136.5 lbs, diappointed but not discouraged, plateaus are a test of your persistance and perseverance.

I am working on eating 1300 a day and burning 1575, leaves me a deficit of 275 daily which should see me lose 1kg (2.205 lbs) each month if my calculations are correct.

GW 57kg, 126 lbs

Best wishes everyone and keep on plugging along even if it seems everything is against you.

[Nora58]

Hope everyone had a good week. Got in a few miles including 7 today due to beautiful weather after the recent snow.

Last week...104.3    Today 102.3

[SunsetRunner]

Late to the party, but thanks to my Aria I know my weights from the 1st April 🙂

1st April 246.4 28.4%

8th April 244 28.6%

15th April 244.5 28.8%

Not going so well recently, I'm down 20lbs since the start of the year. But joining this challenge to try and keep going.

Current Target is 231lbs.

[MusicMaker]

It has been a while since I've been here, and I've missed you all.  Went to Hawaii and did great with my exercising and my food, amazing, and have a ton of fun.  But, when I got home I was still on Hawaii time and could not go to bed or get up, not good at all.   It has taken me a week to get back on track with my exercising, my food took a turn for the worst, but hopefully that will get back on track very soon.   I joined a cross-fit gym, I still go to my regular gym also, but the cross-fit works on so many different areas of my body and I can really feel the difference after I work out.  Sometimes feeling that difference is a very painful experience, I hurt in places I didn't know you could hurt in.  Now, if I could turn off my sweet tooth (let's be honest, I have 28 sweet teeth and I use everyone of them) then I would be losing tons of weight to go along with all these inches, any suggestions?  Any how, I'm happy to be back with this group and am looking forward to shedding 20+ pounds for this quarter.  Thanks again Coach for keeping this going.  Great job @RubyH, you still inspire me.

[RubyH]

Greetings all,

Put myself into maintenance mode when I came down with flu on Monday and was pleasantly surprised to get on the scales this morning after being in plateau for the last couple of weeks, dont know if it was the bed rest, the extra fluids or being on maintenance but

Apr 2 136.1 lbs

Apr 16 136.5lbs

Apr 23, 134.7 lbs current BMI 25.4

UGW 57kg/ 125.7 lbs/ BMI 23.7

Dont know if I will get there this challenge or next but I will continue with it. Back at gym next week.

[SunsetRunner]

Had a good week, a sudden drop after a plateau
22nd April 240.4 28.4%

[USA2016]

wow do you mean you've lost 28% of your body weight??

Moderator Edit: Personal information

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[SunsetRunner]

Hehe, no 28% body fat

[USA2016]

Oh ok that sounds impressive, what is 'normal' body fat percentage ~ I guess different for male and female?!

Moderator Edit: Personal information

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[Dominique]

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@USA2016 wrote:
Oh ok that sounds impressive, what is 'normal' body fat percentage ~ I guess different for male and female?!

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See this blog post for the take of the American Council on Exercise (ACE). And yes, it’s different for men and women, due to physiological differences.

[Summet16]

Can I join anyone in a challenge?

[Dominique]

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@Summet16 wrote:
Can I join anyone in a challenge?

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@Summet16: are you talking about the 90-day weight loss challenge referenced in this (marathon) topic, or about Fitbit challenges created in the Fitbit mobile app?

[RubyH]

Greeting all and a hearty congratulations to all for the advice, the information and the encouragement, you are really an awesome group of people, keep up the good work !!

USW June 1, 2013 84kg 185.2 lbs BMI-35 

CSW Apr 2, 2016   61.6kg 136.8lbs

PW    Apr 23           61.1kg 134.7 lbs BMI 25.4

CW   Apr 30            60.8kg 134.1 lbs BMI 25.3 still a tad overweight but getting there, my body of late has been fighting me as I try to get rid of these last few pounds but with a paunch and a muffin top still to be shed I know I have a little futher to go and so I am pushing on, I will never have an hourglass figure my short stature and broad structure of my build as well as heavier bone structure are well defined and I accepted that years ago and know I will never have a waist as such as my ribs sit directly on top of my hips, lol, but I will persist in losing the spare tyres lol.

UGW                       57kg     126 lbs BMI 23.7

Remember, " The successful have failed more times than the spectator has even tried !'

[Raelcvn]

I know I'm late to join, but I'll catch up. 🙂

On:

Feb 1st - 185.0

March 4th - 166.21

New Challenge:

April 4th - 153.9

I started working out the beginning of February and was really motivated and did really well for the first two months. I'm down a total of 31.1 pounds from then. This month I kinda fizzled, I haven't gained, but I haven't lost any weight. I've joined the 4 week program at the gym again that got me started, I meet with a trainer a couple times of weeks to stay on track. I usually weigh on Mondays. My first goal is to get to 120 pounds. We'll see after that. If I lose more weight eating right and staying active, so be it. If I maintain and feel good, I'll be happy too. It also depends on how much muscle mass I build.

[Summet16]

Just what I need to motivate. I'm in!!!

[Raelcvn]

I had a SECA scan at the gym this morning.

May 2nd: 148.26 lbs

Since the beginning of February I've lost 30 pounds of bodyfat, 37 total pounds, and 8 inches off my waist. 🙂