Everyone is welcome - you don't need to have been a part of the previous challenge to participate.

Post your 2013 New Year's resolution. If you don't make resolutions and want to make a goal, that's fine too. It doesn't have to be a specific weight or a specific size but it does have to be SPECIFIC (i.e. Don't write "I want to be healthier." If you want to improve your health, how are you going to measure that? Do you want a specific blood pressure range? Do you want to be able to run a mile nonstop? etc).

Next you're going to write what you're going to do from Labor Day to Columbus Day to make that happen! That's 6 weeks. What will you do for the next 6 weeks of 2013? How will you make your resolution happen?

Copy and paste this format. You'll be coming back each week to update your progress (find the entry and click edit). And this thread will be available for us to chat about the challenge, overcome struggles and celebrate successes.


2013 Resolution:

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is:

Starting Weight:

Week one (ends September 9th):
Week two (ends September 16th):
Week three (ends September 23rd):
Week four (ends September 30th):
Week five (ends October 7th):
Week six (ends October 14th):

New Year's Resolution: By December 31, 2013, I will have achieved and will be maintaining my goal weight of 140 lbs.

New Year's Day to Valentine's Day: -8.6
Valentine's Day to April Fools' Day: -9.6
April Fools' Day to Mother's Day: -1.4
Mother's Day to Independence Day: -6.4
Independence Day to Labor Day: +13.2

Total for 2013: -12.8

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is: To lose 9 pounds (1.5 lbs/wk)

September 2, 2013 Starting Weight: 185.4

Week one (ends September 5th): 183.6 (-1.8) [-1.8 total]
Week two (ends September 12th):
Week three (ends September 19th):
Week four (ends September 26th):
Week five (ends October 3rd):
Week six (ends October 10th):

October 14, 2013 Ending Weight:

***I changed the weekly dates to correspond to my Thursday official weigh-in days***

This is a great idea, and though late to the game, I would like to join!

2013 Resolution: I am the Queen of Quitting, I never seem to make it more than 3 months on plan... my resolution for the rest of the year is to stay on plan for it.. that is 4 months, one month longer than I ever seem to be able to stay on plan. What is my plan? Calorie counting, a minimum of 30 minutes exercise every. single. day. and drinking 4 of my big bottles of water.

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is: Simply to stay on plan (see above). I would love to see a number in the 250s before the end of this segment.

Starting Weight: 268.8

Week one (ends September 9th):270.0
Week two (ends September 16th):267.6
Week three (ends September 23rd):264.8
Week four (ends September 30th):263.8
Week five (ends October 7th):261.4
Week six (ends October 14th):

2013 Resolution: Work towards getting close to 214 as humanly possible

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is: IF, 1 pound a week, 238

Starting Weight: 243.2

Week one (ends September 9th):
Week two (ends September 16th):
Week three (ends September 23rd):
Week four (ends September 30th):
Week five (ends October 7th):
Week six (ends October 14th):

2013 Resolution: Great start to losing this weight by my 40th (6mos and 2wks)!

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is: Journaling food, some form of exercise 1hr/day and water, water, water.

Starting Weight: 245

Week one (ends September 9th): 244.8 (itty bitty loss)!
Week two (ends September 16th): 244.6
Week three (ends September 23rd): 246.5
Week four (ends September 30th): 243.6
Week five (ends October 7th):244
Week six (ends October 14th):244.6

Not giving up~

My Independence Day to Labor Day resolution failed badly. I hope this one works out better for me.

2013 Resolution: To be at or below 175 by my 30th birthday (January 1, 2014)

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is to lose 6 lbs.

April Fools' Day to Mother's Day Total: -8.4 lbs
Mother's Day to Independence Day Total: -6.6 lbs
Independence Day to Labor Day Total: -2 lbs

Starting weight September 2: 196.2 lbs

Week one (ends September 9): 191.8 lbs (-4.4 lbs, -4.4 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 195.2

Week two (ends September 16): 194.6 lbs (+2.8 lbs, -1.6 lbs total) - Not worried about this gain. I know exactly what it is.
Goal Weight: 194.2

Week three (ends September 23): 191.4 lbs (-3.2 lbs, -4.8 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 193.2

Week four (ends September 30): 192.8 lbs (+1.4 lbs, -3.4 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 192.2

Week five (ends October 7): 193.8 lbs (+1, -2.4 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 191.2

Week six (ends October 14): 192.8 lbs (-1, -3.4 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 190.2


*Official weigh in day is Monday.

Ahh I love this thread, and I most definitely need a restart! The last challenge was a dud for me.. I just think summer really kicked my butt and my excitement!

Labor Day to Columbus day goal: An easy 10. Lbs... To be safely in the 230's. I can do this.

starting weight: 248.6

Week one (ends September 9th): 247.2, -1.4 lbs
Got on the scale this morning and saw 244.4, gonna run with that for a while.
Week two (ends September 16th): 244.4
Week three (ends September 23rd): 244.6 (TOM)
Week four (ends September 30th):
Week five (ends October 7th):
Week six (ends October 14th):

2013 Resolution: To be at or below 230lbs by January 8th (would mean I lost 70 lbs in 6 months)

From Labor Day to Columbus Day, my resolution is to lose 15lbs.



Starting weight September 2: 270lbs

Week one (ends September 9):
Goal Weight: 267.5

Week two (ends September 16):
Goal Weight: 265

Week three (ends September 23):
Goal Weight: 262.5

Week four (ends September 30):
Goal Weight: 260

Week five (ends October 7):
Goal Weight: 257.5

Week six (ends October 14):
Goal Weight: 255

*Official weigh in day is Saturday.