[Lori259]

~CC COLUMBUS DAY CHALLENGE~

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TO THE CALORIES COUNTERS COLUMBUS DAY CHALLENGE
(decided this would be a quicker one for everyone~sometimes those longer ones gets us unmotivated We can do Halloween one next time Then Thanksgiving & so on.)

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COLUMBUS DAY CHALLENGE~ Even if your not a calorie counter Your more than welcome to join

Can u believe It's time for a new Calorie Counters' Holiday Challenge?(THANK GOD CAUSE LAST ONE WENT SO SLOW~LOL)

Everybody did great on the LABOR DAY CHALLENGE!!!!
Some of us met our goals, some of us only got partway there,some went the wrong direction, but we all put in a great effort, learned some lessons, made new friends, and supported each other... and that's what these challenges are for. Now, we're ready to set our sights on a new challenge, new goals, and the next 1 month & 5 days of this journey!

Here's how it works... Set a goal or goals that you would like to reach before Columbus Day (Columbus Day IS Oct.11th) . Your goals can be anything: pounds you want to lose, a smaller clothing size or outfit you'd like to fit into, sports or fitness achievements, or just a goal of keeping food and exercise on track. Whatever gets you excited about working your plan over the next few weeks, is the right goal for this challenge. You can set as many or as few goals as you like.

All are welcome! If you're not sure what your goal will be yet, but would like to join up and find some weight loss buddies, get and give support, please jump in, and you can post a goal later, when you think of something. Our main purpose is to motivate each other to keep the food on plan, keep exercising, keep getting leaner, more fit, and healthy. REMEMBER Even if your not a calorie counter Your more than welcome to join!The more the merrier!



I may not be able to check in daily,Since I am a mom of 3~ But I will do my best too. HAVE A GREAT CHALLENGE EVERYONE

TO EVERYONE

[Lori259]

Decided To do a quicker challenge Since the last one took forever ~Hope that was ok With everyone~will be back on later & edit this with my goals~HUGS TO ALL!!!!!

GOAL/GOALS:OK I think I wanna Keep on with my toning exercises~I am Not to worried with Pounds lost exactly anymore so wanna get the firm belly So inches loss is fine with me....Its starting to happen slowly but surely...With solid exercising. So My goal is to basically to continue with Staying on plan & keep working on my toning exercises~So close to maintaining~So I am ok with the 145 I have been clinging onto for weeks now...Just wanna look firm~I Will...With lost of hard work. HUGS TO ALL! & GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE!

[Losing4another]

Its been so long since I've been here it looks different what I remember
I'm going to put some more thought into this before just adding a goal... Help me Lori
Can't wait to get started

[Lori259]

LORRA ~LOL I forgot your name on here~I was thinking who is
Losing4another?! ~hehehehe ~um just go for 3 pounds maybe that would be a nice start~take it nice & slow ~don't put to much pressure on yourself! HUGS GIRL SO GLAD YOUR BACK FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE!

[jigglefree]

OOOOOO LORI I LOVE YOU!!!! That Labor Day Challenge was So Long. I'm feeling good today but I haven't logged one single calorie but I haven't been out of control. Fresh start tomorrow and I'll be logging every morsel that passes my lips.

I'm going for a something easy...not really but I will be aiming for 1400 calories per day. I will log my calories and hopefully these fat rolls will get much smaller than they are today. I will continue to do my two miles a day so that should translate into a sexier me.

[love2b150]

Hi Lori, Jiggle and Losing4another

I am definitely in. I exceeded my Labor Day goal by 1.2 so I am siked

My goal this challenge is ...
~ to get my water in through all that's going on with the kids.
~ to get my 1600 calories in by planning my meals ahead of time. <--- this has been hard for me.
~ to do some form of exercise before the kids get home from school because once they get home I don't have time.
~ to lose 6lbs, at 168.8 today ... so 162.8 goal 1lb per week by 10/11/10

I am so excited

[NorthernExposure]

Okay...even though this will be a shorter challenge than Halloween would have been, I'm still going to shoot for 205.5, which is halfway between my starting weight and goal weight! (Still not sure if 137 is the "right" weight for me...but it's something to shoot for until I get closer.)

So 8.5 lbs in a little over a month. This is a lot more than I've been losing lately, but I have slacked off a lot over the summer...so we will see!

[rainbowstripe]

I haven't done a challenge in the calorie counters area yet, even though calorie counting is what I do! So I'm going to do this one! I have a goal to lose another 3 kilograms/6.6pounds by my birthday on October 2nd so for October 11th (we don't actually have Columbus Day here in New Zealand funnily enough heh!) I am going to make it a goal to lose 3.5kg/7.7pounds.

I know it's a stretch, but I won't be too disappointed if I don't make it all the way there, it's just something to work towards!

My other goal is to keep my calories at the right level and not continually go under every day!
So: 1650-1700 on exercise days
1500-1550 on non-exercise days
Lose 3.5kg/7.7pounds

Let's see how it goes!

Oh hi by the way, I'm Sarah, I post mainly in the 20-somethings forum

[ElizabethG]

Count me in!

My goal will be to enter Onderland, so 199! I weighed in at 204 exactly today. So 5 lbs.

My calorie ranges:
2000 - Max (only 1 or 2x per week max)
1700 - Ave (most days)
1500 - Min

I have a question. When we check in should we add to our original post or post a new reply?

Thanks!

[nurse2be]

I started counting calories yesterday, so I'd love to join!
Not sure what my goal would be except to make sure I count everyday.
SW: 164
GW: 155
I think that sounds good for now! LOL

[envelope]

I know this is the Columbus Day Challenge, but I have always thought of Columbus Day as my birthday holiday, since it always falls within a few days of my birthday.



My Birthday Goals (Oct. 9th)
Weigh 169
Keep CCing, it has been difficult since returning to school.
Exercise at a minimum of 5 days a week.

My weight goal will be pushing it, but I think it may be attainable thanks to jogging.

Hi everyone!!!

Welcome to everyone new to the challenge!

ElizabethG Create a new post for updates, we are pretty talkative so if you updated an old post we may never see it.

[misspriss78]

Yay, another challenge! Count me in

My goal is to
1)continue with my workouts
2)continue counting my calories everyday
3)lose..gulp... 4lbs (167)

Lets go Lets go Lets get going

[Lori259]

Welcome to all the new & Welcome Back to those who have been in previous challenges! OH & Jiggle I love u 2! I love all of YOU!~We are in this together....We can do this! HUGS TO ALL!

Will post again ASAP~Gotta get up early to get kids to school So off to bed for me...Have a super Tuesday everyone!

[Losing4another]

Hello everyone

How about 8 pounds? I'm going to lose fast at first and it would be to easy to cheat and still make that goal Also want to include exercise three days a week to start

[Lori259]

WANTED TO ADD BEFORE I GO TO BED:
I know this aint the same outfit....But we have had a few chili mornings here lately so the pic in the shorts Was took On 4th Of July First Day of the last challenge & the one in jeans & jacket was took on the 4th of September 2 months later with Staying on plan nearly daily & Doing my toning exercises At least 6 times a week ~usually all 7.~I have not lost much pounds wise But I can tell Those toning exercises are working good! I AM SOOO HAPPY!~OH the reason I am a bit taller on the 2nd side is those boots had heels. LOL~Just wanted to share My progress for last challenge by sharing the before & after pic. Hope u all see the difference too.

Just click the pic to make it bigger.

P.s.~LORRA~WAY TO GO~aim high girl~u can do it! ~I Will stay after ya On FB too~SO WATCH OUT FOR ME LOL! hehehehe J/k