Maybe we can do a main challenge of Thanksgiving and then another challenge for Christmas?!

Lol yea... at least, that's how it's usually done, if memory serves correctly.

Yeah thats good... they are about a month apart typically... Good Luck Ladies

Hahaha. This seems like a great idea!

I can post both up as soon as you girls figure out names for them.
I'll stick them on top as well. That way you'll have a thread to chat
in about the challenge and how everyone is doing.

so what are the rules for the challenge going to be? There going to be weekly weigh ins and such?

The way I remember them, there are weigh-ins, on your normal days... the major rule for both was to stick to your normal diet and exercise plan, with the goal to get to the goal weight by the declared holiday.

Hmmm.. names... I like the one named after me . Im such a diva... seriously though, that's a thinker..

We could just call it Fae's Thanksgiving Challenge. Or "the 20-somethings Thanksgiving Challenege named after Fae". Or..... see, I'm not creative

Thanks for helping out, trns! Long time no see!

I'd say, for rules:
-Follow your normal diet and exercise plan.
-Weigh-in in this thread at your normal times, be it weekly or monthly or what have you.
-Post about any concerns about progress, get support, and keep going!

That's pretty basic, right?

Maybe we should just call it the Thanksgiving Challenge.. Sweet and simple lol

Well I was hoping that we could differentiate it from other thanksgiving challenges going on.... so we'd be special..... not necessary though!

lol i dunno im not very creative.

So, it's WI time for me..... Down a pound to 195 (change of -2). I also changed my Thanksgiving goal from 175 to 179.... while the first was totally doable if I am good the whole time, I need to leave room for being human. I'll be happy to just see 17- ANYTHING on the scale by the end of November! Then I'll be at the lowest I can actually remember myself weighing, and the rest is uncharted territory.... oooh, scary! (I can't wait!)

I'd love to join in for the Thanksgiving challange. I'd like to be at 291.5 by Thanksgiving that's 10lbs so a 1lb for a week. Would be so awsome if I was at my first 10% by then which is 284.4.

Ok, I'll make Monday my official weigh-in day... and so far, nothing. 205.... but this is because I havent really exercised, besides my normal walking between home and work. (Come on DVDs, GET HERE! ) Hopefully, next week, I'll have better things to report.. and I know Brit, I will be so excited once the scale hits the 170's!

Mondays are kind of dangerous days to have WIs.... I used to do Mondays but then I could never keep myself on track during the weekends so weight on Mondays would be disastrous! Then I changed to Friday mornings, because I'm great during the week.... but then that just gave me an excuse to go wild on the weekends ("oh, I'll make up for it the rest of the week....")... Now I'm back to Mondays. If I'm going to get healthier, it's gotta be a 24-7 effort, you know? not a 24-5

This is kinda mean but I hope you're sore after your first run-thru of the push program. When I was going through it I was thinking how easy it was... they weren't really "pushing" me. Then the next day... owww! So I hope I'm not the only one Did you ask them to work a particular part of your body when you signed up? I asked for shoulders, thinking it'll help with posture (might have chosen back, actually).... and of course I got lots of push-ups! I hate push-ups!! Garrrr.....

Okay, done rambling

Brit - no hard feelings, I swear! I dont mind feeling it.. when I was 10 (and 185 lbs) I took horseback riding lessons for a few months (before my mom stopped them because we "couldnt afford them"... I was devistated!) and I could feel the posting practice the next day when I first started! I can assure you I will feel it.. for the cardio I accidentally signed up for the kickboxing one, which is not one I wanted to do, due to bad past experiences with my knees and kickboxing dvds. I did specify to take it easy on my knees though, so Im hoping its not bad!

I asked to work my abs especially... that area is my worst spot! That probably means lots of crunches.. hah. Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as I get them and start.. Im hoping they come today, so I can try it after work *fingers crossed*