Welcome to the UK Spring Chick Challenge
 

Just thought I'd put this thread up now as I'm not around tomorrow. :D


Spring..... full of hope and good intentions ..... and rather a lot of chocolate eggs and hot cross buns. Its also the lead up to the time of year a lot of us who could do with dropping a few pounds dread the most - those long summer days when carrying extra pounds makes us hot, tired and irritable. Then, just to make it worse, the heat forces us to take off those concealing layers and show some of the dimply flesh we would prefer to keep hidden. :o

C'mon girls, lets use these few weeks productively - lets support each other and work together towards getting in better shape.


As agreed, this Challenge will run from Easter Monday (tomorrow) until Spring Bank Holiday / Memorial Day - which is the 28th May - giving us 7 weeks. It might be a more manageable length than the last one which seemed to go on forever :yawn: (and which I failed miserably on....) :(

I'll put up a thread every Monday afternoon for the weigh ins - don't worry if you don't weigh yourself on Mondays - just update on your regular day - or post every day if it works better for you! Whatever floats your boat. :dizzy:

Goals / aims / targets: Its up to you - could be fitness related, could be life changes, could be weight loss - its whatever you want it to be. Just make it realistic - something that is attainable by the end of the Challenge. Whatever your personal target, it would be great if you could mention it on your signature.

I'm going for a stone (14 pounds) and this time I am going to do it. :mad:

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That enough smilies? :p


My target is 255.

I'm in but instead of an ammount I'd like to lose, I want to get into the clothes I bought last summer that do not fit me.

:goodluck: :high: :goodvibes :broc: :goodscale

PS I will weigh on Thursdays as usual.

Count me in dudes!!! going for getting back into at least my biggest pair of size 12 trousers (if not the whole wardrobe of size 12 clothes i own!) going to add a note to my signature right now xx:carrot:

I'm up for this one too! I'd like to lose at least a stone and a half by the end of May and try to stop the cheating when I'm on my own as well!

Emma

hi i`m in. find these challenges great motivation.
anyway by the end of this challenge, im hoping to get as much below 12 stone (im currently just over 12 and a half) as i safely can. also hoping to fit comfortably into a size 16, maybe heading towards a 14. im on holiday in june, so want to look ok.
:carrot: people who dont know im aiming to get slim, are actually noticing my weightloss.
:carrot: i have to wear a uniform at work. have been wearing a size 24 +. yesterday i tried on a size 16, and it was actually a little loose.
mad
ps.hope everyone enjoyed their easter eggs. i am currently munching on a small bar of lindt 70% dark chocolate . to be honest not enjoying it as much as i thought. maybe my tastebuds are becoming slightly re educated (wishful thinking)

Hello I am in too. I must do something thats for sure.

I'm aiming to lose 7lbs.

Good luck everyone

Michele

Good idea, count me in too.

I wanna lose about 2 stone (since I'm going on holiday 2 and a half weeks after the challenge ends) but I have lots of uni work to do too - and since I lose nearly all my weight by exercise, this might be difficult. 4 pounds a week is attainable though, but to be on the safe side I'll aim to be down to 10 stone (140) by the end of the challenge!

I'd like to loose 7 lbs - i think that's attainable in 7 weeks for me. It's slow because I have ME so am not able to excercise so that will be by diet alone, making sure I have low-fat foods and portion control. That means I will weigh 16 stone something rather than 17 stone something I am now!

Good luck to everyone!:)

Me! Me! :wave:

Ideally like to lose 7lbs, but will settle for sensible eating and no binges!
Good luck everyone :D

I'm sitting this one out......I'm sick of reporting no changes!!!!

I'm going to try this one too, I'll aim for a pound a week, making a goal of 7lbs off :)

Maybe a bit unrealistic but I'm aiming to lose 14 pounds (taking me to 150lbs). I think I can manage 2 pound a week, if I continue going to the gym and resisting the easter eggs.

Also going to make my deadline slightly earlier. Hoping to do it by my daughters second birthday (May 23)

Good Luck

:wave: Welcome to the forum MiaWallace. :wave:

i'm hoping to get into size 14 properly and maybe lose about 5lbs. AM switching to ww Core plan tomorrow

Thank you Veggie. Thought I might of sneaked in unnoticed.

I want to do this challenge and would like to lose 10lb I am currently going to ww so will update on a Thursday

Fee x

Count me in! This is just what I need right now and as we have a wedding to attend at the end of May, I'd be very happy to lose 10 pounds before I go shopping for a new outfit. I've been very very lax about weight loss these last few months so time to get in gear!

My goals:

1) 3 litres of water a day (which isn't even hard for me to achieve when I stick to it)
2) Power walking 5 mornings a week
3) Weights 3 mornings a week
4) Eating a decent breakfast, even if it's just toast and a piece of fruit
5) Back to my grilled cod or salmon and veggies for lunch
6) Back to the Mediterranean way of eating, incorporating more fresh veggies and wholefoods into my meals and snacks
7) Planning my menus

I want in!!!

I would like to lose 12 lbs which would work out as just under 2 pounds a week. I'm 168 now (an even 12 stone:mad: ) and that would bring me down too 156 (11stone 2). Which, if I actually managed it would be un-be-lievable.:^:

Good luck to all involved. I'm gonna weigh in Mondays.

Right, I haven't posted my goals yet.

1. My marathon is on 27 May, so that's the number 1 priority. If I run better a bit heavier because I have more energy reserves to call on, then so be it. I will eat what I need to train, and try not to obsess about quantity (although I reserve the right to be picky about quality). I want a PB, and I want to run all the way this time.

2. I'd like to hit 148 at least once in my life so I can say I've lost 8 stone. I got down to 149 before easter so I think it's doable. I'm not going off my weight on the 28th though - that will be skewed by marathon running and post race eating/drinking, so for the weight part of this my cut off date is 25 May (and even that might be affected by carb loading...)

3. This is the fun bit. Last year I bought myself some fab jeans for my birthday (31st May). I'm thrilled that I can still fit in them (not least because they were so expensive!) so this year my challenge is to find something equally fantastic to buy. I want to get myself one real quality piece of clothing each year for my birthday as a reminder of what I've achieved. Of course I'm still allowed to buy clothes the rest of the year ;). I may only get round to this in Madrid, but I'll start thinking about what I want to buy now.

4. Stick to the basics. Lots of fruit and veg, lots of carbs, not so much alcohol and chocolate. I know what to do, but sometimes I seem to fall off track a bit. Even though I can get away with eating more, I need to remember that I don't need to make up the excess with chocolate and wine...

This is my weigh in day and I was 206.5 up half a pound.

My goal is too lose 21lbs :) by the end of this challenge x

My weigh in was tonight and lost 1.5lb so on my way to losing my 10lb woo hoo.

Nice start fee. Well done

Oh meant to say in last posting. I booked today to go to the Gym on a Monday and Wednesday so hopefully that will help me on my way. I have my cousins wedding on 7th July so am aiming to lose the weight for then so that I feel more comfortable in how a look.

Welcome to everyone - lovely to see so many people joining in and so full of enthusiasm.

I've had my weigh in too this morning and (surprise, surprise) have stayed the same!

i weighed in tonight instead of tomorrow as ive been doing loads of night shifts and my body clock etc all all out of sync
despite having a mini binge :( on thursday, ive lost 2.6 lbs .probably did me good. i ate on top of my normal food. portion home cooked shepherds pie, 1 mars bar and a handful of choc chip cookies, yum yum. its really hard trying to eat from scratch/healthy when im doing nights. i should prepare in advance and freeze, but im so disorginised. mad

I forgot I stuck this. :dizzy: Well done madaboutbooks. :)

Im a newbie,Im in on this one but a week late I guess so I weighed in today on my first week at 162lbs and by June 17th I so want to be thinner by 2 stone but thats pushing to far but definately one and a half so I will go with one and a half stone by the end of this challenge,thats 21lbs mmmmmm,well done everyone who has successfully completed their first week.

I'd love to join in! I'm a week late, so I'm giving myself 6 weeks to lose 12lbs, be back ontop of eating my 5 fruits and veg a day and be drinking at least 1.5 litres of water a day. I've pretty much cut out everything junkie (except alcohol :o), so now I need to fill in all the gaps with good healthful things :)

I weighed in at 186.2lbs today.