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Nir
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Posted: 3 July 2009 11:46 pm |
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Looking at the results table I have an observation to make: the majority of challenge participants have set themselves a challenge goal equivalent to losing about 1lb/week if not more.
One person has come quite close, at 0.9lb per week.
The question that occurs is: are setting ambitious goals (goals which we strive towards but ultimately do not appear to have the ability to attain) working for us or against us? Would we have done better or worse had we set more 'realistic' goals - for example had we set a goal of 0.5lb per week would we have done even worse?
Any ideas welcome.
I'm delighted at my overall roughly 0.5lb/week loss which I didn't think was possible given my performance in recent months.
I'm planning to once more set myself a 2lb weight loss goal for the next challenge. The plan for calories remains to gently and gradually increase calories by 50 every 2-3 weeks and along the way discover maintenance and perhaps build muscle (so I might fail to hit that 2lb goal for the next period, but it's all good).
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Nir
Senior Administrator
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Posted: 4 July 2009 06:44 am |
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Last day of the challenge and time for my last weigh-in, and I've managed to hold on to the loss - so I'm at 54kg (118.9lb) which means that it was during this challenge that I finally broke through that 'magical' BMI 20.0 barrier and feel more at peace with my weight.
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artistjohn
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 4 July 2009 09:37 am |
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I did change my goal and scales half way thru the challenge from an 8 lbs target to a 5lb loss target which was more realistic.
I have worked hard this week and dipped to 1800 cals last two days and run every day except one when I went to the gym.
My final weigh in is 190.4lbs for a 3lb loss this week and an overall loss of 8.6lbs. My body fat has reduced from 26% to 23.1%.
Nir for me a 1lb a week loss gives me something to shoot at. I hit the 0.9 mark and will go for the 1lb in next challenge. I don't mind as long as it's a downward trend.
Artist John
Last edited on 4 July 2009 09:47 am by artistjohn
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MichelleP
Senior Member
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Posted: 4 July 2009 02:48 pm |
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Final weigh in = 171
That's 2 less than last week.
My goal for this challenge was to lose 10 pounds. I ended up losing 8 pounds and feel good about it overall. I'll take the loss with a smile.
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BJD74
Senior Member
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Posted: 4 July 2009 03:19 pm |
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closing weight for me in this challenge was 2 pds shy of my goal. I am ok with that because this has been a HUGE challenge for me! :) I cant wait to start the next one!! Thanks again Artistjohn!
End weight 162.
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kekkiemonster
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 4 July 2009 07:23 pm |
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| Final weigh in time. 245.3lbs
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KJK_0119
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Posted: 4 July 2009 07:25 pm |
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final weigh in: 146
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mollymoo24
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 6 July 2009 01:10 pm |
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You can put me down at 127.5 for the final.
It could be worse but should have been better. I seem to have lost my focus on weight loss. My next challenge will be just to get back to 125 and maintain it there and get back to healthy, normal eating without all the late-night nonsense.
Thanks for running the Challenge!
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meteorites49
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Posted: 6 July 2009 02:38 pm |
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| Final weigh-in: 131.8
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LLcoolB
Senior Member
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Posted: 6 July 2009 05:10 pm |
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My final weigh-in for this challenge is 176.2. I'm thrilled with it. See you all next challenge.
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