***April Weight Loss Challenge***Sign Ups Always Welcome!

Welcome to the **April** Challenge!
I “pirated” this challenge from Kallikat--hopefully won’t get kicked off this forum by the moderators if I didn‘t go through the right channels--am a relative “newbie“ to this forum stuff.  Anyway, if you’ve participated before, welcome back for another month!  To all those who have not done this challenge (or any other) welcome aboard to any newbies!

The challenge is pretty easy.
We'll have 4 weekly weigh in's and then a final weigh in on the last day of the month and the dates will be...:

April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh-In for the month! April 30:

In keeping with previous tradition:  weigh in days are on a Sunday.  For those who don’t like to weigh in on the weekend--look at it this way--extra motivation to stay on track over those “days off!”

So!
Sign up soon--fill out the form below and post it EVERY Sunday with your new weights.

Name:
Age:
Height:
Start Weight  (Your current weight ):
Goal Weight  (by April 30):

April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Fill in the form, and re-post it every Sunday with your new weights.
DO NOT EDIT YOUR ORIGIONAL POST because I won’t notice.
Thanks :]


The challenge is about personal motivation and success and just knowing you're making a good change for yourself…BUT, feel free to pat yourself & your challenge-mates on the back for each week’s efforts!

FINAL WEIGH IN (through post 223)  click here.  When spreadsheet comes up, click again to enlarge.

April 26 Weigh In Results (through post#200) click here.  April 19 Weigh In Results  (through post #170) are here.  April 12 Weigh In Results (through post #137) click here.   Link to April 5 Weigh In Results

Name: Jenny
Age: 23
Height: 5'9''
Start Weight  (Your current weight ): 208
Goal Weight  (by April 30): 198

April 5:   206.2
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Name: Karen
Age: 26
Height: 5'8''
Start Weight  (Your current weight ): 157 (April 1st)
Goal Weight  (by April 30): 149

April 5: 156
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Original Post by akgrl:

This was supposed to be "initial results"...unfortuantely, I apparently don't speak fluent HTML so my link to the "snapshot" spreadsheet did not work. For the time being--I'll do it the "old fashioned" way--just type the data & eyeball the spacing. Have not given up on the link--will have to come up with something suitable to use as a bribe for my HTML expert (translated--teenager). Am not sure if it's operator error, or if the system really doesn't want me to do what I was trying to do

Hi AKgrl, what is the location of your snapshot?  Have you uploaded it to your profile gallery?  Maybe I can help you.

Original Post by amayou82:
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I've recently started incorporating grapefruit in my diet, it has all kinds of great nutrients and it's cal. A lil too bitter for me so I sprinkle a little bit of splenda on it and it's pretty good. Anyone else trying anything new this month?

Recently I read a thread which explains the "balanced oxidizer" in the thread and that is what I am, so I'm shooting for 30/30/40 percentages of fat/protein/carb and it appears to be paying off.

Name: Shruti
Age: 30
Height:5'3"
Start Weight (Your current weight): 174 lbs
Goal Weight (by April 30):168 lbs

April 5:   172 lbs
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Name: Chasta
Age:32
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight  (Your current weight ): 216
Goal Weight  (by April 30): 210

April 5: 216
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

I didn't realize there was another challenge going on.  Thanks akgrl!  I need this motivation!

Name: earthmom
Age: 60
Height: 5ft 6in
Start Weight  (Your current weight ): 244.8
Goal Weight  (by April 30): 237

April 5: 242
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss: 2.8 lb

Hey! thanks "akgrl" I missed this challenge!--I was horrified on 4/4 to see I had regained 5 lbs since 3/24.

ick. These challenges help me stay on track.

Name: foxylady_st
Age: 27
Height:5'6
Start Weight  (Your current weight ):151
Goal Weight  (by April 30): 145

April 5: 151
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Sorry I'm joining late!  I will also repost this on Sunday to join, but just having something in writing helps my motivation!

Good luck.  :)

Hey All!

Glad to see so many familiar names & several new ones.  Have to admit I was a bit surprised by the results of this first weigh-in...for a lot of us, it was a "base-line" weigh AND it was an "abbreviated" week.  With what was accomplished during such a short time frame, I can't wait to see what happens this Sunday!   We could kick some serious butt this month (literally)

Name: Baubles
Age: 30
Height: 5'0"
Start Weight (Your current weight): 151
Goal Weight (by April 30): 146

April 5: 152
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Original Post by akgrl:

Original Post by amayou82:

akgrl Will I get on the list when I lose some weight?

Would love to put you on the list, but I'm still waiting for your starting weight.  I guess I could enter "14something" as 14?, but not sure how to figure out if you gained or lost from there...suppose I'll just "wing it" and post this week's weigh in.

 I updated my start weight to 147, thanks.

akgirl, I appreciate that there's no negative "weight lost".  haha, keeping it positive for those of us who are mad at our scales this week. 

good luck everyone!!

Oh man, I suck. I have been failing miserably. I lost 25 lbs. and have gained ten back as of today. NOT GOOD. Not to mention I underestimated my weight gain. Darn you blasted beer and cookies!

Name: Lauren
Age: 23
Height: 5'5"
Start Weight (Your current weight): 143.5
Goal Weight (by April 30): 138.5 (depressing since I was 133 in January)

April 5: 143.5
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Only 2 days to our official first weigh-in, I'm nervous.

Name:louise
Age:18
Height:5'3
Start Weight (Your current weight):149
Goal Weight (by April 30):139( eventually 130)

April 5: 147-- (Im just hoping that the last weigh in was a fluke :))
April 12: 145.6 :)
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Name: Shruti
Age: 30
Height:5'3"
Start Weight (Your current weight): 174 lbs
Goal Weight (by April 30):168 lbs

April 5:   172 lbs
April 12: 169 lbs !!! hurray!!!
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:

Name:  AKgrl
Age:  49
Height:  5' 10"
Start Weight (Your current weight):  183.6
Goal Weight (by April 30):  175

April 5:  182.6
April 12:  179.4 ***Surprise--Surprise***
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss:  -4.2

Name:  Jacqueline
Age:  20
Height:  5'2"
Start Weight (Your current weight):  225.8
Goal Weight (by April 30):  220

April 5:  225.8
April 12: 223.2
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total Weight Loss: -2.6

Name: satyrswoman
Age: 38
Height: 5' 10"
Start Weight (Your current weight): 160.8
Goal Weight (by April 30): 157

April 5: 160.8
April 12: 158.6 (now to just maintain this thru today's easter gathering)
April 19:
April 26:
Final Weigh In - April 30:

Total weight loss: 2.2