March Calorie Deficit Challenge - Newcomers always welcome!
We all know that in order to lose weight you need to have a calorie deficit. This challenge is about that deficit!
April sign-ups now open here.
We'll start counting on 3/1/09.
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How it works
To start with, you choose a goal deficit for the month. Then each day you keep track of your calorie intake and calorie output, then compute your calorie deficit. You post in here (daily, weekly, whenever) your running deficit for the month in the form of: deficit to-date / goal deficit. Be sure to post a new post every time you post - do not edit previous posts or I will not see it! Also, be sure you keep track of your on-going total - I won't be doing the math for you!
For example
Let's say I want to lose five pounds this month. So, I sign up for the 17,500 Challenger group. On day 1 my calorie output is 2000 and my intake is 1500. That makes my day 1 deficit 500, so I post: 500/17,500. On day 2, my calorie output is 1800 and my intake is 1500, making my deficit 300. So, I add my day 2 deficit onto my day 1 deficit, and post: 800/17,500. On day 3, I didn't do so well and took in 2000 calories and burned 1800 calories. So, on day 3 I subtract the calories I took in over maintainence and I post my total montly deficit as 600/17,500. For more examples check out the February Calorie Deficit Challege found here: http://caloriecount.about.com/february-calori e-deficit-challenge-newcomers-always-ft127202
Questions?
Ask!
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CHALLENGERS*
10,500 (3 pounds) challengers
alle0299 - 8688
looseymoose - 6591
wildntaken - 11416
14,000 (4 pounds) challengers
flowergirl21 - 6026
jluffner - 4758
leighlee22782
lemntwist - 7773
lilygirl1970 - 18686
mia_v - 5997
pleniscenta - 1966
redhed27 - 14394
17,500 (5 pounds) challengers
betzc - 16022
cbussiere - 17875
ckuhfahl - 1649
eka28 - 7525
februarybride - 3400
kacka - 18870
lmy2301 - 7591
lw146993 - 505
ntack2 - 12432
pokeylvr - 367
shonaghmartin - 3500
spatch - 14901
wesmoot - 19962
21,000 (6 pounds) challengers
cristin - 3186
edriver - 3427
girlfighting27 - 11756
healthmd - 20992
keesher
lemntwist - 1484
mlilly1186 - 13400
rylindis - 678
smartypants_57 - 2931
tyrdrop - 2230
24,500 (7 pounds) challengers
tealparadise - 15630
sereniticat - 33944
28,000 (8 pounds) challengers
annulyju - 6485
beyondextraordinary - 28509
diva_n_da_making - 24722
eat4health - 28435
flashfox - 826
findingmeagain2009
jesselou - 3884
makenasmom - 20657
shandrake - 18443
*REMINDER: Be sure to post your running total for the month, using your
last posted total not the posted total. Otherwise you'd risk missing some
calories in your total!
3/29 - 26605/28000. TWO MORE DAYS! Lets just hope the scale reflects some of this deficit.
I'm there!!!!!! MArch 29 - 17,600/17,500 and 4Lb down.
3/22 - 922 3/23 - 796 3/24 - 822 3/25 - 656 3/26 - 733 3/27 - 744 3/28 - 2555
total so far : 25827/28000
8688 / 10500
So close, but yet so far...
Original Post by alle0299:
8688 / 10500
So close, but yet so far...
hang in there!!! the month isn't quite over yet and April is a brand new month :)
14630/24500
Long day at work = not much time to eat + huge calorie burn... eek!
3/29 = 2682
total so far : 28509/28000
Goal reached!! Woooo. 2 freebie days but I think I'll save them for my birthday next weekend :)
For yesterday: 16 865 / 17 500.
Two more days!
Wow! A lot of people have reached their goal already, congrats to you guys!!
March 29th: 11,256/21,000
3/1/09 SW: 147.4
3/29/09: 144 lbs down 3.4 lbs! yay!!
march 27, 28, 29 - 879 def
total: 12732/14000
March 30 32456 / 24500
March 28 - Big ZERO. I enjoyed a piece of cake and no exercise. Overall, I felt miserable all day.
March 29 - 422
14,901/17,500 - Even with today and tomorrow, I don't think I'll reach the goal, but I definitely got close!
11646/17500
3/30 - 27785/28000. 215 calories to go - in one day. AHHHHH!
Day 30
782
Total
19,526/17,500
17 853 / 17 500.
Yay! Reached my goal! I'll post the total weight loss tomorrow! Good luck to everyone!
18,170/17,500
Mar 30
17,516/14,000
Made it to the 5 pound mark...in only 19 days! I'm sure the scales will agree, too. We'll find out tomorrow!
Good luck to everyone. I know your hard work will be worth it!
March 30th:989
Total: 24,119/28,000
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