***A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU ~ Challenge Sign-ups***

The "A New Year, A New You" challenge is for those wanting to start off the New Year right and provide each other with the motivation and dedication needed to reach our goals.

***If you are interested in participating in this challenge, please sign-up on this thread.***

The challenge will begin on January 1, 2009.  A new thread will be created in the Games & Challenges forum the day the challenge begins.  In this thread, you will report the following:

Member Name:
Height:
Starting Weight:
Goal Weight:

Since the challenge starts on 01/01/09, weekly weigh-ins will be every Thursday.  If you miss a weigh-in, your weight from the previous week will be applied. 

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This challenge is points based.  There will be various opportunities to earn points but it is not necessary to participate in all the options.  You can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your goals.  Please try to report your points earned each day in a new post.  The points will be tallied after each week's weigh in.

POINTS WILL BE EARNED AS FOLLOWS:

POUNDS LOST:  5 points earned for every pound lost. (ie. 1.2lbs lost = 6 points earned, maximum of 2lbs = 10 points applicable)

CALORIE GOAL:  3 points earned for every day you reach within a 100 calories of your calorie goal.  The calorie goal needs to be reported the day before in order to earn points.  (ie. If your calorie goal is 1500 and you consume between 1400-1600 calories, you earn 3 points)

WORKOUT MINUTES:  .5 point earned for every 10 minutes of workout you do. (ie. 55 minutes of exercise = 2.75 points)

CALORIES BURNED:  .5 point earned for every 100 calories burned by exercise. (ie. 300 calories burned = 1.5 points)

CALORIE DEFICIT:  .5 point earned for every 100 calorie deficit you have each day. (ie. A 400 calorie deficit = 2 points, a maximum of 1000 calorie deficit = 5 points applicable)

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A New Year, A New You group has been created:

http://caloriecount.about.com/new-challenge-g 640

Member Name: Pam
Height:5'4"
Starting Weight:171
Goal Weight: 155

Member name: Phenomenal woman

Height 5ft 6"

Starting weight - 238lbs

Goal weight 170lbs

Member Name: Holly
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight: 162
Goal Weight: 125

Original Post by deloughy:

How will the info we log be monitored to know it is accurate? As far as I know, you can't view other people's calorie and workout info, and we especially won't be able to know each other's weight.

It is each member's responsibility to report their information either daily or weekly at each weigh in.  Without the information, I will not be able to award any points.  

I have started the thread for Week 1 in Games & Challenges.  Please report your starting weight on Week 1's thread on January 1, 2009.

Remember, the challenge will last for 6 weeks.

Please do not make your goal weight for the challenge more than 2lbs lost per week.  Thanks.

G'day!

Member Name: Jella
Height:5'7"
Starting Weight:Not sure - last weighed in at 200 in September... I'm guessing 210.
Goal Weight:175

I am definitely doing this!

Member name: Caroline
Height: 5'5
Starting Weight: 258
Goal Weight: 248

yeah! I am joining a new gym on saturday and want a place to log my changes

Member name: Zan

Height: 5'2.5''

Starting Weight: 116

Goal Weight: 102 or until I look fitter

Member Name: Kristal
Height: 5'5
Starting Weight: 129
Goal Weight: 110

Member name Jill Height: 5'6  Starting Weight: 151 Goal Weight: 140               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;      

Member Name: Pandaboo

Height: 5'7

Weight: 182

Goal Weight: 150

Member Name: Angie
Height: 5'5
Starting Weight: 174
Goal Weight: 130

Member Name: Christina

Height: 5'6"

Starting Weight: 207

Goal Weight: 175

Member Name: T

Height: 5'6"

Starting Weight: 135

Goal Weight: 129

Sorry I'm late. I new to joining any kind of on-line groups or challenges.  Hopefully I can still participate.

Member Name: Kathy

 Height: 5'9

Weight: 238

Goal Weight: 165 (6 week goal will be an 8 lb weight loss)

Another late one if not too late.

Member Name: Ginger
Height: 5'0
Starting Weight: 185
Goal Weight: 170 for 6 wks, 130 or less overall

Member Name: Paty22

Height:5'3.5

Starting Weight: 167

Goal Weight: 140 ( but for this challange 155)

Member Name: charmagnec

Height: 5'2

Starting Weight: 162

Goal Weight: 130