November calorie deficit challenge (posting now open!)

Hello!  If you are looking at this, then you probably know what a calorie deficit is.  Basically, this is a remake of an old challenge I used to love (even though it is QUITE challenging for me).   The challenge is to set a goal total deficit for the month, and then every day track yourself in the thread and try to reach that goal.

Going off of the old 3500calories=1lb:

2lb Challenge- total deficit of 7000 during the month

4lb Challenge- total deficit of 14000 during the month

6lb Challenge- total deficit of 21000 during the month

8lb Challenge- total deficit of 28000 during the month

Now, the reason that this challenge has fizzled out before is that the person who starts it does not continue to post edit everyone's stats in the first post.  I'm going to get around that by proposing a new system to this challenge.

ONLY POST ONCE.   Not once per day, not once per week, just once!  Post the following in order to sign up:

Name:

Current Weight: (optional)

Goal Weight: (optional)

I'm doing the __________ deficit challenge.

BIO:  (short blurb about why you are doing this)

Today's deficit: xxxx

Total deficit: XXXX/XXXXX 

Now, the xxxx/xxxxx is the important part.  Every day (or whenever you can), come online, hit that nifty *edit post* button, and update those two bits with how much extra you burned that day and how much you've burned so far this month out of your goal.    This way, the thread is condensed and it's easier to remember who everyone is and see how they are doing.  Also- if I go AWOL, other people can still continue the thread regardless.

EDIT:   It's NOVEMBEEERRRR~~~  as they say in my Japanese class がんばってʌ 81; (you can do it!)

Also:  POSTING IS NOW OPEN!  Feel free to make new posts and chat :]

Name: Phylicia

Current Weight: 135  ! 132.4

Goal Weight: 125

I'm doing the 20000 deficit challenge.

BIO: I've done this challenge before.  I want to drop these last 10 lbs before I see my family over Christmas (so by Dec 16th when I go home).

11/23-24 deficit: 2000

Total deficit: 13200/20,000

Name: Nikki

Current Weight: 154.4

Goal Weight: 150 (for now)

I'm doing the _7,000_ deficit challenge.

BIO:  I managed to get pretty lazy (exercise and eating wise) a few weeks back and started seeing the numbers on the scale start creeping back up (ack!).  I kicked it back into gear just about a week or two ago and have started seeing those numbers come back down (yes!).  So now I'm motivated to continue because (once again) I know I can do this.  That, and because my fiance and I are planning on taking our engagement pictures around the Christmas holiday, and I'd like to not look like a blob in them, lol. :)

Daily Deficits: 370 (Nov.1), 351 (Nov.2), (Nov.3-5: didn't keep track), 215 (Nov.6), 457 (Nov.7), 510 (Nov.8), 145 (Nov.9), 258 (Nov.10), 174 (Nov.11), 7 (Nov.12), -49 (Nov.13), (Nov.14-15: didn't keep track), 372 (Nov.16), 704 (Nov.17), 567 (Nov.18), 261 (Nov.19), 78 (Nov.20), 234 (Nov.21), 126 (Nov.22), 224 (Nov.23), 405 (Nov.24)

Total deficit: 5,415/7,000 (~77%)

I'm hoping this challenge really forces me to pay attention to my deficits.  Thanks, Phylicia, for setting this up!

Name: Chelsea

Current Weight: 141

Goal Weight: 128

I'm doing the 21,000 deficit challenge.

BIO: I've never done this challenge before, I'm hoping I stay motivated.  I want to be down around 130 by Christmas...

Total Deficit:----/21,000

ONLY POST ONCE.   Not once per day, not once per week, just once! 

Every day (or whenever you can), come online, hit that nifty *edit post* button, and update those two bits with how much extra you burned that day and how much you've burned so far this month out of your goal.

Reserving my space!

Name: John

Current Weight: 167.5#

Goal Weight: 160.0#

I'm doing the 35,000 deficit challenge.

BIO: Been working on this goal weight for over a year.  I am 89% of the way there.  Hoping to make it this month or next.

Previously posted Deficit: 6143/35000 = 18%

Deficit 11/20-11/24: 1521,966,68,1296,0

Total deficit: 9994/35000 = 29%

Name:  Yvonne

Current Weight: 80.2kg (about 177lbs)

Goal Weight:  75kg (165.5) - My New Year's goal

I'm doing the _21000_ deficit challenge.

BIO:  Hi, I've started my weight loss program a month ago, and have so far lost 7 Ibs. I'm looking to join some challenges to keep me extra motivated. I set my deficit to 700kCal per day, so nothing too ambitious but not too easy either. Hope we'll all meet our goals, cheers!

Today's deficit: 543

Total deficit: 10853/21000 ( 51.7% so far)

1486 (3 Nov)  910(4 Nov)  495 (5 Nov) 918 (6 Nov) 506 (7 Nov)

893 (10 Nov) 715 (11 Nov) 753 (12 Nov) 948 (13 Nov) 1139 (14 Nov)

823 (20 Nov - back on track!) 674 (21 Nov) 873 (22 Nov) 249 (23 Nov) 543(25 Nov)

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Nov 3rd - I'm having a late start...anyways, I had two bad days so today I ate only fruit - a little detoxification and easing my stomach after bad food; and tommorow I'm getting back to my 400kCal deficit by eating and 300+ deficit by exercising

Nov 10th - Hello guys, I just wanted to let you know I've been down with a a fever for the last two days..... I haven't counted my food, but I think there was a deficite, especialy considering that my fever has probably boost my metabolism, I actually weight a pound less this morning that I had on Sunday 8th....I'm going to count today, but I'm not going to go for more than  200-300kCal deficit, i need to recover as fast as I can

11/23  That's it? Just 249kCal..... I don't know, I just have been hungry today-not the urge to binge,I have just been hungry for every two or three hours, and also I'm sore from the workout yesterday so I didn't do any today. By the way, I ate very healthy, and I have all vitamins and minerals requirements reached(and exceeded!) very low sodium,cholesterol and saturated fat, just some 230%sugar (which,btw is never under 160-170,I don't know how people manage to keep it under control....)....and  I have 57%carbs (I aime to keep it 50-55%), but I also have big amount of protein...I guess that's very good for my sored muscles :)

All in all, I think that I had a very healthy day today...even though I wasn't very deficit-ary

Name: Christian

I'm doing the 35.000 deficit challenge.

BIO: I just started using this site around 10 days ago, and I have been doing an average of -900, so now I feel its time to take on a bigger challenge. I thought 35.000 seemed like a really big number, but an interesting challenge. Good luck to everyone!

November deficit:

1st: 1880 - One meal - vegetable dinner.
2nd: 1380 - Lunch and dinner -
3rd: 1760 - Lunch, no dinner -
4th: 2331 - Some Yoghurt
5th: 1792 - Small lunch
6th: 1674 - Lots of fruit and a sandwich
7th: 1104 - Breakfast and big dinner
8th: 1460 - Some curry and Serrano ham
9th: 1460 - Breads
10th: 1660 - One meal
11th: 1050 - Three meals!
12th: 1644 - Two meals, lots of sleep
13th: 660! - Friday indulge!
14th: 574! - Saturday indulge!
15th: 1236 - Homemade Thai curry
16th: 660! - Thai curry to lunch and dinner
17th: 1619 - Lunch and dinner
18th: 700! - Two nice meals
19th: 1280 - Sushi
20th: 1130 - Lunch and dinner
21st: 1130 - Lunch and dinner
22nd: 558 - Indulge!
23rd: 1320 - Dinner
24th: 1030 - Lunch and dinner
25th: 1325 - Big lunch and light dinner

Update (25rd): Today's weigh in was a little disappointing, I didnt lose any weight since last tuesday. Im not really sure why, it might be because I had a big lunch, so I will weigh in tomorrow as well and use that as reference. The good news is that I am almost there! 7% to go. And still time to spare.

Total deficit: 32418/35.000 (93%)

This sounds like fun! I'm in. :)

Name: Kat

Challenge Starting Weight (11/1/09): 109

Goal Weight (12/1/09): 102

I'm doing the 7,000 deficit challenge.

BIO:  Well I'm really short (4'11") and my ultimate goal is 97 (where I was in May without restricting or overexercising or any of that crap). I started at 112 in August (darn those summer vacations... ;p ) and was down to 102 until about two weeks ago when my stress levels hit the roof and what do you know, I (very) quickly gained back to 112 again. I know some of it was water weight though because I am 109 pounds again as of today and I know I couldn't really have lost three pounds in two days eating as much crap as I have in these last few weeks... I know my deficit goal doesn't exactly match up with my weight loss goal for the month, but I think I have about another pound or two of water weight in me so I'm compensating, plus I'd have to undereat in order to have a higher deficit, although I do admit that I could exercise more (like, a lot more). My "official" goal for November is to lose what I gained in the last half of October, but I'll probably only end up at around 105-106 pounds and then I'll go from there.
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Week One deficits: (11/1) 330, (11/2) 149, (11/3) maintenance, (11/4) maintenance, (11/5) 384, (11/6) maintenance (I think I need to step it up a bit!! This is getting ridiculous)

Total deficit: 863/7,000 (12.3%)

Name: Jehzimom (J-mom)

SW:  150

Current Weight: 147

Goal Weight: 127

I'm doing the ____14,000__ deficit challenge.

Today's deficit: 320 (11/17)

Total deficit: 3009/14,000

I'm so happy someone is doing this again! It's the only challenge that's kept me going!!

Name:Lucia

Current Weight: 250.5

Goal Weight:244.5

I'm doing the __21,000__ deficit challenge.

BIO:  Need to get back on the wagon!

Today's deficit   (11/16) 1,173   (11/17) 250 (11/18)718

Total deficit:  2,141/21,000

Starting over..having a hard time of it.

I'm going to be so busy this week, I hope that it doesn't effect my progress.  I have some time to make up for.  A bit too much fun over the weekends, but I always keep a running total even if it's not daily.

Name:   BK

Current Weight: 146

Goal Weight: 128

I'm doing the 35,000 deficit challenge.

BIO:  I'm doing this to feel better and improve my overall health.

Today's deficit: 1200- very long day and fell asleep before dinner

Total deficit: 1500/35,000  (.0439 %)

so, super interesting (or maybe not, lol): my deficit for last week was ~1585 (maybe a little more, maybe a little less - i don't know for sure since i didn't really keep track of cals for two days last week). according to the 3500 cals = 1 pound rule, with a 1585 deficit i should have lost about 0.4 pounds. last week i weighed in at 154.6 and this week i weighed in at 154.2 - that's a loss of exactly 0.4 pounds! crazy!! or is it? maybe i'm crazy, who knows, lol. anywayy, just thought i'd share that with ya'll. :)

how are your weigh ins coming along with respect to your deficits?

That's awesome lol!  My weigh-ins never work with my deficits, but it all evens out in the long run, so it's okay.

Owww.  I think my deficit for today might be effed.  I just had lunch and it was mushroom ravioli with a cream sauce.  Usually the place I got it from has nice light things / a little bit of sauce, but today it was SMOTHERED in something that tasted like pure cream.  It was so nasty that I only ate half (and it was small) but I still think it killed me.  200 for the sauce, 300 for the ravioli.

Where did everybody go?

I'm feeling alone around all those neglected posts.

Christian, way to go! Just continue eating enough, don't go into starvation!

Original Post by pinktulip92:

Where did everybody go?

I'm feeling alone around all those neglected posts.

Christian, way to go! Just continue eating enough, don't go into starvation!

 

I'm having a wagon-falling-off episode, hoping to gather  myself back up this week :(

Original Post by pinktulip92:

Where did everybody go?

I'm feeling alone around all those neglected posts.

Christian, way to go! Just continue eating enough, don't go into starvation!

 

Hey there. Im still here every day - or trying at least. It seems like some people are missing in action though :S Maybe they lost the link or something. Anyway, we are halfway there, so only 15 days to go!

i've been out of town, and thus calorie/deficit counting = pretty much non existent. "/

i'm back though - so hopefully it'll be better! :)

edited to add: i just updated my totals and suffice it to say that this weekend was not good, lol. :(

I'm back--just been sloppy and lazy.

J-mom

I did well yesterday, but today.... well I've already had curry and cake and it's not even supper here yet!

Oohh....well,I've fell of the wagoon too.... I don't know, maybe it's because I was sick last week and I lost 4lbs...which is a bit too fast. I haven't visited CC for the last 5 days....

Anyways, I'm back today, and I'm hoping I'll get about 1000kCal deficit now.....