Canada Day/Independence Day Challenge
 

Hi there Fitday Challengers! I think it's a good time to get us started on our next adventure before the last challenge wraps up. This way, we have time to think of new aspirations so when we see the Easter Challenge to completion, we can hit the ground running with new goals! For those who struggled in the last challenge or even stopped posting, please don't let that discourage you from joining in again! For any lurkers out there, I double dare you to get involved!! Stop watching from the sidelines! This challenge is for anyone and everyone! What do you have to lose...but a little weight!

This Canada Day/Independence Day Challenge will start Monday, April 6th and run until Monday, June 29th. That makes this challenge 12 weeks in duration which is a substantial amount of time to set and achieve some serious goals! We'll all be feeling confident at the Canada Day/Independence Day festivities!

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This challenge is going to up the ante just a tad, but these new challenge goals are designed to set each of us up for success!!

Canada Day/Independence Day Challenge Goals

• Set your own personal goal weight.
  As in the last challenge, we'll post our start weight and goal weight and then get to work!
  
• NEW! Weigh ins will be posted on Monday mornings.
  If you normally weigh in on another day, no problem! Keep your regular weigh in. However, for this challenge, the official weigh in day is being set on Mondays. Why Mondays? It seems many (including myself!) struggle to stay on track over the weekends. The intention of setting Monday as weigh days is to help encourage us to stay on track over the weekend.
  
• NEW! Set an 'exercise minutes' goal.
  It's been well documented that losing weight and maybe even more importantly, maintaining lost weight, is more easily achieved when exercise is included. For those that may not currently be incorporating exercise into their routine, please don't let this goal scare you off! For this challenge, any and all movement outside of what you normally do in your day can be counted towards your own personal 'exercise minutes' goal. When setting a goal, make it a number that is achievable to guarantee success! There are 84 days in this challenge, so take that into account when trying to determine a goal number. Not currently exercising? Start by setting your goal for 10 minutes per day! It can be as simple as marching in place during commercial breaks, parking a little further than usual so you get in a few extra steps. Doesn't sound challenging enough for you? Buy a pedometer and set up a goal of steps per day and go for it! For those that are already exercising regularly? I challenge you to increase either duration or intensity! Fitday is a remarkable and supportive place to be! I encourage everyone to set a goal that suits them personally...no pressure or judgement! The point is, we can all exercise regardless of what or how....just simply do! ;)
  'Exercise provides a means of increasing energy expenditure and may help adjust energy balance for weight loss and maintenance. At least 30 minutes a day of moderate intensity aerobic exercise per day is recommended for weight loss and maintenance but greater amounts appear to increase the magnitude of weight loss and maintenance. Resistance training has recently been shown to have positive effects on body composition but does not typically show significant decreases in weight. Regardless of weight loss, both aerobic exercise and resistance training have been shown to diminish risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Since exercise is only effective if sustained, behavioural strategies such as self-monitoring, goal setting, social support, etc. are used to help individuals start and maintain exercise programs and show improved results compared to exercise programs without behavioural strategies. The available evidence indicates that exercise is an important component of weight loss and perhaps the best predictor of weight maintenance. ~~ The Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management, The Schiefelbusch Institute for Lifespan Studies, The University of Kansas~~'
  
• NEW! Biggest loser style! At the end of this challenge, the top three people with the biggest % of body weight lost get bragging rights! It became very apparent in the Easter Challenge that some were more committed than others. I'm not saying this to knock anyone down....heck I'm one of the ones that was less than committed!!! The reason I'm throwing this in is because those who week after week bring their A game, I believe those folks should get a big kudos for being so diligent!! So big kudos and bragging rights they shall have! :D
  

So there it is folks! I hope each and everyone of you reading this post decide to throw caution to the wind and join a supportive and encouraging challenge group here on Fitday!

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Want to join in on the fun!!!

To sign up for this challenge, copy and paste the content below and update with your own personal goals! Then each week, come back and copy and paste your post and update with your progress!! My personal Exercise Minutes Goal looks scary, but that's only 30 minutes a day! In the following weeks, update the Exercise Minutes Check In: 0/2520 with the number of minutes accomplished that week. If I hit my 30 minutes per day goal the first week, I would update as follows 3.5/2520. I've added in all the weigh days, simply post your current weight in the corresponding date. Hope that all makes sense...if not, please post any questions.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 125 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 2520 minutes

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
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Looking forward to smashing this challenge with you all!!!

I'm in for this challenge! I'll be aiming for 250 on this one--anything I can reach below that is an added bonus!
My MD hasn't yet cleared me for any exercise other than housework/walking--she wants me to be below 250 to reduce chance of injury to arthritic joints--so I'll be walking only for my exercise.
My 10 year anniversary is July 8th and I want to weigh less than I did when I married! If I can get to 250, that will put me 4 pounds less than I weighed when I married! So that is a great motivator for me! Vicki

Glad you're in Vicki!! Walking is a fantastic form of exercise and will most certainly help you to move closer to your goal! What a great motivator to be below your wedding weight! All the best to you Vicki :)

Current Weight: 263.8
Goal: 250.0

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Yay Lisa! Sooooo happy to see you joining in!!

Vicki and Lisa, are you going to post an exercise goal? Vicki I do realize you plan to walk, but what about a minutes goal? It can be anything! 5 minutes of marching in place a day! It doesn't need to be formal, it's just intended to get us all doing a bit more than we do today.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 185 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 2520 minutes - 30 min day average
Step count: 7 day average of 10000 a day
Calorie count: 500 calorie deficit

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
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Step count check in: (7 day average of 10000 a day)

Calorie count check-in: (500 calorie deficit)

WOW! Look at you upping the ante even more Jennifer by posting a step count goal and a calorie goal! Good on you! Glad to see another fitdayer joining in! ;)

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 250 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 1000 minutes

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/1000 minutes

Vicki

Atta girl!! :cool: :p

OK, I'm in!

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 135 lbs.
Goal Weight: 125 lbs.
Exercise Goal: Since I have fibro, I will be happy with stretching every day I am well enough to get out of bed and some form of movement (walking, dreadmill, bike, etc.) 10-20 minutes 2 or 3 x a week. So 325 minutes other than stretching minimum.

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K, it's gettin' real now!! So happy you're joining in on the challenge Hope!!! You are an example to us all! Unfortunately, you suffer with fibromyalgia...yet you are still posting a workout goal! I N S P I R I N G!!!! So glad to see you back here on Fitday! :D

Just a quick reminder for those that have added an extra weigh in day...this challenge wraps up on June 29th. I'll be announcing our top 3 biggest losers on the evening of June 29th after everyone has completed their final weigh in!

Debbie, I just don't know about posting an exercise goal. I feel that would be setting myself up for failure, and I want to focus on my successes, which are baby steps. Maybe I'll add an "Exercise Bonus" and keep track of anything I do do.

No problem Lisa. I want this challenge to be a positive experience, so I completely understand ;)

I love these ideas and this is just what I need to keep my motivated! I know I'm not going to make my Easter Challenge goal (and I know I could blame the two weeks and 2.5 feet of snow in Feb) but that's okay. I have Spring/Summer weather to get out and get fit. I'm really eager to get started on this challenge and love the additional goals! Thanks again for pulling this together Debbie!

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 285 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3640 minutes

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
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I added the extra weigh-in day to mine because I want to know just how close I get to my goal--I'm trying to get below what I weighed when I married for my 10 year anniversary on July 8th. I have included an exercise goal. Vicki

Canada Day is my 1 year post heart attack date.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight:315 lbs.
Goal Weight: 300 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 2520 minutes

Weigh Ins
April 6th: 317
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
180/2520 minutes

Ok - I'm up for another challenge. and even thought I have not been exercising- I am shooting for at least an hour and a half per week. Hopefully the Spring weather will cooperate and I can get outside.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 285 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 1080 minutes

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Personal Goals:
Start Weight: ??? lbs.
Goal Weight: 135 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3870 minutes


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I'm soooooo far off track again that I can't even see the rails!! So glad the new challenge is starting Monday because I need a do over. I completely failed at my own Easter Challenge. Planning to turn things around....yet again...sigh

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Look at you!! :p Great goal Becca!!!

I'm trying my friend :)

I'm in too, and ready to get back on track!! I've set a big exercise goal, but now that the weather's nice, I plan to go all weekend warrior style on the exercise :) Long bike rides, hikes, landscaping projects, and some days at the pool.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 136.6 lbs.
Goal Weight: 128 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 5040 minutes

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Now that I have a start weight, I'm revising my goal weight. I'm also revising my exercise minutes goal...I know if I have any chance of hitting my goal weight, I'm going to need to up the exercise goal as well! Let's do this thing! This time, I simply refuse to fail! :cool:

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 145.6 lbs.
Goal Weight: 133.6 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3500 minutes

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
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Updated my start weight from the end of the Easter challenge.

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 304.5 lbs.
Goal Weight: 285 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 1080 minutes

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Challengers, start your engines!!! In just a little over 48 hours, the new challenge begins!!! For those who haven't yet signed up, don't be left in the dust!!! There's still time to join in!!

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nice quote, but sometime the hardest thing is to fight myself, i like eat and so lazy to do a exercise, how could i fix it?


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Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 270.8 lbs.
Goal Weight: 250 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 1000 minutes

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/1000 minutes

Headed to Wally-World to look for exercise equipment (kettlebells) and low-impact DVD!


Vicki

Glad you're joining in Vicky! Happy shopping!

I'm anxious to get this thing going so I'm going to post my check in a few hours early. You can see that I've gone up quite a bit just since a week ago when Debbie started the post on this challenge. I did weigh late in the day, and I'm pretty sure quite a bit will come off the first week once I reduce sodium and up the water intake. Anyways, I'm going to work for a successful challenge!

Current Weight: 263.8
Goal: 250.0

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April 6th: 266.4
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Exercise goal is to start something, anything!

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 323.6 lbs
Goal Weight: 285 lbs
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3640 minutes

Weigh Ins:
April 6th: 323.6
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/3640 minutes

Time to get things started! Right now I'm at the lowest weight I've been at in years and I love it! Time to get those numbers even lower.

Hi Lisa :) Ooops...I didn't realize that I made the first weigh in for today...the first weigh in should be next Monday since this new challenge is just starting today. I put my Friday weigh in as my start weight and didn't get on the scale this morning. I'll just have to go with my Friday weigh in :)

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 145.6 lbs.
Goal Weight: 133.6 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3500 minutes

Weigh Ins
April 6th: 145.6
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
29/3500 minutes

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 270.8 lbs.
Goal Weight: 250 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 1000 minutes

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April 6th: 270.8
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/1000 minutes


Vicki

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 149.8 lbs.
Goal Weight: 135 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3870 minutes


Weigh Ins

April 6th: 149.8 start wt

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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/3870 minutes

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 211 lbs.
Goal Weight: 185 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 2520 minutes - 30 min day average
Step count: 7 day average of 10000 a day
Calorie count: 500 calorie deficit

Weigh Ins
April 6th: 211
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
0/2520 minutes- 35, 35, 30


Step count check in: (7 day average of 10000 a day) 10647, 10673, 7647

Calorie count check-in: (500 calorie deficit) ?, 495, 128
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Is it possible to get this thread set up as a sticky/pinned thread? That way it won't fall down in the other threads.

Getting excited for the weigh-in on Monday. Haven't been exercising much due to being sick this last week but I'm getting better and will be getting back at it.

First check in....not what I wanted...but I suppose it's what I expected since I've been off track still. Onward and upward right!! Or should I say downward ;) Hope everyone has a good first weigh in and a strong second week!

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 145.6 lbs.
Goal Weight: 133.6 lbs.
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3500 minutes

Weigh Ins
April 6th: 145.6
April 13th: 147.7
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Exercise Minutes Check In:
29/3500 minutes

Personal Goals:
Start Weight: 323.6 lbs
Goal Weight: 285 lbs
Exercise Minutes Goal: 3640 minutes

Weigh Ins:
April 6th: 323.6
April 13th: 321.6
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0/3640 minutes


Haven't exercised yet due to sickness the last week and a half. Should get back to it this week. Glad I allowed for rest days in my minutes count. :)

You're off to a great start Christy! Hope you're feeling better this week :) Still lots of time to get in your exercise minutes.