Sunday, June 7, 2015
More details!
More details! I know this is LONG. But, it contains
important information so you know how this will work.
1.
You need some positive feedback for this
challenge-so you can see how your healthy choices are benefiting you! This
isn’t a requirement but it’s REALLY motivating and will make it easier to keep
up your goals after the challenge is complete. Here are some ideas for positive
feedback:
a.
Measure yourself tomorrow/today, at the halfway
mark, and at the end!
b.
Take a picture of yourself tomorrow/today, at
the halfway mark, and at the end!
c.
Download an app or set aside a journal where you
record your times, feelings, weights, reps, etc. For me, this is one of the
most motivating and encouraging parts of exercising. You can be as detailed or
as general as you want. But, if you are recording how you do, how you feel, etc
you are more likely to recognize how you are improving and notice how much
better you feel if you are writing it down. I really like to use the app
“RunKeeper” because it tells me my distance, my time, lets me take a picture (I
don’t do that often.), and lets me take notes. I like to look back and see how far I’ve come and I often
push myself harder so I can beat my times or I will work harder to go a longer
distance. I have done this for walking, biking, running, and hiking. My husband does it for rock climbing. There
are a lot of apps, or a simple notebook would be great too!
d.
These are just a couple of ideas, figure out a
way to track your progress-a scale is great but there are many other ways that
provide motivating, positive feedback about your healthy choices that will keep
you going! If you aren’t sure what you can do, let me know and we will
brainstorm together.
2.
On Monday, June 8th by 10:00 AM PST I
need to get your initial weigh in and your money. Each person who
wants to be eligible to win the cash prize money at the end needs to contribute
$20. I am not charging anything to keep the records and be in charge, it will all
go towards the winners! Speaking of positive feedback-money is very positive! J
a.
For your weigh ins: I need you to text me, at
970-685-1132. What I need is a picture of your toes on the scale so I can see
the number. Also, the first time you text me, make sure you text me your name
just to be sure I have all the numbers saved! (NOTE: I won’t talk about or relay to anyone-not even my husband-what
your weight is. I realize that is very personal!)
2.
Print the tracking sheet I will provide or come
up with your own way to track your daily points and add up your weekly totals. However you decide to do it, keep track
of all the points you earn every day. If you are looking at it daily and
keeping your points, you are more likely to remember all the categories and be
more successful!
3.
After your initial weigh in, every Monday
following, including on August 3rd-I’ll need a picture of your toes
on the scale AND your total weekly points. You don’t need to add them up week
to week-I will keep track of that. Just send me the points you earned that
week. I need your texts by 10:00
AM PST.
4.
On every Monday afternoon following the initial
weigh in, I will post on both the blog: www.csloatfitness.blogspot.com
and on the Facebook page the results for that week! I will post the % weight
loss for each person and list them in order. Half way through the challenge, I will list in order, where
everybody is at with points.
5.
This is an online support/challenge group-please
check the blog or the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/850441185043216/ on Mondays. Starting with week 3, I will be
posting helpful info, and bonus challenges -which will allow you to earn extra
points! I want everybody to get the hang of the challenge and meeting all the
daily requirements to earn your points before I add anything.
6.
Finally, there are NO stupid questions. Please
message me or text me with an questions or concerns you have-ANY!
7.
Congrats-you read this whole thing! Way to go!
Those who have joined the challenge:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Details
8-Week Weight Loss Challenge
From SixSistersStuff.com
What you need to know:
-This is an 8-Week Challenge that starts on a Monday (June 8th-August 3rd)
-Each person will pay $20 to Chelsea through PayPal. Email address: ChelseaASloat@gmail.com (don't forget the middle "A") NOTE: I am hosting this for FREE. All of the money will go towards the winners.
-There is a weekly point calendar for each of the 8 weeks
-Beginning on Week #2 there is a double point challenge (highlighted in yellow)
-You can exercise each day, but you will only receive points for exercising 5 days a week.
-You can choose to not each sugar/treats each day, but you will only receive points for not eating sugar on 6 days (everyone needs a free day!).
-There is a sample food journal that you can use or you can use your own kind of food journal to keep track of what you eat.
-Weight yourself anytime by each Monday morning and tally up all points by 10 AM. Make sure that you weight yourself under the SAME circumstances each week, including your first weigh in (for example: Morning/Night, Empty/Full stomach) If you like to weigh in on the evenings, you can send me your text Sunday evening. But, I need everybody's weigh ins by Monday at 10 AM or you miss the points that week.
-Choose someone in your challenge who will be the one you send a weekly email/text to with your totally weekly points and totally weight loss for the week. They will have to keep track of everyone’s points and then have them send out an email or text with everyone’s standings on Mondays. We said that all points had to be emailed/texted by 10 AM on Monday. If you didn’t send an email/text by that time, you received no points for that week. Send text to Chelsea Sloat @ 970-685-1132
-Daily contact with teammate: It’s amazing the strength that comes from encouragement from your teammates! We said that you could email, call, or text someone on your team to encourage them to have a healthy day. It helps knowing that you are all in this together and makes you accountable for what you do or don’t do.
-Cash prize money will be divided equally between the person who loses the largest percentage of weight and the person who has the most total weekly points.
Daily Categories/Points for each. (This is how you will earn points each week! With a few additional challenges I've come up with to keep it interesting!)
Contact with teammate: 1 point
Drink 64 oz of water: 3 points
Stop eating before 9pm: 3 points
2 Fruit Servings (1/2 cup each): 3 points
3 Vegetable Servings(1/2 cup each): 5 points
No Sweets or Sugary Treats: 5 points (only 6 days a week)
Keep a food journal: 5 points
Exercise:
30 minutes 5 points
OR
45 minutes 7 points
(Only 5 days a week)
Additional Challenges to earn extra points:
These will be announced on Monday of the new week. So be sure to check the blog!!!!! We won't start these until week 3 and I will have three of them, worth 25 points each!
How you loose weight and the specifics of your diet and exercise will be up to you! I know this challenge is only 8 weeks long, but please keep long term goals in mind! This should help you work toward those.
I am going to put together a helpful chart that you can print out along with a food journal if you would like to use it. There are numerous apps you can use as well. Use the food journal to help you with your dietary choices and hold yourself accountable regardless of what your plan is! A food journal is very helpful in this process.
We can all help each other! I used Greg as my teammate and support during another recent fitness challenge. If you need help with anything, please email, text, or call me. I will do my best to help and use other resources to help you as well!
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