WISH Away The Pounds - Marvelous March Challenge ~~ All are WELCOME! - The DIS Discussion Forums

pjlla · 02-28-2013, 08:20 AM

Marvelous March has begun!

Welcome to WISH Away the Pounds--Marvelous March 2013 edition!

Please read the complete instructions in post 2, and then let me know if you have any questions.
The philosophy behind our new challenge: small achievable goals. One month at a time, one week at a time, one day at a time, one bite at a time.
Results will be posted as a % lost (pounds) towards monthly goal.

Thanks to Rose&Mike for creating our new challenge format which was a great success in January!

Weigh in Days--Weight Loss/Maintain
PM Weight to pjlla

Initial weight and goal by 3/3 if possible.
Friday, March 8
Friday, March 15
Friday, March 22
Friday, March 29

Last weigh-in due no later than Sunday, March 31.

Weight Loss Goals:
10%, orange
25% bright pink
50% purple
75% turquoise
90% red--FINISH STRONG!
100%WISH green

Maintainer Goals
25% bright pink
50% purple
75% turquoise
100%WISH green

pjlla · 02-28-2013, 08:21 AM

Welcome to Marvelous March WISH Away the Pounds-- March 2013 Edition
Losers and Maintainers welcome!

Pm weights to pjlla

Coaches for March
March 1-7 - pjlla (Pamela)
March 8-14 - pjlla (Pamela
March 15-21 - Rose&Mike (Rose)
March 22-28 - Flossbolna (Magdalene)
March 29/30/31 (or the full week until April 4) ??

Future Hosts:
April araes2102 (Amanda)
May donac (Dona)
June YOUR NAME HERE!

July OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE!

How the challenge works:
This is the new and improved challenge that replaces the BL challenges. Like the show has evolved, so have our challenges and this format takes the best of that long standing tradition and makes it even better!

The goal of the new challenge is to meet your weight loss/maintain goals on a monthly basis. Results will be posted as percentages toward goal and your color will change as you approach your goal, similar to the exercise thread on the WISH boards. It is the hope that this new format will encourage some great discussions about weight loss, maintaining, diet, exercise and healthy living!

It is up to the hostess each month as to whether she wants to have coaches/Question of the day, mini-challenges, etc. It is her month, so she can choose to handle it how she wants.

Heres how the new challenge will work. It is going to be a monthly individual challenge. Each month is a new start. You are competing against yourself to meet your goals for the month. No one will know your actual weight (unless you share it) except the hostess for the month. NO GOAL IS TOO SMALL.

Let me repeat: NO GOAL IS TOO SMALL. A loss is a loss is a loss. Your color will change based on your % lost toward goal.

On Monday nights the thread will be updated with percentage toward goal.

Here is an example of what the stats will look like.

Updated January 7, 2013
Minnie Mouse 25.00 %
Daisy Duck 12.00 %
Goofy 0.00 %
Donald Duck 33.33 %
Mickey Mouse 40.00 %

Weight Loss Goals:
10%, orange
25% bright pink
50% purple
75% turquoise
90% red--ALMOST THERE!
100%WISH green

In this case Goofy, put on a few pounds, but that will be reported as 0%. We are not going to call people out, but just report positive moves towards your goal!

Minnie Mouse had a starting weight of 110 with a goal of 4 pounds. At her weigh in she reported a weight of 109 with a percentage loss of 25%.

Your color will change based on your % loss. If you gain, your percentage will decrease, and your color will change, but no one will know your weight except the hostess. Only your % loss toward goal will be reported. Negative percentages will not be reported

Participants (other than the hostess) will not know your pound lost goal or actual weight unless you choose to share it with them.

Maintainers will set a goal for the month of number of weeks they would like to stay in maintain range (+/- 4 pounds).
They will weigh in on the first day of the month and then on each of the weekends. Their results will be reported as percentages along with their goal.

For example:
Pluto 1/4 25%.

Pluto has a goal of maintaining all four weeks. He put on 1 pound at the first weigh in, but is in his maintain range.

Maintainer Goals
25% bright pink
50% purple
75% turquoise
100%WISH green

It really is pretty simple. Remember, no one will see your weight or pound loss goal except the hostess unless you choose to share it.

Percentage loss will be updated once a week. If you miss sending in your weight over the weekend, no big deal, just send an update the following weekend. Please understand that this is a volunteer job and the hostess will only be updating once a week.

Hopefully I have answered all of your questions.

Good luck! I look forward to seeing everyone meet their healthy living goals!

pjlla · 02-28-2013, 08:22 AM

PARTICIPANTS

LOSERS:

aamomma 50%

araes2102 100%

Eliza32 100%

PlutoBaby 26%

Flossbolna 20%

BernardandMissBianca 65%

NightAngelX

The Mystery Machine

Silstone

pix13dust 100%

njcarita

Greenfield1984

Desiree 76%

dismagiclover 20%

DisFam95 48%

hunter1211 100%

Quicklabs 100%

Rose&Mike

50sjayne 80%

jillbur 0%

nocomment711 16%

tinkerbye

WDWorBUST 92%

penguin1102 30%

goofyfigment

iheartjuppy 100%

mikamah 96%

pjlla

princessbride6205 90%

MAINTAINERS:

myweegirls 2/4

pjlla · 02-28-2013, 08:23 AM

And let the chatting commence! We will finish up with our February challenge today with a huge THANK YOU to Lisa for being our wonderful hostess!

Feel free to grab a moving buddy and reserve your spot for March!

................P

pix13dust · 02-28-2013, 08:35 AM

I'm in! Thanks for hosting Pamela

goofyfigment · 02-28-2013, 08:41 AM

Im in for March lets hope i do better in march than i did in feb

BernardandMissBianca · 02-28-2013, 08:50 AM

I'm in!! I will PM my weight in a few minutes.

My goal is 4 pounds

Sent from my iPhone using DISboards

PlutoBaby · 02-28-2013, 09:09 AM

Hi again ladies!!

I'm definitely in again for March for 3 pounds. Maybe, just MAYBE, I'll hit that ever elusive goal weight this month???

Thanks to our hostess and coaches for February!

The Mystery Machine · 02-28-2013, 09:12 AM

Good morning and thanks for hosting!!!

I am going for 1 lb a week again. I have to go for it.

lisah0711 · 02-28-2013, 09:37 AM

Subscribing. Ooo, I love me a brand, new shiny thread!

Flossbolna · 02-28-2013, 10:11 AM

Pamela, thanks for hosting March!

I am here and will once again try for 5 pounds as my goal. Not that I managed that the last two months, but I know that it is the goal I would be really happy with, so I better try to reach it!

The cruise is coming closer and I really want to hit a certain milestone before. And besides that I am going to continue to be "shredded", so that should help!

Do you still need coaches for March? The last week would work very well for me. It is Easter week, so work will be quieter and I have no great plans for Easter. But I could make another week work as well!

Eliza32 · 02-28-2013, 01:34 PM

I'm in too for a third month....gonna try for 7lb again in March as I actually beat that in February. WooHoo, you lot are really keeping me on track.

It was Weigh-In at my slimming club last night and I got awards for Slimmer of the week (A fruit basket) and slimmer of the month for February (I can have a pen, a key ring or a mug...I've opted for the mug as I could use a new one for work).

Eliza32 · 02-28-2013, 01:39 PM

Would I be correct in assuming that WI will be:

1st Friday 1st March
2nd Friday 8th March
3rd Friday 15th March
4th Friday 22nd March
5th Friday 29th March
Last Chance - Sunday 31st March

Thanks

50sjayne · 02-28-2013, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eliza32

I'm in too for a third month....gonna try for 7lb again in March as I actually beat that in February. WooHoo, you lot are really keeping me on track.

It was Weigh-In at my slimming club last night and I got awards for Slimmer of the week (A fruit basket) and slimmer of the month for February (I can have a pen, a key ring or a mug...I've opted for the mug as I could use a new one for work).

That's so great!

WDWorBUST · 02-28-2013, 02:13 PM

I need some accountability....I would love to join you guys again. It's been a while but I used to be a regular on the WISH boards and BL challenges.

02-28-2013, 08:20 AM	#1
pjlla <>< Only took one try and voila Likes to be barefoot at every possible occasion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Central NH Posts: 8,607	WISH Away The Pounds - Marvelous March Challenge ~~ All are WELCOME! Marvelous March has begun! Welcome to WISH Away the Pounds--Marvelous March 2013 edition! Please read the complete instructions in post 2, and then let me know if you have any questions. The philosophy behind our new challenge: small achievable goals. One month at a time, one week at a time, one day at a time, one bite at a time. Results will be posted as a % lost (pounds) towards monthly goal. Thanks to Rose&Mike for creating our new challenge format which was a great success in January! Weigh in Days--Weight Loss/Maintain PM Weight to pjlla Initial weight and goal by 3/3 if possible. Friday, March 8 Friday, March 15 Friday, March 22 Friday, March 29 Last weigh-in due no later than Sunday, March 31. Weight Loss Goals: 10%, orange 25% bright pink 50% purple 75% turquoise 90% red--FINISH STRONG! 100%WISH green Maintainer Goals 25% bright pink 50% purple 75% turquoise 100%WISH green __________________ WDW 12/1974, WDW 03/1983, WDW 05/1992 (with DH on HONEYMOON ), WDW 01/2002 (first family trip to WDW), WDW 01/2004 (2nd family trip), DL and DCA 07/2005 (first family trip to DL!), WDW 06/2007... DD gets to go without us! WDW & Discovery Cove 04/2008 (First stay at Pop ), WDW 01/10 DD goes without us AGAIN! , WDW 05/10 Mother/Son trip WDW 05/11 Mother/Daughter trip !! Last edited by pjlla; 03-12-2013 at 01:35 PM.

02-28-2013, 08:21 AM	#2
pjlla <>< Only took one try and voila Likes to be barefoot at every possible occasion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Central NH Posts: 8,607	Welcome to Marvelous March WISH Away the Pounds-- March 2013 Edition Losers and Maintainers welcome! Pm weights to pjlla Coaches for March March 1-7 - pjlla (Pamela) March 8-14 - pjlla (Pamela March 15-21 - Rose&Mike (Rose) March 22-28 - Flossbolna (Magdalene) March 29/30/31 (or the full week until April 4) ?? Future Hosts: April araes2102 (Amanda) May donac (Dona) June YOUR NAME HERE! July OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE! How the challenge works: This is the new and improved challenge that replaces the BL challenges. Like the show has evolved, so have our challenges and this format takes the best of that long standing tradition and makes it even better! The goal of the new challenge is to meet your weight loss/maintain goals on a monthly basis. Results will be posted as percentages toward goal and your color will change as you approach your goal, similar to the exercise thread on the WISH boards. It is the hope that this new format will encourage some great discussions about weight loss, maintaining, diet, exercise and healthy living! It is up to the hostess each month as to whether she wants to have coaches/Question of the day, mini-challenges, etc. It is her month, so she can choose to handle it how she wants. Heres how the new challenge will work. It is going to be a monthly individual challenge. Each month is a new start. You are competing against yourself to meet your goals for the month. No one will know your actual weight (unless you share it) except the hostess for the month. NO GOAL IS TOO SMALL. Let me repeat: NO GOAL IS TOO SMALL. A loss is a loss is a loss. Your color will change based on your % lost toward goal. On Monday nights the thread will be updated with percentage toward goal. Here is an example of what the stats will look like. Updated January 7, 2013 Minnie Mouse 25.00 % Daisy Duck 12.00 % Goofy 0.00 % Donald Duck 33.33 % Mickey Mouse 40.00 % Weight Loss Goals: 10%, orange 25% bright pink 50% purple 75% turquoise 90% red--ALMOST THERE! 100%WISH green In this case Goofy, put on a few pounds, but that will be reported as 0%. We are not going to call people out, but just report positive moves towards your goal! Minnie Mouse had a starting weight of 110 with a goal of 4 pounds. At her weigh in she reported a weight of 109 with a percentage loss of 25%. Your color will change based on your % loss. If you gain, your percentage will decrease, and your color will change, but no one will know your weight except the hostess. Only your % loss toward goal will be reported. Negative percentages will not be reported Participants (other than the hostess) will not know your pound lost goal or actual weight unless you choose to share it with them. Maintainers will set a goal for the month of number of weeks they would like to stay in maintain range (+/- 4 pounds). They will weigh in on the first day of the month and then on each of the weekends. Their results will be reported as percentages along with their goal. For example: Pluto 1/4 25%. Pluto has a goal of maintaining all four weeks. He put on 1 pound at the first weigh in, but is in his maintain range. Maintainer Goals 25% bright pink 50% purple 75% turquoise 100%WISH green It really is pretty simple. Remember, no one will see your weight or pound loss goal except the hostess unless you choose to share it. Percentage loss will be updated once a week. If you miss sending in your weight over the weekend, no big deal, just send an update the following weekend. Please understand that this is a volunteer job and the hostess will only be updating once a week. Hopefully I have answered all of your questions. Good luck! I look forward to seeing everyone meet their healthy living goals! __________________ WDW 12/1974, WDW 03/1983, WDW 05/1992 (with DH on HONEYMOON ), WDW 01/2002 (first family trip to WDW), WDW 01/2004 (2nd family trip), DL and DCA 07/2005 (first family trip to DL!), WDW 06/2007... DD gets to go without us! WDW & Discovery Cove 04/2008 (First stay at Pop ), WDW 01/10 DD goes without us AGAIN! , WDW 05/10 Mother/Son trip WDW 05/11 Mother/Daughter trip !! Last edited by pjlla; 03-26-2013 at 12:20 PM.

02-28-2013, 08:22 AM	#3
pjlla <>< Only took one try and voila Likes to be barefoot at every possible occasion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Central NH Posts: 8,607	PARTICIPANTS LOSERS: aamomma 50% araes2102 100% Eliza32 100% PlutoBaby 26% Flossbolna 20% BernardandMissBianca 65% NightAngelX The Mystery Machine Silstone pix13dust 100% njcarita Greenfield1984 Desiree 76% dismagiclover 20% DisFam95 48% hunter1211 100% Quicklabs 100% Rose&Mike 50sjayne 80% jillbur 0% nocomment711 16% tinkerbye WDWorBUST 92% penguin1102 30% goofyfigment iheartjuppy 100% mikamah 96% pjlla princessbride6205 90% MAINTAINERS: myweegirls 2/4 __________________ WDW 12/1974, WDW 03/1983, WDW 05/1992 (with DH on HONEYMOON ), WDW 01/2002 (first family trip to WDW), WDW 01/2004 (2nd family trip), DL and DCA 07/2005 (first family trip to DL!), WDW 06/2007... DD gets to go without us! WDW & Discovery Cove 04/2008 (First stay at Pop ), WDW 01/10 DD goes without us AGAIN! , WDW 05/10 Mother/Son trip WDW 05/11 Mother/Daughter trip !! Last edited by pjlla; 04-02-2013 at 08:57 AM.

02-28-2013, 08:23 AM	#4
pjlla <>< Only took one try and voila Likes to be barefoot at every possible occasion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Central NH Posts: 8,607	And let the chatting commence! We will finish up with our February challenge today with a huge THANK YOU to Lisa for being our wonderful hostess! Feel free to grab a moving buddy and reserve your spot for March! ................P __________________ WDW 12/1974, WDW 03/1983, WDW 05/1992 (with DH on HONEYMOON ), WDW 01/2002 (first family trip to WDW), WDW 01/2004 (2nd family trip), DL and DCA 07/2005 (first family trip to DL!), WDW 06/2007... DD gets to go without us! WDW & Discovery Cove 04/2008 (First stay at Pop ), WDW 01/10 DD goes without us AGAIN! , WDW 05/10 Mother/Son trip WDW 05/11 Mother/Daughter trip !!

02-28-2013, 08:35 AM	#5
pix13dust Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 395	I'm in! Thanks for hosting Pamela __________________

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02-28-2013, 08:41 AM	#6
goofyfigment Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 428	Im in for March lets hope i do better in march than i did in feb __________________ 1984 First Visit Off Site 1987 Off Site 1996 All Star Sports 1997 Howard Johnson Enchantedland 1998 The Spas @ Resort World 2001 Westgate Towers and HRH 2007 Sheraton Vistana Villages and HRH 2008 Parkway International and RPR 2009 All Star Sports 2010 Westgate Vacation Villas 2011 Club Seville 2011 All Star Sports 2012 Sheraton Vistana Resort and Windsor Hills 2012 Westgate Leisure Resort and POP 2013 Westgate Vacation Villas and PBH

02-28-2013, 08:50 AM	#7
BernardandMissBianca I just love a dancing banana! I'm a Tag Fairy junkieI wanted to be a lawyer or a teacher, and now I'm both, I'm a mom! Rum makes math fun! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Blink and ya miss it, CT Posts: 22,152	I'm in!! I will PM my weight in a few minutes. My goal is 4 pounds Sent from my iPhone using DISboards __________________ ~BuffyDHDS16DS12DS11DD7 Focus your attention. Freedom.

02-28-2013, 09:09 AM	#8
PlutoBaby Treat stress like a dog;pee on it and walk away. Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 648	Hi again ladies!! I'm definitely in again for March for 3 pounds. Maybe, just MAYBE, I'll hit that ever elusive goal weight this month??? Thanks to our hostess and coaches for February! __________________ She is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are her life, her love, her leader. She will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart. You owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion. "Too many Mickey moments to count!" http://twitter.com/Vixen1267

02-28-2013, 09:12 AM	#9
The Mystery Machine DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 41,646	Good morning and thanks for hosting!!! I am going for 1 lb a week again. I have to go for it.

02-28-2013, 09:37 AM	#10
lisah0711 ♥ her Disney office a big congratulations to all of our superstars and especially our biggest loser Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Inland NW Posts: 4,929	Subscribing. Ooo, I love me a brand, new shiny thread! __________________

02-28-2013, 10:11 AM	#11
Flossbolna DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nuremberg, Germany Posts: 5,692	Pamela, thanks for hosting March! I am here and will once again try for 5 pounds as my goal. Not that I managed that the last two months, but I know that it is the goal I would be really happy with, so I better try to reach it! The cruise is coming closer and I really want to hit a certain milestone before. And besides that I am going to continue to be "shredded", so that should help! Do you still need coaches for March? The last week would work very well for me. It is Easter week, so work will be quieter and I have no great plans for Easter. But I could make another week work as well! __________________ Disneyland 1992, 2005 Disneyland Paris 1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2x2012 Walt Disney World 2004 POR, 2007 AKL, 2008 AKL, 2009 Poly, 2010 AKL, October 2011 BWV 2010 TR 2010 PTR Dining Reviews:2009 2008 2007 October 2011 Trip Report: A Birthday Trip without a Birthday

02-28-2013, 01:34 PM	#12
Eliza32 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 1,014	I'm in too for a third month....gonna try for 7lb again in March as I actually beat that in February. WooHoo, you lot are really keeping me on track. It was Weigh-In at my slimming club last night and I got awards for Slimmer of the week (A fruit basket) and slimmer of the month for February (I can have a pen, a key ring or a mug...I've opted for the mug as I could use a new one for work).

02-28-2013, 01:39 PM	#13
Eliza32 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 1,014	Would I be correct in assuming that WI will be: 1st Friday 1st March 2nd Friday 8th March 3rd Friday 15th March 4th Friday 22nd March 5th Friday 29th March Last Chance - Sunday 31st March Thanks

02-28-2013, 02:13 PM	#15
WDWorBUST BL II - Purple Team Okay I need my head examined.... Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,399	I need some accountability....I would love to join you guys again. It's been a while but I used to be a regular on the WISH boards and BL challenges. __________________

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