[Challenge] Super Mario Fall 2018 Challenge - Week 1

Hello and Welcome to the LoseIt Fall 2018 Super Mario Challenge!

Your hosts this round will be u/Jameson1780, u/bananaslammock08, u/cosmam, u/sweetpsd, myself, and u/ThatCanadianGuy88 King of the Peasants!

Sign ups are now closed!

Challenge Tracker Tracker Page Here!

WEEK 1 WEIGH-IN HERE

Note: You can now submit multiple weigh-ins per week, however only your newest submission will be included on the tracker for the challenge. You can submit your weight anytime between when this form opens (on the Friday listed on the schedule, e.g., "October 12 - Week 0") until 7:59am EST the following Friday.

Teams & Captains:

Joining your team subreddit isn’t mandatory but it should be. Being active with your team keeps participation up and might be that extra little push you need to keep you going. It could be the difference between an 8 week grind or 8 weeks of fun and support to lose the weight you want. Please do not ask to be assigned to a particular team.

Team Mario Subreddit Here! - u/sweetpsd & u/gan1lin2 & u/dylzim

Team Yoshi Subreddit Here! - u/bananaslammock08 & u/Vicariousgluten

Team Bowser Subreddit Here! - u/420spirit9 & u/revdrviking, & u/vampedvixen

Team Luma Subreddit Here! - u/capitulum & u/nukaprincess

Team Waluigi Subreddit Here! - u/ravenclawedo1 & u/Cadamar & u/Koehanna

Team Boo Subreddit Here! - u/ZeAltHealthAcct & u/Unconcernedlion & u/MrManBeard

If you have any questions, problems, concerns, ideas, or just want to drop us all a line, please use the message the challenge admin feature, which you can find in the r/loseit sidebar or by clicking here. Responding to this thread is great, but ultimately if you want to make sure all of us read it, the message the challenge admin feature is the way to go.

Please also note that we are not the r/loseit moderators. We’re volunteers and everyday users who run a specific aspect of one of the many interactive community elements of r/loseit. If you have questions about r/loseit that aren’t specific to the challenge, please take a look at the sidebar.

INTER-TEAM CHALLENGE WEEK 1 FORM

INTER-TEAM CHALLENGE TRACKER

The inter-team challenge is an optional round-robin style tournament where teams compete against different teams each week in exercise minutes, strength workout minutes, and step count.

Week 1 Match-Ups:

Team Yoshi v. Team Mario

Team Bowser v. Team Boo

Team Luma v. Team Waluigi

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Week 0 Results: In the inter team challenge, Team Boo, Bowser, and Luma won out against their match-ups. Great week 0 numbers overall, everyone! Keep up the momentum!

Current Point Standings:

Team Yoshi - 2pts.

Team Bowser - 3pts.

Team Luma - 3pts.

Team Boo - 4pts.

Team Waluigi - 2pts.

Team Mario - 2pts.

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How points will be awarded each week:

• 1 point to the winner of each 1 vs. 1 matchup
• 1 point for the team with the highest step count for the week
• 1 point for each team with a step count higher than 2M for the week
• 1 point for each team with a total minutes count higher than 10k for the week

What are we doing/how are we doing it:

We are tracking exercise minutes, strength minutes and Steps. You have until Friday 8am EST of next week to submit your minutes and step count. We would like to point out this is entirely optional, so if you can't do it or it's not for you - that's cool.

You can submit them each day or wait until Thursday to submit them all. The form is re-submittable, but please only submit one form for each day - multiple forms for one day (e.g. 3x Tuesday) will be deleted. As with all things, if you notice an error or forgot to add something, tell us and we’ll fix it. That’s goes for everything - misspelled username, used the wrong unit of measure, transposed steps and workout minutes, etc. Please enter numbers only. If you jog for an hour, it's just 60. If you get 12,000 steps, it's just 12000.

What counts as Exercise or Strength Minutes?

Whatever you can do safely. For example, jogging outside, running on the treadmill, climbing stairs, going for walks, etc, all count as exercise minutes. Strength minutes include all types of weight lifting and strength increase workouts. If an activity is both cardio and strength focused, it doesn’t really matter which category you assign it to as long as you don’t double count it (aka don’t put the activity in as both strength and exercise). Also please don’t count strength or exercise minutes from during work unless they were measured by a fitness tracker. This is because the main point of the inter-team challenge is to encourage people to start exercising or doing strength workouts in their spare time, or to continue if they’re already going! If you have any questions or need clarification, please feel free to ask!

Safety is key.

Feel free to contribute as much time you can put in safely. Someone else might be running a marathon, which takes hours, while you can only squeeze out fifteen minutes on a treadmill - that is perfectly fine! Don't compare yourself to that person. Don't hurt yourself trying to help your team. Every minute is valuable to your team, whether it's 10 minutes or 100, so only do as much as you can handle without injury.

FAQs

What is the challenge?

The challenge is team-based competition that will last for 6 weeks (8 weeks from the beginning of signups to the results week) for which you set a weight-loss goal and then weigh in weekly, hoping to be at or beyond that goal by the end of the challenge.

What will I have to do during the challenge?

Weigh-in every week, each week begins on a Friday, so you will have until the following Friday 8am EST (when the next week is posted) to complete your weigh-in. You can miss the occasional week, but if you are going to miss two weeks in a row you must let the challenge admins know so they don’t remove you from the challenge. If you're a forgetful person, setting up reminders on your phone and/or joining the group discord chat might be a good idea.

How to succeed during the challenge:

• Check what team you’re on by looking at the Challenge Tracker and searching for your username (control + f username).
• Join your team’s subreddit, introduce yourself and be an active team member. Many captains have an online chat set up for their teams too!
• If you have any questions, worries or need encouragement, lean on your team and if someone else needs some support, be supportive.
• If you binge or have a bad week, don’t give up, log honestly and come back next week. Weight loss is not always linear and there will be ups and downs, but focus on the overall downward trend.

Rule Reminders

Missing Week 0 is an automatic boot. Do not ask for access to edit anything. All entries are submitted via form. The only people who can/should edit the trackers are the Challenge Admins.

Timeline

September 28th - Sign ups open

October 12th - Week 0

October 19th - Week 1 - Sign ups are now closed

October 26th - Week 2

November 2nd - Week 3

November 9th - Week 4

November 16th - Week 5

November 23rd - Week 6/FINAL WEEK

November 30th - Results week (and break until January)

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 19 October 2018? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

Why you’re overweight

Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

Before You Start

The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

Tracking

Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

Creating Your Deficit

How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

Exercise

Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

Crawl, Walk, Run

It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

Acceptance

You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

Additional resources

Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
• Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
• FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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CICO and Intermittent fasting works really well!

Long story short, last year when I begun another weight loss journey after failing so many, I had no idea I'd finally chanced upon a working recipe (for me). Simple CICO with skipping breakfast and lunch, basically substituting these with water in the morning and black coffee during the workday, has made losing weight happen nearly by itself. My intermittent fasting consists of eating everything I eat inside a six to eight hour window, and I regularly go without food for around 16 to 18 hours. Black, strong coffee really helps me get through the workday, thank god for it's existence. :)

And yeah, I still eat trash, I still indulge, but I do so only a maximum of one or two evenings a week. The other five to six days I eat around 1000 to 1200kcal , and while I feel hungry, I know that once weekend arrives, my prize, be it tortillas, pizza or whatnot awaits. This lets me maintain a nice weekly deficit! I don't stress about daily calories as long as my weekly is fine.

I hit a sort of a plateau on the summer due vacationing and relaxing my strict intake, just wanting to enjoy summer, eating out and drinking a lot more alcohol than I do on the colder months (yay Finland).

The results? I started at 136.5kg and weigh at a bit over 108kg at the moment, so I've lost 28.2kg so far. I'm 184cm tall. In 'murican terms, I think it's roughly 301 pounds to 238 pounds, and 6.01 feet tall.

Bonus progress data: https://vgy.me/0r7zUb.png

I'm gathering courage to post actual pics at some point, but I think I first want to hit my final goal of 95kg. After I hit that, I'll start adding some gym to the mix while relaxing the calorie deficit.

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First time in "Healthy BMI" in 3.5 Years!

35F | 5'4" | SW 183 | CW 143| GW 135

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So this is my first post in this Reddit group, though I have been reading through other people's stories and quietly cheering all of you on! I thought it might be time with this major milestone of reaching my healthy BMI to share my story :-)

I've been actively dieting for 8 months now, the first 4 of which I used MFP to meticulously log what I ate. I kickstarted the weight-loss by cutting out alcohol for 4 weeks and eliminating any bread/pasta/rice from my diet aside from breakfast. While I truly believe that these adjustments were a big part of the initial loss (10 lbs fell off very very quickly), it was the daily food log that kept me going and really changed my habits.

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It has not been easy... slow going compared to some and I tend to plateau for a bit every 10 pounds or so. But one of the biggest things that I've noticed about myself is that I've reached the point where I can very easily not eat enough for a few days, at which point I notice a complete stop in loss and occasionally gains.

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I have also realized that what was most important was clearly changing my eating habits, I am honestly no where near as hungry as I used to be and I'm far more aware of the feeling of being full. Perhaps most importantly, I've learned to listen to that signal that I'm full.

If I could share my one personal piece of advice that has really worked for me, it's to take at least 1 day in the week where you ignore the diet completely. Have the pizza, or the pasta or whatever for dinner... enjoy a couple glasses of wine... basically go for it (though obviously I don't mean binging... just not worrying about the calorie deficit). For me it seems to help keep my body in weight loss mode, as opposed to simply acclimating to a new norm of calorie intake.

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Also, with regards to exercise, even as I was gaining weight, I was reasonably active. I live in the NL and I commute by bike (at least 3 miles each way/day) and walk where I need to go. I felt it was important that (while I maintain at least some activity every day) I achieve my weight-loss through a change in diet and not merely the addition of exercise. I felt that it would be a more lasting, permanent change if I could completely change the way I eat rather than continue as I was and merely add a calorie burning activity.

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Now that I am ALMOST to my goal (8lbs to go!!!!), I'm ready to be more active. I know that I have accomplished the change in my relationship with food that I was after and now exercise will be more about fitness, strength and health rather than weight.

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Apologies for the long post... but I appreciate this outlet for sharing my story. Many of the people in my life do not and have not struggled with weight (I've been up and down my whole adult life, from very thin at 115 to my heaviest at 183)... so while they can congratulate me on my achievement, they don't fully understand. The people in my life who can/do understand have not been that successful in reaching their goals, so I feel too guilty to ask them to celebrate my milestones.

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I'd like to end by saying that I think that no plan is right for everyone and we all have our own paths to reaching our healthy weight, but perhaps there is someone out there like me who can be motivated by my 'method'! Best of luck to everyone... I look forward to checking back in with a before and after once I reach my final goal :)

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Kate

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Anyone else here NOT trying to lose weight?

Hear me out... And sorry in advance for the rant!

I've spent a LOT of time reading through posts here, and of course my own experiments with weight loss to try and achieve some magical number. I've had depression & anxiety my whole life, which has fed (lol puns) a lifetime of being overweight.

For whatever reason, I'm heavier than I've ever been. But I'm also at my healthiest.

Mentally I'm doing great, the depression is at bay. Anxiety is another matter, but that's always a hard one to pinpoint. My relationship with food is better, as is exercise.

My whole life, my goal has been to get down to around 80kg. I'd never made any real progress on this, except for that one time I got to 97kg.

Spoiler alert: It was possible because of an unhealthy relationship with food.

I stopped weighing myself a while ago because I knew the numbers were just that. I could eat a lot and not weigh more, or eat little and somehow the numbers neither dropped or stayed stable.

I'm sure I'm not the only one here...

So I weighed in tonight. Around 114kg. Normally I'd get annoyed, then probably depressed, and treat myself to some sugary delights because I'm already fat so having more junk won't hurt.

But not this time.

I do still eat junk food. I don't count calories. Ever.

The key to all of this has been to have a REAL breakfast. No cereal or oats. No fruit. I wake up every morning, and fry up 2 eggs, 1 tomato, a small tin of baked beans, 1 rasher of bacon and a handful of sliced mushrooms. Then I get on my bike and cycle roughly 12km to work.

Since I've done this, I'm not craving sugar anymore. I still have my old habits of coming home, sitting in front of the TV and eating junk. But I'm not going through the day wondering where I can find some sugar or propping myself up with caffeine.

The best way I can explain it is that my breakfast gets all of my levels (whatever that means) to the right place. And my food during the day helps to maintain it to those levels. Rinse and repeat. Whereas before I was eating sugary cereals which would soon turn into a sugar crash. I'd need anything I could to get me back to normal just so I could survive the day, and then binge again in front of the TV. Rinse and repeat.

So I look at this number on the scales. 114kg. It's just a number. Yep, it's going up from when I last weighed in. But given that I'm eating correctly (for me), exercising daily, and my mood is stabilized... so what? Obviously I'm turning fat into muscle.

I'm still wearing the same sized clothes (give or take) because while the fat/muscle is being distributed differently on my body, no amount of weight loss will shrink my broad shoulders or barrel chest. While I'm cycling, I'm always going to have 'thunder thighs'.

I wished I'd learned this years ago, it could've saved me a lot of anguish over my body.

So back the topic... is anyone else NOT trying to lose WEIGHT?

I think it should actually be fat loss, not weight loss. Weight is just a symptom of your body & gravity, nothing more.

I'm sure we all agree that we're all trying to lose weight. But as someone who has been hung up on the numbers for a VERY long time, it's so damn liberating to understand that the numbers mean almost nothing!

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How to Beat a Binge

If you’ve ever found yourself knee-deep in a pile of food wrappers with a belly so full it just might burst, you may have experienced a binge. Defined as a period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence, binges can happen to the best of us. But they don’t have to.

How To Know if You Need to Lose Weight

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The first thing to do when you’re trying to beat a binge is to rule out the possibility of binge eating disorder (BED). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5^th edition (the reigning authority on mental disorders) uses specific criteria to diagnose binge eating disorder, including marked distress over binging episodes, loss of control over amount of eating, episodes that occur at least one time per week for three months, among others. If you think you might have BED, consult with your doctor. He or she will likely refer you to a mental health professional who can provide guidance.

If your binges are less frequent or tend to be the result of an occasional moment of weakness, here are four tips for overcoming the inclination to overeat:

7 Snacks To Beat the Afternoon Slump

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Know Your Triggers
Bored, stressed, emotional? There are lots of reasons we eat but only one reason we should: Because we’re hungry. Ask yourself why you want food. If it’s because you’re bored, get up and tackle a to-do. If it’s because you’re feeling stressed or emotional, try to find other ways to deal. Do some deep breathing or call a friend to vent. Or go for a walk. Exercise isn’t just good for your body—physical activity can help boost your mood and prevent you from “eating your feelings.” Learning to distinguish between physical and emotional hunger will be key in overcoming the temptation to overeat.

Avoid Alcohol
Speaking of triggers… If you’re already feeling a binge coming on, why tempt fate with alcohol, which is infamous for wearing on your willpower? Skip the booze and load up on water instead, which can help you feel fuller without making you vulnerable to overeating.

How to Beat Midnight Munchies

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Eat Regularly
Don’t try to save calories. Being too restrictive or waiting too long between meals to eat is a fast-pass to overeating. Eat regularly scheduled, balanced meals and snacks, and only eat until you feel satisfied—not stuffed or uncomfortable. Don’t ban foods or food groups entirely. Eating well is all about balance and moderation. Declaring foods off-limits will only increase their appeal in moments of weakness. With that said, try not to keep too many treats and temptations at your disposal. Keep your fridge full of healthy options, and load up your desk drawer at work with guilt-free snacks. If all you have on hand is healthy options, that’s all you’ll be able to eat.

Track It
Keeping a food diary can help you stay accountable for the amount you eat. Research suggests that people who make it a point to log their intake every day tend to have better weight loss results—meaning they’re probably eating less. If you do eat more than you probably should, keep tracking. It could be the difference between eating a bit too much and spiraling into a full-blown binge. Download NuMi, Nutrisystem’s free tracking app for iPhone and Android, or visit numi.com on your tablet or computer to start logging your intake today.

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Anyone else struggle more with Halloween than Thanksgiving and Christmas?

I'm trying to qualify for weight loss surgery and Halloween is making it hard... Pumpkin rolls, reeses pumpkins, pumpkin bars at Trader Joe's...

My husband and I really love passing out candy on beggars night and didnt want to give that up this year, so we bought one of these. It definitely doesnt hold all the Halloween candy, but it held all the reeses and butterfingers, which I'm way more likely to slip up on. I also kept my receipt, and if any candy is left I'll be returning it. I dont need it sitting around my house.

What tips do you guys have for getting through Halloween?

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