Official Sign-up Thread for Women's 2009 Fall Challenge
OK, here is the official sign-up thread for the 2009 September-January challenge. If you want to participate in the challenge, just sign in here so we can get an idea of how many are up for it. I figured I'd start it now so this will give everyone a month to see the thread and get signed up and ready. There will be a separate thread for our beginning pics and stats due September 8th, which I will start September 1st.
Rules (basically, the same rules Julie originally gave us in January 2008!)
1. You can do any plan ... does NOT have to be NROL4W ... you can change plans mid-stream ... but you have to state what your plan is .
2. You MUST post your beginning stats and photos by midnight EST September 8th. You must also post pictures once each month. If you don't want to post your pictures, then this challenge isn't for you. Everyone who posts their photos on time each month move on in the challenge. If you miss an update, you won't be in the challenge.
3. You are encouraged to keep a log in the training log forum. That way when you complain that you aren't making progress, we can look and see what you might/might not be doing that is contributing.
4. The challenge will run for four months ... you will be required to post progress photos and stats by the first Monday of each month and the final pics will be due on January 4th, 2010. I encourage you to mark the first Monday of every month on your calendar so you will have a reminder. Winner will be decided by poll.
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Posting dates will be:
September 8th
October 5th
November 2nd
December 7th
January 4th
Please mark your calendars. I will put up the picture threads approximately one week before the final posting dates, so anyone away over those dates can post early.
The following people expressed interest. Anyone else can do so here until the picture thread is open. You're not officially in until September 8th at midnight EST when I see how many people posted pictures and stats.
Got the pics posted and the link works. Here are my stats. Weight 168. Height 5'5". Body Fat 23% Started Stage 3 yesterday. My log is in "training logs" It can be moved or I can continue to log my workouts there. Whatever is easier. This is going to be fun. I have never been in a challenge like this before. Good luck to everyone
Nikki, Anne is going to start a new thread for photos and stats nearer the date so you can post your pictures there.
And by the way, when I click on the links all I get is "Oops! You don't have permission to view this photo" as it's a private page. Gah, I wish the attachment feature worked on this forum, it would be so much easier.
Also, you may want to add a link to your training log in your signature (you can do this in User CP) if you're not keeping on in the 'Challenge" log section.
Copied from one of Anne's posts:
You go into User CP, Edit Signature, paste in your log link, highlight it, then use the link button (world with chain link) and type in some text.
Oh and if you add -new-post in before the .html it will always take people to the last new post.
Even if attachments DID work, it isn't the best way to post your pics. Everyone should host their pics somewhere and use the little picture icon to post their pics. See other challenge update threads of previous challenges to see how people posted their pics.
Agreed. Just a tip if you're going to post pictures marked private on Flickr. You need to go to the picture page, choose the size you want, then scroll down the page and grab the picture's URL from there - not from your browser window.
I can't see anything from work because most work places block photo hosting sites. I can only see pics from work that are hosted on a website, like I do for mine. I can see them when I get home, though.
Hey Anne......I know there's some reason for it, but the mods wanted all the challenge logs out of the main training forum way back when. I am assuming that still stands. So, either you may want to forward them a list of all the logs to move or have everyone get it done themselves.
Changed the flickr. You can all see pics now. Just let me know when the "official challenge" starts. I will add my log to my sig and or transfer it to the challenge log. I am not the most patient person so forgive my overzealousness. LOL
Hey Anne......I know there's some reason for it, but the mods wanted all the challenge logs out of the main training forum way back when. I am assuming that still stands. So, either you may want to forward them a list of all the logs to move or have everyone get it done themselves.
I'm keeping a list of people who have logs, and was going to forward it to someone once the initial picture posts were done. Anyone who doesn't have a log yet should probably start it in the challenge training logs section.
As I recall there were two main reasons for the "challenge" log forum.
1) So many new people with logs flooding the Training Logs forum (it was January IIRC) that regulars there were being overrun and couldn't find what they were looking for. Mahler's log on page 4, that sort of thing.
2) For the convenience of the newbies all the logs they were keeping up on were in one forum so that if they didn't use subscribe or new posts they could still keep up with the people in the challenge with them.
Good stuff ladies! I'm keeping a list, and collecting your logs in the meantime. Once we're all officially started (pictures and such) I'll post a list, with the logs that I have.
All are welcome. Check this thread on September 1st for a link to the picture posting thread (although you still have until September 8th to post).
For those that think I'm repeating myself a great deal... there's always someone who later said they didn't know.
LOL! No kidding! (That would be me, of course)
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Originally Posted by PopcornSally
Sign me up, officially!
Miss Sally,
We may have to threaten some dire consequence if you don't get rid of those cookies. Fergawdsakes.
I'm thinking about the challenge......I vowed never to do one again, but looking back I think I lost about 25 pounds between them, so I'm ruminating.....(not on cookies tho)
Anne, I am so impressed that you are going to run this challenge but not actually participate. I think we all owe you a HUGE thank you for getting it going and being the organizer. Thank you.
Elizabeth, please do join us. I won't do this one but I might be up for the January one myself.
I will consider it, but only if you spell my name right. I couldn't take looking at it with a z for 4 months. Don't apologize, I forgive you already.....
You're a dear for doing this! I'm feeling kind of weird 'cause all of my old buds don't seem to be joining....oh well, I guess you all need a veteran around...
Official Sign-up Thread for Women's 2009 Fall Challenge
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