It is important that you know your 5% Challenge goals. Please do the calculations and you can update when the challenge starts.
First day of the 5% Challenge: Saturday, Oct. 5th weigh-in (record weight on your team page)
Last weigh-in for the 5% Challenge: Saturday, Nov. 30th
A) How many pounds will you lose to achieve your 5% weight loss?
To calculate your 5% (example):
Current weight X .05 = ________ pounds (the amount of weight needed to meet 5% goal)
Current Weight - (minus) ________ (5% answer from above) = ________Target Weight
By When: November 30, 2019
Example 191.4 X .05 = 9.6 pounds (5% goal)
191.4 - 9.6 = 181.8 pounds (target weight)
Weight Progress: Example
Current Weight: 191.4 pounds
Target Weight: 181.8 pounds
By When: Nov. 30th
B) Please update your in Start/Food, Fitness & Weight Tracking/Edit Goals/Weight
(Edit Goals button under Exercise button), Set Your Weight Goal for this challenge
Food, Fitness & Weight Tracking
Current Weight
Target Weight
By When
Then click on 'Save my changes'.
C) Please update your Calories to Burn This Week (Exercise Plan)
My Trackers/Start/Edit Goals (under Track Fitness button)
Complete your Edit Fitness Goals and remember to hit 'save' which will take you to the Track Your Fitness screen. Scroll down and you will see your weekly exercise minutes and calorie burn.
You may want to check this to estimate calorie burn
sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_bu
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ed_list.asp After you update your weight goal and date, and your exercise plan, your daily calorie requirements are automatically updated.
D) Now in Start/Calories In & Out
Calorie Goal 1280 – 1630
Minus Eaten Today - 0 Equals Calories
Remaining Today 1280 – 1630 Calories
Burned This Week/Weekly Goal 1550 / 3300
Goal to go from 191.4 to 181.8 by 09/30 /2019
5% Challenge Commitment - Plan
So with 60 minutes daily exercise (from fitness plan), and eating between 1280 – 1630 calories a day, I will lose 9.6 pounds in 8 weeks.
You may wish to include this on your Spark Page.
And if you REALLY like to play with numbers you can follow this link to calculate your Basic Metabolic Rate (BMR) - the number of calories your body would burn if you stayed in bed all day.
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness
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