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Pauline’s six-month transformation

Lost 6.8kg across three back-to-back challenges — judged on the change from their own starting point.

Before After Pauline before and after their six-month transformation
Real participant, shown with consent. Photographs are unedited.
6.8 kgweight change
24 weeksduration
—prize won

“This has been my 6th challenge over the last few years and 100% my most enjoyable. I have finally shed that “gym anxiety” and can confidently use the machines & equipment. I cannot believe how far I have come.”

— Pauline, Six challenges in · lost 6.8kg across the last three

Pauline ran the same eight weeks everyone else does — personalised programming, macros adjusted weekly, and a check-in every week. Judged on the change from their own starting point, not against anyone else’s body.

Individual results vary — this is one participant’s documented result, not a promise of your own, and it required consistent training and nutrition. Weight loss of around 1–2lb per week is the generally accepted safe rate; where a result was achieved faster it should not be taken as typical or as a target. Always consult your doctor before starting a weight-loss programme.

Start my transformation
Pauline — January 2022 next to October 2025
Three years on: 70.4kg to 55.7kgPauline’s own longer-term photos, January 2022 next to October 2025. Six challenges in, she went from 70kg as a new mum to 57.5kg at her last weigh-in — and now trains at 5am because she wants to.

Tracked in the 8WTC app for 186 days

Pauline’s six months on the system — three challenges, back to back.

Three fat-loss challenges in a row, with short breaks between — 167 days logged at 89.4%. Every challenge closed lower than it opened: 3.15kg, 3.1kg and 1.65kg.

−6.8kgnet across the six months (10.72%)
7.9kglost across the three cuts
1,760,419steps in 186 days
89.4%of days fully logged
89gavg daily protein
6.39haverage sleep
One line, six months63.5kg → 56.7kg · breaks are untracked weeks between challenges
55 57 59 61 63 63.45kg 56.65kg C1C2C32025-03-24 — 63.45kg2025-03-25 — 63.35kg2025-03-26 — 63.25kg2025-03-27 — 63.7kg2025-03-28 — 63.35kg2025-03-29 — 63.25kg2025-03-30 — 63.7kg2025-03-31 — 63.6kg2025-04-01 — 63.35kg2025-04-02 — 63.05kg2025-04-03 — 62.85kg2025-04-04 — 62.65kg2025-04-05 — 62.8kg2025-04-06 — 62.85kg2025-04-07 — 63.2kg2025-04-08 — 62.9kg2025-04-09 — 63kg2025-04-10 — 63kg2025-04-11 — 63kg2025-04-12 — 63kg2025-04-13 — 63.25kg2025-04-14 — 62.85kg2025-04-15 — 62.7kg2025-04-16 — 62.3kg2025-04-17 — 62.05kg2025-04-20 — 62.4kg2025-04-21 — 61.3kg2025-04-22 — 62kg2025-04-23 — 62.4kg2025-04-24 — 62.35kg2025-04-25 — 61.85kg2025-04-26 — 61.4kg2025-04-27 — 61.55kg2025-04-28 — 62kg2025-04-29 — 62.15kg2025-04-30 — 62.15kg2025-05-01 — 61.65kg2025-05-02 — 61.3kg2025-05-03 — 60.95kg2025-05-04 — 61.5kg2025-05-05 — 61.55kg2025-05-06 — 61.3kg2025-05-07 — 61.05kg2025-05-08 — 60.85kg2025-05-09 — 61kg2025-05-10 — 60.7kg2025-05-11 — 60.8kg2025-05-12 — 60.9kg2025-05-13 — 60.6kg2025-05-16 — 60.45kg2025-05-17 — 60.3kg2025-06-09 — 60.6kg2025-06-10 — 59.9kg2025-06-11 — 59.6kg2025-06-12 — 59.35kg2025-06-13 — 59.6kg2025-06-14 — 59.15kg2025-06-15 — 59.15kg2025-06-16 — 59.45kg2025-06-17 — 59.4kg2025-06-18 — 59.5kg2025-06-19 — 59.45kg2025-06-20 — 59.3kg2025-06-21 — 59.4kg2025-06-22 — 59.45kg2025-06-23 — 59.55kg2025-06-24 — 59.3kg2025-06-25 — 59.1kg2025-06-26 — 59.15kg2025-06-27 — 58.85kg2025-06-28 — 59.05kg2025-06-29 — 58.1kg2025-07-01 — 59.45kg2025-07-02 — 59.2kg2025-07-03 — 58.65kg2025-07-04 — 59kg2025-07-05 — 58.75kg2025-07-06 — 58.8kg2025-07-07 — 58.7kg2025-07-08 — 58.85kg2025-07-09 — 58.7kg2025-07-10 — 58.85kg2025-07-11 — 58.85kg2025-07-12 — 58.7kg2025-07-13 — 58.95kg2025-07-14 — 59.2kg2025-07-15 — 58.65kg2025-07-16 — 58.6kg2025-07-17 — 58.1kg2025-07-18 — 58.05kg2025-07-19 — 57.25kg2025-07-20 — 57.25kg2025-07-21 — 57.5kg2025-07-22 — 57.7kg2025-07-23 — 57.65kg2025-07-24 — 57.65kg2025-07-25 — 58.1kg2025-07-26 — 58.05kg2025-07-27 — 58.15kg2025-07-28 — 58.2kg2025-07-29 — 57.4kg2025-07-30 — 57.6kg2025-07-31 — 57.1kg2025-08-03 — 57.5kg2025-08-11 — 58.3kg2025-08-12 — 57.95kg2025-08-13 — 57.75kg2025-08-14 — 57.45kg2025-08-15 — 57.45kg2025-08-16 — 57.2kg2025-08-17 — 57.15kg2025-08-18 — 57.55kg2025-08-20 — 56.65kg2025-08-21 — 56.5kg2025-08-22 — 56.35kg2025-08-23 — 56.5kg2025-08-24 — 56.8kg2025-08-25 — 57.05kg2025-08-26 — 56.7kg2025-08-27 — 56.65kg2025-08-28 — 56.75kg2025-08-29 — 56.95kg2025-08-30 — 56.3kg2025-08-31 — 56.4kg2025-09-01 — 56.8kg2025-09-02 — 56.8kg2025-09-03 — 56kg2025-09-04 — 55.65kg2025-09-05 — 55.65kg2025-09-06 — 56kg2025-09-07 — 56.1kg2025-09-08 — 56.5kg2025-09-09 — 55.85kg2025-09-14 — 56.5kg2025-09-21 — 57.75kg2025-09-22 — 57.5kg2025-09-23 — 56.95kg2025-09-24 — 57.2kg2025-09-25 — 56.65kg
Fat loss phaseGap between challenges
Challenge 1 · Fat loss 63.5kg → 60.3kg -3.15kg 1,465 kcal avg · 95g protein · 11,792 steps/day
Challenge 2 · Fat loss 60.6kg → 57.5kg -3.1kg 1,357 kcal avg · 82g protein · 10,871 steps/day
Challenge 3 · Fat loss 58.3kg → 56.7kg -1.65kg 1,412 kcal avg · 92g protein · 8,933 steps/day
Calories, challenge by challengeweekly average eaten vs the target set — targets reset for each challenge: 1,400 → 1,350 → 1,300
1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,0002025-03-24 — 1,490 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-03-31 — 1,505 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-04-07 — 1,512 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-04-14 — 1,349 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-04-21 — 1,446 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-04-28 — 1,397 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-05-05 — 1,414 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-05-12 — 1,541 kcal avg (target 1,400)2025-06-09 — 1,274 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-06-16 — 1,348 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-06-23 — 1,439 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-06-30 — 1,302 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-07-07 — 1,408 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-07-14 — 1,299 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-07-21 — 1,371 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-07-28 — 1,404 kcal avg (target 1,350)2025-08-11 — 1,335 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-08-18 — 1,462 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-08-25 — 1,454 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-09-01 — 1,473 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-09-08 — 1,064 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-09-15 — 1,763 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-09-22 — 1,274 kcal avg (target 1,300)2025-09-29 — 1,501 kcal avg (target 1,300)

Week by week, challenge by challenge

Challenge 1 — Fat loss · -3.15kg
WeekWeightChangeAvg kcalTargetAvg stepsSleep
W163.7kg+0.3kg 1,4901,400 13,2426.76h
W262.9kg-0.7kg 1,5051,400 12,9146.33h
W363.3kg+0.1kg 1,5121,400 11,9196.94h
W462.4kg-0.4kg 1,3491,400 10,3116.03h
W561.6kg+0.3kg 1,4461,400 9,9526.14h
W661.5kg-0.5kg 1,3971,400 12,4786.3h
W760.8kg-0.7kg 1,4141,400 12,9856.19h
W860.3kg-0.6kg 1,5411,400 10,5316.4h
Challenge 2 — Fat loss · -3.1kg
WeekWeightChangeAvg kcalTargetAvg stepsSleep
W159.2kg-1.4kg 1,2741,350 11,9896.14h
W259.5kg0kg 1,3481,350 11,4166.23h
W358.1kg-1.4kg 1,4391,350 10,2076.14h
W458.8kg-0.6kg 1,3021,350 12,1885.88h
W559kg+0.3kg 1,4081,350 12,2086.44h
W657.3kg-1.9kg 1,2991,350 9,8986.58h
W758.2kg+0.7kg 1,3711,350 9,9736.47h
W857.5kg-0.7kg 1,4041,350 9,0854.97h
Challenge 3 — Fat loss · -1.65kg
WeekWeightChangeAvg kcalTargetAvg stepsSleep
W157.2kg-1.1kg 1,3351,300 11,3905.61h
W256.8kg-0.7kg 1,4621,300 8,9316.84h
W356.4kg-0.6kg 1,4541,300 11,0456.47h
W456.1kg-0.7kg 1,4731,300 9,6166.45h
W556.5kg0kg 1,0641,300 5,8647.32h
W657.8kg0kg 1,7631,300 5,4427.04h
W756.7kg-0.8kg 1,2741,300 9,1406.74h
W80kg0kg 1,5011,300 9,5417.17h

186 days, 89.4% logged, three challenges, three results. Nothing here is a single lucky eight weeks: it’s the same plan, run again, and it kept working. When someone runs the plan, the plan does what it says.

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