20-Somethings - Valentines Day Challenge!

Valentines Day is exatly 14 weeks and 4 days from today...and I was thinking about maybe challenging myself to lose a certain amount of weight by then. I know there is already a New Years Challenge going on, but it's easier for me to work on longer term goals...PLUS, one of the big reasons I'm trying to lose weight is that I want to make my bf feel like he's got the most amazing gf in the world...I want him to be proud to be with me and to be attracted to me physically, not just mentally...and if I lost a significant amount of weight by Valentines Day I might be comfortable wearing a sexy dress and some heels and going out on a real date instead of just wearing sweats and going to a movie...

SO, since there's about 14 weeks until V-Day, I'd like to try and make it to 179 or below by then...which would be a loss of 26 or more pounds AND would put me SO CLOSE to goal!!!

I would love to join you on this challenge. And I agree, long term goals are a little bit more doable for me. I don't have a boyfriend or anything, but I'd still love to be sexy on valentines day!

I'm gonna say 25 pounds for me by valentines...which would put me at 186.

Good luck, keep me posted and thanks for the great challenge idea.

I would love to join a VDay challenge. :) Looking sexier on Valentine's Day would be awesome. I want to wear a really cute dress. I'm going to set my goal for 15 pounds. That should put me around 145, which is very close to my lowest adult weight(142). Yay!

Lets do this!

I'd love to join! I want to be able to feel sexay (ha) for my boyfriend too... so here's to us lookin' good on vday! I think I'll make my goal for then 199 lbs :]!

I'm in a similar challenge on the "chicks up for a challenge" section
but the more challenges I'm in the better! (I like competing with myself)

Aim is to lose 2 lbs per week until Valentine's Day =)

CW: 177.5
GW: 147.5

Date - GW / CW
10/05 - 189.5
10/12 - 186
10/19 - 184.5
10/26 - 182.5

11/02 - 177.5
11/09 - 175.5/173.5
11/16 - 173.5/170.5
11/23 - 171.5/168.0
11/30 - 169.5/169.5

12/07 - 167.5 / 163.5
12/14 - 165.5 / 160.0
12/21 - 163.5 / 160
12/28 - 161.5 / 160.5

01/04 - 159.5 / 159.5
01/11 - 157.5 / 156.0
01/18 - 155.5 / 154.0
01/25 - 153.5 / 151.0


02/01 - 151.5
02/08 - 149.5
02/14 - 147.5


I hope to lose ~ 30 lbs by February 14, 2010!

I'm in! I'm shooting for 1 lb/week at the moment, so let's say 15 lbs by Valentine's Day. That would put me at 147, 1 lb lower than my lowest adult weight!

This sounds fun count me in. I like challenges makes me want to work harder!! My goal is going to be to lose 25 pounds or more. :carrot:

SW: 248
GW: 223

11/2 ~ 248
11/9 ~ 244
11/16 ~ 243
11/23 ~ 242
11/30 ~ 242 *been sick the last four days which is soooo no fun**

12/7 ~
12/14 ~
12/21 ~
12/28 ~

1/4 ~
1/11 ~
1/18 ~
1/25 ~

2/1 ~
2/8 ~
2/14 ~

I'm shooting for 1lb/week, too... hopefully I can be down to 150 by then!

Divine, this is an excellent idea! I'm in.

I've been lax with my calorie counting this past week (and I know I've binged at least twice), so maybe this will be exactly what is needed to motivate me. I'm at about 205 right now, and aiming for 195 by the New Year, so another ten pounds on top of that is ambitious but doable. 185, here I come!

I've been joining a million challenges this week lol. I'm in! I want to be 172lb or lower by V-Day for me and my boyfriend's 6 month anniversary! That will be 50lbs down from my starting weight!!!

SW: 189
GW: 159

I've decided to up the ante on myself a little bit and have decided I'm going to aim for 20lbs instead of 17. I can totally do 3 more pounds!

12.23.09 - WELL, my boyfriend dumped me because I "wasn't worth the effort" and I was "last on his list of priorities" SOOOO that's a bust. But I still want to be hot on V-day! I'm actually close to 169 now, so maybe I'll make my goal before V-day!

1.03.10 - I beat my goal! Now I'm going for 159 or lower by V-day!

11/2 ~ 188.5
11/9 ~ 187
11/16 ~ 185 - I got really excited because I saw 184.5 before the scale decided to dance up to 185.
11/22 ~ 183
11/29 ~ 181.5

12/6 ~ 180
12/13 ~ 178
12/20 ~ 175
12/27 ~ 171.8

1/3 ~ 169.6
1/10 ~ 163.8
1/17 ~ 161.6
1/24 ~ 161
1/13 ~ 164

2/7 ~ 159.8
2/14 ~

0.8lbs to go!

I am in! I have had a crazy past few months and have dealt with that by going back to my old habits. But I dont want to undo all of my hard work - hopefully this will keep me on track!

I am going to say 15 pounds by valentines, which will put me at 152 - which I havent been since probably grade 7.

I'm in!! But I'm not setting too high a goal, I want to be below 220s, so if I lose at a rate of 1.5 lbs per week that's about 20 lbs from where I am now I'd be at 213 come valentines. Here goes, good luck all :)

Divine,

I would love to join! I'm working on the last 10-15 lbs or so, so weight loss is going to be slow for me. However, I would really like to be 120-115ish by then (goal). I kinda have an strange new obsession with lingerie (I never used to when I was bigger, but now, I can't get over what I look like, so I wanna see myself in all sorts of new, sexy stuff). So, I could definitely see a new outfit for V-day.

By the way, I know what it feels like to not feel pretty/thin enough for your significant other (I always weighed WAY more than my husband- always). However, I am sure that your boyfriend thinks you are stunning, regardless of your weight. I mean, look at your avatar... you are a BEAUTIFUL woman! seriously.

<~~~~~~~ jealous of how pretty you are

Anyways, here's where I would like to be by V-day:

CW: 127.6
GW: 115? (I am really going based on how I look, feel, and how hard it is to maintain. So, I am really unsure of where I am going to stop)

Date - weight-in

11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -

12/07 -
12/14 -
12/21 -
12/28 -

01/04 -
01/11 -
01/11 -
01/18 -
01/25 -

02/01 -
02/08 -
02/14 ~

wow, thanks for joining guys! Hopefully this thread will help hold us accountable, and we'll all make it to our goals =D


SO, I weighed in this morning at 207...which I was expecting because I've been in the hospital with my mom who had surgery...and the food there was absolutely terrible. You'd think that in a hospital, they'd have food that was good for you...lol.

ANYWAYS. I don't think I'm really going to count it...I'm not changing my slider or anything, and when people ask I'm gonna say 205. I think if I stay OP and drink lots of water...those 2 lbs will probably come back off pretty quickly.

so, as of right now it's 28 lbs to my v-day goal...but even if I just lost 17 I'd be happy...lol....maybe 18, just to get out of the 190s...haha.

I've had 1 good day so far! Hehe That's a good start. :) No major plans for the rest of the week (other than surviving the airport food today). So it should be a successful week as long as I don't cheat. :D

My weigh-in post. It's my first week back OP in FOREVER. What a fun challenge to start with! :) Good luck to all!

SW: 162
GW: 147

11/7 ~159
11/14 ~ 160 (Oops, I knew 3 lbs last week was too good to be true!)
11/21 ~
11/28 ~

12/5 ~
12/12 ~
12/19 ~
12/26 ~

1/2 ~
1/9 ~
1/16 ~
1/23 ~
1/30 ~

2/6 ~
2/12 ~
2/14 ~

Changed the dates cause I weigh in on Saturdays.

Yeah! This is my first Challenge and I'm up for it!!! I have 2 mini-goals going already... a total of 20lbs lost by Thanksgiving and then in ONDERLAND by Christmas so I want to be under 185 by Valentines day which would put a total weight lost of 42.5lbs
GW/CW
11/07- 212-211.8
11/14- 209.7 -208.8
11/21- 207.6- 206.6
11/28- 205.5- 206.0 - at least I didn't gain anything Thanksgiving week!
12/05- 203.5
12/12- 201.5
12/19- 199.5
12/26- 197.5
1/2- 195.5
1/9- 193.5
1/16- 191.5
1/23- 189.5
1/30- 187.5
2/6- 186.5
2/13- 184.5

This sounds like a good first challenge for me, I'll aim for 24 off by then which would put me at 170 ans 30 off goal :)

As of this morning, I'm back down to 206.1...not quite to where I was before I stayed in the hospital with my mom...but I think I can still make my v-day goal =D

Today's weigh in was 173.5 lbs meaning 4lbs down from last monday's WI. (Page 1 official weight tracking)
:D Off to start another week making today the beginning of week 6 since I've started officially losing weight.
So in 5 weeks I've lost 16 lbs :D avging 3 lbs per week


DivineFidelity I hope your mom feels better. Valentine's day is very far away so a lot of time to stay OP

Welcome everyone who just joined the challenge! Hope to share this journey with all of you!!! :carrot:

Count me in! I also would love to wear a sexy outfit (or even some cure lingerie ) which I've never worn! So I want to aim for -25lbs...that would put me at 180!!!

Count me in, I'd love to hit my mini-goal #2 which is 185 by Valentines day!! That's 43lbs from my starting weight and 29lbs from my weight right now... that's definitely doable!! :D

I'm in! I want to try to lose about 2 pounds a week!

SW-229
GW-200

11/9 ~ 229
11/16 ~
11/23 ~
11/30 ~

12/7 ~
12/14 ~
12/21 ~
12/28 ~

1/4 ~
1/11 ~
1/18 ~
1/25 ~

2/1 ~
2/8 ~
2/14 ~

I'm in.... My goal is 131lbs by valentines... 12lbs less than this week...
Other mini goals:
140lbs Thanksgiving
137 lbs New Years
I'm loving 3FC... I so need support all the time... I feel like I'm about to fall of the wagon everyother day :s

Well, I'm down to 205.3...ALMOST back down to 205.0...

and that's a BIG deal because I was out of town the past 4 days staying with my bf and eating terrible food...I thought I was going to be 212...lol

1 week in....no change. I had a couple of rough days, yesterday included, so I guess coming out even is ok after all.

Oooh I wanna join this one! I joined the Va-Va-Vroom Valentines Challenge in another forum because it's the only Valentine's thread I saw and that's when I expect to reach goal, but I know you peeps WAY better so I'd rather do the challenge in the 20-something's instead. So... I want to lose my last 14 by Valentine's Day... but sometimes I barely lose 2 pounds a month now (it got SUPER slow near the end) so I'm not sure if I'll make it or not, but I'll do my best! So count me in!!!

AHH this morning I was down to 204.1. That's the lowest I've been so far...and I'm NOT going to let myself gain again. I'm going to lose weight and keep losing....I hope I don't accidentally gain weight again until I'm BELOW 200!!!

Hi everyone, I'd love to join this challenge! I'd like to lose 25 pounds by Valentines Day. That would put me at 150, which would be only 5 lbs from my goal weight! The plan right now is to be down to 170 by Thanksgiving, 162 by New Years, 150 by Valentines Day, and 145(goal) by Mardi Gras! My official weigh in days are usually on Mondays, but i'm not expecting a big loss this week due to the start of TOM. My weight for this past week is 175, and I will post an updated weight on Monday or Tuesday!

I actually already have a goal for my birthday, which is two days before V-Day. I'm aiming for 20 pounds by then. :)

Updated on page 1 ^_^

lost 3 lbs this week ~ yayyyyy *happy dance* I hope to be in 160s this week :D

I would love to join this challenge! I'm also doing the New Year's Challenge, so hopefully I'll be in the 160's by then! I've been losing about 2 lbs per week, so I guess I'll shoot for being in the low 150's for valentine's day!! what day is official weigh in for this challenge?

Hey, I'm gonna join in this challenge here. I've been averaging between 1.5-3.0 pounds a week so I am going to set my goal to be somewhere between 170-175 for Valentines day, which would be between 1.5-2.0/week loss. ;) If I do more I'll be all the happier I'm sure, and this way I won't set myself up for failure. :)

up to 128.8 and holding steady. Not really sure why... too early for PMS. I had a bad weekend food wise, but not enough to gain 2 lbs. Back on plan today though.

lulu- I don't think there is really an official weigh day for this challenge. I figure everyone already has days they are used to weighing on, so this way it doesn't screw up everyone's weigh-in schedules. =D


As of this morning I'm 203.9....which isn't a huge difference from the last time I weighed, but it's a smaller number so I'm happy with it (especially because my bf and i made cookies and I ate like 6 of them in like 2 hours...haha)

Well my weight stayed the same for this week. I kinda figured it would since TOM should be arriving any moment now. I also haven't been feeling good so I haven't been working out, but I'm hoping to at least be able to do some stuff on Wii Fit tomorrow and maybe go walk 2-3 miles. Hopefully I'll have better luck next week!

Definitely made it down to 202.4 this morning.. Onederland is SO freaking close, I'm so excited =D

Yay, divine! Onederland will be reached in no time! :)

I want in... Hopefully thats ok even if you have started some time ago. I didnt ready all the posts that carefully...

I would love to say that my goal is to loose 21 lbs till Valentines but Im not that good with failure so I'm playing it a little safe by placing my goal at 16 lbs.

Start weight: 276
Target weight: 260

And I have a small mini goal in the between. I wanna fit in these particular pants on Christmas Eve... I have couple of inches to go.

I like this challenge. I just had a baby (Oct. 28th!) and am looking to lose the baby weight and more. I weighed 207 when I found out I was pregnant, I went up to 257 during my pregnancy, and now I'm down to 224. I have lost quite a bit of weight right away with the birth and the reduction of the swelling. Now I'm looking to lose the last 20 lbs by Valentines Day, which is around when I found out I was pregnant last year! =)



Date - weight-in

11/16 - 226.9
11/23 - 225.5
11/30 -

12/07 -
12/14 -
12/21 -
12/28 -

01/04 -
01/11 -
01/11 -
01/18 -
01/25 -

02/01 -
02/08 -
02/14 -

Can I jump in?!! I'd like to lose 2 pounds a week till v-day, if not more so...!! (OP-OT but are you Tracy's sister?)

Ok
SW: 241
GW: 215 by v-day if not more!!

11/16 ~ 241/241
11/23 ~ 239/239!
11/30 ~237

12/7 ~235
12/14 ~ 233
12/21 ~ 231
12/28 ~ 229

1/4 ~ 227
1/11 ~ 225
1/18 ~ 223
1/25 ~ 221

2/1 ~ 219
2/8 ~ 217
2/14 ~ 215

Yay now 201.3. I'm getting so close =D

Yay, Divine! You're RIGHT there, I think you'll be in Onederland by next week!

Thanks platform, I'm really hoping I will be too. I haven't been that small since I was a junior in high school...so it's been a few years.

MusickMaker, yeah I'm Tracy's sister. lol

I'm down to 202, so 22lbs by V-day!! I'm so close to onederland as well I'm soooo excited! Ive been sick for a week now and haven't been working out :-( but ill be there soon!!!

I would like to add this to my challenges as well. I am doing New Years but I plan to still be losing by Valentines Day....hehe

SW: 168
GW: 154

11/24:
12/3:
12/10:
12/17:
12/22:
12/29:

I'd like to join as well. :) I love the idea for a V-day Challenge and I really like the idea of a thread to stay accountable in for the next (almost) 3 months. I'm doing a personal New Year's Eve Challenge as well, which is in my signature.

There are 12 weeks until V-Day and I am aiming to lose 22 lbs in that amount of time. That would put my weight at 139 lbs (1/20/10--I have changed my goal to a little less ambitious 144 lbs., which is a loss of 17 lbs. However, I will welcome anything less than 144!). I have always been "overweight" for every V-day in my adult life. Gonna change that this year. Don't have (or want) a bf at the moment, but I'd like to look good on Valentine's Day for the first time in what feels like forever.

So...here we go!

11/21: 161
11/28: 161.4 :(

12/5: 160.6
12/12: 157.6
12/19: 155
12/26: 154.6

1/2: 156.2 :(
1/9: 154.8
1/16: 152.2
1/23: 149
1/30: 148.6

2/6: 149.2 :( Darn TOM
2/14:

I'm doing the New Year's Challenge too but like challenges and being held accountable :) plus I actually have a bf this year and would like to be comfortable and confident for once.


So for Valentine's Day I'd like to:
1. have lost 16 lbs
2. have been weight/resistance training 3 times a week
3. run at least twice week (3 miles)

:D Lost 2.5 lbs this week (updated page 1)

Happy Thanksgiving ladies~~~

165! Thats two pounds this week. That is encouraging, since this is the first week I have managed to stay 90% on plan in a loooooong time.

so I've decided not to weigh again until the first weigh in for the 20 somethings BL challenge. I need to take the time to get back on track and focus on WHAT I'm eating and not just the numbers.

Hey everyone. Sorry I can't get on here more, I have an outrageous amount of schoolwork to do for the next 3 weeks since it's the end of the semester. I did really good with eating last week, but not so good with exercise. I lost 2.8 lbs last week, bringing me down to 172.2. This is really awesome for me considering I hardly ever even lose 2 lbs a week. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up. Hope everyone has a great week!

Thanks platform, I'm really hoping I will be too. I haven't been that small since I was a junior in high school...so it's been a few years.

MusickMaker, yeah I'm Tracy's sister. lol

OH!! I was on PYCC with you...I used to be Sarah Bramer!! I THOUGHT it was you!! :D

OH!! I was on PYCC with you...I used to be Sarah Bramer!! I THOUGHT it was you!! :D


haha, awesome. I'm glad you found 3fc, its a GREAT forum. I definitely just found it in a google search for something about weight loss...not sure what...but I LOVE it.

Down 2.5 lbs from 11 days ago... 155.5!

Yay, 11lbs until my goal!

So, I started this challenge such a long time ago at 205....and I'm now only down to 201.3...

It's really frustrating to look back at something like this and see how much I really am holding myself back with all these bad habits I've developed....I need to be journaling my food, I need to stop eating fast food...I need to be working out...

There are 10 weeks now until valentines day...which means I would like to change my goal to a 15 lb. loss, or 186 lbs....I think that's much more attainable for me at this point because I had gotten so off track and managed to lose not even 4 lbs in a month...

I'd rather have an attainable goal to work towards then one I doubt I'd ever be able to reach.


So...

SW: 205
CW: 201.3
GW: 186

Weeks left, 10!

You can make it Divine!

Is it too late to join? I am new to the 3FC board but really want to get going!

I am hoping to lose 15 pounds by Valentines day, so that way I will be half way to my final goal! I lost about 35 lbs this past year and would really like to lose 30 more, but haven't been able to get motivated enough to do it!

So here goes nothing...


SW/CW: 165
GW: 150

I am so in! Already added this goal to my signature. Sounds sexy and fun!

BTW, wondering if you guys have formed any Valentine's Day Challenge groups. Would love to join one! I need some added motivation and sisterly love!!! Let me know. If there aren't any teams we should start some!

Ahhh, 8 weeks until Valentine's Day. It's time to get it on this.

I've got 8 weeks, and slightly under 10 lbs to my goal. It's totally attainable. So I'm gonna go for it.

Here goes! *dives in*

SW: 205
CW: 200.4
GW: 186

I'm still pretty much sucking...oh well, we'll see. I'm gonna weigh in tomorrow, and hopefully be back under 200 (I was 199.5 on wednesday)

Jelbb!!!!!! Long time no see! How are you, girl? ForestRoad said she thought maybe you hadn't been on here much because you had some distraction in the form of a boy... :D

Sorry I haven't been here in a while ladies!! I think I need to revise my goal, Thanksgiving really threw me off! I'm gonna try to be at 159 by V-day, I'm at 176 right now and working so hard! I'm so happy for everyone who is losing!! Congratulations!!

I would love to join this thread!!! My goal is to lose 25lbs by valentines day.


CW-203 Dec 12
GW-178lbs by Valentines Day:)

Alright, aiming to lose 20 lbs by Valentine's day, aka. my first Mini-Goal. I aim to lose... ~2.2 lbs per week (1 kg), so it should be around that number. :hyper:

SW: 189
CW: 178
GW: 169

Less than 10lbs to go woo! I'm also 15lbs away from just being overweight!!!

Meg:
Well, she wasn't completely WRONG... :D But if you read my craaazy OT thread, you'll see that now it's a new boy (," she said, feeling like a harlot).

Alrighty, well... gotta love the overnight water-weight drop.
I haven't eaten particularly WELL in months, so... keeping my calories below 1,500 seems to have shocked my body a little. I lost some lovely water weight..

SW: 144.4
CW: 142.6
GW: 135.0

I don't particularly believe that I'm actually 142.6... so I'm settling on saying I'm about 143. We'll see what happens after a few days of continued saintly eating. ;)

SW: 205
CW: 199.5
GW: 186

Wow....14 lbs to go. I can definitely do this!!! I guess seeing that 1 in the front helps my perspective a little bit...lol

updated on page one a drop of 3.5 lbs :D

only 13.5 lb left to beat this challenge!

I'm 154 now! Down 1 pound after 2 weeks... after the bad eating I had over the two weeks, I'm surprised I didn't GAIN a pound, so no complaints there. :)

SW: 165
CW: 163
GW: 150


Alright, so I'm off to a slow start... but I am thinking 13lbs in what, 8 weeks? could be possible!


xoxo,

Esme

Hey ladies! So I'm at 198, -18lbs to achieve my vday goal, I think that's still do-able!

I'm changing my Valentine's Day goal from 145 to 149.. I'm still 154 now, and with the holidays trying to lose is VERY hard but I think I can maintain and lose a LITTLE, but I go back to school on the 11th and that's only a month before Valentine's Day.. even if I'm down to 152 that's still 8 pounds to lose in a month. At my weight that isn't doable (4 pounds a month if I'm lucky!) so I'd have to be unhealthy to achieve it. I think a better goal for the challenge that will still keep me on track but not be unattainable is to break into the 140's and reach 149 by Valentine's Day. That's only 5 more pounds! I think I can do it!!!!!!!!!!

Also, because of alignment issues with two trackers, I'm temporarily making my entire sig an image with everything (and it still links the URL back to 3FC) so it all aligns up correctly. Does it look okay? It's kind of fuzzy but still readable, I think. I'll go back to text and one tracker after V-Day though.

SW: 144.4
CW: 141.6
GW: 135.0

Dowwwwn another pound! We'll see how it lasts with the holidays here. ;)

I've mapped out a 1-lb-per-week-loss schedule between now and Valentine's Day... and I am WAY ahead of schedule. Which is good, because my body tends to plateau for weeks at a time when it feels like it... but according to my schedule, I don't need to be down to 142 until January 2nd!

So I'm down to 195.4, so that means I still have to loose 15lbs, not sure if I can do that in a little over a month. But I'm going to try hard! Goal #2 would be 185, because my goal is 190 by my birthday February 2!!

Ok so I just weighed for the first time since earlier this week, and being out of town (which means eating horrendously!!) and I was down a pound!! I hope it sticks!!!

Well, I was down to 194...but after new years I had a big gain, and I'm still working on getting it off...so as of this morning


SW: 205
CW: 197.3
GW: 186

11.3 more lbs before valentines day. MAYBE I can do this, we'll see! =D

Hi Ladies! :)

I'm a bit late in joining, because I was doing the new years challenge, but now it's finished I want to do a new one! So motivating and fun! I think 6-10 week challenges are just about right for me as well.

In case you were wondering I'm single at the moment and working towards improving my lifestyle and self in general before I get involved with someone seriously again. Still I like Valentine's because I'm originally from Scandinavia where it's considered a day to celebrate friendship, and I think what I need to do this year is focus more on friends than men ;)

So my stats are:
SW 185.2
CW 184.3 (waiting to see if it stays off)
GW 170.2 (a bit steep but I like to aim high :) )

I'm withdrawing from this challenge. I had a crazy revelation today and realized that I am truly ready for maintenance. I look perfect at this weight and I'm healthy and I am now ready to invest my energies into maintaining that weight, eating healthy, and exercising right. I am going to get more active in the maintainer's forum. But more importantly, I am also going to keep posting in the 20-somethings, and rooting you all on!!!!! I'll be posting my goal story in the next few days. Thank you all for always being there and rooting me on. Maybe I will eventually lose 7 more pounds and end up at my original goal of 145, or maybe I won't. The difference is that it's no longer a goal of mine. I'm healthy and I'm happy, and that's what matters most. :) I never imagined I would get this far. I'm so proud of myself for accomplishing what I had previously only dreamed of.
(Sorry for any of you that had to read this twice, as I posted it in all threads I was active in involving current weight loss.)

Hello all,

I'd like to jump on even though I know I'm super late - is that cool with everybody? I need the accountability of a challenge with the holidays being done. I weighed in at 207 this morning am considering my 'official' weight 205 since I was there super recently and I know this is water weight from sodium and new year's eating. I want to be at 199 by Valentine's Day - I've been trying at onderland seriously FOREVER and it's so close. I just want to kick it in to high gear and finally make it happen!

Woohoo,meg! That is awesome. Congrats on finishing. I love seeing people hit their goals because it is so inspirational. Meg did it, so can we!


I'm also a tad...well more than a tad...late in joining the challenge but Valentine's is about 6 weeks away and I'd like to jump on board. I am currently at 187.4 and would love to be 18O by Vday because that would be stellar. :D

I gained 10lbs during the holidays... I have to reset my V-day goal to my pre-holiday weight.. on 137lbs (where I was for only 2 weeks)... -10lbs in 6weeks seems like a challenge, but I must do it. I'm feeling the motivation.

I'm also quite late on joining in, but I'd like to start this one since the New Year's Challenge has finished. Hope nobody minds.
As of today I have my ticker set at 178. I'd like to shoot for 166 for Valentine's Day! That's just about 6 weeks, so like 2lbs a week.
166 will put me at 1lb less than my all time adult low AND 5lbs away from my ultimate goal. Ok, here goes!!!

SW: 178
CW: 178
GW: 166

So can I jump in here with Star? I want to be around 170 by Valentines Day - I'll take anywhere between 170 and 175.

SW:182
CW:182
GW: 170-175

megwini- congratulations! i hope to have a similar revelation soon :)

i am going to jump in late on this challenge as well. i hit my new year's challenge and now i'm pumped to reach my valentine's day challenge goal... even if the odds are no one i care about will see me hit goal on v-day :(

valentine's day is also a couple of days before my birthday, so i will have another reason to stay motivated!

i would like to weigh between 150 and 152 lbs by feb. 14.

If it is ok I think I am going to jump on board with this challenge. I know that I am late but I need some sort of challenge to motivate me otherwise I may not get my butt in gear.

There are I believe 40 days between now and Valentine's day. If I can lose 1 pound every 5 days I can lose 8 pounds by then. Is that plausible?

kitty- I think 1lb every 8 days sounds plausible. I aim high all the time, so I'm working at 2lbs a week! If I don't challenge myself enough, I don't strive to be better. ;)

I like seeing the challenge threads at the top of the window! It reminds me to put that cookie down or run that extra 30 seconds. :D Hope everyone's doing well and OP today.

There must be something wrong with my scale, it keeps saying I'm losing!! I seriously can't believe it until I go to my WW weigh-in. Does anyone else not believe their scale? It just seems unreal to me!!

Lulu- I only believe the scale at the gym because my home one is not very accurate; however, if you are always weighing yourself on the same scale and the number is going down you can probably believe it- although if choosing not to believe it means you work harder then by all means ignore it lol

WOOHOO I'm starting to lose all that nasty water weight from the past week of terrible eating and alcohol!!! lol...


SW: 205
CW: 195.8
GW: 186

Down again :)

SW: 182
CW: 181.6
GW: 170-175

194.9 this morning. not changing my ticker til it gets to 194.8!

Take THAT water retention.

SW: 182
CW: 181.2
GW: 170-175

Is it too late to join?

My personal goal for V-day is set at 199 pounds. I think I may be being a little overly ambitious, since I'm currently at 215.8, but I love a challenge.

I'm going to try and make my "official" weigh-in day for this challenge as Sunday... since Feb 14th is a Sunday. So far, no losses... but I hope to be able to change that by Sunday! Hope everyone is doing well!

I find that if I don't weigh in every day, I get off track. Like I don't see the scale so my body is like GAIN WEIGHT NOW. But it may be just mental.

stella- I'm an everyday weigher also! I have to keep track just like you. I tend to only "report" my weight once a week in these challenges. Since a specific day wasn't set for this one, I just figured I'll use the same day as Valentines. :D

I weigh everyday too, but I only count the weight that I see at WW on fridays or saturdays. Earlier in the week, I thought I had gained, but it was just water retention from TOM, so it's gone now!! Hopefully it will stay for the weigh in tomorrow!!

Wait! i still want to join!! i would like to be at 189 for valentines day may be a little steep but ill see what i can do!

I'm joining this. I have 5 weeks to lose 8 to 10 pounds.

Welcome, new joiners.

Just wanted to share my good news that on top of getting back to where I was before the holidays, I also dropped a pound this week. At 204, which means I am down 32 pounds total. Less than five pounds to go to make my V day goal! Headed to the gym now...have a great weekend! Keep up the great work!

WOOHOO I finally lost all that water weight, I'm back to exactly where I was before new years!

SW: 205
CW: 194.2
GW: 186

Oh i am so in on this, im gonna say for me 20 pounds, That would put me at 215, i havent been that low since around 9th grade

Count me in. I only have 5 weeks to lose 10 lbs. Wish me luck

Starting weight: 179.8

Current weight: 177.4

Mini-goal weight: 167

Ultimate weight: 130

Alright... It's Sunday, so weigh-in time for me.

SW: 178
CW: 178 (no loss yet...)
GW: 166

I'm going to set a goal to loose another 10 lbs by feb 14th.

My weight stayed down this week!! I really think the wii fit that I got for christmas has helped me so much! I have been working out on it everyday, and I can tell a difference already! I'm so happy for everyone that has lost this week!!

Ok so....
Start Weight Jan 1: 133
Current Weight Jan 11 129
Goal Weight Feb 14th 119

Ok Ladies I have 10 pounds to go!!! The only problem is I am in this play where I am cast as a compulsive overeater. I have to eat a bunch of junk food on stage every night for 7 nights in a row in early Feb! I will have to work really hard to keep the weight off- I am really nervous about this!

Stupid...weekend...

SW: 182
CW: 183.6
GW: 170-175

130's here I go......

SW: 146.2
CW: 144.4
GW: 139.8

Weighed in for the finish of the first week of the challenge and am 1.6 lbs down! I'll take it. If I can keep losing at this rate I'll meet my challenge goal no problem. :)
SW: 187.4
CW: 185.8
GW: 180.whatever ^_^

I Would Love Do This. I New And

and never loose weight before so i will start easy maybe 5 pounds. I so excited!

oh, my weight today is 230 exactly, so i want 225 for valentines day, no more 230's!

Okay so I had a bad weekend, AND started TOM today,,, so I'm 3 punds up...but hopefully it'll go down after TOM is over!! :(

I'm going to say 20 lbs in one month. I know that sounds like a lot but with commitment it's possible. That will bring me to to almost my halfway mark.

We've all been so talkative the last couple of days that this thread was all the way on page 3! So I had to bring it back to 1. :D
I've finally shown a loss this morning... Official weigh-in for me isn't until Sunday so hopefully I'll see a bigger loss by then!

How is everyone doing on their challenge goals???

Yaaay I lost another pound!! That's a total of 15!! I hope everyone's week went well!!

I would love to be down by 10 by Feb 14th!!!

SW: 202
CW: 198
V-DAY Challenge - 188!

Welcome to all the people who've just joined!!

My WI is on Sundays so here's this week's:
SW: 178
CW: 173 (5 down, 7 to go! woot!)
GW: 166

today I Weighed In At 192...my Original Goal Bt V-day Was 180 But Thats 12 More Lbs...so My 2nd Was 185, 7lbs, I Think I'll Achive That One!! Im Excited!!

No weight loss to report yet, I have actually gained 3lbs in one week just eating normal healthy food and working out with my trainer 5 days last week. I guess I just haven't found out what works for me yet. Yesterday ended my TOM, so maybe the bloating isn't gone yet.

Oh well, I am going to keep trying, Cardio and a training session is scheduled for tonight. I will meet my goal of 167lbs by Valentine's Day!!! Wish me luck

Just wanted to pop in and see how everyone is doing. :D

It looks like we've got just under 4 weeks left... (is that right?) so plenty of time for all of us to hit our goals!!

Hi everyone :) Not been weighing in for this challenge but I'll try weigh in by the weekend. Not that I'm expecting miracles as I've averaged at 1740 calories per day for the last week. I've just temporarily moved into a house that only has hard flooring in the bathroom, and I've avoided weighing there because the floor is always wet in the morning (plus it really really stinks in there). I'm going to look into buying a few tiles or a piece of plywood so I can start weighing in my room and am looking forward to moving to a nicer house by Valentine's too :)
Hope everyone is doing well!!!

Well it's been a rough few weeks, but I'm closer to my goal...and I think that I can make it if I stick to my plan and work my butt off. lol

SW: 205
CW: 193.1
GW: 186

Ok well I THOUGHT I had arleady posted in this thread, but I guess I didn't cause I can't find it if I did.. haha.

So I guess I will join NOW!

I would like to finally be under 170 and I am hovering around 176 right now. I think thats doable!

SW: 176
GW: 169

I thought I had already posted here too?! Haha guess not...

This is really late, but oh well here we go :)

SW: 145
GW: 138

24 days to lose 7 pounds...it can be done! That will also put me in the 130's (new decade) and only 3 pounds away from my second mini-goal.

I want to lose 5 pounds by V-day. so we are in the same boat (almost). Spicing up my workout with doing a dance- exercise video (only around 20 minutes) 4 days a week. It's fun, and hopefully will help me meet goal!!!

divine - Great progress!!! Congrats!

Welcome to all the new joiners - short, wanna, & chubby!! Best of luck!

My weigh-in is in three days and I'm hoping for a loss!! woot!

well, since today is almost my official weigh-in, and I won't be here with a scale for the official day, I thought I'd update again.

SW: 205
CW: 192.7
GW: 186

It's not a big difference from last time...but instead of 193.# it says 192.#....and that is a big enough difference to make me happy. lol

130's here I go......

SW: 146.2
CW: 142.2
GW: 139.8 (2.4 )to go

I lost .6 pounds this week, still need to lose 11 pounds in 4 weeks aahh! I hope I can do it!!

I am disappointed and glad since I am at 178.2 now. I have been working really hard for the past two weeks with little progress, so I may have to change my Valentine's Day goal. This weight loss rollercoaster is making me sick :dizzy:

Well i still have about 8lbs to go...not sure if thats do-able :(

mama - You never know what's in store! ;) Let's hope for the best.

Today's my weigh-in so here it is...
SW: 178
CW: 173 (still...)
GW: 166

130's here I go......

SW: 146.2
CW: 141.8 (-4.4)
GW: 139.8 (2 )to go

Hello everyone! I'm impressed this has been going since November! I'm going to hop on now with a couple weeks to go since I'm in the beginning phase of my diet (started 1 week ago today) so in theory I'll be dropping weight a little faster these next couple weeks than I will be after Vday.

SW: 182
CW: 178
GW: 169 (By Vday)

That's about 3 pounds a week at the beginning of my diet and I'll be starting a twice-a-week yoga class next week, which will really kick up my exercise. If I have to modify to 2 pounds a week that would be good too, but I'd rather aim high then adjust. :)

I'm in a long-distance relationship and Valentine's weekend will be the first time I'll have seen my boyfriend since early January. :val2:

Hi ladies! I've joined the V Day Challenge in another forum but I'd like to join here as well for the extra accountability. Mondays are my "official" WI days, but I weigh myself pretty much every morning and today I was 167.1. I'd like to get down to the 150's (159.5, which also happens to be my halfway point and Mini Goal #3 for me!) by Valentine's Day. My best friend and I are going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras (Feb 13 to Feb 17) and will be seeing some people we haven't seen in a couple years and I would love to be in the 150's. It's about 3 weeks from now so I will have to be perfectly OP but I know I can do it!

Good luck everyone we can do this!

Oh man! Where'd everyone go??? Hopefully we're all still OP and getting nearer to our goals!! Valentine's Day is just about 18 days away...

So, let's hear it - How are you doing on your Valentine's Day Challenge goal??

I'm down 6, with 6 to go! Halfway there!!!

I have 4.8 more pounds to go before I reach my Valentine's Day Goal of 145! I am ready to make that goal! I keep on trucking... :carrot:

I've got about 5 lbs to go to get to 159.5 I hope I can do it!

I'm definitely not going to make my valentines day goal...I was aiming for 186, but I keep gaining and losing and gaining and losing and right now I'm at like 194...and I know I can't lose that much before v-day.

I'm okay with that though...I've achieved another one of my goals. I'm a lot more comfortable with who I am now...and I'm not so ashamed to be around my boyfriend, and I don't pull away when he tries to hold me anymore!!

Anyways, I wish you ladies good luck. I hope all reach your goals in time =D

Hey all! Thought I would check in as Valentine's Day is coming up very quickly (2 1/2 weeks!) and I have not been very chatty on this thread, although I have been updating my weight weekly on page 4.

I have lost 12 lbs so far and I have 5 more lbs to go. Not sure if I'll be able to lose 5lbs in 2 1/2 weeks, but I'll certainly try my best! If I come within 1-2 lbs of my goal I will be very happy. I actually revised my goal a couple weeks ago to 144 from 139 as there is no way that is feasible for 2/14. I will get to 139 in March hopefully but not February!

Hope everybody else is doing well! This is the home stretch, let's make these next 2 1/2 weeks count!

divine - that's really great news to hear. :) That is what this is really about, isn't it? To feel better about ourselves and feel better in our skin. Way to go you for taking the lead on that one.

I've not been doing too well on this challenge and weightloss due to my living situation not being anywhere near ideal at the moment (but not for much longer). Been getting down because my internet connection is so bad that I have trouble tracking with spark and it's even tough to weigh-in because of flooring. Then having seen a photo of myself yesterday I thought well I just HAVE TO try harder, no excuses. :kickbutt:

Sooo... I got up extremely early to weigh myself before the bathroom turns into waterworld. I've also started to write a food journal with an actual pen so I can count calories old school style with the help of a calculator and book, so "bad me" can't even blame bad internet access for not tracking properly and not being OP. :D
Today I'm 183.2, miles behind my target, but I'll keep on trying and see how far I'll get.:)

Good luck to all & lots of :dust:

Me either, i keep loosing, than gaining, ugh it sucks!! So im pretty sure i definately cant make 185 ny V-day...lets aim for 190....

Official weigh-in today!

SW: 178
CW: 171
GW: 166

Hi ladies, it looks like everyone is doing pretty good!

Official WI this morning is 164.2, so still about 4.5 lbs to go til the 150's which is my Valentine's Day goal. Not sure if I can do it, but I'm still going to try!

I'm glad everyone is doing so well!! Unfortunately I'm not going to make my goal....I'm shooting for 169 by v-day, but my weight just keeps going up and down and I can't seem to stay motivated to exercise and eat right! I'm trying to do better this week, I just did an hour of cardio!

Keep up the great work ladies!!

130's here I go......

SW: 146.2
CW: 140.6 (-5.6)
GW: 139.8 (0.8 )to go

Everyone is doing awesome!

Unofficial WI this morning is 163.1 so I'm hoping for 162 by Monday and then 159.5 by V Day! We shall see! :)

I have 4.6 lbs to go! My weight loss has gotten really slow the past week so I am going to be a little more mindful of my eating and cut out the dark chocolate covered ginger which I've been snacking on entirely too much. I really really really want to see a number on the scale as close to 144 on V-Day as I can get down to. Besides, an orange or an apple can be just as satisfying and leaves me feeling better afterwards. :)

I also need to ramp up my exercise. I already do cardio every day for 45 min to an hour but I am thinking I need to increase the intensity as well as start a strength training program. Hmmm...I should probably visit the exercise forum on the board for some ideas.

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I hit my Valentine's goal today. I'm super excited! This is the very first challenge that I've actually met my goal. I usually set my goal pretty steep since it doesn't bother me too much to not make it. But I did it this time! HELLO good day!

SW: 178
CW: 166 woot!
GW: 166

How is everyone doing??? :)

130's here I go......

SW: 146.2
CW: 140.2 (-6)
GW: 139.8 (0.4 )to go

Good Monday morning ladies! :wave:

It looks like everyone is doing pretty good!

Congrats stargzr for making your goal early!

And wfonseca, you can lose .4 in a week no problem!

So, my official WI this morning is 163.3 (.9 loss). I was hoping for 162-something, but since my weekend consisted of Mc Donalds, pizza, homemade Indian Tacos, and chocolate covered stawberries, well I'm just glad to not have a gain.

I don't know what my problem was but I am back on track! I really didn't eat all that much this weekend, I just ate really bad so I'm hoping that maybe I am just retaining water from all the sodium I'm sure I consumed, and that just maybe I will have a woosh in the next couple of days. We shall see! :)

fashin - That's like food porn, lol. Pardon my ignorance- what's an indian taco?

I know I'm sorry! I just needed to confess my food sins, lol. An Indian taco is basically fried bread with chili, cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato and whatever else on top. They have them at fairs here but I could not resist these because they were homemade and delish. I didn't eat that much, not even a whole one but it's not anywhere near the plan for my diet!

Hi ladies! :wave:

Just wanted to pop in and see how everyone is doing?

Unofficial WI this morning says 162.2 and since that's better than my "official" WI, I am going with it. So I have about 2.5 to lose by Monday to make my goal of 159.9. Probably not going to happen but hopefully I'll get there soon after.

I am actually going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this weekend so next week will be focusing on not gaining anything. :)

Hi Everyone! :)

Congrats to all those who've lost!

Stargzr, WOW! You've done fantastic!!! :yay:

I'm currently stuck at my weight, but am hoping for a weekend woosh as I've been very very good this week, lots of walking and I've averaged at 1370 calories per day. To reach goal by Valentine's is not going to happen but I'm hoping to lose as much as I can to get some motivation to keep on trucking. So plan is to cut the sodium and drink more water, in addition to staying OP and see what happens :)

fashin - That taco sounds really good! You'd doing really well, so even if you make it close, that's awesome!! Have fun at mardi gras!

sanna - ty :o Hey, even getting close to your goal is SUPER! I get excited every time the scale goes down. lol

Thanks for bumping this thread, I try to post in here a couple times a week, but I couldn't find it. boo! I'm up a little today from too much sodium last night, but I've convinced myself it'll go back down.

Sanna, it sounds like you are doing great, I'm sure you will have a nice woosh keep us updated!

stargzr, thank you! And I will have fun, hopefully not too much. :)

Yaaayy!!! I got to 169 officially today!!! Sounds like everyone is doing great!! Happy Valentine's day!!