100 lb. Club - Thanksgiving Challenge

Thanksgiving comes earlier in Canada than it does in the US, but I'd like to target the American date since I'm going on a cruise that weekend :) I hope some of you will join me!

My weight loss has been slow lately, but I'm going to challenge myself to do better than I have been...so I'll aim for 6lbs per month, which will put me 30lbs lighter by our end date.

Since TG is on a Thursday I'll use Thursday dates, but weigh in whichever day works for you in that week.

July 07 209.6
July 14 210.8 (+1.2)
July 21 212.0 (+1.2)
July 28 209.4 (-2.6)
Aug 04 205.4 (-4)
Aug 11 205.2 (-.2)
Aug 18 206.6 (+1.4)
Aug 25 202.4 (-4.2)
Sept 01 202.4 No change
Sept 08 202.6 (+.2)
Sept 15 203.8 (+1.2)
Sept 22 199.8 (-4)
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13 202.4 (+2.6)
Oct 20 201.2 (-1.2)
Oct 27 199.0 (-2.2)
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
:thanks1:

My Thanksgiving goal is to be at 189.

July 07 233.0
July 14 233.0
July 21 233.0
July 28 231.5
Aug 04 231.5
Aug 11 229.0
Aug 18 225.0
Aug 25 224.0
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

I've also fallen victim to a very slow loss period and need to get out of my slump, and I like mixing up challenges with both mid-week and week-end weigh ins. With 20 weeks, I think it is possible that I could get down to the normal BMI range; so I'll shoot for 27 pounds total loss for the challenge.

Challenge Progress: / 27

July 07: 177.0
July 14:
July 21:
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22: (out of town)
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:

I'm going to join at least three fall end date challenges here so here goes...
SW: 247.3 this morning for another challenge, and GW for Thanksgiving is 191.

July 07: 247.3
July 14:
July 21:
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:

I want to join this but I have a lot of challenges going on right now. I'll jump in closer to the end of my Lucious by Labor Day challenge, if that's okay!

I'm going to join this one too since I started a challenge in the chics up for a challenge board and this challange lasts about a month longer, this way I won't give up as soon as my other challenge is over. My goal for the first challenge is 215 by 10/31 so I would definitely love to make it to 199 by Thanksgiving, and be in onderland again at last.

July 07: 255
July 14: 253
July 21:
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: Goal: 199.9

I'm in. I am in a couple short term challenges, but this will be great for the long run. When I started losing in January, my goal was to lose 100 pounds by Christmas, but I think I can move that end date up to Thanksgiving, especially if I have a good challenge to keep me going. I have 30 pounds to go, so I think I might be able to do it, or at least get very close. I weigh in on Wednesday, so I'm going to use yesterday as my staring weight for the challenge. I'll just edit my original post on a weekly basis. Thanks for the inspiration. My goal for this challenge is to actually hit my goal weight of 152 pounds by Thanksgiving.

EDITED -Since I decided to hold at about 160 - 162 and am now maintaining, what I really should do is weigh in one more time on the first Wednesday in December to see it I managed to maintain over Thanksgiving.

July 6 - 182.0
July 13 - 180.0 (2 gone / 28 to go) Woo Hoo!
July 20 - 178.0 (4 gone / 26 to go)
July 27 - 176.0 (6 gone / 24 to go - what's up with the exactly even poundage all month?)
Aug 3 - 176.0 (same as last week! 6 gone / 24 to go)
Aug 10 - 172.8 (9.2 down / 20.2 to go)
Aug 17 - 171.6 (10.4 down, 19.6 to go) Not sure I'm going to make my 30 pound goal, but will keep on trying!
Aug 24 - 171.0 (11.0 down, 19 to go)
Aug 31 will be on vacation - hope this helps keep me OP
Sept 7 - 167.6 (Woo Hoo! Lost on vacation! Down 14.4, 15.6 to go) Just about half way through the 30 pounds!
Sept 14 - 165.4 (down 16.6, 13.4 to go)
Sept 21 - 165.4 (down 16.6, 13.4 to go)
Sept 28 - 164.0 ( down 18, 12 to go)
Oct 5 - 162.0 (down 20, 10 to go) but I'm now going to hold at this weight for a while
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
Nov 2 - 161
Nov 9
Nov 16
Nov 23 - 161.0 I'm going to post next Wednesday, too. Just to document the damage (or - hopefully - the lack thereof) done over Thanksgiving.
Nov 30 162.0 Not so bad!

Good luck to everyone!

Lin

I'm in! I need something to keep me motivated. I've been at a loss for the past month. I'd like to be at my goal weight of 160, so 30 pounds from today.


July 07 - 190
July 14 - 185
July 21 - 185
July 28 - 190 UGH!!!
Aug 04 - 188 slowly coming back off.
Aug 11 - 187
Aug 18 - 187
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08 - 190
Sept 15 - 190
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Ok I'm definitely jumping in now, I will just post my WI's when I post the other WI's. I have lots of big events to look forward to, I'd like to make them mini goals along the way!!

July 07 208.8
July 14
July 21
July 28
Aug 04
Aug 11 Son's 3d bday on the 12th
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15 Hubby's graduation
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27 Day after my bday!
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Turkey day!

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4 ~ 3.4 down 29.6 to go
July 21 177.4 ~ 4.4 down 28.6 to go
July 28 173.4 ~ 8.4 down 24.6 to go
Aug 04 173.6 ~ 8.2 down 24.8 to go
Aug 11 168.2 ~ 13.6 down 19.4 to go
Aug 18 168.6 ~ 13.2 down 19.8 to go
Aug 25 164.4
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Goal is going to be 299 (weighing on my normal Sat. AM and one last time on T-day)

July 02: 344.2
July 09: 343.2 (-1.0)
July 16: 339.8 (-3.4)
July 23: 339.4 (-0.4)
July 30: 338.8 (-0.6)
Aug 06:
Aug 13:
Aug 20:
Aug 27:
Sept 03:
Sept 10:
Sept 17:
Sept 24:
Oct 01:
Oct 08:
Oct 15:
Oct 22:
Oct 29:
Nov 5:
Nov 12:
Nov 19:

Final WI Nov. 24:

I'd like to join. Goal is to be 150lbs by Thanksgiving.

July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~ 171.4 (-1.2)
July 28 ~ 174.6 (+3.2) ouch hopefully next week will be better
~~ending JULY w/ a .8 loss for the month

Aug 04 ~ 174.4 (-0.2) better than a gain
Aug 11 ~ 178.2 (+3.8)
Aug 18 ~ 175.8 (-2.4)
Aug 25 ~ 174.2 (-1.6)
~~ending AUGUST w/ a .2 loss for the month

Sept 01 ~ 173.4 (-0.8)
Sept 08 ~ 180.8 (+7.4) I almost didn't post this, hate looking at the 8's more than the 7's ... better luck next week hoping for 171 :crossed:
Sept 15 ~ 176.4 (-4.4) I'm getting there 2 more weeks this month to get it right
Sept 22 ~ 176.8 (+0.2) Gotta work this plan to the T
Sept 29 ~ 176.2 (-0.4)
~~ending SEPTEMBER w/ a 2.8lb gain for the month

Oct 06 ~ 177.2 (+1.0)
Oct 13 ~ 176.6 (-0.6)
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~
~~ending OCTOBER w/

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~

~~Nov 24 ~

GOAL IS 150

Woot-woot! My first challenge! I like this one.

I hope to be 180 by Thanksgiving!

July 07 233.5
July 14
July 21
July 28
Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Oh what the heck.

July 07: 271.4
July 14: 270.2
July 21: 269.0
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:240 goal

It's amazing how soon Thanksgiving seems...I'm totally in. I love to be 220 by then.

July 07-
July 14
July 21
July 28

Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Okay, I will join you guys! I would just cry with joy if I saw 220 on Thanksgiving morning!

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254
July 28 251.8

Aug 05 247.6
Aug 11 249
Aug 18 246.8
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

Yes! I'm so glad I have you guys along with me!

This sounds like a good challenge. Thanks for setting this up, Angie.

Goal: 210

July 3: 253.6
July 10: 250.4
July 17: 250.2
July 24: 257.4
July 31: N/A
Aug 7: 248.8
Aug 14: 250.6
Aug 21: 245.6
Aug 28: 246.2
Sept 4: 248.6
Sept 11: 244.6
Sept 18: 244.4
Sept 25: 248.6
Oct 2: 243.0
Oct 9: N/A
Oct 16: 251.8
Oct 23: 248.0
Oct 30: 248.6
Nov 6: 247.8
Nov 13: 244.0
Nov 20: 243.0
Nov 24: 245.0

Net pounds lost: 8.6 :carrot:

Angie - I just re-read your original post. Do you realize it sounds like you've invited all of us to join you on the cruise? Count me in on that, too! I assume you'll be footing the bill since it was you who invited us . . .

Lin

Ahhh! lol I didn't realize it read that way until you mentioned it Lin! Okay, I think I had better clarify..I would love for you all to join me on the cruise, but unless I stop working out and get another 10 jobs, I won't be able to treat you. :) If I hit it big on the lottery though, that's another story!

this is a great idea angie!! the 4th of july challenge came around just as i was starting out, and it kept me on my toes. hopefully this one will keep me motivated just as that one did. i met that goal, and i really hope i can meet this one. i've set my goal for 225 which is 32.5 lbs away from today's weigh in. that's approx 1.6lbs per week through thanksgiving. good luck to everyone :D

edit: due to moving and then too low cals causing a 2 month stall, my goal has been changed to 235.

July 07 257.5
July 14 258.2 (+0.7)
July 21 253.5 (-4.7) (total -4.0lbs)
July 28 251.8 (-1.7) (total -5.7lbs)

Aug 04 250.4 (-1.4) (total -7.1lbs)
Aug 11 248.2 (-2.2) (total -9.3lbs)
Aug 18 NO WI
Aug 25 NO WI

Sept 01 NO WI
Sept 08 252.0
Sept 15 NO WI
Sept 22 252.0
Sept 29 249.1

Oct 06 247.6
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Goal: 235 (12.6 lbs to go!)

Ok, ok. No free cruise. But I'll still stay in the challenge. I think this is what I need to stay on track and beat my original goal of weighing 152 by Christmas.

Lin

lol @ the free cruise!

I'm going to stick with my normal Sunday WIs with an added one for Thanksgiving Day to finish out the challenge, but I'm in! I'll put a final goal once I have my official start weight on Sunday.

START WEIGHT: 238.4
July 10: 238.4
July 17: 236.6
July 24: 234.6
July 31: 231.4

August 7: 229.0
August 14: 227.4
August 21: 224.2
August 28: 222.8

September 4: 221.0
September 11: 217.8
September 18: 213.4
September 25: 210.4

October 2: 208.2
October 9: 206.0
October 16: 209.6
October 23: 206.6
October 30: 202.6

November 6
November 13
November 20
November 24

GOAL WEIGHT: 199

(This is very ambitious and I am really trying to get to Onederland by Christmas, but I am going to use this challenge to see if I can push myself to get it done sooner!)

I'm joining!!
I absolutely LOVE thanksgiving - it's my favorite holiday :D Our wedding anniversay is Nov 23 (4 years this year!) PLUS, My husband and I are fortunate to be studying abroad in Ireland this fall (we're law students) and I think having this challenge to keep me accountable while I'm there will help. :hug:

Date... WI ... (Wkly Diff) ...[Cum.]
July 07 213.6
July 14 209.3 (-4.3)
July 21 207.2 (-2.1) [-6.4]
July 28 207.4 (+.2) [-6.2]
Aug 04 203.4 (-4) [-10.2]
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 1
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 183

I'm ALWAYS in for a cruise! :D Where are we going, Angie? We need to know which ship to meet you on... ;)

I'm in for the challenge as well... I'll be visiting my family for Thanksgiving and would love to be 194 when I get there. I've got what I'm calling "Cruise Fest Fall 2011" before Thanksgiving though, with trips to Alaska, Mexico and the Caribbean; plus a business trip, a couple of weekends away with the hubby, and my parents visiting for a few days next week so hopefully this will help keep me on track though all of that.

I weigh in on Sundays, but I'll do my final weigh in on the day before Thanksgiving, which is when I'm flying home.

Start Weight: 226
GOAL: 194

July 3: 226.0
July 10: 224.0
July 17: 224.0 I've been totally OP, so I'm hoping for a nice loss next week.
July 22: 224.0 Seem to have a bit of a stall going, hopefully next week will be better
July 31: 220.5 Yeah!
August 4: 219.5
August 14: 218.0
August 21: 219.5
September 4: 223.5 Yikes!
September 14: 218.5
September 17: 216.0
September 25: 213.5
October 1: 212.5
October 16: 212.5
October 23: 211.5
October 28: 210.0

Ended the month of November at 210.0

updated my thread, but also wanted to post so this gets bumped up.

I am (crazily IMO) putting my goal as Onederland. At my current pace, it's doable, but while I am thrilled at how quickly the Dukan diet has me losing at this point, I don't necessarily trust that rate will continue. But I am going to challenge myself to continue to remain Stuck Like Glue on my plan and see what happens!

Hi, April Snow - the club mod, Sandi, put a link for the Thanksgiving Challenge in the Sticky for current challenges. We can all find it there if it ends up on page 5!

Hope you make your goal - I'm betting you will.

Lin

I'm absolutely in for this! I need something to keep myself accountable and get back on track and this challenge seems like just the thing. =)

:turkey: Thanksgiving Goal Weight: 235lbs :turkey:

July 07 - 259.4lbs (+/- 0)
July 14 - 259.0lbs
July 21 - 259.8 lbs
July 28 - 257.4 lbs

Aug 04 - 255.8 lbs
Aug 11 - 255.0 lbs
Aug 18 -
Aug 25 -

Sept 01 -
Sept 08 -
Sept 15 -
Sept 22 -
Sept 29 -

Oct 06 -
Oct 13 -
Oct 20 -
Oct 27 -

Nov 03 -
Nov 10 -
Nov 17 -
Nov 24 -

Great idea!! I think I will set my goal at 235 that would be right on track with my goal of 100 lbs by new years eve!


July 07 269.8
July 14 267.4
July 21 265.0
July 28 263.8
Aug 04 259.9
Aug 11 259.0
Aug 18 259.0
Aug 25 256.2
Sept 01 252.8
Sept 08 250.4
Sept 15 248.2
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 235
:turkey:

linJber -

thanks for the vote of confidence!! I am normally around a 6 lb a month loser, which is not that bad, but with my current plan, it's been more like twice that. So I'm happy but just not sure that can last! lol! I'm going to keep on going and see what happens and if my best case scenario happens, I'll be thrilled. But really, if I am even in spitting distance of 199 and can get to it by the end of the year, I'll be thrilled.

I'm probably not going to come and post every week (also, I weigh-in on Mondays and I don't like to have too many weigh in days :dizzy:), but I'll bookmark this thread and pop back in at Thanksgiving to share my weight. I would like to be 230 by Thanksgiving! I feel like that is entirely doable if I stick to my plan :)

I would also love to jump in here. I want to lose around 10 lbs a month, so I would like to be 50 lbs lighter by then. So I would like to be at 212 by Thanksgiving. I know it is a heafty goal but I think that I can get there.

Starting weight 262.6

July 07-262.6
July 14-258.8 (-3.4)
July 21-257.4(-1.4)
July 28

Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25

Sept 01 267 (+9.8):mad:
Sept 08 263.2 (-3.8)
Sept 15 258-5.2
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

End goal weight 212
loss to date: -4.6

Good morning all - I've been stuck at 182 all week - maybe tomorrow my official weigh-in will be better. There's a reason I only count Wednesday - weighing every day makes me nutty!

I've already been to the gym and have laundry going - if I could just get in a session at the tanning salon, I guess I could audition to be on "Jersey Shore." LOL. I tan without trying - sometimes that's worse than not getting any color at all!

Also got the potted tomatoes and peppers watered. Now to clean the kitchen . . . Such an exciting life! hope everyone has a great day.

Lin

I am determined to be to goal by next June, so a few challenges along the way are probably a good idea. I'm totally in. I didn't WI this last Thursday though since I was still on vacation. I will post Thursdays from now on though.I would love to hit 140 by Thanksgiving, but I will consider anything between 140 and 160 to be success (1-2 pounds per week).

Edit on August 25: We're about 1/3 of the way though this thing and I only have 6 pounds to go until I reach the high end of my goal weight range. I have decided to lower the high end to 155!

July 08 - 179.4
July 14 - 173.4 (-6)
July 21 - 170.8 (-2.6 / 8.6 total)
July 28 - 169.4 (-1.4 / 10 total)
Aug 04 - 167.8 (-1.6 / 11.6 total)
Aug 11 - 168.8 (+1 / -10.6 total)
Aug 18 - 167.4 (-1.4 / -12 total)
Aug 25 - 166 (-1.4 / -13.4 total)
Sept 01 - 164.8 (-1.2 / -14.6 total)
Sept 08 - 162.2 (-2.6 / -17.2 total)
Sept 15 - 161.2 (-1 / -18.2 total)
Sept 22 - 160.2 (-1 / -19.2 total)
Sept 29 - 159.8 (-.4 / -19.6 total)
Oct 06 - 157.8 (-2 / -21.6 total)
Oct 12 - 154.8 (-3 / -24.6 total)
Oct 20 - 154 (-.8 / -25.4 total)
Oct 27 - 156.4 (+2.4 / -23 total) - stupid shingles, stupid steroids! Hmph!
Nov 03 - 153.4 (-3 / -26 total)
Nov 10 - 155.4 (+2 / -24 total)
Nov 17
Nov 24

July 07 - 272
July 14 - 268
July 21 - 263
July 28
Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 - GOAL 230

I'm in! My goal is to be <240

July 12 : 278.4
July 17: 277.8
July 24: 275.4
July 31

August 7 278.2
August 14 271
August 21
August 28

September 4 267.4
September 11
September 18
September 25

October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30

November 6
November 13
November 20
November 24

GOAL WEIGHT: <240

Since my WI day is Wednesday, I just updated my original post. I'm -2 for the week. Good luck to all of you who are using Thursday for this challenge. I'll look tomorrow for the results.

Good time for a challenge, Angie - looks like you have lots of challengers in here. I'm hoping this really keeps me on track because I'd LOVE to be at my goal by Thanksgiving.

Lin

I am down this week too.

July 14 178.4

congrats Lin and envelope!!!!

I don't WI until Sunday but it's exciting to see people starting to make progress.

Well I just scored a 3.4 lb loss for last week! So excited. I also graduated to another decade! I am officially in the 250s.

I am down 6 for this week, though quite a bit of that is almost certainly water since I just came off of vacation for a week, during which I was totally off plan and gained 10.6 pounds.

Do you all think this it is too much to lose 25lbs by Thanksgiving? Should I say 160? Wouldn't that be more healthy as well as realistic?


July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~
July 28 ~

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 150

I have never joined in a challenge, but I would like to try.

July 14: 203
July 21:
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: 150

I think 2 lbs a week MAX is healthy. that would be 38 lbs. However, since you are at a smaller weight Id say 1-1.5 lbs a week. so 19-28.5, at that calculation 25 is entirely possible! On the 4th of july challenege I aimed super high knowing that if I made it at least halfway I'd be happy and guess what? I made it a little over halfway! I am 7 lbs away from my 4th of july goal. and 17 from my labor day goal. Will I make it? Who knows. Is it entirely posible? Sure!

Thanks SMSDREAMER I appreciate your input. And since 150 was my goal for last year and I only got to 165 which was my lowest in Sept 2010. I would really like to achieve it this year :)

I think the fact that this is a long time for a challenge is good, as it allows us to put a pretty high goal number (meaning in terms of amount lost, not weight! lol!) I am doing some shorter challenges in the meantime, so those will be stepping stones along the way and if I can meet those, I'll be on track for meeting my Thanksgiving goal too.

But the bottom line is that if we make significant progress, we're all "winners" (since it's not a competition and EVERYONE can win!)

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21
July 28


Looks like 3lbs on the dot for me! I'm pretty happy with that!:D

Thanks SMSDREAMER I appreciate your input. And since 150 was my goal for last year and I only got to 165 which was my lowest in Sept 2010. I would really like to achieve it this year :)

anytime ;)

Rennie I think 150 is totally doable. You can be healthy and lose 25lbs in the time frame of the challenge. Since you're so close, it might a little harder, but that can be motivating. :)

I think anything in the area of 2 pounds a week is doable and can be healthy. Just stay on your set program for eating, exercise, and water. As long as you are doing all that in a healthy way, your weight loss is healthy.

Being accountable to a group will help you stay OP for each day, each week. That's what leads to success.

Lin

Goal - Lose 2lbs/week. (20 wks x 2lbs = 40 lbs lost by :happ3: or 232.1lbs)

7/8: 272.1 (starting weight)
7/15: 263.0 (-9.1)
7/22: 257.7 (-5.3)
7/29: 258.6 (+0.9)
8/5: 258.2 (-0.4)
8/12: 252.2 (-6.0)
8/19: 255.1 (+2.9)
8/26: 256.6 (+1.5)
9/2: 255.1 (-1.5)
9/9: No WI (OOT)
9/19: 250.4 (-4.7)
9/23: 249.3 (-1.1)
9/30: 249.1 (-0.2) Total lost so far: 23lbs
10/7:
10/14:
10/21:
10/28:
11/4:
11/11:
11/18:
11/24:

July 07: 255
July 14: 253
July 21:
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: Goal: 199.9

Totally forgot to post my weight yesterday, I hope a day late is permissable. Yesterday I weighed in at 253 which was up three pounds from the previous day when I weighed in at 250. This morning I weighed in at 249, but I put my weight from yesterday.

JamieSue! Holy COW!!!! over 9 lbs in a week?!?! May I ask what your doing to get these results? Congrats!

JamieSue! Holy COW!!!! over 9 lbs in a week?!?! May I ask what your doing to get these results? Congrats!

Thanks Mango but I can't take all the credit. I had been retaining water pretty badly puffy fingers and swollen feet, ankles & calves for at least two weeks. So...a portion of the loss is just water. Other than that, I've been exercising everyday and keep my net calories AT LEAST -1,000, though some days it's been over -1,500/1,600. I'm sure to eat least 1,300 cals but not more than 1,700 /day. I've never lost that much in a week before though so I REALLY do think it's mostly water. ;)

Ack! First week and I gained a pound. I know I've got some water retention going on, so hoping it whooshes away soon. Good job everyone!

Filling in Thursday's weight :) I almost forgot about coming in here to check in!

July 07 - 213.6
July 14 - 209.3

Hope everyone has a great week!

My goal is to be 195 by thanksgiving:

July 07:
July 14: 228 (just starting!)
July 21: 226
July 28: 226

Aug 04: 225
Aug 11: 220
Aug 18
Aug 25

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Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
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Oct 27

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Have you got room for one more? :D I would like to join. I record my weight daily so I was able go back to fill in my weight starting with the 7th of July.

My starting weight was 226 and my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~
July 28 ~

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
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Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
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Nov 24 ~


Larry,

down 1.8 for the week to 236.6

Wow, Larry - very impressive losses so far! You lost 95 pounds in just 6 months. Way to go!

Lin

PS - did you read all the posts? If we play our cards right, Angie is taking all of us on the cruise with her. . .

Wow, Larry - very impressive losses so far! You lost 95 pounds in just 6 months. Way to go!

Lin

PS - did you read all the posts? If we play our cards right, Angie is taking all of us on the cruise with her. . .

Lin, You have very impressive weight loss stats yourself. Especially in light of that cruel joke mother nature pulled on women by not allowing you to lose weight as fast as us men can.

I read all the posts and It sure was nice of Angie to offer to take us all with her on that cruise!! :rofl:

Larry,

I'm a little late to the game, but I'd like to join in:

Goal: 240

July 14: 266.3
July 21: 265.7
July 28: 265.9
Aug 04: 267.3
Aug 11: 265.8
Aug 18: 263.7
Aug 25: DNW
Sept 01: 263.9
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:

I am getting a late start but I would love to join!

July 14: 243.4
July 21: 240 (-3.4)
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:

Thanksgiving goal: 208

Late to the party, but joining in as well!

July 17: 224.2
July 28
Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

Count me in too!

July 14 ~ 263
July 21 ~ 261
July 28 ~ 257

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~247

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 220

This challenge sounds fun. :) Hopefully I am not too late to join. :D

:thanks2: Thanksgiving Challenge!! :thanks2:


July 07 - 234.5
July 14 - 232.5 (-2.0)
July 21 -
July 28 -

Aug 04 -
Aug 11 -
Aug 18 -
Aug 25 -

Sept 01 -
Sept 08 -
Sept 15 -
Sept 22 -
Sept 29 -

Oct 06 -
Oct 13 -
Oct 20 -
Oct 27 -

Nov 03 -
Nov 10 -
Nov 17 -
Nov 24 -:thanks1:

:turkey:

Since my official WI is on Wednesday, I may be a day ahead of most of you who are using Thursday because Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Anyway, I updated my original post - down 2 pounds for the week, so that's 26 more to go to meet the challenge and my personal goal of 152 pounds. Hope everyone else has a great day and a good weigh in tomorrow (or whatever day is yours.)

I'm off to do some yard work and water my tomatoes and peppers that are in pots before it gets scorching hot again. We expect 94 today. Then off to the beach for an evening of local bands and to watch the sunset.

Lin

I would love to join in! This is great motivation to push hard before going home for the holidays! I would like to lose 50 lbs. by Thanksgiving. I think if I stick to the plan, I can make it happen!

My official weigh-ins are on Mondays.

July 11 315.0
July 18 309.0 (-6.0)
July 25
Aug 1
Aug 8
Aug 15
Aug 22
Aug 29
Sept 5
Sept 12
Sept 19
Sept 26
Oct 3
Oct 17
Oct 24
Oct 31
Nov 7
Nov 14
Nov 21
Nov 24

July 11 315.0
July 18 309.0 (-6.0)


Holy Crap! 6lbs in a week? Awesome Job! :woohoo:

Who had the bright idea to do a challenge anyway? Sheesh...I'm in the middle of the weirdest series of gains in my whole journey.

Soo...I'm up again this week to 212. Hopefully I'll have a nice little 5-10lb whoosh to catch me up by next Wednesday :lol3:

Great work for those of you who lost (especially Allison!!)...maybe I should put the cruise up as a reward for our winner. Okay, if I win the lottery between now and then, that's the plan. ;)

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8

July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4 3.4 down 29.6 to go
July 21 177.4 4.4 down 28.6 to go

Right now Thanksgiving seems so far away. I am sure once we are at Thanksgiving looking back it will not seem that way. It will be nice to look back and see how much weight we lost over this time frame.

Don't get discouraged, Angie. I don't know how hot it's been in Toronto, but I'm not too far away across Lake Erie, and it has been horrible here. I think the heat and humidity have a little bit of influence on how I lose. Maybe it's just that. And I'm betting you see a big loss in the next couple weeks. The great thing about this is the weeks where you have that surprisingly big loss you never expected. I have a feeling yours is coming.

Lin

Good Morning Everyone :wave:

I hope we all have a wonderful OP day :hug:

July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~ 171.4 (-1.2)
July 28 ~

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 150

So far I am on track to reach my goal!!:D:carrot::D

My starting weight was 226 and my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~


Larry,

Great job Allison I think I'd go through the roof if I lost 6lbs in one week. :D You go Girl :high:

Angie you can do it. I have full faith and confidence in you. I will instill that in you as you have me :hug: That whoosh is coming for sure :) And Angie remember last year and Thanksgiving you totally got me through the turmoil of my Mom's overly salted cooking. Unfortunately about three months ago she was diagnosed with high blood pressure so she now cooks like me.

envelope it certainly will. Good job on the 1lb gone :high:

It's been a good week! Here's to another good one coming up! :carrot:

July 07 - 213.6
July 14 - 209.3 (-4.3)
July 21 - 207.2 (-2.1)

Everyone is doing a GREAT job! Including you Angie!!!--Just keep working and the weight will go back down. :sumo: :hug:

So I had a horrible off plan weekend last weekend so the fact that I still put up a loss makes me happy! I lost 1.4 last week.

Down 2 which is pretty much on track.

2.4 gone since thurs but only .4 gone since sun :\ Hoping the rest of this week will be better!

I've been having a no loss week so far - not sure why, because I have remained completely on plan. The only change is that I may be eating slightly less (eliminating a snack) but I eat when I'm hungry so it's not a conscious thing. Maybe just less hungry due to the heat?

I'm hoping I get some sort of whoosh going by my Sunday WI day.

Down 2.6 for the week, 8.6 total. I am totally on track, that leaves me with 10.8 - 30.8 pounds to lose by Thanksgiving to be in my goal range. I got this!

July 07: 255
July 14: 253
July 21: 249
July 28:
Aug 04:
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
Sept 01:
Sept 08:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
Oct 06:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
Nov 03:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: Goal: 199.9

It looks like a good loss, but I was 250 the day before the last weigh in and was holding water on the 14th and have been teetering between 250 and 249 all week this week which has been driving me insane.

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254 +2 I'm going the wrong way. I'll blame TOM, but I could still make goal at this point.
July 28
Aug 04
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

:carrot: I'm down 5.3 this week to 257.7! Woo hoo!! A new low and a new decade! :carrot:

i swear i posted here yesterday... but something in cyberspace must have eaten it.

down 4.7 pounds this week (i'm assuming a good chunk of water finally dropped off after my gain from redlobster-fest) so i'm down a total of 4 pounds since the start, trying to do about 1.6 - 2.0lbs per week to hit my goal... 28.5 to go!

down 2 lbs. so still on track for Onederland, if I can keep the same pace the whole time. (that's a really big IF, I think! lol!)

down 2 lbs YAY!!

I've been keeping my eye on this thread since last week and keeping track myself, but I guess the point is accountability so I'm jumping in feet first! I'd like to lose 25lbs by the end of the challenge and hopefully I can!

July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219
Aug 11: 217.4
Aug 18: 215.6
Aug 25: 215.2
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Sept 1: 213.4
Sept 8: 216.6
Sept 15: 211.4
Sept 22: 212
Sept 29: 213
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Oct 20:
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Nov 10:
Nov 17:
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Count me In!!

July 21: 267
July 28: 260 (-7)
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Aug 4: 258.6 (-1.4)
Aug 11:
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Nov 24: Shooting for 220!

Me too Me too!!! (I'm still learning about what's reasonable loss to expect, but I've been doing great with my other goals, so I want to really track my progress - my MAIN reason for joining the Challenge).

July 21: 283
July 28:
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Aug 11:
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Nov 3:
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Nov 24: Shooting for 245 (aprox: 2 lbs loss per week and learning my body along the way!!)

Wyllobelle - I think you can meet this challenge. I started at 252 and have been losing an average of 2.5 pounds a week overall since January 13th. It seems to be slowing down a bit now, but I'm smaller now, too. Stay focused and let your steady losses be what keeps you on plan. You are a lot younger than I am, so you have that in your favor. I'm sure you can maintain at least 2 pounds a week for a long while.

Lin

Lin -- Yes, it's been super hot here in Toronto too, and I do find that makes me retain water. Last week I ate out about 3/4 of my meals, so lots of sodium. Hoping for some good news by this Thursday.

Rennie -- Thank you! :hug: Yes, I will work through this. I'm so grateful for good friends like you to support me :)

FutureThoughts - Thanks :)

Trish -- Good job on your 1.4 thsi week!

Larry -- You're doing great, if you keep that up you'll hit your goal for sure!

SevenCallMeMom -- Awesome job on your 2lbs

SMSDreamer -- Great job on your loss!

AprilSnow -- Hang in there! Keep working your plan and you'll see a loss soon. Oh, I see your update, great work!!!

Roxy -- You are rocking it! Good job :)

Mango -- Nice work on your 4lbs!!!

STar -- I'm with you...stick with it, we'll work it out.

Jami -- You are a rockstar! You are making me very proud to you! ;)

Mandy -- Amazing week for you, congratulations!

Sweettreat, Mommy1028, Wyllowbelle -- :welcome:

Angie we have each other thank goodness. I am totally grateful to you for getting me through last year, you started mentally preparing me in October because your Thanksgiving comes earlier. I remember like it was yesterday. It's great because it's YOU my online friend(s) that fully understand all that I go through and always always catch me when I fall. :hug: You dust me off, tell me to stand up and try again :)

Lin - Thanks for the support and Feedback. I appreciate it! I am tracking my food at Livestrong.com and I have it set to 2 lbs a week, so I thought that was a good starting place. I may lose more at first (That's the trend, right?) But I figured 2 a week is a good average.

your success is inspiring!

-Kiki

So ladies, When do we report our numbers? I can see how weighing on Monday might stink (weekends being harder for Many folks). Is there a typical day we report?

Learning the ropes,

-Kiki

i think angie set up dates on her first post of thursdays, because goal date is thanksgiving in the US (4th thursday in november), but challenges such as these are uber flexible. if you've got a regular weigh-in, you can shift the dates forward or back to accommodate.

good luck!

Great job so far everyone! Looks like there were A LOT of losers this week!

Angie -- Awww...thanks!!! And right back atcha! :hug:

Wyobelle -- Ditto what Mandy said. My "official" WI day is Friday so that's when I'll post. But I do WI daily so I'll probably finish the challenge out with a Thursday WI. (NO WAY am I weighing in the morning after Turkey Day!) :p Oh yea, and ditto Lin too. Losing 2lbs/week is a completely realistic goal.

JamiSue said "Great job so far everyone! Looks like there were A LOT of losers this week!"

Ain't it grand to be called a loser?

Lin

for some reason that just makes me think of the glee song "loser like me" haha...

if you go back through the first page or two of posts, you'll see that people set up a post like this http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/3926255-post23.html and update our weight on it each week to keep track over time, along with posting a new post.

My standard WI day is Sunday so that's the day I'm putting in but I'll WI on Thanksgiving day to for a final weight for this challenge.

I weigh in on Wednesday, but will post on Thanksgiving as a final weight. VERY EARLY in the morning on Thanksgiving. WAY, WAY before anything hits my lips! And since my WI day is Wednesday, I have 5 whole days to get that turkey off my butt!

Actually, I spend Thanksgiving at my ex- SIL's house - with my whole ex in-laws! I have no family in the town where I now live. DD usually comes home for Thanksgiving. (She is in NC.) Her dad's sister has dinner and invites DD. So they won't be taking her away from me for the whole day, I get invited, too! Ex-husband, his wife, grandpa, aunts, etc, and ME. I love it, actually. And since I don't see them very often, it's gonna be GREAT watching their reactions! LOL. This challenge has pushed me to move my goal up to Thanksgiving. I hope to have lost 100 pounds by then. Nothing is going to throw me off this course - at least for vey long!

Lin

- Angie, thank you so much for the welcome, I am looking forward to the challenge!

- linJber, this is one time I'm PROUD to be called a loser! And the bigger the loser, the better! lol

Ain't it grand to be called a loser?

Uh huh! Best thing ever!

I love hanging out with fellow losers like you all!!!

Tomorrow is WI day - hope for the best - I spent today with friends in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We had a great day. Packed lunch and tailgated, but had supper out. I ordered a great romaine / pear / blue cheese / balsamic vinaigrette salad with pecans, but there were several sides and appetizers ordered to share. Spinach and artichoke dip was to die for, but I only had a little. Very salty. Yesterday and today I was at 75 pounds lost - hope I can change my ticker in the AM!

Goodnight all.

Lin

I'm a little late joining in, but I'd like to try this challenge. I'm doing Medifast (starting my 2nd week) and the average is 5-7 lbs a week. But I'm going to be conservative with around 3 lbs a week (give or take a pound.) So I'm going to shoot for -39 lbs by Thanksgiving. Since today is Tuesday, I'll try to weigh in on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Starting at:
7/26- 279
8/2-
8/9-
8/16-
8/23-
8/30-
9/6-
9/13-
9/20-
9/27-
10/4-
10/11-
10/18-
10/25-
11/1-
11/8-
11/15-
11/22-
Thanksgiving Goal- 240!!!

OK - WI was good - down 2 for the week, so that's 6 so far, 24 more to go by Thanksgiving. Hope everyone else is doing ok with this one. This is my big challenge now since I unofficially decided I can meet my Christmas goal by Thanksgiving. We'll see how it goes with less than 25 to lose. It's going to slow down, I know.

Lin

great job Lin!!!

It's 17 weeks to go, so you are definitely on track and you've been doing an amazing job keeping up the same pace, so hope that you don't experience much slow down now.

Thanks, April Snow! We are the same height and staring weights were close, too. And it looks like you're losing at about the same pace as I am, too. Or at least the pace I was at a while ago. I just know it will get harder as the excess gets less, so I'm prepared for it! I really don't want to have to buy winter clothes twice this year.

When I started losing, I got by with ill-fitting winter clothes until I lost over 25 pounds and then I took my jeans and nice slacks in - twice!. And I only bought a few things for summer. Several nice tee's, but not too many shorts and just one pair of jeans. I hate the thought of having to buy more than one set of the more expensive winter stuff.

But . . . I know I can get by with just 2 pairs of jeans (I work in jeans or shorts) and can get them at thrift stores or lower priced dept stores. Sweaters will be OK - there is a much larger range of pounds where they'll fit. And I'm never one to like really heavy coats, so I can probably get by with just a fleece jacket for most things in the winter. I kept my favorite old fleece jacket because I figured I could put it over anything I wear this coming winter if I have to for warmth. I don't think you can freeze to death going from the house to the car or the car to the grocery store. Shoveling snow is a different story, so if I have to wear the old one over the new one, I'm OK with that.

I know the world won't end and my spirits won't be crushed if I don't meet my new moved up Thanksgiving goal, (or even if I fall short of my original Christmas goal) but winter clothes shopping would be so much easier. It's bad enough that you have to replace everything but your socks several times during this process! Thanks for the encouraging words.

Lin

Lin -

So exciting to think about all the fun new clothes you'll be able to get when you get to goal. And just because you may not buy them at the beginning of the winter doesn't mean you won't be able to get your winter wardrobe a little bit later but still this season. (but you will probably get there for your goal on time anyway!!)

As for me, I'm amazed at the pace I'm losing and totally credit the Dukan Diet for that - I have NEVER lost this quickly and this consistently before. And even though it's a very restrictive low carb/low fat plan, I find it easier to stick with than anything else I've ever tried. Go figure! lol!

Great Job, Lin!! Great job eating out, too. Your salad sounded delicious! And I think taking a taste or two of things is actually pretty smart. I mean, you came away thinking it was super salty - which for me, helps me remember that I don't want it in my body.

Woot for a good WI!

-Kiki

April Snow - I actually bought a bunch of sweaters on total clearance in February that were several sizes smaller than what I was wearing. Six crew and/or V-necks with small ribbed cables from K-Mart for about $3 each, two or 3 Old Navy hoodies that I loved in the bigger size for $10 each, and two Liz Clairborn (did I spell that correctly) from Penney's that I needed to get through spring, but they're ribbed and pull in nicely and will be good next winter, too. It's the coats and jeans that are so costly. And I want the jeans to fit nicely now. I wear sweatshirts with our company logo to work and I think I can alter the ones I just bought last fall. I took my favorite concert tee-shirt apart and made it fit, so I think I can do it with the sweatshirts, too. Then I can shop on "Black Friday" and wait for other clearance sales to get more stuff. And I kept the big Old Navy hoodie sweaters - they are now stylishly oversized look kind of neat over jeans.

Wyllow - thanks for the encouragement - and the salad was really good. I love salad with pears and bleu cheese. Who would even think that would be a good combination? And you're exactly right about the salty taste to the dip - a good reminder that my tastes really are changing.

Lin

Should I update my original post with my new weight each week or just post again? Anyways, WI today was ok to me, down 3.

July 21: 223
July 28: 220

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4
July 21 177.4
July 28 173.4

Welcome Sarabrooke!

LinJ - our goal for this challenge is close, I am worried about the weightloss slowing down too...but where ever I end up as long as I am making progress I will be THRILLED. Sometimes I find some nice jeans at a local consignment store. I am going to have to dress business casual starting at the end of Aug. Right now I have 3 or 4 pairs of slacks I can wear and when I need to replace them I plan on getting 2 or 3 pairs of slacks and 7 or 8 tops. It seems to take atleast 20lbs for me to change pant sizes, so I will get a few months out of them.

SweetTreat - I update my original post and then cut and paste the section above.

I'll be back later for some personals. :)

Just wanted to share that I'm finally posting a loss...down 2.6 since last week which means I'm down .2 since the challenge began.

It sounds small, but I'm celebrating! :carrot:

I went WAY far off plan Sunday & Monday, but reeled myself back in. I'm lucky to only have a +.2 to show for the fluctuation this past week...I had been back up to 211 Monday! :o

July 1 - 218 (?)
July 07 - 213.6 (-4.4)
July 14 - 209.3 (-4.3)
July 21 - 207.2 (-2.1)
July 28 - 207.4 (+.2)

Total lost after 5 weeks: 10.6

....Can't believe July is almost over! Keep going everyone!! :carrot:

It sounds small, but I'm celebrating! :carrot:

It aint small! It's huge :carrot: You broke through and are going down again!!

Good Morning Everyone :wave:

I hope we all have a wonderful OP day :hug:

July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~ 171.4 (-1.2)
July 28 ~ 174.6 (+3.2) ouch hopefully next week will be better :)

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 150

July 07 257.5
July 14 258.2 (+0.7)
July 21 253.5 (-4.7) (total -4.0lbs)
July 28 251.8 (-1.7) (total -6.4lbs)

Goal: 225 (26.8lbs to go!)

a loss of 1.7 this week, i'll take it :D

only down 1.2 lbs this week :\ That's good just wish it was more LOL

I am becoming a number freak and I've always HATED Math. Between the scale and now Livestrong (net calories versus consumed calories WTH?!?!) I can't stop looking at them. I am MAKING myself stop though. Today I got up, weighed in, went for my walk, and then did nothing but post process photos (I'm a photographer). AHHHHH. Something creative was JUST what I needed to get my head out of the numbers game for awhile.

Although, now I have to do my Pilates and weights this afternoon. And that means putting them into livestrong. which will make me look at numbers again. :P


July 21: 283
July 28: 278.8
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Nov 24: Shooting for 245 (aprox: 2 lbs loss per week and learning my body along the way!!)

-Kiki

down 4 pounds this week

Okay, back for personals! I've never had so many losers for friends... :D;) Good job folks.

Rennie - You and I will have to have each others backs for our respective Thanksgivings this year. I'll actually be celebrating both as my cruise is a Thanksgiving Cruise (leaves the Sunday after Thanksgiving). That gain will be gone by next week...I think there is a lot of sodium in that weight.

Kiki -- Weigh in on whatever day works for you. I set up the dates for Thursdays because of the Thanksgiving theme originally, but people all have their own dates so aside from our last weigh in, it doesn't really matter.

Lin -- Your TG with the ex-inlaws sounds so nice! That's fantastic that you can all get along so well. That salad you had in Cleveland sounded fantastic by the way. Congratulations on your 2lbs for the week, that is very good. I'm starting to think about some fall/winter clothes in smaller sizes too. I got a great deal today on oxford type shirts for $12, so I bought one in pink and one in blue. I should have got white and grey too, then I'd basically be set for work, different shirt for each day. :)

Sarabrooke -- Welcome to the challenge!

Sweettreat -- Nice job on the 3lbs this week, great way to start off the challenge.

Envelope -- 4lbs this week is awesome, good job!

FutureThoughts -- Good job managing this week, I know you had some extremes so it's great that it didn't end up with you way over last week. Thanks for the encouragement, I'm feeling good about the way I'm eating right now and want to stay focused. :)

Mandy -- Congrats on your 1.7 this week!

SMSdreamer - 1.2 is great, you'll have some bigger week and some smaller weeks. I think 1.2 is quite respectable. :)

Wyllowbelle -- Nice job, over 4lbs in your first week, fantastic!

Sevencallmemom -- You too, you are rocking this challenge! Congratulations on a great week.

I'll actually be celebrating both as my cruise is a Thanksgiving Cruise (leaves the Sunday after Thanksgiving). That gain will be gone by next week...I think there is a lot of sodium in that weight.




Where are you sailing from, Angie? I've got several of my favorite clients leaving from New Orleans on Voyager of the Seas that same day. They really are a fun group, it would be great if you got to sail with them. :D

BTW... It is totally possible to go on a cruise and not gain (or... gasp... even lose a few pounds!). Just don't weigh yourself the day you get home, I usually give it a few days back on plan because you WILL be retaining water when you get home.

Sweettreat -- Nice job on the 3lbs this week, great way to start off the challenge.


Thank you so much Angie, it's been an interesting week but a great one to boot:)

It was awesome reading how well everyone did this week, and here is to a job well done everyone! :carrot: I wish everyone great success over the next week, and I'll see you back here next thursday:)

Hoping for a loss tomorrow, hoping even more that the loss will be enough for me to at least break even this week. I gained a bunch of weight camping last week - POSITIVE it was water weight - but it's still hanging on. :crossed:

GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!

Lin -- Congrats on making good choices while you were on vacation! And an EVER bigger congrats on making it to 75 lbs! You are doing great with this challenge.

Sara -- Never too late. WELCOME!!

SweetTreat -- GREAT JOB!

Envelope -- Nice loss this week!!

Angie -- Amazing week. WOO HOO! And NO...it AINT small! :D And yea, I never thought I'd be so proud so have such HUGE LOSERS for friends!

FutureThoughts -- Way to reel it back and still pull off a loss this week! Yahoo!!

Rennie -- Next week WILL be better! You CAN do it!

Mandy -- Nice job!

Dreamer -- Sweet loss girlfriend!!

Wyllow -- Nice loss and great job getting away from the numbers for a bit!

Trish -- Nice job this week!!

Thanks all

Jami- you are doing GREAT!! keep it up! Dang at this rate you will be out of the 150's before I'm in to them!

Angie- THANKS! I know it's good I just was hoping for closer to 2..ah well! I will get there eventually hehe!

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254
July 28 251.8 -3.2

Aug 05
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

Well, I'm UP 0.9 for this week. I definitely struggled but not with staying OP -whew! Between camping and TOM water retention - I just couldn't swing a loss. I was DEFINITELY OP though and am certain of a continuing LONG-TERM downtrend. The good news...I'm 33% of the way to my goal weight and only 20% through the time frame so that means I'm WAY ahead of the game! :D

Dreamer -- You CAN do this!! Get your booty over here already! :D

Star -- Great loss this week girly! You are doing amazing!!

1 of the Luvs -- I'm sailing from Miami, we are going with Carnival but I can't remember the name of our ship just now. I think I'm going to try to stay low carb while we sail...I'll stick with my proteins and veggies as much as possible.

Jami -- Sorry the week didn't end as a loss overall, but you've got some great numbers going there!

1 of the Luvs -- I'm sailing from Miami, we are going with Carnival but I can't remember the name of our ship just now. I think I'm going to try to stay low carb while we sail...I'll stick with my proteins and veggies as much as possible.



It's gotta be either Glory or Valor... they both sail from Miami on Sundays.

Staying away from the bread has definitely helped me when we cruise. I also try to use the stairs as often as possible and hit the gym. I once lost 2 pounds on a 15 night cruise. :D

down 3.2 for the week!!

These are my numbers for July
July 3: 240.6
July 10: 238.4
July 17: 236.6
July 24: 234.6
July 31: 231.4

Today was weigh-in for me and I FINALLY broke my plateau... down 3.5 pound. I was 3 weeks at the same weight. I know there are lots of people who get stuck longer, but man, is it frustrating.

1oftheLuvs - Congrats!! Way to keep working and breaking through! :carrot: and whoa, you lost 2 pounds on a cruise before! that's amazing!!

April Snow - Wow! Those are GREAT #'s for July :bravo:

Jami - Keep hanging on, the drop will come :sumo: You are doing great!

Star - What a great week! Congrats!

Kiki - I get what you mean! I find myself obsessed with the #'s too sometimes. It's good for the sanity to step away and immerse yourself in something else for a while :dizzy: lol.

sevencallmemom - holy smokes what a great week!

envelope - again, holy smokes what a great week!

dreamer - 1.2 is terrific!

:wave: to everyone! And thanks for the comments :hug: I needed to come in here just to look at how well we all did again...it's half-way through the Thurs-Thurs week and I needed the boost :)

Hope everyone continues to do well the rest of the week!

Hi everyone -

My company's intranet posts daily inspirational quotes...and today's was so fabulous, I just had to share! In fact, it's so good, I added it to my signature.

"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there."
~ Edwin Louis Cole

Hi everyone -

My company's intranet posts daily inspirational quotes...and today's was so fabulous, I just had to share! In fact, it's so good, I added it to my signature.

"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there."
~ Edwin Louis Cole

diyana, THAT is such a great quote - thank you for sharing it.:goodvibes

I know I am late for this challange but is it still okay to hop in?

Also late to the party but I'd like to jump in too!

Goal is to be in ONEderland (199) by Thanksgiving. Man, my annual Thanksgiving 5k would be a celebration! 26 pounds!

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
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Sept 22 ~
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Oct 06 ~
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Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~

"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there."
~ Edwin Louis Cole

Wow! That is actually pretty great! Thanks for sharing!

I am not sure what my upcoming August 4th reading will look like. I had a huge water gain. On July 28th I weighed 220 on august 1st I weighed 245 a 25 pound gain and on August 2, today I weigh 230 a 15 pound drop from yesterday and from that 25 pound gain.

My starting weight was 226 and my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~ 220

Aug 04 ~
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~


Larry,

I am not sure what my upcoming August 4th reading will look like. I had a huge water gain. On July 28th I weighed 220 on august 1st I weighed 245 a 25 pound gain and on August 2, today I weigh 230 a 15 pound drop from yesterday and from that 25 pound gain.

Any chance your scale needs new batteries? Those are some crazy swings with numbers higher than I've ever seen before. Just seems like there's something even squirrelier (don't think that's a word) than water retention going on there...unless your primary food is a salt lick! ;)

BTW - the quote in your siggy in HILARIOUS! :rofl:

25 lb gain in a week???? What on earth is going on? Have you considered calling your doctor because that just does not sound good. Hope everything is ok!!

Larry - check the batteries in your scale or get new glasses! How can any of those numbers even be close? Hope all is well.

Lin

I'm such a weightloss nerd; I can't wait to weigh in tomorrow!

Larry - I hope your water whooshes away, or that you get a new battery for your scale, or that you clean your glasses - whichever you need and whichever works ;)

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4
July 21 177.4
July 28 173.4
Aug 04 173.6 The last few days have been high in sodium, expecting a big drop by next week.


Larry - I hope your dr. is getting everything balanced out for you.

Angie - I am a weightloss nerd too!

Welcome to all the new comers!

Hi everyone!

July 1 - 218 (?)
July 07 - 213.6 (-4.4)
July 14 - 209.3 (-4.3)
July 21 - 207.2 (-2.1)
July 28 - 207.4 (+.2)
Aug 4 - 203.4 (-4)

Total lost after 6 weeks: 14.6

Woohoo! I had a GREAT weigh-in today. And this Challenge is totally helping -- yesterday I stayed strong because I wanted to make sure I had a good weigh-in for the week. lol.

Hope everyone has a great day :D

Hi,
I am jumping in on the challange.


Aug 01 260
Aug 04 254
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 226 Goal

:thanks2:

I have to travel for work next week so that is worrying me right now but I will take time this weekend to P L A N!!!:yes:

:congrat: Great job!!!!!!

Hi everyone!

July 1 - 218 (?)
July 07 - 213.6 (-4.4)
July 14 - 209.3 (-4.3)
July 21 - 207.2 (-2.1)
July 28 - 207.4 (+.2)
Aug 4 - 203.4 (-4)

Total lost after 6 weeks: 14.6

Woohoo! I had a GREAT weigh-in today. And this Challenge is totally helping -- yesterday I stayed strong because I wanted to make sure I had a good weigh-in for the week. lol.

Hope everyone has a great day :vibe:

Down 1 lb this week.


July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219

I'm on my way out of town this morning... I've got a couple of days of classes for work in Chicago, and then I'm going to spend a few days with my family since they live in the area. Staying 100% OP probably isn't realistic under the circumstances, but I'm going to work really hard at staying 90% to 95%.

Since I'm going to be out of town on Sunday, I weighed in this morning and am down another pound since my last weigh-in. :carrot:

July 14 ~ 263
July 21 ~ 261
July 28 ~ 257

Aug 04 ~ 252.8
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 220

I'm down 1.6 this week for a total of 10.6 since the start.

Down a lb.4 but TOM is scoping me out and giving me that "hey baby, wanna gain some water weight" eye. Next week might make me cry. I KNOW in my brain (kind of) what to expect, but that doesn't seem to make me ACCEPT it, you know?


Great Focus, Ladies. And I love the water quote. So many people fall and refuse to get back up. Falling ISN'T failing unless you don't get back up.

You all inspire me so much!

-Kiki


July 21: 283
July 28: 278.8
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Aug 4: 277.2
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
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Sept 1:
Sept 8:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
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Oct 6:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
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Nov 3:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: Shooting for 245

It's been busy! I teach pre-K and so I've spent this past week working in my school room getting ready for all the kiddos to arrive. Even though I cheated a little on my Medifast plan, I have still done very well. I'm down 7 lbs! Yippee!!!

Starting at:
7/26- 279
8/4- 272
8/9-
8/16-
8/23-
8/30-
9/6-
9/13-
9/20-
9/27-
10/4-
10/11-
10/18-
10/25-
11/1-
11/8-
11/15-
11/22-
Thanksgiving Goal- 240!!!

Okay, so I forgot to post yesterday's weight, which was 205.4, so exactly 4lbs down since the previous week. (We won't talk about today, I have a whole week to work on it!)


1oftheluvs -- Yes, it's Valor! Good job on your 3.5 this week :)

April Snow -- Great week, congrats on your 3.2!

EnchantedOnyx -- :welcome: Just jump right in. :)

Envelope -- Nerds rock! ;)

FutureThoughts -- Great job on your 4lbs this week! I've got the match for that!

Samadhi -- :welcome: Thanks for sharing that great quote. Good work on your first week, 6lbs is awesome!!

SweetTreat -- Congratulations on your 1lb!

SevenCAllmeMOm -- Nice weigh in! Good job on your 4.8 !!

Roxy -- Good job on your 1.6 this week and on the 10.6 overall!

Kiki -- Congratulations on the .4 -- a loss is a loss! TOM can really mess with us...I'm expecting him any day now.

Sarabroke -- Holy cow -- 7lbs is awesome, good job!

Larry -- Hope things turned out okay for you and that the weird gain was nothing serious.

Congrats on YOUR loss Angie! That's awesome!

Well, I'm down 0.4 this week. It's a lackluster ending since I couldn't manage to shed what I gained last week. BUT - I'm 35% of the way to my goal weight and 25% of the way through this challenge. So far so good when you look at the long term!

envelope -- GREAT attitude. If we stick to our plans, the weight WILL come off!

FutureThoughts -- :woohoo: Like you, the challenges help me stay on track as well. For some reason though, the weight just isn't moving much the last two weeks. I'm staying strong though and have been perfectly on plan for...gosh...for a long time so I KNOW the weight will move again soon. :)

Samadhi -- Awesome job this week! Good luck next week with your travelling. You CAN do it!

SweetTreat -- Good job. Slow and steady wins the race!

1oftheLuvs -- Congrats on being a pound down this week! I think 90-95% OP is a good goal to reach for. GOOD LUCK!

Trish -- Another awesome week for you! Woo hoo!!

Roxy -- YAHOO!! Great week girly!

Kiki -- Nice loss this week! The water quote was a powerful one for me too!

Sara -- HOLY SMOKES! What an amazing week you had! Keep up the good work!!

Angie -- Excellent work Angie! :high:

Good Morning Everyone

I hope we all have a wonderful OP day

July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~ 171.4 (-1.2)
July 28 ~ 174.6 (+3.2) ouch hopefully next week will be better

Aug 04 ~ 174.4 (-0.2) better than a gain
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 150

congrats on the losses, big and small - sure, the big ones are more exciting but we all know that the little ones keep adding up too!

Down 3.2lbs this week!!:D

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254
July 28 251.8

Aug 05 247.6 (Total loss so far: 7.4lbs)
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

Angie and Jami, thanks for the encouragement..I keep thinking I can do this but ..... I know what my "usual" is....CAVE. But I have found it is fun to surprise myself. :)

:cheer2: I will be cheering for all of you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

StarGetsFit - your avatar is GREAT motivation...:smoking:

Goal is to be at 230:)

Aug 05 249.4
Aug 11 247.2 (-2.2)
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24

It looks like last week was a good one, keep it up everyone! And welcome CutieCourt, glad to have you!

down 2.4 for the week and sitting at 229.0

So I just need to get 29.anything to make my goal of making it to Onederland.

Thanksgiving Challenge? How exciting? May I join in?

Start weight: 175.0
Goal weight by Thanksgiving: 140.0
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Aug 04 - just started on Aug 7th - 175.0
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
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Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
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Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
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Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Hoping to reach my goal 140.0 lbs!!

I'm in, too! My weigh-ins are Wednesdays:

Aug 10
Aug 17
Aug 24
Aug 31
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Sept 07
Sept 14
Sept 21
Sept 28
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Oct 05
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
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Nov 02
Nov 09
Nov 16
Nov 23

Goal: 32 pounds gone

:welcome: ShoeCrazy and LittleBlueCat

I haven't done a challange before but am quite excited to do this one.:carrot:

Glad you are joining us.

SevenCAllMeMOm -- Thanks!

Star -- Congrats on your loss this week and on an awesome job so far.

Court -- Glad you've joined in :)

AprilSnow -- Good job on your 2.4 this week!

LittleBlueCat & ShoeCrazy -- :welcome: just jump right in, you are more than welcome...glad to have you join us :)

I am new to the site but saw this challenge and thought I'd jump right in, if that's okay. My goal for the next 15 weeks, is to lose 30 lbs

sherry

thanks Angie!

Congrats to all the LOSERS!!! and welcome to the Newbies!

Any chance your scale needs new batteries? Those are some crazy swings with numbers higher than I've ever seen before. Just seems like there's something even squirrelier (don't think that's a word) than water retention going on there...unless your primary food is a salt lick! ;)

BTW - the quote in your siggy in HILARIOUS! :rofl:

My scale is mechanical so no batteries and my 25 pound gain was verified on the doctor's scale. One week later the same doctors scale showed a 26 pound loss for the week. Welcome to my roller coaster ride. Have a seat and buckle up.

Larry

I had a huge water gain. On July 28th I weighed 220 on august 1st I weighed 245 a 25 pound gain and on August 8, today I weigh 219 a 26 pound drop in one week. My scale does not use batteries and my doctor's scale confirmed my readings. I visited the doctor on August 1 because of the gain and had a followup appointment today August 8th. Yes I really did gain 25 pounds and lose 26 pounds in a week and a half. I was retaining water like crazy and the doctor is still doing testing to determine why. My glasses are clean. :hug:

My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~ 220

Aug 04 ~ 225
Aug 11 ~
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~


Larry,

Thank you, thank you for the nice Welcome! Hi Samadhi & Angie! I'm very excited! And I sure hope the momentum will stay high, and not give in the moment I mess up :D

Rennie -- Being down .2 is DEFINITELY better than a gain (says the girl who lost just .4.) We can do this!!

Star -- Woo hoo! Great loss last week!

Samadhi -- Surprising ourselves once in a while is a VERY good thing! I have been stalled out for just over two weeks (though I finally lost some this morning) and although I struggled emotionally, I stuck to my plan! I was just as relentless as that immovable scale! YOU CAN DO IT!

AprilSnow - Nice loss last week! Keep it up!

Larry -- Wow! I'm glad you saw the dr 'cause those are definitely some crazy numbers! My seatbealt is buckled! ;)

Court / Lil'BlueCat / ShoeCrazy / tpot -- WELCOME!!

Gotta be quick - down 3.2 for the week - 9.2 so far, 20.8 to go! WooHoo!

Lin

Yeah Lin!!! :)

Jamiesue and Rennie - a loss is a loss!

Littleblue - You can do this! Even when you start to doubt, remind yourself that you are worth it, and you can do it.

Welcome shoecrazy and tpot!

Larry - Glad your weight has settled back down! I lost 26lbs in 1 week once, when my twins were born. :D

I am looking foward to tomorows weigh in...I was at a low on Sunday then have bounced up a bit, so hopefully it will come back down to atleast Sundays low.

linJber, awesome job this week!

I normally weigh in on Thursdays but I won't be around tomorrow so I just weighed in today. I am down 1.6 lbs!

July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219
Aug 10: 217.4

Wednesday is weigh-in and I'm happy to record a loss:

Aug 10 267.9
Aug 17
Aug 24
Aug 31
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Sept 07
Sept 14
Sept 21
Sept 28
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Oct 05
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
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Nov 02
Nov 09
Nov 16
Nov 23

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4
July 21 177.4
July 28 173.4
Aug 04 173.6 The last few days have been high in sodium, expecting a big drop by next week.
Aug 11 168.2 Not as low as Sunday's weigh in was, but a lot lower than last weeks!

Lin -- Excellent loss this week. WTG!

SweetTreat -- Another loss! Great job!

ShoeCrazy -- YAY!!

envelope -- woo hoo! AMAZING loss!

You guys ROCK! Me, I'm exactly the same. holding pattern. I am frustrated a little now because, well, I'm doing everything and it isn't wanting to budge. I DID survive TOM between WI's so right on. Here's hoping for a drop next week. (The last time I tried Weight Loss I did Atkins and the weight FELL off. This time, I'm counting calories and working out 2 times a day and it's.. s-l-o-w. SLOW! *grumble* I know the whole muscle versus fat thing but I thought I'd have to battle that a little later in the game. I'm filing this frustration away under "If 5 lbs takes so much to lose, is it REALLY worth that __________?") I'd REALLY like to make my goal for Thanksgiving. Now I'm wondering if 2 lbs a week was just too ambitious. So I'm focusing on the second part - learning my body - too. I'm still keeping the goal, though. Maybe, just maybe, the woosh fairy will come kiss me in my sleep!



July 21: 283
July 28: 278.8
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Aug 4: 277.2
Aug 11:277.0
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
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Sept 1:
Sept 8:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
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Oct 6:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
Oct 27:
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Nov 3:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: Shooting for 245

-Kiki

I had to post a 1 pound gain for this week. Stupid TOM, stupid chinese buffet, stupid cheesecake, hmph! That's ok though because I have already fought back off most of the 3.6 pounds total that I gained and I am not giving up.

July 07 257.5
July 14 258.2 (+0.7)
July 21 253.5 (-4.7) (total -4.0lbs)
July 28 251.8 (-1.7) (total -5.7lbs)

Aug 04 250.4 (-1.4) (total -7.1lbs)
Aug 11 248.7 (-1.7) (total -8.8lbs)


Goal: 225 (23.7lbs to go!)

Me, I'm exactly the same.

Eh hem! You ARE NOT the same. You are down .2 lbs! :D In trying times, when gaining is as easy as breathing we HAVE to take maintenance periods (i.e., stalls or plateaus) and teeny tiny losses as a SUCCESS! You're working it girl!

A good week, I lost the water weight I had gained and more. 2 pounds down today to a new low of 217 and a mini goal of 100 pounds lost.

My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~ 220

Aug 04 ~ 225
Aug 11 ~ 217 ** 100 pounds lost since 1/6//11 **
Aug 18 ~
Aug 25 ~

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~


Larry,

Larry - fantastic! ! ! Glad the water weight is gone. I can't even imagine how I'd flip out if I saw the gain you did! Any test results that you're willing to share as to what happened? Congratulations on the 100 pound mini goal. I'd call it a MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, however. I'm really excited for you to have reached this goal. Great job.

Lin

a mini goal of 100 pounds lost.

That is more than a mini goal! Congratulations, that took dedication and perserverance and is worthy of a fun celebration!!!

Roxy -- Sorry about having to report a gain. :hug: You are a rock start though and I know you'll recover quickly! Good luck in the coming week!

Mandy -- Nice job this week Mandy. I'm impressed with how consistent your losses have been even with the extended down time due to your injury. I can only imagine how amazing these numbers will be once you're back to 100%.

Larry -- Whoooweee! I guess that water gain finally left and took a few friends with it, huh? NICE JOB! And reaching 100lbs lost too!?!? FANTASTIC!!

WTG Larry! Good job! :woohoo:

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254
July 28 251.8

Aug 05 247.6
Aug 11 249:mad:
Aug 18
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

Going the wrong way again. Grrr I say!

Fantastic Job, Larry!:woohoo::carrot::woohoo::broc::woohoo:

Not much time for personals tonight. My official weigh in is .2 below last week, but I'm pretty satisfied because 1) I lost 4 lbs last week, which is more than I lost in the month prior...and 2) I'm retaining a whole bunch of water right now...so I can be patient and wait for my whoosh :)

Hope everyone had a great week, I will catch up with reading tomorrow :wave:

I'm a little late, but I'd like to join the challenge!

Aug 4: 250
Aug 11: TOM
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
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Sept 1:
Sept 8:
Sept 15:
Sept 22:
Sept 29:
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Oct 6:
Oct 13:
Oct 20:
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Nov 3:
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24: 220ish

Hi, I am a day late due to travel for work, but ....

Aug 01 260
Aug 04 254
Aug 11 252.8
Aug 18
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 226 Goal

Carmel Rolls and Chocolate Chip Cookes were served yesterday but not even one crumb passsed my lips!!! :carrot: It wasn't really even a temptation.:D

I am so excited about this challenge! Geez it's just what I needed!!! I may end up changing my goal to 225 though, I made it 230 not expecting the weight to melt off the way it is!

Down 6lbs this week to 252.2. This is a NEW LOW for me and I've also crossed the 40lbs lost threshold!

Update: I'm 50% of the way to my goal and only 30% of the way through this challenge. So far so good...

:D

Star -- Grrr...is right. I had two WIs where the scale didn't budget but I must have scared it 'cause those numbers are on the run now. Yours will catch back up with you too!

Angie -- Nice job lil' missy with the cutest haircut EVER! ;)

Rashomon -- Never to late. Best of luck!!

Samadhi -- Nice job this week! Woo hoo!

Court -- I KNOW! I love the challenges. They really help to keep me motivated! Congrats! Keep doing what you're doing.

The fast drop, well, kinda fast drop is thanks for the Dukan's attack phase, and TOM, so I guess with TOM, I did ok...


Start weight: 175.0
Goal weight by Thanksgiving: 140.0
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Aug 04 - just started on Aug 7th - 175.0
Aug 11 - 171
Aug 18
Aug 25
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WOW....new people here every time I look...:cheer2::cheer3::cheer2:

More people to be a loserwith!!! :cp::cp:

JamieSue - WAY TO GO......6 LBS

yes, a LOT of people are going to be thankful that they made this commitment to themselves when Thanksgiving rolls around!

Nancy -- Very nice loss there missy! Great job!

Samadhi -- :thanks:

April -- I totally agree. And what a great thing to be thankful for...committing and sticking to a promise we made ourselves!

:bravo: everyone!

Way to go everyone! You are all doing so well. :carrot:

I'm down 1.5 since I left on my trip last week, which I am really happy with... I certainly wasn't perfect while I was gone by any stretch, but apparently I was good enough to show a loss on the scale this morning. :D

congrats to all the great progress all!!

I'm down 1.6 for the week. I can't believe that I am even thinking "that's kind of low" but it's lower than I have been averaging. However, I'm good with it because I ramped up the activity the past 3 days and I think that I am carrying some water weight, if my sore muscles mean anything! So I'm pleased to see a decent loss and hope that at some point, there might be an extra whoosh. But mostly, I'm loving the exercise - I was walking about 30 minutes a day per my plan, but not really pushing myself harder, and I forgot how great it feels to push myself a bit more!

1oftheLuvs -- GREAT JOB! ANY loss following a vacation is welcome, I'm sure!

April -- Sore muscles definitely mean something and it's all good. Water retention and fat replace are two of the most important. And both of those almost always mean a semi-stalled scale but also result in lost inches! Keep it up!

Welcome to those just joining us! To those that had a loss: Great job! And to those that didn't, it's ok because tomorrow is another day. :)

Larry - fantastic! ! ! Glad the water weight is gone. I can't even imagine how I'd flip out if I saw the gain you did! Any test results that you're willing to share as to what happened? Congratulations on the 100 pound mini goal. I'd call it a MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, however. I'm really excited for you to have reached this goal. Great job.

Lin

Lin I will be glad to share what happened as soon as I know. The doctor has another test to do but so far the doctor is still convinced that it was the combination of too much sodium, too much water and driving from New York to Florida. I did not have time for walking and the doctor thinks that the sudden high weight gain was related in part to Vasovagal response.

Larry

I'm starting my diet tomorrow:carrot: I have been having a hard time starting so this is my commitment!! I would like to join the Thanksgiving Challenge! I really am not sure what my goal should be, 260 would be nice!!

August 16: 290
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Dear Woosh Fairy,

I am not a patient person. I am trying to be patient. I look at this as an exercise in cultivating patience. That would be fine, but I'm already exercising ALL the freaking TIME already, so having one more thing to exercise is just... upsetting me.

WI is on Wednesday. But based on the 572 times I've already weighed myself during the last week, I'm not holding my breath. Unless it means I might drop a few pounds. Then, right on. I'm willing to try it.

Love,

-Kiki

WI is also tomorrow for me, Kiki. I'm stuck, too.

But don't hold your breath - push as much out as you can so you're lighter. And wash and dry your hair, then shave your legs. Heck - shave your body. Maybe exfoliate. Pluck eyebrows. Trim fingernails and toenails. ANYTHING to get rid of excess weight. I'm going to have to try it - not sure what I'll do the next week to eliminate baggage, but I might feel better this week!

Have a great day, everyone!

Lin

Larry -- Okay so I had to google Vasovagal 'cause I no idea what it was. And frankly, I still don't know. :) I just hope it's not something serious and that you're doing well now.

Lulu -- I think 30 lbs is agressive but I'm a fan of agressive goals. So welcome and best of luck!

Wyllowbelle -- Okay, your letter to the whoosh fairy cracked me up! I'm rooting for your whoosh too now! ;) Good luck tomorrow!

Lin -- LOL...pluck eyebrows and trim toenails! You girls on on it with the funnies! Good luck tomorrow!

I confess that I try to remember to shave my legs the day before WI! lol!

Well, I didn't take any of my own weight shedding advice, but I'm down 1.2 to 171.6 for the week. Like you, April Snow, I'm going slower than I had been. I haven't upped my activity, though - have been working out almost every day for months. Slow and steady wins the race . . .

Lin

no movement. well - actually it's +.2

***PREPARE FOR WANK***

I'm not quite sure what else I can do. in the past month I have started walking 3 miles a day, alternating my "race walk 30 seconds, recover walk 30 seconds" walking with just my normal hilly terain 3.5 miles per hour walking. I do NIA (low impact aerobics) on the mellow walking days. I do Pilates and strength training (weights - 5lb dumbells for 15 - 20 minutes) on the Racewalking days. I work out 6 days a week. And even on the 7th, I tend to do Yoga.

I log my calories on livestrong and net between 900 - 1300 (after exercise - I'm actually eating between 1500 - 2000 daily). I drink 2.5 - 3 L of water a day. I juice my breakfast and my lunch so that I'm getting at least 50% of my intake from plants. I eat dinner (the only meat I have all day) and sometimes a few snacks (greek yogurt, cottage cheese, nuts, rarely whole grains) as solid food because I'm working out so much.

I am frustrated.

I think I'll take measurements. I KNOW there are changes happening. I just didn't expect to plateau the SECOND week of doing this. My friend Heather, who's been at this journey for at least 8 months, has dropped 45 lbs in 6 months. She told me she doesn't drop for 7 - 8 weeks at a time, then it's this huge WOOOSH. I'm not sure if I can take that, mentally. The common factor is that we both work out A LOT. so the muscle for fat thing could be happening. But man. It sucks. I'm this close to an out and out tantrum. :tantrum:

July 21: 283
July 28: 278.8
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Aug 4: 277.2
Aug 11:277.0
Aug 18:277.2
Aug 25:
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Nov 24: Shooting for 245

- Kiki

April -- LOL! Too funny!

Lin -- Still a respectable loss this week. Great job Lin!!

Wyllowbelle -- This journey is tough at times and our self talk almost always makes it harder. There are very few times where you want to live in a "bubble" but I'm begining to realize that weight loss is definitely one of those times. So many external influences alter our perspective. (i.e., how someone else is doing, whether or not others are noticing, etc.) that it sets up our expectations and we can sometimes fall short. (And trust me, I do that too...ALL the time.) Just keep doing what you're doing. Ultimately, I think most of us truly just want to be healty and you are...you're living a healthy life every day and the weight just has to catch up, which it always does. :hug:

Another pound and a half gone:

Aug 10 ~ 267.9
Aug 17 ~ 266.4
Aug 24 ~
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Nov 23 ~ (Goal 242)

Wyllowbelle—I’m so sorry that you are struggling. It’s good to have a weightloss/workout buddy but try not to compare yourself (easier said than done). We all walk this path differently. Every work out, every good choice is another step closer to your end-goal regardless of what the scale says. Measuring is helpful. Or try on a new goal outfit to see how much closer you are. Whatever you do, DON’T BINGE. :hug:

Hope everyone has had a great week.

Willowbelle - Any loss is a good loss...including measurement losses. I am getting ready to find a tape measurer (the kids always move them and do not put them back where they belong) and see what kind of loss I have from the tape measurer since the scale has decided to hold onto the 167 -168s for a while for me.

Lin - 1.2 is awesome!!!

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4 ~ 3.4 down 29.6 to go
July 21 177.4 ~ 4.4 down 28.6 to go
July 28 173.4 ~ 8.4 down 24.6 to go
Aug 04 173.6 ~ 8.2 down 24.8 to go
Aug 11 168.2 ~ 13.6 down 19.4 to go
Aug 18 168.6 ~ 13.2 down 19.8 to go

wyllow -

where are you in your cycle? not that weight loss is that straight forward anyway, but that would be a simple explanation of why they scale isn't moving at the moment.

I am down 1.4 this week. I was hoping for more since I was up last week. However, I have to remember that my body is adjusting to some big changes. I am just now hitting 2 weeks since the doc took me off of my diabetes medication. The fact that I no longer need that is a huge marker of the success of my journey. I am 3 weeks into P90X, which is a huge change in my workout schedule. I am also coming down from a serious sodium overdose from Tuesday (almost 3,500mg - smoked porkchops). So all in all, I am happy and have 0 complaints.

Happy to report that I'm down 1.8 this week. :)

July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219
Aug 11: 217.4
Aug 18: 215.6

My WI is tomorrow and I'm definitely expecting to be up this week. I'm already up 1/2 my loss from last week. REALLY wish I knew what my body is doing.

ShoeCrazy -- Great job! Keep that down trend going.

Envelope -- Your numbers are looking great over the long run. Keep up the good work!

Roxy -- GREAT job! Getting off that medication is definitely a huge milestone for you. Congrats on dropping some this week...you're doing great!

Sweets -- Woo hoo! Way to go!

Congrats on the losses, everyone!!

My WI is tomorrow and I'm definitely expecting to be up this week. I'm already up 1/2 my loss from last week. REALLY wish I knew what my body is doing.


I think that sometimes when you hit a new low, your body freaks out a bit and starts trying to get back to where it was. A LOT of people seem to have this kind of up and down pattern. But hang in there, I know you will break through and get back that low and beyond!

Hey LooK! WI is on Thursday not Wednesday.

Aaaaaand.... I'm down a lb (and 1.2 from yesterday).

I did a naked victory lap around the bathroom this morning. (My folks have a HUGE bathroom. like I've had apartments smaller than this ridiculous thing). So I'll take it. It's just NICE to see numbers move. I know it's a fickle evil machine, but it's a drop. and even if it goes up, it usually returns to this point and drops lower. THIS gets a dancing Carrot, my friends. :carrot:

PS It's kind of sick and wrong how -1 little number can make such a difference in my mood. I'm working on perspective... really I am. I'm not sure I'll be dropping enough weight to meet my challenge goal, but I'm keeping it the same to remember the other half of that goal was to "learn my body." That means having real expectations about how this journey will look.

Thanks for the Love and the Support. You kept me saner than you realize!

-Kiki


July 21: 283
July 28: 278.8
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Aug 4: 277.2
Aug 11:277.0
Aug 18:276.0
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Nov 24: Shooting for 245

Hi Everyone

July 07 ~ 175.4
July 14 ~ 172.6 (-2.8)
July 21 ~ 171.4 (-1.2)
July 28 ~ 174.6 (+3.2) ouch hopefully next week will be better
~~ending JULY w/ a .8 loss for the month

Aug 04 ~ 174.4 (-0.2) better than a gain
Aug 11 ~ 178.2 (+3.8)
Aug 18 ~ 175.8 (-2.4)
Aug 25 ~
~~ending AUGUST w/

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~
~~ending SEPTEMBER w/

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~
~~ending OCTOBER w/

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~

~~DRUM ROLL PLEASE
Nov 24 ~ GOAL IS 150

Nearly 5lbs. lost!

Aug 4: 250.8
Aug 11: TOM
Aug 18: 246.6
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Nov 24: 220ish

I know you all though you had got rid of me on this thread, but no such luck. This is the one challenge I may just actually come close to winning ;)

To far behind to catch up so I'll just start this week

1oftheLuvs good job on the 1.5lbs down for the week :)

April good job on the 1.6lbs down for the week :)

Larry :congrat: on 100lbs GONE, what a victory :)

:welcome: lulu best of luck to you with your goals :)

Lin good job on the 1.2lbs down for the week :)

ShoeCrazy good job on the 1.5lbs down this week :)

envelope you are and have always done great. Keep it going Lady :)

Roxy good job on the 1.4lbs gone for the week :) Lots of victories for you also, Way to go Lady :hug:

SweetTreat good job on the 1.8lbs down for the week :)

Jami you are working out like crazy, I wouldn't let the weigh in tomorrow dampen my spirit. (I wish I had the determination that you do) You know there are great days to come, all with your name on them. :) Those people in the gym challenge had better look out :hug:

Kiki my weigh in's are like that often. The day I have to weigh in it's high the next day I have a drop, go figure. Good job on the 1.2lbs gone :) Great workouts by the way, You go Girl :)


OK I think I got everyone, to those that I may have missed keep doing what you're doing, if it's the right thing your efforts will pay off. If it happens not to be so good ... brush yourself off and start again. BTW I fall into the last category quite often, we can do this :)

Have a great day Everyone :wave:

July 07 255
July 14 252
July 21 254
July 28 251.8

Aug 05 247.6
Aug 11 249
Aug 18 246.8
Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 Goal: 220

Rashomom good job :)

StarGetsFit good job on the 2.2lbs gone for the week :)

Well... face reality, here's my numbers for this week. I guess they don't look all that bad, but for some reason, I thought I'd do better, for I went without starch at all for this whole week?! No bread/rice/noodles!!! I cut out sugar, only skim milk with my coffee... etc.... was so hard, so hard... and I LOVE starch!


Start weight: 175.0
Goal weight by Thanksgiving: 140.0
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Aug 04 - just started on Aug 7th - 175.0
Aug 11 - 171
Aug 18 – 168.5
Aug 25
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Sept 01

A good week, I lost 2 pounds this week to a new low of 215!!

My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~ 220

Aug 04 ~ 225
Aug 11 ~ 217 ** 100 pounds lost since 1/6//11 **
Aug 18 ~ 215
Aug 25 ~

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Nov 24 ~


Larry,

It's been a rough week. First off - super stressful at work (since last week actually). Plus I started the challenge at my gym which as been physically exhausting. AND TTOM is just hours away. Due to the combination of these annoyances...the scale has been finicky...testing my patience. :dizzy: I full expect a gain for the week when I WI tomorrow but I've come to the realization that I am truly not stressing about it. I have been PERFECTLY OP for weeks upon weeks now and though I've had just as many ups as downs in the last month - I've continued to stay OP. I even realized this morning that going to the gym at 5:30am is just something I do now. When that alarm used to go off, it was a battle. I could easily convince myself not to go. But now, it's really not even a consideration. I might let myself stay in bed longer but I just ask myself...Can I be a little late to work today? I don't even consider skipping the gym! That's amazing..regardless of what that pesky scale says. :p

April -- You are SO right! Thanks!

Wyllowbelle -- Congrats! Here's hoping we all get a naked victory lap around our bathrooms!! ;)

Rennie -- Way to finish the week strong my friend! :carrot: I feel so much better this evening knowing that I don't have to go to work tomorrow. I have been under more stress this week than I realized. Definitely not stressing tomorrow. I am SO good with ALL the decisions I'm making right now. What more could I ask for? :hug: Thanks for always being such a great friend and an amazing supporter. I'm a lucky girl!

Star -- Excellent week! WTG!

BlueCat -- AMAZING job! It's tough to manage our results with our expectations sometimes (trust me...I know) but you DID have a great week and will have many more to come! ;)

Larry -- Nice job! So glad to see that the crazy water gains have stayed away this week. Whew!

Rashomon -- WTG! :D

Hi all, I have a lot to catch up on!!! I have to work now so I guess it will be this weekend.

Aug 01 260
Aug 04 254
Aug 11 252.8
Aug 19 251.4
Aug 25
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 226 Goal

Maybe I can break into the 240's by next week!!!!!

Well... face reality, here's my numbers for this week. I guess they don't look all that bad, but for some reason, I thought I'd do better, for I went without starch at all for this whole week?! No bread/rice/noodles!!! I cut out sugar, only skim milk with my coffee... etc.... was so hard, so hard... and I LOVE starch!


Start weight: 175.0
Goal weight by Thanksgiving: 140.0
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Aug 04 - just started on Aug 7th - 175.0
Aug 11 - 171
Aug 18 – 168.5
Aug 25
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Sept 01


you are coming off a week where you lost 4 pounds! (and not even a full week) That is HUGE, esp. when you aren't that big - that was over 2.25% of your body weight. Many people have a great first week and then don't lose anything at all the second week, so the fact that you lost another 2.5 lbs is incredible. You have lost 6.5 lbs in 2 weeks -give yourself some credit here!!! lol! You rock!

congrats on the losses Larry and Samadhi.

And congrats for STAYING ON PLAN, Jami! the fluctuations are so frustrating but you are changing your life, and that is happening regardless of what the scale says.

...Many people have a great first week and then don't lose anything at all the second week, so the fact that you lost another 2.5 lbs is incredible. You have lost 6.5 lbs in 2 weeks -give yourself some credit here!!! lol! You rock!

AprilSnow - Aweee, thanks so much AprilSnow! You are so sweet! I guess I lost sight of the big picture. Just saw that I didn't lose much for Dukan's Attack Phase, that I've seen folks posting losing big numbers...

How do you cope with no starch on Dukan?

JamiSue - That is so sweet of you! I guess I'm just impatient for the stupid weight to be gone! I commend you for making to the gym at 5:30 a.m.!! Wow!

Wyllowbelle - That was so cute! Naked victory lap around the bathroom! I wish I had a bathroom I can turn around in! LOL :D

I just hope I survive this weekend. As I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that dieting on weekend is the hardest part...

Grrr...up 2.9 this week to 255.1. It's definitely been a rough week for me but I know it's going to start turning around soon. Lot's of stress, new and VERY tough workout challenge at my gym, plus TOM approaching equals lack of sleep and LOTS of water retention. Took today off though and am already starting to feel a bit more normal.

Samadhi -- Nice job this week. You are doing this!

April Snow -- Thanks for the positive words and encouragement! :hug:

BlueCat -- You are very welcome and I meant every word. Keep up the good work and you'll reach whatever goal you set for yourself!

down 3.2 for the week - and under 25 lbs to go to get to my goal.

:woohoo: for you April..........:congrat:

WOOT!!! April, you're amazing!!!

thanks Samdhi and Wyllow!!

I'm just so happy to finally find a plan that I find easy to stick with and that works - it keeps me very motivated to want to stay on plan!

April -- GREAT job!! Finding the "right" plan for you is a huge deal! WTG!

I just started attempting to lose weight again. but ill give it a go... ! :)

Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 GOAL: 250

Hi Everyone,
I'm completely new to the online forums. Really have no idea what I'm doing but I'd like to join the challenge. I'm going on vacation next week :carrot: and my goal is to just maintain for the week. Then I'll be back and hitting it hard.

Aug 25

Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29

Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27

Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 GOAL: 234

:wel3fc: and welcome to this challenge MT Linda and sickof300!

:welcome3: MT Linda and sickof300

Today was weigh in and I'm down 2.2!!!

Aug 10 ~ 267.9
Aug 17 ~ 266.4
Aug 24 ~ 264.2
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Nov 16 ~
Nov 23 ~ (Goal 242)

:welcome2: kismet89, sickof300 and ShoeCrazy

I have never joined a challange before but find I really like the accountability. Glad you are joining us.

Good Morning, weigh in day for me.

Aug 01 260
Aug 04 254
Aug 11 252.8
Aug 19 251.4
Aug 25 249.2
Sept 01
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 226 Goal

I am going to have to step it up to meet my goal...OR change the goal! :o

My goal weight for Thanksgiving is 148.8
July 07 181.8
July 14 178.4 ~ 3.4 down 29.6 to go
July 21 177.4 ~ 4.4 down 28.6 to go
July 28 173.4 ~ 8.4 down 24.6 to go
Aug 04 173.6 ~ 8.2 down 24.8 to go
Aug 11 168.2 ~ 13.6 down 19.4 to go
Aug 18 168.6 ~ 13.2 down 19.8 to go
Aug 25 164.4 ~ 17.4 down 15.6 to go

Weighed in this morning but the scale didn't budge that much:( I'm down .4 this week.

July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219
Aug 11: 217.4
Aug 18: 215.6
Aug 25: 215.2

Congrats to all the losers!! Keep up the great work!!

I was up 1.4 last week, but this week I'm down 4.2 -- so I'm pretty happy with that. I've lost about 7lbs so far through this challenge...not quite the pace I had hoped for, but I'll take it since it's going in the right direction overall.

Okay -- catching up on weigh ins since last Thursday...

Larry -- I just saw you hit your 100lb milestone, that is amazing! Congratulations on all the effort I know that you had to put into that. :hat:

Samadhi -- You're doing so well, 2.2 is a great week, adn you are down 11 lbs so far so I think you are on track to hit your goal and possibly even surpass it!

LBC -- I'm not doing Dukan, but I do follow a plan that is low carb...once I got into it a bit I found I don't really miss the carbs all that much. After a while you collect a bunch of new favourite recipes and you can have wonderful flavourful food without the wheat/potatoes etc. If you are looking for some meal ideas just ask, there are lots of different low carb plans and someone is bound to mention some that will appeal to your taste buds.

Jami -- Sorry you showed a gain last week, but I'm confident this is a temporary stop in your journey. There is no way you can eat as well as you have been and exercise as much as you have been and not see a payoff -- it's just taking longer than expected. How about water, are you getting lots of fluids?

AprilSnow -- Great job on the 3.2 this week!

Sickof300 -- Welcome to the challenge!! :welcome:

MT Linda -- :welcome: to you too!!

ShoeCrazy -- Congratulations on a great week... 2.2 is awesome!

Kismet89 -- Thanks for joining in! :welcome:

Envelope -- Wow, awesome week for you!!! You've passed your own halfway mark :) I like the way you track what's left.

Sweettreat -- You lost, so that's something to celebrate :) You could have stayed the same, you could have gained, but you worked it and you lost some. Next week will probably be bigger, not to worry.