Christmas Challenge - Chat Thread #1

jomatho · 12-11-2011, 09:26 AM

Ange, I am sure that great workout and super great weigh in, put you in the right mindset for the next couple weeks before your vacation!

Hope everyone else is doing well!!! One week to go, let's make it a good one! I had a great loss last week, finally, although some of it was a do-over from the previous week, it made me feel good about my efforts.

takingcontrol · 12-11-2011, 12:36 PM

Hi all, so sory I've been super busy. I'll hopefully remember to weigh in myself in the morning (although it's not going to be pretty, I'm completely off the rails at the moment!) and then tomorrow evening I'll put up the results for this and last week.

I'm going to try and have a good week this week, but I'm just so busy and stressed with uni stuff, I'm in completely the wrong mindset. I will get going again soon, hopefully very soon, buttttttttttt maybe not this week, sorry guys!

Huge congrats to those of you making big progress

xxx

shanhat81 · 12-12-2011, 11:21 AM

I did a NINETY MINUTE spin class yesterday. It was intense!

But I finished. I was proudballs.

takingcontrol · 12-18-2011, 04:35 AM

This is it! The end of the challenge! I've also finally finished school for the year,so have a spare second to get back on track here! I'll update the weeks I've missed (so sorry!) today, and then do final results tomorrow

Well done to everyone still here, and to everyone who has lost throughout the challenge!

What are people's plans for the new year? I really need to get back onto it. The last few months have been seriously tough, and my diet has taken battering after battering, but no more. I will be putting it back to the top of my list, and I will find my inner skinny self in 2012, I WILL!

Merry Christmas Everyone

xxx

LIL'JJ · 12-18-2011, 02:01 PM

We made it!! Congrats to everyone on the challenge... the smallest loss is still a victory! I had a great time with everyone. This is one of my first challenges I stuck to! Best of luck to everyone in 2012! Also, we earned the rewards of a nice holiday but lets not go too crazy!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!!!

takingcontrol · 12-18-2011, 02:41 PM

RESULTS TIME!!!

Well done to everyone still going, not many of you left, me included, sorry! Please Please PLEASE get your final weigh ins in the next 24 hours, only 2 people have so far, and I'll work out a weekly and an overall results table for the challenge!

Here are the results for week 15 and 16, congrats to Eryn S and Jomatho!

WEEK 15
eryn s -1.5
Jomatho -1.01
Lil'JJ -0.46
ange82much -0.43
littlebluecat -0.32
shanhat82 0.3
Zogo 0.47

WEEK 16
Jomatho -2.15
Zogo -1.29
Lil'JJ -0.84
eryn s -0.8
ange82much -0.42
littleblueca t -0.32

eryn s · 12-18-2011, 06:04 PM

Ooh, well done me for week 15

Wasn't expecting that!

I'd lost 8 lb overall by last Sunday and I was hoping to get 2 more pounds off to make it 10 by the end of the challenege, but it wasn't to be! Nevertheless I'm happy, this challenge has seen me get lower than I've been in quite a while.

Congratulations to everyone who stuck it out to the end!

And now it's christmas, so I'm going to eat back my 8 pounds in mince pies!

(just kidding (kinda!))

takingcontrol · 12-19-2011, 05:02 AM

REMINDER! Please get you final weights in soon! I'll put off announcing overall results until everyone's had a chance to post!

Well done on almost meeting your target Eryn!

jomatho · 12-19-2011, 07:48 AM

We made it!!! Merry Christmas to everyone and Congrats to all who stuck it out. A special thanks to takingcontrol for all of your hard work keeping this challenge going while juggling all your schoolwork and all else! This really helped me keep my focus and keep going.
I just did my last weight update and was pretty pleased with my list of weights so I thought I would copy it here cuz it is so pretty! I didn't meet my initial goal of 165, but I will eventually, and I have to be proud of what I did manage to get off!

1. 28th Aug: 185.2
2. 4th Sept: 185.2 (-0.0 lbs.) (-0.00%)
3. 11th Sept: 183.0(- 2.2 lbs.) (- 1.19%)
4. 18th Sept: 182.6(- 0.4lbs.) (-0.22 %)
5. 24th Sept : 178.6(- 4.0lbs.) (- 2.19%)
6. 2nd Oct: 179.8(+1.2 lbs.) (+0.67%) TTOM
7. 9th Oct: 179.2(-0.6 lbs.) (-0.33%)
8. 16th Oct: 178.4(-0.6 lbs.) (-0.34%)
9. 23rd Oct: 178.4(-0.0lbs.) (-0.00 %)
10. 30th Oct : 179.0(+0.6 lbs.) (+0.34%) TTOM
11. 6th Nov: 177.4(-1.6 lbs.) (-0.89%)
12. 13th Nov: 177.2(-0.2 lbs.) (-0.11%)
13. 20th Nov: 175.4(-1.8 lbs.) (-1.02%)
14. 27th Nov : 178(+2.6 lbs.) (+ %) TTOM
15. 4th Dec: 176.2(- 1.8lbs.) (-1.01%)
16. 11th Dec: 172.4(-3.8 lbs.) (-2.15%)
(Final) 18th Dec: 171.2(-1.2 lbs.) (-0.70 %)

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shanhat81 · 12-19-2011, 10:53 AM

Thanks for the challenge -- it was awesome.

One the one hand, I let it go the last few weeks ... but on the other hand, I lost 9 lbs. That's roughly 20 percent of the weight I want to lose, period.

(Start) 21st Aug: 173.6
1. 28th Aug: 174.0 (mutter, mutter ... ) +0.2%
2. 4th Sept: 170.8, -1.8%
3. 11th Sept: 171.8 +1.01%
4. 18th Sept: 170.4, -0.8%
5. 24th Sept : PASS (out of town)
6. 2nd Oct: 170.6 +0.1% Man, I've been stuck here for a while ... come on 169.9 ...
7. 9th Oct: 170.2, -0.2%
8. 16th Oct: 168.8, -0.8%
9. 23rd Oct: (+/- lbs.) 168.8, -0.0%(+/- %)
10. 30th Oct : 167.0, -1.07%
11. 6th Nov: 164.4, -1.56%
12. 13th Nov: 164.4, -0.0%
13. 20th Nov: 164.2, -0.8%(+/- lbs.) (+/- %)
14. 27th Nov : (+/- lbs.) (+/- %)
15. 4th Dec: 164.7, +0.3%(+/- lbs.) (+/- %)
16. 11th Dec: 166.0, +1.0%

18th Dec: 164.9, -1.0%

ange82much · 12-19-2011, 03:21 PM

Thanks for the challenge TC, there's definitely less of me now!
I'll be looking to start something like this all over again when i get back from my holidays at the end of Jan!

(Start) 28st Aug: 136
2. 4th Sept: 134 (-2 lbs.) (-1.5 %)
3. 11th Sept: 131.5 (+/- lbs.) (-1.9 %)
4. 18th Sept: (131+/- lbs.) (-0.3 %)
5. 24th Sept : (129.2(-1.8 lbs.) (- 1.37%)
6. 2nd Oct: (128.6lbs -0.6 lbs.) (- 0.5 %)
7. 9th Oct: (127.2 -1.4 lbs.) (- 1.1%)
8. 16th Oct: (-0.75 lbs.) (-0.6 %)
9. 23rd Oct: 125.7 (-0.75 lbs.) (-0.6 %)
10. 30th Oct : (-0.5 lbs.) (-0.4 %)
11. 6th Nov: 124.7lbs (-0.5 lbs.) (-0.4 %)
12. 13th Nov: 121.5 lb (-3.2 lbs.) (-2.6 %)
13. 20th Nov: 120.6 (-0.9 lbs.) (-0.74 %)
14. 27th Nov : (+/- lbs.) (+/-0.43 %)
15. 4th Dec: (+/- lbs.) (+/- 0.42%)
16. 11th Dec:119.0 lb (+/-1.6 lbs.) (+/-0.43 %)

(Final) 18th Dec: 119 (+/- 0lbs.) (+/-0 %)

4th Oct............. 6th Nov............11th Dec
35.5" bust.......... 34.5" bust..................34" bust
27" waist............ 26" waist....................25.5" waist
33" stomach........ 31" stomach...............30" stomach
38" hips..............37" hips......................36" hips

takingcontrol · 12-19-2011, 05:18 PM

Great to see your figures! I hope I have some similar in the new year. Even though I've been well off the rails and yoyoing all over the place, doing this challenge has at least kept me thinking about my weight and aware of the changes. I really REALLY hope I can find it in me to restart after my holiday and find that inner me!

Congratulations again!

ange82much · 12-19-2011, 09:01 PM

Hey TC, i'll be in Hebden by the end of the week for Christmas with my parents (yes that's Hebden near Grassington, not Hebden Bridge!) - not too far from your neck of the woods! Only there a few days though....

takingcontrol · 12-20-2011, 11:40 AM

Small world Ange82much! (Although, I didn't know there was a Hebden near Grassington, my dales knowledge is appalling!) I'll PM you my email, and if you happen to have some spare time would be cool to say hello (and hopefully take some inspiration from your success hahaha!) Although, I understand completely how manic these visiting trips are, so in no way think it'll be likely you'll have any spare time!

If you do get to Skipton and want to treat yourself, I've just been to Bean Loved on Otley Street and had their white choc and cranberry tiffin, and WOW, to die for! Yes, I'm making the most of cancelling my diet until Jan 8th, even though I'll live to regret it!

ange82much · 12-20-2011, 05:01 PM

Yeah, pm me, that'd be great, although as you say, it's unlikely we'd have time to catch up! although i might end up in skipton at some point (normally an option if the weather is bad!)
The chocolate information has been taken on board though! What's a tiffin? A drink or a dessert? Will definitely report back to you if try it out!!