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:

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