Valentine's Day Challenge
 

I'm challenging myself to lose 10 pounds by Valentines day!!! If you all want to join, that's great! I'm also using what the scale said this morning---not what my siggie says.

Brenda: 147/137

I'll join, but I'm not touching the scale until Friday. So my start weight will have to wait until then, but my goal is 128!

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128

Good Luck !!!!

I'm DEFINITELY in!!!

It's a tall order, but I'm aiming for 168 by Valentine's Day. That includes a whopper of a loss (hopefully, and if history repeats itself) during this induction period.

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168

Good plan! I'm in :)

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 :rolleyes: /125

I'm in! This is just what I needed to get back on track...
I'll aim for 15lbs as I am restarting induction.

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162

I'm in for 10 pounds as well. I'm going to wait until the end of this week to get my start weight, though.

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169

I'm in too! 197 to.. WAIT!!! DUDE! I'd LOVE to see 180! i'd freak! lol Ok, first let me just hit 180, then I'll add more on!!! :D

MEMEMEME = Im in!

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155

Ok I know that is 22 pounds.. but I gained about 7 ot those in 3 days over christmas... Back on Atkins Yesterday!

Long story but I will tell you all later

Great idea for the challenge ticker! May I steal it?

Ok, so starting TODAY, right!? I wanna use that ticker too!

I'm not counting ANYTHING until about 1/1/05!!!! lol

Brenda, are you just starting today? I understand that one! ...And it still counts as loss! I think you just shouldn't weigh yourself, just in case! ;) Man, I can't believe the damage I did!!!! Totally figures! I am SO back OP today!!!!! The holiday's are SO over!!!!!!! My goal will probably be 190 first, then 185. I think I am just going to take it 10lbs at a time. The end goal seems too much like a pipe dream to me.

Hi
 

Just adding Purple Hugs

Brenda: 147/137
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/217

No Carrie, I'm not starting yet. I plan on starting 1/2/04. Or 1/3/04 w/out caffeine. Not positive on that yet.

Looks like we have a lot of takers here. I'm looking forward to watching you all shrink away :) I'm hoping to be one of them that shrink :)

I am totally in! I marked my calendar, yay! ha i'm shooting for 15 pounds, although 20 would be nice ;-)

Ok, so I started my induction a little earlier than I thought. But it was either that or continue to gain weight. NO WAY!! lol It's kind of scary. My body never caps out on weight gain. I can just gain an infinate amount of weight no problem at all. OUCH! Atkins isn't a choice for me. I would totally kill myself with out it. Nothing else works but things. Splurges are not that big of a thing once in a while, as long as I get back on track with the real plan. :D 3 bls lost today! :D I gained 4 lbs over the holiday, and now that is gone! So today starts my real goal of 10lbs at least lost by Valentines day. :D

Good for you !! well done! :D

Yay, i definately need a challenge! I'm going for 15 pounds, which would put me around my goal of 110.

Re-doing my start weight and weight wanting to achieve. Dang holidays!!! Today is day 1 of induction so hopefully next Saturday I can totally lower this a LOT!!!

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/217
Honeychild: 124/110

Total Lost:

Yay Brenda! You're doing it! We all can :clap: I'm in. :D

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/217
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10

Total Lost:

Well girls.. having reviewed my 10 lb weight loss pledge.. I think I'm going to 'up' my game, and increase the loss pledge.

I hadn't really thought how long it is till valentines, and the fact that it's my first week of induction.

Last time I lost 7lb on induction so
I'm going to pledge: 18lbs

So our new 'count' is:

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: ?/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10

Total Lost:

Ok, I'm changing my goal to 190. I have been going pretty slow on the weight loss thing.

Adding in my start weight. It's 181 ( :yikes: ), so it will be a 12-pound loss for me by Valentine's Day.

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10

Total Lost:

Me too.......

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/180
KarenW: 177/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10
Jane: 166/156

Total Lost:

Yay! I lost another pound! 6 more pounds til I hit my first valentines day goal, then I'm goin' for 180! :D

HOW CUTE IS MY NEW TICKER!?!?!?!! Thanks Jane! :D Isn't my hubby adorable too? Mmmmm. :D

Congrat's on the weight loss Ugga!! I'm desperately trying NOT to weigh till Friday.. so better have lost weight that's all I can say!! hehe

Your hubby is cute... shhhh don't tell mine!! :D

I am adjusting my start weight and adding UggaMugga's updated weight loss!

WAY TO GO!!!

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/168
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/191/180 - Down 6
KarenW: 178.5/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10
Jane: 166/156

Total Lost: 6

Congratulations Carrie on your weight loss. Do you have an "official" weigh in day or are you going day by day??

Lost 6! (But I did start on 12/27)

You've gotta love the massive water weight loss during induction! By the by, I realize I've chosen a pretty darn unrealistic goal, but I need to do that just to keep myself highly motivated. I promise that I won't be viewing my inability to meet it as a failure!


Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/183/168 - Down 6!
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/191/180 - Down 6
KarenW: 178.5/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10
Jane: 166/156

Total Lost: 12

spedmom, I wish my stats looked like that! :D I'm 197/196/190

Brenda, I just weigh in day to day. I know i shouldn't. Ok, when are you all weighing in? I wont weigh in til then either. oops!

Welcome aboard, Rossy!!! Adding you in....

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/183/168 - Down 6!
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/191/180 - Down 6
KarenW: 178.5/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10
Jane: 166/156
Rossy: 250/235

Total Lost: 12

Just wanted to show you support !! You could actually do this, if really strict..
You'd need to lose 2.5 lb's a week from now on in... give it a shot and you might even surprise yourself!! Either that or review your goal... I'm sure we all won't moan!!

Paula: Congrats on the weight loss. Wish mine was dropping off that fast!! I'm thinking I'm not doing something right again. Keep up the great work!!!

Carrie: We all have different days we weigh in. My official WI day is Saturday. I know some people do it on Mondays. It's ok if you weigh in every day...but are you making those losses official?

Carrie - I weigh in EVERYDAY too as it keeps me on track and motivated. But I dont count anything official until Sunday.. the weights change officially on threads like this Sundays for me.

Brenda, Ya I make those weight losses official! Especially when I wake up and feel thinner, then the way I feel is confermed by the scale.

I stepped on the scale this morning and I lost another pound! I know this is real loss because I had salty food last night, and my hands would normally be puffy, instead my rings are loose, and the scale says 195! That's one more pound down! YAY!!!!! My clothes totally confirm that. 5 more pounds until my first valentines day goal! :D

I weigh in every day because I am just too curious.

BRENDA - 10 by 2/14 sounds doable and inspiring. I am ready to join in.

Overall I did well up until last week, back at the gym and have even dropped the whole wheat products.

Brenda: 149/139
Lori: ?/128
Paula: 189/183/168 - Down 6!
Star: 135 /125
Barbmarie 177/162
Jina: 181/169
UggaMugga4: 197/191/180 - Down 6
KarenW: 178.5/155
PurpleHugs: 227/209
Honeychild: 124/110
Sonnet: 0-lb.s gone from 10
Jane: 166/156
Rossy: 250/235
Liza: 195/185

I am weighing in the first of the month only at this point, right now I don't want to make myself crazy.