Congratulations, musictchr!! I know it feels awesome to finally reach a new weight bracket! Also, it sounds like you have a green thumb. I've got a sad little plant in my window that I think is dead...but my cactus plant is hanging on.
Sock, congrats on your weightloss too! Careful with that cooking while intoxicated thing; belive me, that can be dangerous...particularly tasks like chopping vegetables.
Anyway. Nothing new to report. I'm still hovering, but not gaining.
I hope everyone had a good time with this challenge. I fell short of my 25 by a couple of pounds, but I am still so proud of myself for making it this far and not giving up, as many times as I have stumbled and found myself falling at the McDonalds LOL.
Congrats to you guys for your achievements!!! Let's do it again soon LOL.
Congratulations on making it through until the 4th! I stepped on the scale this AM, and was actually 1 lb past my goal. After 5 days of the scale reading exactly the same (I mean down to the 1/10th of a pound!), I was starting to get a little discouraged. Then I got to thinking - maybe it's the SCALE, not me! I'm not sure what it was, but I took the battery out of my scale, thinking I could reset it, and was down 1 1/2 lbs when I weighed myself. Go figure.
Sock - nice going on the loss. Any loss is better than none, and I'm sure you'll make up that couple of lbs soon. You have every reason to be proud of yourself - Keep it up!
GC - I've so enjoyed your support and encouragement. You've inspired me to get on the treadmill!
My next goal is for a total of 50 lbs by the time I return to school in the fall. I don't think I'm going to formally follow a challenge thread, but I'll watch for both of you to see how you're doing. Keep your eyes open for me too!
Well, let's hope that I've consistently worked out enough to really make it a habit again; one that I'll continue without the day to day accountability to someone else. I've got my workout clothes all packed today, so far so good.
In a way, this challenge was more like an exercise in maintenance; I'll have to remember this when I get back down closer to my target weight. I think my problem has always been that I associate exercising with losing weight, so I slack off when I get closer to goal. I should probably work on associating exercise with not gaining weight, and associate scaling back calories with losing weight. Hopefully, when I get back down, I'll stay there.
Musictchr, I can't congratulate you enough! Your progress has been astronomical!! I wish you continued success!
Congratulations on making it through until the 4th! I stepped on the scale this AM, and was actually 1 lb past my goal. After 5 days of the scale reading exactly the same (I mean down to the 1/10th of a pound!), I was starting to get a little discouraged. Then I got to thinking - maybe it's the SCALE, not me! 
I'm not sure what it was, but I took the battery out of my scale, thinking I could reset it, and was down 1 1/2 lbs when I weighed myself. Go figure.
