It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is in 3 days! I'm not going to hit my turkey goal either :-( I'm not too sad about it though. I'm just going to look ahead to my Christmas goal. I have been holding steady at 160. My mini-goal is to be in the 150's by Thanksgiving....but I hve a feeling that TOM will put a stop to that-LOL!! My Christmas goal is 155, so I feel confident that I can do it! I tried to make pumpkin pie yesterday....what a disaster! I don't think I'll every EAT pumpkin pie again...let alone make it ever again. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but it was not a success. I guess I saved lots of calories though:-)
I hope you are all doing well. I know we can reach our goals. We have to keep motivating each other....that's what we are all here for! Good Luck, and chat soon.

We can do this. Trying to stay very close to plan for Thanksgiving, I refuse to undo all my hard work. I am going to be in the 140's by the end of the month.
I mean it, I am. :drill:

Hi everybody!! I'm joining in to this thread. I've been on the THanksgiving challenge, and it's helped me so much, I thought I'd make another challenge for myself. I'd like to lose 6 lbs by Christmas and hit 170, prepregnancy weight.

Thanks for the support!

Welcome Mom 2 Mollie. I'm sure you can do it. You are doing awesome!! :carrot:

Alright girls - i'm revamping... I didn't hit my T-day goal...actually as good as I was doing I blew it big time this past weekend. Honestly, I'm not going to beat myself up over it - jusat move forward.

I started a new Christmas ticker, and a new Christmas goal. I want to be out of the #180's by Christmas... that's my new goal. It's not as aggressive as the original one, but I think I was a little over zealous. I know I can make this goal - and it will be a great accomplishment and stepping stone to reach my B-day/Valentine's day goal.

Big Picture - #125 by Memorial Day!

Hey ladies, its been a few days since I've been here. I tend to stay away out of shame when I'm doing badly. I am doing badly. Well I'm not goign to go on about it. Just letting ya'll know I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Everyone have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

ShyShy, it's ok, we all have bad spots. The day after Thanksgiving is the perfect day to jump back in with both feet. 4 & 1/2 weeks til Christmas. you can do this!!

Hi everyone

Thought I'd pop in to see how everyone was doing.

As to not overwhelm myself I have decided to keep my goals in small chunks by keeping the large goal way in the back of my head (12 pounds down by Christmas eve)... and the little goal of 2 pounds a week the one I'm focussed on right now. I will go later today and do a weigh in so lets hope I hit that 2 lbs this week! :) I want to look fabulous in my Christmas party dress!

Great Victory for me! I stepped on the scale yesterday morning and I'm down to #190.1! that's #2.8 down from last Wednesday! WOO HOO! Seeing #179 for Christmas seems even more doable now. :)

Tis the Season! :elf:

Congrats Enygirl!!! I love to hear the sweet sound of success! I too was down this week...but only 1.8 pounds (I'll take it!). It sure makes you want to keep on track though doesn't it.

What was your secret to being so successful this week? In the WW book it asks for a summary of what you did right and what you want to improve on, would you care to share some of the highlights so that the rest of the group can be inspired?

I have discovered over the last week that I don't have to look at every meal like it was my birthday. I find that I often feel entitled to overeat because I have "earned it" because my day was hard or I got stuck in traffic and I don't feel like cooking or whatever today's reason for rewarding myself is, and the truth is that sometimes food is just for sustenance - nothing else! This has made me not have restaurant sized expectations for every meal I ingest! It is truly liberating!

I did the same thing at first. I would eat really good for breakfast and lunch, and then I had "earned" chicken strips for dinner... yeah I've realized that's not so the case. I have "earned" the right to live healthier, eat better and live longer!!! That's not to say that I still don't splurge - but I now eat like 2 pieces of pizza instead of 5. EVERYTHING in moderation!!!

I'm hoping that this losing streak keeps going. I'd LOVE to see the #180's by December 1st, and kiss them goodbye by Christmas/New Years. :)

'Tis the Season!' :santa::elf::ginger:

This is My Christmas Challenge
 

This is going to differ a lot from some of yours but this is mine. Ever since I gained all of this weight back in 1983 I have avoided all holiday parties because of being so self-conscious about being fat. I have been an absolute Scrooge during the holidays. It was all based out of fear. I was afraid to let people who don't know me intimately like family and friends see me eat. I have an absolute social phobia when it comes to holiday parties. I am friendly and warm with every one I know but I freeze up when it comes to people I don't know. Dumb.

I am going to try to make the holiday parties that I am invited to. I have made excuses in the past because I just didn't want to be vulnerable around all the food. No, I didn't eat. I do the opposite. I eat like a bird in public and then go home and raid the fridge. I am a "closet" compulsive overeater. I know that the only person I was fooling was myself but that is besides the point.

That is my Christmas challenge. I plan to stay on my food plan as best as I can, what else can I do. I am not sure if I will lose weight during the next month or not. If I do, fine, if I don't I have the rest of my life to lose this weight. Yes, I am a "lifer". I am on my LAST diet but I am dieting for the rest of my life too! What I mean by that is that I need to work on making peace with food. That is my true year round CHALLENGE. My DH told me he noticed that this past Thanksgiving I seemed more peaceful and not so threatened by the food. That was the best compliment I could get right now. Food is just food. There is no bad food just bad choices. That is my new Holiday Mantra.

I realize that it is not so much about number crunching as it is about thinking differently. My DH has always been thin. I was thin a very long time ago. My life then didn't revolve around food. I want that old me back and that is my challenge. Inviting that old me to reside me one day at a time, one week at a time, one holiday at a time.;)

I know I dissapeared for a while but I have a good excuse



IM PREGNANT!!!!!! YAY!!!!

DH and I are sooo happy. Well obviously now I won't be activley trying to lose weight, but I have even more motivation now to keep with a healthy life style.

It sounds like everyone is doing really well and I'll still come around to motivate ya'll and see ya meet your Christmas goals. Good luck ladies.
Pray for us and a healthy pregnancy.

ShyShy-best wishes to you and your family. Congratulations!

WOW ShyShy that's great...congratulations! :hug: Now more than ever is the time to really focus on healthy eating and staying away from stress. No wonder you've been dragging around not really into weight loss too much...now you know - you weren't doing badly at all...you were doing amazingly...at creating life! (Not exactly a small job) Blessings to you and your family :hug: