Welcome, everyone! Did I mess up anything?

We have room for more -- join us!

OK_Lizzy: this is a one-month challenge, not two -- do you want a different number?

Tuscany: 3.75 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
seaurchin: 8 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5.2 lbs
Stay_Puft: 6.8 lbs
Bridget37: 8 lbs
lene1974: 5 lbs
cheeriloos: 10.2 lbs
SarainMN: 9 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
tavvy: 11.4 lbs
Rhiko: 2.8 kgs
chunkie89: 12 lbs
Changergirl: 4 lbs
emurph: 2 lbs
SLahti: 11.6
OK_Lizzy: 15 lbs
LovelyLeah: 4.5 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
Tereh0527: 12 lbs
muses: 8 lbs
j0ndysse: 8.5 lbs
VikiN: 5.5 lbs

I'm in! Glad to be back. This will be my first challange in over 3 months. Hopefully it will get me back on track in a hurry. I need the motivation of losing at a steady pace. I hope to lose 10.1 lbs this month as I am holding in several lbs of water and I would like to reach the 180's. My hands and feet are very swollen.

SW-200
GW-189.9

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I'm also in! Ill shoot for another 8, I didn't make it last month but I'm gonna go at it harder this month!! Want to be 220 by Halloween. I think I am also going to start weighing twice a week. Tuesdays and Fridays. That will maybe give me a clue as to why I lose one week but don't do anything the next week.
SW: 241.7
GW: 233.7

Sept 1~241.7

Sw 160
Gw 154

01: 160
02: 158.4

Monday is going to be my weigh-in day for this challenge so 1 day in and I'm already up, though by the tiniest of margins. It's TOM though so I'm hoping to see a whoosh soon.

SW: 169.5
GW: 165.5

09/02- 169.8
09/09- 168.3
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Yeah, Neko loves her pets, especially on the top of her head! At the moment, she's snuggled in the unfolded washing under my dressing gown. I didn't want to move her to fold them! So cute lol :D
I have two cats, Neko and a boy Timmy (the timid)

No change for me this morning...hoping the whoosh train stops in my station soon!

SW: 147.75
S1: 148.00
S2: 148.00

GW: 144.00

Stay Puft: That's the spirit…you tell that scale who's boss!

Jacqui: Hope you recover quickly from Saturday's cheat day.

Joy: I can't wait until I'm in maintenance, although that's a few more months away for me. Good luck getting back to your goal weight.

Sum: Great start to the month!

Pixi: I hope you shed the water weight quickly.

Leah: Nice to see you back again, Leah…hope the new job and school are going well.

Changergirl: I had a similar start to September. I hope you see a whoosh soon.

Welcome back muses, firegirl & SouthernBell...and a big welcome to a few more newcomers: Tereh, j0ndysse & Vicki. You'll find lots of support here. I wish you all the best of luck with your September goals. :welcome:

I'm going to have to join Stay_Puft's battle against the scale! It's been going the wrong direction for a full week and I didn't change anything! I've noticed that sometimes if I complain about the scale on 3FC, that's enough to scare it into submission. Maybe it thinks you'll all gang up on it for me.

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.45 (NC)
GW: 77

oops! (deleted because I accidentally put this post in the wrong group!) :-p

SW: 195.8
GW: 189

9/1: 196
9/2: 194.4

Finally my threatening of the scale paid off. It complied. Apparently it knows it was in big trouble if it didn't.

Jacqui_D, scales are lying liars who lie so I wouldn't put it past them to be conspiring.

j0ndysse, as a new member of onederland, we'll be happy for you to join us here.

Sum38, way to start the month!

Changergirl, I hope you get your whoosh soon too!

Tuscany, that whoosh fairy needs to get a move on as they have a lot of stops.

gardenerjoy, I'll send your scale some threatening glares. :mad:

Hello all :D

I joined this challenge yesterday but my post is not here.........??????

Anyway, I want in :D

Starting weight as of yesterday morning, Sept 2 is 256.4

My goal for this month is 12 lbs loss

I will weigh and post on Sundays which will be one week increments

Good luck all and thanks for hosting this Cowgal

B F R

vacationing-- no scale for four days,---going bananas! My first september weigh in won't be until the 4th.

Count me in! :)

Starting weight: 160.3 lbs
Goal weight: 154 lbs

9/1: 160.3

9/8: 160.3

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Jacqui: Thanks! Relieved that I'm down 2 lbs today, hope you managed to flush out that darned water weight as well!

Tuscany: Thanks for the welcome!

gardenerjoy: Thanks for keeping track! Excited to be part of September's challenge :D

Hope everyone has a great start to the week!

I'd like to join too!

SW - 227.4 GW - 209 (Why not aim high? haha)
1/9 - 227.4
2/9 - 226.4 :P

Thanks! Glad to be back!

You might have this thread mixed up with the Fall challenge, which is being hosted by Cleancowgirl. Of course, you're more than welcome to join us as well...we'd love to have you...but the mixup might explain why you can't find your prior post!

Still 196.5 today. C'mon whoosh fairy, where are you? :wizard:

Welcome back Firegirl! I hope you get rid of that excess water!

SouthernBell, good to see you back!

Off to a good start, Sum! :spin:

Changergirl, being so little up with TOM is pretty good!

Rhiko, awww! :D

Tuscany, it's going slow, maybe tomorrow!

Joy, my scale is against me too so far!

Yay, Puft, nice drop! :cp:

:welcome: BFR, MixedColors, and Gossamer! Good to have you!

Seaurchin, you sound like me. I have a love-hate relationship with my scale, lol!

Chunkie, good job on the 2 lb loss! :flow2: Unfortunately, the water weight is sticking with me today. :shrug:

I was weak and ordered pizza last night so the water weight is winning temporarily.

SW: 247.2
GW: 242.0
01: 250.0
02: 251.2

September's Challenge
Start weight:234.2
01:235.2 had sushi, sweet tea, noodles..ice cream lol one day off in a month is good.
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Oh i wish I had stopped at one! lol GOOD JOB to you :)

Tuscany I'm crazy busy! I don't get as much time to be on here as I used to. Between work, school, and public transportation to both I've been pulling 14 hour days. When I come home it's time to do homework. Luckily I had a bit more time today.

9/1 - 156.5
9/2 - 157 <-- I ate a LOT today. More because I DRANK a lot today. I used to be a heavy weight. I could drink a lot before feeling drunk. Now between weight loss and dieting I am a light weight. I went to happy hour with my best friends today and I drank 2 cocktails (one being rather large!). I knew full well I was tipsy bordering on drunk and so I drew the line and drank no more. I'm not used to that!! I don't drink much as it is, it costs too much and I just don't like drinking by myself, so I only drink maybe 4 times a year. I'm gonna feel gross tomorrow!! Not even from the alcohol (I've been drink tons of water since) but from all the fried crap I ate!!! Tomorrow I will be pleased to be back eating healthier.

Pixikat, Cheeri, and Leah, time to get back OP now! If that was your allowed cheat day, all's good. If it wasn't and you were just cheating, enough of that, lol! :nono:

Start weight: 161.5
Goal weight: 135
Goodbye tight clothes, hello flat tummy :D
:) Good luck everyone

Today was the last meal that I am eating out for a while. Friday had breakfast with a friend had 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, hash browns and two pancakes. With syrup of course. Saturday had lunch at Chili's and got something from their lighter menu but it had my WHOLE days worth of sodium in it!!! Holy Moly!!! Then today went to lunch for my little sisters birthday and had a burger no cheese and like 10 french fries! So for me I did fairly good eating out. Have my middle of the week weigh in tomorrow. Not looking forward to it!

Jaqui, you're so right!! I did great today! Hoping for a loss tomorrow!!

September's Challenge
Start weight:234.2
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Jaqui I don't have a usual cheat day but I had already decided a couple weeks ago to take Labor Day off from dieting and have it as a cheat day because I rarely get to have a girls day with my best friends. But I am back on track again.

Welcome to firegirl441, SouthernBell02, Big_Fat_Rooster,
MixedColors, gossamer, and rastalove!

Tuscany: 3.75 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
seaurchin: 8 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5.2 lbs
Stay_Puft: 6.8 lbs
Bridget37: 8 lbs
lene1974: 5 lbs
cheeriloos: 10.2 lbs
SarainMN: 9 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
tavvy: 11.4 lbs
Rhiko: 2.8 kgs
chunkie89: 12 lbs
Changergirl: 4 lbs
emurph: 2 lbs
SLahti: 11.6
OK_Lizzy: 15 lbs
LovelyLeah: 4.5 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
Tereh0527: 12 lbs
muses: 8 lbs
j0ndysse: 8.5 lbs
VikiN: 5.5 lbs
firegirl441: 10.1 lbs
SouthernBell02: 8 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 12 lbs
MixedColors: 10.3 lbs
gossamer: 18.4 lbs
rastalove: 26.5 lbs

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this! I hope to lose at least 5+ pounds this month. I graduate next year with my B.S. and want to be ready for graduation!

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Sw 160
Gw 154

01: 160
02: 158.4
03: 157.6

Down another 1 lb today, bringing me back to the 110s!

The whoosh fairy came last night….hehehe. Here I am, 55 years old, and I still believe in fairies. Indeed, when the whoosh fairy comes, I feel very much like I did 50 years ago, when Santa came! :o

SW: 147.75
S1: 148.00 (+0.25)
S2: 148.00 (0.00)
S3: 146.75 (-1.25)

GW: 144.00

Joy: Poor misunderstood little scale. Have you ever noticed how we always congratulate ourselves when the weight comes off, yet we blame the poor scale when it doesn't? Perhaps if we were a little nicer to the scale, it might be nicer to us. :D Of course, if that doesn't work, I'll be more than happy to scare it into submission! :devil:

Stay Puft: Shhh….I'm going to be verrrry quiet so as not to disturb your scale, since it's being really nice to you right now. So, I shall simply whisper: "nice loss"…

Jacqui: I hope you get back to 195 very soon!

Leah: I remember how tired I was when I was going to school and working as well, even though that was a long time ago. I hope you're able to find a bit of time to exercise. Glad you enjoyed Labor Day with your friends and that you're planning on getting right back to healthy eating!

Cheeriloos: Pizza plus ice cream will do it everytime. I’m glad to hear you had a good day yesterday. Keep it up (the good days…not the ice cream and pizza!)

Pixi: You must learn to be stronger!

Sum: You're moving in the right direction!

chunkie: Down 3 lbs so far…you're off to a terrific start!

seaurchin: I hope you're enjoying your vacation. I know what you mean…it drives me nuts when I'm unable to weigh in.

SouthernBell: Ouch (although it all sounds yummy)! I hope you're not penalized too badly for your sins.

gossamer: Welcome to our group…nice loss to start off the month!

MixedColors: Welcome and I wish you luck in meeting your September goal. You'll soon be in the 150's. I love getting to a new decade!

rastalove: Welcome. That's a very ambitious goal for a one-month challenge…I wish you luck!!

sburleson: Welcome and good luck getting to your ultimate goal by graduation. What are you studying?

Thanks Tuscany! You're doing great as well! :)

SW: 195.8
GW: 189.0

9/01: 196.0
9/02: 194.4
9/03: 193.8

gossamer, great start to the month.

Jacqui_D, I've given the whoosh fairy directions to you.

pnkrckpixikat, at least you know it is just temporary bloating.

cheeriloos, apparently pizza is evil.

LovelyLeah, I hope you don't feel too miserable from the fried foods.

rastalove, that is an ambitious goal for the month. Good luck!

Amanda, I know what you mean about the salt. I need to cut mine down at some point but I think that would make it impossible to ever eat out.

gardenerjoy, thanks for tracking everything.

sburleson89, good luck!!

Sum38, great start to the month!!!

chunkie89, congrats on the 110s!

Tuscany, yeah to the whoosh fairy! And that was a nice whoosh indeed. Clearly she likes you.

9/1 - 156.5
9/2 - 157
9/3 - 159 <-- Yep, that's what I get. But I think a lot of that will go away with a couple of large glasses of water. I just hope I remember to keep to drinking throughout today because I'm I really busy.

September's Challenge
Start weight:234.2
01:235.2 sushi,tea,ice cream,noodles.
02:235.4 (+.2) it was only one slice of pizza seriously!&2 chick nuggets
03:233.8 (-1.6) yay!! New low,now let's keep going!!:broc:
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Tuscany I think you're right about the scale,lol I'm gonna start sweet talking mine, cleaning it and treating it right. That's also what I do for my car,I never speak poorly of my car in it's presence. Lol it might try to get back at me.. Congrats on the whoosh fairy visiting! :carrot::carrot:


Staypuft i guess so, I'll steer clear of pizza from now on!

Pnkrkpixicat it's ok, get back on track and the whoosh train is on its way!! Next stop pnkrckpixicat`s
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I'm a little late to the party because I've been out of town. I also put on 2 lbs. from my low of 208. I've got to get my mojo back!

My start weight is 210.4.
My weight loss goal is 7 lbs. for September.

04 210.4
05 209.2
06 207.8 WOOSH! :yay:
07 207.2
08 207.2
09 206.4 :D
10 205.6 I've got my mojo back! ;)
11 205.2 (-5.2)
12 205.4 (-5.0) Basically "stuck" for 3rd day!
13 205.2 I hate plateaus! :(
14 204.4 (-6.0) :D
15 didn't weigh
16 204.4 (-6.0)
17 205.2 WTH! :?: I'm struggling with appetite right now.
18 204.0 :D (-6.4)
19 204.4 :?: (-6.0)
20 202.8 :goodscale:woohoo:
21 204.0 :(
22 DNW
23 204.2 so frustrated!
24 204.2 NO WEIGHT LOSS for 10 DAYS!!! I upped my workout and can't lose any weight! Don't know what do do.
25 203.2 :carrot: I hope it's real this time! (-7.2)
26 202.0:D
27 202.4 :carrot: (-8) Goal exceeded by 1 lb.!
28 DNW
29 200.4 :carrot: (-10) if I can maintain it!
30 200.2 FINAL LOSS -10.2 lbs. YAY!!!

Still maintaining. Whoosh fairy! Oh, whoosh fairy! Actually, I think I probably need to drink more water. I start out well but then slack off as the day goes on.

:welcome: rastalove: Wow! That's a huge goal for one month! Good luck!

:welcome: sburleson! I'm glad you decided to join us!

Southernbell, I have my fingers crossed for you! :crossed:

Leah, so that was a planned cheat day, so good for you! I'm a big fan of allowing yourself planned cheat days. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Looking good, Sum!

Great, Chunkie! (You need a new ID name, lol!)

And she's off, lol! Yay Tuscany! :flow2: Good for you!

Great job, Puft! :carrot:

Cheeri, congrats on the new low! :cb:

Cincorn, you'll get your mojo back, no doubt!

Joy, thanks for the list!

Welcome sburleson89 and cincorn!

Tuscany: 3.75 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
seaurchin: 8 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5.2 lbs
Stay_Puft: 6.8 lbs
Bridget37: 8 lbs
lene1974: 5 lbs
cheeriloos: 10.2 lbs
SarainMN: 9 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
tavvy: 11.4 lbs
Rhiko: 2.8 kgs
chunkie89: 12 lbs
Changergirl: 4 lbs
emurph: 2 lbs
SLahti: 11.6
OK_Lizzy: 15 lbs
LovelyLeah: 4.5 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
Tereh0527: 12 lbs
muses: 8 lbs
j0ndysse: 8.5 lbs
VikiN: 5.5 lbs
firegirl441: 10.1 lbs
SouthernBell02: 8 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 12 lbs
MixedColors: 10.3 lbs
gossamer: 18.4 lbs
rastalove: 26.5 lbs
sburleson89: 5 lbs
cincorn: 7 lbs

I'm going to try a change today -- instead of scooping up things like cereal and rice in the 1/2 cup, I'm going to use the 1/3 cup. That's worked for me in the past and I hardly notice, but the scale does.

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.5 (+0.05)
GW: 77