Hi Lisa, I sent you a request to join the challenge. I hope I'm not too late. Jumped on the scale this morning after having my head down through Christmas and could use some motivation to get back in the game!

Thanks Briael, I always feel like I am freezing and had to resort to sleeping with socks on!



W1:-3.75, W2:-3.5, W3:-3.25, W4*:-3, W5:+0.5, W6:-4, W7:HOPEFULL

I am about to post my first week WI for this challenge -- down 2.4 in my 25th WI since I began IP! Knocking at the door of the 170's and very close to having lost 60 lbs on this journey. Great way to start the new year!

:dancer::dancer: good job! You will be there in no time!

I'll get everyone added later.
I can send email responses at work but have to be on the laptop (not tablet) at home to actually enter people to the challenge

I'm pretty happy with my week 1. Working hard to only look forward. Can only change the future :)

First week entered! 5 days into reboot and down 6.2. Just shows how much water I retain when I dont watch my eating! I love the simplicity of P1. It's been a hectic week so I am proud of staying on plan.

Congrats to everyone on week 1!
I was down 8 this morning after starting on Tuesday - as ChipnDip stated, it shows how much water I was hanging on to when I was freewheeling over the holidays. So glad to be back on track!

Love the name of this challenge! I am so ready for this, albeit I will be getting a late start. I became very ill wit influenza over the holidays and now am ready to continue this journey :)

YAY .... I know weeks 4 and 5 were interesting but i see your back to losing!

:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::c arrot:

Down 2.2# this WI. That put a 😀 on my face. 1st poundage really lost since the holidays began. Back on track now and down 2.75" from last week!!!
Happy Dance Time!!!

Down 5.8 the first week of my reboot. Enjoying the fruits of the first week (makes last Monday's headache seem worth it to me). Happy Monday all!

Slow and steady .... 1.6# loss this week

Week 1 WI done and and I am down 8.5lbs! I am ECSTATIC! Spreadsheet updated! :carrot:

WOOT!! WOOT!! Grats linda.lou :carrot::carrot: Keep up the good job!!:D

Finally had my post-holiday weigh-in. Down 40 lbs in 12 wks! YIPPEE!!

Just need to plug into the chart.

Congrats Linda.lou ... great start. :)

Can I please join this challenge.....

Hi all

Just an FYI that every active 3fc IP member who followed the directions on Post #1 has been given access to the challenge spreadsheet

Currently 60 members have been granted access.
Another 10 or so have requested access but have not replied to the email requesting the 3fc screen name.

I CAN'T WAIT to see all of the success and weight loss at the end of the challenge! Here's to new Spring outfits!!!

Lisa ~ Thanks for doing this! :hug: the challenges really keep me on track and I love looking at everyone's successes...

For me, down 2 yesterday making me see a number I have not seen in ages..... Now ticking down to onederland for me......

I am down 2.2 lbs this week! Hopefully I can keep the motivation going, I have been struggling a bit with this reboot. Great job to all the loser this week!

This is a great way to motivate (I ditto Sgrealtor1) - Thanks Lisa for organizing! I surprised myself when I jumped on the scale this morning. After a pretty big weight loss a week ago (-10....I must have been retaining a ton of water), I wasn't expecting a nice drop again this week (-2.7). I'm feeling happy and hopeful! :flow1:

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong...I've been in the past two challenges. I haven't received an email. I checked my spam folder too...

Oh I love challenges, I am new to IP and this forum but I requested access.

do you happen to have more than one email address?
do you know which one you used to register on 3FC? I had used one for this that I don't use regularly (can't recall why - it was a couple of years ago) but it turned out to be the reason why I was not finding Lisa's email.

send her a private message with the email you want to use and see if that helps.

NO :( I am using the same one that I signed up on here with.

Kelly:
I keep prompting for people to follow the directions.
You must be one of the people who didn't respond for my request for 3fc screen name. Check your emails/junk mail and find my request & reply.

I suggest you remove your email address from your post to keep it safe from trolls and bots.

I'm really trying to keep the info in one place so even people who PM me, I still ask them to go through the email request process.

As I expected based on home scale weigh ins - I am only down .2lbs this week.... having a bit of 'the IP Big C' the past couple of days despite plenty of water and all my supplements... tonite I will be having some Smooth Moves tea and I'll hoping it helps me past this slow down...

Please note that I am not calling it a stall -- I was down some inches despite the small move on the scale, too. I know that this too will pass and I will get to the 170's before the end of this month!

oneuh2:
mine is down the same. I expect a bigger loss next week. After -6 last week, I "get it". And I know it all eventually evens out for me to approx 1.5-2 lb average weekly loss.

Did someone change something? LOL. All of my values are at zero now. I don't want to touch it if I shouldn't.

Try reloading the page, closing your browser and restarting it, or emptying your cache. I don't see zeros.

Haha, weird. My computer has been acting funny with Google docs lately. I'll go back in when I get home to enter this week's number. Thanks for letting me know!

Down 1.2 this week, not as dramatic as last weeks 8 but I'll take it. I know as Lisa said above, it all evens out after the initial highs/lows. Its hard not to be a bit addicted to the big numbers/whooshes.

Have a great 3rd week!!

yes! I had been going along with an average of 2.5 per week for the first 6 months- now I think it is slowing down to a 1.5-2 lb average like yours, Lisa.

I might lose a bit faster if I were to be exercising regularly - my ankle (injured close to Thanksgiving) has been slow to heal, but I got orders for Physical Therapy today so I will start working that ankle back into reasonable strength. Then I'll be able to get back to dance classes and some fitness sessions at the gym.

Whether exercise accelerates my losses or not, it will help me tone up and perhaps improve the state of my somewhat loose skin.... and it will improve my general health and fitness! And I'll just continue on program and watch my shadow get smaller, a little bit at a time!

Lisa -- I submitted a request right after you opened the challenge and got your response, so all seemed well. However, I did not get to see my coach for the first time this year until past Monday (the 12th) and when I tried to access the link I was not allowed in. I have submitted a new request, as I would like to use the challenge to keep me focused -- even though I am late in formally starting.

Thanks for doing this and for your patience!!

Nobody has been removed for not putting in WIs (yet).
Some have inquired re: what to do if they don' t have a WI that week. I advised to just enter a zero.

Down another 2! If I continue the trend I had the last time I was on IP, I will probably not have a loss next week. I typically had 2 great weeks, 1 small week then minimal or no loss and repeat. At one point I had like 3 weeks of no loss and was beginning to be discouraged, but then I had to go on an emergency bra shopping trip! I was still losing inches in an area that wasn't being measured! I learned then to whole heartedly trust in the program!

Hgamroth
Woo hoo!

Starting Weight Change
 

I misread the directions originally and started with my original weight (January 1st). I had to change it to my previous WI weight (since I joined the challenge late) as per the directions. That gives me more to lose, but it is a challenge that I am willing to and excited to accept. Thanks again for spearheading this challenge Lisa. Let's all lose together!

Late joiners should enter current weight.

Hi Lisa, I just found this challenge but would love to join late. I just sent you my request to join. Thanks so much for moderating this! It will get me very near my goal, so I'm all in!