You can do it! take care of your sniffle (tea and tissues!) and don't give up

Congrats I love it when a relaxed week still produces positive results.

That's awesome! Well done

Congratulations! And a week early too

You will be able to say it Congrats on meeting your revised goal! 17 lbs in 10 weeks is a huge accomplishment!


Good luck for everyone who is weighing in later on today!

Thanks seize the day!

Tibbits2u Wow! You are down 170 pounds!! That is nothing short of amazing!!

Congratulations to those who made goal!!!!!!!

Yay on Onederland, Jessica!!!

Tibbits2u- That would be cool to say you lost 200lbs but please don't kill yourself trying to get there!

162.2 this am and 161.6 after mowing the grass but that's just from sweating/water loss! I say I reached my 10%!!!! I'm not going to let that .2 stop me!

Keep up the great work, ladies AND Ian!

I immediately thought about dunking tissues in my tea when I read this! Lol. Thanks though, feeling a bit better today after a good sleep and a decongestant

Wowee, we have some fabulous losers in this thread! Big congratulations to everyone Can you all believe how far you've come since the first week of this challenge? I know I can't!

So I weighed in at 69.3 kg (152.7 pounds) couldn't be more pleased, because now I'm no longer overweight!!!! And also I have been wanting to get out of the 70s for aaaaages! As I said last week for quite a few weeks my weight has been fluctuating between about 70.2 - 70.9 and I finally broke it!! Now i'm just hoping that my weight doesn't go back up to 70 kg kind of scared to get back on the scale....

Oh I wish I was farther along... BUT It is cool to see how far I have come and WOW for everyone else! to you all! Just think where we were! NOW is MUCH Better!!!

Warrior -- that is awesome -- CONGRATS!!!! I can't even imagine noe being considered overweight by modern labels. Even when I was slender I was still "overweight". So you are rocking!

thnknthin1 -- Yay! W2G. Your profile pic looks awesome, and considering you are at the weight I want to get to, that is really inspiring for me

Tibbits2u -- Yay for you too! I cannot even imagine going from 320 to 150. That is amazing. I started out at 310 originally, and I would love to get to 155, just so I can say I lost half my body weight. However, I don't think I could ever get that small with my frame. But perhaps when I reach my 174 goal, I'll be up for the challenge! At any rate, even if you are not able to healthily reach your 200 goal, you have already lost over half your weight, and that is totally awesome in itself.

Kinda in a rush this morning, so a general congrats to everyone else with losses, and hope we all kick it in the last week!

As for me, was kinda bummed as I got on the stupid scale yesterday and it was up to 201. No good reason, I was OP the day before. Was OP yesterday too, but then last night was our first day in a year without our oldest (the 6 year old went to stay with grandparents). The hubby and I decided to celebrate with a movie and popcorn (which is my favorite food in the world BTW). I try not to eat late and night, but last night at 9 I made homemade popcorn, and although not a ton, I did use butter and salt. This morning I weighed myself (I know I shouldn't have) and it was up to 204. I almost threw a hissy fit right there in the bathroom before I convinced myself that it is just water weight (most likely) and it will go away. Still hard to see though, lol.

I can still feel myself struggling mentally. 199 was my goal for so long. Years and years, and now that I've reached it I can feel myself wanting to go back to old behaviors...So weird how weight loss is a struggle emotionally as well as physically. I do NOT want to go back to my old habits. I have already lost and gained too many times. I have kids and want to be healthy and a good mom, and a grandma. So, hoping I can work past the mental part and get my butt in gear for my next goal. And water weight, go away!

Thanks Jessicado! I believe I took that pic about 10lbs ago. That top is now pretty loose Maybe in about 5 more lbs I'll take another and update my pic.

You're doing awesome and you'll be there in no time!

Less than 1 week to go!!! Ahhhhh!!!! Make the best of it, guys! I think this would be my first challenge where I actually kept up with posts (well most of the time! Heh.)

I also love that it kinda kept me accountable but I've noticed some challenges where OP starts it and just disappears along the way and I did not want to be one of them (not targeting anyone here!)

I am considering another challenge from 4th of July to Halloween but first I wanna see how many of you are game!

I am in! I may not post a lot, but read a lot and definitely weigh in! Halloween would mean GOAL or near goal to me LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I would be in! I've been lurking in this challenge for the last half, but never jumped in b/c it was a bit late.

I'd love to get in on one right at the start.

Also that ties in well, with trying to finish up the Summer strong and head into the Fall with good mojo.

Oh please do! This has been my favorite challenge ever!!!

Amandie you're a great challenge coordinator and motivator. I've lost all the weight on my ticker during this challenge and I've increased my running distance and got faster. What more could I ask for.

This challenge was perfect as it took me up to my holidays (July 7), but a Halloween one would also be perfect for me as it ties in most of the way with a weight loss comp at work which finishes end of November.

So YES, I'll sign up for another! (as long as you can promise me the same success as this one!) I haven't posted a lot but have enjoyed everyone else's updates, so thank you and well done to everyone else that has been in this challenge too.

I would love another challenge! I actually joined another one starting June 1st, but I was bummed because I love the spreadsheet for this one, and the people here are awesome, and Amandie you are a great coordinator! I have a high school reunion coming up at the end of August, so I need all the motivation I can to be a little fitter!!

So....went on a trip today with the hubby. He bribed me with a blended chai in the morning as we started out. (I LOVE blended chais. I don't drink coffee, but I obsess over blended chai. And not the healthy spicy kind with mostly water. No, I like mine very creamy with lots of sugar. I would drink 1 almost every day. Always stopping at kiosks on the road, or buying the mixes to make at home. Those things are like 500-600 calories at least! Anyways, when I started trying to lose weight back in April, I decided to take a 3 month hiatus from blended chais. 3 months will be up in July, and I am proud to say I have only cheated a few times).

Soooo, now that that is all summed up -- the hubby bribed me with a chai today. Told me I looked great, and as I had reached my goal and it was almost July, he'd treat me. I was excited all last night. Was excited this morning imagining my delicious chai. Also excited because we were going out to eat

...Then I started thinking about how I sabotaged my weight loss last time. And how horrible I felt on the scale this morning when it went with water weight. How would I feel when it went up from actual fat? So I made myself a fruit salad and ate that instead. The hubby still stopped at a kiosk for his blended coffee (the *******, lol). And I STILL didn't get one! So, very large NSV for me. Even with going out to eat (of which I am proud to say I made much better decisions than I intended) I still stayed on point today. It was SOOOOO hot today, and I was tired with all of our running around, but I still got on the treadmill and ran my 5K. And then did the crunches, squats and pushups from the Biggest Loser Challenge on here this week.

Just realizing that I'm feeling proud of myself, instead of guilty (which is what I thought I would be feeling this evening) as I get ready to go to bed tonight. That is pretty nice!

jessicado22: Thank you so much!! You have come so far in this challenge. 37 lbs that's seriously incredible! And also congrats for not having that Blended Chai - we all know how hard it is to turn down your favourite drink or food ESPECIALLY when a family member or friend are offering you it. Whenever that happens to me I just have to remember how sad I get when the numbers on the scale go up and how amazing I feel when I see the numbers go down. Keep up the amazing work!

Amandie: I would definitely join, loving this challenge!! Please do one!