Hi is this challange still going on? I would love to join!

Hey seemzy - we're still going strong here. There's a little less than 10 weeks left until Thanksgiving Day if you'd like to join us and set a goal for yourself!

I'm doing really well right now. I'm excited to weigh in again on Tuesday morning - I'm hoping for a pretty big loss - at least two pounds I'm thinking!

Stop saying how many weeks until Thankgiving. I haven't lost a thing yet, and it's depressing me *sighs and thinks thin*

Awww - sorry Fae! Seriously though, 10 weeks is a long ways off - so don't sweat it!

lol thanks.. and I know its a long time away, but when I think about how much time has passed..

Hi all! Okay, I have been bad...not food wise, just haven't really exercised in a few weeks (except once at the gym). The good news is that I'm still losing. Okay, so I started this challenge on August 26th at 186 lbs, and as of September 18th I weigh 178 lbs. So, that's an 8 lb loss in 24 days...which averages out to be .333... of a lb a day. At this rate I will weigh 156 on Thanksgiving day! Arghhh, did I set my goal weight too low? Anyone? My initial goal was to lose 33 lbs in 90 days...was that too lofty a goal?


Amanda

Amanda - honestly, yeah - 33 lbs. in 90 days is pretty darn high. Maybe if you were just starting and you could expect a big drop 5-10 lbs. in the first week, it might be more reasonable. BUT I also set a lofty goal (30 pounds in 90 days) - so who am I to give advice? However, I also knew I'd have a pretty big drop week 1 - and I did - 6 lbs. - so that really gave me a head start. Maybe you should set a more realistic goal to keep your mind sane and still work towards the overall goal? Like, say that you want to lose 2 lbs./week from here on out - putting you at 160, and since you're so close to a new decade - why don't you push one more pound out (hehe - that's what I always do when setting goals). So say you want to be between 153-159 by your goal date - that way you have some flex room and you're not so worked up about it.
BTW - you're like right there with me - my weigh-in is on Tuesday and I'm expecting to see somewhere between 176-178 and my goal is to be 155 on T-Day - let's do it!

i know i am a tad late to join the challenge, but i figured i might as well post to keep myself accountable since thanksgiving is about 10 weeks away, i would like to be down 15 pounds (i think that is realistic for me) to 137!!! omg i just realized that is below my goal weight. WOW i didn't realize it was that close! if i could be at my goal weight by Thanksgiving I would be so excited! it will be the first time i see some relatives for a while, so that would be a great surprise! wait...that WILL be a great surprise!

Hi all, I've decided I need to commit to a goal and Thanksgiving is as good a milestone as any. As you can see from my signature, I've had a big backslide over the past few months and re-gained 10 lbs. My goal is to lose it by Thanksgiving. 10 lbs in 8 weeks is a little faster than I usually lose weight, but hey, I want to at least try. Plus I'm hoping since the last 5 lbs is vacation gain it's not "real" weight and will come off pretty fast - how my body usually works when I put on weight.

I'm also trying to re-up my running to to 20 miles/week by the holidays. About 3 months ago I was up to 25-30 miles/week...and then I slid down to about 20 miles a week...to 10... and currently I've logged about 10 miles in the last 3 weeks. I'm hoping that stating this "publicly" will make me accountable (although my waistbands are currently holding me pretty d!@# accountable all on their own).

Good luck everyone!

Hi all! Okay, as of today I have officially been on this challange for 34 days...and have lost 10 lbs! Now I just need to start exercising!


Amanda

I have finally gone down! *happy dance* My plateau is broken!

Maybe I will make this goal after all.

And these jeans are too big.. which is fantastic, except I cant afford new jeans, and I have to keep pulling these ones up!

I know I'm kind of late to this, but I would like to join in. I'm 255 at my current weight, so my goal for thanksgiving is 15 pounds eg 240. Definitely achievable.