Everyone is welcome - you don't need to have been a part of the previous challenge to participate.

Post your 2013 New Year's resolution. If you don't make resolutions and want to make a goal, that's fine too. It doesn't have to be a specific weight or a specific size but it does have to be SPECIFIC (i.e. Don't write "I want to be healthier." If you want to improve your health, how are you going to measure that? Do you want a specific blood pressure range? Do you want to be able to run a mile nonstop? etc).

Next you're going to write what you're going to do from Mother's Day to Independence Day to make that happen! That's approximately 7.5 weeks. What will you do for the next 7.5 weeks of 2013? How will you make your resolution happen?

Copy and paste this format. You'll be coming back each week to update your progress (find the entry and click edit). And this thread will be available for us to chat about the challenge, overcome struggles and celebrate successes.


2013 Resolution:

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is:

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2013 Resolution: Get to 160 (or pregnant!)

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: lose 15lbs

(official weigh-ins are Monday morning)
Starting weight May 13th: 196.4lbs
Week one (ends May 20th): -3.2lbs lost=new weight 193.2lbs
Week two (ends May 27th): -2.0lbs lost=new weight 191.2lbs
Week three (ends June 3rd): -2.2lbs lost=new weight 189.0lbs (pounds lost total: 7.4lbs)
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New Year's Resolution: By December 31, 2013 I will have achieved and will be maintaining my goal weight of 140 lbs.

New Year's to Valentine's: -8.6
Valentine's to April Fools': -9.6
April Fools' to Mother's Day: -1.4 Total for 2013: -19.6

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: To lose 10.5 pounds (1.5 lbs/wk)

May 16, 2013 Starting Weight: 178.6

Week one (ends May 23rd): 183.0 (+4.4) [+4.4 total]
Week two (ends May 30th): 178.2 (-4.8) [-0.4 total]
Week three (ends June 6th): 175.4 (-2.8) [-3.2 total]
Week four (ends June 13th): 172.8 (-2.6) [-5.8 total]
Week five (ends June 20th): 173.0 (+0.2) [-5.6 total]
Week six (ends June 27th): 170.4 (-2.6) [-8.2 total]
Week seven (ends July 4th): 172.2 (+1.8) [-6.4 total]


***I decided to change this to correspond to my weigh in days of Thursdays***

2013 Resolution: To be at or below 175 by my 30th birthday (January 1, 2014)

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is to lose 7 lbs.

April Fools' Day to Mother's Day Total: -8.4 lbs

Starting weight May 13th: 204.8 lbs

Week one (ends May 20th): 204.2 lbs (-0.2 lbs, -0.2 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 203.8 lbs

Week two (ends May 27th): 201.8 lbs (-2.6 lbs, -2.8 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 202.8 lbs

Week three (ends June 3rd): 206.8 lbs (+5 lbs, +2.2 lbs total) - Just got back from camping for 3 days so I suspect this is mostly water weight.
Goal Weight: 201.8 lbs

Week four (ends June 10th): 200.4 lbs (-6.4 lbs, -4.4 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 200.8 lbs

Week five (ends June 17th): 198.8 lbs (-1.6 lbs, -6 lbs total)
Goal Weight: 199.8 lbs

Week six (ends June 24rd): 198.0 lbs (-0.8 lbs, -6.8 total)
Goal Weight: 198.8 lbs

Week seven (ends July 1st): 198.2 lbs (+0.2 lbs, -6.6 total)
Goal Weight: 197.8 lbs

*Official weigh in day is Monday.

Ok last two challenges I only lost 35. It has slowed down tremendously, but I've lost some of my umph.. We can do this ladies!!!

2013 Resolution: To be at 199.

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: 250
My weigh in day is Sunday!

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First time doing this challenge.

By independance day I would like to be safely into onederland close to 190 would be fabulous.

Starting weight May 13th: 207

Week one May 20th - Out of town
Week two May 27th - 206
Week three June 3rd - 205
Week four June 10th - 205
Week five June 17th - 202.8
Week six June 24rd - 201.4
Week seven July 4th - 198

Good luck all.

2013 Resolution: Get weight under 200lbs

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: lose 14lbs - I'm quite surprised/pleased that I lost a stone in the first challenge, so I'd like to aim for that again.

Starting weight: 244lbs

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2013 Resolution: To be at 199 lbs by December 2013 and blow my family away!
New Year's to Valentine's Day Challenge loss (7 weeks): -14.2lbs
Valentine's Day to Mothers Day Challenge loss (6 weeks): -13lbs
April Fools' Day to Mother's Day Challenge (6 weeks): -11lbs

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: to lose 15 lbs and be at 236 lbs!

Week one (ends May 16th): +1.6 :'(
Week two (ends May 23th): -.6
Week three (ends May 30th): -3
Week four (ends June 6th): 0.0
Week five (ends June 13th): -.6 The weight is really putting up a fight.
Week six (ends June 20th): .0
Week seven (ends July 7th):
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From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: to lose 15 lbs

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2013 Resolution: To lose 120 pounds by December 31, 2013 - this would put me at 152.

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: to lose 20 pounds, exercise 350 minutes a week, and be 100% cigarette free!

Week one (ends May 19th):
Goal weight: 235.5
...Actual weight: 237.0
...Exercise minutes: 476 (!!!)
...Cigarette free? no trying again next week!
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Week two (ends May 26th):
Goal weight: 232.6
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...Cigarette free?
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Week three (ends June 2nd):
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...Cigarette free?
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...Cigarette free?
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Week five (ends June 16th):
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...Cigarette free?
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I did not make any 2013 resolutions.

My goal for this challenge is to to lose 10lbs. With my rate of loss so far, I may be overshooting but doesn't hurt to aim high.

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So excited for this new challenge!! Good luck to everyone! xoxo

2013 Resolution: Change my lifestyle and become a healthier person.
Avoid processed foods and GMO's.
I would love to get down below 200 by the end of this year..just want to get completely out of the 200's!

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: To get down to 245 lbs!


Starting weight May 13th: 257
Week one (ends May 20th): 259.8
Week two (ends May 27th): 257
Week three (ends June 3rd): 254
Week four (ends June 10th): 252.4
Week five (ends June 17th): 252.2
Week six (ends June 24th): 252 - TOM this week
Week seven (ends July 4th):

Total weight LOST:

2013 Resolution: To stay on track with my diet and exercise program and lose the weight I gained back last year, a total of 20 lbs.

From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: To be consistent with dropping my carb levels to under 75 gm/day. Start weight: 318 lb.

Week one (ends May 19th): Average carb intake this week, 106 gm./day. Weight - 317 lb.
Week two (ends May 26th): Average carb intake this week, 51 gm./day. Weight - 310 lb.
Week three (ends June 2nd): Average carb intake this week, 70 gm./day. Weight - 310 lb.
Week four (ends June 9th): Average carb intake this week, 115 gm./day. Weight - 309 lb.
Week five (ends June 16th): Average carb intake this week, 75 gm./day. Weight - 315 lb.
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From Mother's Day to Independence Day, my resolution is: get out of the 240's

Starting weight: 244
Week one (ends May 19th): 245, +1
Week two (ends May 26th): 247, +2
Week three (ends June 2nd): 244, -3
Week four (ends June 9th): 242, -2
Week five (ends June 16th): 240, -2!
Week six (ends June 23rd): 241, +1
Week seven (ends July 4th):241