Picking up from last years challenges posted by SmallSteps ... a little late but here you go ...

This is Challenge 1 of our 2016 Goal Year Challenge.

Challenge #1 will be approximately 7 weeks according to when your weigh in day is and will cover New Years Day until Valentine's Day. Everyone is welcome - you don't need to have been a part of the previous challenge to participate.

Challenge 1: New Years Day to Valentine’s Day (January 1st to February 14th)
Challenge 2: Valentine’s Day until April Fools Day (February 14th to April 1st)
Challenge 3: April Fools Day until Mother's Day (April 1st to May 10th)
Challenge 4: Mother's Day until Independence Day (May 10th to July 4th)
Challenge 5: Independence Day to Labor Day (July 4th to September 7th)
Challenge 6: Labor Day to Columbus Day (September 7th to October 12th)
Challenge 7: Columbus Day until Thanksgiving Day (October 12th to November 26th)
Challenge 8: Thanksgiving Day to New Years Eve (November 26th to December 31st)

Weigh in for challenges will be once a week. Copy and paste this format or create your own, edit dates to match your weekly weigh in day. 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.

I will post a new thread for each new challenge as they approach. This means the thread will not get super long by end of the year and anyone can jump in at any point in the year!


Challenge Goal Weight:

01/01/2016:
01/08/2016:
01/15/2016:
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016:

Challenge Goal Weight: 165

01/01/2016: 172.5
01/08/2016: 169.1 (-3.4) doing good
01/15/2016: 168.2 (-0.9) sad, I had eat sodium filled salad dressing
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016:

Start Weight: 226.2 Lbs
Goal Weight: 216 Lbs Done!
Goal Weight 2: 209 Lbs Done!
Goal Weight 3: 206 Lbs

01/01: 226.2
01/08: 219.7 (-6.4 Lbs)
01/15: 217.8 (-1.9 Lbs)
01/22: 216.9 (-0.9 Lbs)
01/29: 212.5 (-4.4 Lbs)
02/05: 208.8 (-3.7 Lbs)
02/12: 206.4 (-2.4 Lbs)
02/14: 205.5 (-0.9 Lbs)

Start Weight: 217.2Lbs
Goal Weight: 205

01/01: 217.2
01/08: 216
01/15: 213.6 (-3.6)
01/22: 210(-7.2)
01/29: 208.4(-8.8)
02/05: 209(-8.2)
02/12: 206.6(- 10.6)
02/14:

Alright, I'm in. Since I didn't begin until the 4th, I lost a few days. I'm challenging myself to 15 pds by Valentine's Day. Only because I will get that initial "big" drop

Challenge Goal Weight:

01/04/2016: 260
01/08/2016:
01/15/2016:
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016:

Well, alrighty, then! I'm hoping this is a chatty group...to help take my mind off the hunger pangs, ha! Thanks for the advance notice, Rennie!

01/01/2016: 226.4
01/08/2016: my goal is to lose SOMETHING, ANYTHING
01/15/2016: ditto
01/22/2016: ditto
01/29/2016: ditto
02/05/2016: ditto
02/12/2016: ditto
02/14/2016: ditto

I'm in!
SW: 217
GW: 203

01/02: 217
01/08: 210.4
01/15:
01/22:
01/29:
02/05:
02/12:
02/14:

I've already challenged myself to get to 175 by the end of January so I am going to round it up to 170 by Valentines Day.

Challenge Goal Weight: 170lbs by Valentines

01/01/2016: 185.7
01/08/2016:
01/15/2016:
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016:

It's great to see several people joining in. I can't promise to be too chatty, but I will check in at least once per day. Good luck everyone.

I will be on vacation on from march 16 to april 11. So I may no join those 2 challange.

Start Weight: 171.6 Lbs
Goal Weight: 159 Lbs

01/01: 171.6
01/08: 164.1 - 7.5
01/15: 162.1 -2
01/22: 159.7 -2.4
01/29:
02/05:
02/12:
02/14:

Valentine's Day Goal: 229.8

01/07: 241.2
01/14: 236.2
01/21: 232.4
01/28: 229.8
02/04: 230.4 Hormones? Stellar week
02/12: 235.4 TOM, Super Bowl and Mardi Gras

Joined the gym yesterday. First time ever joining a gym and the first time inside a gym as an adult. Looking forward to the accountability of the group as well as the encouragement!
Good luck!

Challenge Goal Weight: 249

01/04/2016: 260.8 (late start, but I'm in!)
01/08/2016: 260.0
01/15/2016:
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016:

One challenge I have this month is to get moving in some way, and stop being so sedentary. Taking the stairs at work is one thing I can do to add extra movement.

Challenge Goal Weight: 285

01/01/2016: 299.4
01/08/2016:
01/15/2016:
01/22/2016:
01/29/2016:
02/05/2016:
02/12/2016:
02/14/2016: