I'm in!
 

Oh I'm definitely in, as I have always found challenges to be a great motivator. I would like to lose 10 pounds by Valentines Day. I'm at 226 right now so if I can get down to 216 by then, I would definitely be happy.

I'm In too
 

I would like to lose 10-15 by V-day...I would like to in about 3 weeks since I am going to Las Vegas, but that isn't very realistic so I'll count on Valentine's Day.

Alright - count me in, but I have to be realistic. I am looking at the calendar and Valentine's Day is only 4 and a half weeks away, so I will only set a 5 lb goal. That will put me at 164 on V-day. If I try to be too optomistic and say I will get to 160 by then I may be setting myself up for disappointment - which I do not need!

Nice to meet you all!

Sandy

I pm'd Sarah Lee last week and signed up for 10 lbs by V-day. 40 days to go! Almost 6 weeks left.
Weigh in is tomorrow for me. I should see something, although I haven't be picture perfect, I certainly have been eating a lot better than I did the rest of December!
11 am hunger is a toughie and after the baby goes to bed I start roaming the house looking for stray chocolate! Luckily I only found 2 of the mini-dove pieces (about like a Kiss) last night.
Glad to see you all!
Kim

Hello everyone. Yes this was a good idea. I have had a bad week but refuse to let it affect my diet. although I didn't eat for 1 1/2 days because of a bad issue. but I am back on track and have lost 10lbs since I started my diet on the 26th. I am now 5 lbs from my V-Day goal. I took today off from exercising, My legs were killing me when I got home from work last night. All I did was walk around at fast paces here and there and ended up walking 13 miles (22000 steps) before I walk out of the building. Good luck to all .

Ottoette. I have that issue at 11a, to I see to find myself hungry.. here is an idea if you like.

I am doing a lowcarb/low calorie/lowfat diet... but I call it Lowcarb slimfast diet. and so far it has been working so far.

I have a low carb Meal shake or Meal Bar for breakfast and then at 11am I have a low carb slimfast snack bar and then I either eat a regular meal for lunch or have a low carb Meal shake or Meal Bar the I am good until supper which I have the opposite regular meal for lunch or have a low carb Meal shake or Meal Bar. I try to get some veggies in between lunch and supper to.. celery and peanut butter is a good one.

but the low carb slimfast snack bars take the edge off until lunch which I normally eat around 1pm

I also have been trying to drink 80oz of water.. which is hard since I don't like water so I have been doing Crystal Light Ice Tea but when I make it have have been watering it down alot so there is just a taste of ice tea.


/hugs
Glad to see you all.
Stephanie

Hey, y'all--

Apparently not everyone at my job is on a health kick. A bag of Ms. Fields cookies has been sitting a few yards away since around 1 o'clock. The co-worker who brought them in is about as wide around as my upper arm. She's a little perturbed that I haven't made my usual beeline in their direction. I had a lovely peach smoothie for breakfast, an orange for a morning snack, a cup of chicken soup and a salad (w/tuna) for lunch, and a protein bar for a late-afternoon snack. And lots of herbal tea to distract me from the cookies.

Tomorrow AM I go in for my weigh-in with the bariatric doctor. I hope that her scale will show that I've lost a few pounds since Christmas, although I feel a little 'heavy' today, and haven't been working out the way I should. She'll be glad to hear that I'm getting support on this forum.

tourtney--I love that dancing banana! Or are those squats?

Onward!

Right On !
 

Sounds great !! A mini challenge to get the ball rolling !! I'm in ! :cheer:

Count me in
 

Congrats Amity on your loss, keep going. Good luck Sandi K. on your first meeting. I bet there are alot of 1st timers out there who are scared of that first day. I know I was. I got up the nerve to go and than they didn't have enough for an organizational meeting so it folded. I went to another town and lost 7 lbs in 10 weeks but I quit. I hate night driving and I had to work so I would miss the first 15 min of a 30 min. meeting. Sure wish they would get enough to have it in my town again. I know we were only a few short. Does anyone know the reasoning behind why they can't hold meetings with just 10 or 11 people? I'm hoping for a 5 lb loss. 1 lb per week. That would be great for me.
Anmyreah

Starting :goodscale is 187 by Valentines 182
Good luck all :cheer:

Just a quick note to wish my fellow Valentines good luck.

It's official--I managed to lose five pounds since 12/23. I was cheating now and again the week between Xmas and New Year's, 'cuz I was at the Mother's, without many options for moving around and with lots of opportunities to munch. So I guess the lesson is not to throw in the towel just because I haven't been perfect.

Thats great, congratulations on your loss

Hi everyone! Count me in too! I'm very new and just joined today! This sounds like a great challange. I'm in for 10-15 lbs. Motivation...a vacation to Florida Feb 25th..yikes..bikini!!! :lol:

:bravo: Judy
It sure is a good feeling to see that scale go down. Keep up the good work, I sure hope I see that happen next week.
Anmyreah :wave: Bye for now and good luck everyone on the challenge

challenge
 

I am new at this infact this is my first post here and I am so competitive I would love to do the challenge with everyone

Hi, jbugs! Welcome, going4it! Might I ask what it is exactly that you are going for?

Thanks, Ammyreah! My little ticker/slide rule thingee is a pound or two high. I generally step on the scale every AM, but I know that all kinds of things affect the number from day to day or even hour to hour, so I'm trying to let the scale motivate me but not impact my mood too much.

I would love to hear more about this group's experiences with meetings. I am hoping to get positive reinforcement/accountability from this forum and from my doctor, but attending meetings are helpful to lots of people. Overeaters Anon isn't for me, and right now I'm not going to count WW points or whatever (although that could change, when I hit the inevitable plateau). I've been interested in finding a Solution group, because they deal with emotional eating. Whatever you ladies can share with me will be helpful.

Happy Friday! judy

Hanging in there...
 

I'm still planning on losing 9-12 lbs. by Valentine's Day. Problem is, I seem to forget that in the evening, eating after dinner. It's not been a good week for food. I'm doing my walking, will swim and do some strength training this weekend.

Happy Friday and happy workouts to everyone.