Your goal can be whatever you like. We have a challenge like this every month, so Jan 1st we will start a "lose 10 pounds by Feb 1st" challenge. It's just a generic title though, your goal can be whatever. Mine was just 3 pounds this month. Since you're starting late you can choose a smaller goal, or aim for 10 and carry it past the month's end, totally up to you! Welcome!

Ugh. Owning up here. BBQ potato chips. Jelly Belly jelly beans. 3 days of poor choices.

I've thrown the remaining jelly beans in the trash. I am done.

Moving on with my life, which means not letting this derail me, and just jumping back on the horse. I'm going to plot out an 8-mile walk for tomorrow so I have no excuses, then I'm going to bed.

My original goal was 162 by Dec 27 (I started on Nov 27) but I will be content with 164.

FluffyPuppy - This time of year, the fact that anyone can maintain let alone LOSE weight is impressive enough! You should be stoked with your losses!

newleaf123 - I'm sorry that you had a bad few days, but like you said today is a new day, back on the horse, all that jazz. :) How was your walk? 8 miles is quite a haul!

DougsGirl - I only just heard of naniamo bars a couple of weeks ago and had to google them to see what they are. OMG. I want them in my face like YESTERDAY, so you not eating a whole pan of them sounds like a feat to be proud of to me! I actually haven't had a single holiday goody since Thanksgiving because I don't want to open that floodgate... hahaha. I'm holding out as long as I can because you're right, it IS a delicious month!

Hang in there, and remind yourself that it is a lot of salt/water and those fluctuations are normal. You CAN make it through the holidays without packing on a serious amount of weight!

fated2loseweight - Yep, what LockItUp said; it's just a motivational thing... just to keep eachother going. :)

Sw 145 (low weight from November 26th)
11/30 147.6
12/01 149
12/02 147.8
12/03 147.6
12/04 146.2
12/05 145.2
12/06 144.8
12/07 144
12/08 143.2
12/09 142.4
12/10 141.2
12/11 142.6
12/12 142.6
12/13 141.2
12/14 142.8
12/15 141.4
12/16 142.8
12/17 142.8
12/18 142.4
12/19 140.8
Gw 142
Sg 136



Those naniamo bars look like so incredibly delicious!!!!!!!! (I had to google them too)

LockItUp - 140.8 pounds?!?! :shocksn:



You are only .9 pounds away from the 130s! With the way you lose weight, you'll be seeing that before Christmas for sure! :xcheer:

Seriously. Super SUPER excited for you!

:carrot: Thank you! I feel like I finally got that little whoosh I deserved from getting sick. I can't believe I'm almost in the 130s!!!!!!!!! It'd be so awesome to see the 130s before Christmas!

Wow, LockItUp, you are doing spectacularly!

DougsGirl - I'm with you, December is way too delicious. I'm going to be happy with making relatively good choices and then getting back on the wagon hardcore in January.

I've done pretty well with all the goodies around, but am definitely not going to make an 8 lb goal. Am down 4 lbs for the month and have hit the 'stall' time in my cycle. I received a giant box of chocolates in the staff gift exchange and put it out for other people to eat, though. So yay me. :)

I also made a veggie tree. I've posted the pic elsewhere, but am cross-posting it here. So cute. Just broccoli and cauliflower in a cone styrofoam form, with stars cut out of peppers.

Had a doctor's appointment yesterday and my doctor was so excited by my loss that she had to hug me. That was fun. I had routine lab work done before the appointment, though, and my platelets were low. They would have to be MUCH lower to be dangerous. My doctor said it could be just the shock to the body of weight loss, so I am crossing my fingers that that is the case. Recheck in three months for the blood counts. Everything else was normal so it is a pretty isolated finding!

I'm 4lbs down so far, sitting at 148lbs now.

This week has been a landmark for me - achieving a healthy BMI for the first time since I was a child :carrot: and reaching 75lbs lost!

So pleased. Well done everyone else on your progress so far this month.

Congratulations 1987!!!!! That's such a huge milestone!

Thank you :D I still can't believe it!

Wow, everyone is doing so well -- nice to read!!

LockItUP - only one word for you... WOW!! Well, I have more. Great job; you are doing so well; glad you got your sick woosh; hope you are starting to feel better.

All - I'm not going to even google what a naniamo is... Sounds like I don't need to know...

JossFit - you are so supportive of everyone; what an inspiring person you are....

1987 - WOW for you, too! Great job on losing 75 pounds!!!

My walk today was good; 8.5 miles. I'm working on ways to avoid blisters on my 2 longest toes... I'm getting there!

Oh, and I've decided not to weigh myself until Monday... no need to get discouraged by my last few days, but soon enough to right the ship if need be :) I did take measurements today, and all seems okay...

WOOHOO!! :cheer2: That is awesome!!

Yeah nanaimo bars are delish, and while I still haven't eaten the whole pan yet I ate 3 today, which wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't after I had already eaten 6 (small) iced almond shortbreads!! And I wont even say what was for lunch and dinner . . . :stress:

I'm blaming it on that time of the month. I'm cranky and tired, in pain, and hungry!!!

BUT, I am gonna go do the Eillptical for a bit now :D

Checking in ..

Today:206.2
GW:205 ..