Welcome Everyone!:cheers:

It looks like we are off to a great start already:


PsycoPhat: if you have any suggestions for mini goals go ahead and throw them out and everyone can decide if they want to jump on it. I like to set lot's of small goals for myself, for this week I have upped my water intake another 32 ounces just to see if there is any change. And if you start to feel like the amount you are trying to lose is just a drop in the bucket find something you can compare it to in your life and it will help you visualize the reality of how much it really is. Everytime I feel like 42 pounds is not enough I look at my 6 year old who weighs exactly 42 pounds right now and I realize I no longer have a 6 year old boy attached to me it sure puts it all into perspective for me.

Christine: I like your attitude! We will rock at this challenge!

FL_Chickie: you are going to be amazed at how successful you can be when you join a thread like this!

Tracy: 27 pounds by the 27th birthday is a great goal, we will be here to celebrate with you!

Sonja: I know you will provide lot's of inspiration especially for those of us who are excercise challenged, I am so glad you came!

Loser2B: Your name says it all, Welcome to the site you will get all the support and encouragement you need here!

Morgan: As you say we will be kicking some demons, and I like to post my weight loss every Tuesday after I weigh in. I am following WW witha few personal modifications of my own which I feel have kept me on a great losing track. Others may be on different programs and weigh in on different days, just post your weight loss on the day that works for you. It is a good idea to have a separate tracker for each goal and then it is easy for the rest of us to see how you are doing.

alsten02:Yes the holidays are very challenging, and I posted this now so we can get our heads into the right mindset to keep from straying to much farther through this final week of treats and goodies!

chrmiller: Mazaltof! We will be here to cheer you on!

Stacye: You are right, we can do it and we will do it!

Julie: Your first challenge, it will be fun and you will see how much easier it make it to have everyone here to share with! Welcome!

yukimfat: Glad you are going to join us, make sure your goal is reachable it can be better to start out small.

dgpebbles: You are right we are all going to do great, how can we not when we already have such a great start.

I would suggest for the first week we have a minigoal of maintaining our weight as it is today until our next weigh in as we have a lot of parties and events still to come. I don't want to put too much pressure on myself this week as that sometimes makes me want things more than I usually will.

A goal is a dream with a deadline."Steve Smith

Ohhh... I am in... We are looking toward a cruise in late June or back to Vegas... this will be the kicker....

I am in, I am in, I am in... Just a little MANTRA to start my journey!!!

Good luck to all!!!

I am totally new to this website. I would love to join in the April Fools weight challenge!!! My family starts on Jan 1st the family edition of "the biggest Loser". So this gives me more incentive to lose. My goal is 30 pounds by april fools. That happens to be my husbands birthday so happy birthday to him.HAHAHAHAH. We weigh in on the first of the month so I will be posting my weight changes then.
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I'm in for 10 lbs! I'm going to set smaller goals for next year as I was a bit too optimistic in the past year and was disappointed when I didn't meet my goals. This should be do-able as I'm averaging a 1 lb. loss each week. Good luck everyone! :goodluck:

Count me in!! I am also new to the site and am eager to get started. My husband and I are starting WW together Jan. 2nd. I think this will be a great motivator. My goal for April 1st is 30 lbs. Good luck everyone!!! :carrot:

Val :)

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I in........ I want to lose 29lbs by April 1 that will bring my weight down to 200lbs.:carrot: I really want this so tell me whats next....

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And so it starts

Count me in too. I will try to lose 15 pounds (weight will then be 120)! I know that this is OT, but can someone tell me how to get the tracker on the bottom of your postings??? Thanks

Sheri C - You know that I am in for the April Fools Challenge. I did so well with our Christmas Challenge that it would be a major let down to not have a challnge thread to post to for support. I met my Christmas goal of 15 so I'm kind of swinging between 20 - 30 for my new goal. Well, I think I'm going to shoot for 30 (which would put me at 164 - a healthy weight) which would be just in time for starting Grad School at the end of March.

My goal for this week is to clean up my eating and up my water consumption. I am also going to do a detox for a fresh start after my really bad week (somehow Christmas bled over into a week long food orgy). I gained 5 pounds since last week but I know that it is a lot of water retention as I ate lots of salt and I'm PMSing too. I hurt my knee on Christmas but I got back into the swing of exercise today and, as long as I take it slow, I know I will be ok. I have changed up my workout and am now doing weight training 3 times a week and cardio 6 times a week (cardio = elliptical, running, and biking).

I am in too. I have little over 15 pounds to go to meet my goal, but if I could achieve 26lbs then that would be great too. But for now I'll shoot for 15lbs... I am glad to join the group. Good luck everyone!!!

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You can track your weight or go by the weight change... I did both for my challenge goals....

Good luck!! Hope this helped!!

Feeling is mutual. I also just can't believe how bad my eating was for the past few days. And my weights up too, but I know some of it is probable water, so I need to increase my water intake which I am doing. Only thing made me feel little better is that I stick to my workouts during the holiday. So, it feels great to join the group, it will keep me motivated.

Count me in also!! :carrot: I'll figure out what my goal will be tonight and let you all know in a couple days. (I've been feeling ill and probably won't be on for a couple days.)

emerald dragonfly

Please count me in!
New also.
April 1st is the day of my best friends wedding- the day I wear a gorgeous strapless dress that currently does not fit.
So I find this a perfect challenge!