Thanksgiving challenge
 

Hi everyone.. I know it is early,but I just got back in the swing and need to set some small goals. There may be a site here already but I was to lazy to read them all. So I would like to start a turkey challenge. I would like to lose about 10 pds. I know that may not sound like much but I have some health issues that may stop the progress. Even if I lose 5 I would be happy. I will also make a promise of working out 5 days a week at the least. I will also drink and drink my water and record as best as I can...........Lets see how this works out... Any one on board?:carrot:

Oh I love your little turkey in your siggy! How cute!

I'm up for a Turkey Day challenge -

I would like to lose 6 lbs and work out 4 days a week. That means I have to go one more day than I already am. It would also mean that I would exceed my first mini-goal by 1lb.

4 Weeks and 3 days to Thanksgiving

I would like to committ to 8 lbs. I have been following the WW program only 2-3 days a week since mid summer. The first 20 weeks I went to Weight Watchers I lost almost 40 lbs. Since then I have held steady, but just barely.

I reactivated my membership at the local gym two weeks ago. My plan is to go to the gym at least 3 days per week and actually get my heart rate up. I am very good at going to the gym and walking lazily on the treadmill or pedeling slowly on the bike. I need real workouts.

My plan. Keep my average points under 26. Get in some workouts! Fasten a water bottle to my hip. Log on to the tracking thread each day and report my progress.

The image below is a graph of my weight loss so far.

I'm in! I think I'll shoot for 8 pounds, but I'm not officially starting until Saturday....that's when my Trick or Treat Challenge ends as it is my last weigh in before the big candy day. So, Saturday of next week will be my first turkey weigh in! Good luck, everyone!

Oh, and I plan to continue the way I have been....walk 52 minutes (that's how long my route takes) or 30 minutes on the elliptical daily, 8 glasses of water, and stay within my points!

Okay...I'm in! Put me down for 10lbs. I know it's lofty, but a girl's gotta have something to shoot for! Okay ladies, I am ready to kick it up a notch.....:thanks2:

I'm in for the challenge as well. Put me down for 6 lbs. :)

Not too early whatsoever. Only 5 more days of October left.

I'm ready to reaffirm my goals.

1. 5 more lbs for November
2. Journal, Journal, Journal (I've been slacking a bit on this aspect)
3. Water
4. Exercise 3 x a week. Still having issues fitting this in.
5. Find some great alternatives to T'Day desserts
6. Keep at it even though my SIL may drop out soon

Ok im so in im gonna set a smaller goal cause it doesnt seem to be coming off like i want and i havent hit a goal YET so im gonna say
1. Lose 8 lbs
2. workout at lest 3 days a week
3. Journal
im in and gonna do it right
by the way ? for you guys when does my points change at what 170? thanks
Michelle

Michelle - I believe it's at 175

REALLY :fr: :fr: Dang im like 1 pound from losing 2 points a day :lol3: :lol3: Dang oh well anything to lose the weight huh
thanks rose for the update i do appreciate it

i've got down 17 pounds i'll be happy with anything. yeah girls for taking on the challenge we can do this together :))))

Yeah I am so glad we are allin this together. You Have No Idea how bad I will need you all to kick my butt to stay on target. The hardest thing for me is keeping my points....AGHHHH I hate that more than anything.... I will try my hardest.... I did my work out today have not calculated my pts started but stoppped I will gpo do that now.....Thank goodnss I worked out I may need to get into the bank.....Good luck ladies.....drink that water........

I'm in... I want to lose another five pounds AND not over-indulge on turkey day! I'm going to try to stick to a one-plate limit!

That's my plan too justsomegirl. And I'm going to make a couple of WW recipes that I know I can enjoy

I can not even think about Thanksgiving.....There is always WAY to Much food.... Thank god I do not like mashed pot.... I wish I felt that way as much about those sweets and appt.......I will do a one p;late too and only one sweet..It is the whole weekend for me Party after party after party....Arghhhh I need to work my way there......

uggh i love the sweets for turkey day but, i'm lucky my mom is on weight watchers and so are both of my sister in laws so that should help some. i know she will have some sweets there for the guys and for our lil ones but, us girls will probably make the pumpkin pie weight watchers recipe or something if we want a treat. the low point weight watchers fudge is wonderful imight make that and have that there this year have to wait and see how i'm doing some things i have to be so careful of for now till i get back into the swing of things. lets see my workout for last night was tearing my bedroom apart and moving furniture while the boys slept fun fun.. i havent had a chance today to do anything got up got both boys a bath got a shower for myself went for my 6 week post partum appt. then stopped by the place i used to work so the girls could see how the boys are doing and then back home to fix lunch and pack hubbies dinner for work and feed the kids the baby fell asleep then its been chasing the 2 year old that should be worht some activity points right :)))

hope everyone is having a great day today.

WE CAN DO THIS GIRLS> :))))

STAY ON PLAN AND MOVE MOVE MOVE AND DRINK THAT WATER :)))))

i'm so glad to be back with all of you

Yep I would say that is a workout. 2 boys yahhh I have 2 myself. I love it and would not change it.They are soooo much fun. I did not work out today. Had a pamer day. Got my hair done , shopped, had a nice good lunch and came home and maybe blew it I hope not. I will not work out tom but maybe do something at home. The weather is awful here rain and cold.. Same tom so I will have to go to the Gym......I am still drinking the water I will probably be up all night going to the lue.I should start early. oH well lesson learned...good luck everyone..

yup one of the many joins of drinking the water is all the trips to the bathroom ;0 but its so worth it and makes such a difference .. yup little boys are absolutely wonderful wouldnt change it for the world i'm so wrapped around those lil fingers.sounds like a good day to me doesnt get your hair done make you feel so good . have a great workout tomorrow at the gym :)

i'll have to look and see if i can find it but, ww has a good crustless pumpkin pie recipe :) yeah the late night running to the bathroom is tough but, for now with a brand new baby in the house its not such a bother since hes not sleeping through the night yet.

how did we do today girls? i stayed on plan all day still havent gotten in all my water shame on me but, i'm close.

right now i'm making some ww pizza pouches they are great big hit with my darling hubby to its nice to have a recipe that he likes and i do to makes dinner time alot easier.

I'm in for 12 Its gonna be hard but I will give it my all and try to behave at Thanksgiving dinner!!!



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Morning -

Huntersmommy, I've been having issues with the water this week too. I can feel it when I don't have it all in and need to be more conscious of it. I think I'll go drag out those large travel water bottles again and get those filled and in the fridge. That always makes getting the water in easier.

So how many ways can you fix chicken and fish? That's what I have in the freezer for this week. DD bought us a George Foreman grill last week for our anniversary and I'm really liking it. I believe it will make quick dinners easier.

Also Huntersmommy - have you tried the crustless pumpkin pie? I have the recipe but haven't tried it yet. May have to try that out before T-day to see how it tastes.

I made the chocolate/pumpkin cake last night. I'm going to get that into servings into the freezer and then I'm going to make the WW Apple pie (4 pts) so I can have that this week too. Some weeks I just want sweet stuff and both of these should help me fill that need and keep totally on program.

Let us know how the rest of you are coping and what some of your secrets are!

rosegarden yup pumpkin pie is good :)) yeah i have my sweet weeks sometimes to its better to induldge those sweet tooths here and there than have the big binge . was so proud of myself last night dh got home from work early and i made pizza for him but, it wasnt ww friendly i wanted some bad but, i made it through the night without going to the fridge and stuffing my face with it so proud of myself. hmmm the small victories are making me feel good for now.

gotta go start my water for the day hopefully after i get back from the base grocery store i can get my workout in for the day starting slow its amazing how out of shape 9 months of not being allowed to exercise can do to a body . leslie sansone is kicking my tail ..

what kind of exercise are you girls doing to help with your weightloss

lets post about staying on plan and drinking are water and our workouts :))

we can do this girls..

lets get up have a great on plan day .. my first official weigh in since being op is monday well home weight in i havent gone back to my meetings yet i'm changing my signature as my weight has changed this week i know alot of its just water at this point but, every bit is one bit less of me :)))))

oh yeah dont know bout y'all but, i weigh myself daily i know you shouldnt do that but, for those if have the cant stop myself bug, at the top of the page where there is the meet and greet and description of ww in a nutshell there is a sticky called tools i got a great printable weight tracker from there its dated and you just right your weight in each day just make sure you weigh at the same time every day :)))


What is your biggest dieting obstacle?
mine would be my hubby everytime i try to lose weight he brings home something he knows i love like candy or pizza or ice cream.. last time I lost 124 pounds despite his attempts to keep me chunky to keep others from looking. I went from a size 26/28 to a size 12 that is the smallest i ahd been in 6 years

what is your biggest motivation?
my family , my hubby my kids i want to be the healthiest i can be want to be able to keep up with my boys and watch them grow up.

Huntersmommy - Paige posted the following in the Supporting Each Other Thread as a Pizza recipe. I made it and it was fab!!!! It really satisfied my pizza craving!

You could make 3/4 of the pizza loaded with the stuff for DH and leave 2 pcs as your cheese part (1/4 pizza) It also traveled well for my lunch the following day. I added mushrooms and broccoli to my part too for freebies

thanks for the recipe going to have to try that

OK, my Trick or Treat challenge final weigh in was this morning, so I'm officially moving on to the Thanksgiving challenge! I'm hoping (not hoping, working hard towards!) an 8 pound loss by Thanksgiving. I believe I have just about 4 weeks to do it, so I think it's possible!

I have also set my Thanksgiving Goal as 8 pound. I am doing the Biggest Loser Challenge and it is set to be 260. It finishes about a week after Thanksgiving, so I figure 2 pounds a week should be obtainable.

great goals everyone :)))

well my first week back on weight watchers postpartum i lost 6lbs course i know most of that is water but, yeah thats 6lbs less of me :))

so girls what are we going to do to reach our goals today

i've given my 2 year old a bath getting ready to have my oatmeal and give my other lil guy a bath then hopefully have time to do one of my workout videos and get a bath myself..

drink drink drink that water :))))

What am I doing to reach my goal? Walk Walk Walk and Walk some more. I have fibromyalgia and can't do much more than walk. I hadn't felt well over the weekend. Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon I have weight exactly the same--270.2. I have not gone over points at all so it has to be the fact that I haven't walked any. I only walk 5 minutes at a time and try to walk 4 times a day. So back on the treadmill I go. I drink nothing but water. Wishing everyone well today.

Biggest Obstacle: snacking
Biggest Motivation: keeping up with my kids

thanks for the tip on the printable weight tracker!

dont know if you girls saw it or not but, the womens world for november 7th 2006 on the stands now has an article bout weight watchers in it how to boost your metabolism and lose up to 4lbs a week on the lifestyle change and its information from a weight watchers group leader :) just thought i might mention it incase anyone is interested.

today i moved furniture in my boys room and our room omg heavy furniture dh has back issues so no help from him but, its done thank goodness i'll be feeling this tonight and tomorrow

i'm doing a total reorganization of my house fun fun getting rid of a bunch of things i've held onto for 6 years and not used once anyone else like that put stuff back thinking you'll use it but, there it sits taking up space.

doing great on my water today :))))) hope everyone is having a great day

Im here have been lurking but yes im so up to the challenge im gonna start exercising this week so im hoping that will kick the weight loss again i swear its been ruff

May I join?
 

Hey everyone just wanted to ask if I could join you all in this new challenge... I'm not in WW but I am following another dieting site. I have been following the Halloween challenge and even though I didn't post my challenge I had a challenge for my self of 15lbs....... :D I have 1lb to go.... yah!! Well let me know..... I can't wait to start tracking!!!

P.S. Very new to this site and was wondering how I get a ticker to show in my profile and in my posts..

Ceara0624 welcome to the challenge to get a ticker go up and click on user cp that will bring you up to a screen along the left side click on edit signature and you can get a ticker there :) hope that helps

whoo hoo on being 1lb from your 15 pound goal thats really great :)

what kind of diet are you on?

I'm using the ***********.com diet..... It's free and gives you all sorts of exersises and a meal plan and everything..... It's pretty Kool..... It was the only free one I've found like that....... Its more or less a calorie counting diet plan..... Thanks for the tip....... ; )

I didn't want to mention it before because I was afraid the Admin people would think I was trying to advertise.... I didn't want to get kicked off..

Ceara--I don't know what diet you are following. On my end the site you listed as ****s. I don't have a problem with you joining in on the challenge.

For the past 5 days I have stayed at exactly the same weight...270.2. I am starting to be concerned that I have plateued. I am really stepping up the walking today.

sorry guys..... its the spark people diet ...... the link was blocked, but thanks for the ok to join... And great job on all the losing!

I like that group. I get emails from them everyday. I follow the WW diet but I love the info from *********** and HungryGirl. I like all the info and added support they give.