-->>Christmas Challenge!<<--

[into the flood again]

hi forgot to post last week lol
i am down to 226 lbs as of today that 4 pounds down in the last 2 weeks

-tristen-

[pokeymeister_]

i think that I will reset my goal for 145. thats about 20 pounds.. that sounds more realistic :joy

[dovemck]

This weeks weigh in 195

Not so good, no loss, but I did see a change in my body fat percentage, so all is not out the door.

Lots of challenges this week with my husband finishing school (lots of parties) friends down from the UK (party) and my sister-in-law bringing over her new beau to meet the family (party).

I WILL do better this week! And party less.

Side note: spring is sprung here! Temperatures up to 20C today and expected to do the same the next two days. Yesssssss.

[towanda]

Is it too late to join? I hope not, as I am getting so much motivation from this board! okay, my name is towanda, starting weight 229, current weight 188, and goal by christmas, 155. Weigh day is sunday.

[Michelle73]

Looks like everyone is doing great!!!!!!!! Fantastic job Kibs!! :clapping I know that those little stalls which had you stopped for a couple weeks can be VERY frustrating.

Well its weighday...I am down 2 lbs. this week to 151 lbs. :icondance


Keep up the awesome job everyone!!!!! :joy

[Granny53]

Good Morning! Another week has come and gone! We have a little over 17 weeks left on this challenge! Before you know it, it will be Halloween, then Thanksgiving and then Christmas! OMG -- I need to get busy!

Here is my weekly report:

Weight: 244 (-1)
Total Inches Loss: 2.99

According to MyBodyComp I lost 3# Fat Mass this week and gained 1# in Lean Body Mass! :confused

Well, I'm off to get ready for water aerobics! (BRRRRRR!!!!! Can you say "Polar Bear Club" -- it's 63 degrees this morning!)

Rhonda

[Mystique]

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[Mystique]

Goal chart

As everyone checks in w/ goals, I will put a star by your name so we don't lose track Lets do it! Woooooooo Hooooooo!
10 pounds = .56 per week
15 pounds = .84 pound per week
20 pounds = 1.12 pounds per week
25 pounds = 1.14 pounds per week
30 pounds = 1.68 pounds per week
35 pounds = 1.96 per week
40 pounds = 2.24 pounds per week
45 pounds = 2.52 per week
50 pounds = 2.8 pounds per week
55 pounds = 3.08 per week
60 pounds = 3.36 per week
65 pounds = 3.64 per week
70 pounds = 3.92 per week
75 pounds = 4.2 pounds per week
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[asj2me]

I lost 10lbs! This is great.

[Moregently]

Well, I'm only a little battle-scarred...

I'm back! I've just waved bye to the company that I've had for 3 weeks (you know, those people who LOVE their cakes/cookies etc. and need to eat them every day (oh yeah ensive, just like I used to...). I've unburied the computer and the first place (well, I admit after dumping all the spam e-mails...) I checked, was HERE!

Anyway, in spite of having to cook for them all, and slipping up a few times when I was particularly tired, I managed alright. I am at the same weight as I was when I last checked in...NO LOSS, but NO GAIN either! :yes

It's great to see the newly 'challenged' here, and I hope they are as motivated as I am by this terrific group of caring people.

MYSTIQUE:
You are SO good to do the 're-working' the challenge goal thing, and to give us the figures to evaluate our current choices. I've decided to stay with my "200lb" goal, and to be happy with however close I'm able to come to that number by the 25th of December. Thanks again for all your hard work. :clapping

[wienerin]

Good news - I can objectively feel and see my pants loosening up on me!! Yay! I won't have access to a scale this week, but should be able to weigh in on Tuesday next week. I just hope that this change will be reflected in the numbers (my experience is that it often isn't) - otherwise, that would be so discouraging!

I'm sticking with my 30-lbs. goal too, by the way. If only because I've already made this cute .gif animation. I just figure that if I don't reach goal by Christmas, at least I *will* be that much closer to it and will just continue on until I've reached it.

Congrats to the losers - Moonwish, Elmark, Susanne, frozen, Kibs, Tristen, Michelle, and Rhonda!

Chynna - are you measuring? One week without losses isn't a stall, don't worry about it. I wish you better luck this week!!

Elmark - thanks for the welcome! Ah, those Austrian cakes, I know. *sigh* That'll be very... let's say, interesting... for me when I go and visit there in a month. I hope that by then I'll have some kind of resistance built up, by having lost some weight. But it'll be difficult, I know that. Oh, congrats on the lb. lost! Never mind about losing two - they add up

Tonia, Mel and Towanda - welcome to this challenge, congrats Tonia on making goal for the summer challenge & congrats to Mel and Towanda for losing 20 & 40 respectively, that's quite a lot already! Jump right in here, I look forward to getting to know you ladies! Towanda, your name sounds extremely familiar to me. Did you ever have (or participate in) a group on yahoo or msn?

Kibs - yeah, talk about yo-yo cycling, I'm right in the club with you. Not eating for a while (or rather, starving myself on some kind of diet - I could never NOT eat! lol) and when the will power gives in, I'd eat like there's no tomorrow. So you've been cheat free for over 40 days now? Wow, that's quite an accomplishment! I'm like that too, you know, even with low carb I'll start and then at one point just fall off the wagon. It's self-destructive. But I'm on day 9 today, and I'm not letting this one go. This time I'm on low carb to STAY! Well, but to you, congratulations on reaching 193!!

Susanne - OMG, :wave to another Susanne! That's my first name too, and everyone always spells it with a friggin' Z! You're the first person I've ever seen who spells her first name like I do... that is, the first American anyway.

Gaby - wow, from your picture I'd never think you were a teenager. You look older than I do at 23! (LOL that is meant to be a compliment.) Very well done on keeping your determination even at camp when faced with all that carb-laden food.

Mpatient - good to hear you're OK. Those 2 lbs., ah well, you're hanging in there and they'll come right off again.

Moregently - way to go for hanging in there in the face of temptation. You did fine, it's good to have you (I joined while you were away) so I look forward to getting to know you.

Cheers y'all
sue

[Mystique]

Aw thanks Moregently :joy So nice to have you back, and way to go not gaining during a time where you were prob. sleeping on cupcakes and surrounded by chocolate. So proud of you!

Wow, so many success stories this week! Proud of everyone! This is going to be a Christmas to remember, where Less is More!

Welcome to the new folks, and congrats to all! Lets do it!

[janiac]

Susanne - OMG, :wave to another Susanne! That's my first name too, and everyone always spells it with a friggin' Z! You're the first person I've ever seen who spells her first name like I do... that is, the first American anyway.

There were three Susanne's in my high school class! My biggest complaint is that I am called Susan far too often because of the "s". Back then I called myself Sue. Maybe people just thought Sue was short for Susan. 30 years ago I started introducing myself as Susanne. That's helped, but too often people assume it's with a "z" &lt;heavy sigh> Now I'm cursed with an odd last name. LOL

Mystique, what does the * mean next to our names? I must have missed something.

[janiac]

Susanne - OMG, :wave to another Susanne! That's my first name too, and everyone always spells it with a friggin' Z! You're the first person I've ever seen who spells her first name like I do... that is, the first American anyway.

There were three Susanne's in my high school class! My biggest complaint is that I am called Susan far too often because of the "s". Back then I called myself Sue. Maybe people just thought Sue was short for Susan. 30 years ago I started introducing myself as Susanne. That's helped, but too often people assume it's with a "z" &lt;heavy sigh> Now I'm cursed with an odd last name. LOL

Mystique, what does the * mean next to our names? I must have missed something.

[Mystique]

[quote="janiac"]

Susanne -
Mystique, what does the * mean next to our names? I must have missed something.

Hehehehe.. you are sooooooooooo perceptive. That tells me who has confirmed thier goal so I don't forget. It also tells me who is posting and currently active The list is getting long, so this way I will know who is doing the challenge, and who may have faded away. :yikes