-->>Christmas Challenge!<<--

[Mystique]

I lost 10lbs! This is great.

So proud of you! What a great start! Keep it up!

[sarahm12002]

Well, didn't lose anything this week. :sadblinky But at least I didn't gain any! :joy

Mystique, could you please set my Christmas goal at 140? And thanks for your hard work with this challenge!

[Sharni]

Hi Mystique, please remove my name from the Christmas Challange list.

Thanks for all the support on this challenge. It has made all the difference in the world to me. Congrats to ALL of you and happy weight loss. :hug :hug :hug

[Chynna]

Hi Wienerin!

I just now noticed your little note to me in one of your posts!

No, I wasn't measuring in the last few weeks because my tape measure broke and DH threw it away. I finally got a new one today and it just so happens that I was not in a stall after all!

I lost inches and 2 more pounds so I am now down to 220! :joy I guess it must of been the overeating since I just quit smoking almost 2 weeks ago. Now I am back to eating my normal portions and have finally gotten back to drinking my 6L water and 1L green tea a day.

YooHoo :icondance

[towanda]

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?

Hi Wienerin - nope, I've never participated in a yahoo or msn group. Actually, my real name is Ginny (short for Virginia.) If you've ever seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, Towanda is sort of the alter-ego of one of the characters. After seeing that movie when it was first out, a couple of my friends commented that that character reminded them of me. I really didn't see it, but the name kind of stuck for a while. Several years later, I joined a motorcycle club, and the biker name they chose for me was Towanda...very bizarre, because these people did not know that was my nickname years earlier. It was probably someone else on msn or yahoo using the name Towanda. A few months ago I saw a car with the license plate plate, Towanda, so I know there are others.

[maribelle]

Hi all...sorry no weigh in here on Monday... I was busy dodging Kansas tornadoes!!! :yikes :yikes :yikes
Anyway, I had to weigh and measure on Monday for my exercise challenge, and I was 353. No inches lost. Congrats to everyone on a fine week. Now, hopefully, I too can get the scale to go in the right direction...@!##&amp;%# frazzle razzle...(goes off muttering to herself :raving )

[Mystique]

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[Mystique]

Sarahm: I think that is a good goal! You can do that & have a very merry Christmas morn! :icondance :icondance

Chynna: Weigh to Lose Girl! Woooooooo Hoooooooo!

Sharni: HOpe everything is ok w/ you *hugs*

Merry: You will get them this week! :guns

[poohmarie]

Have been on "no weigh" challange, so nothing to report yet. First day to weigh is Sept. 1. I hope I have a big lose to report :nod . After that weigh in date I'll see if I need to adjust my Christmas challange or not ensive

[pokeymeister_]

not weighing u ntil monday so I will let you know then. *keeping my fingers crossed*

[Loooney]

I won't be weighing in for me 'till Sept 6th! I am doing a mini 11 day challenge to see how much I can lose! I will be back into a S.T.R.I.C.T. Induction, since I hadn't exercised in more then a week (bad bad girl Mel :raving )! So keep losing, till the 6th...
Mel

[Kibs]

192!

[wienerin]

:raving :anger I'm very frustrated right now. This morning, I wrote a long post with lots of replies, and then it got lost!! Took me all day to get past that frustration and type it all again. GRRR!

OK, now that this is off my chest...

Mystique - I've decided, after all, to adjust my goal to 140lbs. - that is, 24 lbs. to lose. I think with my kind of metabolism, that's only reasonable, and besides 140 will be my milestone to go from induction to OWL, so if that coincides with Christmas, great. Also, I've been wanting to thank you for all you do in this challenge, and for all the work you put into it - keeping track of everyone and all that. I really enjoy this challenge.

Sarahm - we have pretty much the same start and goal weight for this challenge! I just wanted to say hang in there, even if you haven't lost this week, you may very well be in for a whoosh next week. And I really like your attitude about it, saying that at least you haven't gained... you don't fret, you just let it happen as it does. Way to go! Keep up the good work, lady!

Chynna - are you actually German or do you just live there? See, I'm originally from Austria (hence my username: Wienerin = a female from Vienna). And I see that you're measuring in liters, so I'm thinking, you're probably German :wave Congrats on losing those 2 lbs., but more than that, CONGRATULATIONS for quitting smoking, that's HUGE! I quit four years ago, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done... but so incredibly worth it. Hang in there, you're doing terrific, managing to lose weight AND quit smoking.

Towanda - well, it's just such an unusual name that when I heard it, I was reminded of the only other person I've ever met who calls herself towanda.

Maribelle - :yikes Kansas Tornadoes, eh? Scary stuff! Glad you're okay. This week we're all rooting for you as you tackle that weight. And it WILL come off!

Kibs - you amaze me. Awesome job, you'll be in the 180s in no time! I'm excited for you!!

To all the non-weighers - Poohmarie, pokeymeister, and Loooney - good on you for not obsessing over the scale for now! But do let us share in the woo hoos once you do weigh again, ok? :joy

[ecayDK]

ok i joined a while ago and never weighed in so here i go (todays my weigh in day). sw-145 cw-124 gw by christmas-105
if u could add me in id be very happy thanks. i promise to keep posting!!!!

[Loooney]

To all the non-weighers - Poohmarie, pokeymeister, and Loooney - good on you for not obsessing over the scale for now! But do let us share in the woo hoos once you do weigh again, ok? :joy

I was just looking how everyone is doing... hope well :yes
And as for the woo hoos, I hope there will be some for me on the 6th (though I am not so sure I will make it as a non weigher till then, I steped on the scale today, might have lost a pound there :icondance )...
But, I'll stay strong, and hope I will post some woohoos allong with a *silly dance* perhaps?!?!?
Till the 6th... keep looosing , be safe :hug
M