Dec-to-Feb Challenge, ongoing for Jan & Feb.

[easttexasdaisy]

cleochatra 260 235 23 pounds to goal 1 259
barelysane 234 214 20 pounds to goal 0
mere150 215 190 25 pounds to goal 0
BeckySue 206 191 13.5 pound to goal 1.5 204.5
Chynna 210 180 26 pounds to goal 4 206
Eye 162 148 14 pounds to goal 0
easttexasdaisy 193 170 21 pounds to goal 2 191
jjodii 230 210 24 pounds to goal -2 232
KT 215 195 17.5 pounds to goal 2.5 212.5
da Walnut 279 260 17 pounds to goal 2 277
Piasabird 247 222 25 pounds to goal 0
a_manier 155 135 20 pounds to goal 0
4myself4mykids 188 170 18 pounds to goal 0
Isabeau 217 190 27 pounds to goal 0
savannah1972 375 325 42 pounds to goal 8 367
Shrinkerbell 221 211 10 pounds to goal 0
missigan 155 130 20 pounds to goal 5 150
KATZIIZ 235 215 18 pounds to goal 2 233
ztachick 220 199 24 pounds to goal -3 223

thanks missigam, sometimes I have a little problem addding....
and if ever anyone sees a problem, let me know and we will get it fixed!
ztachick, I'm with you.... Tom came early and I am refusing to weigh until much later in the week. I know there is water weight there, I know I'm eating right so I know I'll see a loss. You will too, hang in there! It happens to me every month. Always a nice loss right afterwards!
savannah WOO HOO. Congrats on your loss this week, that's great! andwhat a motivation the week before Christmas!

[cleochatra]

zta-- you're hanging in there! I have my TOM right now, so I relate!

{{{mere}}} We'll make it, girl!

[cleochatra]

Savannah! woohoo! :joy

mere you'll get that whooshie!

[jjodii]

EastTexasDaisy... I live in Three Rivers (where the Atascosa, Frio, and Nueces Rivers meet), we are 1/2 way between San Antonio and Corpus Christi... SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH! This is really the first cold spell we have had where we needed jackets! I brought the pets inside... 4 cats and a dog, pray for me... LOL!

I like this location, we can take a day trip to Mexico and go shopping, or head to the beach for the day. It does get pretty dang HOT, but the wind is ALWAYS blowing, so I guess that's OK.

[Becky Sue]

been gone most of the day. I have 1/2 pound loss to report.
so I am at 204. :wave

[Piasabird]

Ms. Becky Sue, you are just melting away!
Looking good there, lady!

[easttexasdaisy]

Congrats Becky Sue!
updated chart:
cleochatra 260 235 23 pounds to goal 1 259
barelysane 234 214 20 pounds to goal 0
mere150 215 190 25 pounds to goal 0
BeckySue 206 191 13 pound to goal 2 204
Chynna 210 180 26 pounds to goal 4 206
Eye 162 148 14 pounds to goal 0
easttexasdaisy 193 170 21 pounds to goal 2 191
jjodii 230 210 24 pounds to goal -2 232
KT 215 195 17.5 pounds to goal 2.5 212.5
da Walnut 279 260 17 pounds to goal 2 277
Piasabird 247 222 25 pounds to goal 0
a_manier 155 135 20 pounds to goal 0
4myself4mykids 188 170 18 pounds to goal 0
Isabeau 217 190 27 pounds to goal 0
savannah1972 375 325 42 pounds to goal 8 367
Shrinkerbell 221 211 10 pounds to goal 0
missigan 155 130 20 pounds to goal 5 150
KATZIIZ 235 215 18 pounds to goal 2 233
ztachick 220 199 24 pounds to goal -3 223

I have been through 3 Rivers, it's just beautifull. I am in deep East Texas, Wills Point, a really small town. Close to Canton, home of first Monday, and about an hour outside of dallas and 1.5 hours from Tyler so it's a pretty nice location.

[Becky Sue]

easttexas I love your new photo. Very lovely and I can see so much difference. I am so proud of you. We are going to get there.

paisabird, thank you for your kind words. :hug


Becky Sue :hug

[cleochatra]

Woot woot, becky sue! You do look wonderful!!!

East Texas is gorgeous, too!

It's so easy to be motivated when everyone is so devoted! Whether we had gains or not this week doesn't matter.

We're all in this together (minus matching thongs, thank goodness. That's teamwork gone too far and against the principles of physics)!

:joy

[Becky Sue]

I caught a look at myself this morning in undies! :yikes
all I have to say is deflated baloon. Pretty much describes it!! Use your imagination :yikes .
Thank goodness for clothes.

I'll take the new me any ol day. Yes, were are all in this together. I just love my new found family of BIG loosers!!! :hug

Becky Sue
288-204-175

[cleochatra]

Deflated balloon my left nasal passage!

Listen, becky sue, you hot mama. Unless a carnival man can take what you have left and make little french balloon animals out of what you have, you're doing great!

Trust me. I've got a menagerie of leetel fronsh poodellz. *hohn hohn hohn*

[Becky Sue]

Thanks cleochatra for the pep talk. :yes

Everyone here is so supportive. I just love ha

Becky Sue

[easttexasdaisy]

Thanks for the compliment about the picture. You are doing great! Love the pics of the differnces in you as well, and love the dh pants :yes .
Anyway about this deflated balloon stuff..... It will get better in time. I'm sure we see our own flaws with microscopic viewpoints while everyone else just gets to see how great you truly are looking! I have a half circle scar on my forehead that drives me nuts, been married for almost 10 years and he never noticed it until my mom was telling the story of how I got it last fall Anyway, I feel so much better being thinner and I do look better in clothes now, so more reasons to buy them :nod :nod As a matter of fact went shopping today. I'll have to take a new pic and post it. Anyway, everyone is doing great and staying motivated right before Christmas. Gotta admit Thanksgiving wasn't too bad, I cooked and stayed here, but next week gotta face the temptation of the in laws....

Well everyone here's wishing the whoosh fairy visits everyone soon.... Twas the night before a whosh when all through the house not a creature was stirring not dare even the no carb mouse....... forget those visions of sugar plums, dreaming of turkey and ham and cornish hens......

[KATZIIZ]

Checkin' in! :icondance Well, last week I was trying to clean up my menu and get back more to basics...well, I hate to say it but I felt like I was starving all of the time + I actually gained a few pounds....so I went back to my more diverse menu and whala! the weight is going back down again and I don't feel so hungry or have cravings now. I seem to be seeing a pattern that my metabolism seems to respond to higher calories...it seems my *whooshes* tend to happen when I am eating really good. So, all in all, it turns out that I am still at the weight I was last week. I went up 3 and back down 3. :confused Oh well, keep on truckin' along, eh? I guess I was doing good enough...I do not consume "frankenfoods" and my primary sweetener is Stevia w/inulin and a glycemic level of 0...I've eliminated caffeine :sadblinky ...I examine ingredients with an obsession...no maltitol, no sorbitol, no lactitol, etc...the only thing i have trouble with is incorporating more veggies into my day. 3 cups total!! :yikes I don't like salads and veggies that much. (Although I have discovered that I LOVE butternut squash) So, I do need to work on that, eh? I do feel great though...and I really do enjoy eating this way...I actually crave red meat and chicken instead of junk **weird**...so I plan on making the long haul. :joy The best part of this change was watching my almost 2 year old son turn away his pancake breakfast only to mow on my mock french toast like there is no tomorrow! :yes I am happy to see him enjoy healthier eating! ha

[Becky Sue]

weigh to go, Kathy S. sounds like you are listening to you body and doing what you need to do to get to your goal.
Keep doing what is working for you.
I know what you mean about our little ones notice what we do. My grandson used to refuse to eat his hamburger bun, he wanted a fork to eat the meat off of it like me.
Becky Sue :hug