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Hi All, Thank you for everyone's support. My DH came home and is recovering nicely! I am having a hard time getting out of the carb addiction I currently have. I need to get away from them! I have worked out 3 times this week already which has kept me at a balance so I did not gain anything this week. I thought the fill would help, but I have only lost 1 lb since the fill 2 weeks ago. It sounds like a lot of us are having a problem lately. I have heard about the 6 month plateau which I think we are at. We are all so used to losing at a pretty good clip when we slow down or plateau we get frustrated. We we all need to kick our butts to get back on the right path. I know we all can do this challenge! Here is the latest (let me know if I missed you so I can update the numbers): Name Start Finish Loss to date (1/22/09) Gilta 174 162 3 Accountess 231 218 MistyD65 249.4 237.4 3.6 krtork 205 195 7 Charlietuna XXX -10 di1138 XXX -15 innotu XXX -10 3 Brad 202 187 5 legdxdlr XXX -15 nic XXX -17 amaltha 166 157 lanakila 268 258 1 Shelleyelise XXX ?? Ninner 341 299 heartfire 191.2 181.2 2.1 Gary B XXX -10 charlie4171 208.6 199 .3 k4str 213 200 Mommie2 XXX -20 Brendaanise XXX 155 166.8 lellow 169.8 159 5.2 maleliz777 257 247 edel 195 185 Kaytatree XXX -8

Congratulations!!! How did you train for this? I want to run a 5k in July and I am trying (not this week). Where do you live that you can run a 5k? It is 20 degrees in lovely Upstate NY.

Hi All, Thank you for all of your well wishes! My DH surgery went well, but unfortunately he went into kidney failure. Luckily they were able to resolve it within 48 hours, but boy those were some scary hours. He is doing much better now and we hope for him to be discharged within the next few days. I am trying to keep in line, but I feel like I am taking the easy way out with food. I at least got in a 30 minute workout today which is the first since Thursday last week. Let's hope things keep improving!

Last week: 172 This week: 171 This has been a hard week, but I will take the loss! It has been many weeks since I have been down. I flirted with under 170 for the first time in many many years, but did not stay. Let's hope next week will be less this coming week. Have a great week all.

Hi All, I am very sorry about forgetting to do the thread yesterday! My DH is scheduled for surgery this morning (removing a portion of his colon) and it totally slipped my mind. This is what I have so far with losses. Keep up the great work. Name Start Finish Loss to date (1/15/09) Gilta 174 162 3 Accountess 231 218 MistyD65 249.4 237.4 3.6 krtork 205 195 3 Charlietuna XXX -10 di1138 XXX -15 innotu XXX -10 3 Brad 202 187 legdxdlr XXX -15 nic XXX -17 amaltha 166 157 lanakila 268 258 1 Shelleyelise XXX ?? Ninner 341 299 heartfire 191.2 181.2 .1 Gary B XXX -10 charlie4171 208.6 199 .3 k4str 213 200 Mommie2 XXX -20 Brendaanise XXX 155 166.8 lellow 169.8 159 5.2 maleliz777 257 247 edel 195 185

Hi All, It looks like doing a Thursday WI confused everyone. Sorry! I weigh myself every morning, so (wrongfully so) assumed everyone else did! I will post a new thread every Thursday am and you can just post your loss whenever your WI is. I will make sure I capture it for you before I post the next thread. Let's keep it going!

Hi Everyone - I started a new thread for this weeks update. Let me know how you did!

Welcome back! Sounds like you are doing really well.

I thought since we all check in on the Friday WI thread, I would use Thursday for our Challenge. I got a fill yesterday and boy do I notice it! I did my liquids yesterday and did get a work out in. I am having a bit of a hard time drinking my coffee this am. Hopefully I am not too tight! Let me know where you are at today and I will continue to update our losses. Name Start Finish 1/8/08 Gilta 174 162 173 Accountess 231 218 MistyD65 249.4 237.4 krtork 205 195 Charlietuna XXX -10 di1138 XXX -15 innotu XXX -10 Brad 202 187 legdxdlr XXX -15 nic XXX -17 amaltha 166 157 lanakila 268 258 Shelleyelise XXX ?? Ninner 341 299 heartfire 191.2 181.2 Gary B XXX -10 charlie4171 208.6 199 k4str 213 200 Mommie2 XXX -20 Brendaanise XXX -15 lellow 169.8 159 maleliz777 257 247

Great job! It is nice to hear a great victory these days.

Well that didn't work! Let's try it this way. Name Start Finish Gilta 172 162 Accountess 231 218 MistyD65 249.4 237.4 krtork 205 195 Charlietuna XXX -10 di1138 XXX -15 innotu XXX -10 Brad 202 187 legdxdlr XXX -15 nic XXX -17 amaltha XXX -9 lanakila 268 258 Shelleyelise XXX ?? Ninner 341 299 heartfire 191.2 181.2 Gary B XXX -10 charlie4171 208.6 199 k4str 213 200 Mommie2 XXX -20 Brendaanise XXX -15

Ok - I thought I would put this in a grid instead. I updated this with information people sent. I can update if you need it. Name StartFinishGilta 172162Accountess 2231218MistyD65 249.4237.4krtork 205195Charlietuna XXX-10di1138 XXX-15innotu XXX-10Brad 202187legdxdlr XXX-15nic XXX-17amaltha XXX-9lanakila 268258ShelleyeliseXXX??Ninner341299heartfire191.2181.2Gary BXXX-10charlie4171208.6199k4str213200

Here is who we have so far: Name Start Finish Gilta 172 162 Accountess 231 218 MistyD65 249.4 239.4 krtork 205 195 Charlietuna XXX -10 di1138 XXX -15 innotu XXX - 10 Brad 202 187 legdxdlr xxx -15 nic XXX -17 amaltha XXX -9 lanakila XXX -10 We can do it!

I loved the New Year Challenge, so I thought I would do another one! There are 44 days until Valentine's day (6.3 weeks to help you figure out how much you want to lose) I would like to lose 10 lbs by then. Start: 172 Finish: 162 What do you say? Interested?

Last week 172 This week 172 I exercised 3 times and walked the mall a couple of times. I know the 0 loss is due to wine and treats. I am happy no gains over the holidays like normal. I hope to be back in the loss column next week! I have a fill on Wednesday so I am sure I will see one. Gilta

Hey - I am there with you! Ok - so how about we buddy up for a bit until we get over this crappy time? My problem is Desserts. I know they are bad for me, I know they will make me gain weight but I find I am eating them without thinking! I am sorry about your insurance, that stinks. I have had to wait 2 months for my fill as well. I finally go next week. I agree ask to be put on a wait list. You never know. Thank goodness for working out otherwise I would have had a major gain. I have lost 2 lbs over the past 4 weeks, but at least it is a loss. The hardest time of the day for me is evenings. I do fine during the day, but when I sit down that is when I get into trouble. It did not help that I was off for 5 days. I started back to work today, so I am hoping this helps. I am going to start knitting again so I cannot eat! Feel free to email me at gilta22@aol.com and we can keep each other going. Gilta

Ok this challenge did not work out so well for me. :confused: I think the need for a fill and the holidays did a number on me. I was better than I have ever been before which is wonderful, but overall the Desserts got me. For this challenge, I lost 6 lbs. Not what I wanted, but hey I will take the loss!

Last week: 173 This week: 172 Only 1 lb, but I did not gain! I am working out a lot this week so hopefully I will see another loss. Hope everyone had a great holiday!

I have noticed over the past few weeks I am having more and more hair loss. I was forewarned that this may happen due to surgery and/or weight loss. Is anyone else having this problem? My hair is long (1/2 down my back) so I am probably noticing it more. It is just that my pony tail is getting smaller and smaller!

You got it! Yeah - if it wasn't for the trainer I started with back in March I would probably be in the same boat as you are.

Well, I am not where I wanted to be at this time, but at least it is down! I am thinking at this point, I may only lose 8 instead of 12. I am down 6 lbs so far and I hope with the workouts coming up I will get another 2 off. I am going to try and run a 5k next July hopefully at my goal weight.

Gary - Great thread! Wow, I love hearing about everyone's tradition. It is sad to see how things change through the years though. I am too also from an Italian background (as well as some others!). I grew up with an extremely large family, but unfortunately it is now just down to me and my son. I have a few cousins but I don't see them all that often. When I was a kid we all would go to my uncles house on Christmas eve and all of the cousins would play until about 11 then had to hurry home for "santa". On Christmas, we would have dinner at our house. Now my mom was English and American Indian, so the huge italian dinners were different. We would start with French Onion Soup, Clams Casino, Lasagna, Turkey, and all of the other fun stuff with it! Now my DH, son and I go to a friends house on Christmas eve. They always had opened their presents on Christmas eve, but I stick to my mom's tradition "if you don't believe, you don't receive". One year, I told her I did not believe in Santa so I did not get my "santa" gift which was usually the best one! Obviously after that I believed! Christmas Day, I now have dinner. My tradition is a Prime Rib dinner. It will be very easy to keep it band friendly as I will just have small portions. I bake a potato casserol and roasted veggies. Of course we have to have the cannolis. Fortunately this year we will have a white Christmas. Have a wonderful holiday!

I forgot to write mine in on Friday: Last week 173 This week 173 Oh boy - another week of no loss, but at least no gain! I did give my body an extra day of rest from working out. I guess that did help because so far I am down a bit this week! Hope all is well with everyone.

Oh Teri, I am so sorry your kids have and are sick! It must be so draining on you. Please take care of yourself and let us know what we can do to help.

Hi Carol, Thanks for sharing. I had no idea that Dr. Boss passed away. How is everyone doing?