Anyone up to try a Valentine Day challenge? We'll post our progress on Mondays as usual except for the last day, 2/14/2010 which is on a Sunday.

OMG!!!! I did it, I did it!!! I am under 200 pounds for the first time in as long as i can remember!! I need to lose 4 more pounds to hit my Valentines day challenge goal. I was banded 11/19/09 and after a larger weight loss, i am now losing 2-3 pounds weekly. I cant believe how much this band has helped me. It feels sooo good! Good luck to everyone in this journey! WE can do it!!:mad:

When I started this challenge I was 240, and wanted to get down to 225 by Valentine's day. Well, this morning I am 228!!!! 3 pounds away! I may make my goal 220 if I can lose these 3 pounds.

I am down another 3 pounds so only 7 more pounds to go to my V-day goal and only 7 more pounds to go until i am under 200lbs

Haven't felt real well this week so down to 206. Only six pounds to onderland, but we will see if it holds.

just hit the scale @ the Dr's office, down to 236! thats 34 since thanksgiving and 4lbs BELOW MY CHALLENGE! Whooo Hoo!:biggrin:

I met my goal. WooHoo but, I guess you could say I cheated. I'm doing the HCG diet. I know it controversal but, it's WORKING!!! 8 lbs in a week.

I'd still like to stay in the challlenge. My new Valentine's Day goal is 159.

As of today, and I am one pound away from my goal... I sure hope to be there next week!

Ugh. Didn't lose anything this week. Kind of bummed but didn't really expect to lose with all the travel and plane rides. It's frustrating though. I worked out three of the four days I was gone. I didn't eat crappy food. I guess it could have been worse, I could have gained! Just going to be super strict with calories and protein this week.

Signing in for Monday, January 25:

Weight at Sign-up: 188

Weight this week: 182

Goal: 15 lbs (173)

Lost so far: 6 lbs (9 away from goal)

I might come down to the wire, but I'm pushing LOL!!!

I lost 3 pounds this week! I'm only 2 pounds away from my goal! Woohoo!!

It's interesting, this last week I've been eating more than what I was, as I am entering that period of bandster hell. However, I think that it bumped up my calorie intake enough that my body no longer thinks it is in starvation mode, and so is now releasing the fat. At least, that's what I hope it is.

Also, this morning as I was getting ready for work, I noticed that when I hold up my breasts, instead of being all firm and full (rather than their normal hanging down near my knees! lol), they are wrinkly! I guess I actually am losing some of my breast fat, thank the good Lord! I was afraid these girls would never get smaller.

On a NSV note, I'm wearing a shirt I was given last year, it's a 2XL, that was too small before, and it fits! There is a tiny bit of gaping in front, but not enough to not wear it. YES!

Thanks to PMS, I didn't lose much weight this week. I was only able to lose 0.4 pounds, not even half a pound! My weight is 229, which is 9.6 pounds from my starting weight. I'm going to get to my goal of 224! We have 3 weeks to go.

I am still at 228. Still have 3 more pounds to go!! I didn't make the best food choices last week. But this is a new week!!!!

I was banded on the 28th of Dec. '09. I am at 213 right now from 245 before surgery. So I want to join the challenge I would like to be under 200 by Valentines day that would be awesome.:wink:

I lost 2lbs this week, the scale finally moved after 3 weeks of staying the same. I kicked up my exercise workouts this week and it paid off!

Ugh. No loss again. That is two weeks with no movement. I feel like my body and I are in a war over shedding the fat and so far I am losing. I really, really, really, hate plateaus.