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End of Year Challenge

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msampson    0

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Can anyone tell me how do I start a thread?

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Katy517    1

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Funny, but I picked 13 out of the blue just because it's my lucky number and I knew it would get me to a nice round goal number of 185. Little did I realize then just what a milestone it will be. 185 will bring me over the hump to an 'overweight' rather than 'obese' BMI category and that is something that I haven't seen or felt in a very long time. I'm super motivated now.

Am starting the challenge today at 198 and hope to lose 13 pounds by the new year.

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Katy517    1

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Navigate to the forum that you want to post a new thread in and click on the 'new thread' button that is located upper left above the thread listing.

Can anyone tell me how do I start a thread?

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Angera    2

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Jumped on the scale today just for the heck of it and it said 278! That means i've hit my halfway mark! Very exciting.

I'm getting close to 275, which I haven't remembered weighing since I was 14!

Today I appreciate my band so much!

Good luck to everyone and have a great weekend :)

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Angera    2

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Good grief, thanksgiving made me feel like i'd fallen off the wagon!

I didn't eat large meals, but I did find myself grazing on cheese, pieces of turkey, and bites of desert.

I'm scared to get on the scale and see what the damage is! I am getting back on track today and going to try and detox my body, so to speak. I am back in my own home, my own elements where I KNOW I keep no temptations!

I'll check my weight on Friday instead of Monday!

Tonight, i'm hitting the walking trails!

Good luck everyone, we're entering the final month of our challenge! Keep up the hard work and push yourself just a little more! I know I am, it will be so worth it :)

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neenee717    37

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I have lost 4 lbs and the 4 I had gained back so total of 8

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reverie    49

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I'm joining late, oops. Since I already hit my Christmas goal, I figured I'd do a new challenge.

Looking to hit 140lbs by the 1st. That puts me at a normal BMI. :D

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Cali Sal    0

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I lost 3 lbs last week. I'm a little under the weather and I'm super busy at work, so this week will be a challenge. I just updated the spreadsheet and notice we've lost a combine 179.9 lbs (I'm sure it's more since it looks not everyone has updated) so keep up the good work everyone!

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isaviolinist    11

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I lost 3 lbs last week. I'm a little under the weather and I'm super busy at work, so this week will be a challenge. I just updated the spreadsheet and notice we've lost a combine 179.9 lbs (I'm sure it's more since it looks not everyone has updated) so keep up the good work everyone!

I love looking at our combined total :) Pretty awesome. Its much easier to do this with support and motivation from others!

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Angera    2

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was stuck at the same weight for 2.5 weeks, and finally lost a pound, woohoo! lol

I'm still going to work hard to reach this goal by the new year, but we'll see what happens :)

I got terribly sick yesterday and went in this morning for a tiny unfill. So far i'm able to get my liquids down now, we'll see how it goes from here on out!

hope everyone is well and having a great start to their week.

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neenee717    37

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Okay I am 12lbs down of the 20 I wanted to lose in this challenge :-)

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isaviolinist    11

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I just looked at the running total: We've lost over 210 pounds!! If you haven't updated the spreadsheet lately with your current weight, go do it so you can get added into the tally! Banane02.gifBanane04.gif

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Katy517    1

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Happy New Year one and all. I hope that you all did well and were successful in the End of Year Challenge. I'm three pounds short of my 185 lb goal, but happy with my 19 lb loss. Looks like many of us haven't updated the spreadsheet https://spreadsheets...y=CMr0g1w#gid=0 and we're already over 250 lbs. total lost.

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