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Christmas Challenge

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wickedredhead09    0

wickedredhead09
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I'm in too. I was banded in February and this will be my first challenge. I want to lose between 10 and 20 pounds by Christmas. I just got my 4th fill on monday and I'm already down about 3. I think I may have hit my sweet spot... too soon to tell i dont know. **Fingers Crossed**

Good everyone!!!!:rolleyes::thumbup:

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MinnesotaMama    0

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I'm in! I was banded on 10/1 and the weight loss has started slowing down. I've lost 21 since surgery and want to lose 16 more by Christmas. Totally doable!

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cynpatt    2

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I am in - thanks for setting it up!!! I love these challanges - they keep me honest and I love the spreadsheets! Good luck to all!!!

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AmandaGW    1

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OH MY GOSH! I am so excited about this! I am so glad everyone is in, and I can't wait to see how everyone does. Good luck to you all!

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patsal    1

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Ok so I will give this a try. After yesterday's appointment I am officially stalled out! No wieght loss in 4 weeks. She checked my food journal and it looks like I am only eating about 50% of what I should be. So new eating plan and a new set of directions. Basically I am supposed to eat double what I have been. I will try and we shall see! So I wanted to be in Onderlad by Jan 1, and though I am doubtful that will happen, I am still willing to try.

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pfrance    1

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OK! Count me in again! One day I will make my goal. Just 10lbs for me. Good Luck All!

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123crod    170

123crod
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Gonna give it a try, weight is slow going right now but want to lose 10 lbs by Christmas.

Cheri

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andrea0121    28

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I won't be banded until the 8th of December, but I would love to get in on this.

I'd like to lose 10lbs by the end of the challenge.

(I'm setting the bar low for me as I have a really bad problem with beating myself up if I don't get to where I wanted to be, lol.)

good luck everyone!

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katiejane    3

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hi guys, my first challenge too, I was banded on 10/15/10 and havent had a fill yet. I see my doctor on 18th Nov and expect a fill then. I have set a target of 10lbs, I have lost 8lbs since surgery but this has slowed now I am on mushies..... does my target seem reasonable or should I aim higher????

good luck everyone

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isaviolinist    11

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Yay! Love challenges! I'm in! My goal for New Year's is 199 so I'm making my Christmas goal 202. We can do this!

For anyone that loves challenges as much as I do, don't forget to sign up for the Turkey Day Challenge and also the New Year Challenge! The links are in my signature!

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Oceanspirit    0

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I have been stuck at 261 so I made a small goal. Only 6 lbs. I hope this helps me break the trend.

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CaraRose    0

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This will be my first challenge as well! I am really excited to get motiviated and either meet or exceed my goal!

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Willsmom6    0

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Im in too. First challenge. Banded 10/28/10

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hthsmom30    0

hthsmom30
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This will be my first challenge! I get my first fill tomorrow and I hope it will help!! I hope to lose 15 pounds by December 27th!!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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