Hello Fellow Bandsters,,

Whatever catagory you feel you fit in, you are not alone. We are all on this WL Journey together!!!!

I wanted to start thinking about next week. The new year has always aspired me to make commitments and try to do new and different thing. So I bring this to you all to help develop another challenge with a combination of other challenges so loved by all.

NSV and Weight in one post.

First Start Date, January 3,2006

End Date March 1,2006

Challenge is to list on the same post 1 new NSV (non scale victory) each week along with your WL stats. It would be helpful to date your entries.

The reasoning is to keep all your stas and NSV in one place for you and others who are cheering you on to follow. By going back and editing/updating your orginal post we would be back to basic each log in. Rememberng the whys and our accomplishments each week. Something I know I forget sometimes. By the end of the challenge we should have a great idea of how it's going and a quick reference to where we need to be.

If you are not yet banded - please join in and tracking your goals and accomplishments as well.

This WL thing is truly a team sport and together we can acomplish more!

ROAR!!!!

Any thoughts, changes suggestions??? We have a week or so to refine it.

COuld one of the moderators please sticky this?

Debby

1/3/06 - 189

NSV-I noticed last night that Jazzercise is getting much easier. I am able to do the high impact most of the time, instead of having to do low impact most of the time.

Okay here are my weekly goals

Weight loss

Current weight 355 lbs

Loss per week 2lbs

Total WL from W/E 01/07/2006 - 03/04/2006 - 18lbs

NSV's

Treadmill running continuous Current 10 minutes 20 Minutes walk AVG running speed 4.1 mph

Increase 3 minutes a week until 02/18/2006 (30 minutes all running)

Increase from 4.1 mph - 4.5 mph

Total Treadmill time 45 minutes by 03/04/2006

Work out 4 times a week minimum every week

I am less familiar with NSV's but I think this is close. If I am supposed to enter this info somewhere I will need someone to provide guidance.

Cheers

I'm also on board.

Weigh-in, 1/3/06: 220

Debby, can you clarify the end date? I'm a little confused about whether the challenge ends on 3/1 or 3/31... My goal either way is to make it to Onderland by the end of the challenge. It's ambitious, but I think I can do it if I work out. My workout goal is 3-4 days a week, 45 minutes at a time.

NSV for this past week: I finally worked out yesterday! I was able to do much more than I expected (40 minutes on the treadmill, 8 minutes on the elliptical). I usually just shoot for 30 minutes, but I was feeling so good I couldn't stop.

Count me in! I wasn't successful in the last challenge. Maybe I'l do better this time around.

Weigh in - 243.5

Goal: 234

NSV - I was finally able to walk for one hour on the treadmill!

Weigh-In: Jan 03-06~ 296

Goal: NO SUGAR! Weight goal-275 lbs, Some kind of physical activity daily!

NSV~

1. My size 22 jeans are getting looser (2 weeks ago couldn't breathe in them)

I got Kare's CD and will use it as soon as I'm recovered from band removal.

Weight ~ 243 January 3, 2006

Goal ~ To stick with 1200 calories a day and exercise every day.

NSV ~ To wear this really cute size 18 outfit that I bought during a dream.

I'm new to the forum. What is a NSV?

Non Scale Victory

Well here's my first official post of the challenge

My Goals for the challenge include:

exercise, 20 pounds gone, accountability(change my ticker weekly)

Let the games begin:

1/3/05am 181 starting weight

NSV for today - I had a salad for lunch.

1/3/06: 210 lbs

NSV for today: I put on one of my husband's undershirts that used to be kinda tight, and now I have breathing room.

I will try to do this

Weigh in 1/3/06 - 273

NSV - Not giving into emotional eating today!!!!

OMG, I just had a fab idea. Remember Nana's Christmas weight loss challenge where she offered a cloak to the winner? Well, what if we all send the LOSER a prize? Whoever loses most by March (the cutoff date) gets a prize from each person who joined? That's like a hundred presents! We could keep gifts from $5 - $10, just something simple. How fun would that be? And it might motivate me because I love 100 presents!

Oh, I love the scratch off idea!! I love those stupid things...

Vegas doesn't have a lottery or scratch off cards, plus whoever wins would have to mail their winning tickets all over the US to collect $2 or a free ticket here and there. Just scratch my idea, sounded fun for a sec.