Welcome to The Harvest Moon Challenge!

This is a fun, motivating, stress free way to set personal goals for the month.

If you'd like to join us, please complete the template below then weigh- in each Thursday in September: 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Larry wiil do our stats. THANKS Larry!

I hope you join us!

Joan

Copy and Paste this template:

Name, real or screen~

Age~

Weight on September 1st~

Goal Weight for September 29th~

Exercise Goal for September~

Dietary Goal for September~

Personal Goal for September~

Date Banded~

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~

177.2

I went to a poker game last night and against better judgement drank coffee a lot later than I should have, so if you are wondering why I am posting this at 2:30 on Sunday morning it's because I have a caffeine buzz going and can't sleep. Here are the results for week four of the Harvest Moon Challenge. Good luck everyone in the final week.

I went to a poker game last night and against better judgement drank coffee a lot later than I should have, so if you are wondering why I am posting this at 2:30 on Sunday morning it's because I have a caffeine buzz going and can't sleep. Here are the results for week four of the Harvest Moon Challenge. Good luck everyone in the final week.

Thanks Larry, it looks great! I hope you were able to sleep in today after your late night.

Are you willing to do our October stats? You can name the challenge. ; )

Joan

HARVEST MOON CHALLENGE!

Down 3 POUNDS to 249 -

Ooops double post.....

Thanks Larry, it looks great! I hope you were able to sleep in today after your late night.

Are you willing to do our October stats? You can name the challenge. ; )

Joan

Sure, and since it is October we have to do a "Very Scary Halloween Challenge". Unfortunately I still didn't get enough sleep last night either. Had tickets to see Johnny Rivers last night so we didn't get home until almost midnight and was still wound up and didn't get to sleep until about 1:30 AM so my butt is dragging at work today.

Sure, and since it is October we have to do a "Very Scary Halloween Challenge". Unfortunately I still didn't get enough sleep last night either. Had tickets to see Johnny Rivers last night so we didn't get home until almost midnight and was still wound up and didn't get to sleep until about 1:30 AM so my butt is dragging at work today.

Thanks for agreeing to do the stats for "The Very Scary Halloween Challenge"! Sounds like you had a fun weekend but just need a bit more sleep, lol. It's not like when we were in our 20's and lack of sleep was a regular occurance!

Joan

Thanks for agreeing to do the stats for "The Very Scary Halloween Challenge"! Sounds like you had a fun weekend but just need a bit more sleep, lol. It's not like when we were in our 20's and lack of sleep was a regular occurance!

Joan

Yep I felt like I was trying to relive my younger days this weekend. I has been a long time since I went to a rock concert, usually tend to attend more folk type shows. The funny thing was that I would guess that the average age of the audience was in their 50's. Of course Johnny Rivers is almost 70. It's sort of funny seeing your icons growing old.

Yep I felt like I was trying to relive my younger days this weekend. I has been a long time since I went to a rock concert, usually tend to attend more folk type shows. The funny thing was that I would guess that the average age of the audience was in their 50's. Of course Johnny Rivers is almost 70. It's sort of funny seeing your icons growing old.

My husband and son love folk music. My husband plays the dulcimer for fun. Hey, get some sleep tonight!

Joan

My husband and son love folk music. My husband plays the dulcimer for fun. Hey, get some sleep tonight!

Joan

I have one of those two. Never learned to play it when I figured out that I was missing one of the most important items for playing a lap dulcimer. That would be a lap. Maybe I will revisit it now.

I have one of those two. Never learned to play it when I figured out that I was missing one of the most important items for playing a lap dulcimer. That would be a lap. Maybe I will revisit it now.

That is something I finally have, a lap, after close to 4 years. My 15 yo daughter seems to really like it as she now sits on my lap a lot.

That is something I finally have, a lap, after close to 4 years. My 15 yo daughter seems to really like it as she now sits on my lap a lot.

I know how you feel. I have never been able to hold any of my grandchildren on my non existent lap, but I have another on the way.

I have one of those two. Never learned to play it when I figured out that I was missing one of the most important items for playing a lap dulcimer. That would be a lap. Maybe I will revisit it now.

My husband says it's very easy to play. He plays by ear and reads tableture? Now that you have a lap, you should make this a new goal for yourself! Maybe your October goal? Maybe for October we should each share something we can now do, or do more comfortably or do without embarrassement since losing some weight?

Joan

well last check in for September and its not good I'm not doing well working 7 days n 10 -14 he's a day..gained 3 lbs. I AM getting out of the 200 in October

amy

My husband says it's very easy to play. He plays by ear and reads tableture? Now that you have a lap, you should make this a new goal for yourself! Maybe your October goal? Maybe for October we should each share something we can now do, or do more comfortably or do without embarrassement since losing some weight?

Joan

Great idea. I will have to think about it, there are so many things I can do now that I couldn't do before. The other day I bought underwear off the shelf at Target. Doesn't sound like much but I used to buy 5x and the only place to get them were at the big and tall stores or online, now I can fit into a 2x.

As far as learning dulcimer right now I am working hard on the ukulele, but I did buy a couple of autoharps at Goodwill the other day. I find that to keep myself from wanting to snack at night I am better if I keep busy. So when I feel hungry or want a snack I just grab a Uke and start punking away. I really recommend this procedure for anyone who has a problem with snacking while watching TV like I do. It doesn't have to be an instrument. You can take up knitting, sewing, drawing, fly tying, anything to keep you busy and keep your mind off of food, but it needs to be something that doesn't require a lot of preparation. In other word something you can keep next to the couch and is easy access while you are watching TV.