The Holiday Challenge

[jeeptrk03 0]

Terri B. checking in. I weighed in at 251 for a 2 pound loss this week. Yahoo!!!! Congrats to everyone

[luv2eat 11]

I am weighing in for this week. Down 2 pounds. I missed last week weigh in because I was away with the family for a week. I am happy with no gain over the vacation. To be honest though I was really good and walked a lot. Since being back I have tried a piece of chocolate here or tasted a holiday cookie there. I feel I could be doing better but I also let myself off the hook a little because with vacation and the holiday a 2 pound loss is outstanding. UGH! When does this get easier?!?!?! HAHAHA!!!!!!

[healthy and happy 64]

Weighing in this week at 183-not as much as what I wanted for this week. Down one pound from last week. I am gonna have to really hunker down to get to my goal of 178 for the challenge but I will do it even with Christmas being thrown in there.

[crittlebird 7]

Crystal here. Still 227, no weight loss this week

[steelerfan 5]

Hi, because I am bored and should have been an accountant....here are some interesting numbers. there are 39 of us that 'signed up' weighing in for a total of 8572.9 pounds!! Our combined goal is to lose 349.3 pounds. Thats an average of 8.956 pounds each for the month and 2.239 pounds each per week. The first week, as a group of 31, we weighed in at 6791.3 for a total loss of 49.5 pounds and an average of 1.6 pounds each. I think thats pretty damn good as a group...lets keep it up.

Lisa

[LB4Me 35]

Wow Lisa! Cool stats. I'm impressed. It would be great if the group could lose a combined weight of 349.3 lbs.

[Dawn200321 146]

Dawn Checking in

Previous weight 225

Current weight 223

Goal Met! I cant wait to see what I can do for the rest of the month!!

[EJLowerre 0]

Name, real or screen~ EJLowerre

Age~48

Weight on December 1st~246

Goal weight for December 29th~240

Dietary goal for December~ eat more vegetables/fruits

Exercise goal for December~run 3 miles 4x week

Personal goal for December~ not go crazy during holidays

Date banded~5/07

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 104 (lost more but gained back some)

One thing that has improved with your health since banding~ can walk/run without pain

[size10again 11]

Wow! It looks like it was a great week for most, during the Holidays even! I am sitting here tearful because my band was removed and I am not posting a loss. I am sad it was removed but also a bit relieved. I suffered greatly the last few months due to the slip and hiatal hernia. I was so sick yet thankful at the same time to be losing weight during that time. My thinking was kinda weird during that time, I knew had miserable I felt yet was so excited to be losing. Now I am thankful to feel wonderful, no reflux, coughing, vomiting, pain... Yet I am afraid of gaining back the weight I have lost. I just returned from a 2-2.5 mile walk, will go the gym tomorrow but thoroughly enjoyed a piece of pizza at Sam's Club today, too. I have gained weight this past week and know it's due to several reasons, post op swelling, I was almost anorexic before surgery and gaining is fast after that, but I have also been eating too much.

My goal is to maintain my weight in the 170's for awhile.

Larry~ Congrats on the 150# weight loss, that is awesome! My son is loving the uke and plays and belts out songs every day!

Lisa~ I love the stats!

Keep up the great job you are all doing! And remember, never let yourself be too tight, that was probably the cause of my band slipping.

Joan

[MelissaNY 16]

Weighing in for the 15th 198 down 1.5

[larrypdot 20]

Larry~ Congrats on the 150# weight loss, that is awesome! My son is loving the uke and plays and belts out songs every day!

Lisa~ I love the stats!

Keep up the great job you are all doing! And remember, never let yourself be too tight, that was probably the cause of my band slipping.

Joan

Joan,

Tell your son to check this one out. I played one this weekend in a local music store so now I am saving my pennies. It is a Gold Tone Resouke Solid Brass Rsonator on a soprano scale uke. Very cool and very loud.

Lisa,

Cool stats I have been thinking of including something like that into the stats page, Just need to find the time to sit down and write the code.

[Chrissy198727 0]

really late update: Last Thursday weight: 267.2....gained two, but lost one. ANyways, I am out of town for the holidays, I plan to stick to my plan.

[amyloveslou 11]

hello... well I havnt been here with work and shopping and wrapping and parties..well if you can guess I gained !!! there is no working out and its eatting bad at night...so i am now up 215 !!!!!!!! that is 7 lbs from holloween to now ..... i need to get my butt back on track and FAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

amy

[WinningLoser 10]

WinningLoser

Weight on December 22nd ~220

DOWN 1

[Jennifer S 0]

This is Jenn S. I am weighing in at 218 so I am down 1 pound for the week and 6 pounds for the month. I got my first fill on Tuesday so I am hoping that will help with the hunger and I can kick out those final two pounds this week. Even if I only lose one I won't be morbidly obese anymore, just obese! I hope everyone has a great holiday!