Well it seems there are several of us who are currently trying to get to twoterville. So if you are one of us trying for it please tell us your goals and we can support each other as we try to get our tricksy scales to be nice and cooperative.

NOTE: So many of the people who participate in this thread have made it in to twoterville that we have really morphed to include passing thru twoterville as well as into it. This has happened over time, we keep growing, lol, but in a good way :eek:

I luckly didn't have very far to go to get to twoterville

Seeing that at surgery date, I was 309(still can;t belive I got to that)

But the other day I stepped on the scale and was down to 285!

COngratulations to all the "losers" and it's great to read how well everyone is doing. I was out of town for a business seminar so I'm playing catch-up with the posts. I believe 7/4 is our final weigh-in but have we decided on when the new challenge will begin? Because my philosophy is "a new way of life forever" I would vote for no "time off" between challenges. What does everyone else think?

I concur Elisabeth. It helps me focus on my goals. I think we decided to keep it to a monthly thing though instead of over a long stretch. So if we're ending on the fourth do we run till 8/4? Or do we just want to make it from the first of this month to the first of the next and so on?

I vote for NO TIME OFF, I don't know about you guys but I've been having time off most of my obese days:heh:

i vote for no time off as well.

i like the idea of the monthly challenges, but may start a 'rest of summer' challenge on another post.

i need to get back into gear. started Low Carb after a few days of a break ... shhhhh .. dont tell Tann ...

btw, Tammy - i did make that cheesecake ... OH MY!!!! it was soooo good!!

OK, here's the July Challenge. I put in everyone's last reported current weight. Add in your goal weight and how many pounds to go. Remember, it's only a 31 day challenge. Good luck to us all!

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......291...........291

tann.............(Tammy)........226.......... 226

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232

Josette..............................322.......... 322

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..270...........270

FaithMD............................ 327...........327

i vote for no time off as well.

i like the idea of the monthly challenges, but may start a 'rest of summer' challenge on another post.

i need to get back into gear. started Low Carb after a few days of a break ... shhhhh .. dont tell Tann ...

btw, Tammy - i did make that cheesecake ... OH MY!!!! :eek: it was soooo good!!

Too late Christine, I just heard:heh:I'm glad you liked the cheesecake, I made some last nite too, mine was good too, while my family was eating cookies & cream ice cream, it was a good replacement:biggrin1:

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......291...........291

tann.............(Tammy)........224.......... 224............212...........12

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232

Josette..............................322.......... 322

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..270...........270

FaithMD............................ 327...........327

My weight for July 1st was 224 so that is where I'm starting at, wishing everyone a great losing JULY.

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......293...........293............276...........17

tann.............(Tammy)........224.......... 224............212...........12

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232

Josette..............................322.......... 322

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..270...........270

FaithMD............................ 327...........327

OK, next time i go off low carb, i am not going to stay off for days. oh boy did i gain. i realize some (most???) is water weight, but i will start with what the scale said this morning ... not a good thing... so, i am making a VERY aggressive goal for me. will i make it??? going to try my hardest.

Christine, I'm learning that when I want to go off of the low carbs to stick with fresh fruit and yogurt and it also helps with the sweet tooth, and fiber.

Thanks Elisabeth for setting up the new challenge! I've adjusted my starting weight to today's weight since it's the last weigh in for last weight challenge. (sorry, just wanted to see how many times I could get the 'w' word in....lol) I'm afraid 11 might be a little agressive considering I've been on the slow boat but I want to get to Sturgis next month at my 70 lbs gone mark. I'm 3 down from last week so I am going to do my best to get the next 11 gone as well. Good luck Ladies! I know we can do it!!! :whoo:

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......293...........293... .........276...........17

tann.............(Tammy)........224.......... 224............212...........12

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232

Josette..............................322.......... 322

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..267...........267............256.............11

FaithMD............................ 327...........327

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......293...........293... .........276...........17

tann.............(Tammy)........224.......... 224............212...........12

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232

Josette..............................322.......... 322...........307............15

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..267...........267............256.............11

FaithMD............................ 327...........327

I made it to 226 so I didn't make it to goal but I'm down 6 lbs.

I think I'll wait and weigh myself in the morning for an official 4th of July weight (which would conclude the original challenge). My goal was 310. Lofty, I know, but I am 314 today.

I doubt I'll be 310 tomorrow, but let's see how close I can get!

JULY, 2007 CHALLENGE

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......293...........293... .........276...........17

tann.............(Tammy)........224.......... 224............212...........12

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 226

Josette..............................322.......... 322...........307............15

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..295...........295

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .274....... ...274 .............265.............9

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 272..... .....272

Libra..(Angela)................... 218...........218

Lapbandit……...............… .206………..206

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..267...........267............256.............11

FaithMD............................ 314...........312............299.............13

I started the July 4th Challenge in week 4 at 328lbs and today, July 4th, I am 312. My goal was 310, so I was off by 2lbs. I had really set a high bar, and didn't think I'd make that 310, but I'm really excited to have gotten so close. I know that setting a goal of 13 lbs is lofty, so hopefully I'll make it within 2lbs.