For those who have met their goal for Labor Day already, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! If you'd like a head start, I'm starting the new Challenge NOW. Good luck!!!

I will wait to begin on Labor Day though, in hopes to get a few pounds down by then. Today I weigh 186.2 - a combination of surgery weight and PMS... but I'll just have to work hard at getting this off. I'll have to do it without the help of working out too! I can't start to do anything seriously calorie burning until six weeks out... or really until my surgeon gives me the go ahead. So, I'll have to really watch what I'm eating!!! Not that I didn't already, but still.

All I can do physically right now is walking, and not even anything fast... just... walking... ugghhh!!! I feel a little lost right now, but I digress...

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SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

LilMissDiva.....???..................???............169.8.............???

SN.................................SW....................................CW................................Goal...............................Lbs to Goal

Cludgie........................235.....................................170...............................163...................................7lb

Back again already, but the scale moved, so I am happy dancing!

SN..................... Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

Chicadee.............301lb...................297lb.........275lb..........22lbs

Been stalled for almost 2.5 weeks now hovering between 299 and 297.....I think it will be a tall order to get these 22 lbs in what is now 1 month left. Hopefully I can make it. Worried about my Dr visit on the 19th because he is not going to be happy if I am still stuck here, he will give me the 3rd degree.

Screen Name........starting weight..........current weight..........goal........lb to goal

Lanette...............177.8.......................173.2..........................165............8.2

Slowly but surely......

I will be on day 3 post surgery for Halloween. The stitches and cuts will be a great costume. :0/ ha ha

I may not make my Halloween goal but I am in ONEDERLAND and 3.4 pounds away from having lost 100 lbs!!! I was sleeved on 1/29/11, almost exactly 8 months ago. Loosing 100 lbs was something that I wanted to happen but the idea was difficult to wrap my mind around and believe that I would be able to do. I've done WW, Atkins, Nutri-System, South Beach in the past and not been successful so I was skeptical while hopeful that the sleeve would work for me. My mom supported me on this journey and to thank her for her support I gave her a bracelet that said believe on it. Over the summer I got a tattoo of the japanese symbol for believe on my wrist to remind me as I reach for something I shouldn't have, to believe I can do it. While it's been difficult I do believe. I would encourage anyone thinking about VSG, to believe. You can do it and the sleeve will help you reach your goals!

Yikes these last 10 pounds are certainly the hardest part!

SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

Kimmes...........239.8................162.2...........155.............7.2

Not sure I will make it by Halloween - really want to get there for my birthday November 17th!

A little update:

I am aiming for Onederland!!!!!!

SN.................Starting Wt.......Current.........Goal.......Lbs to Goal

★ Starygrl ★ .......228.4 ...........216.1........ 199.4......... 16.7

I've lost 12.3 pounds so far!!

Posting a day earlier than normal, just excited to post my results for the week. I had major loss this week!!! Onderland here I come!!! 17# to go is still pretty aggressive, but going to get as close as I can.

SN..................... Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

FormerVBG...........218lb................202lb.........185lb..........17lbs

Another slow week. I had to travel for work and was in all day meetings where they catered food non-stop. I have to admit I ate some things I shouldn't have and the days were so long I wasn't able to get in any exercise. They had Cookies, donuts, pastries, oh my god!!! I kind of feel lucky I didn't gain any weight.

SN..................... Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

FormerVBG...........218lb................209lb.........185lb..........24lbs

SN.................................SW....................................CW................................Goal...............................Lbs to Goal

Cludgie........................235.....................................170...............................163...................................6lb

"And another one down, and another one down, another one bites the dust!" :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

This is a challenge I may actually hit! Woot woot!

Here is my next update! I thought since we are now in October, I should update and stay accountable.

SN.................................SW....................................CW................................Goal...............................Lbs to Goal

Sheila........................245 lbs.............................203 lbs..........................199bs..............................4 little lbs to go

I am loving this sleeve. I never thought I would be losing this much weight and keeping it off. My husband loves to hug me, he keeps threatening to pick me up. Everyone at work notices and tells me how amazing I look. I can't wait to see what everyone thinks when I get closer to my final goal of around 140lbs. It will blow their minds.

Sheila

Just checking in!

SW-----CW-----GW-----Pounds to goal

229---219-----210-----------9

So far, so good! I've been stoked this last couple of weeks to be back and forth higher and lower than my husband (he was sleeved a year before me); as his weight bounces between 219 and 225, and mine has steadily crept down, I'm "this close" to achieving my goal of finally weighing less than my husband permanently--I already weigh less than him, but he's prone to up-and-down weight a lot more than I am, so I need a couple more pounds just to seal the deal. But it's happening!!!

I haven't weighed in the 210's since graduate school, and I am 100% thrilled!!!

Good luck everyone! Let's keep up the good work!

I lost a lot of weight up front and now I'm in a stall. My plan is to up the exercise and watch my protein intake to get to my goal!

Update:

Current weight 245! Surpassed my Halloween goal! Still 29 days to go. I'll make a New goal to 230. Wish me luck!

I'm currently on my two week pre-op diet and surgery is on September 14th.

Starting weight: 270

Current weight: 269.4

Goal on Oct 31: 249

Aggressive, I know! But we'll see!

I've lost another 3.1 lbs

SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

Kala.................200.2.............193.3...........185.............8.3

SN.................................SW....................................CW................................Goal...............................Lbs to Goal

Cludgie........................235.....................................168...............................163...................................5lb

Yep, I'm here again! After weeks, and weeks, and weeks of barely any loss, I've dropped 6 1/2lb in the last 2 weeks, please God let this continu!

(I barely dare to consider it, but I may just get goal by Christmas, it is the one and only thing on my list this year!!!!)