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.............???

Congratulations! I know it gets harder the closer you get to goal. You can do it!

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!!!!)

7 more pounds until challenge goal!

SN.....................Starting Wt (09/05)........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

VSGDestiny..............190..............................182............175............ 7

Ready, set, GO!!

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

...248.....................197............185.............12...

First posting was on Sept. 5th. Well, it feels like it's going pretty slow, but today is Oct 5th and I've lost 7 lbs this past month. I just might make goal!

So, my weight loss is SO slow lately... I was at 194 at the start of this, then I went down to 189, now I bounced to 191, but I'm sure it'll go back in a couple days.. I don't think I'll make my Halloween goal but I think I'll be at least 185.. I'd be okay with that. Slowly but surely the weight is coming off. I HAVE however, bumped up the workouts so we'll see. Its still the very beginning of october.

SW- 194

CW 191

GW 179

lbs to goal 12.

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Cludgie........................235.....................................167...............................163...................................4lb

Today I hit the 11's - how AWESOME!!!! My mind seems to have got stuck at 14 stone something, and so now every time I weigh that is what I expect to see, when 11.13 popped up this morning I just stood and cried with joy.

I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!

SW- 210

CW 199

GW 190

lbs to goal 9.

I usually post to this thread midweek since i started it that way. I am doing well. I have not lost in the last three days but my TOM is here and so I think that might be attributing to it. I think I can do this! I have about 4 weeks left and thats only about 2 lbs a week! I am going to give it my all. Good luck everyone!

Starting weight.....Current....Goal....lbs to goal

234...................228.4.........215.......13.4lbs

Starting Weight......Current......Goal......lbs to goal

234...........................226............215........11lbs

Good luck everyone!!!!

Started the challenge on Sept. 12th at 178. Today I'm 171. I'm happy with the -7 lb. loss because I had a two week stall. Still feel like my goal of 165 is doable. The 160's are so close! I finally went and bought some new pants a couple weeks ago. I've worn the slacks once and when I put them on today they are already loose! Can't believe I have that problem already. Not complaining though.

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

Cludgie........................235.....................................166...............................163...................................3lb

Sooooooooooooooooooooo close, 2lb to 'normal', whatever that might be!!! Eeek! :omg_smile: :omg_smile: :omg_smile: :omg_smile:

Indymom ~ 239 SW . . . . . 228 CW . . . . . 200 GW . . . LBS to GOAL: 28

September 5 ~ 239 lbs

September 12 ~ 237 lbs (-2 lbs total)

September 19 ~ 235 lbs (-4 lbs total)

September 26 ~ 230 lbs (-9 lbs total)

October 3 ~ 228 lbs (-11 lbs total)

Only 2 lbs for this week . . . I'm a little disappointed but maybe I'll be one of those people who has a few weeks of not much loss then a big burst. I'm working my a$# off so let's hope that's the case!!

Hi all,

Over the last two weeks I have lost 4.4 lbs. so I'm back on track after a small weight loss week Sept. 16-23. I'm in the under 30 club and I'm so excited! Just .4 lbs to go and I've lost 90 lbs. since I began my pre-op diet Feb. 15.

I was on vacation last week so I didn't do my Friday check-in last week. I'm entering a weight of 166 for that week because I weighed that the day we left on vacation. I did a good job of getting Protein and fluids on vacation. I used a simple sticky note to track protein grams and Fluid intake every day. Only had to use the Protein powder one day! I didn't exercise the week we were on vacation. Hubby's health keeps him from doing much, even walking a fair distance, so we did sedentary things throughout the week. As soon as I got home, I'm back in the saddle, working out every day except Monday, my day off.

I notice the last few weeks I've been hungrier and I can eat a bit more (2.5 ounces sometime!) of solid protein than I could before. Still under 800 calories every day though.

Halloween Goal:

SW-177.............CW-164.4...............Halloween Goal-159

Sept 2: 175

Sept. 9: 173.1

Sept 16: 169.6

Sept 23: 168.8

Sept 30: 166

Oct 7: 164.4

Oct 14:

Oct 21:

Oct 28:

Halloween:

I'm down another 2.2 lbs! I'm so glad I've gotten out of the dreaded 3 week stall and am losing weight at a steady pace now

9/9 - 200.2

9/17 - 198.6 (I broke the stall and into Onederland!)

9/24 - 196.8

10/2 - 193.3

10/6 - 192.1

10/7 - 191.1

I'm not weighing myself at regular intervals- I need to get into that habit! I just weigh myself whenever I'm curious about my weight.

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

Kala.................200.2...............191.1........185.............6.1

I've been sick and not working out, so i've been stalling...

I am revising my goal, and fingers crossed that I make it!!

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

Lila21.............199..................197................190...............7

The day I started this challenge (or pretty close to it), I went into an 11 day stall. It was frustrating, but I learned from it. I think I am starting to realize that I am sensitive to carbs. I also realized a few things about relying on the actual nutrition label and not what the box promotes (and that net carbs mean there are hidden carbs).

I have reached the two month mark, so I now have no weight restrictions and have started working out primarily using a stability ball and some weights as well as upping my walking. And after 11 days, I finally was able to record a loss. I'm not sure I'll make my goal by Halloween, but I will get there.

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

LindaS..........215.....................211.5...........195...........16.5

Been a while since I checked in. But its been a while since my weight has moved too. I am close to the Halloween goal! Just 6 more to go, I am pretty sure I'll get there if I stay on the path. Its no joke that once you get within 20lbs of goal how much slower and harder it is for it to go away. But I'll get there just like all of you wonderful people here.

2 more down, 6 more to go!

SN: Raine

Starting Wt: 176

Current: 171

Goal: 165

Lbs to Goal: 6