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

I need to refocus. Still going down but S L O W L Y...have had a rough couple of weeks and the evil carbmaster is back....disappointed in myself and realize that there is no way I am going to make my goal for the Halloween challenge but need to put on my smaller ( ) big girl panties and get back on track...no or bettter carbs and exercise!!!!

SN.......Surgery weight.....current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal

Looou.........235...............181............176........5

I stalled for a whole month but I am so happy with every single pound lost!! TODAY I ran 10K and I couldnt be happier!

Hi all,

Yahoo! Big loss this week to make up for a slow week last week and I've only got .2 to go to my Halloween goal and less than 5 lb.s to a normal BMI!!! Also I have a new second number: I'm in the 150s!!

My Mom was here this week and I did a lot more running around. I ate more too though. I'm eating more at each meal. The change in my capacity seems kinda sudden, but whatever it is, I'm OK with it. I can eat a small normal meal now. Last night for dinner I had 1/2 piece well-toasted whole wheat bread, about 1/8 C. cooked spinach, and 21/2 ounces sea bass.

Lynda

Halloween Goal:

SW-177.............CW-159.2...............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: 163.6

Oct 21: 159.2

Oct 28:

Halloween:

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!

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

...248.....................197............185.............0!!!!

Yippeee! Hit goal today...now gonna see what I can still do with the rest of the month. Would love to see the 170's before Christmas...but I guess I'm getting a little ahead of myself!

Indymom ~ 239 SW . . . . . 223 CW . . . . . 200 GW . . . LBS to GOAL: 23

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)

October 10 ~ 225 lbs (-14 lbs total)

October 17 ~ 223 lbs (-16 lbs total)

Slow & steady wins the race . . . just trying to convince myself . . . !!

Cludgie.........235............165............163.........2

Been stalling like mad, then down 1lb today, so hope I can make halloween goal, but I am really not sure if I will!

So, It's been forever since I checked in- because I've been pretty sad. I started the challenge at 194, bounced down to 189, then back up to 191 and hit a 5 week stall (at 5 months post op, which I hear is normal?) . I tried everything to shake up my routine and NOTHING helped. The scale JUST moved back down to 189 again. Anyway, needless to say I am not going to make my goal of 179, however, I am hoping for 187-185 for my halloween goal. Hopefully no more stalls between now and christmas cause I have some major catching up to do! LOL

And My next goal is not gonna be any joke! haha.

Since I decided to go back to the basics until the challenge is over, I won't weigh again until Halloween. I think I'm going to push for a really crazy goal weight for the next challenge. I want to be in onderland before Christmas!

I am not sure if I am going to make it to my goal. I had several weeks with very little lost, but I am moving again.

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

LindaS.............215....................206............195............11

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

Chicadee.............301lb...................295lb.........275lb..........20lbs

Definitely no way I am making this goal. Pretty frustrating, I have lost 6 pounds only since labor day. I am not going to change my ticker, the scale did say 292 one day last week but it is steady at 295 for the last 4 days. I have been taking my Vitamins every day for 5 days straight and today I am starting to log my food the way I should have been all along.

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.

Today I reached my Halloween goal of 165! Ended up having a second stall so I wasn't sure I'd make it. Like a lot of people, I lose in stair step fashion. Feels really good to meet this goal! I'm going to treat myself to a new pair of pants that fit my smaller bum.

Cludgie.........235............164............163.........1

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Just 1lb to go in 1 week, really no idea if I can do this, but giving it my all!

To be honest that extra lb will be the cherry on the cake for me, today I hit a "normal" BMI, when I told my DH that I'd achieved it he said "well done on getting back to that BMI, baby I am really proud of you" I didn't have the heart to tell him that this is the first time in our 13 year relationship that I have been this weight, so its something new for both of us!

God luck for the final week of the challenge folks!!

Cludgie.........235............164............163.........1

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Just 1lb to go in 1 week, really no idea if I can do this, but giving it my all!

To be honest that extra lb will be the cherry on the cake for me, today I hit a "normal" BMI, when I told my DH that I'd achieved it he said "well done on getting back to that BMI, baby I am really proud of you" I didn't have the heart to tell him that this is the first time in our 13 year relationship that I have been this weight, so its something new for both of us!

God luck for the final week of the challenge folks!!

Indymom ~ 239 SW . . . . . 220 CW . . . . . 200 GW . . . LBS to GOAL: 20

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)

October 10 ~ 225 lbs (-14 lbs total)

October 17 ~ 223 lbs (-16 lbs total)

October 24 ~ 220 lbs (-19 lbs total)

I'm not likely to meet my goal of 200 by Halloween, but that's OK - I'm really happy with my progress since the start of the challenge. I'm just going to keep on keepin' on!