I decided since today is October 25th, we are exactly two months away from Christmas to start a challenge. I participated in the Halloween one and it worked out great. I have 6 more days of that one, but I am close to my goal. I am so excited about that, I want to do it again!

Do you guys want to do a Christmas challenge? If so...

I will start it off...

SN--- Forensikchic SW--194 GW---174 CW--194 lbs to goal--- 20

For this challenge, the starting weight is what you start the challenge at, not your original starting weight. Good luck peeps and I hope we have a lot of people do this challenge too! I say shoot for the moon!

I blew it this weekend....tom is fixing to start....I need to get refocused. I will make my goal for the Christmas Challenge!!!

I'm in too! I have no idea what would be realistic, but if I could hit 162, which is a loss of 38 pounds I would be ecstatic! It would be my 100 pounds down mark, so I'm going to aim for it. If I don't hit it I'll still be happy. But since I am still a new sleever I'm thinking it might be possible.

SW-200..........GW-162............CW-200.........lb's to goal- 38

I am down to 197! 3 pounds lost so far

I'm in. SW: 230 GW: 210 Goal: 20 lbs

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!!

Shae

SN: PhatGurl80

SW: 231

GW: 216

At week 1 of my challenge my number didn't move at all. I'm almost 8 weeks post op and have been losing steadily since my surgery. I'm trying not to panic and if this is a stall then so be it. The scale WILL move again!

Good luck everyone!

Is it too late to jump on the challenge wagon?

I want to lose 12 pounds by Christmas! I am a very slow loser, but that will put me at 50 pounds lost and will require a lot of hard work over the next 7 weeks. I hope I can do it -- I am also going to try *jogging* 3x per week too. That will be a first for me! I have always been a WALKER.

SW: 278

CW: 240

Christmas Challenge Goal Weight: 228

I am going to jump in on this goal. I have been stuck for almost a month, this may be just what I need to get moving again.

CW- 158 GW 143 difference of 15 pounds. I am going to push myself hars these next 7 weeks and see if I can get there!!

thanks I need the motivation

lyn

Raine

Challenge Starting Weight: 171

GW: 163

CW: 169

L2G: -6

WOOOT there it is!!! I finally broke the 170's! It's the first time I hit 169, and it will probably go up, but I hit it damnit LOL I am so happy!!!

I'm jumping in.....this is my first challenge. I know I can do this.....I just have to focus.

Current Weight - 202

Christmas Challenge Goal Weight - 185

Lbs to go - 17

Let's do this!

Ok I am going to go safe on this challenge.

SN..............................start weight......................current weight...............goal...............lbs to goal

Autumnlily.......................230.................................230.............................210.................20

Things have slowed down for me. I am still losing which is great just not the hugh amounts in the beginning. The upside is my hair has stopped falling out and it is growing back.

SN..................start weight.............current weight.............goal................lbs to goal

Autumnlily...........230........................226...........................210....................16

Off to a good start I must say!

I'm in! I was closer to my Halloween goal than I thought I would be.

SN---KristeyK SW--258 GW---240 CW--258 lbs to goal--- 18

Oh I'm so excited, I get to join my first challenge!!! I'm so in! I've been watching these for months and now I get to play, too! I'm starting late, so I don't know how I'll do, but I'm only 2.5 weeks out from surgery so maybe I'll be lucky? We'll see!! I'll also start a Christmas ticker! Sheesh....I will have too many tickers, lol!

SN - soon2bminimommy

CW - 284

GW - 265

lbs to goal - 19

Better late than never

SN: vegaslaw

SW: 168

GW: 150

Hoping that if I aim for the stars, I'll at least reach the moon :Banane55:

Pretty good week. Lost 4# this week!! 16# more to go.

Surgery weight: 271

Starting Halloween weight: 195

Current weight: 191

Goal weight: 175

Ok, I missed my Halloween goal, but I did make good progress. Still going to set an aggressive goal for xmas. I need to step up the exercise which has been tough with the cold weather coming and such a hectic schedule, but going to try hard to step it up.

Surgery weight: 271

Starting Halloween weight: 195

Current weight: 195

Goal weight: 175

Hello everyone. I'm very excited about a Christmas challenge. I did real well for the Halloween one and I know I will succeed with this one too.

Let's get moving.

SN--- Chevelle69 :Banane55:

SW-- 248

GW-- 228

CW-- 248

lbs to goal--- 20

Good luck you guys I know you will be successful!

Hi all,

I forgot to check in last Friday. I was so stoked to get to 155 that I updated my ticker, wrote a long post in VSG Success Stories and completely forgot the challenge. I thought at 155 that I was at a normal BMI. But when I updated my ticker, I found out it's 154 for me. But this week I am really there! I weighed in at 152.8 this week. Hurrah! Less than 6 months out to a normal BMI. And I've joined the century club! I've lost 100 lbs. since starting the pre-op diet on Feb. 15. Just .8 of a lb. and I've lost 70 lbs. post-op. I hope to be there by my 6 months surgiversary next Thursday.

I was a bit worried about losing weight this week too because we were on vacation and I ate more and more fatty foods and exercised less, I had a great time but I'm glad to be back home and back on schedule.

Lynda

My Christmas Goal also includes reaching the following goals:

154 lbs.: I'm a NORMAL BMI!!!! and I have 19 lbs. to goal

154: I've lost 100 lbs total - 32 pre-op and 68 post-op. I'm in the Century Club!

152: I've lost 70 lbs. post-op

149: My number starts with 14. I haven't weighed this since the mid-90s.

146: I've lost 10% of my total body weight for the fourth time since the operation. I have less than 10% of my body weight to go to goal, so it will be my last 10% loss.

145: 10 lbs. to go to my final goal!

144: My Christmas goal and I've lost 110 lbs. (32 pre-op and 78 post op). 9 lbs. to my final goal!!!

Christmas Goal:

SW-157.9.............CW-152.8...............Christmas Goal-144

Oct 28: 157.9

Nov. 4: 155

Nov. 11: 152.8

Nov. 18:

Nov. 25:

Dec. 2:

Dec. 9:

Dec. 16:

Dec. 23:

Christmas: