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Memorial Day Challenge!

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BenisaMartim4    369

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When you update your ticker, scroll down to the bottom and it will say "create another ticker". Click on that and it will let you make another one. Copy that code and paste it below your original ticker, then hit the save button. It should update and have the two different ones then.

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jhansen71    257

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I'm in too! I am one month out and my starting weight 243.6, current weight 216.6, challenge goal 20lbs or 196.6 and ultimate goal 150lbs. Is 20lbs in 7 weeks realistic at only 1 month post op? I hit a two week stall already at 9 days post op. Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone!

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NancyJerry    139

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When you update your ticker, scroll down to the bottom and it will say "create another ticker". Click on that and it will let you make another one. Copy that code and paste it below your original ticker, then hit the save button. It should update and have the two different ones then.

It worked. Thank you!

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Forensikchic    528

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I'm in too! I am one month out and my starting weight 243.6, current weight 216.6, challenge goal 20lbs or 196.6 and ultimate goal 150lbs. Is 20lbs in 7 weeks realistic at only 1 month post op? I hit a two week stall already at 9 days post op. Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone!

When I started doing these challenges, I started with 20 pound goals. My first was a halloween goal and I lost 18. Then it was Christmas, set it for 20, lost about 18, then Valentines day, set it for 15 and lost 13, then Easter, set it for 13, lost 12, Now I am setting it for 10+ and I dont know where I will land, probably 8 or 9. All these challenges have been roughly 7 weeks long. I hope to make one eventually! It gives me a real challenge and pushes me to do my best.

I want to say to all my peeps that you dont really know if you will have a stall so set it for 20 or so pounds if you are early out and then if you exceed that before the challenge is over, set it again for a few more pounds! If you have a stall and dont quite make it, like me, thats ok too because you can at least get close and you will be closer to your goal than you were to begin with! We are all winners here and we can only do our best and the rest will follow. Good luck everyone!

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Forensikchic    528

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I decided to go for 11 pounds instead of 10. I want to have lost 90 pounds by Memorial day and its just one more pound. I think I can do it.

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jhansen71    257

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I decided to go for 11 pounds instead of 10. I want to have lost 90 pounds by Memorial day and its just one more pound. I think I can do it.

You can do it. Thanks for your response.

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jhansen71    257

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I'm in too! I am one month out and my starting weight 243.6' date=' current weight 216.6, challenge goal 20lbs or 196.6 and ultimate goal 150lbs. Is 20lbs in 7 weeks realistic at only 1 month post op? I hit a two week stall already at 9 days post op. Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone![/quote']

I'm not sure when we are supposed to weigh. I joined the Super Saturday weigh-in thread so I weigh on Saturdays now. I started my Memorial Day challenge at 216.6 (see above) and currently weigh 212. I have lost 4.6lbs and have a little more than 15 to lose by Memorial Day. Woo! Hoo!

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SleeveDreamer    383

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I only have 15 lbs. to go to my goal, and I know I can do it by Memorial Day! YAY!

CW 150

GW 135

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thebionicbroad    127

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Let's do this:

HW: 250

SW: 230

CW: 176

GW: 150

I'll say 10 pounds. My weight loss has slowed way down.

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susnl    17

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scale is moving again. Slow, but moving. Yay!!

SW 183.2

CW 181.6

GW 173.2

Ramped up the cardio last week. We can do this.

My mini goal inside of this is to get to 175 by 05/09 which will be one year from Surgery.

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yecats    109

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Having a terrific week! I can not believe I lost 5 lbs this week.

Hoping to lose 15 lbs by Memorial Day.

04/09 189lbs

04/16 184lbs

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bratvp63    118

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I would like to jump in, this will be my first challenge. Here goes:

HW: 358

SW: 355

CW: 321

GW: 300

Good luck to everyone.

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Jswilbur    42

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Off to a slow start...down 1.2 pounds. Better down than up, though!

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BenisaMartim4    369

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Ok here we go

SW 278

CW 272

GW 263

Weight loss 6# 

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Forensikchic    528

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SW 155.2 CW 154.5 GW 144.2 Pounds to lose by Memorial Day-- 10.3

I lost almost a pound this past week. Not a great start but its a little and all the little oz's add up to pounds! I hope I have a better week next week. Good luck to all!

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      1. Selina333

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      1. LeighaTR

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