I'm not sure who normally starts these challenges so if I am stepping on toes, sorry! I was just anxious to get it started.

Now that the Memorial Day Challenge is officially over, who wants to join me in the July 4th Challenge? We have a little over 5 weeks in this challenge so I will make two goals:

1. Get to Onederland

2. Lose 11 lbs

My starting weight for this challenge is 201 lbs. Good Luck to everyone!

REVISED!!!

Now that the Memorial Day Challenge is officially over' date=' who wants to join me in the July 4th Challenge? We have a little over 5 weeks in this challenge so I will make a few goals:

1. Get to Onederland

2. Lose 11 lbs

3. Work out 3-4 times per week

4. Track all my food in My Fitness Pal

5. Get to week 5 of Couch to 5K

My starting weight for this challenge is 201 lbs. Good Luck to everyone![/quote']

Well, I have been in a stall for more than a week now. Like the 200 lb mark, my body is fighting to hold on to the 190's. I weighed in at 190.4 and missed my goal by 4 stinkin' ounces. UGH!!!! I did everything I could to make this goal and to miss it by 4 oz sucks! Oh well, pity party over cuz' here is what I did accomplish:

1. Got to Onederland

2. Lost 10.6 lbs

3. Worked out 5-6 times per week

4. Tracked all my food in MFP

5. Got to week 5 of Couch to 5k

All in all, I think I rocked the July 4th challenge. Congrats to those who made their goal and to those that didn't you'll make the next one. Anyone up for a Labor Day challenge? I'll start a thread.

I started a Labor Day Challenge thread called "Labor Day Challenge 2012". Please join me..

I did not make the goal this go'round. I am 210.5 as of this morning so I'm 5.5 away. Im disappointed I didn't make goal but happy I'm only .6 lbs heavier than last week after the week I've had. I've ate my feelings now it's time to get back on track. 200 here I come!

I'm in too! How exciting my first challenge! I would like to spend Independance Day celebrating freedom from the 200s but I'll stay somewhat realistic. Good luck everybody!

May 7' date=' 2012 Surgery Weight: 242

Today: 223

July 4th Goal: 210[/quote']

Missed goal by 1 lousy pound. Labor Day Challenge here I come!

I did not make the goal this go'round. I am 210.5 as of this morning so I'm 5.5 away. Im disappointed I didn't make goal but happy I'm only .6 lbs heavier than last week after the week I've had. I've ate my feelings now it's time to get back on track. 200 here I come!

I did lose 10lbs this challenge so I'm not crying too hard!

I did lose 10lbs this challenge so I'm not crying too hard!

I think the is fantastic. It was only a 5 week challenge. You did great. Come join the Labor Day Challenge.

Happy 4th of July! I reached my goal. So excited. I was convinced that it wasn't going to happen.

SW:174 CW: 164 GW: 164

As I was reading the other posts I realized that I accomplished much more than 10 pounds. I feel awesome and I have achieved some fitness milestones. I've been hiking and running. I'm so thankful to be living! Thank u those that reminded me of that. We should be proud of everything that we accomplish, not just the number on the scale. Congrats everybody!

Well, I made it to my first goal, but I'm not sure that I will make it to my second. But I will be close. I am almost to the Century Club.

HW 335

SW 257 (5/28/12)

CW 239

GW 245 adjusted to 235 on 6/17/12

Wk 1 -6# (6/4/12)

Wk 2 -3# (6/11/12)

Wk 3 -5# (6/17/12: a day early)

Wk 4 -1# (6/25/12)

Wk 5 -3# (7/1/12)

OK, I am still holding at 239. So I did not make it to my second goal, but I did lose 18#. That is 8# higher than my original set goal. I guess I will join the Labor Day challenge :0)

So here goes my stats.

Highest weight 299

Challenge goal weight 235

Current weight. 235.5

So I missed my goal by .5 pounds, but I'm happy. I love my sleev I couldnt have gotten this far without her.

My goal was 288 and . . .

I MADE IT! I can't believe I did, but I did!

I was actually a little disappointed that I haven't been losing as quickly on my pre-op as I thought I would, but that's okay because I know big losses are coming!

Didn't lose the complete 15 but I went from 165 to 158.... I can't be mad at that so I lost 7lbs ......now I'm gonna concentrate on this 8

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Well over this challenge I had my first goal fall off in like a week...so I made a second challenge of 10 lbs..but my body decided to gain 13 lbs of water retention in a week, then when I finally got that off my cycle came to town and my dad passed away...so it has been a rough few weeks...I'm down to 387.2. I think that is 11 pounds since starting this challenge

Well over this challenge I had my first goal fall off in like a week...so I made a second challenge of 10 lbs..but my body decided to gain 13 lbs of Water retention in a week, then when I finally got that off my cycle came to town and my dad passed away...so it has been a rough few weeks...I'm down to 387.2. I think that is 11 pounds since starting this challenge

I'm so sorry to hear about your father passing away. It's difficult to stay on track sometimes when "life" throws us these curve balls. I actually have put on 8# just in the past 5 days of water retention because of a complication from a blood clot I had almost 4 months ago. Talk about frustrating! It really can mess with your head, but I know I just need to stay focused.

Celebrate your success and just keep moving forward!

Well over this challenge I had my first goal fall off in like a week...so I made a second challenge of 10 lbs..but my body decided to gain 13 lbs of Water retention in a week' date=' then when I finally got that off my cycle came to town and my dad passed away...so it has been a rough few weeks...I'm down to 387.2. I think that is 11 pounds since starting this challenge[/quote']

So sorry about your dad. Unbelievable that you did so well with your tragedy. Congrats!

Brandy I am so sorry your Dad passed away! this is a really hard time for you and when feeling really down and out, write him a letter. Big hug right now.