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CW - 220

I'm so emotional about my weight loss. I saw a pic of me and cried in PUBLIC! I look soooo small! It's a good thing but I was overwhelmed! I'm in a size 14 I haven't worn a 14 since high school and even then I was considered big.

I want to lose 50 more to reach my goal of 170. My surgeon isn't happy with with my lost. He feels I'm 20 pounds behind where I should be. But his nurse is always encouraging & positive. She's had weight loss surgery and understands.

I'm emotional & excited! Happy losing everyone!

Be excited! I think I'm 20 lbs behind where I should be but I'm starting not to care about the numbers. Im still losing weight and feeling better each day. You look great! Congrats and enjoy that feeling!

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I have to do my Labor Day Challenge check in a day early since I will be in Austin, Texas for work training all next week.

Last week I was at 221 and my current weight is 218.3! Whoo Hoo another 2.7 down. My GW is 210. Only 8.3 to go in 4 weeks I think I can do it!! Good luck everybody, andi look forward to seeing your weekly results!

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I do believe I based my goal weight for labor day on how much I lost initially.

SW 211

CW 206

loss 5#

GW 190

16 more to go. 4 a week might not get there but will concentrate on Water Protein and exercise

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From 241 last week to 236 this week. 11lbs from challenge goal

From 236 last week to 234 this week

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CW 257.7

Down 8.7 and 8.7 to go.

CW 255

Down 11.4. 6 to go.

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SW 232

CW 225.6

GW 220

SW 232

CW 223

GW 220

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HW 335

SW 239 (7/04/12)

GW 219 (9/03/12)

Wk 1 (7/09/12) 238 -1#

Wk 2 (7/16/12) 233 -5#

Wk 3 (7/23/12) 231 -2#

Wk 4 (7/30/12) 231 -0#

At a stand still on the scale, but I am wearing a size smaller in clothes. So I do have an NSV.

HW 335

SW 239 (7/04/12)

GW 219 (9/03/12)

Wk 1 (7/09/12) 238 -1#

Wk 2 (7/16/12) 233 -5#

Wk 3 (7/23/12) 231 -2#

Wk 4 (7/30/12) 231 -0#

Wk 5 (8/06/12) 229 -2#

Lacking 10# to my goal. I have a month to get there. The losses have REALLY slowed, I don't know if I'll make it or not. We shall see ;)

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My original stats....

Starting Wt ... 254

Current Wt ... 213

Labor Day Goal ... 193

Hanging at 202, down 2# from last week and 9# from Labor Day goal. Good luck everyone in this first full week of August!

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8 lbs gone from 195 to 187. I need to lose 17 more to make the challenege I probably won't make it but I will try!

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SW-145

CW- 138.2

GW-135

I lost another 1.5 pounds this week. I had a great one year surgiversary follow up with my dr and made his goal of my ideal weight at 138. I keep inching up and down a pound so we will see what the next few weeks bring. I hope I make my personal goal by Labor day!

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Started two weeks ago, been up and down a little but lost another two pounds this week. Total lost since starting the challenge: 5 1/2 pounds. Almost ten months out and it's slow (but sure) from here.

NSV: Able to do sit-ups again! Am exercising daily and that's helping a lot. Only 29 days left in this challenge though, and I still have 14 1/2 pounds to go to meet my goal. Arggh.

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SW 230

Last week 223.8

Today 222.6

GW 215

Doing really well with Protein and liquids. Picking up my pace with excercise.

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Hi all!

SW: 164 CW: 159 GW:149

I made some progress this week. It's a surprise considering I took a week off from running because my knees were giving me problems. The rest paid off! :) I hiked Mist Trail in Yosemite on Friday. It was awesome! So much so that I'm heading back on Thursday with a couple of friends. AND this morning I ran 6.5 miles in 75 minutes. Yeah' date=' I'm not breaking any speed records, but had a great run after a week of rest. Yay NSVs to balance out slow weight loss. :)[/quote']

SW: 164. CW: 156 GW: 149

I was down to 154, but then I popped up two pounds. Grumble, grumble. My NSV for this week is I bought my first piece of clothing that is sized in the single digits! I haven't done that since high school. It's a great feeling. Yosemite with the friends was phenomenal. I'm going back this Friday to do the Yosemite Falls hike. They are the tallest falls in north America. Hopefully I'm able to get to the top. I also did the color run on Saturday. I love living! Only two weeks left until my summer break is over. I'm going to squeeze in as much as possible!! :)

Good luck everyone. See ya next week!

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Count me in. I'm a new sleever' date=' 1 week out, and first time challenger. I have no idea how I'll loose with the sleeve, so I'll set a somewhat ambitious goal and work my tail off to get there. :)

SW 226

CW 222

Challenge GW 200

Drink 80 ounces of water/day

Wish me luck!

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CW 208.2 (-13.8 )

Seriously lacking I the Water dept. averaging 56-64 ozs/day.

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SW-213

CW-200

GW-198

So close I can taste it

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