We have entered into the "ember" months! Which for me means having to always keep my weight in check... so much rich sweet foods and less working out due to the outside coldness. Well I'm absolutely DETERMINED to change this habit this year.

Who's with me?

My challenge to all of you is to have some kind of weight scale goal to reach by January 1st. I being at goal will make mine very minimal. The reason being I'm not really interested in losing weight per se, but being around the same weight by the time this Winter Season ends. So my goal will be to weigh 165 Lbs. Sounds excellent to me! =) Who else is on board with me? I'm looking for some Ole Timers to join in as well!! =))

Typically in challenges like this most will keep checking in and mentioning how much they have lost. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THIS!! I will probably not check in as much since I'm already at goal. But I will be checking in to cheer all of you on who are trying to lose more weight.

ALL THIS SAID, please remember it is good to challenge yourself - however it is NOT good to beat yourself up if you're not losing as fast as you would like. Our bodies will lose the weight at it's own rate. The important thing is, is to keep eating healthy, drinking plenty of Water, and giving our bodies physical activity. As long as you're doing this, you WILL lose the weight.

Good luck!!

Today's weight: 207

December 16th weight: 197 only 7lbs more for challenge goal:)

Preop- 260lbs

SW 3/13/12 251

Start of this challenge 11/22/12 182

Goal for 12/20/12 (my 30th bday) 175

Goal for 1/1/13 172

178 today. Hope I can get 3 pounds off by the 20th

175.6 lbs today. I'm so close. It would be awesome if I could surpass my goal.

Checking in with CW of 190.0. 10lbs to goal!!!

Checking in with CW of 182.5 !!! Getting lose to my goal of 180

HW = 232 SW = 227

VSG = 08/17/12

Wk 1 (12/07) = 182

Wk 2 (12/14) = 183.4

Wk 3 (12/21) = 182

Wk 4 (12/28) =

Final (01/01/13) =

So my weight went the wrong way after traveling home last couple weeks n eating a laxed diet...but on the plus side. ..I am now a size 10...started at a size 18...

Goal Weight is 174lbs by New Years....

My Jan 1st 2013 goal is to WI: 245

niahri, on December 8, 2012 - 4:21 PM, said:

"Preop- 260lbs SW 3/13/12 251

Start of this challenge 11/22/12 182

Goal for 12/20/12 (my 30th bday) 175

Goal for 1/1/13 172 178 today.

Hope I can get 3 pounds off by the 20th

175.6 lbs today. I'm so close. It would be awesome if I could surpass my goal."

Well in 174.8 today so I made my 175 birthday goal!

I want to be 172lbs or less on 1/1/13

Ok' date=' I'm in. I'm also in the Halloween contest. I would like to be 135 (goal) or a size 6 by December 31st, whichever comes 1st. I'm 166.6 so 31.6 lbs to go in 3 1/2 months. I think I can do it. I'm also training for a half marathon so my fitness goal is also to run 10 miles without stopping and at least a 12 minute mile. I'm only up to 4 1/2 miles at 13 minutes. I have a ways to go. If i keep running tge weight should hopefully come off.

Good luck everyone!!!

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This post above was made on 9/7/12. Since then I have lost 20lbs exactly. Today I weighed in at 146.6. My marathon training has been stalled due to a torn calf muscle, but I did get up to 8 mile runs at 11 minute miles. My goal was revised by my Dr to 140 so I'm just 6.6 from goal. The weight is slowly coming off now that I'm so close to goal so I most likely won't make 140 by New Years Day. However, I'm officially in size 6 clothes so I made my goal of either the weight or the size by December 31st. I'm happy with this progress. I haven't been a size 6 in over 15 years (started in a size 20). Good luck everyone!!!

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Had a couple and up and down days with the holiday grazing but this past week I have seen the scale go down consistently...My year end goal is a definitely a challenge at this point but I am going for hard so that I can get as close to it as possible. In fact, I have no Christmas plans so I should be able to avoid all the holiday grazing I did over the past month.

HW = 232 SW = 227

VSG = 08/17/12

Wk 1 (12/07) = 182

Wk 2 (12/14) = 179

Wk 3 (12/21) = 177.6

Wk 4 (12/28) =

Final (01/01/13) =

Goal Weight is 174lbs by New Years....

Update 12/22

HW = 278

SW (7/17) = 267.6

GW (1/1) = 195

CW (12/22) = 204

9# to go!!!!

Height 5'3"

Preop 216#

Op 9/26/12 212#

Current 179#

New Year's Morning Goal 168#

Dec 24 and I'm 169. Unless I lose my mind over all if this holiday food I think I'm gonna make it!

Update 12/29

HW = 278

SW (7/17) = 267.6

GW (1/1) = 195

CW (12/22) = 202

7# to go!!!!Two days left...I'll be thrilled to just hit onderland on Tuesday!!

Posted December 24, 2012 - 11:20 AM

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Height 5'3"

Preop 216#

Op 9/26/12 212#

Current 179#

New Year's Morning Goal 168#

Wooohooo! Exceeded my goal. 165 this morning!!

I'm in!

Highest weight 226

Starting weight 218

Day of surgery 199.1

Today's weight 201.3 ( 3 days post op)

January 1 2013 goal 180

Good luck everyone and keep up the good work!

CW as of today 180.6. So close to goal!!! I'm happy even if I don't make it to 180 tomorrow. This is a huge accomplishment and I'm happy the weight is coming off slowly

Made it Goal was to be 200 or less - still hanging in at 198. Folks are not kidding when they talk about losses slowing down at 6+ months, that coupled with an out of town visit to family (aka the land of baked carbs) it can really put the tool to the test.

My husband made a good point - normally at this time of the year we would be at least 10 lbs or more up, and climbing - we have both stayed the course and maintained and lost a wee bit with the holiday challenges. I'll take it! here's to being more active and making healthy choices in 2013 - cant wait to see where we will be next New Year's eve

Ok I swear I had already updated here somewhere but can't find it so here goes! Today I was 111.2. So well below my goal of 117. I haven't been doing well with walking or maybe I should say keeping track of how often I walk. It turned cold and I mostly walk around Walmart or run other errands and make extra laps around the stores. It's working for me so I am ok with that.

copying over from MFP...

Yay! I want to join too! I have a few goals, I would like to be 117 lbs by 1/1 - that is around 6 lbs. I am in a normal BMI just barely and want to be more solid. I want to enjoy the holidays (I was on a feeding tube last year) but not go overboard. I want to continue to walk at least 5 days a week. This week I began taking my lunch at 10:30 and 2 breaks together at 1:30 and walking about a mile on one - would like to do it on both. I know once it starts getting dark earlier it will be too easy to just not walk at night!