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Challenge: New Year's Day 2013



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I cant find the "Halloween Challenge" thread, so I thought I'ld start a new challenge to help us through the holiday season! I'm on stage 2, so I have no idea what I could lose so I'm guesstimating (hoping and praying, too!):

DOS 10/11/12 - 255.5

Today10/2/12 - 242.5

Goal 1/1/13 - 220.0. (22.5 lb. loss)

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Another challenge...a little longer term than the new Thanksgiving Challenge....I like that!!

Hmmm....I think I'll shoot for 215 for my New Years goal.

My stats...

Heaviest weight (March 2012): 354

Weight at 1st surgeon visit: 330

Weight on day of surgery: 302.4

Current weight: 237.4

Halloween goal: 235

Thanksgiving goal: 225

New Years goal: 215 (with a stretch goal of 205!)

Best of luck to everyone!!

Laura

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Okay here goes:

Surgery weight: 247.8

Current weight: 225.6

Goal by New Year's Day 2013: 200 POUNDS!! WooHoo I CAN do it!!

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I like it - I'm in!

May 3, 2012 - 255

Day of surgery, May 10 - 245

CW 169.9 height 5'6"

New Year's goal : 152

Let's do it!

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I like this and I am in!!!

DOS 10/15/12 - 244.6

Today10/2/12 - 229

Goal 1/1/13 - 199 (30 lb. loss)

If I hit 20-25 ok but let me try this one! Thanks for the motivation!!

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Today's weight - 203

Surgey date - 10/25

Halloween - 198

Thanksgiving - 178

New Year - 150

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My stats...

Heaviest weight (Oct 2012): 288

Surgery Date October 16, 2012

Weight on day of surgery: 283

Current weight: 273.2

Halloween goal: 268

Thanksgiving goal: 250

New Years goal: 235

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I like this challenge as well.

Initial weight 285

Surgery 8/15/12 weight 275

Current weight 241

New year goal 215

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I'm definitely in!!! Just what I needed as Halloween candy turns into pumpkin pie and then Christmas cookies! I have still been losing, but feeling some old familiar tugs towards the sweets:(

Starting Weight 260

Surgery 6/18/2012

Current Weight 188.7 (my Halloween goal was 190)

Goal Weight by 1/1/2013 175

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Im in

Sw 18 sept 12 277

Today 27 oct 12 253

Goal weight 1 jan 13 220

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I want to join this challenge too,....

Starting weight 220

Current weight 189

Thanksgiving 179

New Years 169

My goal weight at the end of my journey is 140

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I hope to be at goal on new years 2013

Start weight: 335

Surgery date: 7-2

Current weight: 217.5

Goal: 180

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I am in!

Heaviest: July 2012 - 250 lbs

DOS: Oct 4 2012 - 227 lbs

Currently: 215 lbs

2013 goal: 200 lbs

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