There are officially 55 days left of summer... 7 weeks and 5 days until Labor Day... How much weight will "fall" off you before we fall into Autumn?

Pre Surgery Weight: 264lbs

DOS Weight (12.12.2012): 254lbs

Weight Today (07.09.2013): 181.8lbs

Goal Weight for Labor Day: 170lbs

By September 2nd I want to lose 11.8lbs.... I am hoping I am able to do this... Initially I wanted to challenge myself to be at 165lbs by my birthday which is Sept 5th... But I don't think I will make that and my birthday isn't really a national Holiday that everyone here can join me in the countdown till, so I figured we could do this Labor Day Challenge and cheer each other on!

Week 6 weigh in Labor Day challenge

Challenge start weight: 222

Week 6 weigh in: 206

Down 3 pounds this week

Down 16 pounds total

Goal for Labor Day: 199

7 pounds to go in 2 weeks - hmmmm??

Yay for a stall. AGAIN. 151.4 so actually up .2. Oh well. I will get there!

Down 2 pounds new weight 223.

6 more pounds to go don't think I will make it.

Goal weight 217

148.6- 3.6 lbs from my Labor Day goal- which is also my surgeons goal. I am eating well and doing what it takes to get there.

Week 7 weigh in Labor Day challenge

Challenge start weight: 222

Week 7 weigh in: 203

Down 3 pounds this week

Down 19 pounds total

Goal for Labor Day: 199

4 pounds to go in 1 week

There are officially 55 days left of summer... 7 weeks and 5 days until Labor Day... How much weight will "fall" off you before we fall into Autumn?

Pre Surgery Weight: 264lbs

DOS Weight (12.12.2012): 254lbs

Weight Today (07.09.2013): 181.8lbs

Goal Weight for Labor Day: 170lbs

By September 2nd I want to lose 11.8lbs.... I am hoping I am able to do this... Initially I wanted to challenge myself to be at 165lbs by my birthday which is Sept 5th... But I don't think I will make that and my birthday isn't really a national Holiday that everyone here can join me in the countdown till' date=' so I figured we could do this Labor Day Challenge and cheer each other on![/quote']

Congrat. To you!

I was sleeved:8/21/2013. At 243lbs. 8/26/2013 233lbs. Not even a week!

Pre Surgery Weight: 264lbs

DOS Weight (12.12.2012): 254lbs

Week 1 Weight (07.09.2013): 181.8lbs

Week 7 Weight (08.26.2013): 171.8 lbs

Goal Weight for Labor Day: 170lbs...

Total Challenge weight lost: -10lbs...

Pounds left to go: 1.8lbs!

I don't know if I will lose the last 1.8lbs I have left to get to goal but eh! It is what it is! I lost 10lbs throughout this challenge and I am honestly happy with that! The weight is starting to come off really slowly for me but I am only 7.8lbs away from my goal weight and I weigh about 20lbs less now then I did when I graduated high school over 10 years ago!! My birthday is Sept 5 and I am going to hope to break out of the 170s by then, if it happens it happens if not that's ok! I plan to enjoy both Labor Day and my Birthday weekend and not worry too too much about getting to goal!

The scale read 198.4 today!!! FINALLY under 200 pounds!!! This was one of my major goals so even if I don't make it to 196 by Monday, I'm ecstatic!!!

My freaking scale broke...

Don't think I'll make 170 by Monday. Unless I fast like crazy.... Yeah no thanks.

But stall broke and I'm down 1/2lb this week so I'll take it.

Maybe I can make it to 173.....

Surgery day june 12

weight was 331

July 12th 286

Labor Day challenge weight was 256

August 29th 247 yayyyyy past goal of 30 lbs wk before Labor Day! Rocking n loving my sleeve! Good luck everyone else !

I wanted to be at 165 by Monday and I am at 178. I am still happy. Almost 80 lbs down- surgery was 3/11.

HW 243

SW 232

CW 167.4

Height 5'5"

Labor Day Goal 166

Loss -1.4

Ok, feeling pretty disappointed in myself. I am missing the mark by 10 pounds for my Labor Day goal.

HW - 300 lb

SW - 289 lb

CW - 255 lb

Labor Day goal - 245 lb

Surgery date - 5/21/13

I regularly get 70-80g protein and am pretty good about my water intake too. However, I have let more and more carbs creep back into my diet (and not the carbs derived from fruits and veggies)

I plan to work out daily but consistently make it 4 days a week, doing 35-40 mins of cardio. I know I need to step it up and not slack so easy. It was so much more simple when I could just focus on making good choices but now that I am back to my full regular schedule I tend to let the fact that I am crammed for time to opt for the less than ideal food choices. And while I am being honest, I have also been known to grab a few handfuls of chips or crackers when stressed out trying to make a deadline. Oh how these old habits die hard. I am also feeling kinda worried because it seems that I am pretty comfortable eating the suggested serving size of most foods. Never exceeding 6 oz but it seems like way more than I should be eating this early on. Of course prior to WLS I could easily consume 3-4x the suggested serving size, but still this concerns me.

Any tips on breaking those old stress eating habits or sticking to good food choices when crunched for time?

Thanks for listening to my pity party. Any constructive suggestions are more than welcomed.