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Halloween Weight loss Challenge

FeeIsMe2

By FeeIsMe2, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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marfar7    1,533

marfar7
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Hi all,

It is 7 weeks until Halloween and I wanted to start a Halloween Weight loss Challenge. We could way in every Thursday until the 10/31.

9/12 - starting weight 172lbs

10/31 goal weight 165lbs

Please join me and Good Luck!

Count me in. I'm in the process right now of moving to a different state so it's stressing me out and I'm eating much crap. I only have 26 lbs to goal and I'm hoping to be there by 2014 - New Years Day.

CW: 156

Halloween hopeful: 146

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nomytx    76

nomytx
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I wanna join!

My current weight: 262

Goal weight 10/31: 247

I would like to lose more but want to be realistic.

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Morganne    241

Morganne
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Me too!

9/15 153.8

GW 143

Good luck!!

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Wags    549

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I would like to join too.

Current weight: 196

Goal weight: 185

That would put me in the "overweight" category rather than the "obese" category!

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Wags    549

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I'm in as well. My SW is 253.0 and my Halloween goal is 241.0.

Also' date=' if you are interested, I'd be happy to track the progress from week to week and post it online so everyone can see. I'll add graphs at week 3 or week 4 as well. Here's the link for the online spreadsheet: http://sdrv.ms/19Qmc3j. (I'll change to the longer link if this short one doesn't work.)

Thanks Bea! That is SO nice of you!!!

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Auntvick    45

Auntvick
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Is it too late to get in?

CW 221

GW 197 another Onederlander!

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fallingwhisper    187

fallingwhisper
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Well my surgery isn't until October 2nd,but I want to join anyways!

Starting pre surgery weight: 291

Halloween goal weight. 265

Probably going to be relatively easy with my pre op diet starting soon, but I'll adjust as needed

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FeeIsMe2    508

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Is it too late to get in?

CW 221

GW 197 another Onederlander!

It's not to late! Welcome!

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FeeIsMe2    508

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I'm in as well. My SW is 253.0 and my Halloween goal is 241.0.

Also, if you are interested, I'd be happy to track the progress from week to week and post it online so everyone can see. I'll add graphs at week 3 or week 4 as well. Here's the link for the online spreadsheet: http://sdrv.ms/19Qmc3j. (I'll change to the longer link if this short one doesn't work.)

Thank you so much!

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Beach Lover    1,084

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I'm in as well. My SW is 253.0 and my Halloween goal is 241.0.

Also, if you are interested, I'd be happy to track the progress from week to week and post it online so everyone can see. I'll add graphs at week 3 or week 4 as well. Here's the link for the online spreadsheet: http://sdrv.ms/19Qmc3j. (I'll change to the longer link if this short one doesn't work.)

This is fantastic. Do you just check the ticker? How does this work?

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ashleyxx    277

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Im in, I would love to lose some weight for Halloween.

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Bea Amaya    859

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This is fantastic. Do you just check the ticker? How does this work?

I expect that just as everyone is posting their start weights now they will post an updated weight every Thursday until Halloween as well. It's relatively simple for me to take these weights and enter them into the spreadsheet (which updates the online version automatically). As I enter new data, I simply "LIKE" each of the posts I've already entered, a technique which helps me make sure we don't miss anyone. The spreadsheet will do all the real work tracking progress, calculating % success (SW-CW/SW-GOAL), and tracking lbs lost. This should be a fun way for us to see what big changes we are making both individually and as a group!

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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