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Bea, you do so much already and are giving so much of your personal time to do these challenges you shouldn't have to spend even more time reminding us to report in. Each of us should have enough personal responsibility to weigh in and report without you having to remind us. If that is too much for us then thats on us. Thanks again Bea for all you do.

I totally agree.. I know your heart is in the right place and I totally appreciate that but it is a challenge after all and the only way to be successful at any challenge is to at least show up. If people can't remember to show up, then, I'm sorry but it's just not that important to them. :)

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Bea, you do so much already and are giving so much of your personal time to do these challenges you shouldn't have to spend even more time reminding us to report in. Each of us should have enough personal responsibility to weigh in and report without you having to remind us. If that is too much for us then thats on us. Thanks again Bea for all you do.

I totally agree.. I know your heart is in the right place and I totally appreciate that but it is a challenge after all and the only way to be successful at any challenge is to at least show up. If people can't remember to show up, then, I'm sorry but it's just not that important to them. :)

Well said Seela!!

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Bea,

You are awesome! For me, I am good with NO reminder. That really is a lot of work, and like I said in the beginning, we can each put a reminder on our calendars :), that is what I did.

Take care and hopefully the scale works for us all tomorrow!

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Current weight - 179lb

Goal weight - 169lb

Morning everybody! Hope your weeks have all gone well and we get some good losses today!

My stats:

Start of challenge - 179lb

Week 1 weigh in - 175lb!!

4lb loss which I wasn't expecting at all! I think this will probably mean I don't lose anything next week, though!

Finally joined a gym yesterday (3 months post op - oops) and went before work yesterday. I don't know what effect the exercise will have on my weight, but I am going to try and concentrate on body composition now I think.

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Happy Friday! Current weight 220.6. I'm down some but only what I picked up after the last challenge ended. Started some exercise yesterday, gotta get booty movin'!

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SW 243

CW 238

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Valentine's Challenge

1/3/14-257 lbs

1/10/14- 255lbs

Bea I agree with everyone else about reminders. You're instructions on the 1st post are very, VERY clear as to what to do and it's enough work to take care of all this data for everyone. You shouldn't need to remind us too! I absolutely appreciate you :)

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January 3: 183

January 10: 179

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Start of challenge 252.4

Today 248.0

Now that is the way to start a challenge! Thanks For doing what you do it helps me focus and kept me some what on track during the holidays. Even though I missed that goal it was motivation to not do worse than I did!

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OMG, OMG, OMG! Can't believe it, but weighed 202.8 this AM! -7.2 from last week. Worked out like a maniac and kept my eating perfect. It really does work LOL!

My heart is racing at the thought that I could potentially be below 200 at next week's weigh in!

Have a great day everyone!

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OMG, OMG, OMG! Can't believe it, but weighed 202.8 this AM! -7.2 from last week. Worked out like a maniac and kept my eating perfect. It really does work LOL! My heart is racing at the thought that I could potentially be below 200 at next week's weigh in! Have a great day everyone!

CONGRATS!!

What an awesome feeling!!!

Over 7lb loss is incredible!!!

Way to go!!!

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I am only down 1 pound. 265.2 So slow and I don't know why!

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