Although it's still a little early, I wanted to go ahead and get things set up for a new challenge...the

Valentine's Day Challenge!



1. Be sure and log in here on Friday, January 3, 2014 to post your start weight and your goal weight for the challenge.
2. When setting your goal, keep in mind that challenge is 6 weeks long.
3. Weigh in every Friday and post your updates here.
4. Watch the data at http://sdrv.ms/JJFPls to see our progress as individuals and as a team.

GOOD LUCK!

Old challenges

- Halloween: http://sdrv.ms/19Qmc3j

- Thanksgiving: http://sdrv.ms/1c1AT8J

- Christmas/New Year's: http://sdrv.ms/1956TlT

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by Bea Amaya

I'm in

Count me in again!!!

I'm in!

I'm excited to try for the first time. I'll have to think hard about a goal as I'm only 8 days post op. Any advice?

I'm in! I'm excited to try for the first time. I'll have to think hard about a goal as I'm only 8 days post op. Any advice?

Kiap, I don't know how good this advice will be but I've been guessing about 2-3lbs per week but it also depends on your weight now (I'm a bigger person so it's coming off slightly faster). You're still early in where fluid shifts happen which can be interpreted as "stalls" when your body is readjusting. There are going to be periods during this time when you're not going to lose anything for days (or weeks), then randomly you're down 3-4lbs. I've found no rhyme or reason personally to my weight loss but again I am still very early in the process at about 11.5 weeks out. I would set a small goal and when you pass it, it will be a great feeling! I am very thankful for these challenges and Bea because it helps me track my progress and see others who are further out have success as well. It's exciting to see people make their goals. I missed my goal the first challenge (didn't really know how to set my goal either and was still early in the postop period) and I'm 2lbs away from goal for the New Years Challenge for which I calculated 3lbs/week. Good luck to you!

We are in again

Hi! This will be my first challenge and I am excited to join in the fun! Please add me.

I'm in

I am preop and hoping to have surgery at the end of January/early February so this is perfect.

I'm in for my first challenge. I, too, will be only 2.5 weeks out from surgery. Might as well give it a go.

I'm in since I'm not the only newbie :-)

Anything that I need to do to join?

Please include me again!

I'm in since I'm not the only newbie :-)

Anything that I need to do to join?

Nope on the first just type in your start weight and the weight you wanna be at by V-day. Each week on Friday I believe this one will be just type in your current weight and Bea will like your post and add you weight to the chart!! It's fun and keeps me accountable for my weight loss!

I'm in bea. Your awesome taking this time out to help us. The Xmas new year challenge helped me so much that I looked forward to this one and so happy it's here. Thank you.

Bea -- Thank you so much for setting this up! I'll be one month post-op, and I'd love to work towards a specific goal with accountability. All the advice for us newbies here has been great, so thanks to you all!

I am going to have surgery in jan and would love to be part f he challenge.

Since this will be my first challenge I am not sure what to set a goal weight at. I lost over 30 lbs the first three weeks and then went into a three week stall. In the last two weeks since I have started losing again I have lost 13 lbs. Anyone have any idea of what kind of goal I should set? Very excited to do the challenge.