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St. Patrick's Day Challenge

Bea Amaya

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nomytx    76

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Count me in. I know I was a slacker (with weighing in) this past challenge but I promise to get better. Hopefully I will get better with my weight-loss too. I really feel bummed with the results of the Valentine's Day Challenge. I will log on or before Monday to report my starting weight and goal.

Thanks,Bea for all you do!

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Kiap82    239

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I'm in! Fell short on the V-day challenge but it was my first one. Hopefully I can set a better goal. March 17th is my 3 month sleevaversary.

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susan6161    142

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Please add me to this challenge, too! I will set my goal for 228 and use today's weight of 233 as a starting weight. The weight has been coming off so SLOWLY...hopefully I am not done losing. I just signed up to run a 5K at the end of April and have begun training.

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kltklass    144

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Looking forward to this next challenge. Start weight 205.5. My goal is 197.5, which is 8 lbs. I look forward to being in onderland!

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Denisepr    20

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Please add me to this challenge. First one for me. Can't wait. Thank you for the hard work.

One question do you have to create an account in order to update the sheet?

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lark60    430

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I would like to participate too! This will be my first challenge (I missed the valentines day one by a few days)

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Bea Amaya    859

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Please add me to this challenge. First one for me. Can't wait. Thank you for the hard work.

One question do you have to create an account in order to update the sheet?

The sheet is posted in a shared location of mine on the cloud. I don't think you have to have an account as I think the link takes you right to it. It's already posted, so you can try the link and let me know. I really hate putting things in a place you have to subscribe to in order to see so I hope you'll give me feedback if that's the case. Welcome to the challenge!

P.S. I do all the updating of the sheet so you guys don't have to mess with it. You'll know if your data has been added because your update will have a "like" by me. Hope this explains it.

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tami j    277

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I'm in!

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ladyd728    106

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Count me in, in four weeks I will have my second doctor's appt and I want to be twenty pounds smaller.

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Seela    1,187

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I'm going for 65%! Goal for this challenge is 178.5lbs.

CW 189

Good luck everyone, and, Bea, thank you.

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Lynnc121    143

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I'm in.

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Bea Amaya    859

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I know we r suppose to weigh in on Monday but I weigh myself on Fridays. I will change to Monday's.

CW: 204.5

Goal weight:190

If you want to report in on Friday's, that's definitely fine with us. I never go by (look at) the days anyway...as soon as someone reports in, I just post the weight to the nearest weigh-in day. Whatever works for you is good for us too. Good luck!

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