Time for the next challenge...
4th of July Challenge!

Here we go with the rules and instructions:
1. Be sure and log in here on Friday, May 30, 2014 to post your start weight and your goal weight for the challenge.
2. When setting your goal, keep in mind that this challenge is only 4 weeks long (5 weigh-ins).
3. Weigh in every Friday and post your updates here.
4. Watch the data at 4th of July Challenge (click to be taken to an online spreadsheet) to see our progress as individuals and as a team.

GOOD LUCK!

Note for you non-USA folks...even though it is not your country's Independence Day, it is definitely your country's "Fourth of July" (I mean, it's the 4th of July everywhere, right?!?) So here's hoping you'll think of this as a holiday to share with us and join in on the fun here. Happy 4th of July, folks!

Happy 4th everyone

Weight today 244

Great reports coming in today! LOTS of people making goal...what a wonderful way to celebrate this holiday!

Here are some of my "linking" tips:

• The best way to link to a thread is to go to page one of that thread, then copy the address in the menu bar at the top of your browser window. For example, when I go to page one of this topic, what I see at the top is "www.bariatricpal.com/topic/308570-4th-of-july-challenge". When I copy that address, then create (or edit) this post, I can just paste the link here (using Ctrl+v on Windows, or right-click...paste), like this...http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/308570-4th-of-july-challenge/. When I use the paste function, the forum automatically changes it to a nice, clickable link.
• When I'm copying links from several different places (photos, forums, trending topics, etc.) the easiest way for me to do this is to open a second tab in my browsers, go the the place I want to copy from in that browser, copy the address at the top of the page, switch back to this tab, and paste the link here. For example I saw an interesting topic title in "Trending Topics" called "My surgeon was just arrested!" I have it open in my second tab, have copied the address, and will now paste it here...http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/312731-my-surgeon-was-just-arrested/

Hope this helps!

P.S. After posting the note above and checking to make sure it was correct, I noticed something I forgot to mention. BariatricPal tends to shorten the text for a long, copied hyperlink to keep it more neat and manageable. You'll notice that both of the links in the post above are, well, abbreviated. If you're curious about the entire name, you can either click on it to go to it, or hover over it and (depending on your browser and settings) see it in a pop-up banner at the bottom of the browser window.

Edited July 4, 201412 yr by Bea Amaya

Well did not make the goal but am at 223.4. So I will not complain. I'm not were I was!!!!!!

i did not make goal but I am okay with it this time.

CW 183.5

Reporting in @ 153.4!!! Yay! Went to the dr and unfortunately the haven't reduced any of my meds but they did say they saw improvement! To be cont....<smiles>

Awesome news, Shell. Too bad about the meds, but GREAT news about your progress! Can't wait to see what happens at the next check-up. You're on your way now!

CW 187

261 still the same... Cant get out of the 260's. Hopefully by the end of the month

Final weigh in. 192.9!!! Happy 4th everybody!!!!!

Almost hit goal. Today I am 225!! My goal was 224!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks, we have been so busy moving!

Good job everyone!

My weight today is 183. My challenge goal was 180 so I was short of meeting that. I feel like I may have been a bit unrealistic with my goal though.

Thanks so much Bea for doing this!

133 today. Wow! I surpassed my goal! So happy!

Last weigh in : 159.0

Finally in the 50's wooooooot

Well...212, I was so sure I'd reach 210, still, very happy to be at 212! Next goal is having that first be a 1!!!

Thanks Bea, for everything, I have enjoyed these challenges!

Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Final weigh in: 181

I finally met a goal & surpassed it!

154.8 ----- . 2 under goal ; this is getting harder by the day! Thanks Bea and enjoy your next adventure!