HOLIDAY CHALLENGE TIME!! LET'S DO THIS!

[Rainbow_Warrior 996]

5 hours ago, The New Kel said:

Down 30 lbs on this challenge....what?

I mentally calculated 29.6 pounds.

5 hours ago, The New Kel said:

Congratulations on a fantastic accomplishment!

Well, thank you. As I said before, it's my best SUMMER/XMAS for many seasons here from November to January. (Yes, readers, Australia's seasons are 'inverted'. We are mid-summer right now.)

I wanted to achieve that 34 pound loss in the period. It was very good to go close.

The success is borne out by an old Wayne Gretzky story.

A journalist (years ago) said to Gretzky (in his prime), "Geez, Wayne, you have an average 4.7 shots on goal for each goal you score. That's a lot of wasted shots."

Gretzky said: "Yeah, and I never score any goals from the shots I don't take."

That's how I feel about missing my 304 target ... I went way closer to this very target than any targets I'd previously set in other years.

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

1/10/18 Last day and 136. Thanks everyone for getting me through the holidays!

[naturallyzee 292]

I was still 185 last week.
186.2-January 10.[emoji20][emoji24][emoji34]

HW 330
SW 292
CW 185
GW below 200

[The New Kel 1,312]

3 hours ago, thunderbritt said:

Not at goal yet... CW 157.2

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Give yourself a hand...you did great on this challenge!! Thanks for participating. Well done.

[The New Kel 1,312]

1 hour ago, Rainbow_Warrior said:

I mentally calculated 29.6 pounds.

Well, thank you. As I said before, it's my best SUMMER/XMAS for many seasons here from November to January. (Yes, readers, Australia's seasons are 'inverted'. We are mid-summer right now.)

I wanted to achieve that 34 pound loss in the period. It was very good to go close.

The success is borne out by an old Wayne Gretzky story.

A journalist (years ago) said to Gretzky (in his prime), "Geez, Wayne, you have an average 4.7 shots on goal for each goal you score. That's a lot of wasted shots."

Gretzky said: "Yeah, and I never score any goals from the shots I don't take."

That's how I feel about missing my 304 target ... I went way closer to this very target than any targets I'd previously set in other years.

You just posted one of my all time favorite quotes! I told that to my husband years ago, and he still uses it on my today!! Love it.

[The New Kel 1,312]

1 hour ago, jenn1 said:

1/10/18 Last day and 136. Thanks everyone for getting me through the holidays!

Way to go, Jenn!! I have loved having you in this challenge with your inspiration and your posts!!

[The New Kel 1,312]

1 hour ago, naturallyzee said:

I was still 185 last week.
186.2-January 10.

HW 330
SW 292
CW 185
GW below 200

Great job in this challenge!! Loved having you!! (insert applause) :-)

[nsgirl 16]

Final weigh in is 220. Didn’t come close to my goal for this challenge, but at least it’s heading in the right direction. Thanks for running this challenge!

[emily712 19]

Forgot to post yesterday, 215!! Goal was 220. Next goal- get below 200 which i have not seen in probably 20 years!!!

Thank you so much Kel for running this. It is so helpful to have accountability friends who understand the challenges with this process, especially since I am still learning myself!

Looking forward to a new challenge to stay on course!

[mylighthouse 782]

I apologize for being a day late.

Weigh-in this morning is 196 lbs.

Thank you for the work you put into running this challenge, Kel. It was great to be a part of it.

[GeTnBackuP 192]

Congratulations on making your challenge goal! And for taking steps toward healing in all aspects. It's been wonderful having you participate and hearing your support and perspectives!

Thanks Kel, your support and kind words have been important to me, I do appreciate you! Thanks too for picking this challenge task up, you’ve done great and hope you start another soon!!

Happy 2018 to You [emoji323]

[GotProlactinoma 458]

Whoops, I never got my final weight in for this challenge last night. Yesterday I saw 158 on the scale for the first time, and it was there again today. I am losing verrrrry slowly but steadily.

i was supposed to get down to 154, which was too ambitious, but I didn’t know. But for the first time in my adult life I LOST WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I baked and baked and baked. I love to bake goodies. And I ate how much of the sweets I baked? How much did I eat? NONE NONE NONE NOT ONE BITE.

No one but you guys can understand that, how huge that is. Each week I throw away a plate of Cookies or something because my family just can’t eat that much. Meaning I used to eat 10 of them a day probably. I don’t eat Desserts at all. And I get still lots of pleasure from baking them, it now is like crafting or woodwork or ceramics (that smell really good) to me. Why would I gain weight at the holidays now? I d like to hope this lasts forever. I eat Protein, and a bit of veg and seeds/beans, and I’m not going to pig out on them, ever. Right? I don’t eat processed carbs any more.

Thanks for this challenge. I am very happy to be in the 150s even if I am 5 lbs more than I imagined. I consider it a total success.

[The New Kel 1,312]

1 hour ago, emily712 said:

Forgot to post yesterday, 215!! Goal was 220. Next goal- get below 200 which i have not seen in probably 20 years!!!

Thank you so much Kel for running this. It is so helpful to have accountability friends who understand the challenges with this process, especially since I am still learning myself!

Looking forward to a new challenge to stay on course!

High fives!!! You made your challenge goal!!! Congratulations!! Thanks for being a part of this challenge. Like you, I need accountability. And mark my word, you will be at your next goal before you know it.

[The New Kel 1,312]

58 minutes ago, mylighthouse said:

I apologize for being a day late.

Weigh-in this morning is 196 lbs.

Thank you for the work you put into running this challenge, Kel. It was great to be a part of it.

It was truly my pleasure. Thank you for your participation. Keep up the great work and the good fight!!

[The New Kel 1,312]

31 minutes ago, GotProlactinoma said:

Whoops, I never got my final weight in for this challenge last night. Yesterday I saw 158 on the scale for the first time, and it was there again today. I am losing verrrrry slowly but steadily.

i was supposed to get down to 154, which was too ambitious, but I didn’t know. But for the first time in my adult life I LOST WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I baked and baked and baked. I love to bake goodies. And I ate how much of the sweets I baked? How much did I eat? NONE NONE NONE NOT ONE BITE.

No one but you guys can understand that, how huge that is. Each week I throw away a plate of Cookies or something because my family just can’t eat that much. Meaning I used to eat 10 of them a day probably. I don’t eat Desserts at all. And I get still lots of pleasure from baking them, it now is like crafting or woodwork or ceramics (that smell really good) to me. Why would I gain weight at the holidays now? I d like to hope this lasts forever. I eat Protein, and a bit of veg and seeds/beans, and I’m not going to pig out on them, ever. Right? I don’t eat processed carbs any more.

Thanks for this challenge. I am very happy to be in the 150s even if I am 5 lbs more than I imagined. I consider it a total success.

GREAT JOB!!! And the biggest victory is the ability to say no the bad crap, and you marched right through the holidays, so hats off to you!! Like you, I love to cook and bake, and try my best not to eat them. Congrats on your success in the challenge!