Hello all! Only 45 days left till Christmas....yikes!!!!

Our awesome fellow WLS champion DashofPixieDust8 is passing the baton to me to run this challenge, as she has a LOT going on right now! I have soooo appreciated all the time and effort she has put into challenges. Soooooo....are we ready for the Holiday Challenge?

I know for me personally, I really need accountability and encouragement around the holidays. It's way too easy to get off track with the goodies, parties and festivities. So to help us stay on track as much as possible and to reach some goals, I think a Holiday Challenge is in order!

Basically, the rules are exactly the same as DashofPixieDust8 has been posting in previous challenges. The only thing is that I cannot give out prizes. I'm sorry- I know, I'm a scrooge! No, I'm really not, it's just that I can't commit to buying prizes at this time, however, reaching or even exceeding our goals is rewarding enough, right? Slight change to note: We will have Wednesday Weigh-ins.

This challenge will run from Wednesday, November 15th (beginning weight and goals posted) to January 10th (last weigh in). I will do my best to post to the spreadsheet within 1 - 2 day of receiving your weight. I will recalculate the figures as soon as I can following the Wednesday weigh in . You may post your weight at any time during the week if Wednesday is not your weigh in day!

This challenge is for everyone. If you are pre-op, post op, in maintenance or looking for some accountability; no matter if you are sleeve, band, rny, bypass, all are welcome- this challenge is for you!

Procedures:
Please Post Your Starting Weight between today and November 15th and Goal Weight (what you would like to weigh at the end of the 9 week challenge).

You can cut/paste this below and fill it in on your post -

Goal Weight:
Current Weight:
Today's Date:

Rules:

1. Post your weight on this thread every Wednesday, Specifically 11/15 (beginning weight), 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3, and 1/10 (last day).
2. If you change your screen name please let me know.
3. If you miss 2 or more weigh-ins, I will assume you no longer want to participate and your name will be removed from the spreadsheet.
4. If you miss a weigh in on Wednesday, no problem. Just post it asap.
5. We are all here to support each other if you post a question anyone can answer.
6. You will know your weight is updated on the spreadsheet once I've liked your post!

The link to the spreadsheet will be posted soon (before 11/15) . In the meantime please feel free to post your beginning weight and goal! Have fun, and good luck with this challenge!Remember we are all here to support each other! I look forward to running this challenge with you!

The New Kel

Spread Sheet Link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zMNphV_evJl4pfjPPYpqPejO6-k1--EgMQjeWvDcr_I/edit#gid=0

139.2

12/29 (sorry I am late!) - 238.4

Goal is 235. I may not make it, but it is an aggressive goal and I am close.

So close you your goal Mamamc 23 congratulations

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I forgot to post! on 12/27 157.8. Damn, it's going slow right now!

NOT HAPPY WITH MINE ---->325

BEEN EATING LESS BUT ALSO HAVE BEEN VERY SICK

213 lbs

Sorry...I’m late as well.
CW on 12/27 - 234.2
Slight gain, but I’m ok with that. I am trying to get that number back down by Wednesday. We’ll see if I can pull it off. Anyway, Happy New Year guys and gals!

Starting Weight: 223.2
Goal Weight: 213.2
Current Weight: 205.6
Today's Date: 1/2/18

Had some struggles staying on track over the holidays, but that wls honeymoon magic helped. It won’t always though... it was a good reminder and made me realize how important it is to log and be accountable!

Wednesday 3rd January, 6:15pm here in AUSTRALIA, @The New Kel and I registered 142.1kg after breakfast and my morning swim.

For the CHALLENGE chart, the search engine table says that's 313.3 pounds.

Thanks again for overseeing this challenge. It's a thankless task to manage so many people.

183.6 today



HW-292 • SW (6/29/17) 256.6 • CW 185.0

1/3/18: 210.5
12/27: 212
12/20: 214.4
12/13: 215.5
12/6: 218.6
1/29: 221.3
11/22: 222.4
11/15: 225
Goal: 200

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1/3 198
My weight was updated from last week. 1 more week to push through Good luck EVERY one we got THIS

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CW: 177
1/3/17
This marks exactly 90 pounds lost since the start of my pre-op diet. Hooray!

Today is January 3rd

CW: 192.2

GW: 190 (for this challenge)

Long term goal: 130

I’m almost at my goal for this challenge but I am so disappointed in myself because it could be more, and considering I’m only two months out, for me, I believe it should be more... I started this challenge not exactly knowing what weight to have as a goal and I’m realizing that thru Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years- all excuses of course- I realize I truly have no willpower and that I’m overeating and more depressed than I care to face. I believe I should be losing steadily (barring potential stalls) but I keep eating, sometimes worse than before surgery (I’m eating chips and soda, something I rarely did). I don’t want to deal with my skeletons but I know I have to so today I start seeing an eating disorder psychologist to figure out why I continue to hurt myself (I am literally stuffing my pouch to painful results) If anyone ever tells you that WLS is the easy way out tell them to f**k off and die!

This is me being accountable, hopefully I won’t continue to isolate and will come forward with good and hopeful progress!

Current Weight: 219
Goal Weight: 220
Today's Date: 1/3/18

I hit goal today!! I'm down 36 lbs since surgery 10/20. I struggle to not compare myself to everyone else, as I feel like I should be losing faster. But, I'm averaging a 3-4 lb loss/week. I won't complain about that! Slow and steady, I have to keep reminding myself that!!!