Thanksgiving thru New Year's Eve Challenge.

I will update one or more times a week. I will create a new post at the bottom when I grab data.

Please post your update (do not edit your original post or I won't see it).

In order to make this as easy as possible for me, please use the following format ONLY.

name ... starting# ....... current#.........goal#.......togo#

ie

losingjusme.......267..............267.........250 ..........17

please do not put "start weight", etc in the posts. i just have to edit them out.

here is the new list as of 12:52 PM Central Monday, 17 December

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal...........To Go

babygrl1234…………200…………..195…………195……………….0

becky42……………..245…………..245……….…235………………10

BlueEyedKitty………248…………. 248……….…235……………….14

babs0101……………226………….226………….210……………….16

Caligal......................242.................. ..206...............199………….7

Candle................238....................225 .............223..................2

Chris_NJ................247....................242 .............230..................12

Chris61…………....220…….……...220………….200……………….20

Clovermeg................262..................262. ............... .245........................17

Eastxnurse………...182…….…......182………….170……………….12

gweniper.................228...............224.............. .215.....................9

Hollyberries...........317...................306 .................299...................7

James2539………257……..……..217…………..207……………….10

Jeni 85...............224...............218..................21 8.................... 0

Jennie1976.........290................259.................250.....................9

jfran..................195.................192................183 .....................9

Josette..............294................29 4..................279....................1 5

josiebies..........169.................169 .................160.....................9

KarenG.............215................210 ................205.......................5

Keekahari..........216................216 ..............199..........................17

Kellymovingon....192...................192... ...........185........................7

Kelrob69............207..................2 07.. ...........195........................12

Kimmie..............285................... .285…… …….270.......................15

klpdbl.....................283.............. ......2 80.............270...................10

Ladydi……...........213.....................2 13................205.......................8

legster................229................ ....222 ...............214..........................8

lifelover..............267................. ...26 7 .............250...........................17

Lisa Lee.............209....................209. .... .........197.........................12

losingjusme.........267....................261…… …260.............................1

Lovingwhatis…...209......................202.5.. ........197........................5.5

marcar35.............258....................2 58…… …….245.........................13

mcgreen .............210……………..204………….198………………...6

melanie................209.................. ..209.................198 .......................11

momlambert….....…194....................194... ..............184.........................10

Nip50..................269.......................260..... ............259......................1

o2bthin……………230……………... 230…….......…… 219…………..…11

rainer....................265...................2 58...................255......................3

RedTulips3.............260...................256.5 ................250.......................6.5

rosgirl………..…….244……….……. 244 ………........220…………..……. 24

Sades.....................230.............. ..209. .. ...........199...........................10

sophie248.............189.......................18 9.... . .........180...........................9

She Smiles 161......159..................152............7

Stacy73...............234...................228.........................10.......................4

styler96 ……….....181………………181 ……….. 169 ……..………. 11

Sunny112............152....................147....................140......................7

Sunshine2.............167.....................167. ..... ............ 157................. 10

SUZZZIE. ……...... 312 ……….... 307.3 ……….... 299 …………...... 8.3

Texas_Mom5573….243………...243……….….....230……………....13

Teresajo………..…218…………........214…………199………………...19

TheGh0st.................169................163 ................169......................... 6

trystelle..................228...................222 .............218........................4

vegaswildflower......198...............198 ...................189...........................9

want_so_bad........193.5............191........... ........ .180...........................11

Whosyadaddy..........370.............360... .... ...........358..........................2

wombat712...............162............159.6.. ..............150..........................9.6

Update! (Let's try again!)

Sunny112.....152.....145.....140.....5

Chris_NJ................247....................239 .............230..................9

Looks like I won't make it this time. Damn holidays lol ! Its ok though the weight is still going in the right direction at least !

UPDATE

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal...........To Go

Hollyberries............317....................297 .............299..................-2

update:

i Have Finally Hit 180 Lbs. This Last Fill Has Been Treating Me Well.

KarenG.............215....................207.............205..................2

Update: I didn't make it all. I had a plateau that is just now moving. We won't discuss all the chocolate and desserts that have been floating around

Congratulations to all that made your goal!! As for the rest of us, we deserve congratulations as well for taking the steps to a healthier life - it's just not reflected as well on the scale as we would like!!

wombat712..........162............156.6............150..........6.6

update <br /> Name......Chall. Start Wt.....Current......Chall.Goal......To Go gweniper..........228..............215........... .215................0

Gweniper:

Congrats for making your goal.

Update - I didn't reach my short term goal of 230, but I'm at 231.6, close enough for me. Next challenge - losing 100 by 1/26/08 my 6 month bandiversary.

Congratulations to all of you that met and exceeded your goals. And to those of us who didn't, keep on plugging away. Think of it positively. I'm positive that I gained ten pounds during the Holiday season of 2006, this year I actually lost.

Here's to seeing less of all of you in 2008!

Sue

Gweniper:

Congrats for making your goal.

Update - I didn't reach my short term goal of 230, but I'm at 231.6, close enough for me. Next challenge - losing 100 by 1/26/08 my 6 month bandiversary.

Congratulations to all of you that met and exceeded your goals. And to those of us who didn't, keep on plugging away. Think of it positively. I'm positive that I gained ten pounds during the Holiday season of 2006, this year I actually lost.

Here's to seeing less of all of you in 2008!

Sue

Sue thank you

I usually don't use my home scale as we weigh at the docs office for official but 2 days in a row it read 215 so I used it. now I will wait until thursday to update my ticker as I see the doc then. hopefully it is still 215.

Good luck with you goals. my next one is to be 192 by March 8. !00 pounds lighter than last march when they started me on metaformin for pcos and pre-diabetes

So My goal was 197 pounds (12 pound loss) and I made it for a day, then up a pound then down 2 pounds then up 3 pounds... Cramps and everything else tell me my body is doing just what it is supposed to. Trying not to let that number have more power than necessary. It is what it is, right! perfect.

You guys are great. I missed being on the board while I was out of town so much. It is incredible to me how much a difference in my sense of "support" it makes to just read this board.

Not being on the board feels just like "Isolating" with food used to. Yucky! I think I will take my laptop with me from now on. Doing this "alone" is, well, lonely!

Thanks for you guys in the world....

Lisa

well went to the surgeon and his scale has me at 218 so I did not make my goal but I came close congrats to those that did

I missed my goal by .7 lb but happy with the result anyway, especially considering the holidays and all that food. Congratulations to everyone who made it and to everyone who could have... we just need to be congratulated for getting the band and changing our lives.