Calling all Goblins and Ghouls! Summer is nearly over and there is a chill in the night air. Autumn is almost here along with falling leaves and falling pounds. It would be great to have everyone join this challenge as we head towards our bandiversary month. Let's take this to Halloween and see who can scare off the most pounds in 2 months! :thumbdown:

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........195...........185........10

I'm shooting for a more realistic goal this time.

Edited September 1, 200817 yr by cindyg1212

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........172.4.........168.........4.5

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........179.5.........167........12.5

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........175.12 .......175........0.12

Ooops - haven't updated here in a while... I am basically there.

Edited October 23, 200817 yr by bandpal

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........171.4.........168.........3.4

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........179.5.........167........12.5

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........175.12 .......175........0.12

I am down a pound from last posting here.

I won't make my goal by Halloween, but I am happy that I have gotten off what I gained, since the wedding. I am almost back to my ticker weight (.4 to go for that).

New goal, to get in the 160's before Thanksgiving.

I had to reduce my walking mileage a bit last week ( possibly this week) as I have a nasty blister on the bottom of my foot. It's almost a callous now and that's what I need it to be to get back to five miles vs. 3.5 miles.

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........171.4.........168.........3.4

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........178...........167........11

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........175.12 .......175........0.12

Bandpal, you did awesome! Looks like you will win this challenge!

Steph, you're doing great!

Judy, I wish I had the motivation to walk like you do. I need to start excercising if I'm going to jumpstart my weight loss again.

As Cindy said, you guys are doing great!

Walking is my only saviour at the moment. I am still stuck at the same weight so looks like it will have to be the next challenge for me.

Thanks, guys. I'm actually doing REALLY well sticking to plan. And since I'm not eating easy calories anymore, my calorie consumption is WAY down. So my goal is to be 28 lbs lighter by the 17th of December. It's a lot of weight, but I know I can do it. I'm looking forward to the next challenge!

WTG, Bandpal! You are cruisin' right along!

Shortgal - wow....I'm impressed. I couldn't imagine doing this without the band - I really couldn't. You are amazing. Keep up the good work!

Thank you, Steph and Cindy... This has been a pretty good time for me. My appetite is small and a quarter of a cup of anything solid generally fills me up for in between three and four hours. My eating speed is gradually decreasing, and all in all I'd say I'm adjusting to being a person with greatly different eating habits than I had a year ago. Nights are still a sticking point... the desire to compensate, to indulge and to punish or simply to perpetuate a bad habit is sometimes insurmountable, but I've been able to forgive myself and not let one bad night metastize into a bad tomorrow. As a result, the good days simply outnumber the bad ones, exactly the opposite of the way it was before.

Of course, the positive reinforcement from the weight loss also makes it much easier to continue... a lot of compliments and a lot of nice clothing, too! I'm really happy about the renewed discussion here, and looking forward to closing out a year of miracles along with all of you.

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........171.4.........168.........3.4

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........176...........167........9

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........175.12 .......175........0.12

Steph, you're doing great! I need some inspiration. My bandiversary is Nov. 1 and the scale is playing tricks with me. Up and down 2 pounds is getting on my nerves. I need to get on a real plan and stick with it.

Steph, you're doing great! I need some inspiration. My bandiversary is Nov. 1 and the scale is playing tricks with me. Up and down 2 pounds is getting on my nerves. I need to get on a real plan and stick with it.

Thanks. :thumbup: I was a little discouraged because I was stalled for a whole week (I don't think I've ever stalled in my whole LIFE for that long). When I saw I had dropped two lbs overnight, you should have seen my face. LOL I made this face :biggrin: in the mirror. haha

You just have to figure out something that works for you. And when it's time, it's time. I haven't been this motivated since the first 6 months directly after my surgery. I have a GOAL - that I don't want to go see my family and be a fatty. So I have until December 17th to drop as much as possible. I think having a date in mind like that makes it easier to stick to it. I think when it's something external forcing you to lose the weight (judgment from my family), it is much easier. That's just my experience.

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........171.4.........168.........3.4

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........176...........167........9

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........172.26 .......175........0

That's great, Steph - glad you're finding yourself motivated and centered. Although I'm a believer that all that stuff has to come from within, I'm also a big believer in WW - Whatever Works. I also have a family visit coming up soon and it's definitely on my mind. Good luck!

Edited October 31, 200817 yr by bandpal

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......Left

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........188...........185........3

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........171.4.........168.........3.4

Wnt2Lose.........195...........190.8.........180........10.8

Stephanie........182.5.........175...........167........8

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........172.26 .......175........0

Well - I made it nearly halfway there and didn't stick to the challenge like I should have. I made it to Bandpal's goal! LOL

Bandpal is officially the winner of the Scare off the Pounds challenge. Congrats, Bandpal!! You're awesome!! :smile2::tt1:

Let's do a Holiday challenge next until New Years. I'm trying to think of something catchy and motivating. Any ideas?

Edited November 1, 200817 yr by cindyg1212

New Year, New You Challenge Haha..okay...um...

Happy Nymph Year Challenge....because it's gonna be OUR YEAR (hopefully to all get to final goal!?...meaning that all Nymphs could be down to final goal in the year 2009 - so it's OUR YEAR)

Heehee...I'll keep thinking. Back to the drawing board.

Steph, I was thinking "A New Year, A New You"!! That's funny...great minds think alike, haha! I think that most of us will have a great chance of hitting our final goals by 2010. I plan to! I wonder if "A New Year, A New You" would sound better for a challenge that we could kick off on New Year's day?

Let's try to come up with a holiday theme that covers it all...Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kawanzaa (sp?), etc.

"Let's Celebrate our Success" Weight Loss Challenge? I don't know...What do you think?