Anyone up for the first challenge of our 2nd year? I thought about Christmas, but decided shorter challenges work better for me - with a long one I'm more apt to put off really getting down to business! So, how about Halloween? That's 10 weeks from today, or 2 full months if you wait til the end of the month to start.

Just post your starting weight and your goal for Halloween. If you'd rather wait til the end of this month to start, that's ok too, especially since some of you still haven't finished the Anniversary Challenge. Doesn't really matter when you begin, since we aren't competing against each other, just against ourselves.:thumbup:

Then pop back in this thread each week on your weigh-in day (Fridays for me, generally) and post your progress. Maybe we can Celebrate by posting pics of ourselves in sexy Halloween costumes - or not! lol

Oh yeah, I guess I should post my info!

8/22 Start: 224.6

10/31 Halloween Goal:214 -10.6 lbs

Onederland is in sight, for the first time in over 20 years!!

I am in for a challenge. I really want out of the 180's. I have been bouncing around 185-187 for 2 weeks. Hopefully the scale can get moving again. I would love to be 175 by Halloween.

Okay~ I tried a spreadsheet that we could use. I think it would help me keep my focus! I always forget where I started and where I am going.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ar2p_2TANdgMdHc5dXloeGtNWkVsTUYzUlFLRVktN2c&hl=en

Can somebody try this and see if it will work? I made it so we did not have to put our weights, but the amount we lost.

That's a great idea! It worked fine for me. I think you just have to have a Google account to be able to access it.

So for each week we enter the loss for that week? I wonder if it should have dates rather than week numbers? For those of us who start now, it's 10 weeks til Halloween.

Come on everyone, join us! If you can't access the spreadsheet, post your info here and we'll add it. Or maybe we should post in both places. I'm easy

I'm in. I'm turning out to be SUCH a slow loser that I'm going small.

So 170 by Halloween. We'll see what happens.

I can't access the google thing so I'll just post here.

Thanks Misty!

Count me in!!!! I am an extremely slow loser and need all the extra help. I have been plateaued since January! My goal is 10lbs.

Starting: 202.4lbs

Goal: 192.4lbs

Good Luck Everyone!!!

Welcome aboard Michelle and liquidbluegal! I think lots of us are in need of a little extra push. I lost 60 pounds in the first 6 months and 20 pounds in the second 6. I really want to do MUCH better in the next 6.

Misty~ I will put dates on the spreadsheet. We can just post the link each week so it is easy for people to find. Or they can just post here too.

Michelle~ I forgot to mention the other day that I love your new avi! slow is better than nothing, that is where I am at these days!

Liquid~ I hear ya, I was in a 4-5 month plateau! It is so hard, especially when we are trying so hard to lose!! Hey, your goal will put you in onderland!! That will be so awesome!

Lost a pound this week. The hard part will be keeping it off and not gaining any. I will be at the beach all week long...my weakness...drinking my calories at night. I will give it a good try but I am sure I will indulge:blush:

Thanks, Kristen! It's DH's engine.

Good job, Claudine!

Me, not doing so good. Stress eating this week. Trying to get a handle on it so this week wasn't as bad as it could have been. I was up to 181 at one point. I got back down to 177 to have a 1lb gain for the week.

Hang in there gals! I was up .2 today, but it's TOM, so I'm not stressing over it too much. I'm really thinking I need to step up my exercise. I was going to Curves 5 times a week, but have slid back to 4 and sometimes only 3 times a week. That's about 1000 calories a week I'm not burning. I also think I should add something new - a Pilates class or something. I'd really like to focus on my core.

So, that's my plan for the immediate future. Keep up the great work everyone! We WILL reach our goals!:w00t:

Okay, the doctor had me put my scale away for the next three weeks - sooo, I can't weigh in until my next appt. I am still up for the challenge and I will be checking in to cheer you all on!

I am in but I will have to call it an All Saints Day Challenge for me since we don't do the other thing. :biggrin:

I am getting in late but in 8 weeks I should definitely be in onederland and hopefully closer to 195 so I will set that as my goal.

I can't do the spreadsheet so I will post it here.

Thanks for the challenge!

Welcome tutornmom! And you can call it whatever you like, I don't mind. :biggrin:

I've added you to the spreadsheet. Shall I put you down for a goal of 11 pounds lost?

11 lbs sounds good! Hopefully I can do that!