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

Yay, finally a loss!

Last week 224.8

This week 222.2

A loss of 2.6 pounds, but since I put on .2 last week, it's actually 2.4 towards my goal of a loss of 10.6. 8.2 to go!

I'm not sure what the difference was this week, but I'll bet it was the yard work I did, in addition to my Curves workouts. I was also able to cut my evening nibbling waaaay back. I can do this!!

Last week: 177

This week: 175.2

Goal: 170

Great job Heartfire! You are well on your way!

Good job ladies! When I can get back on the scale I am hoping that I see some downward movement! Until then I am cheering you on!

Last week: 222.2

This week: 220.2

Loss of 2 pounds!

6.2 to go to goal!

Hello,

I love seeing your victories because it reminds me that I can do this.

Last week 206

This week 202

Loss 4

Goal 195 (7 to go)

This is a big loss because I got a fill on 9/3/09 and thought I would have to have some taken out because even liquids were going down very slowly. I am better with pure liquids but still very restricted. We decided to leave it and see how it goes and so far I am satisfied.

Keep it up! We can do this

Hi All!

I just joined today. My goal is to loose a total of 50 lbs since I started by Halloween - so that's about 9.5 lbs to go.

Looking forward to following all of your progress and supporting each other.

Way to go Tutornmom! Hope your restriction eases up a bit, but enjoy the extra weight loss. :thumbdown:

Welcome Padanelle! We're glad to have you aboard!

Im a little late in joining this challange so will aim low. that plus had to have couple unfills recently due to indegestion issues.

start: 09/16 -166.9

end : 10/31 - 161.9

hopefully can do 5 pounds

Welcome to the challenge! I've added you to the spreadsheet.

I haven't weighed yet this week. I ended up going out of town yesterday and had too much high fat/high sodium food. Gonna try a liquid detox tomorrow, then I'll hop on the scale.

Im a little late in joining this challange so will aim low. that plus had to have couple unfills recently due to indegestion issues.

start: 09/16 -166.9

end : 10/31 - 161.9

hopefully can do 5 pounds

Welcome! I would love to hear more about the indigestion issues. Since my last fill, I am having serious issues with GERD. We are trying a different medicine but if something doesn't change soon I am going to need to call my lapband doc. The acid is so bad that it is effecting my voice.

On the good note, I am down 2 lbs to 200 lbs. I actually saw onederland this week but of course not on the official weigh-in day. Looking forward to next week when surely onederland will be a permanent fixture in my life.

Keep working and let us know how you are doing!

Since my last fill, I am having serious issues with GERD. We are trying a different medicine but if something doesn't change soon I am going to need to call my lapband doc. The acid is so bad that it is effecting my voice.

tutornmom, be careful with that. It could mean that you're too tight. Don't let it go to long.

As for me, I've been out of town the last couple of Fridays (just got home tonight) and haven't weighed in yet. I'll post next Friday. We'll see what happens as I've had a fever & chills flu bug that closed me up tight. I haven't eaten since Wed night's dinner (woke up w/it thurs). :blushing:

scale will probably look really good in the AM once I jump on but by Friday, since I'm feeling better, probably won't look so good! LOL! We'll see!

Have a fantastic week y'all!

Good Friday Morning everyone!

Okay, here are my stats over the last couple of weeks. Being out of town and getting sick messed me up!

9/4 - 175.2

9/11 - 176.7

9/18 - no WI, out of town and sick w/flu but probably would've been up since I ATE really well and loved every minute of it til I got sick! LOL!

9/25 - 174.9

Goal is 170lbs.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Way to go Heartfire! Keep it up!

Hi everyone! I never got back with my results last week, but they were pretty bad. In fact, from the time I went out of town last week up til about Wednesday, I was a chow-hound. I think a lot of it was hormonal and I just didn't feel like fighting it. I also did not step foot into Curves all week - I feel like a slug. At one point I was actually up 4 pounds from my last weigh-in on the 11th, but I got on the scale today and had lost 3 of the 4. So, that puts me at 1 pound up from my last report on 9/11, which I'll take! (especially since it is TOM)

In a nutshell:

Last weigh-in 9/11 220.2

Today 221.2

Gain of 1 pound

Next week will be MUCH better!

Hi all! I am down again this week but I am not having a hard time with it because I am soooo tight. It has been better this week. I have had a couple of minor bping but I have not been sick-sick 3 and 4 times like the previous weeks.

I am at 196 which is my first official weigh-in in onederland :seeya: but with hormones raging in the coming week:ohmy:, I am thinking it is a good possibility that I may have no loss but we will see because I will be exercising as long as my bike doesn't break again.

My goal was originally 195 but I should be there in a week or maybe 2 so I am going to adjust that down to 190 which is still very doable. I am actually hoping to be in the 180s.

Keep it up! Remember where we are today is much much better than where we were last year!:blushing: