Christmas Countdown Challenge - Starting 7/25

sibbets37

Sounds like a plan. And I could do with some serious motivation from my fellow slimmers. Especially since I have just started my journey, today! It seems fitting that this fits in with christmas!

My name is Sara, I weight a lot and need to lose a lot however I'm taking it in small chunks and would like to lose 35lb by christmas. Doesnt sound that much when you take into acount my starting weight but it has been over 5 years since I have been this weight so it is a real challenge for me.

Starting weight 264
Ideal christmas weight 229

Total loss target 35lb

shaverkl191

Today is the day!!! I'll be working on getting everyone's info together so please please please make sure your have posted your stats so that I can put it all together

Heeeeeerrreeee we go!

I will have all my stats posted by noon!! I hope that's not too late!

VolatileChocolate

I'd love to join in, will be a good motivation and something to aim for.

CW 250 lbs
GW for xmas 220 lbs

About me, I live near Sheffield Uk and am 41yo, divorced but have partner and no kids. I work full time hours in an office Mon to Thurs and run my own mobile beauty therapy business evenings and weekends. Love gardening and just started to grow my own fruit and veg on a larger scale (recently brought plot of land which was totally overgrown).

VC (aka Una)

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Bump for later.

Qarol

Love it since I have a new year's resolution to keep for this year. I want to definitely see where I am by Christmas, yet I also don't want to lose sight of how far I've come along the way.

I'm Q. I'm 33, married with no kids. Love dachshunds. I'm also a figure skater. I've joined the synchronized skating team for this year. I'm on a low carb diet. This diet works for me, but it's not for everyone. I don't feel hungry. I have a lot more energy. I never suffer from carb comas. Sure, sometimes I just really, really want a piece of bread, but for the most part, the cravings aren't intense. My goal for this year is to get down to the weight I was when I got married. Then next year, aim for the last 20 lbs. My ultimate goal weight is 160.


Starting Weight: 202.2
Current Weight: 202.2
Goal Weight by 12/25: 180.0

Height: 5'8"
Bust: 43.5
Chest: 35
Waist: 36.5
Hips: 45

So my starting weight for today, 7/25, is 201.8. :-D

pamelalwaters

Hope I'm not too late! Hi - my name is Pam and live in Orlando, Florida. Started my fitness goals March 2010 and at year end was down about 20 pounds. In January diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Surgeries complete and I'm ready to get back at it! Been steady at tracking my food for a few weeks now and first time back at the gym this morning - treadmill to get started. Boot camp tomorrow night. I'm up for this challenge!

CW 180
GW for 12/25 165
Will post measurements tonight - want to get in on the challenge.

LoriSteib

Ooops - almost forgot to join up - I'm definitely in!! My name is Lori, I work full-time as a medical librarian and have a husband and 3 kids (ages 14, 11, 7 1/2) . I volunteer at church and school, and will start attending a year-long weekly bible study in September. On top of the that, I am in charge of a conference for my regional profession association of medical librarians - it will be in October here in Baton Rouge and there will be approximately 200 people from 5 states attending, and the immense amount of time-consuming planning is totally starting to stress me out! So far, my weight loss has been as a result of tracking my eating on MFP but as of today, I'm adding the regular exercise component back in to my regimen. About 3 years ago, I lost 15 pounds and did 2 triathlons - I don't want to go through that torture again, but I would like to fit into the clothes that I bought back then - this is my official NSV goal. I don't have many friends on MFP so if you want to help me stay motivated and I can do the same for you, by all means friend me!!

Starting Weight: 203.4
Current Weight: 178.0
Goal Weight by 12/25: 165.0

Bust: 42"
Waist: 36.5"
Hips: 44.5"
Arms: 14"
Thighs: 25.5"

cmpinklisa

Count me in!! This is my first challenge!! I have been dieting all my life. I have lost 30 lbs since April 2010.

CW 239
GW for Xmas 199

Chest 51.25
Waist 45.25
Hips 54.25
RT Thigh 26.5
LT Thigh 25.5
RT Arm 16
LT Arm 16
RT Calf 17
LT Calf 17.5

angiemcnett

Hi my name is Angie and I would like to join this challenge. I am a stay at home mother of 2 boys. I have 18 year mentally disabled child and a 1 year old. I have just got back on the wagon after falling off for a year after I had my baby. My baby is now 1 and I really need to focus on losing weight again. My current weight is 233. By Christmas I would like to be 200.

liz4214

I'd love to join if there is still room.

My name is Liz. I'm a 28 year old grad student who started my healthy lifestyle change at the beginning of the year. 6 months in and I really haven't moved the scale. I had lost about 10 lbs the first 3 months and gained about 5 of it back. I struggle staying motivated and find it hard to schedule exercise due to my busy schedule. All it would really take would be for me to get up an extra half an hour in the morning. I would really like to loose 2 lbs as that is typically my goal but I'm gonna start with setting it at 1 lb and if I loose more it's an added bonus.

Shawnda1730

This will be my first challenge and it sounds like a great one! What a reality check on Christmas only being 5mos away...are you kidding me! I want to look good for these Christmas Parties and you are right, who wants to have the same freakin New Year's resolution. It would be nice to exclude weight loss from my New Year's resolution this year...I am not real sure how this works as far as check ins, but I am ready...this is going to be fun!

beautynthalight

hope im not too late!!!
well i wanna join because its a nice time frame...goes hand in hand with another challenge i joined ( the other one will end on Halloween)...i need as much support as i can get... i have been a big girl all my adult life, all my high school years and most of my childhood...i just wanna lose so i can have some type of self esteem... and i know this is why im having so much problems in my relationship, im straining it with my constant comments about my weight and you know what they say, if you say it long enough, it will come true...well i did that and now its a problem to him...i know he'll never fully admit it but a girl knows....
so this is mainly for me and my well being and everything else comes second
SW 312
GW 282
tryna lose 30 by Christmas...LETS GO!!!!

PositivePower

Hey JustJenn ~ Here is the real truth :grumble:

SW 198.2
Bust 39.5
Waist

OPPS

PositivePower

Hey JustJenn ~ Here is the real truth :grumble:

SW 198.2
Bust 39.5
Waist 36.5
Hips 44
Arm 12.5

GW 175

Thanks!!!!

smahaney1

Current weight on 07/25/11: 186
Goal weight for 12/25/11: 150

Chest: 38
Waist: 33 3/4
Hips: 43
Thigh: 25
Bicep: 13

Good luck everyone!

fee8002

HI I would like to join this Challenge as well.

I have just signed up for My Fitness Pal today so i am not sure if i even clicked the right spot to post to join this challenge, but i hope so.

I am a 25 year old female who has an office job and no children to run around with. so basically i am very inactive and need lots of motivation to keep on track and reach my goal.

Weight - 189
Goal by Christmas - 150

I will post my measurements when i get home and can take them, as right now i am posting from work!

Gagal81

I think this is just what I need to get me motivated.

I am Melissa I have 3 kids 10yrs, 6yrs and an 11 mth old. By Christmas I should have already met my goal weight. So my goal will be to have reached my goal weight, maintained my goal weight and to be making progress on toning my body back up.

Good luck everyone

kerry1513

Count me in! My name is Megan and life has thrown me several curve balls the past couple of years. Some were good, some not so good. During that time I had some health issues and my weight just went up and up and up. My goal is to be fit and healthy, it really isn't about the physical appearance for me anymore. I just want to have energy and be fit. I'm so glad I have found this site.

SW: 174
GW by Christmas: 152
Goal weight: 134

KelliesCupcake

I would love to do this too :-) as my birthday is in december this will help keep me in check :-) I'm currently 22 years old and this is my first challenge and im looking for something to kick start my weight loss, I have just finished a college course that due to stress made me neglect my health in favour of completing course work and revising for exams, Now i'm free to concentrate on my health and start on my weight loss journey.

Starting Weight: 304
Goal Weight by 12/25: 282 (I thought a goal of 1lb a week is right for me and if i lose more its always a bonus :-D)

Bust: 53
Waist: 51
Hips: 62

jesse14472

7/17: 202.5
7/24: 200.4 *updated weigh in :-)

Wow, Jen! Looks like you hit the mark with everyone signing up. Good Luck, All!

ahoover12

This is my first time to try and challenge...and I am so in!

I'm Alyssa and I am 19 years old. I work as a cashier at a local store and will start college in the fall to major in education. About a year ago, I lost around 80 pounds! The doctor then told me that i had lost too much weight and ordered me to gain some back. To do this, I stupidly went back to my old eating habits and now I am back to the weight I was before.
But I am excited to say, that I'm fixing to be on the weight loss journey once again!

CW: 182.4
GW: 130

Height: 5' 4''
Waist: 39''
Hips: 43''
Arms: 14.5''
Thighs: 25''

femmerides

so what dates are our weigh ins?

mooky1286

I would also like to join this challenge! This is my first challenge since I joined MFP a few months ago, and I hope this group will help my finally reach my goals!

I'm Mari and a 24 year old English teacher living in Japan. I'm considered to be at a "healthy weight" at 5'1 and 134 pounds, but I am sick of being at the upper end of the "normal" weight scale. I do a lot of traveling, and as a result, my weight fluctuates a lot. My 25th birthday is coming up in December, so I would love to fully live a healthier lifestyle by then. And maybe lose some weight too

CW: 134
Christmas Goal Weight: 120
GW: 115

Height: 5'1
Bust: 33.5"
Waist: 31"
Hips: 33"
Thighs: 23.5"
Calves: 16"
Arms: 11"

brenott

Here are my stats:

Current Weight: 220.5

Waist: 41.5
Hips: 51.0
Bust: 46.5
Arm: 14.5
Thigh: 26.5

kckramp

I would also like to join this challenge. I joined mfp in April.
My name is KC. I am married and have 4 grown children. I am a junior high teacher. I have had the summer off and have been quite active over the summer. I need to keep that up once school starts.
cw 166
goal weight for christmas is 140

craft338

hi! i'm sandra! i don't know if this sounds weird, but now that i've lose 65 lbs, i feel MORE motivated than i did when i started, like my "goal" is actually within reach....even though it's another 65 lbs away. i can't imagine myself going back to my old lifestyle, and i'm SO excited to be "overweight" instead of "obese" by Christmas!!!

i would LOVE to join this challenge at 216.4 lbs :flowerforyou:

Starting Weight: 216.4
Current Weight: 216.4
Goal Weight by 12/25: 175.0

Bust: 47
Waist: 46
Hips: 46
Arms: 15
Thighs: 26

it would be awesome to be 175 lbs by x-mas!! that would be a total loss of 41.4 lbs at about 1.8lbs/week. i think this might be a tough goal for me because i've NEVER been below the 190's and that was the beginning of high school when i was 2 inches shorter lol

good luck to everyone!!!

deepakris

Hi, I'm Deepa. Here are my stats:

Starting Weight: 132.4 lbs
Current Weight: 132.4 lbs
Goal Weight by Christmas: 122 lbs

I'll put in my measurements next week, because I haven't measured myself in a while. c:

lingading

If possible id like to join! I start nursing school September 7th & something like this would be great to keep me going when my schedule changes. Currently I am 290.2, and by Christmas I'd like to be 240. 50 pounds in 22 weeks. I swear one of these days i'll buy a measuring tape..

cohawk11

Thanks so much for posting this challenge -- if it's not too late, I'd love to join! My name is Eve and I'll be the big 4-0 in November so I'm looking for some major motivation to start the next decade of my life in shape!! I have a pretty sedentary lifestyle -- desk job, no kids (other than 2 four-legged ones) so I find myself sitting a lot (computer, TV, etc.). I've had a gym membership for years, and have used it on and off, but started going again 2 weeks ago. I am hoping this challenge will help keep me motivated. BEST OF LUCK to everyone!!! :flowerforyou:


Starting Weight: 135.0
Current Weight: 135.0
Goal Weight by 12/25: 120

Bust: 35.5
Waist: 31
Hips: 41
Arms: 12.5
Thighs: 23


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wolfpack111

HI! I am Gabby and live in Charlotte, NC. Although I sigend up to MFP a while back I never really used it the regularly or the "right way". Since about a week ago I decided that I really wanted to make a change in my life for real this time and have used it every single day tracking everything I eat. I thinki this challenge is going to give me great motivation.

starting weight: 158.5
Current weight: 157
Goal weight: 130

PS- when you say check-in... what does that entail?

Thanks and I am glad to be part of something great!