-Chirstmas Cookies Anonymous!- [OPEN group!]

equinehugger3

So, I start another group. THIS one, however, is guaranteed to stay alive! I promise.
Anyway! Welcome to Christmas Cookies Anonymous, a weight-loss group dedicated to reaching a personal goal by Christmas. Whether it's the first 10 pounds or the last 20, everyone here gets to pick a healthy goal for Christmas morning. What better present could there be?



equinehugger3 - *Starting weight coming soon*


I'll be looking for anywhere from 15 - 20 people, if we can get that many.








Here's a spreadsheet I made to track our progress. It's set up so that anyone with the link can edit, so feel free to add yourself once your "request" to join is approved!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiIuUBHvP85ldHhtNkhPSlA4clo0YjZpcmtTQkI5cWc


We'll be doing some weekly challenges here, a few per week. They'll start out easy and progressively get harder.
Example: Week one will be something like "Lose 1 pound, burn 1,000 calories, drink at least 6 glasses of water a day, etc."
Week two could be: "Burn at least 1,500 calories, drink at least 7 glasses of water, stay under your calorie goal everyday."
I'll settle week one once we get all of our members! If you have any suggestions for challenges, feel free to post or PM me! It's sometimes hard to come up with all of them.


This is NOT required, but I'm hoping it will really help. Every time that I lose a certain amount of weight, I'll buy myself a new shirt. I'm hoping it'll help encourage me to do a bit better, especially if I'm looking better and better in the new shirt every time! Feel free to set up something for yourself, but you don't have to.
You could do anything from get your nails done to seeing a movie...


Our weekly weigh-ins will take place on Fridays. I'm thinking this is a pretty good day, because most people are less likely to mess up during the week. Compared to weekends, anyway. You can give me your starting weight when you join, or PM me it, and we'll have our first weigh-in on Friday!

Woot! Thank you, and post anytime you want to join.

equinehugger3

*Reserving for other stuff if needed*

kater48er

How do I join?

november03

how do you join a group? I am new to the site.

Platoonmom2004

Awesome!!!! thanks for doing this, looking forward to the challenge

equinehugger3

Just post that you want to join, and either post or message me your starting weight!

equinehugger3

Awesome!!!! thanks for doing this, looking forward to the challenge

No problem! I've been looking for an open challenge for weeks. :P

mommymovingmountains

I'm in!

usmcmp

I would love to join! Starting weight (if you'll have me) is 173.6 and my goal is to lose 8 pounds. I don't have a lot left to lose so about a pound a week would be healthy for me.

ASPhantom

I would like in!

Always need a good challenge!

Starting weight 166!

lsjd2000

i'd like to join a challenge will help me get back on track
starting weight is 230
wanting to lose at least 10 pounds by Chirstmas

UltimateLover

I'm in - starting weight 168. My goal is to get to 160.

bettycass

I'm game for a challenge. My starting weght 190...now I am 160. Want to lose 10 more ponds.

RoseyK

I would love to join. I really need some accountability and encouragement. I weighed this morning at 202.4,

JacksMom12

I'm in! I was 137.4 and I'm trying to lose these last 20 lbs...but I don't lose that quickly so I'd like to be 125 by Christmas!

treehopper1987

I would like to join. I think having a challenge will keep me motivated, because my motivation to lose weight lacks sometimes. I have already created a goal to lose 10 lbs by Christmas. Recently I weighed in and had lost 3 lbs So, anyways, I weighed in at 204 lbs. this week. I hope you will add me to the group so we can all help each other to reach our goal by Christmas.

juliebaer

Count me in. Todays weight is 175. I want to loose 20 pounds by the end of the year so I need to stay focused and work hard. I've already lost 18 pounds the last two months. i've already changed alot of my "bad habits" and the weight I've taken off is staying off. Now to just get down to correct size. Thanks!!!

rockchick90

im up for it! I wanna lose 14 pound (starting now) by christmas day so I should be 218 by xmas day and am currently 231!!

bluedrinkgirl

I would like to join. I am up the 2 pounds I lost after going off this site the week before Halloween & losing focus. I was 144.3 this morning

olnsar

May I join? I'm at 139.5 and am trying to get to 132 by Christmas. I'm relatively new to the site and think I could use some accountability by joining a group, as opposed to just lurking around the message boards

Brittney24

May I join? I'm 144.5 as of today! I'm looking to lose about 10-15 pounds by Christmas, hoping it's possible!

equinehugger3

Alright, great! Everyone who's posted so far is in. I'm going to take the next 3 or so requests, if we get that many, then we'll be good to go! Feel free to add yourselves/fix anything I messed up on the spreadsheet!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiIuUBHvP85ldHhtNkhPSlA4clo0YjZpcmtTQkI5cWc

Hm, this won't let me post a link...

michaelclarkjr

I too would like to join, for myself, but more so for encouragement for my lovely wife Amy Clark (who asked to join a few posts up). We are trying to start a healthy life together (married this past summer!), and any outside encouragement is always greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'm ~245 working towards 200.

MeowserKitty

May I join?

jenergy_20

Yes....I would like to join! I'm currently 161.4 looking to lose 10 by Christmas.

equinehugger3

You three are all in! Now, we are officially a closed group.

november03

Would like to join!!! I was 162# on friday. Would like to lose 9 more pounds by Christmas.....to be 153#.

equinehugger3

Woot, we just reached 26 members! Everyone who posted before this is in, and we're officially closed to new members, but open for business. We start tomorrow!

Jeanie69

Count me in! Starting weight 145.5.. Would like to lose 20lbs by Xmas!!

cherubcrnp

Is it too late to join??

Pam

equinehugger3

Ahhh... Such a bad thread owner, but I'll make an exception for you two.

Everyone's officially been warned: THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED. :happy: I'll make a new thread that says closed for week one.
Thank you all so much for joining!