OFFICIAL JINGLE THOSE POUNDS OFF CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2012!!
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I am in, I am Shani, I recently started a new journey to shed the lbs by November 20th. I am 5'7, my sw was 224(7/16/12)....i weigh in once a week and as of 8/2/12 I was 216 (yaayyyyy for the 8 lbs shred). My goal weight is 155-160. The wedding was originally 2 years ago, but it was called off and now it is back on. I lost 54 lbs for the wedding 2 years ago, unfortunatley I gained 50 back when I started working 3rd shift while finishing my last year of college. I didn't work out and I got comfortable with a couple lbs back here and a couple there, well here I am ready for a new beginning and I pray that I am able to keep it off forever this time!! Pray for ME!!
SW=224
CW=216
GW=160
Goal Dates: 8/16 gw=210
9/16 gw=195
10/16 gw=180
11/20 gw=170
12/25 gw=155
I know it seems urealistic, but I am up for the challenge and ready to get goin HARD!~
Hi Shani and Welcome to the challenge. I don't think your goals are unrealistic at all. They seem very attainable. You can do this girl. Good Luck!!!!! BTW congrats on the 8 pound loss!!! Woo Hoo!!!0 -
Hello Ladies! This is a great challenge and I think it may be exactly what I need to really keep myself motivated!!! I'm Karissa, 29, from Illinois and I want to have made a big dent in my weight loss goals by my 30th birthday, since yesterday marked my half birthday all of my procrastination has hit me in the face!!!
My goal is to lost 10 lbs a month on this challenge!
SW: 288
GW: 175
Goal #1 Aug 22: 282lbs
Goal #2 Sept 22: 272lbs
Goal #3 Oct 22: 262lbs
Goal #4 Nov 22: 252lbs
Goal #5 Dec 22: 242lbs
I would also like to add a side note, I saw this group and HAD to join. In a society where women try to bring one another down it's great to have a group where women are bringing eachother up and supporting one another. I look forward to getting to know all of you over the next 4 months!
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Haven't checked in a while, but I'm still on board. Fighting the temptation not to step on the scale until the 23rd. Eating right, working out DAILY, and making those small changes to help me reach my goals. Hopefully these 10 pounds melt off this month! It encourages me to see you ladies sharing your victories and makes me want to do the same! I love this group!!!0
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hey thanks for joing i love what you said we as women should uplift each other us women are the most powerful beings in the world!!!!Hello Ladies! This is a great challenge and I think it may be exactly what I need to really keep myself motivated!!! I'm Karissa, 29, from Illinois and I want to have made a big dent in my weight loss goals by my 30th birthday, since yesterday marked my half birthday all of my procrastination has hit me in the face!!!
My goal is to lost 10 lbs a month on this challenge!
SW: 288
GW: 175
Goal #1 Aug 22: 282lbs
Goal #2 Sept 22: 272lbs
Goal #3 Oct 22: 262lbs
Goal #4 Nov 22: 252lbs
Goal #5 Dec 22: 242lbs
I would also like to add a side note, I saw this group and HAD to join. In a society where women try to bring one another down it's great to have a group where women are bringing eachother up and supporting one another. I look forward to getting to know all of you over the next 4 months!
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I'm so happy I saw this today! This is the kick in the butt I need. My name is Barbara and would like to join the challenge. I'm 34, from Ottawa, Ontario,Canada. Pls feel free to add me, I need friends!:) Also, if you have any tips on me losing more than 5 lbs a month, pls share!
SW: 153
GW:110
Goal #1 22 Aug: 150 lbs
Goal #2 22 Sept: 145 lbs
Goal # 3 22 Oct: 140 lbs
Goal #4 22 Nov: 135 lbs
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checking in... today was a semi-good day (wine). But other than that, I ate pretty well and got a decent workout in. Consistency! I will continue this journey...0
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I'm new to this but would love to join in on this challenge...starting weight 230..cw:211...
Aug:203
Sept:195
Oct:187
Nov:179
Dec:1710 -
Greetings ladies!
Hope everyone is still on track. Today was my weigh in day (8/9/12) and I came in at 238 pounds. :indifferent: Slower progress than previously but still on track to meet my first goal of 236 by 8/23/12. I think my problem may be eating too few calories. I'll try and see what adjustments I need to make. At least it's not a weight gain. My next weigh in is 8/16/12.
Keep pushing! :flowerforyou:Greetings--it's 8/2/12 and I just wanted to check in. I am on track so far and currently at 239 lbs. Thursday is my weigh-in day so I should be back on 8/9/12. So far, so good! Good luck everyone.
I'm in! I started my journey about a month ago with 110 pounds to lose. I am 5'4".
For this challenge:
SW 246
8/23--236
9/23--227
10/23--218
11/23--209
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Greetings ladies!
Hope everyone is still on track. Today was my weigh in day (8/9/12) and I came in at 238 pounds. :indifferent: Slower progress than previously but still on track to meet my first goal of 236 by 8/23/12. I think my problem may be eating too few calories. I'll try and see what adjustments I need to make. At least it's not a weight gain. My next weigh in is 8/16/12.
Keep pushing! :flowerforyou:Greetings--it's 8/2/12 and I just wanted to check in. I am on track so far and currently at 239 lbs. Thursday is my weigh-in day so I should be back on 8/9/12. So far, so good! Good luck everyone.
I'm in! I started my journey about a month ago with 110 pounds to lose. I am 5'4".
For this challenge:
SW 246
8/23--236
9/23--227
10/23--218
11/23--209
GW--200
2 weeks left and you're already so close to your goal for this month! Great job! :-)0 -
Hey all I missed my last weigh in 8/4/12 so I will be weighing in this saturday. I didn't have much motivation this past couple of weeks, so I decided to come back and give it my all!
I joined the YMCA, so starting this weekend I will be going to the gym for the first time in years, any suggestions on which machines to do first?
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Sw 233
Sep 1 229
Oct 1 219
Nov 1 210
Dec 1 202
Decemeber 25, 2012 goal weight 196!!!0 -
Hey sistas, I'm Tracy, 28, and definitely in on this challenge! I'll post my weight every friday.
My stats:
SW: 274 lbs
CW: 263 lbs
GW: 220 lbs
8/23: 255 lbs
9/23: 246 lbs
10/23: 238lbs
11/23: 229 lbs
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Hey,I'm valencia ,39 and need to be in this challenge... will weigh in on the 23
SW:250
CW: 240
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Hi Guys,
How is everyone doing? My weight has been fluctuating the last few weeks. It is very frustrating.0 -
Well, no loss and no gain. I'm a little disappointed since it is only my 2nd week. Then again, I ate a lot of junk food this week. Didn't go over my calorie count, but I'm sure that had an affect :ohwell:
SW: (As of July 31):282
CW: 279
GW: 257
Aug 23: 277
Sep 23: 272
Oct 23: 267
Nov 23: 262
Dec 23: 2570 -
Everyone seems like they are doing great! I am really only on day 2 of trying hard to lose weight and so it's constantly running through my mind! I had to look at every bag of chips in the gas station...but I didn't get any, I'm pretty proud of myself :-)0
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Hey everyone, so today is Friday, my weekly weigh-in day and i'm 258. Last week I was 263. 5lbs! I know its water weight but im still happy How's everyone else doing? Are you all weighing weekly or only monthly? 0
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Everyone seems like they are doing great! I am really only on day 2 of trying hard to lose weight and so it's constantly running through my mind! I had to look at every bag of chips in the gas station...but I didn't get any, I'm pretty proud of myself :-)
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Well, no loss and no gain. I'm a little disappointed since it is only my 2nd week. Then again, I ate a lot of junk food this week. Didn't go over my calorie count, but I'm sure that had an affect :ohwell:
SW: (As of July 31):282
CW: 279
GW: 257
Aug 23: 277
Sep 23: 272
Oct 23: 267
Nov 23: 262
Dec 23: 257
Good job on not gaining, i'm sure next week's weight loss will incoporate a pound or two that you should've lost this week.0 -
Hello again Ladies!!! It has been extremely encouraging and motivating to see all the progress reports; it looks like we are all doing very well thus far. Keep up the good work everyone
SW 7/21: 305
W1 7/28: 305
W2 8/03: 302.8
W3 8/11: 302
Goal #1 Aug 23: 293 lbs.
Goal #2 Sept 23: 280 lbs.
Goal #3 Oct 23: 270 lbs.
Goal #4 Nov 23: 260 lbs.
Goal #5 Dec 23: 250 lbs.0 -
Hey Ladies just checkn in I was kind of disappointed because I had been exercising daily for a hour drinking 10 cups of water staying at 1200 cal or 100-200 below it when i created this challenge I was 202.3 lbs within 5 days I went to 197.4 last week I reached my aug 23rd goal of 193lbs(yayyy) right.... Since then the scale has been fluctuating down one up 5 and so forth so I was like what in the heck (ill keep it clean) is going on im busting my butt everyday going to the track in the hot florida heat jillian michaels got me sweating like no tomorrow im under my calories ( I did have a cheat day once or twice since ive been on this site) but others thanks that I was on it so I stepped on the scale (I am not a daily weigher) cuz I knew I had dropped 5lbs all that hard work I was doing to my suprize it showed 198.7 I said no no no so I was fustrated so I made my food diary public ns asked for feedback i was told i was a snacker (true) n I eat to many carbs (true) even thought I was eating 1200 I was eating the wrong things hamburger helper bread noodled chips (I figured they're only 90 cal a bag as long as I stay under 1200 exercise n water ill be fine) soooo not the case I also didn't have sodium as a requirement I edited it so basically even though I was doing what I was doing I was eatng too many processed foods too many carbs ns sodithen hopefully ill be 193lbs aug 23rdum after my friends imput I threw out all the processed food ns on my way to walmart to load up on meat (im not a big meat eater) but im going to eat shrimp fish chicken ocassionally eggs yogurt ur know healthy stuff I stepped on the scale a hr ago I said 196.4 wuteva my goal for aug is 193lbs i have 11 days to get there so by me changing my foods up n continue exercising n0
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This is my second day on MFP. I am so excited to join this group's message board. This discussion will keep me focused and accountable to handle my business on this weightloss challenge. Looking forward to dropping the pounds and making some new friends along this journey. I would like to have some friends on this site so that we can motivate each other as we transform our lives.
SW = 350Ibs
GW = 150 Ibs
CW = 300 Ibs
I will begin to weigh myself weekly to chart my weightloss.
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Hey everybody!!! I'm Ebony in Tampa Fl. I'm 28 at 240 pounds.....I want to get under 200 by Christmas! I sure hope I can do it or at least close to!
SW July 2012: 240
GW December 2012: under 200
August 2012: 230
September 2012: 220
October 2012: 210
November 2012: 200
December 2012: at least 199
Can't wait to see all of our results in December!!! We can do it!!!! Feel free to add me!
Ok It's Monday, I'm checking in! (I think I missed last week....don't kill me LOL)
So this morning, I weighed in at 236.4 which makes me happy because I was stuck at my plateau and its finally going away! I don't know if i'll make it to my GW for August, but I will hopefully be close! (crossing my fingers)
Its so great to see all you ladies doing so well! Lets keep it up!
Have a great week :happy:
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I WANNA JOIN!!!
SW: 331
CW: 326
GOALS: AUGUST - 321 (lose those 5 pounds i put back on!)
SEPTEMBER- 315
OCTOBER - 309
NOVEMBER - 303
DECEMBER 299 or less!
I missed the first check in so here is a rundown of my weigh-ins:
7/12 - 331
7/17 - 328
7/19 - 321
7/25 - 323
7/26 - 323.6
7/27 - 324
8/12 - 327.4
8/13 - 326.2
I really have a lot of trouble with water weight gain. I exercise at least twice a week and try to stay under 1600 cals (I dont always log it in, though). I definitely need to cut back on carbs. Any suggestions would be great!0 -
Hey Ladies,
Looks like everyone is doing an awesome job!! Way to go Team!
I weighed in this morning and here are my numbers.........
As of 08/07/2012 182.8. Woo Hoo!!!!
SW: 189 for this challenge
GW: 155
Goal #1 Aug 23: 182lbs
Goal #2 Sept 23: 177lbs
Goal #3 Oct 23: 169lbs
Goal #4 Nov 23. 160lbs
Goal #5 Dec 23 155lbs
Hey Divas,
Looks like everyone is still doing their thang!!! That is awesome!! Keep it up ladies....We got this!!! To all the new members who joined "Hiya doing, and welcome aboard" *waving*
Weigh in was this morning so here are my updated numbers.....
As of 08/13/2012 180.8 Alright, Alright, Alright!!! So I met and exceeded my goal for August!!! Yay!
Keep it pushing everyone and have a healthy and productive week!!!0 -
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My height is 5'11''
SW - 294.2
GW - 250.2
Goal 1 - August 25 = -8.8 (285.4)
Goal 2 - September 22 = -8.8 (276.6)
Goal 3 - October 27 = -8.8 (267.8)
Goal 4 - November 24 = -8.8 (259.0)
Goal 5 -December 25 = -8.8 (250.2)
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Checking in! I'm 0.4 lb. away from my August 25th goal. WHOO-HOO!!!0 -
Monday check in!
07/26/12: SW is 213 and GW is 165.
Goals:
1 - Aug 205
2 - Sept 195
3 - Oct 185
4 - Nov 175
5 - Dec 165
08/06/12: CW 206.8 <-- Admittedly, this weigh in is from Saturday. It's been so long since I've been this close to 200 that I'm afraid to step on the scale again just in case it really WAS one of those fluke happenings where I've lost 10 lbs overnight! I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and enjoy the feeling for a couple of more days -- maybe even until next Monday -- before I get on the scale again.
Monday 8/13 check-in
Today's weight is 208.0, which is up 1.2# from last week so I'm a little bit pouty; HOWEVER my pants are also smaller, so I look good while I pout
Seriously though, between my cousin's wedding on Saturday and our family reunion yesterday I'm pretty sure I consumed an entire week's worth of sodium in two days even with staying at or below my calorie range. I plan to give it a day or so to see if it drops off before I let it hurt my feelings. 0 -
Great job ladies! Keep it up!
My weigh in is on Thursday. I just got a heart rate monitor on Friday and learned that my workouts weren't as effective as I thought they were so I don't know how this weigh in will go. My diet has been decent so far this week though. We'll see.0 -
Hey Ladies! I love the idea of this challenge and I am so happy to see sista divas supporting and motivating each other!
I'm Kim from Ohio.
33 years old. Please feel free to add me.
SW: 272 (EEEEEEEK!)
GW: 228 Not my ultimate goal, but I think it's a good start.
Total Weight loss by December 25: 44 lbs
GOAL #1: August 23 - 264
GOAL #2: September 23 - 254
GOAL #3: October 23 - 246
GOAL #4: November 23 - 238
GOAL #5: December 23 - 228
I'm going to weigh in tonight to confirm my weight, but that's what it was the last time I got on a scale. I will continue to weigh in on Mondays.
Holding steady at 265 this week. I actually went up .4, but I am determined. I am so close to this months goal. I will not give up. Thanks ladies for the encouragement. And Way to go on all the positive progress.0 -
Hey Ladies,
I'm joining the challenge!
SW 386
GW 330
Sept 2012 - 370
Oct 2012- 360
Nov 2012 - 350
Dec 2012 -3300
