*THANKSGIVING WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE*

Okay Challengers, I am NOT a computer techie, but I have been trying to figure out a way for all of you to see the spreadsheet I am keeping so you can see everyones progress too. I have had a blog site for several months, but quit using it when I became more active on this site. Anyway, I copied and pasted the spreadsheet onto a page of my site.... PLEASE let this work!!

Copy and paste the following address (because I dont know how to make it underlined so you just click on it!!) ....

http://jodiesjourney.webs.com/information.htm

thats very cool! thanks for taking the time to create it!

I want to join.....is it too late?

I would LOVE to join this challenge! Very few people on this planet know my actual weight so posting those numbers will be tough for me. But I have decided that I must.

I'm fairly new to this site (2 wks now) so I'll tell you all a little about me. I've struggled with my weight since I graduated high school. Nine years ago when my husband left I made the decision to start college. I was interested in nutrition because I reasoned that if I could learn all the ins and outs of nutrition then I could lose the weight myself and start to help others. So I spent many years working, attending college, juggling the duties of a single mom, and yo-yo-ing with my weight. I met my current husband my last year and a half of college (when I was in a weight loss trend), remarried, had another baby, graduated, and then interned for a year. Does my life sound like a roller coaster, or WHAT?

So here I am today having met my Prince Charming, mom of two gorgeous boys, a BS in dietetics (post graduate internship behind me) and I am bigger than I have ever been in my life. And I can't claim that I don't know why or that I don't know how to get it off. So its a bit humbling to be on the cusp of becoming a registered dietitian (I'm studying like a DAWG for my registration exam right now) and I'm more than 100lbs overweight. So I made a conscious decision two weeks ago that I must walk the walk if I'm going to talk the talk. No more excuses.

A friend told me about this site months ago and I kept brushing it off. But now I am HOOKED! And sincerely impressed by the amazing people here!

I commit to work hard to lose 15 lbs by Thanksgiving. I am also doing Dr. Oz's "Just 10 Pounds" challenge because I am only tackling 10 lbs at a time. Once I achieve 10 lbs, I will start over with another 10 lbs. It may sound crazy but it makes sense in my mind (what a frightening place!).

Here are my stats *deep breath* **GULP**:
SW: 305 lbs
CW: 300 lbs
GW: 180 lbs
Thanksgiving Challenge Weight: 285 lbs

Please forgive me for taking up so much space...and for talking so much! Feel free to add me as a friend....I can use a few more!

SO...that link didn't work for me. I am pretty much a tech person so if you want help let me know. Also, I might suggest you just post it to google docs, make it public (since there is no personal information in it....I know our weight is personal but our real names aren't in it) and then you can easily manipulate (works just like the excel sheet you are keeping now. If you want to try it but don't know how let me know. I am also happy to help keep up with it if you end up needing help with all the new people joining.

Just an idea....

Elizabeth

Thanks! the link worked for me.

Shall I change from kilos to pounds to keep it uniform?

Holy smokes! I just started the 30 Day Shred and it is a killer workout! My weights haven't arrived yet so I had to use cans of beans but I can still feel it.

I had a bad-ish weekend. Ate really good homemade Indian and Mexican at a party and consumed copious amounts of wine. Back on track today!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

So my weekend just wasn't as great as I would have hoped. Friday I went to the homecoming game I previously mentioned and I did okay with my calories. Then Saturday I just got lazy. . .couldn't make myself workout, other than we took our daughter to the park and then a friends' son's flag football game, so we walked around for a little bit. But then we got an invite to watch the KSU game at our friends' house and they made cheese dip and frito pies and I just couldn't turn them down! And to top it off I still couldn't make myself workout later that evening.

So, yesterday, I did Level 2 of the 30 Day Shred, then took my daughter on a 4 mile walk which we finished in an hour. Then, after supper, my husband decided he would like to go on a walk, so we did another 2 miles on top of what I had done earlier. I did eat a lot better yesterday too.

So, I got up this morning and did 30 Day Shred. I think I'm just really going to have to work on getting up and getting it done. And I'm really looking forward to some nicer weather in the evenings, so maybe we can start taking more family walks.

Needless to say, although I usually weigh in Monday mornings, I just couldn't make myself do it, so I'll get it tomorrow morning and fingers-crossed it isn't too bad!!

I know the group weighs in Wednesdays but I had already started with a monday weigh in so here are my stats.

I weighed in this morning and got the best birthday present ever (yep todays my b-day! <grin>). I am at 167.2 down almost 3 pounds this week. I wasn't perfect but whatever I am doing is working <grin>

I started 30 day shred and am loving now just have to keep it all going...

Hope everyone has a great week.

Happy Birthday!!!

Good morning everyone! I hope the weather is as good where YOU are as it is HERE! It made this morning's walk so much more pleasant!

So I struggled a bit on Saturday but ended up staying on track. I made very poor choices for breakfast simply because I didn't check the calories first so I was upset to learn I had consumed far more calories than I expected. The old me would have given up and just called it a cheat day. But the new me decided that I had to walk (I was going to skip my walk that one day) and that I would have to plan out the rest of my day and stick with it. Which I did! And I stayed within my range! Yesterday was better but this week I've challenged myself to include more fruits and veggies in my day. And this cool weather is PERFECT for sweet potato soup! Yum!

Here's to a great week for all of us! Can't wait for my Wednesday Weigh-in!

I'm a little late on getting started, but wondering if I might be able to join. I turn 40 on Nov 24th. SO that's a big goal date for me. I actually started working towards my goal about a month ago, mostly with exercising, but not consistent with eating and guess what? No consistent weight loss. So I'd love some accountability and support. Let me know if I can join and if so, what the process will be. Thanks!

(yep todays my b-day! <grin>).