Postcard Challenge 12!!! Starting 11/18/10

JuliaRose73
JuliaRose73 Posts: 83
edited September 22 in Motivation and Support
It is my great honor to start Postcard Challenge 12 and then pass the postcard batton on to the next winner! I have decided to start this challenge on Thursday, 11/18, to allow week one to end on Thanksgiving Day! This will be our push and promise to one another to not allow sweet potatos with marshmallows, mash potatoes with lots of butter or mushroom loaded stuffing to get the best of us! However, if they should... we have a week to make a come back!

Here's what to do: post your weight as of Thursday (November 18th!) then in 2 weeks (December 2nd!!!), post your updated weight. Two individuals will be awarded postcards. One for the most weight lost in the two weeks and then one for the highest percentage lost. Each winner will receive a postcard from the one and only Detroit, MI. (The French city of love and romance or automotive capital, or voted most dangerous city.... take your pick!)

I like the previous winner, will start up a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone's beginning and ending weight. Which I'll post at the end of the two weeks!

I'll send a message on 1st of December to remind you all of the final weigh in. (if you want to add me as a friend, please do. Will make it easier to remind everyone). Then, keep your fingers crossed!!!!!!

Ready to begin? 1...2...3...GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    bump!
  • drew531
    drew531 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm in... That means I have to head back to the old gym to get my starting weight...lol
  • looby1968
    looby1968 Posts: 742 Member
    I'm in! Will weigh myself on Thursday ( we don't do Thanksgiving here in Blighty but I'll become an 'honorary' American for this challenge).
  • Mari1969
    Mari1969 Posts: 37
    I'm in! Will post my weight on Thursday (my weigh in day anyway)
  • khaleesinoodlebelly
    khaleesinoodlebelly Posts: 165 Member
    Me! I am in!
  • rclarke05
    rclarke05 Posts: 23
    Sound like fun! I'm in.
  • havfaith
    havfaith Posts: 61
    I'm in!! I'll be posting my weight thursday!
  • Oldbat61
    Oldbat61 Posts: 141
    I'm in; will post on Thursday. Like Looby 1968 I am in blighty but am proud to be an honorary American.

    All the best
    Pam :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • dtcauley4
    dtcauley4 Posts: 110 Member
    I am in once again..good luck to all!!
  • abbiez
    abbiez Posts: 229 Member
    Woohoo. I've always wanted to do one of the postcard challenges bit always forget. I'm in this time!!
  • tai_88
    tai_88 Posts: 23
    I'm in!
  • JuliaRose73
    JuliaRose73 Posts: 83
    I'm in; will post on Thursday. Like Looby 1968 I am in blighty but am proud to be an honorary American.

    All the best
    Pam :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I'm thinking to keep things fair all of our "Honorary Americans" need to have a slice of pumpkin pie next Thursday with us!

    All in favor say "I" !
  • Learning2LoveMe
    Learning2LoveMe Posts: 1,430 Member
    I'm in... I didn't get a chance to post my final weigh-in on the last round, but thats okay because I gained :grumble: :embarassed:

    Congrats JuliaRose and everyone else who lost last round.

    I'll update with my most current weight on thursday. Good luck to everyone! Let's beat turkey day! :drinker:
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    bumping for Thurs
  • cdsledge09
    cdsledge09 Posts: 167 Member
    Count me in...I'll weigh in on Thursday!
  • ClaireElanB
    ClaireElanB Posts: 94 Member
    I'll have a go too. Will also post Thursday.
  • looby1968
    looby1968 Posts: 742 Member
    I'm in; will post on Thursday. Like Looby 1968 I am in blighty but am proud to be an honorary American.

    All the best
    Pam :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I'm thinking to keep things fair all of our "Honorary Americans" need to have a slice of pumpkin pie next Thursday with us!

    All in favor say "I" !

    If I can find any (or make it), I'll join you in a slice! If not, I'll get a slice of carrot cake!!!!
  • storybookcreator
    storybookcreator Posts: 32
    I'm in! Sounds like a great little extra incentive
  • storybookcreator
    storybookcreator Posts: 32
    bumping for Thursday Nov 18
  • MrsSeaShell
    MrsSeaShell Posts: 190
    I'm so in =]


    Can i suggest pics of the scale with a code word to verify weigh-ins?
  • odatcindy
    odatcindy Posts: 641
    I'll try to catch you on the next one. I swore off the scale for the month of November and focused on inches since I started strength training with a trainer. Good luck, everyone.
  • looby1968
    looby1968 Posts: 742 Member
    Weight this morning: 204lbs (1.5lb weight gain since last week, flippin' sore neck! So ONEderland is 4 and a bit pounds away!!!!).

    Good luck everyone! My aim is to be in ONEderland by the end of this challenge!
  • Oldbat61
    Oldbat61 Posts: 141
    Starting weight is 177.6. Don't think I will be able to find Pumpkin Pie and it would be too tempting to make a whole one just for me :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: but I promise to have a slice of something equally naughty at Thansgiving to make it fair. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Pam
  • looby1968
    looby1968 Posts: 742 Member
    If I can't find any, I'm having a slice of carrot cake!!!!!
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    Crappy Red Lobster crab legs and butter.....weight back up to 172....and up to the challange....really hoping to get in ot the 160's
  • Jennili7
    Jennili7 Posts: 50
    ok here goes my first challenge..and to make it even more interesting, this morning I was a new low!

    Starting Postcard Challenge at 158.2

    game on!! :drinker:
  • Oldbat61
    Oldbat61 Posts: 141
    If I can't find any, I'm having a slice of carrot cake!!!!!

    Sounds like a plan!!!!
  • JuliaRose73
    JuliaRose73 Posts: 83
    Good Morning Everyone,

    “Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes." ~ Buddha

    It's Thursday and the start of our next postcard challenge! Hoping everyone was pleasantly surprised this morning as you checked your scale. I'm so glad to see that so many people decided to join us during the next two weeks.

    I am starting this morning off at 253.8. So I'm aiming for being out of the 250's by the time this postcard challenge is over.

    Have a wonderful Thursday!

    Julia
  • storybookcreator
    storybookcreator Posts: 32
    Good morning!

    Looking forward to my first challenge...hopefully this will keep me focused during the first two weeks of counting!

    I weighed in at 158 this morning and hope to just keep shedding off the lbs as the weeks progress!

    Thanks for the extra incentive!
  • JuliaRose73
    JuliaRose73 Posts: 83
    I'm so in =]


    Can i suggest pics of the scale with a code word to verify weigh-ins?

    I once put together a game for a wedding shower, it was like a lottery ticket, and would be very simple to cheat and win a prize, so I marked each one of the pieces on the back.... The whole time we played I really hoped our Pastor wouldn't come forward with a winning ticket, only to check it and find she cheated.

    Since only a postcard is at stake, I would really hope that no one would cheat to win it. For they might get a postcard, but they will live with the knowledge that it was tainted by their lie, therefore only cheating themselves! Should anyone really need a postcard that badly for motivation and a friendly hello, just send me a message, I'll be happy to send out a third, fourth or fifth one!

    I'm afraid if we ask everyone to take a picture and then post, they might feel it's to much effort (I can hardly open my eyes during weigh in mornings much less find a camera!), seeing that it seems difficult to post pictures in messages anyway. I have yet to figure out how to do it. It's a great idea, and if we each promised to send the winner $5 in the mail, I would fully agree with the picture idea! But it is only a postcard... oh and I forgot... crowned King/Queen of Postcard Challenge # ___ and bragging rights too!
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