Xmas 20lb Challenge P2!!!

This week I have a stomach virus. Hasn't been a great week. I hope to be well enough tomorrow to eat normal and exercise. Right now I am on a diet of saltine crackers, dinner rolls, and carbonated lime water because I can't keep anything else down. I will regroup and try to get back on track.

up by 2lbs - BOO - No surprise really had a bad week so back down to 8lbs loss for Xmas challenge, must try harder this week!

I was up 3 this week Lorna so don;t feel too bad! Only thing to do is start again adn try really hard. Have been good for the last few days so heres hoping I see some results this week. Gotta keep going girls. :flowerforyou:

up by 2lbs - BOO - No surprise really had a bad week so back down to 8lbs loss for Xmas challenge, must try harder this week!

I was up 3 this week Lorna so don;t feel too bad! Only thing to do is start again adn try really hard. Have been good for the last few days so heres hoping I see some results this week. Gotta keep going girls. :flowerforyou:

thanks for the support Taz, I know we can do this and its having people like you here that get me through. I'm really going to push it this week, well done for being good and I hope the scales show how good you've been. :flowerforyou:

SW 179.8
CW 172.2
GW 159
we'll see what happens!
i know i haven't been so faithful in my log ins but wanted to check in!!!!

Ugh! so you know any post that starts with "ugh" can't be good. I know I don't have much to complain about since I just had a huge 5lbs loss last week and I'm not even at my official weigh in day. But I digress, occasionally I jump on the scale in morning just to make sure the number (if it's moving) is moving in the right direction and before the weekend it was going down and then something is happening and now it's actually going up but here's the thing, I'm not doing anything different than i was last week. I swear! As soon as I saw the number was up I made sure to keep on track with my diet plan, and drink even more water and it doesn't seem to be helping and I don't know WTF?! I don't think I've experience water retention more than a week before my TOM? What's going on? I'd be fine with a plateau but a gain? When I didn't even do anything to deserve it? Ugh!

Sometimes my weight goes up right before a huge loss down. It's as if it's the body's last attempt to hang on to its weight, and then just lets go (for a lower weight). So whatever you do, don't despair and eat stuff you haven't been eating because of the scale. Hang on tight and you will see good results in no time at all, probably half a week or even less.

Good Morning, I'm joining in at the halfway point. I have 10lbs (thanks for the suggestion) to lose before the New Year. So even though tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I'm setting my mind towards my new goals.

Weigh in day comes around too soon!!!! AHHHH! I am 0.2lbs away from losing a whole stone since the start of the challenge and am desperate to see my weight start with a different number! I had several compliments from people today telling me I looked like Ive lost a lot of weight which was FAB!

I really need an injection of motivation to do a work out tonight!! :P

How is everybody else getting on??!

Congratulations on the compliments. Those are always nice. My brother's best friend messaged me on MSN the other night because he saw my new profile picture and had to tell me I look like I've lost some weight. It feels so nice when someone notices. Makes you feel like you're actually doing something.

I started c25k this week and it is a real workout. I thought I was a tough girl until I did this. Jillian Michaels six days a week didn't prepare me for this! My body is pretty sore, but I love that it finally feels like I've done something to it. Ordered some new workout clothes because I accidentally left mine in Tenerife and they came today, only they sent me the wrong size. They sent a 14 instead of a 16 in both the top and the bottoms but they both fit! I'm really excited because I've been miffed lately, since I've been the same size for the last 80 pounds, and that sucks. How is everyone else? I'm working a little harder to try to catch up with the challenge and finish at 20.

Enjoy your P90X and I hope your husband will be here soon.

Can I join too? I know it's late, but I'll stick with 10 lbs by Christmas.

A little about me: Just moved back to US after living in India for the last 5 years. On the way back my husband (from India) was denied entry (Long story, but apparently the embassy gave us the wrong visa), so it's been extremely stressful. We have two beautiful little girls, and I mean little. They are 2 (barely), and 10 months. So in between transitioning to a new country, petitioning for my husband's return (which could take as long as next summer!), and having no time to myself, I've managed to gain 7 lbs in a month! Depressing to say the least.

I'm currently 135 and I would love to be 125 by Christmas.

I just got P90X so I''ll be starting that tonight after the kids sleep.

Sometimes my weight goes up right before a huge loss down. It's as if it's the body's last attempt to hang on to its weight, and then just lets go (for a lower weight). So whatever you do, don't despair and eat stuff you haven't been eating because of the scale. Hang on tight and you will see good results in no time at all, probably half a week or even less.

Thanks for all the encouragement. After all that I did end up down a pound for my official weigh in day. At least I didn't gain! Here's to a successful Thanksgiving week!

3lbs off for me this week thats 2lbs plus the one i gained last week!

12lbs on this thread so far! 8lbs left to go!!

Just checking in, no change this week - boooo!

I've decided to drop out of the challenge. I have a lot going on right now. I am still going to work towards my goals though. Good luck everyone.


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