Christmas Countdown Challenge - Starting 7/25

I'd like to join too! I'm Kate, 37, married with a 2 year old daughter. I'm an RN and work 7a-7p 3 days a week on a busy medical surgical floor. I started this journey just over a year ago, got side tracked for awhile, but am now back full force!

Starting weight: 288.4
Current weight: 243.5
Christmas goal weight:: 210

Bust: 46"
Waist: 45" (at belly button)
Hips: 49"

I would like to join this challenge. I will be 50 in December and I really want to lose 30 pounds by that time. I have been married for 22 years. We have a daughter who is 20 and a son who is 17.

Starting Weight: 190.2
Current Weight: 190.2
Goal Weight by 12/25 160.2

Hi! Id love to join the group.
I'm from ny but living in fl now. Im a SAHM mom to two boys who mean the world to me. I started using mfp recently and love everything it has to offer! Id love to be a part of this group because I think support and encouragement is important to my success!
Current weight : 242
Christmas goal: 217 (25lbs)
I'll get my measurements to you as soon as I find that measuring tape!
Thanks for the opportunity!

Im interested in this as well!

Andrea - Live in NV. I work nights as a psych nurse in a prison and days as a massage therapist in a salon. I have come a long way since starting my weight loss many years ago (150lb), but now I'm loosing weight more for self esteem than for health. Since joining MFP, I'm down 15lb or so. My motivation is to be able to shop in the "skinny" stores where they don't sell double digit sizes.

CW: 143
GW: 125
Measurements - I'll have to take those when I get off work tonight.

I'm in!

I'm a 27yr old, 5'4" office worker from London. Moved to a desk job from being on my feet and put on 15lbs in 4 months :S

CW: 140lbs
GW: 120 lbs

Will get my measurements when my better half arrives home tonight!

I'd love to join all of you on this challenge! This will be my first challenge and I gotta admit I'm pretty stoked. Christmas is my favorite time of year and I'd really like to be at my goal by then which will also mean I will be well-practiced in self control at the dinner table I am currently at a healthy weight but my body fat percentage is higher than I'd like. My goal is to tone up my entire body and go in at the top of my jeans instead of muffin-topping.

Starting Weight 135
Current Weight 128
Goal Weight 110-115 (I fluctuate regularly so anywhere in this range and I'm set)

Measurements:
Bust 34.5
Waist 27
Hips 38
Thighs 22.5
Arms 11.5

Hi my name is Kristin, and I am a 44 year old 3rd grade teacher who is married and has 3 children ages 9-18. We are getting ready to go on vacation, and I think this is just what I need to stay motivated and get back on track. Vacations have been a downfall for me in the past. I just found this challenge this morning so thanks for keeping the thread open. This is my first challenge, and I can see it being a motivator to help me in making smart choices in calorically difficult situations.

I'm all over this one! Count me in please.

My name is Kathryn and I live in the Houston area. I just joined this week. I bought an iPhone and this was one of the apps I looked at first. Accountability is key for me, so please feel free to add me as a friend so that we can lend each other support.

Food has been my drug of choice all of my life. My short term goal is to loose weight but my ultimate goal is to replace my cycle of addiction with a healthy lifestyle filled with better choices. I had a gastric bypass in 2004 and while that helped me loose weight, there have been plenty of health consequences and I have gained back some of that weight. Funny thing...surgery can change the size of stomach but doesn't automatically change the brain of the person! I have made progress with my weight but have a ways to go to change the inner me.

I'm looking forward to being a part of this challenge and this community!


My weight loss goal for this challenge is 30 pounds.

What a great idea!! My name is Laura. I live in Oklahoma. I turned 30 at the beginning of the year. About three years ago I started an extremely stressful job. Over the course of three years I gained about 50lbs and suffered a myriad of health problems. I have now found a new job that I love. I quit smoking about a year ago and in the past six months have settled my medical issues. I now feel like I am mentally in a place where I can address my weight issues. My main goal is to be healthier in my 30's+ than I was in my 20's. My goal is to lose 32.5 lbs by Christmas.

SW: 230
CW: 217.5
mini goal 199: by the end of September
mini goal 185: by 12/25/2011
GW: 145