Christmas Countdown Challenge - Starting 7/25

Hi. I have never joined a challange before but I would like to try this one. May be limited because my knee but I want to try.
My name is Patty I am 49 years old and from Texas. I am married and have 2 kids 18 and 16. I am a medical assistant and work at a doctor's office where food and junk are plentiful:sad: .
It is time for me to take care of myself.

Count me in! This is perfect....this will give me the discipline and am so looking forward to a new ME by next year! Thanks for this!

I'm in!!

My name is Brandy and I am a single mom to a wonderful 5 year old little man. I want him to grow up with a healthy mom, not a mom who struggles with poor self confidence and weight. I don't know my measurements right now because my tape is packed in a box somewhere - that's my goal today, is to unpack and organize my house. BUT, when I find it, I will post!

CW (7.20.11): 273
Goal for Christmas - 250

23 pounds doesn't seem like a lot for 22 weeks, but I have done the crash diets, starvation, losing a lot in a short period of time, and it never sticks. I'm doing it the healthy way this time. I would LOVE to see the 240's by then, but 250 would rock just as much!

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

I'm Johanna I'm a 20 year old cosmetologist and I accept your challenge. Christamas is the time I struggle with my weight alot because it seems to be the one time a year my family likes to point out how fat I've gotten in the past year and a half. I want to **** them up this year.

Starting weight 195
Current weight 195
Weight by Christmas 155

Don't have the measurements yet but I'll get them

Hi, I posted already earlier to accept the challenge but forgot to introduce and tell a little bit about myself. My name is Verna, I'm 42 years old and lives in Denton, TX. I'm married with two beautiful kids (3 year old daughter and 10 month old son). Looking at my family, they are my main reason why I wanted to be healthy and active. I also want to do this for myself most especially, I'm tired of feeling tired and unhappy about myself. I joined this site back in May 2011...though I've lost a little bit of weight, I haven't really find time to use this site on a daily basis. Therefore, your challenge gives me the opportunity to MAKE time to log in my food and exercise journal everyday! I am ready for this challenge....very excited to learn and share this journey from each other.

I'm Kim. I am married with three kids and work full time as a Nurse Practitioner. I have been on my weight loss journey for over two years and have lost 35 pounds but gained seven back over my vacation this month. My goal is to lose 19 pounds by Christmas. I have been using MFP for almost one year and have lost 18 pounds while using it. I think a challenge is just what I need to get to my goal.
weight 159
waist 76 cm
abdomen 97 cm
hips 104 cm
thigh 68 cm
I measure in centimeters partly because I am Canadian, partly because I am in the medical profession and partly because the numbers change faster, lol.

I would also like to join in on this challenge.
I am Veronica, a 36 yr. old wife and mom of six children ages 13, 10,8,6,4, and 17 months old. I have been on a journey to health officially since giving birth to my son last February. I have lost about 68 pounds since having the baby and would love to lose about 50 more pounds. I love to exercise but I go back and forth with being disciplined in my eating. I think being pregnant so many times and nursing in between gave me an excuse to put my health on the back burner. I am ready to keep up with this lifestyle change for the rest of my life. My children are young and they deserve a mom that can be active and involved in their lives. I have promised to walk across play bridge at the park with them when I reach my goal. They are looking up to me and they support me so much. My husband and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage in December and I would love to be back to my newlywed weight .

Waist:40
Hips: 45
Arms: 14
Thighs: 24.5
I'm looking forward to getting to know you all better.

Ok, if there's still room for me, I would love to join. I have never been in a challenge like this, but I think it just might motivate me enough to reach my goal.

So, here's my story:

I'm 36 years old and I have PCOS which means that my body does not ovulate, therefore it is difficult to get pregnant. The specialist at the fertility clinic said that I had to be under 200 before they even tried any procedure on me. I started off at 238 and got down to 202 and then plateaued. I wasn't losing anymore and I was getting frustrated, so I stopped trying. I have been off MFP for a few weeks, but somehow got back on following a difficult family issue. I'm also an emotional eater... Recently, I've been eating away my pain and all my other emotions after everything that happened personally. I've come to the realization that I can't do this anymore and I have to do something drastic to change. So, please tell me that there is still room for me. It's time for me to make a fresh start. So, here's my weight and measurement today, if I still can join:

SW: 208

Bust: 50'
Waist: 47.5'
Hips: 49'
Arm: 13.5'
Thigh: 23.5'

Im so in aswell! I too want a smokin body come christmas!!

My name is Michelle, Im 17 years old and from Ireland! Im heading into my final year of school in September and want to shock all my friends with my weightloss progress over the summer break! I first started gaining weight when I was about 12, but my mother said Id grow out of it!! Well 5 and a half years on.....you guessed it, I never grew out of it!! Before joining mfp, I lost about 10lbs and have lost another 15.2lbs since joining MFP in March of this year. My first ultimate goal as i like to put it is to be 140lbs, but my dream would be to weigh between 130 and 135lbs!!

Here we go!

Starting Weight - 162.4lbs (weighed today!)
X-Mas Goal Weight - 140lbs

Measurements:
Waist - 32 inches
Bust - 41 inches
Hips - 38 inches
Arm - 11 inches
Band - 34 inches
Naval - 37 inches

I'm intersted if it is still open. I have been overweight after having kids. I want to have a healther life style and want to look good!!

SW 190
GW 155

I will get measurments to you tomorrow

Hey there, I would love to be a part of this challenge. My name is Arianna, I live in Idaho, hence the name, haha, I'm 25 and weigh the most I ever had, I started here at my heaviest at 333, i am now back down to 326. I am starting the journey to get down to about 150 because i want to become an Air force nurse.

SW 326
12/25 Goal 250

Measurments
Bust: 57"
Waist: 53"
Hips: 57"
Thigh: 36"
Arm: 17"

Good morning everyone,
Well I finally found my measuring tape so here are my numbers

Bust: 47.5
Waist 45
Hips 54.5
Thigh 31
Arms 16

My weigh in is today so my new SW: 110.5 KG (243 lbs) Goal for Xmas 90kgs (198lbs)
Good luck everyone and can't wait until we are all looking amazing come Christmas!!!

haha well I messed my weight all up! I was dreaming or something:laugh: :laugh:

SW: 237lbs
CW: 219lbs
GW: 140lbs but 169lbs before christmas :glasses:

I would love to join as well!!!

My name is Sara, I'm happily married to my best friend and we have a 2 year old handsome little dude. My weight loss has stalled and I need some major motivation. I'm so looking forward to this

Starting weight- 148lbs
Current weight- 135lbs
Goal weight for this challenge- 115lbs

I'll update with my measurements tomorrow.