Turkey Trim & Slim Challenge (CLOSED)

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Can't wait to get this started!

Group two rules!!!!!!

Group THREE all the way, y'all!

Hi everyone!

I turned 40 and started to really pack on the weight. I remarried in 2006 and on my 1st anniversary I was about 40 lbs heavier. I tried WW for a while but would lose about 10lbs and get stuck. I didn’t work out consistently either. I decided to use the money I was sinking into weight watchers and joined a gym that is about 1 ½ miles from my home. This was the best decision I made! Over the next year I lost a little but was not making any progress. I then found MFP this past May and put it all together (diet & exercise) I joined Kristy’s Battle of the Bulge Challenge and it was just what I needed to kick start my weight loss. I am now down almost 17lbs since then.

NSV - Just recently my favorite spin instructor told me that I inspire him every time I take his class because of how far I have come since I started.

I jumped at the chance to join this challenge because my weight loss has slowed since the summer. I need to keep focused and on the right track during the holidays. Kristy’s last challenge was a great motivator for me and I am very excited to be a part of this challenge. I can tell she put a lot of thought and effort into pulling this together.

LETS GO GROUP 2!

Group two rules!!!!!!

You've got THAT RIGHT! GOOOOO Group #2!!! :happy:

My name is Jeanette, but you can all call me Jen! I'm 27, single mom to two boys (9 and 2). I got married at 17 and was in an abusive marriage for about 8 years, he controlled everything and weight loss was something that he never supported me to do...he was very jealous, so he wanted me to be fat and ugly...JERK! Anyways, I have been divorced for over 2 years and happily (sometimes) single since then and I raise my two boys on my own...completely. I am super busy all of the time, and I work full-time apart from all the BS I have to do at home. (I'm also sarcastic, if ya can't tell...lol) I've always been a pretty big girl ever since I hit puberty, but got to my highest in 2009 and was almost 300 lbs (bleh). I started MFP in Feb 2011, weighing in at 271 and have not been very consistent and to date have only lost about 9 lbs.

I am in the 2nd month of ChaLean Extreme and love the program...I have been consistent with my workouts, but not with my eating so I'm working on fixing that!

NSV: In the first month of doing CLX, I have lost 16.25 inches throughout my body and my clothes are fitting me big!!!! I'm SOOO looking forward to month #2!!!

My goal for the next 5 weeks is to LOG EVERYTHING that I eat, workout everyday, and to lose my goal weight (1lb/week) so a total of 5 lbs so that I can FINALLY be in the 250's!!!

GO Team #2 and everyone too!!! YAY!

Hi all!

Ashley here, representin' GROUP THREE! Woohoo! I'm a 24 year old Seattleite, married to my best friend. We got married when we were 20, but have been together for a combined 7 years. My weight has been teeter-totting for the last 5 years. I was around 140-150lbs back in high school, but once I graduated, got a job, and moved out, it shot up to nearly 200lbs. When my husband and I got engaged, I joined Weight Watchers and got down to 180.

Since we got married, we have done a lot of traveling and before I knew it, the weight was back on. My highest got to be to around 215lbs, so I rejoined Weight Watchers and got down to 200, then I went on vacation and regained it. I came back, joined Spark People and was determined to lose it all for good. I got down to 180, and then it was vacation time again. It came back. Again. Before I knew it, I was back up to 200lbs.

If you see a cycle here, good, because this is how it happens every.single.time. I feel like I make decent choices and lose consistently, until I go on vacation. I gain and then when I come back, I am unmotivated and bloated. It can take me months to start back up again. It also just so happens that this challenge ends the EXACT day that we leave for Hawaii. LOL. Fortunately for this trip we will have a condo, and I'll be able to cook our meals.

I joined MFP last year after another weight gain. I randomly found the app on my iPhone and it help me get down to 190, but then I went to Paris for New Years. With all the French delicacies I somehow managed only to gain 10lbs - HOORAY! BUT when we got back, we found out that CPS had taken our 18mo niece from my sister-in-law (for good reasons - drug related). The day after we landed, we begun making phone calls to try and find out where she was placed. Three days later, we had her and were weren't even unpacked yet! We haven't seen my sister-in-law since last year and our niece is still in our custody. We are currently in the process of trying to adopt her, and hopefully that will be finalized early next year. The unexpected lifestyle change and stress caused me to eat badly and another 10 pounds was soon added. I woke up one day and could barely button a pair of jeans that I swore fit just a month before. I started back on MFP and quickly lost what I had gained. Then guess what? I went on vacation. I came back with 6 more pounds to lose and that's where I'm at today.

1. I have been trying to get back to my high school weight on and off for the last 5 years.
2. Most recently I got myself down to 175. I haven't seen a number in the 170's in years! Of course I gained it back, but I'm only 8lns away!
3. I got rid of all of my XL shirts and I can FINALLY fit back into some of my "skinny" jeans. I nearly cried the day that my favorite pair went up over my thighs/hips.
4. I NEED this challenge to get myself back in gear and I thrive off of the competition aspect of it. When I did the Battle of the Bulged this last summer, I was down 40lbs from my highest weight and SO happy! I want to be there again. I just want to feel good.

My goal for the next 5 weeks is to log everything, DRINK WATER, and work out at least 4 times a week. I want to be back at 175 for our next vacation and I do NOT want to gain it back!

Go team #3, booyah!

1. My name is Crystal and I'm 28 years old. I have been trying to lose weight my entire life (pretty literally). I got serious about losing weight in December of 2010 when I finally weighed myself and realized I was 294 pounds (yikes!). I started with MFP in April and love it!
2. Since December 1, 2010, I have lost 109 pounds. I still have about 35 to go to reach my first goal and then I figure I'll re-evaluate and figure out if I want to lose 5-10 more pounds.
3. There have been so many so I'll just give you a couple of the biggest. I have gone from a 24W pants to a 12. I honestly cannot even remember the last time I wore a 12 (I was in plus sizes in middle school so it's been a looooooong time!). My boyfriend's mom didn't recognize me when we went to visit this past summer. She literally almost walked right past me at the airport. The list goes on and on.
4. My weight lost has slowed since I don't have a lot left to lose and I know this challenge will help keep me motivated. The summer Battle of the Bulge challenge really kept me on track and kept me accountable. Also, I live in Nebraska and it's about to get really cold here. Usually when it gets cold I just love to eat so I really need to keep my focus.

Go Team 4!!!!!!!

My younger sister, (she's 31,) is excited about my weight loss and decided she wants to get healthy.

SheBB - is your sister on MFP?!? She should join our challenge!

No she's not on MFP, I tell her all the time what she is missing. But I have a feeling she will be here soon