Looking Good For Christmas - WEEK 5

Maggie :flowerforyou: You have done a GREAT job! Don't let a half pound gain get ya down. I am sure you will see a loss next week

Well if I drop another 5.2 lbs in the next 2 weeks I will reach my first mini goal. Not sure that is achievable but I am going to give it a shot...

Week 1 July 22 - 177
Week 2 July 29 - 177

Week 3 August 5 - 174
Week 4 August 12 - 172.2
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26
* mini goal 167 by the end of August*

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30
*hoping to be 157*

Week 12 October 7 Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday
Week 13 October 14 .
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28
*aiming for 148*

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 American Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!
*aiming for 140*

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!

Goal is to be 135 by New years. When I break it down like that it looks do-able.

Good Morning,
Great job Maggie! Thanks for letting me know about this website!!! Its pretty cool.

Call me computer challenged...but how do you insert those neat looking tickers?? :huh:
I know it says to copy and paste but copy and paste where?

Great job to those who had weight loss this past week! Hang in there for those of who did not.

What is your mini goal for today? Mine is to avoid the mindless snacking I have been doing lately between the hours of 3 and 4 and then again at 8-9 at night. For some reason those time frames seem to be my down fall. Also to drink extra water today.

Updating for the week.

Start Date July 15 Starting weight 303
Week 1 July 22 - 300.4 down 2.6 I'll take it!
Week 2 July 29 – 300.4 No loss but after camping last weekend I’m surprised I didn’t gain. Hopefully next week will show a loss.

Week 3 August 5 - 299.6 -.8 lost really been struggling. Still trying though.
Week 4 August 12 – 296 -3.6 woohoo!!!!!:noway:
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday - hope to be @ 290 by today.

Start Date July 15 Starting weight: 160
Week 1 July 22 - 160
Week 2 July 29 -162 (+ 2)

Week 3 August 5 - 160
Week 4 August 12 - 159 (-1) (-1 total)
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26



FINALLY!!!!!! After 5 weeks of plateau I'm finally down a pound, and I'm never looking back. I like it here in the 150's! :happy:

Everyone here is working so hard. You are all beautiful and oh so motivating!

Well, looks like I enjoyed my vacation a little too much. Dang it!! Also it's almost TOM so that probably doesn't help. I am not liking these numbers but I have to be honest and be accountable for my actions, that's what got me here in the first place, right? Any way, here it goes. I gained 8.6lbs back and have lost 2 of those just this week alone (probably water weight and the other 6.6 are actual pounds :mad: )
But I am back on track and hopefully it won't take too long to lose them again!!

Congrats to everyone that is doing so well. I am so proud of all of you!! Keep up the good work!

Memaw


Thu 07/23/09 07:25 AMStart Date July 15 Starting weight 208
Week 1 July 22 206.4 down 1.6 (could be more but TOM!)
Week 2 July 29 204.4 Down 2 Whoo hooo almost made my goal of under 200 by Aug 1!!!!

Week 3 August 5 Will be on Vacation, won't be able to weigh in. Be back next week.
Week 4 August 12 211 (gained of 6.6 pounds :sad: )

Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7
Week 13 October 14
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
Week 23
Edited by memaw66 on Wed 07/29/09 06:33 AM

Start Date July 15 - weight 202 - Goal is to lose at least 1 pound a week
Week 1 July 22 - weight 202
Week 2 July 29 - weight 198 (-4)

Week 3 August 5 - weight 197.5 (-0.5)
Week 4 August 12 - weight 196 (-1.5) total -6 pounds :happy:
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7
Week 13 October 14
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28

Week 16 November 4 Silver Wedding Anniversary - would like to be in the 180's
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!

At this rate, I won't lose 20 lbs by Christmas. I'll be lucky if I lose 5. In fact, at the beginning of this week, I had gained all the weight since I started. So I can't tell if I'm really losing weight (all 1 1/2 lbs for the month:noway: ) or I'm just looking at natural water/TOM gains and losses and I've really done nothing over the month. I guess all I can do is double my efforts. Just a little disappointed.

Start Date July 15 - Starting weight 140 lbs.
Week 1 July 22 - 139.5 lbs (-.5)
Week 2 July 29 - 137.5 lbs (-2) (-2.5 total)
Week 3 August 5 - 137.5 lbs (nothing this week)
Week 4 August 12 - 138.5 lbs (-1.5 total) :grumble:
Week 5 August 19 -

Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
My goal is to lose 20 lbs. by Christmas to bring me down to 120 lbs. But I'll be happy at 125 (I'm short and very small framed). If I meet my goal, I'll go shopping for myself at all the after-Christmas sales!!! I'll probably do it anyway, but I won't feel guilty about it; it will be my reward.... hmmm what should I get, maybe a smoking hot outfit for New Years Eve?

Hi everybody. I lost another pound. I am really excited about about that. I am having a little trouble sticking to my diet as of late. It has been challenging for me. I gave up yesterday and ate some horribly unhealthy Chinese food that was probably full of sodium and sugar. I can say one thing though, I only felt stuffed after eating about half of the chinese food. Before I could have scarfed the whole thing down before I felt full. So that is good. I am also having serious problems with fatigue. I don't think that these are due to the diet because I have had these problems for quite a while now. I am just about sick of being tired all of the time. No normal person should have to sleep for 10 hours at night and still feel tired and foggy. Sorry for the venting. I am so happy to see such great progress for so many of you.
I need to workout this week. I am having a great deal of difficulty finding the energy to workout.

Start Date July 15 - Starting weight 179 lbs.
Week 1 July 22 - 177 (-2)
Week 2 July 29 - 175 (-2)

Week 3 August 5 - 173 (-2) (-6 total)
Week 4 August 12 - 172 (-1) (-7 total)
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26- 3 year Anniversary! Mini Goal weight = 169


Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30 Mini Goal Weight 161.5


Week 12 October 7 Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday
Week 13 October 14 .
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28 Halloween in 3 days! - Mini goal weight - 155.5

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 American Thanksgiving is Tomorrow! 149.5

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow! Goal Weight -144

Congrats to those of you that have lost. You all are doing great.

Please keep trying to those who have struggled this week. You all are doing great and will see the benefits of all your hard work soon. I just know it. I too have struggled several weeks in a row and then get a decent loss. It can and WILL be done. Don't get down about it. It's just a bump in the new road of life we are all traveling.

Is it too late for me to join this challenge?

Alrighty, my name is Julianne I'm gonna join you on this thread. I am starting this challenge at 202 and since there are 20 weeks left, I will be shooting for 1.5 pounds per week which will get me down 30 pounds to 172.

Start Date August 12 - Starting weight: 202 lbs.

Week 4 August 12 - 202
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7 Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday
Week 13 October 14 .
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28
(aiming for 182 by the end of October)

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 American Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!

Hopefully I can ask for some new smaller clothes for Christmas!