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@ Mandy - maintaining through the holidays is good! Let's both get to our goal weights in 2012! Thanks for all of the effort that you put into running the challenges so far. I thought they were both great and I enjoyed them a lot. I'll be here when you decide to do another one! :smile:

@ Maria -- it sounds like weighing in on Mon. would be perfect for you then! :laugh:

@ Sammie - that makes sense, and its good info to keep in mind. So far I've never had a problem because I'm usually in bed by ~9PM. :smile:

@ Sammie - :laugh: Yup, you can use today's weight -- but you can always adjust it later if you find that your weight on a subsequent day better reflects your "true" weight. And that was one awesome workout!

We're on Day 5 of Week 1, and I'm glad that everyone has been doing well so far! Let's all continue to do well through the weekend and finish Week 1 really strong! :drinker: When you post next Mon. to comment on your Week 1 progress and to post your goals for Week 2, I suggest that you include a summary of your weight loss…

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: 2.2 lbs (Week 6) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 137.6 (+ .8 lbs) -- constant binging Week 2: 133.2 (-4.4 lbs) Week 3: 133.2 ( 0.0 lbs) -- binged on 2 days Week 4:-- constant binging Week 5: 134.8 ( 0.0 lbs) -- binged on 2 days / sick (no exercise) Week 6: 134.8 (0.0…

@ Sammie, Wimberly - I'm with you guys! I feel weak and can't think (let alone exercise!) if I don't eat at least ~1650 cal/day. I feel best and don't get too hungry if I eat ~1750 cal/day (my maintenance without exercise), so my calorie goal is set at 1750 cal, and my calorie deficit is usually solely from exercise. I try…

@ Wimberly, Sammie -- great job you guys! Its fantastic that both of you have been doing really well so far! By the way, the week for our group goes from Mon. - Sun., so if you want to keep your weigh-in synced up with our weekly goals, you should weigh-in on Mondays. @ Sammie - it sounds like weighing in on Mon. would…

@ Jess - we definitely do have a great group of people! And I'm really excited about helping each other to meet all of our goals in 2012. We're going to do it!

@ Jess - glad you made it and am in a better frame of mind now! Just focusing on the most important thing is a good strategy. This week I'm mainly focusing on not bingeing because of work stress. I bet you will make your goal weight this month! We're all going to keep each other on track. :flowerforyou:

@ Mandy - I'm really glad that this is working for you! It sounds like you're doing great -- keep up the good work! Having the weekly goals and the constant support is helping me a lot too. Work has been really stressful this week, and I've been sick on top of that, but I've been able to avoid bingeing in large part…

@ Sammie - those are some really long hours! I know what you mean about layoffs though -- my company just had a 20% layoff and people are stretched even thinner now. I'm also way too drained after work to exercise, and I usually end up working late a lot of the time, so the only way that I can get my exercise in is to do…

@ Wimberly, Mandy, & Joy - sounds like all of you are off to a great start! I'm still sick and couldn't exercise, but ended up with a ~240 cal deficit simply because I didn't have much appetite. Well, work is going to be very stressful this week, so maybe the lack of appetite will help suppress the stress induced binging!…

@ Joy - looks like you have good goals for week 1!

@ mlcole60 - thanks for the comment! Yes, please check back around the end of of Jan. Happy New Year to you too!

Everyone, "Mandalicious" (Mandy) is the one member for our Jan. challenge that wasn't listed in my initial post (she'd been offline during the past week and hadn't yet confirmed her participation at that time). @ Mandy - glad you're joining us! If you're at 128 then you made it through the holiday season really well! My…

@ Wimberly & Sammie - it's great that both of you are so enthusiastic! And it sounds like both of you have good goals for Week 1! I think that having a close-knit, super supportive group like this is going to help us all make a lot of progress. I'm also looking forward to getting started this Mon.!

@ Maria - thanks for the support! I am feeling better mentally now, and I did manage to get the bingeing under control during this past week while I was on holiday. But then I got sick a few days ago and my exercise plans went down the drain. You're right though -- the new year is here and its time for a fresh start! I…

@ Maria - I know exactly how you feel...I think was in that same dark place, only maybe I was in a different corner so we missed each other. :smile: I'm glad you're motivated and ready to make a fresh start! Happy New Year!

@ Joy -- it looks like like lot of us (myself included) have been struggling during the past few weeks. All of the food floating around during the holidays make it a lot tougher to stay on track. Just put it behind you and do well in 2012!

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: 2.2 lbs (Week 5) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 137.6 (+ .8 lbs) -- constant binging Week 2: 133.2 (-4.4 lbs) Week 3: 133.2 ( 0.0 lbs) -- binged on 2 days Week 4:-- constant binging Week 5: 134.8 ( 0.0 lbs) -- binged on 2 days / sick Ugh, I've been doing really…

Great job, Wimberly! Congrats on doing so well with the food and exercise! Glad you're having a great Christmas!

Thanks Wimberly! I really appreciate the thought. :flowerforyou: The past 6 days have been pretty rough emotionally -- I ended up not exercising at all and having bad binges every day. I felt like I was in a dark place and had lost all motivation. This morning I did some self reflection and regrouped. For the first time in…

Thanks Wimberly! Unfortunately I did really badly last week but will try to do better this coming week!

Glad to hear that you've been doing so well all week! Eating a few cookies is fine. :smile:

Its great that you're back at 127! Maintaining this week sounds like a good plan. Sorry to hear that you've been sick -- hope you feel better soon.

Great job on maintaining! That's tough to do with everything that you've got going on. :smile:

I'm really embarrassed to report that this past week has been a complete disaster. Work was very hectic, and I ended up only exercising on 2 days and eating a lot of the holiday sweets around the office every day because I was stressed. What's worse is that when co-workers talked to me about what they would be doing with…

Great job, Wimberly!

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: 3.6 lbs (Week 2) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 137.6 (+ .8 lbs) -- constant binging Week 2: 133.2 (-4.4 lbs) Week 3: 133.2 ( 0.0 lbs) -- binged on 2 days The good thing is that I exercised every day and followed my eating plan on 5 days...but there was no loss this…