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Maria - that sounds good! I'd like to try the apple pie gum -- who makes it? My favorites so far are the Trident Layers Wild Strawberry and Trident Layers Green Apple gum. Joe - I agree! Is your gum made by Wrigley's?

It sounds like we've both been facing some challenges! Its good that work has calmed down for you a bit...but I'm sorry to hear that you caught a cold. Take it easy for awhile and give yourself time to recover, so that you can get over it faster. :flowerforyou: That's a great thought to keep in mind!

Dave -- thanks so much for the support! It helps a lot. :smile: I sure know what you mean about struggling with the eating! Even if you don't consider any other factors, all of the holiday food makes it really easy to lose momentum and also makes it a lot harder to stay focused. Great job on persevering with the eating and…

Thanks Maria! I really appreciate your support. :flowerforyou: Doing this challenge with you and the others is actually the thing that's helping me the most right now, and seeing everyone's progress inspires me and helps me to hang on. :smile: I've still been struggling with the eating all week, and only managed to…

Welcome! I'm glad you joined us!

My name is Mimi. I'm 46 and an engineering manager at a semiconductor company. I'm pretty good about exercising -- I do 45 min (~6.6 miles) on the Stairmaster every day, and if I have time I try to get in 2 full body weight training sessions each week as well as some calisthenics. But work gets in the way a lot of the…

bump - will post my info later. Sorry I'm late! Sandy -- welcome to the group!

@ Mollie - thanks for the encouragement! Everything you mentioned is very true, and getting the binging under control is a tough goal. But the key thing is -- as you so often remind us -- to keep at it and not give up! Let's help each other achieve that goal!

Thanks to Mollie for inviting me to join this group! My profile has all of the info about me and my problems with binge eating, so I'll just paste that here: My name is Mimi. Until 2010, I've had an unhealthy, unbalanced life a lot of the time -- too many long hours at work created a lot of stress which led to periodic…

Nice photo -- thanks for sharing! Its easy to see that all of your hard work has paid off! Great job on maintaining your weight through your first Thanksgiving dinner! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving and anniversary!

Thanks Mandy! You're welcome -- and thank YOU for your constant encouragement. You've done a great job of keeping me constantly motivated throughout the challenge! :flowerforyou: There's nothing to be sorry about, finding a good balance is tough! Congrats on deciding to persevere through the holidays. Maintaining through…

@ Wimberly - good job!

@ Joy - that's good progress! And it sounds like you have a great plan for Thanksgiving!

@ Maria - great job!

@ Kelly - glad you're back on track! What you said is very true. As you've seen from my recent posts, I'm getting back on track myself after a whole week of bad binging. Let's focus on doing well going forward!

Great job! Congrats on exceeding your goal by 1.8 lbs!

@ Mandy - is it feasible to contribute a healthy dish, and then plan on eating mostly that dish while sampling the dishes that your sister-in-law serves? Alternatively, could you eat some healthy food ahead of time and then just have small samples of the dishes that she serves? By the way, here are some links that have…

Mandy - first of all, you certainly haven't let anyone down and you've been a FANTASTIC challenge leader! You've done a great job of keeping everyone motivated throughout the challenge, and I've really appreciated your continual encouragement. :flowerforyou: Second, maintaining is just as difficult as losing (more so in…

I managed to stick to my eating plan on Tues., had a huge binge (~2100 cal over maintenance) on Wed. after getting overstressed at work, and maintained today. I'm going to skip tomorrow's weigh-in since my weight will probably be a lot higher than actual due to retained water from all of the binging this past week. But I…

@ Mandy - ditto! And thanks for being such a great challenge leader! :flowerforyou: Its fantastic how you monitor everyone's progress and give each person encouragement. Its very motivating! Thanks so much! :happy: I'm really flattered. :blushing: Joining a gym is a good way to make sure that the weather doesn't interfere…

@ samwelli - great job! That's a big loss for one week! :laugh: I know what you mean -- I have to have something good to read while I'm on the Stairmaster. :smile:

Thanks Mandy! Congrats on your loss as well! I think you're below 125 right now and that your weight today is just a random water weight fluctuation -- I bet the loss will show up next week. Good exercise -- will do! I'm in! :happy: Thanks for starting this new challenge -- and for being a great leader! This Thanksgiving…

Great job, Maria!

Awesome job! You're only 1 lb away from your goal, so I bet you'll exceed it by the end of the challenge next week! Keep up the great work!

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: 8.8 lbs (Week 6) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 133.8 (-3.0 lbs) Week 2: 136.4 (+2.6 lbs) -- sick Week 3: 133.2 (-2.8 lbs) Week 4: 130.8 (-2.4 lbs) Week 5: 129.4 (-1.4 lbs) Week 6: 128.0 (-1.4 lbs) Another good week -- I lost 1.4 lbs! That was better than expected…

Feel free to add me! :smile:

@ Mandy & Dave - great job to both of you for getting re-motivated and getting back on track! Stay focused during the next few weeks and I'm sure you'll be able to meet your goals by the end of the challenge. Let's all have a great week!

Thanks Mandy! :happy: The extra exercise is really helping! Its hard to believe, but walking or do leg lifts instead of standing or sitting apparently burns a lot of calories if you do it every day for the entire day. Its been a great supplement to my usual morning workout, and it seems to be burning ~.5 lbs more fat each…

@ratsyroo - thanks so much! :happy: It looks like the extra exercise is paying off!

@ Maria - its OK, just focus more this week. And if water weight fluctuations were masking your weight loss this week, you'll have a great weigh-in next week!