Merry Christmas to Yourself Challenge (Page 4)

Congrats Merlyn on your progress.

I have to report progress in the wrong direction. I started at 173.4lbs and this morning I weighted in at 174.8 so I managed to actually gain 1.4lbs. I don't know how I did this I traced everything I ate last week and still gained. I have to just be patient I guess.

9/29 - 225.5 - Getting harder to lose, sinking back into bad eating habits.

Starting weight - 170

Current - 169

 -1 this week, way better than I thought after a stressful week without exercise and that included chocolate chip cookies, pizza and some booze.  Anyway, back on the ol wagon with a 3 mile run yesterday and a half hour swim this am (aprox 1000, but I didn't count).  Keep up the good work!

Last week 212.6

9/29/08 211.4

Down 1.2

11.4 to go! 

Last week 126.4

This week 125

-1.4

Right on track to make my goal

Great job to everyone who lost this week!

And for everyone who is struggling this week, use today as a fresh start. Try to figure out what worked last week and what didn't, make a plan for this week and do your best to stick to it. We're all here for each other, so if you need some help figuring it out, ask the group and maybe we can figure it out together.

Have a great Monday everyone!

I was 139 - 138 most of last week but this morning weighed 143.

So I gained 3 lbs from my starting weight of 140.

Next week will report a loss, hopefully to below 140 again.

AH HA! That is where my 1.4 lbs came from. LOL.

 Good work  and it is hard, so congrats. Keep up the great work.

Chris

Is it too late for me to join the challenge? 

 Weight on 9/22:  186

Weight on 9/29:  185

 -1

 9/29:  306 

Was at a retreat all week were I did control the menu and then blew the self-discipline of portion control. 

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Goal Weight:  277

2 lbs a week for 14 weeks.  

Too late?  Naaaah...join right in! Looks like you've already started on the right foot, too...

Starting weight 245

Weight today 245

Started at 166

Yesterday I was very excited to weigh-in b/c I was at 164.

So I hopped on the scale this morning....166.       OH WELL.

I did get in a nice 50 mile ride this weekend

Here goes.  Hopefully I got it right this time!

Starting weight last wwek 197

This week 196.5

Goal 15 to 18 pounds by Christmas.  I lose weight very very slowly (.5 to 1 pound a week usually - 2 if I'm really lucky). 

Congratulations to everyone who made progress toward their goal!  Everyone hang in there & know that you're not the only one trying to suppress a craving for pizza.

Starting Weight              237 lbs

Current Weight            234.5 lbs

Weight Lost Last Week    2.5 lbs

I ate 1600 calories per day M-F in 5-6 small meals/day.  Then this past weekend I ate closer to 2600 calories per day.  Today I'm back to 1600.

Starting weight:  9/22/08   173 lbs.

9/29/08  173 lbs.

Goal weight: 158 lbs.

I am stuck with a capital S!  Aaack!!

Sounds like you have a hairball  Just kidding! 

Stuck is so much better than gaining.

I'm on the stuck truck with you!

 Can we tell the driver of the stuck truck to pull over?  I want to get off.

Was that like going to the alcoholics anonymous board and mentioning the full head of foam an ice cold beer?  But speaking seriously,  I've found that if I totally eliminate any of my favorite foods, I'm doomed to failure in weight loss. I just keep telling myself "moderation."  I had pizza twice last week, but still managed to lose some weight.  The key for me was to stop at one piece rather than eat a whole pizza by myself & feel crapulous afterwards.

Crapulous is a real word!

Starting weight: 218

2/29: 217

Goal by Christmas: Under 200

This will be a challenging week for me, but I'm determined.

starting weight: 178

9/29: 179

+1 

 I was out of town all weekend, so lots of eating out and no exercise hopefully this week i can make some progress. Congrats to those who have had losses this week!