November/December weight loss challenge

[Possegal]

For 8 full weeks, (I think this actually ends on New Year's Eve, how perfect is that?)

Let me know
(1) if you want to join in
(2) what your weight is on Friday the 12th of November
(3) what your goal weight is for 31 December - if you want to, if you don't want to set a goal like that, then no worries.

I'll post the link to the chart later in the week.

Also - how the heck is it already time for the Nov/Dec challenge? Where did July and August go to? :)

[channlluv]

I'm in.

[surgtech1956]

I'm in

[limewave]

I'm in too. Thanks!

[Possegal]

I just realized that New Year's Eve technically makes it a 7-week challenge, but I said last time that I thought I might need to do that to get it a bit more on track for ending at the end of a month. This seem the perfect time to do that since I like the ending on the last day of the year.

Just for clarification.

[GLC1968]

Please count me in, too. I'll post my new weight and goal on Saturday.

I 'failed' on the last challenge by just letting things get away from me. I'll do better this time! ;)

7 weeks is a good idea, by the way. :)

[solobiker]

Sure why not...I will be in again. Good luck everyone!:D

[katluvr]

I have failed at this SO MANY TIMES! Often just dropping out. So my goal is to at least post my weekly weight no matter what.
Count me in. Weight goal is to be under 120, so I am looking for 119.8 on the scale.
Thanks for letting me join once again.
K

[Tabby]

Geez, you're right, where has the time gone?

I'm in again, and considering time of year, social-ness that is in front of me,;) my goal is 134.5.

Thanks for your time!!

[Trek420]

I'm in. And thanks for doing this. :)

[Catrin]

I am in, and thanks for continuing with this!

[azfiddle]

I like being held accountable, even if it's just for maintenance. I'm in.

[Trek420]

Are we posting here yet? My weight is not likely to change between today and tomorrow other than going up :rolleyes: Besides which it's going to be a busy couple of days so this morning I'm at 169.4. Also the random spot I chose as my waist is 42". Nobody else needs to do that, I just wanna.

[Possegal]

Sure. Post whenever it works best for folks.

Here is the link for this month - let me know if there are any problems accessing it.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[Susan Otcenas]

I would like in again.

I've backslid a little bit this year. I need to be more accountable again, and maybe checking in with you inspiring ladies every week will help.

135.5 this morning. Goal on 12/31 is 130. 130 was the weight watchers goal I hit in May 2009, after starting at 165 in Nov 2008. I maintained that for a solid year, but these last 6 months I've been lax about recording and have allowed myself too many indulgences. Hence the 5.5 pound backslide. Time to get back on the program.

Thanks Possegal!

Susan

[surgtech1956]

Weighed in at 209# this week, goal is 200#(my long term goal is 170#)

[limewave]

Arghhh, up a pound.
150.6

Goal for this challenge is 145.

[Catrin]

130.6 this week. At least it is stable!

[Possegal]

Welcome to Friday. :)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[Catrin]

I forgot to give my target weight - I would like to shoot for 126. Considering I can't do much cardio work right now because of my leg injuries, I would still like to at least have a target in mind...

[solobiker]

Not sure what happpened but I am back up to 155:o. My goal is 149. Good luck everyone.

[katluvr]

Weight today is 124.6. So I am looking at losing 5 pounds, should be do able, right?

[Nessa]

I just saw this...I want in to! I'm 129. My goal is 124 for this two month challenge! This will motivate me to KEEP ON MOVING during the holidays!

[azfiddle]

112.6 this morning- I'll say 110 for a goal, but as long as I stick in the neighborhood over the next 7 weeks, I'll be happy. Maintenance is a whole different ballgame! Thanks, as always Possegal for keeping this going.

[klesko]

I'm in - thank you SO much for doing this. 145 on 11/12 and goal is 140.

[channlluv]

230.2


:p

[Tabby]

Starting at 138 ...

[Raindrop]

I'm in and am starting at 126.5 and would be happy with 122.

[Aggie_Ama]

Just saw this, please count me in. I gained 30 pounds on Lexapro, switched meds and am happy AND full of energy. Now I have a lot to lose. I am racing so I am hoping my goal will be obtainable, I am on Weight Watchers too.

Weight: 167.5
Goal: 157

[Jones]

can i be in please. I weigh 192. my goal is just 5 lbs 187. thank you.

[GLC1968]

155.5 yesterday morning. My goal for 12/31 is 148. :)

[drgynfyr]

I'm in! Great to join you all!

11/12/10= 158lbs.

Goal for New Years =148 (sooo hard with all the yummy food for the holidays)

[Possegal]

Sorry for the delay in some updates. Busy weekend. :)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[surgtech1956]

207# for the week

[channlluv]

231

And I'm in Florida at my mom's and really not paying a whole lot of attention to the diet. Alas.

Roxy

[limewave]

150.4
Small change, but at least in the right direction.

[azfiddle]

112.8 - hovering around 112 is good at this point

[Tabby]

after couple good months, last week was a mess ... more emotional eating than necessary, in fact more emotion than necessary ... so I went backwards, to 140.

[Jones]

188.8 I needed a good week, next Thursday I intend to eat a lot of pie.

[Catrin]

131.6 - this is the wrong direction, but I can finally start ramping up my exercise so won't complain. I have only gained 1 pound from where I was when I injured myself in september - though my weight did drop a little after that.

[katluvr]

123.8 this week, small loss but I will take it.
Good job all, let's do it! Wishing everyone meets their goal or at least comes close!
K

[Susan Otcenas]

No change.

In an attempt to avoid holiday weight gain while on vacation with family next week, I have planned 300K of bike riding (Tuesday & Friday) and a 5K race on Thursday. I'll probably run Mon & Weds too. I'm hoping that will offset all the pie I'm likely to eat. OK, not likely. All the pie I *will* eat. ;)

Susan

[solobiker]

No change for me this week. Will try go be good this week with my eating choices.:p

[Raindrop]

I'm a little late with this, but I'm at 126 and hoping to keep going on a downward trend. I'm definately bumping up my weight-training:)

[klesko]

142.8 this week. I skipped 3 work Thanksgiving dinners I was invited to last week - trying to wait until actual thanksgiving day to overeat :)

[katluvr]

So are we REALLY going to weigh in on Friday....the day after Thanksgiving? :eek: Not that I have a big dinner plan, I work so it is "just the 2 of us", but still plan to eat!
Maybe I'll weigh in Thursday AM (and Friday).....:D
K

[Possegal]

People can weigh in any day they please. Or not at all if they so desire. Whatever is posted, I put in the chart. If no weight is given, then nothing gets listed, which I've been known to do myself on more than one occassion. :)

[GLC1968]

Totally forgot to post my weight! I was 154.0 on Saturday.

[klesko]

142.8 this morning - I rode 45 miles yesterday morning to pre-burn off dinner.

[Tabby]

141 .... ok, so I gained after working so hard Sep/Oct. It'll come off, I call it 'temporary weight' :D since it's an overnite sensation! LOL

[surgtech1956]

205#

[solobiker]

153 for me. Not sure how that happened but I will take it:)

[Catrin]

"forgot" to weigh this morning, but I did yesterday morning. 131.8 for this week.

[Raindrop]

When I weighed myself on Thanksgiving morninng I was 125.5. This morning...after my personal gluttony caused by eating not one, not two but three Costco mini-cheesecakes I'm back to 126.

The cardio/weight-training afternoon should help take me back to that downward trend.

[Raindrop]

When I weighed myself on Thanksgiving morninng I was 125.5. This morning...after my personal gluttony caused by eating not one, not two but three Costco mini-cheesecakes I'm back to 126. (All the deserts went home with the guests).

The cardio/weight-training afternoon should help take me back to that downward trend. (Well, that and the fact I'm starting my preparation for a scheduled colonoscopy on Monday).

[Jones]

189. I love pie.:)

[Possegal]

I actually did pretty well at not stuffing myself last night. I still avoided the scale this morning though. :)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[katluvr]

It didnt matter whether I report Thursday or Friday's morning weight...neither was good. I didn't even have a thanksgiving dinner to pig out at. Just a bad weight week. Now I have to try & lose almost 2 pounds this week to still have end goal as a possibility.
I'm up at 125:eek:

[GLC1968]

153.4 this morning. I'm actually happy with that considering it's a holiday week and TTOM for me. Next week should be MUCH better! ;)

[azfiddle]

113.4 today... having a hard time without much exercise

[channlluv]

Catrin, I'm exactly 100 pounds heavier than you.

231.8


I'm trying really hard to visualize myself much thinner and what that's going to take as far as lifestyle changes. More regular exercise for one, and less sugar. I'm all about the holiday baking, but I'm trying to limit it this year.

Roxy

[Possegal]

I cooked for 10 of us and I joked that I felt like our Mum - I really didn't eat very much after all the cooking. If I could have worked out a bit, maybe I would have lost a bit more than 0.4 lbs. But I'll take it.

I started a new job a couple weeks ago and I had the grand intention of turning over a new leaf at that same time, with better eating and exercise. But I also started the new job very sick, so it wasn't really happening.

Now I am telling myself that tomorrow is my new leaf turning. Fingers crossed!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[Catrin]

Catrin, I'm exactly 100 pounds heavier than you.

231.8


I'm trying really hard to visualize myself much thinner and what that's going to take as far as lifestyle changes. More regular exercise for one, and less sugar. I'm all about the holiday baking, but I'm trying to limit it this year.

Roxy

I think visualization does help a lot, at one time I was quite close to your current weight. Hang in there - you are certainly far more fit than I was at that weight!

I have gained 3 pounds back since I had to cut back on all cardio exercise due to the over-use leg injuries. That is quite frustrating, but I try to keep it in perspective. I am finally able to start ramping things up - albeit slowly...

[Susan Otcenas]

Please mark me 135 for last friday.

Considering the required pie-to-people ratio of 1:1 at our Thanksgiving gathering (it's a tradition), I'm rather pleased with that number.

I made coconut cream. We also had pear-ginger, mock mince, banana cream, pecan, raspberry chiffon and lemon meringue!

Susan

[emily_in_nc]

I made coconut cream. We also had pear-ginger, mock mince, banana cream, pecan, raspberry chiffon and lemon meringue!

Oh my! Can I join your family? :p :D

[Susan Otcenas]

Oh my! Can I join your family? :p :D

Only if you know how to bake pie! ;)

[Jones]

I can bake pie. I made apple, pumpkin, pecan and cheesecake, we were six. I would love to learn to make cream pies, coconut cream, banana cream, chocolate silk...oh wait never mind this is the weight loss thread.

[Trek420]

I'm all about the holiday baking, but I'm trying to limit it this year.

Roxy

Don't limit the baking, send pie to us :D

[GLC1968]

Oh my! Can I join your family? :p :D

You don't even have to officially join! I got to experience the 1:1 pie ratio last year as a guest! It was AWESOME! :D (actually, I think we were higher than 1:1 that year, weren't we?)

[Sillz]

I don't bake pie but I do make a mean cheesecake. Can I come? :p

[limewave]

148.4 for me today.

Thanks!

[Catrin]

132.4 :(

[azfiddle]

113.2 for me today.

[Trek420]

172 this morning, wrong way, wrong way :rolleyes:

[channlluv]

231

But yesterday it was 235 and had been for several days. I took a prescription diuretic and lost four pounds of water weight. I'd like to not have to rely on pharmaceuticals to do that, though.

Roxy

[Susan Otcenas]

(actually, I think we were higher than 1:1 that year, weren't we?)

Very possibly....:D

134.5 for me today.

[Susan Otcenas]

I would love to learn to make cream pies, coconut cream, banana cream, chocolate silk...oh wait never mind this is the weight loss thread.

Cream pies aren't that hard. The key is not overcooking/scorching the custard. It's chemistry, so following the instructions is important. Too many people try to modify a recipe before they learn the original, and then are disappointed when it flops!

The coconut cream I made this year turned out to be one of my all-time favorites.

OK, now I'm hungry. I'd best go find me an apple....

Susan

[drgynfyr]

157 12/03/10

[Possegal]

Friday updates!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[solobiker]

153 for me.

[klesko]

142 for me today.

[Tabby]

140 on Dec 3

[surgtech1956]

Still at 205# before broken ankle. Still plan on dieting don't know how acturate its going to be with a cast on.

[GLC1968]

Exactly the same as last week despite being 100% on plan. VERY disappointing. Even all my measurements (including body fat) are identical so it's like the week didn't even exist! Grrrr...

Onward.

[Veronica]

Exactly the same as last week despite being 100% on plan. VERY disappointing. Even all my measurements (including body fat) are identical so it's like the week didn't even exist! Grrrr...

Onward.

Change takes time. Sometimes a week isn't enough.

Veronica

[channlluv]

230, which I'm incredibly happy about, believe it or not. It's all relative, yes?

:)

Roxy

[limewave]

Taking a pass this week. Will weigh-in next week.

[azfiddle]

113.8
This is really hard without getting a more exercise!

[klesko]

142.2 today for me

[Raindrop]

126.5 for me today...going back the other way. :( (I've got to stop baking homemade bread...no matter how healthy it is!)

[Catrin]

134 :(

Unsure what is up, my diet hasn't really changed. However I am finally able to start ramping my exercise back up as my leg is improved so that is good.

[Tabby]

Late, but that's ok ..... 140.

[Possegal]

More updates!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[solobiker]

153...no change for me. At least it isn't any higher:p

[Nessa]

I've been out of town, etc.....haven't been doing much....still at 129

[Trek420]

172 :o

[surgtech1956]

I'm at 205# - but thats with a cast on my right leg and fully clothe. I'm still doing WW. I know I'm not getting zero exercise, but then I'm not eating much either. Oh well, it is what it is. :(

[GLC1968]

I weighed in at 152.8 on Saturday. I totally forgot to post it here!

[channlluv]

238.6

This is the heaviest I've been in months, and I'm not sure why. I'm pretty sure it's all water because my hands were so swollen this morning I couldn't get my rings off, and my eyes were really puffy. Too much salt maybe?

My bp was also up this morning. Almost 20 points higher than it was yesterday at 1pm when I donated blood. Back to the meds for me.

Roxy

[Catrin]

Still 134...

I think that I've fallen into the trap of too many carbs sneaking back into my diet. My overall calorie intake is fine, but too many carbs means too much of ME (and bad for my blood sugar...)

[Susan Otcenas]

135.5

It's best not to mention how many cookies I baked this weekend. Or how many I ate :o before packaging them up and shipping them around the country to family!

[klesko]

143. there were a lot of goodies around work this week, and I ate more than my share :(

[channlluv]

Awesome, Muirenn!

[azfiddle]

113.8 today (after the bike ride ;) happily down from 114.? Tuesday.

Oooh - it was reallly tough week.
My secret santa at work gave me Hershey's kisses 2 days in a row, and I quit counting how many I ate after a while. And Friday was worse: the students brought me so many gifts of treats that my desk was like an edible minefield for anyone attempting to stay on track- home baked cookies and nut bread and buckets of chocolate. Then the PTA served a catered Mexican food lunch and last night we went out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate my daughter's graduation from college... and champagne.

I'm SO grateful that 1) my hip issues are backing down and I can ride off the calories and 2) I live in Arizona where the riding weather has been gorgeous.

I hope everyone is hanging in there with all the season's temptations. We can do it!

[Possegal]

Getting the updates in there today.

My weight is yet again up. I did way too much snacking and absolutely no working out. Been talking with my sister, again, about how I don't know what it is I need to do to get myself serious about this all. I can't bear another year of feeling lousy about myself and seeing pictures of fat me. The depression over that was not helping, just led me to snacking.

Then today, got horrific news that we lost one of my nephews early this morning in a car accident. Now, not feeling so much like eating. Think tomorrow I will try and put some of that pain out on the trail with either a long walk or maybe take my Kona out in the little bit of snow that is still out there.

[solobiker]

Possegal, I am so sorry for you loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.


Weight for me remains the same...153.

[surgtech1956]

202# - weighing in sweats & a leg cast:)

[GLC1968]

OMG, Possegal, I'm so sorry for your loss! What a shock for your family...:(


My weigh-in on Saturday: 152.6 despite remaining on track. :mad:

[Catrin]

Posse, somehow I missed this earlier. I am sorry to hear of your loss - I hope you are able to take work some of that pain out in the out-doors. Such a sad time and am sending you healing thoughts and prayers.

[klesko]

I will post my weight this morning - 141.6, and then check back in after Christmas. I have done reasonably well so far this month while still eating quite a few goodies. Merry Christmas to all!

[Possegal]

Obviously I've not weighed in. And I'm staying with one of my brothers whose answer to everything is to cook us bacon. So maybe I'll wait until next week.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, still feels like a dream despite already having the viewing and the funeral. Burial is today. Not sure it will still be real. I told one of our cousins it will probably really hit me when I'm trying to wrangle all 12 of my nieces and nephews for a family picture and I only count 11, and then I realize that there really only are 11 now. :(


https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[Catrin]

(((Posse))) Hang in there.

I will go ahead and post mine for the week - somehow I made it down to 132.4

[Tabby]

OK, OK, OK ..... 143 .... Soooooo, the wrong direction!

Well, maybe one good kick start .... I finally got some long needed braces and eating is a bit of a challenge right now. Might just be the kick start I need. LOL

Plus, I ordered a DVD "Spinervals Ultraconditioning DVD 3.0 - Ultra Full Body with Iron Girl". Anybody used it? What's your opinion?

Merry Christmas to all!

Tabby

[Tabby]

Possegal, I just read backwards this thread. I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your nephew. Such difficult and tragic news to hear for all your family. There really are no words that truely comfort ... keep in your heart you have many TE friends who are always ready to listen.

Take care.
PJ
(aka Tabby)

[azfiddle]

Possegal- so sorry to hear about your nephew. Hugs.

The scale crept back up to 114.8- even getting back on the bike a little more now has not been enough to cancel the extra calories from the holiday season "snickie-snacks" as my daughter calls them. Looking forward to a better number next week.

[channlluv]

Oh, Possegal, I'm so, so sorry for your family's loss. How old was your nephew? Was anyone else hurt in the car accident? It's really, really hard to face a family holiday when you have members missing. There really are no words that can comfort the sense of loss.

It's been over a year since my father died, and then my grandfather two months later, and then my father-in-law three months after him, all from cancer. They were all a good bit older, though, and had lead pretty full lives.

The deaths of young people always seems so much more tragic to me. Although I'm really missing my father -- he died without fulfilling one of his biggest life dreams, publishing a novel. He was an accomplished Blues musician and songwriter -- you can see some videos he posted on YouTube -- but the books never came together.

I hope your family deals with your nephew's death well. As well as can be expected. Give yourself some time, though.

I'm tearing up just thinking of your family photo missing one person.

(((Possegal)))

Roxy

232.2 today.

[Trek420]

((((possegal & family))))

171 this morning.

[Raindrop]

My deepest condolences to you and your family Possegal.

My weight suddenly decreased in spite of Christmas goodies and such to 125.5. I'm not sure why...but I'll take it.

[Susan Otcenas]

Christmas eve weigh-in. 133.5. I shudder to think what it will be on New Year's Eve. I loved every minute of my holiday celebration, but hooboy, did we eat!

[GLC1968]

I'm taking a pass on the Christmas weigh-in. I was at my parents' for the week and while I'd aranged for a way to calibrate my mother's scale to mine, my plans were foiled before I'd even arrived (long story). So I have no idea what I weighed this past weekend.

[Possegal]

Sorry for the delay, and of course I totally understand folks taking a pass on the holiday weigh-in. :)

There will of course be another thread for January/February, watch for it and post there if you want to go another round. :D

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[Possegal]

Oh, Possegal, I'm so, so sorry for your family's loss. How old was your nephew? Was anyone else hurt in the car accident?


Small consolation but grateful that no one else was involved. He was driving alone and lost control of his car so no other car. I guess we will never know exactly what happened but it seems that he didn't suffer, so we hold on to that. He was 26 and still figuring out who he wanted to be when he grew up. Was working to save money to hike the Appalachian trail come March and we had plans for me to meet him along the way to restock him a couple of times. :(

I do thank you all for the kind thoughts and words.

[limewave]

Possegal--what a tough loss. Your nephew sounds like my kind of guy.

I'm calling it a pass for this weight challenge. We had two deaths in our family as well and with Christmas and working OT and everything else, I just haven't done myself right.

I'm planning on coming back strong for the next challenge. Thanks for your work on this!

[shootingstar]

I'm sorry to hear of your family's loss, Possegirl. Holidays won't be quite the same for his parents/siblings.

When I hear of soaring Christmas music, I can't help but think of my sister. Christmas was much more subdued and contemplative this year.

[surgtech1956]

Still holding at 202# for me -

[azfiddle]

114.4 A little better than last week. I think I'm getting back on track.

[Catrin]

Back to 134 for me :( Holiday season is about behind us however, and my legs can finally take some real work - so I expect that things will improve in the next challenge.

[Trek420]

168, a little better :)

[channlluv]

235.6

No exercise to speak of since that MCL tear in August, though. The doomed "5K Every Day in August" plan. What a loser idea that turned out to be.

There's always 2011, I guess.

Roxy

[klesko]

142.4 this morning - done with excess goodies and looking forward to the next challenge.

Possegal - so sorry for your loss. Your family has been in my prayers.

Karen

[Jones]

193 wrong direction. Maybe this year I can focus.

[Tabby]

My Friday weight was 143 .... but I'm in for the Jan/Feb 2011 checkin.

My best to all for the new year!

[Tabby]

Oh, since i totally went the wrong direction in Nov/Dec and 'lost' all that I 'gained', make my goal 139.

[solobiker]

Hmmmm once again 153. I really hope to get into the 140s during the next challenge. Wishing everyone the very best for 2011.

[Catrin]

I will be participating in the new challenge, I want to get back where I was when I injured myself...

[Blueberry]

I didn't exactly participate in this challenge - but I met my goal. I did not gain any weight between Thanksgiving and New Year's! I made my goal despite life getting in the way of much serious exercise!

I'm looking forward to the next challenge - and hopefully some progress!

[Possegal]

Last weigh-ins for 2010!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkxMKcttLKvTdFhNeERFSEdyckd1MFVfLUhqckllY0E&hl=en&authkey=CJyA4LkC

[surgtech1956]

I plan on participating in the next challenge, I should be getting this cast off next week, then I can get back to some serious weight loss.:)