January/February weight loss challenge

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm not in the forums challenge this time period, but I thought I'd share this anyway.

I have 2 girlfriends with whom I am doing a 10 pound weight loss challenge. Each of us has been kind of stuck over the past few months, and we needed something different to motivate us. Clearly the "carrot" of looking better and fitting better in our skinny jeans wasn't working, so we decided to try the "stick" method.

To wit:

For every 1 pound we FAIL to lose, we have to make an equivalent contribution to a charity that we do NOT support (we each chose our own disliked charity). That would suck. AND, if we fail to lose, but instead GAIN any weight, we will additionally have to make a contribution to the presidential campaign of a certain person whom none of us want to see become president.

It's remarkable how well this is working for all three of us!

Needless to say, should any of us fail, we decided we will make our contributions in small unmarked bills so that the contributions can not be tracked back to us.

(BTW, I'm down 4 pounds in 20 days, with 40 days left to lose the last 6.)

[GLC1968]

I'm not in the forums challenge this time period, but I thought I'd share this anyway.

I have 2 girlfriends with whom I am doing a 10 pound weight loss challenge. Each of us has been kind of stuck over the past few months, and we needed something different to motivate us. Clearly the "carrot" of looking better and fitting better in our skinny jeans wasn't working, so we decided to try the "stick" method.

To wit:

For every 1 pound we FAIL to lose, we have to make an equivalent contribution to a charity that we do NOT support (we each chose our own disliked charity). That would suck. AND, if we fail to lose, but instead GAIN any weight, we will additionally have to make a contribution to the presidential campaign of a certain person whom none of us want to see become president.

It's remarkable how well this is working for all three of us!

Needless to say, should any of us fail, we decided we will make our contributions in small unmarked bills so that the contributions can not be tracked back to us.

(BTW, I'm down 4 pounds in 20 days, with 40 days left to lose the last 6.)

Good job!

Are you guys using Stickk.com or are you going by the honor system?

[WindingRoad]

LMAO!!! Susan that is AWESOME!!!

Okay I haven't had the nerve to weigh in again. I'm nervous b/c I've been lifting weights pretty regular over the last couple of weeks not to mention I'm waiting for my bloat weight to go away.

[Catrin]

133.2 this morning

[limewave]

I'm not weighing in today. I have a race tomorrow morning and I find its better if I don't get on the scale the week prior. It lets me focus more on nutrition and proper fuel rather than the number on the scale.

Back again next week.

[ultraviolet]

221.3

[azfiddle]

Finally- the new WW system plus getting more bike miles - the scale crept back down to 114.4. I still need to lose another 1/2 lb to be back in my maintenance range.

[solobiker]

149 for me. Hope I can keep heading in this direction.