Official New Year Challenge Thread!

[Princess Michelle]

Welcome everyone! We have a great group of people signed up for this challenge and any others who would still like to join, it's not too late! :)

Below I have listed all of the participants along with their goals. As you weigh in each week please post to this thread and I will update your information. I know we have a couple of new challengers this time around so let me explain how things will work. I am starting everyone out like this 0/14, that for example is my goal, if I lose say 2lbs. next weigh in you will see 2/14/12 next to my name showing that I've lost 2lbs. of my total goal, which is 14 and I have 12 to go. I hope that's easy enough for everyone. For those of you who gave ranges, I am putting the low end of the range as your goal and if you reach that and would like to add to it feel free! :)

Now, lets get on with the show! :teeth:

AuroraluvsPhillip ~ 0/6
barbarabee ~ .8/5/4.2
Blueeyes101817 ~ 3/5/2
CarolynFH ~ 0/5/5
clr1194 ~ 5/5/0 GOAL BABY!!!
Chrismiss56 ~ 6/7/1
CookieGVB ~ 7.2/10/2.8
DavidandDenise ~ 2/10/8
HappyMommy2 ~ 0/7
HollyAnn ~ .25/4/3.75
ibouncetoo ~ 0/7
jay-nee ~ 8/5/-3 GOAL BABY!!!
jlawall ~ 1.8/5/3.2
July ~ 5.5/6/.5
Karebear1 ~ 0/7
Kfeuer ~ 1/8/7
KimRaye ~ 4/3/-1 GOAL BABY!!!
Kimwim ~ 3/5/2
KJo719 ~ 6.5/5/-1.5 GOAL BABY!!!
lulu201 ~ 2/5/3
MelanieC ~ 0/10
MickeyMagic ~ 5.6/7/1.4
Minniespal ~ 8/7/-1 GOAL BABY!!!
MsMulan ~ 0/6
Pixiedust23 ~ 1/2/1
Plutosmyfav ~ 5/8/2
Princess Michelle ~ 3/14/11
Princess Vija ~ 0/8
sskem96 ~ 2.4/9/6.6
Steve's Wife ~ 2.5/10/7.5
swilphil ~ 2/10/8
tae1218 ~ 0/6
Tera ~ 3.8/10/6.2
TigerBear ~ 8.5/4/-4.5 GOAL BABY!!!
yasuern ~ 0/5

We also have a special clippie that you are welcome to use if you would like to. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/PrincessMichelle77/WishNewYearChallengeClippie.gif

Best wishes to everyone in reaching their goals! I know we all can do this, let's give it all we've got!
:cool1: :flower1: :cool1: :flower1:

11/29/04 ~ Congratulations to KimRaye for having the first loss of the challenge! :cool1:

11/30/04 ~ Congratulations to Kfeuer, Tera, clr1194 and Steve's Wife who all had great losses today!

12/02/04 ~ Congratulations Chrismiss56 on a fabulous loss to start out December!

12/03/04 ~ Way to go CarolynFH on 1lb. lost!

12/04/04 ~ Congratulations to swilphil on a great loss today!

12/07/04 ~ Congratulations to barbarabee, jay-nee, CookieGVB, kimwim8, TigerBear, DavidandDenise, Plutosmyfav, jlawall, Minniespal, clr1194, and Tera for rocking this week off to a fantastic start!!!

12/07/04 ~ Congratulations to MickeyMagic on a great loss and for obtaining her 30lb. clippie!!!

12/08/04 ~ Way to go pixiedust23 for losing 1lb. and getting half way to your challenge goal!

12/10/04 ~ Congratulations KJo719 and jlawall on your losses today!

12/11/04 ~ Way to go Me for losing 3lbs. and getting my 20lb. clippie!

12/13/04 ~ Congratulations to plutosmyfav and Hollyann for fantastic losses! Special congrats to KimRaye for not just her loss but for reaching her Weight Watchers goal (and surpassing it!). Bravo Kim! Extra, extra special congrats to TigerBear for reaching and surpassing her challenge goal and for reaching her personal weightloss goal completely! You go girl!

12/14/04 ~ Congratulations to Chrismiss56, jay-nee, Blueeyes101817 and clr1194 on their great losses today!

12/15/04 ~ Way to go MickeyMagic on your fantastic loss!

12/16/04 ~ Congrats to Minniespal on a terrific loss!

12/17/04 ~ Congratulations to lulu201, Blueeyes101817 and KJo719 who all had wonderful losses today!

12/19/04 ~ Way to go CookieGVB on you awesome loss today! P.S. A little birdie with red hair told me you are looking FAB!

12/21/04 ~ Some big congratulations in order today! jay-nee has reached her challenge goal and surpassed it! Way to go jay-nee! Big congrats also going out to clr1194 who not only had a loss but gained her 15lb. clippie! Woo Hoo! More congrats going out to plutosmyfav and Tera who also had amazing losses today!

12/22/04 ~ We have two big milestones to celebrate today! Minniespal and KJo719 both met and surpassed their challenge goals! You go girls! A shout out to TigerBear who already surpassed her goal and is just continuing to crush that sucker! Congratulations are also in order for July and sskem96 who had great losses today!

12/26/04 ~ Way to go July on another great loss! You're so close now, I know you can make it!

12/27/04 ~ Congratulations to CarolynFH for her loss this week! Big congrats to clr1194 for reaching her challenge goal! HUGE congrats to KimRaye for surpassing her challenge goal and obtaining her 75lb. clippie!!!

12/28/04 ~ Congratulations to jay-nee for continuing to crush your goal with 8lbs. lost!!!

[chrismiss56]

Good Morning to all!!

Feeling like a stuff turkey and wanting to unstuff myself. :teleport:

First day of the challenge and I am ready!!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

Everyone deep breath, and gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :jumping1:

Good Luck to all.......keep drinking your water, watching your food intake (my biggest problem :D) and get some exercise in......

Have a magical Disney Day!! :earboy2:

[plutosmyfav]

I'd like to join the challenge! My goal is 8 lbs as of this morning!

Thanks
Sundie

[DavidandDenise]

Please count me in! I've been MIA and I must get back in a groove. I'm shooting for a 10lb loss before the new year. :flower1:

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I would like to join too! 8# goal before newyears!

[Blueeyes101817]

ok im ready to start..i havent done anything the past week since i got my wisdom teeth out and couldnt move...i still cant..so hopefully tomorrow i can start working out again..on the bright side, all i could eat was jello and applesauce LOL...!

[KimRaye]

I hope this is ok Michelle, but since my WI day is today, and the T-Day challenge is over, I'm here kinda early to report. I lost .5 lb this week. I'm quite happy given T-Day and all. So, I guess I'm .5/3/2.5 (How'd I do?) ;)

[TigerBear]

Would you please put me down for 4 pounds? :flower1: :cool1: :flower1:

[Princess Michelle]

Welcome to all our new challengers! I will get you guys added in this afternoon!

Blueeyes, I'm sorry to hear about you getting your wt's removed, I know that is a PAIN! I didn't feel right for months after I had mine taken out. I'm glad you're here with us, you're gonna do great! :)

Kim, fantastic! I will get you updated when I add the others. Our first official loss! Woo hoo! So that makes you 1/2lb. to your WW goal, doesn't it? :cool1:

[KimRaye]

So that makes you 1/2lb. to your WW goal, doesn't it? :cool1:Why yes, yes it does. ::yes:: How sweet of you to know and remember that. I think I want that 75 lb clippie though, so I may be changing my challenge total. ;) Thanks!!!

[kimwim8]

Please add me in. I'm new to the wish board, but would like to challenge myself to lose 5 pounds by New Years. And, if you don't mind, I'm gonna use your clippie too, to remind myself to stay on track!

Thanks!

[CookieGVB]

Add me to the crowd, for 10 pounds. :wave:

[Princess Michelle]

Wow, our little group is growing! Welcome to the ones who have joined us since my last post! :Pinkbounc

I believe I have everyone added and Kim, I updated your progress, feel free to up your goal as much as you want, you just let me know and we'll run with it. :teeth:

Linda, I meant to tell you that I really appreciate your upbeat post that started our thread and challenge off. Thanks! :)

Kimwim, please do use the clippie! ::yes::

Plutosmyfav, I love your ticker bar, there are hidden mickey's on it! :teeth:

[jay-nee]

I am going to add myself for 5 pounds. That would be a good start and, hopefully, keep me focused.

Is there also an exercise challenge each month?

I just found this board... Kept wondering what the WISH clippies were for... Now if I could only figure out how to use them...

[Princess Michelle]

Hi jay-nee! I will get you added to the list.

There usually is an exercise challenge each month, I don't know if anyone is doing one for December or not, I haven't seen any threads for it yet if they are but I'm sure one will probably pop up. :)

As for the clippies, if you go to the tech support board there is a thread that tells you how to add them to your signature. :)

[kfeuer]

Just had to share the good news--I weighed in at 159 this morning and hit the 60 pound lost mark--woo-hoo! I finally got back to the gym after being out with bronchitis for a week and a half. It felt good to work out again. I also took my measurements and since the end of last month I've lost a couple inches off my hips and .50-1.00 inch everywhere else (except my waist--stubborn belly fat).

I'd love to add the clippie, but I just went to change my signature and it said it can't be longer then 500 characters? I had to take out my trip countdown because that code is so long. Not sure how much we'll be able to fit in with this new restriction.

[Tera]

Congratulations Kim on being the first loss of the new challenge :cool1:

Today was weight in for me and I lost only .6, so I guess that's .6/10/9.4(Is that right?)

I was a little disappointed,but like Kim said, it was a holiday and it's still a loss. I'm hoping to have a huge one next week :earboy2:

[Princess Michelle]

Kfeuer, congratulations on the loss! How much was it in pounds so I can update your info? That's weird about the signature because there are a lot of them floating around here (mine included) that have way more than 500 characters in the codes we're using. :confused:

Tera! Way to go girlfriend, a loss is a loss is a loss, be proud! :teeth: I will update your info! :Pinkbounc

[clr1194]

I had my weigh in last night and I was down .5 lbs. so if I have it right I am .5/5/4.5.

kfeuer: Congratulations on hitting your 60 pound mark. :flower1:

KimRaye: Congratulations!! Only 1/2 pound from goal. You are an inspiration! :cheer2:

Good luck to everyone. Onward and downward!!

[Princess Michelle]

clr1194, congratulations on the half pound loss! Woo Hoo! :cool1:

I'm so loving all these great updates so far! Let's keep 'em coming people! :teeth:

[jay-nee]

Thanks for adding me...

I will check out that tech support board for help.

Interesting reads, all of these threads on the WISH boards. Glad to have found it...

[kimwim8]

how does the weigh-in work? Do we all just set our own weigh in schedule? I usually weigh in on Mondays so that I don't cheat over the weekend!

[barbarabee]

Oooh! Add me in, I think I can lose 5 pounds by the new year, right!!!!

[kfeuer]

Kfeuer, congratulations on the loss! How much was it in pounds so I can update your info? That's weird about the signature because there are a lot of them floating around here (mine included) that have way more than 500 characters in the codes we're using. :confused:



Sorry I forgot to say (new to this), I'm down 1 pound. I agree the signature thing is weird. My signature also had more then 500 characters and it was fine until I went in to amend it, then it wouldn't accept it until it was under 500 characters. Anyone else experienced this?

[Princess Michelle]

kimwim8 ~ Yes, you just weigh in on whatever day you usually do and then report your results on this thread. :) If you weighed in yesterday you can use it on this challenge if you like. Anything after Thanksgiving counts. :)

barbarabee ~ I will get you added, welcome aboard! :flower:

kfeuer ~ Not a problem! I will get your info updated for you, you are our biggest loser so far! :teeth: I think the boards are going whacky, I had to edit a post about 10 times earlier because it kept saying I had too many smilies in it. :rolleyes:

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

Michelle,
Until Alex gets the new boards straightened out, we can't do anything with our signatures. I think they all say that thing about 500 characters or whatever. I think he'll let us know when things are fixed. In the meantime, I tried to fix my countdown (it's seperated in two) but it won't let me.

[jlawall]

Ok, let's do it!

I'll go for 5 lbs. by New Year's!

0/5/0

[Princess Michelle]

Thanks for the heads up ALP, I hadn't seen the notice. :)

jlawall, you have been added. ::yes::

[Steve's Wife]

Tuesday night is TOPS night, so here goes...
I'm down 4 pounds this week, making my clippie accurate again.
:cool1:
That's 4/10/6
Lori

[Steve's Wife]

Hey! Where's my clippie?
:confused:

[HappyMommy2]

If it's not too late, please add me to the list of challengers! My goal will be 7 pounds. I have been off-program and avoiding WISH for some time now, and after a couple of false re-starts I'm truly ready to work hard to become as healthy and fit as I want to be.

Thank you so much for this challenge. It will help me get through the holidays trimmer rather than fluffier!

Happymommy2: New Year's Goal: 7 pounds

[Princess Michelle]

Steve's Wife, CONGRATULATIONS! on that AWESOME loss! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

HappyMommy2 ~ Welcome aboard! :cool1:

I have to go out in a few minutes but I will get everything updated this afternoon. ::yes::

I'm SO proud of everyone right now! :flower1:

[Blueeyes101817]

Blueeyes, I'm sorry to hear about you getting your wt's removed, I know that is a PAIN! I didn't feel right for months after I had mine taken out. I'm glad you're here with us, you're gonna do great! :)



Thanks...STILL havent been able to work out,,but i still havent been able to eat real food yet...so im hoping i dont see a huge weight gain!
i went to the dentist yesterday again, so hopefully i can start working out again saturday...i feel like a slacker already!

[chrismiss56]

Morning all!! :wave: :wave:

Thursday is my weigh in day and you can put me down for a 3lb loss!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

That was the easy part........taking off the first 3 pounds. Now come the hard part getting the rest of the stubborn 4 off and keeping it off until New Years!! :teleport: :teleport:

Maybe my ticker tape will finally be accurate!! :blush: :blush:

Have a magical Disney Day!! :earboy2:

[Princess Michelle]

Alright Linda!!!! Woo Hoo!!! :Pinkbounc :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :cheer2:

Let me go get you updated! :teeth:

[July]

Just checkin in. I haven't lost any weight. But I thought I would say congrats to those who have. Ya'll are doing great. :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

:flower: July :flower:

[swilphil]

I've lost 2 lbs. this week.

[Blueeyes101817]

i was suppopsed to be weighed in today..but my dentist still will not allow me to work out...so im hoping next week i will update..and hopefully with good news

[Princess Michelle]

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LOSS SWILPHIL!!!! :flower1: :jumping4: :flower1: :jumping4: :flower1:

I stayed the same this week but that's better than a gain so I'll take it! ::yes::

[CarolynFH]

I weighed on Friday the 3rd as usual, and I lost a pound! So now I'll be 1/5/4! Yay!

Bought some new slacks yesterday - two sizes smaller than the old ones! Double yay!

Carolyn

[Princess Michelle]

Fantastic, Carolyn! Congratulations! :cool1:

[sskem96]

Last Friday was my first weigh-in after Thanksgiving, and I was the same as 2 weeks before, so I'm 0/9/9. Seeing if my new clip art worked too. Had to delete my countdown because of the 500 character thing.

Pop Century, April 6-12, 24 pounds to goal

Why can I not get my clip art to work?!! :badpc:

[CookieGVB]

I've lost 3 pounds this week. :) So I guess that means I'm 3/10/7...right?

We're heading to WDW this week, so I'm going to concentrate on not gaining more than the 3 I've just lost - W.I.S.H. me luck! :wizard:

[plutosmyfav]

Good Morning :Pinkbounc

I lost 2.5 lbs this week!!!! That puts me at 2.5/8/5.5
This is so exciting :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Sundie

[kimwim8]

I weighed in this morning, and lost 3 pounds. Like a pp said, the first 3 are the easy part... :rolleyes:

This week is gonna be rough with the holiday parties and birthday parties I have (including mine! :cheer2: ) but I'll do my best.

I'm loving this challenge!

3/5/2

[DavidandDenise]

I'm down two! So I guess I'm 2/10/8. :)

[KimRaye]

ACK!! This is SOOOO Not Good! I gained a pound this week, so I'm OVER what I lost last week. :earseek: 0/3/3.5!! NOT gonna happen between now & New Year's. :(

Something hasn't felt right the past 3 days, following a heavy-duty firming and toning on Thursday. Maybe I gained muscle....yeah sure, right....that sounds good. ;)

This is only the 2nd time I've gained since starting back in January, but it's a lousy feeling nonetheless. :(

Congrats to everyone else though! You're doing great!!! :cheer2:

[Minniespal]

Good morning all.

Weighed myself this morning and I am 4 pounds down.

[jlawall]

Ok, one pound down!! Yiipppppppppeeeeeeeeee!
Minor loss update!! Been working out hard and skipping the snacks at night!

1.2/5/3.8

Jo :cool1:

[MelanieC]

Add me in. I was in WDW over Thanksgiving so I'm just jumping in now. I want to loose 10lbs by New Years. Since I'm just getting back on track it should be doable, and if not it's still good to shoot for.

[clr1194]

1.5 pounds gone this week. One more pound and I get a new clippie!! :Pinkbounc

2/5/3

[TigerBear]

I lost 2.5 pounds last week.

[barbarabee]

Down 1.6 pounds! That makes me...umm.. 1.6/3.4/5, I think the exercise challenge is helping a LOT!

[Princess Michelle]

You guys are doing awesome! I will try to get everyone updated by this evening.

Kim, I'm so sorry that you had a gain. :hug: I'm sure it's just one of those weird flukes and will be off by next week. Hang in there.

[Tera]

I'm down 1.8 this week for a total of 2.4 so that leaves me at 2.4/10/7.6

[jay-nee]

I lost 1.5 lbs, so excited! So I am 1.5/5/3.5... So proud! It looks like alot of people had alot of willpower as well!

I also exercised 240 minutes in 6 days!

Thank you all for this board!

[Blueeyes101817]

i went back to curves today,,and i really couldnt do much..who would have thought thta these wisdom teeth would affect me this much..but i will weigh myself when i go back to try again tomorrow....errr this is getting annoying!

[Princess Michelle]

Okay, I think I got everyone added and updated. I just wanted to congratulate you all again. You guys are really amazing! :flower1:

[MickeyMagic]

Sure, just when you get everyone updated along I come with a late post. I am down 4 pounds!!!!!!!! So that puts me at 4/7/3.

[MickeyMagic]

I just noticed, I can grab a new clippie!! I am down a total of 31.2 since June. I'm going to go replace that 25 pound clippie with a 30 pound clippie and update my ticker. YES!!

[MickeyMagic]

I can't get the clipart to work, so no 30 pound clippie for me right now.

[jay-nee]

Wow! You are more than 1/2 way to your goal! Awesome job!

[pixiedust23]

1/2/1

[chrismiss56]

Morning everyone!!

Holding at my 3 pound loss - Have to try harder!!!

Have a magical Disney Day!!

[Hollyann]

Haven't gained, haven't lost! However, since I've attended a few holiday gatherings...not too bad!

[KJo719]

I lost 1.5 pounds this week. Only 3.5 pounds to go to meet my New Year's goal.

[jlawall]

I'm psyched! Another .8 today....

Total: 2/5/3

Jo :cool1:

[Princess Michelle]

You guys are doing fabulous! I will do my best to get everyone updated sometime today. ::yes::

I have some good news to report myself this week! I'm down 3lbs. which brings my total loss to 20lbs. and I get a new clippie!!!! :cool1: :flower1: :cool1: :flower1: :cool1:

[Blueeyes101817]

doctor finally cleared me to start exercise again, so ill be going back to curves on monday and will probably weigh in atthe end of the week....but im planning on going every day till my vacation which is first week of january..so hopefully i make the 5 lbs by new years

[chrismiss56]

Hi :wave:

Last night I got hit with strep and am currently running a temp of 102. :sad2:

Been to the doctor and am on antibiotics which hopefully kick in by tomorrow. In the meantime I can you get sips of liquid, jello (sugar free) and all natural fruit popsicles down.....

Guess that is one way to lost weight :rolleyes:

Anyway just want to say hi and now it is back to bed.

Have a magical Disney Day!! :earboy2:

[TigerBear]

I have some good news to report myself this week! I'm down 3lbs. which brings my total loss to 20lbs. and I get a new clippie!!!! :

That is awesome!!!

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc CONGRATULATIONS!!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[TigerBear]

Chrismiss, I hope you feel better soon.

[plutosmyfav]

Half a pound more for me this week. That puts me at 3/8/5 YIKES! I don't know if I'm going to make my goal. But any loss of the holidays is BIG SUCCESS in my book!!!!

Thanks!
Sundie

[kimwim8]

I didn't lose or gain this week, so I'm still at 3/5/2, which is AMAZING, since I partied & ate for my birthday & had DH's Christmas party too!

[TigerBear]

I lost 4.5 pounds this week which puts me over my goal. I am now officially done with my weight loss journey (I am 5'2" and weigh 112 pounds). I have lost 45 pounds in the last 2 years!! I still hope to decrease my percentage of body fat so working out here I come! :earboy2:

[Blueeyes101817]

CONGRATS tigerbear--that is AWESOME!!

[CookieGVB]

Congrats to everyone on your successes!

I just came back from WDW, and was SURE I'd gained multiple pounds. I was going to wait until next Sunday to weigh in, but figured I'd check out the damage so I could work on it this week.

I was shocked - I'm only up .2 this week!! (And let me tell you, I ATE...and used food vouchers besides...you know how that goes...)

So my challenge loss is: 2.8/10/7.2

I'll take it!!

[KimRaye]

ACK!! This is SOOOO Not Good! I gained a pound this week, so I'm OVER what I lost last week. :earseek: 0/3/3.5!! NOT gonna happen between now & New Year's. :(TA-DA!!!! I lost 2.5 lbs this week ( :earseek: ), so I'm back in the game! Let's see if I can do this right......2/3/1, make sense?

Now for the really BIG News......I made my original weight goal with WW!!!! (plus an extra lb!) I still would like to get that 75 lb clippie though. ;) 2 lbs away from that! I'll be happy for now to maintain over the holiday, and with 4 extra points a day, I might just be able to do that! :cloud9:

[Blueeyes101817]

you guys are all doing awesome! there is no way ill meet my goal!

[Hollyann]

Yeah Kim Raye! Congratulations on making your goal weight! You're awesome! Well, I lost 1/4 lb. Can you believe it? However, during the week, I was about 2 lbs heavier, so I've lost that subborn 2 lbs I fiddle with ALL the time! I was SOOOO good this weekend, too!

It seems ridiculious to put it but I'm .25/4.0! However, I did weigh myself and I did check in!

[Princess Michelle]

Ladies, I can't even begin to tell you all just how very proud I am of each of you! Whenever I update this thread I'm just amazed at how wonderful everyone is doing. Congratulations to everyone who has had a loss and thank you to everyone who is staying the same or even if you've had a small gain for maintaining a positive attitude. :sunny:

Linda, I hope you get to feeling better soon. :hug:

Pixiedust23, I am happy to see that pound loss for you, I knew you could do it.

TigerBear, What can I say girlfriend, you surpassed your challenge goal and met your total weightloss goals! I'm so happy for you I could burst! Congratulations!

Gail, you are awesome, returning from vacation with only a .2 gain? That's fantastic, you will have that plus more off by your next weigh in, no doubt! ::yes::

Kim, I knew that little gain last week wasn't going to hold you down! Congratulations on SURPASSING your Weight Watchers goal. You are fabulous! Go for that 75 pounder, it's your's for the taking!

Hollyann, any loss is a great loss! Way to go! :cool1:

[Blueeyes101817]

wooohoo--i was able to go back to curves today and did the whole rotation 3x...im gonna try to weigh myself tomororw--but now im just glad i was able to get back!

[chrismiss56]

Good Morning All!! :wave:

Kim Raye CONGRATS!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: What an incredible journey you have been on!! You should be so proud of yourself!! :flower1:

Well I have endured strep throat, a head cold (which I never get with strep) and now a cold sore is blossoming :sad2: There is not much else left :teleport:

THE GOOD NEWS IS that I have lost 3 pounds for a total of 6lbs!!! :cool1:

Guess this is one way to do it.....now the hard part keeping it off.

Have a magical Disney Day!! :earboy2:

[jay-nee]

I lost another 1.5 lbs, so I'm at 3/5/2, right?

Sounds like everyone is really staying focused. Great job!

[TigerBear]

Thanks everyone!!

Congratulations KimRaye!!! That clippie looks mighty good on you! :)

[Blueeyes101817]

Well i went to curves today, and although i dont get officially weighed/ measured till saturday, i wanted to check my weight today


i lost two pounds!!! im soo happy, since i hadnt been able to work out in awhile :cool1: so that puts me at 2/5/3!

[clr1194]

Wow! Everyone is doing such a great job. Congratulations to everyone!!!

I weighed in last night and lost .5 lbs. I was hoping to get to swich my clippie today, oh well, hopefully next week.

2.5/5/2.5

[Tera]

Well, unfortuntely I have my first gain to report. I gained .2 pounds this week (I know it's not bad considering, but it's still a gain)

So that puts me at 2.2/10/7.8

I have a long way to go to my goal and I probably won't get it, but would like to get as close as possible.

[Steve's Wife]

Well, last week we had our Tops holiday party, so there was no weigh in. I took advantage of the extra week to gain a pound and a half. DOH! I'll do better next week.
:charac2:
Lori

[MickeyMagic]

Wow -- can't believe how fast time is going!! Tomorrow I go into single digits for our trip to WDW and I haven't finished my Christmas shopping and wrapping not to mention figuring out what I will need to pack. Sounds like we may need winter parkas!!

Down a little more... another 1.6 pounds. That puts me at 5.6/7/1.4.

[Minniespal]

Hiya All,

I'm pleased to report that as of this morning I am 2 pounds down.

Hopefully, I can keep this going over Christmas.

Good luck everyone.

[kfeuer]

Sorry I haven't been posting my progress, but there hasn't been any. Waves of sickness keep going through my family and I can't seem to get well. Just as I was finally getting over a 2-week bout with bronchitis, my 4-year old brought yet another cold home from preschool and everybody in the family is sick again, including me. My 20-month old feels miserable and is making life miserable for everybody else, too (including but not limited to being up for hours every night for the past 4 nights). I'm so tired I can't think straight, and now the cough is coming back (my DH still has bronchitis, so I could easily catch it back from him).

Anyway, it's been impossible to exercise on a consistent basis because I have no energy and my eating hasn't been the best because I haven't felt like cooking. I haven't gained, but I haven't lost, either. I'm hoping things will get back to normal by January and I can get closer to my goal of being under 150 before we go to Disney 2/5.

[lulu201]

Hi, Michelle and Everyone! :wave:

Michelle, I think you know my story: I was down 6 lbs. but the DZone hit before I could post my loss and now I'm only down 2.5! :rolleyes: Still, I'm down and that's better than going up any day!

Thanks for this challenge,
Erin

[Blueeyes101817]

well i got weighed and measured today at curves..i am down a total of 3 lbs!!! hopefully i can get 2 more gone by new years

3/5/2

[CarolynFH]

Too many parties! Up 2 from my last post 2 weeks ago (when I had lost one), net is up 1 from where I started. I'll do better this week.... :guilty:

Guess that makes it (-1)/5/6 :worried:

[KJo719]

I lost 3 lbs this week! Only .5 lbs to go to meet my New Year's goal!

[barbarabee]

It's the holidays, this week I'm up .8 pounds, still a loss...but barely, down .4 total for the month.

[CookieGVB]

I'm down 4.4 pounds this week. :bounce: This puts me at 7.2/10/2.8 for the challenge.

[KimRaye]

I'm still 2/3/1 with a 0 loss/gain today. It's ok, that's what maintenance is for, right? ;)

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Michelle,

Please update me with a 2 lb loss! That puts me at 5/8/3.

Thanks!
Sundie

[Tera]

I'm down 3.4 pounds today!!!!!!!!!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

So that puts me at 5.6/10/4.4!! I'm not going to get to my New Year's Eve goal, but I'm pretty stinkin' close.

[chrismiss56]

Good Morning Princess Michelle.....

I am sure you have been very busy with the holiday season.....just wondering I posted a second 3lb loss (total of 6 - YEAH!!) on Dec. 14th and I don't see it has been updated. I certainly understand if you have been busy - it has been crazy around here too. Just wanted to make sure they didn't get lost in the shuffle...

Trying to keep them off!!

Thanks for everything - you are Wonderful to coordinate this.

Have a magical Disney Day!!

[clr1194]

Weighed in last night and was expecting a gain. Instead I lost .5 pounds. I was elated. I finally get to change my 10 pound clippie to 15.

Everyone is doing such a great job, keep it up!! :cheer2:

3/5/2

[KimRaye]

I finally get to change my 10 pound clippie to 15.Congrats!!!! Weigh to go!! :thewave:

[jay-nee]

I weighed in and I am down another 2.5 lbs, so I am officially at 5.5/0/-.5.

Wow, after this week, I am so surprised and pleased!

Great job everyone!

[Princess Michelle]

Hi guys, I'm sorry I haven't been keeping things updated. Life is crazy right now. I will get everyone updated tomorrow, I promise! :cool1:

[Minniespal]

Hiya ~

Please to report a 2 pound loss. Hopefully I can manage the last little pound before the end of the year.

Good luck everyone.

[TigerBear]

Wow - I'm impressed with there being so many losers at this time of year!!!!

I weighed in this morning at 110.5. I have lost 8.5 pounds since the challenge started!! Its hard to believe I weigh less now than I did when I was in high school (I'm 33 years old!). I do believe that I can thank going off the pill for my recent weight loss. :cool: I'll take it though. I'm looking forward to doing an exercise challenge in January!

Best of luck to everyone. Together we can make 2005 the healthiest year for us yet!! :flower1:

[July]

:flower: Checkin In :flower: I finally lost some weight. I lost 2 pounds :Pinkbounc My goal is 6 pounds. I have 4 more to go.... And only 9 days left. :moped:

July :cool1:

[sskem96]

OK, life's been too hectic to play on the computer much lately, but I haven't forgotten. I lost 1.8 the first week, and .6 last week, so I'm 2.4/9/6.6. No WW this week or next, so I'll have to weigh at home. I weigh on Fridays, so still 2 more times to go!

[MickeyMagic]

No movement! Still at 5.4/7/1.6 and not much time before the holidays and my trip to WDW.

[KJo719]

I lost another 2.5 lbs this week! That brings my total for the challenge to 7/5 and my overall total to 26/35! Happy Holidays everyone!

[TigerBear]

Princess Michelle, a huge thank you for sponsoring this challenge!!! :flower1:

[July]

:flower: Good Morning, Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas!
Weigh in this morning 154.5 Yep only .5 from goal :cool1: I could not believe my eyes. I stepped off & walked out of the room then came back and weighed again and it said the same thing. :Pinkbounc

July :blush:

[Princess Michelle]

July, I updated you with a 3.5lb. loss, is that correct? From the info I have if you are .5lb from your challenge goal that's what it would be! :cool1:

I just want to say again how proud I am of all of you guys! I don't know if any of you are reading the first page when I update it but do you realize we have 4 ladies who have not only reached their challenge goal but have ALL surpassed their goal? We also have a couple of women who have met their complete weightloss goals during this challenge! Is that exciting or what? We have several more that are this close to their challenge goals and I just know by the time January gets here they are going to have GOAL next to their names!

You all have done such a wonderful job. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[CarolynFH]

When I weighed on Friday, my usual day, I had lost one of the two pounds I gained the week before. So I'm down, but only to my starting weight. Oh well, keep on goin! :moped:

I bought a new scale with a memory that will track my gains and losses and is also MUCH easier to read (main reason to buy it!) :earboy2:

Hope to report another loss when I weigh on New Year's Eve. But no matter what, I'm starting a new graph....

[clr1194]

I can't belive it. I went in to weigh tonight and lost 2 pounds. :Pinkbounc

I actually met my New Year goal. I thought I was going to miss it by at least 1.5 pounds.

Thank you so much Princess Michelle for starting and sponsoring this challenge. It was just what I needed for the holiday season. :flower2:

Good Luck to everyone you are all doing great. Keep up the good work. :cheer2:

5/5/0

[faireygod mother]

I am up for the challenge. I want to lose 40 lbs by September or more.

[KimRaye]

I'm still 2/3/1 with a 0 loss/gain today. It's ok, that's what maintenance is for, right? ;)Oh well, so much for maintenance.......I LOST 2 lbs this week!!! That'll make me 4/3/0!!! :Pinkbounc And, 75 lbs total lost this year!! :cloud9:

[jay-nee]

and I lost again. I am down 8 lbs since I started on 11/30/04. So for the challenge, I am at 8/5/-3.

My question is...is someone going to initiate another challenge for, say, Valentine's Day? I could really use the motiviation to stay on track. Michelle, this has been so great fo rme, thank you! :-)

[Tera]

Well, today's WI stunk!!! I'm up 1.8 pounds, so my total for my New Years Challenge is:

3.8/10/6.2 :guilty: Oh well......

[Steve's Wife]

No more good news to report, but thanks for hosting this challenge. If I hadn't signed on I probably would have gained a bunch.
8-)
Lori

[Princess Michelle]

I'm so glad that everyone is enjoying the challenge! I was happy to do it and look forward to sponsoring another in the future. I'm so proud of everyone who participated. Even if you maintained or lost only a pound or two, you accomplished something! Any time we don't gain we've continued on the good path. You are all amazing!

I loved doing the update today! I got to put GOAL next to two more names! We now have six ladies who have reached their challenge goals. How exciting! :flower1: :flower1: :flower1:

[chrismiss56]

I also did not reach my goal but looking on the positive I did lose some weight which is better than none:):)

MICHELLE - THANKS FOR EVERYTHING HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

Onward and downward in 2005!!

Have a magical Disney Day!!

[lulu201]

Good morning, Michelle! :wave: Hi and Happy New Year, to Everyone!

I'm going to "weigh out" today because I start Lisa Z's "5 lbs. in January Challenge" tomorrow. I've got mixed feelings as I report I lost 3 out of the 5 lbs. I'd hoped for. . .like other posters, I'm sure I would've GAINED if I hadn't had your challenge, Michelle, but I WISH I'D HIT MY GOAL!

Bottom line: 3/5/2 :flower:

Thanks, Michelle, for doing this. You're a Big Time Sweetie!
Erin

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Michelle,

First let me say "Thank you" again for organizing this challenge!!!!!!

I am finishing my challenge with a six pound loss. That puts me at 6/8/2. I am very happy with my loss, I think my goal was a bit too high.

Happy New Year everyone!!! :grouphug:

Sundie

[Blueeyes101817]

another one that hasnt reached the challenge goal..im still at 3/5/2 since i havent been back to curves..but this challenge helped me!! laready signed up for the 5lbs in january one!

[July]

:flower: I didn't make goal so close, but no cigar; But I am happy with my 5.5 pound weight loss.
Thank You
Michelle for the great Challenge!

Happy New Year :thewave:

:flower: July :flower:

[HappyMommy2]

I didn't make my goal but I didn't try very hard either :( so I am thankful that I didn't gain over the holidays, and managed to lose 2 pounds.

My New Year's Challenge final result is 2/6.

Thanks! Looking forward to committing myself to the next challenge!
Janet HappyMommy2

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

Well, because my exercise regime is being tinkered with, I did not put in the minutes I would have needed to in order to lose weight. But I did maintain, so that's something. Hopefully the January challenge will get my downward trend going again. I really, really want a new clippie! :cool1: