Girls, thanks for your support and for making me feel so welcome.

Libby you did awesome!!!! And yes blood sugar and pressure do improve with weight loss so it's a win/win/win. Plus I know I feel better when I eat better; I think most people do. I'm so glad to hear your feel stopped hurting.

Lisa, you have a great attitude and yes it was a loss, not a gain. Lisa, have you tried flavored seltzers? Not soda, I know, but sometimes can be satisfying; they have lots of flavors. I like pomegranate.

Hi Hope, good to see you again! When big things happen in life (like moving!) it throws a curve ball into our weight loss efforts. But it's great to see that you are back and fighting!

Lisa, what helps me is to look back on my progress--I did lose weight. You've done great--you can't deny that. Think about how you could stay on track. When do you crave the soda? I'm thinking you need the energy--the sugar rush. Is there any other way you could get that--like with juice?

Good job Libby--and way to go with the new goal!

I'm distracted at the moment--I have too much going on right now with my parents' tenant issues. And we're leaving on vacation for Florida in only 2 weeks! I so wanted to get into a swimsuit again--please let me lose just a few more pounds!

dschefer, I just don't like water or tea or anything that has little flavor. It seems that when I drink water, it doesn't matter how much I drink, that I always stay parched. When I drink soda my mouth feels cool and refreshed. ass backwards, I know. I do love juice. But that has just as many calories as soda. I could drink juice by the gallon. It's expensive though so I rarely buy it. If I buy a $2.50 half gallon of orange juice or apple juice, the family devours it and it's gone in less than a day. Yes, it has more nutritional value. But I can't justify buying it when it costs so much and goes so fast. I'm not used to the diet any more and the diet taste was gross today. I'm going to have to ease back into it. I did drink far less regular today than I have been.

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 187.4
Oct 12, 184.8
Oct 19, 184.4
Oct 26, 183.8
Nov 2, 181
Nov 9, 179.9
Nov 16, 177.7
Nov 23, 176.9
Nov 30, 175
Dec 7, 173.3
Dec,14, 174.1
Dec 21,
Dec 28,
Jan 4,
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 174.4 NEW GOAL 169
Exercise Goal: 15 min. OS or TM walking per. day

I feel like I have hit a wall and my body is not willing to shed any more weight. I have had a good run but now I am stuck. I am not giving up, just frustrated.

The Challenge Thread got buried on the list so I just wanted to bring it back to the top. Repost if you put your weigh in on Fridays list today.

well I lost .8 ounces but I didn't gain ! anyway I decided not to try to lose right now although I would love to. my goal right now is to not gain anything. new years is coming right up. I've been working on a diet I think I can do. is this thread going to start again at the new year?:

I hope that we will have another challenge in the new year to lose weight for Summer.
Linda, good for you for losing this week. A lot of us are struggling right now.
We have three more times to weigh in before this Challenge is over.
Good luck everyone

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 187.4
Oct 12, 184.8
Oct 19, 184.4
Oct 26, 183.8
Nov 2, 181
Nov 9, 179.9
Nov 16, 177.7
Nov 23, 176.9
Nov 30, 175
Dec 7, 173.3
Dec,14, 174.1
Dec 21, 171
Dec 28,
Jan 4,
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 174.4 NEW GOAL 169
Exercise Goal: 15 min. OS or TM walking per. day

Last week I was complaining that I hit a wall. This week I drove a wrecking ball through it. Yay :D I may just beat my new goal.

10/5: 138.8
10/12: 137.8
10/19: 137.6
10/26: 136
11/9: 138.4
11/16: 137.7 (estimate)
11/23: 136.2
11/30: 136.6
12/7:
12/14: 135.6
12/21: 138.8
12/28:
1/4:


Hi all. Hope the holidays have been treating you well.
I have been on allergy meds that are making me gain weight and feel crappy. Am thinking of going off...

You guys look like you're doing great...

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 268
Oct 12, 265.6
Oct 19, 264.0
Oct 26, 261.4
Nov 2, 262.4
Nov 9, 257.6
Nov 16, 255.2
Nov 23, 256.4
Nov 30, 257.8
Dec 7, 257.6
Dec,14, ??
Dec 21, 256.4
Dec 28,
Jan 4,
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 241

Libby, you sure did go through it like a wrecking ball!! Great going!!!
Hope, meds can do that to you. Are there any alternative brands or anything that might not have the same affect?

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 187.4
Oct 12, 184.8
Oct 19, 184.4
Oct 26, 183.8
Nov 2, 181
Nov 9, 179.9
Nov 16, 177.7
Nov 23, 176.9
Nov 30, 175
Dec 7, 173.3
Dec,14, 174.1
Dec 21, 171
Dec 28, 171.5
Jan 4,
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 174.4 NEW GOAL 169
Exercise Goal: 15 min. OS or TM walking per. day

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 268
Oct 12, 265.6
Oct 19, 264.0
Oct 26, 261.4
Nov 2, 262.4
Nov 9, 257.6
Nov 16, 255.2
Nov 23, 256.4
Nov 30, 257.8
Dec 7, 257.6
Dec,14, ??
Dec 21, 256.4
Dec 28, 261.2
Jan 4,
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 241

Wow! I did some serious damage over Christmas!!!! I may change this later this afternoon if my weight goes down a few ounces over the day.

Hi all! So very sorry I didn't keep up with you all during this challenge. Even though I keep screwing up, I'm still determined to not give up.....maybe I'm a gluten for punishment!! ;) I will join in on the next one and hope to do better next time around!

I applaud you all for pushing through and finishing this challenge!! I failed only myself by not seeing this through. I shall redeem myself on the next one ;)

My weight this morning was 242.4--that's BELOW where I wanted to be at 243 by the end of the year! That means I met my goal and I'm thrilled! Vicki

Good Job Vicki. I made my first goal but not my second. I have been wavering in the past few weeks and today I am up again. Come and join us in the Spring Challenge. It's just 12 weeks long and we can do a lot in 12 weeks.
We are starting when this challenge ends on Monday January 4th. Everybody join in.

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 187.4
Oct 12, 184.8
Oct 19, 184.4
Oct 26, 183.8
Nov 2, 181
Nov 9, 179.9
Nov 16, 177.7
Nov 23, 176.9
Nov 30, 175
Dec 7, 173.3
Dec,14, 174.1
Dec 21, 171
Dec 28, 171.5
Jan 4, 172 TOTAL LOSS 15.4 lbs. in 13 weeks
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 174.4 NEW GOAL 169
Exercise Goal: 15 min. OS or TM walking per. day
I am happy with what I accomplished in this challenge even though I didn't reach my second goal. Spring Challenge here we come.

Wow some of you did really well!!! And for those who didn't meet what they set out to do, not giving up is perhaps one of the most important goals to achieve.

As for me, I did not quite meet my goal, which I thought I would easily surpass haha. But I started at 138.8 and ended at 136.4 so, all things considered, with moving and the unbridled way I was eating, I am happy.

Start (Oct 5, 2015): 268
Oct 12, 265.6
Oct 19, 264.0
Oct 26, 261.4
Nov 2, 262.4
Nov 9, 257.6
Nov 16, 255.2
Nov 23, 256.4
Nov 30, 257.8
Dec 7, 257.6
Dec,14, ??
Dec 21, 256.4
Dec 28, 261.2
Jan 4, 257.8
Goal (Jan 4, 2016): 241


Well, I was a fry cry away from my goal, but 10 lbs in 12 weeks is still respectable.

Libby and Vicki, you both did fantastic! Kudos to you two!