New Year, New Start Challenge- OFFICIAL thread

[Travelher 915]

Jan 1 203.4

Jan 8 200.8

Jan 15 198.6

Goal 185 (18lb loss)

Jan 8 measurements: Chest 44, waist 40, hips 47, thigh 27.8

Pant size 16

[mi75 1,239]

@Zahra- PLEASE feel free to start the spreadsheet! We are more or less posting just for accountability, but I just don't have the time to take up the spreadsheet as I'm in my last semester of grad school!

THIS WEEK------

Let's talk about: What is the one thing that you swore you would walk away from when you had surgery that you ended up caving and going back to? Could be a food, a behavior, a person, a habit, etc...

This week I worked hard to walk away from soda. what a challenge. I LOVE my soda. I swore I would not drink soda after surgery and in fact, I stayed away from it for nearly 2 years. But then one day I took some diet ginger ale, then one thing led to another...I drank way more of it this week than I should, But I was able to pour out all the cups/bottles etc and bid it farewell. I still have a strong craving. I am drinking ice coffee for a while for the caffeine to ward off any symptoms. After about a week of this I'll switch to cold tea and I should be good. I haven't weighed yet, I'll do that tomorrow...Have a great week everybody!

[erp 2,016]

LW:142.5

CW: 140.5

[erp 2,016]

The habit that has crept back for me is late night snacking and if I set a cut off time, e.g no food after 7 pm, all I do is obsess on the time. I think I need to ween myself, maybe try a

smoothie to not feel deprived but to get off of an additional meal or high calorie snack.< /p>

[mi75 1,239]

So it appears that @@Zahra2017 will be taking the spreadsheet. please make sure your stats are posted. i have not posted myself (OOPS!) but i will update tonight...

[Travelher 915]

So it appears that @@Zahra2017 will be taking the spreadsheet. please make sure your stats are posted. i have not posted myself (OOPS!) but i will update tonight...

If Zahra2017 doesn't want to do the spreadsheet I'm happy to do it

[whit110 10]

Last week 222.1

This week 221.7

Not much... And I have been doing everything I said, Water, Protein and 3 times at the gym... ???? It will come off eventually

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[diazwoman61 4]

wow 2 weeks in and only lost 1 pound

current weight 197

[tobskinny 7]

wow 2 weeks in and only lost 1 pound

current weight 197

Hang in there - I'm still new to this so its still coming off easier than you guys that have been doing this for awhile.

You're my inspiration - don't give up!

[mbnurse 28]

174.4 today. Sorry I missed last week.

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[jennilynn2418 4]

Is it too late to join the challenge?

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[Travelher 915]

Ok folks, I've created a spreadsheet (attached) I've updated any data or weights that were included in the threads. I'll continue to update as people post. I have a column for starting measurements and/or clothes size which I'll only update at the start of your challenge and the end so go ahead and add them if you want. I'll do weight updates weekly. just post your info on here if I've missed you. I can add people any time if you are late to the challenge. no problem.

I have hidden feb and march for now but will open those up as we move along. Good luck everyone.

New Year Challenge.xlsx

Edited January 17, 2017 by Travelher

[tobskinny 7]

Last week 198.5

Today 196.5

Yoo-hoo!

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[jasminebsn3 119]

Hey All,

I hope everyone had a great week!

My weight as of 1/16/17 is 178.8 lbs! Yayyy! I'm so excited.

And my goal weight for this challenge is 165 lbs!

[aligator517 60]

Sorry for the late update but I am now at 145.5 and officially only 15 pounds away from goal. I've started dating again this past week which has been interesting. Definitely need to watch my alcohol intake and make sure I'm getting enough Water. Protein is good, but I also started to see some hair shedding for the first time this week which has freaked me out more than I can even say. Hoping it doesn't get any more dramatic and goes away soon!!

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