December to New Year's Eve Challenge & Recipe Exchange (no monday weigh-ins!)

**THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW MEMBERS**

I have been gaining all year.  Since Thanksgiving is over, and I am burned-out on turkey, stuffing & gravy, I thought it would be great to start a mini-challenge to keep me on-track through the rest of the holidays.  Also, since weight is not the only marker of progress, I want to post measurements as well.  AND... since this is about lifestyle and not dieting, cooking really is a very important thing.  So I'd like to exchange recipes for the week so we can all learn some new stuff.  Chat is encouraged too. 

The weigh/measure-ins will begin on December 3rd, Wednesday.  The following are what we are going to report...

• GW
• CW
• Bust-Waist-Hips (in inches, please)
  
• Worst Food-Choice of the Week
• Best Food Choice of the Week
• Recipe to Exchange
  

The recipes exchanged should be in the database here on CC.com.  You can link them in your post.  That way we can all see the nutritional values and I can determine the healthiest ones impartially w/o having to enter them myself.  There will be announcements on Fridays for the following...

• Week's Biggest Weight-Loser
• Week's Biggest Inches-Loser
• Week's Healthiest Recipe(s)
  

The challenge winners will be determined by the largest percentage of loss and the person with the largest number of healthiest recipes. Winners will be announced on Thursday, January 1st, 2009. 

Go ahead and introduce yourself.  Tell us your age, height, beginning weight, how long you have been working at it, your current weight and your goal.  Let us know if you have any other goals and what you do with your time, what kind of exercise you take,....  Lets get to know one-another. 

*edit*

• ms_pw GW:150/CW:154.5 SM:37.5-32.75-38
  
• moodymomma  GW:130/CW:137 SM:___
  
• leanne21071  GW:120/CW:122.6 SM:37.5-27-34.5
  
• bagga  GW:175/CW:180 SM:41-35-40
  
• lulufit  GW:169/CW:174 SM:___
  
• ragingheadache  GW:153.5/CW:162, SM:41.5-37.5-41.5
  
• carlynj21 GW:123/CW:128.2 SM:34-30-37.5
  
• tincognito GW:145/CW:155.5 SM:___
  
• buggyhair GW:120/CW:140.2 SM:36.5-30-38.5
  
• journeyfit  GW:142/CW:150.6 SM: 36.5-29.5-41
  
• lbalthazor GW:160/CW:166.5 SM:36-38-40
  
• ridleysw GW:190/CW:200 SM:___
• sheltonmath: GW:160/CW:166 SM:42-36-43
  

I will have weekly stats posted here by Fridays. 

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

• ms_pw: 154.5 (same), 38-32-38 (+.5 bust, -.75 waist)
• moodymomma: 137 (same)
• leanne21071: 121.6 (-1), 37.5-26.5-34.5 (-.5 waist)
• bagga: 178 (-2), 40-35-39 (-1 bust & hips)
• lulufit: 173 (-1)
• carlynj21: 127.2 (-1), 34-30-37.25 (-.25 hips)
• tincognito: 153 (-2.5)
• buggyhair: 139.8 (-.4), 36-30-38 (-.5 bust & hips)
• lbalthazor: 167 (+.5) 38-24-40
• sheltonmath: 164.4 (-1.6), 42-36-42 (-1 hips)

Recipes of the Week

• ms_pw: Hummus B
• leanne21071: Choppy Salad A  
  
• bagga: Sea Scallops ala Caprese A-
• lulufit: Chipotle Chicken Wraps B+
  
• carlynj21: Sauteed Asparagas A -
  
• tincognito: Hunter's Stew B-
• buggyhair: Pea-Sun Spread B+
• lbalthazor: French Toast (cannot qualify since its not in the cc.com database)
• sheltonmath: Shepherds Pie B+

December 12th Winners...

• MAIN COURSE: bagga: Sea Scallops ala Caprese (A-) 252 Cals & 12 oz
• SALAD: leanne21071: Choppy Salad (A) - 92 Cals & 17.5 oz
• SIDE DISH: carlynj21: Sauteed Asparagas (A) - 88 Cals & 5 os

Weight-Loss Winners:

1. tincongnito lost 2.5 pounds this week!!!  Great Work!!!
2. bagga lost 2 pounds and that certainly deserves honorable mention.
   

Inches-Lost Winners:

1. bagga lost 1-inch from her bust & hips! 
2. sheltonmath lost 1-inch from her hips and that also deserves honorable mention.

CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL!  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

Hi y'all.  I'm so sorry I ducked-out on this.  I had a life-crisis and I just could not bring myself in here.  I am definitely outta the challenge.  I am not able to handle the stats.  I'm just chuggin' along living one day at a time right now.  I'll be ok.  I just can't do this right now.  I hope y'all are all doing well.  If anyone wants to hijack the thread, (copy & paste my post into a new thread and handle the stats) I'm totally ok w/that.  I just can't do it right now. But you can still find me lurking in the lounge from time to time. 

Hope you all have a great NYE and NYD!

Cynthia