December Weight Loss Challenge **Sign ups always welcomed**

Link to the January Challenge! (**2009!!** Yippy)
http://caloriecount.about.com/january-weight- loss-challenge-sign-ups-ft124219

Participants:

Alle0299 - SW: 164. GW: 159. Total Weight Loss: +1
Amber1l - SW: 277. GW: 268. Total Weight Loss: 8
Bahai99 - SW 177. GW: 172. Total Weight Loss: 0
Betzc - SW: 153.7. GW: 148. Total Weight Loss: 5.3
Breaking_free87 - SW: 160. GW: 152. Total Weight Loss: +0.4
Changling - SW: 182.5. GW: 178. Total Weight Loss: +0.5
Christinedavidson - SW: 237. GW: 227. Total Weight Loss: +1
Cinfuldiva - SW: 168.8. GW: 163. Total Weight Loss: 1.6
Courtnem - SW: 117.2. GW: 113. Total Weight Loss: +0.2
Cricketro05 - SW: 129. GW: 125. Total Weight Loss: +1.5
Deviseexecutes - SW: 171. GW: 163. Total Weight Loss: 2
Di_p - SW: 204. GW: 196. Total Weight Loss: 7
Fallingstars27 - SW: 147. GW: 140. Total Weight Loss: 8
Fakeout - SW: 147. GW: 142. Total Weight Loss: 4
Floyrdh77 - SW: 136.2. GW: 130. Total Weight Loss: 2.2
Future_Tadddei - SW: 181.8. GW: 175.8. Total Weight Loss: 2.4
Gddrdld - SW: 135. GW: 128. Total Weight Loss: 2.8
Girlfighting27 - SW: 151.2. GW: 146. Total Weight Loss: 1.4
Hayleabrianne - SW: 123.2. GW: 117. Total Weight Loss: 3.2
Iamacommitmentto - SW: 213.5. GW: 207. Total Weight Loss: 3
Ianochka - SW: 156. GW: 150. Total Weight Loss: +1
Iw146993 - SW: 156.6. GW: 151.6. Total Weight Loss: 0.8
Janay101 - SW: 154.2. GW: 150. Total Weight Loss: 1.8
Journeyfit - SW: 150.2. GW: 142. Total Weight Loss: 2.8
Keb1984 - SW: 170. GW: 165. Total Weight Loss: 0
Kekri84 - SW: 233.4. GW: 225. Total Weight Loss: 3.2
Krrpt08 - SW: 138.6. GW: 132-133. Total Weight Loss: 0
Ledgehanger - SW: 240.8. GW: 230. Total Weight Loss: 5.6
Lilygirl1970 - SW: 208.6. GW: 200. Total Weight Loss: 8.8
Luzinwait - SW: 159. GW: 154. Total Weight Loss: 2
Mischiefdm - SW: 134.4. GW: 132. Total Weight Loss: 1.4
Mothergooseofthree - SW: 159. GW: 147. Total Weight Loss: 8
Mscarol1 - SW: 212. GW: 205. Total Weight Loss: 7
Opusanna - SW: 178. GW: 172. Total Weight Loss: 4
Pgeorgian - SW: 141. GW: 137. Total Weight Loss: +1.5
Raginheadache - SW: 163.5. GW: 153.5. Total Weight Loss: 9
Restless_Girl - SW: 142. GW: 138. Total Weight Loss: +2.1
Rhavenous - SW: 215. GW: 209. Total Weight Loss: 2
Satyrswoman - SW: 174. GW: 170. Total Weight Loss: 2.2
Sez_babe00 - SW: 157. GW: 152. Total Weight Loss: 3.6
Sillyflowa - SW: 115. GW: 105. Total Weight Loss: 0
Sourapple90 - SW: 132.5. GW: 125. Total Weight Loss: 4.5
Spacedreamer01 - SW: 125. GW: 123. Total Weight Loss: 0.5
Stewies76 - SW: 240. GW: 232. Total Weight Loss: 1.8
Tazzie_23 - SW: 232. GW: 222. Total Weight Loss: 6.4
Trijem - SW: 185. GW: 180. Total Weight Loss: 1
Txmum04 - SW: 165.8. GW: 158. Total Weight Loss: 5.6
Vanexxag - SW: 165.5. GW: 159. Total Weight Loss: 13
Yerushalem - SW: 178. GW: 168. Total Weight Loss: 2
Zulupomm - SW: 186. GW: 180. Total Weight Loss: 1.75

Total Joint Weight Loss: 140.45!!
Not bad over Christmas and New Years!
Well done everyone!

So, good luck everyone and I hope you have a fantastic month!
Keep your heads up, ignore minor mistakes and focus on the big prize.
A happy and healthy lifestyle.
Lets make this December a good one!

Name: Heather
Age: 30
Height: 5'6"
Start Weight: 166.4
Goal Weight 158.0

1/12/08:
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15/12/08:
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Hope you all don't mind jumping in a few days late, Can't wait to get under 160, I have been trying for over a year to lose weight. Last time I weighed I was 166.4 but I have not weighed since Thanksgiving to scared lol, but I will weigh in tomorow morning

Txmom04 - Nope, don't mind at all!
Welcome aboard and I hope you enjoy the challenge and have a great month!
See you tomorrow.

Name:Chris
Age:61
Height:5'4"
Start Weight:237
Goal Weight (by December 29):227

1/12/08:
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Here I am again I love these challenges,  I have a great need to participate they keep me accountable to me and it seems to work so thanks restless-girl!!!

Cristinedavidson - Awesome! It's great to have you back for another round!
I'm glad it works so well for you!

This should be good! Get me over xmas and keep me on track.

Name: jenny
Age: 27
Height: 5' 9"
Start Weight: 187
Goal Weight (by December 29): 180

1/12/08: 186
8/12/08:
15/12/08:
22/12/08:
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Total weight loss: 1

Zulupomm - Cool, welcome aboard!
I hope you enjoy the challenge!

Name: MischiefDM
Age: 70
Height: 5' 6.25"
Start Weight: 134.4.... [174 two years ago!]
Goal Weight (by December 29): 132

1/12/08: 134.4
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A little late but I'm back from traveling for awhile and decided to join this month. I'm at essentially what I was in October so my trip and Thanksgiving didn't hurt too much, just delayed any loss I might have made.

Mischiefdm - Awesome! Great to have you back with us for December!
I hope you have a great month.

Newbie here! *waves*

Name: Opusanna
Age:31
Height: 5'9"
Start Weight: 182
Goal Weight (by December 29): 172 (though I'll be happy just to get another inch off my butt)

1/12/08: 178
8/12/08:
15/12/08:
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Opusanna - Sweet, welcome aboard!
I hope you enjoy the challenge!
If you have any questions or need any help, feel free to ask any time.

EEeeeeek!!!
The house plans have finally gone through!
Our house has officially sold!
We're moving on the 12 of December, giving us a startling and scary 10 days to move!!!
I'm so thrilled and so unbelievably pleased that it is all over!

joining up!! first challenge. weight still screwy from running a marathon and retaining water for repair. i was down to 132 a few weeks ago, boo-hiss, i'm up again.

Name:hokakes
Age:30
Height:5'7"
Start Weight:140
Goal Weight (by December 29):130

1/12/08:136.2
8/12/08:
15/12/08:
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Total weight loss:

floydh77 - Fantastic, welcome aboard!
How was your marathon?
I hope you enjoy the challenge!

I forgot to sign up yesterday! Thanks restless_girl, your encouragement really helps.

Name: Lindahp
Age: 45
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 157
Goal Weight (by December 29): 145

1/12/08: 157
8/12/08:
15/12/08:
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Original Post by restless_girl:

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EEeeeeek!!!
The house plans have finally gone through!
Our house has officially sold!
We're moving on the 12 of December, giving us a startling and scary 10 days to move!!!
I'm so thrilled and so unbelievably pleased that it is all over!

Congrats but 10 days to move! That's pretty stringent; hope you survive.

Restlessgirl:     i kinda assumed u had anxieties by ur I.D.. being anxious makes me restless.. ha being bi polarr makes me alot of ****!!!!.. ive had a few dumb therapist also.. some who were every unprofessional.. I recently found a new one and she's awesome!!!   it seemed like all my therapists focused on the here and now, but she's goin back in the past... so i guess thats a good place 2 start.. If u need the help, never stop seeking until u find it!!!!!!!!  if u scream enouh trust me, some one will eventually hear u....congrats on the weight loss!!!!!!

Lindaph - Great to have you back!
Glad I can be of help!

Mischiefdm - Lol thank you, I know!
My mum has it all planned out.
We should be out of the house a day early even!
Mums hoping to put 80% of our stuff into a lock-up so that there wont be as much work to do near the end!

Tasha21217 - Glad to hear you found a good one!
After seeing two different, useless therapists in 2 months I came to find some kind of acceptance of "Everything is right in the world, and death and misery is included in that"... It's a little morbid you could say, but it actually helps.
Since then I've been able to stop focusing on certain issues and I've been able to move that focus to better things... Like my new garden! lol.
And to getting a job so I can start saving to first buy the things I would need to go flatting, and then eventually to buy a house... Then after that my goal would be to become as selfsustainable as possible.
I still have low days and low nights and I still have trouble with anxiety, but having something positive to work towards sure does help!

the marathon was long, i just want to feel all fit and jacked like i just ran a marathon, but i don't. it's like pms bloating times 10! training for another one in march! i'm addicted. good luck on your move, i'm moving the middle of january so i feel your pain. see you at the weigh in next week.

Floydh77 - Oh that sucks!  Sorry to hear that.
I hope the bloat goes down quickly!
Thanks, I hope your move goes well too!
See you next week!

Name:  Cindi
Age:  42
Height:  5'7"
Start Weight:  168.8
Goal Weight (by December 29): 163.0

1/12/08:  168.8
8/12/08:
15/12/08:
22/12/08:
29/12/08:

Total weight loss:

Better late than never!!  I'm shooting for 5.8 this month.  

Cinfuldiva - No problem, I'm just glad to have you back for another round!
Sounds like a great goal, I hope you have a really good December and I'll see you next week for the first weigh in!
Take care.