November-May Weight Loss Challenge ? Count Down Till Weigh In #14: 2 Days!!!

*WEIGH IN FOR FEB 3rd*

Feb 3rd Weigh In POST will close Feb 5th @ 11:59pm!

All member's who have joined and haven't posted at least two one weigh in will be removed from an active team and place on an inactive team. We have about 2-3 members on each team that haven't posted their weigh in's since we have started. Once those team members who are non participants are place in inactive status we will continue as usually with the challenge but there will be less memebers on each team and I will try to make sure each team has the same amount of members!

I still haven't received EVERYONE'S before photo! PLEASE SEND ASAP! NO OFFSENSIVE PHOTO'S PLEASE!

NOTE: Sorry I've been late posting, NOV AND DEC are hard months to stay up and alert on my dieting! Thanks for everyone supporting each other! We DID good this YEAR!!!! Everyone let's get ready to show off our new bods for the Summer of 2008! *YAY!*

*Nov 25th Weigh-In Closed* SEE YA NEXT WEIGH IN

Let’s use this thread for 6 months!!!
This is how it works:  

TEAMS:  (Please get with your team members and vote on a name for yourselves!  You have until next weigh-in to get in contact with all of your team members and pick a name and get their weigh-in for the 1st and 2nd weigh-in's! PLEASE STRESS TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS THE IMPORTANACE OF BEING HONEST ABOUT THEIR WEIGH IN'S!!!!

Captain naija
aftonmae
cambrose67
eanoe
imsvicky2u
melt_the_fat
sequoia
thainic
adictv
xzcandizx
austiemg 

TOTAL TEAM WEIGHT LOSS: TBA

Captain devbanana
alicandra
kn25000
monalisa-029
stayfit18
rbaldwin
ilosippy
pakrat12375
sym
xwewhisper
gotpastry

TOTAL TEAM WEIGHT LOSS: TBA

Captain cyrosmomma
araiye
cherrytaurean
feanor
lose40
carrlove
theroyalewe
oshleyonn
xqueenofheartsx
yellowsunnies
jchaitin
equinechick

TOTAL TEAM WEIGHT LOSS: TBA

Captain willti7
bridgt2000
clairenicole2005
loseitx
abbynormal
mztipharris10
rotaz58 
duzzie
sabineyvr
tigerlily52083 
lorikeels

TOTAL TEAM WEIGHT LOSS: TBA

 

TOTAL CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS: TBA  *AWESOME*

Post any time you feel you need motivation!!!

1. Anyone can join!
2. Weigh in Once a Week and Update Stats 
3. LOG EVERYTHING YOU EAT in the LOG section even if you have cheated!!!(log food in log section, you don't have to post it here!)
4. Be honest!!!!

Let’s have a weigh-in celebration!!!! After every other weigh-in day we should be allowed to indulge in one of our favorite foods! Doesn’t have to be the same food each Celebration day… Weigh in Days are Monday and Celebrations Days are Monday’s!!! And are list below:Celebration DAYS: (Mark your Calendars!!

November 12 & 22 *I Hope Everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!!!*

December 10 & 24

January 7 & 21

February 4 & 18

March 3, 17 & 31 

April 14 & 28

May 12 & May 26

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Weigh In DAYS: (Mark your Calendars!!)

1st Official Weigh in: November 4

November 4, 11, 18, 25 

December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 

January 6, 13, 20, 27 

February 3, 10, 17, 24

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

April 6, 13, 20, 27

May 4, 11, 18, 25, 31

LAST Weigh In for challenge May 31, 2008

Serious CC Members only
On your 1st Posting, Please post:

* Username 

1. Starting Weight and date:
2. Mini-Goal Weight-Loss for Dec 30th:
3. Mini-Goal Weight-Loss for Feb 17th:
4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 
5. Weight-Loss Plan: Healthy Choice, Jenny Craig, CC, CC + Jenny Craig, etc…
6. Food Weakness:

 ** Let’s have realistic goals so that we don't get discouraged! **I’m really good with graphics and stationary so what I decided to do for a prize is create a CC Before and After Calendar! The top players (winning team) that win will receive a FREE Calendar for the YEAR 2009. Each Month will be assigned to one of the 12 members. The calendar will have a feature a BEFORE and AFTER on the top half along with their user name, state, and a motivational quote! Please remember to take a BEFORE PICTURE SOMETIME THIS MONTH OR IN ANYTIME IN NOVEMBER and after pictures anytime after May 30 – June 15th! Email images to: admincarepac@gmail.com (No nudity* must be full body, doesn’t have to be professional quality but please no fuzzy, compressed, blurry or poor light quality images!!) So don't let the group down!!!!! .  Send before pictures to admincarepac@gmail.com ! DEADLINE Nov 30th 2007!

(I will make a calendar upon request for members of teams that don’t win, but restrictions apply! Please email for details) 

Each Weigh in Day your post should look like this: (just an example)

Starting Weight: 145lbs

Starting Weight this week: 129lbs

Ending Weight this week: 127lbs

Total lbs Lost: 2lbs

Goal for Next Weigh In: 2.5lbs (this number should NEVER be more than 3lbs! *You may happen to lose more, but your goal should never be unhealthy!)

I hope it's okay that I'm another late joiner :)

* xwewhisper 

1. Starting Weight and date: 159 11/8/07
2. Mini-Goal Weight-Loss for Dec 30th: 150
3. Mini-Goal Weight-Loss for Feb 17th: 145
4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  130-140 depending on measurements and size etc.
5. Weight-Loss Plan: Calorie Counting
6. Food Weakness: chocolate. brownies. cookies.

 

I might just be weird in this, but it works for me, so it might help someone else out there... 

 Candles. 

Scented candles are amazing.  I got a gingerbread cookie scented candle a couple weeks ago, and I just smell it every now and then, and somehow it keeps me from eating sweets.  Maybe because I'm replacing tasting with smelling?  I don't know, all I know is it helps keep me on track. 

As for when I'm around cookies and things, I just think of how many calories they all have in them, which is too many to make it worth it right now since I'm trying to lose a decent amount of weight, and that generally keeps me in line. 

If you can't shake the sweet tooth, try making fruit smoothies in a healthy way?  This is something I plan on doing soon, I just need to buy a blender...  :) 

Lolz, thinking about it, I probably am just abnormal with the scented candle deal.  =)

Actually there have been studies proving that smelling a candle scented like baked goods can actually curb cravings. However because I LOVE to cook and bake, anything that smells like food makes me want to make it. I have a choc chip cookie candle and everytime I burn it I get a huge cookie craving. I stopped keeping baking ingredients in my house. I have flour for gravy, and sugar for dh's tea but thats it. The sugar doesn't help though because I make peanut butter cookies with just 1 egg 1 cup sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter. I am sure if Iwere to get good for you pb and splenda it wouldn't be so bad though..lol

:) hi cherry and all

candles? i have to try that!

well for me the best way not to overgo my cals is to plan something for the evening which does not include eating. like the night before i went to a concert and yesterday i attended a lecture, keeps my mind and hands of food.

also what really prevents cravings for me is exercise and proper food combination and avoiding sweets - the less i have them the less i want them. but exercise is crucial keeps my mood up and probably the level of endorphines and i eat less. my exercise plan is: 3xweek vigorous yoga, 1xweek swimming, and i walk a lot cause i don't have a car

and loving attitude towards myself helps a lot! thinking that i can and deserve to be who i want to and that i want to nourish my body with the food not posion myself.

this evening i'm going for dinner to my best friend's :) lots of cals... :/

 

welcome to the challenge xwewhisper ! We all are so glad to have you!!!

 

yellowsunnies - where'd you get the great sounding gingerbread candle! I need one fast lol!

 

 

so is it definitive that we aren't doing teams??

It's ok this way but I think it could be more support if we had the team members to motivate us! Just my 2 cents.

I'm just starting off with this so I think talking to others could be helpful.

Willti:  I got the candle from Wal-Mart, actually.  It was like $5.  =) 

Thanks melt_the_fat. Going to the gym really helps me too. On the days I do go, I do very well, on days I don't I overindulge on everything I crave. Now that I don't have chocolate in the house, I am beginning to crave tangerines... I guess that's better. But I really need to try and keep myself busy, now I'm usually in my room working on homework, studying, reading and all that fun stuff, but I haven't been outside much at all. The only time I am outside is when I am walking to classes or going to the gym. I'm as pale as a ghost! ha ha.  How did the dinner at your friend's go?

 So how is everyone doing? Anyone noticing changes yet? 

Weigh-In, Nov 11th:
Starting Weight: 173lbs
Weight Nov 4: 170.5
Weight Nov 11: 169
Total lbs Lost: 1.5lbs
Goal for Next Weigh In: 2lbs

Starting Weight: 239

Starting Weight this week: 230.8

Ending Weight this week: 230.8

Total lbs Lost: a big fat 0

Goal for Next Weigh In: 1lb

Question? I am in the middle of my period, is this why maybe no weight loss? I am trying to keep my calorie burn and intake balanced. Am ready to quit trying if I can't break that 230 mark!!! Have bounced with 230.8 and 230.4 for over a week!! Should I just be patient or am I just doomed to be fat?

•  Starting weight: 253.2 pounds
• Starting weight this week: 244.2 pounds
• Ending weight this week: 243.8 pounds
• Total pounds lost: 0.4 pounds
• Goal for next weigh-in: 1.5 pounds

Unfortunately, not as much as I would've liked. However, for some reason it had been going up for the first half of the week, peaking at 246.2, and it just finally went back down in the last few days.

Hopefully next week will be better!

I've never been a big candle person but I have always bought sweet smelling ones when I do buy them, I am totally a sugar addict, and always noticed that if i smelled them, burning or not it kinda helped curb my sugar cravings. So after it was mentioned I went and bought one, it's oatmeal cookie, and it is helping!

 

1. Starting Weight and date: 226lbs - October 26 2007
2. Starting Weight this week: 218lbs
3. Ending Weight this week: 215lbs
4. Pounds lost this week : 3lbs
5. Total weight loss: 11lbs

Goal for next week: 1.5lbs

About using candles: I'm allergic to scent so I can't use them. Even if I could, I would think that smelling apple pie would just make me want some apple pie! :)

November 11th:

starting weight: 178bs in June 2007

starting weight this week:162lbs

ending weight this week: 163lbs

total lbs lost: gained 1lb

goal for next weigh in: 2lbs

not good. Planing on doing much better next week, now that the Halloween candy is out of the house. 

Rotaz, I hear around here that we retain water during our period, so that extra water weight may account any weight gain/stall.

Weigh-in for November 11, 2007

Starting Weight: 328

Starting Weight this week: 305.8

Ending Weight this week: 300

Total lbs Lost: 5.8

Goal for Next Weigh In: 2lb

I've suddenly lost a looooooot of weight these past two days. I was looking at maybe a 2 pound loss on Friday, but my body surprised me.

Oh! I'd really love to have teams or have a team captain. I like the feeling of being part of something.

November 11, 2007

Starting Weight: 176lbs

Starting Weight this week: 176lbs

Ending Weight this week: 174lbs

Total lbs Lost: 2lbs

Goal for next weigh in: 2lbs 

November 11, 2007

Starting Weight: 150

Starting Weight this week: 137.6

Ending Weight this week: 136.8

Total lbs Lost: 0.8lb

Goal for next weigh in: 1lb

November 11th Weigh-In 

Starting Weight: 286

Starting Weight this week: 284

Ending Weight this week: 281

Total lbs Lost: 3 *this week*

Goal for next weigh in: 2lbs *I'm really buckling down this week!

Okay we Can do team's if you all like!!! Since we are taking this weight loss till May! We have an even amount of members and I've been keeping track of weight loss for everyone in an excel spreadsheet... Who's willing to be a team captain? We have 40 members in this challenge so far so if we split in 4 teams we can have an even amount each team. Any members wanting to be a captain... 1st come 1st serve (please be serious about devoting your time to be a captain) Thanks!

November 11, 2007

Starting Weight: 122

Starting Weight this week: 122

Ending Weight this week: 121

Total lbs Lost: 1lb

Goal for next weigh in: 1lb

I have a current chocolate chip muffin addiction that I'm trying to kick. I always seem have one or two food addictions at any one point in time! Me and my addictive personality!!!!, not a good thing especially when it extends to food cos I end up eating that particularly food all the time and too much of it until I get fed up of it or another food item replaces it.