Weight Loss Challenge Lose 40-50lb by Thanksgiving

Hi all, so I was online yesterday writing a post in my journal and I decided that I would make a goal for myself and I set it for this Thanksgiving. I'm looking to lose 40-50lb overall so thats a pretty healthy weight of about 2lb a week. So then I had another brilliant idea, why keep this so myself? Instead use this as a motivation tool for everyone! So if you want to join my challenge and lose 40-50 by this Thanksgiving then write a post here with your measurements and your goal weights. The challenge will officially begin this Monday June 15 (sorry for the late notice) and last until November 26. Means for the next 23 weeks (5 1/2 months) we are going to challenge ourselves to change our relationship with food, make healthy decision, get active, and of course reach our weight loss goals.

A little about me:

Height: 5'7

Age: 20

Current Weight: 196

Goal Weight: 150

Even though I was born premature I have been overweight most of my life and it wasn't until my teens when it started to bother me. I lost about 30lb by the end of my senior year of high school, just by working out and eating healthy. It was a long process, but I felt good about the way I looked and felt. Then college hit me! and I suffered from the freshman 15 and then some. So I'm finally going into summer from my first year of college and I'm trying to use this otherwise boring opportunity to jump start my weight loss and keep it off once and for all.

I hope you all find this challenge fun and motivating, I really think this can be great!

Hi everyone, Thank you mw4451 for bringing this challenge..thank you all for this high spirit

 I am just done today with a big step in my carrier life, and much to come!!!. So I am making it also a start day of my new healthy life. My vision is to get to appreciate my body and my health. I am 26  and I feel like 50, not exaggerating!!

Ok let's talk about me. I am:

Age:26, female

Height: 5'0  only

Current Weight: 178

Goal by Thanksgiving: 138

Goal Weight: 110

I'll post my changes weekly.I think this is very doable!!

Best luck

I would love to lose 40 lbs by Thanksgiving, but since I'm late starting this I guess I'll "settle" for 30. I guess I'll start by telling a little about myself so here goes... I'm 28 yrs old and I have three kids (2 girls and a boy). I was always active and at an average weight for my height until I had my first child and gained 70 lbs while pregnant. Well I never fully lost that weight and ended up gaining a little more with my next 2 kids. So now my youngest is just over a year old and I weigh about what I did when I was still pregnant. Since I would love to lose weight so I can be more active with my children I decided to stop putting it off and finally try to make healthier choices instead of the easiest (fast food and not working out).

My stats are...

28 year old female

height- 5 ft 5 in

SW-  197

Thanksgiving GW- 165

Dear mikkselsenmom, Good luck

This link 

http://caloriecount.about.com/weight-loss-cha llenge-lose-gt8-963

for the same challenge but much more active one. I moved over there!!

Hi my name is Carolyne

I started on the 28 of july 202 now on the 11 of aug i weigh 195.4.  i want to lose down to 140 lbs but it would be nice to lose even 30 to 50 lbs by thanksgiving.

I am goint 5 to 6 days a week and working out in a pool, I have fybermalgia and the dr wants me in the pool working out. I try to walk about 30 min. each day if I can .