Halloween to Thanksgiving Challenge 2015

[awood08]

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Halloween to Thanksgiving Challenge!!!

This challenge will begin on Halloween October 31st and finish on Thanksgiving November 26th. This is a little less than 4 weeks so try and be realistic with your weight loss goals so you don't feel discouraged if you don't hit your mark.  

All you need to join this challenge is to post your stats regarding your weight, and check in weekly or as often as you'd like. We are a great support group and enjoy keeping up with each other and being there for our ups and downs.

HAVE FUN!! Most importantly enjoy yourself and your journey! 🙂

A little rundown of terminology for anyone who is new.

USW- Ultimate Starting Weight

CSW- Current Starting Weight

GW- Goal Weight

UGW- Ultimate Goal Weight

PW- Previous Weight

CW- Current Weight

MFP- My Fitness Pal

[Shanzjuanz]

First day of the challenge. 😄 All the best guys! 🙂

[ldavis1029]

Im from ohio definitely need some motivation too😃😃
Usw: 231 june 2015
Csw: 214 oct 31 2015
Gw: 206
Ugw: 145 Oct 29 th 2016
This is my second challenge but didn't do well on the first one. But that needs to change. Good luck everyone!!😃😃

[saraj91]

Hello all! 

The last challenge group was so motivating & supportive, helping to keep me on track & reach my last goal weight, so I'd love to be part of this one too!

I am setting a goal of 3lbs loss by Nov 26th.

Good luck all & have fun!

USW 23/3: 186

SW 31/10: 145

GW: 26/11: 142

UGW 5/3/16: 126

[dianenyc]

WW meeting leader once said: "It's not what you did, it's what you do next."  Making that my personal motto -- for lots of things -- has kept me from making my past my future.  

Take heart.  Keep going.

[mengpo]

Hi

never done a challenge before! Cheers for the fist time!

USW - 181 

CSW - 169

GW   - 163

UGW - 153

wish me luck (and good luck to everyone else too)

[awood08]

@dianenyc

I love that quote....truly a let go of the past type feeling. I think that's the biggest thing all of us face is letting go of the guilt, anger, frustration, hurt in the past of what caused us to let go of ourselves and focus on our future and moving forward 🙂

We are officially to November! WHAT??? Ahh and my baby will be three years old on the 7th of November and I really want to cry lol she's no longer a baby, she's almost a preschooler!! I'm battling a pretty bad cold again, hopefully it clears up on it's own by tomorrow or it's off to the doctor. Our lovely Florida weather isn't helping it much either, this weather cannot decide if it wants to be a cool breezy fall or a humid hell inferno of fall ugh!

[dianenyc]

Ah, babies and colds.  You sound like my baby -- now married to my splendid SIL with two boys (four and one).  I know how hard it is for her to rest when she's sick -- taking care of the boys takes a lot of energy -- so you have my sympathies.  Get as much rest as you can.

It goes by so fast -- five minutes ago I was sitting on a stoop in Brooklyn eating a popsicle -- now I'm a grandmother in a fitbit community and popsicles are a distant memory -- but it's all good.

Back on topic -- I plan to go down at least 1.5 lbs. this week.  Saturday 11/7 -- I'm going to a birthday party for a friend -- so I'd welcome any suggestions on how to pre-plan for birthday cake and a glass of wine.

[rori-]

Really enjoyed last challenge;reading posts helped keep me on track.

csw-188

gw-183 

[Strikapoz]

First time giving this a shot! 

USW - 283 March 2015

CSW - 226 Nov 2,2015

GW - 220

UGW - 180

[leenda7]

Count me in:

USW 153 March 2015

CSW 163 November 2, 2015

GW 158

UGW 153

[SarahM]

Hi everyone,

Its my first time checking in in the past 10 days or so.  I was on vacation and managed to not open my computer for the whole time!  It did mean that I did not check in here, but also that I did not check my email, do some side work, or stress about work, so all in all a good thing.  

Over my vacation I was pretty active, but my eating could have been better.  I did a lot of driving arround and errands so I never seemed to be able to plan well.  Anyway, it was a bump in the road.  I am back on track now and I feel good about it.  I am going to hold off on weighing myself until my next week weigh in so that I dont stress about any gain I may have had during my vacation.  So next week I will post my numbers, but this week I will just enjoy the motivation and the feeling of being back to my normal routine.  I come from an English family so TG has never really been a big deal for us.  We will all get together for dinner but I should be able to keep it pretty healthy.  I will do all the cooking.  

Good luck on this challenge everyone!  

Sarah

[dollypie]

This is my first chanlleng and would love to join!

USW - 225

CSW - 220

GW   - 215

UGW - 175

[Bobbinyc]

I have been a bit off track lately, but - had Chinese food last night and am 3 pounds heavier this morning!  Yikes!  I know it is from the salt, and most will come off by tomorrow, but still.  So, I'm also going to wait a bit until I post the numbers, and figure out a reasonable goal.  Meanwhile, increasing water and walking a bit more.

[Basilia]

Wow Strikapoz, you have done very well since March!

[Strikapoz]

Thanks!! 🙂

It's been a hard road, but life events made me realize that life is short and I'd rather be healthy and happy!  Still a few more to go... it's much slower now but I know I'm doing it the right way.

[HelenKr]

This is my first challenge.  So great to see the success here - Good luck to all!

USW - 176

CSW - 168

GW   - 163

UGW - 140

[MSidd]

Hi everyone. Another newbee here. Got my fitbit recently and trying to take off some weight to stave off diabetes. I am in for the challenge.

USW: 397

CSW: 377

GW:   370

UGW: 200

I am 71yrs old this month and need all the encouragement I can get. Willing to give also.

[LMaguire]

I originally met my goal for Labor Day to Halloween but then blew it over the weekend - too much candy and pizza.  Now that I am partied out, I want to get back on track:

USW: 181
CSW: 174
Thanksgiving GW: 167

UGW: 146 (by March 2016)

Thanks for putting this together! 

[Strikapoz]

You're never too young to take better care of yourself!  Good luck!! 🙂

[fitat64]

I am up for the challenge.

CSW 188

GW184 by Thankgiving

UGW 170