Let's start a "Lose 4 before each major holiday in 2010" challenge. That's 4 before Martin Luther King Day. Four more before President's Day. Four more before St. Patrick's Day, and so on. The major holidays for me:

MJK, Jan. 18
Presidents' Day, Feb. 15
St. Patrick's Day, March 17
Easter, April 4
Mother's Day, May 9
Memorial Day May 31
Father's Day June 20
Independence Day July 4
My 25th anniversary, Aug. 10 (I couldn't find one from July 4 to Labor Day!!)
Labor Day, Sept. 6
Columbus Day, Oct. 11
Veteran's Day, Nov. 11
Thanksiving Day, Nov. 25
Christmas, Dec. 25

Post anytime, but holidays are weigh-ins. If we accomplish this, it's 56 pounds before the end of 2010. If we do better, that would be awesome. But having 14 checkpoints allows us to stay on track.

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller.................219........................163.................. .......0

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller.................219........................163.................. .......0
Kazlajauna.................238.7......................180.7............. ..........0

I love this idea!!! Great way to keep track and see where you are going! I am one who is starting on New Year's Day

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller.................219........................163.................. .......0
Kazlajauna.................238.7......................180.7............. ..........0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... ..........0


Count me in!

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller.................219........................163.................. .......0
Kazlajauna.................238.7......................180.7............. ..........0
Lacy.........................320.........................264............ .............0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... ..........0

Yay! Four and growing. We could lose more than 200 pounds. That's like losing a person! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller..................219........................163................. .........0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ..........0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... ...............0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... ...........0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... ...........0


I'm in! I'm restarting on my birthday, the 1st. My starting weight is approximate though. I'll weigh on the morning of the 1st so it's accurate.

Your birthday is on the 1st? Cool. Great day to start life anew, Saphhire. Welcome.

I started the day with two hard-boiled eggs and four strips of bacon. My staple. If I have to think too hard, I grab something bad. I also keep string cheese and 3-carb yogurt in my fridge for those "I can't look at another egg" days. Some days it's a couple of slices of cheese, or maybe whatever leftover meat I can find. But most often, it's bacon and eggs.

Name................Starting Weight...........Ending Goal............Pounds Lost
AZ Dweller..................219........................163................. .........0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ..........0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... ...............0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... ...........0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... ...........0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ...............0

Count me in

Name..............Starting Weight............EndingGoal........PoundsLost
AZDweller..................219........................163............... .......0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ....0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... .........0
LC_mermaid...............297.........................241................ ....0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... .....0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... . ....0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ........0

Me too! This would put me under goal!

Name..............Starting Weight............EndingGoal........PoundsLost
AZDweller..................219........................163............... .......0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ....0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... .........0
LC_mermaid...............297.........................241................ ....0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... .....0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... . ....0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ........0
NinaS.........................193.6.....................140............. ........0

NinaS,
It does seem to get slower as you get near your goal. However, first, it's easier at the outset, and second, hopefully, this is a way of life. Good luck to you in reaching goal this year!

It's probably water weight, but my first four is going amazingly quickly. I may get in one four-pound drop BEFORE New Year's! That would put me pretty much at goal at the end of the year if I can sustain it. Yippee!!

Hey I would love to get in on this. 4 lbs by each holiday seems very do-able. That would put me at goal by mothers day and then I can use the rest of the holidays as a maintain marker and cheer everyone on. I weighed yesterday, but may re-weigh tomorrow the 1st.

Name..............Starting Weight............EndingGoal........PoundsLost
AZDweller..................219........................163............... .......0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ....0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... .........0
LC_mermaid...............297.........................241................ ....0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... .....0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... . ....0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ........0
NinaS.........................193.6.....................140............. ........0
surfnmom...................157.6.......................125.............. ........0

Thanks for starting this thread -- I was looking for accountability to cover the entire new year and it's the right amount of commitment.


Name..............Starting Weight............EndingGoal........PoundsLost
AZDweller..................219........................163............... .......0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ....0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... .........0
LC_mermaid...............297.........................241................ ....0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... .....0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... . ....0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ........0
NinaS.........................193.6.....................140............. ........0
surfnmom...................157.6.......................125.............. ........0
bike2work...................278..........................199............ ..........0

Name..............Starting Weight............EndingGoal........PoundsLost
AZDweller..................219........................163............... .......0
Kazlajauna..................238.7.....................180.7............. ....0
Lacy...........................320........................264........... .........0
LC_mermaid...............297.........................241................ ....0
Renee4LC...................217........................161............... .....0
SaphhireX..................317........................116............... . ....0
Elihnig........................255........................175........... ........6
NinaS.........................193.6.....................140............. ........0
surfnmom...................157.6.......................125.............. ........0
bike2work...................278..........................199............ ..........0

I weighed today and got 249!

Beth